The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, March 24, 1906, Page 8

w X CISCOCALL THE SAN FRAN JOHN McNAUGHT ATION OFFICE...... $HIRD AND MARKET STREETS, SAN FRANCISCO .MARCH 24, 1906 - THE PRESIDENT TO LABOR. HE call of Mr. Gompers and his associates on the President was the means of clearing the air. Labor leaders frequently find it necessary to appear to be doing things, just like other r Their demands respecting the isthmian canal illustrate demanded that only American citizens be employed Of course that was absurd, and prob- i y of the canal is to give the whole country a lesson s that is needed. If the isthmus were as wholesome as the California foothills, Americans could not work ropic | heat, vertical sun and moisture disable them, physically, labor without any assistance from malaria, yellow fever ses of the alimentary Yract. If the canal is to be built the labor on it must be performed by Central Americans or ies, and that fact may as well be understood now as later d made was for the extension of the eight-hour or. The President disposed of this finally. When se it as a grievance any longer. lly serious proposition carried to the President was the gislation depriving courts of the power of injunction. ject the President said in his message: as been demand for depriving courts of the power to “tions in labor disputes. Such special limitation of the r vould be most unwise. It is true that some used their power; but this does not justify a denial wore than an improper use of the power to call a ader would justify the denial of the right to is to regulate the procedure, by requiring the notice to the adverse party before granting the parte if the adverse party does not appear ce ordered. What is due notice must depend e case; it should not be used as a pretext to per- f law or the jeopardizing of life or property.” 1essage the President said: “There are selfish and of life. If they are capitalists, their selfish- may take the form of hard indifference to suffer- gard of every moral restraint which interferes with wealth, and cold-blooded exploitation of the laborers, the form of laziness, of sullen envy of 1 of willingness to perform deeds of murderous ct is just as reprehensible in one case as the | honest and far-seeing men should join in warring nst it, wherever it becomes manifest.” to see any reason why, in the face of these declara- tions, the delegation should have gone to the President, except that f h ty which has a certain value. Their statement issues to the front, by erroneously stating them. The mitted to the President says that the courts, through n, “hold that the employer has some property workingman.” This is an error. Thecourts of contract for his labor is a property right, h belongs to him and not to his employer. This right of con- 1 - to the laborer himself, is the right that is involved in t is held by all courts and by all economists to sacred of all rights, since to deny it is to dény a man’s port life by his labor, and such denial is equivalent to a sentence. 1f the courts are shorn of authority to protect that right it has no refuge and is taken away utterly. All this t to the President, as it is to every intelligent man. - The erested in leaving the equity jurisdiction of the ired are the constituents of Mr. Gompers and the dele- llowed him to the President. nce of the union labor policy is the right of collective or labor. That right could not exist were it not the indi- right of every member of the union, held in common with all ion men act through the organization as their trustee for le irts + ex on of 1€ esse e exercise of that right, just as any one possessing a property | right 1 it through a trustee. ghts are in the interest of labor, and it is a capi- they give the employer property rights in the NO OVERHEAD TROLLEY. HE CALL initiated the policy of underground wires as against verhead trolley in the operation of our street car system. that policy is indorsed by the people is indisputable. It iness proposition. If the overhead system be put in , it 1ly. a question of time when it will have to come down he underground trolley be put in its place. There will never be ime when the underground system can be put in any cheaper or ently than now. As the population increases and the street roads increases with it, the substitution of another motive means will be more difficult. the underground system is costly, but once con- t is permanent. That cannot be said of the overhead trol- ley. We do not indorse, nor will the people sanction, any oppressive eful measures toward the United Railroads. That company nmediate predecessor did much to improve communication