The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, March 29, 1905, Page 8

THE SANFRANCISCO CALL 20N . SPRBOKNES. .. i00000ee sasbsvoevsovinats S ADDRESS ALL COMMUNICATIONS TO ATICX OFFICE. «es THIRD AND MARKET STREETS, SAN FRANCISCO THE CANAL INQUIRY. WRDNDIIAY : . o 0esvornsosonsssssnsdossmhonsshobes-bssMARCH 39, 1AW ENERAL BRISTOW, as executive commissioner, is con- | G ducting a very searching inquiry into the effect of Govern- ment ownership and operation of the Panama railway upon ommerce of the Pacific Coast. San Francisco, being the lead- ng seaport of the coast and having the largest business by land and | 1s greatly interested in this .inquiry. Panama railway was built originally under a concession n Government, by which it was fixed that no other nsportation line, railway or canal, should be built through that ritory to connect the two oceans. When the French company ht the Panama canal concession it found it necessary to buy a the stock of the Panama railway in order to avojd this iginal concession. Holding both the railway and cession, that compamy was independent of the terms of the m. When we acquired the rights of the French company by purchase it became necessary to buy the railroad and the line of ers owned by the French company connecting Colon and New in connection with the railroad. , | rited States therefore now finds itself the owner of a line* a way and engaged in the business of commer- rtation on land and water, in competition with its own The Government was compelled to accept this condition necessary incident to the acquisition of the canal. The ques- t lo with this commercial property and this going the Government was compelled to acquire. General trying to find out the views of the people of this coast , and is getting a very varied lot of opinions. ipon the subject is the existing contract between the 1 and the Pacific Mail Steamship Company, by which exclusive privilege of a through bill of lading from That contract has long been the subject of contro- here are those who think it has been in restraint of trade eprived San Francisco of the benefit of a four-fifths water York and Atlantic seaboard points. There afe others hat only that contract has enabled the maintenance of p line to the isthmus, and so has opened and regular commercial intercourse between this Central America under the American flag. These two opinion seem to be irreconcilable. It is-admitted, how- throwing open the through bill of lading will put the to foreign bottoms, unless the United States, owning f steamers on the Atlantic side and the railway, shall also enterprise of the Government, a line of from Panama to San Francisco and also to the | | & e ( o to h r has an coast 1 3 has d to New stea ect anc business ports. ion reveals the complexities of the Government situ- its being compelled to buy the railway and steamer line i company. The Secretary of War, in advance of the by General Bristow’s inquiry, has already given ration of the contract with the Pacific Mail Com- er General Bristow’s report will change that intention to be seen. If the opponents of the contract put their o be the case, upon the ground that the Gov- Id go into the transportation business itself, and, re- profit to itself, should by competition drive its own that business, their case is weakened. The people plunge the Government headlong eriment of that kind. If the United States drive ens off the Pacific Ocean, why not off the Atlantic a188;" business on the continent that lies between? ! is not necessary to discuss the question whether the Pacific | to Panama is essential to the commerce of this coast, if 1 e be a Government line. The United States can? tself of the difficulty by selling its Colon and New York line* ers and having as little to do with commercial transportation le the 1 is under construction. When that work ions reache as seems t y s finished and in use all issues over the Panama railway will be obsoleted suppose when the canal is finished the United States finds itself witl lantic and Pacific line of steamers on, hand, shall it then con to do all the transportation via the canal between the two coasts, as a Government enterprise? If not, why not? If such Spec 10t agreeable to the investors in shipping property, they can save their investments from destruction by their own Govern- ment by protesting now against the first step in the process. Let the Government keep its hands off commercial transportation. | | | | TO AID AMERICAN SHIPPING. SS men of Cleveland recently met in the Union Club that city and effected an organization whose purpose is expressed in the words of their resolution: “The country's whole prosperity depends upon the continuation and extension of our foreign commerce. * * The. situation is critical and calls for immediate action.” This recognition by interests so far from the seacoast shows that attention to the subject is being given by men who. though busy bu ng up the prosperity of the middle West by direct de- velopment on the ground, now see that their energies must reach out from the filling of their inland storehouses to the extension