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The San Francisco call., 1909-03-08
RESIDENTS WORK ON
IMPROVING ROADWAY
Peralta Heights People Out
With Picks and ShoyeIs

With picks and shovels score of
residents in the vicinity of Peralta
heights worked hard yesterday to COM
plete the cut from Wolfe street to Per
alta street, but the task was not accom-
plished, and another Sundays work by
the enthusiastic men will see the road
way completed.
Every resident of Bernal heights and
Peralta heights eagerly awaits the COM
great Improvement to the delivery fa-
cilities in that section. For three Sun
days the workers have been busy. but
the rain has impeded progress.
Next Sunday the new cut will receive
a coating of rock, which will be hauled
from nearby quarry, and which costs
the workers nothing. Among those
who We're at work yesterday were the
following: f. Lovett. S. Roche. NJ. Mad
sen. A. Carlton. s. Swanson. j. Lovett
s. Starr, II. Murray, p Maloney and P.
Scullin. NJ. Buckley, a grocer. has also
taken part in the work. The work was
planned by members of the Peralta
heights and vicinity Improvement clubs.
Il
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-08
PROPOSALS

OFFICE Constructing Quartermaster For. N.
son: San Franeisco., CAL Februarv 30 ose 1e Ma
sealed proposals. in triplcate for constr1cs.-
one narraek building. one band barraek hnilSis
n Snd ulree eouoie sets Non Commissioned Ofics-,
quarters, also installing heating plurnbir.- -,
s s.se,rie wiring IN same. WIN be received haa
Information and blank proposals f,,r,isha, ,Vpeneu-
pAeaIon- A deposit OF $25 each viii he ~ ~
quired 70 insure return Of plans etc Prono..I
10 De inciosed IN sealed envelopes markad .st
posals for Buildings at Preside or San 80 80
cisco, and addressed TO Major Geo NeR re1i
hanson. Quartermaster. U. s. A. VII
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-08

OFFICE Purchasing commissarv. II : -.
Iuoo Nortn Point ST.. San Francisco Cal. Was
:, llsoS.-Ssaied proposals, In duDlicate for e. =
gnantites as may be called for bv mis- ofs.a
curing tne month OF April. 1909. and IN ac.,
shce Wl,n speclncatIous and conditions sef f,-ss
IN circular No, A. War Department. Oraee co. e,,nsn
massary- 1ess General Washington. D. c. March On
tsss5e, viii pc recetved at this office rrn4f1 -,
o'ciock a. m March Is. 1900 and then or o,.s ~
= tn5orm7Ilo1 I, furnished application. q
kkAUIHoFF, Major, Commlssary. n
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-08
ROSE O'HALLORAN WILL
LECTURE ON COMETS
Leila France Will Render Music
at Century Club

Miss Rose O'Halloran. the scientist,
will lecture on Comets" at the Cen
fury club this afternoon. The lecture
viii be before the Pacific Coast
Women's press association. Leila
France. the composer, viii be on the
musical program
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-08
Special Verdict Law Repealed

CALL HEADQUARTERS CHAMBER
OF COMMERCE BUILDING, SACRA-
MENTO, March 7.-Senator A. E. Boyn-
ton won the goal for which he has
fought determinedly for two sessions
when Governor Gillett affixed his sig
nature yesterday to Boynton's bill re-
pealing the special interrogatory or
special verdict law.
Boynton's fight against the public
service corporations, backed up with
the whole strength of the Herrin ma
chine, has been one of the notable
struggles of recent legislative history.
The special interrogatory law was the
net child of p r. Dunne and iife
saver for every attorney called upon to
defend corporations against damages
for personal Injuries. Under its pro
visions the defendants counsel could
submit scores of hopelessly involved
technical and double ended questions,
which no jury could answer without
destroying verdict for the plaintiff
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-08
STANTON AROUSES
LEGISLATORS IRE
Speakers ''POcket Veto on
Japanese Resolution May
Lead to Lively Row
Assembly Incensed at "BOttling
Up Methods Employed by
Los Angeles Scion
Especial Dispatch TO The Call

