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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1908-01-17
Makes a Long Trip to
Thrash Rival
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DIES MONIES. Ia, Jan. 1e.-After
travelling all the way from Snohomish.
wash, to Des Moines to recover let
ters which his wifes former sweet
heart refused to surrender c. L. Glenn
ems, former football star at Leland
he sought In the office of Attorney
General Byers at the state house.
There Clemens attacked his one time
rival, R. H. Dosh, a prominent attor-
ney OF Stuart, Ia.
The two men glowered at one an
other and then began a vicious fight.
during which they made their way
into the corridors of the capital build
ing Inmates Of the scores of offices,
hearing the confusion. ran excitedly
into the halls and witnessed the ter
rife beating which the washington
man administered to Dosh 1t took the
strength OF a number OF men to prv
Clemens from the prostrate attorney.
who was picked up unconscious and
taken to Mercy hospital, where it is
feared that he will die. He has a frac-
tured skull and is otherwise Injured.
Clemens was arrested and is held
under heavy bonds on the charge of
assault to commit murder
Clemens refused to give the reason
Cor the assault and Dosh has not re-
covered sufficiently to talk, but friends
Of both who knew that Dosh and Mrs.
Clemens were swcethearts in college
at Indlanola II years ago revealed the
reason for the assault
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1908-01-17
Judge 5 Wife Secures
Divorce in Secret
Mrs. Hebbard Receives fnferIoc,
ufory Decree on Ground
of .Deserfion


With great secrecy q divorce was
granted to Mrs. Martha Hebhard from
Superior Judge Hebbard Monday The
ground was desertion and no mention
was made of the inteInperance fol
which the Judge has become so no.
torious Judge Carroll Cook granted
the divorce at the noon hour, when
the courtroom was empty.
From first to last no public record
Of the suit or. of the proceedings had
appeared, and not until yesterday did
the fact of the divorce leak out. The
complaint was fled January and was
sealed by the order of Presiding Judge
Sturtevant The assigning Of the case
to Judge Cook was another move in
the direction OF secrecy, Cook being
a Judge who usually tries only Grim
inai cases. The suit was not on the
calendar for Monday. but the lawyers
appeared In court about 1z:15 with
a stipulation agreeing to an immediate
trial. A. p Van Duzer Represented
Mrs Hebbard and Meyer Jacobs the
ue hc u oe - " ss3 ~ = y tS-
ent, but Mrs. Hebbard came with .heI
sister, Miss Laura Schroth. Z Hebbard
has not attended his own court dur
ing the week and it is. stated that he
Is laid up with influenza.
The marriage of Hebbard with Miss
Schroth. which took place April "a
1889, was his second matrimonial ven
ture. He was separated from his first
wife also by divorce. There are no
children of the second marriage.
Only brief testimony was necessary
to establish grounds for an Inter
locutorys decree. Mrs. Hebbard said
that her husband had left her in
November, 1906. and had not since con-
tributed to her support.
Miss Schroth corroborated the state
ment that Hebbard left his wife in
November 1906. The desertion, said
Miss sehroth. wss without any cause.
Attorney Jacobs. representing Heb
bard. listened 70 the testimony. but
asked no questions. An answer had
been filed by Hebbard denying the al
legation of his wife, but beyond this
fornaality he made no effort to defend
the suit.
Mrx. Hebbard is said to be wealthy
woman No mention of any. financial
arrangement was made in the trial
Mrs Hebbard was anxious to start on
trip to Europe before the news OF
her divorce should become public, she
said.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1908-01-17
Libel Suit Ends With
Mutual Apologies
Proprietor Ochs of New York
Times Drops His Action
Against Hearst
SPECIAL DIsPATcH 10 THE CALL


