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The San Francisco call., 1907-01-13
GIRL SAVES BABE
FROM DROWNING

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 12.-An instance
of child heroism occurred at Venice,
one OF Los Angeles seaside resorts,
yesterday, when Edna Peltret, the r.
year-old daughter of Frank Peltret.
leaped into a siX-foot canal filled with
rushing storm waters and saved the
life of Nora, the infant daughter Of
William Forder, who had fallen into the
stream. The little Peltret girl, who is
accustomed to swimming In the ocean,
saw the child fall into the canal and
Immediately leaped in after her. Grasp
ing the babys clothing with one hand.
she swan with the other hand to the
bank and quickly clambered out. The
baby was almost unconscious, but the
little girl suffered no i'll effects.
The deed of heroism was witnessed
by the father of the baby, who was
some distance away, and by several
other parties. Young Miss Peltret is
the daughter of Frank Peltret, a for
mer business associate of the late
Congressman Jerry Simpson of Kansas.
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-13
Hopes to Remove Judiciary
From Field of Politics
Stanton Advocates Life Terms for the Judges
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SACRAMENTO. Ian- 12-Emancina

SACRAMENTO, Jan. 12-Emancipa-
tion, OF the California judiciary
through the appointment of judges
TO life terms is one OF the reform
measures occupying the attention of
Assemblyman p. A. Stanton of Los
Angeles.
Stanton believes the judiciary should
be entirely divorced from the bane-
full influence of politics and politicians.
Without drawing any personal COM
parisons, he contrasts the judiciary of
Massachusetts, with the courts of
States like California. where the
judges are elected by the people for
varying terms and where the judges
must look to popular or political ap
proval for a continuance in office. To
remedy this defect he is contemplat-
ing the preparation of a proposed
constitutional amendment. which he
will ask the Legislature to submit to
the people.
The Los Angeles Assemblyman has
not a great deal of faith in the idea
that such q proposition could be
submitted to the people, and he recog-
nizes the fact that so radical change
as appointment of judicial officers for
life might not at first appeal very
strongly to a majority of the voters
of the State. The use of the judiciary
for practical political purposes has,
however, dlSSuSted stanton, and he be-
lieves campaign of education should
be started, to the end that ultimately
a judiciary free from politics and
machine domination and bias might
/ be secured. He said today:
NO Judge should be compelled to
go to the people for his office. Be
tween the Judge and the people there
/ is the political machine. and were
! there no machine to fear there must
ever be present the more than fear
/ that not infrequently judges Will per
nit their actions TO be biased IL not
wholly determined by their fear OF
popular disapproval and defeat at the
polls. No scandal ever attaches tC
the Supreme Court of the United States
| or to the courts of Massachusetts The
/ judges OF those courts owe their po
sitions to no popular whims; theil
/ tenure in office cannot be determined
by political boss. They are fires
to administer the law, and the resul
is that the decisions of the Massa
chusetts courts are accepted as au
thoritive in all States and held ul
as models OF judicial and legal excel
lence in the Law schools throuShou
the country.
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-13
To LegaliZe Bank
Holiday Contracts
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SACRAMENTO, Jan. 12-Senator Le-
Roy Wright of San Diego has bill
ready for introduction on Monday pro-
viding that no contract otherwise
legal can be invalidated because it was
entered into on any of the banking
holidays that were made necessary by
the conditions existing between April
19 and June last
The main object of the bill is to vail
date contracts for public improvements
made after the disaster in communities
outside San Francisco. The banks of
the State were legally closed until June
3, although many of them transacted
business Notwithstanding the period
of holidays declared by Governor Par
dee. The bill will prevent any techni-
calities arising to cancel contracts
made during the period.
Senator Wright also has a number
of bills designed to further the cause
of harbor improvements in different
parts of the State. He has attended
most Of the harbor improvement con-
ventions held here and is greatly in
terested in the present agitation.
One of his bills in entitled AN act
to amend section 2576 of the Political
Code of the State of California. relating
