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MOTION PICTURES
OF FIGHT TO BE
BARRED CITY
Mayor Declares Exhibition to
Be Just as Unlawful as
Battle Itself
Movement Against Films As
sumes National Proportions,
but Trust Smiles
\u25a0 White of the firm of Miller & White
is the local lawyer for the motion pic
ture trust.
Attorney Noncommittal
He considered the question lightly
last evening. "I can't say what the
company will Jo with the pictures,"
paid White. "You see, they will not
be ready for exhibition out here for
sbout a month, and by that time the
people will be too much Interested, in
the election fight to bother about stop
ping fight pictures. Anyway, one city
Is a small consideration. • There is no
state law to stop motion . picture ex
hibitions, and we can show" everywhere
except in San Francisco."
J. J. Lodge of New York, represent
ative of the "independent" picture
rompany, who is at present at the St.
Francis, spoke more freely and opti
mistically of the situation.
"We will not bother much about the
egilation to stop the fight pictures,"
he laid. "On the whole. Mayor Mc-
Carthy is just trying to grab a crumb
off the GillPtt table. We won't lose any
money by it.
"If it is widely advertised that the
pictures are Immoral there will be all
the greater demand to see them. More
attention will b<* drawn to them, and
they will draw better houses than if
they were merely presented as the rou
tine program of motion picture houses.
"With the ban put on a public ex
hibition of the pictures, we can give
. private exhibitions to clubs -and so
,oieties which can not be stopped.
Clubs could be organized especially' to
give exhibitions of the pictures. -
. "Then, as there is no state law to
\u25a0 prevent the exhibition of the fight
pictures, thers is nothing to prevent us
.'• from going across the county line and
• g-iving an exhibition In a tent.
PICTI'RES BEST EVER
" "The pictures are Ideal, probably the
' !>est ever taken.. If the fight had been
• .staged for the sole purpose of the
pictures and had it been rehearsed be
' fore the machines, the resnlt could not
\u25a0'. have been better. Taken as they were,
tvlth Jeffries knocked down three times
in rapid succession. th<?y are of greater
\u25a0 commercial value than they would have
been if Jeffries had knocked out John
. son.
"The company which controls the
pictures will leas© the rights in dif
ferent states. In New York it is be
lieved that the rights will bring $100,
00n. it has been estimated that the
California rights -will be worth $20,000.
and mo on through the union and in
foreign countries.
"The moving picture trust was rather
"forced into coming into this combina
tion. The Edison people, who rcontrol
\u25a0 the trust, have been trying to get away
from fight pictures. They have now
pending in congress a bill to stop the
exhibition of fight pictures In the
United States, becaus« they figure that
the taking of fight pictures costs more
-money than ordinary pictures do, and
\u25a0 while fight pictures are on exhibition
' in a town they draw from the regular
• jhorrs of pictures. But now that the
' trust has been brought into this com
\u25a0 pany, promoting the Johnson-Jeffries
fight pictures, its opposition to the
\u25a0 nchfr* picture enterprise will probably
. oase. at least for a while.**
Harry G. McKannay. attorney for the
J. J. company, said last evening that
" he had acted for the company merely
to draw up its papers and was not In
•.; a position to speak of the attitude the
\u25a0 company might take In San Francisco.
r ' "But I don't think that the company
vill try to go contrary tp public
g policy." said McKannay.
Censors Must Act
§The task of stopping the fight pic
tures will devolve on th« moving pic
ture censorship commission. The mem
bers of the commission axe: Chairman,
J. C. Astredo. playground commissioner
* and personal representative of the
I . mayor: Norman Hall for the moving
I picture exhibitors; Mrs. F. Malloye for
Advertising Talks
t-Some years ago,
tin :one of the
largest cities in
the south, a mer-
chant started a
department store. ,
From the beginning, he refused
to advertise — in the newspapers.
He did advertise in various
ways — by word of mouth, store
and window placards, etc., etc.
— that he would not advertise!
