The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, January 20, 1900, Page 6

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SATURDAY, JANUARY 20, 1900. —_— e SATURDAY. JOHN D. SPRECKELS, Proprietor. Address All Communications to W S. & LéAKE. Manager. d Third, 8. ¥ PUBLICATION OFFICE..Market T My 221 Stevemson St. AST4. Delivered by Carriers, 15 Cents Per Week. Single Coples. 5 Cents. Terms by Mail, Including Postage: DAILY CALL (including Sunday). one vear..$6.00 DAILY CALL (including Su hs.. 3.00 DAILY CALL (inel 1.50 DAILY CALL—By 650 SUNDAY CALL Om . 150 WEEKLY CALL One Year 00 All postmasters are authorized to receive subscrip 4 Sample coples will be forwarded when requested OAKLAND OFFICE..............B08 Broadway ©. GEORGE KROGNESS, Manager Forelgn Advertising, Marguette Build- ing, Chicago. NEW YORK CORRESPONDENT: €. C. CARLTON..... +ese..Herald Square ORK REPRESENTATIVE: NS JR. 29 Tribune Building CHICAGO NEWS STANDS: Sherman House; P. 0. News Co.; Great North- ern Hotel; Fremont House; Auditorium Hotel. NE PERRY LUKE NEW YORK NEWS STANDS: Waldorf-Astoria Hotei; A. Brentano, 31 Unien Square; Murray Hill Hotel WASHINGTON (D. C.) OFFICE. . Wellington Hotel J. F. ENGLISH, Correspondent. BRANCH OFFICES—527 Montgomery, cormer of Clay, ope: til 9:30 o'clock. 300 Haye: open nntil o'clock. 639 McAllister, open until §:30 o'clock. 615 Laurkin, opem until 9:30 o'cl o'clock. 1941 Mission, opem until 10 51 Market, corner Sixteenth, open until ® o'clock. 1096 Valencia, open until 9 lock. 106 Eleventh, open until 9 o'clock. NW. corner Twenty-second and Kentucky, open until 9 o'clock. e — AMUSEMENTS. Countess Guckl.” Eye- W ind: a T ermere's Fan.' ter—Vaudeville every afternoon and roer Mason and Ellis streets—Spectalties. ay Hall—Song Recital, Monday evening, Janu- ary soclation—Races to-day. AUCTION SALES. Rug Co.—This day, at 11 . m. and 2 p. m., at 149 Stockton street A BRILLIANT ORATION. ENATOR BEVERIDGE'S speech on the Phil- vas described in the dispatches from on as a “brilliant oration.” The Con- ecord containing it has now been re- nd the accuracy of the description is made The speech is indeed one of the most hat illumines any page of the Record cation began, and to the coruscations 5 ng generalities adds the flashing of dazzling “I have a nugget of pure gold,” said the Senator, “picked up s present form on the banks of a lippine I have gold dust washed out by the nde processes of careless natives from the sands of m. Both indicate great deposits at n which they come.” That is a sample s argument. To him a nugget is proof immense riches, and some gold dust from of a stream confirmation sure that there are it. Had the Senator found on his travels the vertebra of a megalosaurian he have returned to swear the woods are full of in it ek stre; ient concerning the commercial probabili- ds is a shining specimen of his style. Spain’s export and import trade with nds, undeveloped, was $11,534,731 annually. Our trade with the islands developed will be $125,000,- for who believes that we cannot do ten * Who, indeed? Some of us ain?" believe an do a hundred times better than i on that basis might estimate a Philippine times bigger than the Senator estimates. Such commercial calculations are dead easy: all you of gold dust Spain, a trade te have to do is to take a grain ld mine. and prophesy Another gem of brilliant ray occurs in the Sena- tor's ediction of the future of the islands and of Manila. “Consider,” he says, “their imperial dimen- sions. Luzon is larger and richer than New York, Pennsylvania, Ilinois or Ohio. and richer than all New England, exclusive of Maine. Manila as a port of call and exchange will in the time of men now living far surpass Liverpool.” That e an aurora borealis, and yet, as prophecy sparkles human life goes, most men would consider it a prom- ise f a very desirable longevity if they were assured g until Manila surpasses Liverpool. of good things there can be a surfeit, and re it will not be advisable to reproduce hers the Senator’s arguments of excelling bright- One more, however, may be admitted. By vay of confirming his glowing hopes of our impe- rialism in the Philippines he tells what has been done by the British, and says: “On the bare and burning rock of Hongkong our constructing race has builded one of the noblest cities of all the world, and made the harbor it commands the focus of the commerce of the East. And the glory of that achievement illumines with a rarer splendor than that of Water- 100 the flag that floats above it, for from Hongkong’s heights civilization is irradiating all the Orient. If this be imperialism the final end will be the empire of the Son of man livir ‘ven ness Beyond that flight no cloquence can go. A grain of gold dust may be undoubted evidence