The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, July 9, 1903, Page 6

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NW. corner Twenty-second and Kentucky, open uptll § o'cicek. 2200 Fillmore, open untll § o'clock, 10 SUBSCRIBERS LEAVIKG TOWN POR THE SUMMER | restdence ‘heir paper forwarded by mail to thelr new eddre by motifying The Call Business Office. This paper will also be on sale = sesorts wnd is represented .y a local agent im ©ll towns omn the coast. : FOR PUBLIC LIFE meeting at Yale oi the Andrew D. White, formerly s Embassador to Germany, made new course of instruction at our univer- stem of higher cation is defective inasmuch as it giv g nor culture in the work of public administration, | h so many Americans are called, and he de- hat such work be at once provided for by the of the proper chairs in the larger uni- | the country. Millionaires of liberal ten- es are invited to contribute to the ioundations. ! In presenting his theme Mr. White said the great- | at famous He believes that the present s) plea es no train- whi res t er | American millionaires can do to the cause | on at this time would be to contribute to | ywing objects: “1. Endowments in twenty- | five American universities of professorships and fel- instruction in public affairs to fit the | lowships for vouth America for office-holding. 2. Professor- | s owships in twenty-five American univer- sity udy znd teaching in administration. 3. The | estabiishment on 2 similarly large scale in American | universities of professorships in international law. 4. The establishmeént of twenty-five proxc«onhlw d fellowships in the history of civilization. Endowments in twenty-five universities for chairs n American history 6. Similar endowments in twenty-five universities for the stndy of music and terature as inspiring accompaniments to civic virtue and public life.” - The establishment of professorships of international | the history of civilization, American history and | music would not occasion much comment. In one way or another each of those Subjects is already pro- | vided for in all of our larger universities. The es- tablishment of a chair of instruction in public ad- ministration, however, would be a novelty. It might indeed excite something of derision, for the gradu- e who came forth from his university with a| loma certifying his fitness tp fill a public office | might find bimseli defeated at the polls every time he sought to be elected to the particular office he had qualified himself to il There is of course a recognized need of trained | men to fill the various administrative offices of the nation and of the States, counties and cities. It is | more than doubtfui, however, whether that training could be successfully given in a university, no matter how liberal might be the endowment to provide it. There are some classes of work for which business experience is\a better training than any that could be furnished in a Jecture-room, and as a rulf public administration is work of that class. Mr. White say “In our courts the university has a stronghold, but in our county boards, our city couneils, our Legislatures, our Congress and our seats of executive power I see no such proportion of university-bred men as every intelligent American patriot must desire. * * * Our universities do rot yet offer their students who wish to enter public jife the instruction which fits them thoroughly for it. We have magnificent provisions for instruction in the sciences. in literaru=e, = a'l that ocrtairs to va- ri us profcssions. We are rapidly taking the lead of the world, but I see no equal provision for fitting men to grapple with the problems of American politics.” It is quite probable that Mr. White's views on this subject are affected by what he saw and learned to admire in the burcaucratic government of Germany. Possibly the offices of that country are pretty well filled by university graduates. He will have a hard task, however, in convincing the American people that such bureaucratic training would be of advantage here. At any rate, so long as the attainment of office in this country depends nai-ly on the ability to get votes, the first lesson in the proposed university course of instruction in the scienck of filling a pub- lic office voflldhnumdmhm.mthe art of getting it law, '{L enterprise in political life. | taxes would | mated at 30 per cent. | have been subject to foreign competition and who | | quiry concerning the needed measures for checking | policy established b 'S |ROSEBERY AND CHAMBERLAIN. ORD ROSEBERY has for the® third time spoken of Chamberlain’s tariff’ policy with de- risiog. In a“speech in the House of Lords he has mocked at the proposed inquiry into the subject | of the commercial and industrial relations of the em- pire with competing nations and with the colonies. He has declared that he does not believe