The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, March 10, 1905, Page 8

——— CA JUHN 1. SPRECKELS Proprietor JOHN McNAUGH .+..Manager ~-MARCH 10, 1305 THE SACRAMENTO VALLEY. Saciamento County reports 1000 new homes county recently. presumably since the ‘last ticn is attributed to the good sociation and its exhibit at been recently visited and inspected by N. Kaw- an agricultural and sugar expert, who was induced is visit by the exhibit at St. Louis. In ap interview in the Urion he says that he found in the valley a wonderful and climate. and that the soils are some of the ld. He agrees with Mr. William H. Mills and bservers that the large landed estates are the greatest the development of the vallev. and so was able to hem at the good results that have followed the subdi- 1 property at Chico, and those that will come subdivision of 40,000 acres of the Cone ranch ana enn ranches in Colusa and Glenn counties. He the stubborn solidarity of the Haggin ranch, and h a property in Germany would be supporting thou- i people instead of being vacant of population. Lying so ramento, if put to its best uses by subdivision that prop- add immensely to the prosperity and importance of the <e nns uttered the wisdom of all and the conclusions en he said that the small farmer is of the most economic the State, being the backbone of the community. Where holders prevail are found the very rich and the very poor, ss of individual effort and energy impairs the strength of ¢. But other States have undergone the same experience rnia has had. as New York did in the case of the Patroon Here there were two reasons for the large landholding pol- as founded in the old Spanish and Mexican grants, made v use of land was for stock ranging. This was sup- the percentage of our early population from the South. 1e institution of slavery caused the holding of land in large worked by slave labor. ¢ réason for the large grants passed away as the nobler uses ! became known. and the large plantation system is not with the labor conditions in.a free State. But the pride ossession has influenced the solidarity of these great estates ee ntered economic and financial conditions which ng t up. From stock ranging they passed into wheat g. and farming them for forty years in that crop has re- their product below the point of profit. The compulsion of nstances is overcoming the pride of possession, and these es- ates are breaking into small tracts, with the greatest benefit to the Sa ento Valley and the whole State. ; tracts the land is easily subjected to variety farming hat “ - ¥ n of crops. Mr. Kaumanns observes that scientific farming res rotation of crops to hold the soil to its highest capacity. In erms necessity requires intensive farming, and this is best acticed where the holdings are small. He will next examine Sonoma County and will then visit Fresno and urvey of the San Joaquin Valley. His observations in he southern half of the great valley of California will be of the keen- est.. Of eourse there are those among us who know the ca s of that great country lying between the Sierras and the and running from the Tehaclapi to Mount Shasta. them made known to the outside world, and to do this there is no bétter way than to have the country put under the eye of stranger like this gexpert German. In his country all industrial s. and especially farming, are o carried on as to get all the pré ng waste. He was struck by the waste of grain ethods of harvesting and did not find compensation 1 the 1teer crop which followed the scattering of grain d have been saved. e are in the habit of associating the economies of farming t raising on the continent of Europe with the necessities of and are given to boasting that the condition of our people t require such saving habits. This is a false view. Our study e prevention of poverty by the practice of economy and ention of waste. We have been wasteful because our re- s are great. But we must not forget that population finally overtakes resources, and a saving and cconomical habit, acquired in Ivance of that time. megns an indefinite extension of the resources selves. California has the capacity to support many millions of people. Rotation of crops, saving of waste, putting the soil to its