of exhaust- Jess gold mines, Manila may in our time surpass Liverpool, and Luzon to-day may surpass the State of New York, but there is not even a grain of evi- dence in Hongkong imperialism to show signs of the coming empire of the Son of man It is clear that when he reached that point in his speech the Senator was dazzled by his own glow and went it blind Mayor Phelan resents any suggestion of compari- 1 between him and the Lord Mayor of London. His Honor possibly thinks as others do and believes that the comparison to be just ought to be with the Czar. The Czar of Russia has invited the world to gaze in admiration upon the success of his peace confer- ence. Japan seems to have the sulks and is looking to | museum which ber guns instead. | efficient in its control of the | vision. Mindanao is larger | |THE ENIGMA OF THE POLICE COM- | MISSION. | HE Police Commissioners of this city are oc- | cupying to-day a position which it is extremely | difficult to understand. They have been chosen to posts of duty which, in their importance, have no parallel in our local government. The Commission- ers have been selected to be the guardians of our moral health. It is they who are to protect us from the criminal and debasing clements which enter in- They are commis- evitably into metropolitan life. sioned, within their legitimate powers, to organize a Police' Department that shall be aggressive, vigorous, forces that militate against municipal purity. In that organization the Police Commissioners find themselves called upon to appoint a Chief of Police, in whose hands must be placed the vital duty of operating the great forces of the department. The Commissioners know that the Chief of Police must be a man of experience, education, resources and special adaptability to the work demanded by police super- That he must be a man of unsullied reputa- tion and unimpeached integrity is his least qualifica- tion, although an absolutely essential one. He must not only be that, but something more. He must be able to govern men, possess executive ability of marked degree, be able to act intelligently and with dignity as the representative of this city in its com- plicated relations with the other cities of the world. The Police Commissioners as intelligent men un- derstand all this. As honest men, who wish to ful- fill their obligations to society and to preserve the dignity to which they are entitled, they certainly know that their choice must be a man whose known integrity, acknowledged ability and special qualifica- tion will inspire the people of the city with confi- dence and respect. And what are the Police Com- missioners doing in their efforts to choose a Chief of Police? Are they seeking in the roll of honest, able men, eligible for the high honor and tremendous responsibility of the position? Are they doing for the people of San Frartisco what they would un- questionably do for themselves if their private, per- sonal interests were at stake? Are they acting hon- estly to themselves or to the people of this city by | faithfully administering the trust which they have ac- cepted? As The Call believes them to be men who value their good names as something better than the price of a political trickster's bargain, it leave the answer to them. They have not solight for a man who would wnrzllily be their representative. They have stopped where their official creator commanded them to stop. They have begun and ended theis search with a young man who in private or official life is not above reproach, who has stained his name with actions and associations which do him no credit, who possesses not a single qualification of mind or morals to entitle him to the position which in pre- posterous presumption he seeks. If it were not for the secret manipulations of politi- cians whose greed of ambition blinds them to an honorable public policy, the name of this young as- pirant would never seriously be considered in con- nection with the office of Chief of Police. The in- vestigation which is now in progress should not be to determine whether or not he is entitled to the honor of Chief of Police, but whether public policy can be subserved by permitting him to remain where he is in a position to which he has brought no dignity, no ability and no qualification or merit. Would William' Thomas, if he were seeking a con- fidential associate, consider the application of a man whose character had to be a subject for investigation before his employment? Would George A. Newhall will | place the responsible interests of his railroad in the keeping of a man whose skirts are stained by the suspicion of scores of witnesses and whose reputation must be bolstered up by the testimony of people called from many parts of the State? Would Wil- liam J. Biggy