The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, February 22, 1906, Page 8

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 22, 1906 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL JOHN D. SPRECKELS.......0c000 =++ssssssssssssssssssses PrOprictor ADDRESS ALL COMMUNICATIONS TO FOHN MONAUGHT......cocecacess sevesesssdancscsisnnsensss. Manager . THIRD AND MARKET STREETS, SAN FRANCISCO THURSDAY ... 050s000senpiseisns caises sotanrne (FERRUARY ~5ai 3005 FUBLICATION OFFICE..... THE IMMIGRATION LAW. © proposed amendments to the immigration law do not meet the needs of the situation. They merely do by statute what is now done by department regulations, in excluding the insane, and idiotic, and those so physically defective as to imply y for self-support. Idiots and insane persons rarely mi- m one country to another. We are not suffering from any ber of them coming here. trouble with immigration is that it is coming faster t is assimilated. The millions of immigrants that have come n a few years from Southern and Southeastern Europe are still their respective national and racial gronps, speaking only their tongues, and so far as our American characteristics and life are concerned they are as much alien to us as when they were packed n the steerage of the ships that brought them over. They are to be the instruments of frauds on our citizenship. Chicago as more aliens than natives in her population, and agents of the se- service report that 80,000 of her voters have been fraudulently lized. he same agency has uncovered an exasperating condition in n Francisco. Scores of aliens here hold fraudulent naturalization s by which they evade our navigation laws and hold positions narine engineers and other places in our merchant service at sea, which by law can be held only by legal citizens. Every such postor deprives a lawful citizen of employment which belongs to Not only by such devices as this do immigrants crowd us the millions that come in recent years increase the idleness e of the country, endanger our standard of living, and rowd the way to employment. There is not room for them American that has to go. lortality and superannuation make annual vacancies in our body of industries for less than a million new workers, and wally receiving more than that from the least desirable As they are possible voters and thousands of them iralized by fraud, the franchise is being corrupted and our are in danger. Immigration needs correcting in respect and quantity. Congress has the undisputed power to do it palters with the subject because politicians fear the votes born that are here. In his last message to Congress considered the subject of immigration and collateral “In such a republic as ours the one thing we cannot the problem of turning out decent citizens. The i 1s upon the citizenship of the generations f to-day are those who to-morrow will shapc and we cannot afford to neglect them.” we do neglect them by admitting millions of immigrants om them the opportunities of life upon which their fit What would be thought of the father of a tior > children of our land who would permit strangers to enter his house that was needed for his own children? He would wrong to his family and to his count He would parent and a citizen. Now considering our that is just what is being done by the Gov- s an undue and dangerous immigration to con- tance, crowd the doorway of opportunity and h these things belong. sists upon safe- try from an enormous immigration that endangers The President sees clearly the danger that lies ity of our citizenship. It is our duty to stand o safeguard them against change. The in our great cities where most of the immigrants tions, will subvert the Government. d that they are totally ignorant of our of its philosophy, theory and civics, it is found testions that ought to be put when they apply In most courts it is true that their examination But when a Judge takes the time to test he precious institutions to be controlled by the seck authority to cast, it is found that a majority of them totally lacking in that intellectual conception of our Government which is necessary to intelligent citizenship. \ W¢é appear to have already drained off that element in Europe ame here, led by sentimental ;attachment to our institutions. gration was strength and health. What we are getting is weakness and disease. Its assimilation is difficult, and if the ed, it will surely be found that it is assimilating ywering our national ideals and character and substituting a nondescript, made up of alien ignoranee, prejudice and S neec of Y 1 knowledge the now flow go on unchec us, ove: composi rery other country protects itself against the so 1 character by indigestible immigration. Every other protects its people in their employment and-the opportuni- fe and their standard of living by limitation or total exclu- on of foreign immigration, as the necessities of the case may re- We exclude Chinese immigration for good reasons