New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-09

| week. and the occasion was made rnenh-
oyable BY a large number OF New England
psople gathering for the ceremonies. Inc
! Harvard Club and The New England So
| c,ety were we'll represented and big
military review was held in honor OF the
| New Epglanders. ....
The State Legislature on Tuesday ad-
journed until March in order 10 allo"
the people 20 study the legislation that
has already been initiated. This new
provision OF the state laws seems rldic-
uIous when il is seen that during the
first session no less than 2,ols bhls nave
been presented in the Assembly ana
1.t7 in the Senate, while $50 amend
ments to the state constitution nave
been proposed. \ special election VIII
have TO be called 10 vote on these ameno-
| ments one of the most important OF
| these PERMITS San Francisco TO amend
! ner charter without ratification Of the Leg
, isiaturc \ large number OF foolish DIS
/ have been introduced, one or the worst
! being measure proposed by Los An
coles man to appropriate $4,000 for a
monument 10 General Homer Lea. the
alleged Chinese army officer, who was a
resident Of Los Angeles
] Marshall Black. eN-state senator anu
! Progressive leader. vas sentenced this
: ycak To ten years IN San Quentin FOR
.m.l,-zzlement of moneys belonging 10
building and loan association OF Fsio
! AIio. In all Black appropriated more
| than 100000 Of other peoples money
| TO the dev elopmspt OF a colony schsHe
in the san joaquin Valley. Under ordi-
nary circumstances the project wouio
have been q success. but Black was I'M
able 10 sell as much land as he had
counted oil and he WAS forced 10 the
wall. When he SAY that the evidence
against him was conclusive he pleaded
guilty under the idea that the court
wound be lenient In this he Was mis-
ttalen. FOR the judge gave him contlnu-
ous sentences on three COUNTS Wnich
viii prevent him from resping any ad-
Vantage from the credit OF parole sys-
TENS Black turned all his property
iover to his creditors.
Dr.. samuel Weiss has been sentenced
10 four months i'm the Alameda County
! iail and 10 paw a fine OF 500 for send
ing An obscene letter through the mails
| to Elizabeth Nsyne, vaudeville ac-
t,ess The woman had. him arrested
after n. had admitted he was the author
of the letter. Or Weiss had gained a
reputation as an investigator Of germ
diseases and was formerly connected
With the German Hospital
A petition has been signed by the
requisite number of persons TO. secure an
election for a reduction Of telephone rates
i'm this city. An association Is carrying
on this preliminary work. and asks the
signers OF the petition 20 assign % per
cent OF the reduction TO it. As SPECIAL
election would cost $4,000, and as the
telephone company would he sure 10 ap-
peal the case to the State Supreme Court,
the final cost Of litigation would not faiI
far below $1,000. This IL a specimen
case OF direct legislation.
The insolvency OF Bates s. Chesbrough
is the unfortunate ending OF a steamship
| scheme which promised much for san
Francisco merchants. The irm organized
the California Atlantic Steamship Com
pany' and built up a large business in
CARRYING freight from here TO New York
BY wav of the Tsthmus OF Panama When
only fairiy started the Panama Railroad
raised rates and failed TO give the prompt
service promised. and the result was that
the expenses of tire new company were
nearly doubled. With no increase in freight
rates az the California Railroad Commits
! sion refused to permit the company TO
advance its rates.
The shipment OF fresh fruit 10 the East
may he revolutoniZed by the discovery
that II may be preserved for months II
packed in redwood sawdust. Some grapes
are on exhibition here which were packed
hvo months ago. set they are in good
condition. Fresno grape growers have
shipped thrty-two carloads to the East
and the fruit arrived in fine condition.
The grapes are packed in drums or small
barrels. which cost % cents each. and the
sawdust for each drum cost u cents Thus
the expenses Of packing are greatly re-
ducsd. With no chances Of decay in trans
| portsticn.
A big packins plant which will employ
so hands has secured land for building
In King street. bet~ eeu 2d and Sd streets.
| This is the third large establishment to
locate in this city within the last three
months.