The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, February 25, 1907, Page 4

{ FRANCISCO CAT, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1907 " Photo of Grounds Where New Capitol Wlll Be Located if Berkeley Succeeds in Its Efforts to Secure Its Removal From Sacramento — Sacramento S Chamber of Commerce Forwards NEW ROAD T0 CONNECT RISH CELEBRATION TO Caustic Communication to Berkeleyites CALL 1007 HEADQUARTERS. EIGHTH STRE fect in the waged the Berk tes The agitetio fe the removal of the capital was 3 first not accepted seri-, the most on, re other 3 oy 2 sed legislation that is being ta ere y others than lawmakers. e « e, the p on the | =0 | university oval, but the =ol r movement predict a big before | the session is mar SACRAMENTO MAKES REPLY The Sa ento Chamber of Com- Foss, nber proposed president co-operation ceusiog or the general e Tegislature to rested spirlt and 1 endeavor | et sentatives r.y Sacramente, State of Cn 1a we feel t the welfare O the Biate’ has SSLEC Sl npon us than sy one Jocality. and berice we shouid mot hes- itate to sacrifice jocal jnterests if. in so doing, we work for the weitlllh of the commonwealth. | The following facts, however. which we believe | ean neither be refuted nor snccesstully disputed, make To e that o compir with voct | bt only to the eity | to and Sau | ¥s. but also to the State of Cali- whole | CLIMATE NOT UNHEALTHY | In the first that Sacramento “‘is um statement we Genounce emphatieally resent of the city of Sarra two great valless of Calif the and the San Jomguin. To say that is uoBt for the purposes of x State o say that the vast area compris place. your communt ne As rou most the climate he climate of the | Jevs of the State are nnadapied to residence und | business purnoses. Tie people of the Sacra- | mento and Joaquin vaileys have during the | more spent usands of statement abroad that the | { the finest "’l ement is to mento ‘and. S | nd to thl!(l Istepresented ~the | rlmnv 1, |Lx People of the Joaquin val them with cter of their a. To respond fovorab to your request for sul mission 10 the people q extion of capl removal means tifat the ‘members of the Legis. | inture shall say to the whole world t | they. | s representatives of the people. belk that | a1l the remsoms you give in favor of Berkeles | ere incking in Sacramento and the great valleys | of the Stete. As to the correctness of your charge that t «limete of Sacramento is unfit we shall jet lh' following records spewk for themselves. Ve quote from the flh-h-[ll‘ as published by the State Board of Trade for the year 1904, whereln | we compare Sacramento aud Oskiand (the latter | being the mearest ity to Berkeiey from which we could obtain dAata). and we find: Sacramento—Annusl mean temperature, 60.1; total rainfall, 20.99 Mches; momber rainy dag ; clear days, 205; partly cloudy days © Gakiane onus] mesn temperature, $7.9: to. | tal rainfall, 33.08 inches: umber of rainy days, 83; clear days. 156; partiy cloudy days, 09| clondy days, 111. DEATH RATE IS LOWER in addition to the foregoing facts, we quote from the Offlf'lll records the annual death rate | 1906 thousand, us follows: Oakland, | 16.06; Bactamento, 12 aay, 8t you' do. that the presect Oapitol | validtng s outgrows, wora out and tmeredic- | . #ble,” i a statement that is absolutely false. i The t is one of the finest Capitoi | . in the United States, and when "! alterations are completed (now golbg on mnder the tion made) it will furnish F | of | ot <were so palp)ibly impressed with the | by the Berkeley men in quest of a capi- |at the Legislature tomorrow watching the value of Capital Park, which would revert in the case of removal to the city of Sacramento. and the extent of the value of the proposed abandonment can be partially understood. Our guide for the future is the experience of the experience shows that the erect o bulldings in modern days 1t of all proportion to the e have proof of this in th example. of ‘tke building of ti ols at Albany, N e City two and four mi f each was ten n time of construci : meanwhile, ed to grest au the want of prop is pointed as one reason for the re pital