The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, November 6, 1904, Page 22

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, - SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1904, THE SAN FRANCISCOCALL)| | | | 1 Proprietor | e | | JOHN D. S ALL COMM JOHN McNAUGHT ROOSEVELT’S REJOINDER. () President has ever been more mindful of the limitations and ties of his office than President Roosevelt. Scarcely ny has been more virulently assailed with personal charges. harged with i '.in(; the Panama revolution and was the mud of denunciation by the Democrats in Con-| 1l the papers, orders and facts in the matter to that i a special message in which with adnn}'ahle 2 hesitate to refer to the injurious, insinua- which have been made of complicity by this Government in t Panama. They are as destitute of sropriety. The only excuse for my mentioning ar lest unthinking persc might mistake for ac«luicx-l snce of mere self-respect.” i movement in a candidate for the Presidency, he has been ually slanderous attack from an entirely unex-| irce. If it had been made by a partisan press, or the| 1gs who support Judge Parker, it would not have deserved | 1 his attention in a public way. But it had a higher source. | from the Presidential candidate of the Democratic party, | reiterated it in many speeches in which it was made a feature, to the exclusion of matters of principle and policy. the campaign has lacked in salient features that caught pub- ion, this conduct of Judge Parker’s astounded the country. | id the yellowest and most sensational of the Democratic | en Colonel Watterson, whose affrighted soul has seen sions, laid down his picturesque pen and quit the field as | 1alist when Judge Parker entered it, charging the Presi- h engaging personally in a scheme to blackmail money for 1ses ly this, but Parker charged that to the vile element of | b mail was added the President’s promise to his victims of im- munity the commission of illegal acts in order to recoup them- nounts he forced them to disgorge. No self-respect- | ainly no candidate for the Presidency, would make | in the absence of proofs. Judge Parker had no challenged to produce them and failed to do so.| on the extraordinary proposition that the President t ing charged, which was evidence that he had done | pose Judge Parker had been charged with horse stealing, | forgery or any other statutory crime, with no proof except' and, therefore, had done it, would not the coun-! revolted against such campaign tactics? Yet his charges | he President are of exactly that character, and their repeti- | le after another has put him out of the company of | { has no other course open than that \\'hich‘I infamous charge was against him pcrsonall_\". It| his private character, but put the President of all | he attitude of a low and criminal conspirator, making wer of his office. His rejoinder clears the air. No try doubts the.absolute truthfulness of his state- s its truth better than the distinguished sland- 1 the pillory. Judge Parker has disgraced him- legraded American politics. He has taken his own meas- | size to the whole country. He has humiliated degree that its vindication is possible only by nal committee has not the courage to do, by de- resignation from the ticket. If this were done the 1 prepare itself to step into popular confidence. | 1ot be done and self-respecting Democrats will have | vindicating their manhood than by helping swell ajority, doing a patriotic service by making it plain hat this country has never had a President capable of | es invented and verbally peddled by Judge Parker. All| zens wish that the campaign could have closed without the | incident for which Judge Parker is responsible. He has Watson and even Debs,” the Socialist, neither oi walked in the wallow where he has chosen to wade. EXEMPT THE SHIPS. should be no opposition to the constitutional amend- | ent exempting American ships from State and municipal -tax- The State of Washington, in behalf of the great ports | t Sound, sought to effect this exemption by a statute. Bur | eme Court ruled that it must be done by constitutional | nt, and such amendment is now pending there and will be | adopted next Tuesday. not be possible that Californians want to put the penalty | y taxation on the American flag in their seaports, while our rival removes it and leaves the flag free of penalty in its| Our ships compete for cargoes with foreign ships which | State or municipal tax. When ours are burdened by that| ends exaction and foreign ships are free that competition is not on equal terms. It would seem as though argument in the matter is unneces- sary The proposition is so plain a feature in the general policy of re storing American shipping that its simple statement should