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Evening journal., 1906-09-28

FOR OLD ROUTE
Enthusiastic Support Of the
Canal Project Given By
Mercantile Interests
Mr.. CROZIER AGAIN SPEAKS

PHILADELPHIA, Sept 2s.-Great in
peace and greater in war, was the sem
uInent voiced yesterday by the spokes-
men for all the PHILADELPHIA comner-
cial bodies towards the proposed shin
canal which will connect the water or
the Delaware River and Chesapeake
Bay e''''0
The members Of the United States
Commission appointed by Congress TO
examine and report upon the two sug-
bested routes, sitting at the Phlladel-
pnia Bourse, gave close attention to
the arguments and appeals OF this oitv's
leading citizens. who were headed by
Mayor Weaver
Chairman Agnus' Remarks.
Chairman Agnus by way of explana-
tion Of the commissions visit. said:
Gentlemen, this is our third visit to
commercial bodies. We have perhaps
favored you for the last because We
Know that you are the best and we
feel your interests TO be SO great.
know your inquiry into the history Of
this canal has beon so thorough.
through your different commercial or
sanlzations that we have come here
to-day TO seek information. / win caii
upon Mr.. Charles Emory smith with a
request to give us such knowledge as
he may possess"
Mr. smith said In part; "Mr Chair
man and Gentlemen of the Commis-
SION 1 have been asked by my assoc
ates TO say TO you very few words.
We have been doing a good deal OF
digging In Philadelphia for the last
week. Some OF It has been on the sur
face. some OF Il has been subterranean.
and some OF It has been In the air. I
must confess perhaps l may say I may
plead, that I have been so absorbed IN
this sort Of digging that / am wholly
unpreparcd 20 do any justice to this
subject. Fortunately for myself and
still more fortunately for you. / am ex-
pected TO say only a few words perhaps
of welcome which YOU have already re-
ceived, and OF introduction"
The speaker then paid tributes to the
commissioners and the desire Of lay
men as well as those with commercial
interests that the canal be speedily
, built
I crothers and Armstrong.
President Crothers. Of Select Council
{ and President Armstrong, of Common
8 Council, endorsed the project in tn
a order named. Mr.. crothers said :
. part
? Il know that there are other gentle.
= men here who understand better this
p whole project than l do, but as a citi.
q zen interested IN this vast enterprise II
! certainly gives me pleasure, Mr.. Chair
man, to simply add my word to sim
ply come here and say to you men that
the citizens Of Philadelphia are expect
Ing only one finding az your hands. and
that is in favor Of this great enterprise.
, Mr.. Chairman and gentlemen Of this
commission. it needs no oratory to
convince you men Of the necessity Of
, this great work. The necessity has
, been so long apparent TO the people in
this city and the people OF the great
, city of Baltimore and Of the people res
ident along the great valley of the Del
aware and along the Chesapeake Bay
and It's many tributaries-the neces.
/, slty has been so long apparent to al
Of those people--that the wonder Il
that this great enterprise has stood 81
I long
= Continued ON Second Page)
Evening journal., 1906-09-28
Shorthand.

The kind that makes good, taught in
day and evening sessions Of the Will
mington Business School. E. Sth ST.
Evening journal., 1906-09-28
PRE- IDENT COMING
WiIminstOnians May See Executive
FOR a While on Monday Afternoon.

President Roosevelt will be in this
city for a short time on Monday after
noon. In the morning he viii leave
oyster Bay. where he has been spend
ing the summer, and proceed to Wash
ington. where he is expected TO arrive
Monday evening. The President will
travel in a special car which win be
attached to the express arriving here
about 3.31 o'clock.
Evening journal., 1906-09-28
THE THERMOMETER

q. James Belts thermometer to-day
registered as follows:
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-08
4
Bring the Tourists Here.

the be true that the planning
in
well 1t hardly
policy
a character
OF Californian The railroad
and unscorched and that
delight the o
what the the
California;
phbe If there nothing
dollars marked
would well for the officials the Eastern lines look little beyond the
tourist and something more IN the VIVID inspiring spectacle of city stricken and
community time And the isred and moneyed who
chibains
vod East see the which where Calamity k he would better
convinced and convincing witness the hired un who
O San Francis
We call Southern
tai Cuba
1t cand
Mecca of still here The
Yosemite did fire Angeles still has
Coronado STILL matebt
S still uplited % quiet stars
Earthquake earthquake,
offered before still
Cuba had
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-08
ASSESSMENT BY POLITICAL FAVOR

