The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, March 1, 1906, Page 8

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL JOHN D. SPRECKELS. W sescssacesesssessessessss . Proprietor ADDRESS ALL COMMUNICATIONS TO POHN McNAUGHT «esee...Manacer PUBLICATION OFFICE......... .-Tfllfib AND MARKET STREETS, SAN FBANCISCO wesss..MARCH 1,- 1906 THE RATE BILL. ral forces in the Senate are mustering their wits for the great contest of the session, between the railroads and the Presi- The issue he has raised has obliterated party lines. The ittee, the majority being Republicans, has put the bill ge of Senator Tillman, a Democrat, to lead the fight for it on r. The bill passed the House without amendment, and the will be to send it to the President for his sig- There is danger in the attitude of some of the nators, who desire to invade it with changes. The who oppose it will be glad to combine with such ng their support for other amendments. 1e country iiliar with the general features and the main »ose of the bill. It treats the power to revise rates as an admin- ative function. When that power is exercised the result is opera; a given timé, and stands until reversed by the’ courts, on ken in the regular way. At present the Interstate Com- mission has status as a judicial body without power to When it renders a judgment, execution is sus- 1 by an appeal, and individual litigants have to follow and fight the Senate Democrati Re , expec its decree ) great for an individual to bear. The corpora- pped for judicial contests, and by using the -en- wear out an individual, who meantime must go juring the exaction from which the decree nded to relieve him. If the judicial status re is no help for this. Appeal suspends ured individual must, in effect, supply the cor- it an administrative body, like the revenue of the execiitive branch of the Government. s decisions will be immediately opera- 1 ed on appeal. 1e bill has focused upon it all of the opposition. ble t will be made to break it down. Naturally this ke the form of pretending to increase the powers of the yv making its-function judicial instead of administrative. wre willing to give it a sumptuous and powerful judicial g to gain the right of suspension of judgment and 1g appeal. . Unless the people clearly under- a judicial and administrative body, they il rever by such t e cessary to say that the bill robs the railroads of no I itution their property remains in the protec- The Ameri decisions are all in vindication of review of railroad rates. They all agree that, > due process of law is the judicial process, and no rsy between the people and the railroads &ver en on for forty vears. It has never reached a satisfactory Absolute control of rate making by the corporations te control of the production and distribution of the com- 1 Granting that the present or any past genera- nanagers has used that vast and. portentous power se use being always possible, safety requires that rded against by the interveéntion of a common ar- under check of the courts. Presider cons rov: try. vs geni ted to the solution of prob- 1ation of controversie He leaves no margin for when he proposes the settlement of an issue. Af- i h a point in this country that there is no choice control of quasi-public corporations, or the by -Government ownership and operation. The conservative. The function of our Govern- in its present form, is to govern. It is a weak and paltry suf- o0 say that it cannot govern, but must go into business, as a for the evils of non-government. resident is a patriotic believer in the right and' capacity of the ernment to govern. He believes that its powers go to the correct of all the evils that cause friction between the people and the corporations. If some one had been possessed of his faith and foresight at the right time, there would be no Standard Oil trust, by its vast accumulations threatening to control all transportation and have a finger in every man’s stew pan. It exists by making use of the ust and illegal advantage in railroad rates which the President proposes to correct. With consummate tact he has made the matter a®public and not a partisan issue. For the first time a great question is beforé Congress on which there is no partisan division. The cleavage is listinctly between the President and the resisting corporations: The gnment is clear and unmistakable. The President has stripped e bare to its essentials. The people understand him, and are Their faith is such that they are