The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, March 24, 1905, Page 8

THE § THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL PToanetor | N 'D. Sl';l‘ PORELS. -...0u0pess » ADD: JOHN McNAUGHT Manager PUBLICATION OFFICY MARCH 24, Marine i ress, the s are still bright; indeed. it seems al- - that the bill, in very nearly its present shape, will Congress ion qatever further inquiries it deems advisable in | and the bill will be introduced on hen ‘the next Congress meets. ided for the continuance of the com mer months next session. cts for its passage are shown by the facts that v reported last session to both houses of Con- 1l minority opposition to it, and the lines; that only one of the four main e and P sonly a s ictly on party with opposition in its report to Cor as to methods, not as to 1 ple of nd the administration prestige and ma- vill be so great the success of a measure st assured. t features of the bill on which there is sub- yrity and minority Senators antl er. the new ocean mail lines, xes; the only important feature about rence is as to the method of encouraging gen- e of the I lines, on which point the majority 1 of $5 per gross ton. fri attention in the Southern sea- k having formally approved it, and ation in New Orleans. It has the in- d of Trade. The Chamber of Com- ged Congress to pass it. The masters and heir annual convention at Washington lutions favoring Even as far inland as Cleve- are aroused to the importance of doing nt of shipping: a short time age and declared: in their resolutions that the United States had grown to the grand that it is being carried to-day under for- ion is critical, and calls for immediate | 0 ¢ i cxt Congress by it will be al l’ru".ifl( ement between the n the naval tonnage t ased A STUDY OF STREET RAILWAYS. report on street and electric railways for the year ending | 1002, just published by the Bureau of the Census, and pre- i under the supervision of the chief statistician for manu- W. M. Steuart, is-a most valuable collection of detailed | is v interesting as showing the rapid development | transportation and its sociological effects. The report s the s more than 200 pages of text prepared | special agents of the Bureau of Corporations. the subjects treated are capitalization, relation of ex- ) receipts, rates of fare, accidents, safety appliances, and conditions of labor. On the subject of the growth of | is noteworthy that electric traction has practically other systems. The open conduit system has proved many localities, notably in New York and Washington. ese cities there were operating 264 miles of this system in 1902, elve vears the mileage of the electric lines has increased from 262 10 21,907, while there was a decrease in the lines operated by her motive power. | teresting items are: The equipment of some lines with sleep—.’ rs, as in long distance lines in Indiana and Ohio. Nineteen | cars are heated by electricity. California has the highest of rides to the urban popuiation ; this is attributed to the eets. Wages are 36 per cent of the operating expenses, and d to the carmen. The timid may find re nce in this item: only one passenger was killed for every 18,- o who paid fares. Legislation permitting municipalities to operate street railways has been enacted in a number of but there is no instance in the United States of municipal peration of a street railway. the sociological point of view there are several things of ce which the report will give opportunity to study. The t of street railway development on the distribution of popula- is one of the chief of these. The increase in population of thattan borough in New York is about 500,000, and more than one half of these are people who live seven miles from the uthern extremity of the city. Nearly five-sixths of the total i f Boston's population is in the outlying wards. This is an example of what is taking place in other centers. It is having t effects on manufactures, on the concentration of business zed specialized centers, on suburban life, on the reduction s of overcrowding and unsanitary surroundings. 