of foreign trade, and that the most effectual way.te do this is to insist upon such aid to American ships as will encourage their building and competition for a growing share of the ocean carrying frade. Our foreign commerce now amounts to the great sum of $2.500,- 000,000 per year, but it is being carried under foreign flags, and there is not a single ship being built anywhere in the United States for this trade. Our ocean going fleet is smaller than it was in 1810, and is steadily decreasing in spite of the fact that we exported nearly $1,500,000,000 worth of merchandise during the twelve months end-, ing with last September. In the tonnage of the world we take only | sixth place.: Other nations are succeeding where we fail. England, Italy, France and Germany are giving government aid to their merchant fleets, and as a consequence carry our cargoes with ad- vantages which forestall competition, It is claimed that ships can be built in this country at prices that approximate closely to what they cost abroad, and this not- withstanding the fact that the workmen in this country are paid much better wages—wages which entitle them to be self-respecting | citizens. It is because of the cost of maintenance that we ineed to have the foreigners’ advantages offset by such subsidies as would | enable the payment of wages up to the American standard. A good example of the need of accounting for this increase in cost is given in the comparison of the wages paid on the American liner St. Louis with those of the Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse. The German vessel | pays an average of $15 43 per month, the American $29 75. The| American pays out $3585 more in wages per month to its 3% men | than does the German to its 500 men. It is not too much to say that men operating a transporta: upon which more than a million petsons are dependent, w}?:r"hfi?; \?xe)fiv'tcl:s' mploying company with an ultimatum to be accepted or rejected in seven hours, and then in the middle of the night order a strike going into effect before daylight, show a spirit which ought to deprive them of all public sym- pathy and exhibit themselves as not to be depended on in an employment which peculiarly demands faithfulness.—New York Times. —_— | New Jersey boasts a prisoner in one of its jails who is an Ethiopian race, & Hebrew in religion, a German student and a poet and scholar, pUna:'rl THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, WEDNESDAY - A VARIATION BY ROBER 66 creatures. They march to- gether, like that, always.” The girl waved her hand lightly toward a file of mili- tia that paraded down Fifth avenue. Her companion did not answer im- mediately. “¥You must reduce your complaint to specific®charges, Miss Breen,” said the young lawyer at length. “What, for example, renders man so tiresome to you.” “I'm sure I don’t know what makes him so. I only know that he is,” re- turned ‘the girl. “He—I mean, they— all wear forever the same kind of clothes, walk with the some stride, stick to the same amusements—" “Are true to the same friends,” fin- ished her listener for her, “‘and, worst of all, persist in expressing admiration for the same girl, in the same words.” “Don't be personal, Mr. Roscom- mon,” protested his companion, with a blush. “l am discussing fact, and that is always personal,” replied the man. "It is true, isn’t it?” Roscommon had a quiet habit of persistence. He did not talk much, but what he did say | was apt to start his companion into a frantic garrulity of self-defense. ““What do vou mean?”’ asked the girl. “You certainly would not ac- cuse me of bragging about the number of my admire; I was only speak- ing in a general way.” Roscommon was s went on: “I refuse to testify against myself, but you must give me credit for know- ing a few other women. Besides, 1' have read the novels written by crea- tures of yvour own sex. They ought to say a good word for the ingenuity of man, yet their heroes all make love in precisely the same way.” They turned as they walked into Fifty-seventh street, where Miss Breen had lived with her aunt since | her father’s death. She had always gone with a rather gay set, but a few months after she came out her father had lost most of his money. For the three years that he lived he insisted on her aceepting many invitations, al- though they were able to do little en- tertaining. Her liveliness of speech and manner, a trifle deflant, masked a hurt pride. She won followers eas- ily among the men—too easily to suit her high spirit. They gave her flat- tery in plenty, which comforted her as little as gold offered to a starving woman. She was all heart and had almost no vanitv. When her father died she was hungry for some one to lavish her affections upon. Yet no one had divined this. The impression had gone about that she would mar- ry anybody for money. She hated poverty, but she hated a lie still worse. When they entered the house she took off her hat and stood a moment’ beside a table. “You mav sit down,” she said con- descendingly to Roscommon. I shall —_— 4| i I | i ilent and the girl | | | | A DIFFERENT COLOR. “How was the blonde v ien you saw her last?” She wasn't.” i FEMININE AMENITIES. Amy Tocer—Do you know, I've a good mind to ask some manager to give me a trial? X g Sue Brette—Don't, condemned, sure. el iy dear, you'll be the New Jersey laws he could be easily syndicated.