intrust his private character to a man who must prove that he has one before he can plead the right of assuming a trust? Would Dr. W. F. McNutt take into his confidence a man at whom the menacing finger of scandal is pointing? It is absurd to believe that the Police Commission- ers would for 2 moment consider the claims of such a man in connection with their own personal affairs. Yet they are the custodians of interests vastly mor important than their own. Can they for a moment fail to see the clear, straight course of their duty to the people of this city? Mrs. John Henry Boyn, who was arrested a few days ago in this city while she was still Gertie Camp- bell, was discharged from custody on, a charge of | vagrancy, on the representation that, pending her | trial, she had committed matrimony with a circus ac- | robat. Judge Cabaniss evidently thought that punish- | ment enough for any woman ffl COMMERCIAL MUSEUM MEETING. | AVING been requested by the Board of Trus- H tees of the Mechanics’ Institute to do so, President Wheeler of the State University has issued a call for a conference upon the question of | establishing in this city a commercial museum similar | in scope to that which has been so successful in Philadelphia. The meeting is to be held on the even- |ing of January 23 at the Hopkins Institute of Art, | and will doubtless be well attended. The Call has repeatedly directed attention to the | vast benefits which the Philadelphia Museum has con- | ferred upon the ‘merchants and the manufacturers of | the East, and has pointed out that the success at. tained there is a valid guarantee that results equally | beneficial would accrue to the Pacific Coast from the establishment of such a museum on a comprehensive scale in San Francisco. The enterprise which the conference will consider is therefore not to be re- garded in any way as a speculation or an untried ven. ture. We have simply to follow in the footsteps of the men who built up the museum in Philadelphia to achieve in proportion to our opportunities and our enqgies an equally great success. That the time is propitious to such an undertaking is well known to all intelligent observers of the condi- tions of our industry and commerce. The expanding trade of the United States is turning westward, and with each succeeding year an increasing proportion of it is going not across the Atlantic to Europe, but across the Pacific to China. It becomes not only the privilege but the duty of the merchants of San Francisco to advance and promote that westward flow of trade. There should be provided here a will exhibit the articles which. are in demand in various countries, so that American mann- facturers may learn not only where to find a market for the goods they produce, but also what kind of goods to manufacture for any market they may de- sire to supply. The issue has been under consideration for some time. The conference called by President Wheeler affords an occasion to bring the discussion to the point of action. It is to be hoped some plan for un- dertaking the enterprise will be devised and that we may see the establishment of the commercial museum made one of the features of our development during the year. e ————— The Board of Public Works has begun its admin- istration with the very commendable purpose of keeping the City Hall clean. It certainly would not be unwise to commence the cleansing process in the Mayor’s office. 6N APPEAL FROM THE YAQUIS. WING to the prevailing interest in the fight in South Africa and the footrace in the Philip- pines the world has given but little attention of late to the struggle of the Yaquis for freedom and sovereignty in Sonora. By way of rectifying that in- justice there has been issued a manifesto to the American people h:om the Yaqui junta setting forth reasons why they have taken up arms and giving a cordial invitation to any and all volunteers who may choose to go to their aid in the fight. The manifesto declares that the Yaquis have begun their struggle against Mexico primarily because “it is not natural a superior race should submit to an inferior.” It goes on to add, however, that the war was precipitated largely by the friendliness of the Yaquis for the Americans, and in proof thereof says: “In May, 1898, when the Americans were fighting the Spaniards, the Yaqui nation offered for the service of the United States 2500 soldiers, fresh from the battle-field, sweet with liberty. The Mexican Govern- wment in its hatred for the United States prevented the Yaqui soldiers from helping the United States, and ever since has heaped injury and indignity upon the Yaquis.” By reason of the wrong of Mexico in not permit- ting the braves sweet with liberty to serve under our flag in the war against Spain the heroes have re- solved