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The San Francisco call., 1909-01-09
NTI-RACFTRACk
BILLS INTRODUCED
Otis and Walker Propose Mea-
sure Patterned After the
New York Law
Especial Dispatch TO The Call

lOpccidi DisPdfch 10 4 ne OdttI
CALL HEADQUARTERS. CHAMBER
OF COMMERCE BUILDING, SACRA-
MENTO, Jan. S.-Two anti-racetrack
gambling bills were introduced IN the
Legislature today. One was introduced
In the assembly by Frank Otis of Ala
media, and in the senate by George
s. Walker of East San Jose. The other
was introduced in the senate by E. b.
MartinelI of San Rafaei, and in the
assembly by Edward L Butler of San
Rafael.
BILL LIKE HUGHES LAW
The Otis Walker bill, which is a free
copy of Governor Hughes New York
law, provides that any person who en-
cages in pool selling or book making.
or who in public or private registers
bets or wagerS or sells pools on the
result of any trial or contest of skill.
speed or power of endurance of man
or beast, or between men or beasts, or
upon the result of any lot, chance.
casualty or unknown or contingent
event whatsoever, shall be punishable
by Imprisonment in a county Jail or
state prison for a period not less than
80 days and not exceeding one year.
The prohibition and penalty are also
extended to any person who receives
or forwards money to be wagered, or
who knowingly permits his premises
to be used for pool selling and book
making, or who becomes the custodian
of money wagered.
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-09
FAVOR OFFICE SEEKERS
BY ROTATION OF NAMES

William Denman, the local attorney.
is the author of a bill to be presented
TO the state Legislature, the passage
of which would be boon to political
candidates whose names start with
initial letters far down in the alpha
bet. The bill provides for the rotation
OF candidates names on the official
ballot or on the face of the voting
machines. The title of the proposed
measure is:
An act to add new section to
chapter VIII of title of part 3 of
the political code, to be known as
section 1197B and providing for the
rotation of the names of candidates
in certain groups on the ballot, to
give an equal chance to those candi-
dates whose SurnameS commence with
letters in the lower portion of the
alphabet"
The bill will provide that when more
than three candidates for an office are
included under single title the
names shall be shifted on various
printings of the ballot so that each
name will head the list an equal num-
Der of times In a circular letter pre-
pared by Denman he points out that
statistics prove that candidate ap-
pearing low down in alphabetical or
der has small chance of election or
even of being nominated for office
compared to the chances of a candi-
date whose name begins with c or
some other early appearing initial
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-09
BIG DEMAND MADE
ON STATE TREASURY
First InstaIIment Shows S3,-
OO0,00O Needed for Various
State Institutions

CALL HEADQUARTERS, CHAMBER
OF COMMERCE. BUILDING. SACRA-
MENTO. Jan. S.-The assault on the
state treasury was commenced in both
houses of the legislature today and be-
fore the attack was finished a total Of
more than. s3,OO0,O 900 had been asked
for. This Is only the first installment,
and It is believed that Monday Will
bring forth another large number Of
bids.
The largest appropriation asked for
today was that for 100000 TO be ex-
pended in the construction OF a new
trades school in the city Of San Fran
cisco.
Following is a list of the principal
appropriations asked for:
Printing for legislature, $4,000.
State highway, Sierra to Yuba, $4,000
School Of trades for San Francisco, 100000.
Purchase of Armstrong woods, sOnOma county,
S125, 000
tuberculosis commission Sc, 500.
Printing Isiais creek bonds, $1,000.
Forestry station, Santa Monica, $1,000.
Armory for National guard, Los Angeles,
To deepen and widen Clear lake, 5000
Home for Adult Blind, Oakland, sl2 155.
Machinery for state printing office, $4,000.
Stockton state asylum, $11s,4o0.
Exposition building, Los Angeles, $3.50,
stss. Esa 5asGasTs bos1S ~ SaaHss ah
Lake Tahoe-PlacerviIle highway, 75,0Oo
Hygienic laboratory, $4,000.
Chemical laboratory, S10,0 600.
To repay Sacramento for prosecuting boodling
senators, S14.5 7.39
Home for Feeble Minded. Glen Ellen, $50, 600.
Veterans home, Yountville. S110, 900.
Napa state hospital S202, 300.
Preston School of Industry, $123, 25O.
Payment of deceased persons fund $4,000.
California state trades school, SIPS, 600.
Finish work Agnews hospital, S126l 600.
Highway, Saratoga gap to Redwood park
SIS, 900.
Memorial statue to General Vallejo. San Fran
cisco, S25, 900.
Highway, Emigrant gap to DOnner lake,
SIS, 900.
Normal school at Fresno. $50, 900.
University of California farmers insHtute,
$50, 900.
Whittier state school, SIC, 500.
Arsenal and armory Sacramento, 500, 600.
Erection of state printing office, $3.50, 900.
Lake Tahoe-Tahoe City highway, SIS, coo.
Claim for damages Of Harvey o. Waterman,
$40, 600.
Total, S3,O5s ,2o2.3s.
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-09
ANNOUNCEMENT MADE
OF SENATE COMMITTEES

