The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, April 7, 1906, Page 8

7] THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL| JOHN D. THIRD AND MARKET STREETS, SAN FRANCISCO JOHN McNAUGHT.. PUBLICATION OFFICE. SATURDAY s essseia st ARRIL . R0 THE PRESIDENT AND CONGRESS. mnouncement by President Roosevelt that he cannot con- ess need excite no surprise. He has gone no further his constitutional limitations in the effort to advise Con- unicates to it the state of the Union in regular or and Congress does as it pleases. Within the e he may counsel members of Congress as to . ch counsel is absolutely necessary in explana- ommendations in his messages. - Such explanations . by every President since Washington. When Mr. the special session of 1893 to repeal the silver se of the Sherman act, he, strictly within the proprie- advised members of Congress and explained and jator Gorman devised a compromise that finan situation unchanged and all of its he and a number of Senators waited upon the the plan. Then Mr. Cleveland said: “If yass that compromise I will veto it.” tecently Senators who favored a court review section in the bill ipon President Roosevelt. The amendment light of its necessity to avoid constitutional hat reason was assented to by the President. e the occasion of attacks upon the President h he was accused of dictating to Congress. ation. The President stated the situation respect- nessage. He properly made the issue and made it ent uttered public sentiment on the subject. e in Congress has been faced by that sentiment. ceeded in suggesting any plan that di- support of the people. On the contrary they 1selves to adverse criticism of the most pro- T'hat is what hurts. He comu sed e not s themn cter. stated the wish and the position of the | nder control of the people, who are with 1l that. He makes no mistake about the 1at he is subjected to in Congress. | Now reversed. le, and had declared that the transportation ry is all serene, and that legislation is unnec- ss had controverted this by introducing the iden- nder consideration! We would then have President, not only in Congress but throughout ng that Congress put itself at one with the Presi- ask that it put itself at one with the people, red by the President. When he submitted vere all disclosed. The people knew then his i transportation, as fully as they know them made the issue. now recommended was known, and it was ge Parker, who declared that existing statutes law furnished all needed remedies, and that further 1necessary. Twist and turn and try to distort the the cold truth is that the people decided against favor of President Roosevelt on this very issue slation. Their position is unchanged. Indeed the . and it is probable that if the same candidates people this year President Roosevelt would carry the Union. His opponents in Congress may wreck they cannot wreck the President. His position. is i nothing can disturb it. His popularity has He cannot be made odious. Caricature can- us. Criticism cannot make him unpopular. gainst such weapons as was Lincoln, upon whom d in vain. of Congress misunderstand him because they misun- American people. It is admitted that in threading the h the maze of matters that must be treated by legisla- that must be decided by the courts. But those 1 fy the situation. The sooner they are had the | we have a settlement of great issues, without goading the resort to a novel, dangerous and socialistic adjustment, ich dangers bristle like the bayonets of an army. ne ma Members DEFECTS OF CRIMINAL LAW. 7 for lynch law is to so reform our criminal law i it for an outrageous crime would be as certain nch law makes it. This view is well expounded in a in the Atlantic Monthly by George W. Alger, who points prevalence of lynching in the United States as the evidence of law reform. The inefficiency of the present system law to make sure,the punishment of crime is not the sole ency of lynching, but it is the chief one. If reform preceded the efforts to suppress lynching it would be ely easy task to call public opinion in almost all ses- ive condemnation of lynching. The lust for blood only a minor part, of the impulse among men to sum- i > guilty. The essential incentive is the fear that lities and other law’s delays and inefficiencies may > escape of the criminals. illustrates point by some examples of the defeat of v reason of errors in legal procedure, which to common pear re quibbles that an outraged community must sweep way or else they will be humbugged by criminals and wyers. One of these illustrations is from Indian Ter- A deputy marshal was murdered in cold blood by a man named Brown. He was convicted three times, and each time the Supreme