willing to follow him in empt to secure the solution he proposes, in the ‘next Congress, if it fail in this. They are not willing to concede a surrender to the So- cialists after one defeat, nor is he. - But we have faith that he will win in the first battle, that the-Senate will send the bill to him for his signature, unshorn of the virtues that he proposes that it shall have, and that the first battle will end in victory for the people under his leadersh ‘ in the boundary of the Yosemite National Park. The exten- sion, to the part to be excluded, of the timber road that has al- ready been the means of destroying the fgrest from the shouldet of Chowchilla Mountain to Signal Peak will cause a disaster that is ir- reparable. The fine timber on the road from Wawona to the Yo- semite Valley should be bought by the Government and not left in private ownership to be destroyed. It occupies that part of the na- tional park that is to be cut out by a change of boundary. It guards the flow of Alder and Grouse creeks and the source of the waters of Chinquapin Falls. It gives all its grandeur to the stage ride from Wawona to the valley. If it be destroyed, as it-will be by this change of boundary, the region will be desolated as completely as has the country from south of Enterprise mill to Signal Peak. For some inscrutable reason the Interior Department has in- dorsed the change in boundary, it is said in feag of a monopoly of railroad approach to the valley. If that be the reason, a little ac- quaintance with the situation should teach the Washington authori- ties that extension of this timber road to Wawona on the south line of the national park furnishes ample protection against the much dreaded monopoly, and at the same time will prevent the destruction of the finest forest in the park, and hold it in its present private own- ership until the Government can acquire and preserve it. Our members of Congress should inquire into this,matter, and the experts of the Forestry Bureau should be consulted. There is no place in our mountains where lumbering the forest will be as great vandalism as at that point. There is no place where asémuch sylvan beauty will be sacrificed. There is no place where greater damige will be done to mountain streams. The people of this State should not permit some one in authority in Washington to decree such a loss without protest. in PROTECT YOSEMITE STREAMS. ONGRESS should move with caution in the proposed change Some day a grateful country may raise the Presidential office to the grade of a life insurance presidency.—Chicago Tribune. e e An ;quarium has received some queer looking fish from Boston. The Hub will never miss them.—New York Herald. —_—— The Panama canal appropriation should be devoted more to wages and less to salaries.—Atlanta Constitution. 1 | HAVE WORKED HARD ' TO SERVE. NYOUR WITTLE LIFE— ', UP To U To Do JOMETAING FOR., WE. RO Rorman B . Temmatt T -4 COPYRIGHT, 1306, BY THE NEW YORK EVEMNG TELEGHAN (NEW YORK KERALD C0) WAL » B ; SRt - - . iy A Little Lesson in Adversity ||| AUNT RUTH : i - AND THE PIE EW musicians—and musicians are, of F that coterie of musicians with whom his tinually assoclated. He never played at the courts of Kings and Emperors. He was seldom given those costly presents that the ° others received. He seldom played at concerts. He never had the pleasure of hearing tions cheered to the echo. He never saw entranced by the charm of his music. songs have never been published. - Many unpublished until years after his death. In fact, o? all the school of great musicians his fame posthumous. The father of Franz Schubert was a schoolmaster, whose means did not permit the giving thorough musical education. his own efforts that the boy secured it. school and he studied harmony. Although Schubert’s compositions are, many of them, of a more directly popular appeal than many of other musicians, his work seemed to be unappreciated during his lifetime. Time and again he would stake all his hopes on the success of some one of his compositions, But, discouraged in no way by the lack of appreciation, he would return to his work, | only to see it fail. working for the sake of the working itsel; It was entirely through all artists, notoriousiy po\'erty—stricken; have had to epdure such poverty as was the lot in early years, and, in fact, the enire lifetime, of Franz Schubert. satiohs of any artist of his time, certainly the least of He had, perhaps, the feiest compen- name is con- his composi- an audience