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The San Francisco call., 1909-01-08
Chances Income Too Big
TO Leave the Cubs
Especial Dispatch 10 The Cali

Especial Dispatch 10 The Cali
CHICAGO, Jan. Tt have heard, "
said Charles Murphy today, "of the
$4,000 alleged to have been offered
Frank Chance by the California out
laws-S25. 900 for two years service
Well including his dividends, etc.
Frank Chance makes more than s25,-
600 every year, not every two years
with the Cubs.
This may surprise fans, but it is the
truth. Chance makes more than $25,-
coo yearly, and l don't think he is apt
TO accept any outlaw offers while he
has such sums coming his way.
Chance has accomplished more in
three years with the Cubs than any
other manager ever did, continued
Murphy. His financial earnings have
probably been more than twice those
Of any other manager. His contract
was written by himself and runs for
four years from the time is was writ
ten, which was last September. He has
always lived up 10 his contracts and ]
have no doubt that he will continue to
do so I hope that he will battle for
many years to come for the glory OF
baseball and of Chicago"
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-08
Censure for Hayerhill Club
Included in Decision

CINCINNATI. o.. Jan. 7.-Censure for
the Haverhil club is included in a de-
cision by the national baseball com
mission. awarding player John MeInnis
to the Philadelphia American league
club. Haverhill claimed the player
because of a reserve clause placed in
his receipt for pay in full and Phila-
delphia claimed that when he was
signed August 3. 1903. he was not un-
der contract with the New England
club.
The Toledo club Of the American as
SOCiatfOn in another decision loses its
right to player Ward Miller, who has
been drafted by the Chicago Nationals
after he had been purchased from the
Wausau club by Toledo, the fact that
ne failed to report under this purchase
prior to the drafting season making
him subject to draft. The Wausau
club, however, must repay to Toledo
the $500 given for the player for draft
ing whom Chicago must pay the usual
price.
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-08
ALLEGED FAKE" MINING
STOCK SELLER CAUGHT
Frederick R. Kline Reported
Arrested in WalIa WaIIa

MODESTO, Jan. IA message re-
ceived here today from WalIa waila.
wash, states that Frederick r. Kline.
who was indicted by the grand jury of
Stanislaus county some days ago on a
charge of having disposed of $4,000 in
fraudulent mining stock in this city,
has been arrested there.
Kline will be brought to Modesto for
trial.
At the time of his Indictment Kline
was in San Francisco. but when an
attempt was made TO apprehend him
there il was discovered that he had
disappeared. Since then, it is stated.
he has been travelling through Nevada
and Oregon using an assumed name
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-08
ENcLAND,s COTTON TRADE

LONDON, Jan The December
statement OF the board Of trade shows
an Increase OF S4202, 500 in imports and
a decrease of SIS, in exports
There was an increase in food exports
and a decrease in manufactured goods
OF which $4,000. 600 was in cotton tex
tiles. The imports for the year 1908
decreased by S363. 336. .095. while the ex-
ports decreased BY S244.077.520.
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-08
Los ANGELES CHIEF PLANS
TO HAVE "CLOSED TOWN
Thomas Broadhead Proposes to
Solve Perpiexing Problems
ISpeoioI Disootch 10 The Call


LOS ANGELES, Jan. 7.-"While chief
of police l will strive to make Los An
geles a closed town AT present my
plans are only visionary, for l am still
unacquainted with the details of the
office.
when these details are running
smoothly l will call a conference OF
various public officials, the district and
prosecuting attorneys and others fa-
miliar with such perplexing problems
as the tenderloin, Chinatown, the an
nual army of Migrants, and better police
protection, for the purpose of arriving
at a proper solution of each question.
Further than this am unable TO say at
this time
This is the statement of the new
police chief Thomas Broadhead, and
Just how far he Will carry his closing"
theory IS causing some uneasiness
among a certain element The fact that
he has reputation of being a man of
determination and action adds much to
the discontinue of this class.
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-08
Willis Britt Plays Pirate
Again and Steals Ketchel
Champion Middle Weight Wires Joe or 'Connol
hat All Is Off Between Them and
Hints at Stage Offer
BY William ]. SIaftery

Britt Of
he
middle
fortunes with
Job
he
do
wish his old
full well then
either his
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-08
nrxy WRIT OF REVIEW