to the establishment of Board of Har-
Dor Commissioners for the Bay of San
Diego"
A companion resolution provides for
the appointment of five members of the
Senate and Assembly to report upon
the condition of the harbors in the
State.
Senator Wright is in sympathy with
the campaign of the commercial inter
ests of San Francisco for the improve
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-13
A5SE EMBLY STANDS
BY IT'S FRIENDS
Scheme to Separate Lindley
and Transue From Their
Berths Stirs Lower House
FIGHT is IN SIGHT
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SACRAMENTO, Jan. 1.-THE scheme
to separate Al Lindley and Assembly
man ]. P Transue from the comfort
able berths on the Building and Loan
Commission given them by Pardee on
the eve of the Alameda mans depar-
ture from the executive office seems
to have encountered an unusually large
and unexpected snag in the Assembly.
Speaker Beardslee and a goodly num-
ber OF straight out and out organiZa-
ton men have taken the bits in their
teeth and declare they will not be
used for political revenge, in so far as
that political revenge may be aimed at
their friends, Transue and Lindley.
AS for ]. Arthur Elston. Pardee's
executive secretary. appointed attorney
for the State Board of Health--that is
another story. Elston has his friends.
but it viii not be so hard to con
vince the organization men that it
would be a good thing to abolish the
job and turn the legal business of the
State Board of Health over to the At
torney Generals Office. OF course. the
Pardee contingent can be depended
upon to fight for all of the Pardee ap-
pointments, but without the assistance
of the organization rebels their efforts
would amount to little more than their
effort to elect Drew speaker.
Beardslee is most outspohen in his
opposition to any attempt to interfere
with the good things passed Lindley
and Transue. Transue as a hard-work-
| ing member of the Assembly has made
many friends there, and among the
warmest of these is Speaker Beardslee
| In fact, it is not altogether a secret
that Beardslee has picked Transue as
his floor lieutenant. Lindley also has
warm fighting friends in the Assembly.
and if the Senate sees fit to pass bill
abolishing the Building and Loan Com
mission, that measure seems doomed
| to an untimely death in the lower
house. Beardslee yesterday said:
II am for my friends. Both Transue
and Lindley are my friends and l am
unalterably opposed to any scheme to
! interfere with them. If it comes down
to a question of sticking to my friends
or sacrificing my position. the position
will have to go. That. of course, is a
/ question that cannot arise in this case.
But you can be reasonably sure that
no such measure Will get through the
Assembly. In any event 1 am opposed
to il and will fight it and l don't care
where it comes from l can see no
reason for the abolition of one of the
most important commissions the State
has. and I believe Lindley and Transue
will make it and it's work count for
something. 1 guess there won't be
much to the attempt to oust them
A poll of well-informed and infiuen-
tial members of the Assembly in town
today brought out no opinion differing
from that of the speaker. at least in so
! far as his forecasted defeat for the
proposed measure was concerned. In
the matter of Elston's job there was no
such marked enthusiasm of assurances
of defeat in the Assembly for legisla-
tion directed at his enjoyment of a
$4,000 a year sinecure.
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-13
Hopes to Smash
the Oil Monopoly
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SACRAMENTO, Jan. 12.-Senator E.
o. Miller of Visalia, a member of the
Democratic minority, to-day announced
his intention of submitting a bill in
tended to break the Standard Oil mo-
nopo1y in California, although he is In
some doubt as to whether the Herrin
organization will allow the measure
any too much rope. Independent oil
producers in Miller's district have been
driven out of business as the result of
an agreement between the Rockefeller
interests and the Santa Fe and South
ern Pacific roads. and MilIer's anxiety
for the fate of the bill, which is draft
ed on the familiar law now in force
in Texas, is apparently well grounded
Miller points out that independent
oil men in his district on one occa-
sion were refused service for ship
ments. although the Santa Fe had
eighty idle tank cars on a siding and
the Southern Pacific one hundred and
fifty Miller would force these rail-
roads to supply cars or pay a fine of
s25 day for each car from the time
they are demanded to the time they
are placed at the disposal of the ship
perS.
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-13
RICHMOND BEAUTY
ASKS DIVORCE

