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The San Francisco call., 1909-12-14

CHAMBER TO NoMrNATE-oakIand. Dec. 1s
The directors OF the chamber of commerce
win meet tomorrow afternoon at 1:30 o'clock
for the purpose of appointing committee to
nominate officers for the ensuing year. The
y committee will report week previous to the
election will be held.
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-14
RENO ROMANCE WILL
RESULT IN MARRIAGE
Morris L. Bracket of Stockton
to Claim Bride
ISaa.:al l;.nntrh 10 The Call

DENVER, Dec. ia romance which
had it's beginning in Reno, New, two
years ago will culminate in Denver this
week. when Miss Helen Boyd, now liv-
ing at Victor, Colo, will be married to
Morris L. Brackett, president of the
Stockton and Western railroad.
Brackett first met his bride to be at
Reno when she was instructor in draw
ing in one of the public schools. The
art the bride displayed captivated
Brackett.
After the wedding the young couple
will make their home in Stockton. Cal.
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-14
FIRE IN CHILE LEAVES
THOUSANDS HOMELESS
Damage Is Estimated at About
$z,50O,0OO

SANTIAGO. Chile, Dec. IA disas-
trous fire occurred last night in the
city of Valdivia. Eighteen blocks of
buildings were destroyed and thousands
are homeless. The loss is estimated at
about 1000, 900 pesos (s2, 2,500, ,000).
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-14

COUNTY PRODUCTS
SHOW LARGE GAIN
Increase of More Than $780,
900 Over Last Years
Figures

OAKLAND, Dec. 13.-An increase of
more than sS.5OOOOO in the value of
Alameda eountys manufactured and
agricultural products for 1909 over the
previous years figures is shown in the
report of County Statistician H. E.
Magill, transmitted to the board of SUI
pervisors today. The total value of
products in these two branches is ST.
263,4 1852
The figures are as follows:
Manufaetures-1909, $50, ,351.S55: 1908,
S,301 ,297; increase, $2,901.619.
Agricultural-1909 $16.911,6O7; 1908,
S16,060,546; increase. $S51.061.
Increase in manufactures and agri-
cultural products, s3.752,670
The report shows that 12,1S4 persons
are employed in Industrial enterprises
their annual product amounting in
value to more than $56,00O,0 ,00O
The wine. beer and beverage output
amount to s4,101,7S0 in value
The agricultural products for the
year are valued at S16.911, ,6O7 by Magfn
SS51,061 in excess of last years figures.
UNIVERSITY CLUB TO DINE-Oakland. Dee.
13.-Ihe December dinner of the University
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-14

COUPLE THROWN FROM BUGGY-oakland.
Dec I3.-Benjamin Freeman and his wife. an
aged couple living in the Giant road between
this city and Richmond. thrown from a
buggy and badly injured yesterday when their
horse became frightened az automobile
driven by DR.. Lee ProEser and overtuned the
vehicle.
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-14
LATE SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE
81 UNITED WIRELESS

Gtuar Aeuncion, from Astoria for San Fran.
cisco-Dec IS, o. m, 23S miles north OF San
Francisco; win arrive st San Francisco Dec
Stmr Kansas City. from Portland for San
Francisco-Dec 13, $50 q. m, Of Northwest
Seal rocks: light northwest wind and smooth
DOMESTIC PORTS
ASTORIA-Arrived Dec 14-Stmr Rainier
hence Dec II.
PORT LUDLow--Arrived Dec 13-schr Okla.
noean. from Port Gamble.
SAN PEDRO-ssiIed Dec Is-stmr HanaIei,
for San Francisco.
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-14
Fender Saves Boy

OAKLAND, Dec. 13.-Seven year old
John Brady, son of Motorman Brady
of Elmhurst, narrowly escaped death
yesterday afternoon when a Hayward
car crashed into him as he was riding
along East Fourteenth street near
Jones avenue on his bicycle and threw
him in front of the rapidly moving We
hicle
reversing the power and putting on
the emergency brakes, Motorman Hath
away brought the car to quick stop
and fastened to pick up what he sup
posed would be the remains of the
lad. But the fender had picked up the
boy and carried him along without
further injuries than few bruises.
Badly scared, the boy was sent to
his home.
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-14
|BOYS STRUCK BY
| A Key ROUTE CAR
Trailer Hits Pony Cart and
Fractures Skull of One of
the Occupants


