The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, November 10, 1904, Page 8

THE ;S N FRANCISCO CALL, THURSDAY. NOVEMBER 10, 1904. THE SAN FRANCISCOCALL EPRECKELS. . JOHN D. AD DRESS JOHN McNAUGHT. . - PUBLICATION OFFICE. THURSDAY. THE RESULT, GE taggers the mind in its unanimity and volume orities the country has centered responsibility upon the As far as President Roosevelt is concerned, iged by his comment on the party victory “The country has given the Republican Under his masterful leadership the by him will give every man a der the law. nce Washington no man has entered 1 term freer than he of all obligations that conflict duty, and we predict that he will close his term and his ssful and popular of American Presi- take his place high in the history of his country. re of the election that is interesting is the obvious fact usands of Democrats voted for Roosevelt, but sup- varts of their local ticket. Notwithstanding that, however. ublican majority in the next House is largely increased and v's power to “make good” is greater than ever. gratifying that to this increase California adds the three in the House that were lost two years ago. The Call’s fight s made to regain those seats, and we made it a clean fight, ap- only to the reason of men and not to their passions and We had no personal feeling against Messrs. Livernash, 3e They were simply three men out of place. A public failure of judgment had put them where they did not They were not blameworthy for aspiring. The people were y thought that the men could “make good” and justify But they failed, and the people have corrected the correction gains for us three splendid Representa- Hayes and McKinlay the State will have three embers who will be alert in safeguarding our interests and ng our good repute. We congratulate them much and the yarty an ake good, their elevatio Th 1l was the first to stand for a well-qualified and non- iary by advocating the election of the four incumbents r bench. It is gratifying that when the people voted riminated between their duty as partisans and their by supporting the four tried and true incumbents t 2 Judge need have no fear that he will be forgotten impartially, without fear or favor. es its readers and all who trusted its judgment nterested position. Hereafter it will be easier for San be right and for men to be faithful. " We commented - ed nature of the national campaign. Com- feared that it meant such indifference to the a very light vote. The opposite proved to be In the pivotal States an unusually 1e total registration was cast, which prov ss band campaign is not necessary to get out - cities there were no immense processions s worn and no badges nor buttons. t everywhere by the sober thought of v a THE NATIONAL MUNICIPAL LEAGUE. ished and circulated throughout the ntry a circular report of the proceedings 1ce held by the National Municipal ed therein is a great deal of material significant vic reform and municipal in which it has representa- plished give cheering evidence ffort in the beautifying of municipal fication of municipal governments. nal Municipal League deserve to attract in the appearance of their home city and a keen ts machinery of government. The , the ent of municipalities by h works of a public character, and the re- ing of city charters on models insuring > permanency of solid busine ystem, has pplication in many Eastern cities. the league has trained men to keep in at Albany concerning the city’s common e work of a co ttee of the league infpre- most serviceable method of municipal collection of municipal statistics has served as a thod in many other cities. In the adornment and reform of all unsightliness Kalama- , has set the standard for clean streets and Cleveland, ssed severe restrictive measures against the obtrusive s association is doing for ¢ of the ci rted e adornm moder: and tl rd of » sho achievement which the National for its efforts is a good one. t life and the economy of city it should receive every enc Municipal It works for the government and con- uragement. FIRST WITH THE RETURNS. wptness and efficiency of the bulletin service which gave r thousands the first and the most complete returns of n on Tuesday afternoon and evening gives The Call ardonable pride. It was through specially arranged the news of Roosevelt’s election came to The Call of- 3:50 p. m.