which ap- ! immigration. Indeed, considered in the political effect of that may be naturalized and use the ballot, its exclusion 1ore necessary, for the Chinese are only an'industrial and not a political peril, for naturalization is denied to them. The perils of the situation, lying in the cowardice of politicians, is seen clearly when we reflect that if the Chinese voted they would not be excluded. This uncovers thé porténtous fact that no efficient remedy for the perils of immigration is sought, because the immi- grants can votel\ The judiciary committee of the Senate is considering changes in ralization law. Perhaps these may be easier made thap the needed changes in the immigration law, and should take precedence. It is proposed to lengthen the time of probation before naturalization is possible, and then to make conditions so strict that applicants will not slip into our birthright through a perfunctory proceeding. After this reform it will be found easier to check immigration, since the politicians will no longer fear the five gear probation, and flinch from their duty. ties of 1 Seven members of the House of Representatives voted against the Hep- burn railroad rate bill. Among them is Uncle Joe Sibley of Pennsylvania, who has decided to retire to private life when Congress expires. The other six may as well come to the same decision—Los Angeles Times. A AR here seems to be nothing serious doing in the House of Representa= tives at Washington, barring the passage of appropriation bills. It is doing its best to justify the slur cast upon it that “jt is no longer a deliberative body.”—Philadelphia Record. R IP RIS 1 S 5 The Paris police, who flooded -a church in order to get the people out, went to a lot of unnecessary trouble. A little Yankee ingenuity among them would have suggested that they send somebody in to preach a sermon.—New York Evening Post. S S S . Young Mr. Rockefeller yesterday held up Joseph as a2 model business man. Readegs of the Bible will remember that this young gentleman en- gineered the first successful “corner” in corn and food products.—New York Herald. —_— 1f Los Angeles is in earnest about wanting Mr. Cleveland to make his home there it should quit talking climate and talk ducks.—Kansas City Journal. —_— Senator Tillman says that the Senate is busy dodging issues. And Sen- ator Tillman keeps busy throwing issues at it.—Atlanta Journal. industries they follow. Some one has to give way, and it is | the force that is relied upon to support changes | phistication of [ | | UNUCREW THE ALARM | BELL AND REMOVE £IC PRACTICE W DELAYED o "W PN T AceoonT " FORCED T ALONG AL o €0 Pmdor i OF S HOWING AND ON WITH THE MUVIC, GENTLY 'COPYRIGHT, 1906, BY THE NEW YORK EVENING TELEGRAM (NEW YORK HERALD C0) L. g = 2 [ % ; e il 4 i | , OCCIDENTAL ACCIDENTALS. ‘|1l ALL SORTS. | | L T | . - | By A. J. Waterhouse, Mary hadla little waist i = — Where waists were meant to grow, And everywhere the fashions went | THE UNFORTUNATE FARMER. | ‘Joe is a monster!” Mrs. Potiphar re- T il e s 50 6 | s v veeks the ' b £ 3 : | OR Saps. growig dutonmerks ¢ m".ed g} —New Orleans Times-Democrat. Eastern farmer had watched. the | “But isn't he—er—rather attractive?’ | clouds for rain, but none descended. | “Why, how can you ask such a ques- | Mr Wholesale—Want a job, eh? Are | The weeks developed into months, 'as hé | tion?" Mrs Potiphar responded. “If he | you married or single? | wearily watched and waited, and still the | were the last man4n the world, be never [ Mr. Johnsing—Stop joking, boss! Yo' | heavens were not opened, nor did the floods come. At last he broke down utterly, and | wept. | *“What is the matter?” inquired a | friend who did not know the painful cir- | cumstances. | *“Alas!” moaned the poor farmer, ‘“‘my | crops are dying, or dead, for lack of | moisture, and still none comes. Oh, I do | —1 do, indeed—envy Napoleon.” “It s truly unfortunate about the | crops,” the frlend responded, but why | envy Napoleon He met his terrible Wat- erloo, vou know."” “That's it; that's just it,” sighed the | unfortunate farmer. “It would seem so |good to meet a Waterloo, or anything that | suggested moisture; but these derned | drouthloos make me tired!” . No word of comfort could be spoken, | for the skies still were brazen. | “Who were the Pilgrim Fathers, Wil- He?” “First Settlers and Prominent Citizens of this country.” “Right! What did they do?” “Laid broad the foundations for univer- sal) freedom, religious liberty and the Standarg Oil Company.” And why Willie was sent to the foot of | the class for that answer, I'm blessed if | T can see. FABLE OF MRS. POTIPHAR. The next day after Joseph (if I speak |of him thus familiarly kindly recollect that I never heard his last name) wag thrown into prison, Mrs. Ptolemy called on Mrs. Potiphar. “About this man Joseph,” the former remarked, after they had sufficlently dis- cussed the weather, “what do you think of him?” —_— s ONCLE BIFFS OBSERVATIONS b, D HOOPER sez a strapper aint Eneeunruy & big feller. Sez he's often a little feller that hes to hang onto them street car straps without bein’ able to reach th' floor with his feet, b'gosh!