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The San Francisco call., 1905-04-11
EPIDEMIC OF INSANITY
IN COLORADO'S CAPITAL
Police Kept Busy Rounding Up Men
Possessed Of All Sorts OF Strange
HallucinafiOns.

DENVER. April 10.-"we have
more crazy people to-day than ever
saw before at one time" said Police
wagon had just taken three insane
patients to the County Hospital and
another woman was begging the pO-
lice to come and get her husband.
who was wrecking the house.
On calling up the County Hospital
to notify the physicians Of the sud-
three patients there had become in
coin avenue; Earl Roper Of Berkeley
and another patient named O'Donnell
in the medical ward at the hospital
developed insanity.
This morning the police received a
call from 1882 Stout street, where j.
]. Babbit had developed insanity and
the house generally
Durand Crouch of West Thirteenth
and Decatur streets was sent to head
quarters by a patrolman and was pro-
nounced fit subject for the hospital.
His ha1luoinatiOn is that he has elec-
tricity in his face
Clyde F. Hazen, young man en-
plOyed in the Board of Public Works
Office became wildly insane on Six
teenth street this morning and had to
be taken to headquarters by Sergeant
Dougal.
While these cases were being han
died another call came from Seven
teenth avenue, where man named
Henry had become insane and was
terrorizing his family.
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-11
KILLS HIS SON
TO SAVE TOTS
Father of Drink Crazed
Man Fires Fatal Shot to
Prevent Wholesale Murder
LITTLE GIRL is SLAIN
Two Children Owe Their
Lives TO Steady Aim of
Their Aged Grandfather

PLACERVILLE, April 10. - At In
dian Diggings, in El DOrado county,
yesterday. Austin Morgan Starkey,
aged "a years. TO save the lives Of his
two grandchildren and himself, shot
and killed his son, Joseph Starkey.
aged IS years. For four days Joseph
Starkey had been drinking 10 excess.
Yesterday afternoon, in a drunken
frenzy, he started TO exterminate his
brother Johns family with an ak. The
latter's three children were in front
OF their house when their uncle at
tackled them. One little child, aged 10
years, was killed by the drunkard. The
other two children. with their grand
father, ran into the house and barred
the door.
The drink-crazed man tried to cut
through the door, paying no attention
to- his fathers command TO leave the
premises. When he had almost suc-
ceeded in cutting his way through the
dcor the elder Sharkey took down a
rife and shot him dead.
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-11
REVIV AL MAKES
WOMAN LUNATlC
lTkiah Girl Wanders From
Home and Is Found Sitting
Naked ON Bank of Creek
SAYS SHE is AN ANGEL
Declares That Spirit Called
and Directed Her to Dis
robe and Enter the Water

UKIAH, April 10.-Great excitement
was caused last night by the announce
ment that Ada Neil. a. young woman
about 20 years old, was lost. Foul play
was feared, as her clothes had Deen
found late in the afternoon by chiidren
who had been gathering wild mowers
on a hill west of town.
Rescue parties were immed1ately
formed and until IL o'clock the nils
were secured without success. party
headed by Charles Luced finally 10
Gated the young woman in Robinson
Creek, about mile from town. she
was seated on the bank of a creek
stark naked, with her feet In icecold
water singing sacred songs. She de-
clared she was an angel. Her BODY
was badly 1acerated from climbing
through the brush and she is now
threatened with an attack of pneu-
monia as a result OF the exposure
The young woman has been an active
church worker and had been attending
revival meetings. Her mind gave way
under the strain. She declares that
while she was walking a spirit had
called to her and told her to take her
clothes off and go into the water. She
thought her rescuers were demons and
called on the angels to save her.
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-11

