The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, March 17, 1906, Page 8

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, TURDAY, THE SAN FRANCISCOCALL ?nu.\irn. SPI{EEé;(;ZlA. 7. fteeesssseessensessnsee. . Proprictor ADDRESS ALL COMMUNICATIONS 7O X . cecess Munnesd JOHEN MeNAUGHT THIRD AND MARKET STREETS, SAN FRANCISCO g MARCH 17, 1906 BLICATION OFFICE. SATURDAY. EXTENDING THE CITY’S TRADE. ate association of retail deslers in ggestions for the pushing of trade. wcisco had the coast and intermountain It was the center toward which trade It was a position of great independence, for its maintenance, and while it lasted s of our commercial fortunes. The houses generation of merchants were founded at he wealth that was won when there was no sco remains im permanent form. But in was like that which follows wheén a gold mine ) great profit and the ledge pinches. The fortune s put back in an effort to find the ledge. Often . wealth that came out of the mine is put back here of the St now has eager and enterprising competitors. In t cities have grown up south of us, and north how put upon its merits and holds the field its position. It comes to us no longer by It must be sought and induced to come s and advantages. Senator Rayner, in his rate bill, stated one of our advantages, mis- grievance, when he demonstrated the known ights from the Atlantic coast to San Fran- ate inland points. The reason is natural and ¢ seaboard freight for this city is affected by ich Denver and Salt Lake City do not enjoy. wal is built, this advantage of ours in having ! increase. But meantirhe we should make the yetition in its present form. Our field should eastward, southward and northward as possible. hant knows the difficulty of recovering a trade lost. When traders get accustomed to sending rection, a change can be induced only by the er of mining in Colorado changed, and that e a silver State almost exclusively, in its mining iiscoveries at Telluride and Cripple Creek and ame one of the greatest gold producers, its i and became a prize fought for by Chicago y and Omaha. It is evident now that an ining interests is upon Nevada. That s low estate to be one of great magni- s will eclipse the Comstock. This mining currently with the rise of agriculture by Fed- a is about to become our greatest neighbor h us a large reciprocal trade. and wait for it to come. n that, so far, little seems to have been in the way of taking that infant commerce sing it into ‘strength. resentatives of Eastern commerce, while t down and read about the gold discoveries er so closely, each more important than the last, grasp of what it may all mean for this city. i ; come from irrigation and mining in that State a population and a trade offering energy that has had no equal in the economic . But so far the East is getting it. 1 that the mail order hogses of Chicago have t San Francisco gets. “For this several 10se great establishments handle everything omer selects as safely as if he stood in the r ine shop, inspecting his intended pur- the order is filled it is done upon honor, The what he orders. We have been told that most by ladies in Nevada are bought of these mail yle and make they are irreproachable. On the that too frequently customers order one thing nd get another, the seller interposing his judg- is sent is equally as good as what was ordered. 1stomer gets exac ts worn ha = suggestive. They light the way toward getting We have the advantage of water competition. e that gave to New York her first advantage over Bos- when the Erie canal gave New York a water line Great Lakes and put her in touch with the vast hores. Our distribution, except by the coast, water lines, must be by rail, but that imposes no bar- et by our terminal and competitive facilities. erce of San Francisco appear with all the arts of nd advertise itself in every community outside the we can reach by transportation. Get the trade gow, while Get it in the habit of coming to us. Hold it by strict mercial honor, and by giving it what it wants and it wants, and then we will be ready for the ex- ill come when the canal is buitt: nce of com INSPECTION OF BUILDINGS. of two residence buildings and of a large structure in- i for a theater, all while in process of construction, calls In the case of the residences i official inspection. and brace safeguards that would be present in the fin- ng, and -that the wind storm caught them in this condi- no one was to blame. Perhaps this plea is good, but the the incident is that a house in each of its separate parts, e czse of the theater building such a plea