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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-02-13
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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-02-13

Lent, the spring fast, as Easter is
the spring festival. begins its forty
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-01
Brief Local News

CHARGE WEALTHY YOUNG Manfred s..
Adams, who is connected with n wealthy family
of Oakland, and who Is alleged to have flooded
the tenderloin with bad checks. locked up
in the Bush-street police station yesterday on a
charge Of having passed five spurious pieces Of
paper on c. H. Taylor.
SUITS FOR DIVORCE FILED-Suits for d.
vorce were filed yesterday by Thomas J. Law
renee against Stella Lawrence for desertion
Luck E. Webster. against James W. Webster
for extreme cruelty, and James Spillsne against
Sarah T. Spillane for extreme cruelty.
CAPTAIN PEABODY APPEALS Captain
Thomas Peabody. late master ef the army trans
port Sheridan. has appealed to United States
Supervising Inspector Birmingham from the
license for six months The Sheridan ran upon
an uncharted rock off the island Of Oahu several
months ago.
GETS YEAR FOR FoRGERY-James A. Della
nay pleaded guilty TO forgery yesterday In Judge
Cooks court and was sentenced to year in San
Quentin prison On December 81 of last year
Delahay defrauded Casserly Brothers of SS. 80
by drawing a check for $3.50 Central
Trust Company. He signed the of X. H.
Hoag to the check. indorsed 1t with his own
signature, and secured payment
NEW MOTOR CAR coNcERNs-Articies Of
incorporation were filed yesterday for two new
companies to engage In the automobile business
In this city, deal In machines and maintain
capitalized at 100000. with, $500 subscribed
its directors being George E. McWilliams John
J: 1vancovich and +. c. Innes. The Mauvais
Motor Car Company was formed by Roy Mauvais
w. b. Lomax and Abe p. Leach. Its capital
ization is $4,000. with So subscribed.
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-01
LOTTERY BILLS CHANCE
Grove Johnson's Measure Is Lying In
Irish's Committee

SACRAMENTO, Jan. 31.-That the
prophetic vision of Assemblyman Grove
Johnson increases with the silver in
his benign beard may yet be definitely
established before the Legislature ad-
journs. When Grove introduced his
bill directed against the lottery game.
he predicted that it would not encoun-
ter opposition in the Assembly, but
be assassinated quietly in the Senate.
The bill was referred to the committee
on judiciary in the Assembly, but when
it reached the Senate it was shunted
off to the lethal chamber of the com
mittee on public morals. This com
mittee has for It's chairman Senator
Irish of Downieville, counsellor of
Frank Daroux, the Sausalito poolroom
promoter, gambler and general patron
of profitable sports.
Friends of this bill believe that Irish
has succeeded in persuading the com
mittee that antilottery legislation is
beneath the consideration of we'll
meaning lawmakers, and that all sub
sequent ceremonies in relation to 1t
will be of post-mortem character
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-01
BILL ON INITIATIVE
|. AND REFERENDUM
Davis Introduces Measure
Extending Privilege to
the Counties and Cities
OUTDOES CAMINETTI
CALL HEADQUARTERS,
1907 EIGHTH STREET,

SACRAMENTO, Jan. 31.-Assembly-
man J. o. Davis, Democrat from Hol-
lister, introduced an initiative and ref
erendum bill in the Assembly today
that goes further than the bill of a
similar nature presented In the upper
house by Senator Caminetti. The Sen
ator from Amador asked only for
State law, but Davis adds on a clause
extending the initiative and referen-
dunn to counties and municipalities.
Another bill introduced by Davis re-
thorization and use of voting machines.
His aim is to compel a return to the
simon-pure Australian ballot low.
Grove Johnson put in a bill permit
ting the State Treasurer to deposit
money in the State or national banks
at rate of interest not less than per
cent. The limit of deposits in any one
bank is fixed at 10 per cent of the
funds In the custody of the Treasurer.
A similar bill has been introduced al
ready in the Senate by Carter.
A beneficial result of the junketing
trip to Whittier broke through the ice
today. Chairman Lynch of the COM
mittee on State prisons and reformato-
ries. presented an adverse report
against the bills calling for new hos
pital and a school for manual training
at the Whittier Reform School. The
amount asked for was $11, 900. Chair
man Lynch and his associates were of
the opinion that while the call for the
proposed Improvement was justified,
demands on the State for the restora-
tion of destroyed buildings were far
more urgent.
Owing to the absence of members of
junketing committees the Assembly had
some difficulty today in gathering a
quorum. After much squeezing the roll
call totalled forty-fiye. At one time
during the afternoon session the at
tendance of the members did not exceed
twenty two out of a total of seventy
nine. Ten of the eighteen representa-
tives from San Francisco were among
the absentees.
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-01
3aotng Fight
Senate IS in Favor of
Mutual Insurance
Threats of Companies Needed Little