BERKELEY, Dec. 13.-Oscar Chap
man, IL years old, son of Mrs. Cecilia
Chapman, widow living at 1924 Chapel
street, was seriously injured, and Ed
ward Barry, boy about Chapman s
own age, living at 1867 Forty seventh
street, Oakland, badly cut and bruised
this afternoon by being struck and
dragged by a Key Route trailer at
Adeline and Woolsey streets. Os-
cars skull was fractured. His re-
covery is doubtful.
The boys were driving in pony cart
west in sWoolsey street. They started
to cross the Key Route tracks in Ade-
line street when an approaching car
struck the cart, which was dragged
with the two boys in it for 100 feet.
The pony was killed. The accident
occurred at 4:30 O'Clock. As quickly
as possible the injured boys were taken
to Roosevelt hospital and attended by
DIR. Frank Simpson.
h. G. Burns was motorman and E.
Thompson conductor of the car.
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-14

UNIVERSITY CLUB TO DINE-oakland. Dee.
13--Ihe December dinner of the University
elnb Will be held in the clubroomls In the
Hotel St Mark Saturday evening. Each mem
Der OF the club has promised TO bring one or
more guests
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-10-02
PRESIDENT BAER'S NEW THE
DRY OF PRICE REGULATION.

That IS novel economic proposition
Sc forth by President Baer, of the
Reading system, to the effect that "the
price of the entire supply of anything
necessary for the community will be
regulated by, the cost of production OF
that portion of the whole supply which
is produced at the greatest expense"
1t is both true and untrue. it un-
doubtedly is true in any case where
ia combination of interests, a monop-
oily, exists. This permits a regulation
of price in such a manner that, as
President Baer says, the greatest cost
of any part of the whole supply deter
mines the price of all.
Without such control exercised
over the production, with open com
petition. however, the ordinary eco
nomic law as it is understood by most
folks is that the price is regulated en-
tirely by the law of supply and de-
mand.
IL II Qulbt pb1oibiN Attct 4 ANotuNut
Baer has become so accustomed to the
supervision of coal fields as to produc-
ton and price by the coal operators
that he actually sees an economic law
distorted and thinks it sound.
Suppose President Baer, you had an
apple orchard that produced Il thousand
bushels of apples on ten acres, and
your neighbor had an orchard of one
acre, which produced only fifty bushels,
who would fix the price of apples-you
or your neighbor? And, let us ask
you, how would the public benefit if
you and your neighbor entered into an
agreement whereby you fixed the price
of apples according to your neighbor's
higher cost of raising apples2
There isn't any economic difference
between apple orchards and coal fields
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-10-02
Upton IS WILLING
TO RACE HERE AGAIN
Sir Thomas Likes to Meet Our
Yachts, But Objects 10
Rules.

NEW YORK. Oct 2-"I will race for
,he cup, 10 / am permitted to do so on
even terms. But ] viii not engage 10
sail a marine freak across the ocean to
complete against a Swimming dish"
This is Sir Thomas Liptons attitude
toward challenging for the America
Cup as quoted by Joseph Garretson, who
has lust come from England.
king Edward himself is deeply inter
ested in yachting" declared Mr.. Gar
retsOn, 90 and has been working to re-
store CoWes TO It's premier position as a
yachting center Just as the Kaiser IS
working 10 make Hiel pre-eminent. The
renewed efforts have the support of
King Edward, and the aristocratic cir
Giles in England VIII give Sir Thomas
the support. which, ii Is said, they have
80 far withheld"
Sir Thomas, according 10 Mr.. Garrett
son, is always ready TO challenge with
any size boat the Americans prefer and
under the existing universal rules, in
force In the New York Yacht club and
nearly all other clubs I'm America
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-10-02
GAS REGULATIONS IN CON
FLICT WITH THE COURTS.

In view of the statements made by
Gas Inspector Runyon, charging the
Washington and Georgetown gas com
panies With supplying gas below the
standard required by law, it is difficult
to believe that Congress viii refuse
to amend the existing law so that the
District government viii be in a posi-
tion to successfully prosecute its cases
against these companies in the courts.
The law permits the District experts
to test the gas of the two companies
only between the hours of noon and
midnight. The Circuit Court has held
that it must be shown that the ins-
purities charged by the District officials
existed for a continual period of TWEEN
ty-four hours. If that view of the mat
ter is taken by the Supreme Court 1t is
obvious that the enforcement of the
regulations for the purity of gas is an
utter impossibility.
The law provides for a penalty of
500 a day for each day that inferior
gas is furnished the residents of the
District of Columbia. Mr. RunyOn's
report discloses that on twenty DAYS
the Washington Gas Light Company
sent through its mains gas which did
not test up to the required twenty-five
candle power. On twenty days the
Georgetown Gas Company violated the
law in the same respect If precedents
are followed suits instituted against
the companies will be thrown out of
court because the tests did not extend
over a twentyfour- hour period, despite
the fact that the law expressly pro-
hibits such tests. II Is perfectly ap-
parent that there should be a remedy
II is possible, of course, that the Su-
preme Court will overrule the decision
OF the lower court. If it fails to do so
then Congress should amend the statute
so that twenty -four hour tests will be
permitted 1t is a sad commentary on
the government of the District of Co
lumbia by Congress when two great
corporations can violate laws at will
and escape punishment therefor be-
cause a Circuit Court judge will not ac-
cept "a evidence tests which were made
IN strict accordance with the law.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-10-02
WATER POWER LEGISLATION
NOT EASY TO GET.