NEW YORK. Jan 1s.-when the op-
posing legal forces in the $780, 900 libel
suit brought BY Adolph S. ochs and
the New York Times against william
r. Hearst and the American and
Evening Journal gathered before JUS
tice Giegerich of the supreme court
this morning the atmosphere sizzlsd
with apology. Everybody was apollo
getic.
AS soon as the case was called At
terney Cook arose and read the follow
sing
Mr.. Adolph S. ochs, in view Of the
editorials printed in the New York
Times OF January. February. March
and April. 1904, and the rulings of the
court thereon. withdravs all imputa-
tions against Mr.. Hearsts integrity
and character and asks to be per-
mitted to- discontinue his action against
Mr.. Hearst. -.
Mr.. Hearst and Mr. Brisbane there
fore accept Mr.. Ochs' statement that
he is the controlling owner OF the New
York Times, and withdraw all imputa-
.tions against the integrity and charac-
ter Of Mr. Ochs. the management ana
ownership. Of the. New Fork Times. and
consent to discontlnuance Of the ac-
flor,
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1908-01-17
State Commission Orders Inves.
tigation of Charges That
Law Is Violated
Prodded Into Taking Action EN-.
barrassing to Its Corpo-
ration Sponsors
Attorney General Passes Re.
sponsibility for Hardness
Up to Governor
Allegations of Shippers Against
Southern Pacific First
to Be Considered

Driven to action in spite Of it.
self, the state board of railroad
commissioners yesterday ordered
an investigation into the rebating
proclivities of the Southern Pa
ciic, the Santa Fe and the Salt
Lake railroad. Constant prodding
has placed the board in a position
embarrassing alike to itself and to
its corporation sponsors.
Colonel II. d. Loveland. the
newly appointed member of the
commission. has caused the
trouble. Attorney General Webb
contributed to the movement and
before the board realized il yes
terday it had begun to bark at the
railroads. Webb told the conf
mission at the special meeting in
the ferry building that the law
was plain and called for action.
His written opinion passes the re-
sponsibilit5 directly to the gov
ernor. who has the power to au-
thorize the expenditures necessary
to such an investigation.
~
when Franklin K Lane OF the inter-
state commerce commission lung over
whelming evidence Of rate discrfmins-
ton on the part of the Southern Pa
chic IN the face OF the local board.
Colonel Loveland introduced sons reso-
lutions. his associates bowed their
heads and before it was fully aware
OF its own action the board discov-
cred that IL had ordered an investiga-
tion-
SOUTHERN PACIFIC FIRST
Every road in the state Is to b
brought to the long deferred account
ing within the next few months. but
the Southern Pacific is to be the first
to be called upon to answer to the
galvanized commission for its sins OF
omission and commission The inves-
tigation OF this road is to take place
February u. the day following the
next monthly meeting OF the stats
board. This time was set at the sug-
gestion OF Webb
Yesterdays meeting w4s an extra
session called at the especial request
of webb. who had attended the regu-
lar meeting Tuesday last. when he
made a plain statement OF the facts
In the case to the commissioners pres
ent The commission then asked him
TO embody his views In a written opin-
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1908-01-17
CERTIFICATES
VANISH WITH
GREAT SPEED
Banks Rush Them In at Rate
of 100000 a Day TO the
Clearing House
City Receivers Rapidly From
the Recent Financial
Sfringency
Paper to the Amount of Four
Million Dollars Has
Been Cancelled