Court reversed the finding. The murderer escaped pun- ishmen i the reason was that the trial Judge made a technical 1 one item out of the seventeen in his charge. There was n of Brown’s guilt, but because the Judge was not school- ect in one paragraph of his charge the scoundrel found that a awyer could make the criminal stronger to defy the law people were to punish it. wo Territory deputies were talking over this Brown case. One of these had arrested Brown at the time of the murder. One deputy that the defeat of justice was because the trial Judge had de a technical mistake. “No,” said the other, “it was because of when the people wanted to lynch Brown, and I would wiem.” He continued: “That was the first error in the Brown case. I don’t know what kind of law they need in Wash- ngton. Down here in Indian Territory they need the kind that has blood and bones in it—and the next time I won't stand in its way.” Another instance cited is that the famous convictions of the notorious boodlers of St. Louis by which Folk won so much praise from the whole country have all been reversed by the higher courts because of technical errors. Lynch law must be stopped, but in the face of the facts showing the failure of the regular channels ot law to effect the purpose of law it is not fair in the lovers of law and order to place all the blame on Judge Lynch. The all im- portant thing is to prevent and punish outrages. Tt is far better for regular law to do it than for lynch, but it must be done. irec their clever la Ty € New Jersey has decided not to have an insurance inquiry. The thrifty le State believes in protecting home industries.—Philadelphia North American. e e Being naturally of a thrifty nature, John D. Rockefeller Jr. deplores the sowing of wild oats at the present market price.—Baltimore Sun, as no control over Congress, but indi- | Suppose that in his message | indorsement by accepting the nomination | His position in favor of the | 5. STICKI ™ o3¢ | WASPS NEST! | WHAT IN- THE WORLD 15 THAT? | NEVER SAW IT BEFORE, [ WONDER WHAT [T NG ~— GO Q! LOoK AT THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SATURDAY, APRIL 7, 1906 [TELL ME ABOUT | AND SEE ME ACT. T | o e | DISCOVERY OF AMERICA. of Christopher Columbus to the ghost Americus Vespuciud. fore that time.” question whether or not I am entitled any of the credit.” ““Who should be if you are not?” t other phantom inquired. b fges “I have received a good deal of credit for discovering America,” said the ghos§ “I know you have,” remarked the ghost of the latter navigator, “and I admit that you are entitled to the credit for first discovering it permanently, but I would respectfully call your attention to the fact that America was considerably in the habit of being discovered temporarily be- “Put it that way if you please,” ob- served the ghost of Columbus. “Just be- | tween ourselves, what bothers me is the ““Well, I am not sure, but I have a sus- picion that perhaps Mrs. Columbus should “What do you mear?” “Well, iIf you won't give it away—for I am willing to accept the credit—it was just like this. I had been out to lodge one night, and I got home at 4:25 a. m. You see, lodge kept me' late that night.” The ghost of Columbus accompanied the last remark with a spectral wink, and the ghost of Vespucius responded in kind, but neither of them sald a word before the former continued: ““Well, when I got home Mrs. Columbus had grown tired of waiting and had locked the door against me. I was rather glad of this, for you know yourself that it is bet- ter to be outside of the house than in it under such circumstances. I went to a hotel and slept with less interruptions than I should have received at home. “This was all right enough, but the next morning Mrs. Columbus decided that she wanted to see me and tell me what she of to he || Mirror of Fashion. GIBSON SHOULDER EFFECT. HOSE smart tailored Russian blouses which have taken such en important place In children’s wardrobes for the past few years lose none of their favor; rather fs it on the increase, judging from the new spring and summer lines displayed so attractively in all chil- dren’s departments. The Gibson shoulder effect is & new note in mahy of these, and as becoming to the little wearer as it is new. Here the shoulder is built out well over the sleeve by means of the deep Gibson pleat, double stitched, and three broad box p! unstitched, run from the neck and shoulder to stitched belt is in two pleces, the front portion cut in a deep point, which gives that smart long-waist effect. This is buttoned on to the straight part, which runs through straps attached to the dress under the arm at the walstline. back is pleated in the same man- . ner