hest uses, and keeping it in condition to respond to any call made upon i, are the means for increasing the population which it will support ions of people may live well where one million enti our oy erty be t Two was TOURIST TRAVEL. s HE two kinds of travel to California are nw apparent all over ¢ State. The home-seckers, induced by cheap railway rates; e appear i itry towns, and are looking with all eves at the v 1 1ese travelers come with a purpose beyond the pleasures of the trip. They want to study the State as 2 place in which to permanently settle. Fortunately there are everywhere local organizations and auxiliaries of the State Board of Trade. whdse members know the unwisdom of having discontented settlers, They know that any deception as to the quality of land or ther plivsical features is sure to cause such diccontent. Therefore it is made practically impossible. that speculators shall nullify the goc '»M""f o thy flux of home-seekers, and the State will gét the benefit ¢ permanent settlement of such of them as vield to rhe ¥ lure of the opportu nity offered for the betterment of their condition. The other class of travelers are the pleasure seekers, those who are expelled from their Eastern homes by the harsh winter and the wintry spring. These vearly seek a sojourn in San Franciseo in numbers. The noveltics of this city appeal to them. Tt is » thit class of travel, San Francisco now begins to to it. When the extensive plans for parks and re execnted and the resuvlts are added to what weé al- rezdy have. this will hecome one of the show places of the world. Tt ¢ill have the light and color of Paris, the alertness of Chicago and the staid-morality of Boston in 2 spectacular blend that will satisfy all tastes T but which in the nature of things cannot be published. A variety of reasons exists for their non-publication. Sonie of them are 0o long, some are not signed, some are written on both sides of the paper and some contain personal attacks. In many instances, h w- cier. the comusmications deal with subjzcts of considerable im- portance and The Cail w a0t for the existence of one or more of the objections stated. Communications concerning matters of public interest are al- ways valuable to 2 newspaper and we would be pleased to have our ubscribers, or others, address us notes on any subject they deem of sufficient importance to be worthy of public attention. Such letters LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE. HE CALL frequently receives letters intended for publication, should be brief, should be signed. and should be free from anything | in the mature of an attack upon another person. glad 10 receive letters of the character stated, and will ta ke pleasure in publishing them for the benefit of its readers. 'pv' Bt fpeaker Cannon as 8 “‘watchdog” fails v;u’:nbh' in the matter of private péneion biile. The record of this Congress goes to the top notch with over 8000 bills passed.—Springfield Republican, : L MARKET STREETS. SAN FRANCISC 2n than any other American city. Heretofore some- uld be very glad to publish them were it | The Call will be ! AR ' THANKS TO THE POSTMAN . By TROY ALLISON ELISSA chewed her penstaff in pretended meditation and kept | | one eve on Dicky Johnston. Dicky had shown signs of wandering away from the fold and must be brought back. It was de-| cidedly azainst Melissa’s creed to al- | lew anoth girl to receive even an ivta of admiration from one of her coterie. There was a girl belonging to the house pariy, a blonde, Melissa tiwought contemptuously, who had re- cejved entirely too much attention from Dick) Therefore he must be disciplined. His lessun must be decided at once, and to the point. Having decided upon this Aeiissa gave her pen .