any such inquiry will take place, and has asserted that the talk of an_inquiry is designed for no other purpose than to conceal the weakness of Chamberlain’s position and enable him to get out of a bad blunder. Perhaps Roscbery may be sincere in his state- ments. He is of nature so critical, so given to | vague academic discussion of political questions, that it is probably impossible for him to understand how any set of men can undertake to carry out a new Chamberlain, however, is From his youth he has been in the habit of doing things. Between his thoughts and his will there is a very close connection. He is not the kind of statesman who can spend_years halting and hesitating whether or no he will accept the lead- ership of a party or not. In'short, he is about the opposite of Rosebery, and consequently the thing which Rosebery laughs at as a mere matter of talk is very likely to be the thing upon which Chamberlain a man of action. | will stake his political fortunes. It is to be noted that the statesmen and the papers of Great Britain do not share Rosebery's derisive views of the issue. The free-traders have under- taken a vigorous campaign of education in defense of their policy against the attack which they see to be inevitable at the next general election. Recently some fifty of the Liberal Unionists who in times past | | have followed Chamberlain have formed themselves | into an association to oppose his new policy. At the same time other leaders of equal influence have aligned themselves on his side and are now carrying The Parliamentary inquiry will unquestionably be made, and it will be made as a | matter of practical politics. That much is about as | hing in the future can be. Gilbert Parker, one of Chamber- took the matter from Par- submitting resolutions in- to a mass-meeting of his the war into Africa. certain as a Recently Sir lain’s ablest supporters, liament to the people by dorsing the proposed policy constituents. His speech is looked upon as impor- tant because it presented what are expected to be the arguments which Chamberlain will himself rely upon when appealing to the country. A summary of the address says: ported food were advocated as an indispensable fis- but the explanation was made that the be reduced in other directions, espe- cially on tea, coffee, sugar and tobacco, and that the balance would be effected by the operation of poli- cies of retaliation and negotiation. Ten industries were enumerated in which there had been an aggre- gate loss of £17,000,000 in trade, and the reduction of | the exports of the country under free trade was esti- Sir Gilbert contended that the capital and the workmen of the country must be kept empleyed and the home market defended against foreign invasion.” Whatever Rosebery may.think of such arguments, they were well received by the masses of Gravesend were addressed. It was an audience | workingmen whose industries | | “Taxes on im- | cal reform, to whom they largely made up of will be giad of something in the way of protection. | Moreover, they applauded the proposed reduction of | taxes on tea, coffee, sugar and tobacco, articles which are so important to the homes of the working classes. Consequently when at the close of his ad- dress the resolutions asking for an .exhaustive in- increasing inroads into British markets were pre- | sented, they were carried by a unanimous vote. The issue. in short, is already before the people. While Rosebery is exercising his subtle intellect in criticizing this or that phase of the subject Chamber- lain is going ahead with his programme. Some day Rosebery will wake up to find that what he has been ridiculing as absurd has become a governmental the votes of the British people. A Los Angeles man stole an automobile the other da_\'. and it is a safe prediction that he will plead in defense either temporary insanity or an impulse to remove evil from the path of the unwary. A ST. LOUIS GARDEN. UMMER is always a hot time in St. Louis, and the people of St. Louis are fully aware of the fact. They are also aware that if their expecta- tions be realized the summer of 1904, superheated as it will be in that city by an exposition and a Presi- dential campaign combined, is going to be extremely sultry for visitors. Hence, like wise and considerate hosts, they are already devising ways and means for cooling off the crowds. Of course many ways will be devised and many plans will be tried; all kinds of iced drinks will be plentiful and there will be fans galore, accompanied by an ample concession to men to wear shirt waists, but of those we need not speak. One scheme, how- ever, promises to be a novelty of the first class and a*genuine treat to the multitude, being nothing less than a seli-cooling garden endowed with power to generate its own breezes on the sultriest day of the season. The projected luxury will be a roof garden