The superb system which en
abled Doctor McEnery to win
the great Burling <ame~D el Monte
walking race will be fully ex
plained in The Sunday Call
VOLUME CVIL— NO. 101.
SPOILS SYSTEM
GRABS CONTROL
OF FIRE FORCE
New Commissioners Turn De*
partment Over to Politics by
a Sweeping Order
Toss Civil Service to the Winds
fn Their Removal of Bat=
taiion Chiefs
Reduced Officers Will Carry the
' " Fight for Their Rights Into
Highest Court
OVERTHROWING every rule of
civil service, ignoring an action
now pending in the courts and
rarryins politics openly into control
cf the fire department, the new board
.... ...... .. .. \u25a0.- \u25a0
of fire commissioners at a secret meet
ing yesterday afternoon -wrought havoc
with the departmental organization.
Eight battalion chiefs, ranking next
Sn the line of executive authority to the
chief engineer himself, were removed
from the positions to which they were
raised as a result of civil service ex
amination during the Taylor adminis
tration, and eight captains were named
to succeed them. The action of the com
:m*si«->n caused consternation through
out the department as it was taken as
an indication that civil service rights
are to be given no respect and that a
complete upheaval is impending.
Preparing ror Fight
Already the battalion chiefs removed
from $2:5 a month positions and relo
cated by order of the board to sub
ordinate commar.Cs which pay but $135
a month have made preparations to bc
*r!n a legal fight. Their case will be
placed in the hands of attorneys today.
The men themselves declared last night
that the battle would not end short of
the highest court ia the state.
".-...\u25a0 - . r \u25a0\u25a0\u25a0-- -iaM *^*^*^H
Fire Marshal Charles Towe. upon
learning last night of the action taken
by the commission, declared that it
would be productive of most deplorable
.... .
This signal* the undermining of the
. :Mcuncy of tho lire department of San
Jrancisco." asserted Towe. "1 most
.«\u25a0\u25a0-*\u25a0\u25a0-\u25a0.\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0
fervently regret seeing politics brought
into* control of the department, which
always has* been considered sacredly
immune from political domination."
One Sweeping Order
The wholesale decapitation of execu
tive officers of the lire fighting force
was embodied in an order of the board
of lire commissioners announcing the
following removals and appointments:
Battalion Chief James Laden of 15
rngir.e. California street near Lacuna,
replaced by Captain Michael O'Brien of
SI engine. Green street near Leaven-
Battalien Chief 1L J. Farley of 3
truck. McAllister street near Van Ness
evenue, replaced by Captain J. R. Max
well of 2 engine. Bush street near
Battalion Chief S. D. Russell of 2 en-
Biae. Bush street near Kearny, replaced
fey Captain Walter A. Cook, command-
Ing fireboat No. 1.
Battaiion Chief Michael Bodcn of 23
rngJnc. Eleventh and Bryant streets,
replaced by Captain Charles Cullen of
25 engine. Twenty-second and Folsom
Battalion Chief Thomas Murch of 21
engine, 621 • Hermann street, replaced
fey Captain Willis Gallapin of 2S en
gine. Francisco street near Stockton.
Battalion Chief Henry F. Horn of 18
rngine. Duncan street near Church, re
placed by Captain Charles Hurray of 4
engine. Third and Howard streets.
Battalion Chief George Bailey of en
pine 35. Bluxome street near Fourth,
replaced by Captain Robert JVoods of
truck S. Bluxome street near Fourth-
Battalion Chief James Radford of en
jrine 11. Fifteenth and Railroad ave
rues. replaced by Captain J. Denehy
cf engine 33. San Jose and Ocean ave
nues.
Done at Secret Meeting
The unexpected reorganization oc
curred at an unscheduled meeting of
the fire commission held in Its offices
ebortly after 5 o'clock yesterday after
rioon. The clerks and employes *of the
department had left the offices and Sec
retary- TV. IL McDonnell was locking
the rooms for the night at 10 minutes
after 5 o'clock, when Commissioners
Sullivan, Goldberg. Donohoe and Dillon
appeared and asked McDonnell to re
main, stating that they had some busi
ness to transact.
