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The Parker post., 1915-02-27
BAY CITY TRAFFIC LINES
HANDLE $4,000 PERSONS

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 22.-Ap-
proximately 125,0O0 persons were
brought in to San Francisco for the
opening of the exposition, according to
estimates made last evening by Off
cials of the Key Route, Northwestern
Pacific and Southern Pacific systems.
Of this total $4,000 we're landed di-
rectly at the exposition from Sausalito
and Oakland, and more than 100000
stepped off the ferries at the foot of
Market street.
Never in the history of the ferry
service to San Francisco have so many
persons been brought to this city from
various cities on the other side of the
bay as arrived at the Ferry Building
and the Exposition grounds.
In addition to the regular service to
the foot of Market street, both the
Key Route and the Northwestern Pa
cific maintained a service direct to the
Exposition grounds, Commute serv-
ice being maintained by the Key Route
with three steamers during the entire
day.
While the Southern Pacific had
steamers operating only to the Ferry
building, the crowds carried constitut-
ed more than twice the usual travel
by that route.
The Parker post., 1915-02-27
LOWER RATES GRANTED
TO PACIFIC COAST

WASHINGTON, Feb. 23.-To meet
new traffic conditions which have
arisen with the opening of the Panama
canal, the interstate commerce commits
sion permitted transcontinental rail
roads to establish certain commodity
rates from eastern points to Pacific
coast terminals, lower than those to in
termediate points in intermountain ter
ritory
The decision was the result of the
revolutionary effect of the opening Of
the Panama canal on rates in Pacific
coast territory. The terminals to
which the new rates apply are the
points at which Atlantic-to-Pacific
steamships deliver freight.
The railroads repeated that the
shrinkage. in rates on freight by the
way of the Panama canal had put them
in serious straits. They declared they
faced a double loss of revenue under
the terms of the original order, be-
cause a lowering of rates on water
traffic would have to be met by a cor
responding decrease in the intermoun-
tain rates.
The relief furnished affords the in
dustries in Chicago territory an op-
portunity to continue to supply coast
customers.
The Parker post., 1915-02-27
MICHIGAN EXPORTS
$7,s9o,23o IN CARS

DETROIT, Feb. 23.-The total value
of the automobiles, parts and acces-
sories exported in 1914 by the manu-
facturers located in the State of Michi-
gan was $7,890,230. From this total
$6,10S,677, or II per cent, is credited
to Detroit manufacturing concerns.
The exports from Michigan consist
ed of 1861 passenger cars of a total
value of $4,693,792, or an average of
$946 per car; 273 trucks and delivery
vehicles valued at $404,S73, or an aver
age of $1483 each; automobile parts
and accessories valued at $2,695,788
and $95,777 worth of tires, which are
now recorded separately. Detroit nat
urally was the center of the export
business and of the total of 1861 pas
senger cars exported last year 1923 Or
80 per cent we're shipped from this
city, also 174 out of the total of 273
trucks or 63 per cent. Compared with
1913 there was a decrease of 200 in the
number of passenger cars exported
and fifty in the number of trucks. For
some countries the exports werer
heavier than in 1913, for others there
was a great decrease. For instance
only ninety-six passenger cars were
shipped to South Africa last year as
compared with 719 in 1913. The num-
Der shipped to England in 1914 was
1916, or 338 morer than in 1913
The Parker post., 1915-02-27
EXTREMISTS BUSY
IN ITALY CHAMBER

ROME, Feb. 22.-The extreme par
ties in the Chamber of Deputies vainly
tried at last nights sitting to force
the government to discuss the foreign
policy of Italy. The Socialists pre-
sented proposal to discuss the bud
get of foreign affairs, but the measure
was Immediately defeated by a vote
of 254 to 27
Deputy Eugenio Chiesa, in the name
of the Republicans. presented a mo-
t1on in which he said that as the Ital-
ian army and navy we're now ready,
diplomatic preparations completed and
all appropriations asked for granted.
the Government should make an ex-
plicit declaration whether it was for
war or for a continuance of neutrality.
Premier Salandra, speaking for him
self and also for Foreign Minister Son
nino, answered Deputy Chiesa. The
premier said he did not consider that
a discussion of the foreign policy of
the Government was opportune at this
present moment and that he could add
nothing to the declarations made bv
him December 3, when he advised that
the country maintain an attitude of
loyal but watchful and armed neutral
ity
The Parker post., 1915-02-27
JOFFRE TELLS WHY
BATTLES WE'RE LOST

