The San Francisco call., 1909-01-14
Memorial introduced Asking the
Federal Government to
Better Highways
[Speeial Dispatch 10 The Call

Especial DBpdtch 10 he Gall
CALL HEADQUARTERS. CHAMBER
OF COMMERCE BUILDING, SACFsA-
MENTo, Jan. 1s-"Girls are not treat
ed as they should be in Yosemite val
ley and they are afraid to go out after
dark asserted Assemblyman E. n.
Baxter Of Wawona before the as
sembly federal relations committee this
afternoon. He was urging the COM
mittee to report favorably on joint
resolution memorializing congress to
improve the roads in Yosemite valley.
Baxter said that since the state had
ceded the valley back to the federal
government the roads and trails had
been kept in very poor condition and
not as good as when the state was
in control. His charge that girls
were afraid to go about in the valley
was brought out in connection with
the usurping OF the camping ground
by the soldiers. which act has kept out
campers and robbed the valley of the
sociability that was once such big
feature
The committee decided to report
faNorably on his resolution.
BILLS REGARDING TRUST DEEDS
Two important bills regarding trust
deeds and the attachment of personal
property were proposed by Assembly
man Melrose today. One bill gives to
the maker of trust deed the right
to be notified of the fact that the trus-
tee is about to sell the property. In
addition 10 advertisement in a news
paper the trustee must send 10 the last
known address of the maker of the
deed a copy of the advertisement.
BY notifying the trustee of change
OF address the maker of the deed is
protected against sale after advertise
ment in an obscure paper.
The other bin provides that where
one person sues another and levies
on personal property claimed by a
third person the interviewer can be-
come A party and have his claim de-
cided before the trial of the original
issue il had. This would expedite the
settlement of title and save the inter-
vener the expense of bringing sep
arate action.
CLAMP on STATE CAPITOL
An extra clamp will be put on the
state capitol building if a constitutional
amendment proposed by Senator Bird
sail of Auburn is submitted to the
people. 1t provides that the seat of
government can not be moved unless a
majority Of all the electors partici-
!
removal Birdsall proposes to estimate
the majority on the basis of the vote
cast for the head of the ticket.
PROPOSES ELECTION PAMPHLETS
Senators Curtin and Birdsall plan a
new method Of acquainting voters with
the arguments for and against proposed
constitutional amendments. Curtin pro-
poses that the state distribute a PAM
phlet before the election, giving the arr
ticle of the constitution and the con-
templated amendment as well as all
arguments pro and con. These PAM
phlets are to be sent TO all voters.
Birdsall wants three such pamphlets
hung at every voting booth. so that
electors may examine the merits of the
proposed change before casting their
ballots.
TEACH MORALS AND MANNERS
Senator Wright of San Diego wants
to amend the educational law so that
the teaching of morals and manners"
viii be compulsory in the public
schools He also wants to see special
emphasis placed upon the injurious eff
fects Of tobacco. alcohol and narcotics
in connection with the teaching of
physiology and hygiene. He thinks that
not more than 90 recitations a week
should be exacted from pupils and that
no pupil under 15 should be required
TO do home study. Another bill which
Wright introduced makes it misde-
meanor TO sell, give or furnish to any
body under is years cigarettes, tobacco
or any preparation of tobacco, exception
being made only for the doctors who
give them in medical treatment
EMPLOYERS LIABILITY BILL
An employers liability and fellow
servant bill was offered today by SEN
ator Black on behalf of the state fed
Grafton Of labor. 1t provides that rail-
roads. street railways and other firms
and corporations shall be liable for in
juries received by employees through the
negligence of fellow workmen. This
bill will be lobbied for by the accredited
representatives of the state labor bodies
at the capital
"HIGH GRADERS, MEASURE
High graders" and others who sell
gold, quartz, gold bars, bullion and
other varieties of the precious metal TO
pawn brokers will be the subject of
careful record in all the pawnshops of
the state if Senator Tom Kennedy of
San Francisco has his way. Kennedy
wants all forms of the crude precious
metal included in the list of things
which pawn brokers must make mat
ters of careful record. A municipal or
dinance covers this matter already in
San Francisco.
REGULAR EMPLOYMENT BUREAUS
Another bill for the regulation of en-
ployment agencies was introduced in
the senate today By Walker Of San Jose.
1t makes necessary a bond of $1,000 for
every employment agent and provides
further that fees can not be collected
until work has actually been secured