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The San Francisco call., 1907-02-06
SPEAKER ENFORCES
RULE ADOPTED
Anti japanese Resolution
Presented by Kohlman Is
Denied Reading in House
WISH OF GOVERNOR
CALL HEADQUARTERS,
100z EIGHTH STREET.

SACRAMENTO, Feb. 5.-AssemDly-
man Samuel T. Kohlman Of San Fran
cisco, at the request of the Labor Coun-
ell and Building Trades Council of his
home city and the Korean and Japan
ese Exclusion League, tried to put an
anti-Japanese resolution before the
Assembly today and was turned down.
Before the clerk had fairly started on
the reading of the document Speaker
Beardslee interrupted him
"Out of order" cried the Speaker.
Under the rule adopted by this House,
at the request of the Governor, no
resolution bearing on that subject can
be considered. and the resolution will
be returned to the gentleman who Of
fered it"
Kohlman was not prepared for such
sudden action, and before he recovered
from his surprise the Assembly had
taken up other business. To his
neighbors in the corner he protested
vigorously against being muzzled, but
no one arose to question the act of the
Speaker. The resolution that met sum-
mary rejection without reading was
as follows:
Whereas. Believing that any compromise or
surrender at this time on the part Of the Board
Of Education of San Francisco, In the position
they nave so honestly and honoraoly malptalneo
relative TO the japanese school question, would
be at a sacrifice of the pride and dignity of
the sovereign rights of the great State of Cali
fornia and tend TO still further ridicule and be-
little the United States in the eyes of the great
nations Of the earth; therefore, be II
Resolved, That we, the members OF the As
sembly of the State of California, do hereby
recommend and urge the said Hon. E. E.
Schmitz and the San Francisco Board Of Edu-
cation that they remain firm and steadfast In
the position they have so justly and honorably
maintained. to-wit:
That it was a sovereign and inherent right
Of the State of California. granted to 1t by
the United States legislation, to manage and
control its school affairs IL may see ht, with
out the aid or the interference Of the Federal
Government; therefore. be it
Resolved, That the said Board OF Education
having practically unanimous sentiment of the
State behind them should have a tendency to
encourage them in their efforts, as well as 10
lead them TO believe that between God Al.
mighty and their sovereign duty they have moth
ing to fear.
rundown Kohlman said: IT intro
Of the San Francisco Labor Council
the San Francisco Building Trades
Council and the Korean and japanese
been passed. 1 am not in favor of any
rule shutting off expression of opinion,
and If I had been present when it was
brought up l should certainly have
votel against It."
The rule referred to by Kohlman was
adopted last Thursday in response TO
request by Governor Gillett that
action on anti-Japanese bills or resolu-
tions be deferred pending the outcome
of negotiations anc conferences by
which President Roosevelt hopes to
solve all difficulties
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-06
GUARANTY FUND IS
SET At $4,000
Mutual Insurance Substi-
tute Measure by Ander-
son and Rolley Accepted
rs ADVISED
CALL HEADQUARTERS,
1907 EIGHTH STREET.