PARIS, Feb. 22.-In a remarkable
interview obtained by Paul Huard and
published in Depeche de Toulouse,
General Joffre, French commander-in-
chief, has explained the military op-
erations from the battle of Charleroi
to the French defeat at scissors.
eve ought to have won the battle
of Charleroi," said General Joffre, 'for
our army was sufficient in numbers.
We had ten chances to win to one. We
lost it through our own fault by the
mistakes of our commanders.
Before the war broke out I knew
that some of our generals were worn
out, others inspired me with doubt and
disquietude. Ny intention was to in
troduce younger element into our
superior command.
Some of the generals have been re-
moved, not as punishment, but for
the public veal.
"Soissons was fatality, if you like,
or fault, if you prefer, but in any
case only an episode.''
The Parker post., 1915-02-27
NEW COMET LOCATED;
AMATEUR FIRST AGAIN

MADISON, Wis, Feb. 23.-It devel-
ops that John G. Mellish, the famous
self-educated astronomer of Cottage
Grove, who has ''scooped" the great
observatories of the world on the dis
covery of several comets, has just put
over another one on the savants. He
has discovered the first new comet to
be seen this year. 1t has already been
named Comet Mellish,'' or "A-1915."
Mellish first saw the comet with his
homemade telescope, the lens of
which he ground himself, early on the
morning of January 10.
The Parker post., 1915-02-27
RURAL CREDITS AND GENERAL
SETTLEMENT OF farm LANDS
TWO ITEMS OF IMPORTANCE TO CALIFORNIA IN GENERAL TO
BE INTRODUCED At THE next SESSION OF LEGISLATURE
Bill Passed Will be Submitted to Voters for Their Ratification at General
Election November 1916AnOher Bill Provides for Leasing Land
to Bona Eide Settlers by Board of Supervisors Each County

The establishment of a system of
rural credits to encourage the settle
ment of farm lands in California and
to develop and encourage agriculture,
to the end that the rural territories
will become populated, developed and
their productivity increased, is one of
the new undertakings.
Several bills have been introduced
already on the subject of rural credits
and colonization of farm lands, but
none of them are in final form.
Under the terms of one bill, the Sec
retary of agriculture, with the consent
and approval of the state engineer,
attorney-general, dean of the college
of agriculture of the University Of
California and the governor shall have
power and authority whenever he de-
cides that there is legitimate de-
mand for the colonization of agricul-
tural lands, to locate and purchase
tracts of land in the name of the state.
This land is to be subdivided and
sold to bona fide settlers in such guam
titles and upon such terms and cOndi-
tions as the secretary of agriculture
shall deem advisable.
R0Slu0uC0 OH Tie lduQ WlIulu tOuS
year after the approval of the applica-
tion to continue for eight months out
of every year for five years is to be
required however, and none will be
permitted to hold land who is not 21
years of age, or who is over As years
of age.
Experience in agricultural work is
also to be required of applicants.
The bill, if passed by the legislature,
will be submitted to the voters for
their ratification at the general elec-
tion in November, 1916.
Another bill introduced provides for
the leasing by the boards of supervis-
ors to bona fide settlers of all agricul-
tural lands owned by the state or here
after acquired for a period of thirty
five years upon certain conditions. City
and counties may also lease land un-
der the same bill
The annual rental of the land, ex-
elusive of improvements, shall be four
and one-half per cent of the capital
value of the land, a revaluation to be
made every five years. The number of
acres leased shall not exceed twenty.
Lands which, because of inferior soil,
arid conditions and inaccessibility, are
not likely to be Immediately product
The Parker post., 1915-02-27
BABY BORN IN CALIFORNIA
EVERY ELEVEN MINUTES

SACRAMENTO, Feb. 23.-A Califor-
mia baby made it's debut every eleven
minutes during 1914, permitting the
Golden state to establish a national
birth record for it's proportionate pop
ulation, according to state statistics an
nounced by the bureau of vital statis-
tics.
All told, the "California-made" trade
mark was placed on 46,O12 newcomers
during the year, as compared with 49,
S52 for 1913 and 39,330 for 1912. The
birth totals for earlier years were
1911, 34,S28; 1910, 32,138; 1909, 3O,SS2;
1908, 28,077; 1907, 24,674, and 1906,
20,974.
These figures show that last year
more babies were born than in 1906
and 1907 combined.
The birth rate per 1000 population
for 1914 was 1877 per cent, 126 babies a
day, as compared with 1874 per cent in
1913 and 1913 per cent for 1906, the first
year of registration.
The Parker post., 1915-02-27
BAY CITY FAIR OPENS With
AN ATTENDANCE OF 100000
LARGEST CELEBRATION EVER
SEEM AT SAN FRANCISCO.
Total Cost of Exposition Will Reach
$500 100000 - Forty-one Foreign
Nations, Forty-three States and
Three Territories Represented