‘:,;‘ coiclusive nibble and commenced | writing hurriedly. As there happened iv be no one in the library at the time except Dicky and herself his attention was sgon attracted by the aggressive scratching of her pen. “Why don’t you stop and amuse u fellow he urged. “What are you writing?"” Jhi—just writing,” she replied, | an her tone insinuating that there Vv.ere subjects beyond his comprehen- | sion. “To a man?"” he asked, sulkily. “A very charming man,”’ she assured him impressively. “It's rather an im- pertant communication,” she con- tinued. “I wish you would look over | this page and see if it is too stilted.” | Dicky took itgup with relieved alac- | rity, but his face lengthened visibly as he read: | “l have decided that I will marry | you—I don't know why 1 hesitated. | 1f you can get away from town for a | day, take the Ederton local for Mrs. | Wimberly’s country place and you can | tell me if—you are glad I didn’t keep | you waiting any longer." Dicky handed it back and com- menced a study of the library fire. “I don't see how any one could pos- €ibly call that stilted;’ he growled. Melissa signed the note, sealed it and directed it to Dr. John Hartly. Considering the fact that Dr. Hartly was only a very casual acquaintance and had never asked Melissa to marry him, nor had she ever dreamed of his asking her to do so, this literary achievement might be regarded as rather theatrical. She gathered up her writing ma- | terials, slipped the letter into her writ- | pad and started for the door. Stopping a minute to fluff up her | brown pompadour, she fixed a re- proachful eye upon the object of her vengeance. “I never would have thought, Dicky,” there were volumes of sur- prise in her voice, “that you would have cared anything at all for| blondes,” she went out and shut the docr rather decidedly. As she crossed the hall the letter slipped out and fell to the floor, mak- ing no sound on the soft rug. She went upstairs, unconscious of her loss, | smiling in anticipation of the inter- view she would have with Dicky when | his repentance had reached a proper ' depth. It was Melissa’s theory, gained | in her twenty years, that men needed | to be taught lessons occasionaily. | When Dicky had learned his lesson | she would acknowledge that she had ' not yet sent the letter, but was keep- | ing it for further consideration. The footman, coming for the letter | bag a few minutes later, was uncon- scicus of the inner workings of Me- lissa’'s mind. He picked up her letter and posted it with the others. Two evenings later the malid brought Melissa Dr. Hartly's card. “I tock him to the library, miss. He said~he could only stay a few minutes and wanted to gee you alone.” Melissa went down stairs, her fore-| head puckered into a wondering frown. She could not imagine why . Hartly had come to Ederton to talk with her about anything. He came forward to meet her, and she felt a little constrained in her! greeting of this man of forty, who seemed so different from Dicky and the others. “I'm.so glad you decided to marry me,” he said cordially, his eyes twink- ling. “I hoped some woman would s | doubt about “l know it was a joke,” he resumed. some day. You see, 1 have been so busy—1 rather neglected it.” Melissa gasped with astonishment. ““Who said anything about my mar- rying you?” she finally managed to say, her eyes round with surprise. He took her note from his inside pocket, adjusted his eye-glasses and looked at it carefully. “I certainly hope 1 have not been mistaken,” he said, handing it to her. Two large tears rolled down her cheek. “I don't know how on earth— 1 thought this was upstairs in my writing pad,” she said miserably. was just a joke to tease Dicky—I— oh—I never was so ashamed in my whole life,” she said, dropping intc a big library chair and hiding her face againgt its back. He walked behind the chair, and, leaning on it, looked down smilingly upon the brown head that rose and fell with each sob. “I knew there was some kind of joke connected with it, child,” he said soothingly. ‘There was obliged to be some joke about the fact that a girl vour age would dream of marrying— an old man like me.” “I don’t think you are—old,” came in muffled tones from the padded back of the chair. “1 knew it was a joke,” he resumed, “but it seemed rather—pleasant. Somehow I had an irresistible desire to come and see—why you did it.” Melissa’s face was still hidden. “T wouldn't have you fecl mortified about it for the world,” leaning over until his lips touched a stray tendril of her hair that shone red-brown on the black leather chair back. “I am | twice as old as you, little girl, but I am young enough to understand a joke. Do you feel all right about it now?"” The brown head nodded in a com- !d‘ted manner. “And