The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, January 20, 1906, Page 8

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL v e 0000 . Proprietoe D. SPRECKELS.. ADDRESS ALL COMMUNICATIONS TO McNAUGHT. ... JOHN THE MOROCCAN CONFERENCE. IE presence of the United Statés in the Moroccan conference \igeciras is not our first appearance in Mediterranean affairs. ¢ been there before. When the European powers, acting separately, had failed to end the piratical control of le of the Mediterranean by the corsairs of North Africa, ar flect that brought the predatory chiefs to terms. They umbers of Europeans, captured at sea, in slavery and In the Barbary states there was then tal responsibility that now characterizes hreat to overrun the country and inflict bloody maraunders to terms and made the commerce for all nations. within the jurisdiction of Morocco, is 1 on the sea in the days of the Tripoli pi- 1as acquired Algiers. In Morocco are the several European countries and of the e there in the exercise of their natural right dy we have been involved by the ment of Morocco. An American citizen | for ransom by.the chief of one of the| has since been appointed a sort of | have some commercial interests also | them. Alrea chiet W € nnot permit to be sacrificed by an ex- he Sultan and Europe. i oper for the United States to be no warrant for the suspicion vote on purely political questions, Nor is there good ground is Stir of Europe. France prevailed in to the conference of the issues which thc 1 to settle for himself. France must recognize the | Germ and Germany must recognize the | rests of France, as a neighbor of Morocco in Algiers. f acy need not be strained to do that much. powers, Great Britain, France, Spain and al interests in the peace of Northern Africa. i The commercial interests of ali aty issue out of the conference to which United States become a signatory, it will nate for ratification, and its rejection would | d States from the situation entirely. The in force only between the signatories. That Senators who have discussed the rance conference. The President is n his constitutional duty when he negotiates a | on the Senate participates in it, as part of | In that way all'of our treaties have been terests: of a uld then be ve escaped the e aking power. the executive is frequently opposed to the declara- te. While the Senate was defying Great Britain 1’'s war cry of “54 40 or fight” was sounded in )regon boundary, President Polk was quietly accepted latitude 51 as the boundary. By aiched the Senate it was plain that war with i s her ally, instead of gaining territory, us Texas, and the treaty was ratified. The Senate over the Moroccan conference is pre- ry can be committed to any policy only by the 1ate on a treaty. It will be time to cross that bridge ry of State, who served under Clevelend, | no longer isolate ourselves and disregard | in the rest of the world. To show our interest and | y to enter into any entangling alliances. n agairst Germany, ndr Germany against | r own interests, wherever they are, with- hts of others to such ‘an extent that we Th erest 1 ther nations. d our i policy requires our presence in | it goes no further. MERCHANT MARINE. E BITIOUS for mercantile marine expansion though America T the practical method of realizing® the ambition has | ed so long the speech delivered by Chairman Gal- | larine Commission urging upon CongressE hipping subsidy bill was much needed to awake | sleeping its rights in regard to foreign com- | jecades go by and our merchant marine continues to which proves some stimulus is necessary if that tional greatness is to keep pace with the general To let that element of the general progress flag will be ely to lose the direct wealth of the carrying trade and the stry, but the partial paralysis of that will retard our e cannot hope to see vivified this part of national e activity of national care and some well planned | has been fully tested and found wanting. The erchant Marine Commission has been studying a whole year is the remedy approved by the most competent i es, and Congress should enact it into law, and so rescue what | may metaphorically and almost literally be called our sinking ships. The commission’s plan is not, as has been sometimes imagined, - of mere gratuity by means of subventions. A substantial return value received will be required of the recipients of governmental istance. The gain to the nation of 10,000 well trained naval vol- unteers, the 300,000 tons of steel mail steamships, the fast transports, unition, supply and auxiliary ships, would be so invaluable in the event of war—and what is more, so inestimably of worth in prevent- g war by our evident preparedness to make the opposer beware of us—it is absurd to haggle or hesitate about the price we pay for 1ese benefits of subvention. Then the great increase of our trade— . commission reckons it at 50 to 100 per cent—would aid all in- dustry and scatter a profit among the whole people, and return so huch indirect enrichment of the Government the figures of it could ot be calculated, though common sense declares them to be large. Moreover it is imperative as a self-defense measure, for all the other great nations are upbuilding their shipping interests by subsidy, and we must keep in line or be left helpless in either military or com- mercial wars. John P. Holland, the inventor, says that men will fly within a year. it is recalled that in 1900 Mr. Tesla was going to-be talking to Mars n twelve months—Kansas City Times. . PR B SRl Y J. Ogden Armour has been fined $2 for refusing to muzzle his dog. Mr. Ogden does not believe that a prize dog should be treated like a Cabinet officer.