Many of his others were is the most of his son a He taught SO - S 3 FRANZ SCHUBERT. kS AN OLD ACQUAINTANCE. A little girl who attended regularly a Sunday school where the international lesson$ were taught went one afternoon; to the class of a playmate and heard catechism questions for the first time in her life, says the Washington Times: She was asked several questions and was mortified not to be able to answer them. “Who was the first man?” No answer. . “Do you know who Noah was?': A shake of the head and the question was passed on. Finally the teacher said: “Did you evep hear about Solomon, dear?” Here was an acquaintance at last, and the little girl's face broke into &miles. “Oh, yes,” she replied, confidently, “I know him all the way through. ‘Solomon Grundy, born on Monday.’ Want me to say the rest?” 3 k CHANGE, , He used to stay up all night long Tpon some foolish frolic, But now he frets when he must watch The baby with the colic. Indlanapolis Star. o\ ~ Missionary—Yes, intertor. ON A FAR JOURNEY. 3 : — REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR. There is hardly ever any use of being g0od and alive at the same time. |. ‘A woman says another is stuck up when ‘she puts two colns In the church collec- tion plate. 3 No girl ever yet had the courajze to go skating in & pair of thick, comdfortable stockings. A man can stand an awful lo: of abuse without having his. feelings hurt if it is because he ig rich.—New Yor). Press. FOR THEMSBLVES. Citiman—I was ‘sorry to hear of your hard luck. . Subbubs—Yes, my house was completely burned out. 2 A Citiman—Didn't the volunteer fire com- pany reseue any of your effects at all? Subbubs—Yes, I believe they rescued four bottles of Scotch whisky and a box of cigars.—Philadelphia Ledger. DESPERALE REMEDY. “Doctor, what is good to take to cure the redness of my nose?” “The pledge. Houston Post. mmmamwflnm A IM JR. went to see his Aunt Ruth the J . other day. e went at an oppor- tune time. Along in the afternoon Jim Jr. lost the ball that he had been recklessly batting into the bric-a-brac and against the pictures. The first thing he did was to look in the pantry cupboard to see if it could by any chance have | popped through two closed doors lodged on.one of the top shelves. Jim Jr. did not find the ball, but he found something a good deal better. “Oh, de¢-~!" he said, “I wisht I "afl a piece o' 'mie.” “There’s a land that is fairer than day. humnied Aunt Ruth, with maddening re- ligious fervor. “If I was at home,"” sald Jim Jr., “may- be I could get a piece o' ple.” “Tra la la, la la la,” said Aunt Ruth. “There 1s no pie cut,” she added pres- ently, 4 Jim Jr. reflected. - “Sometikes,” he said, “when I go to see Aunt Harriet I want a piece o' ple, too. Maybe she don't any cut either, but she never says and “What does she do?” asked Aunt Ruth, unguardedly. ‘“‘She just whacks right into one,” said Jim Jr. Needless to- say that Aunt Ruth also *whacked.” G —————— INDICATIORS OF LONGEVITY. In the medical world it is a generally accepted fact that every person bears physical indications of his prospects of long life. A long lived person may be distinguished from a short lived person at sight. In many Instances a physican may look at the' hand of a patient and tell whether he will live or dle. The primary conditions of longevity are that the heart, lungs and digestive or- gans, as well as the brain, should be large. If these organs are large the trunk will be long and the limbs com- paratively short. The person will appear tall in sitting and short in standing. The hand will have a long and somewhat heavy palm and short fingers. The brain will be deeply seated, as shown by the orifice of the ear being low. The blue hazel or brown hazel eye, as showing an Intermission of temperament, is a favorable indication. The nostrils it large, open and free indicate large I A pinched and half closed nostril indicates emall or weak lungs. These are general points of distinetion, but, of course, subject to the usual indl- vidual exce) “A wild goose has really some reason to be classed In courage with the cagle.” “In what respect?” s “It 1s sure to die game.”—Baltimore American. ALWATS SHORT: “Lend me $5.” “Caw'tr - wBusted?” _“Say, I'm so short t my gout gives me the headache!"