The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, February 10, 1907, Page 46

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SUNDAY. FEBRUARY '10, 1907. / ' i MAY CURB POWER OF THE LORDS of i ion Parliament| v to Follow Struggle; n the Two Houses| Dissolut e reassembling 12 arouses in- mediately of the of to defeat of | e tive defeat of Jon the and Commons. d ready 1 18 op ast of was given out the session of e King now ech actuslly STRUGGLE BETWEEN HOUSES tion is entirely directed e between the lords and is probable that any make on the e of Lords will be ersial lan- ech is addressed rent resolution | consist | sasur: affec including sto. be rats rejected by ity to appeal AHEAD n session, is about ready 1o | reform measur re withheld, it 1 follow the lines| giving Ireland| amount of authority to frams to her own interests, | ervision of the im- | However, Timothy | r Irish leaders do e results, owing to obstac es. issues, the presence of | en and Princes in t ce tere preparations are the street pageant and 1e House of Peers, where crimson velvet | nd surrounded by 1 read the speech | PEACE TALK RULES INWBAPAN People Have Strong Disdain For Bel- ligerent Newspapers in America | cussing the | anese agitation by a portion of | American press, all classes here whose opinions are worthy of consid- er » are significantly reserved. The revailing sentiments noticeable strong disdain and contempt-for n America which entertain a war between Japan and ates and an implicit con- sident Roosevelt, who is the true type of an Ameri- | regarded as eople are inclined to smile with sat- | sfaction at the outburst of what ap- rs Lo them as a ridiculous agitation barity practiced toward en in a Christian land| classed by missionaries | 2 country. which pos- | ; true reilglon and the | sessed the on nly true God The Japanese no doubt have been narting under the assumed superiority Christian nations, and now regard ch an occurrence amid Christian civ- zation as a confession of an inferiori- | moral and other Moreover, the successful war with sla has inspired the Japanese with great confidence, and, aithough the pos- sibility of a war with the United States is mot now generally entertained, it may mpot be amiss to point out that some are inclined to regard as signifi- cant Secretary Taft’s declaration in re- gard to fortifying the Hawaiian Isl- ands. TRGES PREPARATION FOR WAR Feb. ¢.—Major General el ap address tonight, de- clared that if the United States was fill er destiny as the controlling power of the Pacific Ocesn and main- tain her position #s & world nation she muet recogrize the gravity of the problems which have erisen since she took over the Philippines &nd prepar tc meet them. General Greely referred particularly to the menace of war with Japan, which s followed the recent anti-Japanese sgitation in San Francisco, and whi he expressed the belief that the dim- culty would be tided over he pointed out the inevitable recurrence of such contingencies and pleaded for & navy which should enable the American peo- ple to maintain their natiopal honor. “If the United States,” sald he, “would be a world power, she must pay for it She must maintaln & great navy. If you are going into world politics you must prepare for it, as a careful busineses man Dm meet his stronger competitors. come 10 us even nmow of Wars yet to be, and while I do not believe that the present danger of conflict with & foreign power is imminent, yet, on the other Hand, we must remember that If a nation is tak. ing on new possessions and is defense- css she is in & deplorable condition. “I never was in favor of taking the Philippines. I never was in favor of teking the Pacific p-'-—m,fim n;v that we have commil r s m\mt“mhold our nflm‘m General Greely said that he spoke as & private citizen. OF KING|LEAD interview with A. P. Demans, Government facturer of Los Angeles, Premier Sto- | public life is the use of money in elee- | carrving together a considerable num-(admitted by the various committees of ber of more or less useless members|the Republican party, In addition hot adapted to serious work | there was a great deal of money spent it a great misfortune th | ganizations which did not come under proportion, about » per he restr on.of the election laws. Parliament would be of allen|These amounts of money cannot be the adm order to en emier | the me | the reliet of the si Lords, and to find some new leaders to approach upon it. The|the problems now before the country | > make | with unbia 1 by the upper house|cluded legislation looking to personal |amount that could be spent in any il other |liberty, release from the present sys- campaign. ng ministeriai | tem of police hat a prin-|the local administration on the basis | amount of money that can be spent and of div to counties in the United States. e dead- | present meets, the premier said. to | need, first n to|and a healthy turn of sen direction already is occurring in the|money is, under my bill, punishable by out] Infesibr. |a fine of not more than $10,000 nor less Premier Stolvpin said In a most sol- | than $2000, half of which amount shall | insists { emn thing definite|life was in danger ever) that devotion to the n RACE FOR GOVERNOR G037 T00 MUGH Hearst Incorporates in a Bill the Fruits of His Experiences of Last Fall CURB USE OF COIN WASHINGTON, Feb. 9.—“It seems to‘ me that the root of all corruption in NEW PARLINENT IGHNST (i Premier Stolypin Talks to Californian of Troubles of Russia’s Government ! ERS ARE NEEDED PETERSBURG, —In an a manu- 8T. that the elections of the oppo- | tions,” said Representative Willlam | Randolph Hearst tonight, discussing | the bill to prevent the corrupt use of |money at national elections. “To illustrate,” added Hearst, “let me {cite the last New York State election. | | The use of something more than a mil- [lion dollars in the State campaign is in conceded today tion had carried th 1 siderable m ment, although e a composition German Reich- variant parties | of t many milar to that ag, namel The Premier sald that he considered|by individuals and by semipolitical or- | spent properly in merely informing the nier Stolypin fully recognized the | voters of the issues of the campalgn ity of a modus vivendi between|and in guarding the ballot on election tration and Parliament in|day, and therefore the greater part of ble the latter to take up|it must be spent improperly, in direct- e work- indispensable to |1y or indirectly influencing the vote of 1ation, and he hoped | the citizens.” p Hearst characterized as extraordinary Governor Hughes' recommendation for la corrupt practices act in New York, {n- [in that it failed to limit the total Pren construc d plans. The programme, he explained, He' said: Sontro) hhd relbrm 46 My Dill is framed to limit the the uses to which {t can be put, and defines any other expenditure of money No changes are contemplated in the &8 briber; It furthermore contains a Ministry before Parltament | clause which I think will be absolutely .ne peasants|effective in the detection of this brib- ery and improper use of money. The lasting tran {ment in this |Derson guilty of this fmproper use of { emall units similar sion into of all, he realized that his minute, but he was absolutely sincere in his w order of things and | to die for his country. ik IRt g0 to the informer, together with im-| murity. Thus there will be a constant | reward offered of from $500 to $1000 in | every case of the improper use of| meney in elections. Moreover, the man | who gives the bribe automatically of- fers the reward for his own detection. | There is another clause which pro- | vides punishment for false registra- | | tion and illegal voting. i “This morning we all read in the papers that Rockefeller had given thir- ty-two millions of dollars for public education—a most patriotic and praise- | | worthy thing for him to do. Yet we| | canmot help fecling the possibilities of | !the misuse of such great wealth to |control the Government under our| |present lax election laws. | if need be read HANDS TIGKET 10 WRONG MAN CALL HEADQUARTERS, 1007 EIGHTH STREET. NTO, Feb. 9—A free rail- SACRAME | Hibernia Bank, | ago, has secured the services of Attor- | CoVered by the substitution of funds BERROSLEY READY USED STATE FUNDS FOR TROUBLE 70 HIOE THEFTS Alleged Author of Keefe Treasurer of Contra Costa Jury Bribe Story Secures County Jockeyed School! Attorney and Bondsmen, Money for Many Months PRIEST IS ACCUSER|GRAND JURY TO ACT Anticipating the issuance of an in= SPEGIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL dictment against nim when the Marin| MARTINEZ, Feb. 9.