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Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1908-09-04
iefere Die Ginridtung eil1er Static

liefere Die @inrld)tung ellter Stdtte
oeutI6er &nltur auf amerifa1il6em
gooen, bon mo aus bas 8elpuBtiein
ibres beiieren Selbit eeipedt iperoen
ioa. gs Jet BON eroBtem Sltterelie
fir Die 3nflutft bon Imerifa litlo Der
@elt, ooB alle IN ser anlerifanilber
8epolferllslg pertretenen 9eatiollen
ibre beiten @igenldaften auslliiten
uno auf iolbe 8eiie auf oas omeri-
fallilde Soeal Ser 3ufunft Die Stlilt-
teiien5 aller geationer binarbeiten.
Die itarf IN 8eripeIl1ng iiber-
gangene 2eihe ser 6rol1 gliee 8. So
nabue, in Saflanb, Galiforlliell
ipobnbaft, Die an1 1. Sum- aus ibre1rt
9eim peri6mano, tpnroe in Ser gedbe
ibres Sauies gefunoen. Gus. sa-
iteo lit BON Ser Eoli5ei perboitet lppr=
ben unter Ser slnflaee oes Morocs.
Die Gntoefrng Der 2ei6e fano auf
ionoerbare @eiie itott. Gin Sunb mar
l1lter bas sSabrifgebauoe Der @eiterll
5lsrnitlire Gontpanp gefroden ulb
lfonnte rrfdt apieoer buriid. Ser
gigentiinter grub ein Sod, Inn bcn
9uto beraus5ubnlel1, ltno beint @ra=
ben ftieB er auf einen ipeiBen Sbaipl
gr benabribtigte iofort Sen Sc
triebsleiter Der Sabrif, llno ipeitercs
Nadgraben foroerte einen 6rauell-
but outage, iopie mebrere &leioungs-
itiide. 0iedt oaneben tpltroe eine
nit 2ebn beoedte S6aufel geful1oen
Die aleiourgs1tiide tuuroen ols oas
geiistilm BON 5rau 9onabue ioell-
tifi5iert, lin6 man in6te banll 1lab
Der 2ei6e, bie au6 balo geiltnben
ipurOe Srau Oonabue itallb I'M Ml-
ter BON 40 Sabren. 0as geipeis-
material gegen Mniteo grinoet lib
oarauf, oaB man III ieinenl @elit cite
groi6e fano, Die er, nie er allgab,
auf einen benadbarten @ofe eefllllocn
batte.
Brofel10r Nar0n .. Natt1ns,
Der NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. ser
Grobibitioniiten, ipuroe Dor eilligen
gagen bon ieiner Domination in
aenntnis geiebt. Sci oieier @elegelr-
belt bielt Elm gepilier &obert Batton
aus Sprillgfielo, SGirtois, cine sln-
iprade an BEN 4anbioaten, in ser
er erfldrte, oaB 0ie fiiralid in
Springfield itattgefunoener l1nruben
eii15ig ulto aaein auf Die Saloons
5nriid5ufiibren ieien. ged6itens iper-
ben uns oie Serren nod boroerloll-
itrieren, oaB aua Die l1eberibmellt-
mutlgen in Georgia uno ben Caro-
lina's oas @erf Ser Saloons lei mno
baB Ole Saloors oie lesten syinons-
friie peranlaBt baben. Gins lit 10
blooiii1lig tpie bas anoere.
es beiBt Mlton 9. Harfer, Scr
lebte oemofratiid]e Brdiiocntldofts-
fanoioat, iolle bon ben Dentofraten
Nep Dorf's als @oupernemrsfoll6ioat
aufgeifeIlt tperoen.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1908-09-04
gaei5er ,.nb sdjeere