He said the public footed the
newspaper advertising bills of
other merchants, that he would
save his customers this expense,
that he would give them more
and better goods for their money
— anfl all the rest of that old,
old story.
Southerners are a kindly and
easy-going folk — also intelligent
— so they kept right en reading
the advertising news of the "other
merchants" — and buying their
goods.
The "other merchants" kept
right on advertising— and doing
business.
The only ripple the non-ad-
vertised store ever made on the
business surface of that southern
city was when the receivers ad-
' vcrtlsed the "stock, store and fix-
atures" for sale.
SAN FRANCISGO WILL NOT SEE THE
JOHNSON -JEFFRIES FIGHT PICTURES
MAYOR P. H. McCARTHY
AFTER due reflection,- -IP "** ™™»*~****»»**
shall not permit photo
graphic pictures of the
Johnson- Jeffries fight to be ex
hibited in §an Francisco. I
have this day forwarded a letter
to the board of censorship of
this city, and it is for that body
to take the initial step. I have
no doubt but that the members
of this board, all of them Mfeing
intensely interested in the wel
fare of our youth, will proceed
to bar the moving pictures of
the Reno fight from this city
without further suggestion from
My reason for taking this step
.is that if the Johnson-Jeffries af
fair at Reno was such as to ex
ceed the legitimate scientific box
ing contest now countenanced by
law in this state, and was, therefore, featured by brutality and amounted
to a violation of the anti-prize fight law, photographic reproductions of
the same should not be exhibited in' this or any other community.
Had the contest occurred here, only adults would have been ad
mitted to the arena, youths and minors being effectually -barred. If
the moving pictures, however, of this very fight, which; was banished
from this state because of its objectionable features, were permitted to
be shown here, any arid every little boy and girl who had a nickel
could gain access to and witness the same, and the spirit and intent
of the state law would be plainly and definitely defeated.
I have ever been an earnest advocate of legitimate boxing contests,
even as I have of swimming, rowing, light harness driving- and every
other clean sport. I am not in favor, however, of brutal and demoral
izing slugging matches, and shall not permit lifelike pictures of any
unlawful affair to be exhibited in this city while I am mayor. <.-
the board ii of education; P. P. Riordan
for the police department and Miss
Edith Hecht for the society for the
prevention of cruelty to children. Nor
man Hall and Mrs. Malloye both stated
last evening that the formal action
stopping the pictures would undoubt
edly be taken at the meeting • next
Monday. The action of the commission
would be incorporated in a communi
cation addressed to the chief of police
requesting him to take the necessary
action to prevent the exhibition of the
pictures. . -
In discussing the proposed action
Hall said: "At a meeting of the com
mission held prior to the. fight at Reno
we discussed the proposed exhibition in
this city of the motion pictures of the
contest, and at that time we decHded it
was too early for us to act; that we
should wait until after the contest, so
we could know definitely and positively
whether it was a prize fight or a box
ing contest. Now that the fight has
been held, there is no question of what
it was. We- have considered Governor
Gillett's action in preventing the fight
In San Francisco and in California and
we have had communications from
many prominent citizens opposing the
exhibition of the fight pictures In this
city.
Police Have Power
"Under ordinances 761 and 526, new
series of the board of supervisors of
San Francisco, the police are empow
ered to stop, any portrayal of a crime
by means of pictures. Governor Glllett
and the "authorities have held that a
prize fight is a crime in California and
under that ruling we are in a position
to stop the exhibition of the fight pic
tures. It is contrary to public morals
to have the pictures exhibited and
there is the further danger that if the
pictures were shown they might incite
race feeling or lead to a race riot. The
mayor and the governor seem In har
mony on the question of the fight and
the fight pictures. -I.
- "While I do not like to predict what
action may "be taken by the board when
we meet on next, Monday. I think I can
say that' l "believe the commission will
send a request to the chief of police
that the pictures be prohibited in San
Francisco."
