The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, June 27, 1905, Page 8

THE SAN FRANCGISCO CALL " ADDRESS ALL COMMUNICATIONS TO McNAUGHT. v vvves v JCHN TION OFFICE. THE PRESIDENT’S CHINESE ORDER. ARY TAFT'S statement in behalf of Chinese mer- S s and other ‘exempt classes was widely r]l:sxlll(lcrstoqq or resented as an attack on the Chinese exclusion law. That solely and only at Chinese laborers. Its purpose is ted both affirmatively and negatively. It names specifi- th to be excluded, and the classes to be exempt from s It was in behalf of these that Secretary Taft made his nd the policy he indicated toward them no more en- What he said and what the President has done were made nec- by an event that tirely distinct from the Chinese boycott mercha When our Supreme Court refused the s corpus to Chinese, even though born in this country, is en ise. power was deposited with the ad . The sion as to the human rights of Chinese was 1. As far as Chinese were concerned they 1 were before the habeas corpus was devised v in court, and enable a judicial examination of his rights. It is no reflection upon any officer ower in the executive is subject to abuse. It always the original reason for putting the its abuse w 1} the nt is to so safegeard the use e power that it will not be abused. It is easily seen 1 lge who wrote the extraordinary decision of the yose of Presid ¢ arrived here on a steamer from China, could be deported* th Immigration Bureau. It would be in vain for he was not a Chinese. He could prove that onl; , and he could get into court only by a writ of , for which his petition would be promptly. denied un- m. Nor would it be possible to punish the officer m, for an offense could not be proved except in e courts are closed against such proof. ion ed a crisis before unknown in American af- 1g by the past, it endangered our reputation for human- | justified the President in coming to the try’s reputation. Theretofore members of the ex- been held by the Immigration Bureau to be guilty e exclusion act, and were called upon, under circum- le compliance impossible, to prove themselves inno- in intention of the treaty and the law that a sec- vised by a consular or diplomatic officer of our 1all be prima facie evidence of the right of e mply dence, and exempts wer ge. 1 no wonder that under erchants in China turned their back: ened its complete exclusion from their country ¢ resistance of which they are the masters. t is ch circum- y :ated in some quarters as evidence of their the exclusion law, and their willingness to sacrifice Ameri- - in the interest of our foreign trade. If this expressed a without foundation. The interests of American an trade are inseparably united. The abandon- he extension of our trade in Eastern Asia would labor the hardest blow it has ever suffered. Espe- 1is be true of the labor on this coast and in the cotton ton manufacturing districts of the South. American es a surplus that is not needed at home. It must find abroad. Europe is taking as much of that surplus as can y expected to find a market there. It is the policy of 1 our people to get a fair share of the expanding Asia. sor in China, and protected the neutrality of that asterr 1 thé open he Government has done all that it could to secure for our com- €rce n our merchants, on Chinese merchants settled here and their influence upon their ss in China. A policy of contempt, outrage and humiliation i rchants and the exempt classes meant the complete de- of - Chinese trade and the consequent injury of Amer- I'he President has come to the rescue by ordering our Consuls and Minister to their duty of making a section 6 certificate, hands of an exempt, prima facie evidence of the right to land e law intends it should be. Offenses in regard to that certificate charged against native officials in China. When they find that our representatives precede a vise of a certificate by a validating ex- nination, the native officials will find it in vain to attempt frauds, and their Government will co-operate with ours in giving the cer- tificate its proper character. in th The act of the President is highly commendable, and nowhere | should commendation be more generous than on this coast. It is the first step taken by our Government to give China equality of treat- ment with the other nations. That policy is a necessity if we are to | have the trade necessary to the prosperity of our people. Eastern | ia is to us what Europe is to the commerce of the Atlantic sea- | Asi board. Our commercial rivals are quick to djscern any disadvantage 10 us arising in national policy, and they quickly occupy any ground that we lose. Such mischief is easily done, but is hard to remedy. Out of the force of our own prejudices we may learn to judge of-the power of prejudice among others. A set prejudice fixed in China against American commerce would be hard to eradicate, and the President’s action is, we hope, in time to prevent it. His confidence in the integrity of our consular service is not misplaced. Our representatives