—Pittsburg Dispatch. —_— i Now that Dr. Osler has admitted that he only spoke in a Pickwickian sense and Miss Irwin is busy on the stage, it is believed D, B. Hill will emerge from the cyclone cellar.—New York Telegraph. " N TR The question reéally s just how much Congress cares to learn about ;u Standard Oil Company thet Congress doesn't already know.—Detroit | — T LOVES THEM! Yaleton—Are you fond of sports? Miss Tennisse—Yes, indeed. I'm go- | tered what he did for a living. T J. COLE. e BN TR RS EN are such monotonous —e--—— 4 | “And ) ‘T love you'!” u haven't once said she exclaimed. —_ You haven't made —— stand up awhile. me tired yet.” “If you were one of these unvary- ing men how would you propose to a! girl?” asked the young man gravely. Miss Breen promptly sat down. After she had rested and meditated for half a minute she answered: “It would depend on the girl. That's the very point. Instead of having a formula, such as you men hand down from father to son, I should study the nature of the woman and find words to appeal to her and to her alone. If, she loved flowers I'd spend my last dime on a rose. They say a battle wu! lost once for want of a horseshoe. More | women’s hearts are lost for want of a | chocolate drop than are dreamed of in your philosophy.” “I have no philosophy that will fit the race of women,” corrected the law- yer. i “I'm glad to hear you admit your ig- norance!” laughed Miss Breen. “I did not say I was ignorant. I! merely said I had no theories,” ob- served Roscommon. “Very well, here is a fact for you. 1' know a man that told a girl of his am- bition to be a painter. Then he asked her to marry him. Now this girl didn't care a hairpin for art and the only idea she had about it was that artists were always poor and shabby. She was just ready to fall in love with him, and if she had it wouldn't have mat- | If he only had had sense enough to tell her how prettily her hair shone in the lamplight he wouldn't be a sour old bachelor now, and she—"" “It Tooks just as well in the daylight,” | | The plants grew up in wondrous wise— | { And that is why I say, say I, ' And that his genius for invention WALLACE IRWIN in New York Globe | 1 { MARCH 29, 1905. THE TRUTH ABOUT, LUTHER BURBANK. | } { | In California there doth dwell | A man named Burbank—truth to tell. A name like Flowerbank more would fit | | So horticultural a wit. ' ¥ 3 | At any time that man is able To grow some strange new vegetable; For instance he’ll mix heliotrope ‘With soap weed—and grow toilet soap! | A fadeless flower he has devised: A scentless onion, highly prized, And just to keep the nation calm, A non-explosive Russian bomb. From eggplants in gooseberry rows A goose-egg-plant he neatly grows; From planting hops with wheat he makes Some crisp, self-rising griddle cakes. Last fall the great inventor saw A meadow full of golden straw; 8o here he planted violets, Pale ribbon-grass and mignonettes. The neighbors who beheld sajd, ‘“Poor L. Burbank has gone daffy, sure!” But early in the spring the field Strange-looking plants began to yield. The neighbors gasped and rubbed their eyes ‘When they beheld on every limb n Easter hat of Paris trim! ] { L. Burbank's name should never die, $hould be rewarded with a pension. WOAN HAS BETTER TIME, i “Who has the best time—a man or a woman?”’ Here is a question put (or~: ward by the Grand Magazine. I have not as yet had'an opportunity of read- | ing the discussion, but that shall not prevent me from joining in it, says a writer in London Sketch. I will give you six reasons therefore why a wo- man—an average woman—always has had and always will have a better time than a man: 1. Because pleasad. 2. Because she expects less than a man, but'r!enernlly manages to get more. o she is more easily . Because she can always make a man do what she wants. 4. Because she never does anything she doesn’t want to do. 5. Because she is less sensitive. 6. Because she cah cry without feel- ing pain. 1 hasten to add that all these re- marks are based upon the idle gossip of the profoupdly ignorant. | SH.LL HAVE LIVED You smile upon your friend to-day. To-day his ills are over; You hearken to the lover's say, And happy is the lover. | s late to hearken, late to smile, l ity itself. | Harry Macfarlane comes the news of | maid. iU remarked Roscommon, “at ing the==-Byt-better late than never; - -— A THE SWART SETD | ! i i | I BY SALLY SHAKP To-morrow will be & gala day for the Infant Shelter, for society will take a mighty and helping hand and the organization is bidding fair al- ready to profit very materially. The unique sight of many soclety people aiding in serving breakfast, lunch and dinner will be an attraction addition- al to the interest centered in the char- The purpose of the shelter people—men and women with families—who are obliged to be out all day. The young | children needing care