yet, Melissa, 1 can’t help re- alizing how nice it would be—if it were not a joke. If there ever comes a day when you could possibly it—won't you send it back?” The figure was 4s still as the chair that held it, and Hartly sighed as he turned off. “Never mind—of course you could not. Tl say good-by now, and catch the nine o'clock train for town. Won't you shake hands to show we under- | stand each other?” Melissa blindly held out a wavering hand that he grasped in his big one. His expression anged with light- ning rapidity, for there could be no it—the girl had gently MIRROR OF DAME FASHION | i i | Th trimmed with fancy Showing a smart sireet costume with long, pointed redingote. e material is blie vélucteen, irimmed simply with stitch- ‘ing. Very large blue bone buttons are used. A white felt hat, pompon and blue ' velvet, is worn. ' RELIGION It the history of the church and, mean | IN THE NOVEL ! Hall Caine, the brilliant novelist, - contributes to the March number of the Booklovers’ Magazine a very ! strong plea for the novel as an ethical i force. “I rebel with all the strength of my soul,” he says, “against the i shallow opinion, so current, that the - . novel is a puppet show as unmoral as ! Punch and Judy and a& completely Ivoid of moral responsibility.” The ! novel, as Mr. Caine conceives it, must | deal with life as a whole and with its ideepect problems. Among these lat- i ter religion is easily supreme. Hence | the novelist's treatment of it should | | be didactic, though it should not be ! bald or controversial. It must “unlte‘: | the simplest pictures of life with the | deepest problems of humanity.” On this ground Mr. Caine defends his use of biblical subjects. He deliberately chose as his themes ‘“the great leg- ends that have endured since the be- ginning of the world” as far more’ b substantial foundations for stories than any merely fictitious plots. Pic- tures of “the:human comedy,” Mr. Caine argues, cannot leave out of con- sideration such a vital constituent as religion; and even if, as in the works of Charles Dickens and Charlotte Bronte, the hypocrisies of professors of religion be mercilessly exposed, ‘* the net result can only be good for religion itself, inasmuch as it must help to purify religious life.” Much less shouid the shortcomings of the clergy be spared on the ground of lowering the atmosphere of reverence +in which the clergy should be held. That would be to put a gloss on what- ' soever things are untrue, dishonor- able, unjust, impure and of evil re- port. For religious novels ought not to be mere sermons or philosophical tractateg thinly veiled, but parables “wherein the mind is above all things fixed upon the fact.” Incidentally Mr. Caine pays his respects to traditional | theology and says that ‘““‘the doctrine ! of ‘objective redemption’ has been the | | accasion of grievous temptations in | it a layman dare to say so, the theory of ! ‘conversion’ as it is taught in these | days by nearly all the evangelical i branches of the Christian church, | from the Roman Catholic to the Sal- vation Army, seems to be in danger of concealing the true meaning of re- ligion, in so far as it allows itself to: adopt that free and easy attitude to| past transgressions which has always | beén a snare.” This he says in reply | to Dr. Clifford, who charged him with | emphasizing the doctrine of doom to: the exclusion of the doctrine of grace. | Finally, Mr, Caine predicts that thei novel will be the greatest ethical teacher of the future, because its ca- pacity for influence is unlimited. “There is no pulpit,”" he says, “with a sounding-board that will send the humah voice so far™ | = > | pressed into his palm the note that | had been concealed in her hand. | ! “Melissa!” he exclaimed, unbeliev- _ingly, seating himself upon the arm of | the big chair.