—the first authentic statement of the result of the lection to appear upon a bulletin board in the city. Shortly after 60’clock The Call announced the election of Hayes and leading in giving the news to the people. Within an } cessful candidates in the local judiciary fight were , and thus, until midnight brought final returns from East and > promptness of the bulletin announcements was continued. making arrangements to meet the emergencies of election The Call spared no effort in organization nor halted at expense. For the local returns special wires from the office of the Registrar con- veyed the reports of the paper’s special reporters there watching the count. For procuring with such dispatch and accuracy the Eastern reports The Call has to make acknowledgment to the Western Union Telegraph Company, which, by special arrangement with the paper, transmitted all the difficult maze of figures from the hundreds | of points of political activity direct to our office without error. THE PRESS OF THE NATION. “Buffalo Bill” Cody found time lhe, day to call attention to the friendliness existing between the Cos- sack and the Japanese detachments which form part of his aggregation of horsemen of all nations. It is so re- markable, he said, that he asked the Cossacks about it. “Oh,” they replied, sording to Colonel Cody, “we don’t e the Czar. We have to fight for him at home—there is nothing else to G He took our country just the same as he is trying to take Japan.” To this the colonel added on his own au- thority: “I wouldn’t wonder if that’s what's the matter with Russia.” Doubtless—one of the matters.—Phila- delphia North American. Shall the women of South Carolina ride on side-saddles or ride like men? We prefer the side-saddle, and we should not be inclined to change our preference simply because some fe- males outside of the South prefer to adopt the other way. We trust that there will be a full and free discussion of this guestion. It touches one of the customs of good soclety, and all lovers of the true, the beautiful, and the good ought to aid in its proper solution.—Charleston (8. C.) News and Courier. other “Reformer,” in a letter to the Herald, refers to the “refreshing spectacle” of a polite conductor whom he encoun- tered on a New York street rallway car.. A diligent search of the Herald's mail fails to discover a letter from a conductor mentioning the discovery of a polite passenger- Perhaps there are none.—New York Herald. The Standard Ofl Company has again replied to the strictures of Mr. Law- son by marking down the price of “headlight refined” one-half cént on the gallon. Mr. Lawson will now have 2 harder time than ever in proving that the Standard Oil Cohmpany has no heart.—Chicago Inter Ocean. 4 + ' |Telephone Heiress in Receipt of NumerousProposals | | INCE the recent announcement that Miss Clittlie Griggs, a tele- phone girl, employed with a Kan- sas City grain commission company, had received a half million dollar be- quest from a cousin in Alaska, she has | received letters from persons all over the Middle West. Most of these have been from men, some proposing mar- riage; others asking for money, and still others begging her to let them have the money to invest or perfect inventions. But the women have not Leen far behind with appeals to the voung heiress. Representatives of so- cieties and associations have requested her to give part of her money to them. The letters from men who desire the young woman for a wife, and, inci- dentally, her half million, although they all declare they love her for her- self and not for the money’s sake, are most interesting to the disinterested reader, for Miss Griggs declares she will pay no attention to them. Miss gs does not deign to answer any of them, and, as a result, the writers have, with one exception, sub- sided into silence after one letter. The one exception is an Iowa man. He &ives his name as Butler and his ad- diess at Whittemore, Iowa. His first letter to Miss Griggs covered three sheets and was closely written. In it ke mixes business and sentiment by alternately declaring that he wanted to love her and begging for $5000 to “put him on his feet again.” The first letter says in part: Kansas City, Mo, Dear Friend:—1 hate read of your good in getting a half million dollars. It nice for a young and beautiful girl a poor man and want to nave been sick and have n abe my last ground. 5000 to start in the drug no; I ¢ money. Let at sum will be small to you such a help to me, Who needs a r lady, remember give, and you d hard all my money, but 1 luck at times, So on through to the end the letter ! Miss Griggs did not answer the and she has recently received 1 from Mr. Butler, in- 18 a stamp for reply and plead- t great length and, in turn, for love and $5000 of her i: ran. letter eco letter Clittle (if you allow me to not get angry, but bing. It may be true g many letters; but will add of them that needs as- do. I know if I could iew with you, you would conciuded that uld give me to call you my t such a thing 1 bet you will laugh and I will say I am only quarter mile post letter continues on for sev- His sentences fairly teem He also inti- will come to Kansas Griggs. Butler closes ter innumerable pleas for money, with the phrase, “Your