in Der 9ano pes getpifien6afteu Grates
iinb tn manden Sdllen ifnertbebrli6e itnD
iegensreide @erf5euse Der @eilfunlt
@ber eerabe Der getpi5ienbafte Ar5t lit
nid}t geneigt, bon bieien 8erf5eugerl
@ebral1 5n ma6en gus oieiem A,llaB
beripanbte 9r. @iIsbee Innge Sabre oaS
rauf, ein Wtittel 5u finben. ipeldes cine
Operation BEL 6dmorrboiben iiberfliiIIia
ma6t llnb bod bitr6aiis biIft; ltnb mad
bieler grbeit tpnrbe bieies menldenz
frernbli6e 8emiiben aud bnrd Die gr=
finbung bon Mnafeiis gefront. 9ieIes
llllfeblbare Mittel, bon tpel6em g. Nel1
ltdoter & Co., 8or 1915, g2eip gorf.
cine 9robe frei perIenben, bat ieiloen1
lln5dbligen sebolfen obne @eiier unb
SG]eere.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1908-09-04
9(us esl asoSo lpira

NltS vi YQlo lptro gcfnel0et,
nlebrere Suneen nerifanii9er DO
funft, Die aber in Seras geborell
ieien, unter i6nen Senrp Ggtirre,
Der Sobn oes Serausgebers oes in
81 Yaio eriheinenoen gepohliious-
blattes, ieier gum Sil6en iiber beli
9iio @ranoe gegangen uno BON ben
nlerifonii6en @enoarlnen perbaiiet
poroeuL ipeil iie cine Slilte bei iid
botten. gs lit befanntli6 perbotelt,
@offen in Merifo 8li intportiereu
uno oie einimne Slinte Der fil6cnben
Sungen puroe als Elm iol6er &of.
fen-SSmport angeieben. 50 lpiro
penieltens aus 81 9aio beridtel,
Dieleidt Iteft aber alld nod etluas
slnoeres binter Ser Sahe. Die JIM
gen Burden puroen nod Sltare3
ms @efdngnis eebra6t.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1908-09-04