SACRAMENTO, Jan. S.-Lieutenant
Governor Porter announced the senate
committees this morning:
Agriculture and dairying-Rqsh; chairman
Price, Weed Strobridge, Martinelh Holohan,
Bell.
Banking-cutten. chairman; Leavitt. Wolfe,
Bates, Mccartney, Curtin, Bell
Commerce and avigation-Wright, chairman
weleh, Savage Bates, Cutten, Martinelh, Bur
nett, Kennedy, Hare
Contingent expenses-Wolfe, chairman; Rusn-
Corporations chairman; welch, Wright
Mccartney. Burnett, Bills, Walker, Roseberry,
County government - Thompson. chairman
Walker. Weed, Willis, Bates, Wright, Price
drainage. swamp and overhowed lands-Lewis
chairman; Rush. Walker. Burnett, Bills, Cutten
Strobridge, Miller. Holohan-
Election and election laws-Estudillo. chair
man; Leavitt. Hartman, Wolfe. Savage. Wright
Stetson, Kennedy, Hare.
Education-BIack, chairman: Willis, Anthony
Reilly, Estudillo, ROseberry, Birdsau, Thompson
Martinelli. Camenetti. Cartwright.
Engrossment and enrollment-Strobridge chair
man. Birdsall, Bell
Executive communications-Hurd, chairman;
Bills, Lewis, Finn. Campbell
Federal relations-Burnett. chairman; Black,
Finance-Leavitt, chairman; Wolfe. welch,
Weed, Hartman. Reilly, Mccartney, Black,
Price, Boynton, Hurd. Burnett, Curtin, Sanford,
Fruit and vine interests-BiIls. chairman;
Price, Rush, Walker: EstudiIo, Strobridge, Bird
Fish and game-Welch. chairman: Bates, VIII
lis, Weed Black. Hartman. Finn, Sanford, Cami-
netti
Hospitals and asylums-Price, chairman; Hart.
man, Reilly, Black, Lewis, StetsOn, Strobridge.
Roseberry, Martinelli, Holohan. Sanford
rrigation-Walker, chairman; Willis, Boynton,
Bills, Hurd. Estudillo, Thompson, Curtin, Cart
wright.
Judiciary-willis, chairman: Wolfe. Wright
Mccartney, Savage, Boynton. Anthony, Burnett
Cutten, Estudillo, Martineln, Roseberry, Stetson,
Thompson, Curtin, Cartwright, Caminetti. Miller
Campbell.
Labor, capital and immigration-Reily, chair
man, Savage, Weed, Boynton, Cutten, Lewis
Finn Hare, Bell.
Military aFairs-Anthony, chairman; Hurd
Cutten, Strobridge, Bell.
Mines and mining-Boynton, chairman; Weed
Rush, Willis BirdsaI Caminetti Miller
Municipal corporations = Savage, chairman
Leavitt. Welch, Boynton, Rely, Lewis, Hare.
Pginting-Finn, chairman; Antony, Hare
Prisons and reformatOries-Ma -Martfneln chair.
man; Welch. Hartman. Birdsall, Bills, Finn.
Thompson. Kennedy, Holohan.
Public buildings and grounds-Stetson. chair
man: StrObridge, Rely, Walker, Anthony, Bills
Hurd. Hare. Campbell.
Public health and quarantine - Roseberry
chairman: Price. Mccartney. Stetson. Holohan
Public morals-Weed, chairman; Wolfe, Leav-
itt Savage. Kennedy.
Roads and highways-Birdsaf. chairman; Rush.
Black, Hurd. Cutten. Roseberry, Lewis, Cami-
netti, Campbell.
Rules-Hartman. chairman; Leavitt Wolfe.
Thompson, Cartwright
Revenue and taxation-McCartney chairman;
Wright. Bates. Anthony. Stetson, Estudi1o, Bur
nett, Curtin, Sanford
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-09
PROPOSES WARFARE
ON WHITE PLAGUE
Senator Bills Will. Work for a
Tuberculosis Commission"
of Seven Members
Especial Dispatch 10 The Call