MARTINEZ, Jan. 12.-Alleging that
her husband not only beat her daily,
but cut her throat with a pocket knife
in January. 1905. Mrs. Laura B. Full
Ter of Richmond applied to the Su-
perior Court today, through her at
torney, r. H. Latimer. for divorce
on the ground of cruelty. The couple
were married on April Is, 1898, In
Yreka, and have one child, son Z
years of age.
Mrs. Fuller declares in her charges
that their married life was happy un-
til two years ago, when her hus-
band accused her Of being intimate
with other men and began a daily
practice of beating her black and
blue.
Mrs. Fuller is but &c years of age,
and has been deemed one of the pret-
tiest young women of Point Rich
mond Her husband is an employe
of the Standard Oil Company.
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-13
PASSENGER TRAIN
STRIKES ENGINE
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AUBURN, Jan. 1.-THE eastbound
flyer, train 2, was wrecked here this
afternoon through switch being left
open by William Gay, a brakeman on
westbound freight 211. The passenger
tram crashed into a freight engine
which was standing on the house
track and the passengers were thrown
from their seats. No one was seriously
hurt.
NJ. Priest, fireman, jumped from the
cab of the engine and received slight
bruise on the knee.
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-13
To Offer Stanton
Important Place
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1907 EIGHTH SrRErrr

SACRAMENTO, Jan. 12.-Assemblv-
man Philip Stanton will be offered the
craftsmanship of the committee on reve-
nue. and taxation. This committee Will
be charged with the work of revisin q
the tax laws and the chairmanship is
considered by both organization and
anti-organization men as one of the
marked honors in the gift of Speaker
Beardslee. The Craftsmanship of the
election-laws is apparently between AS
semblymen w. r. Leeds of Los Angeles
and John w. Stetson of Oakland, both
of whom are hot contestants for the
place. Leeds is the author OF district
primary election bill which he purposes
to pass without the formality of con-
stitutional amendment
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-13
HALFMOON BAY PICTURED
IN REVIEWS SPECIAL ISSUE
Largest Paper Ever Published o.
Coast side" Is Editors Declaration
in Regard 10 Edition

IN its new year edition, recently is
ned. the HalfmOon Bay Review con-
aims thirty eight pages and is the
srEest paper published on the coast
de-" as its editor. H. +. Griffiths. de-
ares in his leading editorial in that
sue THE many illustrations viii
ive TO show HalfmOOn Bay and the
est side as II never has been shown
FORE" he says. This issue is a pro-
dt Of our Office from cover to cover
one Of which we are justly proud"
he front cover is in coiors on heavy
candared paper and the half-tone
vibrations are numerous and well
sested-
ie Review is now in its third year.
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-13
NO CHANGE IN RULES

CHICAGO, Jan. 12.-Modifications in
athletics recommended to the colleges
composed OF the intercollegiate confer
ence for adoption at the annual meet
ing here in December were today de-
feated at a special session of the con-
ference. Representatives from all the
big nine" schools were present. This
action means that Middle Western col
lege athletics will remain as they were
last year,
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-13
THIS Town WANTS A LAWYER

SANTA ROSA. Jan. 12.-An attorney
is wanted by the city of Cloverdale, in
Northern Sonoma County. George w.
Hoyle, who had an office there for
several years, has moved to this city,
having been appointed Assistant Dis
trict Attorney. This leaves the citrus
belt without lawyer, and already the
want has been felt.
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-13

OIL KING TO GIVE TWO MILLIONS
LOUISVILLE, KY, Jan. 1.-THE
Evening Post says that John D. Rookie
feller has agreed to give 100000 for
the endowment of a university for
Louisville.
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-13
WAR CRAFT PUT INTO SERVICE

WASHINGTON. Jan. 12.-The Panay
and the Chauncey were commissioned
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-13
Phenomenal Sale of
BLACK SILKS