iDobnen mill. 9te 0ege1o oes bor-
ousfidtli6en 3ulm1menitoBes miro
BET Sobenitein nno Neioenbllrg alt
iuden iein.
Ilr fron5oiii6e @oti6oftsrot
@rof gerf5en, bat Oen l1nterIiaots-
lefretGr oes oeltti6en MustpGril9cu
9lmtes mitgeieilt, 6ranfreidj uuo
Sponien ieieii oer Weeinltng, DlLoi
Safio fonlle niAt eber ols Shlton
bon sJtaroffo anerfanlt lperoelL als
bis er oie 0eddte offi5ien bon Ieiner
Sbronbeiteigung in aenntl1is 9eiest
lnto erfldrt babe, ooB ct ale Ser
pfli6tl1lgen, oie Iboul sl5is iibcr-
nonmen batte, oltb iibernebne. Gi=
ne Depeide aus Horis incloet, boB
sSro,lfrei6 nno Spanien inter Sic
len Serpflidtuneen 5olgei1oes per=
itan0en; eritens oie Mnnabnle aaer
@eitimmungen Ser Mleeeiras-glfte;
5meitens Die slnerfemlllng oller Scr
trage nno Ibna6uneeit Die bon
Ser bisberigen lnoroffoliiden Negie=
rl1lg eiilgeeangen ieien ino orittcns
Die Inerfeluntllg oller &oil5eIiionen
uno 9epiaiglngen Die auf @rlmo Ser
@lgeciras-slfte genna6t ieien.
Ser Staatsiefretdr bon Glnb-
2otbringell Ser eben1olige prellBiI6e
Mlinilter oes Snnern b. a0ler, bot
oen Sbmar5en 9lbleroroen er6alten.
0ieIe @brung oes Staatslefretdrs,
nelber BEN Soften felt 9luGult bes
Sssobres 1901 befleioet, gilt ols gor-
ldufer ieines oelunaditieen 9iiid=
tritts. @ie perlautet, lit als geo6=
folger Sreiberr Corn b. 8ula6 III
Musiid)t eenommell lpelber geecn=
lpartig ols llnterltaotslefretar in Ser
eliaB=lotbringiiden Miniiterial- -slbtci-
lung fir 2anomirtiebaft lulo oiient-
libe glrbeiten fllngiert.
9e5iiglid Der &olner 9ombau
I61ben erflGrt ser 9ombaulneiiter
SaerteI nab eingebenoer ltnterill-
dung, oie idlinnliten @adridten,
mel6e iiinglt inn ltn1laufe gebra6t
inoroen, ieien iibertrieben. Ger aern
bes 8aumerfs, beriihert Der 5a6=
mann lei geiuno unb felt. sln Sen
auBeren, feineren 9onlteilen ieien
oie 3erltorungen ieooh org, iogar
Die neueren Iufballten ieien angegrii-
fen. Die 8ertpitterung entlteDt ba-
burf, oaB Die in Der 2nft beflllolide
idmeflige Saure, Elm Hroouft oes
Steirfoblenraubes in Sen Stein
einorinet llno i'm 5eriest.
Sn einem Sotel gu Baris bat
eine Imerifanerin, eine Srau Col
felot aus gsep Yorf, BEN 8eriu6 ge-
nla6t, iih 5u eli6ieben bat iib aber
nur eirc lnbeoeutenoe @unoe beige
bradjt. Gin Streit nit ibrem @at-
ten i6eint Die llrlade oes Selblt=
moroperilibs geipeien 5ll iein.
@oiim1s, ein Gingeborener, Der
nit 80 anoeren pegen 8eteilieung
BET 8ontbenottentaten in &alfutta IN
Saft mar nno als Staats- 3elge auf-
trat lit bon 5lpei Mitgefangenen in
ieiner 3eae ermoroet poroen. slus
ben glngaben bes grnloroeten gebt
berpor, bob es iid I'M cine ausge-
oebnte @erl6mDrutg banoelte, sen
@i5efonig 2oro Wfinto, uno anoere
bobe geante 81 ermorben. Die 9fe=
bolper, nit oenen Der Manrl eetotet
tpurbe, maren bon 8eriponoten Der
anoeren @efangenen IN oas @cfdilg-
mis- geldmugeelt moroen.
9as brittle @eldnaier Der
amerifuniiden Gacific-8loiie, Oas
inter oell Seiebl oes Hear=a omira!
Sarberiteb. iit i'm dineiiiden So
fen Ching @an 6ao eingetroifcn.
sloniral Sarber uno mebrere leiner
Sffi5iere lino llad Der dileliI6en
Sauptitaot Befing 5u mebrtdgigenl
@eill6e eereilt.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1908-09-04
S. & g. q. gabn.

Id q 3 II.
yfa9 allen gforDs sTernss sYunften
-: 1lbr l1rlb 7.45 bormittags
Na9 St 2olis, Mempbis ltnb Dem Often
1.25 ubr na9m ,ub 7.30 abe1los
ysa6 Iegifo. 1920 116r BORN.
Nnfnnft.
@on ct. oliis unb Dem Often, 9.15 n1org.
Bon Gare0o lin6 Merifo .1.05 naAm.
gon ct. 2onis, &anfas gitb 1920 abbs.
ct. Souls e Gan Jranciscp Balm.
9a9 Sort Snith, SprinefieIo, ct. 2ouis,
aanias gitb, gbieaso Is. &@. 81. Des
pot) .7.30 abenbs
@nfnnft.
gon ct. 2ouis, &anias gitb. Earis
ebteago -. 1920 norgens
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1908-09-04
Giienbabu=J JabrpIau.
6. q. & 81. g. gahn.

