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The San Francisco call., 1907-01-25
MEXICAN SOLDIERS
FIGHT YAQU|S

Ell PAso. Tex. Jan. 24.-Reports
were received here this evening of a
desperate battle between Yaqui Indians
and Mexican troops which occurred
yesterday in the mountains southeast
of Guaymas, State of Sonora, Mexico,
in the section on which is located the
station Lencho. which was raided and
destroyed by the Yaquis in December
last.
The Mexican troops have been hunt
ing the Yaquis since the Lencho Incl
dent and have had frequent skirmishes
with them, but not until yesterday
were they able to force an engage
ment with any considerable force. In
this fight twenty Mexicans were Killed
and a number wounded. The Yaquis
were defeated with considerable loss.
but as they took both their dead and
wounded with them when retreating,
it is, not known how many were killed.
of the conflict further particulars can
not be obtained tonight.
Representative of the Mexican Gov
ernment are without official advices
as to the battle. but say that it is the
purpose of the authorities of the State
of Sonora. as well as of the National
Government. to exterminate the Yaquis.
that the militia has been in constant
pursuit of them with this end in view.
and that number of fights have. oc-
CURED recently.
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OIL WELLS ARE DISTURBED
BY THE JAMAICA TEMBLOR
F11w of Properties in Texas Has De-
creased Nearly Half Since West
Indian Disaster

CHICAGO. Jan. 24.-According to a
dispatch to the RecordsHerald. from
Galveston, Tex, the gulf coast oilfields
have decreased their production over
as per cent during the last week and
the cause is attributed to seismic dis
turbances in Jamaica. The sudden drop
was noticed the second day after the
Jamaica earthquake and seventeen
wells in Texas and Louisiana went dry
entirely.
/. After the Valparaiso earthquake
many wells ceased to flow, while an
immense oil lake appeared out in the
gulf.
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-25

The House Of ChurchwOmen took up
yesterday the problems that touch most
vitality the very foundations of the so
ciai structure, namely, divorce and re-
marriage and personal purity for men
and women alike. This body OF
s.hurchwOmen, as representative as any
body OF women ef the Episcopal church
that was ever gathered in the whole
length and breadth of the land, went
on record squarely as opposed 10 re-
marriage after divorce. as demanding
the same standard of purity for men as
for women, and as opposed to card
pIaEfns when n led 20 gambling, and
10 social dissipattOns on sunday that
inferfered with the sscredness of the
DAY.
The resolutions 10 this effect were
embodied in . report of the committee
on vvoman's influence in society and in
the community, which was read by Mrs.
GaiIIard stOney, the Chairman of the
committee.
The report. in part. was:
your committee would lay stress
upon the necessity Of demanding the
same standard Of morals for men as for
women. Is II not the duty Of every
Christian woman TO debar from her
entertainments men who are known to
be immoral as quickly as she would
women Of questionable reputatfon2
your committee would lay special
erat,has3s on the ir,nortar,e - +s11,,,.-
p definite and determined stand on the
divorce problem which confronts us to-
day and is undermining the very foun-
dations OF society. Christian women
ought to exert all their influence
against this ever-increasing evil. Your
committee recognizes that circum-
stances may arise which make Il i'm
possible sometimes for the marriage
relation TO be continued In such a
case neither the church nor the state
does or should compel the husband or
wife to live together. hut the evil OF
divorce is that so lightly is the mar
riage relation held that people sepa-
rate for the cause Of trivial disagree
rnents and seek consolation ia another
union. The real evil Of divorce is the
remarriage. Does not the remedy lie to
= great extent with the mothers. who
should teach their sons and daughters
the sacredness OF marriage and a fuller
understanding OF that clause in the
marriage contract which, reads for bet
ter for WOrse7
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One Accident and
Innumerable
Delays
Passengers Weary
of Their Long
Suffering