l.
CALL HEADQUARTERS, CHAMBER
OF COMMERCE BUILDING, SACRA-
MENTO. March RESENTMENT at
Speaker Stanton for exercising the
pocket veto on Japanese resolution
may lead to a lively row in the as
sembly this week, the more so since
1t has been discovered that in so do
ing the joint rules of the legislature
have been broken.
The resolution which is likely to
bring trouble in the lower house is
the joint resolution calling upon con-
gress to extend the provisions of the
Chinese exclusion act to all Asiatics,
including the Japanese. This reso-
luton bore the 20. x" of the senate
federal relations committee, of which
Lester Burnett of the twenty fifth dis
trict in San Francisco is chairman,
and passed the senate with only a few
dissenting votes.
When it was sent to the assembly
Jake Transue OF Los Angeles, by pre-
arrangement, quickly moved that 1t
be referred to the speaker as a spe-
cial committee of one, and Speaker
stanton so ordered with a conclu-,
sive bang of the gavel. When the as
sembly realized that the two Los An
geles solons had put one over" it was
too late to protest, but not too late
Tor the fertile brain of Grove L. john
son to devise comeback" So while
stanton was absent from the chair and
democratic Preston of Ukiah was
welding the gavel Johnson introduced
the identical resolution under his own
name, and Preston referred 1t to the
committee on federal relations.
The, speaker was baffied. but not
beaten. When he learned what had
been done he demanded of Minute
Clerk Harper that the reference be
changed from the federal relations
committee to the committee on the in
PRODUCTION of bills. Harper protested
that he could not change the records
without breaking the law. So STAN
ton, taking another tack, had the reso-
luton formally recalled and sent to
the committee On the introduction of
bills. Walter Leeds of Los Angeles is
chairman of the latter committee, so
the Johnson resolution was as secure
ly bottled up in his custody as was the
original Burnett resolution, which still
reposes In Stantons inside pocket.
Naturally this ehloroforming proce-
dure has caused a lot of soreness in
both branches of the legislature. Bur
nett is particularly sore because he
feels strongly on the subject of Japa
nese immigration and insists that rea-
sons of state policies as well as re-
publican policies render the passage
of the resolution of the utmost impor-
tance. His feeling is shared by men,
bers of the assembly, both democrats
and republicans, so some interesting
developments may be expected this
week.
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-08
LONG SESSION FOR
TARIFF REVISION
Weeks to EIapse Before Con-
gress Will Be Able to Take
Action on Measure
Advocates of Postal Savings
Banks to Renew Activity
for Passage of Bill

WASHINGTON, March when con-
gress meets March IS TO consider tariff
! revision there viii be no constitutional
restrictions upon the nature of the
! business that may be transacted. It is
generally conceded that two months
viii be required for the house to con-
fclude consideration Of all the schedules
Involved in this legislation. The house
itself win not receive the bill for some
weeks, as the committee on ways and
means viii require considerable time
TO report the measure.
{ During this period the senate will
lhave nothing to do in respect 10 the
trariff. and even after the bill leaves
sthe house 1t viii be in the hands of
1.-THE committee on finance for some time
tbefore the senate actually gets posses
fsion Of it. Then will begin a long wait
( by the house until the senate amend
sments can be known and conferees ap-
spointed to bring about an agreement
upon them
The advocates OF postal savings
banks have talked OF the possibility of
such a policy being adopted ever since
they became aware Of their inability to
, secure legislation in the late congress
change Of a date in the Inauguration
from March 8.
Action on this question may be taken.
Rivalry for Committees
WASHINGTON. March As the
house ways and means committee will
have the important duty of reporting
The new tariff bill there is keen rivalry
among members Of the house for ap-
pOintments TO I'll the three vacancies on
the committee.
The one vacancy in the republican
membership. made by the retirement of
Representative BonyDge Of Colorado,
viii in all probability be filled by
ssentatives Howell Of Utah. Burke and
Martin of South Dakota. and Cushman
OF Washington have been suggested.
Francis Burton Harrison of New
York, although having served only one
term In congress, is most prominently
spoken OF TO fill the vacancy in the mi
nOrity membership Of the committee
caused By the retirement Of Representa-
tive BourlHe Cochran Of New York.
Fight Lower Oil Duty
Los ANGELES, March when con-
Eress meets three questions of vital in
Ierest 10 California oil men viii come
up. The first is the raising of the duty
on foreign asphalt. the second of the
retention Of the cOunterVailing duty on
crude oil and its manufactured by-pro-
ducts, and the third. the retention Of the
duty on foreign coal.
California wants an increased asphalt
duty. If il is not imposed this state
VIII have 10 meet very soon cOmpeti-
tion not only of natural asphalt from
Trinidad and Venezuela, but also of
Mexican manufactured asphalt from
EbanO.
The danger of a removal Of the pres
ent counterVailing duty on oil was the
subject of strong action at a meeting of
the local refiners yesterday. Resolu-
tions were passed and forwarded to
the California congressman and sena-
tors. II was agreed that any further
lowering Of the bars would be a mis-
fortune to California.
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-08
Signs Sanitation Law