so con- structed that it can be made to revolve at any rate of speed desired. Really it is to be two gardens, one on the ground floor and one elevated to a sufficient height to command a view of the whole surrounding country, A report of the enterprise says: “Accord- ing to the plans the outer circle of the lower platform will revolve at such a rate as will permit any person to safely step from the ground to the platiorm. The next portion of the platiorm will revolve at an in- creased rate of speed, but such that it can be tra- | walking match from that, city to Southport, a dis- | | tance of 414 miles. versed safely to the inner platform, which will re- volve at a yet higher rate of speed, yet enough to create a cooling breeze.” This central platiorm is connected with the entire upper platform and a moving stairway will convey patrons from the lower to the upper platiorms without any effort on their parts. Surrpunding and on the platforms tables and chairs are arranged so that refreshments and meals may be served. It will be seen that the scheme promises to maki the big Ferris wheel, Chicago’s boast, look like thirty cents. It will be the greatest “merry-go-round” on record. One will only have to sit still and he will see the whole Jandscape swing around him as if it were strung for a panorama. It will beat mfndl'u on the gate, and the yovng men and the maidens of the exposition will have flming hours of joy as they revolve round and round in a kind of waltz that per- mits of enjoying icecream while waltzing. Just how fast the garden will have to be revolved in order to get up an exhilarating breeze in the St. |by a patenul govemmenk. Louis atmosphere cannot be calculated at this time, but no doubt a good many visitor$ will feel dizz‘y by the tinte they have mixed their mint juleps with the motion of the garden itself. Gayety and hilarity, however, will rule the soaring crowd, and it may be that other cities will with envious haste erect simi- lar gardens of their own, and St. Louis will be fa- mous, honored and imitated even in Chicago. B e — A few days ago a remarkable story came from St. Louis of an effort being made by a brace of rascals to make a pseudo monkey of a kidnaped child for show purposes. The ingenious scoundrels would have given less affront aud received more success if they had taken one of many men who are at large in'al- most any community. —— THE RUSSIAN CASE. HE meeting of the navies in Pechili Bay Tprobably has no warlike significance. Al the leading powers have squadrons and fleets in Eastern waters, and they do there as elsewhere by periodically meeting and rais- ing the “pig flag,” or heaving-to for “a gam,” to exchange salutes, calls, dinners and drinks. ~ So from rear admirals to jackies the personnel of all the fleets will meet and mingle on the waters of far Pechnh. and the occasion qannot be taken by any as “demonstration.” I\ow in diplomacy “a demonstration” is a signifi- cant thing, and may occur by omission. For in-| stance, if Russia had been leit to occupy Pechili alone with her fifty-seven warships i would have been “a demonstration,” portentous to China and menacing to the other nations interested in the trade of the East. But when we send fifteen warships, the best in the world and the latest out of actual battle, and Great Britain, Germany, France and Italy appear un- der full steam, Russia is cheated of her demonstra- tion, and what would have had a warlike appear- | ance becomes as peaceful as an apple bee. It may well be that while France and Russia will do their manners to the other fleets and squadrons, they really feel that it is a case in which “two are com- pany and three a crowd.” The United States has no militant intention, but just sends Admiral Bob Evans and the Oregon and a few more of our sea lions to let the rest of the world know that Columbia is still the gem of the ocean. We take tea with lemon juice and butter with Russia and the sap of the Widow Cliquot with France in the most peaceable way, but if there should be a fight involving us in the East we will be found somewhat prepared. As for Russia, her recent diplomacy threatens to make her the Ananias of nations. The only redeem- ing feature of it is that she shows the newness of her fall by the bad memory which makes her diplomatic lies inconsistent with each other. We are glad to help cheat her out of her costly demonstration on Pechili Bay, and will not be sorry if some day we have to besom her fleet off the face of the waters. WALKS AND WALKERS. WHEN golf has run its course, and is no smart set and their imitators, it is probable we shall have a scason of walking tours by way of | variety. Most of our social fads come from Eng- | land, and England just now is much given to walk- ing. The papers that pay attention to such matters are full of reports of long tramps and of arrangements made for