The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, November 15, 1895, Page 8

8 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1895. MILLS' PLAN TO ABOLISH THE MIDDLEMAN. San Francisco Should Have a Grand Free Market. FAVORABLE ARGUMENTS Producer and Consumer Would Thereby Be Brought Together. GREATLY BENEFICIAL TO BOTH. Better Prices Predicted for the Former and Cheaper Goods for the Latter. “If it were to cost the City of San Fran- cisco §1,000,000 to establish a free market within its limits the investment would be the best one it could make to-day.” In these enthusiastic words W. H. Mills embodied an idea which he claimed would be one of the greatest benefits ever created for both the producers and consumers of the State. Then to make clear his idea in its full development he went on to say: “Take potatoes at 50 cents a sack; that means $100 an acre, for an acre will easily produce 200 sacks. Yet, whoever heard of the producer getti hing like that figure? It is not stion of freight cither, because they are mostly brought here by boat, while the railroad rates on potatoes are merely nominal. The tables of the residents of San Francisco are sup- plied with grapes at the rate of $100 to $200 a ton: and take such things as water- melons and muskmelons, for which you pay 10 cents a helping at a restaurant, and you are paying at the rate of §200 an_acre, while the producer gets a mere fraction of this amount as his share. “The producers say they are not raising anything that y them, while the con- sumer pays a tremendous price. Now the difference between what the producer gets and what the consumer pays is the cost of marketing. he free-market system would correct this, not whoily, but in so great a measure as to make the institution a very desirable one. In all the principal cities of Europe they have free markets. There are market- places where the producer takes his mer- chandise and sells it himself. There should be such a market established in this City, under the direction of a market master. All produce should be classified— fruit in one section, dairy products in an- d so on. here would be nothing to prevent a hborhood from organizing a co-opera- 3 . For instance, the people of say of the islands in the Sacra- River, or of the valleys near San sco, could organize and act in co-op- v could have a representative to take charge of their consignments, who zned Tnder these circumstances the pur- chaser would be the consumer and he would pay less and the producer get con- siderably more than is the case under ex- ons. ““The prices paid for all family stores bears such a disproportion to the price ob- tained by the producer as to clearly indi- cate the need of systematic effort to brin, the producer and consumer together. Ili does not matter that your market must be a big structu Its proposed magnitude only proclaims its neces “To sum the matter up, it is a proposi- tion for the City. Its citizens should be afforded the opportunity of buying from the producer as directly as possible. It would make little difference what the project would cost, for every individual ited. “San Francisco is already one of the cheapest pl to live in in the world, ac- cording to so high an authority as James Anthony F e, who asserted this fact in his work, “‘Oceana.” When in this City on his iour around the world he went into the markets of San Francisco and com- ared prices with those existing in other arge cities and in general found them much in our favor. With the successful operation of a free market living will be even cheaper and the farmer will also be much better off. “The City could well undertake to build the market, even if it cost $1,000,000 for the site and structure. The license or fee charged for the use of stalls would suffice not only to pay for the mainte- nance of the establishment but would be a source of revenue to the City and could be made to return a fair income on the in- vestment without imposmg any hardship on the City’s tenants.” David Bush, who conducts the country land department of O’Farrell & Co.’s real estate house, and who is himself a farmer in Contra Costa County, was most enthu- | siastic over the idea of establishing a free | open market for country produce in San | Francisco. “Speed the day ! he exclaimed, ‘“when we shall see an open market in this City.” He has had many long years of experi- ence in selling the products of hisranch and could speak intelligently on the | subject. ““It would be a grand, good thing for San | Francisco,” he said. “If you can bring the producer and the consumer tosether it is always to the advantaze of both. 1t would work well to a very great extent and would_inure to the benefit of growers | on the peninsula or around the bay from | where products could go easily to the market, and also to