The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, November 7, 1901, Page 6

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER %, 1901. P : ....NOVEMBER 7, 1901 JOHN D, SPRECKELS, Proprietor. Adéress All Cemmuniestions to W. 8. LEAKE, MANAGER’'S OFFICE...... PUBLICATION OFFICE. . Telephone Press 201. to 221 Stevensoa St. = 202, EDITORIAL ROOMS..... Telephone P Delivered hy Carriers. 15 Cents Per Week. Singie Coples. & Cents. Terms by Mail, Including Postages DAILY CAML ¢ucioding Sonday), ome year. All postmasters nre authorized to receive subscriptions. Sample coples Will be forwarGed when requested. Mell subscribers In ordering change of address should be sarticuler to give both NEW AND OLD ADDRESS in order %o fnsure = prompt and correct comnliance with their request. CAKLAND OFFICE .1118 Broadway €. GEORGE KXROGNESS. Manager Forelgn Advertising, Marguetts Building, Chisage. (Long Distance Telepbone “‘Central 2613.") NEW YORE CORRESPONDENT: C CCABLTON..cccvccnnsnnnn «+e.Herald Squsre NEW YORK REPRESENTATIVE: STEPHEN B. SMITH........ 30 Tribune Bullding CHICAGO NEWS ETANDS: Sbermar House;: P. O. News Co.; Great Northern Hotel: Fremont House; Auditorfum Hotel WASHINGTON (D. C.) OFFICE .1406 G St. N. W. MORTON E. CRANE. Correspondent. BRANCH OFFICES—5T Montgomery, corner of Clay, open untll 3:80 o'clock. 300 Hayes, open until 3:30 o'clock. €13 McaAllister, open untfl §:30 o'clock. €15 Larkin, open until #:30 o'clock. 1841 Mission, open until 10 ¢'clock. 2261 Market, eorner Sixteenth, open until § o'clock. 1006 Valencis, open wotll § o'clock. 106 Eleventh, open until § o'clock. NW. | eorper Twenty-second and Kentucky, open until § o'clock 2200 Fillmore. open until $ p. m. AMUSEMENTS. Alcazar—"Nancy & Co.” Columbie—*“The First Duchess of Mariborough."” n Old Kentucky.” Belle of New York.” orthern Lights.” Grand Opera-house—'The New Boy.” Grand Opera-house—Grand opera, commencing November 11 Chutes, Zoo end Theater—Vaudeville every afterncon and evening. Fischer's—Vaudeville. Metropolitan Temple—Royal Italian Band. Recreation Park—Baseball. Native Sons’ HallDoctor's Daughters’ Vandeville Enter- tainment and Doll Sale, Friday and Saturday. Alhambra—"The Fantasticks,” Saturday Dight. “Oaklend Racetrack—Races to-day. AUCTION SALES Real Estate, at 14 Montgomery street. > THE DEFEAT OF WELLS. By o'clock, wreck of the Republican machine. That which was expected to be a Republican walkover has turned out to be a veritable retreat from Mos- cow. Not only has the head of the ticket fallen, but most of the other candidates have fallen with him. Virtually the machine has been broken to pieces, and the aspirants for office who relied upon it to carry them through are scattered like the passengers of a wrecked automobile. To intelligent students of our politics this result of the campaign is not unexpected. From the first it was predicted by The Call and by other authorities that had made a2 study of the political situation and the temper of the people. Every step taken by the bosses who controlled the machine tended to destruc- tion. Where they did not act like knaves they acted like fools. single important proceeding from the time they began till they nominated a ticket for Supervisors that the head of the ticket condemned did they act with sagacity or even decency. If they had deliberately tried to wreck the machine they ecould net have gone about it more successfully than they did. In the first place the bosses called in the State Cen- tral Committee, the Federal brigade and the State ad- ministration to help them dominate local politics. When, through the aid of the State Central Commit- tee, given in a manner so flagrantly unfair that the very henchmen laughed at it, the bosses obtained con- trol of the local machinery of the party, they placed it in the hands of two Democratic railroad bosses, W. F. Herrin and Jere Burke. Those two men, neither of whom was ever a Republican, proceeded to virtu: dictate the nominees of the Republican party. Such dom n would in itself have dis- gusted many Republicans, but when it was perceived that the nominations were in the interest of the cor- porations rather than of the city, the disgust became general, and the defeat of the ticket was assured. By the vote on Tuesday the rank and file of the Re- publican party, the independent, self-respecting mem- M R. WELLS has gone down to defeat amid the In not on bers of the organization, called Burns, Lynch, Kelly, | Crimmins and the rest of the gang to an accounting. Those men, by their affiliations and alliances with cer- tain Democratic bosses such as Sam Rainey, man- aged to carry the Republican primaries by voting the whole push of both parties