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The San Francisco call., 1906-10-11
QUIT PAYING WHEN
HE QUIT USING GAS
So Said This Millionaire
When Sued, and the Court
Held He Was in Right

TACOMA. Oct. 1o.-Henry Hewitt Jr..
millionaire. was defendant today in a
suit brought in ustfce Lincks court
to collect a gas bill for s331 Hewitt
won the case
Hewitt said he had ordered out the
meter last February after his bill had
climbed TO over $40 a month and that
he had since ceased to use any gas. al
though the meter had not been taken
out The case turned largely on a
question OF veracfty between the COM
pany's collector and Mr. Hewitt, the
collector testifying that he advised Mr..
Hewitt to order the meter taken out,
but that the latter had refused to do So
It's a lie" interrupted the defendant.
Hewitt called in his behan an ex-
pert, who testified that meters would
sometimes register consumption of gas
where none had been burned. The at
torney for the company argued to the
court that Hewitt was taking advan-
tage of his wealth and position in So
ciety to beat a legitimate claim, but
the defendant retorted that he was
merely exercising his right as a pri-
vate citizen TO quit paying for gas
when he quit using it.
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-11
CONDEMNS ABOLIsHING OF
CO-EDUCATION BY CHICAGO
President Jordan of Stanford Says Uni
versity Has Never Had Any Trou-
hIe With the Young Women.

STANFORD UNIVERSITY. Oct. 1e.--
President David Starr Jordan of Stan
ford University condemns the action of
the authorities of the University OF
Chicago in aboIishing eo-education at
the institution.
This sort of movement" said the
executive of Stanford, toward the
abolishment of co-education is decid-
edIy in the wrong direction. Co-educa-
tion at Stanford has always been very
satisfactory and we have had no trou-
BILE with the young women.
Although co-educatfon is allowed at
Stanford definite limit has been
placed upon the number of women stu
dents allowed to enter the institution
and the standard of entrants is rigor-
ously kept up to the top notch. Five
hundred women students only-are al
lowed to attend Stanford at once and
a waiting list is maintained
The statistics of ex-Chafrman Green
of the students affairs committee show
that only one student has been forced
to leave the university in the last three
years.
The 500 limit at Stanford was set by
Mrs. Stanford and Is maintained by the
board Of trustees
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-11

Lieutenant Colonel John A Lundeen.
Artillery Corps. is to be the new post
commander at the Presidio. He will
relieve Colonel Morris, the present
commander of the forces. stationed
there Colonel Lundeen has been sta
toned here for several months as in
spector general of the Pacific division
Previous to this he spent some time
in the service in Alaska He left yes
terday on a two months leave TO visit
different points in the East, and on his
return here viii assume his new duties
Colonel Lundeen is g West Pointer
of the class of 1873. In 1882 he was
an honor graduate of the artillery
school He was made lieutenant
colonel June s. 1905. He is a native
of Sweden, being born there March 8,
1S4S
He was relieved here by Lieutenant
Colonel George L. Anderson. who en-
tered upon his new duties as inspector
general yesterday.
Colonel Charles Norris has been in
command OF the post at the Preside
for the last four years. On being re-
lieved here he viii proceed to Fort
Preble. Maine. where he will be in
command of the Seventy fifth and One
Hundred and Seventh companies of
Coast Artillery Colonel Morris and
his family during their Sojourn
here have made many friends. Mrs
Morris and her daughters have been
particularly active in the social doings
at the Presidio.
General Frederick Funston. now IN
command of the forces in Cuba. has
shaved off his beard and mustache
and is said to look like a boy of 81
Mrs. Funston. it is reported. is 10 start
at once for Havana.
Colonel Frank L. Winn, military
secretary to General Macarthur, spent
yesterday at the Rodeo rife range
making an inspection Of the new work
of construction that is now going on
there.
Lieutenant Arthur E. Boyce. Fif-
teenth Infantry, who was operated on
at the General Hospital at the Pre-
sidio on Monday for serious attack
Of throat trouble, is now in con-
valescent state.
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-11
BOAT IS CAPSZED;
CAPTAIN DOWNS.
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALI

SANTA CRUZ. Oct 10.-Edward
Crangle. master OF the gasoline lumber
schooner Chetco. was drowned this
morning of san Vincente and three sea
men of the same vessel almost met the
same fate by the capsizing Of small
boat IN which the four men had left
the vessel san Vincente is the site or
the new cement works, about twelve
miles up the coast. and has no wharf
All loading has TO be done by means or
z chute and cable. A small boat had
been lowered from the Chetco, and
Captain Crangle and the three sailors
started toward the shore 10 make fast
a line and return with the cable
According TO the story OF Mate Frank
Robinson. the sea was perfectly calm
when suddenly an immense white
capped comber arose. catching the ht-
tie boat in its hollow. This was quickly
followed BY another. which lifted the
boat high in the air and came down on
TOP OF the men. Captain Crangle, who
was weighted with heavy shoes, arose
but once. The other three kicked on
their boots and. after a hard struggle,
reached the beach. One Of the sailors,
William NaImgren, was unconscious
for several hours. The body Of Cap
tain Crangle was washed ashore about
six hours after the accident He was
well known Ia san Francisco, from
which port he had sailed for fifteen
Years or more. He leaves wife and
four children, residing in San Fran
cisco.
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-11
SNOW FALLING IN
MIDDLE WEST.
States About the Great
Lakes Feel the First
Touch of an Early Winter
INTERRUPTS TRAFFIC
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL

SPECIAL DISPAICH II i1E SALi1-
CHICAGO, Oct te.-The hrst freez-
ing weather of the season came today
when the tempersture dropped to so
degrees Chicago set new weather
record for itself when the timorous
snowf1akes came down upon the city
unprepared for them
snow fell in several places in the
central Western States probably the
heaviest fall being between Chicago
and Cleveland Telegraph and tele-
phone communication in all directions
was seriously interrupted and IN many
instances cut off altogether
At Sauth Bend. Ind-, four inches of
snow fell and street car traffic was
interrupted. In Indiana snow is re-
ported from several points, four inches
having fallen at Muncie and Marion.
At Lincoln, Neb, the mercury
dropped to Is degrees above zero, be-
ing the coIdest October weather in Ne
braska for twenty-eight years.
Snow and cold weather IS also re-
ported in several northwestern points.
At Duluth zero weather is predicted.
Marquette. Mich, reports strong
northeast gale, accompanied by snow,
and at st. Ignace, Mich, snow has been
falling ali day. Vessels are seeking
shelter until the storm abates
Fourteen inches Of snow is reported
at StiIlwelL Ind just across the boun-
dary line from Illinois
At st. Louis 81 degrees is reported,
it being the coldest day In october for
over thirty five years
Several points in Minnesota, North
and South Dakota and Montana report
cold weather and snow, accompanied
by high winds and the usual delay to
trains and interruptions to telegraph
and telephone service
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-11
FAxoN,s APPLICATION FOR
WRIT DENIED BY COURT
Former santa Rosa Clergyman Makes
Vain Effort to Work Upon
Feelings of Judge.

SANTA ROSA, Oct. Io-Judge En-
nett Seawe1l today refused the appIi-
cation for a writ of habeas corpus for
the release of r. F. Faxon, who is
held on the charge of molesting young
girls. Faxon was once Clergyman
and he is of good family. His father
urged an application for the writ on
the ground that the prisoner had made
his plea under the notion of prosecu-
tio- which would disgrace his father
and mother.
Several girls had been stopped
BY Faxon before he was captured by
the police. and 10 save any unplea SAINT
notoriety for the girls the officers al
lowed the fellow to plead guilty to a
minor charge and let him escape with
a jail sentence rather than press a
more serious charge and send him to
State Prison.
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-11
OAKLAND STOCK EXCHANGE.

0AELANn Oct. Io-THe following were the
-es anil closing euorsffons to,laE the Oak-
at stock and EolI Exchange
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-11
ENGINEER FALLS OFF TRAIN
RLATFoRM AND IS KILLED

SACRAMENTO. Oct 1a--G. M. Far
ley. resident engineer OF the western
division Of the Southern Pacific Com
pany, whose residence is in Oakland.
was killed near Nixon station, a few
miles from Sacramento. this afternoon.
Farley was riding on the rear of a
train that was pulling toward Sacra-
mento and accidentally lost his hold
and fell on the rocks alongside the
track His skull was fractured. He
had wife and family living in oak
land.
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-11

and passenger business TO the present
termini OF the line on October Is. This
is the line known as The Borax Smith
Railroads. which IS being built BY
F. " Smith OF Oakland The road taps
Smiths borax mines and makes trfbu-
tary 70 Los Angeles an extensive min-
eral territory OF Nevada
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-11

UNIONS OFFICERS.
wATSoNvILLE. Oct. 10.--At today's
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-11
ST. Uor1S EDUCATOR DEAD.

ST. LOUIS. Oct. 10.-Caneer OF the
stomach caused the death yesterday OF
DR.. Max Hempel. aged 43 years, na-
+fonaIlv known as q German educator
and writer on scientific matters.
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-11
..RoRAx snrrHr RaILRoAn.