be suffi- cient. Let it be remembered that after the amendment is adopted the Legislature must provide for its operation by statute, and in | such statute every safeguard can be placed that will prevent improper | bestowal of the exemption. We should certainly make San Fran- | i 2ll California ports as free to our own ships as they are to ving other flags. The equity of it is plain to all who choose | American shipping interests are asking Congress to aid | in restoring the American merchant marine. Anything that C0n~] gress can do will be materially nullified by States which exact local | taxation from American ships. | If California continue this policy, and the State of V\'ashington‘} exempt American ships, we will see the benefits of Congressional | help go to Puget Sound, and they will not be felt in San Francisco. | This city and those around the bay and all on our coast should give | a unanimous vote to this amendrment and carry it. Let our' own | flag be free in our own ports, as foreign flags are. ————————— P second peace conference at The Hague, has met with a favorable response from the nations. The President has wisely chosen the time to move forward toward the future peace of .the world and redfice the chances of war. The British-Russian arbitra- tion is an object lesson, which will cause this second conference to! cclipse the first by extending greatly the issues that may be with honor submitted to arbitration. i | The rate of progress toward peace may be estimated by the | fact that ten years ago the British public would not have tolerated the submission of the North Seca affais to arbitration. Even as late | as our Spanish war, which was really caused by the sinking of the Maine, the American people would have hooted an administration | that would have suggested arbitration. It is not for&ttcn that the | American branch of the Universal Peace Society was compelled | to retire from public yiew and conceal itself because it exchanged | notes with the Spanish branch, looking to a peaceful solution of the issues that soon culminated in war. Another fact is of the greatest interest. Peace is made b soldiers. Grant was a man of peace and promoted it, though the greatest soldier of the age. President Roosevelt has served his | country in arms, has taken part in war and is accused by his| enemies of loving war, but he becomes the instrument of a great movement toward the world’s peace and permanent tranquillity. When the International Peace Congress waited on him in Wash- ington and received his assurance, that he would call this second { vessels to see. A SECOND PEACE CONFERENCE. ¢ RESIDENT ROOSEVELT’S note to the powers, proposing, a | Tribune. ? ' _ . Nomination. ) T s, ity i f f A NN AN Y THE TIGER'S TURN NOUD. Judge Parker Is Frequently in Confersnce With Leader Marphy, of Tammany Hall, Who Bitterly Opposed His COPYRIGHT, 1904, BY SPECIAL ARRANG EMENT OF THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL WITH THE NEW YORK EVENING MAIL o - conference, the press of the country, and especially that part of | which opposes him politically, deprecated his proposition as ill-timed, on account of the war between Russia and Japan. The President was wise not to heed this advice, The present war furnishes an argument against war that has impressed the world, and the Pre§ dent strikes at the moment when his call for peace is sweetest in the ears of all nations. Tdemncd the proposition to authorize the isstie of $2.000,000 in bonds to complete the San. Francisco seawall and pay for it out of its own revenues. This action was instigated by a colonel somebody who informed the chamber that it is a scheme to ingrease the value of the vast estates in this town left by C. P. Huntington and James Fair. The only estate in California left by Mr. Hunting- ton was a town lot in Berkeley. Mr. Fair's water-front property is not near the proposed seawall, but lies on the north side of the city beyond Meiggs wharf. It is surprising that business men should be misled by such prejudice. The chamber solemnly resolved that if the State is going into harbor improvements they must be made in Southern Cali- fornia! The Scripture saith that a fool may be brayed in a mortar and his folly will not depart from him. No amount of trituration would do the San Bernardino Chamber of Commerce any good. The State is not going to do anything to San Francisco harbor. It is not going to do anything to the water front of this city. It is simply going to give the water front authority to improve. itself and pay for ititself. If the same sort of proposition is made in behalf of any water front in Southern California, there is no man north of the Tehachapi small enough or fool enough to oppose it. VOTE FOR THE SEAWALL HE San Bernardino Chamber of Commerce has officially con- THE PRESS OF THE NATION. The winning of the championship by the Bostons was a vegetarian victory. Beans defeated tenderloin.