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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1906-12-08
BIC Gas PROJECT
FOR MEXICO

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 7.-One of the
largest and most valuable concessions
ever given by Mexico has been granted
Edward l.. Doheny and C. A. Garfield
of Los Angeles and DR.. Norman Bridges
of Pasadena, who are planning an ex-
tensive system for manufacturing gas
from crude oil and distributing 1t all
over the republic.
The concession gives the Californians
the right to erect and operate gas
plants and distributing systems In all
cities and towns in Mexico. The COM
pany organized to operate under the
concession will be known as the Mexi-
can National Gas Company. The grant
allows free Importation for period
of ten years of all machinery, pipes
and material needed in the construction
and operation of the plants and SER
vice systems.
The concessionaries obligate them
selves to commence the construction of
a 100000 plant within six months and
to furnish gas to the districts of San
Rafael, Santa Maria, Juarez and Roma
within four years.
This new industry is made possible
by the recent development of crude
oil in large quantities in the vicinity
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1906-12-08
TWAIN HAS VIEWS
ON COPYRIGHTS
Samuel l.. Clemens Explains
Why Rights Should Many
Years Survive Authors
WRITING AS A TRADE

WASHINGTON. Dec Samuel l.
Clemens Mark Twain brought to
close with laughter a day Of arsu-
mentative strife over the terms OF the
copyright bill. now the subject of hear
ings before the Senate and House COM
mittees on patents.
Clemens followed brief statement
by Rev. Edward Everett Hale, cnap-
lain of the Senate Clemens commented
on the impossibilfty of understanding
the legal phraseology Of the copyright
bill and said he allowed all credit 70
1.-The trained Legislators" who were
wrestling with it, Il am particularly
interested in the portion Of the measure
which concerns my trade" he eontin-
ued. at like that extension from the
present limit of the life of copyright
frsm forty-two years to the life or the
author and fifty years thereafter i
think that ought TO satisfy any reason
able author, because il Will take care
of his children-let the grandchildren
take care of themselves IL will satisfy
me because it win enable me TO axe
care of my daughters After that l
don't care. 1 have long been out or the
struggle independent of it and indh-
ferent to it."
and Robert Underwood Johnson. secre-
tary of the American Copyright League,
advocated the bill. as did Thomas Mel
son Page, the author, and T. ID. Milet.
the artist.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1906-12-08
SUBSIST ON BREAD
FIFTY-EIGHT DAYS

Harry Reynolds, William Presley
and W. J. Noble told United States Com
missioner Heacock yesterday how they
had been triced up on board the whaler
Herman and imprisoned on bread and
water for ffty-eight days by Captain
Walter s. Varnum. While thus i'm
prisoned they. were deprived for thirty
days Of any opportunity Of bathing or
OF changing underwear and were forced
10 suffer from vermin.
affirmed tnat Captain VaTnum
intimidated them into signing a con-
fession that they had stolen deer meat
from the ships stores, and also that
they had concealed rifles and ammuni-
tion In their quarters with the inten-
ton Of deserving while the whaler lay
frozen in the Arctic.
On cross examination by Bert Schles-
niger the witnesses admitted that they
had stolen the deer meat, but urged
that they did so because they could not
get enough food on board the whaler.
They admitted that they had traded
various articles with the Eskimo for
rifles and ammunition. but contended
that the rifles were for the purpose of
hunting deer.
The hearing will be resumed this
morning.
Assistant United States Attorneys
Duryea and Mckinley contend that
Captain Varnum should be punished
under Section 1911 of the Revised
Statutes. which prohibits logging and
all other forms of corporal punishment
On shipboard. They will argue that the
only legal punishment for offending
sailors at sea is Imprisonment on bread
and water TO such an extent as not to
ieopardize the health of the prisoners.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1906-12-08
FIRE At CORNELL
KILLS SEVEN