—Little by little County Gra; meets tomorrow in SOme of the details are coming to light San Hagaand Jury e ey of tha| Of the late George A. Wiley's methods ank. who was allezed to il covering the shortage in his accounts have been the person who passed $5000 5 County Treasurer. It is evident now | to P. H. Cochrane to be used for jury | that the defalcation extended over bribing in the Keefe case several years | DARY months and that the deficit was | | |over which Wiley as Treasurer alone | n reen_and béndsmen. oy Peter A. Breen a ! had control. The dilemma in which Beardsley | Sty e finds himself is the mysterious result of | ‘Viley's deputy, E. E. Webster, has testimony given recently before Fazher;f-“f"a‘"“-d how the money was supplied Egan of the Catholic church in that |0 Meet the demands of his books at city, and grew out of the suit which | (i€ monthly count in January. At that o {time there was $35,000 in the vaults { e County Assessor, | -1~ braulght g;;‘;;:?eéhnr?rg Taylor. The ;”"Jh Delonged to 'the State school 1 between | 27d- his money was part of the| atter in the war that followed between | (Ui | This money was a part of the the officials wrote a public letter to the Cochranes in which he alleged that Beardsley, while acting as administra. tor of the Keefe estate, handed “Pat’ Cochrane $5000, which was used by At- torney Cochrane to “fix" the jury sit- ting in the criminal case against young Keefe. ing subjeat to further order. In making his tax settlement with the State Wiley held back the county | apportionment of school funds in order | to save the cost and the danger of ship- | ping it to the State treasur and then | when the school allotment was n g - ! he had T & formation indirectly from Father Egan, |y e ok who sald that Beardsley had lnformedi“,‘a:‘lfi}; el thts Biate mioussin A him of the transaction at the time that| o, & 'S money. pending the officia it occurred. Father Egan so_testified (o 1o “’m”:he S a8 WOk cliakEed before the Grand Jury a few days ago. | whion the County, Auditor's baoks Beardsley stoutly denied ever having! DREW FROM HIDDEN STORE made any Such statement to the priest.| When the day for counting the cash | Professing the highest regard for came no one but Wiley knew that this | each other, the two witnesses, priest|money was in the vaults on that day and communicant, found themselves in| The Treasurer's and the Auditor's ac- the embarrassing position of tacitly | counts were checked and the balance giving each other the lie. Neither| found. Chairman Trythall of the Sup- would. concede a point in his flatly con- | ervisors, Auditor Soto and District At- tradictory statements. Father Egan |torney Alvarado called for the cash maintained that Beardsley, had told|and Wiley produced his certificate of him of the transaction, and Beardsleyideposit, drawing from this hidden denied ever telling the priest an)'llflng:S(OI‘G to make good his deficit. So he of the sort. made a cash balance that month. Attorney Peter A. Breen of this city When the February settlement came was approached yesterday for an ex-|due the school money had been ap- planation of the peculiar situation, but | Portioned and was charged on the declined to talk. He said that his lips | Auditor's books. Wiley could no long- were sealed and that he would say| e’ draw upon that and the evidence nothing. “It is a grave misunder-|80es strongly to show that he realized standing,” he said, “and I am persuaded | then that he was ae the end of his of the absolute ~sincerity of Father|Iesources. He went to District Attor- Egan in the matter. He believes that| DeY Alvarado and requested a few my client told him of the passing of|days’ time in which to make his set- bribe money to the Cochranes, which |tlement, as he was compelled to go to accusation was a part of Sheriff Tay- | Walnut Creek. Wiley also went to lor's numerous accusations against the | the Auditor, it is understood, and rep- Cochrang brothers. resented that the deiay was required “Beardsley did not so tell Father|DPecause Alvarado desired it. At any Egan, however. We can easily and|Tate there was a delay. Before the amply prove that. In case an indict- | {ime set for the February count Wiley | |ing for parole were brought out, g the lords a number |way ticket i 2 legislators from ting the estates the wrong hands yesterday morning, | tenth engaging smile. of the House of Lords back to his office, perhaps to take an- | Besides the im- |Other look at his list. the | Was 2y will lend un- | Whose name, hastily t to the open- | 100k like Cutten. being | tributing the goods, or the story of his the | mistake might never have come out.| Cutten refuses to discuss the incident. lators to accept from railway companies. B tended for oneof Abe Ruef's with his | were | there After a hurried glance at mblyman E. B. Cutten and dropped | “Here's a letter for you, | rin or his lieutenants. envelope innocently. It contained a ticket entitling the bearer to a jour-| ney to San Francisce and return. “This is a mistake,” said Cutten, and | handed the envelope and the ticket back to Stafford. For once the wise old sergeant at arms was at a loss for | words. He took the ticket and went | Some wise men say that the ticket intended for another legislator written, might | Stafford was seen by outsiders dls-l The laws of California forbid legis- free transportation It is even et forth that the legislator who ac- cepts such a gift shall forfeit his of- | fice. However, no one expects Staf- ford to confess the name of the person for whom the ticket that temporarily went astray was intended. COMMENDS PURE FO0OD BILL Chief of Federal Department of Agri- culture Pleased With Measure SACRAMENTO, Feb. 9.