—Chicago ‘Watson is impartial in hitting heads, but he is at his best when raining blows on the Esopus ‘‘Sphinx."—New York Tribune. Russia’s Baltic squadron is 'now afloat and it is up tosthe Japs to show how long it will be permitted to remain there.—Milwaukee Wiscon- sin. The simple regimen at Sing Sing is believed to have saved the life of ““Al” | Adams, the “policy king.” This ought to encourage the public to send some cther men of the Adams class to that noted health resort.—New York Trib- une. | Although John L. Sullivan is now on the water wagon there has been no un- usual excitement over the fact at Can- didate Swallow’s headquarters.—Atlan- ta Journal. ‘With Kuroki Watson hanging upon its flarks and harassing it daily with dashing attacks, and with Kuropatkin Bryan heading for the silver country, the reorganized Democracy does not know whether it is advancing or re- ireating.—New York Tribune. If “Elijah” Dowie really goes up in an airship a lot of mean persons will hope for a suspension of that old rule that *“All that goes up must come down.”—Washington Post. The Colorado has proved herself to be the swiftest armored cruiser afloat, and it is not surprising, therefore, that Dewey has requested her for his flag- ship during the winter maneuvers. In matters naval nothing less than the best satisfies Dewey, and the American people want pennant to float over the best—New York Tribuna. “The prospect that Alton B. Parker will be the next President of ‘the United State,” says the Albany Argus, “steadi- ly and visibly improves.” A marked copy of the Argus ought to be sent to Mr. Bryan. He needs cheering up.— CEicago Tribune, + RIBBON CUFFS. Ribbon cuffs are a novel feature of some fine evening coats. A lovely creation in biscuit broad- cloth (it looks white in the evening) | shows the very broad sleeves to be gathered into correspondingly broad | cuffs. And these cuffs are of ribbon. | Of the very broad ribbon but one width ! is required, the pretty, figured stuff | being draped down to a width of five inches. In this way nearly three- fourths of a yard would be required for each sleeve. The delicate greens and pinks are especially exploited on the ivory grounds of these lovely rib- bons. Naturally, the striking novel- ties here suggested do not exhaust the uses to which ribbon is put, though the others are not as surprising. b sy DAINTY DRESSING GOWN .y A dainty dressing gown is a necessity for a woman of taste; it may be quite | charming and elegant without losing its | useful character. There was a time! when there was little choice between | the frivolous peignoir and the uncom- promisingly hideous or gaudy striped! garment, but in these days of beautiful | and inexpensive fabrics there is no ex-| cuse for any one to wear unbecoming | colors. “Something serviceable” means | to many people chiefly an absence of | color. A deep, rich shade, héwever, | looks clean and fresh much longer than | a nondescrint or dingy hue. The pre- | vailing color of the bedroom should be taken into consideration when choosing a dressing gown. It is no more trouble to choose the right shade and secure a harmony in your room. A simple gown of fine serge or amazon cloth, with a| border of galloon, is pretty and is very | easily made. GRACEFUL WRAP. A very graceful form of wrap which will be seen a good deal during the winter season is known in Paris as the pelisse Russe. It consists of a straight coat reaching about eight inches below the waist, below which it is put into deep folds. The seani between the skirt and body portion is hidden by a broad band of velvet, and the same decora- tion outlines the wide pagoda sleeves. The front is distinguished by long stole- shaped revers, which are richly orna- mented with motifs of passemerterie and cords and tassels, which also ap- pear on the velvet epaulettes which head the siceves. As a rule this par- ticular etyle of coat is carried out in the richest velvet or satin and lined with white or delicately tinted broche.— Philadelphia Record. | talk of servants, sickness or dress,” she +_.