THE increase OF by Of
Equalization however inadequate Immediately following the
exposure The Call past methods the board least
something gained for the general taxpayer OF the in
ought be great deal but when considers the his
tory of this board for the last twenty thankful for
small and tardy Justice.
There course figures
finally determined by the board For instance the Central Pacific,
the valuable railroad
assessed for SI5oOooOo 1t assessed 1887 for $I8oooooo
is worth great deal today than then but the majority
the board whose minds made by Mr. Herrn declare that
it S worth less
The increase SIIIoo66 up chiefly expense
the Santa e Company which contributes than oneha the
total The taxation of the Fe under this
excessive but parody equalization down
$4,000 mile when the Central Pacific much valuable
property, goes in at $4,000 mile.
The explanation of these inequalities simple The Santa Fe
has political friends the board and consequently, this prop
has been raised in from St2oooooo $83O98
he central Pac assessed at the gure that has been
maintained nearly l. c. Moehouse
and Richard Beamer nauguad the present policy of the board
MOrehouse longer member Of the board but Beame
tnues and the policy is maintained
The Southern Pacific Railroad $4,000
and the Santa Fe $4,000 mile These roads virtually
the territory They both highly profitable properties
and there should material difference The
financial condition OF the Southern Pacific Railroad
stood from the fact disclosed figures submitted by the
company the board that the has
ulated surplus OF S6O84 How it took pile
this huge the do show but the money
helps demonstrate the value of property
The conclusion from all these facts that the
end the OF railroads by political The brief
comparisons that have made show how unjust the present
system only the general taxpayer, but likewise the
several railroads In word, Furnishing
railroad for keeping of politics.
Alexander Brown president of the board very clearly
the evil OF the system strongly
the recommendation of the State Revenue Commission the
would be automatic and would take the of railroads
OF politics.
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-08

Gus illness has caused such great
alarm among her friends and relatives.
is somewhat better now and it is felt
there is reason for feeling decidedly
encouraged in regard to her condition.
General Stephen P. Jocelyn, Mrs
Jocelyn and the Misses Jocelvn. who
are travelling on the continent until
tall, have recently arrived in Dresden.
A wedding of interest to San Fran
ciscans was that of Miss Bessie Ten
nant of San Jose, and Charles C.
Coke, which took place in Manila on
April rs. Mrs. Coke was the guest OF
her sister, Mrs. J. Francis, in the Phil
lppine city, and it was at the latter's 5
home that the wedding was cele-
.brated. Mr. Coke is the son of Gen
eral Frank M. Coke, U. S. A., re-
tired, and has been in the TRANSPORT
service in Manila. Mr.. and Mrs.
Coke have started on a tour of the
world and expect to arrive here in
December next, when they will be
the guests of General Coke at his
home at the corner of Walnut and
Jackson streets.
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-08
BURNED DISTRICT ASSESSMENTS.

IS very easy understand the position of Supervisor
Wilson and the City Attorneys office that the facts affecting
property the burned district should have recognition
the roll Mr. Wilson and Mr. Baggett
the theory that the made OF the
Monday March and that all property
should be taxed although have ceased by the
the Assessor around it. This theory propounded by Mr.
Wilson, nothing than legal fiction which has had
relation the facts and is doubtful whether entitled
such respect might be given attorneys qubble
Assessor Dodge declares that the best lawyers the have
thing.
The process OF rehabilitation of property in the burned dis
will be difficult and arduous enough rubbing
eXaCting improvements The plan
sisted by Supervisor Wilson would work especial hardship
the and would undoubtedly pecpate food of forced sales
Mr. Wilson he the responsibility fixed for the
dun the roll due recognition of the Very
well has been fixed accordance with
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-08

more and more, and now I am I3, I'm
still writing, it gives me a headache
not to write. | get such lots OF ideas
once | see a sheet OF paper before
me and pencil in my hand | haven't
half time enough to put them all
down | have had lot of fat writ
ing books given me lately and I'm
going TO spend heaps of time filing
them, but | shall never enjoy writing
a tale as much as l enjoyed writing
about Fluffy. / nearly cry when
tale Interesting to mel is finished
and yet I'm rather glad, for then /,
can begin another.
My little magazine keeps me busy,
too. 1t is not really printed, but all
in manuscript, but l try TO make it
like real magazine, all short
stories and one serial 1t has been
going for four years and its really
very great fun writing for 1t. Daddy
gave me a dozen beautiful books for
it this year and mummie is going to
have it bound. Won't that be lovely?
With the 'PlayfellOw, 1906, volume
w, printed on the back, | shall seem
so important, shan't /?
My favorite place TO write in is our
large apple tree and I'm saving up
my money to buy style pen so I
shall be able to write in ink instead
of pencil. You might like to know
that | was born December IL, 1902, at.
Springfield, a village close to Chelms-
ford, Essex, but | only remember
Whitchurch rectory, near Stratford-
on-Avon, for | came here when / was
just years old"
The accompanying photograph,
taken about the time Tiger" was
written, shows Ursula with her lit
tie brother and her dolls. There is
no difficulty in accounting for her re-
markabIe talent She is the daughter
of the Rev J. Harvey Bloom, rector
of Stratford-on-Avon, man of high
literary attainments.
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-08