SACRAMENTO, Feb. 81. F. Paul
ding, secretary OF the Southern Califor-
mia Merchants Associations; Ludwig
Warnke, vice president OF the State
Grocers, and A. H. Powers, representing
the State Merchants and Grocers, con-
ferred with the Senate committee on
insurance tonight and discussed pro-
posed plans for extending the scope Of
mutual insurance. All three had been
in conference earlier with Senators
Anderson and Rolley, who have intro
duced bills affecting mutual insurance.
Both Senators are to withdraw their
measures and substitute another to be
insurance bill, which provides that a
company or association may enter into
the business of insurance when it has
raised $4,000 guaranty fund and
written S250,000 of policies, distributed
among at least $50 risks. Provision
for the raising of the guaranty fund
by issuing bonds is made in the bf1l.
Paulding, Warnke and Powers con-
fined their talk to mutual insurance IN
general rather than the provisions of
the Anderson -Rolley bill. All of them
thought the capacity of this form Of
insurance could be safely increased,
but Insurance Commissioner Wolf, Ex-
pert Jones and individual members of
the Senate committee expressed the be-
lief that great caution would have TO
be exercised regarding legislation con-
corning 1t. Mutual insurance, in fact,
did not appear to be considered as IA
vorably by the committee after the
meeting as 1t had been before, al
though no pronounced opposition to it
was voiced.
T. c. Coogan, representing the board
OF underwriters, submitted to the COM
mittee standard form of policy. This
form had been drafted by a commit
tee Of underwriters made up Of c. D.
Haven, G. w. Spencer, W. J. Dutton,
w. H Lowden and Whitney Palache 1t
has the falling building clause and
some other features objected to by
members of the committee, but no ac-
tion on it was taken. The standard
form prepared by Senator Curtin will
be submitted to the committee tomor-
row.
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-06
.FRATESSA ADMITS
At TACHE STEAL
Introduces Measure Limit
ing Number of Employees
to 142 at After Sessions
VIRTUAL CONFESSION
CALL HEADQUARTERS,
1907 EIGHTH STREET.

SACRAMENTO, Feb. 5.-After max
ing record as an advocate Of high
patronage and distinguishing himself
by bringing about a reconsideration
that gave new life to the junket mile
age evil ASS semblyman Paul d Fra
tessa of San Francisco would cut the
mileage of legislators from 10 cents to
cents and limit the number of at
taches of the Assembly to 142, with
a daily payroll of $5155o. His ideas
are contained In two bills, which he
introduced today and which he says
he intends to press to vote
The present Assembly has 325 at
taches, who reduce the treasury sur
plus about s1100 a day. Therefore
Fratessa's bill is a confession that he
and his associates have at least 183
unnecessary employees and are squan-
dering nearly $500 of the peoples
money each day of the week.
Fratessa's attache bill affords some
interesting comparisons. He fixes the
number of sergeants- -at-arms at five.
The present Assembly has thirty-six.
Fratessa figures that four doorkeepers
are sufficiency The present Assem-
bly, has eight. Fratessa, the reformer,
calls halt at eight porters and jani-
tors, but Fratessa, the grabber, voted
for fifteen porters and janitors. The
new Fratessa thinks six watchmen are
enough. The old Fratessa joined in the
cry for fifteen. The Fratessa of today
calls halt at thirty committee clerks.
but the F'ratessa of yesterday saw
nothing wrong with the hiring of
eighty one committee clerks, third of
them relatives of legislators and half
Of them immune from more arduous
work than signing the payroll once a
week.
And so 1t runs all down the line.
Regenerated Fratessa, forgetting the
teachings of his friend and mentor,
Abraham Ruef. would have no orna-
mental employees. He would say ski
doc" to even the twenty-three stem
ographers now on the rolls, and put on
just an even dozen, disregarding beau
tvs call and considering only ability
and inclination to write shorthand as
qualifications for appointment.
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-06
ACCUSED SENATOR
SHOUTS LIAR

AUSTIN, Tex, Feb. 5.--A dramatic
scene was enacted in the Bailey In
vestigation today, shortly after the
legislative committee resumed con-
sideration of the charges against the
Senator. E. n. Mentz of Houston was
on the stand. Representative Coke
asked Mentz If Colonel Cowart of Dali
las went to New York to see Bailey
while he was there. ostensibly to have
his throat treated, but really to attend
to business for the Kirby Lumber
Company.
Senator Bailey arose and said that
any one who said that Cowart went
to see him in New York was a liar. The
witness understood that Senator
Bailey meant him, and he declared
that he would allow no man to call
him a liar. Senator Bailey started for
the witness, who seemed ready to meet
him. Deputy Sheriff White stopped
Bailey and a conflict was averted.
The Senator apologized to the COM
mittee, explaining that he had been ir-
ritated so much during the past few
weeks that he could not restrain him
self He said that it was hard to
keep from denouncing what he knew
to be lies.
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-06
BANK ASSETS GROW
BY MILLIONS