in China will be found alert in pro- tecting the exclusion act against violation, and in extending the intended benefits of the law to the exempts. The Chinese Government will doubtless be found responsive to this policy of a square deal, and as it has immense power over the commercial class, it will doubtless see to it that the anti-Ameri- can agitation shall cease. Tproaching Already it can be heard in the occasional booming of toy cannons and the pop of giant firecrackers. The toy pistol has done some preliminary work, and one case of lockjaw has ter- minated fatallyz: The whole country is shivering with dread as the crisis approaches. City fire departments are drilling for the emer- gency, and room is being made in the hospitals for the victims of the joyful occasion. The number of dead and wounded every Fourth is now greater than the number of victims in any battle of our Revolutionary war. 1f we count the killed, wounded and prisoners, they may be found to outnumber the same classes on both sides in any of the actions at arms that made fame for Washington and his generals. ' There seems to be no way of stopping it. Fathers, prudent in all other things, may be heard to declare that they as boys had fun with powder on the Fourth and their sons shall have the same. When the sons are ripped open, lose eyes and fingers, are killed, or maimed ‘lurd lil;e, ;he fathers have the satisfaction of knowing that the boys had the fun. NOW FOR THE GLORIOUS FOURTH. HE respected anniversary of our national independence is ap- It is all barbarous, but the law and the police cannot prevent it. Boys who are cautious about powder and firearms on all other days of the year go wild over the chance to kill or cripple themselves on this one day. Unless parents will co-operate it will never cease, What scems to be needed is a non-exploding cracker and non-com- bustible fireworks. Every years many millions of dollars are spent for powder to burn on the Fourth. Its combustion destroys prop- d the exclusion law than it did the position of equinox and | ministrative officers of the | e keeping of the courts by the writ of habeas | of | The practice, however, has voided the cer- | e put under every con- | upon our | 1sed the greatest solicitude of our merchants. | To that end our State Départment safe- | ht of way, Teaving the rest to the energy and enterprise | who, in their turn, appreciated their dependente GET RID O USELESS POSSESSIONS. Practice of Hoarding Old Clothes and Accessories Year After Year.an Evidence of Selfishness. BY ANGELA MORGAN. — TH!S is a season of the year that calls for the exercise of will power *+ and common sense on the part of housewives who, in putting away winter clothing and preparing for summer outings, take occasion to thoroughly overhaul the fhmily trunks, chests and boxes. It is a time of trial and temptation to woman, for no matter how faith- | fully she promises herself that she will get rid of the things she does not need, her resolution is no match for the natural inclination which urges her to store away garment upon garment in the fond delusion that some day she will have use for them —--. all. Of course, she never will. Year after year will go by and only in imagination will the garments in question ever be used again. The trunks and boxes will overflow and meanwhile there will be needy families suffering for the apparel going to waste in her storeroom. Perhaps no other occasion in the housekeeper’s experience calls for greater firmness and determination than this, ‘and if she only would, every woman could make it an op- portunity for the development of these necessary character qualities. Women have a penchant for clinging to their belongings, even when the articles havé outgrown their usefulness. Nor are men by | any means exempt from this weak- | mness. It seems to be a tendency | of human beings to burden them- selves with. possessions—to incum- ber themselves with “things.” The prevailing {dea that keeping a clutch upon one's belongings de- notes an economical disposition is entirely erroneous. Such habit | indicates, rather, a miserly spirit. | Reduced to its exact analysis the | instinect is identical wil | tance felt by a stin parting with a dollar. { Because one's belongings repre- | sent money is no reason one should hoard them after they are no longer useful. The practice is an evidence of selfishness—an indulgence of weakness—and needs to be cut off like any other unwerthy habit. So much of the care and worry suffered by human beings is self- eje——m———— imposed. Trunks and chests crammed with useless things are silent wit- nesses to such self-inflicted responsibility. In a certain city there is a society leader who makes a practice of keeping all her cast-off clothing. She has had a room built especially for that purpose, and hung about upon its walls are all the costumes she has worn from young womanhood to the present. Not only her dresses and wraps are preserved, but also her shoes and hats, and other accessories. The room is, of