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 23.-True
to it's promise of months past that it
would welcome the opening of the
great exposition with celebration
such as has never before been wit
messed in the west, San Francisco
ushered in the big show Saturday in a
manner that was revelation to visit
ors from other cities and states.
Before President Wilson pressed the
button which at noon started the
machinery of the exposition, it is esti-
mated that close to 100000 persons
had passed through the gates.
The opening exercises started at
1O:30 o'clock in the morning.
Then at exactly one minute after
noon, came the crowning event of the
ceremony. At this moment President
Wilson, in the White House at Wash
ington, pressed the key of wireless
telegraph instrument. Instantly, be-
fore the eyes of the waiting thousands,
the great doors of the palace of ma
chinery swung open, hundred pieces
of machinery sprang into action, and
elsewhere on the grounds all the flags
were simultaneously raised, and water
began to leap and splash from a score
of great fountains. Every fountain of
the exposition, which had hitherto
been silent and dry, burst into life and
it was as though the presidents wire
less spark had awakened a soul in the
lifeless body of the fair. The Panama
Pacific exposition was open at last.
Forty-one foreign nations and 43
states and three territories OF the
American Union are participating in
the exposition opened to the world.
The grounds and main structures of
the exposition cost 17,500,0OO to lay
out and build. Counting the pavilions
of participating nations, states and
territories, and the outlay of conces-
sionaires, the outlay represented ap-
proaches $S0,O00,O00 When all the ex-
hibits have been housed this total will
become something like $30O,0OO,OO0.
''It is not only San Francisco's ex-
position; it belongs to all California,
and it was the fullness Of their faith
which drew the thousands to partici-
pate in the formal opening. The whole
is impressive to the last word. 1t is
big, it had to be to represent Califor-
mia. 1t will have lasting impression
for the benefit of the entire state"
W. M Irwin, San Diego county's
commissioner, is especially delighted
with the completeness of the Califor-
mia building and the exceptionally fine
display of the southland. This build
ing is in the most absolute completion,
and during the day was filled with
sight-seers.
The Parker post., 1915-02-27
income TAX RETURNS MUST
Be MADE BEFORE MARCH |
EXTENSION or TIME WILL NOT
BE GRANTED THIS YEAR.
Thousands Who Have Thus Far Failed
to Make Report Expected to Flood
Office-Many Regulations Are
Briefly Outlined.

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 23.-In view
of the fact that the department this
year will not grant extensions of time
as it did last year, owing to the ne
cessity of educating taxpayers to the
requirements of the new law, Collec-
tor Carter issued a schedule of i'm
portant rulings to be followed during
the final week, hoping by this means
to eliminate a large amount of confu-
sion and thereby to facilitate efforts
on the part of not only the clerks in
his Office, but on the part of the tax
payers themselves 1t is likely that
emergency clerical help will be en-
ployed during the week. Returns may
be made until the close of business
March 1.
All corporations unless specifically
exempted under the law, maintaining
their legal entity during any portion
of the year, must make return wheth-
er any business is transacted or not,
or whether the business is conducted
at profit or loss.
All individuals whose net income
(the difference between the gross
amount received and the allowable
deductions) is $4,000 Or more during
the year (January 1 to December 80,
must file return. A married person,
although entitled to specific exemp-
tion of $4,000, must file a return if the
income is $4,000 or more, even though
he is not called upon to pay tax.
Essential to farmers is that portion
of the regulations dealing with income
from the handling of crops. Crops on
hand at the end of the year need not
be included as income until the year
in which the disposition of the crops
is made, and the profit or loss is ascer-
tained. Tenants paying rental In crops
are not liable as Withholding agents
unless the amount of rental is fixed
and determinable. If a portion of
the anticipated crop is the considera-
determinable quantity, and the tenant
is not liable as withholding agent.
Withholding agents must deduct if
the income fixed and determinable ex-
ceeds $4,000. All persons, firms, cor
porations, etc., Gncluding lessees or
mortgagers, trustees, administrators
and executors), having control, re-
ceipt, custody, disposal or payment of
interest, rentals, salaries, wages, pre-
miums, annuities, compensations, re-
muneration, etc., must withhold if the
amount paid by them exceeds $4,000.
Internal revenue collectors under
the regulations, cannot accept uncerti-
fed personal checks in payment of
tax. If not paid in cash the tax must
be remitted by certified check, postal
money order or hank draft
The Parker post., 1915-02-27