Between April IA, 1906, and December
81, 1906, the deposits of the incorporat-
ed banks of California, exclusive of the
national and private banks, increased
from S434.971,354 to S496, ,401,445, a gain
Of SCI, ,0e0. The assets OF the same
banks grew in the same period from
s5e2,s47.341 to s624,ssS,752. a gain of
$62, ,041, 40.
statistical statement was issued
yesterday by the Bank Commissioners.
banks of San Francisco and the other
Is and December 81, 1906, increased
527.72, while their deposits were in
creased s12,212,77 in the same
periods.
There are lis savings banks in the
interior of California, a gain OF three.
The combined resources of the city and
interior savings banks are 1914, 49,
e9o.25. Their banking premises repre-
sent an investment of s5,022.7S9, and
they hold other real estate that
amounts to $2,123,2o0. In bonds and
stocks they hold sS1,076,S3S. Their
combined loans on real estate aggre-
gate s164, 4,576,054 They have $13,717.7 .740
in cash on hand, and there is due to
them from solvent banks or trust
companies $2s,es2.746.
The liabilities include s13.s40,S10.
capital paid in coin; reserve funds of
S11S31, ,573: deposits amounting to
$25S,919,S17; due to banks and bankers
s2,02S,364 The interior banks hold
Ls124,954s6sS IN deposits.
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-06
CONSISTENT FORM
SHOWN BY GOLF
EXPERTS
By Arthur Ir1kersley

HOTEL DEL CORONADO BEACH.
Feb. 6.-The first match play round
over eighteen holes of competition for
the mems golf championship for 1907
of the Coronado Country Club took
place this morning on the Coronado
course. The weather was sunshiny and
warm-almost too warm for golf.
The sixteenth place in the qualifying
round. for which Captain ]. S. Sedan
j. Atkinson and A ]. Brander tied with
scores of 101 each. was taken by Cap
tain ]. S. Sedan, the two others not
appearing to play of the tie.
The results of the eight matches
were in exact accordance with the
form displayed by the competitors in
the qualifying round yesterday, the
player who took the higher position
in the medal round In every instance
beating his opponent. who stood lower.
The scores were:
W. s. Harbin, first In the qualifying round
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-06
WOMAN ILLNESS
LEADS To SUICIDE

OAKLAND, Feb. 5.-"Just tell them
all that 1 am just tired of Ifving.v
Leaving this message to her en-
ployer, Miss Amy Hughes, private sec
retary OF F. M Meigs, president of the
firm of Meigs. & Co.. commission brok-
ers. committed suicide this morning by
drinking carbolic acid. She had been
in Ill health for more than two years,
and for some months past had been
very despondent, fearing that she
would not recover her health. Against
the advice of her employer, Miss
Hughes had persisted in attending to
her duties in the Office, room 1o9. Ba-
con building.
Miss Hughes retired to the private
Office Of Meigs today and some time
later he was attracted to the apart
ment by the odor of carbolic acid. He
entered the room and was horrffed to
find his secretary writhing in agony
on the floor, with her face and lips
showing plainly the traces of the dead
ly draught she had swallowed.
Meigs at once gave an alarm, and
Drs. A T. Piercy and G. z. Kleeman
were called. but the action of the pol
son had been rapid, owing to the en-
feebied condition of Miss Hughes and
she passed away within a few mo-
ments.
On the desk of her employer Miss
Hughes had placed the following note:
Oakland, Feb. s, 'o7.
Mr.. Meigs: Just tell them all that
I am just tired of living. A H"
Miss Hughes had been employed in
the office of Meigs & Co. for more than
IS years, having been advanced from
the posilion OF stenographer to that of
private secretary Of the company. Her
home was IN Sausalito, where she lived
with her sister, Mrs. William II. Tay-
lor. Beside her sister, Miss Hughes
leaves q half brother, George Sorich,
who is employed IN q San Francisco
bank
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-06
.ooALINGA MATTER ARGUED
Proposition to Deprive Fresno of Ter
ritOry Submitted TO Committee