as the front. Full bishop sleeves are pleated into the turn- back cuffs, stitched at the upper edge. The broad collar is separate and may be of the e a4 . {HOUKHL that it ought to be, OF else the deep hem, also stitched. The ~f , thought of me, so she came to the hotel. Fortunately, there was a fire-escape from my room, and so 1 got away. Mrs. Co- lumbus had the persistency of her sex, and so I need not enter into the details of how she followed me to Madrid, Cadiz and otber places. Finally I hired a ship and got away just in time to leave her on the beach. The last words I heard her say were, ‘If ever you come back I'll— I couldn’t understand the rest after that. “Well, I was in a deuce of a fix. I didn’t like to sall on into those un- known seas, and, besides Lbhat, my men mutinied and said they would be blowed if they proposed to go on until they dropped off over the edge. This was embarrassing to me, but all the time in my mind’s eye I could see Mrs. Co- Jumbus fooling around on that beach and waiting for me to come back. What could I do except sail on and on and on, until at last 1 diseovered America? No other feasible course was open to me, you see.” “Well, I remained in America until received a cablegram saying that Mrs. Columbus was dead.. I felt sorry for the poor girl, to be thus early deprived of her satisfaction; but I returned and recelved plaudits, chromos and a fine stone cell in a handsome jall. But ever since then I have been puzzled to know whether Mrs, Columbus or I is entitled to the credit for discovering America. ‘What do you think?" ke The ghost of Vespucius said derned if it could tell, But we, who are later and wiser, know that it really makes no difference. Any way, America was discovered by somebody and it gave birth to a free nation and the Standard Oil Company, and that is enough for anybody to know. —_— “They christened their baby Adolphus Fitzallen Podger Jones.” “How did the baby seem to stand it?” “It dled.” “Sensible little cu & —_— “Yes, I know, mamma, that kissing may disseminate microbes, but—" “What what?” “George says he is willing to take his chances on them, and don't you think I ‘should he equally brave?” 4 — “Is he a patient man?” “I should say so! His wife belongs to four clubs.” « — He said that the rare flush on her cheeks was a delight to his eyes. She didn't say a word, but sh + ¥ ® OCCIDENTAL ACCIDENTALS 2 # BY A J. WATERHOUSE. : —t dollar a box would be too much to pay for it. LITTLE WILLIE'S VIEWS, My ma says 'at she thinks she'll make A preacher outen me, An’ 1 don't say so very much, But still T don't agree, Fer I know somethin’ better yit ’At's sure ter s'prise the town, An’ w'en I git ter be a man I'm goin' ter be a clown. Er p'raps I'll be a pirit bold, Ter roam the ragin’ sea: Though once my pa sa!d "at he'd make A business man er me; So I don't know jist w'at T'll be, AR’ T keep guessin’ yet, But, anyway, my ma an' pa "Ll be supprized, I bet. “It is understood that her father com- pelled him to marry her.” “T guess I catch the idea—sort of a safety match, wasn't it?” RANDOM PHILOSOPHY. Some men are like mirrors: they merely, reflect the person who chances to stand in front of them. Never be sure that a woman is beau- tiful until you have seen her at all times of the day. And don’t be so certain that a man is good until you have tried him under a wide diversity of circumstances. . Ambition may be a doubtful goddess, but she builds nearly all of the world's successes. You may find many things in this diversified old world, but never a man ‘who has climbed as high as he wou‘dl like to mount. It life offered no gilded baubles to men, many of us would not know what to do with ourselves. Don't think it strange that Blarkum chooses bad associates. Who shbuld know where he belongs so well as he? Answers to Queries. ROOSEVELT—S8ubscriber, City. Theo- dore Roosevelt was born October 27, 185, which was on Wednesday of the week. ASSESSMENT-B. C, City. By ad- dressing a letter of inquiry to the As- sessor of San Joaquin County, Stockton, you will be informed as to that which you desire to know relative to assessing property. ¢ THE ARMY—Subsériber, City. An en- listed man in the United States army may rise from the ranks to a second lieuten- ancy, and from that positlon may be ad- vanced. When he comes up for examina- tion he must be as proficient as one who has had a course of study in the military academy at West Point. As a rule, the en- listed man has the advantage of practical experience In the army, which the West Pointer has not. A CORNER—J. T, City. The site of the building that is being erected at Fourth and Mission streets, one frontage being on the side of Mission street far- thest from Market and the other an | Fourth farthest from Third, is on what is commonly called the southwest corner of | Mission and Fourth streets. As shown by ‘the compass Mission street runs north- east-southwest, and Fourth street runs northwest-southeast. 