Figures from the clearing house
have shown that San Francisco has
returned to normal financial condi-
ton with greater speed than almost
any other large city of the country.
Clearing house certificates are being
redeemed at the rate of $4,000 a
day, and at the present pace the paper
practically will have disappeared
from circulation before February 1.
Every day the local banks send the
certificates that come in from dcpos-
its to the clearing house. where they
are cancelled and withdrawn from
circulation.
The total issue of clearing house
certificates amounted to s7.1oo.ooo. Up
to yesterday evening about $4,000. 900
worth of the paper had been cancelled.
leaving s2,5oo.ooo still out. Some Of
this paper has made it's way into
other states and into far corners of
California and it may be some weeks
before 1t all finds its way to the clear
ing house. All the emergency paper
held in San Francisco will be can
celed during the next 10 days 1t may
require a-iittie longer for that at a
distance to come In
AZ fast as the paper >is redeemed the
banks are given credit at the clearing
house and allowed to withdraw the Sc
curities they have placed with the
committee. The process of adjustment
is not as simple one as appears on
the surface. Account has been kept of
the amount of certificates held by each
bank at the end of every days bust
ness. This has been necessary to com
pute the amount on which the banks
must pay interest An interest charge,
of s per cent is imposed and this has
tended to hasten the redemption of
the certificates With money growing
more plentiful daily the interest rates
have been declining and the banks
will cancel their s per cent obligation
with all speed.
The recent stringency was the first
occasion In which the clearing house
paper has been used for general cir
culation. Heretofore in cases of emer-
gency the certificates have been used
for circulation only among the banks.
The withdrawal of the paper has been
accomplished with more speed than In
former cases where the circulation
was confined to the banks. Some OF
the paper will never find its way back
to the clearing house, as it will be
retained for souvenir purposes
A statement OF the condition of the
1s commercial banks OF San Francisco
was given out yesterday by the bank
commission Naturally the total re-
sources and deposits show the effect
of the recent stringency and are less
than in June of last year. The Cali
fornia safe deposit and trust company
and the Citizens State bank are not
included In the statement The sum-
mary follows:
orcos1prrc
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1908-01-17


The report of the savings banks was
printed earlier in the week. The saw
ings and commercial banks of the city
show at the present time combined re-
sources of 1924, ss,21o.ss and com
bined deposits of szlT32o,0ss.ss SO. These
figures are for the end of last year
and represent the condition OF the
banks at the time of the stringency.
The local clearings have been grow
ing weekly For the week ending at
noon yesterday the clearings amounted
to $s4,41s.s0s.ss, against s4s.7Ss, ,472.s2
in the corresponding week a year ago
Oakland's ciearings this week amount
ed to 1853. .s11.4s. The Los Angeles
cIearings amounted to $9,554,15S as
compared with $14.7s1,ooo in the cor
responding week OF 1907 In San Jose
the clearing house reported for the
week s506,944.7s. Sacramento's clear
ing house shows up well with $1,25s,-
671.S5. Stockton banks cleared for
the week 3sQss572.sz
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1908-01-17
INDEX OF THE
SAN FRANCISCO CALLS
NEWS TO-DAY
TELEPHONE KEARNY SO
WEATHER CONDITIONS
NEWS TO-DAY

YEsTERDAY-cloudy; northeast wind; maxi
mum temperature. %; minimum, 4s.
FORECAST FOR ToDAY-Cloudy; possibly
light rain by night; light east winds, changing
10 southeast. Page II
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1908-01-17

BERLIN. Jan. 1s.The death IS an
nouneed OF Prince Edward f. l. zulnn-
haseI und Knyphausen. president of
the Prussian house OF lords. He was
born iR 1927,
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1908-01-17
SUBURBAN

'Coeds'' to issue special edition Of University
Of California comic paper. Page 4
Judges bold power to crush Dsrgieism and
Alameda courthouse ring by appointing fearless
grand jury Page 4
Berkeley music teacher divorced from hus
band who, she says, threw kettle of preserves
at her Page 4
Students win vote on barring goods from priyi-
Iege of voting on masculine affairs in uniyer
sitr. Page
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1908-01-17
EASTERN

At neither White House
ment can further informant
garding Secretary Cortely'
ton.
With mutual apologies.
Adolph S. ocbs OF the New
Hearst is dropped.
Taft scores Hartman
ing the Panama route
mission.
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw fsc'
her career. as insanity de
atty viii leave : her withoJ
port.
New York rfves over n
that San FrsDcisco was per
her wonderful voice so lone
War department says W
defense consists OF routin
..-4f.- -,
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1908-01-17

Governor James N Gilett pper left) whom Attor
ney General u Webb whose portrait shown the right
fixes responsibility for the delay IN probing charges against the
railroads. and Colonel H. D. Loveand the newly appointed
member of the state commission.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1908-01-17
COAST