course, quite a curiosity shop, and no doubt serves to amuse the lady and her guests when other forms of entertainment prove a bore. In striking confrast to the saving habit of this society dame is the cus- tom of another leader of fashion in the same city, who never keeps any of her costumes after wearing them one season. Noted for her exquisite taste in dress and reputed to spend as much as $30,000 a year on her clothes, she disposes of every costume at the end | of each season and purchases an entirely new outfit. | Of course, such a practice seems the wildest extravagance to the aver- | age woman. Yet the woman under discussion is rich and can afford to give | away her things just as soon as fashion calls for another style. | Is she extravagant? I am told that the beautiful garments she disposes i | | | | h the reluc- nature in of go where they are most needed—that many a struggling young singer, | or actress, or artist, is, through her generosity, enabled to possess a charm= | ing wardrobe. ‘ Don’t permit your trunks and your consciousness to be burdened with useless possessions. Like ancient beliefs and wornout traditions they ought | to be discarded. s i AME FASHION ' MIRROR OF D } | | | | | j | SOME SMART STYLES IN SUMMER SLEEVES TflE sleeves of this summer time are among the prettiest arm cov- e rings that have appeared for several seasons. The new shoulder is considerably 'shorter than that of last summer and the line is pitched higher. This gives that broad-shouldered, erect pose to the sil- houette that.is so much admired in conjunction with the more rounded and slender waistline which Dame Fashion now demands of her de- votees. The upper one is a design that will commend itself as either a dress or a fancy coat sleeve. The pattern is a full gigot, with the inner seam showing pleats to adjust the fullness at tHe shoulder, and this smartlysdraped by means ofa band of Persian trimming, which likewise appears on the coat. The lower nnv..:kow- another ad- justment of practically the same design, but with the seam pleats omit- ted. That on the left is in the new printed crepe de chine, and 1llus- trates the vogue of the dainty half sleeve. Almost a cape effect is at- tained in the frilled band that Is corded through the center, and which serves to adjust the shoulder fullness. From above the elbow the sleeve is fitted and finished with a double frill and a band. The remaining sleeve may be develo; in almost any material, and shows a huge puff, deeply shirred at the armhole—which, ineiden 0 cut smaller for this design, and necessitates the use of a dress | and is quaintly slit at the elbow, displaying a cascade of lace frills. erty worth as many millions more. Yeg‘wé-m'oeemi"' tfithink ink {hat the patriotic spirits of our departed Revoluti anicestors demand that this noisy and blazing sacrifice be made, lest they be forgotten and their glory fade. Mayor Weaver of Philadelphia is practicing Oslerism on a bunch of officials who have outlived their. usefulness, but he is using gas instead of THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, TUESDAY, JUNE 27, 190: SAVED BY HIS ||| THE SMART SLT. BY SALLY SHARP. BADRECORD. ¢¢[C VERYTHING changes,” said the old San Franciscan, as he placed his paper on the table while he lit | a cigar, “even the methods of the police courts.” The crowd knew that he had a story in “De mind and listened for his beginning. pny of you boys re- member the old court down in the You ; don't? That court was a great institution. There was a law in those days that gave the judge power to sentence a vagrant for ninety days and to impose a fine of 00. Vagrancy was the stock crime in the court. Twenty vagrants a day was easy work. And they arrested every fel- Jow that stopped to rest a minute. It wasn’t safe to sit down on a bench in the parks. “There was an of- ficlal witness up there. He had evi- dently been born without a conscience and never took the trouble to acquire one, not even to steal it. There were some people who de- clared that he had Btolen everything else, although he was an officer of the law. It was this po- liceman’s joy and delight to swear away whatever shred of reputation any ‘vag’ had. If you had heard him tell where he had sen those chaps you would have thought that he had the fac- ulty of being in sev- P4 3 1 il en or eight neigh- lfi”y‘['mlj' | borhoods at exactly : . the same moment. As a rule, the pris- fo——— oner just kept si- | “EVERYTHING ;ence and let the of- CHANGES."” cial witness do all g — . the talking. ‘‘One morning, however, a hard-faced chap was brought in. He was pretty well dressed and didn’t look the part, but the | official witness was certain that he was | one of the most confirmed vagrants that | had ever been in San Francisco. The | prisoner was inclined to be impudent to | the policeman. He decided to conduct | his own case. ‘ ‘How long have I been in San Fran- cisco? he asked the witness. ‘‘Six years,’ was the immediate an- swer. You're sure of that?" I'm sure of that. You came to San | Francisco in August.’ | ‘“‘Where did you first see me? The witness hesitated, and the accused con- tinued. ‘“Was it on Third street, near the corner of Mission?" “‘Yes, that was the place.” *‘And did you aft- erward arrest me on Seventh?' “ 4 Yes, sir, I did.” * ‘For burglary?” **‘Yes, sir.” —1 { see me A ‘Wasn't it two years ago, out on Eigh- teenth street? “‘1 am certain that it was. In the middle of June, I | think.” “‘Where did you gee me last week? § inquired the prison- | er. The Judge was |leaning forward |over the bench, § | knitting his brows. The prisoner had possessed a good chance of freedom because of his ap- pearance, but his own questions were | incriminating _ him. The Judge was sorry to see the man con- victing himself. He was almost inclined to stop him, when the accused repeat- ed, ‘Where did you see me last week?' “‘Down on Mont- | gomery street beg- ging. 1 threatened to arrest him for five nights down there before I took him in, Judge. * “That's all, the prisoner. “‘Have vou any defense? asked the Judge, perfunctorily. “The accused un- tied the laces of his shoe and produced a | :mlper that he un- olded as he passed G AN t over the railing to T i the Judge. ‘It's only documentary evi- dence, your Honor,' he said, ‘but I think | 1i will be sufficient.” it over the railing to the Judge. ‘It's only documentary evidence, your Honor, he said, ‘but I think it will be sufficient.” “The Judge read it carefully with evi- dent perplexity. Then he laughed heart- ily. en he flashed the official witness a look that boded ill for him. ‘Dis- charged,’ he sald to the prisoner. “The ‘documentary evidence' was a dis- charge from San Quentin penitentlary Just three days old. He had served a sentence of ten years. ‘It is the only case I ever heard of,’ the Judge ‘saild to me afterward, ‘where a man’s bad record saved him from being séntenced.’ " said | | i If Mary goes far out Chai tess luncheon yesterday im t Mrs. Charles H. Blinn will be hostess luncheon v e Charies . Sum to-day at a meeting at her home on Post street for the purpose of deciding upoun the details of a reception to be held in honor of Miss Susan B. Anthony and Rev. Anna, Shaw. _Miss Anthony will give an interesting lecture in this eity July 24, dealing with matters social and political. The recep- tion to her and Miss Shaw will be of later date. . . . A very delightful affair was the rgcep- tion given Sunday afternoon by Charles H. Lombard in honor of Xavler Martinez. * Nearly seventy-five guests were bidden to greet the artist whose recent return from Mexico has been accompanied by many beautiful evidences of his handi- work. Mr. Lombard, as an art lover, has a home filled with paintings that almost wholly typify the Western brush, and his loyalty .to California painters gathers about him much appreciation as well as congeniality. Tfe review on Sunday of the varied subjects in ofl was a source of great pleasure to those attending. Among the guests were Mr. and Mrs. M. H. Richardson, Mr. and Mrs. Bowe: Mr. and Mrs. de Vogle, Mrs. Linda Bry an, Mrs. Otto Bendix, Mrs. Laura Bride | : Powers, Miss Eleanor Connell, Miss Ger- ‘ jn Portland. Ore., of Miss Ella V. Me- trude Gates, Mrs. May Mott Smith Bird, [ Closkey and John Jacob Apple. both Mrs. Charles H. Blinn, Mrs. W. C. Mor-{ of San Francisco. row, Eric Julihn, Matteo Sandona, Mr. Franklin, C. C. Cun:llnghlm.. . Mrs. Eleanor Martin entertained at a dinner on Sunday evening In honor of Miss Phelan, who, with her brother, James D. Phelan, and Miss Mollie Dillon, leaves to-day for Europe. Among other guests were Richard Burke and ‘Willlam Burke. The Phelan party expect to be abroad several months. 2 . Mrs. John A. Darling entertained at a WHY HE LOVED HER. Should some women still need encour- agement, they may learn with interest that men are rather apt to be vain, and that it is enough sometimes to be a good listener in order to be a most successful hostess. The following typical anecdote proves this. Gomberville, the old cour- tier, somewhat of a poet, too, was known to be paying a great deal of attention to a certain lady of the Hatel de Rambouil- let. One day some one had this comver- sation with him: “You are the of Madame = “Yes, certainly.” “Do you love her?" “With the most devoted respect in my heart.” “Why? She is not bec.tiful.” “No.” “She is not young.” “No.” “She is not graceful.” “Not very." “She is not witty.” “No, not particularly.” “Well, then, what is it?" “She can listen admirably. Albert Sching, in Lippincott's. SHERMAN AND JERFERSOX. Joseph Jefferson, the actor, and Gen- eral Sherman were great friends. Upen a certain occasion Jefferson called upon the general. After a pleasant chat Jef- ferson rose to go, and General Sher- man caught sight of a sheet of paper under the chair where the actor had been sitting. g “Jefferson,” he called, picking up the paper and carrying it to the door, “you dropped this, I think.” Jefferson took the sheet with an ef- fusion of thanks that was astonishing. “My dear general” he exclaimed, “you have saved my life. “It seems to me you're rather case- less to carry such valuable papers around so loosely,” replied the general in surprise. Jefferson laughed and unfolding the paper revealed its contents. It was the manuseript of the opening pages of the great actor's autobiography.