ITHACA, y. Y, Dec. THE burning
of the Chi Psi fraternity house early
this morning caused a loss of seven
lives. Of these. four were students
and the others prominent townsmen
who had responded to the alarm in
the capacity of volunteer fremen.
Among the students who escaped death
in the flames seven We're injured and
of these c. J. Pope of East Orange,
\. J., il is feared. viii not long sur
vive. The bodies Of the dead, with the
exception of those of W. H Nichols of
Chicago and F. w GrelIe of East Or
ange, y. j.. were recovered. Tonight
II was decided to dynamite the ruins
TO facilitate the search for the missing
bodies.
The dead are:
fireman; J. C. Rumsey. hardware mer-
chant, volunteer fireman: E. J. Landon.
salesman, volunteer fireman; F. w
Grelle, East Orange, n. j., 10; o. L.
Nichols Of Chicago. 'O7; James McCutch-
con Jr. Of Pittsburg, '09.
The injured are:
H s de Camp of New York. 'O9:
Henry NJ. Curry Of Pittsburg, '0e; R. r.
Powers of Atlanta Ga, 10; w. w
Goetz Of Milwaukee, 'Os; H. A. Uiahlan
of Milwaukee, OF; G. r. Sailor of Pitts
burg, '07; c. J. Pope of East Orange,
\. J., 10.
The heroism. of the volunteer fire.
men who died attacking the fire was
matched by the heroism of Schmuck,
who re-entered the burning building in
a futile effort to save Nichols, his
roommate, who died later from his in
juries, and by the courage of Nc
Cutcheon, who remained in the flames
until fatally burned, to assist his com
rades to escape. Pope, the freshman.
received his injuries while seeking to
rescue other members of the fraternity,
and the record of the injured CORE
spends nearly with that of the men
who tried TO help their fellows
Among those earliest on the scene
and who contributed most of the work
of rescue from the flames, which had
already converted the first floor of the
doomed dormitory into an inferno, We're
several Cornell football men. All did
effective work.
The cause of the fire will probably
never be discovered. The building,
which is wreck, was built in 1881 by
Jennie McGraw Fiske at a cost of
$3.50, 900.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1906-12-08
KEY ROUTE JOINS
IN GREAT CAME
Makes the Third Applica-
ton for Franchise Along
Wood Street in Oakland
MOVE Is A SURPRISE

OAKLAND. Dec. Wood street in
West Berkeley has become the battle
ground of three railroad systems, To-
day the San Francisco, Oakland and
San Jose Railroad. when operates the
Key Route" applied for a franchise
to operate an electric railroad through
the street.
The Western Pacific Railway and the
Santa Fe already have petitions pend
inE for franchise privileges along the
same thoroughfare.
The move by the Key Route is a
great surprise to the railroad people.
The application conflicts with that of
the Santa Fe, with which the Key
Route was supposed to have most
friendly relations.
The Key Routes application pro-
jects a line starting on Wood street at
Seventh and extended northerly the
length OF the street TO Gladding street
Thence it runs along Gladding TO the
north line of the Watts tract, into
Center street across the Key Route
lands and subway TO Yerba Buena
avenue.
This route is practically the same
as that which the Western Pacific has
outlined in its application and is identi-
cal in all essentials with that of the
Santa Fe. The Santa Fe has applied
for a franchise as far as Twentieth
street on Wood from it's Emeryville
yards in order to reach the site of its
proposed new freight station at Tween
tieth and Union streets;
The Key Routes proposals in the
franchise application provide for a
single or double track road. from which
steam motive power is specifically ex-
Guided. The Key Route purposes, evil
IDENTIFY, to establish a belt line spur
for switching freight cars by electric
power. An open track clause is set
forth in the application. 1t is de-
clared that the San Francisco, Oak
land and San Jose electric road will
extend the use of the Wood street
tracks to all railroads for switching
and transportation purposes, without
discrimination, upon payment of reason
able charges The life of the fran
chise is to be for fifty years.
This application confirms long
current rumor in railroad circles that
the Key Route people plan to go into
the freighting bupsiness on an ex-
tensive scale. Granting of this fran
chise would give them access to the
| large warehouses that are springing UP
along Oaklands west shore.
The franchise would also give the
Key Route a commanding position in
the event of the Improvement of the
vast tide land tract owned by the
Realty Syndicate between the Key
Route pier and the Southern Pacific
Company broad gauge mole. This tract
has been bulkheaded and has been Sc
lected, according to the announced
plans of the syndicate. as site for
docks, piers and warehouses.
With the entrance of the Key Route
upon the Wood street scene of contest,
much interest is added to 1.-The rapidly
developing railroad fame in Oakland.
The Santa Fe and the Western Pacific
applications are set for hearing be-
fore the committee of the whole of the
| City Council Monday night
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1906-12-08

livered by the retiring president, John
G. North of Riverside, Governor Par
dee and Lieutenant Governor Ander-
son. In the course of his address the
Governor said.
Back of Oakland in 1862 there was
a magnificent redwood forest I re-
member how my father later pointed
the place out to me from the varanda
Of our Clay street residence, and told
me how Tom Eager had entered the
forest and cut the greater part of II
down. There is now a second growth
of timber starting, running from
eighteen inches to two feet in height.
This shows what can be done if the
forests are protected and allowed to
grow"
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1906-12-08
REGULATES CONVICT LABOR GOODS