2 ——————— Tqmd's California glace fruits and’ choicest candies In artistic fire- etched boxes. New store, 767 Marker, » e el . Special information supplied dail '"’""'51'1 houses and m(xblhs-l.-sn’by't.': Press Clipping Bureau (Allen'’s), < “stroet. Telephone Mein 1042 + ' \ . B e * BY SALLY SHARP w ox entertained several din- < d i ce Hotel last even- r guests at the Pala 'l‘:l gin honor of Mr. and Mrs. Lu- ther L. Kuntze, who will sail to- day on the Siberia for Japan. Among those bidden were Mr. and Mrs. Horace Pillsbury, Miss Linda Cadwatiader, Miss Ruth McNutt, Miss Marjorie Josse- lyn, Miss Gertrude Josselyn, Miss Genevieve King, Thornwell ~Mullally, Maxwell McNutt, Gerald Rathbone and Frank King. . . . A Jarge reception Wwill mark the for- mal cpening of the new Hahnemann Hospital on Tresday, April 10, for the event is one to interest soclety at large, attracting the combined attention of the charitably inclined and the patronage of our very prominent folk whose influence is so essential in all public matters. The hospital will be thoroughly equipped with every appurtenance for the maintenance and promulgation of inva- lids' comfort, much of the enterprise in this direction being due to the watchful- ness and discretion of Dr. James H. Ward, who has additionally obtained by private subscription 355,000 for the insti- tution. Those to receive the guests will be the members of the executive committee, aided by the corps of nurses in uniform, Dr. Hartland Law, W. W. Van Arsdale, W. P. Fuller, Marshall Hale and E. R. Lilienthal. & e The outgoing passengers on the Siberia today will include Mrs. Robson, Miss Helene Robson, Miss Genevieve King, Mr, and Mrs. Herrick and Miss Herrick of Boston. Miss King, with the Herricks, will be gone for several months, but the Robsors are to make only a flying trip. Miss Alice Sullivan is also sailing for the Orient, where she will travel for a few months. . . Captain Merrill leaves today with the Oregon for Bremerton, at which port he will shortly be joined by Mrs. Merrill and Miss Dorcas Merrill. All will go East during the summer or upon the passing from commission of the battleship. P e Mrs, Phoebe Hearst, with her niece, Mrs, Flint (Anne Apperson) have ar- rived in Paris from a leisurely trip through “Sicily. Mrs. Hearst is prepar- ing for the homeward voyage, to be ; ent at the dedication of her g to t the Hearst Memorial build unjversity, - at Berkeley, during the summer. T M{. and Mrs. Giles Easton have g from this side to a nome on Jacks d many y street, Oakland, one Gceup! by the Edson Adamses. They have taken the Jackson-street home this city cf the Robert Wattses, who ha just established themselves at the Dunstan’s, but who at present are m ing a short visit to Paso Robles. . . Mrs. Harry Kierstedt will leave within a few days for Alaska, where Dr. Kier- stedt Is stationed. . n t Miss Edith McCabe is spending a few weeks in Southern California. PR Mrs. Fernando Pfingst. who spends the season in town at the Pleasanton. is pre- paring to leave for her summer home at Watsonville by June 1 . B Miss Ethel Thomas of Montana will the guest this month of Mrs. Henry Um sen at Burlingame. . Mrs. J. Downey Harvey will leave for her Eastern and European trip next Tues day. . » Mr. and Mrs. Heber Tilden are about to migrate to Menlo Park, where they will enjoy the delights of their summer home. « BacHelor's Bride,” a musical farce by Miss Marie Keller of this city, will be as given tonight at California Club Hall a charity benefit, under the patronage of Miss Jennie Blair, Mrs. J. E. Birming- ham, Mrs. George Carr, Mrs. Warren D. Clark, Mrs. W R. Cluness, Mrs. Watson D. Fennimore, Mrs. E. Clemens Horst. Mrs. Clinton Jones, Mrs. Clarence Martin Mann, Mrs. John Martin, Miss Susie Me- Ewen, Mrs. John Dempster McKee, Mrs. H. M. A. Miller, Mrs. F. G Sanborn, Mrs. Charles W. Slack, Mrs. Oscar Sutro, Mrs. James Alva Watt, Mrs. A. E. Wel- lington, Mrs. L. A. Kelly, Mrs. W. S. Davis, Mrs. W. A. Boole, Miss Lilla L. Boole and Miss Kate Hutchinsen. o WOMAN'S LA Wife of the Auto- Mani There Is a Certal TEST TRIAL | = Is to Be Pitied, but | in Remedy. | BY ANGELA MORGAN * ND now it's the “machine.” It A used to be the club or business | that lured a man from his fire- side and caused a wife to sit up nights concocting schemes to win back a hus- band's straying affections. | Time was when the smoking habit, | the drink Rabit, poker, the races and | similar diversions were regarded as