—_———-—-———-——_""—“—_“l' WOMAN'S CLUB MEMBERS | .WILL REFRAIN FROM TALKING ABOUT DRESS . [ 66 Y far the most interesting wom-| Bln'! club will be the one to be’ organized in a nearby city, the| members of which will be prohibited to said to her friend while tuey were par- taking of their luncheon ip a local res- | taurant, | The friend at first thought it was a | joke and laughed, but when she saw that her companion was serious she asked: “Will you please tell me what they will talk about? I can't think of any-| thing more interesting to women than that.” | “I'm certain you did not mean that | statement. There are a great many | other things women can talk about,” | ‘““Well, the poor women. Imagine how they must feel when they have new gowns on and they are just dving to| ask one another where they were made | and what the dressmaker sald about | the material. Well, I should think that | T'd rather like to attend one of their meetings.” | ‘“Well, I'm going to one of them and T'll take you along. One of the pros- pective members told me that they ar- ranged an excellent programme, which they will present as soon as the club is formally organized.” “Did she tell you of what it con- sisted ?” “No, — not exactly; but I imagine it | these women. will be about books, travel and sights they have seen.” “How in the world they will be able to refrain from talking about the heroine of a book, who probably wears | beautiful gowns, or about various women they have seen while traveling I can’t understand. There are various ways of talking about dress, servants and sickness. I once heard a woman talk about medicine and disease in such a manner that it would have convulsed a statue. Don’t you know it isn't the subject that matters half so much as the manner of its treatment? Then, again, I heard a woman talk about her cook in a way that would have been good enough to tell before a large auadi- ence and have it convulsed with laughter.” “Oh, T know these can be made fun of, but the idea of these women is to show the general public that they can talk about other things besides dress, sickness and servants. They have probably been tormented about their conversation, and I should not be sur- prised if they would in time organize a political study club just to spite the men. It may probably cure them of teasing the women again.” “Well, one thing I can tell you, that T feel very sorry for the husbands of I am certain that the club %vill not meet with as much sue- cess as the members will like it to. I wish them luck."—Newark Advertiser. — ROUND an apple’s Of tender pink; it 4 b,u Nature's pencil Is it the memory of the Within a matron’s heart i Is it the memory of her A SEMBLANCE. ~ | I saw a colored ring—mysterious sight— ! That May had painted with her artist brush v Upon the hearts of myriad blossoms fair, Which breathed their grateful souls upon the air? A sacred fire, of which no mortal knows. Which rises, incense-like, to heaven above? That love unfolded in her spring of life, When joys around her bloomed with promise rife: Each blossom bore Love's tender roseate hug, Now memory knows those colors to renew. kernel-core of white formed a halo fine only could design. roseate blush | still brigtly glows girlish love, —Syracuse Post-Standard. AR OFFER TO WED CURES. ‘William Harper and Miss Peni Dur- ham, living near Centre Cross, Virginia, were marriel recently, the Rev. Mr. Kerford of the Baptist church officiat- ing. §diss Durham had been bedridden about fifteen years and for most of the time was unable to walk. Harper was a widower, having married a sister of Miss Durham. He felt a deep interest in his sister-in-law and was frequently a visitor to her house. A short time ago Harper told Miss Durham that if she would get up and walk he would marry her. Thereupon she made an effort and succeeded, taking her first step in years. She gained strength and | Mr. Harper led her to the altar. The bride is about 35 years of age and | the groom 45. RUBBER FOOT FOR DOG. A rubber foot is being made for an Evansville dog and before long the ani- mal for whom it is intended will be able to put four feet on the ground. Th2 dog belongs to -Jabez Woolley. A short time ago he got in the way of a streetcar and lost one whole front foot and the toes of the other. The dog is a great pet and the family, hoping to save its life, took it to a veterinary surgeon. He recommended that the animal be chloroformed to death, but the owners would not agree to this and urged that he save its life and heal its limbs. The dog was put under treatment and is now almost re- covered. A rubber foot is being made and will be attached to the injured limb. It is expected the dog will have almost as good use of its artificial foot as of the original. HOOPSKIRTS COMING. ‘Walking skirts will remain short and full. There are those who *hint at a lining of buckram in the hem, to be succeeded by whalebone, with possibly steel as a last resource. Between a steel-stiffened skirt and a crinoline there is little difference. Full skirts will be worn also in those gowns that are intended for smart oc- casions, although the pleats and gath- ers will be more simply arranged than hitherto, while flounces and frills will be fewer in number. In many cases, where soft fabrics like crepe de chine, velours and mous- seline