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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-09-22
DOCTOR REFUSES TO
AID DYING CHILD
Tears Up Prescription When
Father Is Unable to Pay for 1t
ESPECIAL Dispdtch TO The Call

loPeStot DfSPutcu 10 nc NuL
STOCKTON, Sept. 21.--A pathetic
and unusual case has been called to
the attention of the authorities
through the death last night of year
old Sacora Martinez.
Her father is section hand en-
ployed on the railroad near Holt sta
ton. His little daughter was taken
III a few days ago. and her condition
became such that her father brought
her to a local physician. According to
Martinez, the physician, whose identity
the coroner has not as yet ascertained
wrote out a prescription, and when the
Mexican informed him he had no
money tore up the paper. Martinez
had to return home with his daughter
without securing medical treatment for
her. =
The child rapidly grew worse and
died last night.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-09-22
PLEA FOR LOWER RATES
ON SOUTHERN PACIFIC
Memorial Sent to Interstate
Commerce Commission
[,Snecial DISPATCH TO The Call d

TOptcfdf DISPutcTr 10
SACRAMENTO. Sept. PA plea for
lower .distributfve freight rates between
Sacramento and Nevada points on the
southern Pacific company's lines Is the
essence of a memorial that was for
warded to the interstate commerce COIL
mission at Washington today by Ira1 ,
fin Manager Bradley of the Merchants
and Manufacturers traffic association
The move seems to pc part Oh pr "
westbound rates from eastern points
TO Reno at the order of the interstate
commerce commission. -,
.ra+ terminal rates. but it may get
REDUCTIONS in rates on some important
commodities
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-09-22
EIGHT COUNTIES JOIN
IN BOOSTING CAMPAIGN
Two Cent Tax to Provide Fund
of $4,000
Especial Dispatch 10 The CALI

SACRAMENTO. Sept. 21.-Eight out
of the II counties in the Sacramento
valley have joined in the work OF rals-
ing the, $4,000 boosting fund TO DE
expended yearly for FIVE years.
Only three counties have refused 70
submit to tax of cents on the SloO
valuation and these are Butte, Colusa
and Shasta.
The supervisors OF Tehama. Gienn,
yoIo yuba- suffer. Sacramento. Placer
and Eldorado counties included the
cents tax in this years levy.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-09-22
POWER COMPANY CAN
TAKE LARGER SUPPLY
Court Modifies Injunction Re-
garding North Butte Creek
rS..,;.] D;,oo,cb 10 The Cdll1

REDDING, Sept. 21.-Judge Rather
has modified his injunction against the
Northern California power company.
The company may now divert go
inches of water from the North Butte
creek to its ditch for the north power
The original injunction forbid the
company taking any water from the
creek, but since that time the company
has purchased the water right OF M. +" +.
Woodward to 625 inches.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-09-22
SWITCHMAN LOSES TOES
IN YARDS AT STOCKTON
[Soec;ol Dispatch 10 The CALI

STOCKTON. Sept 21.-While attempt
ing to operate a swith in the local
southern Pacific freight yard last
night q. p. Gonyou. a switchman. got
his foot caught in the mechanism and
suffered the loss of two toes. His leg
was also fractured. He was given
attention at the emergency hospital
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-09-22
SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY
TAX RATE is S1.6O
(Spec;ol Di,poich TO The Call

STOCKTON, Sept. 21.--The tax rate
for state and county taxes in San
JOAQUIN will be $3.50. The board of
has fixed the rate at those
figures. which are 5 cents lower than
last year The road tax rate was cut
from 20 cents last Year to 81 cents
and & mills and there was added to the
county rate a tax for the support of
high schools as p pro ed, for by the
last L. t csnis and mills on 500 Co., 'aA
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-09-22
Increased Service

Four steamers each way every week
between San Francisco and southern
california. Special rates as low as
$500 to Los Angeles ports. including
berth and meals. See Pacific Coast
Steamship Company Time Table with
LIST Of agents in this paper Ticket
once. Palace Hotel. $50 Market st.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-09-22
BIG DREDGER STRIKES
SNAG AND is SUNK
Huge Machine at Bottom of the
Sacramento River
ISA:I n:.aateL 10 The Call