4 large sized row has been going on
In the Government service for months
over the question of conservation and
especially over the question Of the dis
position of water power sites on the
public domain, in the forest reserves
and along the beds Of navigable
streams. 1t is probable that q great
many folks have been hearing Of this
row without knowing what it's all
about.
II has about got TO this, that every
body is declaring himself in favor Of
conservation Everybody is arising to
say he wants the water power sites
duly protected. II is agreed that legis-
lstion ought 10 be had 70 keep the enor-
nously valuable water powers Of the
country out of the clutches of a great
trust Not all are agreed as to wheth-
er this trust exists. Clifford Pinchot.
chief forester, says such trust is in
process Of formation and viii come
about as naturally as the Steel trust
and the Oil trust
The conservation question is much
broader than this question Of water
power, but for the present the water
power end of it is particularly acute.
The PiDchot view is that the water
power sites must be protected by every
administrative means possible without
waiting for Congress 10 act; that the
eituation is dangerous and brooks no
delay. The Ballinger view has been
10 let the matter wait on action by
Congress But both the Piuchot and
Ballinger forces are now urging that
Congress should do something.
And this brings up the question of
whether or not Congress is going to do
anything. This is an all-importsnt end
of the situation. II is one thing for
the President 10 recommend legislation
To protect the water power sites and
prevent them from going in perpetuity
10 the inchoate water power trust. II
j. another thing for Congress TO act
II Congress does nothing, what then
Where will the interests of the public
be. VIII the water power trust or the
elements that are 10 form it work
their will as they please?
The facts are that it is a doubtful
question whether Congress, with its
numerous Senators and Representative
bitterly hostile 10 conservation, viii
DO anything, and everybody who knows
Congress knows that this is true
That Is why it is vital to the public
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-10-02
The High School Pupil and Parent

Last week the question of high school fraterni-
tieS school organization which does not meet Nth
the entire approval of the school authorities, mas dis
cuSSed in a most interesting article
There are school organizations, however, which
do meet with the full appreciation and support of all
those connected Nth the schools Among the best of
these is the High School Cadets
This Sunday a most excellent article on this sub
ject will appear in The Times Is your boy cadet?
If so you will doubtless be interested in learning all
about what this splendid organization is accomplish
ing for him. # your boy is not cadet then you will
be able to understand fully all the opportunities that
he is HOW missing
Don't fail to read in tomorows Times this spIeu-
did article
THE HIGH SCHOOL CADETS
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-10-02
.ANALOSTAN PARK
IS NOW ASSURED
Deal TO Give Washington
Real "Coney" Goes
Through.