—After num- erous amendments and viscissitudes the pure food bill introduced by Senator | H. 8 McCartney of Los Angeles has| attained a form that 1s winning it in- creased friends. It is really a meas- ure that has demanded a great ount of attention, and the prolific McCartney has done fewer things better or more thoroughly. His mail today brought him a letter from Chief H. W. Wiley of the United States Department of Agriculture, commending the bill. Among other things Wiley says: “In regard to the parts of the bill| relating to the enforcement of the act and the penalties, I have no criticism to make, a8 those are purely local mat- ters. I only desire to say that I fully approve the bill. It is = move in the direction to unify State and national laws by introducing State laws with the definitions and classifications of the nationai law. Such a thing on the part of the State, without in any way interfering with the enforcement of “If Rockefeller can give $32,000,000 | fo that sum to preserve politi-| lation of possible. Six millions or even three| millions, would ko far toward carrying | if Rockefeller should be too high-| any part of his| wealth to such purposes, there are | many- multi nllionafres in this coun- | privileges.” Hearst expressed confidence that his bill would stop improper use of money in elections. “Yet,” he concluded, “I do not think that it will hé passed, for I do not believe that there is any sin- cere desire by either of the old parties to interfere with the use of money in politics.” , WOODLAND PROSPERS GREATLY VALLEJO, Feb. 9.—The city of oodland has collected every cent of own taxes levied this year, and this excellent record is advertising the county seat of Yolo County as one of the best conducted and most prospér- ous cities in California. FLEE FROM FiRE IN NIGHTAOBES SYRACUSE, N. Y., Feb. 10.—At 12:45 o'clock this morning a fire started in the Mowry Hotel, a six-story brick building. In the hotel were about eighty family suites and a number of single apartments. The fire depart- ment was crippled when the call came, a large amount of the apparatus hav- ing responded to another fire call. The guests rushed out into the streets in their night clothing, leaving their val- uables behind. So far as was known every one was rescued, although it was feared some of those in the rear of the building failed to escape. The Mowry, with contents, was valued at $100,000. The flames quickly spread to a small building next to the hotel, r a certain purpose, no matter how |ment issues out of this investigation | Ped ended his own life. San Francisco fell into | beneficial, he might give a fifth or a|the misunderstanding will be explained. | Otherwise it will not. No one's repu-| These | a]] because of Sergeant at Arms Staf- | cal conditions that make the accumu- |tation will suffer if the indictment is|in, » ford’s haste to get through Lords, thus giving the, weekly distribution of transportation. | u Stafford was tired, and ers of the min-| guite a number of prize envelopes to be | a State or even a national election. And|est men will be readily reconciled solutions before | given out. e House of Lords can|hig Jist he stepped over to the desk of | minded to devote A an envelope. | likely to|Mr. Cutten,” he said, with his most|try whose wealth has been secured by | 1 t | political favors and special privileges, [ versation with Father Egan just prior Cutten comes from FEureka, and has| Who would spend millions to continue | to the trial of John Keefe. | never acceptea any favors from Her-|the opportunities for further political |istrator of the Keefe estate Beardsley He opened the | favors and to preserve their special|was vitally Interested in the outcome such great wealth as this|forthcoming, and what appears to be|school money in the vault. He said the an irreconcilable difference between | the statements of two absolutely ho: | Further than this Attorney Breen would have nothing to say and regret- | ted that. he had been approached for an interview. Beardsley admits having had a con- | As admin- | of the crithinal charge against the youth, who married a pretty vaude- ville aetress and obtained his license by !nlse% representing himself to be of age./ ‘But Beardsley claims that the | conversation was with reference to the Keefe lestate in general, and it is prob- able that he mentioned to Father Egan something of the cost of the litigationy then under way. He might have said | something about the large fee which | Attorney Cochrane was to receive. At any rate, the rumors of the bribery commenced to circulate at once, and| Sherift Taylor involved the story in his recent scathing, letter, which in being published gave the Cochranes a chance to see the writer. 