to be free. The proclamation says: “The Yaqui nation will no longer tolerate the Mexican army in Sonora. nals. Mexico, instead of improving her convicts, places them in the army that is meant to hold the Yaquis in subjection. Thus' it is that Sonora is the dumping-ground for the criminals of Mexico. The Yaquis will not have dishonest men among them, whether Mexican convict or official.” For the information of all who feel desirous to aid the good work the information is given in the mani- festo that the Yaqui nation has established a provi- signal government, the offices of which are at Babispe. The Yaqui army headquarters are at Opo- sura in winter, and Potam in summer. All Americans are welcome to enlist. In the event of the success of the Yaqui people over the robber Mexicans no for- cigners, except native-born Americans, will be al- lowed in Sonora for ten years. The property and persons of Americans in Sonora will be protected by the Yaquis in every way. All Americans are warned against Mexicans who commit murders ascribed to Yaquis. The manifesto is signed by seven names, and they are suggestive of a wide variety of nationalities. Among them are Spanish names like Saavedra, Es- calante, Tenebanto and Villa, but there is also. a Duryea, a Herbst and a Dwyer. Altogether it is a bright document and well signed, but what may be speculation and guessing matches. Since the Mayor has so vehemently invited people to come down from high places it might sug- gest itself to him that the time is opportune for him to come off his perch. B —— THE RESCRIPT OF THE CZ@aRr. CCORDING to the London Chronicle the fl Czar prepared by way of a greeting to the world on the Russian New Year’s day a re- script of an extraordinary nature. The Czar, like the Pope and the Kaiser, holds that we have now entered upon the twentieth century, and his address was de- signed as an appeal to the rulers of the nations to mark the new era by taking steps in the direction of permanent peace. It appears the Czar has been not in the least dis- mayed by the seemingly complete failure of the fa- mous conference at The Hague. His new rescript of peace is said to be even more emphatic in its tenor than the one which brought about that conference. It even goes so far as to make a direct appeal to the parliaments of the nations and to declare: strous sums are spent on floating fortresses, which improved methods of ship-building soon render ob- solete. Let the parliaments which are about to de- liberate on naval armaments consider if there be not a better way to safeguard a country.” The rescript is further quoted as declaring the Transvaal war to be an evil which is mitigated only by the fact that it is “for the present prevented from spreading by the peaceable disposition of disinterested states.” In the absence of any wide announcement of such a rescript it is evident that either the Chronicle was misinformed or else that the Czar sent it out through { secret channels of diplomacy to the officials of the various nations as a confidential message. The Chronicle is not addicted to faking news, and there- fore considerable credit attaches to its report, but it must be admitted that such a document would be cal- culated to stir up strife rather than diminish it. Consider the situation. Last year the Russian Gov- ernment appropriated a large sum of money for naval purposes, but during that year the Kaiser was less fortunate. The Reichstag rejected the -naval bills. Now the Czar, having provided for the Russian navy in the nineteenth century, wishes a general agreement that there shall be no such appropriations in the twen- tieth century. 'pu emotions of the Kaiser on receiv- ing/ such a New Year's greeting from his imperial brother can be imagined. It is to be hoped the full text of the document will soon be made public. The Kaiser gave the world a good deal of entertainment by his war talk in celc- bration of the dawn of the new century, and it is only right the Czar should put the cap on the climax by a rescript of peace that will make the war lord feel like a back number, a survival of the middle ages, a creature out of date in the twentieth century. The Paris Figaro says that the Count Boni de Cas- tellane has lost millions by speculation on the Bourse and is now on his way to America _to recoup his losses. Can it be possible that he contemplates an- other wealthy marriage? . ' There appears to be some difficulty in getting rid of the quarantifie tug which has been an ornament to the health service of this city. It might not be amiss to make the tug a star exhibit among the relics in the Governor's office. That army is composed of crimi- | the object of it is something which must be left to | “Mon- | Napa Register. The San Francisco Call, owned by John