Barbara for the summer, having taken
an attractive house there.
Mrs. ]. w. Keeney, who went East
a few weeks since, is at present the
guest OF her sister, Mrs. Harding, at
the latters summer home in the
Catskills. Mrs. Keeney will probably
not return to California until about
the end of September 1t is hoped
that Miss Mary Keeney will be one
OF the winters debutantes, as was
originally planned She had been in
New York during the past year at
hnlshing school and has been per-
mitted to appear at one or two func-
t1ons, on which occasions she at
tracted particular attention by her
beauty. She is a very charming girl,
and it is predicted that she will be
one of the bellies of this winter should
she decide to return here with Mrs.
keeney and go into society.
Miss Sophie Coleman and Miss
Lucy Gwin Coleman, who are spend
ing the summer in San Mateo, went
down recently to Santa Cruz for a
brief stay.
Edward M. Greenway, who has
been out of town much of the sum
merr, IS now staying at the Hotel
Rafael for few weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs Robert A. Dean and
Miss Alice Ludlum have. returned
from weekend visit to the Rev. and
Mrs. David Montgomery Crabtree at
the home of the latter in Redwood
City. Mr.. and Mrs. Crabtree will go
to Del Monte to remain over the golf
tournament this month They expect
to leave during September for New
York, where Mr.. Crabtree will be the
curate at one of the large churches.
Mrs. Richard Sprague, whose seri-
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-08

IT ONDON, July Fl. = Ursula
Bloom is name that may some
day become famous in literature.
Its possessof is only IS years
old, but finds her chief delight in life
in writing stories, in fact, as she
quantity puts it, 1T gives me head
ache not to write" She began writ
ing when she was still baby. When
she was her first little book, Tiger"
was printed The Prince OF Wales
son, Prince Eddie" read it and liked
it very much and got his papa to
write to the author and tell her how
much he had enjoyed it. From the
Princess of Wales, the Countess of
Warwick and other great folk she
has received letters praising her work,
but they have not turned her head
bit With all her precocious ina gina
ton she is delightfully."- natural child.
There is nothing priggish about her.
The little sketch which follows was
decidedly interesting human doCu-
ment:
Il could write almost before I
NOQtQ OlcWi, anu CFSll III DoO1
hood sheet of paper and pencil
would amuse me, but | could never
get enough paper for real big book,
so when | was very small | used to
write on chairs, and underneath the
table, and my nurse has often put me
in the corner for writing on the wall.
1t was a proud day for me when l
became sole owner of the waste paper
basket and | set to work to write
Mary George and Rachel Mon
day. followed by Mark and May and
Mary Spry' This was before | was
6, and, not being able to really write,
l printed my letters, searching
through my favorite books, 'Susys
Six Birthdays and Line Upon Line.
for a single letter or word. Mummie
has kept Mary but l cannot read it,
the only distinguishable part is Boo
hoo said little Mare, 1 will not have
mi bootes takened off, Then papa
music come and whipp herr, sed
nurslie
When l was 7 l wrote still more
and Tiger was printed when l was 8;
the. following three years | wrote
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-08
* The Smart Sci. n
EISS DOROTHY EELLS and
III her hance, the Rev. Henry