The business was quickly disposed
of. The board was called to order by
President Sullivan and a resolution al
ready prepared was promptly intro
duced. This assigned as cause for the
removal of the eight battalion chiefs
the allegation that they held their po
t'.tione illegally as a result of appoint
ment following a fraudulent civil serv
ice examination held under the Taylor
administration. The examination re
ferred to is at present the subject of
a suit pending in the appellate court.
I.OVT OX A TECHNICALITY
Following the appointment of bat
talion chiefs as a result of the com
petitive examinations held by the Tay-
Jor board, an action entitled "Cook et
al. against the civil service commis
sion" was begun to have the npppint*
Continued oil P«£c m, Column 3
The San Francisco Call.
Gallant Town Marshal
of Sausalito Rolls Home
Bundle That Is ' Loaded*
Gives Intoxicated Seiv
vant Girl Joy Ride in
Old Wheelbarrow
SAY AXSELSIO, March 10. —
Town Marxhal fieorce Martin,
who recently took a prominent
part Trith Sheriff Taylor In the
£au«&Ilto poolroom raid, proved
himself a gallant an well an incc
ntona champion of diMtrenaed
womanhood lant nlclit when he
conveyed an Intoxicated servant
R-irl to her employer'i home in a
wheelbarrow.
Mnrtin found the woman a*lerp
near the railway depot. There
are no patrol wagonit, hackn, tai-
Icabfi or ntreetctirH In San . An*
nrlmo, and the nynipathetic offi
cer was hard pat for a mean* of
transportation until a happy
thoucrht called to mind a 11 he el
harrow near the town jail.
Into this he eineerly lifted the
drowsy woman, whom a hystnmler
had recognized. Obliviouw to the
•allrts of (hone pretient he
wheeled her half a mile through
bylane» and atreetn, and grave her
aafely Into the keeping of her
employer.
PLATINUM POINTS FOR
NAVY WIRELESS STOLEN
Instruments Sent to Alaskan
Station Found to Be Brass
VALLEJO, March 10. — According to
a report received at the Mare island
navy yard today, the two platinum
points recently shipped to the Alaskan
wireless station have been proved to
be counterfeits, unfit for use.
Brass points, worth only a nominal
sum. were substituted for those of the
perfect platinum turn.
Apprehension has been aroused
among the officials at the navy yard
over the incident, in view of the fact
that a valuable platinum bar forward
od here from New Jersey two months
ago mysteriously disappeared. An in
vestigation will be conducted.
STOCKTON MAN WRITES
OF TRIP INTO CHINA
Travels 2,000 Miles Inland to
Technical School
[Specie/ Dispatch to The Call]
STOCKTON. March 10.— Attorney
Percy S. Webster lias received an inter
esting letter from his chum and school- ;
mate, Adolph Anderson, who is an in- 1
Ftructor at the Railway Technical!
school at Chentu. Szechuen, China. lie |
Is 2,000 miles inland and writes of his ;
trip and the perils of the journey into
the interior of the Chinese empire.-
Adolph Anderson was graduated i
from the Stockton high school with the ;
class of '03 and made a reputation as j
a poet. He attended the University of
California and his writings there also
brought him honor.
Following is an excerpt from his let
ter: \u25a0 r>\4*,?S»?
"I saw much that was interest ing.
much that was quaint, much that was
beautiful all along the way. but if I
were to begin on these things I siiould
never have. done. Beggars in rag's or
naked, marfdarins in the most gor
geous, of silks, wedding processions,
funerals, ' two men beheaded by rob
bers, a country fair and adventure
with a singing girl — these are a few
of my, memories."