others. The walks vary from twenty-five to fiity miles, and are seemingly shared in by all classes and conditions of people. A recent issue of the Manchester Tlmes tells of a 1 The conditions were that the contestants were to make it in ten and a half hours of straight walking. Out of 107 starters no less than 103 completed the distance in the required time, and it is stated that if the limit had been placed at 83 | hours upward of three score competitors would have qualified for the medal offered. Among the successful competitors in the race were 1 two young ladies. They made the 41% mile} iy ten hours and one minutgf and are reported to have come in looking fine and fresh at the finish. They assert that they undertook no special training for the walk, but one of them said: “I put down my success a great deal to the fact that for a number of years I have been studying the art of voice production and the care of the throat and lungs.” The new fad appears to be sweeping the country like a craze. All kinds of pedestrian tours and matches are being proposed. It is announced that the great difficulty of the matches is found in trying to enforce the rule against running. However, that i does not spoil the fun of the thing, and our British cousins appear to be ha)’ing a great time tramping from one town to another and witching the country by their speed and endurance in getting over miles and miles of road at something like five miles an hour all day long. e o 57 e D THE VALUE OF INDEPENDENCE. OCIALIST philosophers talk much about S the artificial conditions and the changes which made life impossible on the old lines. They use the artificial line of argument to support their varipus schemes for having the Government take care of the people. They propose to pension everybody, and to make the Government furnish wages for everybody, though it must borrow the money to pay pensions and wages. ‘When'Mr. Chamberlain proposed his tariff “scheme to the Comwons he joined it to a promise of wages and old age pensions. This has set the publicists at work to find the effect of such pensions and of oth® schemes to replace the necessity for personal exer- tion as 2 means of self-support and to. put by some- thing for independence in later life. The result - of the examination is that wherever these schemes are tried the independence of the people and their ca- pacity for self-support grow less. This result is so natural that it should not sur- prisesany one. Remove necessity as the spur to ex- ertion, and exgrtion grows less and finally ceases. longer a novelty for the amusement of !hc*cnpaclty of the Republic Theater recently 1848, When men can' live on bounty they will not - -work, no matter what race they are. Nature has plainly shown th: result of removing the necessity for exer- tion. In the tropics she feeds the people by her spontaneous products, and in the tropics therefore no one works. So wherever, in any zonme, a plan s adopted to support man without work, just as in the tropics, necessity being removed, he stops work. Of gourse the permanence of such a scheme is impos- sible, and under it man’s last state is worse than the first, for the borrowed money to pay bounty accu- mulates a debt, and when the bounty stops and the debt has to be paid, man must work not only to supply the wants of the present, but to pay for what he had while he was in the fool’s paradise furnished ROYALTY GIVES THANKS TO A MONEY KING NEW YORK, July 8.—Andrew Carncgie has received the following letters, one from Count Cassini, the Embassador of Russia in Washington, and the other from the Queen of The Netherlands, upo; the occasion of his presentation of tife sum of $1,500,000 to The Netberlands Gov- ernment for a courthouse and library for the use of the permanent court of arbi- tration at The Hague: IMPERIAL EMBASSY OF RUSSIA WASHINGTON, May 28, 1903 Andrew Carnegie, Beq—_Sir: His Maj the Emperor has learned with the utmost action af tha senerous Gonation of B1.500000 given by vyou for the purpose of erecting a bullding ‘at The Hague to be held as the per- manent seat of the International Court of Ar- bitration and for a library in connection with the same. His Majesty directs me to convey to you the expression of his deep and heartfelt apprecia- tion of this munificent gift, bestowed on a cause the intiative of which belongs to my | trusts that its of Inestimable e of the world d. and the happiness of all mank Acquitting myself with the greatest pleasure of the agreeable duty intrusted to me, I re- main, sincerely yours, COUNT CASSINI, Embassador of Russia. Withelmina, Queen of The Netherlands, Prin- cess of Orange-Nassau, etc. To Andrew Carnegie, Esq.: In order that the institution ‘originatéd by the peace confer- ence may attain ts full development, not only the co-operation of sovereigns and 'governors is necessary, but the sympathy of private