honest friend,” and begs in the humblest lan- guage for a reply. A man who signs himself Lowen- n wr Strong City, Kans.: Dear Friend:— will want to invest paying proposition. Now, It i a sure thing. If I will send you the leading business men proposition. It pays T would be willing to wish and, In case my stul, would be willing ng you will consider both 1 remain, Miss Griggs has been at work at the switchboard as usual. “‘The Growing Handi- cap of Marriage.” (In these lines, which do not neces- sarily reflect his own views, the author one Butl, eral pag with novel declarations. he mates that City to s his let b your Propositio | ventures to ume the attitude of a certain correspondent to the London Times, who, in a recent letter under | the above heading, passed some severe strictures upon the modern wife. His diatribe included the following re- marks: . “The vapid insipidities, the idle tittle-tattie that too often do duty for conversation disgust, if they do not bore, the man whose business life is something more serious than a round of frivol and drivel. The clever man | may no more make a clever remark than the cricketer may bowl right | handed to the lady cricketers. Oh, fDl‘) an hour of the ancient salons!") *Tis not her love of gaudy gear, Her hopeless vanity of heart, Her passion, vulgar but sincere, To earn the epithet of “smart”; These foibles—fatuous, I admit— Might pass as relatively venial, If only in the.sphere of wit She proved a shade less uncongenial. Her damnably expensive taste In frills and feathers, fronts and toques, Could, by a sacrifice, be faced Had she the sense to see my jokes; But as for any answering sign When I throw off a scintillation, I might be casting pearls to swine— They'd show as much appreciation. Could woman grasp the views of men ! Upon the role of perfect wife, | What hopes a husband nurses when He launches out on married life, | Bhe might contrive to get her brain BEquipped with intellectual tackle, And spare her lord the constant strain Of driveling, frivoling, henroost cackle. ‘When I return, at four or so, Engrossed with duty's grind, 1 wish to bandy jeux-de-mots In converse with a kindred mind; Hit by a slump in “Dover A,” A wild canard, a wanton rumor, I'd like to wash my cares away ‘With jets of swift responsive humor. strenuous | Oh, salon days! Oh, golden times, i When wit would wed with femmes| with neat impromptu rhymes Always came home to r ‘When women sat by humo epartee; r's throne, And, all alert to wrest his lau In _each department held their own, Even including that of morals. Those days are over. Life has shed Its Attic salt, its vernal sap (As all will gather who have read e on the “Marriage Handicap”); And, therefore, when to wife and home I hear a husband murmur -vale! I know just why he wants to roam; 1 sympathize with poor "BfllPBuulcy!" i jot those oranges. BEAUTIFUL INAUGURATION = 1 % MRS, &{EIGM!LE AT WORK ON HER QUILT, WHICH THE PRESIDENT WILL | RECEIVE AS AN INAUGURATION PRESENT. THIS WONDERFUL QUILT IS | COMPOSED OF 22,642 PIECES OF RED, WHITE AND BLUE SATIN. | & : RESIDENT ROOSEVELT will receive as an inauguration gift a P “Perhaps Roosevelt will not be elect- quilt composed of 22,642 pieces, the ed, and then the quilt cannot be an inauguration gift,” a visitor suggested handiwork of Mrs. Charlotte J. Creig- | the other day. mile of 5237 Larchwood avenue, Phila- | “There's not much danger of that: de}rl}']h‘a- ;fl!’f lh@erfl; ?m;‘““i | but if it should happen I'll give it to e quilt is made entirely of satin in| o . i Mrs. ( g - a the national colors—red, white and |, lbi"r;f'rk “r; = rer:‘,”" ’;N‘l;‘ blue. Neither the reds nor blues are| 2 & e by o ngs solid colors, but each is finely shaded, | 0U!d appreciate the qulit if elected lessening the contrast and enhancing | $n¢ declared vigorousiy: Not a bt of the color value of the whole. The ma-| .- V€ My @ P8 AemocERs? guess not! terials alone cost upward of $100. It was Mrs. Creigmile's intention to present the quilt to President McKin- l-y, but he was assassinated before it wag completed. She has waited some vears to see if Roosevelt, as a Presi- dent, were worthy the gift, and she is now entirely satisfied. She had no doubt of his election either. Commends The Call's Enterpri§e. (FROM THE PACIFIC WINE AND SPIRIT REVIEW.) The daily papers notwithstanding all their parade of alleged interest in the welfare of the State, and consequently, in all its industries, large or small, constitute a cheap lot, and the proof of this assertion is to be found in their own columns. The victories of California at the World’'s Fair are certainly news of the greatest interest to the entire State, but, never- theless, there was only one daily paper that published the awards, not- withstanding our exhibits won unexampled distinction at the