—Cleveland Leader. PREFEXABLE. “Do you like a man who quotes poetry?” ~“As a rule,” answered Miss Cayenne. “1¢ 1s likely to be so much preferable to Star. | themselves, surely our son must be cal- Sequoia folk will enjoy several hours of entertainment this evening under the leadership of Miss Grace Llewellyn Jones, whe has planned a “causerie.” Y » . Mrs. Homer A. Bickel has issued in- vitations for a five hundred party to he given in her Washington-street home on March 17. . . Miss Lucille Ransome Wwill give small bridge party today, entertaining informally. . a The Forum Club will hold a luncheon next Wednesday at 1 o'clock, followed by a talk on “Music and Folklore of Wales” by Mrs, H. Isaac Jones. Pafar EEa Mrs. Walter Byron Webster was host- ess at a card party and musical in her Bush-street home last evening. i Mrs. Marshall Wotkyns entertained at a tea yesterday in her apartments at the Cordova. R O Miss Janet Coleman, Miss Maud Payne, Miss Emily Marvin and Miss Viva Nicholson were guests at a break- fast given by Paymaster Richworth Nicholson on board the Independence on Tuesday, the ship lying at Mare Island. . . . Dr. and Mrs. Thomas Stark were ar- rivals on the Ventura yesterday from Tasmania. Mrs. Stark, as Miss Lillian Quinn, was widely known in San Fran- cisco and the bay towns, being the daughter of Joha E. Quinn and having made an artistic name for herself by her dramatic reading. Dr. and Mrs. Stark left almost im- mediately after their wedding for Launceston, Tasmania, where they have been for a year and a half, during which time they have entertained and been entertalned extensively. In an elocutionary contest recently between Australia, New Zealand and Tasmania, the prize was awarded Mrs. Stark, this being an unusval concession to an| American in those countries. showing | much prejudice to their own. ! For a time Dr. and Mrs. Stark will reside with Mr. Quinn at the Bella Vista, later moving into a home. P e The concert to take place:under the direction of Mrs. E. W. Crellin on the afternoon of March 13 is creating gre: interest. As a testimenial to Mrs. Bes- sie Paxton, the afiair will meet with undeniable success, and ‘the Tivoli will present: to view a very fashionable audicnce to enjoy a superior pro- gramme. Tickets, $2 and $1, may be procured from Mrs. Crellin or at the box office and al- ready thefe is a demand for boxes, Mrs. + . THE SMART SET. .. .. BY SALLY SHARP. Crellin having secured the first. Mrs. Paxton, Miss. Roma Paxton and John Paxton will give some exquisite trios, while Mrs. Crellin will be heard in several numbers. Among the patronesses are Mrs. John D. Spreckels Jr., Mrs. M. H. de Youns, Mrs, J. K. Wilson, Mrs. A. W. Foster and Miss Alice Hager. . P fir. and Mrs. Frank Stringham have returned to the other side of the bay to reside, having temporarily taken apart- ments at “Cloyne Court,” Berkeley, pend- ing the completion of their own home at Piedmont. . . Mrs. Frederick Pickering with her daughters, Miss Marie and Miss Rhoda, s making a few weeks' visit in Southern California. P A trio of charming travelers will take passage for the Orient next week, when Mrs. Philip Van Horne Lansdale, Miss Helen Sidney Smith and Miss Bertha Smith will make a three months’ tour of China and Japan. e Mrs. Clarence Martin Mann is making a short visit-in Santa Barbara and upon returning will continue to receive the first Thursday of April and May. Rt Lei James Potter Langhoride, accompanied by his daughter, Miss Maizie Langhorné, leave for the East today for a brief trip. PRSP~ Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Tubbs will sail for Europe the early part of April to be away indeflnitely. ANSWERS TO QUERIES. NELLIE STEWART-N. E. A, City. Nellie Stewart, the actress, was born Australfa. She made her debut at. the Gailety Theater, London, England. LIFE PRESERVERS—G. R, City. In The Call of February 22, page 2, col- umn 6, vou will find an account of how life preservers are tested. The weight of such preservers depends upom con- ditions. The question of weight is not considered so much as that of power to sustain a body above the sinking line. BOYS' BRIGADE—Subscribers, City and Oakland, Cal. This department has not been able to discover any “boys’ brigades” connected with any churches in this city at this time, but there are “The Califcrnia Grays” and “The Cal- vary Reserves,” Company A and Com- pany B, military organizationg, that drill in the assembly hall of the Calvary Pres- byterian Church. The directory of Oak- land does not mention any boys' brigace in that city, as connected with any of the churches. — ————— ».. Occidental Accidentals. .. BY A. J. WATERHOUSE. i i e LITTLE BOY WHO DIDN'T. NCE upon a time there was a lit- O