STOCKTON NATIVE SONS
TO OBSERVE BIRTHDAY
Will Celebrate Their Anniver-
sary With an Entertainment
[Special DUpaich to The Call]
STOCKTON. March 10. — Stockton par
lor No. 7. Native Sons of the Golden
,West f is making arrangements to cele
brate the twenty-ninth anniversary of
the parlor next Monday evening. Ah
entertainment, consisting of addresses
and musical numbers by local talent,
will be given.
A number of the grand, officers, in
cluding Past Grand President Charles
M. Belsliaw and Grand Secretary Fred
H. Jung, will be present and participate
in the program. Invitations have been
extended to the parlors at Lodi. Gait,
Oakdale. Tracy. Modesto and Crows
Landing, and a large number iv visitors
is anticipated. A banquet will conclude
the evening's ceremoni«s.
Thee ommittee in charge consists of
President A. F. Siegel. First Vice Pres
ident R. D. Dorcey, James Fitzgerald,
E. A. Siniard and W. H. Hosmer.
In order to avoid a late session the
celebration will begin at 7:45 o'clock.
POCAHONTAS COUNCIL
OBSERVES ANNIVERSARY
Banquet Marks Nineteenth Year
of Organization
[Special Dispatch to The Call]
STOCKTON, March 30. — The nine
teenth anniversary of Kau-Wau-Xlta
council No. 2, Degree of Pocohontas,
was celebrated last night.
Mrs. Efiie Grimm, the presiding .Poco
hontas, delivered an address. A pro
gram was rendered and a banquet
served. . .
The council was Instituted Macrh .6,
l? 91. with a charter list. 0f. 40. At
present the following are the only re
maining charter members: Annie J.
Mowbray, Johanna Tons. Mrs. H. E.
Pierce. Sophia Simon, Bera Rohrbacher
and John Tons Sr.
PROMINENT STOCKTON
MAN DIES IN THIS CITY
S. Mosley Woods Was 1 Past Mas
ter of Masonic Lodge
[Special Dispatch to The CalC]
STOCKTON, March 10. — S. Mosley
Woods, who died in San Francisco
yesterday, was a former resident of
this city. Word has been received of
his death by San Joaquin lodge. No.'
19, F. and A. M. of which ' he was Ta
past - master. . He ran for countyv clerk
against Charles Yolland but was de-*
feated and later, went on the' road for
a clothing firm. Woods was secretary
t>f the-Paciflc Coast Commercial Trave
llers' association.
SAN PRANGISGQr g^IDAY, MAEC3 m;; 1910:
WITH WIRELESS
TWISTS TAIL OF
POWERS THAT BE
Inventor McCarthy HurJs Rag=
time Through Air at the Navy
That Scorned Him
Forces Combine to Work His
Extinction, but He Only
Grins His Defiance
THE strains of raucous ragtime
carried .on the crest of Hftrtzian
waves through the medium of a
svireless telephone have arrayed to
gether the United States navy, the rev
?nue cutter service, the congressional
:ommittee on naval affairs and Con
gressman Roberts of Massachusetts
igrainst one Jack McCarthy, inventor
md Irish, manager of the Universal
tireless telephone company, who, from
liis lonely perch of an office in the
Metropolis bank building, daily twists
Lhe tail of the powers that be and
laughs them -to scorn. Naval officers of
every rank and degree have sent up a
rabid yell for the extenctlon of one
McCarthy, inventpr. . ".
They have reported Uim^ to Washing
ton. They stand behind Congressman
Roberts to have. him 'legislated off the
map. They complain -, that with his
fiendish invention he .makes as : naught
the wireless service, of- the fleet. -and
that he and jhis tunes played
into a -wireless telephone from a,phono
graph <hnve : put "the "everlasting ;blink
ers on governmental messages." •
And McCarthy 'grins." .
Who Owns theLAir? .
The trouble' arises over the question
of the ownership of the air. The. fed
eral officials believe that they should
have some exclusive' right- to it,'. while
McCarthy believes that it belongs V.to
the fellow who can put the others out
of commission — drown them - out. .
