The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, September 4, 1904, Page 10

THE SAN FRANCISCO SUN Y. CAEL. surely woman's mencing to be 2 ) in secret orga ions. power behind the t a power nevertheless itself felt more and . goes on. old days when a woman so much personal nal chattel, in quite a differ- rave knight rode all his gorgeous wife at home to and sigh for his re- ver think of accom- No, not she. Home was € [ a ), forspoth, he stayed there wat is more, without a mur But th lay are uite as i 1 not quite VANCEME ing the front gate, I am sure I do not know; but a casual glance is all that is needed to ure one that where man is woman is sure to be found, and every lodge, every secret ation and every social power as gradually come to recognize the fact and has opened its door to women centuries to convince the Knight Temnlars that the order of the tern Star would be a good in- stituticn and that their wives and daughters could, in a measure, feei that they were not ent y secluded from =all ngs Masopic. The Odd Fellows found a~“place for their ladies fair in the Rebecca lodgeroom and the Red Men sought their Pocahontas that they have a war ince y now then. Even the Native ook and sighed discor solately the Daught some of their secrets and them to think tw before speak one will find it al! the way which . Jack there is a Jill sconer do men form an org he women begin about and formulati A A O R R PN SORSLOOOSEGISICITRG than castir | BISHOP'S ° | g 2 n her side am L Always her ring hanged after he sent me g she had 1ging ly—" Miss Cordelia, her mind?” of the fourth dimension ) guess?’ protested Bert, “a man can't jan mummy just because And I don’t s - any ho, e for I'm s be a nuisance, settling himself k. “I must stay until she comes often, doesn’t she?” ordelia began to laugh. “Wh ked, “don’t you write to her?” ant to be sure that she cares be- fore—well, ¢ doesn’t like to be a g for nothing.’ how will you be made he nute I see her. be delightful,” Miss Corde warked pleasantly, “to be a man.” know,” said Bert, with gen- nce, “and you'll help and he stopped with a sudden flash schief in his eyes. then—?" Miss Cordelia leaned rry elia, but to sure?” him with her own eyes twink- ling. Then I'll kidnap her,” cried Bert, and sprang to his feet. “If she cares, Miss Cordelia, up her” on my soul—I'll kid- young and eilly,” said , and sighed. qu sensibie,” Bert 1y. ‘The engagement you know; every Cordelia a-sented :nd eak is being talked d Nixie, poor little girl, hates ness.” 7, -diss Cordelia put especially hates the u and that little 1 ult Anyway,” with “this pian will make every- right.” conviction thing h repeated Miss Cor- You sce, through— after all she's been iss Cordelia put in with rean ay of talk—she'll gain. So,” beamingly, * thing short.” “And I'm to furnish the knife?” Bert gave her a nod. “It's great,” he cried, and made for the door. “I'll see the Bishop. “Mercy on us!” protested Miss Cor- delia; but he only paused to make a brief request. “Miss Cordelia—"" “‘Oh, you silly boy!” “Ask her to wear white.” we’'ll cut the “I1 dare say.” “I'll tell her the rest myself.” “And when,” laughed Miss Corde- lia, “is she to wear white?"” . ’ro-ni(hll. of chourne.h You wouldn't ave me live throu anoth: like this?” A e tei Miss Cordelia surrendered. “Come to dinner,” she told him. “Come early d—we'll see.” t's great,” said Bert, and was off. Miss Cordelia began to feel a little fluttered. She got Nixie on the tele- rhone. Would Nixie come to dinner? Nixie would be delighted to come. “And 1 wish,” called Miss Cordelia xt, “that you'd wear white, dear. like you in white.” “It's very fortunte then that I've a new —hite silk,” said Nixie, Miss Cordelia chuckled. “Come ear- she added. “Be sure to , and Nixie—" ko Yes. “There’s quite a snow beginning. ‘Wear that pretty warm cloak o‘;‘yo:xn: the long, fur-lined one with the hood. We're all going to a—a little im- promptu at the Bishop's and come back to supper,” and then she fled out of hearing. Nixie dressed as desired and came early. They went down and found Mr. Jor- dan waiting. There was & white rose- bud in his coat and he was rather white 43 E. Garne(t. 2 S P PR e S b GECLOBEISOGS R SO RSO RRG AR a graceful nonch They at once 1 though a silent time You needn't sulk “I didn't mean 1o,” Bert prowsted in hurried meeknese. I was oniy anx- ious about—about some s that 1've ordered.” A wondering if they'd get to the X Bishop's in ti “You and Miss Cor she r1e- marked sedately, “seem to have the Bishop's impromptu quite weigh m your mind: ‘Oh, it's no great matter to her” said Bert. ‘But a great matter to you.”’ “Well, they're bride u see.” “A weddi aler . “Was that what Miss Cordelia meant —a_wedding?" “Yes,” he admitted, “that s w she meant.” his rosebud. She looked at him the battle was again i “How stupid of me, made a low bow to him. ends the Allow me to congr 4 You've been breaking it to me I am so much obliged to you re the happy ma And he wa white and and only the bridegroom roses. you. “It is my wedding,” said Bert, and teeth. e kind of you to mention it. Has Miss Carl come yet?” don’t know. Shouldn’t you be finding out?” But there came a diversion. The swish of skirts w chatter and laughter going down to the ba Mr. Jordan gravely offered his arm. The girl's lips quivered. She looked up at him in swift ap: of the eal, in the way uarrel. “The: she faltered, “that telling me, and they'll try not to stare and not to smile, and it will be horrid, horrid.” “Don’t go,” said Bert. She gave a nervous laugh and slipped her hand within his arm, but he stoed stil “We'll hav to walk the whole length of the table,” broke in Nixie, and gave a little sob. “I'll never forgive.Miss Cordelia, never. And where,” sudden- ly drawing away from him, “is Nellie Carl?” “I think,” said Bert, astutely bend- ing his head listen, “that they're sending for us.” Truly a step came down the hall. “Oh,” gasped Nixie, “so they are!" “Let’s cut and run,” said Bert. " In another instant they had whisked out among the stray flakes of the piaz- za. She leaned against one of the pil- lars. One hand in a hurried little flut- ter of excitement went to her throat. ;I“he other Bert held and felt it tremb- ng. “Come on,” he said, joyously facing the snowy night; “come on!” “Come where? was touching, but Bert laughed. “To the Bishop,” he explained. “The impromptu”—v “But I don’t want to go there now.” “Why not? You always intended, didn't you, to be married by the Bish- op? Why not now?"” There was a pause wherein vainly through the darkness "he tried to search her face. “Let me carry you to the sleigh,” Bert entreated, “so that your little feet will not get wet in the snow.” “‘Your sleigh is waiting?” “At the curb.” *“And Nellie Carl?"” He laughed triumphantly and snatching her up in his arms ran out into the street and ready under the great fur robes of the sleigh was the hooded cloak. “How ever did Miss Cordelia guess?” laughed Bert as he drew it about her, “or did you tell her?” “You are two wicked plotters,” re- turned Nixie indignantly. “I shall go back to that dinner.” But the groom had stepped back from the horse’s head. “It's great,” cried Bert as they dashed down the street with the soft, cold beat of the snow in their faces. “And I can't stop the horse unless—" “Well, unless?"” " “Unless you want him stopped, o “Do you know,” asked Nixie de- murely, “if either of us has told the Bishop? Because it would not be re- spectful 'to disappoint him."” “But there’s one thing, Nixie.” This The dismay of it * whereby they can nossess some part, even if it is not the lion’s share. Evidently people are growing broader minded or they realize that harmony is brought out of chaos by joining forces and working hand in hand. Here is a sample of how things were done years ago. In 1880 when our Knights went to Chicago to see ornia having the next con- rl every woman on the perfect stranger to her neighbor, buf of course all the men were brothers and if they were not already acquainted they did not stand on ceremony. , One by one the ladies nresented thefr