CALL HEADQUARTERS, CHAMBER
OF COMMERCE BUILDING, SACRA-
MENTO, Jan. S.-Legislation against
the great white plague is proposed by
Senator Bills of Sacramento He would
compel physicians to report tubercular
cases within "a hours to the county
the examination of sputum, the disin-
fecting of premises, care as to spit
ting, protection for the families of the
afflicted, etc. Penalties are provided
for violation of the rules.
The bill also proposes 20 have a
''tuberculous commission" of seven
members appointed by the governor to
serve for two years without pay. They
are to have free access to all hospitals
for consumptives and to their records.
Senator Wolfe of San Francisco
wants to establish a state board of
embalmers, consisting of five expert
embalmers, to serve by appointment
for four years without pay. They are
to examine and license embalmers,
charging a first fee of $40, and for a
yearly renewal 81. No efnbalmer may
engage in business after next July
without a license. Violation of the
law is made q misdemeanor punisha BILE
by fine of from $50 to 800.
Senator Hurd Of Los Angeles would
allow any man to engage in the prac-
tice of dentistry where he is vouched
for as competent to draw and f1II teeth
by two men of standing in the dental
profession.
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-09
WOMAN'S BREAST
A DEATH TRAP
ANY LUMP IN wOMAN'S BREAST
Is CANCER

OF all diseases OF the human body
a lump in wOman's breast is the most
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The San Francisco call., 1909-01-09
SENATE AND ASSEMBLY
RECEIVE MANY BILLS
Especial Dispatch 10 The CALI

CALL HEADQUARTERS, CHAMBER
OF COMMERCE BUILDING, SACRA-
MENTO, Jan S.-Both senate and as
sembly allowed the introduction of bills
today. When the law makers had un-
burdened themselves of prospective
laws good and bad it was found that
the senate had received 16S bills. /
joint resolution and Is constitutional
amendments and the assembly 157 bills
constitutional amendments and 1
joint resolution.
Senator Welch succeeded in having
the San Francisco delegation added to
the list of standing committees in the
upper house He offered bill for the
purchase Of 63 blocks in India basin
and providing for a bond issue of
81. 600 900
Senator Savage and Assemblyman
HaWley introduced identical bills
against the. desecration of the Ameri-
can flag and declaring February u,
1909, the hundredth birthday of Lin
coin, holiday. on which there would
be only half a day Of school.
Grove L. Johnson offered a bill de-
claring October II. Discovery day, a
holiday. It is the day Columbus dis
covered America and the knights of
Columbus are behind the movement to
have the day declared a holiday.
Johnson introduced the bill to make
libel a felony which was killed in the
senate two years ago.
Senator Holohan and Assem- blyman
Maher introduced identical bills pro-
yiding for a state board of forestry of
five members.
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-09

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The San Francisco call., 1909-01-09
AMENDMENT FOR
SLOT MACHINE LAW
COstar Suggests Change in Code
and Savage Proposes Fine
or Imprisonment
[SpeeiaI Dispateh 10 The CaILl

CALL HEADQUARTERS. CHAMBER
OF COMMERCE BUILDING, SACRA-
MENTO, Jan. S.-Assemblyman Costar
offered a bill today 10 amend section
$50 Of the penal code, which prohibits
gambling. Costar believes the change
viii broaden the scope of the law.
This is the. section which was enacted
against slot machines.
Senator Savage introduced a bill
making it a misdemeanor to play a
slot machine, and providing a penalty
Of a fine from 500 to $500 or impris-
onment not to exceed six months.
Two bills were introduced in the as
sembly to increase the number of su-
perior judges in San Francisco from
y to 16, by Charles Nelson and Milt
Schmitt, both of San Francisco.
Assemblyman J. \. o. Rech of Los
Angeles introduced a bill to increase
the number of judges in Los Angeles
county from to u.
CHANGE FOR SUPERVISORS
Quite a change is proposed in the
law affecting the election of super
visors- Assemblyman A NJ Drew of
Fresno this morning offered a bill
providing that each member of a board
Of supervisors must be an elector of
the district which he represents. must
reside therein during his incumbency.
must have been such an eIector for
one year Immediately preceding his
election, and shall be elected by the
county at large.
Grove l. Johnson proposes to have
a statute Of limitations for crime
be introduced a bill today providing
that an Indictment for any felony other
than murder, embezzlement of public
money or the Justification Of public
records must be found within four
years.
PURE FOOD BILLS FILED
Senator Mccartney of Los Angeles
introduced bill providing for the
strictest sanitary methods in the man
ufacturing, producing and handling
toodstuffs- He also introduced a meas
ure prohibiting the sale or transporta-
tion of adulterated and misbranded
foods, unless properly labeled. The first
measure makes it a misdemeanor for
an employer to allow an employe to
handle any products until after wash
Ing thoroughly. The bill also prohibits
the employment of any person inflicted
with infectious or contagious diseases.
The bill prohibiting the sale of adul-
terated foods is modelled on the ma
tional pure food act
Senator Dan Reilly of San Fran
cisco introduced bill giving a team
Ster employed in connection with con-
struction work a lien on the building
lor ms work Another lien Dill intro
duced by Reilly would operate in favor
OF a depository for hire and concerns
storage companies.
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-09
MRs. SAGE ExTENps oFFER