CALL HEADQUARTERS, CHAMBER
OF COMMERCE BUILDING, SACRA-
MENTO, March THE bill providing
for the sanitation of all places wherein
foodstuffs are prepared or manufac-
tured and of the vessels in which the
products are transported, as well as
for the health and cleanliness of per-
sons engaged in handling the foods,
was signed by Governor Gillett yester-
day.
The governor also signed the meas
ure providing for a registration of all
firearms sold.
Other measures to which the COVER
nor affixed his signature were:
Those providing for the licensing of
employment agencies and placing them
under the jurisdiction of the state bu-
reau of labor statistics; providing for
temporary floors in buildings of more
than three stories while under course
of construction, and another making it
compulsory for children to support in
digent parents.
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-08
SHOVEL ENGINEEI

SHOVEL ENGINEERS MEET-w Winnipeg; Man.,
March IA conference of the steam shovel en-
gineers and dredgemen of America opened here
today Eighty Thousand men are in the organi-
zation. Questions concerning working conditions
In the west will be discussed.
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-08
Selection Creates Comment

YOKOHAMA, March IA special
dispatch published here stating that
the appointment of Oscar S. Strauss
secretary Of commerce and labor IN
President Roosevelt's cabinet, as am
bassador to Japan is practically as
sured is creating much comment in the
.IaDaneSR neWSnanarS
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-08

Mccullough builds and designs the
best apartments in town. 2023 Market
street. near Dolores.
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-08
pfIe. cured in 9 10 IA Dax.

Pszo Ointment is guaranteed TO cure any case
cf Itching, Blind, Bleeding or Protruding Piles
sn 70 "A days or money refunded. zoe.
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-08
Pass Anti-aIien Law

HONOLULFS March 1.-THE terri
torial senate by vote OF 10 to ha
passed the anti-Japanese bill whie
prohibits aliens from fishing in Ha
waiian waters to its second reading
suspension of coastwise navigatio
laws, between the Pacific coast an
Hawaii has been defeated.
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-08
Model Dairy i'm Car

GALL HEADQUARTERS CHAMBER
Or COMMERCE BUILDING, SACRA-
MENTO, March 7.-Although the triu
OF the state board of heaItlis car. con-
tanning models of sanitary farm build
ings, will be of an experimental ma
ture this year, DR.. N. K. Foster secre-
tary or the board, will ask the legisla-
ture Tor an appropriation for this pur-
pose In 1911, If the trip proves success
ful. The car, which is furnished with
out cost by the Southern Pacific com
pany, Will leave Palo Alto March 21.
DR.. Foster conceived the idea some
time ago OF fitting a railroad car with
miniature farmhouses, COW barns and
All other structures incidental to rural
lie, for the purpose of travelling over
the state and giving the inhabitants of
all sections an idea of how disease
germs are very frequently communi-
Gated to human beings because of the
neglect of simple precautions Dr. w.
G. Rucker of the United States marine
hospital service and DR.. w. F. Snow OF
Palo Alto indorsed the idea heartily.
Models are now being made at Palo
Alto at a cost of s400. appropriated
from the contingent fund of the board
of health. The car will be fitted up as
soon as the models are finished and the
trip commenced.
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-08
FRIENDS OF LABOR sURPRIsED

Friends of union labor who were
present were astonished to hear that
Mccarthy was lending assistance to
george McRae in the fight on the
lslais creek project. especially after
the building trades council had given
lts 1ullest Endorsement to the PROPOSE
ton of condemning SO blocks Tbav
were still more surprised when tbev
heard later in the day that MCCARTHY
mad denied to Senator WeIch the MAX
ing of any such statements as We're
attributed to him by O'Neil.
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-08
Especial Dispatch TO The CALI

L then laughingly called over two
friends from the next table and asked
Mccarthy to make the statement in
their presence. He did. 1 asked him
next If 1 could use his name on the
noor and he not only gave me permits
sion. but gave me his card.
Il can not believe that Mccarthy
denied this to Senator Welch, as your
paper says. It looks as If somebody
ned L favored the SO blocks propo-
sition until my talk with Mccarthy. I"
Before signing the minority report
OF the committee on commerce and
navigation ONeil made the statement
attributed to him in The Call and re-
iterated by him to several newspaper
men, as well as to those in the as
sembly chamber.
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-08

