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The San Francisco call., 1910-06-02
CITY ELECTRIC PLANT
TO BUY DAY CURRENT
Alameda Municipal Works to
Run Only at Night

ALAMEDA. June 1.-The city is to
purchase current for its electric plant
during the daylight hours from an
outside concern. The municipal gener-
ating works will be shut down during
the day and operated only after dark
The electricity commission recently
reported to the city council that the
municipal electric plant was being
operated during the day at a loss ow-
ing to the fact that a larger amount
of current was developed than was con-
sumed and that the overload" went
to waste and was dead loss. At
night the city plant is operated at a
profit. according to the electricity COM
mission.
The commission decided that it would
be more economical for the municipal
ity to buy day power for its plant than
it would be to generate it and the city
council authorized the commission to
proceed and secure outside current
Bids for supplying the current are to
be called for in a few days.
The San Francisco call., 1910-06-02
JURISDICTION OF
COURT UNSETTLED
Supreme Justices Fail to Give
Limits of Appellate Judges
Activities
Legal Problem Brought Up in
Teyis-0Ider Case Still
UnsoIved

In affirming that the criminal libel
action brought through william S.
Tevis against Fremont older must be
tried in Bakersfield the supreme court
leaves unsettled the most important
question raised at the hearing. 1t fails
to decide whether an appellate court
can go outside its own district to i'm
press its authority on superior court.
This omission in the opinion handed
down Tuesday by Justice Melvin. with
the concurrence of his fellow justices,
was discovered yesterday by John E.
Bennett of Tevis' counsel.
The criminal charges against older
Usher Of ffhe Bulletin grew out OF ar
ticles printed in May. 1907, saying that
Tevis paid Abe Ruef S1.O00.OOO to swing
the purchase of the Bay Cities water
company's Sierra rights by San Fran
cisco. Tevis answered that the articles
were false and malicious and swore to
a warrant at Bakersfield charging
criminal libel When the charges were
to be reviewed in the Justices court at
Bakersfield. Older tried to prevent the
justice from proceeding on the ground
of lack of jurisdiction. This falling,
e. P. E. Troy swore to a warrant in
San Francisco repeating the Bakers
field charges, and brought about the
trial of the case here before Judge
Dunno. A verdict of not guilty was re-
turned in San Franciscofin March, 1908
Tevis ignored this trial and did not
even testify
Meantime the charges heard by the
Bakersfield Justice resulted in infor-
nation against the editors. which were
filed in the superior court of Kern
county in May 1908.
In May, 1909. Judge c. w. Norton of
Kern was ready to go on with the trial
motion for a change of venue TO San
Francisco. Judge Norton held that he
had no power to grant the chanre.
The puzzling question which the su-
preme court has left undecided was
then introduced. Instead of applying
to the appellate court of the district in
which he lived, that of San Francisco.
or to the appellate court covering the
Kern county district, that of Los An
geles, Older went to Sacramento for
his writ of mandate to command Judge
Norton to grant the change of venue.
Justice Hart of Sacramento signed the
writ. Doubt was then raised as to
whether the justice had the right to
reach out of his own appellate district
into another.
In petition to the supreme court
for rehearing of Judge Hart's de-
cision Tevis' counsel said:
This decision, if followed as a
precedent, will lead to unjust and vex-
atious interference with the duties and
powers of the trial courts on the part
of the courts of appeal"
The supreme court held simply that
Older did not show good cause
let it rest at that. Older and Crothers,
as the result. will go to trial at Ba-
kersf1eld within the next two months
without settling the question Of the
power Of appellate courts to step out
side their own districts.
The San Francisco call., 1910-06-02
COMMITTEE NAMED
FOR LABOR HOLIDAY
Union Organizations Preparing
for Big Celebration

OAKLAND. June 1.-The building
trades council and the central labor
council are arranging for a joint cele-
bration of labor day by the unions of
Oakland and Alameda. President H.
j. Banker of the building trades coun-
ell last night appointed the following
persons to act as a committee on ar
rangements:
From the council at larger. NJ. Lamb, F. H
Pratt and J.; c. Flaherty; from the unions-W.
r. Curran, Tom Westoby, ID. NJ. Bonsack, G. R.
Elder. D. F. Dwyer. 7. Taylor, E. A. Hartley,
l. NJ. Dimmiek, e. J. Alphonse, James Carey.
William Britton, George Z. Names, E. L. Nc
Adams p. MeWalter, NJ. v. Manning NJ. Hy-
land, j. Bloomer d. S. Mccarthy, E. MeGulre,
Charles Croft c. L. Fflbrick. A. Lynn, W. T.
Stanley, E. Barney and William Owens.
The committee from the central labor
council will be appointed later. The
parade and other festivities for labor
day will be prepared on an elaborate
scale and every possible effort will be
made to bring about one of the most
successful celebrations of its kind wit
messed in this city.
The San Francisco call., 1910-06-02
OFFICIAL TO have Z
NUMEROUS Duties
Presidents Right Hand Man to
Be Given Unusually Wide
Latitude
At While House Breakfast AS
sistant Treasurer Accepts
Appointment