D. Spreckels, a man pecuniarily as well 2s morally responsible for the utterances of his paper, says Mayor Phelan is guilty of a felony—charges him with having en- tered into an ante-election contract to de- liver control of the Police Department to A. M. Lawrence of the Examiner. The accusation is made in bold-faced type, and the paper that makes it asks the Mayor to sue it for libel. The Mayor does not respond by instituting suit against the man who deliberately' prefers these charges, but satisfies himself and his ci gan, the Examiner, by “scorning the at- tacks of viciously partisan papers.”” He alleges that efforts to exact promises from him before election in the interest of The Call proprietor were rebuked: is free to say that he did advise with the Exam!ner in making his appointment. that from the first he was determired to clean out the “‘upper office” (that of Chief) in the Police Department, efc. “I would not,” he says, ‘“think of suing a aper for libel under such circumstances, ecause the verdict at the polls is the best vindication a man may have.” this the Mayor is mistaken; success at the polls is not always the best vindica- tion a man may have. Much depends upon the methods employed in achievin: that success. All this aside, the quarrel as It stands is one calculated to humiliate a city so lately pledged to a broader and better and more progressive life, & S e Santa Rosa Republican. It is no ordinary contest that is being waged over the appointment of Chief of Police at San Francisco. At first our sympathies were with Esola—the candi- date of the Examiner and of Mayor Phe- lan. But we have ceased to regard it as a newspaper battle and are forced to the conclusion from developments to date that Esola is an unfit man for the place. Also, that the suprosed immaculate Mayor of the metropolis and the disrep: table editor of the Examiner are parti to a conspiracy to elect him. The charges against Esola are of serious character. him from the holding of any position of trust. Evidently the man who has made these charges believes he can substanti- ate them. Without doubt plans were laid to whitewash Esola by the Police Com- missioners Monday evening without per- mitting the accuser of the candidate to produce the evidence in the case. That scheme miscarried and there is to be a hearing. In connection with this matter the Bulletin makes out a good case of forgery against the Examiner. Also, the Bulletin declares that Mayor Phelan gave MAYOR PHELAN DENOUNCED FOR HIS POLITICAL TRICKERY In. If they are true they should disqualify | Y to the Examiner a list of witnesses that he had been informed would support the charges against Esola, and that every in- fluence that disreputable sheet could em- loy has been used to prevent their giv- rn' testimony in the case. It is a very in- teresti affair throughout it_puts James D. Phelan, Mayor of San Fran- cisco, in a very close place. At best he now appears to he guilty of double deal ing. hile protesting entire independ- | ence in his officiel acts he appears now | to be under obligations to the editor of the Examiner In the making of this most important appointment. This will go far to _shake the confidence the people, not only of San Francisco, but of the entire State, have felt in him. If half that is charged against Esola is proven true, Mayor Phelan cannot consent to his ap- | pointment as Chief of Police of San Fran- cisco unless he has put himself under ob- ligations to the candidate’s chief backer, | Lawrence of the Examiner. The next few days will have much to do with de- | termining the future career of Mayor | Phelan. He, as,well as Esola, is on trial | in this matter. | L Alameda Argus. We are willing, and even anxious, to believe that Mayor Phelan is all right, | | them retire from office. | limits the terms of all appointees under h ceal such “marriage” by not :r?::mw:n record thereof. To do so the officiating clergyman would lay himsel Iiable to the law of the land and to the law of his church. The case you say dil occur must have been a “mock marriage in_which some one falsely personated a clergyman. If such a case did occur the woman would not have to go Into court to obtain a divorce for the reason that there was no marriage in law and not ing that a court could take officfal cog- nizance of. CIVIL SERVICE APPOINTEES. Attorney Squires Says the “Push” Is in and Cannot Be Dislodged. Editor of The Call: Your editorial of this morning in which you deprecate the trend of civil service reform in this city is a clear and correct statement of the law and facts as far as you go. There is, however, a word or two which, with your permission, I shonld like to add to it. In my controversy with Henry N. Clem- ent in November last I said: “As article 13 (of the