COLUSA. Sept. 21.-The big dredger
San Francisco, in tow of the steamer
San Joaquin No. 2. struck snag and
sank in the Sacramento river opposite
Grand Island mill last night. All the
machinery is under water.
A Golfer dam is now being built and
the dredger will be f1oated.
1t was being lowed to Moons bend to
assist the Uncle Sam in building big
Ievee to protect thousands of acres of
farm land
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-09-22
COMPROMISE MADE
ON RAILWAY BRIDGE
Southern Pacific and Marysville
Council Agree on Structure
Over the Yuba River
Especial Dispatch TO The Call

MARYSvILLE, Sept PA cempro-
mise agreement has been reached be-
tween the city council and the Southern
Pacific in the matter of the proposed
raising of the bridge over the Yuba
river and the grade along A street
from First to Eighth.
The railroad company agrees to make
trestle from Second to Fourth street
in place Of the present embankment,
thus insuring light and air to persons
residing along A street at this point
The city. on the other hand, agrees
to the proposed raise in grade and
bridge. The work is all to be done
under direction of the city engineer.
New Road for Quincy
QUINCY, Sept. 21.-William Watson,
president of the Quincy and Western
railroad, which is to connect the town
of Quincy with the Western Pacific,
five miles away, is back from San
Francisco and reports that everything
is ready for bids for construction of
the road. The rails have been pur-
chased and an order has been placed
for the locomotive and combination
ba ggage and passenger coaches. 1t is
estimated that the five miles of road
will cost $4,000
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-09-22
ARTISTIC VAUDEVILLE

ROSARIO GUERRERO, assisted by Signor L.
Psglieri. IN the Musical Psntomine. THE ROSE
AND THE DAGGER; TOM WATERS in His
Original Piano Psstime. Song Dance and Min
icry: MURRAY A. MACK; SPAULDING &
RIEGO; WYNN & LEE; CHARLES MONTREAL;
ROSA CROUCH and GEO. WEIGH; NEW OR
PHECM MOTION PICTURES. Last Week
Great Sensation. .'CIRCUMSTANT1AL EVIL
DENCE." with company OF L.
Evening Prices zoe. 25c. SOC. 75c: Box Seats
81 Matinee Prices Except Sundays and Holt
days. IOc. 25c. Soc PHONE DOUGLAS 20
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1909-12-17

It'll the custom for the senate pages
4 10 hold two or three mock senate
sessions every winter. These sessions
are held on AFTERNOONS when the SEN
ate is not sitting. and ere conducted
with all the soemn!ty' and poise of
regular meeting.
One day the youngsters were con.
Quoting a mock trial o. the Swayne i'm.
parchment case. Billy" Amin was
presiding. Another youngster was pos.
ing as Anthony Higgins. counsel for
Judge Swayne, and was interrogating
a witness, Senator Spooner of Wis
consin, came into the senate chamber
Unexpectedly, and, seeing what was
going on. took a seat near the entrance
&c the cloakroom.
Presently an intricate parliamentary
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1909-12-17

that | blame Freeman good deal
myself lie says he felt anxious, and
yet he never had that chauffeur sit
up to watch. Foolish, very foolish:
but he'll pay the penalty, having to
stay there and wait for the tires from
Caen
We'll, Peters, and so here we are
OF for Dol. Dol seems TO be the only
way to get in or out of Brittany, and
II must have been so always, for In
Matilda's tapestry she's got William
and Harold on their way to Dol as a
beginning To making things hot for the
lord of Brittany, Very interesting
study, that tapestry. Peters.
so we are Off for Mont.Saint. Michel,
bless her old heart--or ls Michel a
himg | must say, I'm deeply interest.
ed In to-day's expedition. Wasn't
some English Henry shut up on Mont
Saint.Michel and fed by ravens there.
or something like thatg Yes: know
there's some such legend. and now
we're going to see the spot How do
we get from Dol to the monte by
Pontorson, ehg And then diligence
the rest Well | must say Il sounds
like quite an undertaking; but then. II
you leave the beaten path. you must
always pay the price. and must say |
enjoy these little jaunts with con.
genial party Too bad the Kingsleys
couldn't have continued with us Nice
people. the Kingsleys--very interest,
ing girls, What did YOU say Oh
yes, of course the aunt was interest
ing. too; hut--what did you say? Non
sense. nonsense, hut | will say one
thing. Peters, and that is that il pays
20 travel around when Il brings one
In contact with people such as your
, self and Miss Kingsley.
so this is Pontorson, DO we get
down hereG Is that the diligence Dc
we get up thereg Great Scott how
can weg And Il looks To be about full
already DO YOU mean that we have
got to climb that little ladder9
don't believe Ivonne can don't be
lieve she ought 20. even II she can
Can't we SO to Mont Saint. Michel
some other wayg Peters, I'd like e
slay with my own hands that wretch
that slashed our automobile WIN you
think of the difference he is making
| In our comfort these daysG
Well. why don't We START That's
the worst of Europe. Peters--no push
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1909-12-17