WASHINGTON, Dec. by a practic-
ally unanimous vote the House today
passed the bill limiting the regulation
of interstate commerce between the
several States in articles manufactured
by convict labor or in any prison or
reformatory. The bill was introduced
by Hunt Of Missouri. a practical
stonemason Under the Wilson bill,
which became a law in 1890, convict
labor made goods may enter into active
competition with the goods manufac-
tured by free labor" and under this
federal law State could not pass a
law that would prevent the shipping
into the State of prison-made goods OF
other States
The law which was passed today alb
rogates the interstate commerce law
as at present applied to convict-made
goods, thereby affording TO the differ
emit States and Territories the right to
inhibit the shipping of eonvict-made
goods within the confines of any State
or Territory.
With an appropriation of over $751;
100000 the executive and judicial ap
preparation bill for 1908 was reported
TO the House today by the appropria-
tions committee and was made a spe-
cial order for Monday.
The sovereignty of the State was the
subject of earnest debate growing out
of the consideration of bill TO estab-
lish a game preserve in the Olympia
forest. reserve in the State of Wash
ington- The bill was passed without
division.
Mondell of Wyoming insisted that
the Supreme Court had ruled that
State is sovereign over its birds.
game and fishes, and that to create
such a game preserve and place IL
under national supervision was clearly
aR ha ri0 nf
ereign State.
The House adjourned until Monday.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1906-12-08
SIXTEEN TEAMS OF BICYCLE
RIDERS READY TO CONTEST
Every Quarter of the Globe VIII Be
Represented I'm the Sfx-Day
Race In New York

NEW YORK. Dec. sixteen teams
of bicycle riders. gathered from every
quarter of the globe, will start on sun
day night on the long journey OF the
annual International six-day bicycle
race in Madison Square Garden. The
release yesterday from Ellis Island OF
the champion French team. the Georget
brothers. who recently won the first
six-day race ever held in Europe. COM
p1eted the list OF entries. which was
held open until the last moment await
ing decision in their case. The cham
pions of Europe. Asia and Africa, as
well as the very best riders in Amer
fcay will go to the post.
Eddie Root of Sheepshead Bay. who
won the last two races. is again IA
vorite. with Joe Fogler OF Brooklyn,
his partner last year, but Bobby Waltz
our and Hugh Mclean are close Sec
ond choice.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1906-12-08
MOREHOUSE CLAIM
HELD INVALID
Alameda Court Decides for
Marston and Others in.
Suit for Attorneys Fees.
AGREEMENT Is VOID

OAKLAND. Dec Judge Melvin
rendered a decision this afternoon in
favor OF the defendants in the suit
brought by william Crane Spencer
against George II. Collins, a San fran
cisco capitalist. F. J. Hsmbly, NJ c.
Hassett. George z. Whitaker, S. ".
Boring and Abner Paul Marston to re-
cover on a claim for an attorneys fee
II about $4,000, assigned 70 him by
former State Senator II. Y. Morehouse,
who claimed il was due him for assist
ing Abner Marston TO collect about
$780, 600 from the estate Of his great
mole Abner Coburn Of Maine
AIarsron contracted. while still q
minor. with Senator Morehouse and F.
J. Hambly to pay them Is per cent Of
al they should recover for him from
he estate Of Coburn. They secured
he large legacy for young Marston,
But upon becoming OF age he repudiat-
ID the contract.
Senator M0rehOuse assigned his share
r the contract, estimated to be worth
a little over 8 per cent OF the estate
Marston had received. TO Spencer. In
as suit 70 recover Spencer Joined Col
ms. as MarstOn had conveyed much
# his property 70 him, and the other
defendants because they were in va
rious ways interested in the contract
made between Marston and Senator
Morehouse.
The litigation developed the fact that
young Marston had agreed while a boy
70 part with about $500 TO secure the
legacy Of his New England relative II
was alleged that he had assigned his
estate upon becoming of age 10 Collins,
his friend. in order TO avoid the agree
ment The suit has been pending in
the courts for severah years.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1906-12-08
TOWN OF CLIFTON
RESTS IN MUD
Impossible to Reach Many
Sections and List of the
Dead Is Unobtainable
DAM OF WRECKAGE