the consumer or pnr- | chaser. The only obstacle, I think, would | be the immen production against the comparatively limited demand. Poultry, eggs, butter, vegetables, fruits, etc., ta limited extent, would do splendidl The same thing exists in _Philade phia, in Washington, New York, Chi cago and in Oakland. And there is an open vegetable market here, though with- out a building. In every instance there are the consumer and producer brought directly together. The prices are the lowest and the products always fresh, and there are none of the big profits of the middleman. *What 1s wanted is co-operation. For example, a producers’ market like the Fruit-growers’ Union of the Santa Clara Valley, through which the dried prunes of that section are sold exclusively. It is the most successful institution of its kind in California and its members are all making money and prospering. This State wants small and varied farming, where the farm- er raises berries, poultry, eggs, fruits, vegetables, etc., just as the small farmers around Chicago and New York are doing and making money. Ali he has to buy is coffee, sugar, flour ‘and other little things, and these he gets in trade atthe stores. He can raise everything else for his home use. “An open market for San Francisco would be a great thing. Itshould beina central location. Peo‘fle would go there shopping, and it would astonish you to see who would go there as they do in the East- ern cities and in Oakland. Across the bay the open market is held twice a week, but this city is Jarge enough to have a market every day. VA “With" the present system, viewing it from a producer’s standpoint whether the roduce comes by steamer or cars, you :ave to pay freight, cartage, 8 per cent commission, and_you've got to accept the sale—anything the commission man gets. Then comes the retailer's profit, so that by the time the consumer gets the article he pays high, while the farmer often does not | get enough to pay expenses. In the open market all Ihege profits would be saved. If there werean open market thisdumped | stuff that goes into the bay would cer- tainly be sold at some figure. It would relieve the glutand get the products into hands it otherwise would never reach. the horn. In nxani' cases he pets barely the cost of the package comes in to the market, but nothing on what he grows and sells, not to speak of interest on the capital invested. “Speed the day that will see an open day market in San Francisco! “Look at the scoges of Chinese going round peddling vegetables from door to door, and look at the l{:rofiu they make. The open murket would be a boon to poor people, and it would surprise you to know how many wealthy people would go there to buy and patronize it always. Itisa regular institution of older cities and has been successful for more reasons than one. try; one reason why rich people patronize the open market. “Now, to figure on prices. For illustra- tration: the farmer sends down to the city boxes of grapes or fruit. They don’t seil readily, and then the peddlers buy them for almost anything that offers and sell them for 25 cents a hox. The box is sup- posed to contain 20 pounds of fruit or grapes, and for that the farmer gets about 10 cents. It costs 4 to 5 cents for the wood, | rough, and to that is added the price of { nails and paper. The product is marked at a loss, while the consumer pays a price { which, if received direct by the farmer, would give a magnificent income. “With poultry it 1s always better. | ranch eggs sell at 35 to 40 cents retail, and | at that rate the farmer gets 20 to 25 cents, and that in trade at the country store. There is always a discrepancy of 10 cents or more against him in eggs. In open market he could sell for 5 cents less and do handsomely at that. “The open market tends to enhance prices, and it would undoubtedly relieve the tremendous glut in the hands of mid- dlemen and so be a good thing for them. They would not suffer from an open market. It doesn’t pay to throw whole- some products of the soil into the bay when they cannot be sold through prevail- ing systems. “'Here’s a case in point; very interesting, too. Muskmelons haye been sold this summer in San Francisco at 15 cents a | crate, which contained about two dozen melons. At the same identical time thev were selling in restaurants at 20 cents apiece, that is, you would get only halfa melon for 10 cents. See how this thine conld be regulated in a free open market. “Every one of our orphan asylums should be supplied when there iy a glut of produce instead of dumping it into the ay. “THE CALL s in a good cause when it is trying to agitate an open market in San Francisco. It would be a good thing, and, But as things are the farmer fares very | poorly; he comesout at the short end of | hat his products | Everything sold is