cards and gradually became friendly, s that when tl ‘hed Chicago they were fme. ‘But again they ely plunged into a myr- V1 g a jolly mimed iad of stran ‘The result of this trip was the for- tion of an organization termed the ights Tem - Triennial Union and it was composed of the wives, daugh- ters and mothers of i i the chts. They were to take charge of the entertain- ment entire see that all v Tac were erly cared for. Now, my just this: e the vantage, f the first time femininity figured in do- Masonic. Now are looked prop- NEF-WOMEN>~ (CLUBS upon quite as a matter of course and I do not be- lieve I am claiming tco much when I say that I scarcely sce how the men could manage with- out our help these. days of elaboration and splendor. There’ are a thousand and one dutles to attend ’ to and at such a time almos any woman s, as good as t"n men. For there is no denying it, women want to be in the thick of the. fray. Even in the old primeval days they were not content to stay in their cabins and listen to the ring of the ax near by. They wanted to be right on hand and to see for them- selves just how that tree was being brought down. . Photo by Vaughan & Keith. o . o | MRS. SARAH J. BURNHAM, CHAIRMAN LADIES'’ EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE FOR THE CONCLAVE. | k= : hi somewhat later. Nellie Carl, have you?" nap the wrong gzirl.” “Oh, is there?” “Well,” said Nixie and softly laugh- So they dashed on toward the “You haven't your mind at all on ed, “I don’t see why you should kid- Bishop. & gg PUZZLE WINNERS OF AUGUST 21 @ O HESE are the names of the lucky 150 prize winners in the contest of August 21, the names of baseball terms. On account of this being a special edition the regular puzzle page will be postponed until next Sun- day. L. Campbell, 1137 Broadway, Ala- meda; Neal McGettigan, 52 Henry street, S. F.; Charles Ryerson, 2133 Union street, 8. F.; Matthew Cooper, San Jose; Clarence Greaver, San Ra- fael; Helen Travis, 1165 Valencia street, 8. F.; Will Kerr, 863% Market street, S. F.; Leslie Greaver, San Rafael; Claude Hamilton, Silver City, Nevada Mary Dugan, 526 Harrison street, S. David Williamson, Grass Valley; Bes- sie Benham, 711 Shrader street, S. F.; ‘Wilber Green, Vallejo; H. Meyer, 237 Minna street, 8. F.; Violet March, Stockton; Margaret Boyer, 1106 Wil- low street, Oakland; Grace Hanby, 912 Wood street, Oakland; Ramona Han- by, 912 Wood street, Oakland; Grace Black, Campbell; Ella Winfield, 1623 Noe street, S. F.; Mark Dodson, 564 Hobart street, Oakland; Mildred Cur- tis, 918 Ellis street, 8. F.; Harry Sege- leke, 1507 Buchanan street, S. F.; Bes- sie Boyer, 1106 Willow street, Oakland; Hal Curtis, 918 Ellis street, S. F. George Gefken, 768 Grove street, S. F.; Hermine Boisselier, 511 Waller street, 8. F.; Dorothy Segeleke, 1507 Buchanan street, 8. F.; Frank Edmondson, Berke- ley; Richard Love, 3810 Twenty-second street, 8. F.; Ed Kennedy, Sacramento; Kenneth Pyle, Gilroy; May Bowen, 428% Waller street, 8. F.; Genevieve Farrell, Petaluma; Rhode, 474 Ed- wards street, Oakland; Helen Coulter, Sausalito; C. Sierp, 1504 Dolores street, o 8. F.; Lillian Woods, 916 Buchanan street, S. F.; Kenneth Kendall, 1076 Fourteenth street, Oakland;' Anna Paul, Suisun; Maye Shattuck, 86 Elev- enth street, Oakland; George Ryerson, 2133 Union street, S. F.; Melvin Ollson, 1617 Alcatraz street, South Berkele: Merle Sagehorn, 866 Castro street, Oak- land; Rose Sagehorn, 866 Castro street, Oakland; Edmond Benner, 125 East Eleventh street, Oakland; Mildred Burnham, 916 Buchanan street, S. F.; May Trade, 1792 Fifteenth street, S. F.; Ernestine Franzen, 1505 Fillmore street, 8. F.; Marie Priest, 927 Fourteenth street, S. F.; Lillie Farrell, 214 Lang- ton street, 8. F.; Hoadley Johnson, 621 O’Farrell street, 8. F.; Hanley Ells- worth, Santa Cruz; Harry Johnson, Santa Cruz; Gladys Johnson, Santa Cruz; J. Wood, San Rafael; Hazel Ful- ler, San Rafael; Ralph Bradley, Santa Cruz; Sarah Scandrett, 526 Harrison street, 8. F.; Bursley Palmer, Mar- tinez; Emmett Daley, Martinez; Les- ter Finley, Ashland, Oregon; Huber Fraser, 44 Hancock street, S. F.; David Koegel, 96 Cumberland street, S. F.; Harry Jones, 4110 Twenty-fifth street, S. F.; J. S. Murray, Sausalito; Lily Henneke, Leesville; Clement Drew, 1262 Seventh street, East Oakland; Emma Reid, 1362 Scott street, S. F.; Irving Davis, 147 Fourteenth avenue, S. F. Alice Walsh, 1165 Valencia street, S. F.; 8. J. More, 951 Fell street, S. F.; Mar- guerite Caler, 3739 Seventeenth street, 8. F.; George Wihr, 11 Metropolitan avenue, 8. 