for the candidates of the bosses. Having gained control of the convention they turned it over to the corporation bosses. It was the Democratic attorney for the Southern Pacific Company, for the Spring Valley Water Company and the M. ay Company who really named the leading candidates on the Republican ticket. The result was the breaking a large independent Schmitz. The members of the State Central Committee who assisted the bosses in carrying out their schemes can study with profit the result of their trickery. They sullied themselves by doing a dirty work and they did it for nothing. They put upon the party the shame of Herrin’s domination, and the result is defeat. The interference in the fight of the Federal push, headed by Collector John C. Lynch, is sufficiently notorious to merit special reference. Lynch converted his Federal office into a2 political bureau. He not only himself neglected his official duties to do poli- tics, but he required his subordinates to be equally indifferent to the work they are employed to per- form. Frequently persons having business at the Col- lector’s office would find no-one there to wait upon them. Lynch even went so far as to bring his depu- ties from the interior to take part in the fight for Her- rin’s men. Such offenses are too serious to be lightly passed over. It is the duty of Senators Perkins and Bard to take notice of them and have Lynch removed, Nor should there be any delay in doing so. The man is utterly unfit for the office. He does not even try to fit himself for it. All public interests demand his removal. Republican vote that elected G. H. Umbsen & Co.—Monday, November 11, at 12| ay from the party of the | ness or interfere with: industry. again in the Republican camp. can who is opposed to boss rule, but at the tion of agitators and demagogues. performance of- his duties as Mayor. the duties of his office. MR. SCHMITZ'S PROGRAMME. AYOR-ELECT Schmitz in an interview with a representative of The Call on Tuesday night gave an outline of the policy he would adopt when he takes of- fice. His statement can be read with satisfaction by all who are concerned in the welfare of San Francisco and the conservation of law and order. It contains an assurance that as Mayor-of the city Mr. Schmitz will in no wise support or sanction any- thing which tends to lawlessness and violence or any movement designed to disturb busi- After recalling the fact that his father was one of the pioneers of the city, and that he himself is a native son, having no other interest than the upbuilding of San Francisco, Mr. Schmitz made three significant statements: First—“All classes and elements will have just and fair representation in the commissions to be appointed by the Mayor. I will consult the best interests of the city in making changes, and will fully respect the non-par- tisan spirit of the charter”; second—"“The Union Labor party did not exact a pledge of me. I have made no pledges and therefore am in a position to exercise my own judgment in the important duty of appointments to various commissions”; third—“I am a Republican, and if parties swing back to their natural positions I will be found in the Republican camp. I regard my election as a just and overwhelming rebuke to bossism.” From these statements the public will per.ceive that Mayor-elect ‘Schmitz does not regard himself as a representative of a class among the people, he does not deem himself bound to labor agitators or demagogues, he does not look upon his election as a triumph of labor against capital. He is a Republican. publicans he revolted against the domination of the bosses who dictated the Republican ticket. He perceives in his success a proof that the people are opposed to boss rule. In heading a ticket in cpposition to the boss ticket he did not abandon any of the political tenets of Republicanism, and now that boss domination is overthrown he will be found Like so many other staunch and true Re- Those statements, made on the very night of the election and when Mr. Schmitz was for the first time assured of victory, will go far to relieve the public of any fears that may have been felt of the consequences of the victory. That prompt and firm in making them shows that he had carefully thought the matter over from the first, and Lkad made up his mind that if chosen Mayor he would not be the ally of labor agitators, nor would he put the city government into their hands. He is not a socialist nor an anarchist, nor a revolutionist of any kind. He is a conservative Republi- the Mayor-elect was so same time 1s equally opposed to the domina- He has made no pledges that will bind him in the He says: “Above all things I desire the people