to Berkeley that the State Francisco rentzls amounting to ar which could be saved if apital was moved to Berkeley. Under the laws of the State all of these officfals shonld make their headquarters Rt the capital. do not do 50 now, nor is there any g that you can give to that these officlals will do so even should the caplital be removed fo Berkeley. SACRAMENTO NOT ISOLATED rantee It is ot true that Sacramento is remote from | 3 {ably transferred to Berkeley, and why ! the claim malu movements of the people, as you There are six distinct railway lines cen- Sacrumento at present wally building and two projected for the nediate future, making it the greatest rail center in the State, and the greatest west tering in visible from every y nind you that in the with a foreign mation, the first on the Pacific Cosst would be 3 and its vicinity. and the & attsck in San Francisco and viein! as you point out, ti it pos 1o _reduce to millions on the part of the State. In view of all these facts we are utterly at a oss to see any advantage that is to be gained by the people of the State as a whole dorsing the movement you represent: but we can see sive taxation for an indefinite number of We feel sure that you, in common with ourseives, realize that the State is sorely ln need many public betterments In the way of #ehools, asylums and other essentlal public utill ties especially on account of the late catastrophe, 1 the State must meet, and that our great Berkeley is seriously cramped in s possibilities because the State cannot afford to appropriate the amount which, In the jndg- ment of fts representatives, Is absolutely essen- for its proper maintenance. It seems to u: absurdity when there are so_many urgent ressing needs, to ask the Legisiatare to submit to the people a proposition which is In the nature of a needless expenditure and which in the judgment of disinterested people will look lfke au act of folly. WORK OF REALTY DEALERS Your letter would lead uninformed readers to infer that this movement for the removal of the apital from Sscramento to Berkeley is prompted s u general dexire on Lbe part of the people of alifornia, when as & matfer of fact you know that this movement wes Initizted by a coterie Berkeley real estate speculators who se. cured control of a large tract of land north of by in- vears Berkeley, have cut it up Into town lots and have been laying plans for weeks, and perhaps months, In advance for making this capital re. moval & part of their real estate campa that 8!l the interest that bas recently aroused in this matter is purely artificlal, has been | very cleverly worked up by’ those who are so directly and so selfishly Interested in this move- | ment, and who are striving to make the members of the Legislature and the people of California merely a tail to thelr real estate town-lot kite. Regretting that you ghould have been led ably wmust reflect on the great vallers of the State and thus injure the best Interests of Call- fornia at home and lbr\)xd lre are, (HAMMR OF ©OM EN ANDERSON. President; Jnn\\ 5. Secretary: H. WEINSTOCE, L. HATFIELD, Committee. BERKELEYITES CONFIDENT BERKELEY, Feb. 24.—Turn their eyes in any direction they will, the people of Berkeley who are committed | to the task of making their city the| seat of the State government can see nothing but Tosy light, with fair winds to fill their *sails while they navigate the political waters which must be | traversed before Berkeley becomes the L’lpital of the State. This feeling is part of the aftermath of the visit of the Legislature on Saturday. The hun- dreds of prominent men who inspected the site for the new capitol buildings Yo THE tc('RAMF\Tn RC B\ AL i | beauty and availability of the grounds | for the purpose that Berkeley's faith in her destiny as the capital city was | mightily strengthened. = The launching of the capital ship was an indubitable | | success, and those who know the charts | {say that. the voyage now to be taken tal will certainly result in the bringing to this.city of the sought for prize. Berkeley men will be in attendance the fate of the bill which provides for | the submission