One of the most notorious of the
unspeakable dens Of vice on the Bar
barry coast was known as the ..Nym
phla-" 1t was the worst of almost
incQnceivably low kennels of infamy.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-12-17

he made very favorable impression
ON all with whom he came in con
tact. His talks to the city council
proved him TO be man Of fine ability
fully able to care for the interests
which he represented and to present
their claims in an effective manner
His statement that he did not know
that he had come into a hostile
camp was pathetic in a way, and
rather indicated that he was laboring
under a wrong impression. The peo-
pie of Cairo are not hostile to the
water company, nor to any individual
connected with it, but it is true that
they had grown impatient under con-
ditions which they have long known to
be unfair to them, and they stool
solidly behind the men in the city
government who, they felt sure. were
conseientiously trying to heed their
Just complaints All that the people
of Cairo want is good service at such
rates as are fair to all concerned,
determined by existing conditions and
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-12-17
DAVIS MAY CONTEST.

1t is understood that ex-Sheriff Da
Wis purposes to contest the action o.
Governor Deneen, in removing hin
rom office. He has mad legal advice
IN the subject and feels sure he has
rood grounds for contest. The
lain is not made that the governor
did not act as directed by law--it in
olives no reflection upon him. bur
the proceedings would be based upon
he claim that the law under which
The governor acted and was compelled
to act is unconstitutional,
The grounds upon which the declara
ton rests are several. One has been
already stated, that the law gives to
he executive q judicial power, and
hus encroaches upon the judicial
branch OF the state government Eut
! stronger ground, probably. is that
he law seems to 90 beyond the con
;titrtiOnal limitation of the governor s
over to remove Officials. The con-
stitution gives the governor power to
emove all "appointiYe officers and
t says nothing about removing cleo.
i've officers. BY strong implication,
therefore,. the governors power Of re-
noval Is limited to the former, and
he legislature would have no right
to pass law giving him the right to
emoye an elective officer under any
circumstances.
In case these proceedings are
rought. it will be some time before
he case is finally decided, for a de-
aision from the supreme court OF the
tate will be called for; but if the de
'ision shall be In favor Of Mr.. Davis,
10 will be entitled TO the emoluments
IF the office for the unexpired portion
Vi his term, and. what il probably
more important to him, he will not
est all his life under the severe pen.
Atty of being disqualified from serving
rs sheriff,
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-12-17

FOR SALE-The furniture con,
tanned in q six-room house, complete
from parlor to Kitchen. Nothing
wanting Necessary for comfort, Pul-
chaser can walk in as present owner
'yacates premises, Very cheap for spot
cash-less than one-third original
cost Reason for saleowner finds
work Of keeping house too arduous
after three years OF hotel life. Adj
dress + Bulletin office Or apply in
person any morning from 10 to - at
al Eighth street
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-12-17
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On the evening OF August 5th, Ma
jor w. r, Stinson of Anna, brigade
Inspector of the Illinois National
Guard, Inspected the new military
1ompany, numbering 80 men, After
IN address by Mai. Stinson, the com
1any elected John E. English. cap
ain r. f. English, first lieutenant;
and Peter Roman, second lieutenant.
The auditor Of state issued an order
or $242.25 to the Arab Fire Co, for
amages sustained by It's steam fire
ngine when returning from the fire
1t the Anna asylum the previous win.
ter.
The Cairo City Water Works Com
9any' was organized early inAugnst.
:, T Rudd, w. w. Wright, P. w. Bar
3lay 5. s. Taylor and G.. Pink were
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-12-17
PEOPLE AND WATER co,