i've, may be rented free for the first
five years.
Residence on the leased land must
be continuous and implies the erection
of a habitable house approved by the
board of supervisors. Improvements
on the land must be made as follows:
First year, 10 per cent of the value
of the land.
Second year, another 10 per cent.
Within two years more, another 10
per cent.
In addition to this the land must be
improved to the value of SIS for every
acre of first class land; $3.50 for every
acre of second-class land and Is cents
for every acre of third class land, the
different class to be determined by
the board of supervisors.
In leasing such lands, preference
shall be given to citizens of California,
citizens of the United States and
aliens eligible to citizenship, in the
order named. Persons who are poor
and "landless' are given first prefer
ence in all cases.
If the lessee is unable to build his
own house, the supervisors may erect
one for him, the value of which shall
not exceed $3.50 if he has family, and
$125 if he is single. This must be
paid back within seven years with in
terest at AZ per cent.
The organization of Rural Credit
unions,'' cooperative associations
formed for the purpose of promoting
thrift among their members and to
enable them when in need to obtain
for productive purposes moderate
loans of money for short periods at
reasonable rates of interest, are the
suggestions of Harris Weinstock, one
of the commissioners appointed by
Governor Johnson to investigate rural
credits in Europe.
The capital stock of such unions
shall be divided into shares of $25
each and shall be unlimited as to num-
Der of shares. The capital, deposits
and surplus funds of the association
are either to be loaned to the mem
bers or deposited in banks.
Another bill has been introduced
authorizing the state to take over
under act of congress known as the
Carey act, a million acres of land from
the United States and vesting the
power of disposal of such land in the
state conservation committee
The Parker post., 1915-02-27
VISALIA CHOSEN AS
FIRST AIRSHlP STATION

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 23.-Visalia,
almost exactly half way between San
Francisco and Los Angeles on an air
line, is the first city in California to be
registered in a chain of aircraft sta
tions now being. selected by the Aero
Club of New<York.
A committee headed by Rear Ad-
miral Robert E. Peary, with the coop
GRAFTON of the army, the navy and the
weather bureau, is working out a per-
manent list to be kept on file in avia-
tion centers here and abroad, of safe
and convenient landing places.
By landing on approved stations,
aviators may avoid danger to others
and suits for damages against them
selves.
The Parker post., 1915-02-27
S. P. Rate Cut Opposed

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 23.-Asking
for the right to reduce the rates on as
phalt, canned fruit, canned vegetables,
salmon, beans and barley from San
Francisco, San Pedro and San Diego
to New York to So ton, without max
ing corresponding reductions to points
between, as required by the interstate
commerce law, the Southern Pacific
company is meeting with vigorous op-
position from the commercial bodies
of Sacramento and Fresno.
The Parker post., 1915-02-27
u. S. Sues to Reqain Lands

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 23.-Making
seven suits in all of similar nature,
the United States government has sued
the Southern Pacific company, it's sub
salaries and the Standard Oil com
pany of California to recover 1897
acres of oil lands in Kern county, val
ued at $100000,000.
The government, through E. J. JUS
tice, special assistant to the attorney
general, of San Francisco, who drew up
the complaint, alleges that the lands
were secured by the railroad by fraud.
The Parker post., 1915-02-27
ROUMANIA TO KEEP
ARMED NEUTRALITY

PETROGRAD, Feb. 22.-The Rus
sian minister to Roumania, M. Poke
vesky-Kozell, in a report to the Rus
sian foreign minister, M. Sazonoff,
says that, according to such informa-
tion as he has been able to gather,
Roumania will continue her present
policy of armed and watchful waiting,
taking sides neither for nor against
Russia and her allies.
Russia should not rely upon the CO.
operation of Roumania," says the min
lister.
The Parker post., 1915-02-27
SENATE VOTES FOR
TRAVELLING EXPENSES

WASHINGTON, Feb. 23-The SEN
ate amendment to the legislative, ex-
ecutive and judicial appropriation bill,
reporting the item which allows for
$4,000 mileage, or 20 cents a mile
each way for senatorial travelling ex-
penses, was adopted by the senate. The
house had stricken out the usual ap-
preparation for this purpose, and sub
stituted the sum of $12,750 to cover the
annual travelling expenses of senators,
their wives and children.
The Parker post., 1915-02-27
EMPRESS OF IRELAND
$3,O00,OOO SUIT is ON

MONTREAL, Canada, Feb. 22.-The
sinking of the Empress of Ireland in
the st. Lawrence river last year by
collision in a fog with the collier Stor-
stad, with loss of more than 900
lives, was written into the records of
the exchequer court here at the trial
of the $3,O00,0O0 damage suit filed by
the Canadian Pacific railway, owner of
the ill-starred ship, against the own
ers of the Storstad.
The Parker post., 1915-02-27
Stanford President RESIGNS