to the people of the question of changing the capital from Sacramento to Alameda County. The bill will have its first reading tomor- row. A canvass of the Legislature by | citizens of this county has shown to the satisfaction of Berkeley that the Vvotes necessary to secure the passage ;or the bill will be ready when the bill comes up for a-vote. There is ap- g:l;ently no serious opposition to the Berkeley men have noted the pro- A i | be this: They | the people of California | five wdditional | tion that the State | uins in an hour an investment of | on the | nothing but needless and | | which he dled posals of other cities, Including \!o- desto end Santa Cruz, that the capit be moved to such places, and are nol perturbed by the proposals. citizens who are in charge of the capital transfer project rather appear to welcome the offers which other cities make to secure the capital. The logio of the situation appears If other cities call for the re- moval of the capital they are bound to how that Sacramento is an unsuitable | place for the seat of government, which is not a dificult task. When that is proved, then Berkeley is willing to let pared with those of ta Cruz, Modesto or tion to advantages which no other ¥ xcept & city in this region can offer, and when the campaign of edu- cation is in full swing throughout the State, as it will be this week, izens | of California will be told in clear, ac- curate terms exactly why Berkeley be- lieves the State capital could be profit- it should be done, and done as soon as possible. The publicity committee is ing matter for general circulation throughout the State, and if the argu- ments contained in the committee's literature do not convince a majority of Instead | to| ¥'s arguments -all call] SONDRA WITH TI]N[IFAHl i Scarcxty of Mining Timber| Committee Hard at Work]| On Special Features for | Prompts Syndicate to Make Outlay The great need for timber to be used | in the mines of Nevada was respon- deal, recently closed, Mono réad, a narrow-gauge line running sible for a which the old thirtysmile by timber | | Knights of the Red eastward from the Summit, near So- nora, in Tuolumne County, changed | hands. The syndicate which has taken | over the ancient road will tear up the old rails and build a broad-gauge rail- | road on the same right of way, to connect with the Southern Pacific in | the vicinity of Tonopah. prepar- | the voters that the State will be bet-| ter and more economically served and every interest be more properly cared for with the capital at Berkeley than | at any other point, then those who are behind the project to move the capital | will not be discontented. Their fight is” based on reason, sense and good | business policy, they say, and if that| sort of fight does not get the approval of the State, then nobody In Berkeley, Oakland or Alameda will be disheart- ened. NOVELIST GUNTER DIES Noted Former Californian Stricken Unexpectedly by Apoplexy NEW YORK, Feb. 24.—Archibald Clavering Gunter, publisher, novelist and playwright, dled suddenly at 10 o'clock last night, of apoplexy, at his home in West Seventy-third street. He | had not been 11l and was engaged in | writing the | seript of a play when he' was fatally | stricken last pages of the manu- Gunter was 59 years old Before his first successful novel, “Mr. Barnes of New York,” he led a varied and actlve life. Born in Liver- pool, he was brought to New York by his parents at the age of 6 and soon afterward fhey went to San Francisco. He was educated in the public schools and the University of California, sub- sequently being graduated from the school of mines of that institution. He was engaged as a civil engineer by the Central Pacific Railroad when he was 21 years old and was later a chemist in 0 - | oon Rrramin 15 Foar Statoniioh wkics .,,,,,,,,,‘,4 the California assay office, superintend- ent of the McKay mines in Utah and a | stock broker in San Francisco. Gunter came to New York again in 1879 and lived here since that time. His residence was at §6 West Fifty- second, street, but it was leased during his absence and on his recent !'