A TRAMP got into President Taft's
~ private car recently. and a very
surprised tramp he must have been,
for he was pounced upon by two of
the most muscular Pullman porters he
had ever seen and then arrested by
Secret Service officer Sloan.
1t was on the Federal express. run
ming from Boston to Washington. on
the rear end of which the presidents
private car Mayhower was coupled at
New Haven.
The tramp got on somewhere along
the line. There were two day coaches
ahead OF the presidential car. and they
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1909-12-17
Pages in the Senate Mimic Big Men

question arose, and half a dozen pages
were on their feet asking for recogni-
ton. Mr.. Spooner thought he might
be able to clarity the question. Ac
cordingly he approached his seat and
called out: MIR. PRESIDENT"
The irrepressible Billy" was not
taken back. The chair VII recognize
the senator from Wisconsin" he said,
as he brought down the gavel and nod.
ded 10 Mr.. Spooner.
The ease and poise OF the youngster
startled Senator Spooner, and II was
nearly minute before he could con-
troll his twinkling eyes.
rs IL not out of order" he asked,
TO permit so many senators to ad-
dress the chair at the same timer"
1T is decidedly out of order" said
the piping voice in the vice-president's
chair
The point made by the senator from
Wisconsin is we'll taken. The senate
will come TO order"
In the house of representatives there
are % pages, and in the senate l6.
According to the regulations, no
page can be under IL years or over
l6 years of age.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1909-12-17
WIN ElI54y,Plfz4T
Al go |1'',S~z
He Doesn't Like to Be Written Up

him to win his fight for the senate
against apparently overwhelming odds.
Gov. Bradley talked to the boy jour
nalist for an hour, speaking most in
terestingly on subjects that could not
fail to interest even youth that didn't
have a news instinct.
The governor described his early ex-
periences as a Republican in Demo
cratic hotbed. when to go to the polls
and vote the Republican ticket was
only one form of committing suicide.
He told how at one period of his POI
litical activity Il became necessary for
all the Republicans of the town In
which he lived to fortify themselves
against Democratic raiders who were
thirsting for blood.
There were so many of these stories
that the hour had passed before either
the governor or his visitor knew 1t.
and when the boy editor finally ex-
] cused himself he carried away pic
ture bearing the governors auto
| graph.
When Gov Bradley won his success
full fight before the Kentucky legisla-
ture a few weeks ago the editor, who
had been reduced by lapse of time to
just plain reporter, remembered these
stories of the early DAYS, and wrote
the senator-elect asking the privilege
of telling them to the whole country.
Gov. Bradley's reply stamps him as a
man who is going to make himself
disliked in Washington If he doesn't
change his mind:
There is nothing that is more dis
tasteful to me than to talk about my
self, and you must excuse NE from en-.
tering into an account oil my past ex
perience as politician. | have never
written it up. and never expect to-"
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1909-12-17
This Kind of Servant at a Premium

You see, sub, 1t done get mighty
miserably cold night after lef'
you, and knows dat Miss Kate
(my wife) amt got no business tryin'
to work dat furnace. and | know you
amt gwine to bother with 1t. Nary one
of you got emmy business with a dirty
old furnace, least of all Miss Kate, who
aiE't got no right to soil her little
hans. | couldn't sleep good thinkin'
about II, an OATS why | gifts back
quicker'n | 'spected.'
There is a specimen act of an old
time, true-hearted darby, whose first
thought is of the comfort of his EN-.
ployer." If Witherspoon could find
about a thousand like that servant,
the st. Louis man could make a good
commission by shipping them to Wash
ington.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1909-12-17
Seeing France with
Uncle John
BY ANNE WARNER
YVONNE to Her MOTHER
BY ANNE WARNER