to | understand that I shall not attempt to inaugurate a class administration.” ) Upon the showing made by such statements The Call believes the Mayor-elect to { be entitled to a fair trial from the conservative elements of the people. His coming ad- ministration must not be prejudged. There can be no question that Mr. Schmitz is right in attributing his election less to the supporters of the Labor party than to the revolt of the independent Republicans against the bosses who obtained control of the Republican machine and used it for base purposes. Having taken that rightful view of the mezning of his election, Mr. Schmitz may be expected to act in' accord with it when he enters upon { Accepting the statements of the newly elected Mayor as being frank and sincere, and relying upon his firmness to maintain them, The Call will give the new administra- | tion a favorable consideration. It will be impartial in everything, and always ready to com- mend whatever the Mayor may do for the general good. None the less it will fearlessly point out any errors he may make and condemn whenever condemnation is justly incurred. In short Mr. Schmitz has given good promises, and we shall help him to live up to them. THE BRITISH DEBT. IR MICHAEL HICKS-BEACH, Chancellor of S the Exchequer of Great Britain, has warned the taxpayers of the country that they must expect an increase of the national debt and an increase of taxation next year by reason of the enormous expen- ditures required for the war in South Africa and the increase of the navy. Mr. John Morley, a Liberal | member of Parliament, speaking about the same | time, has pointed out that the annual expenditures of | the Government have increased during the last ten years by £26,000,000, and that if the suspension of the sinking fund be counted the increase has amounted to £32,000,000. These and similar statements made by financiers of all parties show that the British people have begun to take a very serious view of the financial situation of the empire. From the close of the Napoleonic wars down to the last year or two the British bore their huge public debt without anxiety. In fact, they developed a theory that a public debt is a public blessing, and they looked upon the loans of the Gov- | ernment with satisfaction rather than dismay. There | were many reasons for that attitude of the public mind toward the question. The debt was being di- minished, industry and trade were increasing, Great Britain was becoming the creditor of the whole world, the burden of taxation required to meet the expenditures of the Government was becoming lighter, and the savings of the people invested in the postal savings banks were rapidly absorbing the debt. A recent review of the history of the British na- tional debt shows that it was at its highest in the | year 1836, when it amounted to the enormous sum of £853,000,000. From that point onward the effort was made to take steps toward reducing this national ob- ligation. There were years in which this effort was unsuccessful, but on the whole the attempt was cred- itably held to, so that in the year 1899 the national debt of the United Kingdom had been reduced to the sum of £635,000,000; that is, the English debt in two-thirds of a century had been reduced by more than $1,000,000,000. That showing was highly gratifying to the tax- payers. They looked forward to the speedy coming of a time when the public debt would be virtually ex- tinguished. In fact, the directors of the postal sav- 'ings banks began to complain that there were no funds in which to invest the deposits so as to pay in- terest on them. Very different is the situation now. In spite of the heavy increase of taxation the rev- | enues fall far short of the expenditures and the Gov- ernment has had to borrow money to carry on its operations. Moreover, while the debt is increasing the industrial and commercial supremacy of Great Britain is passing away. British financiers, therefore, have awakened to the disagreeable truth that while their expenditures are growing the means of meeting them are diminishing. They perceive that there is a real danger ahead of the empire, and one that cannot be evaded. It must be met. The British taxpayer must prepare himself to pay heavier taxes, even though the income from his business may have de- clined. It is a curious illustration of the way in . which seemingly small causes produce great results, that a war against a petty people in the wilds of South Africa should have brought the richest empire the world has ever seen to a condition that threatens something like bankruptcy. Of course the British can pay out, and that without having to bear such onerous taxation