r9abb grodett" <3ug na6 Sonfton
@alpeiton, Beaumont lr6 Orange. gIbs
fabrt 9 l1br abenos. @nflinft 7.5O morz
gems.
gfo6 &errbiIIe, Ibfa6rt 4.3o na6m.
Nbfabrt bon &errbille $50 11br bornlits
tags. Nur Sonntags na6 &errbilIe: $50
nbr bormittaes.
gla6 gnero. Yoafittr, @ouiton, @albes
ton, @tobtngs, Godoale, Cameron rnb
@aco, Gbfabrt 8.45 bormittags.
gfa6 8eebille, Corpus g6rifti, Nliee,
@atbis. Granias BaB, Stockport, Gbfabri
1.40 na9mittnes.
gsa6 SaIfurias, Qbfabrt 116r abenbs.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1908-09-04
N3ndl &rnlnnshiMe
Wf. 6. G 8. 8ah,t.


Ibfabrt
Ga6 .&aco. Sort 8prt6, Daaas, 4auz
Jag gitb, ct. 2ouis rno gbicasc, tdge
li6 (Suniet 9epot) .7.3O abenbs
2ofal5ug bia Smit6bille 8 bormittaas
@lamo Spe5ial na6 SnitbbiGle, Souiton,
@albeltoH .1015 abenbs
Infnnft.
@on Chicago. ct. 2ouis, &anias 9th,
Sollas, Sort gSortb unb @aco, tdgli6
(Srniet 9epot) .7.3O mora
2ofal5ua bia SnitbbiIle .9.15 abenbs
@lano Spe5iaI bon Smitbbille. Souitpn,
@5albelton :. $50 moraens
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1908-09-04

ipobnen mill. Die @egeno oes bor-
ousiidtliden 3nianlmenitoBes miro
bel Sobenitein uno 9eeioenbnrg 5lt
ilt1en iein.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1908-09-04
@crldnat

miro elm Wtaohen oos fo6en uno
Sausarbeit beiorgen fam, in elmer
fleinen 6omilie bon aiuei &erlonen
@nter 2obn. gtoh5ufragen bel s.
S. Scnober, t24 9lubrep StroBe
9lltes Selepbon 1888.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1908-09-04
Spnt5ern 9saeifie gabn.

Mb fabrt.
Wa9 Neip 0rleans. 6ouiton llao @albez
1ton, fdgltb II. As rlittags
:. lino. .11.30 nbenbs
ytad1 @asle PaB, 81 gaio. Californian
ltno Meyifo. 900 BORN.
Infunft.
gon yaeip Orleans. 5oliiton lnb @aIbez
lton. tdgIi6 ...7.35 morgens
;, uno -. 600 naduittags
Son 81 Faio, galifornien unb @egifo.
-. g aben6s
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1908-09-04
gietoria 9ibiiiom, g. S. G g. q.
(8mlf Gbpre.)

Ibfabrt
ytab guero. 8ictoria, Sort 2abaca, Corr
pug gbriiti, 8roipnsbille, 0fio @ranoe
ettb, 8oliao, 8eebille. @barton, Has
lacioS ltno Spniton =. $50 norg
Nad) 8rpiunsnil(e.
Ser 3u9 Der Suriet 8ictoria 9ibis
lion, abfabrt $50 abenbs, rna1t in HIaz
ceoo Gerbinoun9 nit Der @nlf goaIt
2ine fir Corpus gbriiti rno 8rotpnsbiue.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1908-04-16
HOSPITAL INTERNES TO
RECEIVE $40 MONTHLY
Health Board Decides to Pay
Physicians i'm Coin as Well
as Experience

Internes at the city and county hos
pitfalls who have hitherto worked with
out compensation to secure experience
will receive a salary of $40 a month,
the board of health decided yesterday
Since the hospitals became isolated
the internes have suffered great hard
ships and the board was of the
opinion that some return ought to be
made for their services.
DR. Wilson, member of the board
took up the matter of the spread OF
disease through second hand clothing
and proposed that the stores dealing
in these garments should be fumigated
at intervals. The proposition was laid
over for a further hearing. A spe-
cial meeting of the board will be held
this afternoon at which Bertha Ashe
a settlement worker, will recommend
that school children be regularly ex-
amined by physicians.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1908-04-16
OUSTFD STUDENTS
GAIN SYMPATHY
Memorial Number of Sequoia Is
Dedicated to the Sus=
pended Men

