The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, March 20, 1903, Page 6

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, FRIDAY, MARCH 20, 190 JOHN D. SPRECKELS, Bropriefor. LEAKE. Manage Communications to W S. @ddress A TELEPHONE. Ask for THE CALL. T e Operator Will Connect You With the Departme-t You Wish. .Market and Third, S. F. 217 to 221 Stevenson St. PUBLICATION OF EDITORIAL ROO Cents Per Week. Cents. ding Postage: ne year =tk Delivered by Carriers, Single Coples, Terms by Mail, In AL e All postmasters are mathorized to receive sabscriptions. d when requested C. GEORGE KROGNE Mazsger Foreign Advertising, Marquette Building, Chieago. (Long Distan Teleph “‘Central 2619."") NEW YORK REPRESENTATIVE STEPHEN B. SMITH........30 Tritume Building NEW YORK C. C. CARLTON.... NEW YORK NEWS ETANDS: Waldort- Astor! 81 Union Square; Murrey Hill Ho tel and Hoffman House. RRESPONDENT Herald Square hern Hotel; House WASHINGTON (D. C.) OFFICE. 1408 G St., N. W. MORTON E. CRANE, Correspondent. ROM the vigor with which W has prose- been f Wh who were bent k- | keenness of the riv STAND TOCGETHER. ONFRONTED by a set of foreign-born agitators and mischief-makers trying to foment disturbance and bring about a strike on the lines of the United Rail- roads, it is the duty of the people of San Francisco to stand together and insist | ¥ upon the maintenance of the streef car service, upon which the welfare of so | many families depends. The advice applies to men who are employed by the street car lihes as well as to those who are not. The issue is that of protecting an important public utility from the at- | tacks of a set of men who have no interest in the city and no regard for those who have. Employes of the street car lines who are genuine residents of the city, have permanent homes here and own property here are as much concerned in the issue as any other citi- | zen. They will suffer like the rest of their fellow-workers if the lines be stopped, or if the street car company surrender to the adventurers and permit them to say who shall be em- | ployed in San Francisco and who shall not. Even more strongly than any other class of citizens does the issue raised in this controversy affect the employes of the United Railroads. The interests of the public gen- erally of course are large. Many a workingman would be sorely inconvenienced to get to and from his home and his work were the street cars to stop. Many a family would suffer if there were no means of rapid transit from their homes on the outskirts of the city to the downtown districts where the big shops are. Many 4 man who has been trying to attain a home of his own, and whose property is mortgaged, might lose his whole investment and all the earnings it represents if there should come a prolonged disturbance of work and business, throwing him out of employment. All that is true enough, but none | the less the men who would suffer most from the triumph of the mischief-makers would be | Rai { publ | peo the employes of the roads. | Let it once be established that only the walking delegates have authority to say who shall be employed by the roads, and who shall be dismissed, and the employes of the line would be at the mercy of a set of men absolutely irresponsible, who could and would dictate to them as to their work and even as to the way they vote. The favorites of the walk- ing delegates would have the inside, and those whom the delegates didn't like would have to get out. % There are reasons for believing that fully 75 per cent of the employes of the United roads are opposed to striking. They know they will suffer if a strike be ordered and their fellow-workingmen of other trades will also suffer. Popular sympathy is with them. During the strike of last year public sentiment was with the strikers, but this year ic sentiment will sustain those who oppose the strike. That fact will be evident to any man who will impartially investigate the situation. le of San Francisco are in sympathy with anything that tends at this juncture to tie up the street car lines and deprive the public of almost the only available means of transporta- tion from one part of the city to the other. We are now enjoying an era of high prosperity. The attention of Eastern capitalists home-seekers is turned in our direction. If we prove ourselves fitted to bear prosperity with soberness we shall have large investments here and increased opportunities for labor. The city will increase in population, and those thrifty persons who have purchased little homes for themselves in the suburbs will find the value of property rising round them and their