are being used, the skirts will be allowed to fall in long, straight folds from waist to feet, the bodices being also very simply but picturesquely ar- ranged with full folds coming from the shoulders and croesing in front under a deep waist belt of soft silk or satin ribbon. HE LIVES ON GRASS. Senor Eusebio Santos, a Spaniard liv- ing in Brooklyn, thrives on a diet of grass alone—just plain, ordinary grass, which he plucks in the park with his own hands- His only drink is water. His story is corroborated by the peo- ple with whom he lives. He himself accentuated this tale by eating about a quart of fresh grass for the “gentle- men of the press” out of a two-quart soup tureen. “Senor,” he said in Spanish, taking a mouthful of what remained in the large tureen, “I am a Spaniara. I went to (‘uba from Spain fifteen years ago. Be- fore I was long on the island my health gave out. * ‘Starve yourself,’ said my physician. 1 grew sick of potatoes. grass,” said the doctor; grass, and drink water.” “So for six months my diet has been nothing but grass. Now I am in per- fect physical condition. I never ail, I feel strong, and warm, and fresh, and 1 have forgotten what it is to have a headache. Besides I am unaffected by the meat strike.” ‘Then chew ‘nice clean ‘Eat potatoes,” said he; ‘eat pouxoeu.'i —p FOR THE TABLE. French Chocolate—Break a square of chocolate into small pleces, mix with one-quarter cup of sugar and two ta- blespoonfuls of hot water; cook until smooth. Heat four cups of milk in a double boiler, and when at the scald- ing point add the chocolate mixture and cook ten minutes. Beat a cup of thick sweet cream, sweeten it a little with powdered sugar and add ten drops of vanilla flavoring. When the choco- late is poured into the cups put a spoonful of the cream on each. Potato Border—A potato border for warmed-over meats or curry of mutton | makes it seem much more than if the | potatoes were served plain boiled. Cook the potatoes in boiling salted water, season well with butter, moisten a lit- tle with milk or ecream, and fll a buttered border mold. As soon as set turn on to a dish that will stand the heat of the oven for a few minutes. Brush over with a beaten egg, set in the oven to brown and flll with the meat, fish, or whatever is to be served in this way. Nut Cakes—Cream one-half cup of butter and one-half cup of sugar to- gether, add two well-beaten egg yolks, one-half cup of water, and one and a half cups of flour sifted with two level teaspoons of baking powder. Add the stiffy beaten whites of two eggs and one cup of floured nut meats. Bake in small buttered patty pans. Szt 8 ana ANSWERS TO QUERIES. INVESTMENTS—S., Bakersfleld, Cal. - This department does not advise any ome as to “the best institutions in whigh to invest money.” ROOSEVELT CABINET—A. C. R., City. The names of the members of the ‘Roosevelt Cabinet were published in this department on October 26, 1904, PEDDLERS—H. S, City. There is an ordinance of the Board of Super- visors of San Francisco which says: “It shall be unlawful for any ped- dler or person pretending to be a ped- dier, for the purpose of selling or pre- tending to sell any goods, wares or merchandise, or any article, material or substance, to ring the bell or knock at the door of any residence;, dwelling or building, whereon the sign bearing the words ‘No Peddlers’ is printed, or affixed or exposed to public view. Any person violating any of the provisions of this ordinance shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be'punished by a fine not exceeding $500 or by Imprisonment in the County Jail for not more than six months, or by both such fine and im- prisonment.” KISSING BUG—Subscriber, mento, Cal. The cornenose, or “kiss- ing bug,” is a bug of the predatory family Reduviride, called giant bug in the Southern United States, where it is d pest in houses. It is three-quarters of an inch long, black with red patches on the side of the thorax at the base and apex of the wing covers and bands on the side of the abdomen. The young much resemble bedbugs, to which they are allied, and at all ages are flerce biters and bloodsuckers, preying upon insects and attacking sleeping persons and animals. The bug seems to breed in the nests of mice and the insects are prevalent in the Mississippi Valley and in the tropics. The name “assas- sin bug” has been given to the whole family by Comstock by reason of their cannibalism and rapacity, and to cer- tain species, especially Mealnolistes and Reduviride personatus, which were specially abundant in the Eastern States during the kissing bug excite- ment of the summer of 1398, Sacra- ————— Townsend’s California Glace artistic fire-etched boxes. 715 [ ————— daily to business and public men the . Press Clipping (An--)‘a?n.