in this city. It is still doing much. Its business is profitable, and no ges its profits, for enterprise is entitled to its re- Charges are made that its stock is watered, but the people ride in its cars for the same uniform and low fare and transfer priv- ileges as if its stock were dry as an ash heap. Those considerations have hut little bearing upon the present issue between the company and the city. It is desirable to stand- dize the system, and make the underground trolley the standard. The company can afford to suspend dividends and put its profits to an improvement which will put it at one with public sentiment. Jur steam railroads all over the country have been devoting their rs of presperity to the physical betterment of their lines. These wve been shortened, grades have been eased, bridges renewed, and every great system the facilities have been increased and improved. urse e person gr War( them over, and the present company has improved them further. But all that has been done is to be eclipsed by putting in the under- ground trolley and getting in line with public sentiment. Consider Senator Foraker’s disinterestedness, his generous nature, his willingness to work hard to prevent legislatioh that might have a disastrous -ffect upon the people. And he is doing it all for $5000 a year!—Chicago : une. b TR L : Secretary Taft says the work on the Panama canal will go on “after every truthful man and every liar has been heard.” We trust the beginning f the work will not be deferred that long.—Atlanta Constitution. BT AC R A South Carolinans are reported to be moving heaven.and earth to save he State dispensary. Seem to have overlooked a really interested ‘ally under the earth!—New York Herald. —_ A Japanese surgeon proposes to make his countrymen as big, physically, 2¢ Americans, but their heads do not need further enlargement.—New York Herald. S We may not have so large an army 2s Mr. Taft desires, but we have 2 big Secretary.—New York Mail. I roposition was stone dead. We doubt whether even | Y E | 1e President in regard to the power of the courts | WELL SIR, ItL HAVE A NICE (0oL AND LARGE GLASS oF ALE, IM AS DRY AS A FER QUT OF WAT | | | | DuSTY, M BURING P WITH A THIRST, I'M SIMPLY @CHED S N COPYRIGHT, 106, BY THE NEW YORK EVENING TELEGRAM (NEW YORK HERALD COJ d i Occidental Accidentals. BY A. J. WATERHOUSE. A REPORT FROM THE FUTURE. N the dim halls of eternity, where l many things are possible, a ghost of the twentieth century met one of the twenty-fifth century. “Ah,” the former remarked. “I am glad to meet you. Have you not recent- ly come from the earth?” “I have,” was the answer. “Well, tell me about wandering around here' for some time |now and I naturally am desirous of learning something about my former place of residence. How is the Repub- | lican party getting along?” | “The—which?" | “The Republican party?” [ “I dom’t seem to remember to | heard the name.” | I have been have “Oh, you must have heard of it. It cannot fail to be still on the turf.” “Now that you speak of It it seems to me that I do remember the name as writ- ten in the dark ages of man. Wasn't there a Democratic party, too?” “Yes, there had been. That is, it still gaspead.” some time ago.” “Impossible! Well, what wars and car- nage are attracting the attention of the | world at the present time?” | *“None.” “Oh, come off the perch! You are giv- ing me a fill—or—hold!-‘perhaps the arm- ies and navies have been so inereased that the nations no longer dare war with one another. Have they?” “There are neither armies nor navies now."” 3" “See here! Don’t you go to stringing me just because you have the advantage of a more recent earthly residence than I. Any way I lived down there long enough to make me quite worldly wise.” “I am not sure that I understand the strange language in which some part of your conversation is couched, but if I do understand, permit me to assure you that it is but truth.I have spoken.” “What broke? That ‘is,; what hap- pened?” . “It is well that you interpret for me as you go along. Nothing happeéned ex- cept that men found in an old book some words whose purport. and -intent appar- ently had been overlooked . until that time, and they decided to live in accord- ance with their high teaching.” “What were the words?” “‘Love thy neighbor as thyself.’"” influence of those “And under the words party— H —_— ow It Affected Him Marlin Spyke—Bay, you big lubbér, what are you snarlin’ | an’ a-growlin’ for now? Ratlin Reefs — Why. cause, T'm in the dog wateh, you lop-. sided son of @ sea cook. “Well, both of them ceased gasping |ditions under which we operate | Lest he eat, and he eat, till he eat you And your fond, doting parents with A hae ) | ing so.” A “Creed, too. . “And the ceaseless warfare of nations ceaséd?” A _“Ay, and much more of evil than these. How could it be otherwise?"’ “Blessed if I know,” said the twen- tieth century ghost, “and I guess it may bel a good thing, but I will have to con- sider it carefully before I decide.” S6 the two ghosts parted. . CAUSE FOR GRATITUDE. “I love to read of the robber barons of o0ld,” sald the Great Magnate. “Gives you pointers on your own vo- cation, I suppose,” said the othér Great Magnate. “No, it isn’t that, although that is all right enough; but it makes me realize how the world has improved since then.” “In what respect?” “Why, I think of the chances those old fellows took if they overrode the law.” “Yes?” “And then consider the blessed con* " “We can't be thankful enough,” said the other Great Magnate. “No, we can't,” was the almost rever- ent response. 7 ALL THE WAY TO GO. Never know the road to travel THl my feet are on its way: Always fear the mire and gravel May o'erwhelm me as I stray: But each day brings some assurance, It T walk the best I know, = Mine will be the sure endurance All the doubtful way to go. Oftentimes I go a-straying. Though, in blindness, I scarce heed; ‘All _the journey thus delaying, I must turn would I succeed. Yet 1 know, although I wander 1dly, vainly, to and. fro, 1 shall gain the haven yonder, 1t that way I strive to go. “You don’t think he married her for her wealth, do you?" “Oh, no: but he showed a self-sacri- ficing spirit.” “How s0?” “He sald that he was willing to take her, notwithstanding her wealth.” “Do you know whence came the say- ing that a fool cannot hold his tongue?” “Oh, I am not sure—how did it arise?” i “Why, from the fact that if he held his tongue nobody knew that he was a fool.” s SHEEP AND THE WOLF. A little white sheep with a wolf fell in love— . Oh, ho! Thus do they go!— And she deemed he was really all creatires above— 80, s0 do we lose them, you know!— 80 the sheep and the wolt were married one day, And the wolf ate the sheep in his bad lupine way: He'ate and digested her, I have heard say— Oh. ho! I'm weeping for woe! My dear little maiden, the wolves are ahout— Dear, dear! - It makes us feel queeri— And they're Waiting a chance to digest doubt— % no Here, here the truth doth So 'ware of the wolf when: he's out for a s midery “Did Mabel reject him?” s “No. She had a reason for not do- “What was it?” “Won't you give it away?” “Honestly I won't.” “Well, then—he didn’t ask her.* PRI | CRAFTY MAN S T A A R. PETTIFER reaches home for M dinner and finds his wife in an unusuvally taciturn mood. They go through the meal almost quietly, the only speech being from him. The evening progresses in the same fashion. At last he asks: “Aren't you feeling well tonight?” “Oh, yes,” she tells him coldly. “Then what is wrong with you?” “You ought to know."” “How should I know? Have I said or done anything to offend you?” *‘No; you haven't sald anything or done anything.” . “Then what on earth makes you act this waw?” “I suppose you have forgotten what day this is?” “No. This is the' 13th day of March, “And it is my birthday, and you never forgot it before, and you—" “One moment, my dear. I did not for- get that it was your birthday.” She smiles through her tears, thinking of diamond sunbursts and things like that. “Oh, you dear. thing!” she exclaims. “You ditd not forget it, then?” “No. “What birthday is it?" “Why, my fortieth, of course.” “Well, angel of my life, do you net think it is more gracious of me to seem to overlook your birthday than to remind you of how old you are growing?’ Next day sbe tells the neighbors that dear John is the thoughtfulest man that ever lived.—Chicago Journal. APPRECIATIVE HUSBAND. “I declare,” complained Mrs. Duzzit, “I certainly shall have te punish the chil- dren.” “What have they been up to now?” ask- ed Mr. Duzzit. “They have simply upset my sewing room. Nothing is where it should be. Needles, spools of thread, scissors, darn- ing balls and everything have been poked away into the most unexpected corners. I had to search all afternoon to find a card of buttons. It {s perfectly exasperating.” “My dear, the children didn’t do that. 1 aid it . “You? What possessed you?” “I thought 1 was doing you a kindness. After you straightened up the papers and books in my desk so beautifully, I thought it was no more than right that I should return the compliment by putting your sewing room in similar shape."— Life. KNEW nl§ PURPOSE. Corporal James Tanner was talking about a grafter. “He thinks all men are grafters,” said Corporal Tanner, “‘because he is one him- ‘self. So does the coward think all men share his cowardice. “There is a story about a young re- cruit who, in his first engagement, lost heéart. Spying a hole in the ground, he broke from the ranks, rushed to it and threw himself Within, cowermg against “An officer disgusted, ran to the terri- fied recruit, clapped bim on the shoulder, ana satd: > ** ‘Rejoln your company at once sir.’ “The l1ad looked up at the officer and m%bl‘t s * “No, you don’t. ‘want this Hole for yourselt.’ "—Kansas City Journal. —————— Californta glace fruits ¥ ¢ THE The large. audience attending the Kubellk concert yesterday was made up of fashionable and musicianly folk. ‘En- thusiasm was not dampened by the pre- vafiing climatic conditions. All the pretty gowns were not left at home either, the boxes twinkled with their burdens of flowery hats, while the orches- tra floor showed many groups of the smart set in bright array. Among the many were noticed Mrs. Patrick Cal- houn, Mrs. John D. Spreckels Jr., Miss Helen Chesebrough, Mrs, Charles Sedg- wick Aiken, Miss Helen Colburn Heath, Mr. and Mrs. Jolin Pafrott, Mr. and Mrs. Alexander T. Stewart, Miss Fernanda Pratt, Wenzel a, Frederick Maurer Jr., Hother Ferdinand Stark. . Miss Grace and Harriet Wooll were hostesses at a ing card party Thursday afternooni af their home on California street. Five hundred was en- joyed by sixteen players, and at the end of the game prizes were distributed, very dainty tea cups and saucers béing award- ed the winners. Many pretty and novel features of en- tertainment formeéd part of the after- noon’s pleasure, while the rooms were made attractive by quantities of pink carnations. ) Rk b A very jolly little dinner was given Thursday evening in the studio of “Billy"” ‘Wright on Merchant stréet, when the fol- lowing coterie of artists and musiclans passed a delightful evening: Miss Lotta Upton, Miss Fannie Lask, Miss Follie Levl, Charles Dickman, Allan Dunn, Frederick Greenwood, E. Noble and H. Fassett. e i Soclety will repine at the contemplated departure of one of her most favored beaux, it belng authoritatively stated that gallant Frederick Greenwood will, ére many moons, travel eastward. And here hangs an interesting tale for con- Jjecture. Upon the Hudson he has built and furnished a castle, the ornamentation consisting largely of rare art from abroad. The knowing ones divuige no more at present, but there will be much regret at the flight of so popular & host. . . . Barnett Franklin and Maynard Dixon have designs upon Sequoia’s risibles for next Thursday evening and a merrier game has not yet been planned. de La Vie Sequoia” will probably divulge much of whimsical, good-natured bur- lesque, disclosing much ingenuity on the part of the entertainers. . . Mrs, Clarence Martin Mann was among those entertaining box pariles at the Kubelik concert yesterday. . e # Arthur Eler,. who is exhibiting water .| colors at 521 Sutter street, has met with _—-— Secret of Happiness Is Belief. BY ANGELA MORGAN. “Scenes | SMART SET ¥ # BY SALLY SHARP. much favorable criticism and has dis- posed of several sketches. € o e ¥ and Mrs. J. C. Stubbs, with their daughter, Miss Helen Stubbs, are leaving today for their home in Chicago. ANSWERS T0 QUERIES. PRESIDIO—A. S, City. The Presidio of San Francisco has an area of 1640 acres. — MISFIRE—A. S, City. The fallure in firing of a gun or & cannon is a misfire, not a miss fire. ——— POSTOFFICE-S., City. Work on the foundation of the postoffice at Seventh and Mission streets was commenced In June, 1807. — TO KILL WHITE WILLOW—A. S. Colusa, Cal. To kill white willow cut it close down in February or March to encourage the wood growth, and then cut again about the middle of the following August. If there is any sprouting after that, cut back the sprouts and the roots will perish. s S . NEWSPAPERS-T. M. Jr. Oakland, Cal It is the common practice of news- papers to clip from other papers any ar- tiele which may be of Interest to the readers of the paper so clipping. but the paper from which It is so clipped meed not be on the exchange list. All reputable papers give credit when using an article from another paper. This applies to all matter that is not copyrighted. ‘When ft is copyrighted the paper desiring to use such an article must obtain permission of the orle owning the copyright. TWO OCEANS—R. L. G. The follow- ing from “The Ocean” by Elisee Reclus answers the question “Is the level of the Atlantic Ocean the same as that of the Pacific near the line of the Panama Canal?’: “The diversity of climates, of winds and of currents Is such that cer- tain seas, separated by a narrow isthmus, present unequal levels. A difference oc- curs between the Bay of Colon and the Gulf of Panama, and there also it is a mass of water in which the fullest swells, that is to say, the Pacific Ocean, have the highest level. But the measurements on the always unstable level of the sea are very delicate operations, as one can s0 easily make a mistake at starting from the cscillation of the ebb and flow. At all events it i certain that the surface of the #ea, unceasingly traversed and perturbed by winds, currents and tides, s not perfectly horizontal at any peint of the globe.” There is a great differ- ence in the tides at the two peints, name- ly, Colon on the Atlantic side and Panama on the Pacific side. The spring rise in Colen is 110, while at Panama it is 1§ feet, according to recent observations. This, the mean between high and low tide. — grow, if we would live in any real sense, we must beifeve. Not to believe, not to'bave faith, is to shut the soul in a dark, damp cellar where happiness never comes, where growth fs impossible, where life is feeble, gray, and miserable. A vigorous, glowing existence is out of the question where doubt and disbelief rule the mind. There is no attitude more unbalancing to mind and soul than the attitude of skepticism. There is no habit of thought more destructive to character and health than the habit of unfaith. One of the unfortunate results that at- tend the larger, freer life of women today is the pronounced skepticism which in- vades thelr habits of thought. In.acquiring worldly wisdom, in gaining a clearer insight into human nature, women have come to be unbellevers. They have gone from the foolish extreme of ignorant credulity to the equally foolish extreme of an unjust and sweeping in- credulity. I have talked with a number of such ‘women lately, women who pride them- selves upon their ability to “see through” frail human nature and who take a sort of contemptuous delight in declaring their unbellef. They are free to assert that they have little faith in the pretensions of human beings to real character -or genuine goodness. They score men un- mercifully, enlarging upon their faults, follles, and weaknesses, and they sneer at the: “‘poor, innocent, credulous women” ‘who find it possible to trust men and un- reservedly Jove them. It'is my conviction that the attitude of mind held by these unbelieving wise ones is disastrous not only to their own na- tures and characters, but to the happiness and growth of all those who come within the radius of their influence. Yet the skeptics themselves are the ones most severely injured. The punishment of the skeptic is that by her attitude she cuts herself off from the sources of hap- piness and of wholesome, beautiful living. Bhe puts herself out of the reach of joy. Itvs a good in one. sense, for women to see and know the world. It is good for women to understand. Not by any means do I advocate an ignorant credulity; a simple acceptance of all conditions as g0od because one knows no better. But I do believe it possible to recog- l(" we would be happy, if we would | nize facts for all they are worth and still have faith in humanity. I belleve it possible to admit facts and yet to possess so positive a vision of the inner goodness of humanity that we can draw forth this good and thus create a new order of facts. Only the person that believes vigor- ously in the goodness of man can ever appedl to that goodness or develop it. Never van she accomplish this resuit by being skeptical, % The gold Iying at the core of the hu- man heart ¢annot be develope® except by faith—belief; belief positive, un- swerving and not to be gainsald. For ness, achievement and peace of mind. Only by believing can we love. Only by believing can we live. Only by be- lieving can we achieve and grow. No soul can long be beautiful that cherishes doubts and suspicions and corroding disbelief. Believe in the good; the good in yourself; the good in others; the good in the world. Insist upon good. Learn to look be- yond “facts” and to see the truth of innate goodness ad beauty. Believe! This is the secret of real living. 60°TO AFRICA. Bishop Goodman (impressiviy): “Only think, children! In Afriea there are 10,- 000,000 square miles of territory without a single Sunday school where little boys and girls can spend their Sundays. Now, what should we all try and save up our money and do?" - Class (in ecstatic uniom): “Geo to Africa.”"—Hebrew Standard. BLOW-ON, MARCH GALES! Blow, winds of March, both night and day ‘Without an intermission. Proceed, then, with your roughhouse play— You have my full permission, You'd do it, anyway. or —Judge. AP i Mirror of Fashion LITTLE PARTY FROCK. HE simplicity of this pretty Tll!u. party frock is :t-pelhl charm. Over,