6NE DUE PRAISE T0 GALIFORNIA SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL NEW YORK, Feb, 9.—The California Society of New York held its fourth | Wiley would take the meoney necessary PEPUTY TELLS METHODS Webster explained to the investigat- g officials today about the $35,000 only coin he handled was the dalily cash, Wiley would be at the office in the morning at 9 o'clock, when the time lock on the inner strong box released the bolts. This box was separate from the other compartments. Out of it for the day's business, then close the box and set the time lock for 5 p. m., at which time the cash would be re- turned to the strong box, over which Wiley held exclusive control. Here it was that the $35,000 was kept from which Webster said the coin was taken 'to meet Wiley's shortage. ‘Webster told the Supervisors and other officials at the investigation that after Wiley had taken enough to meet the book balance about $20,000 was left An the strong box. Wiley's shortage included $6500 of money on special de- posit with him from estates and cash deposited with him by order of court. This special deposit was not subject to count by the officials, not being a part of the county funds. It was subject to court order from time to time, as cases involved were closed. The balance of the deficit, about $10,500, is in the gen- eral county funds. ESTATE MONEY GONE Further inquiry today disclosed one new item of $450 in an escheated es- tate, which apparently is missing, as no receipt from the State Controller has been found. Representatives of the two surety companies, the Metropolitan and the United States Fidelity and Security and Samuel Magnus, Wiley's brother- in-law, made a searching examination of the dead treasurer's private papers today, but could not find anything that would throw light on the shortage or how it had been covered in the months | navy yard of annual dinner at the St. Regis Hotel tonight. ‘The banquet-room was pro- fusely decorated wit flowers and brightly {lluminated. Altogether it before. That he muse have jockeyed the funds to cover his balances is cer- tain, Rumors continue that others were “concerned in the matter. ‘was a brilliant spectacle when the Californians were seated at the tables, New officers were elected for 1907 as follows: ' President, Edward J. Mec- Ganney; first vice president, Marion Devries; second vice president, Arthur L. Davis; third vice president, Charles Altschul; gecretary and treasurer, Eu- gene J. Cantin; board of grustees, Max Koshland and Harvey Wiley Corbett; nominating committes, = Colvin B. but at 2 o'clock the firemen were hold- ing the blaze In check. Several per- sons were injured. e — BATTLING NELSON SUED BY MUSIC HALL TRUST LONDON, Feb. 9.—Battling Nelson must now fight London's music hall trust, whose lawyers this afternoon the act or thé penalties imposed, or without interfering with any special features which the State may wish to introduce into its food laws, will be of the utmost benefit to the whole country. I do not see a single change which I would suggest and hope that you may be able to securs final action by the Legislature and the approval of the Governor of the measure.” FIGHTS SCHOOL CENSUS BILL SACRAMENTO, Feb. 9.—Drew of Fresno has a fight on with the Assem- bly committee on education, of which Sackett of Ventura is chairman. Sack- ett pushed through three bills today relating to the proposed changing of the school census age so as to include all children between 4 and 18 years, Drew didn’t approve of the proposed method to rai more money for the schools and spoke of the “committee on education beating the devil around the stump. Chairman - Sackett denounced the charge as false. Drew replied that he bad merely repeated the words of others. A few minutes Jater he gave notice of a motion to reconsider Sack- ett’s bill, all of which passed with little or no opposition. g A T INVESTIGATE CONSIGNMENT CHARGES ON HAY SHIPMENTS ST. LOUIS, Feb. 5.