— Cleveland Plain Dealer. could lure me in the least.” “But everybody says he is good-look: ing.” “Good-looking! Well, everybody musi be crazy, I am sure. Why, he is perfect- 1y hideous.™ After they had discussed the latest thing in spring hats Mrs. Ptolemy de- she was certain there was nothing in the rumor that was going around. Moral—When gentle woman makes her gentle bluff she frequently makes it real hard. “They had to amputate one of his legs, poor fellow!"” “How did he take 1t?" “Philosophically—said he had never real- centiped had.” GET A GRIP. Tl not licensed as a preacher, And I fear some might object It 1 posed as moral teacher, When my morals don't connect; But, in life's almighty scramble, 1 have notlced, as I go, Several things that 1 would gamble Would be good for all to know; So, although the sermon’s lacking, Still @ text is on my lip, Not too much of dogma smacking, For it's merely, Get a grip, Get a grip. You'll find forever Some one enatching at your coat, And, If once your grip you sever, He may seize you by the throat. o~ In this World's unceasing hustle Just one thing you should not know, or ‘twill make you lose the tussle— is the art of letting go. Life has blows, and docs not hide ‘em, Blows to make you flinch and slip; 8o, If you would override 'em, Here's the motto, Get a grip. ALFALFA PHILOSOPHY. You don’t eggsactly know what the ung pardonable sin is, but hain’t you ever felt a dark s'picion ’at it wus committed by the man 'at owed you money an' didn’t pay it? It may be nacheral to want to git even with the feller ’at's done you a wrong, but after you've dome it, all you've proved, gen'ly, is 'at you're on the same plane with him. BExivy's somethin' ‘at wé kin afford to Postpone. F'r instance, p'raps you used to envy Collis P. Huntington fer his wealth. How do you feel 'bout it mow? It's a mighty good thing to 'tend to business—ef 'taint your neighbor’'s busi- ness. I never seen anybody git reel rich in the latter line o’ labor. I've known folks 'at persisted they had faith enough to move mountains, but I've noticed ‘at they all lived in a prairle country. I used to say, when my neighbors got hurt, "at ef they'd use a little philosoph:; they’d be all right. Then I 'got hurt, an’ —dum philosophy! I say. I've seén folks put up bars to keep burgelers out o' theit home 'at never thought to put up any to keep out bick- erin’ an’ strife; yit the latter's 'bout ten thousand times the most dangerous an’ qo_,t common, es fur es my observation | The main/diff'rence *tween a hero an’ a parted, and she assured cverybody that | ized before what an advantage in life a | don't 'spose I'd be looking for a job if I was married, do you?—Life. The highest point to which a human be- to health is 16,500 feet. The dog known as a Manchester black- and-tan is the latest London canine fash- ion., Good specimens are quoted at $500. ! Senator La Follette of Wisconsin is one | of the closest students of Shakespeare in the Senate and the only vegetarian in i that body. British Columbfa promises to become a | dangerous rival of Oregon as an apple- | growing region. {000 trees were planted. Mrs. McSosh—It's the little things that worry one the most. Mr. McSash—You're dead right. It's usually casy for me to find this house when I come home at night, but the key- hole always stumps me!—Cleveland Leader. Lovett—You don’t believe in divorce, then? Hayter—No, sportin’ blood. Lovett—What has that to do with it? Hayter—I belleve in a fight to the finish. —Philadelphia Ledger. Blobbs—That artist friend of yours Is the most timid fellow I ever knew. Even when he draws a dog he leaves off the tail. . Slobbs—How does thgt show timidity? Blobbs—Why, he's afrald to draw his own conclusions.—Philadelphia Record. sir; I've got too much “Does your father ever say afything about my staying so late, darling?” “Whenever he mentions you he refers to you as the ‘gas bill." L “Does that mean anything serious?" “Not unless he slips down some night and foots the bill."—Kansas City Times. Groucher—That lover of yours is too vacillating to suit me. Grace—Why, papa! think that? Groucher—Why, when he asked me for your hand last night he vacillated around so lively that I couldn't kick him!