and cities have. ana where would be the rate
governing effect of competition between rail-
ways. both. OF which are now pointed out py
opponents of Government regulation as the nat
ural and just regulators of railway charges?
desire to EXPRESS myself clearly on this
point do not object to consolidation. pro-
viied II e accomplished Dy efficient Goverit-
ment regulation 1t Is probable that such con-
solidation renders possible batter service at
reduced cost. II may be as many claim an
inevitable result OF economic forces. But even
admitting this. It must be acknowledged that
the prevalent trend toward the consolidation OF
railroad property. under existing conditions
will inevitably result In the creation OF ire
tion enforced has been removed and there is
no tribunal provided as the law Is interpreted
by the courts to which the shipper can sue
cessfully appeal against extortionate rates.
SUGGESTS REMEDIES.
Against that evil there are but two remedies.
Government regulation. We have neither now.
TIE first at this time does not seem to be prac-
ticable. Regulation is practicable and is re-
garded desirable by all who truly appreciate
the great interests involved.
When railroad construction began in this
country and the traffic manager began to make a.,
was thing be bought and sold and that II
rates were too high the proper course was 10
sition of traffic manager acquired his business
knowledge upon this assumption, and the busl-
ness mar and the public accepted II as the
proper course. After fifty years OF this as
sumption comes the law and declares this as
far as the first is concerned to be unlawful, and
II is difficult for the shrewd trading traffic
manager to realize that the experience and les
sons Of lifetime must be disregarded 1t is
difficuit even FOR the public to understand il.
II railroad company wants to give me q
mass. why not2 1t is theirs. If a railroad
wants furnish free transportation for
my merchandise why should it not7 1t is
their train. And even now, after eighteen
years of the operation OF the Interstate COM
merce law II would be a difficult matter to
copyince some people that this is all wrong
with any expectation of ability to show them
the reason why 1t is 30.
National regulation is far more to be pre-
ferred than unified control of our vast rail-
way mileage restrained by no legal safeguards.
Some on4 has remarked that "Conlmeree IS
war" That may may not be true but
one thing Is certain. that unregulatcd COM
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-11
CARELESSNESS
CAUSES DEATH

NAPA, April 10.-Neals Fredricksen,
night watchman at the Oat Hill mine,
Napa County, died sunday from a
wound accidentally inflicted by A. Fer
rando. A strike has been in progress at
the mine for several days, and Fer
rando went to q store to buy revolver
for his protection. Fredricksen, who
was acquainted with Fernando and who
was in the store, took his revolver out
of his pocket and advised Fernando to
buy one like it. Fernando took the re-
volver in his right hand and accident
ally cooked and discharged it. The ball
took effect in Ferrando's abdomen.
Fredricksen was a native of Dem
mark, So years of age and had been
night watchman at the Oat Hill mine
for fourteen years. He leaves family.
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-11
NEW RAILROAD
INTO REDDINC
special Dispatch to Tn. CAN.

REDDING. April 1O.-A survey is
now being made by the Southern Pa
cific for a branch line from the Red
ding depot to the Turtle Bay Company S
sawmill. The road will be under con-
struction within two weeks.
The road will be broad gauge and
will add greatly to the Importance of
Redding as it will increase by 10000. 600
feet the lumber output of the Turtle
Bay Company. Heretofore it has re-
quired more than 100 freight teams to
transport the lumber to the railroad
station. The road will pass through the
streets Of Redding.
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-11
FEAR TROUBLE
WITH INDIANS

REDDING, April 10.-Serious trouble
is imminent between the Hat Creek
Indians of this county and the Big
Meadow tribe of Piumas County. The
last named tribe sent messenger to
the Hat Creek tribe last Sunday with
the announcement that unless they
killed one of their chief doctors the
Big Meadow tribe would march upon
and annihilate them.
Two years ago the Hat Creeks mur-
dered Dr. Louie, a Big Meadow Indian,
in Burney Valley in this county. Last
wear the Big Meadow tribe tried to
kill a Hat Creek doctor, but killed a
common Indian instead. Now they de-
mand revenge. There Is only two doc
tors in. the Hat Creek Tribe. Both are
in hiding to-day.
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-11
DEPORTATION CASES
DROPPED IN COLORADO
District Attorney Believes There Is
Small Chance of Obtaining
Convictions.

CRIPPLE CREEK. Colo. April 10.
District Attorney Clarence G. Hamlin
to-day nolled the cases Of the people
against Nelson Franklin and forty-six
other citizens of Cripple Creek dis
trict, who were charged with the de-
portation Of certain persons on Aug
ust 20 last and prior to that time and
with loOting union stores. Hamlin
said the cases had already caused an
expense of nearly $4,000 and I'm his
opinion there was small chance of OBJ
tanning a conviction IL they should be
tried.
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-11
TWO MEN LOSE
LIVES IN FIRE
Special Dispatch to The Call.

