The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, May 19, 1900, Page 6

Che Sakee Call. SATURDAY. J:)HN 7’.) SPRECKELS, Preprietor tdd;es- £l Communications te W. 6. LEAKE. A A ARt A PUMLICATION OFFICE..Market and Third, 8. F. Tel Matn 1868, Manager .217 te 221 Stevemsonm St Matn 1574 Y CALL (ncloding Sunday). DA CALL (beluding Sundsy), DAILY CALL (ineluding Bunday), § menths... DAILY CALL—By Eingle ldenth » WEEKLY CALL One Year. All postmasters are abseriptions. w forwarded whem requested Sampie coples W G4l LAND OFFICE. .1118 Broadway GEORGE KROGNESS. Merager Foreign Advertising, Marquette Buildin (Long Distanee Telephoue ‘Central 3is. Banecr NEW TORKh COMKESPONDENT: C , Chicago C. C. CARLTON,, Heraid Square NEW TORE “aaENTATIVE: STEPHEN B. SMITH. 0 Tribune Buiiding CHICAGH Eherman House: P. Frecont Fouse: Auditorium Hotel CEW YORK NEWS STANDS: Waldor-Astoria Hotel; A S Unfom Squars Murrey WUl Hotel WASHINGY C.) OFFI silington Hote CRANE BRANCH OFFICES—337 Montgomery, TON Correspondent corner of Clay, open *3 300 Hayes, open untii 9:30 o en until $:30 o'clock. 615 Larkin, ok Mission, open until 10 o'clock open umtil 9 o'clock. 109 Valencia, 106 Eleventh, open until § o'clock. NW. cor- until § o'clock Vauder Ha all next Sunday. n and Baseb nights r Saturday, May 1 AUCTION SALES. Pruniture, & Mende o'clock, Horses, at ELECTION SPECULATIONS. 1t, Wash d Wyoming. It will be seen t rainb: that estimate. Doubt State e . Delaware. Kan- a B party n elect its , spare in dubious doubt how anch Democrat ly: “Any- of him ryan would disturb part The peo- n every n w that the way 1am that if there were any ryan ne ger of his election even the Southern \ te against him. Thousands of Demo- | cr upr only because they do not wish tc their part they know he is going to be re in the Grosvenor estimate s jey a vote which will awaken Rey e srtance of earnest work in the ca g r election there will be needed 224 ele 1 the estimate is that the Republi- rty-six more than that numb s thirty-six votes. If that even so small a State as 1 be with Bryan. r the State is not doubtful, ation is of a nature to rouse = but nevertheless the Republicans to activ for thie party to afford to leave anything to Government has just taken a census ory. and as the count shows a popu- lation of only 16,500, it is evident that a good many more of the boomers have managed to escape than vl iapovcl of Yukon terri A female doctor in Chicago has arisen to say that out of every 1000 mothers in that city 009 are unfit to bring up children. but she neglected to say how many Chicago children are fit to bring up. ——e San Francisco is even unique in her footpads. One of the genial gentry who operate in the dark is ac- cused of stealing postage stamps. .MAY 19. 1900 | THE CANNERS @ND THE GROWERS. | those who become inefiicient through age may be re- ¢ e | tired from service and a reasonable amount be paid [ HERE is rumor of an issue flbetween thf{ canners | yjom monthly for their support. Inadvocatingthe plan | and fruit-growers of this State affecting the NIl Sl the®ivil: servite 2 = 1€ | the commission says: prosperity of the growers through the price {act and rules inefficieney is considered a just catise offered for their fruit. - 9 P for dismissal, appointing officers naturally hesitate to The Call desires to do no injustice to the canners. | dismiss old employes who have become incapacitated but te premote justice to the growers. The great | after rendering long, faithful and efficient service, but N FRANCISCO CALL, SATURDAY, MAY 19, 1900 JOHN DREW, THE SOCIETY ACTOR, IN FAMOUS COMEDY ®- P A s o S G B reredbese@ U D the situation | in power | So strong is | There is | The margin of majority is | canning cempanies have combined and operate as one organization. This ramoves competition in the or- chard for the fruit, on the tree or off. It may and should mean such economies in the canning business as will amount to a fair profit on the whole pack. | | | There is a possibility of wholesale purchase of tis and its manufacture on a large scale, and the whole- sale buying of sugar, solder, boxing, labels and other requirements of the business, such as would effect a very large saving. The operation of the business from a common center of administration is another | | economy of considerable importance, and not to be | overlooked. Ail of these savings should be looksd for as the result of combination, and to them the as- ated canners should look for the most of the profit and bencfit to come from the aggregation of their in- | terests, L To look further for profit in their power to