Following the exclusive publication
IN The Times yesterday that deal
had been made for the purchase or
Analostan Island, in the Potomac river
1eloW Aqueduct bridge. the rumor to-
1dy was confirmed officially bv the
rsiNeTNieW Exposition Company, OF Chi
cago, winch has just bought the island
for a consideration said To bc sion m
The nrm OF Willige, Gibbs a. Daniel
Of Washington, represented the uur,
chaseTs.
The Exposition COMPANY win ha-t,
At once 70 make large amusement
park on the island and expects to spend
sAe0sVo by next summer, when il viii
De opened The company has made a
5000 deposit in a Washington bank
and next week viii put fifty men on
the island cleaning out the I.rsierhrust
Inc purchase was the result OF a visit
10 Washington this week of Paul w
Cooper. president OF the Rfverview Fx-
position Company, Of Chicago. and VII
Ham M Johnson. secretary OF. the com
pany. Title will be taken By Mr.. Cooper
and Mr.. Johnson personally The com
pany is back of the amusement project.
however, and VIII organize subsidiary
company which VIII push its develop
ment at once.
In Hands of Trustees.
Analostan island is in the hands or
John D. Coughlan and Blair Lee. tr,ls-
-~Ne-f NN--A a ~DAAAANAHtiaA AHsFEe OF ErIe
viii be issued Monday, it is said. A
number Of persons are interested In the
distribution. The American CoIoniza-
ton Society win come in for the biggest
portion OF the price
Mr.. johnson, who is still in the citv.
said today that the island will be pat
termed 10 a large extent after Rivervicu
Exposition 1t viii be reached from the
Virginia side BY the extension OF Hume
street, which the company Intends I'm
proving at its own expense. It will
make the street much wider than il is Al
present. SO that il Will be q good road
for autOmobilists. and viii build a cui-
vert across Little River.
From the Washington side the isl
and viii be reached by a ferry, which
it is said, has already been purchased. 6
The boat TO be used is the one that
was at the jamestown Exposition. ana
has a dining room and other attractive
features. IL viii be one OF the largest
crafts OF its kind on the Potomac.
Named Analostan.
The new amusement park is 10 be
known simply as AnaIostan Island
Some Of the biggest amusement fea-
lures in America are 10 be installed.
and viii be running by next summer.
At the Riverview Exposition IN Chi
cage there are 80 concessions, and il
is intended to push Analostan Island
to this extent as fast as patronage will
justify it. Mr. johnson said today that
the total investment in the property
by next summer would easily run 10 a
half million dollars.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-10-02
KNIGHTS OF PYTHlAS
VISIT BALTIMORE
Trip Made on Special Car by
Fifty of the Local
PythianS.

Fifty members Of Rathburn Superior
Lodge % Knights OF Pythias. made one
OF the first intercity fraternal visits OF
the fall last night when they went to
Baltimore to meet with Steuben Lodge,
of the Monumental City.
The party made the trip on a special
car over the Washington, Baltimore.
and Annapolis line, and was headed
ny a committee composed OF c. G. Blk
Ter, Edgar G. Snyder, ami L. +. Trout
man.
Members Of the Steubrn Lodge prob
ably viii return the call at an early
date. when special arrangements viii
be made 10y the local lodge for the en-
tertainment of the visitors.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-10-02
DANGER Turks IN HEADACHE
MIXTURES.

The Department Of Agriculture is
sounding an alarm on the subject of
the haTmfulness of certain headache
mixtures. Dr. l.. +. Keblcr, chief of
the division of drugs of the bureau Of
chemistry, and his assistants, have
been going extensively into the use
and character of some of these prepare
tons Especially, they have been max
ing an inquiry into acetaniid, antipyrin
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-10-02
MISS HARTMAN MAY
BECOME MRS. GOBLET
Daughter of Dead Magnate Ex-
pected to Be Married
Shortly.

NEW YORK. oct. although an en-
gagement has not yet been formally an
nounced. no one in society will be al all
surprised If after a couple OF months
Miss Mary Hartman. daughter of the
late railroad magnate, becomes the
bride or Robert Walton Goelet
It has been admitted by relatives of
Miss Hartman and OF Mr. GOelct that
had the financial wizard lived a few
weeks longer theTe would have been an
elaborate wedding in the hilltop castle
at Arden And nov they admit-since a
decent interval has elapsed after the
burial of the master of Arden-that the
wedding soon will occur, anyhow, only
It will be a quiet one.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-10-02
CITIZENS WILL ASK
SCHOOL FOR CAR MEN
Park View Residents Greatly An
noyed by Ignorance of Green
Conductors.

a petition VIII today be addressed bv
tle PARK View Citizens Association 10
the washington Railway and Electric
halfway Company asking that conduc-
TOTS on the Georgia avenue line be put
through a school OF instruction" 20
learn the names OF the streets of ,bo
northwest suburbs
Great annoyance is caused residents .,
Park View and adjacent suburbs b,
green conductors who are ignorant ~
the location Of streets, and who fro
quently carry passengers beyond their
destinations. according to President
ISOLATION.
The initial fan meeting of the or
ganizatiOn was held last nig:it AT the
Whitney Avenue Christian church
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-10-02
JACK THE RIPPER"
IN ST. PETERSBURG
Three Women Already Killed by
One Who Is Freeing World
of WOmankind.

ST. PETERSBURG, Oct 2.-The St.
Petersburg police are today securing the
city FOR a jack the ripper who has al
ready killed and robbed three women of
this city
That the murders have all been COM
mitted by t'e same man is shown nv
the fact tha- each killing was a case
5f stahbinG. and each victim had a note
pinned to her dress saving that the muir
dcrer TOOK her money as his FEE for
freeing the earth Of womankind" a is
believed the murderer is insane.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-10-02
OFFICIAL CIRCLES
TAKE ON ACTIVITY
Government Business Picks
Up With Return of Cabi-
net Officers.