WASHINGTON. June Charles D.
Norton of Chicago. assistant secretary
of the treasury. was appointed seere-
tary to the president late today. He
will take up his duties next week.
Norton had breakfast with the Presi-
dent this morning at the White House,
and it was them that the formal tender
was accepted.
Taft proposes to turn over to Norton
many details which heretofore he has
had to deal with himself Norton Is TO
be a sort OF assistant" president, and
will perhaps be given a wider latitude
than any other man who has held the
Office in recent years.
Secretary OF the Treasury MacVeagh
was asked tonight who would take the
place to be vacated by Norton, but he
was not prepared TO make any an
nouncement-
Norton is in his fortieth year He
was born in wisconsin and was gradu-
ated from Amherst college in 1S9SN
From his early manhood until he be =
came assistant secretary OF the treas
ury. last year. Norton was identified
with the Northwestern Mutual life In
surance company. The movement IN
which he takes most pride has been
his leading part in the great plan OF
Chicago" the stupendous scheme Of city
reconstruction planned by the CONNER
ciaI club Of that city. OF whose general
committee on this subject Norton is
chairman
The San Francisco call., 1910-06-02
HEAT OF COMET
VARIES GREATLY
Il. Il. Cooper, San Jose Astron-
omer, Declares Tempera-
ture Never Stationary
Materials of Tail Can Not Enter
Earth's Atmosphere Be-
cause No Affinity Exists
Especial Dispatch to The Call


SAN JOSE, June 1.-Captain George
H. Cooper. a well known local mathe-
matician and student of astronomy,
who has been making a special study of
Halley's comet, today gave out the
following signed statement concerning
the composition of the Nucleus and tails
of comets:
The materials composing the tail
are driven from the nucleus by the ac-
tlon OF heat derived from the sun.
Whatever gases or other material enter
into the composition of the tail is
gathered by the comet from it's sur
roundings while near aphelion.
Ihe composition of the nucleus is
such that these materials at aphelion
are absorbed, raising the temperature
on the whole. The comets orbit, be-
ing extremely eccentric about the sun,
allows of very wide range of tenn
perature during Its period. The tail
materials released or driven out of the
nucleus by heat are at once attracted
to that part of the solar or orbital posi-
ton whence it was extracted by the
nucleus. The comet is therefore, not
diminished permanently by the loss of
materials composing the tail, but only
during the time required to allow it to
recede from the most intense heat of
the sun.
The materials of the tail can not
enter the earths atmosphere, for the
earth's position in the solar arrange
ment is fairly constant, and conse-
Quently its heat is nearly stationary
and 1t contains all such materials as
1t would take up. The materials travel
back to their original position at a
speed bordering on the instantaneous
and fly clear of the planet which may
happen to be near their path, because
no affinity exists between them. The
phenomena of the tail would probably
accompany any of the solar bodies
were their orbits sufficiently eccentric
to permit extreme variations of tenn
ppratIra,'
The San Francisco call., 1910-06-02
CaIifornians in New York
Especial Dispatch TO The Call