!lu!'ni in to the city he rented the house PRAISE FOR SEA HERO LONDON, Feb, 25.—The newspapers here and on the continent are ringing with praise for Captain Sperling of Dordrecht, to whose initiative and courage it was due that the last three survivors of e steamship Berlin, which was wrecked off the Hook of Holland, were rescued. Sad scenes were witnessed at Har- wich yesterday with the arrival for burial of the first consignment of bodies of those who met death in the disaster. Many bodies are still missing. —_— HEKCHEP THE CENTURY MARK PIQUA, Ohio, Feb. 24.—Alexander Green, 100 years old, died today. Green was an officer in the Austrian wars in Southern Spain and Italy, in the Gre- tian revolution, in Turkey and in the German revolution of 1848-51. RR A e R e NO MARKET FOR THEIR COTTON EL PASO, Texas, Feb. 24—Com- plaints come from the rich cottpn-gin- ning Laguna district of ‘the State of Coahuila, Mexico, that the planters can find no market for the large crop of cotton raised last year. L3 R & 0B WRECK VICTIMS IMPROVING PITTSBURG, Feb. 14.—The condition of the passengers injured in the wreck of the Pennsylvania special near South Park on Saturday is reported to be excellent, All of them are expected to recover. | system, One of the most dificuit problems confronting the mine operators in the gold fields of Nevada is to secure tim- ber for mining at a price which will allow a fair profit in working low- grade ores. As there is Mttle or no timber native to the mining regions and the cost of transportation by wagon is so great that timber often costs $50 and $60 a thousand laid down at the mine, capital has recently been attracted to raflroad construction and | much of the money comes from pockets of the miné owners themselv The new line will open up a long neglected territory in Nevada. It will connect with the Sierra Rallway, distance of sixty miles, by an electric which is projected by the same interests which have acquired Mono road. INJURED ON CROWDED CAR] Real” Estate Man Seriously Hurt by Fall From Steps Overcrowded cars on the Twentieth and Castro line were responsible for the serious injury of Albert Fava, a real estate and insurance agent, at the corner of Market and Church streets, last evening. He was knocked from the steps of the car and badly bruised on head and body. The McAllister-street line was also run on an erratic and inadequate sched- ule yesterday. One citizen stood at the corner of Octavia and McAllister streets until patience ceased to be a virtue, caf after car whizzing by displaying the sign, “Take next car.” He stood in the middle of the track and refused to budge until the “next car" stopped. e Rk ik i BUSCH'S STAY IS SHORT Son of the St. Louis Brewer Passes Through City on His Way East “Gussie” Busch, son of the St. Louis brewer, passed through this city on Friday night on his way Bastward. He arrived from the south on a late train, put up at the Jefferfon and boarded the Limited the next morning. At the time of the fire Adolph Busch, the father of “Gussie,” was in this city, having just come from the south, where Miss Busch, after an “exciting courtship, had been married to a.Ger- man lieutenant. Augustus Busch, or “Gussie,” 18 known as a millionaire sportsman. He owns fishing tackle valued at $10,000, and when in this city he had with him much of the outfit. — PREPARE FOR DEMONSTRATION Delegates to the Detense League from the various labor unions of the ¢ty which have decided to contribute to the support of the movement to defend Moyer and Hayward, the two omcers of the Western Federation of Miners who are held for the murder of ex-Governor Frank Steunenberg of Idaho, met yesterday at the headquar- ters of the local division of the In- dustrial Workers of the. World and completed arrangements for the demon- stration scheduled for March 3 in Wal- ton’s Pavilion. It was announced that Vincent St. John, an official of the federation, who was arrested at the time, but subsequently released; Wal- ter Macarthur of the San Francisco Labor Council and George A. Tracy of the State Federation of Labor would be the speakers for the occasion. — j DEATH OF JUDGE KENNEDY. WALLA WALLA, Feb. 24—Judge James K. Kennedy, an aged and well- known attorney, died at his home in this city today. Judge Kennedy was about 80 years old. In 1865 Judge Ken- nedy was an Associate Supreme Judge of Washintgon tory. In 1872 he l‘:'il:;ed to uh the > practice the | the,| | BE A GREAT SUGCES ing of ! | | | Women’s Clubs in | | Cities Across | the Bay 1 5 OAKLAND, Feb. 24.