—The investiga- tion by Interstate Commerce siomers Clements and Harlan into the grain from East St. Louis to South- . eastern points was resumed today. Testimony has So an organ largely cont: eastern rates since 19 its rule the rates ha served Nelson with notice of a suit for violation of contract. Nelson was engaged for eight weeks at $1000 a week to give sparring exhi- bitions preceding the presentation of the Nevada fight pictures. Before the wopening performance Nelson joined the striking music hall artists, refusing to perform while the strike lasted. Nel- son said this afterncon: “I'm game; I'm no quitter any more than I'm a strikebreaker. The trust can't force me to keep the contract. I'm a union man and no scab. I'm in the fight to a finish.” The trust Is suing all the famous artists who joined the strike for viola- tion of their contracts and for damages. i HOSPITAL SHIP RELIEF WILL B COMMISSIONED AT MARE ISLAND WASHINGTON, Feb. 9.—The hospital ship Relief will shortly be placed in commission at the Mare Island navy- yard, where the vessel.has been in or- dinary for some time. A special ap- propriation has been asked of Congress by the Nawy Department for this pur- pose. The lief will have a merchant crew and will be in charge of a medical inspector, assoclated with whom will be four or five junior officers of the Medical Corps, a pharmacist and a de- tachment of Hospital Corps men. It is hoped to have the Relief ready to bring to the Atlantic station in time to maks -use of her during the Jamestown position. At that time the naval hos- ts | Pital at Norfolk will be closed for re- destined rs and as there is_ countries, jt is desirable that there be hospital facllities at hand. MISSING VES! N Brown, Jerome Case Bull, Emanuel S. Chappelle, Mitchell Wiener, J. O'Hara Cosgrove. The speakers were Edward J. Mec- Ganney (toastmaster), E. M. Swasey, Willlam J. Curtin, Rev. Robert Mc- Kenzle, Robert H. Davis, Joseph D. Redding, Albert J. Seligman -and Col- vin B. Brown. Swasey spoke on the wonderful progress of reconstruction in San Francisco. Curtin, now of the New York Tri- bune, spoke of “The Spirit of San Francisco” and read a poem in the Italian dialect. 5 President McKenzie related some reminiscences of early California and its fame abroad. Davis told a series of humorous stories with local allusions to some of the Californians. D. M. Delmas, who was to have been one of the principal speaker: was forced to send his regrets on account of the burdensome trial. Attorney Joseph D. Redding took his place and in a speech alluding to the controversy over the Japanese students in San Francisco schools said that pos- sibly President Roosevelt was taking a broader view than the residents of San Francisco and that he could be depend- ed on to settle the trouble with satis- faction to California and credit to the nation. The banqueters applauded Redding, but they cheered him vocif- erously when he added that he didn't like the Japanese, who didn’t compare with the Chinese for faithfulness and integrity. Seligman told of the formation of the “Rocky Mountain Club” and confirmed the report that $60,000 had been raised toward building a new clubhouse to cost $100,000. Residents ‘of all States west of the|carried fifteen Pullman Rockies are eligible for membership. He predictea it would be one of the strongest clubs in New York. Colvin B. .Brown, manager of the Eastern bureau of the C Pro motion Committee, made ornia ha and told of et T toward the work be- Co: The Grand Jury will make an in- quiry Monday, but not much is ex- pected from thdt. Louis M. Buttner, the newly appointed treasurer, has not taken charge yet, as the surety com- panies intend to expert the books be- fore they are turned over. ‘For many vears Wiley had charge of the famous Oakwood Stock Farm. He handled thousandg of dollars for { Seth Cook, the owner. After Cook's death $20,000 was found in the bank, which Wiley controlled and handled. His honesty was unimpeached for years and the shock of the peculations in his office is all the harder upon his friends. —_— e FURNITURE ESTABLISHMENT SUFFERS LOSS BY FIRE Flames Damage Store of Levy & Co. to the Extent of $6000 and Threat- en Apartment-House Fire broke out in the furniture estab- lishment of Levy & Co., Gongh and McAllister streets, at 2:30 o'clock yes- terday morning, presumably from spon- taneous combustion, and damaged the building and contents to the extent of $6000. A large apartment-house in the vi- cinjty, the property of the Tiedemans, was for a time in great danger from the flames, but escaped with a scorch- ing. The Fire Department did good work. The loss of Levy & Co. is partly cov- ered by insurance. ottt e Sl ELKS ON THEIR ANNUAL STAMPEDE TO CALIFORNIA . X Hundreds of XLodgemen and Their ‘Wives and Friends on Three SALT LAKE CITY, Feb. 9.