TACOMA, April 10.--The large
clearinghouse of the Day Lumber
Company at Big Lake was destroyed
by fire early Sunday morning. caus-
ing the loss of two lives and injuring
a third man. More than $50 men were
asleep in the building. All of them
jumped from the upper floors to es-
cape. G. w. Jones of Buckley was
burned to death. The skull and a
few bones of another man were found
in the ruins. A lumberman named
Lund jumped from the third floor. He
struck on his head fracturing his
skull.
w. A. Selby of Deming was killed
by a Northern Pacific train this morn
ing near Van Zandt. Alexander Fer
guson was drowned at Port Hadlock
this morning.
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-11
V AR
DECLARED OFF

SEATTLE, April 1o.AD. Drysdaie,
vice president of the Alaska Packers,
and J d. Trenholm, manager of the
John Rosen Canning Company, have
reached this city from San Francisco,
with the announcement that the old
salmon war over Alaskan territory has
been declared OF. This and other diff
ficulties have been settled. 1t is rumored
here that Rosen and the Alaska Pack
ers are now working toward a CONSOLE
dation of the big concerns.
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-11
MEN WHO HELPED TRACY
ESCAPE ARE INDICTED
Convicts Who Supplied Outiaw With
Arms and Ammunition Charged
With Murder.

SALEM. Or, April 1O.-Harry
Wright, alias H. c. Muteheart. and
Charles Monte. alias w. Bennett, in
mates, of Oregon prisons, were to-day
indicted by the State Grand Jury
upon a charge of murder in the first
degree for the killing OF Frank Fer
rell, one Of the three prison guards
killed by Convicts Tracy and Merrill
during the outbreak of June 9, 1909.
Wright and Monte are implicated
as accessories before the fact in
smuggling into the penitentiary the
guns and ammunition with which
Tracy and Merrill effected their es-
cape.
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-11

merce is commercial anarchy.
The history of many well established re-
forms has been, you well aware,
matter of growth and development. Is it sur
prlsins rsat IN dealing with question OF such
such vast interests-the regulation of the
mutual rights of shippers and carriers through
out tns length and breadth of this great coun-
try-is II surprising that the early attempts
of our legislators to meet the conditions OF
the problem have been found to fall short of
In conclusion let me say that 1t should
be manifest to any careful student Of present
ton of railway interests progresses toward alb
solute common control. the necessity for ef-
fective railway regulation will become more
and more Indispensable; and this applies not
merely to the amount relation of pub
lished charges. but to the great work of pre-
venting determinations in rates and facilities
of transportation in favor of aggregated COM
mercial enterprises and large shippers who.
the control of capital invested in railway
securities, are becoming more and more able to
dominate railway management.
COMMERCIAL BODIES.
regret that certain of our commercial
bodies have been misled into passing resolu-
tions ccndemnatory of the legislation advocated
hy the President. Ny own impression is that
these associations VIII probably in the end
see the. error of their ways. There is not
the slightest doubt but what such legislation
will finally be enacted Il Is not only alb
solutey and eternally right, but the natural
prejudice of the masses is In favor of It,
But this discussion has gone far beyond COM
day takes ground against the true interests of
the people only stutifies itself in the opin-
ion of all thinking and fair-minded men.
Let the people take courage. for President
Roosevelt not only runs the executive depart
mAnt of the Government. but he has de-
eidedly powerful sway over the Legislative
branch The passage of the railway rate reg
nous vote against all the influences which
the railway interests could bring, and against
the wishes and the prsjudces of dozens of
members who were constrained to vote for the
bill when the actual test came, striking
a display of Presidential influence over Con-
gress as the countrys annals reveal. Let the
Senators bear that fact In mind before the
people, who believe sincerely in Theodore
Rooseyelts candor and courage and conscience
sweep them out OF their places.
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-11
JAPANESE MINERS FORCED
TO LEAVE BROWNS VALLEY
Brown Men Take Departure When
Requested to DO So by DeIcga-
ton of Whites

MARYSVILLE. April 10. All the
japanese miners of Browns Valley,
small mining town twenty miles east
or Marysville. have been summarily
oeported- Several japanese recently
went to Browns Valley 10 work on the
dumps at the mines. The white men
objected to their presence and q dele
cation requested the brown men to
leave. They did so without delay.
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-11
EXCESSIVE USE OF LIQUOR
KILLS AN OLD SOLDIER
Name OF Another Veteran Added 60
List OF Those Killed by Yount-
vile Whisky.