thrift will be rewarded. A strike, however, would throw everything into confusion. that n¢ i It would breed strife and discourage investment. Prosperity would be checked and in place of new deposits every week in the savings banks there would be many workingmen forced the sphere of | te One was eB a ( sold most ¢ property to ew ies, the Lgddon Valley and the t, ez ha capit ‘ 500,000. By a stroke e 1 the 50,000 became $7,000,000. Of the | tually. ac e bul on the Globe’s debt was the Globe took over from r the Globe passed $1.000,000 paper to | 5.000 paper shares of the Vic- ¢ g the British America with | the creation of the two 000 shares became $2,500,- valt es. As such they are De- 725,000 in Novem- asset worth $2.500,000 in December, € a balance to the good of $1,875,000.” are revelations par in the balance sheet cost the Globe § tho the are by rief concern in the case. lic is eager to learn why there has »een no prosecution until public sentiment forced it. now been deemed necessary to form a 1 committee” and raise money to make ppears evident that the Government to avoid prosecution, and as Wright himself s of no political cial importance in London the that there are some persons of 1 inference i gh position who are interested in shielding him. Rumor is busy on the subject, and has not hesitated t e that royalty itself is involved in the scan- It is in that phase of the case that the publie s chiefly interested, and when the trial begins it is expected there will be some very startling revela- D vaunted imitative qulities of the Chinese found expression in this city the other day The in an claborate and remarkably efficient outfit to counter- feit American coin. These particular Chinese will probably soon be utilized for decorative purposes at San Quentin, | 1 | with the Shamrock 1.” to draw out their savings of the past in order to have money to live on in their idleness. It is hard to believe the carmen will precipitate a strike under such circumstances. When the issue comes before them their cooler judgment and common sense will prompt | them to refuse to follow the lead of mischief-makers. Public sympathy is on the side of every man who wishes to obtain lighter hours of labor and better wages, but it will not be on the side of those who are willing to inflict a loss uporf the whole city for the sake of bol- stering up the pretensions of a set of agitators who are seeking nothing but their own | advantage. CHAMPIONSHIP YACHTS. FOR YOSEMITE. OPULAR interest in the coming contest for MONG the excellent appropriations made by P America’s cup has beenm revived by the A the Legislature is one providing for the con- launching of Shamrock II1, and ' from this struction of a new hotel in Yosemite. As time on it w | the races have the beautiful valley is the most famous and most pop- ular of our great pleasure grounds this bill may be regarded as in the fullest sense one for the public benefit. been held and the r Thomas Lip- the launching of his new yacht stated that this will prob- ably be hi p. It is to be his 1 time he will leave it to 1 in a speech made t the banquet following ast effort to win the « Nature does not ask much of man on behalf of Yosemite. She has made the whole valley so fair and so healthful that very little in the form of human | care or adornment is needed to render it altogether beyond rivalry. Still there is needed for the benefit of those who visit the place a good and commodious | house of entertainment. The erection of such a build- | ing is, in fact, a necessity and should not be delayed. { The bill as passed by the Legislature provides for | an appropriation of $150,000 for the work. That is | ample for the construction of a hotel worthy of the | site. It is to be regretted that we have not a suitable | hotel already there for the entertainment of Presi- dent Roosevelt when he comes to visit us. How- ever, we shall have Presidents to visit us in the fu- ture, and so the main thing is to press forward the construction of the hotel as promptly as possible. In making selection of the appropriation bills which he shall sign Governor Pardee must of course be determined more by considerations of merit and urgency than by anything else. Each of those con- siderations is on the side of this bill. The hotel is needed and it is needed now. The measure should have the Governor's prompt approval. and if he fail th one clse to undertake the maintenance of British ting in competition with the United States. pects the coming race promises to be because thods of yacht construction to In the early races there 1ce between the American center- 1e British yacht with