\u25a0McCarthy, alter severalyears of hard
work, several more close shaves from
electrocution, : and in .the face of con
tinued reverses, perfected a wireless
telephone. Others had tried the same
tiling, but with humorous results. Mc-
Carthy injected himself on the wire
less horizon some months ago, when
wireless operators, taking the routine
messages from the surrounding. points,
were interrupted by a -strong voice
saying: ' . .
"Hello, there. Pleased to greet you.'
Receivers dropped in vague alarm
and a concerted inquiry arise as to the
inventor. They found" a young man,
entangled in wires up in the Metropo
lis bank -building, smiling a very satis
fied smile. .... \u0084 .
.'McCarthy offered the' phone to the
government, 1 particularly to the navy,
but the government scoffed, and par
ticularly the navy.
Contempt for Telephones
A -short time ..previously wireless
phones had been installed on board "the
ve'sselsof the fleet only to.be discard
ed a few weeks later, choked to the
nozzle with profanity— profanity; which
had been deposited within trfe -mech
anism of the instruments and which
they found had failed' to emit..in - the
approved manner. ' In fact. they were
looked upon as deposit vaults ; for the
safe keeping of harsh language. It
mattered not how much < an irate post
captain bellowed into- it or -what the
chief electrician said Jnto the; receiver
—nary a word!* escaped, .'it was the
•most*' moral y phone in \u25a0 existence and
therefore when McCarthy proposed his
kind he was waved/ away. . -;.
The navy went its mighty way and
McCarthy his. One ; fine night, ."a Vfew
weeks - later, operators on board v. the*
flee t',- send in g bru ta 1 m essa ges from ; ir
ritable s commanders. " heard* a. peculiar,
buzzing and on . their surprised \u25a0 ' ears
broke a ghostly- tune*— none others thap
"Ma-a-andy ILa-a-ane." r C6mihg.'as\ft
Coutluucd on I'uge 2, Column 5-~.
CARNEGIE FAVORS CITY OWNERSHIP
INDORSES SAN FRANCISCO PROJECTS
I Andrew Carnegie as he appeared at Del Monte. (Posed exclusively for
I TheCcdi.); :y:.-\:: y:.-\:
GOVERNOR REJECTS
COLLINS' PETITION
Bigamist's Appeal for Pardon
Calls Forth.Ans wer. Jiisttf y- ;
:; irig£ Court's Sentencef^^
[Special- Dispatch Jo The Call) \u25a0 f^ ;^ A ,
• SACRAMKNTO. March lO.r^-Geor^D.
Collins, ,the.-: San Francisco bigamist,
will not his; release.^ frqhv^kn |
Quen'tln 'jp'ris,6n cither ; by, pardonJ^or !
parole.^ l Gpye^rnqr ;'Gillett .Vannounced ;
his dete'rmihation not to grant Collins'
petition^ for 'pardon.' . . " ' ' .*/,*.-* .. ;
;. In a' ; lenstliy denying' the^peti
tion Gillettjdeclared thatjhe could^not
arrive *at* any pother conclusion
that, reached^by the;court."; .'. :jy
"I am^npt* prepared, to say. that -the
court •-.was -inot.' warranted ' 'in passing
upon you - -tli<r sentence it'did,'** SaidHlie
governb"c.V'-VU -, seems . to me,_that.'-a '
most serious, crime. has .been commit
ted" a gaiitst 1 -- society when « a' man •"de
nies uhder.~.oatn. . ,in - court. \u25a0 that !he
ever married '- his -wife;- that
claims of marriage. are false ;and faked,
and that :her: children .: by .him ' are^not
her 1 children,- but the' children .of \u25a0""an
other. _r, e'.Vi-'-,^ - t'\u25a0 \u25a0"'\u25a0.•\u25a0• " ' ; '"; •: " : '--".Tt
"There is , only, one conclusion thatM
can reach^in this case,- and that'is that
you were.'married to"Charlottk ; and not
to Agnes,/and -when you.- testified* that
you neyer^marfietT Charlotta*your tes^
timony was false. 'But: you endeavor
explain; all/this jaway by saying 'that
you never . married Charlotta ; because
there' was ..valid^common law? mar
riage 'between yourself ~and~A~gri*es ."":".