Dependable Qualities Only
XWE wish it understood that the
w silks offered i'm this adyer.
tisement were not bought
specially for this sale. but are
all regular qualities carried by
us the year round. and the
Newman & Leyinson reputation
stands behind every yard. THIS
is THE LAST BLACK SILK
SALE OF THE SEASON at any
thing approaching the quotations
below. Add to this fact the fur
ther one that the silk market is
advancing by leaps and bounds.
and you can readily see that it is
in your interest to BUY NOW.
19-inch good wearing BLACK
TAFFETA SILk, for Innings.
petticoats, etc., regular SOC
quality AAc
22-inch genuine Swiss Tafieta,
for waists. dresses. trimmings or
Innings, S5c vaiGc-
CSC
27-inch Black Taffeta. for lin
~o+ti"oats or outer wear; q
very special Soc value
CSC
22-inch wear-reSisting Black
Taffeta. heavy and strong. for
all kinds of wear; regularly ST.;
on sale at 7Sc
27-inch wear-resisting Black
Taffeta. This is a quality you
will recorder. Sells regularly at
s1.s5, for CSC
36-inch high-class guaranteed
Black Taffeta. The best in the
market at sl.50 a yard. Now on
sale at $l.25
2O-inch imported Black Peau
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dresses or coats; $1.2o quality
CSC
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27-inch heavy dress Peau de
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$l.4S
36-inch heavy pure silk Peau
de Sole, for dresses and wraps;
beautiful quality, worth 50 a
yard. Sale price,
$l.65
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-13

ment of the water front there and will
lend his support to the measures relat-
ing to that matter at the present
session.
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-13
TANNER SUSPENDED
FROM PRACTICE

SALEM. Ore, Jan. 1.-THE Supreme
Court of Oregon today suspended Judge
Albert H. Tanner from the practice OF
the law, for unprofessional conduct in
having sworn falsely as to his relations
with the late United States Senator
John H. Mitchell. who was his law
partner. Certain mitigating circum-
stances were taken into consideration
by the Supreme Court in reaching the
decision
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-13

The land area of the United States 10
1900. 947, 200 acres. The area Of Great
Britain and Ireland is 77.671.319.
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-13
Smoking Jackets

We have reduced all our Sm0k-
ing Jackets and Blanket and
Crash Bath Robes by 2o per
cent. Lines are broken, and we
need the room. If you desire to
purchase an acceptable gift for
a man. this is the time, and New
man & Leyinson's the place, to
purchase it.
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-13
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For Baby's FirStBdthand
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Because of its delicate,
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Arizona republican., 1907-10-04

come for their health but for the very iaudable purpose of making money and they have made off their little acreage an average of 5000 a year net and they have been living as comfort able farmers should live all this time. This il should be remembered too has been under conditions that were not ideal in respect Of irrigation water. for the irrigation system is not even yet perfected and will not be for a year or two. Nevertheless from very stren- uous times five years ago il has changed very much for the better and will continue to improve until the com pletion of the reservoir when the con ditions will be as nearly ideal as can be conceived in these days to be prac- ticable. Now is the time to locate be- fore the ideality of conditions advances the value of land to price that may be embarrassing 10 those with small amount of money who want to own their own farm homes.
 Of the twenty-five acres in the Clem- ent holding. twenty four are planted to alfalfa. The other acre is devoted to buildings. yards, etc This year MT. clement cut IToil HIS dCIedSc twenty four tons of hay each cutting or a ton to the acre, and of course had several cuttings as all the alfalfa farmers do have. He also keeps on his rarm six teen cows and three horses, the alfalfa of course furnishing their pasture also. These cows have averaged him $50 per month during the summer. He has also raised fifteen calves that are a nice increase 10 his herd. One hum dred and fifty hens are found in his poultry yard that have averaged him three dozen eggs per day and the eggs have averaged him forty cents per dozen the year round. That looks like big price for eggs and it is but MT. Clement has used a little judgment with his fowls and has kept them for profit and not merely as an ornament. He has given them whatever attention they needed and has sold his eggs to regular customers who wanted a de- pendable supply. people who would pay
Arizona republican., 1907-10-04
GOVERNMENTS GIFT
 VACCINE FOR STOCK
That Is, For Animals Which Are
 Ranged in the National Forests.