the [ chief enemies of domestic felicity. But that time is past. None of the old hob- bles has the terror for the wife it once djd. The old excuses regarding a hus- band’s late homécoming have lost their significance. The young bride who once upon a time would have wept to see her bride- | groom's absorption in the morning pa- | per has quite a different plaint to make as to the occasion of her first disillu- sionment. And it is all due to the “machine” Auto-mania—or motor-mania, which- ever one chooses to call it—is the fever that has seized upon modern man, and the wife of today finds herself con- fronted with the question: “How shall I make myself a more fascinating ob- ject than the machine?” Nowadays if a man forgets to praise his wife's ples, or to compliment her on the new way she Is doing her hair, it isn’t because he is harassed with busi- ness cares. He has automobile on the brain. ‘Whether he is able to afford it or not | makes little difference. In his own mind the poorest man can be the owner of an automobile and can discuss the merits of the variols machines at the auto shows with all the confidence, de- light and authority of a millionairs purchaser. Sometimes—alas!—when a man is tempted too strongly, this assumption takes form in action, and poor wife, in consequence, is obliged to wear last year's tallor-made for several seasons to comé, not to mention cutting out the expense of matinee tickets and Easter hats. Talk about woman's extravagance in dress! It isn't to be mentioned in the same breath with man's extravagance in automobiles. It requires a supreme struggle for a man who can afford only a limited indulgence in such luxury to resist the temptation to greater ex- penditure. The woman with a cheviot income and a longing for velvet does not struggle any harder with the tempter than does he. No more the cry goes up that hubby spends his shekels in clgars and “treats” for his business assoclates. The old question of the wife. “What did you do with your last week's salary?" is answered shamefacedly by a repentant spouse: “I put it on an automobile.” But the financial phase of the question is not the only important one. The so- clal side is to be considered, too. “My dear,” the wife of an auto en- thusiast exclaimed to me the other day, “you haven't any idea what it {s unless you're married to one. Why, all he can' talk about is the ‘machine.’ No ome in- terests him who can't talk ‘machine.’ No one exists for him who can't listen to ‘machine.’ We have the subject dished up to us for breakfast and dinner, and between meals, the first thing in the morning, the last thing at night. g & _wouldn't care so much if our friends didn't have to suffer equally with the family. Who ever has the sad luck to | happen in for a chat while my husban is around must listen patiently with us all to a steady stream of talk about the automobile. “In vain T've tried to switch his atten- tion to other things. Why, just % ine! xmuomymmm""‘m; invited some pretty girls and women and clever men. We had it all planned—we women, I mean. We to talk theater, books, news, topics incessantly, and not give the mo- tor car a chance. Well! If you would belleve it, all those presumably deligh ful men turned out to be auto mantacs! My husband got in one word, and at the +* signal the tongues of those men were loosed. We didn’t hear about a thing from that time on but touring cars, run- abouts, cylinders, exhaust valves, crank shafts, lubricators, running brakes, igni- tion, transmission, and I donm't kmow what besides. They forgot all about the box at the theater till we reminded them. And do you think those men knew a thing that was going on upon the stage? Bless you, they were heavy-eyed until an automobile appeared. That started them ooy From all of which it would certainly seem that the wife of an auto enthusiast has her own tfoubles. But in spite of all she says I believe she is a fortunate sort of woman after all. Auto-mania is not as harmful as others. She might be thankful the hobby which distracts her husbdhd is such a healthful and helpful one. Unless it leads to extravagance she ought not to com- plain. She could have lots of fun herself, I doubt mnot, if she would Interest herself in the same pastime, sharing beg bus- band’s delight and enthusiasm. That is the best course I can think of for her to follow. The next time I ses that woman.I believe I'll tell her so. —_—— “I often wonder what makes you so thoughttul of your wite?" “You wouldn’t wonder if you knew my wife better.”—Houston Post. YA A B A ONCLE BIFF'S OBSERVATIONS ; L‘G pullin” eomhxn‘ over there their bein’ too short, b'gosh. —Cleveland Plain Dealer. e i would be a great in Japan, They're "bout