fresh from the coun- | Fresh | vocket finds its way into the “self-denial boxes.” For this is ‘“self-denial week” in the Salvation Army, and the men who stand like statues on’ the corners of the busiest thoroughfares are stationed there to re- ceive small contributions that will, in the aggregate, form no small part of the thousands of dollars that will be sent to the army headquarters at New York Mon- day. gpeciul meetings are being held at the | various corps quarters. Corps 2 will bold a big experience meeting at the corner of Kearny and Sacramento streets this even- ing. Captain Stedman has asked the re- babilitatea wrecks to tell why and how they reformed, and expects a novel pro- gramme of speeches. i “Mary is down; help her up.” This | appeal "has a double force from the fact | that the army in California expects to open in the near future a “‘Shelter for | Fallen Women.” The institution will be | a kind of receiving hospital for the errin | who have not yet been sufficiently testes |in their determination to reform to war- rant their being placed in such homes as | that at Beulah. It is sald that of the 110,000 women who have been inmates of | the Salvation Army homes 8000 cases have | proved to be examples of complete and asting reformation. MRS, B P. WIELAND DEAD | The Wife of the Brewer Passes | Away From Heart | Disease. Only Ailing Less Than a Week, Her Death Was Very Sudden and Unexpected, In an upper room in the beautiful Wie- land home at 2129 California street Mrs. | Lucile Helen Wieland, wife of Robert P. | Wieland, the well-known brewer, lies | asleep in death. Mrs. Wieland died suddenly of heart | failure yesterday morning. Up to nearly a week ago she was in her usual good health. Then she complained of feeling | unwell. Nothing serious, however, was thought of her illness. At times she was | confined to her bed, but neither she nor | her family thought seriously of the trouble. Consequently her sudden death was a great shock to all her relatives and friends. | At 8 o'clock yesterday morning she sent her maid downstairs for a cup of coffee, and when the Iatter returned a few minutes later Mrs. Wieland was quietly | breathing her last. Her end was calm and peaceful. Mrs. Wieland was formerly a Miss | Buckley, and was born in this State. Her | parents reside in Oakland. She was 26 | years of age and married Mr. Wieland | eight years ago. Sue leaves two hand- | THE LATE MRS. ROBERT P. WIELAND. [From a photograph.] I'm sure, a success. It 'is the greatest | wonder in the world there has not been a | free open merket in San Francisco.” Andrea Sbarboro, founder of the Italian- Swiss colony at Asti, in Sonoma County, is also in favor of the establishment of an open market in this City, and although the subject was placed before him for the first time yesterday, he advanced ideas upon the question which are quite feasible ans for the establishment of such a mar- et in San Francisco. He said: “I think it would be advan- tageous both to the producer and the con- | sumer to have an open market where every | morning fresh voultry, butter, eggs, fruit and similar products might be distrib- uted. ““If possible, a plaza, or the streets sur- rounding a public park should be utilized for that ?urpose. However, the hours should be limited, from say 5 to 9 A. M., and at the latter hour the place should be properly swept, all wagons and refuse re- moved so that the traffic of the day might not be interfered with. “This is customary in several cities in Europe and the Eastern States, and might be found quite advantageous in this City.” MONEY I RED T BOES The Salvation Army Will Open a Shelter for Erring Women. Banners With Striking Legends Call- ing Attention to Self-Denial Week. B Those are not blind men with the old plaint of a mine disaster nor advertisers of & mammoth closing-out sale who stand on the principal corners of Market street every day this week. They are soldiers of the Salvation Army soliciting contribu- tions for work in the slums. *‘Lazarus is hungry. Give him a crumb.” The legend in red letters on a white ground arrests the attention of the busiest of the men and women who form the daily throng that makes the junction of Market, Kearny and Geary streets a human “tangle,” and many a nickel or dime from a not overgenerous or full some little boys, John and Herman, aged 5and 7 vears, respectively. The funeral will take place Saturday. B s SEVENTH-AVENUE GRADE. Directors of the Boulevard and Driving Assoclation. The directors of the San Francisco Boulevard and Driving Association held a meeting at the Baldwin Hotel last even- ing. The association was established to originate and promote measures tending to improve the driveways of the City. The directors attending the meeting last night were John McCord, C. S. Critten- den, John