—(Copyright, 1305, by F. C. McClure.) POLICE JUDGES | . AND LENITYTO | - THE CRIMINALS To the Editor of The Call: i | As a faithful reader of The Call I, have noted the marked increase of, burglary, robbery and footpadism in' .8an Francisco within the last six| months—the usual winter harvest of | felonies. Your paper abounds in re- ports of these crimes. { I have counted fifty-six reported | cases of hold-ups and incidental beat- | ings and maimings, thirty-seven of ;burginry. and many of vandalism and depravity. Contrary to their former habits, the footpads now nsually beat their victims, often fraeturing skulls, breaking ribs, ete. These inhuman crimes are of almost daily occurrence. | So inadequate is the judicially aban- | doned police force to suppress this reign of crime that there has been talk of forming a vigilance committee. i | Permit me to call your attention to the remarkable fact that every po- liceman of experience, every police re- porter in San Francisco, and every police court lawyer knows thaé the criminals of this city have so strong a pull with the police courts that it is folly for patrolmen to make arrests. Men on the forcé have been disciplined | and even “broken” for making certain | arrests. About two weeks ago, for an ex- ample of the uncertainty and inade- quacy of judicial discip'ine, Judge Ca- baniss discharged a man who had fe- ! loniously taken a woman’s purse con- | taining $76. The prisocner chanced to | own a small store, so he refunded the I §75 and was dismissed, though he had i spent most of the money and thrown the purse away, having found it in | the “side room” of a restaurant, from |'which he hastened with guiity intent !lest the owner return and claim her ' purse. What encouragement was that | dismissal to the policeman who made | the arrest and lost his sleep to prose- ,cute the criminal? Was it not the | compounding of crime to permit such ' | a settlement? | I find in The Call of to-day this)item: . EX-CONVICT ON PROBATION.—John Brady, allas James Dillen, who pleaded guiity | in Judge Lawlor's court to & charge of burg- lary, appeared for semtence yesterday. He | broke into A. Geantit's butcher shop, 935 i Meont avenue, on December 18 and at- | Braa dy wa willing ¢ fi' o &a .z sealing vessel to Siberi JS euaal %0 on What possible excuse can be o for }'ulency to such a hardened c"rg- i Mrs. Albert Gérberding was hostess at a delightful though informal “at home” last evening. Among the guests were Miss Adeline Knapp, Mme. Evstaphieve, Miss Marie Withrow, Miss Eva Withrow, Charles H. Lom- bard, Arthur Street. s iy e The Presidio hoproom will be alight this evening for a small informal dance, none the less enjoyable for lack of numbers or elaborate preparation. P e The wedding ceremony of Miss Alice Brigham and Lieutenant Clarence Kempft, to take place next Wednesday, will be performed in Trinity Church and all arrangements are very um- ostentatious. Miss Katherine Brig- ham will attend her sister, while Lieu- tenant Kempff has not yet named his servitor. . e e Mrs, C. R. Splivalo gave a most en- joyable luncheon a few days ago in honor of Mrs. Samuel Parker of Hono- lulu. Miss Alice Campbell, Miss Cor- nell and Miss Rhodes were also guests. Mrs. Splivalo, who has been spend- ing the winter in town, returned re- cently to her summer home at Bel- mont. - . Echoes of the Mardi Gras continue to float about, for many characters and costumes were impressive. Among those quaint, yet regal, was Miss Eva Withrow, who, as a lady of the French court during Lafayette’'s period, was a most charming picture. With gown of elaborate brocade and coiffure high, the impersonation was vastly becoming to Miss Withrow, whe easily assumed | the graces and carriage of her ideal. ¢« Mrs. C. Frederick Kohl, who has been sojourning at Del Monte, arrived in town for the Mardi Gras, but has returned to the resort, where she will remain for some time. R e Miss Helene Robson is arranging for an early departure to Honpolulu, where she will remain several weeks as the guest of friends. S Mrs. Brooke Wright, who, with Mrs. Oscar Beatty, left a few weeks ago for Tahiti, has returned. The trip was delightful, even though the stay at their objective peint was very lim- ited. ekt Bk The cast which produced the clever playlet, “From Four to Six,” a few There have been men, and not a few, And brave of heart, you see, And some of them have married two And others even three, But Hoch, the hero, heads the Hoch, der bigamist! 