Los ANGELES, Oct 10.-The Tono-
pah and Tidewater Railroad. which is
being constructed from Ludlow. on the
Santa Fe Railway. north through San
Bernardino and Inyo counties TO Beatty
and Bullfrog, New. announces that it
will commence the handling of freight
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-11

session OF the State convention of the
the following officers were elected:
Mrs Beaumelle Sturteyant Peet. presf-
dent; Mrs. Sarah J. Dorr. vice presi-
dent: Anna E Chase, corresponding
secretary: Addie A. Estes. recording
secretary Annie Little Barry, auditor.
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-11
FrRE IN cHRYsoPHRAz NINE.

PORTERVILLE, Oct. 10.-The TAN
nebaum chrysophrase mine near this
city was destroyed by fire yesterday,
entailing loss of $50, 600. The owner
of the mine resides in New York The
origin of the fire is supposed to have
been spontaneous combustion The
mine is the source OF nearly all the
chrysophrase used in the world.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1906-11-23
THE BOSS.

Tho republican party through Sec.
rotary Bouaparte hHs at Inst invented a
reform that no othe: party has prior
claim to and TINT no other party will
probably care to claim. This Bonaparte
invention nny he styled illegally con-
stituted bosses to mako all the nomina.
tions Tor public Offices and thus do away
entirely with nominating conventions"
y o one hut a republican boss. or you'd
be boss, could invent such "a scheme OF
licensing the bo& system. Democrats
are intent on sCIt.ri"crnmcnt md arc
determined hat The people must govern
the bosses aud nui the busscs the people.
But in the republican breast the e ever
seems to dwell the | nncring hereditary
hope, descended fron Hamilton, tint
the few, or for i'mi I.aiter the one, ehall
rule nId dictate 10, 'ie many II the
voters a,c gapahIs nf oioctiuR n boss,
hey are certainly capable Of nominal.
ing nid elecllng their public oificiale.
o.her vi ri nniyersai suffrage IL a failure
and like the Hebrews Of old. a king is
the natural boss that the people would
elect.
The fact is the republican, leaders see
.%tnonhle brewing for them in tho near
i%piutc. ftr the people are awakening to
Nc Tact 'bat their only enlvation is to
abolish hosses, with the certain corrup
ton and grating tEni siHlk in tlicir
train mud ~ repnOlicanism means the
tui" Of hos es, "a democracy mcnha the
~ tbe pc ipic, the republican !, nd.
era Honlh 'eghlIzs tie political machine
hey have set w, in hopes n preventing
bre Ikdown they SEQ IL approaching. |
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1906-11-23
..rnE EunE DE GOLD.

Nothing succeeds like success. Every
thing that happens in Nevada now.a.
days becomes M sd Yertisement for the
state, snys the Reno Journal. The
opening OF the Walker Luke Reserva-
uon afforded "a space-tiller for the lead
ing Coast dailies for several days and
now the weeklies are taking it up in one
way or another. Tho last issue OF Ridg-
ways, a weekly published in the four
teen leading cities OF the land, devotes
its leading editorial TO the matter.
Ridgways has a largo circulation. and
this editorial will carry message into
darkest America" into regions where
previously people did not know that
there was II state called @Nevada" on
the map. TJnder the title Of q The Lure
Of Gold,' it reads us follows:
Sold is II potent distributor Of Iopu-
lation. To the cry proclaiminR its dis.
covery, men responded from the four
quarters Of the compass The KlonIike
sends out lite irresistabie invitation and
thousands OF the adventurous, the
desperate, and The s~tout-henrted, flock
10 the land OF bit ter extremes. Now the
will 20. the.wiSp CLINT has flashed yellow
Walker Lake Reservation is an ARIA half
ma big rs Connecticut, besprinkled with
GOLD aud silver bearing lodges, and
Travelled hero and there by rivulcts Of
tputnr not l..aa anlnhln IN flint IN ,inE,
thar the precious metal itself. When
the government gave entry to this re-.
5erva;ion, more thnn five thousand men
crossed the boundaries. facing to stake
their elaine, md to wrest FROM the stub
born earth the treasures which it so
jealousy hides. Soon the earth will be
made rich with gold from another OF
Natures store'bouses. 1t is clean
wealth that is won thus; no swentshop,
no varying o. wits, .no cb%ild-laboT, is
responsible for the production. Such
industry scalters from tho cities just &C
many human souls, forcing them oui
into the open. Even when the property
fails, and the search proves futile, there
is radiating virtue in the enter prise
Those who return, though failure be
their portion, come back a sounder
breed, sturdier 10 body and soul. They
uave measured Strength with the Earth
that bore the and have grown in the
struggle. Truly, the lure Of gold, ie,
in ito primal appeal, n power for good
not evil
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1906-11-23
w.n,. s,.,. Mln.r.,.r,.,.