as rests upon the people of Conti- nental Europe, but none the less their debt is going to trouble them in more ways than one. B — There has been a general victory for “fusion tickets” in New York, Pennsylvania and in this city, and now we shall see how long the victors can operate practical politics without confusion, | A MASSACHUSETTS MUDDLE. thought to matters of politics. Her people @1¢ aware the Republican ticket is always safe in their State, and they do not concern them- selves much about what happens in other States. Consequently they have time and attention to give to a discussion of what they doubtless regard as more important problems, problems that afford more opportunities for original thought and a display of more skill in dialectics. The problem upon which the wise men of Boston and of the surrounding country are engaged at present is that of determining when a man is drunk. It is not an idle question, nor is the discussion of it con- fined to philésophers. The Judges of the courts are debating it with judicial solemnity and the press is arguing it with vigor. It is, in fact, a live issue and is treated as such. ! The debate arose in this way: In charging a jury in a divorce case a Judge told the jury they were not to accept as conclusive the testimony of a woman as to whether a man was drunk on a particular occasion. The charge gave rise to some criticism, and the Judge, by way of putting a stop to it, asked the ques- tion, “When is a man drunk?” The query raised a commotion at once. The Boston Transcript says: “Imagine the consternation of officials and of the public when a learned Judge, without previous warn- ing, propounds the question, “‘When is a man drunk?’ Of official définitions explaining the word drunk there is apparently none satisfactory in the slaw books, and the traditional view of the police has been already condemned. How decide?” Face to face with this poser and with no help from statutes or from Supreme Court decisions it was de- termined by some of the Police Judges to rely upon the dictionary. Alas! that availed them little, for according to the Century a man is drunk when “over- come, stupefied or frenzied by alcoholic liquor.” The Transeript says: “In the mind of the police the new definition worked utter confusion. Their old- fashioned notions, based upon years of experience and cbservation, were upset, and they knew not how to make arrests according to the Century Dictionary’s requirements.” One of two Judges boldly declared they will not be bound by the definition given in the dictionary. They assert a man can be drunk without being overcome, stupefied or frenzied. One of these says: “If the courts should hold that to constitute the crime of drunkenness it would be necessary to. prove that a man was overcome or helplessly drunk it would not be safe for law-abiding people to live in the commun- ity.” That sounds like common sense, and yet it does not give a definition of drunkenness nor set forth the signs by which it can be distinguished. The issue, therefore, remains as doubtful as it was”before, and much more muddled. It is to be noted, moreover, that the whole controversy is drifting away from the original point—that of deciding whether or no a woman’s testimony as to the drunkenness of a man is of legal value. —r——— e ——— Those sanguine persons who predicted that under our beneficent rule the Filipinos would soon acquire an understanding of American government were right. There is already a movement in Manila to ask for State government and the right to elect Aguin- aldo to the United States Senate. —_— / It has been a bad year for machine politics every- where from the Atlantic to the Pacific Coast. It seems to have been “wireless” voting all along the line. . —_— We shall next hear of Seth Low as candidate for Governor of New York, and after that it will be time to talk about the Presidency. —_— There appear to be just enough Democrats left in Ohio to form a Coroner’s jury in every county and lhold an inquest on the party remains. / MASSACHUSETTS does not give much, GRAND BAZAAR IN THE POTRERO TO RAISE FUNDS FOR A CHURCH AABLE LIEINDECAER o+ HE annual bazaar given by the La- dles’ Ald Society of the Memorial Presbyterian Church in South San Francisco was opened yesterday 1n the Opera-house Hall of the Mason- ic building, Fourteenth avenue South and Railroad avenue. The pastor of the church, Rev. H. N. Bevier, made the opening address and thanked the ladies who had given thelr ® 0 ® PERSONAL MENTION. Don Ray, a merchant of Galt, is at the Lick. J. G. Roberts, a banker of Madera, is among the arrivals at the Palace. Carl W. Brown, an owner of several oil wells near Fresno, is at the Palace. 