The application for writ of review
in the case of the guardianship OF Will
liam Churchill minor. which was
awarded to Mrs. william Singer by the
iuveniIe court was dismissed by the
iistrict court of appeal Yesterday. The
court held that a writ of review was
not the proper remedy and advised the
attorneys who applied for the writ that
the only course of procedure was an
for a writ of habeas corpus
or quo warranto proceedings.
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-08
Rifle Teams Will Enter a
Correspondence Match
Especial Dispatch 10 The Call

ANNAPOLIS, Nd. Jan. "A rihe
team from St Johns college will enter
a correspondence match in which Nor
wich university and the universities of
California. Washington, Nevada and
Utah are the other entries. Each team
will shoot at its local range under
stated conditions, and the results Will
be compared by mail. The match is
under the auspices Of the University Of
California and is approved by the fed
eral government
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-08
ASSAULTED BY HrGHBINDERs

A complaint was sworn to before Po-
lice Judge Deasy yesterday charging
Wong Dip and Yum Kee with assault
to murder for slashing Lou Wah Chen
with knives in a laundry at 1921 O'Far-
rell street Tuesday night. il Is said
they were hired by the On Yick tong
to assassinate Lou Wah Chen because
he at one time was a member OF the
Suey Don tong. The complaint was
sworn to because an attempt was to be
made TO get the men released on writ
of habeaS corpus
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-08
.nrrcH- wEsrERnERG rs ILI.

ALAMEDA. Jam I.---George Wester-
berg. the ballplayer. who is better
known to the fans as Dutch" Wester-
berg. is seriously ill at his home al
the west end, of inflammatory rheuma-
tisln. Westerberg first came into prom
inence as shortstop in the STATE
league. Last season he PLAYED for a
time with the Boston team in the Ma
fional league.
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-08
ELECT ATHLETIC oFFIcERs

An enthusiastic meeting of the atf-
letic association of Oakland high school
was held in the school gymnasium yes
were elected for the ensuing term
President. Joseph Hunt: vice president,
Frank Gillian; secretary. Waldo Rev
nolds. treasurer c. E. Coleman; basket
ball captain. Deming Maclise baseball
captain, John Irwin.
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-08
Ro.T CLUB ELECTS oFFrcERs

ALAMEDA, Jan. 1.-Omcers have
been elected by the Alameda boating
club as follows: President George
Tupper: vice president. Herbert Hass;
secretary +. IT. Warren: treasurer
Alexander G. Bell; captain, A. Bramp-
ton: lieutenant captain. William Stein
metz: second lieutenant captain. John
Lewis; executive committee. A. kim.
Henry Hesse, A. Brampton. representa-
tixes to the Pacific athletic association
of amateur oarsmen. A. 6. Bell, George
Tupper and H. Hesse.
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-08
ARBITRATION TREATIES SIGNED

WASHINGTON. Jan. 7.-Secretary
Root today signed arbitration treaties
with Ecuador Bolivia and Haiti. Next
week Secretary Root hopes to sign
with Ambassador Bryce treaty for the
reference to The Hague tribunal of dis
puted questions affecting the New
foundland fisheries, for the settlement
of pecuniary claims. and for the mu-
tual uses of the boundary waterways
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-08
WILL SELL. RE,DyuLE TR.ck

BOSTON. Jan. IA resolution to sell
the racetrack at ReadvilIe was passed
by the New England horse breeders as
Sociafion today. Less than 0.000 of
the 500. 900 bond issue needed 10 pre-
vent sale had been subscribed for.
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-08
sso.OOO.Oo0 ON New Lines

WINNIPEG, Man. Jan. Tt is re-
ported here today that the Canadian
Pacific will this year spend $40 OOO 600
in construction work on its western
lines. Second Vice President Whyte
will leave this week for Montreal to
present the proposition to the execu-
tive committee OF the company.
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-08
WILL PUT SI0,O0O,OO0 IN
ENGINE FACTORY AT GARY
American Locomotive Company
Plans Big New Plant

NEW YORK. Jan. Upward of S10.-
100000 will be expended by the Ameri-
can locomotive company In the con-
struction of its projected plant at Gary.
Ind. according TO statements made here
today by the officials of the corporation.
The plant. the officers say. will be one
or the largest locomotive factories in
the United States with a probable out
put of 1000 locomotives q wear
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-08
t.SMITHY" IS READY
TO FIGHT DARK
CHAMPION
Piffsburg Pitcher, Pianist and
PugiiiSf the Latest to Want
Match With Johnson
Especial Dispatch 10 The Call