NEW YORK, June 1.-Californians
are registered at hotels here as follows:
From San Francisco-Walter ]. Bartnett. Hotel
Woicott. L. S. McCreery. Plaza; r. L. Robbins,
r. Page, Belmont; Miss NJ. G. Cadus, Wood
Havens; Mrs. G. r. Wood, Marie Antoinette; G..
Lane, Hotel Hermitage W. w. Phillips and
wife, J, 2. Phillips. Hotel Patterson: p. Stein
borg and wife. Hotel Flanders; E. l. Thomas
and wife, Herald Square; c. d. Greenwood. Hotel
Belmont; B. NJ Grimm and wife. D. B. Grimm,
R. NJ. Grimm. X. B. Grimm, Hotel Seville; Miss
J. e. Guerln. ]. Hauptli and wife. Union Square;
Miss v. Macdonald, Miss r. Mcdonald Nor
mandie; J. NJ McElhinney, Grand Union; J..
Mcknight, Breslin; w. C. Peyton. Hotel VOL
colt; B. Thompson, Hotel Normandie.
San JOSE. Wagner and wife, Union Square.
Santa Clara-J. Falccner. Albany Hotel
San Diego-Mrs A. z. Wood. Park Avenue.
Los Angeles--W. B. Gantz. Breslin; K. b.
Rapp and wife, Broadway Central; ". Tuttie
Cadillac; II. Williams. st. Denis;, F. q. Brad
ley, Longacre S. Belaker and wife. Hotel
Aidine; W. II. B. Kilner and wife, Plaza; W.
D. Lloyd. Hotel Albany; Mrs: A. II. Spring
Hotel Victoria; w. G. Young, Hotel Savoy.
Oakland--G. w. Grayson. Astor house.
Sacramento-C B. Cunningham and wife, st.
Psio AIto--H. r. Pon,eroy. Marie Antoinette.
Pasadena--Dr. ]. C. Colleu and wife, Hotel
Empire; r.. G. Neustadt and wife, Plaza; Miss
A. M- Stair, Martha Washington. Mrs. r. War
ner. Marie Alitninetts
The San Francisco call., 1910-06-02
CHINESE BY HUNDREDS
FLOCK INTO CANADA

VANCOUVER. B. c., June IA phe-
nomenally heavy influx of Chinese into
Canada through Port Vancouver, a rush
which is netting the dominion and pro-
vincial governments an income OF $780,
900 per annum, was today explained by
receipt of information from Hongkong
that report is being circulated among
Chinese that Canada intended shortly
to increase the head tax on entry of
Chinese from $500 to $1,000.
Every trans-Pacific steamship has
been reaching port with a full allot-
ment of Chinese, the allowance of these
steamers in the cody carrying trade
being based on their tonnage.
All the Japanese liners reaching Sc
attle from Chinese ports have also been
carrying Chinese, most of whom are
coming to Vancouver.
The San Francisco call., 1910-06-02

The Canadian minister Of agriculture
expresses the belief that before half
century the United States will have
population in excess of 200, 100000 peo-
pie, and that America will require
more than 1O0o. 900. 900 bushels OF wheat
annually for home consumption.
King Albert Cf the Belgians has the
distinction of being the only royalty
who has served an apprenticeship as
newspaper reporter. For fours years
he was the regularly accredited marine
reporter of a Belgian weekly, and in
the pursuit of his duties travelled
through most of the countries of Eu-
rope, visiting the shipyards-
The San Francisco call., 1910-06-02
FIRE CONTROL MASTS
ORDERED FOR CRUISERS
West Virginia and Maryland
Will Take Equipment

VALLEJO. June 1.-Orders were re-
ceived today at the Mare Island navy
yard to install fire control masts aboard
the cruisers West Virginia and Mary
land just as soon as the material ar
rives from the east, from where it is
now en- route.
The cruisers are under orders to re-
main at the yard until October % to re-
ceive a general overhauling, the first
since they were commissioned on the
Atlantic coast six years ago.
The cruiser California is also being
overhauled under rush orders to COM
plete the work by August 10. when it
will leave to join other vessels of the
Pacific fleet now being repaired at
Bremerton station.
Orders have been received at Mare
island to suspend all other work which
might interfere with the completion of
the work on the cruisers on schedule
time.
The San Francisco call., 1910-06-02
CaIifornianS at Work
1Special Dispofch 10 The Call

WASHINGTON, June Members of
the California delegation are preparing
q strong appeal for the Panama Pacific
exposition to be signed by all the dele
cation and sent to their colleagues In
the house and senate asking for sup
port OF the resolution recognizing San
Francisco as the worlds fair city The
delegation viii ask for action at this
session and viii present reasons why
New Orleans, as well as San Francisco,
has a right to ask for immediate ac-
ton.
The people of Louisiana are to be
asked to vote on a constitutional
amendment providing for a state tax
Of S4,000.000 for exposition purposes.
The Californians Will suggest that
New Orleans should know before this
election occurs whether or not it is to
be selected for the exposition, as other
wise the people OF Louisiana would be
voting in the dark
A meeting of the delegation. will be
held at noon tomorrow, when these cir
cular letters will be gone over and
signed and sent TO every senator and
member Of congress.
The San Francisco call., 1910-06-02
OAKLAND SOCIETY GIRL
MAKES HIT ON STAGE
Ramona Radcliffe Continues
Success at Ye Liberty

Following up the success of her open
ing night, Miss Ramona Radcliffe, the
Oakland society girl who made her pro-
fessional debut at Ye Liberty theater
last Monday, is making distinct hit
nightly, the singing of her song, ''Timid
Little Quaker Maid" in her role of in
genue in 'Forty-five Minutes From
broadway" being one of the features
of the performance. The song has been
interpolated into the play, the music
being by Miss Ethel Cooper, popular
song writer.
The San Francisco call., 1910-06-02
CONVENT WILL HOLD
IT'S COM MENCEMENT

ALAMEDA, June 1.--Notre Dame
academy, Chestnut street and San Jose
avenue, will hold it's twenty ninth
commencement exercises tomorrow
morning. beginning at 10 o'clock. Dr.
plomas will be granted TO the follow
ing: Agnes Dolores Scholten and
Louise Marie Rhein, high scnoool de-
partment; Ruthe Burnez Dwyer, aca-
demic department; Marie Josephine
Ross. music department
The San Francisco call., 1910-06-02


dred pounds. This increase applies to
all western wool passing through Min
neapolis or st. Paul destined to Atlantic
tidewater destinations.
Will Hurry the Trial
ST. LOUIS. June 1.-The temporary
restraining order, which Federal Judge
D. R. Dyer issued last night at Hanni-
bal. Mo-. prohibiting 25 railroads from
advancing freight rates. was certified
to the United States circuit court here
this morning.
Under orders of Attorney General
wickersham an expediting certificate
providing for a speedy determination
of the issues was filed. A copy of the
expediting order was mailed this morn
ing to Circuit Court Judges Hook, San
born, Vandevanter and Adams.
Railroad officials here said it was too
early to express opinions. The action
of the government. however, was a
surprise TO them
1t was pointed out that the attack
on the railroads is unique in one re-
spect. It is the first time in which the
commercial interests of the chief west
ern cities are not proceeding in full
harmony; in fact. several of the strong
organizations are siding with the car
riers. The ST. Louis League of Busi-
nessmen is not antagonizing the pro-
posed increase in freight rates, but In
other cities opposition has developed.
The most important active forces in
opposing the increase in rates are said
to be the Missouri Manufacturers as
sociation of ST. Louis and the Illinois
Manufacturers association.
Under the expedition certificate the
injunction suit will have precedence
over all other cases docketed in the
court. Twice only in the history of
the United States circuit court have
such certificates been filed here. In
the Standard oil cases, decided in
favor of the government by the United
States circuit court of appeals, COM
prised of the same judges, who will
hear the railroad injunction suit, and
in the suit to dissolve the Terminal
Railroad association of st. Louis, ex-
pediting certificates were resorted to.
The railroads can file a motion TO
dissolve the restraining order at any
time If they do not do this. they can
file their answer on the first Monday
in July on the equity side of the cir
emit court
The San Francisco call., 1910-06-02
Coal Rates Suspended

WASHINGTON. June 1.-Rates on
coal from Illinois and Indiana mines
to Chicago and to points beyond Chi
cago. which were to be effective today,
have been postponed until July 20. The
change proposed in the rates was
fat advance of 10 cents ton
The San Francisco call., 1910-06-02
Wires Will BE
HOT With PLEAS
FOR THIS CITY
Merchants VIII Urge Eastern
Connections to Boost San
Francisco Exposition
Louisiana COntempIates COnsti=
tutiOnaI Amendment TO Raise
$4,OOO,OOO by State Tax