—Washington Post. —_— General Corbin may get into Ohio politics after he retires from the y. Wants to find out what real scrapping is like, probably.—Denver Republican. —_— PR | zat traps until next spring. He is think- Mr. Hyde says the doctors have prescribed a change and a rest. The policy holders will get the change; Hyde already has the rest—New York Press TACOERBIS /A The chorus girls have formed a union. It seems that one touch ' of Corey makes the whole world kin—Detroit Journal. S 3 THE SAN FRAN THE BOA” JAY, | MUST PAINT A VIGN i ‘6 CISCO CALL, SATURDAY, JANUARY 20 <x ol e Jili !llll -x Z 5o (s Il QLA I = o) 1 82 I Coee T e oo sevaisdecei ) ° AND vO T DID. HA! HA STIRRING NEWS FROM HOGWALLOW —_— AZ BARLOW is getting fo be so slim it is a waste of eyesight to look at him. The postmaster has laid away his THE DIFFERENCE. HIS is the difference, as it 1s written in the Book of the Lives of Men and Women.- Once upon a time a Falr Wo- man married a Brave Man, and they lived happily thereafter for as much as—oh, several weeks. At the end of that time a Dearest Friend of the Falr Bride interviewed her, asking her what she thought of Chawles, now that she was getting ac- quainted with him. “Well, just between ourselves,” the Fair Bride responded, “I consider him a rather bum article. He isn't at all what he was advertised to be.” “What's the matter with him?” Dearest Friend inquired. “Well,” he smokes like a furnace,” was- the reply. “But you knew that before you mar- R ing of using them for coon traps this win- ter, The door at the Postoffice has not been put up, and several customers have took cold. It is probable that the Government will be sued. Health is good in this community. Sev- eral people, however, are not feeling well. The hair on the north side of Tgbe Moseley's hawgs are turned the wrong way this year. This is said to be a certain indication of bad weather. Sap Spradling and Dick Henstep passed and spoke to each other Saturday for the first time in over eighteen months. They the got out of speaking terms one day OvVer | pjad him.” N a little shooting matter. “Y-e-es, but I didn’t realize how Yam Sims was laid up yesterday with|odlous it would be. And he drinks, {an ingrowing corn on his foot, but is|t00.” “To excess?’ “N-n-no, but his breath times unpleasant.” It is unnecessary to continue the con- versation, for anybody must appreciate that she secured her divorce within a few months from that time. What are divorce courts for, you know? About the time when these two were married another Fair Woman and Brave Man were wedded, and a Dear- est Friend interviewed this woman, too. “LIGHTS ON” able to be up after a free application of Bat Smith’s corn juice. Raz Barlow will leave next Wednesday for a trip down Gimlet Creek lane to look for his hat that blowed off a few days ago. The deputy constable will accom- pany him, 3 Snow is predicted in a few\ days. To prepare for this Frisby Hancock has tied all of his gesse’s feet up, until they can become acclimated to tMe low tempera- ture. — Eogwallow Kentuckian, Dunk Batts, is some- The Homage M’t—'-“i\m‘i'will;?&—havc.gal. ik KA The Cautious Patient—“Well, you don’t . you finl'ter nba::,in the dark, do you?”—The azgcohs.e I'm going to , “— OCCIDENTAL ACCIDENTALS. BY A. J. WATERHOUSE. “Do you find John rather disappoint- ing?” she inquired. “Not in the least—never!” “But he smokes a great deal, does he not?” “I suppose so, but his enjoyment of it s so evident that it really does me good.” “And doesn’t he drink?” “Not very often.” “Ever to excess?’ “N-n—well, if he rarely does such a thing, he has s0 many business cares that I really am glad to see him relax a little.” “And hasn't he other faults, too?” “Oh, yes; most of thosé included in the decalogue, I presume—but then, you know, he is John.” And that sort of a marriage, men and brethren, dces not end in divorce if the man deserves anything other jghan tar and feathers; and to such women, men —brute men—Iist their hats in the rev- erence that words cannot speak, for they are our securest hold on heaven. “She chews gum a great deal, does she not?” “Yes, but I don’t blame her. She has to do something to offset her hus- band'’s efforts.” “He chews tobacco, I presume.” “No—the rag.” ADVICE WE WISH. I'm seeking e'er for wise advice—I really am, you know— I'd like some one to tell me of the jour- ney I should go; Of piifalls that I ought to skip—unless, indeed, I find That they are just the pitfalls that are pleasing to my mind. The error of my way I trust some friend will help me see— I mean, unless that error is the kind that's dear to me. Oh, how I yearn for counsel wise to set my soul on fire— That is, I'm wishing for advice to do what I desire. Oh, do not smile or scoff at me, for in your soul you know That such advice is just the kind you're seeking here below. The one who says, “Do what you wish,” why, he's a clever chap But he who says, “Best kill desire/" you'd like his face to slap. Now, wouldn't you? And wouldn't I? no one else is near, Let’s here confess what we desire is what * we wish to hear. Deuce take the chump who gives advice in an unsavory dish, For all we crave s one to say, “Just do the thing you wish.” 