Promises to do better for the pub
lie and a general OVerhauling Of the
system of the United Railroads were
offered yesterday to offset one rather
serious accident on the eOmpany's
lines and several bad tieups. The
corporation lOOsened its pursestrings
and orders were given to put on an
additional force of inspectors and the
various branches of the service were
Stacked up from headquarters.
The day started off badly. Car No.
1880 of the cemeteries and San Mateo
line inbound. rounded curve in Mis-
sion street. near Trumhle. causing the
trolley to fly from the wire. and the
rope attached to it caught Antoine
Nabazo. 15-year-old boy, about the
neck and fshed him from his standing
place on the bumper. The lad was
whipped into the roadway. striking on
his shoulder. J. B. Dunno of 1O1 Lee
avenue and T. Lorenzo of 44S Miguel
street were swept off the bumper by
the dislodged body of the boy. Lo-
renzo was slightly hurt. but Dunno
did not suffer more than a ducking in
a shallow pool.
Young Nabazo. who lives in Miguel
street in the same house with Lo-
renzo. was cut on the side of the face.
his shoulder was sprained and he was
bruised on the body. For few min
utes after his strange experience of
having been whipped through the air
like fly on trout line the lad was
unconscious. Help was summoned and
he and Lorenzo were taken to st.
Luke's Hospital and later to the st.
Francis Hospital, where Nabazo was
treated. but Lorenzo made no applica-
tion for surgical aid.
CAR WAS OvERCROwDED
The car was in charge of Motorman
A. w Lagrande and Conductor S. A
Manuel. The accident occurred at 7:25
o'clock in the morning. The three
persons knocked from the bumper had
clung to that projection, as they were
Iunable to get inside of the car, it being
too crowded
The management of the road in
written statement issued yesterday ad-
mitted the force of the argument that
the cars should not follow the system
of switching back. General Manager
Chapman said the system was much
abused and that it would be stopped
Extra inspectors were put out at vari-
Gus points of the many lines to
straighten out tangles and at Fillmore
street the cars were spaced OUT and
not allowed to bunch. The Eddy and
Fulton street lines got badly mixed up
during the day. however, and between
5 and o'clock in the afternoon the
traffic on this branch was all but de-
moralized.
One good result of The calrs cam
paign for better service materialfzed
in the order to the company that has
the contract to repave between the
tracks of the newly constructed lines
to finish the work without delay.
Continued ON Page K CoIr1nn
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n NJ nexcusabe accident and long list of delays calcu-
lated to drive long suffering passengers frantic marked the
operation yesterday of the United Railroads system. To
Offset ts the corporation promise improve conditions
The public will watch for its ful6lIment
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sTETsoN IS IN EARNEST

So far the Stetson bill is the Illinois
law and no more. Then comes the an
plication OF the Texas idea. If any
candidate have plurality of all the
votes of his party for a given ONCE
within precinct, and that plurality
be not less than % per cent of the
party vote. the delegates elected at the
same time are bound to vote for him
so long as his name remains before the
convention. But in the convention
after each ballot failing to show ma
jority for any candidate. the candi-
date having the fewest votes is dropped
and his name cannot again be brought
before the convention. This process
of elimination is to be continued until
some candidate has clear majority OF
the delegate votes.
The Stetson- bill is fathered by an
earnest man, probably not so much
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Stetson Offers Measure En-
bracing Features of the
Laws of Three States
HOPES TO SECURE
IMMEDIATE ACTION
His Bill Would Give People
a Voice in Selection of
a Successor to Perkins
By George A. Van Smith
CALL HEADQUARTERS,
1907 EIGHTH STREET.

1907 EIGHTH STREET.
SACRAMENTO, Jan. 24.-By
adapting the Texas elimination
method to the Illinois primary
election system, then engrafting
the whole onto the California in
termediary primary election sys-
tenn, Assenblynan John w. Stet-
son of Oakland purposes to solve
the direct primary problem and
get immediate action on the Re-
publican platform pledge to the
people of California. Assembly
man Stetson is in favor of the
adoption of constitutional
amendment which will enable a
subsequent Legislature to enact
a real direct primary election law,
but he is also one of those who
believe it would be an excellent
thing to enable the people of Cali
fornia to express at the next gen.
eral primary elections their pref
erence in the matter of a candi-
date for the United States Senate
to succeed Perkins.
In the first place, the Stetson bill is
possible only in the event of the enact
ment of the Lucas bill. which makes
the present primary law operative and
mandatory I'm all voting precincts If
the Lucas bill becomes law the Sterson
bill viii become interesting as an in
genious compromise between the dele
gate system and the promised direct
primary system. Like the Illinois sys-
tenn, after which it is almost wholly
patterned, it cannot be deemed pure
direct primary measure.
UNITED STATES SENATOR, TOO
Like the Illinois system, it embraces
ineits operation all nominations, from
United States Senators down. Candi-
dates for the United States Senate may
file applications with the Secretary of
State without the formality of a petit
ton. Candidates for nomination TO
State office must reinforce their filing
applications with petitions signed by at
least 1000 voters. District, local and
municipal candidates must secure the
signature OF at least 2 per cent of the
vote of their respective parties in their
several districts. Local candidates may
file applications with county clerks.
and municipal or town candidates with
the secretary of the legislative bodies
Of the political subdivisions in which
they are to be nominated.
signers of petitions must certify their
party affiliations. and all signatures
must be verified under oath by quail
iied elector.
The Stetson bill provides for a distri-
button of sample candidates ballots and
for the advertisement of candidate tick
cts in newspapers. Party ballots are
to be of different tints. The candidate
ballot is to be voted in conjunction with
the delegate ballot provided under the
present law. but cast in a separate bal
lot box, and returns are to be made as
for the delegate ballots under the pres
ent law.
STETSON Is IN EARNEST
So far the Stetson bill is the Tf1ino,.
law and no more Then comes the ap-
plication of the Texas idea. If anv
candidate have a plurality of all the
votes of his party for a given ONCE
rr-ffhIr r,rncirct H..
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-25
United Railroads Covers Before Aroused Grand Jury