V."I do -not. '.believe-, that, you ever mar
ried Agnes*,;* for; I : can ynot, understand
how it is possible^- for a man to;marry
a.; woman "and^ then, bring her sister
into his \u25a0: home' and -VaiseV a .^family J;by^
her and J introduce- herein .the '.presence
of his true. wife as ;his ; wife.V " \u25a0 .t;. t;
COLLEGE QIRLS^TOiVIAKE I
: RULES^OF' ETIQUETTE
Strolls Af teri Dark 'and VCal fc to
- : :;' (Be -Regulated" "fj : ;•
- COLUMBIA,* Mo.;', -MaTch^lO.—Twerity,
women} students \u2666 ,of * Missouri * university:
have | been ! sel ect ed ' by. Mi ss " E vaT Joh n 3
son; j adviser- of \u25a0. the,' uni versityv
to" formulate rules ;of fetiquette for 'the
students."' /-%-:. i,', : : - \u25a0'i \u25a0'\u0084\u25a0.*-\u25a0><\u25a0 \u25a0,-\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0 \u25a0/ . .{:'i" : :;i\
' \u25a0 Someqiiestlons to_ be decided- are:" 1 ;
»Is it -proper^ to make trysts ,. in the
library??, v^t" ;- '\u25a0 :r-^^^: r -^^^ : -!^ : --:^' : r ''-\u25a0V'".?:
Is it ; proper \tOiPlay; cards or '; dance'
every,: eveningr(after supp*er.:atfa.board- ;
ingr^house?, : " " " \u25a0\u25a0,:\u25a0\u25a0 i* j ." '\u25a0\u25a0'\u25a0 ' "":.
S Is" it proper,: to. stroli:after. dark? .v^'
j;^ Ildw>.late ;after| night i should' a J girli rl
say.i to J her " escqrt.%." Woh'ttyouTcome in
a wWle."
POISONING OF MEN
REMAINS MYSTERY
Police Make Little Re-
I garding Death of A. Simp=
;':! son^arid L; F; Bachelder
,; Little .pr.osress ; was made, yesterday
by \u25a0; the 'police'; toward- solving j the" mys
tery_ i! surrouiidirig- the deatli; of -William
A.XSj.mpsQii t anii "Ly nil ,iv Bachelder, be
lieve.d.; to . have been poisoned s 'Wednes
day. night on tho Ijarbary>coast,\thpugfi
DetectivesO'Deaana.Ca^vanaiigh- worked
all^day.on.the case 'and ->niaQe' one -ar
rest: *."' ! '* :*';-;: *' ; -; "'\u25a0 *? " i '."''- ;." :: - -\u25a0\u25a0 ; ,- ; \u25a0
g Tile, nian^arrested is N.;R." Quincj\of
120,4 Stqcktoastre^t.t said to. be; a. cocaine
fiend/- who. was , taken %in to custody^ by
CavaiiauglV at * an 'early • hour; yesterday
morning." . "Quincy. .jWas'-se'enV drinking
with Simpson ;-about 10; minutes before
the '.latter". was found l unconsrious"-on
- . . . • \u25a0 \u25a0 - .-\u25a0 ». „ - \u25a0
the . sidewalk- at' Pacific • and. Stockton
streets. lie. told, Cavanaugh' that Siinp
sonfsaid tOi him>at". that itime," that he
had^just. been' drinking 'with, some, sol
diers, ••'and i.Quincy. adde'd'~that";he "had
smelled "cocaine on; Simpson. '. jr ' " •
; iQuincy was put-in •detinue 'and will
be .-held under arrest pending the out
come of. the'investigatiori."™""' "
Bachelder, : who. •'.was. \u25a0• found :_uncon-;
seious» ; at.* Montgomery- avenue ; "and
Washington street about 'ant hoar after
-Simpson "was picked* up. died before
dawn -yesterdays-morning; without hav-^
ing '^regained ;> consciousness." "Simpson's
death- « had .- occurred . hours
[earlier.' : ..:--» /*•;\u25a0- •; • •
;The; stomachs of both "men were sent
yesterday.-' to the city .chemist jj for
analysis,! but. 1 it: will .be , two .days.be
fore the^ examination, of the contents
of \th/Sj organs ican- be .completed. The
fact that nelthes.of.the men had a bit
of t money-, or 'upon; his -person
when : ; found v gives' color to \u25bathe theory
upon V;> v "hich;;the -iPoliee .working,
that- they - were r drugged a for the pur
pose of robbery." ,w < '.. ;. -'-.*..\u25a0\u25a0•\u25a0 \u25a0 \u25a0•
'.i-Mrs.y Tait v of 1 52S* y Laguna . street,
mother-of Bachelder.*. said' that the lat
ter Heft homo about -three, 1 weeks ago.