bills immediate consideration, although
most of them will probably have to be
appreciably amended before they will
be recommended for passage.
The committee spent three hours to-
night in further comparison of the
proposed standard forms submitted by
their expert, o. G.. Jones, and Insur-
ance Commissioner Myron Wolf. Two
more forms. it develops, are to be sub
mitted before any ultimate decision is
to be reached by the committee. One
of these is to be submitted by T. c.
Coogan, who is here representing the
Board of Underwriters and the other by
Senator j. B. Curtin of Sonora. Curtin
is a lawyer and is one of the indefat-
igable workers of the Senate. He be-
lieves he can evolve a composite form
of policy that will contain the good of
the one submitted by Wolf and the one
submitted by Jones, and make it more
desirable to the policy holder than
either.
Coogan thinks both of the forms are
too long, and says the one he will usb-
NIT will be considerably briefer. Cur
tin agrees with Wolf, however, that the
more definite and specific the form is
the fewer chances will be given insur-
ance companies for welching.
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-01
UNITED RAILROADS FINDS TWO
VICTIMS AT AN EARLY HOUR
sudden Starting of Cars Responsible
for Injuries to Belated
Passengers

Two victims of the United Railroads
were taken to the Central Emergency
Hospital early this morning, both suf-
fering from painful but not dangerous
injuries.
Anna Duffey. a domestic employed by
Mrs. H. G. Tally 1916 Pacific avenue,
was about to alight from an east
bound Washington-street car at Van
Ness avenue, when. according to the
story she told the police, the car started
suddenly and she was hurled to the
pavement. She was badly bruised about
the head and face.
At about the same time Alexander
Wayda, waiter residing at 1865 Gold
en- Gate avenue, was transferring from
a Sutter-street car on Devisadero to a
car of the latter line and signalled the
motorman of the Devisadero car to
stop. Instead of doing so, however.
the motorman merely slowed up and
before Wayda could climb safely
aboard turned on the current with
force sufficient to cause the car to
move forward. Wayda was dragged
half block before the car was stopped
His ankle was broken and he was badly
bruised.
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-01
FATHER PLEADS IN
SONS BEHALF

TACOMA, Jan. 31.-Attorney Will F.
Thompson began his address to the
jury this morning in behalf of his son
Chester, who has been on trial for mur-
der for seven weeks. The address of
the father lasted all of today, and will
last a good part of tomorrow Al
though the father was in bad health
his address was an oratorical effort Of
great strength His remarks brought
tears to the eyes of the Judge and jury
Every person in the courtroom sobbed.
Even the attorneys for the State were
overcome. The aged attorney recited
from his own poem, High Tide at
Gettysburg" and commented on the
fact that he had been a rebel soldier.
He claimed that he loved his boy and
that he loved the law alike, and that
he would not make an appeal for the
son that was not within the law.
II shall appeal neither to your preju-
dices nor to your hearts" he declared,
but nevertheless his address was one
of the most powerful heart appeals ever
made in western courtroom.
With tears streaming down his face.
the father begged the jury to find some
kind of verdict-not to make mis-
trial.
Il am no coward he cried. but I
cannot go through this ordeal again. II
the sun is going down, let it go down
today. If you are going to strike,
strike now. I'll not finch at your YER
dict. If the law does not acquit that
boy, let him die. Death is not such a
terrible thing. Men on the jury have
faced it; have faced it."
AT this point Thompson launched into
a wonderful word picture of rhe battle
of Cold Harbor, a dramatic effort on
which he had evidently spent many
days of preparation.
1t is not death l am fighting against
now, but dishonor There has never
been a coward in our family. There
has never been a drunkard; there has
never been a criminal"
Then followed an appeal to the jury
to find the boy insane.
During all Of the sobbing and hys-
terra In the courtroom Chester Thomp-
son shed not a tear, nor did he ever
change position.
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-01
ANTHONY BILL WON'T DO
SHAW GIVES VIEWS
On CURRENCY