and attention| is to help poor i are taken by the shelter for a nominal | price until the parents are again In position to assume proper responsibil- ity. Charity has never set for itself a worthier task and all society, special and at large, should be hearty co-op- erators to-morrow. Among the fair dispensers of viands will be Miss Su- sie McNab, Miss Ida Carmany, Miss Alicia B. Mills, Miss Conley and Miss Samuels. Breakfast and luncheon will be served a la carte, with table d'hote dinner. Among the diners will be Mrs. Herbert E. Law, Mrs. Charles R. Wilson, Mrs. Flood, Mrs. McKinley and several others who have engaged tables. . Mr, and Mrs. Solomon Gump leave to-morrow for New York and Wheel- ing, Va., where they will visit their daughters. . With the arrival of Mr. . and Mrs. an engagement of interest to both the island and town folk. Miss Gar- die Macfarlane, sister of Harry Mac- farlane, is the betrothed of Major Pot- ter, who is receiving much congratu- lation upon his winning of the fair T S Mr. and Mrs. Henry Foster Dutton are entertaining the Macfarlanes, who are being overwhelmed with wel- come and who will receive much so- cial attention during their stay. . » . Miss Nell Rauch will entertain to- day in honor of Miss California Cluff. A luncheon for ten maids at the Richelieu will be the affair. . . . An informal tea was held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. K. Wilson on Monday in honor of the return of Miss Marie Wilson and Miss Grace Wilson. They have just returned from several months abroad and are en- joying their home-coming. . . . Miss Anita Poor, sister of Mrs. Ma- rion P. Maus of this city, was married in Washington, D. C., a short time ago to Lieutenant Roscoe Carlisle Bulmer, S. N. By the time Mr. and Mrs. Selby | [ have made an mirror behind Madge. ! “I hope the subject doesn't bere you, ; Miss Breen,” he went on, ‘“but you impossible condition. | You say a man should know the girl. | That is well, if he can. But now sup- pose the one thing he knows about her is that he wants to know more. Per- PO — 3 EVERYDAY PHILOSOPHY. The only thing nobody envies any- body else is goodness. i Some people are so jealous they can even envy another for being di- vorced. When you have a whole lot of money you can ride in a street car and be respected for it. A woman seems to be afraid of pretty nearly everything in the world except the man she is married to. A man who can be serene when the water pipes in the bathroom freeze and burst is an ideal Christian. It's terribly tantalizing the way a girl holds her lips in a Kissing posi- tion when a lot of people are in the room. One of the mysteries of life is how a woman could bait a six-foot man and then go upstairs and faint because she thinks there is a mouse in the closet. A man is pretty lucky if he can get a tie and a pair of gloves, which he would have anyway, out of 21l the money his family spends for Christ- mas. When a girl is afraid to show her ankles it isn't so much proof of the way she was brought up as of the way ghe was built.—New Yerk Globe. BOON Tu FAT FOLK Miss Elizabeth Falconer has just perfected-an invention which promises to revolutionize the lacing of shoes by fat people, says the Louisville Her- ald. The invention enables men or wom- en to lace their shoes without stoop- ' ing, and although it was not invented primarily for fat men—there are no fat women—it will be utilized as much 'Ly them as by the aged and infirm, for whose comfort it was brought fnto the world. The invention is simple. One lace string is permanent in posi- tion, and pulling the top of it laces the shoe. Pulling the bottom string loosens the shoe. DON'T FORGET THAT-- There is plenty of opportunity for superior talents. The top of the ladder of successy offers plenty of “‘Mt:’ room and invites guests. The lo part only is fearfully crowded. Thers is no excuse for the universal wail. lack of opportunity, for there is lack, says the Chicago Journal. Th trouble lies with the demands laid upon those who aspire to first place. One thing is certain—there is no quarter for the whiner and precious little en- to work with might and main. THE LOVERS' QUARREL “Billy boy!” she sald, “why 4id you severe I was smiling.’ ““Well,” he replied, magnanimously, “your 1t —] i) | Hanna reach Germany they will in all | probability be joined bv the Truxtun | Beales, who are planning toward nm:j end. After a few weeks spent at Slni i 1 shall have lived a little while Before 1 die forever. —McClure’s. Rafael Mr. and Mrs. Beale will leave haps the very mystery of her nature for Washington, D. C., thence to Eu- attracts him.” rope. “Then let him surprise her into some revelation of herself.” Mr. and Mrs. Clement Tobin, who J joying a tour of Lake County since leaving this city and to-day takes her departure from Sacramento for the East. . Lieutenant Clarence Kempff sails on the Ohio to-day for the Philippines. Mrs. Kempff will join him in Manila. . ow - Mrs. Christian Reis has been enter- taining Miss Viva Nicholson of Oak- land for several daye. . . Mrs. A. W. Scott will be “at home” on Friday, this being her last recep- tion day for the season, 9. 