force down the price of their raw material below the | ‘,«’nfl of production, or so near to the line of cost as | to leave no satisfactory margin to the grower, is a | | o which if entered upon will be regarded by the | public le. The risk in the business 1 He is exposed to drought as reprehens by the fruit-grower and flood. to frost and north wind ‘he moths, orms, flies and scales, the fungt e very birds | of the air and be of the field, attack his trees and ! vines. He must rrigate or dr frost. plow and prune, spray and dig, get his crop. It is perishable and m s promptly n the tree to the can. He can’t hold it for a mar- ket, nor carry it over to another year. soon a | and is worthless. The canner ru no risk. He | knows the pack of last season still in sight, and he vorld’s average consumption and judges This carries how much must be packed to supply it ective price at which His business is a fair to finisk all, and ble before a can is made and | }(4 knowledge of the prosp take the pack Its risk is airly estir hat the grower who be deprived of profit. He has 1eans to protect himseli. The t in such qu 1 of California, and eated the State is a is the glory a its producer nd trained. | spared from tk in his product to the con- { production only. gued to seek | s and unfortunate n will not last ¢ be too short nc to organize and do next year, and we the will not be capital permit the fruit-growers to be e land-owners, taxpayers and indation of the State’s pros- 2d their patient and enter- uld be no canners nor can- p and none to export The a State can permit the the avarice of any com 1 itself understands this, and the at- the t diikene growers by the canners will the men who take all thout whom an annual rescue ss and w id in spreading the rumor | the canners, but to discuss We do not but if it be it or be true « policy is entertained | ter be abandoned before it is put into action. | triumphal arms in the Philippines | 2y a tale. but romance pales into when we think of Major Forbes ch his avenging hands across the Pacific Ocean from Vancouver and laying low in the far- Philippine fields of battle the Aguinaldo | | | | CCORDING to the sixteenth annual report of l the United States Civil Service Commission, | year ending June 30, 1890, not be given as to the num- followers oi | THE CIvIL SERVCE kEPORT. 5 while ex ber of positions affected by the order of May 29, | 1899, it is estimated that the number of competitive classified positions at this time is not far from 80,000, while the number of unciassified positions is approxi- mately 102,000, including positions created and still existing It is added that of the unclassified positions 71,007 are oc | cupied by fourth class postmasters The annual ex- penditures for salaries in the executive civil service | for the vear ending June 30, 1806, were $09.717.0 | and for the year 1899 they are estimated at $104.000,- 000, the increase being due to the war. The commission reports that comparatively little | progress has been made toward the adoption of the rules provided for making promotions in the classi- | Most promotions continue to be made from favoritism or from the effects of outside influence. The commission says: “Promo- | tion regulations cannot be put into force as required | under the civil service act and rules without the full | co-operation of the officers in the different branches of the service, and it is deemed proper to state that the commission has not met with that co-operation which is necessary to a fulfillment of the requirements of the law in this respect.” A feature of the service which perplexes the com- | mission and the higher officials is that of getting rid covering the f figures ca | as a result of the war with Spain.” | fied service. motives of 1 | of Government employes who are too old to rightly perform their duties. It is said that in the execu- tive departments of the national capital alone there | | are 1416 employes who are over 60 years of age and forty who are over 8. The presence of these men in the offices affects the efficiency of the public service, | and it is felt that some means should be provided for getting rid of them without in any way inflicting a wrong upon them or leaving them dependent in their old age. An effort was at one time made to provide for the retirement of the superannuated employes by estab- { Jishing a civil service pension rgll. but the movement | was not supported by Congress. It is now suggested that a system be devised by which a certain percent- age of the salaries of the employes shall be withheld each month, thus creating