STANFORD UNIVERSITY, April TO-
ITO the Stanford students who were
forced out of this university unjustIy
we extend our sympathy.
ITO those men whose characters were
assailed by some members of the fac
ulty we extend our sympathy.
"Our admiration goes out to the men
who can fight, who can see Justice
thwarted in nm American college and
still have faith In the ultimate victory
of Justice, and our admiration goes out
to the men who made a manly apology
for a trivial offense, and who were dis
eliminated against In the final reckon
ing, who did not defy college authority
but who Joined In a protest against the
most narrow minded and unfair student
affairs committee that has ever been
inflicted on an American university. To
all these men this issue of the Stanford
'sequoia' is affectionately dedicated"
In these words the memorial edition
OF the Stanford Sequoia was dedicated
to the Al upperclass students who were
suspended from this university. Copies
of the magazine were given out to the
student subscribers this morning upon
the quadrangle and the bitter editorials
and sensational dedication are the
topics of interest among student and
faculty members of the campus COM
munfty.
The paper is edited by Ernest N.
Smith of Honolulu. who was formerly
senior In the law department, but
who took out a leave of absence some
months ago and has entered upon a
commercial career since. The edition
was strikingly bound In white, the COW
ers heavily ruled in black.
President David Starr Jordan has
nothing to say concerning this publica-
ton, but 1t is expected Prof. A. b.
Clark and the student affairs commit
tee will answer It,
The editor of the Sequoia follows his
dedication with strong appeal against
the injustice of posing the student
body as fighting for booze" He pro-
poses that the whole question be sub
mitted to a meeting of the faculty, but
he urges the students to fight to the
finish and If necessary to follow the
tactics OF the committee, he character
ICES even more harshly than in his dedi-
cation OF the Sequoia
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1908-04-16
dEARY ROAD is VICTOR
Finally Secures Reduction of
: Tax From 10 Per Cent to

The Geary street road will pay the
city per cent Of its gross earnings in
March for the privilege of operating the
system. that rate having been agreed
upon. yesterday by the utilities commit
tee.
The petition of the residents of the
Refs tract for the revocation Of the
franchises Of the Bay Shore and County
Line water companies was referred to
the judiciary committee. The petitions
charge that the companies had charged
rates in excess Of those fixed by law.
= The committee considered the ordi-
nance drafted by former Supervisor Sui
Ivan TO regulate streetcar traffic, but
did not arrive at any conclusion Cen
erai Manager Black Of the United Rail
roads suggested that new ordinance
be substituted, and said that the one
under consideration contained but few
provisions that are not embraced in the
regulations drafted by the corporation
for the direction of its employees.
Black announced that the company
had fitted a car with the proposed nu-
merical design 10 distinguish the sew
eral lines and would have il pass the
city hall next Monday afternoon at 2:3o
so. that the supervisors could inspect it
Black said that the cars We're being dis
= infected three times a week.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1908-04-16
BOARD ASKS OPINION
Wishes City Attorney to I'm
tangee Fire Limit Knots

" The controversy over permit to re-
pair the "Whosoever WIZ mission, a
frame structure in Pacific street, has
been referred to City Attorney Long.
e: President Casey of the works board
granted q permit and Fire Marshal
Topge entered objection. This mission
is within the fire district. Mayor Tay-
Tor wrote to the works board calling
attention 10 the charter. which provides
that all permits must be acted upon at
a public meeting of the board When
application was made for the permit
yesterday Commissioner Eagan said
that he was not clear as to his power
in the matter, the supervisors had
granted permission to the owners of
temporary buildings TO maintain them
until January l, 1910. He wished TO
know If it was not lawful to permit
repairs to them 1t is on that point
that the board asks the city attorney
. TO decide.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1908-04-16
FIVE POINTS DROP
IN MINING STOCKS
Brokers Attribute Depression to
Prospect of Holiday Over
Good Friday 4