W. Murphy, Colonel W. C. Lit- tle, Grove P. Ayers, Charles C. Bemis, Charles A. Hug, Major R. P. Hammond, James O'Kane, Joseph Magner and S, H. Seymour. A committee report was received to the effect that John McCord, representing the association, Herman Schussler, represent- ing the water works, Park Commissioner Austin and Superintendent McLaren held a conference last Sunday and compromised on the Seventh-avenue grade. The water com pany has a main on the avenue and did at first object to lowering the grade, but objections have since been overcome. The Park Commissioners have signified a willingness to spend some money on the ron;i( where Seventh avenue enters the park. The Park Commissioners say that if the tax levy stands they will go right ahead and extend the boulevard to the Ocean House road. A force from the House of Correction is at werk at the foot of the Ocean House road to connect that thoroughfare with the great highway. The work under way covers a distance of a half mile. The committee on Supervisors and construction, consisting of John McCord. Grove P. Ayers, R. C. Hammond, W. C Little and C. 8. Crittenden, will go before | the Board of Supervisors at the next meet- ing. ———— e — ‘Was Addicted to the Drug. The mysterious death of & young woman called Anne Hathaway in a rear room of Ed- ward Kuhls' saloon at 104 Taylor street yes- terday morning was reported to the Coroner’s office during the afternoon by Dr. Lustig of 6 Turk street. The nfm’ who was 28 years of age and a native of Minnesota, was said to have Tetired to the room sick, as she had explained, with a baa cold. She was found dying shortl: before noon, and Dr. Lunufi was summoned. An examination disclosed that she had been addicted to the use of morphine. PAINTINGS, LD AND NEW, Opening of the Fall Exhibi- tion at the Art Institute. MR. HUNTINGTON'S MURILLOS. Local Artists Make a Good Showing of Two New Works Each. A Reception. The autumn exhibition at the Art Insti- tute opened yesterday evening with a re- ception. which was attended by several hundred of the members and their iriends. The exhibit consists of a loan exhibition, to which a number of local art patrons have contributed, and a display of works, principally new, by resident artists. An important improvement has been made in the hanging capacities of the Fopkins mansion since it was last used for exhibition purposes, for the west con- servatory has been converted into a pic- ture gallery, where the lizht both by day and by night is good. In the west con- servatory, too, the eye is not distracted by walls, which mar the rooms in the man- sion as a hanging-place for pictures. Some artistic decorations had been dis- posed about the rooms and staircase by Emile Pissis, assisted by Miss Hall, Miss Deming and Miss Eckler. Masses of helio- | trope and white chrysanthemums were banked against the main pillars, and from the profusion of flowers sprang slender shafts of palm and bamboo. the stairway were lined with ferns and | evergreens, and flowers were gracefully disposed about several of the rooms. The reception lasted from 8 till nearly 11 | ». M, Liqguid refreshments were served in | | the billiard-room, and an orchestra, placed | in the organ loft, played at intervals all evening. People circulated about, chat- ting and admiring the pictures, the west conservatory and the room containing the Murillos attracting the largest number of | visitors. As members entered the build- ing they were entitled todraw for a chance | in the forty pictures by local artists situ- | ated in the room with the Murillos, which will be drawn for on the last day of the | exhibition. The Murillos lent by C. P. Huntington form the glory of the collection. They are | | ecclesiastical pictures, one being St. Fran- | cis d'Assisi aud the other St. Gregory. | Both are adorned with the cherubs which | must have been so dear to the great Span- | ish painter’s heart, since he uses them so freely in his canvases, and both are works that are too well known to need extended comment. Mrs. Bixler has lent a moonlit marine by Rosario, and Dr. Bazet a picture by Melanie Besson, ““L’Intimite,” showing a lamp-lit interior. with an o'd man and a young girl playing checkers. James D. | helan’s Tavernier, “Fire in the Yosemite Valley,” is one of the best works in the collection. Irving M. Scott has lent a landscape by Gustave Dore, which something of a rarity, for that prolific painter and illustrator had a distinct preference for figure pictures. Mrs, Frank | J. Sullivan has lent a Jacque, Baron von Schroeder a Haas, and in (&m loan collec- | tion there are numerous other pictures by well-known artists. The hanging committee exercised more discretion than usual in sifting out what | they considered the best pictures and re- | the gorgeous backgrounds of brocaded | The sides