'WORLD EMPIRE. statis 3 States, HE Kaiser has taken his country into his confidence by stating that while vet a boy he decided to give up all thought of achiev- ing empire of the world. It is just as well that he did, and that i § he did it while so young is to his credit, and proves that he was wise beyond his years. There will be no more political world empire. that lead to a Rome worked | pinch out. The good of mankind demands many na- each with its own government, just as much as it demands myriads of families each with its own domesticity, with its rules and reg ms. All people are not of the same genius. Those of the | same race, divided into different nationalities, find their national ties stronger than their racial bonds. A universal trust in human g!)v-‘i ernment is no better than a universal trust in business. The business trust suppresses personal individuality, and the friction and competi- tion of ideas and ingenuity. The governmental trust, the world empire, would do the same thing to nations, and equally to the in- iry of the progress of civilization and the happiness of man. The Kaiser’s declaration of his policy to makethe German peo- | jle strong, united and respected for their skill in the arts of peace, deserves the respect of the world. When such is the motive of every Government the world gets a general uplift, and the greater the num- | ber of nations to put their shoulders under it the better. Tad;ournmem. Its place as a center of interest was immediately . taken by 2 ladies’ club, the leading one of the city, which gath- cred its opposing forces for the spring election of officers. The con- <.-.~1Ah_ecame so torrid that lawyers were constilted and questions of cligibility came near getting into the courts. In the heated dis- cnssions there was as much acerbity as the lad¥s, God bless ‘em can indulge in, and the animated scene looked to an outsider a good' deal like politics. The night of the election found several hundred homes and husbands tepsy turvy and also disconsolate. to have been the most solemn night for the brute man that ever fell upon the capital city. Nine o'clock came and no lady of the house. Ten and eleven and the solemn midnight bell struck before the vote was counted and the club ladies issued from the caucus, some jubi- lant and some thinking real mean things: THE CLUB LADIES. HE Legislature has not been misscd"frnm Sacramento since its Tt is said | These club experiences are supposed to be part of the education of the ladies for the use of the ballot. If this be so, we should say that when California women vote the storm center of -lady politics will be in Sacramento. It is quite creditable to the ladies that after the equatorial combat cooled off, there were no withdrawals and the eoreat club swings as placidly as ever. FRANCISCO CALL : BETTERMENT OF CITY GOVERNMENT. | HE further, disclosures of the ramifications of ballot corruption at last year's primary call for con- certed action now, and not later, when it will be useless. If the subtle influence of the political push be not resisted it will be found insidiously working its way fo a substantial partnership of both par- | | tics in a scheme for the maintenance of a system that is inconsistent with good government. Surely when | +——— it is found that corruption of government at its fountain head, the primary poll, is encouraged by high «fficial authority, it is time for the city to wake up and take its bearings. It is possible for the people of | both parties to combine in a successful effort to destroy the system under which the reputation of San I'rancisco has hecome tainted. It is sure that unless they do so they will be used in a combination that has 1o other purpose than the continuance and survival of that system of shame and crime. I'he Call has no interests in the matter that are not the interests also of all decent people and good citizens. We cannot alone enforce y policy that will lead. to better things. We can only suggest the | speak at chvious steps to he taken by such citizens as are sensitive to the good name and welfare of San Francisco. 17 nothing be done now to bring righteous public sentiment into-action and to make that action effective | Ophelia: Iy organization, the system will continue as it is, and those who could have prevented it will have lost éven the right to complain. The Grand Jury, apparently under great difficulties, has fearlessly and intelligently performed its duty. It has focused a strong light upon the system, so that every one of its abhorrent details may _be seen and studied. The Grand Jury that has done this was drawn from the mass of citizens in the ordin- ary way, and not by resorting to an elisor or other extraordinary methods of purging the panel which the | law permits as a resort in extreme cases. This very fact, that a Grand Jury so drawn is found entirely responsive to the aims of civic decency, is a proof of the general purpose to smite the system in its lair, wherever it may hide. It is proof undeniable of the desire of the city to combine and end, at the next clection, a system that protects and promotes political immorality and fattens on a scheme of exactions that go into every relation of community life. We are convinced that a majority of the people desire a change. - They want the taint removed. They want the ballot-box protected from fraud. They want public administration free