per- sons also i3 needed. You, sir, have felt this, and, suiting the action to the sentiment with characteristic energy, you have offered a princely gift for the establishment of a palace and library worthy of the Court of Arbitration. May the palace of peace, which will owe its existence to your munificence, remain through- out time the imposing symbol of the humane endeavor to solve the differences between na- tions by peaceful means. Your contributing so largely toward the realization of this end is a noble deed, which 1 and my people appre- ciate the more highly because an international decree having placed the seat of the Court of Arbitration in this country, The Netherlands considers_itself the guardian of the idea of | peace, which it was the aim of The Hague conference to see fulfilled. The object of this letter is to offer you our most heartfelt thanks. Given at the Palace Soestdik, the 1ith of June, 1903. WILHELMINA. ANSWERS TO QUERIES. RAILROAD—M., City. There is no rail- road in Lake County. KEEL BOAT—W. A. F., City. The America, the vessel that first won the America’s cup, was a keel boat. OLD BILLS—J. L. C,, City. Almost any money broker on Montgomery street will | tell you upon examination if the old bills in your possession are of any value. DIAMONDS — Subscriber, City. Dia- monds have been found in the following named States of the Amerimin Union: Virginia, North Carolina, Georgia, Wis- consin, Idaho and California. PONY EXPRESS RIDER-S. A. Mc., City. The picture of the Pony Express Rider recently published shows that the rider feels that he is being pursued by In- dians coming over the hill, but he is sur- prised to see one on the level on his right | riding to cut him-off. - THEATERS—E. W., City. The seating | capacity of the Grand Opera-house in San | Francisco is 2395; Columbia Theater, 1624; California Theater, 1698; Central Theater, 1458, and the Orpheum, 29%. The seating damaged by fire was 1425. LOTTERY—P. H. L., Pomona, Cal. It is unlawful to transmit by mail any letter adaressed to any lottery concern. The | postofice will not deliver such letters and a person who uses the mail for the pur- pose of communication with such con- cerns is liable to punishment. FROM SHAKESPEARE—E. Q. M, | City. . The lines asked about: He dives into the King's soul, scatters Dangers, doubts, wringing, Fears and despalrs; and riage. Are from Shakespeare's act 2, scene IL and there of the conscience, all these for his mar- “Henry VIIL" JANUARY—Subsériber, City. A is right | in his contention that January, the name | of the first month of the year, was taken | from the Romans. The names months wete taken directly from those people. They named the first month Januarius, after Janus, the double-faced deity, who' was$™ supposed to be looking backward and forward to denote the meeting of the past and the future. TORPEDO BOATS-S.. San Jose, Cal Italy never had nor has not now any “cruiser that can be submerged for three hours at a time.” It has two submarine boats, the Delfino and the Trione, the former 79 feet and the latter 55 feet long. The United States navy has eight sub- marine boats, the Adder, Grampus, Hol- land, Moccasin, Pike, Plunger, Porpoise and Shark. The shortest of these is the Holland, 5¢ feet, and the longest the Plunger, $ feet. CHECKERS—Hix, City. In playing checkers when one player is in a position to capture a piece or pleces belonging to his adversary and h ils to do so, he is liable to be “huffed,” that is, his oppo- nent may remove the man which the of- fending party should have taken from the board, as a penalty for not taking it. In this game a player has not the option to refuse to take when he can, whatever the consequences may be. The player who is in a position to “huff” his adver- sary has also the option of insisting on his taking instead of taking the “huff.” SUTTER—T. B, City. Sutter street, San Francisco, was named for General John A Sutter, a native of Baden, who came to California July 2, 1839, went to Sacramento and built Sutter Fort on what he called New Helvetia, and near which James W. Marshall in Jantary, accidentally discovered gold. The name, according to the Americans, «is pronounced Sut-er, with the sound of e as in her. There is no combination of let- ters of the English language that will give the sound of the name in the Ger- man language. Such can be obtained only by hearing a German pronounce the name. ¥ : THE AMERICA CUP-F. J. 8, San Diego, Cal. The rules governing the races for the America cup contain the following in relation to the naming of the competing vessels: “The challenged club shall not be required to name its repre- sentative vessel until the time agreed upon for the start, but the vessel, when named, must compete in all the races, and each of- such races must be completed within seven hours.” “No vessel which had been defeated in a match for this cup can be again selected by any club as its representative until after a contest for it by some other ves- ‘tras intervened, or until after the ex- piration of two years from the time of such defeat.” NELL GWYNN-—Valambrosa, Mendo- cino, Cal. 