In answer to Norman Hall's argument
that the pictures might be stopped, as
they would be the portrayal of a crime,
Attorney William K. White for the
moving picture trust replied that they
would not foe the portrayal of a crime,
as the fight was fought in Nevada,
where it was not a crime. However,
White did not think that the company
would make an effort to force the pic
tures into the city— at least not for
the present. ;
Mrs. Malloye said: "The recom
mendation of the mayor to prohibit the
Jeffries-Johnson fight pictures will very
likely be upheld. The pictures may
well be considered objectionable. It
seems to me that It would be most In
consistent for the city to have barred
It is the irony of fate that the
store was packed every day by
customers who came in response
\o the receivers* newspaper ad-
vertising and that the stock was
closed out in record time through
newspaper advertising.
I do not say that non-advertis-
ing was the sole cause of failure.
The merchant didn't realize it,
perhaps — but he was trying to
fool the people by claiming to
give them more and better goods
than. his advertising competitors,
because he did not advertise. No
man can make a success in busi-
ness by trying to fool the people
through advertising, or through
the lack of it.
Intelligent merchandising and
intelligent advertising go hand in
hand, and the merchants who
realize this are reaping the bene-
fits. .:
"Mr. Merchant, you who are
not advertising, had you not bet-
ter' begin?
The advertising columns of
The ; Call will carry * your store
news to 1 5 0,000 people every '
day— you can win their confi- \u25a0
dence and custom through steady/
persistent advertising of - honest
merchandising.
:/.ME-'-SA# ; :E&^ffl&6^
mayor p. h. McCarthy
the fight and then to allow the pictures
of the contest to be exhibited. While
our practice heretofore has been to see
and pass on all pictures before they
are exhibited in public, in this case that
procedure may hot be necessary, as we
are already acquainted. with the nature
of the exhibition, and there can be no
question on that score. While lam not
in a position to speak for the commis
sion, I can say that 1 am sure that the
pictures will be prohibited."
.Plans Made to Exhibit
'. The. -motion picture people, accord
ing to Norman Hall, had already made
plans for exhibiting the films of "the
Reno fight in this city. Hall said that
tl>e Novelty theater had been secured
and, the pictures^would first have. been
shown there before they were released
to the regular houses. The Novelty
prices would have been $1 ; and 50
cents a seat. The pictures would have
been on special exhibition for several
weeks before the release to the regu
lark moving picture showhouses. .
It was predicted that the moving
picture people would make $1,000,4)00
on the Jeffries-Johnson fight pictures.
So large was the enterprise considered
that the "trust" and the "Independ
ents" joined forces on the proposition
rather than bid themselves to death In
their negotiations with the promoters
and principals of the; fight. The com
bination gave $100,000 for the motion
picture rightss. This sum was cut up
three ways. I Johnson and Jeffries each
got brie-third of the amount, and Tex
Rlckard and Jack Gleason, had a one
sixth interest each, making"; the other
third. Gleason held to ,his> sixth, but
the others sold their interest, .Jeffries
parting with his last one-sixth . for
$16,666.66 just as he entered the ring
on the eventful fourth of July.-
The interests in the pictures is said
now to be\ divided as follows: The
trusts one-half, : Tom O'Day one-third
and Jack Gleason'one-sixth. Of the,to
tal sum the independents hold j one
third. The trusts are combined under
the name ofthe Moving pictures patent
company of New York. : ; It controls.the
Edison patents.,. Ten. large film ; com
panies are in the trust, am^ngj them
being the American vitagraph; com.