The adoption of the new water
rate schedule by the city council
Tuesday night is matter for con-
graduation to the people Of Cairo.
What may be especially gratifying
Is that the sentiment in the olty's
legislative body was unanimous on
the final issue. There were differ
enees of opinion, to be sure, while
the matter was pending. The mayor
and Some OF the aldermen had views
that conflicted somewhat with those
Of the majority, in respect to mat
tiers OF detail This was to be ex-
pected AS matters now stand the
people of Cairo may look forward
with confidence to very decided
change for the better in one very
important department of the public
service, which, it is to be hoped
will be followed by much needed
betterment in other departments
also--nore especially the police de.
partment.
The Special Water Committee has
not completed its work and there
remains much for it to do The
question of better fire protection u
Of the greatest Importance to the city.
As has been stated, there are heavy
penalties pending against the water
company for failure to give the city
the minimum pressure required by the
franchise ordinance: As pounds to
the square inch, with G5-pound aver.
age In the pipe system. The commit.
tee found that the penalties accumu-
lated against the company ON this &C.
count during nine months of the last
fiscal year, amounted to over $4,000.
and accepting this as an average for
term Of ten years during which no
penalties have been exacted and no
inspection made, the total will be
very considerable. The committee re.
port on this will be awaited with
much interest.
Hence, perhaps the subject in which
the people will be most interested
now that the rates have been salts
faetorily adjusted is such an extern
sion and reconstruction of the pipe
system as will insure proper fire pro
lection. 1t has been demonstrated al
nearly every fire that amounted K
more than a shanty-fire, that the ser
vice by the water company is woe
fully deficient. that water cannot b,
thrown beyond the first story at criti
cal times when the matter of check
ing the flames and preventing perhap,
a great conflagration is a question b
few minutes time. The reason as
signed for this condition, by represen
tatives OF the water company, is tina
the pipe system will not stand thu
necessary pressure" If this is tru
then some extensive reconstruction
work must be done and there mus
be also some extensions of the sys
tenn, the connecting mp of dead ends.
etc. That this will require a larg
expenditure Of money goes withou
saying, but II is true also that, ur
der the original ordinance, the peopl
have a right to demand that the worl
shall be done. Still, in considerable
OF making these improvements, it |
more than likely the council will
liberal with the company, not onl
In respect to the penalties abov
referred to, but also in respect t
granting new charter, the presen
charter having now but six years t
rum
It is to be said for Mr.. Beber, VIII
was here representing the water con
pany during the "late unpleasant
ness" iii such II may be termed) tbs
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-12-17
November Circulation.

The above is a correct statement
OF the circulation of The Cairo Bulle.
tin for the year 1908 and for the
month Of November. 1903.
CLYDE SULLIVAN,
Business Manager.
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this third day of December, 1909
LEO J. KLEB,
Notary Public.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-12-17

dents of their stay here and in this
vicinity Mr.. Chetlain told graphic.
ally the incidents relating TO the
march of Confederate General John
son who was going from Mayfield to
Paducah to hold the mouth of the
Tennessee river to prevent the at
vance OF the Union army. When
Grant heard Of .Iohnson's plans he
marched on To Padueah without or
ders, forced Johnson back thereby
giving the Federals r great victory
and preventing a second "Nickshurg'
incident. In CONCLUSION the General
told some Of the facts concerning the
closing of the war; Grants regime as
president. and how he was fortunate
enough to receive the appointment
as e. s. minister to Argentine, South
America during Grants rule
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-12-17
CIRCULATION STATEMENT.

Average number complete and
perfect copies of The Cairo
Bulletin printed daily and Sun
day during the year 1908 -. .2o84
Average number Of complete
and perfect copies Of The Cairo
Bulletin printed daily and Sun
day during the month OF No
vember, 1909 .................24 3s
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-12-17

WANTED-To give away 500
samples of Crabtree's MetRose Balm
for chopped hands, lips, and rough
skin
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-12-17

Coach Allen expects to see the C., IT,
S. team put it all over" Charleston
tonight at the Armory This will be
the first game of the season ana will
probably determine the regular per-
sonnet of local team
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-12-17

Mr.. Midkiff gave out rather sur
prising announcement yesterday when
told that the Charleston tMo1 high
school team had challenged G. H. $.
for a game Of basketball tonight
Coach Allen, in behalf Of the squad
accepted the challenge and the two
teams will meet tonight In a struggle
at the Armory The Missourans will
arrive this afternoon and will be &C.
eompanied by large crowd of root
.ers. The game will be called prompt
ly at s O'Clock and an admission of
% cents will be charged The Charles
ton team comes over at the expense
of the local team so every one should
turn out and patronize the game.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-12-17
TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY.

LOST Scotch collie with broad
white collar, named Gale" Return
to 334 Seventh street and receive re-
ward
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-12-17

The Boys Literary Society had
their regular fortnightly meeting last
night at c. Fl. s, Several interesting
speeches were given the best of which
We're: "AeropIanes." by Kenneth
Warner and The Crisis In Mica
qua by Tenny Goldsmith.