With the return Of the heads OF the
several departments. official Washing
ton again assumes activity. Secretaries
James Wilson and JACOB NJ Dickinson
have just come back 70 their posts,
after vacations, and Attorney General
Wickersham and Secretary Charles Ma
gel are. expected to return on Monday
or Tuesday of next week. Secretary
Nagei is now at his summer home at
Marion. Mass. and will come to Wash
ington TO remain about ten days before
he joins the President In ST. Louis to
90 with him on his trip 10 the Mexi-
can border.
Secretary Meyer In New York.
Secretary Of the Navy George Won l..
Meyer, who is now officially taking part
in the HudsOn-FultOn celebration. is ex-
pected 10 return to the city soon after
the close of the festivities. Secretary
OF State Knox, who spent the summer
at Cape May. has returned to his home
at Valley Forge, Pa, where he will
remain until the latter part OF this
month.
Secretary MacVeagh is stIn at his
summer home IN Dublin, Mass, where
he has been the greater part Of the
vacation period. He will remain there
Tor a snort time longer. He is accom-
panied by his secretary. r o Bailey
and attends to a great amount of de-
partmentai business. Postmaster Cen
eral Hitchcock. VINO sat on the lid in
the absence Of the President and all Of
the other members OF the Cabinet, is
now taking an outing in Arizona He
viii return TO the department about the
LIST Of November
Will Go With Taft.
Secretary Ballinger, who is now in
California. will accompany President
Taft on his trip to meet President Diaz
Of Mexico, and viii reach Washington
the latter part of the month. Secretary
Dickinson is also expected to Join the
President on this trip. leaving here OF
the 18th. TO meet the Presidential party
in St Louis.
In the absence of the members OF the
Cabinet. the assistant secretaries, divi-
sion chiefs, and chief clerks have ruled
supreme.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-10-02
INEOUITIES OF TAXATION IN
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.

Taxes collected by the District Col
Iector for the last fiscal year were al
most million dollars more than in
any previous year. The report places
their total at 81 53,2l5.76, and the in
crease over 1908 at Ss36,36S02 Wash
ington is growing very fast, in both
population and wealth, and the tax re-
ceipts are an index of the growth.
Various minor reforms in taxation
and collection methods are recommend
ed by Collector Rogers; but none Of
them go to tie root of the greatest
abuse in the taxation system of the
District. It is, perhaps, not the bust
ness of the Tax Collector 30 recommend
revision Of the taxation code; but it
should be somebody's business, and it
is piece of business that urgently
needs attention.
The most cursory inquiry into the
incidence of real estate taxation in this
city will convince anybody that there
is neither logic nor system in it. There
have recently been brought to the at
tention of The Times a few instances
which illustrate what is the matter all
over the town.
A man who bought a modest home a
year and a half ago received his first
tax bill the past spring. He had paid
$4,000 for the property. His. tax bill
was slI5.5O. He thought it was rather
steep, and made inquiry of friends who
paid taxes.
He went 20 one friend VINO owned a
home in the same ncighborhood, for
which $4,000 had been paid. This
] friends tax bill was $685.
The disparity between Sll5 taxes
on an $4,000 house and SIS on a $4,000
place impressed him, and he sought
farther.
The man with the $4,000 place had a
neighbor, who had bought an exact
duplicate of the $4,000 house. They
had been built together, by the same
man, from the same plans, side by side;
I anu LNfA Adh nblA lti hAt NtNaAt PRICE
Yet on inquiry it developed that one
was charged SIS more taxes than the
other. One was $50, the other trife
over 800.
This seemed interesting and the
inquiry was pressed farther. Another
friend, who had bought a house for
$500, was questioned. His taxes for
the same year were less than 500!
These cases are cited as evidence of
the gross inequity of the present assess
ment conditions. The figures quoted
are believed to be accurate 1t is com
mon knowledge, at any rate, that in
equalities hardly less striking than
those noted may be found OH the slight
est inquiry.
There j. need first Of investigation
Of these conditions; and after that. of
definite movement for their improve
ment. There are constant and uncom-
Portable rumors of huge advantages en-
loved by influential people in the dis
tribution of the tax burden. Taxes
ought TO bear some general relation to
market values; and there is good deal
of evidence that at present that relation
is so vague and penumbral as not to
be demonstrable by any known mathe-
NAUTICAL processes.