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fcrrj Hattta r2 fcrttttig Uttittttd ESTABLISHED 1SS4. SANTA CRUZ, CALIFORNIA, TUESDAY, JANUARY 10, 1911 VOL. 57 NO. 8 --a ucean mail si iDsmy WETT WANTS ALL JUDGES APPOINTED Spaulding Contending for Senatorial Honors TT 11 5 Mirooiiic Mil 1 Among Many Bills Is One Allowiqg Women a Chance to Vote Their Sentiment On Suifrage. Measure In Senate Is Introduced to Build Up Commerce Between the United States and Principal Countries ot South America-Would Start New Lines to Break Monopoly.

SACRAMENTO, Jan. 9 The equal The constitutional amendment to suffrage situation took a new angle "WASHINGTON, Jan. 9. Senator! routes the same rate per mile ($4) as abolish the State Railroad Commission and substitute an appointive body to be known as the Public Utili today when Senator sanford ot Ukiah, Introduced in the upper house a bill lr ft fci-iv. if 1 I A Kir-' 7S to provide that at the next general ties Commission, was Introduced by election the women shall bo called Assemblyman Sutherland in the House this morning.

The amend upon by the Governor's proclamation to register at the polls their senti Gallinger Introduced today a revised ocean mail subsidy bill which eliminates, from present consideration, all trans-racitlcllnes, and applies only to the establishment of ocean mail services on routes to South America, south of the equlator that Is, to ment provides that the members shall over and above the amount otherwise paid for 6uch service. The farmers of the bill believe that it will break the present monoply In ocean transportation between the United states and the principal countries1 of South America. It Is regarded as likely to create at least two lines from the Atlantic coast to Brazil and Argentina and a line from Puget Sound and Francisco, to Panama and the west coast ot South America. ment In the matter, such vote to be canvassed and reported to the suc serve for terms of five years and that they shall be appointed by the Governor, Sweeping plenary powers over all public service corporations in the ceeding Legislature, ceived from the foreign mall service is now paid for service on vessels of the first class between the United S'atc-s and European ports. In order to serve the new commerce which it is expected the canal will opert for the Southern States, It is proposed that if more than one line Is established from the North Atliu-tlc coast one of the lines shall touch at least one port south of Cape Clmrles for mall, passengers and freight on the outward and homeward passage.

A proposition which Is now In sidy bills forbids the award of any A bill providing for payment of wages In money or negotiable chocks also was introduced by Senator State are g(ven the commissioners, provision being made that their are not subject to constitutional limitations. The State will be divided into five districts and not more Brazil, Uruguay, Argentina, Chile and Peru. No special provision Is made nr linos to the Isthmus of Panama, because It Is expected that the cannl will be opened for commerce by the summer of 1913, which 1s as soon as the proposed new lines could be es- A bill for a $150,000 State Training These new services would require the construction of from twenty to thirty steamships, capable of a speed of at least 16 knots an hour, and with School for Girls and a reformatory for male first offenders and some than three of any political party may bo appointed to the commission. other male prisoners, and a consti a gross tonnage of from S00O to 12,000 Other rnipo)rtant mieasurrts intro tutional amendment providing for ay- tons, built, on designs approved by duced were a proposed constitutional point ment of all Judges of the Supe the Navy Department. UDiisnea.

steamsnips then can pass through the canal on the long routes down the west coast of South America. As In other bills presented, It is proposed that th Postmaster Gen Under the terms of the contracts, rior uourt ior a six-year term by a commission to be composed of the amendment by Assemblyman Beatty providing recall of Associate and Su-ireme Court Justices; and anti-prize contract for an ocean mail line to any bidder engaged in competitive tiansportation by rail or in the business of exporting or Importing merchandise. The total expenditure In any one year under the bill is not to exceed $4,000,000, and shall not, In any case, exceed the amount of revenue re- Governor, the Chief Justice of the Su the ships would have to be turned over to the use of the government in fight bill by Assemblyman Gulll; a preme Court and the presiding Judge time of war. Not one American steamship is now running on any of the bill directed at "loan sharks" by Assemblyman March, and a bill for the building of a $2,000,000 State reform eral should be authorized to pay for ocean mail service on vessels of tre second class on South American of the District Court of Appeals for the district 'in which the appointment Is to be made, were among Senator routes covered by the bill. THIRSTY Ull WILL DOTE ON Burnett's contributions.

Senator Burnett of Los Angeles In troduced a bill appropriating for an SENTENCE IS I Armory at Los Angeles $150,000 in addition to the $100,000 previously appropriated. A set of bills for the maintenance PASSED ON ORDINANCE GALLING FOR CHARTER ELECTION City Council Favors Plan to Place Lite-Saving Apparatus Along the Cliffs. atory for first offenders by Young. Assemblyman Beatty's proposed recall requires a petition of fifteen per cent of the voters at the preceding general election, and not one of the judges, all of whom serve six years, may be recalled except at a general election. The anti-prize fight bill Is similar to those already Introduced, although It doesn't allow sparring exhibitions.