8. T. Nishanura, a Japanese merchant of Tokio, is a guest at the Palace. Alec Brown, a member of the State Board of Equalization, is among the ar- rivals at the Lick. Mrs. W. H. Moreland, wife of the Epis- copal Bishop of Sacramento diocese, s at the Occidental. H. S. Kirk, State Superintendent of Public Instruction, came down from Sac- ramento yesterday. He is at the Cali- fornia. Edward Berwick, who owns some of the best orchards in the Carmel Valley, s up from Monterey county and has made his headquarters at the Grand. Peter Musto, who conducts a general merchandise store at Stockton, is here on a short business trip and has made his headquarters at the Grand. — Californians in New York. NEW YORK, Nov. 6.—Ths following Californians have arrived: San Francisco—J. A. Henderson, at the Astor; F. Henry and G. Q. Chase, at the Herald Square; A. 8. Baum, at the Cadll- lac; H. Bryant and wife and G. 8. Fol- som, at the Grand Union; P. F. Goodwin, at the Park Avenue; Mrs. F. M. Gray, at the Manhattan; H. Katz, Albert L. Mc- Mullen and wife at the Imperial; W. H. Murray, at the Cosmopolitan; G. F. Shields, at the Westminster; C. F. Taylor, at the Gilsey. Oakland—L. A, Barstow, at the Everett; C. Musgrave, at the Sturtevant; B. Hor- ter, at the Plaza. Los Angeles—J. Stillman, at the Grand Union; G. W. Hooper, at the Herald Square; B. E. Ward, at the Imperial. San Diego—W, L. Chamberlin, at the Netherlands. San Jose—Miss L. Howard; at the Man- hattan, gt e Californians in Washington. ‘WASHINGTON, Nov. 6.—The following Californians have -arrived at the hotels: Raleigh—B. B. Lions and wife, Stockton; Mrs. O. H. Brolts, J. E. Eaton and wife, Charles Waltz, Charles E. Penny, W. A. Koush, D. F. Oliver and wife, Oakland. Metropolitan—George Hildeth and wife, Miss Hildeth, San Francisco. St. James— C. H. Smith, J. H. Hopkins, Hanford T. Callaghan, California; August Gissler and wife, San Francisco. ——— Mrs. Horse—Does my hat really look pretty on me? Mr. Horse—I have told you so fifteen times. Now trot along, and don't be gaz- ing at yourself in every plateglass window we come to.—Chicago Record-Herald, _ from 10 a. m. ‘untii 11 p. m., wil close to-morrow evening. The ladles of the Ald Soclety who have charge of tha affair are: Mrs. G. W. Kelly, presiden Mrs. T. C. Leary, treasurer; Mrs. H. Bevier, Mrs. May Sckmeckenbecher, M: H. 8. McDougal, Mrs. George McDoug: Mrs. Willlam Stocks, Mrs. J. L. Davies, Miss Lilian Hare, Mrs. Ethel Smith, Mrs. David Dodge, Mrs. Etta Walrath, Mrs. Paul J. Ayhens, Mrs. Fred Jurgenson, Mrs. Etta Smith, Miss Effle Lewis and Miss Ethel Hyde. The young ladies in charge of the camera booth are assisted in their work by Edward Wilcox. An interesting musica! programme was PASTOR OF MEMORIAL PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH AND TWO MEMBERS OF HIS CONGREGATION WHO ARE WORKING HARD TO MAKE THE LaA- DIES' AID SOCIETY BAZAAR A SUCCESS. H —— time in arranging the detalls of the af- fair. A number of pretty booths have been erected in the hall and each one is filled with handsome and useful articlés donated by the ladles of the church. The domestic booth, the fancy booth, the camera booth, the lunch booth, the refreshment booth and the Spanish cafe are tastefully deco- rated, and during the day and evening were well patronized. The grab-bag was a source of amusement to all who ven- tured to investigate its contents, and the attractions provided for children were hailed with delight by the little ones. The camera booth did a thrivng business yesterday, .and in the evening photo- graphs were taken by flashlight. The bazaar, which will remain opea carried out last evening before a large audience. It will be repeated this evenirg and to-morrow night. Among the pretty children who will as- sist at the booths is Miss Mabel Leindeck- er. Her part will be to entertain the little children who come to enjoy the ba- zaar, and that she will do her part well is assured. i ‘Walnut and Pecan Panoche. Townsend. * f Cholce candies. Tonwsend's, Palace Hotel* f Cal. Glace Fruit 50c per Ib at Townsend's.* ( Special information supplied daily to business houses and public men by tha Press Clipping Bureau (Allen’s), 510 Mont- gomery street. Telephone Main 1042, ¢ THE BEST KNOWN THE CITY. ERN WRITERS. CHAPERON. CULTURE. THE CHINESE BELLE.OF AMERICA. “RED AND WOMAN. DO YOU KNOW HER? OF THE PACIFIC COAST. READ “HOW TO GET A NEW FACE IN SEVEN DAYS.” “ALASKA’S GOOD ANGEL” IS IN TOWN. WHO IS SHE? THE STORY OF THE RESCUE OF AN ORPHAN. SWELLEST OPERA CLOAKS IN NEXT SUNDAY CALL HAVE YOU EVER SEEN A CEN- TURY PLANT IN FULL BLOOM? MOST VALUABLE STRING OF PEARLS IN THE WORLD. 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