tle boy whose fond parents h'.l\i‘ determined that he should grow | up and be a preacher, for they said loi culated to do great good ia the world. So these fond parents brought up the little boy in the way he should go, cal- culating that he would go it after he was older, which he did; and they took him to church twice every Sunday, so-that he could see how easily the preacher earned his salary; and when the preacher semi-occasionally received an installmeft on said salary they called the little boy's ‘attention to the fact, so that he could see what a snap it was; and when there was a donation party whereat the preacher received $8.37 worth of pork, potatoes and beans, and had $11.78 worth of chairs, bric-a- brac and crockery broken, they again called the little boy’s attention to the situaticn, in order that he might real- ‘ize that parsons geunerally swim in cream. Thus tenderly, carefully and properly wds the little boy reared, and he never dared to tell a wicked, wisked le or speak a naughty, naughty word, if there was any likelihood that he would be caught at it. But, alas, for the vanity of hopes! Although the youthful twig was bent according to the latest and most acceptkd evangelical authorities, the little boy confided to his sinful comrades that he aspired to become a pirate; which shows how deceitful and desperately wicked is the heart of man —that is, when it is young: of course it is quite different when it is older. Did the little boy grow up and be- come a preacher? Not on your tin- type, Willie! No, he didn't and his fond parents were so disappointed! Did he become a pirate? Again, no. As he grew older, and became wiser, he re- alized that there are other ways of attaining the same ends without tak- ing so many chances. So he first be- came a Practical Politician, and, being successful in that, he branched out and was recognized as an Eminent Finan- cler. And the strange part of this story, Willfe, i3 that the little boy’'s fond par- ents are not so disappointed as you might suppose. To be sure, they had intended him to be a preacher, but, oh, there is such balm for their wounded spirits n the reflection that he is an Eminent Financler! earthly “Bangs and his wife have parted.” ‘What was the cause?” “She proved to be irascible, tempered and cross.” “I See—they parted at the cross- roads.” flery- “Do you yegard her with suspicion?” ‘Not in the least—with certainty.” KEPT ON SMILIN". Kept on smilin’ as he went, $miles o' joy ar’ sunshine blent, Till his face was lke a picter o' the speerit o' content; Bald he reckoned griefs 'at come Shouldn’t make us feel too glum— » _“They 1s ciphers,” he would tell me, “in mos’ any kind o’ sum.” - So, whatever fortune sent, He kept smilin’ as he went. “Life,” he’d say, “is good to see. W'y, it's runnin’ o’er with glee, An’ it's Whisp'rin® to us constant, ‘How |0 You An' as what Re said he meant, * He kept smilin’ as he went. Ceased to smile some time ago— Course, I mean down here below— For a shinin’ angel called him, an’ smiled his rest to Know: Smiled so sweetly that we glessed Angel lips his awn pad pressed, And that he beheld the city where the weary are at resi An’ with share in Ged's content, He is smilin" where he went. ne WHY KIDD'S GHOST WEPT. ‘The ghost of Captain Kidd was weeping bitterly when the inferior ghost of Joa- quin Murietta came upon it “What's broke?’ Murfetta's ghost sym- pathizingly inquired. “Alas! Alas!" sobbed the ghost of Cap- tain Kldd. “Quit your alasing, and tell me what's the matter.” “Alas! I have just returned from a trip to the edrth, and—and—" *“Who Rjt you?" “Nobody hit me, but while there I saw the life insurance companies, and the Standard Qil Company, and got onto the rebate system, and—ob, these tears! these bitter, bitter tears!" “Well, turn off the faucet. Why do you blubber “To- think of the—the chances I lost while I was on earth!™ And the ghost of Murletta couldn’t say a word. “She is very fair and beautiful.” “She may be beautiful, but if ever you heard her discussing her nelghbors, you'a have less to say about fair.” —_— Mirror of Fashion. IN SOFT CREPE DE CHINE. A'n'm(.'l'lvnnoma_-.“ now being made up with an eye to serving for informal even- Ing wear as weu, and many and varfed are the designs which the spring models show. Something _ for every style of figure; piain and stmple things and fancy and fussy things. Here a full-gored skirt made so as to just touch is mount- ed over a taffetas drop, the hem deftly stiffened with a ligh e S ——