Heney answers def Of Senator FUlto
barring his connection with land frauds at
ing Of trial in Portland Pa
Stanford men and faculty cheer with
when speaker pays tribute to San Fran
graft prosecution. Pa
Governor Sparks Of Nevada advises Sps
Sksggs 10 use his brand of brandy and be
better man. PA
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1908-01-17
Irnpertinent Question No. "a
What's the Matfer With fhe Appenafe count

What's the Matter With fhe Appellate Court?
For the most original or wittiest answer to this ques
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The morning journal-courier., 1908-06-11
RACE TRACK LEGISLATION.

The popular conception of the exact stand taken by Governor Hughes, Of New York, upon the question of race track gambling is somewhat erroneous. No matter what may be the opin- Ions of the determined head of the em- pire state upon the question of betting and gambling in the abstract, he has seldom taken occasion In his public utterances to express them, As he says, he does not believe in arguing besides the mark" and he does not attempt to do it. He does not question whether horse racing would be as successful or even as enjoyable without its accom- panylng betting and bookmaking, as at present In New York state. He simply demands the enforcement of an exist ing constitutional provision which Is sufficient to eradicate the evil if given half chance to work out it's own sal vation.
 Aside from the evils of gambling which have come with past methods, the governor recognizes the inevitable disrespect for law In general that Is sure to creep in when any specific law Is continually winked at. 'If we are to preserve our institutions in their ln- tegrity,' said the governor in his mes sage to the special session of the leg.s- lature, and our growing population is to cherish the fundamental guarantees, which protect the rights of property and the rewards of honest endeavor, we cannot permit the solicitations of avarice to triumph over the command or the constitution" The remedy lies simply in the repeal of the dlscrimlnat- ing provisions of the Percy-Gray law, which fosters the betting, and in changing the penal code so that these practices will no longer be made ex- captions under the constitution In ad- dition the governor asks that betting, whether at the race-track or not, shall be punished by Imprisonment and that the alternate of fines, which are of It. tie avail with men who have lined their pockets with gold by their win nings, shall be abolished.
 There Is good reason to believe that the reintroduced bills will be got through the special session of the leg islature by hair breadth margin. Mir. Merit. the majority leader, Is certain that the house, which has passed them once, will pass them again and as for the senate, the negative side is the same as before, while the affirmative has gained vote or two.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-06-11
THE CARRIAGE PROBLEM.

No matter what temporary advant- ages there may seem to be in the offer of the reduction company of Bridgeport to remove garbage from any available wharf on the New Haven water front to It's plant for incinera- tlon at very low cost per ton, the apparent economy is not enough to warrant any such move What Is wanted is municipally- incn- eration plant that Is near at hand, not a privately one, miles away. Those cities that take care of the removal and disposal of their gar bage themselves and do not leave the matter to private parties have to-day the best systems. Too long has New Haven bothered with unsatisfactory private service as 1t Is, Even did a privately reduction company in New Haven make favorable offer to dispose of the garbage, 1t would be well not to accept 1t.
 That the proposed offer from Bridgeport would result in the satls- factory service New Haven has long needed, there Is reason to doubt. In the first place, 1t would not be pleas ant for Bridgeporters to have another city's refuse brought under their noses for disposal. New Haveners could better appreciate such situu- ton, If they would imagine the sltu- alton reversed and the proposition be- ing made that Bridgeports refuse be brought here for incneration.
 Matters of the public health are too vital to a community to be left to pri- vate parties. For that reason munich pal boards of health are organized. Certainly nothing concerns the work of the boards of health more lnu- mately than the removal of garbage and refuse. Unless that is done and done satisfactorily, there can be no public health. If the removing is left to private parties, there will al- ways be that lack of responsibility which has characterized New Havens past system. If 1t Is made a munich pal function, responsibility may be placed where responsibility should be felt; 1t may be made a matter of civic pride The cost of municipal re- duction plant may seem high, but 1t will pay for itself in the long run with service that Is both economical and satisfactory. Such a plant and only such plant is what Is needed.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-06-11
THE ELEMENT OF CONTROL.