'F.; W. Robinson, 825 Ash- bury street, S. F.; Charles Robinson, 825 Ashbury street, 8. F.; Mildred Smith, 533 Turk street, S. F.; Mildred Tade, Berkeley; ‘Leo Alexander, 327 Larkin street, 8. F.; Irene Slevin, 1096 Treat avenue, S. F.; Joseph Fried- man, 620 Washington street, 8. F.; Charles Clark, 620 Washington street, 8. F.; Elmer Short, 1538 Forty-elghth avenue, S. F.; Ralph Brown, 87 Church street, S. F.: Robb Brown, 875 Church street, S. F.; Elma Winship, San Rafael; J. G. Walsh, 526 Harrison street, S. F.; Fred Neilsen, 914 Linden street, Oakland; Teddy Smith, 97 East Fourteenth street, Oakland: Raymond Rath, 1623 Turk street, 8. F.; Robert Miller, 1623 Turk street, S. F.; May Taylor, 858 Castro street, Helen Tavlor, 858 Castro street, Oak- land; Lillian Benner, 125 East Eleventh street, Oakland; George Lowenstein, 1130 Ellis street, S. F.; Pauline Geist- lich, 1491 O’'Farrell street, 8. F.; Horace ‘Walling, 1218 Jones street, 8. F.; Fay Worthley, Penryn; Bertie Worthley, Penryn; Zelma Wethern, 1264 Seventh avenue, East Oakland; Harold Hicks, 3895 Clay street, S. F.; Ernest Bowlsby, Merced; Violet Jones, Merced; Dorothy Howe, San Diego; Elbért Jensen, Fair- field; Johnny Dayton, Duncans Mill; Frank Lash, Suisun; Clarence McDon- ald, Fruitvale; Wilfred Jeffus, 1221 Twelfth street, Oakland; f£. Coburn, Berkeley; Bennie Israel, 312 1-4 Fulton street, S. F.; Amy Butterworth, 2753 Octavia street, S. F.; Enid Griffith, Penryn; Ruth Dunckhorst, Sacramen- to; Frankie McKenzie, Oakdale; Mar- jorie Taylor, Alameda; Lena Schwable, Mount Eden; Ramona Hicks, 3895 Clay street, 8. F.: Eleanor, Plunkett, Val- lejo; T. French, San Rafael; Clay , Sacramento; Paul Dunckhorst, Sacramento; Howard Gee, Vallejo; jse Higel, Vallejo; Dorothy Craw- ford, 2226% Post street, S. F.; Virginia Dittes, 1505 Fillmore street, S. F.; Ma- rion Dittes, 1505 Fillmore street, 8. F.; Marjorie Fairgrieve, 1026B Shotwell street, 8. F.; Lobos avenue, S. F.; Willie Seymore, puigie o & fy Oakland; * > That spirit prevails to-day. ings. Women cndured it for a time and then because they couldn’t usurp these rights determined to have these gelfsame things for themselves and on just as exclusive a plan. They insti- tuted lodges, formed clubs and had all sorts of meetings of their own and what is the resuit? A broader mind, a more contented spirit and a better sepse of fellowship. People who are interested in outside doings have little or no time to fret and worry over petty trials that come to every home. And for that matter, coming in direct con- tact with thinking men and women broadens and makes them bigger and they better able to cope with their cultics. What once seemed like a tremendous trial is later regarded as something too small and too trifling to give a sccond thought, and so much good is accomplished. Both lodges and clubs should add their mite—the one becduse of its so- ciability and the other because of its workings. Women are by nature very sociable and they are likewise very im- pressionistic. They blossom out and are at their best when they have one (@ X5G000055 . OhPe AX IN POLITICS Fables for thc-e Foolish HE cornerstone of American in- stitutions, the bulwark of our liberties, the foundation of our prosperity. the guarantee of our national perpetuity and several other things whcse names we cannot recall at the present writing,.is the principle that every man has a right to get him- self elected to any office that happens to be without an occupant. The ques- tion of his ability to hold the office