's a good restaurant, but there's one objection to it.” ' “What's that?"” “It's useless’to order lamb—Yt's mutton before you get it.” S N *He sald that he knew a man whose faith would remove mountains.” “Did his faith ever do 1t?" “Ne, but he explained that, unfortu- nately, the man lived in a prairie coun- w ¢ THE SMART SET ¥ BY SALLY SHARP. . M#s. N. P. Cole Jr. will entertain to- day at the second of a series of theater parties she is giving. Mrs. A. H. Vail, Mrs. Frank Vail, Miss Nellie Cole and Miss Shaw of Alameda will be the guests. Mrs. Cole will hostess & third party next Saturday. . . Miss Dorothy Dustan is giving an inforal 5 o'cleck tea to-day in honor of her briddl party. e . The Japan Society of America will hold a meeting of the reception com- mittee to-day in the Palace Hotel par- lors at 2:30. Final arrangements will be decided upon for large reception to be held next Thursday evening in Century Club Hall, Sutter and Frank- lin streets, when a most elaboraté dis- play of Japanese prints will be the chief feature of the evening, accom- panied by some interesting remarks. . e . February’s calendar will be opened by a large luncheon, to be given at the St. Francis, by Miss Bessie and Miss Bernice Wilson. L . Mrs. James Cunningbam, with her daughter, Miss Sara Cunningham, has taken apartments at St. Dunstan's for a month, expecting to leave for the East about March 1. Prior to their departure several affairs are being planned for Miss Cunningham, among them to be a tea next Thursday by Miss Maisie Langhorne. e . Half a dozen bridge players from this side will attend the game at the home of Mrs. Frederick Green in| Berkeley to-day, the guests to be en- tertained later at a dinner at the Clare- mont Country Club. . o+ . General and Mrs. Woodruff will en- tertain the Army Bridge Club this evening at their quarters. . s . Mrs. Joseph Charles Meyerstein is entertaining at a muslcale to-day in | her Octavia-street home, among the per- | formers to be Mrs. Meyerstein's sister, Miss Marion Richards, who is an ac~ complished pianist, and Miss Inez| Marion, daughter of Mrs. Washington Irving Marion, a skillful violinist. s s . The Tea Club will hold its annual at home to-day from 4 to 6, at the California Club Hall e . The Pioneer Women of California will hold a reception to-day in Ploneer Hall from 2 to &. . | conducive to the pay’ The engagement of ‘Miss Letitia Belle Riddle of Santa Rosa to Henry wn electrical en- 1-kno ¥. Xoul, She wel s announced at ineer and clubmar, wa fdiunor given by Mrs. Riddle at Snn(lal. Rosa a few days ago. Mr. Yost is wel known in cycling circles, being a mer:- ber of the Olympic Club and one of t le organizers of the San Francisco Wheel- men. Miss Riddle is one of the mosl: charming belles of Santa Rosa, ;ndh was while engaged in business in ;,. City of Roses that Mr. Yost met 3 future bride. The wedding will take place on the 24th, numerous friends of the bride and groem to be present l(o wish happiness to the c:mrmln; couple. & “at home” day for . ids, several of soclety’s matrons and maids, the laggest affair being that of ‘Mrll. Eleanor Martin and Mrs. Peter Martin in Yesterday was an hundred the Broadway home. Several b callers arrived between 4 and 7. ‘hu!o:eg: the last reception of the hostesses geason. Mrs. Peter Martin will soon leave for her New York home. o In the receiving party were Mrs. J. Downey Harvey, Misses Anita and Gene- vieve Harvey. 3 . Mrs. Willlam Denman was another pop- ular reception hostess of yesterday, many callers finding their way to the Denman home. . Mrs. Edgar Peixotto received several guests and will be at home the second and third Fridavs through the season. Mrs. Kirkham Wright, with the Misses Jeannette and Marion Wright. greeted a large number of callers at their home on Scott street. The beautiful weamer“(?ll; lowing so heavy a storm was espec! - ing of calls, the fash- jonable streets presenting an unusually animated scene during the various recep- tion hours. « s Mrs. Mountford S. Wilson entertained at a very elaborate tea yesterday im her Pacific avenue home, several hundred cards having been lssued for the affair, which was largely attended. Mrs. ‘Wilson was alded by a large receiving party, among whom were Mrs. Willlam Tevis, Mrs. Walter Martin, Mrs, Augustus Tay- lor, Mrs. William H. Taylor Jr., Mrs. Gearge Newhall, Mrs. Henry T. Scott and Mrs. Joscph Crockett. . Mr. and Mrs, Walter Starr entertained at a cherming dinner in the Palm Garden last evening in homor of Miss Emily Chickering and John Overbury, whose wedding will be an tvenl'of next month. .. .