is not good. Its re finished and received the roof, a heavy ‘structure with ss support, clinched upon the walls. This roof fell in. Luck- ily the disaster was at an hour when no workmen were present, or > accident would have been a tragedy.. Had the incomplete struc- ure not succumbed. to its infirmity and insufficiency until finished and in use, the heavy roof might have fallen upon a packed audience. That w have been a horror from which men would have turned their faces. This city is rapidly extending its buildings. Unless they ate to fall and indifference cease, and-that strict compliance with building reg- ulations be enforced. In New York City, neglect of inspection and corruption of inspectors have caused terrible disasters in the fall of buildings under construction or shortly after their occupancy. We want no such evil fame for San Francisco, and the way to avoid it is by enforcement of the law. Regarded sanely, this is in the real interest of the owners of buildings. They may save a few dollars by faulty construction, but they lose everything by the destruction that may follow. Letus have no more rattletrap building here. The theatrical syndicate his decided to drop Shakespeare. That is the bard’s punishment for forgetting to put a double sextet and a leap for life into each of his plays.—Baltimore Herald. —————— No matter what anybody may say against President Roosevelt, he has his good qualities. Neither Platt nor Depew was invited to the White House wedding.—Chicago Journal. —_— If, as reported, all “crooks” are to be driven from the city, what shall we do for politicians?>—New York Herald. But we must | The new gold camps | e, and they advertise this by catalogues | med that construction had not gone far enough to sup- | dowh as fast as they are built, it is necessary that official lethargy |’ | famed for her goodness of heart, would | at sight of their future ‘mother gave a THING. THERE! Look AT THAT! ISN'T THAT ENOUGH T0 MAKE ONE ALMOST CUSS! TSI TS H] ahAAL MY GODDNESS! 1 FREE ZING UP! WHAT L osrseaayey, veo s vanlLy NOW, MY FEET ARE ARM BUT I'M SO COLD EVERYWHE ELSE, OF ALL — + 43 & CANT SLEEP! I'M JUST UP AGAIN, NOW, LOOK! HOW AGRAY: ATING- THAT 15! OH| MARCH 17, 1906. His Prize. PITTSBURG widower, while -away A_ from ‘howe am a sbusiness trip, met " and “marrtéd ©a7lady ' who though be epoken of even by her friends as “plain.”” The man believed that she would be a kind mother to his two chil- dren, however, and as she was also pos- sessed of a fair amount ‘of this world's goods, was not inclined to expect the beauty of the peach in a potato. After his marriage he telegraphed to the eldest of the children, a girl of 15: “Have won a prize. Am married. Will return home tomorrow.’” When the bride and groom arfived the children were watching at the door, and little gasp of consternation. The second - child, a boy, sister and whispered: “Bay, Nell, that must have been the consolation prize that pa got!"—Harper's Weekly. B SR YERKEe-llEn_]{_ SCHEDULE. Sunday—Hallucination. Monday—Amalgamation. Tuesday—Newspaper sensation. ‘Wednesday—Indignation. Thursday—Beparation. Friday—Explanation. Baturday—Reconeiliation. —Chicago Journal. ——————— ALL THING> GOME, ETC. “That man was a waiter for ten years, and now he's worth a million." “‘All for waiting ten years?” “Yes, his rich uncle died then.”—Phila- delphta Ledger. — i THAT'S $0. nudged his “Why do you suppose the dog howls so when I play the organ, Mr. Jinx?" /A dog cannot be taught to conceal his feelings.””—Houston Post. S e Lt ol s Oncle Biff’s Observations OC TWEEZER from Cleve- Jand sez ye hev lots .o’ time for contemplashun when yer livin' in a flat, 'ceptin’ when th' fambly above ye hev jés' bought & new planny, b goshl—Cleve- land Plain Dealer. 3 | A Little Lesson in Adversity. SRR SALMON PORTLAND CHASE, scurity tunes. His people had invasted all their money in a glass factory just before a revision of the tariff ruined the glass business in the United States. this catastrophe the father of young Chase dfed, leaving the family entirely dependent on the efforts of the boy. Chase set to work at once, and was able to take care of the family until an uncle in Ohio sent to New England for the boy and made ar- rest of the family Chase went to Ohlo, where he took up the schooling that he had been forced to give up when he went to work in or- Immediately following rangements whereby the would be provided for. der to provide funds. The habits of industry that he had time, however, served him well, not only in his school work, but in his later legal career. though his life as a struggling attorney Western country was beset with difficulties at, statesman,’ is an example of the industry of the large body of men who rose from .ob- to the helghts of national eminerce, When he was still a hoy hie was thrown on his own resources by the failre of the family for- Amertean learned In Al- in the first he managed to overcome them one by un.i SALMON P. CHASE. r SR until at last he attained the paths of greatness. oo ' Influence of the Sexes. BY DOROTHY FENIMORE. (11 HEN there is a difference be- W tween the socfal and financial ] standing of married people,” writes E. Davis, “is it the man who raises the woman, or wle woman who raises the man?" My correspondent goes on to show that the opinions of the sexes differ in their point of view by adding, “A woman tells me that a good man can raise a poor girl to his own higher level; but that a woman sinks down to the level of the lower man. I have always thought that a noble man cannot greatly improve an undesirable wife, but that a noble waman can work wonders with an undesirable husband.” . Both ‘mén and women, in the statement of their respective cases, admit the weak- ness of his own and the strength of the opposite sex, holding views directly oppo- site. The woman belleves in man’s in- fluence over her sex; the ‘man in woman's influence over his; and both are right. The trouble Is in trying to generalize ‘when the need is for particularization. To my mind the whole question turns on the relative strength of character of the two—a woman, good, but negative and weak in her goodness, ¢ould never do much with a man-who {s bad and strong _|in his {ll-doing, any more than & weak man, however supetior to his wife In social and financial standing, can do much toward elevating a strong woman who prefers her inferiority. If this seems like a compromise opin- fon, it is well to note that all marriage is likely to result in a series of compro- mises, just as all statesmanship, ail his- tory, all life, is a series of compromises. Two human beings cannot live together through a series of years on the intimate ‘| terms _exacted by matrimony and its obli- gations without mutual aggressions and mutual eoticelsions: . It there is an initial social and financial disparity between them it is ocel to grow less and less as the years on. If the characters of the two are equally strong or equally weak—it comes to much the same thing in such a case—the better one will raise the worse, the worse will lower the better. They will find most safety along the middle path. ‘Habits and. el + are generally | tormea . kn'«t tha g of 5 . wibnan viations. in individual instances. The rel- ative ages of the two factors in the prob- lem must constantly be borne in mind. The fact that mankihd runs with about the same evenness and irregularity in every station in life is also to be taken into acoount. All of which, I freely ad- mit, makes a somewhat Inconclusive ans- wer to Mr. Davis’ query. ANSWERS v QUERIES. CASINO—J. 8, City. In. the game of cadino should a player build up a card to a certain denomination and his opponent decline to bulld it up higher, he, the first player, cannot altér his build, but he must fake it with a card of the same de- nomination. He is, however, at liberty to make another bulld, either of the same or some oOther denomination, or he may pair or combine any other cards, before taking up his first build, but he must comply with one of these conditions be- fore playing a card which will not do either. QUOTATIONS—A. P, City. In your letter of inguiry you have two quota- tions as one stanza, The first part, “Forever float that standard sheet, from John Rodman Drake's address to the American flag. The last two lines :N& in letter of inquiry, which should o: > “One flag, one land, one heart, one hand, One nation evermore,” Ave from Oliver Wendell Holmes' ‘‘Voy- age of the Good Ship Unién,” in his poéms of *The Class of '20.” You can find both of these poems at the Free Public Library. THREE CRIMES—A Citizen, City. You evidently have not been a close reader of The Call, else you would not have asked the tollowing questions: (1) “What is the present status of the famous Botkin pol- soned candy case? Why the delay in ex- ecuting sentence? (2) Why was the sen- tence in the Palace Hotel murder case of two or three years ago never carried out? (3 Why was the brutal driver of the pound wagon who shot down a man in cold blood two or three years ago never brought to trial?” Mis. Botkin was con- victed a second time, and she took an ap- peal, which is still pending. A. B. Gar- s Occidental Accidentals BY A- 4. WATERHOUSE. FABLE OF THE INFANT PARTY. DEMOCRATIC Party who was wandering along the Political High- way and sadly wondering what had hit him, once came upon an Infant Party | which was nursing its thumbs and kick- | ing vigorously. Thereupon a glad, ex-| pectant light came into the eyes of the Democratic Party, and He paused to ex- amine the poiiits of the small but vigor- ous youngster. “Me¢ own! Ms own!” he finally ecried fn an abandon of joy. ‘‘Have I found you st last, me own, me very own!" “Go 'way!" shrieked the Infant Party. | “I am not your own! This is a case of | mistaken identity.” But the Democratic Party only paced | the ground in exultation, as he mur- mured: *“Me chefld! Me chefld! At last —at last I have found you, and how me accumulative bosom does yearm oOver | you!" | “I am not your cheild,” urged the In- | fant Party. “I am the Municipal Owner- ship Party, and I am going to walk after 1 get nutriment enough out of my thumbs to make my legs stronger.” “That fs what you think you are,” the Democratic Party responded, “but you da not know. How should you know, when you are so young and so fair? But I, who am old and case-hardened. I know. Look- ing backward over the lapse of years, I recall a Multitude of New Parties, and, ah, how sweet they tasted as I—well, as | I assimilated them, so to speak.” “You are a hideous wretch,” walled the Infant Party, “and I want you to go right along and let me alone!” | “Oh, me chefld, me own,” the Demo- cratic Party repHed, “how can you say it? You could not—oh, I know you could not—if you realized the high sense of duty which impels me to stay right with you until the assimilation point has been reached.” s “Hurry up and leave me before people become suspicious,” the Infant Party urged. “Never! Never!” sald the Democratic Party. Then he fell into a retroopecuveg mood, and cautioned as follows: “Once upon a time thére was & Green- back Party—I swallowed it. There was | a Farmers’ Alllance Party—I ivnllawed‘l it. There was a Populist Party—I swal- | lowed it. There was a Prohibition Party —1 swal—no, come to think, I did not| swallow ft, for my stomach was not | strong at the time, but I coyed with it. But don’'t you worry, my darling. You still | are very young, and you may have some | pleasant years before you ere the assiml- | lation point is réached. In the meantime, | 1 will favor you by lingering hereabout.” So the Infant Party still is sucking his thumb and trying to grow, and the Dear now, has an eye upon him. Moral—It is ever thus. NECESSARY LITTLE THINGS. There was a young doctor, an able comcocter Of lotlons, prescriptions and biils, Who was such a wonder he scarce made s blunder: That is, of the nature that kifls. His Latin might shock you to siy to him, “Doc, you Are using a language uwaknown'': But the druggist could guess it, and so yow'll confess it ‘Was all that was needed, my own. But, alas for this doctor, By fortune uncheere Still patients he lacked, for He ne'er raised a beard. There was a young parson whose preaching ot arson— At least, of the fire we should dread— Was really so thrilling this country seemied chiliing, Compared with the haven ahead. He showed to us sinners that we are beginners In sulphurous ways that are Hot, And he painted the devil, that monarch of evil, In stiye that is rarely forgot. But, alas for this parson, So fervid In talk! He prodded a “‘piliar,’” And then—took a walk. The moral Is plain, as I'm frée to maintain, The big things may count on this earth, But the wee, little facts are the:ones with an ax That give to misfortune its birth, Your gifts may be many as granted to any, But if you are lacking a beard, Or are policy-shy, good fortune may fy, And this Is & thing to be feared. Then, alas for the duffers Some little thing shy, When, just for that lacking, The world goes awry! “The court decided in a certain way by a vote of four to three.” “Would you hold, then, that the three were inexcusable?” “On what ground?” “Bécause ‘ignorance of the law ex- no man.'” erhaps; but the court afterward re- versed its decision by a vote of four to three. Who would you hold inexcus- able in that case?” “Probably none of them.” “Why not?” “Because the maxim that ignorance of the law excuses no man evidently applies to everybody except Judges and lawyers.” “Don’t you love to see the sun rise?” “Well, I hardly know. I rarely stay out that late.” nett, who shot and killed Major J. W. McClung in the Palace Hotel, was sen- tenced October 18, 1904, to imprisonment for fifteen years, and he is now in the penitentiary. Gustav Scherf, the