pany of New York, the Selig.manufac
turing company- of Chicago, the S. and
A. company, the Biograph company,
Pathe! Freres. the "."Edison;. company,
Gaumont, Lubins and two. other con
cerns. • -
LOUISIANA" WANTS NO
MORE NEW YORK BABIES
A question of heredity which has so
far puzzled some, of the deepest stu
dents of the problem is involved in the
recent, announcement from Baton
Rouge, La., that the state board -of
health is determined to put a stop ; Ub
the importation of New York babies
for distribution in that state •, because
of the danger to the community from
accepting infants of whose ancestry
nothing is known,: says the New York
Tribune. The health of Uthe
state are not among "those: who believe
that almost any tendency in a child
may be eradicated by proper training,
and; the superintendent of the state
insane' asylum says:;
"DEEDS OF. DEGENERACY"
"The deposit' of these helpless little
creatures, coming possibly fronvtain ted
progenitors, v in; our • midst is "simply
planting the seedof, greater degenera
tion, more defectives, idiots, imbeciles,
and alcoholics, and tends 'to demoraliza
tion and heart -aches: in, homes where
the :babies;are t located.". :
If the danger, is as great as the Loui
siana authorities appear, to believe, the
state- is; entirely justified ; in -the stand
it has "takeni I just : as surely ias -this
country, is justified in' keeping from 'its
shores. those who. are- not; both reason
ably bright. and reasonably healthy ;vbut
it is to tbe : hoped :thatithe situation; Is
not; so grave as,. the superintendent" of
the insane asylum supposes.^; lt seems
possible that .' southern^ conservatism^
aptly ' characterized . in ; the remark of /a
Georgia clergyman that the ; children
of the newcomer there; might; hope^to
be. accepted, in 'the- best . set if ; they
proved themselves, 'deserving of the
honor, has stood}; so straight that: it
leans backward. "' " ; : ; ,;
MANY PROVE CREDIT
,, t Many of New ; York's uncared for
children," transplanted "to \ other ./, states
under favorable .conditions, : : ; have not
only ; ; been -a -credit , to : their 'c Foster
parents, but have : servedi.their,ifellow- !
toenvwithmore [ than ordinary /success.
.We - r belleve/. that f: the .records of ; the
societies respo t rrsible ; for.Uhe,;pla"cing, of
these children:^contain "ample-evidence
tolprove at least ;thatlwhatever/dariger
exists is ; greatly, exaggerated, and that
to depfivei childless : homes 'of; the] chili
dren which -' have in) so- many i instances
been warmly, welcomed jby | prospective
foster ' parents .is not /onlyj'entirely^uh
necessary^buti contrary* to the? best* in C
terests of >bothithe; childless » adults 'and
the parentless infants.^The;need;of jthe
work i thus (being^ done ; is ; so; great! that
Louisiana's iverdict^should'/not 1 : be?;ac
cepted • without"; better' evidence to back
it up. ' ' , -•\u25a0 / • '
Daylight Yowemlte Chantauqaa Exeur.
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Under the. auspices (of. .the, California
(X)' State "S. ;S. -Association and the
Y.vM.vC. A. •Special: train' under the
supervision of . Mr.' H.*:J.*- McCoy,* general
secretary.' ; leaves "San ' Francisco :'i July
7,r1910,- 7 ; a. t .m.:varrivingJati>Yosemite
7:3o." : p.im.;':same;day.'';: ? ,.Hound trip 'fare
$18.05.:; For! further i particulars call,:or,
write- /A. S.:Mann,i district^ passenger
agent/i Flood building. 7 ; v' J p: > -\u2666'
CLUBS DENIED USE
OF SCHOOL ROOMS
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Board of Education Refuses to
Permit Noneducational
Meetings
Citizens of Districts Must Look
Elsewhere for Concert and
Dance Halls
The board of education placed itself
on record most positively yesterday on
theVmatter! of allowing the ; improve
ment,; clubs or residents of a school
district 'the use of school building" au
ditoriums. • ' . ' .
."I am ' willing to allow the use of
school buildings for educational pur
poses, such a£ lectures and concerts,
but-Isay ;.'no' when it comes to using
the - schools for social entertainments
and dances." ."