- Mr. and Mrs. George L. Fish and Miss Katherine Smith left Thursday morning er route for Europe to be gone a year, spending the greater part of their time in Edinburgh, Scotland, at the home of Mrs. Fish's parents. T.® ENDURANCE l am inclined to belleve it is oftener a great moral weakness, Just as generosity may develop into a fault, and susceptibility degenerate into a failing, so endurance may and does become in many women a serious defect of character. The beauty of endurance has been preached for so long that It may seem the rankest heresy to say aught against it; but I have seen so many lives harmed by it that I cannot help re- garding it as a foe quite as much as a friend of progress. Of course it depends entirely upon conditions. Endurance was an- abso- lutely indispensable characteristic In the.lives of the pioneer women. Ad- vancement without this splendid trait would, under those conditions, have been impossible. But under a different set of condi- tions, the same trait which once exhib- ited itself as sublimely great may be- come worthy the severest condemna- tion. In one instance it may speed prog- ress, in another prevent it absolutely. This is often found to be true in the life of the individual, particularly in the experience of womankind. When endurance is persisted in with- out reason: when it becomes the atti- tude of fear, servility, 'fgnorance, or inertia, it is a trait to be deplored and vigorously discouraged. To accept hard and unjust conditions because one lacks the initiative or the daring to reject them does not argue favorably for the oppressed. Whenever I have attended police court sessions where abused or aban: doned wives gave testimony, I have felt, rising above my pity for the poor maltreated creatures, a great indigna- tion that they should eyer have con- sented to endure a hundredth part of such suffering before making protest. I have heard weary, work-worn wo- men, with children in their arms and at their knees, sobbing out pitiful tales of cruelty and neglect suffered at the hands of hulking brute husbands, and have found myself wondering it such endurance were not actually a crime. One story I particularly remember. The woman was a cripple. She had a number of children, and supported them—lame as she was—by washing. Choked with sobs, she told the court of her husband's bru- tality and neglect. Then, while every one listened, glaring wi shel cluded with a fresh burst of tears: “But, please, don't be hard om him, your Honor! He's been mean to me, but he's my husband, your Homor. I'm will- S endurance in woman a virtue? I} — ing to work if you'll just be easy, your Honer. Don’t be too hard on him, please!" Too hard! Just as though any sentence could be too hard for a great strapping brute that would abuse the woman who bore his children: force her to slave for thelr support and his, and drink himself mw.bun!ondumeuq her bitter toil IS NO VIRTUE & So Long as There Are Women That Will Forgive Brutality There Will Be Wifebeaters. BY ANGELA MORGAN. rather than see her husband receive his Just deserts. Higher up in the scale we see women manifesting the same spirit, though in a different degree, of course. Such women flatter themselves that they are exhibiting splendid character qualities, when in ;;nui they are betraying 2 lack of meoral er. Many a woman who congratulates her- self upon her patience and submisston is not a brave' woman at ail, for she is stm- ply follow the line of least resist- ance. Her fallure to resist and stand up for her rights is a confession of moral cowardice. Just so long as there are women that will endure there will be witebeaters, incompetents, drunkards and brute hus- bands. Just so’long as women deceive them- selves Into believing they are brave when they are only fearful and servile, men will be selfish and unjust and neglectful. The woman who insists upon the recog- nition of her rights helps herself to ad- vance, and likewise puts her Lusband and children in the way of progress. ANSWERS TO QUERIES. GANS—C. 8., City. Joe Gans, the pugilist, was born in Baltimore, Ma., November 25, 1876. PEACE—Subseriber, Oakland, Cal “Peace hath her victories no less re- nowned than war” is from Milton, Son« net xvi. line 10. TO LOCATE A PERSON—I. L., City. To locate a person in or near a country town in this State address the town constable or the Sherift of the county. These officlals keep tab on all resi- dents of the count: THE DEWEY—Subseriber, City. The This is the sort of endurance that pre- | dimensions of the floating dock Dewey vents progress. That woman was ready, | Intended for the Philippine Islands are: even eager, to endure still more abuse | Extreme length, all of which will taks bearing, 500 feet: clear width between o side walls, all of which will take bear- ter marry by a never dyin’ fear ‘at the | IP&: 100 feet: width of each side wall, race of fools 'll die out ef they dom't |10 feet: