The San Francisco call and post., 1913-12-17
ROADS IN RACE
To CONSTRUCT
Ne " LINES

| FRESNO, Dec. 17.-Directors Of the
Fresno. Hanford and Summit railroad
who have received permission from
the state railroad commission to con-
struct the first unit of the line to
Selmar, a distance of 20 miles. ap-
peared before the Commercial club
here and asked for support in an ef-
fort to sell $1,000 of the preferred
stock
Promoters of a rival electric line
made the announcement simultan-
eously with the Fresno. Hanford and
Summit people that construction on
their line to Clovis VIII start not later
! han the first of the year. Both roads
have secured rights of way to Clovis
and Granger.
BRIDEGROOM WANTS LIBERTY
SANTA ROSA. Dec. Thames Bal
zar, a rancher. aged 19. has started
suit through his mother as guardian
to annul his marriage on the grounds
that he did not have the consent OF
his parent when the ceremony was
performed.
MANY TEXTBOOKS NEEDED
SACRAMENTO. Dec. IL State
Printer Richardson announces that
| 700, 900 textbooks will have to be
printed during the next eight months
to supply the demand of the school
children Of the state.
MADE soNOMA GRETNA GREEN
| SANTA ROSA, Dec. 17.-H. c. Ma
/ Dr,11
Mary A. Sexton. both Of San Fran
cisco, secured license and were mar
ried here yesterday.
COUNTY TREAsURERs' MEETING
SACRAMENTO, Dec. 17.-County
| treasurers of the state will hold their
annual meeting here Friday and Sat
urday, when they appear for the pur-
pose of making their annual settle
ments with the state treasurer.
SLAYER BEGINS TERM
SACRAMENTO. Dec 17.-JacA
| Drumgoole. one of the slayers OF
Cherry de ST. Maurice, after bidding
1 farewell to Sam Raber. sentenced tc
hang for the same offense. was yester-
day taken to Folsom, where he be-
gan serving term of life imprison-
ment.
PROPOSITION FOR BALLOT
SACRAMENTO, Dec. 17.-Accordine
to information received by the secre-
| tary of state enough names have beer
filed In Los Angeles to swell the .tota
signatures on petitions for the uni.
versal eight hour law to the required
number warranting It's being placed
on the ballot at the next election
Thirty thousand names have beeen al.
ready filed and about 1000 more are
needed.
BRAKEMAN SAVES LIFE
SANTA ROSA, Dec. 17-At the i'm.
minent risk of his own life. Harry Al
Goudy, brakeman on the Northwestern
Pacific, yesterday rescued Lester Dor.
cas- from death. Dorcas had fallen un-
dearneath some cars being switched
on a siding. and Goudy dragged hin
out.
| INVESTIGATE SHELTER FUMES
SACRAMENTO, Dec. 17.-Followins
special conference on complaints O.
/ damage to crops by smelter fume.
| made by farmers of Shasta and Gala
veras counties, Deputy State Horti
! cultural Commissioner Welden ha:
been ordered to Camp Seco. in Gala
veras county, and to Kennett. Shasts
county. by the state commissioner
4 Doctor Cook.
PRISONER VISITS SICK PARENT
STOCKTON, Dec. I7.-Because O
the serious illness of his mother
John Taylor, bogus check passer, II
custody for violation of parole. hal
been permitted TO go to San Dieg.
for 10 days In custody OF an officer
and will arrive there today.
MANY HORTICULTURAL EXPERTS
! SACRAMENTO. Dec. IA list q
| experts qualified to be county horti
cultural commissioners was mad,
public here yesterday. Among tn,
| number is r. r. Campbell of the Uni
versity of California.
LARGE ESTATE DISTRIBUTED
STOCKTON. Dec. 1.-THE estate O.
the late Mrs. Alice S. Daggett. valued
at $96,309, has been ordered distrtb
uted. Alice Henderson and Jofe d,
vres. cousins. Of San Jose, are tn,
largest beneficiaries. The First Pres
| byterian church OF this city will ge
$4,000.
SUES HUSBANDS FAMILY
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 17.-chareius
that her father in law, DR.. Henderson
Hayward, and members of his farnfl,
conspired to lure away her husband
il with whom she eloped July q, MRS
ALouise r. Hayward has filed 1 sui
against them for 100000.