—More than five hundred members of the Order of PRISON DIRECTORS P 1N S | Guardians of State Prisons! Resent the Alleged Stand| of Assembly Committee MAKE NO SUGGESTIONS| | SAN QUENTIN, Feb. 9.—The board °f‘: prison directors, consisting of Directors | R. T. Devlin, Don Ray, C. N. Felton | and Tirey L. Ford, met here this morn- | ing and held a short session. Edson Harlow, a 15-year-old convict, | was recommended to Governor Gillett for transfer to the Whittier Reform School. Nine of the fifteen prisoners apPgY; u owing to an extended executive session for discussion on legislative matters no The ai- the As. parole cases were taken up. rectors have takem umbrage at rumors regarding the stand of the sembly committee on prisons, w investigating their management. are not going to make any voluntary suggestion to the lawmakers. They are, however, prepared to answer in- telligently all questions put to them by the solons. All bills in the Legislature affecting the State prisons were care- | fully gone over and discussed. Senator Charles N. Felton in an in- terview said: H “The board h considered all measures affecting the State prisons now has a uniform opinion as to hat is best. We are not making any oluntary suggestions. If they wish to carn anything, we will be glad to an- swer any questions.’ They the | ITALIN 5TABS A | | NEGRO FATALLY Gaston Sanzel, a Martinique negro, employed by a construction company | at Bush and Polk streets, was fatally stabbed in a saloon at Mantgomery and Jackson streets last night by one of a crowd of Italians. The negro quarreled with some of the Italians over the payment for some drinks and in the fight which followed was stabbed in the left lung. The negro was operatéd upon at the | Central Emergency Hospital and four of the Italians were taken tuere identificaton by the injured man case he should revive sufficiently recognize his assailant _— e REPAIRS TO THE SHERIDAN WILL COST A LARGE SUM Government May Find It Neeces: Give the Work to Pri- vate Concerns WASHINGTON, Feb. 9.—An estimate has been received from the Mare Island the eost of the work which must be done on the army trans port Sheridan, recently injured grounding on the Hawailan coast. It is found that it will require fully 100 days of work on the transport in the dock, and as there is only one dock at Mare Island it is doubtful if the navy yard can undertake the job, even should it appear that the: yard esti- mates are lower than the bids received | from private concerns. o AR T A PSS OAKLAND WILL ENTERTAIN NEXT SESSION OF CLUB WOMEN | for in to| ry to by Executive Board of State Federation Meets and Chooses Place for Hold- ing Annual Convention BAKERSFIELD, Feb. 9.—The new executive board of the State Federation of Women's Clubs held its first meet- ing this afterncon for the purpose of reorganization. The new members of Benson Wrenn, recording secretary and past secretary; Mrs. Chapman and Mrs. Athearn. Oakland was chosen as the place f holding the next convention. e URGES SPEED ON NAVAL BILL or WASHINGTON, Feb. 9.—After confer- ring with Speaker Cannon and with the committee on rules, Chairman Foss of the naval affairs committee asked the House to consider general debate upon | the naval appropriation bill as closed, | so that whem the bill is taken up again | it may be under the five-minute rule for | amendment. Foss urged that the House pay heed to the passing of the days and the approaching adjournment of Congress. The House then adjourned out of re- spect to the memory of Rixey: I SR s N WILD TEAM THREATENS LIVES A runaway team imperiled the lives of many pedestrians at the junction of Market and Sixteenth streets about 5 o'clock yesterday afternoon. The team belonging to and driven by James E. Hunt of 147 Hancock street got beyond his control and, throwing him out, ran down Market street until brought to a stop by & man on horseback. Hunt broken right leg. —_— READY FOR ACCEPTANCE TRIAL NEWPORT NEWS, Va., Feb. 9.—The new cruiser St. Louls, which went to sea several days ago on a preliminary trial run, returned to Hampton Roads today. s expected to reach here from Wash ington Monday, when the Scheduled to go to sea for her final acceptance trial. Elks and their wives ::d frhuh‘ de- parted for Los Angeles tonight on three trains over the Salt Lake Route. The regular train leaving at 9 o’clock was crowded to its capacity, and two spe- cial trains which followed at 11 o’clock tee sleepers, sides dining and baggage cars. The Elks, who are their ' annual stampede to Southern California, will stop at Riverside and San Bernardino. S e & croes- nc.sch'l': force to from a fracture of the skull, | $1000. | Woodbury the new board present were: Mrs. Buss, president; Mrs. Robert Pot-| ter Hill, general federation sec- retary and past president; Mrs. J, | Kaar, corresponding secretary; Mrs. was taken to his home suffering from a | The Naval Board of Inspection | eruiser is latest. Our stor MUM.