L
CHICAGO. Jan. Frank Smith.
Pittsburg pitcher. pianist and pugihst
blew into town this afternoon to see
President Comiskey of the SOx re-
garding next seasons contract and to
announce that he was ready and will
ing to meet Jack Johnson in a battle
for the championship of the world.
Smith will be remembered as the ath-
lete whom several ball players and
followers of the pugiIistic game rec
commended as a likely opponent for
Jim Jeffries when the latter was owner
of the title. He says he would weigh
, in at about the same figure as the col
ored man. He now tips the beam at
200 pounds
''Smithy" appears as wise as Tommy
Burns when IL comes to looking. out
for the financial end of the game He
said last night he would not enter the
ring for a bout with Johnson or any
other heavy weight for less than S10,-
600, win, lose OF draw
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-08
Mazuma Offers Big Purse

RENO, New. Jan. 7.-According to a
dispatch from Mazuma. a mining camp
in the central part of the state, the
athletic club of that place met last
night and decided to offer purse OF
100000 for a fight between. Jeffries
within the next six months at that
place, preferably July 4. Bill Nor
rison, formerly prominent in British
Columbia sports and Joe Nichols. who
has pulled off a number of fights in
Tonopah, along with a dozen others.
are mentioned as being behind the
project. Local sports are not inclined
to take the offer seriously
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-08
,o You Want ss.ool

Read THE CALLS weekly onsr on
page II.
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-08

Word comes from Boston that Jem
Driscoli and Abe Atteh may soon be
--,-D.5 FOR battle for the worlds
res+her weight championship The
Rrffisher. according to telegram
made I23 pounds yesterday and ap-
pesred fn perfect trim u he can do
,ffe 1-ei4ht the chances for meet
ing between the little men are exceed
IGgly bright, for the question OF weight
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1909-09-24
FACTS AND FINDINGS.

We are loath to believe that there
has been any malicious meddling with
the switch in question, though we
cannot find to the contrary. We are
inclined to believe that the misplace
ment was due to carelessness on the
part of employees in setting the switch,
though the evidence does not warrant
us in making such a finding.
Cut out the foregoing passage, dear
reader, and cherish it as monumental
example of official fapdoodle. 1t is from
a report of Vermonts public service com
mission upon its investigation pardon the
word) of the recent collisions in the Brat
tleboro railroad yard. The commissioners,
after a careful weighing of the evidence
concerning the misplaced switch which
caused the accidents found nothing to DIS
prove the theory that the switch was
deliberately misplaced, nor did the evl-
dence, in their opinion, warrant their
placing the blame on any railroad EN-
ploye Yet they put aside the generally
accepted belief and stick to the careless
ness theory despite admitted lack OF evil
dence. Is this open-minded investigation
Sucl as Ine people VI lHe eld'C Vi w.
mont have a right to demand?
At the hearing in question the general
manager of the Central Vermont company,
on whose track the collisions occurred,
continually bulldozed, hectored and at
tempted to discredit witnesses-who were
also employes-because they seemed ignor-
ant of a rule which their superior appar-
emily was anxious to make the commits
sioners believe existed To such an eX-
tent were these tactics pursued that the
states attorney finally interfered in be
half of the witnesses. The evident pur-
pose of the general manager was to make
the accident appear to be due to careless
ness on the part of employees, and so
great an impression did he make, it seems,
upon the minds of the public service com
missioners that they were inclined to take
his view of the matter despite lack of evil
dence Isn't it passing strange that the
general managers overanXiety and excess
of zeal did not arouse in the commits
sioners' judicial minds just a wee bit of
suspicion that he might be attempting to
conceal something!
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1909-09-24
Legislative Slackness.
fRenninptOn Banner.1