its fin keel t was much broader and shallower and carri The y forced yacht.builders on each de to adopt every good feature they could from the In some more interesting than any of recent years, bring rival m t as well as sailorship. sh model 1 more sail. 1er, and as a consequence in the recent contests 1 boats were not essentially dissimilar in con- struction. This year each side appears to have re- model. The cht will have a broad beam, will draw but little water and will carry“more sail than ever | before. The British champion will have less beam than Shamrock II, will sit deeper in the water and will carry less sail. Yachting experts express a belief that Shamrock II1 will be a decidedly swiiter yacht than her prede- cessors, and that if we are to hold the cup we must have a better boat than the Columbia One New York expert is quoted as saying of the challenger: “Her designer has learned a bit since he appeared Another is reported as pre- “she will do her best s3iling in a breeze ranging from eight to twelve knots, going to wind- ward and running with some sea on. Under such conditions she will be dangerous.” A third says: “She is of far stronger and better construction than either of the two other Shamrocks. Her weak point is the smallness of the lateral plans, but if what she has will hold her she will be a wonder in a wihd. Unlike other Shamrocks, rugged waters have no ter- rors for this craft, if they don't over-spar and over- Properly handled it will take a better boat than the Columbia to beat her three days out of five.” turned somewhat toward its original American y Missouri has just paid off the last dollar of her State debt, and by way of celebrating the event the State officials took the canceled bonds and made what may be called a bond fire on the Capitol grounds, while an immense crowd took something cheerful and whooped for joy. —_— It is announced that the new Philippine coin is to bear the figure of a maiden with a hammer in her uplifted hand standing beside an anvil; and now we may expect “knocking” and . the anvil chorus to be very popular in the islands. dicting It is said that the King of Siam has been so much impressed with a picture of the inner court of George Gould’s house at Lakewood that he has ordered New York architects to plan a palace for him in the same style but five times larger. A iy Cocrailie, Three prominent citizens of the interesting town of You Bet were tarred and feathered the other day. The people probably felt that they had to live up to the explosive, exclamatory character of the burg they honor. canvas her. From those estimates it may be inferred we are to have a good race for our cup and our money. Sir Thomas Lipton himself is not confident, but he has a firm conviction that he is to make a better race than ever before. In his banquet address he said: “There is no question that the best boat wins in the international races. I believe that the Shamrock IIT will come near filling that bill. To my mind she is a marvel in which Fife and Watson have outdone themselves. With good trial races and no accidents her arrival in New York should mark the coming of the most formidable challenger ever sent over.” While the British are thus hopeful of their boat, the New Yorkers are as sanguine as ever of victory. It is not probable there will be anything to mar the generous rivalry of the contestants. Sir Thomas has proven his ability to bear defeat with good grace, and should he be more fortunate this time no one will grudge him his victory. On the contrary, our vachtsmen would at once imitate his example and take defeat as nothing more than a stimulus to build a better yacht and go after the cup as soon as pos- siblg S All Eurcpe seems to be fearful that we will obtain, by treaty, trade advantages in Cuba. Our trans- Atlantic friends may console themselves with the fact that we deserve every advantage we may secure, Senator Hoar says it is time for the Senate to adopt a2 new manual of parliamentary practice, and the country will promptly second the motion and recommend the Reed rules. The latest political rumor is that Senator Spooner is being groomed to make the race against Roosevelt for the Presidential nomination next year, but there are no reports as yet of anypody betting on him. The thermometer registered 16 degrees below zero the other night in Mcdoc. Nature seems to be get- ting even by equalizing conditions after the hot" time of the Modoc Iynchings. No considerable proportion of the | | | There I8 no postal law that proh AUTHOR SAYS HE OWES BUT LITTLE TO HISTORY FOR HIS OOK POPULAR B H “WHEN KNIGHTHOOD WAS IN WELL KNOWN