This .remark by. President banner
man was brought; forth on- the reading
of a communication from the Sunny
side Improvement club for permission
to use :the Sunnyside scjjool at Hearst
avenue and Foerster street for an en
tertainment and- ball, the proceeds to
be used in the: purchase of bonds for
constructing a drainage sewer system
in that district. ' . \u25a0 '". \u25a0\u25a0- .- : '
"We have no hall," urged J. J. Bish
op, president of the club, "in which , to
hold an j entertainment, and a little so
cial.;?\Ve' hope by charging 25 or 50
cents admission to raise, a pretty good
sum." :\ \ \u25a0'\u25a0\u25a0'_ .0 .' • ' ..: ,;.i \u25a0 \u25a0
', "I" am opposed; to allowing any
schoolhouse to be ' used for any pur
pose if : an j admission fee is charged,"
was the manner .in which Director
Mrs. Kincaid expressed herself. ' ;
"How would it be,", asked Commit
teeman Zurdar of the same club, "if it
v/ere for the benefit of educational in
stitutions? "Would you not make/ an
exception?. The; establishment of 'per
fect sewerage is for the benefit of the
school." " .' \u25a0•\u25a0/.
BOARD IS OBDURATE
The, board,' through the president,
stood by the declaration he had; made,
but courteously informed the r commit
tee that -it would take the > matter un
der consideration. -.
It was announced by Director Payot
that 12 schoolhouses had been .visited
by.. Director Whelan and himself and
that "'. lt had been decided: to recom
mend to • the board of supervisors -that
additional land be purcased so as to
enlarge the i'school yards. This, it; is
estimated, will cost about $235,250.
, The board -was asked for. permission
to divide a 512 ,000 insurance policy In
two foreign companies which were
named. ~
"No, sir," said. Director Payot; "not
in any company that welched after the
big fire. You say ydu want, to change,
to some foreign .companies. ' "Why. don't
you patronize home companies? those
companies' 'that' are composed' of San
Francisco men who acted honorably
and met each loss;dollar for dollar." -
. After being assured that this would
be done if possible the director asked
if a man named Avery was not at
head of one of the companies in which
it^ was: first desired to place' part ; of
the risk, and being answered in .the
affirmative ; he said: "He's one of " the
welchers." .; \u25a0 7 V ;_
Being asked to. furnish instances of
welching, Director Payot- said, "It's no
use, > Avery has Imy f op'jnion' of him.-- I
don't want 'anything to .go-to 'him."
LABORITES TO BE HEARD
The board will listen* to a delega
tion from the -Kan 'Francisco v labor
council next Monday afternoon In re
lation to having one hour devoted on
Friday afternoon, September' 2, for
the ; purpose of instructing the pupils
on the subject of Labor day and • its
significance. At the same; meeting it
will hear' the petition 'of -..the Excelf
sior homestead .progressive club for
\u25a0permission :'to; use the auditorium of
the 'Monroe; school for a public meet
ing during, the latter, part of the
month.
Eva T. Bush made application for,a
position in a high school and in a
letter .in which she alluded to her
qualifications and experience asserts
that for years she has "handled the
English language."
\ Annie E. • Sutherland asked for a
leave of .absence until the fall term
in 1912 , In order to 'regain her health.
This- was 'denied as the board has not
the power to grant a leave ".of absence
for two years. \u25a0;.:'\u25a0 , .
GUARD AGAINST VANDALISM
The 'truant officers, threa in num
ber, through Officer Duggan. reported
that In the last month they made
1,230' visits to schoolhouses to pro
tect them from vandalism, in .the va
cation .season and; that during-, tho
time Officers Duggan . and ; O'Dowd
were -on I vacation. 1 , ;. '
"There" must have, been; somepretty
tall -sprinting in .10 days? since the
schools .closed," remarked the presi
dent. :r"": r " " ' '•" "\u25a0 : v-;. •\u25a0--:.\u25a0 \u25a0 ..-; " .
<C. A. Berluier, financial secretary
of- the board, was named 'to repre
sent the board, in the membership of
the national association of school ac
counting.'officers. . - .
; On account : of illness,; Adrlenne
Spadoni was , granted a . leave of ab
sence from the "beginning of the fall
term this year to the ..beginning; of
the spring term of next year, with; the
privilege of returning to the: foreign
department;^ of the school, in which
she has ;been teaching. \< >,
V '.The "mayor was; authorized^, to sell
by public- auction the: Madison school
snack ;>.; building in Clay.', street .-be
tween/Walnut and Xaureli .