—The Washington F 3 | luncheon at which the Oak Club St. Patrick’s Day N R b e B e S e P e guests of honor It is the purpose of the United Irish Inesday last was one of the Societies of San Francisco to make the epjoyable affairs given this season by coming celebration of Patrick’s da i his side: of the bay. Red eclipse any previously eld. The meet- \\l\ih through which the the celebratic committee t t 1 ated l)\e nch Hall D in ac with this sentiment, and the the encouraging reports received from the of various committees insured its reali- held the place of honor. The zation. each had as a centerpiece a mir The literary and musical features of rry tree, with t hatchets at the programme will occur in the Au- e. On either it was flank ditorium Skating Rink, which has been a standard of Covers were secured for the occasion. lald for 200 of the club women and It is arranged that a grand ball, to their guests. - be given on the night of March 16 at| Mrs. E: G. de Wald was presiding | the rink, shall usher in the celebration | hostess*of the day. Assisting her in T. who will RathgeD, +* 1 be pre- siding hostess of the day, has arranged a most attractive p mme of song. On Saturd th week the Town and “lut keley en- | tertained at luncheon in ! of St. Patrick's day. Rev. Peter C.| her duties was a large receiving party, Yorke will be the orator Sunday after- " which included Mrs. O. B. Caldwell, noon. {Mrs. H. C. Capwell, Mrs. F. R. Chad- The officers who presided yesterday ! wick, Mrs. C. S. Chamberlain, Mrs. E. lat the meeting were: John P. Allen, | F. Cole, Miss Lily Cole, Mrs. John | P ent; Mrg, Willlam Malloy, vice |Conant, Mrs. D. P. Crane, Mrs. Isa president; Cornelius Herlil recording d, Mrs. BE. J. Crowell, Mrs. Gil- | secret. . O'Hara, financial secre- , Miss Elizabeth Chambers. tary; Wiiliam Boyle, treasurer; M. Re- Samuel Mrs. B. N. de gan, sergeant at arms; Joan P. Maguire, R. P. Dey, Miss Lou Den- | | L0 SONS OF RS TIY a M Xxecutive committee. J. | | Faulkner. The March cheon will ears *w is arranging 18 and reading for “Fer{ T)m‘c‘ who wiil contribute ! the hour’'s pleasure are Miss Ei alson, . F. H. Dorsaz, Mrs. George | be a St | na following the cus- | Mrs. Sara Reamer | ¥ soprano; Miss Mildred Turner, | OAKLAND, Feb. 24.—The Loyal Sons, | Pianist; Miss Eleanor Tobbunter, vio- | AR A First Chris. | Inist; Miss Emily Nor, reader. a club of young men in the First Chris- | ‘tpg ‘most brilliant affair in club tian Church, celebrated the second an- niversary of their organization today. |party A rally was held this morning, (ollu\\u} ed this aftérnoon by a meeting of ‘the | entire Sunday school. orchestral Jeet: Rev. delivered and other special mbers were rendered, eing a violin solo by 8an Francisco. p:\stor. delivered an address on the sub- “When the Clock Strikes 21.” Professor Charles S. Nash of Rerkel!\" preached this Congregational Church. E. R. Will{ the National Training ‘i(‘"ool and Dea- coness’ Home of the Methodist Church, | sermon Eighth-avenue Methodist Church. Bishop William Ford Nichols officiat- ed today at the services in St. Paul's Episcopal Church. circles for the coming week is the-card at which the members of the Adeiphian Club will entertain their friends on Wednesday, February 27, in thelr temporary home in the Unitarian Church. The club is planning a new clubhouse to be located on of Central avenue and Oak street, ar(l the interesting occasion is bei. ranEed 1o gweil the bullalng fusd, Pive hundred will be played during the afternoon. In the evening both whist and five hundred will offer the diver- sion. , Many handsome rewards for { skill have been contributed by promi- s. D. D., president of | neng jocal artists. Mrs. William Faulk- ner has made the unique score cards | as souvenirs of the day. Among the the | hrominent clubwomen who will assist fn the receiving party are: Mrs. N. rRosera chairpan of the exgcutive com- S| mittee; Mrs. F. McGurn, Mrs. T. P. | Tisdale, Mrs. E. J. Dodge, Mrs. A. | Samuel, Mrs. A. Mecartney, Mrs. Phlllp In the evening | musical | among them | Jugerfe Roger of | Rev. T. A. Boyer, the morning in the First today in pARBESTED FOR FAST DRIVING—Fay C.