charter) stands it is manifestly a farce. It lets ‘the push’ in on January 8 in a body and retains them indefinitely, or at least until the officials who appeint The constitution the civil service rules to four years. !N,H taking the very pith out of the whole but wish he would not reply to his de-| tractors to such inordinate length and | in such acrimony and big type. While | a great many are ready to acquit him of | penal offenses, and even turpitude, no- body 1is likely to be impressed with his | repeated and heated denial of any under- | standing as to Esola. The facts are that | the commission which he selected, as its | initiatory act, proposed to appdint as | Chlef of Police a man whose only call | on the position, so far as the public can see, is the championship of the Mayor | and his close personal and journalistic griend. Certainly there is no record of the man to warrant appointment on his merits. There are even charges agains him of so grave a nature that unless the: are utterly and strikingly disproved would render his appointment incompat- | ible with adequate public serviée. This man is so intrenched that notwithstand- ing the storm that has been raised, there is still a chance of his appointment. The Mayor's tedious and retaliatory defense, | in the face of these facts, we very much fear, will not wholly quiet the public ap- prehension. T Stockton Record. Those Republicans who supported Mayor Phelan in San Francisco for re- | election are disgusted. It serves them | | right. They could just as well have olect- ed a Republican had they chosen to act wisely. M—&‘Q+o+o+o+o—o—0—r0 '$ A DAILY HINT FROM PARIS. .—o—0+o-04+0+0+0+0~}_ % L4 | . | 3 | L4 * ("' * L G G B e R o o o z i § ® * ® ® £ | * PRETTY DINNER DRESS. The dinner dress represented is in pom- padour muslin over a ground of white taf- | fetas. The yoke is of white lace encircied | with a fichu flounce of the same material. | The sleeves are encircled with bands of ace insertion, and the skirt trimmed ound the bottom with a gathered flounce edged with lace. MISS FLOOD ENTERTAINS A Brilliant Reception in Honor of Her Brother’s Bride. For the first time in many months the Flood mansion on California street was thrown open on Tuesday afternoon for a brilliant reception, given by Miss Jennie Flood, in honor of her brother's bride, Mrs. James Flood, nee Fritz. It is more than probable that Mrs. Fiood iIs destined to be one of the sociai leaders in local society. Mr. Flood is having constructed an elegant new home on Broadway, near Buchanan street, on the site formerly occupied by the resi- dence of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Donohoe. This home will afford Mrs. Flood all the facilities for entertaining and will doubt- | less be the scene of many brilliant gath- erings. Afilmi(gd number of the swell set will again have the privilege of meeting Mrs. #i0d at & luncheon t6 be given by Miss Lillie Follis on Tuesday, January 20, her home, 2230 Washington street. AROUND “THE CORRIDORS F. Richhord, a traveler from Germany, is a guest at the Palace. Max Merson, the Placerville banker and capitalist, is at the Lick. Joseph R. Ryland, the San Jose capital- ist, is staying at the Occidental. Dr. George 8. von Nedestaedt of San Mateo is registered at the Palace. Thomas H. Thompson, a wealthy land owner of Tulare, is a guest at the Lick. Carl E. Lindsey, a Santa Cruz attor- ney, is among the recent arrivals at the Grand. Mr. and Mrs. H. P. Ash, U. S. N, are registered for a short stay af the Oe- cidental. Rev. and Mrs. H. Perkins are registered at the Occidental, where they arrived vesterday. Dr. A. A. Beebe, a noted specialist of Boston, Mass,, is registered for a short stay at the Grand. R. J. Langford, Sheriff of Santa Clara County, is at the Lick, where he regis- tered yesterday from his home in San Jose. Mrs. Nettie R. Craven and her daughter, Mrs. Henry Koehler, arrived in the city last night from St. Louis and went to the Palace. The famous case in which they are interested will come up for trial on Wednesday next. _George Crocker will leave to-day for Portland, Or., . where he will inspect some of the property of the Pacific Tmprove- ment Company. From there he will go on to New York. The date of his return to this city is indefinite. C. Morla Vicuna, Minister of Chile at ‘Washington, D. C., is at the Palace, ac- companied by his wife and family. He has been to Japan in connection with some officlal business of his own coun- try and is now on his way Bast to resume his post at Washington. Mrs. John Parrott will soon leave for at 'Wo+o+o+o+oaAo+.