&)-MN:M:-I-' e ous courlesy pairon- done at our former location on M. + Selected from the best selling lines in 1 c u-:d selling lines in the and thank the public and our former patrons for their age-ln-nu:durn:‘ our ing week. good and greater v as we previous fo the fire. Inducing Prices for the Coming Week: This beautiful Paquin Pony and Eton Suits, like cut; dark N STREETCAR Mrs. M. A. Jackson Forget Her Suit Case and Som One Is Richer by $£1000 NXO CLEW TO THIEF OAKLAND, Feb. 9.—Mrs. M. A. Jack- son. who lives at EI Grande Apart- ments, in Berkeley, is mourning the loss of jewelry valued at more than Mrs. Jackson in a moment of forgetfulness left a suit case, contain- ing her jewel casket and a number of articles of clothing, in a Sixteenth- street car. It was carried off by som passenger, to whose identity the police have no clew. Among the articles In the silver jewel case were two gold rings set with | pearls and diamonds, a brooch set with pearls and diamonds, a jade pin, & gold pendant set with pearls and sapphires. a gold and enameled brooch., a Fi‘ gold watch chain, a gold bracelet’ de: with diamonds, two diamond lace pins |and an old-fashioned gold brooch. g Bk et egaitan ANTA FE TO BE PROSECUTED FOR CRUVSELTY TO ANIMALS Railroad Is Ae ed of Holding eep for Twenty-Eight Hours Without Food or Drink DENVER, Feb. 9.—The first action ever brought against a railroad for cruelty to animals in transit under the Federal statute which went into effect last June was filled today in the United States District Court. The pros- ecution is the direct result of the inves- tigation made by the Interstate Com- merce Commission in Denver two weeks ago. The Santa Fe Railroad is accused of hauling thirteen carloads of sheep from Pueblo to Prowers and ,of holding the creatures in the cars for more than twenty-eight ®ensecutive hours without food and drink. e CALIFORNL S IN NEW YORK NEW YORK, Feb. 9.—Californians are registered at New York hotels as fol- ows: San Francisco—J. P. Rinder. Savoy;: F. Morrison and wife, Victoria Hotel: S. Chamberlin, Imperial; G. R. Daily, Ho- tel Walcott: A. J. Simmons, Prince George Hotel Pasadena—J. H. Bascom, Broadway Central San Jose—J. H. Meyer, Hotel. Riverside—E. H. Rose. Astor House. Los Angeles—Mrs. W. E. Wade, el Albert; I Naylor, Astor House. e WOMAN LOSES PIURSE Mrs. C. C. Lacy of 304 Carl street re- ported at police headquarters yesterday that a purse containing $122.50 in money and jewelry had been stolen from her Friday afternoon while she was giving her baby an airing. She left the purse on the steps while she was watching her baby at play. Later she discovered the loss of the purse. PP A P UL DEATH CALLS INFANT BOY After an illness of several weeks Robert John Umbsen, infant son of G. H. Umbsen, a well-known realty deale died Friday at the family residence, 2801 Broadway. The baby was a year and. four months old and his death great blow to loving parents. The fu- neral services will be read at Trinity Fpiscopal Church Monday morning at 10 o'clock. Interment will be private. 0 Bicvors oo Mvdrf RECEIVER FOR WILD WEST SHOW JEFFERSON, O. Feb. 3—W. W, was today appointed re- ceiver of the Cummins Wild West show, now in winter quarters at Ge- neva, Ohio. The application was made by Alfred T. Cummins, who asks that there be an accounting. W. Main, the | well-known circus man, is made one of the defendants. ——— |GOTCH THROWS FARMER BURNS KNOXVILLE, Tenn., Feb. 9.—Gotch, the American champion, won tonight [from Farmer Burns. Burns wem tha |first fall in twenty-four m!nute’{t | Goteh took the other two in tem &nd | four minutes respectively. Continental —_— RAILWAY RAISES WAGES LOUISVILLE, Ky, Feb. 3.—The Louisville Railway Company veolun- | tarily increased the wages of all em- | ployes today 1 cent an hour, without | regard to length of service. P > o gl ) DERAILED CAR TIES UP LIN® The Fillmore-street line was block- aded for more than two hours last night as a result of the deralling of | car 1351 between Mission and Valencia streets. A half-closed switch threw the | | | | market. We have no old goods. Every- st ¢ We shall continue to give the as sdreet, il %s i T T