New-York tribune., 1909-03-28
ON THE PACIFIC SLOPE
York of the Recently adjourned
California Legislature.
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California L4S1St0tufe.
IBy Telegraph Tho Tribune
Ban Francisco, March T--The Legislature "hich
finished It's work this week. passed. among other
bills one providing for direct primaries ana
measure prohibiting racetrack betting. Inc latter
,y1I close the racetracks in California next month
Another bill the first in any way regulating ran
road rates since 1879 Others provide standard OK
insurance establish banking regulations call tor
vote on S1a000Oo0 OF bonds for good roads ana
,,ot. m n 20 900 600 issue for San Francisco Haroor
This Legislature elected while the REFORM
spirit was general throughout the state ana us
member, were above tine average In inteligehce
and honesty. The feU professional politicians "ero
we'll known and conspicuous
Among measures that were killed were oatch OK
snti-Jap apanese bills that would surely nave passeo
had II not been for the urgent appeals or Governor
Gtlett duo to President Roosevets plea TOT oe-
I,v an that the government should not be involved
in trouble with Japan The measure. next 10 these
bills that excited most attention was the anu
racing bill The adoption OF this bill was Iarsey
due TO repeated cases Of emoezzlement due 10 gam
hIny bv clerks and other trusted employees at race
tracks.
The supervisors will soon pass ordinance for
Bidding nckeodians from showing pictures OF
crt-ne The moving picture films sent out here
contain a largo percentage OF views OF crime ana
vice which exert evil influence on the young
Tax parental control results in hundreds OF schooi
children hocking TO these shows. and II Is TO pro
tect these spectators OF tender years td1 'iis Vu
nance will be adopted
John E McElroy who serving his fourth
term as CITY Attorney OF Oakland died this week
from, pneumonia Mr.. McElroy was SO popular
that although a Democrat in an OVERWHELMINGLY
Republican district he easily beat all competitors
and twice secured all party nominations for ONCE
he was a graduate OF Santa Cara College
Edward ]. Livernash who has been connected
with various San Francisco newspapers for the last
nrteen years has moved 10 Reno New TO PFact'se
law There he has petitioned 70 have his name
changed TO De Nivernais which he declares vas
the original name borne ty his ancestors when they
left France.
Mfr, f. J Lord Of Honolulu. who paid 500 for
the privilege OF coming here on a British steamer
rather than wait for the American line and thus
lose her chance of seeing the Taft inauguration IS
now trying TO induce the government to resclnd the
penalty She claims her health was poor and that
physicians advised her take the larger steamer
In order to avoid seaslckness. Assistant Secretary
Wheeler OF the Department Of Commerce and La
bor was not impressed with her plea and decided
she must pay.
Tht strong feeling this coast against the mar
yIoce OF Jaranese and Americans responsible
for interrup;ing the union this week or a Los
Angeles woman and q japanese The TWO started
on d steamer for Portland Ore, whence tley were
20 20 10 Idaho 10 be welded. The couple were
arrested n. Portland and the contempt in which
she saw herself held impressed the woman that
she decided return to her home In most cases
marriages OF whites with Asiatcs have proved as
astrous A sister OF Mrs. Howard Gould married
a Chinese ccolie and IS living IN squalid quar-
ters in the heart OF Chinatown.
Another case of the engagement OF a Japanese
and a white is that OF Gunstro Aoki, 4
house servant and Miss Emery, daughter Of the
F,piscopat Archdcacon Of San Francisco. The
father tried 20 break OF the match. but the mother
aided the daughter with the result that the homo
was broken up. Mother and daughter have gone to
Tacoma where. It is understood the Japanese Is TO
demonstrate he is able to support his wife II
he succeeds the marriage Will take place Public
sympathy is with the archdeacon-
The large steam schooner R D. Innan. which
was lured on the rocks Mt BoInas Point by big
bonfire which the captain mIstook for burning
vessel will prove total loss.
Howard K Glover a gentlemanly young man. is
under arrest here, charged with impersonatins
navaI officer and obtaining goods under false pre-
tences Glover obtained mathematical instruments
and was negotiating for sasolene motor when
arrested. II is said.
The Legislature in It's last days passed a bill
prohibiting saloons within and one-hah miles
OF Stanford University. This the result Of
persistent work by President Jordan who for
than year has been making drinking by
students Rigid prohibition is enforced on the col
lese campus
Six thousand men are rushing work the West
ern Pacific Railroad between Oroville and the Ne
boundary line Track laying Is going
thirty miles above Orovile. though there will be
delay at Big Bar because steel for bridge work
has not arrived
Stock growers in the vicinity of lava beds in
klamath County. Ore- much alarmed over
rumblings heard in subterranean passages under the
lava These attributed to the giving way OF
the walls OF OF these caveTns. but several
scientists who have examined the neighborhOood
declare that. under the beds is still molten
OF lava. which occasionally bursts out. causing the
curious runblings.