Uncle came into my room this aft.
ernoon and said the more he saw OF
Europe the better he liked II, and that
Mr. Peters was the sort OF friend that
was worth making He said ne had
decided 20 go on with them to Mont
st. Michel, because they were so ur-
gent that he couldn't well get out Of
II. lie says he hopes ! won't consider
that he has changed his opinion OF
Lee because he hasn't, but that he
will say this much, and that is, that
the fact that man like Mr.. Peters
Will call Lee his friend proves that he
must have some good In him some
where. Uncle said the Kingsleys seem
to be nice girls, and then he coughed
but didn't say anything, so he
dropped the subject. must tell you
though, that Miss Clara Emily is get
ting very much In earnest. and every
one In noticing II, and Uncle seems
pleased
Wire (S a. m. next day.
Just a line TO say that the sun ha'
come out, and that we are all goini
on by train, except Jim Freeman anC
the chauffeur Some one slashed al
the automobile tires last night. Ism
that awful7
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1909-12-17
Hobo in the Presidents Private Car

were so crowded that they couldn't
have looked healthy to the most op
timistic of tramps. But there was a
Pullman. and it looked nice and dark
and so the wanderer strolled in and
hid himself.
1t was Letcher. one of the porters,
who found the visitor crouched in a
dark corner of the tiny kitchen. He
made dive for the man and got him
In clinch. Then he called his fel.
low porter. Anderson. The two of
them had the tramp so scared that he
could hardly see by the time the
secret service men came in and put
him under arrest
At Bridgeport the tramp was turned
over to the police. He tried to say
that he was a brakeman on the New
York, New Haven G. Hartford road,
but the trainmen knew better. Mr..
Taft slept right through it. and never
knew thing about it until the next
morning.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1909-12-17

looking rapt Heavens! | do hope II
will stop raining and let us get away
soon, for uncle told me this noon that
she was more unlike Aunt Jane than
any woman that he had seen In years,
Uncle is very goodteinpered, and has
won over l50 francs from Mr. Pc
ters at poker. MIR Peters says he's
played poker for years without meet
ing such rafting winner as uncle
and uncle believes him, The two
Trips want to go ON, too. because
they decided to wait for their money
at London, and they are afraid they
are going To run short MIR, Brewer
wants to go, too, because he has I'm
ished his German book | think We
All want TO go because two days is a
long while to spend in Wire,
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1909-12-17

TWELVE years ago, when Senator
elect William O'Connell Bradley OF
Kentucky, was governor of that state,
youth who at Is was carrying the
editorial burden OF weekly newspa-
per in a country town in Illinois drift
ed into Frankfort on a bicycle trip.
There wasn't much to see In Frank
fort except the state capitol, so he
went up there.
II was the young editors first in
spection OF state capitol, and his
eyes were open for everything.
Naturally the sign Governors OF
fice" interested him. and he quickly
decided to call on the governor. He
sent in his card and presently the
doorkoper returned and said: "The
governor will see you"
Then did the visitor really wish
that his curiosity about the governors
Office hadn't got the better of him. II
would be manifestly improper to In
trude on the governors time with
out some motive. and still the young
editor couldn't think OF any motive
On the way to the inner office he de
cided TO take the governor into his
confidence and confess that there
wasn't any cause for the visit. except
small matter of editorial courtesy
Prompted, no doubt, by that spirit
that has made him the head of hi;
party in the state and that enabled
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1909-12-17

WASHINGTON housekeepers are In
w clined to think that T. b. Wither
spoon of st. Louis was romancing re-
Gently when he told of a negro serv-
ant who has been in his employ for
is years. II appears that the negro
was given ten days leave and money
TO spend for trip down to New Or
leans, but in three days turned up
again. and here is the way Mr.. Wither-
spoon explains the negro's return,
quoting the servant;
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1909-12-17