—Lippin- cott’'s Magazine. MONEY ROR UGLY BRIDES. Germany is ahead in novelties of a charitable nature. In the town of Haschmann prizes are offered yearly for tha men who will marry the ugliest and most crippled women, and for the women over 40 years who have been jilted at least twice. The money was left by a big financier, who, realizing that beauty is an attraction hard to overcome, made & provision in his will that out of the income of the fund not less than $80 shall go with the ugliest girl in any year, and the cripple shall receive $60. The poor women over 40 who have been jilted by a lover receive, when the funds permit, $80 cash, but the trustee can vary this amount, and, at his own diseretion, offer’ a larger prize to some one who will marry an unusually ugly girl, or one to whom nature has been specially unkind.—Chi- ago Journal. ~ JUDGE POLARD'S COW. Judge Poland of Vermont was a mem- ber of Congress and in demand as a campaign speaker. He was not a strict temperance man, though by no means intemperate. He was to make a speech in Maine, where the temperance laws were stringent. The chief committee- man knew the Judge, so he placed two mugs, supposed to be filled with milk, on a table near where the Judge stood Slyly the committeeman Intimated to the Judge which mug he should drink fro; m. The Judge had not got far in his discourse before he became thirsty. He raised the mug, quaffed it to the bot- tom. then exclaimed: XYe gods, what a cow!"—Boston Herald. ‘cavalier _servant’ '—Professor STATELY VERSE. —_n % to see. By wayward breezes fanned, Td like to know—can you tell me?— Just where would Maryland. If Tenny went high up in air And looked o’er land and lea, Looked here and there and everywhers, Pray, what would Tennessee? I looked out of the window and Saw He's not there now, on the lawn; nd who can tell Just where hLas Oregon: Two girl ‘With garden %ools, girls were quarreling one day and so I sald, “My dears, let Mary rake And just let Idaho." A friend of mine lived in a flat. ‘With half a dozen boys; fell ill. I asked him why said: “I'm Illinois.” ‘When he He & steed, I b | -+ he Oeccidental Ho- er, me who was greeted by a dozen or guests. The marriage of Miss Mabel Hendy and Albert Weber took place last Saturday evening at the home of the bride’'s p: ents on Clay street. The ceremony, p formed in the drawing room, while attended by a large number of was amid very pretty surrounflings. color scheme, green and white, carried in flowers with smilax and greens; was effective and extremely dainty. The ‘bride wore a magnificent lace robe over-white satin, the gown an i portation from Paris, having be brought by her father, whose retu has been recent. Miss Hazel Lutz, the maid of henor, was very becomingly gowned in white tulle and lace. The wedding supper was served on pretty buffet tables on the lower floor. Mr. and Mrs. Weber left for Portland on a wedding trip and in a few days will be joined by Mr. and Mrs. Hendy with their family, all of whom go to attend the golden wedding anmiversary of Mr. Hendy's parents in Portland. - . . The engagement has been aanounced gues, Miss McCleskey is very well known among musielans and is identiiled with the women's clubs. . B . Newport is awakening visibly and impressively, the wanderers to Europe arriving with each steamer, the famed resort receiving also a generous sprinkling of Californians. Miss Van Ness of this eity arrived there a few days ago, and Mrs. Shafter Howard has been comfortably settled for the past few vnkn. e . Mr. and Mrs. Edward Greenfield aro established in Pittsburg, where Mrs. Greenficld s giving much attention to the study of music, of which she Is very fond. ¥ S . Mr. and Mrs. Jack Johnston (Bernica Landers) have bullt a beautiful new home at 947 West Thirtieth street, Los Angeles, and are now located, having recently moved from 418 North Broad- way. . . . Mrs. Phoebe Hearst has arrived at her hacienda near Pleasanton after two years spent in trav.el ab:oad . Mr. and Mrs. Byron Mauzy are at the ‘Waldorf-Astoria, where they will saortly be joined by Mr. and Mrs. Charles Albert Schrotte, whose wedding recently oeccurred in Indiana. T IE Mrs. J. H. Rinder left last Saturday for Seattle, where her home is to be. Mrs. Rinder is the wife of Captain Rin- der of the steamship Minnesota. . . . Miss Claire Des Champs, who is vis- iting in Montreal, will be away until August. — JUST SMILES ALL BOOZERS. “Do they open the Legisla- ture in your State with pray- e “No: with a corkserew.” you men think more of your automobiles than you do of your wives. He—Why not2 You can get an improved make every year. —_— SMART PATSY. Teacher—Patsy, tell me what followed the burning of Rome? Pa de Roman fnsu - § '@ : a‘ . | e—— tasas. hauscs and N the