The following dispatch lately sent out from Washington will be of inter est to most stockmen of this territory:
 Further evidence of the govern ments concern over the improvement of range conditions in the national for ests is shown in the announcemnt just made that stock owners will be fur nished free of charge supplies of vac cine for the treatment of stock af flicted with black tuberculosis and other animal diseases. This arrange ment has been made by the forest ser vice with Dr. A. D. Melvin, chief of the bureau of animal industry.
 "Stockmen holding permits for graz ing in the national forests will now be furnished with an effective means of combating without cost all of the most dangerous diseases to which stock is subject. The vaccine can be obtained simply by applying to the supervisor of the forest upon which the stock is grazed who will at once forward the approved request to the bureau of animal industry where it will be filled. Full directions will be furnished for its use.
Arizona republican., 1907-10-04
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ADJUSTMENTS
VESTS MINISTRIES COMING.

Vim. II. Vests Minstrels make their appearance at the Doris opera house on next Wednesday night, oct. 9. The attraction is well mounted and care fully staged. and the company includes some of America's most clever people. Manager Ricaby has this season gone in more for the genuine old style ne gro entertainment than for the glitter that sometimes covers up lack of talent. at the same time he has not forgotten the surroundings. and the r. suit is very novel and enjoyable performance. The opening part styled "The Awaiting of Dawn" is very artistic and attractive piece of stage arrangements. The grand entry being an innovation to minstrelsy.
 Roosevelt J. Wright. the noted so- prano. Lloyd Ballet. James Cantwell w. Rcnaud are q corps of ballad sing CTS seldom gathered together. and are backed by a chorus of twenty well trained voices. George Van and Billy Graham. the principal end men, are too well known for comment here and .are ably supported by six clever story tellers and Songsters. The first part concludes with an artistic arrange ment of clever songs and dances. the evolution and execution being diff cult and finished.
 The olio opens with a number of new. novel and really sensational spe- cialties among which appear the Euro bean novelty act of Cameron and To- ledo; their act being one of the clev- crest of the day and beautifully staged Ia Sfr1ff hn f.l- -.1 manipulator. Mir. George Van. a com cdian with an exceptional voice. the Battleship Four. a quartette of sing CTS and dancers who stand at the head in their particular line. The music is
Arizona republican., 1907-10-04
ASSAULT ON YUMA'S
 DlSTRIC TATT0RNfY !
Physical Resistance Made to the En- forcement of the Territorial Anti Gambling Law.

District Attorney Peter T. Robert son of Yuma count" is having rather a hard row to hoe in the enforcement of the late anti-gambling law passed by the legislature. It Is reported by the Yuma papers that gambling has been continued quite openly in Yuma. The cheif method is by the running of games not specifically mentioned in the law but which are gambling games nevertheless. Recently the district attorney promulgated an order to Sheriff Livingstone, directing him to notify all game keepers that they must close their games and that in the case of saloon keepers failure to do so would make them liable to pro- 'cedure for abating nuisance and the Icancelling of the licenses. The sheriff did SO and the first time the district attorney appeared on the street he was assaulted by one w. H. Lyon. The assault is thus described in the Yuma Sun:
 A warrant charging w. H. Lyon with battery was sworn out yesterday and placed in the hands of Sheriff Liv 'ingston for service. Lyon having left for his ranch in the valley at an early hour of the morning. he had not. late last night. been arrested.
 The warrant is the outcome of Lyons assault on District Attorney Robertson. while the latter was stand ing on Main street early Monday even ing. According to witnesses of the affair. the attack was made without warning and was devoid of prelimin- aries. Lyon is alleged to have grab bed the prosecutor as the latter stood talking to a gentleman, and throwing him to the sidewalk. kicked him in the face. A bystander interfered. and as he held Lyon the district attorney at tempted to escape through the Gem saloon. Lyon went immediately in pursuit. however. and catching up with Mir. Robertson in the rear of the house knocked him down and kicked him again. Lyon was prevented from do- ing further damage by Pete Avenente. who followed him from the scene of the sidewalk encounter
 It has been learned since then. that NIT. Robertson is quite seriously hurt, having suffered the fracture of rib.
 The incident has been noted at the governors office by reference to the Yuma papers, and the governor is very indignant over the matter. assuming of course, that the facts are as stated He is making inquiry and proposes to see that the law is upheld. He will take the matter up with the attorney general and if it shall transpire that the district attorney is not in condition to attend to his duties when the grand jury meets next week. it is not unlikely that the attorney general will be there to see that the case is inquired into and the territorial statutes enforced.