a fund by means of which it would seem that some provision ought to be made so that the work of the Government may not be em- barrassed by their retention.” For itself the commission asks for an increased office force, the right to employ expert examiners and to have control of them, a supply of standard textbooks and works of reference which are needed because the commission is now called upon to hold more than 200 different kinds of special and technical | examinations, more ample office accommodations at Washington, and an increased appropriation for trav- eling expenses. The reasons given for these requests are good. If we are to have a Civil Service Com- mission we ought to furnish it with the means re- quired to perform its work to the best advantage. Of Wharton Barker, whom the middle-of-the-road Populists have nominated for President, the Boston Herald says: “He is a gentleman of a reputable Pennsylvania family, who has gone through life with various active wheels whirring through his head.” That is, we believe, the first time on record that a Philadelphia man has had so much activity in his head that folks accused him of having wheels in ijt. THE MONTGOMERY &ZdfiFERENCE. [ rac —IROM the discussion of the negro problem by the recent conference at Montgomery good auguries can be drawn for the future of the two s in our Southern States. It is true there werc many pessimistic speeches made and ones, but the majority were hopeful of a fortunate 1 the difficulties in the issue, and, moreover, much of good advice was given in the wa of devising remedies for existing evils some foolish solution of Upon the words of the pessimists it is hardly worth while to dwell. There were speakers who declared the negro to be rapidly degenerating t more criminal tendencies than the f that the only possible salvation of the Southern lies in the deportation of the blacks. Against that ito barbarism, at educated negroes born since emancipation have yrmer slaves, creed there was a vigorous protest from the more in- fluential speakers, and it is to their views the atten- tion of the public will be mainly given Upon the subject of negro suffrage, which is one of the more important phases of the gener of the relations of the two races, ex-Governor Mac- I problem Corkle of West Virginia said: “The franc sys- tem, as it is at present constituted in many of the States of the South, is, to say the least, practically n has been tried the policy of repression. Repressi stage of the world’s histor same unvarying result, utter It leads nowhere. ands no education It drives away intelligence. at every and always with tremendous It de- It holds ignorance as dense as It breeds discon- ation of the heart. It leaves the land at the end of the cycle just as it found it at the beginning. It is the pc inaction overridden by discontent.” the failure It raises no man 1 ever. tent. Tt represses any rising insy tesman addressed to a Southern audience are cheering ey show that in the South itself there is a strong sentiment in favor of maintaining for the negro the privilege of voting Such words from a Southern | and using that privilege as a means of advancing his political education. Mr. MacCorkle admitted there should be some restrictions, but he counseled that these should be in the nature of educational and tax- paying qualifications imposed on white and black alike, to the end that all who desired to vote might acquire the privilege by study and industry. Hardly less important than the question of suffrage is that of lynch law, and it is gratifying to note that Alexander C. King of Atlanta, who opened the de- bate and made the principal speech on that issue, de- nounced the evil in strong terms and pointed out the | demoralizing effect it has upon the community as a whole. said: grow in favor. As the law is less looked to for pro- tection, men become less careful in their choice of the offenders of the law, and latterly demoralizing methods and practices are permitted to obtain in their section. Can any one wonder that such acts havs a baleful effect and multiply the very crimes they seek to repress? Can we wonder that the ignorant believe only a part of what the intelligent say, and are easily taught that the innocent negroes are the victims of prejudice and passion? Do we not see that this course is simply cultivating crime and laying the foundations of a far more serious race hatred than that which was builded on false promises? That we cannot substitute force for law? And that society being sacrificed by the excesses of its own defenders? Upon the subject of education