FISS DOROTHY EELLS and
Vt her hance, the Rev Henry
49, Sloane Coffin, whose wedding
is to be celebrated on September 6,
will be the honored guests at dinner
to be given by Mr.. and Mrs John F.
Boyd at their San Rafael home on
Saturday evening next.
An attractive visitor to San Fran
cisco within the next few months will
be Miss Katrina Wright, who has
been such belle upon the occasion of
her previous visits here. Miss Wright
is now in Toxic with her father, En-
bassador Wright, but expects to re-
turn to the United States in October
and will stay here for a few weeks,
en- route East, as the guest OF Mrs.
Alfred Hunter Voorhies.
Miss Louise. Boyd will be the
hostess at an informal tea at her
home in San Rafael on Saturday af-
ternoon, August IS, to which num-
Der of guests from this side of the
bay have been invited. Miss Boyd,
who is the attractive daughter of the
John F. Boyds. will be one of the
debutantes of the season.
Mrs William Mayo Newhall and
the Misses Margaret, Marion and
Elizabeth Newhall, who have been
abroad since the spring, were, when
last heard from, in Italy, but were
expected to leave shortly for England
to spend a month
Mr.. and Mrs. William H. McKit-
trick and Miss Redmond, who have
spent the winter and early spring at
the McKittrick ranch The Mead
ows." near Bakersfield, are at Santa
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-08
Visions Due TO An0CSthGSiO
Not Evidence in Franco.
BY A STAFF CORRESPONDENT.


ton on the effects of anesthetics in
general and chloroform in particular.
To attach any credence to the girls
story, he maintained, showed gross
ignorance of the properties of the
drug. He called Professors BrouardeI,
and Deboye to support his views. !
Both these eminent authorities de-
clared that chloroform often produces
hallucinations and frequently those az
an osculatory character So strong
are the impressions they make on the
imagination OF patients, they asserted,
that they frequently persist after the
return 10 consciousness and are as vivid
as realities. The servant girl, they
argued, had an osculatory vision while
she was under the influence of the an
esthetic and when she revived and
opened her eyes upon the doctor and
her mistress her deluded imagination
made them the subjects of-it
The two professors convinced the
court. The maids testimony was re-
jected. 1t did not weigh against the
doctor. But unfortunately for him.
his wife's allegations of unfaithful-
ness were substantiated by other evil
dence which could not by any pos
sibility be attributed TO hallucinations
due to anesthesia SO the doctors
wife obtained her divorce. But here-I
after French doctors, who want to
avoid all risk OF having defamatorv
and hbelous accusations brought
against them by female patients on
whom they may operate will be care
ful TO have witnesses around to pro-
tect themselves from the results Of,
waking visions.
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-08

nARIS, July 2I.-According to the
r decision of a French court an
- esthetics are apt to beget such
strange visions that the uncorroborated
testimony of a person as to things
seen or heard Immediately after
awakening from the state of uncon-
sciousness produced by their employ
ment cannot be accepted as legal evi-
dence
The decision arose out of the suit
of a doctors wife for divorce. One
of her witnesses. was a servant girl
employed at the house of woman
whom she regarded as her best friend.
The doctor had been attending the
maid during an illness which neces-
STATED slight operation, for which
she was prepared by the. administra-
ton of chloroform. On regaining
consciousness the first thing she saw,
so she swore, was her mistress IN the
arms of the doctor, who was beStow-
ing upon her such ardent and oscula-
tory proof of his affection as argued
much previous practice on the same
object. Servant girl like, she imme-
diately told the doctors wife and
trouble followed, eliminating in suit
for the severing of the nuptial tie.
On the witness stand the girls evi-
dence was mistaken by cross-exami-
nation She gave a most circumstan-
tial account of the scene she declared
she had witnessed, even to the num-
Der of kisses that had been exchanged.
In seeking to rebut this evidence the
doctor delivered learned disgust
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-08
JUST A DIRTY LITTLE JOB.

NREATION by the Board of Supervisors of place
of the administrations political pets salary of $3.50
gmonh fragrant job be justified any time but
positively criminal the circumstances that have
the cutting down of appropriations for the three great
municipal services OF police and fire education
duties assigned Attorney OGrady preext
Job they properly belong City Attorneys Office
fulfilled by that watching the
files for that may affect the cys title does not
call for mans time at salary of $3.50 month The Call
has undertaken do much without charge for subscribers
The work of revising the city
ordinances wait 1t simply finding
for of the Mayors political following the expense
taxpayers
"A whoopng cough party is form of social function
reported from Palouse Wash 1t enjoyable affair
tween whOopS
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-08
Answers TO Queries

CASTLE GARDEN-Subscriber City.
The original Castle Garden, New York.
was destroyed by fire in 1876
GRAND ARMY-Subscriber.C Cftv. The
first national encampment of the
Grand Army of the Republic was held
at Indianapolis November 26, 1866.
SWANHILDA u. D., Bremerton.
Wash. The British four master Swan
hilda. having on board Butler. the
Australian murderer, arrived In this
port June %, 12a2-
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-08

Townsend's Cal glace fruits and can
aies at Emp. and 1903 & 1920 Val. At .
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1906-07-26
THE OHIO COURT IS
WITHOUT JURISDICTION
The Case Of the Standard OIL Com
pany and Lake Shore Road VIII
BE Heard In Chicago.