Sometime the legislature will begin
early in the session to Fletcherize its bills.
This will relieve the governor of great
strain after the legislature has gone home
to avoid the hot weather. Chicago News.
THE only man who ever attempted to
teach the Vermont legislature how to
Fletcherze, was. strange to say, Hapgood,
of Peru, and he was laughed out of court.
All the same, some scheme of that sort
will come to stay-or, the Man on Horse
back is mistaken. Burlington News.
Some day the Vermont Legislature may
install a system of getting work started in
the early part of the session that will save
the state fully $4,000 every time the
legislature meets. The old system was all
right fifty or even twenty years ago but
the amount of work to be done has out
grown the method of doing it and we need
bringing up to date.
In the first place members should be
helped in the preparation of their bills so
as to get them In promptly and IN correct
shape. This could be done by employing
two or three competent young lawyers un-
der the supervision of the attorney general
at cost no greater than the present
plan.
Secondly. there should be a radical
change in committees bringing them up-to-
date, dividing up the work that now over
whelms two or three important commit
tees and leaves Others with nothing to do.
Committees should not be made up wholly
along lines of vocation. The Judiciary
committee shouldn't be all lawyers. insur-
ance committees all insurance agents, or
the Temperance committee all ministers or
deacons There Is work enough for every
member if it Is properly divided.
Thirdly the committee on rules should
be enlarged and to its duties should be
added keeping track of the progress of
legislation. Committees should not be al
lowed to retain bills longer than two
weeks except by vote of the houses. The
steering committee should see that bills
are brought forward for consideration and
disposal just as rapidly as possible.
Members go home from Friday to Tues
day simply because they have nothing to
do. This could be corrected by putting every
man on a committee where there was
work and if this didn't do il debates on
important bills could be set for FRIDAY or
Monday afternoons and that would hold
them.
Matters once disposed of shouldn't be
continually warmed over unless there was
some good reason. Governors and especial
" retiring governors when they write their
messages should also send in bills embody-
ing their recommendations IN order to get
the issues promptly before the legislative
body. State departments might well have
the same right in connection with their
particular departments.
Lastly. the members should be paid only
for the time that they are present and the
veto power of the governor should be ex-
tended so that II would require a two
thirds majority to override his objections.
Sometime these changes will go into |
force and the sooner the better for the |
state.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1909-09-24
BRATTLEBoRo FRIDAY, SEPT. "a 1905
A MACHINE CANDIDATE.

This much is true OF no candidacy
whose impetus comes from Vermont
Fish and Game League banquet can it be
fairly said that lit does not bear the hall
mark of organized politics, nor, indeed, the
footprint of the politician" Knowing as
most of us do that the rank and file of
voters in this state never think of attend
ing this politico-sportng function across
Lake Champain, it is with considerable
portion Of salt that we take the story that
one of the surprising disclosures of the
meeting was the evidence of a strong,
spontaneous and far-reaching sentiment IN
favor of Charles w. Gates of Franklin for
governor. Such stories can have but one
INTERPRETATION. The present state high
way commissioner has been picked as
standard bearer by the organization, the
political powers that be, the machine. The
rank and file of the states voters, its bone
and sinew. so to speak are never present
at the Fish and Game banquet to express
their sentiments. But the gathering al
WAYS includes the political book makers
who attend to get the correct dope on
the next event, and whatever they dis
tribute is known to bear the organiza-
tons official OK.
We have the highest respect for MIR.
Gates personally and consider him an ex-
cellent state highway commissioner; so
good a one, in fact, that we dislike ex-
tremely to see him waive his opportunity |
for service in that capacity for the sake OF
serving those who made him politically
and are anxious to retain the power to
make and unmake others. In the circum-
stances. however, there is no other candid
view of the situation The organization,
finding DIN Merrill an unwilling or per
haps inexpedient candidate, has decided on
Mr.. Gates as an opponent of Lieutenant
Governor Mead, with Fleetwood in the
race for the purpose of pocketing the man
from Rutland if possible.
We hold no brief for DR.. Mead, but we
doubt very much if this alleged popular
uprising on behalf of Mr. Gates VIII
greatly damage the doctors chances pro-
yided there are enough independent news
papers in the state to show just how much
political benzoate is being used to pre-
serve the machines supremacy.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1909-09-24
MORE MIGRANTS 1T is.

No man who saw the deficiencies in
Brattleboros fire fighting facilities dem
onstrated by Tuesdays blaze will hesitate
longer on the question of additional by
drants. The occasion showed plainly how
great the need is. Fully l,200 feet from
the nearest hydrant, the house on Forest
street burned for Is minutes after the
alarm had been sounded before an ade-
quate stream of water reached it. In less
than 10 minutes after the sounding of the
alarm connection with the hydrant was
made but the pressure was 80 slight that
the stream was absolutely valueless. Even
had the pressure been great enough at
the hydrant it would have been lost
through so long length of hose. Every
drop of water poured on the burning
building came from a hydrant and was
pumped through steamer. Given by
drant reasonably near the fire, with sde-
quate pressure such as the local water
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1909-09-24
Uncle Sam s New Strong Box.