NEW YORK, Jan. 31.-Secretary OF
the Treasury Shaw spoke on Pending
Financial Legislator at the annual
BANQUET OF the Missouri Society at the
waIdorf-Astoria Hotel tonight He
said in part:
The only weakness In our currency Is want OF
elasticity Credit currency. by which mean
currency against which no collateral Is de-
rnanded Is the only elastic currency known 70
man There are several reasons why the credit
currency system must not be adopted in its en-
tirety in this country. and every reason Tor saLe
guarding in several ways, whatever issue may De
am strongly in favor Of the issuance OF a
- rrne Of bank-note circulation IN excess of the
y 1- va Inc Of the bonds deposited am not
fovever 10 favor Of separate and distinct kihd
~ currency. In my judgment this aooltiohai
circfIls tion should be guaranteed by the Govern
r,enf and the fact recorded the present bank
more 10 the effect that the same is secured by a
deposft OF Government bonds should be elm
insted and IN lieu thereof the note should con
tain the follow ing; 'Ihls note j. EuAranleeu
bv the United States"
The smallest thinksbIe tax this additional
circulation would afford abundant protection 70
tie Government. The banks should be required
~ retire al least once year any excess above
me mar value Of the bonds deposited.
IN addition there should be authorized an
issue equally large, taxed at not less than per
cent with no requirement 10 reserve. II Is
die 10 REQUIRE a reserve against emergency cur
rencr for the exhaustion OF reserve Is what
makes the emergency.
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-01
CALL HEADQUARTERS,
1907 EIGHTH STREET.

SACRAMENTO, Jan. 31.-The threat
emanating from insurance companies
that they will leave the State if the
standard form of policy and other
measures to be enacted by the Legisla-
ture are too harsh resulted tonight in
an agreement of the Senate committee
on insurance and insurance laws to give
immediate attention to measures that
will extend the possibilities of mutual
insurance.
Senator Leavitt of Oakland, chair
man of the committee, has inspired this
procedure. He said:
We want the people to have the whip hand in
all matters of Insurance. If corporations con-
slider proposed measures safeguarding the inter
ests of policy holders too harsh let them leave
the State as they threaten. The people will
take steps to insure themselves, and it should be
the aim of this Legislature to provide them with
laws extending the scope of mutual associa-
tions.
The laws regarding the province of
mutual insurance are very restrictive,
and there are now several bills in botn
houses of the Legislature providing for
the extension of the latitude Of enter
prises of this kind. The intention of
the Senate committee is to give these
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-01
PRESIDENT LAUDS
WOMEN 8 WORK

NEW YORK, Jan. 31-A letter from
President Roosevelt to Mrs. Maud Ma
than, president of the Consumers
Lea que, was read at the annual meeting
of the league in this city today. The
President wrote that il State authori-
ties did not do their duty in matters of
such vital import as child labor there
was no choice except for the national
Government to interfere. The letter in
part follows:
You are doing a work that should
appeal peculiarly to every good citizen.
for those you befriend are greatly in
need of friends and are not powerful
enough to stand up for themselves.
am particularly interested in your eff
forts to improve conditions under
which girls do their work in the great
shops, and I have an especial interest
in your effort to combat the evils of
child labor"
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-01
MILLIONAIRE LOBBYIST
Griffith Champions Measure I'm Inter-
est of Prison Reform
CALL HEADQUARTERS,
1907 EIGHTH STREET.

SACRAMENTO, Jan. 31-A unique
lobbyist, Griffith ]. Griffith, the million
aire who served time in San Quentin
for murderous assault on his wife in
Santa Monica County, is here. Griffith
arrived from Los Angeles this evening
and frankly admitted that he had come
to promote bills providing for prison
REFORMS. 1t Is declared that he is will
ing to use his immense wealth in legit-
fmately advancing measures of this
character.
While In San Quentin, Griffith made
friends with many .conyicts. He Is par
ticularly anxious in lessening the penal
hardships of FIRST termers," declaring
that their ultimate reformation is dis
couraged by the rigid system now in
force. He also believes that the parole
system should be extended and that
more congenial employment should be
provided for delicate and sensitive con-
victs than the rock quarry and Jute
MILL
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-01
CAN COMPANY WINS

The jury in the suit of the United
Can Company of San Francisco against
the Oregon Condensed Milk Company
returned a verdict in the United States
Circuit Court yesterday in favor of the
can company for 1871, the sum sued for,
and interest. This sum represented the
purchase price of carload of tin cans
sent to the defendant at Hillsboro,
Oregon. The defendant set up coun-
ter claim for $4,000 damages. alleging
that milk to that value had been
spoiled by being placed in a nrev'o-e
consignment of cans from the same
firm. The jury found that tnere wss
no foundation for the counter ciain
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-01
FACTION OBTAINS
CONTROL OF HUMBOLDT TIMES
Clan Headed by John c. Bull Jr. VIII
Give Counter Blasts 10 Men Who
Fought Them I'm Convention