exposition. Here is the explanation of this remarkable fact: The Call had the enter- prise to send a special representative to the fair, while the other fat dailies depended on the Associated Press for news. As a consequence, the Call on the 20th instant published, exclusively, the grand list of prizes won by this State, in a contest against the world. This was vital news, but because they were ‘‘scooped” none of the other papers deigned to mention the awards, either in the news or editorial columns. That was certainly juve- nile journalism with a vengeance and ought to cost such cheap editors a long list of subscribers. The California Promotion Committee should take these children of a larger growth in hand and promote some common sense and consistency {n their policy. Such publications are worse than enemies of the common- { Wealth; they are false friends. Mrs. Creigmile worked on the quilt and the two pillow shams that match it in odd moments for several years. When exhibited in a fair conducted by the women of the Bapt quilt excited unstinted admiration and was pronounced a wonderful piece of needlework. —p Temple the | The debut of Miss Maude Freeman, yesterday, was attended with all the success and pleasure promised by plan and anticipation. The affair may be said to have been “continuous,” having its origin in the afternoon with a tea, at which several | buds of the year assisted in receiving. Many guests passed to and fro, leav-| ing cordial wishes for the latest novice | in society’'s ranks. | The dining hour brought to the home | of Mrs. Freeman Dr. Van Wyck. Sid-| ney Salisbury, Du Val Moore, Richard Hammond, Herbert Jones and Charles| Merrill, who, with the receiving group | of maids, formed a happy party that| continued in celebration of the day by | attending the Columbia Theater. | Mrs. Freeman's hospitality knew no| bounds, for she followed this entertain- | ment with a supper and dance for just| these especial young people in her; home. The happiness on this fete day Was’ as unquestioned as the success, and a| programme more to the liking of; young hearts could not have been ar-| ranged. . Miss Georgie Spieker, who has re- cently returned from her Eastern trip, | entertained at dinner last evening. ! Covers were laid for ten and the| decorations, in green and white, con-| sisted of maidenhair fern and great,| ragged chrysanthemums. | The table, bearing a lovely appear- | ance, seated these guests. | Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Leake, Mrs. Linda | Bryan, Miss Jessie Ewing, Mr. and| Mrs. J. J. Spleker, Miss Spieker, Dr. | | Arnold Genthe, Charles & Aiken, | Francis Henry. . Mrs. John I Sabin and Miss Irene Sabin will rece on Saturday, No- vember 19, from 5 to 7 o’clock, at their home, 8 California street. The first and second Tuesdays in December will also be retained by Mrs. and Miss Sa- bin as receiving days. . Miss Reed Hutchins, who is still in New York studying music, is making the most excellent progress and is singing in many of society's drawing- rooms. Her brother, Powers Hutch- ins, is visiting her through the holi- days. o Srar I . . | The wedding of Mrs. Lulu E. Stern |to Daniel W. McGowan was quiet- | 1y celebrated in the apartments of the | bride’s daughter, Mrs. Robert Cords Jr., in the Iroquois Hotel on Thurs- day vember 3, at 3 p. m. Only the daught Mrs. Stern, Mrs. Robert Cords Jr. and Miss Everett A. Stern, and the brot of the groom, Frank | McGowan, were present at the cere-| - THE SMART SET + BY SALLY SHARP. | man as ushers. The Rev. Willlam Rader offi- mony. ciated. After a short honeymcon in Mon- terey Mr. and Mry. McGowan will make their home in Arcata, where Mr McGowan has large cattle interests. The many friends of Mrs. McGowan will be glad to welcome her return to Arcata, her former home, which she left, to the regret of every one, some four years ago. Y e A wedding of much interest took place yesterday afternocon at 3:30 o'clock in Grace Episcopal Church when Miss Annie Stillman, daughter of Sausalito, Waldron Jr. was of of Alfred Stillman married to Richard Jackson, Il The bride, given away by her father, was attended by her sister, Miss Eliz- abeth Stillman. The groom was served by Hewitt Davenport as best man, with William Stillman and Edgar Still- The officiating clergy- David Evans, rector of man was Rev. Grace Church. A feature of the music was its varia- tion from the orthodox marches, the beauty of Jensen's wedding music and Dubeis’ Benediction Nuptiale peal- ing forth impressively, with William H. Holt at the organ, after the cere- meny playing the “Mignon” gavotte. The altar decorations consisted of chrysanthemums and an abundance of autumn foliage. The bride was gown- ed in a rich blue traveling dress, Mr. and Mrs. Waldron leaving immediate- ly after the ceremony for Los