of | for Howell, but until Monda_v. The argument on the Harston story is to e precipitated this morning by a motion for a continuance from Mr. Campbell until he can get Harston to be present at the trial. Ever since the first trial Harston has managed to keep himself far enough away to be safe. His statement was to the effect that the counterfeit money sent from the “North Beach gang” of this City to Stockton and addressed to Howell was really intended for Matt Jones, Howell's office tenant. This the Government believes to have been deliberate perjury, and Assistant United States District Attorneys Knight and Schlessinger will make a hard effort to induce the court to refuse to admit it on the present trial. It was learned in_the Appraisers’ build- ing yesterday that Harston some time ago Was not so far distant as he has been thought to be; that he was looking for Howell “with a gun” to get the money claimed to be due him from Howell for his testimony. Coupled with this is the supposition that Harston’s reason for not appearing at the second trial or at the one now to be held has been his fear of being prosecuted for perjury. It is somewhat doubtful, too, if Matt Jones himself will put in an appearance, as he has been ex- E{ecte_d to do by Secret Service Agent arris. Judge Morrow intimated, when granting Mr. Campbell s request yesterday, that he would make the same ruling to-day as he did on the second trial, namely, deny Mr, Campbell’s motion for continuance and hold that as Harston's evidence had once been given and recorded, the same testi- mony would be admitted on this trial. Mr. Knight said yesterday that there was no particular reason why Matt Jones should not be on hand, as the Government had no suspicions whatever respecting L He had _disappeared from Stockton u.der financial difficulties, said Mr, Knlght, just at a time to afford an oppor- tunity for the Harston story to be invented. The prosecution does not believe Jones was ever connected in any way with the counterfeiters. His deuial of the Harston story is very eagerly sought after, as Harston’s testimony “was Howell’s chief defense on the two former trials, There were a host of witnesses present for the Government when the case was alled yesterday forenoon, among them William Anderson, T. J. Read, William Bauer and Benjamin Moore, who had been brought b;v Sheriff Cunningham from Stockton. Their testimony is to have an important weight in the effort to convict Howell of passing greenbacks as well as coin. Howell was accompanied by his wife and sister. 00D FELLOWS ENTERTAIN, Reception Tendered the Repre- sentatives to the Grand Lodge. the jurymen were excused Fine Programme of Addresses, Music and Dancing Furnished by Local Lodges. The numerical strength of local 0dd Fellowship was significantly indichted by the immense throng in attendance at 1. 0. 0. F. Hall last evening. The occa- sion wasa reception tendered by the sub- ordinate and Rebekah lodges of San Fran- | cisco to the representatives to the Grand | Lodge held last May in Atlantic City, New Jersey. The hall was decorated with buntings of | delicate hues and banners bearing tke in- signia of the order. Upon the stage the following dignitaries of the order were seated: Grand Master P. F: Gosbey, Grand E’cc:ing those that were below their stan- i ard. The west conservatory and the upper | conservatory are the two galleries where | most of the local picturesare hung, though there are a number of water-colors and etchings of resident artists in the dining- room. William Keith is represented by several pictures, *‘Castle Crags’’ being per- baps the most noticeable. R. D. Yelland’s picture of Monterey | Be: was one of the most admired in the | exhibition. The sapphire colored water | of the bay is seen through an opening in | the sand dunes; there is shadow in the! foreground, but Lght in the middle- | distance, and the glow of sunset is on the water. Another work by Yelland is ‘“‘Sunset Light on Mount Shasta.’”” Hill bas two pictures which generaiiy had a little knot of admirers before them. “The Naorth Fork of the Merced River” is'a restful bit of scenery. The sunset glow behind the woods in the background falls upon the water and foliage softly; the foreground is | in shadow. Emile Pissis shows an original picture, entitled *“Yosemite Falls.” Great masses | of ocher-colored rock tower to the top of | the canvas, where a strip of vivid blue sky is seen. Over the yellow rocks a water- fall dashes, in whose whirling waters a number of nymphs are disporting them- | selves. The idea isa peculiar one, but it is well carried out and the intense coloring, though somewhat bizarre, 18 perfectly true to California scenery. Joseph D. Strong shows an excellent likeness of Hugh Burke, the well-known San Francisco journalist. Mrs. Atice B, Chittenden