ROUSED by the miserable thrust upon the public
by the United Railroads. the Grand Jury served de-
mand the corporation yesterday that conditions be bet
tered forthwith The company admitted denquences and
gave full promise of reform.
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-25
INDEX OF THE
SAN FRANCISCO CALLS
NEWS TO-DAY
INDEX OF THE
TELEPHONE TEMPORARY Sc
FRIpAY. IANuARY Is. lsos
WEATHER CONDITIONS
NEWS TO-DAY

NESTERDAY-Rain: north winds: maximum
temperature. 50: minimum tempersture. So
FORECAST FOR TODAY-Cioudy. unsettled
weather; possibly light showers; fog in the
morning. Page IL
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SOCIAL GAMBLING

Another crying evil OF the day is
the social gambling which prevails TO a
greater or less extent in society. II
au Christian women would take de-
cided stand against il by refusing to
participate or to permit 1t in their
houses Il would go far toward remedy
tng the evil-not that your committee
would put themselves on record as dis
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-25

MEMBER or COMMITTEE or THE HOUSE
Oh CHERCH WOMEN WHICH REPORTED
AGAINST REMARRIAGE AFTER DIVORCE.
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-25
EDITORIAL

Opening proceedings IN the trial Of Thav
supplied neither tragedy nor drama. Page
william Randolph Hearst paying for his gold
brick. Page
stanford affords solemn spectacle Of college
boy iecturing his elders. Pege
Less noise from Schmitz since Judge Dunno
called his blum Page
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DOMESTIC

Commissioner General
tells OF detention" OF
Mexican troops defesi
Gusymss.
Thsw trial is resumes
are accented.
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Confinued on Page 3, Bottom Column
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It was also suggested by the grand
jurors and agreed to by the corpora
tion agents that the force Of inspectors
be increased. Before the FIRE traffic
was greatly expedited by the efficient
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-05-20
UTILITY YERsrs sENr1ME NJ.

The Assuan dam in Egypt has brought utility and sentiment into con- flict, and 1t looks as if sentiment would be submerged, When the dam was first proposed, there were protests from all sides against any scheme that involved even partial subtnersion of the fam
 ous temple ruins at PhiIae. There Is likely to be a still louder outcry when the fact is generally realized that be- fore long they will be hidden altogeth- CT for months at time. This will be one of the results of the raising of the dam by twenty three feet, in accord ance with the advice of Sir William Garstin and Lord Cromer. The lat-
 ter, in one of his final reports, gives some interesting figures relating to the benefits of the existing reservoir. It is estimated, he says, that the sale value of the lands already provided with per- 6Illldl lIIlSdtiOH Has De6n increased DIV no less than e24,5lO,OOO, and that, when the canals now in course of construc- ton are completed, this figure will rise to 92S,912,9 300. The increased rental value is already e1,465,OOO, and will eventually amount to e2,o22,35 The whole of this rise in value is directly attributable to the construction of the dam. Tn addition to this, the cotton crop, the value of which was estimated Hast year at a2S, ,OOO,OOO has been se-
 cured. It is estimated that the reser- voir now supplies about quarter of the water which will be eventually necessary for the needs of Egypt If the dam is raised as Sir William Gar stin proposes, the water supply, after allowing a sufficient margin for evap- oration, will be more than doubled. About 95O,0OO acres of land will be brought under cultivation "The bene-
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-05-20
THE coNsoLIpArkp.

Whats in a name? Much, as Hart ford makes it appear when there is any talk about changing the name of the New York, New Haven and Hart ford railroad in any such way as to leave the Hartford out The talk is on again. The Boston Globe would like to see the name New York and New England. The Boston Herald suggests United Railways of New England, and tlie Springfield Republican asks, why not Consolidated New England?
 None of these seems to cover the case. Perhaps it is too soon yet to re- name the New York, New Haven and Hartford railroad with any name that will be properly descriptive long. What the railroad will be doth not yet ap- pear but it's ownership of the Ontario and Western indicates that it's name cannot well be confined to New Eng land. During the period of addition and expansion perhaps the popular and convenient name Consolidated is well enough, and but for its indehniteness it might be always well enough. The road may go on consolidating. Indeed, the indications are that it will.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-05-20
aErER41 KURoK1,s r1srr.