; Julia ; C. ; Coffey ; was Selected . a prin
cipal ;in the * department: and - assigned
to the vPotrero; school. ;:. .;..; • ; v'
PRIMARIES RIGHT,
Continued From Fas*
tion'under duly constituted party, lead-^
ership, but' there is a desire : to'* make
thlsresponsibillty real and to give .tRe
members of the party .the right to say.
whom; they f desire" to execute .this ;lead
ership.v In" New York state -noVsmai l
part* of (the (strength of the ;; movement
has; come b from!" the"! popular conviction
that i many '.* of JthVmen* most prominent
in I party '\u25a0) leadership ; tend vat: times £to
f orgeti that in- a; demoracy: the' function
of .; a leader, must: normally be
to'..]ead,- ; not to-'drive.-. \u25a0 :. ;'''~ : iS-:-:2i-\u0094
'.-"\u25a0- "We,; the men s who compose; the great
bulk : of • the fcommunity.iwish ' to
ourselves. • 'We i welcome \but
wefwish- our,: leaders to ; understand that
ith'ey? derive* their strength ? from : and
that A we \u25a0•} look f to'! t hem i for.
guldance7iWe expect this • guidance . to be
iriS accordance- "..with :our: interests J arid
our; ideals.*;- v . < ; , '\u25a0'\u25a0•\u25a0•"-";.'\u25a0, :\;. "-;.\u25a0'\u25a0-. 2 : £.~\'t
"I believe * that :- the f people of;. New
jYorkVstate f will t-in^'the't end v on
taklngra-more. direct; part, ml the ;noml-L
nation?ofjcandidates,Vbecauße|l I believe
theyijWillggrowJmore'-'and ;more-jto|iri
sistsfohl just ithelkiiidjbf 5 guidance % and
leadershiplthatil have; mentioned." "
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G^dinaltGibbons Says -:
t ShovY;MightGause^Siot
/BALTIMORE,' July 7.— -Cardinal
Gibbons. today declared his oppo
sition to the .'exhibition of the
Johnson-Jeffrie* flgh* "pictures la
Baltimore or elsewhere, saying^.
"If Would be *\vrong:j : ; to Jaho-w
these horrible : 'picture*^ ***** .*»«
cause the children ; have -.-, to _ ; be
protected,; and It \ls "the children
Trho lrould , be most seriously af-
fected If much exhibition rrere
allowed. -''\u25a0• The proper; authorities
r«hould see; to It that the, young
men and young women are given
the protection that Is. their due.
J;"The showlnsr*of the : pictures
would i have a bad effect .upon, the
. men - and rronien ot . the ' commu
nity also, and' would, : : -"-I think,
tend to Induce attacks upon ' the
," "blacks. -
"The resentment and 111 feeling
induced by the result of the fight
hnve passed and should - not be
revived. A pictorial reproduction
, In Baltimore of the" flght mlsrht
cause rioting that could not but
Injure the good name, of the city.
:: "The' black ; people conld "not
profit by seeing the. pictures, and
I.nm sure the whites would not."
REPUBLICS RESENT
AMERICAN POLICY
r> .WASHINGTON,;.,": July 6.— That at
least three, and perhaps more, of the
Central and South American republics
will make a concerted protest of some
kind at the coming international con
ference of American states at Buenos
Aires against ; the Central _; American
policy of the, United States is the pos
sibility discussed In diplomatic circles
here. r-
Rumors to this effect have been per
sistent, and -some responsible Latin-
American ... representatives admitted
their' approximate truth, though none
would permit himself to be quoted.
The ' rumors have led to lively ex
change of information among the Cen
tral and South American diplomats.
Officials of the state department are
watching the situation closely.
PROTEST OVER NICARAGUA
Some of the more radical of the
Spanish-Americans are said to favor
a Latin-American alliance against the
United States. It is generally conceded,
however, ;that formal action; of this
nature is unlikely.