SACRAMENTO, Feb. 5.-Final argu-
ments were heard this afternoon by
the joint legislative committee on the
proposition 10 add the Coalinga oil
district, now part OF Fresno County,
10 Kings, but no decision was arrived
at The committee said that it might
be a day or two before the result Of
the vote would be announced.
Senator George B. Cartwright Of
Fresno consumed all the time taken up
by the opponents Of the division before
the committee this afternoon. He based
his opposition TO il on the ground that
a majority Of owners Of the oil wells
at Coalinga We're opposed to having
what he called that brightest jewel in
the diadem Of Fresno" snatched away
by Kings.
Assemblyman Mcclure and Senator
Miller closed the arguments for the
proponents, calling bankers. oil oper-
ators and merchants of Coalinga TO tes-
tify that they approved OF annexation
of Kings and wanted Hanford instead
Of Fresno for their county seat
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-06
COURT IS PROBING
BALLOT FRAUDS
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO TIE CALL

SAN JOSE, Feb. 5.-Judge Welch, in
Department Of the Superior Court, be-
gan today the investigation into the
alleged frauds in connection with the
recent election, as revealed during the
recent recount in the Ross-Langford
contest for the shrievalty.
At the conclusion Of the recount Judge
Welch ordered a searching investiga-
tion 10 discover whether the dfscrepan-
cies between the official returns and
those Of the recount We're due to mis-
counting in the. election board or were
the result OF tampering with the bal
lots after the election
All of the ballots from Berryessa pre-
cinct were carefully scrutinized today
by the attorneys on either side, by Dis
trict Attorney Campbell and by Judge
Welch. Several were presented as ex-
hibits by the attorney for Arthur b.
Langford, the sherin-elect, who con-
tended that they bore undeniable evil
dencef that they had been tampered
with John z. Richards, representing
Frank H Ross, the contestant, also
presented number of exhibits.
It is claimed that the difference in
the crosses after the name Of Ross,
upon which the allegation of fraud was
based, Is only such as would have re-
suited from different handling Of the
stamp by the voters, and that the
same difference was found after many
other names on the ballots.
Should the claim of fraud fail Ross
will become Sheriff, he having won out
IN the recount
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-06
Natures Gift from the Sunny South

beat George Sturges with 5 up. % play; W.
J. BOardman, fifth, beat Harold Pearce, thir'
teenth, 2 up. I TO play; A. b Daniels, tnlrd.
beat ". E. Barker, eleventh, > mp. 70 play
Thomas Royce, seventh, beat Major ". Maize,
fifteenth, 8 up, TO play; T. P. Mumford, sec
ond beat w L Thurston, tenth. up, 70
play; Alexander Reynolds. sixth. beat = b
Cossitt, up, TO play Frank Booth, fourth
beat w. Il. Eaton, twelfth, up, TO play5
and NJ K Waters. eighth, beat Captain J. y
Sedan, sixteenth, up, to play.
The medal score Of Alexander Rev
nolds OF San Diego was 39-45, total
"a, two strokes better than his score
in the qualifying round on Monday,
which was Just the same as his score
in the qualifying round OF the cham
pionship tournament in February, 1906
viz, Sc.
The eight winners OF today's matches
will meet in the second-match-play
round over eighteen holes tomorrow.
They are paired as follows: Harlan
VS.. Boardman, Daniels VS.. Royce. Num-
ford vs. Reynolds and Booth VS.. Wat
ers.
The four winners will meet In the
semi-fnal round on Thursday.
The regular weekly handicap tour
nament of the ladies OF the Coronado
Country Club viii be held tomorrow.
A pension plan for aged and disabled
employees will soon be introduced by
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-06