When the emergency act was passed by
congress last May which called for the
prntin )f emergency currency to the
value onehalf the amount of govern
ment bonds which were owned by the ma
tional banks, it became a question of
where to put the currency, for room had
to be found at the treasury for nearly
$500. 600. 900 in bills. a new vault in the
treasury has now been completed, and
wagonload after wagonload of bills has
been deposited in it. This vault is a tri-
umph of the safemaker's art and inge-
nuity. 1t is considered to be proof
against. fire. earthquake and thieves. 1t
cost $4,000. 1t is two stories high, with
interior wall of harveyized steel half an
inch thick. all encased in masonry and
cement which is more than two feet
thick The chief protection to the vault
lies between the cement and the steel
wall This is a net work of wires so
connected with electric bells that even if
robbers could get to the vault, as soon
as any instrument whatever cut through
the walls to the wires there would be an
alarm given in the Waterman room, Just
short distance away. The electric APP
naratus is under constant surveillance.
There is "buzzer" attached to it which
is put in operation automatically every
fifteen minutes. day and night. If the
signal wires were to get ont Of gear in any
way the buzzer would not work and the
watchmen would Immediately report the
fact.-Pathfnder.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1909-09-24

Fred Kent, now under indictment Tor
the murder of his father, was at one time
an inmate of the state insane hospital
where he was sent as an epileptic imbe-
Gle after being arrested for cruelty to
dumb animals. Like his brother Elroy,
the convicted murderer, he was "consld-
cred harmless and was allowed to work
in the fields with other patients. he es-
capped Oct ID, 1905, and was never appre-
hended by the hospital officials. lmme-
diately after his disappearance the sur
rounding towns were secured, but as no
trace of him could be found Whereabouts
DR.. Grout turned the matter over to Dr.
George S. Foster of Putney, one OF the
supervisors of insane, knowing that hent
home was in the same county with Dr.
Foster. DR.. Grout says he asked DR..
Foster to take the matter up and guar
anteed all expenses. According to DIR.
Grout, DR.. Foster reported at the next
meeting of the board that ''he had been
unable to get any trace OF him. + rom
time to time at these meetings., says DIR.
Grout. Il renewed the request or rather
called his attention to the matter until 1t
became an old story" Is it possible that
Dr. Foster, in the course of his dlllgent
search for the man now indicted for muir
der. neglected to scour the territory IN
which it was known the Kent family
lived?
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1909-09-24

but perfectly working political ma
chine of his own. He refuses to loan
it. When Guy hit Montpelier in De-
tober, 1904, he resembled big, blush
ing schoolboy. His blush was the
envy of the gallery. He stood back
and listened to the smart Alecs who
wore collars and nightshirts for the
first time after they got settled in Jee
DeBoer's burg. Guy looked over the
ground, said nothing and drew a seat
on the committee on the judiciary.
Then Bill Lord and some of the others
looked over Guy Winfred. He was
found to be worth while. Though Bill
and his friends couldn't refrain from
giggling every time they thought of
Bailey taking legislatures work seri-
ouslv they urged him to keep busy, in
tending to let him do the heavy lift
ing and take the glory to themselves
They never realized their mistake un-
til Guy Winfred put Walter Farms
worth into the ditch last year.
Bailey never permits himself to use
profanity even when surrounded by
men who need emphasis added to their
instructions. He isn't one of those
slapyour-wrist, pink-cheeked boys who
melt when the girls make a motion
that two-step is in order. Not at
all. Guy w. Bailey isbDne of the real
new Vermonters" whom the news
papers talk about He has been
brought into notice because he is alb
solutely and unqualitiedly different
from the horde of young ginks that
have bossomed during the last 10
years.
He is a worker He is ambitious.
David j. Foster doesn't like him. Guy
Al
be relied upon. In addition to holding
down the job of secretary of state he
is one of the insurance commissioners.
1t ought to be stated that in reality
he is the whole thing in Vermont's in
surance department. The only orna-
mentation that Bailey carries about
him is tiny Shriner's button. He
wears black suit and is above the
height limit.