it was argued by Dr. Frissell that if the education of the negro has thus far been disappointing it is because he has been educated in the wrong direction. He has been taught to read | and to despise manual labor without being taught how to earn a living. Industrial training for both | whites and blacks and the upbuilding of a diversified industry throughout the South will, in Dr. Frissell's estimation, bring about a remedy for all the evils now complained of. He attributes the crimes of negroes and the lawless lynchigg on the part of the whites to | idleness and ignorance. Give work, wages and a use- ful training to all, and there will be an end to the race problem. Such is the counsel which the South has receivel from her own leaders at the Montgomery conference. That it is essentially wise cannot be doubted. By suffrage regulations which are fair to both races and which give every citizen an opportunity to share in political privileges, by the suppression of lynch law, and by industrial development, the South can find a solution for most of the evils that now beset her people. Vesuvius is furnishing Naples with a show that is likely to be almost as attractive as that at Paris. In the way of fireworks, at any rate, it beats anything at the French capital. Up to date it hasn’t cost Naples anything, but as it is an extremely sulphur- ous exposition there may be the devil to pay later on. Thiere is a report that the New York Democrats intend to put up a son of General McClellan as their candidate for the Vice-Presidency, and that will be about all they will do at the convention. There is no further talk of downing Bryan. Our local fraternity of footpads is becoming more than ever daring. The success of its members in operating in the darkness of night has emboldened them to try their luck in the light of day. JETEREAR | e The Botkin mystery, which was thick enough be- fore, seems to be curdling into something like clotted confusion. y of deadly | Summing up the results of the practice he | “Irregular and lawless methods of settlement | B e e e e e e A e A A e e o e e e e s ] y ‘21 in t beginning Monday, Ma nees Wednesday and Satu Th Tea Theater and the discussion which was a "PERSONAL MENTION. of Stockton is stopping Tully of Altur a merchant the Grand. is P. Hunt! within a will leave for New days. lumber merchant of te ew York Alfred Johnson, Coquille, {s at the Grand. a J. M. McCormick, a lawyer of Los An- 1 at the Occidental. Ix-Queen Liliuokalan! is expected to arrive at- the California to-day. Julius Merzbach of Merzbach & Weiner will leave for Portland this evening. | | €. Tinkham, manager of the Chico | Lumber Company, s stopping at the | Grana. | A party of tourists who have been traveling over the State registered at the California vesterday. They are: Mr. and Mrs. Rice-Davies of England, Mr. and niff. States District Court In this city, return- ed yesterday from a three weeks' vaca- tlon in New Orleans, whither he had gone on & visit to his mother. His health was very much improved by the outing, but he prefers the bracing summer winds of San Francisco. ———————————— CALIFORNIANS IN ~NEW YORK. NE | San Francisco is at the Holland. Blum of San Francisco is at the Savoy. T. T. Willlams of San Francisco is at the Imperial. A WESTERN JESTER. Baltimore American. | From out the wild and woolly West, | With many a joke and many a jest | There came a man with hope forlorn: | There came a man with hope forlorn, Jsut jokes and jests cannot make votes, | Where men have sense and men make notes. He spoke to gatherings large and small, He told each one, he told theriall, | To “Vote for me and I will give You wealth, that each of you might live Like lords, and all of you enjoy Full happiness without alloy. From town to town, In fevered haste, He went. his eloquence to waste, In telling men their only hope Was in himself—a narrow scope. In fact, so narrow and so small It really was not seen at all. A telescope, I think, would be Jssenti our eves to see Ectiah 5 %e clearly’ pointed out (As clear as mud or just about) But Willlam .:’enn:}r:gs ‘Bvs'{aan susvgews | e; they just am Do not persua At acnat. —— FELIX ADLER'S CHRISTIANITY. The Call does not held itself responsible for the opinions published In this column, but presents them for whatever value they may have as communications of general interest. Editor The Call: In an article in this morning's Call, written by Felix Adler and apparently desigped to show the un- reasonableness of the Christian religion, he says: ‘‘The orthodox doctrine of a redeemer rests upon the assumption that a