'Nell Gwynn, also known as Eleanor Gwinn, was born at Hereford, England, February 2, 1650, and died No- vember 13, 1687. She was an English ac- tress and was a very close friend of Charles I1. There is little information as to her early life. Her first known appear- ance on the stage was in 1665. She was a great favorite with the public, as she was gay and sprightly and played piquant, bustling parts. Her dancing was much admired. She left the stage in 1682. e King retained his affection for her 'till. her death. - money Bestwood Park (Nottingham), and Buford ‘House (Windsor) and other fl!ll were be- 4 stowed upon rher. OPPOSITION TO PHILIPPINES OPIUM BILL ——ee MANILA, July S.—Representatives of the Chinese Chamber of Commerce and of the Evangelical Union argued for six hours to-day in opposing the opium_bili at the public discussion of that mea on the occasion of its third reading. The Chinese advocated that there be no change in the present indiscriminate sale of opium, with additional Government su- pervision of its importation. The Evan- gelical Union delegates urged the prohi- bitlon of the 'sale of opium by the United States commission and exposed the most sensational conditions prevailing, alleg- ing that the Chinese are tampering with the newspapers and raising a fund des- tined to be used In bringing about the defeat of the bill. The object of the opium bill is to create an opium monopoly in the archipelago and sell it to the highest bidder. It is based on the theory that it will restrict the use of the drug to Chinese, who have used it all their lives, and prevent its indiscrim- irate sale to Americans and Filipinos, many of whom are falling victims to the use of opium. Sales of the drug are to be controlied by concessionary, who may acquire the right to sell opium, in the isi- ands by bidding for the flege every three years. There are provisions for li- censes and control of the traffic. PERSONAL MENTION. R. Prager, a merchant of Portland, is at the Palace. W. Virges, a druggist of Tacoma, is at fhe Palace. G. D. Kellodg, a fruit man o. Newcastle, | is at the Lick. Dr. Clarendon A. Foster of New York is at the Palace. A. R. Horning. a lumberman of Glen- dale, is at the Russ. E. T. Stimson, a lime merchant of Los Angeles, is at the Palace. Thomas Derby, a merchant Almaden, is at the Palace. ‘W. H. Gerretson, a grocer of Benicia, is registered at the Occidental. Ben R. Katzenstein, a fruit grower of Sacramento, is at the Palace. Lieutenant Commander Charles Laird of the Boston Is at the Palace. H. P. Anderson, an oil man of Los An- is stopping at the Palace. T. H. Minor, a lumber merchant of of New | cata, Is among the guests at the Grand. J. H. Williams, one of Portland’s mer- chants, is stopping at the California. i ] Californians in New York. NEW YORK, July 8.—From San Fran- cisco—Miss R. A. Leving, at Marlbor- ough; J. F. Valentine, Mrs. C. Martinez, at Broadway Central; Miss Bennement, at Netherland: J. C. English, at Herald Square; H. Parish, at Grand Union; H. Mack, at Manhattan; A. H. Reichling, at Hoffman. From Los Angeles—G. W. Pendleton, at Herald Square; Solano. at Imperial; Dr. G. Bayless, at Navarre: C. Monroe and wife, at Manhattan. From | Oakland—W. Kelly and wife, at Conti- | nental; Kling, at Gilsey. From Santa Ana. Tripp, Miss A. T. Ack- er, at Grand Union. —_——— COMMISSIONERS PURCHASE HOME FOR THE GOVERNOR Steffens Property on Sixteenth and H Streets, Sacramento, Is Bought for an Executive Mansion. SACRAMENTO, July 8-—The Capitol Commissioners this evening concluded the purchase of a Governor's mansion. The property bought was the residence of Jo- seph Steffens, at the corner of Sixteenth and H streets] and the price paid was $32.- 500. As the amount in the fund is $48,750, there will remain a goodly sum for repair- ing and furnishing the residence. The lot upon which the house stands has a front- age on H street of 210 feet and it has a depth of 160 feet. The residence was built about twenty years ago for Albert Galla- tin, at a cost far in excess of the price of our “vald for it to-day. The residence is on the same street as the Lindley home, which the Governor has occupied since he has been in Sacra- mento. It was the original intention to erect a residence on the Capitol grounds, but Governor Pardee was opposed to this on the score that it would be inappropri- ate. He gave his approval to the selec- tion of the Steffens residence. —_———— Government to Improve Harbor. LOS ANGELES, July 8.