pound wagon driver, who shot Randolph W. Schultze and killed him, was found guilty | Texas, e et ST The Smart Sef BY SALLY SHARP. The HMom. Danfel O'Connell, K. C. % G., of the Ausiralian Parliament, also Minister to the Crown, will deliver an sddress in Lyrie Hall next Tuesday evening on “The Result of Reform Movements in Australia” The lecture will be given under the patronage of Mrs. John F. Merrill, Mrs. Horace Cof- fin, Mrs. Kleanor Martin, Mrs. Laura Bride Powers, Mrs. John F. Switt. Mrs. Charles J. Newman, Mrs. Georg> Law Smith, Mrs. Austin Sperry, Mrs. Aylett R. Cotton. Mme. Bmilia Tojettl, Mrs. Lovell White, Mrs. Nathan Frank, Mrs. Aaron Schloss and Mrs. Nellle Holbrook Blinn. & Mrs. J. B. Milton and Miss Mattie Milton arrived vesterday on the trans- port from Manila. . os'e Mrs. E. Walton Hedges will be 2 | luncheon hostess today, having bidden several guests to meet MNrs. Walter Hughes. The 2ffair will take place in the Palm Garden, and Mrs. Hughes will say farewells with her greetings, as she leaves next week with Captain Hughes for Washington, D. C. Cad R Mrs. Homer T. Bickel will entertain today at her home on Washington street, having issued invitations for & large five hundred party. . Mr. and Mrs. Robert Armstrong Dean were hosts at a charming Httle dinner a few svenings ago at their home, honor- ing Miss Maude Mishaw of Houston, who is a visitor in town for several weeks. The table was prettily decorated for the event in daffodils and yellow-shaded candelabra. Those asked to meet Miss Mishaw were Miss Mabel Reed of Berkeley, Mrs. M. G. T. Law- rence, Mr. and Mrs. 8. J. Bens, R. C. Van Fleet and T. C. West. R A Miss Theo Parr of Alameda enteftained several Cakland and Sen Francisco maids at a pretty luncheon In the Palm Garden yesterday. The table was most attractive in the exquisite mingling of purple and white Llaes. Among the guests iwers Miss Beatrice Simpson, Miss Eisa Schill- ing, Miss Ruth Kales, Miss Gladys Meek, Miss Arline Jobnson, Miss Johanna Volk- mann, Miss Gertrude Taylor, Miss Jose- phine Deming. Miss Ruth Goodman, Miss Thomas and Mrs. Parr. . . Bequoians enfoyed a pieasant evening of conversation and music on Thursday, among these who sang being Miss Helen Colburn Heath and Mrs. Henry B. Lister. Miss Valesca Schorcht added to the en- joyment with several violin solos. P Mrs. J. Parker Currier was one of yes- terday’s hostesses, entertaining at an in- formal tea in her apartments at St Dun- Old Party, which is getting quité hungry | stan's. it Henry Payot gave a most instruetive lecture last evening before the Channing Auxiliary on “The Pearl of the Orfent, Ceylon.” The comprehensive discourse was further heightened in interest by the fine photographic illustrations. . % 9 Mrs. George Davis Graham will leave in April for New York, sailing from. there }May 10 om the Cedric for Naples #nd an extended trip through Europe. ACCORDING TO SIZE. There is no end to the stories. told of Willlam R. Travers, who exiracted more humor than discomfort from his stutter- ing. A friend who had known him In Baltimore said to him: “Bllly, it seems to me that you stutter more now than when you lived in Balti- more."” “W-w-well, N-n-new York's a b-b-big- ger place,” returned Traver thought- fully.—Everybody's Magazine. THE EXPLANATIO The fish had jumped out of the frying pan inta the fire. “The coals are not adulterated,” It gasped, with its latest breath; “and I just couldn’t stand the cottonseed oil ang axle grease they were frying me in.”"—Cleve- une. - WORKING UP TRADE. “T'm suspicious of that dentist!” ‘What's the mattér?” “He's just started up a large molasses candy faetory!"—Detroit Free Press. Townsend's California glace fruits and choicest candies in artistic Are- etched boxes. New store, 767 Market, * ——t———— Special information supplied daily to business houses and public men by the Press Clipplng Bureau (Allen’s), 30 Cali- fornia street. Telephons Main 1043 & B Y Fashion’s Mirror and sentenced August 3, 1805, to imprison- ment in the penitentiary for life. THE PRESIDENCY-T. M., City. The question “IS a boy born to American par- ents at a United States Consulate in a foreign country eligible to the presidency of the United States?” is ome that has been asked many times In the past halt tentury or more, but it has never been American consulate in a foreign country, say Berlin for instance, Is an American citizen, the fact that he was born in Ger- tution shall be eligible to the President.”” If the Qquestion come before the Supreme body will have to meant by the framers of tion by “A natural bora eltizen.” N /