sOIOMONvILLE. A T. Dec. Re
ports from the food-strieken city OF
Clifton indicate that while the water
has subsidized the town is paralyzed BY
deposits Of mud and smelter sedi-
ments II is still impossible 70 reach
many sections. and no definite liss OF
the dead can be obtained 10 - now
known that the calamity was caused
principally by the breaking OF a reser-
voir up Chase Creek.
The first rush. which came soon arter
dark Monday night. formed dam or
wreckage and threw fierce currents
over the town The store OF the Arr
IONA Copper Company. carrying A hair
million dollar stock. was flooded i've
feet deep The smelter works built
over the stream were wrecked Other
large firms suffering heavy losses were
the ella Valley Bank. Becker Franz,
s. ]. Forbes and Hosheld and Eagsr-
auer firms Six miles OF the track
the Coronado ranch is destroyed. The
terminals Of the Arizona and New Mex
leo railway are under three feet or
slime.
The city is under strong guard to
prevent vandalism. Much suffering
among the poorer class is becoming
manifest. business is absolutely at a
standstill and one telephone wire is
world. No bodies have been recovered
and the complete death list can never
be ascertained. An estimate places the
damage at 100000. A great deal OF
piIIaging is going on and several Mexf-
cans have been shot The town OF
MetcaIf north Of Clifton. was also
damaged, but no lives were lost The
two newspaper Offices were buried In
the mud.
Ell PASO. Tex. Dec. IA special
TO the Herald from Clifton. Ariz-. says
that some bodies were uncovered today
in the debris in the pump house below
town. Only two bodies have been IN
covered in town. The body OF Mrs
Charles ThFum is still missing 1t is
believed that the removal OF DEBRIS
which will commence at once. as the
water is falling. will result in finding
many other bodies
PHOENIX. AriZ-. Dec. THE break
in the Maricopa and Phoenix Railroad
bridge over the ella River has been
enlarged TO over 500 feet The water
Is rapidly recedfng. but IL will be sew
eraI days before traffic can be resumed
A report is current that the Colorado
River has broken through the levee
1000 feet below Rock Dam in the I'm
perial canal The rumer is discredited
here by Southern Pacific oficials.
Colonel Randolph having reported this
afternoon that all was well.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1906-12-08
ROBBER Of WOMAN
ESCAPES ARREST

MARTINEZ, Dec. NO trace has
been found of the assailant of Mrs.
Gertrude Groom. who was beaten and
robbed of $500 early yesterday MORN
ing though the police of Contra Costa
and the adjoining counties have made
a thorough search. The condition of
the aged woman is still critical,
though the attending physicians think
she may ultimately recover and not
lose her sight as the result of the
thugs act In throwing pepper into her
eyes.
Descriptions of the man have been
sent to the towns about the bay.
Sheriff Veale believes the robber made
his escape on an early morning train
and that he is In San Francisco.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1906-12-08
BRIGGS PRESIDENT
Of ASSOCIATION

SACRAMENTO, Dec. THE session
Of the California Water and Forest AS
sociation closed tonight with the cleo
ton Of Arthur r. Briggs, secretary of
the State Board OF Trade, as president
Of the association, and T. c. Friedland-
sr OF San Francisco secretary, and with
the adoption Of the resolutions pre-
scented by the committee.
These resolutions memorabilia the
Legislature and Congress TO make ap-
prOpriations TO carry on photographic
and topographic work in this State.
The resolutions further call upon Con-
gress TO urge the prosecution of all
parties perpetrating frauds upon tim
Der lands.
at today's session addresses were de-
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1906-12-08
SUPERVISORS ARE ASKED
TO SELECT LIGHT POLES
Merchants Association Urges Action
Regarding Proposed Electric and
Gas Illumination on Market


In communication addressed to the
Board of Supervisors the Merchants
Association requests that the United
Railroads be informed what kind of
ornamental light poles 1t should place
on Market street. The company in
tends to act in accordance with it's
agreement made at the time it was
given permission to install an cleo
trio street railway system on the
street. The associations asks the
privilege of inspecting the plans for
the poles before selection is made.
1t is suggested in the communities
tion that the sort of pole selected re-
semble those used in Cologne, Ger
many, and that they be placed in the
center of the street. The association
expresses absolute opposition to al
lowing poles on the sidewalks on
Market street. The Supervisors are
also asked to require the Gas and
Electric Light Company to install
ornamental lampposts. according to its
agreement.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1906-12-08
DIAMOND PIN ONCE OWNED BY
MRS. CHAS. A. FAIR Is SUED FOR
Lawsuit Over Gem Given Her by Mrs.
Herman Oelrichs Is Begun I'm
New York.