There ia one thing that the coming
state Legislature should do and that il
appoint u state m~ineralogOt,- remarked
a we'll kporn business and mining man
last even'eRat Que OF tho hotels. Il
understand the matter Is he ing agitaied
throughout the state aud believe that it
is u good move and one that should
receive every encouragement from the
people, Tie duties Of tue official wonld
be to visit the various PORTIONS Of the
state andSnake a detailed report of the
out put If the minerals, TO mike maps
Of the S~artous sections to study and
make reports upon the geological for
nation aud handle the affairs pertaining
to the mlnrpG iuduury aad be able to
give inforuiStion i'll reguri to it.
@fherr Ii no question Int that mining
is now our paramount industry ant will
be 9 for several years tO come aud /
firmly believe that the state should do
everything in its power " nseist the
men who are spending fortunes in the
Development Of properties. There is
another feature, too, mt that is consid-
cradle wild eating wonid be slapped
by such reports as the people not only
OF Nevada hut other places would in 4
great measure, depend upon the expose
tioDs made by the officials and thus be
largely guided i'll their ;uvestmeut.
The expense would not co great to
the state as the state printing ufice
could handle the report and Que good
man with several ASSISTANTS could well
attend to all the duties. II is ono Of the
thmRa needed and believe that 1t will
be done."-Carsou News.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1906-11-23
REMNANTS OF CALICO.
Finger and Thumb Of the Famous As
tronomer to Be Bought by
italian Government.

What Is the finger OF n dead scientist
worth? This question has been stir
ring all Florence, the thumb and In
lex finger of the right hand OF Calico
having recently been offered for sale
In that city by IN old woman, Laura
joni. Being In straltened cIrcum-
stances, relates the New York Post,
sho tried to obtain the highest offer
for her strange property.
The government. getting wind OF the
affair, caused an investigation TO lie
made, and a%scertained that these relics
OF the great astronomer were genuine,
having been cut of In 1897 ~ n fanat-
lcai admirer, Marquis Capponi, when
the bodyhwas reinterred in The splen-
did mausoleum in The Santa Croce
church. NThercupon the government
decided TO acquire them and 10 replace
them in the mausoleum.
The only question still to be dis
cussed Is the matter OF price. Upoh
this point 0cxperts Will undoubtedly
be called ms But one person, we arc
sure would Q not be welcome the
American tourist. who, as reported ro-
Gently In the Atlantic Monthly. re-
marked on belng0toid that OF Gail
cos tomb in the Santa Croce: Cali
leo? oh. yes;{ SGalIleo? Why, OF
course! Pygmalion and Calico: you
always hear OF 9them together; now,
who was Pygmallon r.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1906-11-23
su,,., 10 ..eny-r M,n.r.i L.ud..

a matter Of tremendous moment 10
the mining iuteresis OF Nevada WIS
taken up by the Interior Department
yesterday when Secretary Hitchcock
issued an order directing that u hearing
be held at Carson, Nevada. at IN early
date preliminary to The government til.
ing suit to cancel the patents to $4,000
acres Of laud held in the White Horse
Mining District by the Central Pacific
Railway Company. located thirty miles
east OF Reno.
The order was issued after orul Rrgu-
ment hat beer made by =. S. Downer
and F.. g.. O'Brien OF Reno before the
assistant United States attorney general
and tour OF the ublest lawyers Of the in
teriordcpartmeni. The Nevada attor.
ueys scored a complete success and the
suit TO which the government has COM
mitted itself viii be Of far-reachinH.
II is believed that when this suit haa
been disposed OF the government will
mex proceed to attack the patents held
by tile Central Pacific in the mining
districts in the vicinity of Unionville,
Mill City, Ryepatch, Lovelock and else
where along the line Of the road in
Washoe, Storey, Lyon. Humboldt md
Elko counties in Nevada.
Tits reported il Washington that the
Nevada Parties succeeded in interesting
President Roosevelt i'll their case and
that he gave it his pers onal attention
before it was laid before the interior
department.
The attorneys in the case are in the
employ Of the Buster MIniuR Company
aud have been representing J 4. Ingalls,
against whom a suit was lodged by the
railroad company which WIS trying to
deprive min Of ralus1:= M;1Ssa; i-a,is
near OlinRhouse, Nevada. - Reno
Gazette.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1906-11-23
A D,al.r Car Aesld..,