; The most that can be regarded as
probable is that the. republics inter
ested will give the United States to
understand, diplomatically, that the
principles , represented in the attitude
of this government on the east coast
of Nicaragua will not be accepted will
ingly as a part of the international
law of the" Americas. It is hardly
likely that *this protest, if made, -will
become a .part^ of the. official proceed
ings of the • conference. .
Notwithstanding a recent statement
by the Venezuelan government on the
subject, \t is stilly reported here that
the Venezuelan delegates will be the
leaders in protesting against the atti
tude of the, United States, and that at
least two other governments will share
.the;responsiblllty of. the movement. .
MADRIZ RESENTS INTERFERENCE
. ,Dbubt»"*exists ''in "Washington as^to
just what, steps of the American gov
ernment have been distasteful to the
sister republics; . The only, concrete
point mentioned in this connection was
first phrased by Madriz, president of
the /government at^Managua, 'when he
protested against the action of Amer
ican marines in preventing an attack
by the Madriz forces on the city of
Blwefields. This was done on the,
ground that the American interests- are
extensive/there and followed the prece
dent of, the British government .in. pro
hibiting: fighting in Grey town. Later
the Venus was prohibited by the Amer
ican-o fficials from firing on Blueflelds.
"According to international- law,"
said Madriz in a note to the American
consul at Managua, "no neutral gov
ernment.may impede or disturb in time
of : war : legitimate military operations
of belligerents. Foreigners, '\u25a0•-\u25a0•' equally
with-..citizens, are subject to^ the con
tingencies ;bf these operations."
DIPLOMATIC DELICACY NEEDED
Madriz not only meant .this to ;' be
communicated to the American govern
ment; but .protested to every Central
and' South 'government
against the attitude of the United
States.' \ . :-' ; :\u25a0%& '.. ' \u25a0
" - > On the diplomacy of the American
delegates to- the conference may de
pend "largely the outcome.of the mat
ter. '-'* In'thls.delegatlon are such expe
rienced -diplomats as Henry White,
ambassador .;, to ; Italy -Ljind later to
France;: Dr.: John' Bassett Moore,; a rec-"
ognized authority* on International
law; Enoch Herbert Crowder of Mis
souri; Lewis" Nixon of New; York ; ; Ber
nard? ". Moses ;of California, Lamar
Charles Qulnterb 'of Louisiana, Paul
Samuelßeinsche of Wisconsin and Da
vid Klnley of Illinois.
It .was . well understood \u0084that the
American diplomats will 'hot attempt to
influence V greatly the disposition; of
general matters coming, before the con
ference, .thus lessening' the possibility
of increasing^the* agitation. They prob
ably"will assume the attitude that the
conference: is "not their show", and will
bear iin mind • that - they are_only^on«
twenty-first • part of the assembly. *r ; -.~; •'\u25a0
MAC'S LUCK
The Young Woman Reporter's Storr.
;; The", following food tale written by a
clever young newspaper .woman is a
true story ; that V came under her ; per-
sonal j observation: •\u0084. •
. "I have-* been -with the — (a
paper In a: Calif., town) for nine years,
and Mac has ,been . with, us all that "time
and I do notl know : how much "longer.'
: ''Last /and the, winter/before
Mac. - probably."-: from constant night
work and lmproper^ood, got badly run
down,\"could not ; eat{ much,; what : little
he I did .eat ,. did \ not do him much good
and he always complained he could : not
keep warmJ?^-,,'
. "Ifmlssed him for a while until yes-
terday' I overtook, him on -the street
going vtoward'.. the ;j office, '•;. and , hardly
knew; the man ; . had • It ; not ; been for' the
familiar /walk I : should "v surely. / have
passed .without : recognizing:; him. r. He
.was"; stoiit,- his "face was; round ..and
.ruddy V and . his' , eyes | bright \ as >I : had
neverfseenUhem? before.* *.h
Vl^ said,' v'Maci J; I -hardly . knew "you,
what ohiearth^have you; been doing to
Vet^sV^fat?'": -He ?replled, '.'Grape-Nuts,
nothing j else. : } I '; started In .on ; Grape-
\u25a0 Nuts ;"• food.* three ago. I when *'I
weighed, 126 and was feeling miserable,
but* how."; l weigh 160 and" feel" better
than»l; ever jfelt|ini my "life; • ' ; I quit my
"old :" diet 'and I-weht ' on Grape-Nuts, and
that's • the .whole ' story.'"