5 He sought for widows far and near Who had a little dough. And courted them and called them dear, And. won them, too, you know, And very few that fellow missed— Hoch, der bigamist! ot— He has a sugar-coated voice, And manners that are fine, i He made some lonely hearts rejoice And tearful eyes to shine, And widowed lips he fondly kissed— Hoch, der bigamist! The wives he followed to the grave Were many, so they say, But his, a heart both stanch and brave, THE SMART SET By SALLY SHARP i days ago has been holding some de- lightfully informal teas for their own | entertainment. To-morrow Mrs. | George E. Bates will be hostess and | the guests will repeat their lines by way of entertainment ang diversion ! for the afternoon. Those to be present are Mrs. W. A. Maddern, Miss Merla | Maddern, Mrs. James C. Crawford, :Mrs. J. W. Orr, Mrs. Horace Coffin, Mrs. Aaron Schloss, Miss Elnor Crou- dace, Mrs. A. C. Kellogg, Mrs, Georga | Gear, Miss Emily Coey, Mrs. Stock- well. i Mrs. -J. T. Barraclough and Miss Josephine Barraclough left yesterday for Honolulu to make an indefinite visit. v gl Mrs Hippolyte Dutard and Mrs | Hobbs are soon to depart on their trip | around the world, China and Japaa | belng traversed first; their travel will then extend into India and Egypt. finally to encompass the globe. FUELER Miss Edith M. Mack and Charles Brandenstein were married at noon yesterday at the home of the bride’s parents, 1801 Gough street. The hoyse, which was beautifully decorated with all the fresh blossoms of spring. held nearly seventy-five guests and friends to witness the ceremony performed by Rev. Dr. Voorsanger. The bride, fgowned in white satin and point, wore |a long vell and carried lilles of the ; valley. Her matron of honor, Mrs. A. | Ehrman, was also gowned in white, | carrying primroses. Edward Branden- | Stein attended his brother as best maa. | 'A reception, to which 200 guests wers | bidden, followed the ceremony. Mr. and Mrs. Brandenstein dre on a shord wedding trip, after which a tour of Europe will be made. &t ¢ | The exodus to Del Monts includes | a large number of our soclety folk. who will eschew excitement during the coming season. Among yesterday's departures were Mr. and Mrs. Walter | H. Martin, whe with their children and | servants will remain three months. Miss Helen Wagner, Miss Etta Marian Warren, Miss Cadwallader, Mr. and | Mrs. J. J. Moore, Thomas Eastland and Mr. Cadwallader complete a coterie of our town representatives. AR Mr. and Mrs, Walter 8. Hale have taken a house at 2530 Washington street. CH, DER BIGAMIST. He never knew dismay, From weddings he would not desist— Hoch, der bigamist! s While riding home behind the hearse He'd try to win a prize Some widow with a nice fat purse— . And, gazing in her eyes, He'd seize and hold her dainty fist— Hoch, der bigamist! From graveyard to the chureh he wesmt, From tears to happy smiles, And then he’d borrow every cent And hie him many miles, His wife on afr might then subsist— Hoch, der bigamist! And now his widows lie in wait And they are full of fizht, And all are in a wrathful state And long to vent their spite. His precious neck they long to twist—e Hoch, der bigamist! —Chicago Chroniecle. _— s SNEEZING — Subscriber, Redwood City, Cal. The following is undoubted- ly the rhyme about sneezing that you desire: If you sheeze on Monday, you sneese for danger; Sneeze on Tuesday. kiss a stranger; Eneeze on Wednesday, snseze for a letter; Sneeze un Thursday, for somethnig better; Sneere on Friday, sneeze for sorrow; Sneeze on Saturday, Joy to-morrow. MOORMEAD FARM—A. W. K., City, ‘The horses run under the name of the “Moormead Farm,” are owned by J. J. Moore. DICKENS—Wegg, City. Charles Dickens in writing of acts and customg in his' day was too well versed to mt a solecism in “Qur Mutual ‘works. Friend” or any other of his THE SUNNY SIDE OF LIFE e FLING OF YOUTH. Miss Oldgirl—On my birthday papa gives me g rose for every year of my age. Miss Caustique—In a year or so Big Bill—Help! 2 Little Luke (in doghouse)—Shut up. You make more nolse dan a si= lent partner. Help! he’il have to buy a whole greenhouse. .;._—____..——__L Mr Dugood — Do you keep the Sabbath, young man? have something just as good. Drug Clerk (absently)—Ne; but u‘ | § Wt e REQUIESCAT. Mrs. Dougherty—An" Widow Clan- cey is puttin’ up a headstone f'r Path- rick, what was blown to pieces wid inymite. @ v Mrs. O'Brien—An’ phwat's on ut Mrs. n n‘} il