—Major J. H. Willard, Government engineer in charge of the harbor work at San Pedro, has called for bids for the construction of a dredge to cost approximately $30.000 for use in improving the inner harbor at Wil- mington. Tenders will be opened in Los Angeles July 24, The construction of this dredge will mark the beginning of exten- sive improvement of the inner harbor planned by the Government. GREEK CABINET GOES OUT IN A FIERCE STORM ——— ATHENS, Greece, July 8.—The formal announcement in the chamber to-day Premier Theotokis of his resignation or the Cabinet, which only formed ten days ago, was followed by a scene of the wild est disorder, during which the opposing Deputies exchanged blows and the gai- leries joined in the general uproar. M Theotokis, In announcing his resignation violently attacked the oppesition, who, he said, fomented illusions among the masses which could not be realized without in volving the Govermment in the most se rious consequences. He added that th Government was confronted by a formid able upheaval of the whole people and rather than use severe measures which the maintenance of order demanded the Cabinet had resigned. The storm broks as M. Theotokis concluded. The President immediately suspende the sitting and when later he attempted to reassemble the house he could not find a quorum, all the supporters of M. Del yannls, the former Premier, and the oppo- sition leader, having accompanied him home amid intense rejoicing. The resignation of the Theotokis Cab inet was hailed with joy throughout the country, but a solution of the crisis is awaited with considerable anxiety. Agitation regarding the currant monop- oly is dally growing more serfous in West- ern Peloponessus of Morea, south of the isthmus of Corinth. The peasants in the neighborhood of Pyrgos are practically in revolt. They have destroyed the rall- way at several points, because they were prevented by troops from seizing trains on which they wished to come to Athens and represent their views to the King in favor of granting a monopoly. Many of the demonstrators at Pyrgos are armed. They are keeping up a continuous fusil- lade and are parading the town shouting “The monopoly or death,” thereby voic- ing their belief that the granting of the monopoly is necessary to enable the cur~ rant growers to live. A CHANCE TO+SMILE. Maud—Here's an article in this maga- zine on “How to Manage a Husband. Mabel—8kip {t. Neither of us has man- aged to get the husband yet.—Washington Star. Mamma—Johony, I want you to be good to-day. Johnny—I will be good if you'll gimme a nickel. Mamma—Johnny, 1 want you to remem- ber that you cannot be a child of mine unless you are good for nothing.—Phila- delphia Press. “How far are we from Chicago?” asked the passenger with the skull cap. wiping the moisture from the windows of the sleeping car and glancing out. . The passenger with the cropped beard raised his head and sniffed the air. “About forty miles, I judge,” he said.— Chicago Tribune. Not a Good Liar.—Mrs. Newbride—I didn’t see you at my wedding. Mr. Stingee (who saved the price of the gift)—Why, I didn’t get any invitation. Mrs. Newbride—I'm sure one was sent to your house on Sixteshth street. Mr. Stingee—No, it wasn't. Tt was sent to the same number on Fifteenth street, and—er—that Is—I declare there goes my car. Goeod-by.—Catholic Standard Times. “With the idea of naming my boys,™ said a white-haired man, “so that there could be no nicknames—which I have al- ways detested—in the family, we called the first Edmund, the second Edward and the third Edgar, .the fourth Edwin, the fiftth Edson and the sixth Egbert.” “That surely served your purpose, didn’t it?"" asked one of the listeners. “Not at all,” rejoined the patriarch, rather shamefacedly. “Beginning with the eldest, they were known as ‘Eddie’ ‘Chuck,” ‘Bim,” ‘Snorkey.” ‘Muggins’ and ‘Pete,’ and every mother's son of them answered proudly to his nickname."— Ycuth's Companion. cer,” said the Police Court Judge, “what made you think the prisoner was drunk ™" “Well, your Honor, as he was going along the sidewalk he ran plump into a street lamppost. He backed away, re- placed his hat on his head, and firmly started forward again, but once more ran into the post. Four times he tried to get by the post. but each time his uncertain steps took him' plump into the iron pole. After the fourth attempt and failure to pass the post, he backed off, fell to the pavement, and, clutching his head in his hands, murmured, as one lost to all hope: ‘Lost! Lost in an impenetrable forest.” " “Ten days,” said the court.—Green Basg. ————— Townsend’s California glace fruits and candies, 30c pound, in artistic fire- etched boxes. A nice present for Eastern friends. 715 Market st., above Call bldg.* ————————— Special ,l'nfirrmatlon supplied daily to business houses and public men by the Press Clip Bure: All ), - fornia nnz't?‘ Tel.)h‘:ne( ‘“en W c.“ MOST AUDACIOUS BOOK OF THE YEAR he Spenders BY HARRY LEON WILSON. 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