—Chi- cago News. What makes you During the recent yellow fever epidemic in New Orieans not one case made its ap- pearance among the soldlers of Jackson Barracks, only 150 feet from the nearest infected point. A ——— Tholisands of farmers answered the ad- vertisement of a man who offered to sell a ‘“receipt for making a pound of butter from a pint of milk an da teaspoonful of our preparation.” Real destitution is rarely seen in Japan, though some of its inhabitants are very poor, yet all seem to be fairly well fed, clothed and housed, and are invariably cheerful. Nearly all Japanese are of cleanly habits and rarely untidy. § The first verse of the fifty-first Psalm is called the “Neck Verse,” for the reason traitor, seems to me, is ’at the first one |that in former times a man condemned wins his game, an’ the other don't. to death sometimes had a chance to save his -life by proving that he could read, ““He was troubled with insomnia, but he | and this verse was used as a test. has found some relief.” “How?" | “He goes regularly to hear Parson 3 AR i AaS By intormation supplied daily to e e d X { Alice Dunne of Boston. | tended by a large number of callers, who | extended their good wishes to Miss Staf- | attention has been called to certain state- ing can ascend without involving injury | During last season 600,- | g * This afternoon and evening will see the final exhibit of Japanese art at the Hop- kins Institute, and the proceeds of the day will be devoted to the famine fund for Japan. President Roosevelt, an hon- orary member of the Japan Society of America, has made an earnest appeal for the fund, and this will undoubtedly help swell the attendance at the Hopkins ex- hibit. o 9 e The marriage of Miss Isabel Lathrop and Norman Wright took place at noon yesterday in the apartments of Mr. and Mrs. George Ives In the Hotel Colonial. Simplicity characterized the event, which was a matter of interest to soclety, though not over a score of witnesses were present. Several varieties of fruit blos- soms adorned the rooms, and the bride was very attractive In a handsome gown of pale gray cloth, with large hat to match. There were no attendants, and immediately after the serving of the wedding breakfast Mr. and Mrs. Wright left for a two weeks’ wedding journey. : s i Mrs. Charles Krauthoff entertained yes- terday at the Hotel Colonial at an elab- orate luncheon, twenty guests enjoy- ing the affair, which was the second of a serles of luncheons Mrs. Krauthoff is giv- ing. The table was artistically dressed in sprays of fruit blossems. R Mrs. Francis J. Sullivan was hostess yesterday at an elaborate luncheon at her home on Van Ness avenue, the affair be- |ing in honor of Mrs. Dunne and Miss . . Among yesterday’s bridge hostesses was Mrs. H. M. A. Miller, who entertained at least three score guests. . - The tea yesterday in honor of Miss Pau- line Stafford given by the Misses Gibbs at their home on Washington street was at- ford, who recently announced her engage- ment to Lieutenant Stephen Fuqua. . s o Mrs. Marshall Wotkyns was at home yesterday in her apartments at the Cor- dova. T The apartments of Mrs. Frederick Wil- liam Henshaw at the Marie Antoinette 'ley, Mrs. John Davis, Mrs. Henry Eic giving a ¢ fantastic with the and waltz. 4 & THE SMART SET % & By Sally Sharp. |9 held thirty guests yesterday afterno brid who indulged in an animated game, after which very attractive were bestowed upon the high scor. P e The marriage of Mrs. A. Campbell Calef and Major James Mecl which took place last week in Portiang Or., is of interest to many in this where the groom is widely known club and business world. The ceremony took place in the gregational Church before 100 gu the bride béing strikingly handsor her wedding gown of ashes of : cloth, with a large velvet hat o same shade. After a wedding break at the Hotel Portland, served only six, Major and Mrs. Wood proceede their own home in that city. They w leave later on for a wedding journ BMrs. Wood is the daughter of the Charles E. Calef of Portland, one of the early and very prominent citizens. % e Mrs. John Beresford Hayes announces the engagement of her daughter, Emma. to Courtland S. Benedict, the wedding e E to be an Eastertide affair, though quiet 1y celebrated. Miss Hayes is the daugh- ter of the late John Beresford Hayes and a sister of Colonel John F. Hayes, Fifth Regiment. & e Mrs. Lester S. Melsted was hostess "l‘ a card party on Monday afternoon a her home on California street, enmter- taining forty guests. In the receivin party were Mrs. Thomas P. Woodw: and Mrs. Gleave Glenn, mother and sister of Mrs. Melsted. Among the players were Mrs. Alfred Durbrow, Mrs. Roy V. Whiting, Mrs. Frank Argall, Mrs. Frederick W. Brad- Gedge, Mrs. J. Mora Farnsworth, the Elednor Jones, off, Mrs. H. E. Moss,. Miss Laura Misses Theobald, M s Miss Helen Edwards, Miss Ethel Fergu- son, Miss Foulks and Miss Rennie. . Tonight the Sequoia Club will honor the memory of George Washington by lonial dance, at which there will be a mingling of ye old time light modern two-step It is safe to predict a merry conclave, for those Sequoia folk have solved the secret of enjoyment. + CeEas | PROF. FRYER’S VIEWS ON CHINESE AFFAIRS. ! S The Editor San Francisco Call—Sir: My | ments appearing on the first page of your | issue for Saturday and purporting to ne: | an announcement from me. As they are | not an authorized expression of my views and are to some extent misleading I ven- | | ture to address you. Your reporter called upon me on Friday | and questioned me concerning the situa- | tion In China. I told him