Assemblyman March's loan bill prohibits the charging of more than 10 per cent on salary loans. Fifty-eight bills were Introduced and referred to committees. of the Southern California State Hos pital was Introduced by Senator Avery of Redlands. Senator Burnett also Introduced Constitutional amendment abolishing the State Railroad Commission and establishing a Public Utilities Com mission. SAN FRANCISCO, Jan.

9. The aviators and the thousands of people who were looking forward to uninterrupted sunshine will be doomed to disappointment if all that Professor McAdie promises comes true. The farmers will have cause to re Four criminal cases were handled In the Superior Court on Monday te fore Judge Lucas F. snilth, when Dis SACRAMENTO, Jan. 9.

A Joint Democratic caucus set for 3 o'clock, and the scheduled arrival of A. G. Spalding, Senatorial candidate, an hour later, attracted most of the attention today In preparations for the balloting for the United States Sena-torshlp, which begins tomorrow. Supporters of judge John D. Works Insisted that, whatever happens, he would be elected, Governor Johnson, who Is holding off a little on his 1 islatlve program, awaiting the out trict lAttorney Knight appeared prosecutor.

A resolution for the widening of Market St. was read and was passed to the second reading. A resolution directing the publishing of the Soquel Av. widening was made by a unanimous consent. A resolution ordering a sewer on Pacific Av.

extension was adopted. The City Council was in regular session on Monday when an ordinance calling for the special charter election on January 31st 'was given Its first reading. BRIDGE CLOSED. The Berkeley Way bridge, across Branciforte Creek, was ordered clos Ed Thompson was sentenced to a year and six months In San Quentln ENSENADA IS CENTER OF SMUGGLING TRAOE Oiiicials With Vessel and Rapid Fire Guns Will joice. Not only will the present rain be lelt throughout the State of California, but it will continue for a protracted spell.

So says the forecaster. The present storm came from the north coast, where it first descended over fuget Sound. It swept In from after the charge against him had been George liirkensoer complained as to a rim of willows left on the opposite reduced from burglary in the first de gree to that the second degree to which he entered a plea of guilty, come of the Senatorial situation, said ed until the residents made the proper fill to the east approach. The matter was reported by Supt. Greenfield, bank of the river from his place.

today that after tomorrow he ex Concrete sidewalks were ordered pected to have some announcement to make. the residents having promised to attend to this matter. Attempt to Run Down the Criminals. laid on both sides of Sycamore St. LIQUOR LICENSE TRANSFERRED.

Spalding supporters insisted that LADIES MAKE APPEAL. An application for a transfer of a important developments would take The health and police committee SAN DIKGO, Jan. 9. Within a day liquor license from George Szameltal to Antoni Fagundes was granted by place tonight, but were not prepared to say what these would be. had referred to It matters brought to the attention of the council by the Home and Civic Department of the or two, it was stated this morning, a conference will take place In San A five year terra in San Quentin was Imposed upon Selso Elarlus, wno pleaded guilty to burglary In the second degree.

Information was iflled against Edward Mason, charged with assault with Intent to commit murder and against Frederick J. Resimenes for burglary. Both entered a plea of guilty as charged and the time for receiving sentence was set for January 13th. the council. the sea last evening with a southerly wind and rain started falling at an early hour this morning, It has also rained in Sacramento, Fresno" and San Luis Obispo, and a light rain fell in Los Angeles and othr sections of the southern country.

"The rain which began today will probably continue for an indoflnite period," said McAdie. All indications point to a long-continued period of rain, although no wind storms are apparent." The name of Congressman-elect John E. Raker was scheduled to be The application was signed by H. Diego by the local officials of the Immigration Bureau, Daniel J. Keefe, Saturday Afternoon Club.

Attention was called to the speed of autoists E. Irish, F. R. Waltl, Mrs. Catherine presented to the Democratic caucus, when it convened, as a candidate for Ely, W.

F. Williams, P. Neary, N. S. Commander General; Supervising In and cyclists at the corner of Soquel and Pacific where there is much a complimentary vote on the first G.

W. Hall Association, Mrs. E. F. Merrill, iMrs.

A. Hagemann, A. Balich end D. McPherson. ballot.

Many, observers here believe spector F. W. Berkshire, ot El Paso, In charge of this district, and W. is believed to be at Ensenada, with possibly another secret resort where the contraband mongolians are brought prior to being spirited a short distance south of the border along the shore, across the line. 'It da known that hundreds of Chinese ara landed at Ensenada.

The authorities will not coiuflne their campaign to hunting smugglers of humans. It Is known tbat opium is brought to San Diego. The Customs officials a short time ago broke up one plan by which users of the drug were supplied, when they captured two Chinese members of the crew of the AmleVioanHawalllan steamer Columbian with several cans in their possession. that if Raker should receive all, or all but one, of the Democratic votes, on the first ballot, the situation Im C. E.

Canfleld, who represented the applicant, spoke for him as to the Wainsworth in command of the newly chartered power schooner Orient, relative to the smuggling of Chinese and opium through San Diego. The Orient character of the place that he will SENTIMENTAL mediately would become complicated past Immediate untangling. conduct. passing, and asked for a rigid enforcement of the law for the safety of the public. Attention was also called to the expectorating in many places was a nuisance.