6. e Miss Camille Rosenblatt and Alfred S. Gump were marrfed last evening in the Concordia Club, which had been beautifully decorated for the occasion. Attending the bride as matron of honor of her sister, Mrs. Lilllan Ro- senblatt Wolff. The groom-was served by his brother, Abraham Gump. Two little maids, Miss Alice Wolff and Miss Rosaline Rosenblatt, with Master Al- bert Rosenblatt, were flower bearers, Irving and Maurice Rosenblatt acting as ribbon bearers. The bride was gowned in handsome imported white satin and point lace, the matron of honor wearing pink satin, with point lace. After the ceremony, performed by Rabbi Voorsanger, a dinner was served, after which the evening was spent in dancing. Nearly 200 gmests were bidden to the affair. . Miss Pear! and Miss Irens Sabim ar- rived home last evening after a . very delightful visit to Fort Snelling. —————— ANSWERS TO QUERIES. BENICIA—Subscriber, Himira, Cal Benicia, California, was named for tha wite of General Vallejo. MUNROE—N. D, City. Jack Mun- roe, the pugilist, was born October 17, 1873, in Rush County, Indiana. SPANISH NAMES—Subscriber, El- mira, Cal. Mendocino and Santa Fe are Spanish names and mean: the for- mer, little liar; and the latter. holy faith. THE PACIFIC OCEAN-P. B. H, City. No official measurements have been taken on this coast for the pur- pose of discovering whether the Pa- cific Ocean has increased In size in the past twenty-five years. FOREST RESERVE-C. C. H. 8, Bacramento, Cal. For information rei- ative to renting from tho Govermment 1and reserved for forests but mot sub- ject to entry, address a communication to Chief Forester Newhall, Fresno, Cal. HORSES.—The answer given recently in relation to the horse run under the name of the Moormead farm was based upon informatien cbtained from prory.- inent turfmen. J. J. Moore, in a (;;g. munication, says “All horses run undler the name of the Moormead farm ',ar‘. the property of C. T. Boots.™ \ WHISKY — Subsecriber, San D!Ov’zn, Cal. In order to ascertain what t fol They were silent for a long time after this. The short winter day was al- most gone. other through the twilight. 1 was a millionaire?” came from Roscommon with startling suddenness. His tone was harsh and | had a ring of self-satisfaction in it.' Madge Breen turned impulsively and o then looked away; but not before he was aware of the hurt, disappointed expression in her wide-open eyes. “No; and I hate you for telling me now,” she flashed. i “1 did not tell you. I only asked a question.” The harshness was all’ gene from his tone. For the first time | that afternoon Roscommon’s voice | grew tender. He leaned toward his companion and said: “They told me you cared only for money—that you had no heart. I knew they lied, but I wanted you to, prove it to me. You have shown me | the girl I have been waiting to see.| You have taught me the way to woo | her. I am not rich, Madge, and if I were I should never dream that] money could buy you. You say that all men are alike. All but one, you. mean. The man you love will be transfigured. I ask you to be my wife, @ear, not because of what I can give vou, but because of what I can take. A man with any other ambition would not have room to keep the treasure of your love. You can do what you! will with me. The only thing I shall | boast of is a boundless capacity for | being loved. Do you want such a! man?” i “And you haven't once said ‘I love | you,” ”’ ghe exclaimed, with a touch of amusement in her voice. “That is a | slight variation from the usual lorm.’ Do you suspect I shall do it all?” “You would have to try me to find out, no matter what I might say,” re- plied Roscommon. “Well,” she breathed softly and then paused. He rose and walked to her chair and waited, with his head ,bent toward hers. ! ‘“Please,” she whispered, “if you don't love me never let me find it " i \ | (Copyright, 1805, by R. J. Cole.) | —_—————— CUPID AND RECRUITS. “*“Cupid is one of the best recruiting officers that Uncle S8am has,” confided one of the sergeants attached to the re- | cruiting headquarters. “Back of nearly every enlistment there is a woman in the case. Lovers’ quarrels chase a lot' of fine lads into the service. Your ro- | mantic youth gravitates to the recruit- | ing offtte after a serious break with his | sweetheart as naturally as a duck! have They could yet see each months’ y Saturday for San Mateo, where they | Whisky it would be necessary to wr, “Miss Breen. did you ever hear that have taken the Walter Martin place | to the department in Washington. The question i for a time. amount of internal revenue was duri just returned from a three any one fiscal year on Scotch and Iri Eastern trip, will leave on| % o R C. The published reports do not se regate the different kinds of spirituo liquors. MIRROR OF DAME FASHION s e« Mrs. Gertrude Atherton has been en- iy, 19888010 0Y) 7% Zi, Z i, b 777 N < 7/ Z %) A/ A spring model in plum cloth, trimmed simply with small silk buttons and stitching. The French redingote is tight fitting i front the same as back, tucks and pleats to the jorm. The skirt is the popular an