KOUNTVILLE. April 10.-John
Gray, an ex-rnember OF the Veterans
Home. was brought TO the home last
night IN dying condition. Gray was
brought in by an employe of the Mag
nolie saloon in Yountville, where he
had been residing for the last five
months. He died twenty minutes af-
ter his arrival at the home. Died
from the excessive use of alcohol" is
the verdict rendered by the Coroner's
jury.
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-11
SAN FRANCISCO MOTORIST
RUNS DOWN AGED MAN
Citizen OF Salinas Swears Out War
rant for Owner of Machine
Bearing Number 797,

SALINAS, April 1O.-I. Mason, an
old resident Of this county. while out
driving near Riverside, two miles
from town, last night was run into by
an automobile bearing the San Fran
cisco number 797. Mason's rig was
completely demolished and his horses
badly hurt. Mason was thrown out
and injured. This morning Mason
swore out warrant charging the
driver OF the auto with assault.
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-11
AGED MAN Is DROWNED
WHILE CROSSING STREAM
wealthy Resident of Northern Cali
fornia Meets Death I'm Waters
of Eel River,

EUREKA. April 10. - Daniel
Cyphers, wealthy resident of this
vicinity. was drowned Friday evening
while attempting to cross the South
Fork of the Eel River. He was as
years of age.
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-11
DEATH STOPS HoMEwARD
JOURNEY OF YOUNG MAN
Youth ,En Route From Fresno to
Oregon Town Dies i'm
Ra1dfu0

REDDING, April 10.-Frank Ir-
vim, 2S years of age, died Monday az
ternoon at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Sandy. The young man was being
taken from Fresno to his home at
Haisey, Or He was a native of Sc
attic and was one or the most popular
young men of the northwest country.
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-11
DIES IN ELECTRIC CHAIR
FOR NUMBERING HIS WIFE
Martin Ebelt Pays Penalty of Crime
Committed at Mount vernon
Two Years Ago.

osSIN1NG, N T., April 10.--Mar-
tin Ebelt, who murdered his wife at
Mount Vernon, paid the penalty for
his crime in the electric chair in Sing
Sing prison to-day. Ebelt killed his
woman was l9 years old and Ebelt 22.
Jealousy was the motive for the MUIR
DER.
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-11
FAVoRs RECOMMENDATIONS.

n
Declaring that the great issue is that
interstate railway, rates shall not only
be reasonable in themselves, but reia-
lively reasonable and just as compared
with rates allowed to other persons and
places, ard that all unreasonable or
unjust charges shall be subject upon
complaint to summary regulation by
the Interstate Commerce Commission.
Mr.. Wheeler recapitulated the various
conditions that called for remedy and
reviewed the recommendations made by
President Roosevelt. He also ridiculed
the claim that the making of rail-
way rate requires a peculiar mental
quality, and that this quality is pos
sessed only by an occasional specimen
of a human being, and that the entire
supply has already been used up by the
railways at extremely high figures,
hence the Government could not, If it
would. and would not II it could pro-
cure that form of genius which is
necessary to make or revise rate
schedule"
He argued that the railway opposi-
ton to the recommendations of Presi-
dent Roosevelt was a mistake, and
said:
'If their opposition shall succeed In
defeating remedial legislation during
the next session of Congress, how long
will 1t be before other and more drastic
measures will be presented. supported
by resistless tide of public opinion
IL bill on the lines of President
Roosevelt's recommendation is passed
the work of regulation will take on new
life"
Mr.. Bird of the Gould lines; Mr. In
gals, president of a large railway sys-
tenn: Mr.. Nimmo, Chauncey M. Depew
and Mr.. Roberts, the late president OF
the Pennsylvania Railroad, were quoted
as saying that railway regulation had
come to stay. Commissioner Prouty
stated before the Interstate Commerce
Commission one year ago that five sys-
TENS. or five different persons, now con-
troll III 800 miles of railroad. He said;
AS soon $ the Santa Fe the Rock Island and
the ST. Paul pass into the hands of one or the
other OF these gentlemen they will control the
entire railway situation, because the remaining
no terminals or connections except with one Of
these systems. How soon this control is Ac.
compliehed is not OF much consequence IL sum.
mary regulation of railway rates and practices
Is made effective.
But the consequences plainly very serfoua
II these consultations ana Arnaleamations are
to 20 on until the last result-ore centraiized
contfol-is reached and the Government shall
fail to exercise its authority over railway rates
SO as to prevent wrongs To shippers ana locAii-
ties as tar as may be, and remove those which
NAV come into existence. with 4 railway
trust in active operatfon throughout ths conn
try and no rate correcting p6Wef 4xercised BY
the Governne7t how much influences upon the
rates would the competitfon Of market towns
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-11