man must be perfectly good in order to | be acceptable to his Maker.” Now, if I were to say that the doctrine of American liberty rests upon the as- sumption that every man should be al- lowed to do just as he pleases, without any hindrance or restraint from any source whatever, 1 would make myself so ridiculous that ' nothing I might write after that upon liberty would receive even respectful attention. And yet it would be as true as the assertion just quoted of Professor Adler, which gives the key to his entire article, in the reading of whick an adéitional example is seen of the egregious error into which even as intel- ligent and fair-minded a man as Dr. Adler will wander when he attempts to write upon a subject of ‘lflxl(":h ri:dhu no practi- tal know! g cal or experime D W OO DWORTH. May 18, 1909. THE BILLBOARD NUISANCE Cleveland Leader. It is clear that the billboard nuisance will have to be abated in Cleveland. Signs have been put up in places where they are nothing less than the disfiguren.ent of val- uable public pleasure grounds and an in- jury to public propert P-ndlny suitable legislation to stop this abuse of the freedom permitted in the erection of signs, it might be a good thing for the Park Commission to place wooden or canvas screens in front of the out- jageousiy big and staring signboards fronting the Rockefeller Park drive, near Superior street, and thus completely end their usefulness. It would be just %‘; h- ona t for the men who have gone :{fnmgon.ble limits in forclgz lhelry af- fairs upon the attention of passers-by. In the end there will have to be strict edv of temperament by Haddon Chambers, “The Tyranny of great success which attended both star and play In New York City during a run of several months at the Empire Mrs. C. B. Charlesworth and L. W. Cu-| John Fouga, deputy clerk of the United | Z | W YORK, May 18.—W. S. Blalr of Leon | Mr. John Drew in “The Tyranny of Tears.” A e e A e AR A e ae e e nadi e aa ae s o S S e AT interest attaches to the announcement that John | bers' theme have made playgoers exceedi ¢ will be seen at the Columbia the comedy The pia Theater for the | apart f There will be mati- | he now famous com- | | deep Interest. The the same as during | Ida Conquest, G Harry Harwood and Drew’s support. roused by Mr. Cham- 3 rgie gly anxious to see rom their desire to welcome Mr. Drew. has been voted a delicious example of pure E | edy writing, and it is healthy —~— | altogether refreshing in atmosphere, while carrying in tone, wholesome, clean and a story o ast and production will be in every I‘z; the New York run. Miss Isabel Irving. Mendum_and Messrs. Arthur Byron, Frank E. Lamb are Included in Mr I | | streets are disfigured beyond all ness. It is an injury to private as well as public property in many cases, and the ior excuse. In such matters Americ are too lax, and one of the certain im provements of the near future in Ame can cities will be the more effective re: striction of the use of pridate property in ways injurlous to the public. In such control of Individual lcense Europe is far ahead of the United States. .—0—0—0—0—0—0—0—4—0—0—0-! FASHION HINT FROM PARIS, i | B e e o o o o o o o o o D o R e I S S A S AR S o o o o o o o R & [ R R e R R e . CLOTH COSTUME. The costume represented is of @ahila colored cloth, taflor made. The yoke of the corsage is flat and stitched and the In;;‘els are embroidered in monochrome silk. The skirt has a tunic with a wide flat pleat at each side and embroidered like (hel corsage. The waistband s of black | satin. A royal romance which links the names of King Milan, Count Zolnanyi and his young American bride will ap- pear in next Sunday’s Call. It is very interesting as the young couple are soon to visit California. AR a e a o e e e e e e ——————— Horses and Poet: Senator Blackburn of Kentucky and | Colonel Pepper, of whisky-making fame, were discussing horses. when Represent- ative Crain of Texas entered. ‘“What are you talking about?’ asked Crain. ‘‘Horses,”” sald Blackburn. “Oh,” re-| marked Crain, “‘why don’t you talk about | something ‘worth while? Why don't you discuss literature or something to im- prove your minds? " “Literature?”’ said Blackburn; ‘“‘what kind of literature do | you recomme: like 7 an- swered Cral 1 am particularly fond of and Longfellow.” “Longtel- | interrupted Colonel Pepper, sud- | aKing an interest in the conversa- | ‘'oh, yes, I know Longfellow. He was the greatest horse ever bred In Ken- tucky.”’—Argonaut. | ———— | Getting Him Warmed Up. | An East Indian Prince, on his first visit to this country, suffered so continuously from cold that he contracted pneumonia and died. He was cremated, and, after being some ten minutes in the crematory. 