of an article in | a Chinese newspaper to the effect that the ARSWERS T0 QUERIES. BELL TOWERS—Subscriber, Mill Val- ley, Cal. In the San Franeisco Free Pub- | lie Library you will find many books in which there are illustrations of old time | | bell towers. NATURALIZATION—H. M., City. “An | alien under the age of 21 years who has resided in the United States three years | next arriving at that age and who has | continued to reside therein to the time he may make application to be admitted & citizen thereof, may, after he arrives at | the age of 21 years, and after he has Fe- sided five years within the United States, | including the three years of his minority, | be admitted a citizen; but he must make a declaration on oath and prove to the | satisfaction of the court that for two years next preceding, it has been m's. bona fide intention to become a citizen. This is an extract from the naturaliza- | tion laws and fits your case. All you have to do Is to go before a court having the authority to naturalize aliens and make application for citizenship. e PRISONERS OF WAR-R. W. City. During the Civil War there was a time when the Confederates refused to parcle colored Uulon soldiers. That was in 1863. The Confederates after agreeing to exchange prisoners, selected all the white Unfon soldiers they held, but left the colored Union soldiers out of the list. The Union Government made a remon- strance, and on July 30 of that year { President Lincoln issued a general order in which he affirmed “that the laws of nations, and the usages and customs of war, as carried on by civilized powers, permit no distinction as to color in the treatment of prisoners of war as public enemies.” DEATH OF FISK—Subscriber, City. The Fisk tragedy occurred January 7, 1872. It took place in the Grand Cen- tral Hotel, New York City. James Fisk, a great speculator, quarreled with B4 ward 8. Stokes about their adm'vation for an actress named Josenh'iie Marns- fielde- This led to a lawsuit between the two men. and it was this that caused Stokes, who had become an ardent admirer of the actress. when he found that his rival had a legal advan- tage over him, to shoot and «ill him un the stairway of the hotel. He was tried for this cuiié and sentenced to be hanged, but he was allowed another trial and sent to Sing Sing Peniteutiary tor a term of years. This tsrm was shortened by good behaviir and he was pardoned out in 1876. LOUISVILLE BISHOP — Kaintuck, City. The Catholic directory and clergy list of the Roman Catholic Church gives the following 4n reference to the Bishops of the dlocese of Loulsville, Ky.: “Right Rev. Benedict Joseph Flaglet, D. D., consecrated Bishop of Bardstown Novem- ber 4, 1810; Righe Rev. John B. David, D. D., consecrated Bishop of Mauricas- tro and eoadjutor to the Bishop of Bards- town August 15, 119; Right Rev. Guy Ignatius Chabrat, D. D., consecrated Bishop of Bollna and coadjutor to- the Bishop of Bardstown July 2, 1834; Right secrated September 10, 1843, Bishop of Langone and coadjutor with right of Imperial Government was increasing its army and purchasing arms in consider- able guantity from Germany. My infer- | ence was that China is preparing to act in self-defense, and not that she is coy templating offensive measures against foreign people. The Boxer troubles are not likely to be repeated, and I do not think Americans are in any more danger in China than are Chinese in the United States. Yours faithfully, JOHN FRYER. Untversity of Callfornia, Feb. 18, 1906. —-_ ITS ORIGIN. The wily Sultan ecalled his Visier to his presence. “We are not sufficlently numerous to meet the infidel Franks in open conflict,” he said, “It is so written, O heaven-born,” the Vizier replied. “Therefore must they be undone by craft,” the Commander of the Faithful continued. “I myself have devised the means. See to it, dog, that these are im- mediately put upon the market!" and he handed to the Vizier a package of Turk- ish cigarettes.—Puck. NO SUCH ARTICLE FOR SALE. After the newly organized band at Mor- rison had desisted from practice for a few nights the B-flat player found the valves on his cornet had stuck. He wrote to th, factory asking what kind of grease to ua‘ on the vaives. The house answered him saying that cornet players used only sa- liva on the valves and never used any grease of any kind. The B-flat player then wrote: “Gentlemen: Please send me 25 cents’ worth of saliva. I can't ger it at the store here. Inclosed find stamps for payment.” His reply has not yet been received.—Perry (Q. T.) Republican. Townsend's California glace fruits and choicest candles in artistic - etched boxes. New store, 767 Ma:ket?re FASHION'S MIRROR. « SACQUE. SINC! most women fashion their cwn dressing sacques and negligees, it is well to consider models that are satisfactory in effect. Such a one Is shown In the Hllustratfon. The back is two- thirds fitted, and the fromt into a short yoke, falling logse from that point. A broad i : g % i | i i ¢ I =5 i g i