merchants, businessmen, both whole
6Hlers and retailers, get busy and wire
amy and all of your easfern connections,
urging their support OF Snn Francisco
rs the logical and chosen site for the
Panama-Pacihc exposition of 1915, in
cOmmemOratfon OF the opening Of the
Panama canal. Today is absolutely
your last chance, as tomorrow the con-
EsressiOnaI committee on expOsitions is
due TO take some action"
The foregoing is a bulletin issued by
the publicity department OF the Pan
ama-Pacifc exposition company yes
terday. in an endeavor to secure the
undivided support Of the city of San
Francisco IN the fight OF this city
against New Orleans, which will pos
sibly be settled by congress at its ses-
sion Friday.
FORESTERS TAKE ACTION
In accordance with request of the
exposition companys officials, the
grand court Of California, Foresters of
America, with a representation of 21,-
GOO, has pledged its hearty support and
cooperation TO the movement made for
san Francisco TO hold the 1916 ex-
position.
The grand secretary, United Ancient
Order of Druids. has forwarded tele-
gram to all jurisdictions of the organ
ization, New Orleans excluded. reading:
Urge your friends IN congress. Elk
ercise all your influence for the Pan
ama-Pacihc' international exposition
for San Francisco"
LETTER FROM CONGRESSMAN
". r. Wheeler. manager traffic bu-
resuu OF the Merchants exchange, is in
receipt Of letter from Benjamin
T. Howell, chairman, house Of repre-
sentatives committee on immigration
and naturalization, pledging support
TO the San Francisco movement. The
letter reads:
Hon. ". R. Wheeler. San Fran
cisco, Cal Dear Mr.. Wheeler: In
reply 10 your telegram 1 WOULD
say that / viii be glad TO do What
can IN favor Of San Francisco
for the place for the Panama
Pacific exposition.
Yours very truly.
BENZ. f. HOWELL.
One Of the most favorable indorse-
ments thus far given the exposition
project is that of the Church fedora
ton, including almost every denomina-
tiOn represented in the state of Cali
fornia. Besides this general indorse-
ment. Bishop O'Connell, on behalf of
the Catholic church; Rabbi Meyer. on
behalf Of the Jewish church, and Bish-
op Nichols on behalf of the Episcopal
church. yesterday waited personally
upon members Of the exposition com
pany pledging their earnest support to
the Panama Pacific exposition to be
held In San Francisco in 1915.
The San Francisco call., 1910-06-02

SUICIDE OF INvALID-Tacoma. June lon
the eve OF undergoing a second surgical oper-
alton after the hrst had failed TO anord re-
lief William JacobOwski. a shoe maker. %
years of age, ended his life with revolver
this morning
The San Francisco call., 1910-06-02
Railroad Attorneys Will Gather to Draw An
swer to Rate Injunction
Continued from Page 1

shorter distances, because OF water
competition, said application shall not
be granted, If the commission. after in
vestigation, shall find that the lower
rate asked for will destroy water com
petition"
Simmons spoke in support of his
amendment, giving instances In which
he said railroad companies had put
down rates to drive out boat lines, and
then, with this result accomplished. had
increased the rates again.
WATER RATES AMENDMENT
Following is the text of the Burtop
amendment:
Whenever railway or railways,
in competition with water route
or routes shall reduce the rates on
the carriage of any species of
freight, 1t shall not be permitted to
increase such rates unless, after
hearing by the interstate commerce
commission it shall be found that
such proposed increase rests upon
changed conditions, other than the
elimination of the decrease in water
competition, and the said commits
sion hereby is given the right to
prescribe minimum railroad rates on
lines competing with waterways.
whenever, in it's opinion. the object
of the railroad or railroads, in re-
ducing rates. is to destroy water
way competition.
Burton had not proceeded far with his
explanation of his amendment when he
was stopped by an announcement by
Elkins, in charge of the bill. that he
would accept the provision. Neverthe-
less, the roll was called, resulting SO
to l. The negative vote was cast by
Senator Frye.
Elkins also accepted an amendment
offered by Senator Shively, as he did a
second amendment suggested by Sem
ator Bailey.
The Shively provision authorizes suits
for damage growing out of the failure
of the railroads to supply written
statement of the rate for carrying a
other, awarding a penalty of $3.50 for
such failure.
The Burton amendment imposes on
carriers a penalty of $1,000 for eliciting
and divulging information concerning
the character or destination of a given
shipment.
Will Be Served Today
:. ST. LOUIS, June 1.-The order of
Judge David P. Dyer restraining 25
western railroads from advancing
freight rates, was placed in the hands
Of the United States marshal here to-
night.
Three of the companies, having gem
eral offices here, will be served the first
thing tomorrow. They are the Mis-
souri, Pacific, the Wabash and the st.
Louis and San Francisco
Copies of the order were tonight sent
to Chicago, Kansas City. st. Paul and
Parsons, Kans., where general offices
of the various railroads are located.
Though the temporary injunction is
not effective until served on all roads,
1t was announced here no effort had
been made today to collect the ad-
vanced rate.
AS in the case of the vote on the La
Toilette physical valuation amendment,
all the negative votes were EAST by
regular" republicans. Fourteen DEM
ocrats and IL republicans voted for the
Bailey amendment
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