The National Brewers association Is living up to the higher standard ex- pected of 1t at It's session at Milwau- kee. At last the members acknowl- edge that they have not fully realized the force of the criticisms which have been aimed at the saloon business Ii Is not exactly confession on their part so much as 1t Is an unconscious admission that they have been alto gether too busy making money, and altogether too idle watching the moral obligation which attaches to their privileges and legal rights.
 The annual report of the trustees of the convention deals with many phases of the problem involved in the saloon business, some of 1t dealing with them in a naturally self-centered manner and some of 1t showing the best kind of horse sense. The follow ing extract of the report will on the whole strike one as evidence of the enlightenment which has overtaken the brewers: Control, and not elin- ination, is the key to the solution of the saloon problem. In all thickly settled communities the saloon is a necessary social institution. You can not have city without saloons. They may not be officially recognized and licensed, but they are there just the same. There are, however, good and bad saloons; saloons that serve the reasonable convenience of the people In decent and orderly fashion, and sa- looms that are centers of social dis order. There is nothing inherent in the saloon which need or should make 1t disorderly or disreputable. The average saloon Is conducted in as de- cent and business-like fashion as il grocery store. In such places dls- orderly person is nuisance and Is not tolerated. Unfortunately, there are in most of our large cities, sa looms that pander to vice, and some that are closely allied to criminals. if not to actual crime. These-though comparatively few in number-are easily magnifed into the saloon prob lem"
 The clear point is that these low dives can be driven out of business if the brewers of the country undertake CTS, who own the greater number of saloons, to moralize about "the sa- loon problem" It is their business to take practical view of the matter and for their own sakes see to 1t that Wolators of the law are refused trade, on the one hand, and, on the other, refused licenses One brewer object ing to given license has more pow CT for good in him than a dozen out side objectors One brewer watching one dive with the view of closing 1t is worth a dozen state policemen The sooner these truths are realized the sooner a normal condition will exist in the saloon business.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-06-11
HOT WEATHER AND NOISE.

The society for the suppression of unnecessary noises ought to find a never ceaslng end of toll during these hot and sultry days Hot weather In the country, where the silence of the woods soothes the nerves, Is bad enough to endure, but when change Is made from the quiet of the woods to the furious noises of the city, 1t is no wonder that men and women lose their patience and give way to pas sionate utterances, which do not al- ways end in an lawful and orderly manner Most people realize these days that the noises of the city are very real and very exasperating. but they do not realize how easy it would be to do away with many of them. The flat car wheel, which Is attached to too many of the surface cars of the city, can be replaced by others, If there were only somebody to act and demand the substitution. There is no good reason why the trolley company should be permitted to make whatever noises 1t wishes to in order to avoid the expense of an up-to-date equipment. The purpose Is not to impose everything upon that company, but to aid in the protection of the public health It would seem, too, as if the autoists could add greatly to the contentment of the pub lie by controlling their sources of noise. If muflers will do the trick, then mufflers should be used, at least until the center of the city has been left behind with the residential streets. Peddlars of various goods can be compelled to dispose of their wares without noises which are de- signed to announce their coming. AiAO sbiVSl VT bhil' NHlNi BlNtS HD much innocent happiness to children can be. kept ir tune by some authori- ty and not be permitted to give forth dlscordant noises at every corner. The motorcycle can and should be better controlled. More rubber tired wheels could be used and an encour- agement given rubber shoes for horses. The law regarding wide tires for heavy trucks might be enforced,
 The list of things which might be done without serious sacrifice to lessen the noises of the city street is very long, and Is by no means exhausted in this incomplete list which is hasti- ly assembled It should be consider ed, and in fact must be considered if the nerves of community are not to be overcome, health broken down and possibly crime committed. All that is required is a little serious attention on the part of every citizen. with such mild legislation as will aid the public officials in giving point and substance to the movement of relief.