stating' that \u25a0 he -.wasj going; to ,WilH t,s ,to
seek emplpymerit," and, that Tsho had not
heard t :from I 'him* C since..,: Policeman
Brady, who ''\u25a0• found : Bachelder,- said that
the* man ' was a' denizen* of ithe ; Barbary
coast' and was known Jis a; drug^ fiend. . '
MISSOURI JJO VOf EiON
"PROHIBITION AMENDMENT
..; \u25a0 JEFKERSONVCITY. Mo.,' March . 10.—
Petitions .u containing.; the. .names : of
40,805>votcrs were|filed?with:^he^secre
tary,>6f.-stateltoda>vasking.for, thejsiib-;
missioni at* the* November election^of. . a
prohibition* constitutional i> amendment.
Under^l the "£law V only,J; 24.000 * ' rvunes
were \ required "f, to i? the -~ petition. .It * is
'eertainr -the, state 15 wider,' prohibition
question --will' be i voted on. : - ; - -:.o :
".r'.The^prQhibltionists; will^meet ' in - Se
dalia*-tomorrow • to -'plan *\u25a0 tliclr Estate
wi'deTcampalga' * ' .-7 -.'-* \u25a0T*^:{ ; ;"^-/' ; -* ;
SKIBO LAIRD BELIEVES
IN KETCH HETCH WATER
I SYSTEM AND GEARY ROAD
Steel King Breaks Rule No. 1 of His
Western Trip by Giving Inter
view to The Call
DEL MONTE, -March 10. — Andrew Carnegie broke rule No. 1
of his western trip when he talked freely for publication. He
; gave an interview to The aCH, sat for his picture and. when
it was all over, he said he had enjoyed it. Incidentally, he confessed
that he nursed an early ambition to be a reporter. He was thwarted,
however, and became a steel kinjf. His youthful instinct is reflected
in his close study of the daily papers.
"I am a great newspaper reader," he said, "as he pointed to the
supplements and sections that lay in his lap.
It was. of men rather than of measures that the doughty Scot
was inclined to speak.
CARNEGIE A ROOSEVELT REPUBLICAN
"I am a Roosevelt republican." he announced, and then he added,
"but Mr. Taft is doin gvery well. Yes." he continued reflectively,
but not with enthusiasm, "he will do very well, I think."
Carnegie was sorely puzzled over the cancellation of the Luther
, Burbank endowment by the Carnegie institute.
. "I do not understand it. There must have been some misun
derstanding,*' he mused.
He had commendation for the work of Pinchot.
"He is a splendid man," said Carnegie, "and it is unfortunate
that he became so involved in this matter as to separate him from
- The denunciation of Joseph Pels, the soap manufacturer who
called Carnegie, Morgan and Rockefeller robbers and pirates, did not
greatly disturb the laird of Skibo.
; "Is he a soft soap manufacturer?" was the extent of the com
ment.