An- geles. . Mrs. Louis Monteagle entertains to- day in ho f Miss Carcl Moore and nor of Miss Maisie Langhorne. The affair is | a luncheon. . Mrs. William Letts Oliver and Miss Carolyn Oliver will entertain Miss Isa- bel Kendall at dinner this evening. BT Miss Florence V. Smith, who, with her mother, has moved into a newly built house on Vallejo street, gives a tea to-day in honor of the new abode. A true housewarming it will be, too, with all the hospitality that goes with such a momentous affair. . . . Mrs. Hyde-Smith will entertain at dinner on Friday evening for her ghter, Miss Margaret Hyde- Miss Ardella Mills and Miss E Dorr are two of our favorite maids who will soon take leave of absence. Both are going to New York first, and then each has her own line of travel planned from there. Probably much time will ensue before the return of either. |+ 1 | Answers t | A DATE—M. L. W,, Chiles, Cal. Oec-| tober 31, 1887, fell on a Monday. WATER—B. F., Oakland, Cal. One| | cuble foot of fresh water weighs 62.4 | pounds, salt water 6414 pounds. A | cubic foot of water is 6.221 imperial | gallons or approximately 6% gallons. | HORSE—A., City. The generic term is horse; the young male is called colt; female, filly. Young porkers of both sexes are called pig, hog or swine; an old male a boar and the old female a sOW. STEAM RAILROAD—P. H. City. | This department is not aware that if a steam railroad is granted permission to enter the City and County of San | Francisco it has to pay the South-| ern Pacific Railroad anything for that privilege. NATIONAL DEBT—T. H. Oakland, Cal. The national debt of France is| $5,800,691,814. The war debt of the| Franco-Prussian war which France had to pay was five milliard francs, | one milllard paid in 1871 and the bal- | ance within three years. | | UNITED STATES COINS—F. C, B 0 Queries. City. According to a table prepared for publication by Maurice L. Muhle- man, formerly deputy Assistant United States Treasurer, the following are the denominations of United States coins at this time: Gold, $20, $10, $5, $2 50 silver, §1, 50 cents, 25 cents, 10 cents. Minor coins § cents and 1 cent. EXCAVATION—M. W. City. The law of this State says that “each co- terminous owner is entitled to the lateral support and subjacent support his land receives from the adjoining land, subject to the right of the owner of the adjoining land to make proper and usual excavation on the same for purpose of construction on using ordin- ary care and skill and taking reason- able precautions to sustain the land of the other and giving reasonable notice to the other of his intention to make such excavation.” @ Genuine eyeglasses, 20c to 50c (try me). 79 4th (front oyster restaurant). * —————— Townsend's California Glace fruits in artistic fire-etched boxes. 715 Market st.* ——i e Special information supplied dally to business houses and public men by the Press Clipping Bureau (Allen's), 30 Cal- ifornia street. Telephone Main 1042, * THE = SUNNY = SIDE < OF = LIFE -+ .q o D. .3 4 -— THE VERY THING. Ruyters Kramp—Can’t you get your sister to come over and play the piano for a while? Mrs. Kramp—But it would annoy you ABOUT THE SAME THING. Customer—Got ahy sour pickles? Grocer—No. while you were writing. Customer—Got .‘y lemons? Ruyters Kramp—That's all right. Grocer—No. T've got to get out the scenario of a tragedy, and I want something to make me savage. Customer—Then give me half a dozen THERE ARE OTHERS. Mrs. Hearsit—I didn’t sleep a bit last night. Mrs. Saysit—Why not? Mrs. Hearsit—My husband talked in his sleep and I stayed awake trying to hear what he was saying. BITS CULLED FROM THE other day he forgot a package and left it lying on the platform- When he re- turned at night he found his dog guarding it. The animal had kept vigil @ll day and late into the night and no one dared to molest the goods. ‘While drinking beer a coachman named Fisher, employed by Compton Rickett, M. P., swallowed a wasp and died as the result of being stung In the throat. ‘When John Weakley, a farmer, took the traln at North Vineland, N. J., the| Tight lacing during excessive heat SHE WAS ON. Tommy—Mamma, what ig an angel? Mamma—An angel flies. Tommy—I heard papa call nurse an angel last night. Mamma—Yes, and she's going to fly, too. . NEWS b | accelerated brain paralysis and caused the death of a young woman, Jane Anderson, aged 22, of Liverpool. She was out walking with her sweetheart when she suddenly became ill, suffered excruclating pain in the head and fell down unconscious- She died a few hours later. For the first time since it was erect- ed, thirty-eight years ago, the Union Church at Big Cranberry Island, Me., was the scene of a wedding recently. And even then the contracting young People were from Massachusetts, though the island was the girlhood home of the bride. .