General Kurold has had busy and a tiring time in New York. He is com ing to New Haven to-day Here he vii. find life more quiet, but not less sincere. And his welcome here, while it wont be as noisy and voluminous as his welcome in New York, will be just as hearty. New Haven will deeply ap- rreciate the opportunity to look on a man of such achievement, and he will find men and things in New Haven that will interest him. Especially will ho be interested in Yale. whose educa- tior has done so much for men of his country and through them for his country. Yale will also be especially interested in him, as she always Is in anybody who has done great deeds and who has shown himself to be animated by the same spirit that animates her.
 We hope the fickle weather will favor the visitors to-day. New Haven ought to be looking almost as beauti- full as their own cherry blossom Japan, but this isn't the usual May,
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-05-20
Too Much for Him.

A small boy sat alone in school. Poor durce the teacher kept him in. He didn't know his lessons and to fail to know them was a sin. For he was left behind his class, and though he knew of things long past, A million other things had come; q grim procession, moving fast The tale of Bunker Hill he knew; the date of Jackson's death, perhaps. He knew about the cause of strife be- tween the Russians and the Japs He knew of Lafayette and Lee and other noted leaders, still He couldn't tell to save his soul who led the charge on San Juan Hill. He'd filled his mind with many things of how tho Frenchmen crossed the The way the Mcxicans make soap and how the Indians take scalps But fell down on the very thing a proper scholar should have known The quantity of watts it takes to run a wireless telephone.
 Port Arthur's Siege he knew by heart; the names of all the leaders there And farm and algebraic dope concern ing roots both round and square; But had to know of Tillman's views and who the Porto Ricans are, And when it was that Peary left to search the Arctics white and far, The children of today are dull, and often now teacher finds The great events that shake the earth make no impression on their minds.
 Dallas News .
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-05-20

John, why are you raising the win dow? Don't you know I will be un- able to speak above a whisper by morn ing?'
 "Yesm. m."-Houston Post.
 You reckon these fault-Anding brethren go to heaven?"
 Some of 'em will have to. The oth- Ter place is toe full of 'em." m."-Atlanta Constitution.
 suitor--I have come to ask for your daughters hand in marriage
 MT. Motorman-So? Well, sir, can ycu support her in the style of cars to which she is accustomed ?'- Brooklyn Life.
 If that dog of yours were singer, what kind of song do you think he would prefer?" Doubtless he would choose barcaroles. "-Baltimore Ameri- can.
 T knew that man when he didn't have a shirt to his back" said the old doctor. "Why, I thought he came of an old wealthy family" He does. off, ciated at his irth."-Chicago Record Herald
 "Oh George!" she exclaimed, now that you've seen my new hat you sin- ply can't regret that I got 1t. Isn't 1t just a poem?" Well if it Is" replied John, T suppose a proper title for it would be Owed to a Milliner. "-Phil- adelphia Press
 "You're not so strict with that youngster of yours as you used to be, said Popleys friend,
 'No; for economy's sake I'm not" re- piled Popley. Every month I used to have to buy myself new pair of slip pers and him a new pair of pants. .'- Philadelphia Press.
 we have left undone the things we should have done," acknowledged the fair worshiper.
 "Tts all right, dear" whispers a motherly soul in the pew back of her. 'It's not undone any more, I reached over and hooked 1t while you was standing upy'-st. Louis Republic. Now, there," said the enthusiastic real estate agent to the prominent poli- tician, lis one of the most desirable houses in the capital It has exposures all around'- Good heavens!" cried the prominent politician, with start of dismay, that's just what I'm trying to get away from!"-Baltimore Ameri- can.
 q was sittin' In an Inn in Indiana
 With Diana With din there came an Indian in with Anna And Susanna. Says Diana to Susanna; Don't give Anna banana In the inn that's here in inmost Indiana"
 Wilbur Nesbit in Harper's. Q saw an old man once beneath an arbor At Bar Harbor.
 And he sang the queerest song I ever heard Upon my word!
 It was tangled, and besides was many angled- Yes, and mangled;
 He would lift his voice and chant this
 dreamy croon All afternoon;
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-05-20
SLOW, BUT SURE.

While the United States can hustle" she can also make haste slowly. She has made haste slowly in the matter of submarine ships, while the French and English have been hustling. But the United States seems to have ar- rived, while the other nations are still on the way. Her inventive genius has produced the most successful speci mems of this peculiar craft, and has, moreover, demonstrated for some of them a capacity for prolonged submer- sion which little while ago would have been considered altogether in- pessibIe. The tests of the Octopus and of the Lake at Newport not only prov ed that both of these little plungers could remain under water for twenty four hours without injury to their crews or their mechanism, but also that the period of submergence could be extended more than forty times, should occasion for extension ever arise. Appliances to secure a sufici- ehcy of fresh air have been proved so perfect in the Newport tests that dis asters such as overlook the French submarine Farfadet off the African coast will hereafter be easily preventa- ble.
 Of course if peace continues un- broken, and arbitration takes the place of war, our good submarines won't be very useful But until it is certain