STANFORD UNIVERSITY, Feb. 23.
President John c. Branner of Stan
ford university has submitted his resig-
nation to the university trustees, effec-
tive July 81. President Branner an
nounced upon his acceptance as head
of the university that he would resign
in two years. Campus reports name
DR.. Ray Lyman Wilbur, dean of the
Stanford medical school, as the choice
of the trustees.
The Parker post., 1915-02-27
Mad Coyotes Spread Rabies in Oregon

SALEM, Ore, Feb. 23.-That death
to man and beast is following in the
wake of attacks by mad coyotes in
Central and Eastern Oregon is the sub
stance Of many letters being received
by Governor James Withycombe from
residents of those portions of the state.
Rabies is so prevalent that travel on
foot, and even On horseback, is de-
clared to be perilous.
The Parker post., 1915-02-27
Airship de Luxe for Millionaire

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 23.-Ca1eb
Bragg, millionaire sportsman, is to
have the most luxurious" flying ma
chine. The machine will have a wind
shield, leather upholstery, a full set of
aviator's instruments, a tachemeter,
compass, drift indicator, a speed of
eighty miles an hour, and will cost the
millionaire sportsman $500.
The Parker post., 1915-02-27
Berkeley Second in List

BERKELEY, Feb. 23.-Records of
the spring enrolment at the Univer-
sity of California show an increase of
Is per cent to S,699 Students This is
exclusive of enrolment at the univer-
sity farm at Davis, which numbers sew
eral hundred more. This enrolment
is greater than at any other university
in the United States, except Columbia.
The Parker post., 1915-02-27
LIoyds LIMITING Risks on Each Shin

LONDON, Feb. 22.-"The day. has
come and gone, and up to closing time
at Lloyds the casualty board had not
given any evidence of being frightened.
The boxes where leading war risk
underwriters sit are besieged by bro
kers, many of whom waited in line an
even two hours before the underwri-
ters arrived, to lay their insurance. The
general verdict was that rates are only
slightly harder than they had been for
the last week. The only difference
shown was tendency to limit the liza
bility on each steamer.
One feature was the unwillingness
of insurers to give any preference in
rate to neutrals
The Parker post., 1915-02-27
INDIANA SENATE VOTES
FOR LIMITED SUFFRAGE

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Feb. 3.-The
Indiana senate passed the Maston
measure, giving limited suffrage to
women, 81 to 8.
The action was taken following a
caucus of senate Democrats. Demo
cratic Senator Van Nuys moved sus-
pension of the rules. The bill was
advanced out of it's order and made a
party measure.
The Parker post., 1915-02-27
$1,000. 600 Federal Contract

WASHINGTON, Feb. 23.-Postmas-
ter General Burleson has awarded an
S8,000,0OO contract to the Middlewest
Supply company of Columbus, Ohio,
which will furnish h 9,00O0OO,O0O
stamped envelopes to the government
in the next four years.
The Parker post., 1915-02-27
Danes Paint ELau on Shin

BERLIN, Feb. 22-The steamship
Perm, owned by large Danish COM
pany, has sailed from a Danish port
with the Danish flag painted on both
sides of it's bow. The word Denmark
also was painted on it's sides in huge
letters. Other Danish vessels will fol-
low this example,
The Parker post., 1915-02-27
BONDS FOR COUNTY
HOSPITAL ARE SOLD

SAN BERNARDINO Feb. 23.-
Bonds in the sum of $150,OOO for the
erection of new buildings at the coun-
ty hospital have been sold by the
board of supervisors at a premium of
$6225 Steps for the selection of an
architect to prepare plans for the
building will be taken at once.
The Parker post., 1915-02-27
254.O61 Paw Way Into Fair

SAN DIEGO, Feb. 23.-More than a
quarter of million persons have Wis
tied the Panama-California exposition
since it opened, the first of the year,
according to figures compiled by expo
sition officials. The exact figure of at
tendance given, 254,O61, does not $ in
clude the several thousand who were
admitted free of charge.
The Parker post., 1915-02-27
Frank James Buried

EXCELSIOR SPRINGS, Mo-, Feb. p.
Never serving a day in the peniten-
tiary and never convicted for any of
the many crimes charged to him, Frank
James, one Of the last survivors of the
famous James gang, is dead at the age
of "A. Funeral services we're held Sat
urday at his farm home, with inter
ment at Kearney, Mo.