Cleveland, O-The federal grand
Jury which has been in session here
investigating alleged violations OF the
interstate commerce law and anti're-
bate law. adjourned Tuesday after
aoon without bringing any indict
ments la. The investigation was d.
reeted particularly toward the
standard OIL company and the Lake
ehore Railroad company. and was the
result OF testimony OF witnesses be-
fore the Interstate commerce commits
slon here recently In which evidence
OF alleged rebating by the Lake Shore
10 favor OF the Standard OIL com
pany wac given. The failure TO return
Indictments. 1t Ia Officially stated. was
due 10 the fact that the investigation
developed the fact that the court here
was without Jurisdiction over the al
legged offenses upon which evidence
was given, and the evidence IL TO be
transferred TO the federal officials at
Chicago where the cases are to be
prosecuted.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1906-07-26
WANT LOWER RATES.
citation Working for a Greater
Salt Lake.

Salt Lake City.--The Manufactur
ers and Merchants association of this
city, following the lead of President
Orson II. Hewlett, are making a de.
termined campaign for reduction in
railroad rates, In order that the local
manufacturers and jobbers may fur
Their extend their trade with the sur
rounding country. and make of Salt
Lake City the jobbing center for the
trade in this western section. 1t IL
contended that Salt Lake has all the
advantages with the exception OF
equal railroad rates with other Job
bling centers, and it is proposed to
go to work for reduction in rates.
AT recent meeting of the Manufac
turers and Merchants Association
several members spoke on the sub
5ect, all asserting that Salt Lake
should go after the trade In southern
Nevada One member said that the
house he represented sent a man into
that country and that he met with
great success. getting enough orders
to send out four carloads shortly
after.
Others told of the success of their
agents in that country and declared
Salt Lake was the natural iobbine
center for that country, especially
after the San Francisco disaster
Omaha and Denver were covering the
territory too, but Salt Lake had MANY
advantages over them. One man said
that all the dealers in southern Ne,
Vada were willing to buy from Salt
Lake merchants If they would com.
pete in prices with the other iobbers.
and that his house had secured a com.
modify rate of 81 cents on certain ar.
ticles.
President Hewlett is quoted as saw.
ing: Salt Lake can compete with
Denver and Los Angeles on equal
terms. The only question Is as to
railroad rates. An inquiry into this
matter should be made at once. If
there is any discrimination against
Salt Lake jobbers and manufacturers
they cannot know it too quickly. II.
on the other hand. the railroads are
treating them as well as the iohbers
aud manufacturers of the competing
cities are being treated, the retention
OF the present trade and its increase
rest entirely with the Salt Lakers in.
terested"
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1906-07-26

Denver, Colo.-Dls'fis' :,
I. Mullins in the crimlnA
the district court on Frisr
the grand jury summons,
elisors for the purpose
ing alleged frauds in ns
poration franchises o.
ton May 40, and va l's,. J
county Offices. The o,'I I,
Jurors was necessita.su
sedeas granted by onls. ~
liam H. Gabbert OF 'ns NJ. e
iorbidding Judge Malin' 4
the sheriff. and can
through elisors.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1906-07-26
CONSPIRACY is CHARGED.
indictments Returned Against Ic'
Companies at National Capital.

companies at NalioHdi SdP'sai'
Washington.-The grand jury Of the
District of Columbia on Thursday re
turned indictments against the Amer
lean Ice company and the Chaplin
Sacks Ice company and their local Of
ficers on the charge of entering into
a conspiracy to increase the price OF
ice. At the request of District Attor.
ney Baker, Judge Wright Immediately
issued warrants for the arrest of the
indicted officials.
In addition to the two companies
named, indictments were returned
against Samuel A. Kimberly, local
manager and agent. and George F.
Hoover superintendent of routes o,
the American Ice company, and Ar.
thur A. Chaplin, president, and Samuel
G. Redman, secretary and treasurer
of the Chapin-Sacks company. The
proceedings are under the Sherman
antitrust law, and the indictments
charge "a combination and conspiracy
In restraint of trade and commerce.
Later in the day the indicted men
gave bond in the sum of $500 each
Their trials cannot take place before
next October.