TALKS OF JOYS OF CALIFORNIA
But it was of" the joy of California that the visitor was more
eager to talk. Again and again he referred to the- clusters of lowers
blooming in the gardens of the hotel.
"They are wonderful, wonderful/ he said. "Never have I seen
. such roses.*'
He was equally impressed by the marine gardens of Monterey
bay. He had delighted in a ride in a glass bottomed boat, viewing
the while the formations of the undersea^ growth. This, with a few
strokes of golf and a swim in the tank had brought him the summit
of pleasure.
He will leave for San Francisco, stopping en route at Santa
j Cruz. He will be the guest of the San Francisco chamber of com
merce at dinner Saturday night.
: ; Carnegie's room at the Hotel del Monte was well endowed with
the blossoms that have won his complete admiration. On the table
stood a huge bowl of pink roses, on a stand was a wide vase of deep
red carnations and on the mantel was a tall glass of glistening daf-
In stature Carnegie is an epigram. He is probably no taller than the
Lite E. 11. Harriman. His face isvruddy and framed in a stubby white
berd. He has something of the aspect of a gnome. .His knee trouble-,
him and-hcwalks with a limp that resembles a toddle. A cane aids in his
locomotion. He was dressed in a suit of gray. A soft neglige shirt was
looescly bound at the neck by a. black string tie. A broad pfaid cap and
an overcoat with' a. long cape protected him from the fog that blew in
Carnegie is looking forward to his visit to San Francisco with a great
degree of pleasure.
"I will be extremely glad to visit San Francisco." he said, "for I am
very familiar with its history and with its progress during the last three
or four years. I am looking forward with zest, to the trip and to the
opportunity of addressing San Francisco men at the dinner Saturday night.
I .shall spend several days in San Francisco. I have been theje twice before.
.Eighteen years ago. on my trip around the world. I passed through your
city, and seven or eight years ago I brought Mrs. Carnegie west and visited
San FYancisco.
"1 am to address the citizens at the dinner which the chamber of com
merce has been so good as to arrange forme, and then I hope to speak of
'the city and its future.** ; .v
WILL LAY SCOTTISH HALL CORNERSTONE
His zest for the approaching visit was given additional impetus by a
note- from Judge W. W. Morrow asking if Carnegie would assist in the
laying of the cornerstone. of the new Scottish hall.
1 "I will be delighted to do that," . said . Carnegie, and he immediately
dispatched a telegram of acceptance to Judge Morrow.
"It is provisional." he continued, "that I will be in the city at th:tt
time^ -When I was in San "Francisco before the Scots gave me a roynl
reception and it is particularly fortunate for me that I can be with them to
assist in the exercises connected with their new building."
The libraries erected through his own munificence have held a deep
interest for the distinguished visitor. It is the men in control for whom he
'expresses special esteem.
' -"I have been visiting the libraries in the cities through which I have
passed," he said, "and I have been particularly impressed with the high type
of men. of men -of public prominence and civic highmindedness who have
been placed. in charge of them. It has been very gratifying to me to find
that to be the case. It may be considered as the best evidence that the
libraries are, well considered by the people, at least that they are being well
looked after. In every city where there is one of the libraries in which I
may x .c)aim an interestMvith the public I have found that the beat class ot
men inUhV community are represented on the boards of trustees. I visited
the library at Pacific Grove and found that to be the case.**
And "then Carnegie looked out into the garden and his eye fell again
among^thc radiant roses.
"SuchVflowers,*' he' repeated: "I never saw their equa!.
. : ' Carnegie and his party reached Del Monte Monday from Santa Barbara.
..With! the Wllionaire arc Mrs. Carnegie, ."Mis .s Carnegie, his daughter, a sir!
THE WEATHER .
YESTERDAY — Clear: northwest vind; max
imum temperature, 56?; minimum, 48.
FORECAST FOR TODAY— Fair: fog in
morning and at night; light south winds,
changing to brisk west.
PRIDE FIVE CENTS.