NEW YORK. Dec. 7.-An interesting
suit for the ownership of a diamond
pin. once the property of Mrs. Charles
A. Fair, to whom it was given by Mrs.
Herman Oelrichs, was heard today by
Justice Joseph in the Sixth District
Municipal Court.
The complainant is John A. Dixon. a
Dixon. an actress, and the defendant
is Elizabeth MARROW, also an actress.
Dixon alleges that his sister died in
testate and that at the time of her
death Miss NARROW took possession u
the pin.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1906-12-08
CANS hEAeHEs ToNoPAH

TONOPAH, Ney., Dec. Joe Cans
arrived here tonight on a delayed train
He declared he would make the weight
with hard work. He will start work
Monday. Herman and Cans met to-
night and clasped hands in a most
friendly manner.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1906-12-08
FITZGERALD FREED

MARTINEZ, Dec. flames J. Fitz-
gerald. accused of the murder Of Allan
Williams on the night Of September
IA, was acquitted by a jury in Judge
Wells court today.
One OF his companions, Pete Vallejo
pleaded guilty Tuesday and was SEN
fenced to eight years in San Quentin.
Two others Thomas Lane and Dick
williams. are awaiting trials on the
same charge.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1906-12-08
MORE SUITS TO CONDEMN
Western Pacific Brings Twelve New
Harbor Front Actions

OAKLAND Dec. 1.-THE Western Pa
cifc Company filed twelve more con-
domination suits late this afternoon in
connection with the right of way it
seeks along Oakland harbor. The de-
PENDANTS are NJ. D. LUZ, James P. Tay-
Tor, Susan Geek, w. C. Ironmonger,
Louis Chartrand, Oakland Dock and
Warehouse Company John w. Ravens,
Clarence McIntire, Elizabeth Cushion,
Charlotte Brown, Gilbert Wyman and
F. KolodZy.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1906-12-08
COWBOY TRIES TO RIDE HORSE
INTO SALOON AT PIT. RICHMOND
Marshal Arrests ArizOnian and He VIII
he Tried on Charge of Disturb
in the Peace

MARTINEZ, Dec. William T. Du-
chesne, an Arizona cowboy, was arrest
ed at Point Richmond yesterday for at
tempting to ride his steed into a sa-
loon and have the horse, which he
claimed was specially trained, take a
drink with him over the bar.
The cowboy reached the door when
Marshal Gregory seized him. He was
held for disturbing the peace. His
trial will be held tomorrow.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1906-12-08
STANFORD FOOTBALL CAPTAIN

STANFORD UNIVERSITY, Dec. t.
w. Koener 'OS of Portland. Ore, was
tonight elected captain of the Stanford
football team for the season of 1907.
defeating E P. Stott by vote of to !.
Koener played end in the intercolle-
giate game of 1905, and in this. years
Rugby game his position was forward
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1906-12-08
ANTIOCH MARSHAL ARRESTS
A BOLD GASPIPE THUG
Prisoner Admits Having Planned to
Make an Assault ON His Captor
and Rob Him

MARTINEZ, Dec. Town Marshal
Shine of Antioch took ]. A. Pierce, a
barber, into custody last night on sus-
picion of being a gaspipe thug. When
arrested he had under his coat piece
of gaspipe eighteen inches long
wrapped in newspaper.
When locked up the prisoner said
that he had been preparing to LAY
out" his captor and rob him. He was
brought to the County Jail this after
noon.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1906-12-08
GOVERNMENT WANTS LABoRERs

There is to be an examination of I'M
skilled laborers by the United States
Civil Service Commission in room 343
Postoffice building, December IA. The
commission has had difficulty in get
ting laborers and teamsters in this
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of Tampico by the Mexican Petroleum
Company of Los Angeles.
James w. Warren of Los Angeles
will be the general manager OF the
new company
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1906-12-08

Everybody Works but Father
He is selling holiday cutlery at
Stoltzs, 1885 Fillmore ST., above SUIT
ter. Mail orders a speciality.