from graft and guile. They want an end put to the programming of politics, which forces decency at one end of the programme to give substantial power to indecency at the other end. They want a chance to make their power felt and to cause it to be heeded by those in authority. ‘They want such character and responsibility and respectability in office as will make it unnecessary for future Grand Juries to indict high public offi- cials for the most despicable of public crimes against good government. But, while all this is true, that same well meaning majority, divided between the two parties and separately fqllowing party standards and voting party tickets that have not been rationalized and right- ened by an inspection or system of selection, will be as powerless as a clod. We have organizations of chants’ Association. | citizens that have been formed for other purposes, buthave been compelled to deal with the system whose enormities they have assisted the Grand Jury in disclosing. Chief of these organizat"ons is the Mer- It has been foremost in the good work. But it is doubtful if that association can alone undertake the political regeneration of the city and its delivery from a system for which civic in- difference is responsible. The Merchants’ Association is a powerful and necessary auxiliary to any cleansing movement, but the movement itself must be independent and in a position to fellowship not only | the Merchants’ Association but all others that represent righteousness in the community. The great com- | mercial boards and bodies can also impinge upon a movement for reform, but cannot be expected to orig- | inate it. What is needed is an organization not necessarily large in numbers, but of positively unimpeach- peached and discredited. They know the subtle leadings of personal ambition. impressed by any moral consideration. able character, personally disinterested, with motives above reproach, that will stand for the highest civic aspirations, and that will sift the party nominations, fearlessly rejecting and as fearlessly approving, until here Will be presented practically orfe ticket, certified to the voters as a foe to the system that is now im- If this be not done, if it'seem unsuited to the cituation, what else is proposed? We appreciate the boldness with which the push and the associated graiters in every city sneer at “respectability” in politics. These malign influences are governed by men who have no small knowledge of human nature. They are wise in the disinclination of respectability to take much trouble in effecting public reforms. They know by their own experience the difficulty of making an organization that offers no emolument nor material reward to its members. the weakness of organizations that seek purely ethical ends. without other.reward than the sense of well oing. If any one expect that such men will let go becanse of expostire or even punishment of members of their system, that expectation is vajn. Unless the system itself be destroyed those who profit by it will : | continue in it, considering exposure and punishment as merely the occasional risks of the business, and un- They have tested ODD PHASE OF RACE QUESTION|, HREE years ago last January, as a newspaper staff correspond- ent. T arrived at the town of In- dianola, Miss., and inguired for direction to the residence of Mrs. Cox, says Robertus Love, in Leslie's Weekly. “Missus who?” asked the white man of whom I had made the request. “Mrs. Cox, the colored woman who was your postmistress before the President closed the postoffice.” “Look here, young man,” said the Mississippian. not unkindly, “lemme give you some good advice. When you talk about a nigger in this State you don’t want to hitch no ‘mister’ or ‘missus’ onto the name. I reckon it's Minnie Cox you're lookin’ fur, ain't MAGIC NAME OF ROCKEFELLER| USINESS was dull at the Arse- nal police station, New York, the other day, and the sergeant in charge was resting 4n his chair, his feet on his desk, a cigar be- tween his teeth, while he recounted the glorious days when “Tom" Byrnes was the head of thé force. Presently a tall, slim man entered and, advancing to the desk, said: "Sexl- )1 % fod “It is,”” T admitted. “Well, she ain't Missus Cox to any- body down here; she’s just plain Min- nie. 'S long as she was postmaster and we'd go into the postoffice we'd say. ‘Minnie, is the’ any mail fur us?’ If you don’t want to-git unpop’lar right off, I'd advise you to call her Minnie Cox when you're talkin’ to any In- dianola folks.” This was one of my initiations to the race problem as it stands in the sunny South. I learned in Indianola that, no matter how respectable, re- putable and praiseworthy a negro may be, he never becomes sufficiently re- spectable to win the title of “‘Mr.” from the lips of the white people. Mrs. Cox was known to all only by her Eiven name: and her husband, like- wise a’'negro of education and prop- erty, was known only by his given name. The Coxes lived in a handsome | cottage, which they owned. The house | contained books and magazines, which they read. But they were merely “Minnie” and “Jeff” to all the whites in the region about; and it was the fact that “Minnie” was a negress and not by reason of any notion of her in- competency as postmistress that the famous “Indianola incident” came about, involving the suspension of the town’s postoffice for more than a year. | Everybody of whom I made inquiries in Indlanola assured me that Minnie Cox was an excellent postmistress, properly obliging and all that. geant, my wife lost her muff this after- noon and I wish you would look for it.” “Small chance of finding it,” replied the sergeant, taking another puff at his cigar and rearranging his feet. “However, if you'll leave your name and we hear anything of it we will in- form you. Have you a card?”’ The stranger placed his hand in his pocket, while the sergeant continued his story. Then he glanced at the card and In & moment was like a soldier on parade. His cigar rolled under the desk, and, as he assumed his most military air, he replied: ‘‘Yes, yes, Mr. Rockefeller, we will do all we can. T'll send in an alarm at once.” > In his hand he held a card which read, “Willlam G. Rockefeller, No. 292 l T e e e Ta THE SMART SET % Cap and Bells held forth in merry, fitting fashion last evening, commem- orating Founders’ day, with an inter- esting programme well given. Mrs. William P. Buckingham, presi- dent, arranged the order of events to a pleasant outcome for members and guests. 3 “Place aux Dames,” or “The Ladles Last,”” was given by & capa- composed of Miss Elinor Portia; Miss Edwards, Miss Helen Darling, Jullet; Mrs. W. P. Buckingham, Lady Mac- beth. The dance of the Greclan maidens was given by Mrs. Squire Varrick Mooney, Mrs. S. P. Blumerberg, Mrs. G. Barnhardt, Mrs. Thomas Crothers, Miss Ena Langworthy. The club boasts—and worthily—of & string orchestra which made sweet music during the evening. Its mem- i bers are Mrs. W. Austin, Mrs. Charles Stewart, Mrs. W. Gage, Mrs. Cralg Babin, Miss G. Barnhardt, Mrs. 8. P. Blumenberg. ble cast, Croudace, . . Mr. and Mrs. John C. Wilson will entertain many guests to-moOrrow evening, making the occasion in the pature of a housewarming. Since their return from Europe Mr. and Mrs. Wil- son have been living at the Palace, but recently have taken an attractive house on Pacific avenue, where they will show much hospitality. P e e To-morrow will see several of our town folk departing for the calm of beautiful Del Monte, among whom are Mrs. Eleanor Martin, Mrs. Henry Clarence Breeden, Miss Jean Reid, with her guest, Miss Barney, and James D. Phelan. « s s Mrs. Chester Bailey Fernald will en- tertain at a luncheon to-morrow in honor of the Misses Michelson and Mrs, Albert Gerberding at her Mill Valley home. oi e Arn;ur Street and Charles H. Lom- DANGEROUS LIQUID. A solid gold bottle stood on the chemist's table. “In that bottle,” he said,” “my hydrofluoric acid is kept. BY SALLY SHARP. bard have taken the Harker bunga- low under Tamalpais’ shadow for ths summer. A e Misg Anita Harvey, who returned to San Prancisco last week for the leave taking of Miss Crimmins, has gons back to Del Monte. R o o Amorg those who have arrived at Del Morte ‘during the week are Mrs. J. A. Foiger and J. O. Tobin. . Wy Miss Cornelia Scott of St Louis who is the guest of Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Foster of San Rafael, has gons with the Foster family to Northern California for a brief visit. R e Mrs. Edward B. Pond will entertain at bridge on the aftermoon of Satur- day, April 1. o Ve e Miss Alleen Laugenour of Woodland is visiting in San Francisco. e Mr. and Mrs. Mark Gerstle will be guests of honor at a dinner on Sunday evening given by Mr. and Mrs. Frank Deering. . 2 . Miss Cmtor‘h Cluft will be the guest of honor to-day at a luncheon given by Miss Dorothy Woods. T W Mme. Carusi and Miss Budd of New York have taken a cottage in Ml Val. ley. e ~e Mrs. F. Blair Turpin of Mill Valley, who has been seriously ilI, is very much improved. Since her refhoval to the California Woman's Hospital Mrs. Turpin’s convalescence has been rapid. *-- o @ Miss Grace Wilson and Miss Marie Wilson, daughters of J. K. Wilsen, have returned from Europe. e . Mr. an4 Mrs. William Merrill Tryon will be “at home” first Mondavs, 1043 Bush street. -—_— e AT PARTING. HE. Tl go away and win renown, And when my worth is known And I am rich I will return To claim you as my own. Hydrofluoric acid is used in