morning and instructed Webster to set
the time for seventy-two hours, which
will bring 1t up to Friday morning at
10 o'clock, when the funds will be
counted. Until then nothing definite
will be known of the condition of the
cash or books.
Wiley had been treasurer Of the local
aerie of Eagles for some time, and It is
feared by several of the members that
their funds have suffered
The funeral will be held Thursday
morning from Wiley's late residence
and the remains will be cremated in
Oakland.
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-06

Half the time when person feels blue
and out of sorts you may take it for
granted that he is victim of the "1ard
habit" Lard cooked food and good
stomachs are never friends for long.
Lard food is not hea1thfu1 food and no
ordinary stomach can thoroughly digest it.
Cottolene is the perfect shortening and
frying medium. It is pure and healthful.
It contains not an ounce of hog-fat. Lard
comes from the pig-sty; CottoLene from the
cotton fields of The Sunny South.
Lard is hogfat; the basis of Cottolene is
pure cotton seed oil. Lard is greasy, indi-
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-06
BILL AGAINST HAzIxG
Black Introduces One Said to Have
Been Inspired by Stanford

Black Introduces One Said to Have
Been Inspired by Stanford
6ACRAMENTO, Feb. 5.-Senator Mar
shall Black of Palo Alto has intro
duced a bill against hazing, which Is
said 20 have been inspired by the fac
ulty OF Stanford University.
Senator Black makes the provisions
Of the bill apply to schools and acad-
euies as well as universities.
Violations Of the proposed law are
10 be punishable by fines ranging from
$50 to $500 and Imprisonment not ex-
ceeding six months Teachers or mem
bers Of faculties who knowingly per-
nit or assist hazing are subject to the
penalty.
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-06
LAW FOR BOY CoNvICrs
Bill Providing for Transfer TO whittier
Goes to Governor

SACRAMENTO, Feb. 5.-Senator Bel =
shaw's bill providing that any boy un-
der Is undergoing sentence In prison
may, upon recommendation of the PHI
son Board and approval Of the Cover
nor, be transferred to the Whittier Re-
form School to serve the remainder Of
his term, passed the Assembly today
and now goes TO the Governor
Assemblyman Whitmore's bill making
il a misdemeanor for a civilian to wear
army or military uniforms of the stage
and Assemblyman Drew's bill extend
ing the life OF a civil judgment 10 ten
years also passed the Assembly.
The bill designed TO give Charley
Shortridge's dedgeling journal at San
Jose legal standing as a newspaper of
general circulation came up today, but
action was deferred until Friday
morning.
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-06
ANTICIGARETTE BILL
MarIzey Introduces One Applying to
Adults as Wen as Minors

AAaEkAtE lMNEoQuCN1 One AppIEln& 10
Adults as Wen as Minors
SACRAMENTO, Feb. "A drastic
anticigarette bill was introduced today
by Senator F. A Markey Of San Fran
cisco, who would make it a misde-
meanor for any person to sell what
oscar Wilde called ''the fnsidious
wicks Of opiate delight" or to be found
with materials for their making in his
possession. Senator Markey smokes
cigars himself
The penalty fixed by the bin for
violating its provisions IS a fine not
exceeding 5000 or imprisonment in q
county jail not exceeding six months,
or both.
A bill TO be introduced by Assembly
man Samuel Beckett Of San Francisco
n the House tomorrow makes it a mis-
demeanor to sell or furnish cigarettes
10 persons under 16 years Of age
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-06
PILOT BILL ARRIVES
Nelson Introduces II and Visit TO Capt.
tai From Men Affected Is Expected