down after he has been ushered into it is immaterial, irrelevant and incom- petent to be admitted in evidence at this stage of the proceedings. Good private secretaries may be obtained at reasonable rates and the administra- tion never has any objection to spend- ing money if it can see the relation of the expenditure to the result of the next election. The way that the average American citizen sets about getting his name on the Government payroll differs with the different- localities in which the graft is being worked. In little old New York the proper caper is to get in on the ground floor of a flourishing institution for the suppression of undue thirst, or to tack a Mac on the front end of your name and advertise yourself as a prom- inent contractor. In Boston you must have at least three ancestors in the Revolutionary army, and be careful to avoid the split infinitive and the double negative. The Philadelphia plan is probably the simplest of the lot. All that is necessary in the City of Broth- erly Love and asphalt trusts is that you have the right size and shape of neck for the party collar. The process in faraway Chicago is somewhat ob- scure, but a country birth and a knowl- edge of fishing appear to be desirable prerequisites, if not first-class sine qua nons. (These words will be explained in the glossary which we intend to pub- lish as soon as we have time.) The system in,St. Louls is probably - the best in the United States, or was until an unkind fate interfered with the progress of destiny in the franchise business. The great advantage of the St. Louis method is that the whole thing has been reduced to a substantial dollars and cents basis. If you want anything, from the smallest office to the biggest office holder, you know just how much jt will cost and who has the goods. Then there is the Colorado sys- tem, where the odds lie with the man who knows the most about the con- struction and general habits of a Win- chester; the Utah system, where offi- cial honors are graded according to the extent of the recipient’s participation in matrimony, and the Podunk system, b2 * Santa Rosa: Mamie Smith, 518 Utah street, 8. F.; Gunlek Abrahamsen, 526 Harrison street, 8. F.; Alfred Abra- hamsen, 526 Harrison street, 8. F.; Allen Dailey, 916 Buchanan street, S. F.; Emma Tubbs, 1224 York street, S. F.; Albert Morgan, 818 Grove street, S. F.: Hubert Soher, 1357 McAllister street; S. F.; Norma Soher, 1357 McAl- lister street, S. F.; Daniel Keefe, 1211 York street, S. F.; Ethel Adams, 1431 Twelfth avenue, S. F.; Emily Stanton, Vallejo; Carlyle Buckner, 3§21 Twen- tieth street, S. F.; Adele Delfina, 1357 McAllister street, 8. F.; Fred Mulli- gan, 3629 Seventeenth street, S. F.; May Rickard, Sacramento; Dot Egil- bert, Chico; Eva Whallon, Rocklin; Jessly Jacobs, Alameda; Elsa Schulze, Alameda; Louis Friant, 729 Clayton street, 8. F. SARAF-JBURNIA Men had \ secret organizations and business meet- another to vie with-—some one to con- with as it were. '9;: the clubs keep their wits bright and sharpened up.a bit.” On the other hand the workings of their secret or- ganizations are very beautiful and if they are du'y impressed with the solemnity of the proceedings, as nine out of every ten are, they cannot help but lead better lives. In fact, if ome lived up to these workings there would be no need of a church, for every one would be doing the very best they knew how. A The influence of all secret bodies is good—whether it be for men or women or both. Twenty-one years ago 1 was the chajrman of the reception commit- tee, as I am to-day, and in that span of years I can see where women have made great strides and where they have made themselves too indispensa- ble to ever be put aside. In fact, I think they will keep goin_ on and on until all the privileges that afe now denied them will be theirs and by pop- ular accord. This probably will not be in my time, but, believe me, it is to be in time to come. E | common throughout the country, In towns of less than one thousand in- habitamts. Under