"And so we now set out to climb
Mont Standardized. Picturesque flight
of steps, No, | don't mind climbing
good exercise. Curious little wind
ing walk: old woman with baskets to
sell No. we don't want any; go way.
go way. Terrible nuisance such peo-
Pile Here's another with yellow flow.
ers. No. no, go way, you--and an-
other with matches. No. no, go way.
Well, that's pretty tail flight of
steps. isn't IL. Peters? But | guess
we can make It. Where's Yvonne?
Ahead. eh2 Well. | presume those
two fellows can look out for her.
Let's stop and look at the view. Fine
view! As l was saying. Peters, II
was too bad the way we broke up at
Wire. really felt mean over leaving
as we did. What did you say? Non.
sense. none of that, Peters, none of
that But | win say one thing for her:
She certainly was a woman OF great
perception-always thoughtful for
others. Did you notice how she
used TO push the ash.receiver toward
meG It's things like that that make a
man comfortable. Astonishing tina,
such woman should never marry
Wen, let's go on, Not more than 90
more steps and two flower women to
get over, Peters, have you observed
how many stairs there are in Europe
II fairly hristles with them. We 20
pretty nearly stair-free with us. and
over here it's stairs from dawn TIL
Great Scott, will you look at them!
Oh never can go up there. never!
We may as well so back II you want
to, YOU can so up; but | couldn't pos
sihly see anything that would com
pensate me for those steps. III bet
there are 10000. and like as not there
are more beyond I'm going bach
and sit with Nine Poulard Aine til
| it's time To 60. You go on alone
Just tell him We won't want any OF
those osyster,shell pincushions first
will your Then you go on by your
self. Peters, I've had enough"
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1909-12-17
UNCLE JOHN AND MoNT-sAINT
MICHEL.

"Well. this Is great change from
the automoble-eh, Peters? OF all
the outrageous, heathenish actions,
that cutting Of automobile tires was
the worst Every man at that hotel
ought To be hung up and high-strung
and quartered make an example of
the whole outflt | must say. though,
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1909-12-17

no energy Perfectly content to SIT
on diligence and stagnate Let me
look at my watch. Eleven. Well, I'm
not at all surprised. wouldn't be
surprised at anything that might oc-
cur I'm this vicinity. ! tell you. Pc
tiers. II will be a glad day for me
when I set my foot down hard on
New York steamer pier once more. ]
cant but feel
"Ah, so we are to get under way at
last laundering old concern-eh, Pc
tiers? Great contrast to the automo-
bile.
What's that ant-hill out at sea? II
isn't the sea, though, Is Il? It's land;
gray sand. ! vow. And so that is Mont
Saint-Michel7 Curious. Used to be,
on land Ell, and then got to be on sea?
II appears TO me that we have quite
drive before us yet Looks to me to
be three or four miles. What do you
say, Peters? OF course / don't know,
how big the mont is, so / have moth
ing TO Judge the distance by; but ]
should say three miles at least.
/
and no matter how gayly we lumber
along the mont looks to be equally
distant What Is this road we're on,
anyway? Seems TO be a highway in
the most literal sense of the word.
Dixie, Ell? Built on purpose for tour
lists, | suppOse-the American tourists
! before all, I'll bet.
We'll, SO that is the mont close to.
Appears to Just comfortably cover up
7 the whole island. Curious collection
J OF houses and staircases topped of by
a church. However, my main care at
this moment isn't what we've come TO
! see, but how in thunder we're to get
! down to see IL. Well. the people line
! up pretty thick, andthey have the ad
| ditional Joy of knowing that every last
I one of us is a tourist. That's one
good thing about America, Peters, you
can travel there without being tour
list. You pay a stiff price for very lit
tie, but that Titles good, and the
game ends with It.
We'll, Yvonne, | think you'd better
|, go down first. You go next. Lee. Yor
and |. Peters, will wait and take oul
. time. | vow, I'm not very keen OF
this descent Just hold my hat, will
+, you? Here, you, down there. hold this
ladder steady. Peters, where's the
bottom? | vow +
Safe at lastl quaint old place-olt
wall with gate In II. ehl Fishing
rods and oars all about; when does
the tide come in? Faster than n hors,
can gallop, Ell? Well, that must b'
sad for the horse. Anyhow, | didn'
ask how fast II came in; asked
when II would come in next. Well
ask some one. An hour after We
leave. Ell? Interesting But come on
let's go up TO Nine. Poulard Aine anC
eat the omelet, and then we can climl
around some. You walk on. Yvonne
and order the luncheon, and Mr.. Pc
ters and will come leisurely after.
"And so this Is the famous omelet
place. Well In we go. Quaint-very
quaint. Look at the chickens turning
on the spit and dripping in trough
My, but they look good Nine. Pou
lard herself, isn't lt7 Good day
ma'am; bon jour-bon jour. Glory
what smile, stereoscoped and illum
/ mated Makes me think OF the china
4 cats head that we used to put a can
/ die inside of when was kid. Do we
go upstairs? Eat up there, ehi
D Quaint-very quaint Every fellow
d did what he pleased to these walls
evidently. Well Peters. let's sit
q down"