NEW YORK, Jan. SIT was an
nounced by the American bible society
today that Mrs. Russell Sage has ex-
tended for one year from December 81
last, her offer of 100000 toward the
society's permanent endowment fund
on condition that the friends of the So
ciety subscribe a similar amount
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-09
PROPOSAL TO PENSION
MEN OF LARGE FAMILIES
Especial Dispatch to The Call

ALAMEDA, Jan. S.-P. H. Cavanaugh,
father of II children, has secured the
Endorsement of the chamber of COM
merce to bill that he plans to have
tIerodateu th siate an s,on tbe Satbars 20 20 nave
than IL children. Cavanaugh appeared
before the chamber of commerce last
night and pointed with pride to his
directors of the chamber of commerce
referred to Cavanaugh as man after
the Rooseveltian heart and asserted
that he favored the proposed measure.
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-09
WILL IMPOSE PENALTY
FOR CAR SHORTAGES
ISOeeiol Dispoieh to The Call

CALL HEADQUARTERS, CHAMBER
OF COMMERCE BUILDING, SACRA-
MENTO, Jan. S.-Senator Boynton of
Oroyille will try to pass a measure
similar to the Texas car law, which
Senator Miller of Visalia failed to put
Jhrough two years ago. The bill pr
vides that If a railroad fails to supply
cars on demand of "a shipper the pen
day of the delay. On the other hand
where shipper fails to load or un-
load a car he shall be mulcted s5 a
day for each car. The shipper, on de-
manding cars is compelled to deposit
a fourth of the money value of the
freight which he wishes to ship.
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-09
COFFEE

COFFEE
Schilling's Best with
a starr means good =
(two-star) better +*
(three-star) fine 44+
four-star fine +4*+
(five-star) finest +4A++
Your grocer returns your money iLyOu don't
Ike it, we pay him
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-09
Direct Primary Bill Is introduced and the Election Committee Named
Stringent Anti-Lottery Law Proposed by
c. L. Johnson Makes Drawing Misdemeanor
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. BUILDING. SAC
CALL HEADQUARTERS, Oh


RAMNTo Jan stringent law proposed by Grove John
ticket
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-09
SMALL PENALTY POSSIBLE

The Martinelli bill extends the pro-
hibition to machines such as automo-
biles as well as to men and beasts.
The penalty for violation is a fine of
not less than 5000 nor more than $1,000;
or by imprisonment in the county jail
for not more than one year. If the
convicted person refuses to pay the
fine, the bill says he shall be impris-
oned for as many days as there were
dollars in his fine. If this bill be-
comes law, a friendly judge will be
able to punish offenders by fine of
81 or Imprisonment for a single day.
"EDDIEv WOLFE PROTESTS
When Walker introduced his bill he
asked to have it placed on file without
reference to committee.
i protest" cried Eddie" Wolfe.
jumping up; that is the most unusual
procedure 1 ever heard Of Walker
only smiled Il thought some one
would object" he said
Assemblyman Grove L. Johnson in
troduced bill making it unlawful for
any minor under the age of Is to visit
or attend any race. racecourse, prize
fight or cock fight
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1909-05-06
SAYS SuMPTUARY LAWS
ARE WICKED AND FUTILE,
(Henry Watterson in Louisville Cour.
Ter Journal)