tai From Men Affected Is Expected
SACRAMENTO, Feb. Senator Nell
son Of San Francisco introduced a bill
today doing away with the compulsory
pilotage in all the harbors of Cali
fornia-
Similar measures have been intro
duced and defeated IN past sessions
Of the Legislature. standing fair
chances Of passage until the patrician
and weu-paid pilots have come TO the
capital and begun lobbying.
Reports have been current that the
pilots have been compelled TO employ
more persuasive material than aca-
demic argument TO defeat these mea-
sures.
Nelson declares that the pilot fees
OF San Francisco are larger than any
other port in the world His bill pro-
vides also for the reduction of fees
from 8 TO 2 cents per ton on net regis
tered measurement
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-06
ABE RUFF FOR ONCE
REFUSES A FEE

Abe Ruef. his chief assistant, Edward
Lynch, and Public Administrator Joseph
A Stulz are to be made honorary life
members of the San Francisco Society
for the Prevention of Cruelty to AMI
mails. All this because they have re-
fused to accept a fee which they might
have demanded legally for probating
the estate Of David Pinkney, and by
so doing have made the Society for the
Prevention of Cruelty to Animals richer
by about 800.
Pinkney died some time ago. leaving
his entire estate, valued at about $4,000,
to the society. Ruef, with his assist
ant, acted for the society. The fact
that Ruef could refuse anything so i'm
pressed the society that at the next
meeting 1t is planned to make him an
honorary life member.
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-06

LIBEL FOR FREIGHr-John Erickson filed
libel yesterday In the United States District
10 be due on freight and demurrage on several
cargoes Of hay.
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-06
Japanese Resolution Squelched Atache Steal Confessed
-Four Commissions Are
Put on List for
Adjustment

Continued from Page 1, column 5.
the expected fight over the Sackett
bill, repeating the general vaccination
law. did not take place today. Eshle-
mans measure came out Of. commit
tee today with the recommendation
that Il 10 not pass"
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-06

SAN JOSE, Feb. 5.-ManueI Silva, a
laborer. was smothered to death in
cesspool today. A platform over the
pool gave way with him
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-06
:, V>e WOW n
ANA RuAR)12

pestib1e. and sometimes absolutely harm
fu1: Cottozene makes food digestible, nutri-
tious, delicious and healthful-
Cottolene is today in use by thousands
of housewives who would no more think
of going back to lard than they would OF
reverting to tallow dips for lighting their
homes.
Cottolene is endorsed by the most prom
inent cooks and household economists or
the country, as we'll as by the medical
profession. 1t is one of the products
which pure food advo-
Gates alwavs endorse.
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-06

A pension plan for aged and disabled
employees will soon be introduced by
the Boston and Maine Railroad
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-06

| COTTOLENE was granted GRAND PRIZE (highest
possible award) over all other cooking fats at the
recent Louisiana Purchase Exposition and food cooked
| with COTTOLENE another GRAND PRIZE
.honae Helps Of choice recipes. edited
BY M,s. Rorer, for cent stamp. IF
oddress NJ K. FGbank Company, Chicago.
FEATURE-The tight this pail Il for
of keeping COTTOLENE wholesome
all disagreeable odo of the
grocery, such fish, OIL
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1907-01-19

SILK with a touch of white in the
neck and sleeves. Mrs. Moore.
the groom's mother, also wore a
handsome gown of black silk.
Mrs. j. B. Mackorell was parti
cularly charming in a gown of
white net made over taff.ta and
e'aboratelv trimmed with lace
The many custly and beauti-
'ul presen : that were displayed
In he slit n room showed the
popuia arity oi both the bride and
groom. The happy couple left
under a shower of rice and old
shoes, on the afternoon train for
their future home in Fort Lawn.
The out of town guests were Mrs
Il. b. Waters, of Gaffney; Miss
Bessie Oglesby, of Cowpens; Mrs.
.. Q. Counts, of Hickory Grove ;
Miss Myrtle Funderburk, of Tab.
ernacle, and Miss Meta Moore.
OF Limestone College.