the latter arrange- ment, the man wins who smokes the worst cigars and has the greatest con- tempt for a collége cducation. The above generalizations have been made for the purpose of outlining the political situation in the United States for the benefit of our foreign friends, who have been compelled to depend, hitherto, on the meager information and unsound conclusfons of such casual observers as Bryce, De Toequeville and the editor of the London Saturday Re- Since we have clarified the at- view. mosphere in this comprehensive man- ner there can no longer be a excuse for foreign ignorance of the nature, origin and general tendency of our po- litical institutions. Now that we have completed our list of generalizations we shall turn around and show how that strenuous young reformer, Mr. Jerome J. Joke, gave the lie direct to all our timge honored principles of gov- ernment without giving a cent to the governed. It is necessary to do this in order to show how truly scientific we are. Instead of launching himself into the political maelstrom by acquiring a half-interest in a thirst dispeller or having his neck measured to see if it came within the general requirements or doing any of the other things which we have declared are absolutelv and indispensably necessary to political success in the various parts of this (world's) fair lands of ours, Mr. Joke proceeded to tell the people what he thought about the methods of the men who had been entrusted with the af- fairs and most of the emoluments of government in the particular part of the country that was blessed with his presence. According to his way of thinking a saloon keeper, instead of being a proper gentleman to take charge of a primary or to make up the slate for a county convention, was only about three shades better than a common criminal, and sometimes not even that. On the subject of necks and collars he expressed himself with great force and freedom. The only thing proper for a neck that would submit itself to the party tape meas- ure was an ax, apolied immediately and emphatically. Naturally this kind .of talk was searcely calculated to soothe the feelings of the men who made a living by holding office and rigorously abstaining from hard work intall its forms. This is 2 common trick of the pro- fessional politicians. When a man be- { gins to air his voice and tell the cir-# cumambient atmosphere how honest he is and what rascals the other men are, the proper play is to elect him to some office. After he has been in a month or two he usually has just as much reason for keeping quiet as the other fellows have. It was expected that this is what would happen to Mr. Joke, but he was wiser than they thought. No sooner had his office be- come fairly settled than he set out on the trail of the gentlemen who had been shaking dice for the city revenues and matching pennies for the rake- off from the next streetcar franchise. No one really believed that he meant it, but while the grafters were sitting around waiting for the right time to laugh he sprung a basketful of in- dictments on them. Then there was grand rush for railroad time tables and information about hotel rates in Mexico and the Board of Aldermen was forced to suspend its sittings be- cause of inability to get a quorum to- gether without a search warrant and extradition papers. ‘When it was alas too late the poli- ticians realized that they were up against a new game and that there are more ways of breaking into office than they had contemplated when they made up the political dope sheet. The people who had boosted Mr. Joke into office realized that whatever his name might be he was the real thing and that the laugh was on the fellows ‘whowere making tracks for the bop der. Although it was too late to be of any particular use to them save in the way of curious and interesting in- formation the politicians had discov- ered that the man who breaks down the front door with an ax often has as good a chance of getting in as !h-‘ chap who opens the back door with a jimmy