THIEF STEALS CAsHBOx. x.-oakland.
April 10-A sneak thief has carried on a
cashbox containing $50 from the Hasty Mes
senger Companys office. AIS Eleventh street
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-11
SHIP FROM SAN FRANCISCO
QUARANTINED AT TACOMA

Claim Is Made That Japanese Suffer-
ing From Trachoma Left Vessel
at This Port.
TACOMA, April 10.-Three sailors
of the German steamship Luxor,
which arrived here last night from
San Francisco, are under quarantine.
They are aff1icted with trachonna It
is claimed that three Japanese who
boarded the Luxor at Callao had ira
choma and succeeded In landing at
San Francisco without the quarantine
officers learning the nature of their
malady.
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-11

In q pinch. use ALIENS rooT-EAsE.
Apowder for tired. aching feet All druggists. 25s
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-11

Forest, Fish and Game Show.
Marconi wireless telegraph In opera
ton.
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-11
DEATH OF STOCKTON MAN
DUE To HEART DISEASE
CorOner's Jury HoIds inquest on
Miner Found Dead i'm San Jose
Lodging. fouse.

nlAN JDSt, ADflI TO. = An inquest
held to-day on the remains of Philip
BuEby. mining man of Stockton who
Vas found dead in a lodging house
here Saturday night resulted in ver-
dict OF death from heart disease.
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-11
Reviews HiStOru.
Of Legislation
to Date.
Says Regulation
Of Rates IS
Needed.

Before the students Of the college Of
commerce of the University Of Califor-
MIA yesterday afternoon at Berkeley w.
R. Wheeler from the point Of view Of a
business man, reviewed President
Roosevelts railroad policy He began
by saying that he made no claim to be-
ing a student of economics, but he ap-
peared as a plain, everyday business
man, whose walk in life has for some
years past thrown him into more or less
Intimate contact with railroad traffic
managers and rate-making questions
affecting directly Pacific Coast inter-
ests."
Mr.. Wheeler went over the history of
the various steps that preceded the
creation of the Interstate Commerce
Commission. He also spoke of Iegisla-
ton, and said that ever since the
United States Supreme Court some
eight years ago decided that the COM
mission had not the power to fix rates,
in each successive Congress bills have
been introduced aiming to give the
commission power to. fix corrective
rates. He said
The influence Of the railroads has, however,
been so great that these efforts have not met
with success and only such amendments were
passed as gave to the railroads increased ben
eats ana Drotectlon. Il DO not mean TO imply
that such amendments were not also good for
the public, but the direct results were, in far
greater degree, beneficial to the railroads. The
public sentiment, expressed through the
last House of Representatives. in its vote on
the Esch- Townsend bill-326 for and only II
against-justihes the prophecy that another
Congress VAIL not adjourn without adopting
remedial measures.
Let US hope that the so-called conservative
branch of Congress, whose conservatism is in
spired by members holding at one and the
same time the office OF United States Senator
and that OF president attorney Of a great
railroad corporation. win remember that their
first obligation is to the people and at the
next session lay aside all railroad obligations
and cooperate with the lower house In prompt
ly passing a bill in line with the Presidents 5
recommendations.