Sogginess of the leading issues of
the Nevada mining stocks featured the
trading on the San Francisco stock and
exchange board yesterday. Brokers at
tribute the depressed. condition to the
fact that Friday and Saturday will be
holidays this week and therefore there
is more uncertainty than usual While,
with few exceptions, the principal
stocks declined an average of points,
the closing prices were we'll sustained.
Buying orders from the east were q
scarcity.
Consolidated of the Goldfield list
opened at s5.771A, and under light
trading declined to s5.72h. Great Bend
was firm throughout the day at 7Sc.
Florence lost 2 points. closing at $40.
Daisy sold at Tuesdays figures. $3.50.
and Combination Fraction was quiet
but firm at 73c.
Tonopah of Nevada, which Tuesday
reached 50, dropped IL points, clos
ing at sS.S7H. Tonopah Extension
was steady at $3.50, with few sales.
Montana Tonopah was the only secur-
ity of the Tonopah list that scored a
gain over Tuesdays closing figures
The latter was in fair demand at $3.50.
MacNamara sold at SIC, as against 31c
on Tuesday. and West End at 36c. Bel
mont was in fair demand. but lost )
points during the day, closing at
s1.321s.
Among the Comstocks. Ophir closed
at $40 as against $3.50 on the day
before. Mexican lost points, closing
at $1.17k. and Consolidated Virginia
declined to ACC. Crown Point was not
dealt In, but was quoted at 40c. Out
side stocks were dormant, with the ex-
ception of Pittsburg Silver Peak, which
closed at s1.10. loss of 10 points.
When the exchange adjourns tonight
it will remain closed until Monday, in
observance of Good Friday
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1908-04-16
POLICEMAN FINDS MAN
EXPIRING IN DOORWAY
He Dies Before Medical Aid
Can Reach Him; Cause
Is Unknown

Groans issuing from a doorway at
1858 Potrero avenue late last night
caused the discovery OF the dying form
of William ]. Carroll, a teamster Of
1401 Utah street. He was found by
Policeman Strei of the Mission station.
who took him home, where he died be-
fore medical aid could be summoned.
Carroll had been attended the day be-
fore by DR.. K Roche, who diagnosed
his case as pneumonia.
The man had two slight gashes
across his throat, and when asked how
he came by them replied that he had
cut himself while getting out OF bed.
This story is not believed by the po-
lice. who think Carroll attempted sui
eide. An autopsy will be held today.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1908-04-16
MAY LET SWEEPING
Supervisors Weigh Private Bids
Against Works Board

Many complaints against street clean
ing work as done under the direction of
The works board have led the super
vfsors to consider letting the job by
contract In several sections of the city
the merchants are paying private con-
tractors to keep the streets clean in
front Of their stores and it is agreed
that there is no reason why the city
should pay works board employees to go
over the same streets.
The sweeping Of the streets now costs
4be city more than $500, 900 a year, and
II is believed that private contractors
would do the work more satisfactorily
for half that sum.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1908-04-16
FACES DEPORTATION ON
ACCOUNT OF TRACHOMA
Former City Businessman Says
He Holds Record for
Steady Bad Luck