2n attendant opened a small slide in the side of the furnace to note the result The Prince was sitting bolt upright on the tllnb and shouted: “Shut that door!” —Life. R — He Tries to Make It Up. ‘“Won't you 'low me to escoht yo' home, Miss Black? I t'ink yo' amm too-good a chw’ch membah to keep up a quarrel.” | She—Huh! I doan’ tink yo' am much | ob a chu'c membah. I done sor yo sleepin’ t'roo de sermon. He—Wa-al, T was dreamin’ Puck. [ Raaasss s sl ass s SR S L g ot ob yo'.— e & SR Kipling Gave the Speaker a Point. At a dipner in Rottingdean lately a Royal Academiclan stated to the com- regulation of the whole signboard busi- | pany the curfous fact that sugar and ly two words sumac are the lish where “su" There was much discovery, when 1 heard from t! P 3 “But are you q Argo —_——————— ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. AN OLD BIBLE—J. P. A., Placerville, o n Eng- shu shown in ard Kiplt end anr. Ru ng wa » table Cal. As you have a rare Bible, published in 1612, you would better offer it to the librarfan of some of the well-known libraries, who will give you an idea of its value. LOG MEASUREMENT-H. A. 8, Orrs, Cal. In order to be able to answer your question as to the measurement of red- wood logs it Is requisite to know whether 1s is board measurement or cubic that you desire to know about. CLATMED AS ORIGINAL—H. F., Jamestown, Cal. Willlam J. Bryan claims as original the phrases “Thou shall not press down upon the brow of labor this crown of thorns” and “Thou crucify mankind upon a cross of A POINT IN CASINO—J. D.. 1 Cal. If two are playing casino and A should play an ace on a deuce and lay those two on a trey on the table, calling out “treys,” not “trey,” B could not build on that, nor take it with a six, but would have to take it with a trey shalt not gold.” Car A PARTY IN MEXICO-Mrs. J. W. City. If you have a relative in El Rosari Mexico, from whom you have not heard for a long time, address a letter of ir quiry to Andrew D. Barlow, United States Consul General, City of Mexico, who take steps to ascertain where such person is. In writing give all details of informa- tion you have as to where last heard of, age, nativity and general description. PREMIUM COINS—F. A. C, City. A dime of 1814 commands a premium of 25 cents, a half dollar of 1815 commands a premium of $2 when in perfect condition. The other coins named in your collec- t‘on are of the kind that dealers do not purchase, but by reason of being all in perfect condition they are worth more than face value to any ome who is mak- ing up a numismatic collection. CIVIL SERVICE—A Subscriber, Civil service goes back to the 4 the founders of the republic. It wa: intention that civil officers should retat their offices during good behavior. That was the rule until the days of President Jefferson, but the spoils system office a: a reward for political services was inaugurated President Jackso: time. The present civil service law w into effect January 16, 1853. SUCCESSION — A City rs of Subscriber, Santa Marta, Santa Barbara County, Cal. If a man marries and his wife s, leaving several children as a result of that mar- riage, then the man marries again an dies, leaving one child by that union, but has not made a will, under the laws of succession of California the widow is en- | titled to one-third of the property he may leave and the rest is distributed, sh and share alike, to the children by ¢ marriage. If the widow as executrix does not perform her duties the parties inter. ested may call the attention of the court to the matter. CHILDREN IN ASYLUMS-F. E., City. When children are placed in asylums the rule is that they are to remain there untfl a certain age. They are not to be re- moved at the will of relatives or those who may feel an interest in them, unless it appears to the managers of the in- stitution that such removal will be for the benefit and advancement of the child. If the child has been placed there by a guardian appointed by a court. and the guardian does not perform his or her duty, a party Interested would have a right to bring the matter up before the court that appointed the guardian and have any wrongs righted. —_——————— New peanut crisps at Townsend's. i = et o Splendid Alacuma at Townsend's, ¢ s 8- b i . Roman Caramels at Townsend's. e o B e cad Cream wafers, assorted. Townsend's. ® —_————— Molasses buttercups at Townsend's. potbtartian- i it e Extra fine cream caramels. 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