ETRFKA Jan. 31-A Republican
faction Of Humboldt county, headed by
John c. Bull Jr., prominent capitalist
ane poiitician, has obtained control Of
the leading Republican organ of the
county. the Humboldt Times, the paper
having changed hands today. Bull
goes into presidency Of the Times Pub
fishing Company and his connection
with the paper is an omen that war
,,-slI he declared between the Gillett
faction OF Republicans backed by
strong machine organization, and the
Rull faction. In the last gubernatorial
campaign an attempt was made by the
ci1Iett Republicans TO oust Bull from
the chairmanship OF the Republican
county convention, and it is through
the Times that he intends 10 retaliate.
william Fl. Fischer VIII manage the
Times
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-01

spite his argument that the growing
Importance Of our country and its ter
ritorial acquisitions by conquest,
armed and declaratory, made it incum
bent upon the people to impose the
strictest discipline upon their public
servants. The committeeman took no
exceptions to the argument, but de-
clined to be participants in the recall
brand of discipline.
The Assembly committee spent the
afternoon discussing the provisions of
the Stetson bill, which is an ingenious
combination of the Illinois and the
Texas primary laws. These laws are
popularity known as direct primary
laws. but are in fact a modified form.
or rather a simpIif1ed form, of delegate
convention systems. The Stetson bill
contemplates the election of delegates
and the voting of candidates tickets
at the same primary election. The vote
on candidates is to be an advisory vote,
binding in limited sense on the dele
gates, in that delegates from any pre-
cinct are bound to vote for the ma
jority candidates or plurality candi-
dates who received at least 25 per cent
of the vote of that precinct so long as
those candidates Names are before the
convention, the candidate with the
least number of votes being dropped
after each ballot in the convention un-
til majority nomination is arrived at.
EFFECT OF sTETsON BILL
Should the Lucas oill, which makes
the present intermediary primaries
mandatory and obligatory in all pre-
cincts, be passed, the Stetson bill is
possible-that is, it could undoubtedly
become valid law without amendment
of the constitution. Its author an
earnest, honest man, does not pretend
that it is the direct primary the people
have been promised. He does believe
however, that pending the enactment
of a pure direct primary law it will
prove decided benefit if it does not
work all the reform sought.
1t is only fair to Stetson to state
that he will vote for a pure direct pri-
mary law, although he does not fully
subscribe to the entire abolition of
delegates ard delegate conventions On
the other hand, it is only equally fair
10 say that the enactment of such a law
as he proposes. might be serious
stumbling block in the path of pure
direct primary legislation. The bill
viii have its supporters. both honest
and otherwise, as il will meet with ex-
actly the same kind OF opposition. 1t
is frankly compromise, but it is a
compromise honestly designed to fill in
a gap. That if enacted il may result
in sidetracking even better legislation
is contingency that will undoubtedly
appeal to both the radical direct pri-
mary advocates and the opponents of
any reform.
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-01
MUST NOT DESTROY EVIDENCE
Weeds Bill Imposing Regulations on
Butchers Passes Committee
CALL HEADQUARTERS,
1NN1 EIGHTH STREET

SACRAMENTO, Jan. 31.-The Senate
committee on judiciary recommended
for passage today bill which Butcher
town in San Francisco is particularly
interested In. The measure was intro
duced by Senator a. Weed Of Weed
station and has met with considerable
opposition. 1t provides that butchers
keep a record of the sex, age and
weight of all cattle in their possession
and that hides, horns and earmarks
be retained for ten days after they are
slaughtered.
The bill is intended 70 discourage
traffic in stolen cattle.
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-01
AMERICAN CAN COMPANY
SELLS BELLINGHAM PLANT
Officials of the Pacific American Fish
cries Admit the Closing of
the Negotiations

BELLINGHAM, Wash, Jan. 30.-E. B.
Deming of the Pacific American Fish
cries admitted today that negotiations
for the purchase of the American Can
Company,s big Bellingham plant were
closed. E. II. Temple of San Francisco,
general manager of the coast district
for the can company, was in the city
yesterday, as was F. W. Prael of Port
land, another official.
It is believed that while the negotia-
tions have closed the result will not be
made known until Temple. who left the
city last night, reports to the head off,
GERS in New York.
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-01
GENERAL WESTON TO SUCCEED
WOOD IN THE PHILIPPINES
Presidents Friend VIII Probably BE
Promoted to Command Depart
ment of the East

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31.-Major Cen
eral Leonard Wood will be recalled
from command of the Philippine ISL
ands at an early date and General John
Weston will be promoted to succeed
him.
The recall Of General Wood, which
was agreed upon at a conference in the
White House between the President
and Secretary Taft, means he will be
promoted to command the Division of
the East. provided Lieutenant General
Arthur Macarthur does not desire the
place for himself.
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-01
CLEVELAND is HoNoRED

NEW YORK, Jan. 31.-Grover Cleve-
land was unanimously elected chair
man of the Association of Life In
spectors at a meeting of the executive
committee of that organization today
in this city and has accepted The as
sociation Is composed of the executives
of the principal life insurance COM
panies of this country. It's object is to
operate for all kinds of reform which
will increase dividends to policy hold
ers.
Mr.. Cleveland will act as referee in
cases of dispute between the COM
panies. For these services he will re-
ceive from the association $4,000 a
year