BUILDING PERMITS. Building permits as follows were granted: Lester H. Wessendorf, residence on Green $4900. Aviation FOR LIFE SAVING. The House and Senate voted this morning to vote for United StatC3 Senators at noon tomorrow.

BURY On recommendation of Councilman IS was chartered but recently by the bureau, ordered to San Diego and equipped with two rapid firing guns, which will, df necessary, be used on the smugglers. The base of the smugglers' activities Stikeman the petition of the Civic Department of the Saturday Afternoon Club for life-saving stations along the SAN FRANCISCO, Jan 9. Owing VALLEJO, Jan. 9. Mrs.

David T. to rainfall today's aviation progtam S. II. Rodgers, residence on King cliffs was acted upon favorably. 1 ER DE Hanbury, widow of the eccentric w-as postponed until tomorrow.

Un $900. Stikeman found that a life preserv English millionaire, has changed the til the sky clears no further attempt William Iliff, residence on Cliff name of Island No. 2 to Belmont Isle. to fly will be made. er would cost 150 feet of rope and each box, $4.25.

The reason for the change In the IS OVERRULED The blrdmen, under contract for Drive, $18,000. STREET MATTERS. He recommended that stations be this meet, are pledged to give exhihl name of the property, which was bequeathed to the widow and her nine- Oscar Brugler Receives 22,000 Volts and Lives McFadden liyrne were awarded established at Moore's Beach, Wave tions for ten days during the month the contract for the concrete side months-old son, is that Belmont was of January, and programs are ex walk on Bay from Mission St. Motor, Vue de l'Eau, Light House Point and San Lorenzo Point six In all, at a cost of $50. the birth-place of her husband.

pected to be guided by wind and In the Superior Court on Monday before Judge Smith the case of J. J. C. Leonard against Caroline Colton to Seaside on the west side. weather conditions.

Councilman JIowo aid that the Southern Pacific would next week circulation, pulsation and feeling. 1ST GO TO send their crew here to build their sidewalk on Bay St. He also said he Dahlgren came up. This is an action in which It is sought to recover damages on account of the trees wh'ch formerly stood along the west side of the iSea Beach Hotel, and for an abate WES Avalanche had called their attention to the way lie company had left the road at lhe THE ASYLUM ARE SERIOUS Cliff Drive, which was almost impass washout WATSON1LLE, Jan. 9.

Oscar Brugler, engineer at the plant of the Coast Counties Light and Power Co. on Walker was the victim of a terrible accident early yesterday afternoon as the result of which 22,000 volts of electricity coursed through his body and in falling he fractured his skull, die is now at the hospital where It is believed that he has a able. Attention to guy wires of the elec Joseph Guthrie is in a critical con trie company on Soquel Av. and on ment of the nuisance, lhe plaintiff was granted leave to amend his complaint. The demurrer to the complaint, presented in behalf of the defendant, was heard and a decision overruling the same was entered.

Twenty days was allowed In which to file an answer to the complaint. dition at his home at McPherson's Seahrlght Av. was called as a nu sance. Fred Geler, who created a disturbance about town last week, being the man who entered the First National and the Peoples Bank to force payment of a bad check at the point of Councilman Jiynes asked for the re moval of the eucalyptus trees at the TURIN, Italy, Jan. 9.

Avalanches from the Alps of great extent are reported, particularly in the province? of Cuimco. Between the villages of Li mere and Vernante two snow slides, estimated at 500,000 cubic feet, have abstructed the railway. In certain districts near Madda-lena Hill many homes have been Isolated, in one valley the only things appearing above the snow are chimney tops and the upper ends of telegraph poles. park at Water St. and Soquel Av SANTA BARBARA, Jan.

9. A washout, caused by the first heavy rain of the season, ditched a Southern Pacific freight train at Lento, 40 miles north of here early today. Fourteen cars were wrecked, but no one was injured. All traffic north and south on the Coast line Is tied up until shingle mill. While at work above Boulder Creek on Bean Creek for John Whitner last Friday he was badly crushed between two logs.

Five ribs were broken, one puncturing the lung, his left leg was fractured, right arm wrenched, and he was bruised up generally. Mr. Guthrie is a brother of Mrs. Grant Smith of this city. The motion to reconsider the reso lutlon to abandon the Market St.

wld good chance to recover although It Is not believed that he can save his right arm. The most severe burns were received upon the right side, the right arm and on his feet. His rlg'it arm from the elbow to the fingers is practically paralyzed and Is devoid of a jackknlfo, was examined as to his sanity by Drs. Bush and Vaux and found wuntlng. He had on two occasions before been confined in an asylum.

Judge Smith committed him to the asylum at Agnews on Monday. Harry Houghton, who has been spending his vacation with his par ening proceeding was adopted. All former proceedings were then Te ents, Mr. and Mrs. A.

D. Houghton, has returned to Stanford University. sclnded. TT.

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