shows her wonted skill in flower paintins by a can- vas of La France roses. Miss Edith White | has two good flower pieces, and Mrs. Grace Huason in her “Yokia” gives a powerful lifelike portrait of a Mendocino squaw. Miss Mollie G. Hutchinson’s two Breton scenes, one of an orchard and the other of | a street, have some color value, but they are marred by the faults of being blurred and faddy. The colors of Gamble's ““Woodland Glade' are full of a green and | yellow melancholy, and his marine is not | much more inspiring. Reaser shows a good pastel “Maternity." Robinson’s marine *“Moonlight Waves” is one of the best pictures in the collection, for the dashing surf is full of motion and spray, and the tranquil moonlit sky is a thing' of beauty. Latimer’s sylvan pic- tures were both much admired. In the water-color collection his painting of a stream in the redwoods attracted atten- tion. The hanging committee consisted of Mrs. Alice B. Chittenden, Arthur Math- | ews, Ernest Peixotto, L. P. Latimer and J. A. Stanton. HOWELL CASE POSTPONED. Practically Put Off Until Monday to Suit Attorney Campbell. Preliminaries of the Trial Made to Hinge on the Admission of the Hars- ton Story. Although the Howell case had been per- emptorily set for trial for yesterday, by Judge Morrow in the United States Dis- trict Court, a postponement was taken practically until Monday, to accommodate Attorney Joseph Campbell, who is to con- duct Howell’s defense once more. Mr. Campbell’s reasons for asking a continu- ance were the unavoidable absence of his associate, E. 8. Pillsbury, and the common obligation he, himself, was under to attend the obsequies of an old friend. Secretary George T. Shaw, Grand Treas- urer Moses Greenebaum, Past Grand Rep- resentative C. W. Savage, Grand Repre- sentative J. F. Thompson, Grand Repre- sentative . W. 8. Downs, Grand Repre- sentative J. G. Maguire, Judge Fox, trus- tee of the Odd Fellows’ Home, and Grand Representative J. H. Fraser. Atter an overture by Bennett’s orchestra Grand Master P. F. Gosbey of San Jose was introduced by F. W. Jaeger, president of the evening. In the course of an inter- esting address upon the aims and achieve- ments of the order Mr. Gosbey said: “We appear before you this evening to inaugurate a series of entertainments cal- culated, we trust, to increase the fraterral | love and social ties which bind us together. | The very atmosphere here this evening | breathes rest and comfort and seems full | of welcome. The intelligence, refinement | and culture, together with these beautiful | emblems of our order, speak words of wel- come more eloquent than any words the grand master is able to utter. ‘‘For those brothiers who now have the title of past grand master we extend a cor- dial greeting; and we will not forget the Rebtfi:ahs, that branch which gives to our order its culture and refinement.’” A number of the grand representatives made brief addresses, contined princioally to explanations of the work accomplished by the late Grand Lodge. The following interesting programme was well received : Overture, Bennett’s orchestra; address of welcome, P'. . Gosbey ; vocal solo, “Because I Love Thee, Dear,” Miss Jessie M. Olsson; remarks, C. W.Savage; female quartet and chorus, under the leadership of J. W. McKen- grand chorus of seventy-five oices, under leadership of J. W. McKenzie; “Soldier Bold;” remarks, J. F. Thompson, G. R. ; song, “Bicycle Bloomer Girl,” Little Peari, ac- companied by the composer, Professor Greven; trombone £olo, F. K. Tobin; remarks, L. W. 3. Downs, G. R.; comic solo, “It Will Be Mine Bye and By,” G. B. Crandall; specialty, an interrupted conversation, Messrs. Irwin’ and Huester; remarks, J. G. Maguire, G. R. There was dancing at the conclusion of the enten‘inment. SEAMEN AT STRIFE. Bad Blood Between Officers of the Bark Oakland—Complaints on the Susquehanna. Bad blood has existed for some time be- tween Captain Charles Lorentzen and Steward John Williams of the bark Oak- land, and yesterday the captain had Williams arrested by the Federal authori- ties on a charge of disobeying orders. The basis of the captain’s charge was that the steward had refused to put out a couple of slices of bread for the night watch, al- though told by his superior officer to do so. Williams was inclined to be resentful, and while at the United States Marshal’s office threatened to have Captain Lorent- zen *‘arrested on a charge of murder.” He said the former captain, Horace McGuire, who died in October while on a vovage from Australia to Puget Sound, had been iven too much laudanum by Lorentzen, then mate and acting as Captain McGuire's nurse. He wanted a warrant issued for Captain McGuire’s arrest forthwith, but it was not done. The seamen on the Susquehanna were loud in their complaints yesterday of the treatment