|S. Teller, Mrs. I. N. Chapman, Mrs. John fon. SELF WITH because of sickness, Chris Jobuson, a painter, of 15171 Bryant street, stabbed himselt mker— day with a ‘pair of scissors. His his groans ‘and, summoniug helghbors, 52, bim removed to t&:clty l?d County Hospital. dled there a a relative of Truxtun Beale, Feterday ‘mbraug for viost inance and taken to the Central Police He was released immediately on cash bail put up by himself. gave his occupation as a broker. was arrested The automobile | YOUNS, Mrs. Weeks, Mrs. J. Boone, Mrs. H. L. Eastman, Mrs. J. E. Higgins, Mrs. Isaac Ehrenberg, Mrs. S. J. Conger, Mrs. G. W. Emmons, Mrs. G. H. Tyson, { Mrs. ‘William Dolge, Mrs. ng D. :lé— RS | gins, Mrs. C. A. Bachelder, Mrs. o o Dummkm‘comz. Mrs. William Faulkner and | others. Cards may be had of bn'rho iember of the receiving party. for March on Saturday of this week. To the prison keeper he un club will hold its union meeting INVESTMENTS FREE FROM TAXATION Central California Traction Co.’s 5% First Mortgage Gold Bonds CALIFORNIA Interest Payable April Ist and October Ist PRICE 97% and Interest Netting Investors 534 per cent. Subscriptions received by .. DEPOSIT AND TRUST CO. ornia and Montgomery Streets, San Francisco CALIFORNIA NATIONAL BANK, Sacramento, Cal. STOCKTON SAVINGS AND LOAN SOCIETY, Stockton, Cal From whom Full Information can be obtained. | | the corner | | meat; nwc RAGEMENT. Y its clubhouse, & n board was fragrant with flowers. A large receiving party sted the duud of hostess. An important meeting of membera be held on Monday afternoon at lubhou be ab on H Hos the Mount The a 1 gers, hostess at her n Mon- their nrougix a car ie was tal for much a » \ Every nerve is a live wire connec some rv:xrf of the body They are} 1at if you penef th the point of E $0 nume trate t".f a needle you will touch 2 nerve and receive a shock—pain it is rcalled. Aches and pains come from a pressure, strain or in- jury to a nerve ; the more prom~ ment the pain. When nerve the greater the the pain comes from a large nerve it is called Neuralgia whether it be the facial nerves, or the heart, stomach, sciatic or other prominent nerve branch. To stop pain, then, you must relieve the strain or pressure upon the mnerves. Dr. Miles’ Anti-Pain Pills do this. “I suffered intense pain, caused by meuralgia. I doctored and used ous medicines without getting untfl 1 began taking Dr. Ant{-Pain Fills. They did me L3 all the medicines I used. They never fail headaches. and thelr any bad after-effect: MRS, W Dr. Miles’ Anti-Pain Piiis are so your druggist, who wliil guarantes the first package wilt nefit. falla. ha wiil return vour money. doses, 25 cents. Never sold in Miles Medical Co., Elkhart, BECKMAN, W. 4th St., Erie, vari- rcnol mr- ever to cure my use never leaves Pa. id by that " bulk. Ind THE CALIFORNIA PROMOTION COMANTIEE (Organized 1902) PROM The act of lon Committee ting. advances ary Dictionary. Be has foe California_Promot! d’fl tae PROMOTING of California as & ‘whole. 1t has nothiug to sell. Ject. 1t gives reliabie fnformation on every connetted with the industries of Californin. It_gives ENCOURAGEMENT to the ment of new ration. t 18 not am employment ageney. ‘lvol fnformation ted to fostering all things T of California as establish- ries and invites desirable im- although it regarding Jabor conditions. esents the opportunities and needs in it i ¢ DitsTess Sad professional sctivity. The Comm ittee serd) rendered. “Athlinted with the Committes are one u-lny mmm ml—b-arm tl’h!lm_l‘. ¥lestings Are eetings P et 2gnnally eid_sem flm-(-, where matters of. -‘._muu fhe Committae are ma: hlu.l'nn:hmlhcuubrlhm MARYLAND C.ASI'AI." co. more—H. B. WI o 8 supported by popular sub- no charge for any service S of stae " Oale