New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-07-10
ON THE PACIFIC SLOPE.
Barring of Fight Pictures in San
Francisco Surprises "Sports.
TBv Telegram TO The Tribune

TBv Telegram TO The Tribune.1
San Francisco. July 9-The action Oh
,ravor Mccarthy in forbidding the dlspId'
of the Reno prfzefght pictures IN san
Francisco was almost as great snoch 10
local ..snorts' as the original proclamanoli
of Governor Gillett that resulted in transfer
ring the battle between Jeffries ana Johh-
son TO Reno 1t probably marks for q .iile
the death Of prizefghting in the state al
though a strong effort will be made 10 re-
ytve ten-round boxing bouts, without @
decision. The better class of san faiiOi'
cans are glad to see prizeflghtnS apoiiSiied
here because il was a source OF more de-
moralization among boys and young HieAi
than racetracks or slot machines dhe'
perpetrated in the ring by gamblers anu
poolroom proprietors also intensiled INC
feeling against the game. What san iran
ciscans objected to, however. was the CIV
ernor's delay in taking drastic action uillii
thousands of dollars had been spent oy
hotel and restaurant men in preparing ior
the great crowds that would have peeh
here on July 4. For that delay the Gov
ernor has given no valid excuse; ana II ns
comes up as a candidate for United states
Senator he will feel the resentment OF low
ers of fair play.
new died this week at his home in Berke-
lev. He was the son of Judge John Gar
her. who fer thirty years was the most
prominent lawyer in mining cases in Call
fornia.
The great strike of union carpenters Is
on in Stockton, the county seat OF San
.Toaouin. County. and all building opera
lions are at a standstill. The carpenters
are Iaborfng with other unions to make tue
strike general, and thus force builders ana
contractors to pay the increased wages
they demand. Labor union leaders are
also making bitter fights in Los Angeles
and Portland to bring those cities under
trade union domination. The result OF
union labor control of San Francisco IN
dustries is that in every branch of manu-
featuring this city, despite its favorable
position for shipping, is losing trade TO Los
Angeles and Portland, where the open snop
prevails Scarcely a month passes without
some manufacturing plant moving from
here to other cities because OF cheaper
labor and fewer restrictions
The business section of the town OF
I,aton. in Fresno County, was almost com
pletely destroyed by fire last week, due to
lighted pipe left carelessly in house Inc
loss is estimated at $4,000, only one-thlrd
covered by insurance
s+a+a Horticultural Commissioner JEFF
frey declares that orchardists who refuse
IN toin the movement to standard1ze all
fruit will have their fruit inspected before
shipping, and If it does not conform TO the
high grade set by the Fruit Growers Al
lance il will not be permitted TO leave
the state This drastic action will proba-
bIv lead to bringing all fruit growers INTO
the alliance.
William Collier, the actor, went through
a second marriage ceremony in Oakland
+b3e week TO prevent any possible contest
of his will in case of death. He married
his second wife. Paula Mari Gall, few
weeks ago in Davenport, Iowa, but as she
had inst obtained a divorce from her nrst
husband Golfers lawyer thougIfo ~ in
+b;s state where he has considerable prop
erty.
Several months ago an explosion of
dynamite occurred in the tent of Lou
Eta Smith woman patient at the sana-
torfun1 of DR. Willard P. Burke, near
Sonon,a An investigation led the authori-
Ties to believe that Dr.. Burke was respon-
sible for the explosion. which nearly cost
he
she declared the doctor was the father OF
her child and that he wanted to be RIO OF
them both. II was proved that the ooctor
brought dynamite from his mine IN bqtLe
County, after having miners show HIM
how to explode it. The grand jury OF So
norna County indicted the doctor. but wneh
the case came near trial it was found the
woman and child had disappeared De-
tectives discovered she had sailed on a re-
cent steamer for Japan: An ofhcer VIII
leave San Francisco to bring her back
What is declared to be the best portrait
Of John Brown of Ossawattomie will
probably soon become the property of the
State of Kansas. It was painted from N, a
daguerreotype by Mrs. A. ". Brodt: who
was a neighbor of the Brown family ar
Red Bluff. Cal. soon after the execution
of Brown at Harpers Ferry. 1t was sald
by Browns sons and daughters to be a
life1ike portrait.
Sacramento, the state capital and the old
home of Senator Stanford, Coils P. Hunt
ington and Charles Croker, the railroad
millionaires and of u. o. Mills, who started
IFS first bank, has increased its assessed
valuation by Sc. 000, 600 in the last year
This increase is due largely to the splitting
up of large ranches near the city and the
great growth of the fruit industry Sew
eral thousand new settlers have come into
the county during the year.
At a cost of $3.50. 900. the Mammoth Cop
per Company's smelter in Kennel, Shasta
County. has been provided with "a bag
house which catches all poisonous solid par
ticIes in smoke. In the great building are
SUSPENDED one thousand wOOllen bags, each
diameter which make eight acres of filtrat-
ing surface. Smoke is forced through these
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