ACTRESS WHO WILL PRESENT THE DRAMATIZED VERSION COLUMBIA COMMENCING ONE OF THE CHARMING MEMEERS OF HER COMPANY. FLOWER," AT THE OF THE ROMANTIC NEXT MONDAY NOVEL, AND e HE dramatic version of Charles Majors’' novel, ““When Knighthood Was in Flower,”” which Effie | Elisler is presenting, reflects very | carefully the historical atmos- | phere of the opening years of the six- | teenth century as regards scenery, cos- | tumes, armor, music and dances. As to | the historical verity of the character | studies of the drama the only claim made is that the playwright has faithfully fol- lowed Mr. Majors’ romance. What his opinion is of the historical value of “When Knighthood Was in Flower" 1s PP ANSWERS TO QUERIES. FUNNY VALENTINES — V., City. sending of funny valentines through the mail. ARIZONA—E. A. J., Harris, Humboldt County, Cal. There are twelve countles in Arizona, namely Apache, Cochise, Co- | eonino, Gila, Graham, Maricopa, Mojav: Navajo, Pima, Pimal, Yavapal and Yuma. | WINE PRODUCTION — Subscriber, Brentwood, Cal. The production of wines in the United States in 1900 was 24,306,905 gallons. Of this amount 14,620,000 gallons | were produced in California, 2,525,250 in | New York and 1,934, in Ohio. HAIR TURNED GREEN-O. 1. D, City. If you have used some hair regen- erator that has turned the hair of a greenish hue you had better consult a re- liable hair doctor who will use the proper methods to restore it to its natural color. BATTLE OF ATLANTA-K., Watson- ville, Cal. This correspondent wants to | know what has become of an exhibition | picture entitled “‘Scenes of the Battle of Atlanta” which was on view in Minneap- olis about fifteen years ago and was sent to Chicago. HEAVES IN HORSES—A. F., Colusa, Cal. The immediate cause of heaves in horses is rupture of the small cells in the lungs, so that the animal cannot expel the air he has drawn in without an extra and double effort. It is generally brought about by putting the horse to hard work with stomach full of coarse and undigest- ed food, or by hereditary predisposition. MONT BLANC—S8ubscriber, City. Mont Blanc, the highest peak of the Alps, 15,- 744 feet, was first ascended by Jacques Balmat, August 28, 1786, in company of Dr. Paccard. The former afterward be- came a guide up the mountain and forty- seven years after his first ascent, at the age of 71, he was killed by a fall over a precipice. TWO QUOTATIONS—A. The following lines are from Muller,” by Whittier: For all sad words of tongue or pen i The suddest are these, "It might have been. The following are the lines asked for. They are from ‘“The Elegy,” written by Gray, in a country churchyard: 1l many a gem of purest ray serene The dareuntathem'd caves of ocean bear: Full many a flower is born to blush unseen ANd waste ‘ts ‘sweetness on the desert air. TO COLOR STEEL—C. 8., Rough and Ready, Cal. The mode employed in blu- ing steel is merely to subject it to heat. The dark blue is produced at a tempera- ture of 600 degrees, the full blue at 550 and the blue at 500. The steel article is finely polished on its surface and then exposed to a uniform degree of heat. The | coloring is produced by a flame producing &0 soot, as spirit of wine; secondly by C. R.,, City. “Maude | more indicated by the following lines in a re- | let him do so outright cent letter of his to Miss Ellsler If he wishes n this | entertain, let him avow If he can subject: | all .three without marring “I do not consider my works entitled to | the better; but I have fou be called ‘historical novels.' T are | who succeed In even two 1ese | really romances, set back a few hundred | poses. Teaching and preaching may years among people whom I know well | entertaining—in fact, ma the ¥ and love dearly. 1 It I succ little interest than would historical quality—whether of atmosphere—for the sake of the story | It 1s not my intention to teach history. d in giving to and enterts satisfled. A busincss with any other purpose. sacrifice a tes, form of entertainmen and preaching in the done by themselves, medium of a work wtk ject is to entertain The production of ‘“When Was in Flower” will be seen lumbia Theater commening the e cases through se oste: v readers a | next “If a writer wishes to preach or teach, | day night. a plate of hot iron and thirdly by wood | Ex. strong hoarhound candy. Townsend's,* ———— ashes. If the latter is used must be covered with them and carefully the article here Is no sale for gl va 1 th sired color is ob- | scason; get glasses now: genuine spec [“-.;;\::Pd et Do S0c. 81 4th st., front barber and grocer £ ; NAVIES—J. E.qA., City. 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