Awaiting possible deportation to
Tahiti on suspicion of having trachoma
is Paul DariSon. former San Fran
cisco businessman, who escaped re-
Gently from quarantine on the Mari
posa and who is a sad aspirant for the
title of champion luckless man of the
world.
To substantiate his pretensions to the
title Darison offers the following quail
fications as samples of the 81 varieties
he says he might submit:
F4rst-Business in Tahiti. valued at
$4,000, destroyed by typhoon.
Second-Quitted by wife, who went
to live with her mother in San Jose.
taking two children with her
Third-Soaked with hot water by
mother in law on attempt to visit wife.
Fourth-Climbed into mother In laws
house to recover his own gold watch
and is arrested on charge of burglary
Fffth-Released from Jail to be hailed
before immigration officials, facing
probable deportation for trachoma.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1908-04-16
GAS COMPANY FAILS
TO OPEN ITS BOOKS
Can't See the Use OF Data -
Says Official Who Blocks
Way of Experts

The otnciais OF the San Francisco
eaS and electric company, while dis
-aFcwinS any intention or desire To
hamper the investigation being made
oy the supervisors preliminary to fix
Ing the rates to be collected during the
coming fiscal year, do not show any
Willingness TO afford the city's experts
the information they want from the
DOCKS OF the corporation When Elk
perts Stuart and Hunt presented them
selves at the gas cona1any-s Office yes
teruay morning Controller Hocken-
.oesmer, while not refusing to submit
the books, said that he could not see
any reason why the SUPERVISORS sought
Information on two points contained in
The letter Of Instructions drawn up by
the investigating committed Hocken-
beamer did not understand what bear
ans the book value of the company S
plant or the cost Of operating during
the last three years had on the ques-
ton OF rate fixing
''oNLY TO CLOUD ISSUE
While we do not refuse to give this
information, said Hockenbeamer, I'VE
feel that II would serve only to cloud
the issue We are not asking for a
rate that VIII give US per cent in
terest on the book value of the COM
panys holdings. We are simply ask
ing that we be allowed interest on the
value Of the plant obtained from the
assessors figures plus 40 per cent, il
being admitted that the assessors val
ues are generally that percentage be-
low the real value. We feel satisfied
that II the supervisors give due con-
siderstion to this matter they will see
that the book value can have no bear
Ing on the inquiry. Neither will the
cost of operating during the last three
years enlighten them"
Expert Stuart told Hockenbearner
that he was bound by his instructions
dockenbeamer then suggested that
Stuart might take up the other lines
OF inquiry. to which he had no objec-
uon, and subsequently call the super
Tisors' attention TO the company's po-
sision on the book value and operating
questions.
REPORTS TO JOHNSTON
Stuart was not willing to proceed in
that manner and reported the failure
OF his mission to Supervisor Johnston
who IS chairman of the investigating
committee Johnston, after hearing
.Sruart's report. issued a call for the
committee to meet at the supervisors
chambers at O'Clock this evening.
o. 4 do not know what stand the super
2 visors viii take" said Johnston yes
teroay afternoon, but it occurs TO me
that we are the judges of what in
formation we want-nOt the company
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1908-04-16
BUTCHERS PROTEST
Concrete Floor Law for Mar
kefs Is Not Retroactive

Angry butchers and marketmen ap-
peared in delegation before the build
ing laws committee OF the supervisors
yesterday to protest against the ordi-
nance requiring the floors of markets
TO be of concrete. They said the
health board had instructed them 10
substitute concrete for wooden floors in
their business places, causing them un-
necessary expense. The protestants
were informed that the ordinance ap-
piled to markets constructed ia the flu
fure and not to those already built
CLERK Behan was directed to instruct
the health board not 10 make the law
retroactive.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1908-04-16
LENIENr TO CAR SMOKERS

Fred L. Jones. liquor dealer who was arrested
IN Stanyan street Tuesday afternoon for
smoking in car, told Police Judge Weller yes
teTday that there was no sign on the car warning
dow he thought he doing harm The
Judge dismissed the case. but warned Jones to
be more careful in future Robert McCloskey
horse sheer who arrested Market street
car and abused the conductor. had the charge of
smoking dismissed. but he convicted for dis
tIabing the peace and will be sentenced today