"The mass and body of our people
are temperate people. They are So
Der people. Public opinion may al
ways be united on proper restriction
and regulation. Order and law, the
foundation of morality, can only be
promoted by proper regulation and
restriction.
This does not suit the combine of
politicians and preachers who con-
stitute the Anti-Saloon league. To
roast their pig their sole idea is to
burn the house.
That the states of the south, with
all history to warn them against the
fusion of religion and politics-es-
pecially with the history of Puritan
ism in Massachusetts and of prohibi-
tion in the state of Maine to advise
them of the wickedness and futility
of sumptuary laws-should propose,
at this late day, to forget the lessons
of the past, and at time when the
better judgment of the north inclines
toward the separation of the church
and state, to exchange places with
the New England of Cotton Mather
and Wendell Phillips and Lloyd Gar
rison, is proof merely of how endur-
ing things are often sacrificed for
present relief"
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1909-05-06
POST OBJECTS TO
THE INCOME TAX

c. w. Post, the union-hater of
Battle Creek, Mich, sent a telegram
to be presented to the United States
senate protesting against the income
tax. In this telegram he demanded
that any income tax that might be
enacted should apply to the wages
of wOrkingmen as well as to incomes
derived from interest and profit His
argument for this position was con-
tanned in the statement that every
man must bear his share of tax if
he enjoys a share of government
protection"
If the principle that government
is to be supported by those whose
interests it protects could be gener-
ally adopter there would be little
reason for complaint on the part of
the workers.
Government exists today, first and
foremost, to protect private proper
ty. But the laborer has no private
property in anything but his labor
power, and no government protects
that.
1t is not to protect labor that fleets
are built, armies maintained and tar
iffs levied. Whenever labor is on
strike the powers of government are
used to destroy his property"
By all means let taxes be levied
in proportion to protection. Chi
cago Daily Socialist.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1909-05-06
MAYOR SENDS ANNUAL MESSAGE
CiN's Chief Executive Asks Salons to Provide
Swimming Pools for Boys, Pest House, Garbage
Laws and Give Safety Director Good Salary.

of smallpox cases properly, but l also
believe that a hospital of this kind
should be located on the outskirts of
our city, as it is not right or just to
take smallpox patients into any thick
ly populated part of our city, as it
not only endangers the lives of our
citizens, but it depreciates the value
of real estate in any section OF the
city where this may be built. / would
recommend that several acres of
ground be purchased and a building
for this purpose, where it will not in
terfere with or damage any ones
property.
Several months ago when l was in
the city of Lima, Ohio, 1 visited
their smallpox hospital They have a
building built of brick. with quite a
number of rooms for this purpose,
and they have man and wife in
charge of said place at all times, to
take charge of the property for the
rent of same and have arrangements
with them to take care of all patients
at cost of twenty-five cents per
meal, which they claim is very salts
factory. There is no expense except
at such time as there are patients at
the hospital.
1t was informed by their board of
health that the entire cost of this hos
pital including the furnishing was
$5200.00, and 1 believe if our city
would adopt some such system, it
would be a satisfactory arrangement
to all concerned.
Congratulating your honorable
body on the amount of necessary leg
islation which you have passed for
public improvements in the last year,
in the way of street paving and sew
ering in our city ,and trusting that
they may be pushed to completion as
soon as possible, and with my per-
sonal thanks for the kind and cour-
teous treatment / have received from
your honorable body in the past year,
remain,
Tours very truly,
A. r. Turnbull, Mayor.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1909-05-06
SPRINGFIELD NOW
A SAHARA DESERT.

Springfield, O., April 20-Ninety
saloons in this city and three in
South Charleston closed their doors
at II o'clock last night as result
of the recent Rose law election in
Clark county. Great crowds paraded
the streets, singing Farewell, Fare
well,' and cheering over the victory
of the vets in Ross county yesterday.
The saloons were packed, and in
the business portion of the city it
was almost impossible to gain admis-
sion until after 10 o'clock. The
crowds were orderly and good natur-
ed, and only one arrest had been
made up to IL O'Clock. All of the
saloonists disposed of their entire
stock.
Hundreds came to take advantage
of the auction sales and raffles. Many
went away with baskets we'll filed,
while others had as much as they
could. carry in their pockets and
arms. The farmers from this and
adjoining counties also fiocked to the
city, and they laid in a large supply.
Women went into the wholesale
houses and pushed and showed each
other about in an effort to be wait
ed upon and reap the benefit of the
bargains offered. 1t reminded one
Of clearance sale in a dry goods
store.