The heater uD the dining car attach u
to No. 8 exploded Monday morning a
few miles east Of Lovelork aud three
passengers were. quite seriously injured
aud more than twenty received slight
bruises and cuts which required medical
attention.
The explosion occurred while some
twenty-eight ~passenge,d were in the
diner getting breakfast. According to
the statement Of j. l.. Hyde, the oon.
ductor IN charge OF the car, rs published
ia the Gazette, it appears that the
steam had been shut of from the engine
and Il fire had been made in the Baker
heater mt the front end OF the car 10
keep the diner warm. The stove is on
the 1air tight" pian and was well filled
with coal.
When the explosion took place the
entire car WIS filed with coal smoke
making it almost impossible for passeng-
ers to breathe. Following the ex-
plosiou u panic epsued. Passengers
grabbed dishes from the tables and
used them to break the large dot bile
1ndow OF the car in order to get ireeh
air. Tables we're upturned and the
women and children trampled upon 4
their frantic e%nLeavors to yet out Of the
car and to a place of. Rnfety. In nil
seven double windows we're broken and
a good part OF the diners dishes de-
molished.
One woman, Mrs. D. f. Parker Of ST.
Lous, became 30 excited during the
panic winch followed the explosion that
she jumped from the tram while it WIS
gong ut the rate Of about ten nliles IN
hour md received injuries which may
prove fatal. She was picked up by her
husband aud q fellow passenger and
taken to the Heo2Ie'z hospital at Reno
Tie rest Of the injured were taken to
San Francisco. All tie injured were
attended 10y an army ply eicim who
happened to be on the train.
The Gazette sage the messengers all
complained that it was the fau!t Of the
com pany in not properly heat ng the
train and TINT had the car beeu .up
piled with sufficient coal the accident
would not In . occurred. they all state
that during the entire night the steam
was shut of frum the train and the
passengers suffered a great zeal from
cold. This morning they urged that Il
tire be built in the dung car aud il was
this Hire that cause1 the explosion. Sew.
eral claimed that the radiators explod
ed an uccnunt OF having steam for ced
INTO the IN, when they we're filled with
ice.
The railroad officials seem tn know
very little concerning the accident, nut
refused to discuss it. They all claimed
however, that they did not know thu
cause Of the explosion, but that it wa
not due t" improper heating o. the Iran
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1906-11-23
TAXING or

President Roosevelt Fhns declared in
uneq4iy6cnl terms his opposition to the
decentralization OF immense fortunes and
has declared that they areeinimicI to the
survival .da republican institutions. To.
IN u ,%ineasure, curtsiltthe piling up OF
great riches, he. proposes that all in.
cameS be taxed and will recommend to
congress lie euactment Of legislation to
,itini end. ,&l .
Almost on the heels OF the news Of
the Presidents views and intentions
with regard To the decentralization Of
wealth comes The abatement tint tie
Pullman Ca- company, no Industrial
corporation had accumulated y sGrplue
of s35. 900 900 that it proposed to present
to its stockholders in the form Of u
stock dividend. 1t nlso appeared thai
the company lhad for years evaded
paying lakes to the city Of Chicago on
this vast sum-, representing to the tax
officials that it was simply II bookkeep'
ing account representing u lot Of old
cars fit only for klndlinR wood. Tho
lE ~ "a ~ ~ w
Tho fact that any concern can ac-
%cuinulate such a tremendous sum Of
mcnay makes it a danger to the co;n.
munity, for a half dozen such corpora.
nons would DO stronger in mouay power
thnn the government. and, as almost
ever! thing is governed by mon y power,
could defy the courts and the Inv with
IMMUNITY. In fact, the m great com.
hinatiops Of capital have deiied the
courts and set the law Mt naught Tor
year@; until the people. becoming tired
OF the spectacle. have set about clipping
the claws Of the trusts by Legislation
controlling and regulating their opera.
tions. f,
The taxing of incomes is another
step in the direction OF corporation con-
troll; n phase Of it i'll represented in the
Gliding gas rate recently adopted in
Boston, wherej4wiih each increase of l
per cent dividends tue rate paid de-
creases. Thus the people who confer
the franchise privilege share to some
extent in the profits they create.
The right to cara these great sums
should be taxable and tile state should
have the power to limit the dividend.
paying power by liking it at IA reason
able cum and making the bnIhnce rever
to the people i'll the shape OF taxes
IL lower prices.-San Francisco Re,
corder.