glass etching. The etching on glass ther- mometers is all done with it. It is colorless. It looks like water. But a drop of it on your hand would bore clean through to the other side like a bullet. Its inhalation is sure death. “Hydrofluoric acid can be kept safe- ly in gold bottles alone. Sometimes bottles of indiarubber, of lead or ofy platinum are used. None of these, though, is as safe as gold. “Even when this acid is in a gold bottle precautions must be taken with it. It is volatile and hence a paraf- fine covered plate must be clamped tight over the bottle’s mouth. Also, the temperature of the room must not rise over 60 degrees, or the gold bottle will burst. “This acid, whose sole use is in glass etching, is probably the most dangerous thing In the world to work with. The steeple-jack, the lion tam- er, the diver, even the Japanese and | Russian soldier do not tike their lives in their hands to half the extent the glass etcher does when, with his gold vial of hydrofluoric acid, he etches the scales of our thermometers.”— Philadelphia Bulletin. TRUE TO HIS ART. The hero of the play, after putting lup a stiff fight with-the villain, had | died to slow music. | The audience insisted on his coming before the curtain. He refused to appear. But the audience still insisted. | Then the manager, a gentleman with {a strong accent, came to the front. “Ladies an’ gintlemen,” he said, “the | carpse thanks ye kindly, but he says he’s dead, an’ he's goin’ to stay dead, begobs!”"—Chicago Tribune. ——— Madison avenue.” “It was only a moleskin muff,” said Mr. Rockefeller. “I don’t know the { value; it may have been a hundred or | two. There was a handkerchief in'it marked 'E. 8. R’ They belonged to my wife. She was driving in her auto- mobile with her children this after- roon, and because it was warm placed the muff on the seat beside her. I think she lost it on the West Drive.” -*Yes, Mr. Rockefeller, we'll do all we can,” repeated the sergeant, and the pext minute sent an alarm to police headquarters, -which started 8000 men on a search for the lost articles. % A MINUTE WITH THE MERRYMAKERS % PROMPT RELIEF. Draggles—Did the dector re- lieve you? Jaggles — Yes; of all the ' spare cash I had. HE'D BEEN ENGAGED. Tessig—I1 think a girl looks awful cheap when she first be- comes engaged. 4 Teddy—She may look it, but she's not cheap by any means. 3:,.. the contrary, she’'s expen- - Manager—My “Uncle Tom's Cabin” show was a wonder. When 1 opéned’ I had two Uncle Toms, two little Evas, two Topsies , two bloodhounds and— X 3 . His assistant (absently)— Two dollars. A FISH STORY. First Fisherman—I caught the biggest trout I ever saw in my lite last week. Second Fisherman — What _ was his weight? © First 8 weigh it. but when him, out it Jlowered two inches. <M AR i G R e G S ISR e AR, yes, 'tis best! Go forth and get Renown and wealth; be strong, Be true and I'll be waiting—but Please don't be very long. —Chicago Record-Herald. SETTLED THE DISFUTE. “James,” cried Mrs. Timmid, “there are burglars downstairs.” “Oh, no there ain't, my de: plied Mr. Timmid. “I'm sure there are.” “I'm sure there ain't." “I tell you there are.” “I tell you there ain't.” “Your husband is right, mum,” ine terposed a low-browed individual who thrust his head into the room at this juncture. “We're upstairs.” And as he started down he was heard to say to his pal: “I aiways believej in helping a husband out whenever I kin. I'm a married man myself.”—Pittsburg Post. JOB FOR THE CZAR. If the Czar would convert some of his {kons into rice croquettes, his en- feebled soldiers might be able to give a much better account of themselves.— St. Louls Globe-Democrat. ANSWERS TO QUERIES. CUSTER—G. T. P. General Custer was killed at Little Big Horn River by Sioux Indlans, June 25, 1876. DEWEY DAY-B. U. C, Alameda, Cal. The banks of the State of Cali- fornia will not close on Deway day, May 1, unless the Governor should de- clare such a legal holiday. VALUBD OF COINS.—H. T. query. DIVORCE—Reader, Vallejo, Cal. In an action for divorece, if the residence of the party who is to be the fendant 1s not known, the that summons be served the same through the mafl to the known address of such must also be a publication in newspaper in the county where action is commenced. Sometimes publication is also made in a published in the place where the from whom the divorce is ; ¢ i ! ] 1 H In this country,” it would be gen- erally understood that he meant the United States. He could not mean the State of California, for it is not an fn- dependent state. If he had intended to convey the idea that pineapples grow in California he would have expressed himself in the following words: “Plne- apples grow in this State,” that is, if he the value of words. i i i b ay 3