‘ Mre. Archibald Douglass Dick, whose | husband has gone to South Africa in command of a company of Scotch volun- teers. Mrs. Parrott will remain abroad until the return of Mr. Dick from the war. Among the passengers who arrived in port yesterday on the Doric are Lieuten- ant Commander and Mrs. C. Thomas, U. S. N. Commander Thomas has been for some timé attached to the Manila fleet and is now home on walting orders, his | term of duty on the Asiatic station hav- | ing expired. Commander and Mrs. | | Thomas are staying at the Occidental. | Among the distinguished arrivals at | the Palace is Rear Admiral C. C. P. Fitz- | | gerald of the British navy. With the admiral are the following members of his | staff: Captain Hon. S. C. Corville, Lieu- | tenant C. E. Crosby, Lieutenant R. C. | Baker and Lieutenant Boden Smith. | | These officers are on their way home to England in obedience to orders from their superiors. They will leave very soon for the East. e L SR IR CALIFORNIANS IN NEW YOBK.:’ NEW YORK, Jan. 19.—J. B. Luther of San Francisco is at the Fifth Avenue. Chester Willlams of San Francisco is at the Plaza. Miss 1. Steel of San Fran- | cisco is at the Brevoort. T e | ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. | CALL'S HOME STUDY-W. J. W., Newcastle, Cal. The Call's Home Study has not been issued in book form. missing numbers in the series address the business manager of The Call. | FINGER RING—A. R, Princeton, Cal | If an unmarried woman is willing to marry, but is not engaged, she should wear a ring on the index finger of the left hand: if engaged, on the second fin. ger,.and if married a plain gold band on the’ third finger. If she makes up her mind that she will not marry she wears & ring on the little finger of the lett hand. a notfce that no suitors need apply. Rings worn upon the fingers of the right hand convey no meaning. A gentleman who glves an engagement ring donates one ac. | cording to his means. = Sometimes the lady expresses preference for the jewel that Is ‘accredited to the month of her birth as the one to adorn her engagement ring. PROBABLY A MOCK MARRIAGE— | Subscriber, Portland, Or. No minister or priest would in the State of Montana or ane‘ other State in which a license is re- quired in order to solemnize a marriage marry a couple without such license and | Clement | or, | ary to Palace Hotel, 639 Marke. st. —_———————— merft system.” The last sentence of this, as you have demonstrated, describes the situation actly as It existsat present. The four-year limit applies to all officials In the State of California, and perpetual tenure during g0od behavior can only be estabished by constant reappointment or a constitu- tional amendment. In his last munication to you Mr. sald: “Mr. Squires evident.y questions the validity of that part of (he civil service law which provides for non- removal of faithful appointees during good behavior. When that question is raised it will be time to meet it.” The Supreme Court has raised the ques-/ | tion, as you have pointed out, in Patton vs. Board of Health. Mr. Clement should now appear at left center and unload him- self. The curtain is up and the orchestra 3 finished the opening overture. In other words, his “time” is up. & Mr. Clement in one of his “replies” da- clared that “the push” would not get in on January 8. Permit me to call your at- tention to the fact that “the push™ is rot only “the push” of the various ficials elected, but “the push' of Mayor Phelan himself, and that of the commis- sions and boards which he has appointed Notwithstanding Civil Service Commission has generou forced permission on_all officials to point for sixty days, it is already talk about passing “the push” in carload lo what is better, “as a whole.” T foundation of this movement is, I under- stand, a fear that if any other course i3 pursued a contest is certain to be pre- Not only this, cipitated and the entire be | overthrown. TUnder these circumstances, what diffes ence does it make whether “the p holds with the rmission of the Civil Service Commission or without it? The existent fact is that they are in posscs- sion of the works and cannot be dis- | lodged. This is what I_said would hap- pen under -the charter. If Mr. Clement Is the man I take him to be he will now come forward and clear up this dlvblll s;:; vi ess. He is, in part, responsible 1 »ce b GEORGE D. UTRES. San Francisco, Jan. 19, Free exhibition of candy-making to-day from 1to 9 p. m. Townsend's, 735 Market.* _—e————————— California glace fruits 50c I in fire-etch boxes. Townsend's, 735 Market street. * — ee———————— Townsend's famous broken candy made from pure sugar, 10c ™. 735 Market st. * —_——————————— Townsend’s Cal. glace fruits, 50c Ib, at 735 Market st., will move back In Febru- . Special information supplied dafly to business houses and public men by the Press Clipping Bureau (Allen's), 510 Mont- gomery street. Telephone Main 1 . 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