which one of their number, N, ‘Whelan, bad received from Mate Mosher. They said Whelan had been brutally beaten with a belaying pin, and they threatened to have the officer arrested. On the other hand, Captfain Sewell had some unpleasant things to say of certain of his men, and intimated that if any ar- SIMMS-STANTON DISPUTE Argument in the Copyright Con- troversy Closed by Mr. Hayes. JUDGE MORROW WAS PATIENT. The “Two Books That Read as One” Dissected and Compared by Opposing Counsel. Contrary to his expectations, Judge Morrow of the United States District Court spent the most of yesterday in listening to the conflicting ideas of the opposing coun- | sel in the argument on the copyright con- troversy of Dr. Joseph Simms and Mary Olmstead Stanton, the physiognomists. He had hoped to be through with the case in an hour. = For Mrs. Stanton Attorney Kallock made logic perform the purpose of show- | ing that she could not have copied from Dr. Simms’ books, because, by the doctor’s own claims, her works contained many statements with which he could not agree. | He defied the counsel on the other side to | produce ‘“‘three sentences out of the twelve hundred and more pages of her two vol- copies of anything Dr. Simms wrote. He did not deny that her classification of human types into the five divisions of ‘“'vegetative,” ‘‘abdominal,” ‘“muscular,” “bony’’ and “brain and nerve,” was prac- tically the same as that of Dr. Simms, but contended that ideas were the common property of mankind, and if she had bor- rowed from Dr. Simms she did no more than he had done with the works of Fowler, Lavater and other literary scien- tists and philosophers. He went further. He pointed out that many of her ideas were original, the division of the face into | “mouth,” *nose’”’ and ‘‘eyes,”’ as an in- stance, in her three generalizations of facial characteristics. In brief, his argn- ment was to the effect that Mre. Stanton’s literary products were her own and not stolen from the plaintiff. Attorney A. B. Hayes finally took up the forensic weapons for Dr. Simms to ciose | the devate. He was merciless with the defendant’s book and pointed out example | after example for hoursof what, to his point of view, had been her “pirating.” Book with book was compared, each being relentlessiy pulled to pieces, as the com- mon metaphor goes. Here are two of his illustrations to prove that she was a plag- | iarist. They are short and will be of in- terest to persons who make a study of noses: Simms—The palpable manifestation of cau- tion is & long nose. Stan ton—Cautiousness as shown in the long nose. Simms—No person has ever been known as an original and correct reasoner who had a low, flat nose like a Chinaman. Stanton—Flat-nosed races are never logical or argumentative. The philosophy of the two writers about eyes and ears and mouths was said to be fully as close of resemblance in cold type. Take ears for a sample: Simms—Ears round at the top, but wide in the lower portion, with heavy pendant lobules, evince the faculty of vocal music. Stanton—A sign of talent for singing is a heavy, pendant lobule. As to eyes the literary contestants had formulated substantially the same observa- tions, to wit: That the round shape of tha eve indicates a monogamic disposition—a nature that loves only one—with the in- ference that people should beware of those who look through any otber kind of eyes. JOHN S. DOE’S PROPERTY. An Offer of 150,000 More Than the Appraised Valuation Under Consideration. The sale of the Doe property on Market street was before Judge Coffey vesterday, but proceedings were laid over to allow the executors to figure more definitely on the proposition before them. The property fronts on the northwest side of Market street for 154 feet and runs through to Golden Gate avenue to a front- age of 97:6 feet. It adjoins the Murphy building or: the west and the property of Claus Spreckels on the east, and the ap- praisement made about a year and a half ago puts its value at $450,000. The prop- erty belongs to Charles S. Doe and the es- tate of John 8. Doe, and the owners want to accept an offer made by Mr. Spreckels and sell 1t for $600,000. The widow and child of John 8. Doe are opposing the sale, but they are alone in their opposition. Charles S. Doe, on be- half of himself and Charles S. and Bartlett Doe, as executors of their brother’s estate, are willing to sell, because, as they testi- fied before Judge Coffey yesterday, they could not hope for such another offer for a good many years. Samuel M. Shortridge represented Mr. Spreckels, and he frankly announced {hat his client was willing to pay such a figure wholly because he owned adjoining prop- erty. and not because the intrinsic value of the land amounted to the figure he offered. 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