'iS'Bxe'fclaeJ Is -necessary, but .there's no
"nourishment^ in * it,- and proper*? food
alone; can " supply . that. \Grape-NutB for
10?dayssis"a* pleasant :trialand;proves
blgithings.^-;?;^r' ,r, r '-. ' "i; f. ;:-"\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0;
"There's, a. reason." * '-' j*THffiOnnjWifciS
Look-in- pkgs. for the -famous little
book;: "The -.Roadjto Wellville."
Ever,' read ; the; above ; letter? A. new
one 'appears from', time to time. They
areT genuine^ trueVTand * full •: o f h human
interest.- \u25a0• .\u25a0•-.; ' •-' ,;, "". ::±: \u25a0\u25a0
WHOLE STATE TO
VOTE FOR QUEEN
and 14 Maids of
Honor to Be Chosen for Ad
\ mission Day
Committees in Charge Outline
General Plan of Decorating
Market Street . .
The contest "for queen and 14 maids
of honor of the Admission day, 1910,
festival, to take place In this city on
September 8, 9 and 10, will begin Sat
urday, at, noon, when voting will com
mence all over the state.
boxes will be distributed In
the principal San Francisco hotels and
mercantile houses and they will remain
there- until midnight of Saturday, Au
gust 20, when it will be officially de
cided .who will' be "Queen California."
The native born daughter of Califor
nia, not necessarily a member of the
Native Daughters of the Golden West,
who receives the highest number of
votes, and the 14 candidates nearest
her. in addition to the honor and social
pleasures during the three days* fes
tival. v will be given a 10 "days' outing'ln
the Yosemite valley.
Votes from the interior of the state
must be mailed to the secretary of
the AQmlsslon day, 1910, festival, 1030
Phelan building, where full Informa
tion concerning the contest may ba ob
tained. The list of candidates already
received indicates a lively interest.-
The various committees in charge' of
the third decennial celebration of Ad
mission day- In San Francisco are con
fident that when their labors are con
cluded they will .have something to
offer, in the way of entertainment of
which, the community will be proud.
The committee on decoration Is busy
on Market street, between the Flood
building and the Emporium, where ex
periments are being made for. the gen
eral street decorations for the festival.
.GarlanJs of greens and American and
'Bear flags were swung yesterday and
a general scheme of illumination will
be tried out in a few evenings.
INSURANCE COMBINED
WITH SAVINGS BANKS
•The two' savings bank departments
with insurance features for working
men, established in Brockton and
Whitman, Mass.. in accordance with the
law passed in that state a year ago,
have paid a dividend of 8 1-3 per cent
on the first, year's premiums of in
vestments.
Ythe keystone/
\ to health /
fHOSTETTER'SI
I v STOMACH I
I BITTERS |
The best medicine to safe-
guard your health is the
Bitters. Its merit has
been thoroughly proven
during the past 57 years.
Try. a bottle for Poor Ap-
petite, 'Gas on Stomach,
Cramps and Diarrhoea.
PALACE HOTEL
- . >iUSIC IN COUHT
A musical program of unusual excelltnc*
and be»nty Is rendered dally by the orchestra
daring luncheon, afternoon and erentn;.
PALACE HOTEL COMPANY
Large* t hotel : company in tha world.
Also operatise the palatial
FAIRMONT HOTEL
HOTEL COLONIAL
• Stockton Street Above Sutter
Son Francisco
American Plan, $3.00 Day
European Plan, 1.30 Day
A hotel with •very modern conTenlence.
ETery room connecting vith bath. •
WtIERE TO DINE
FOUNTAIN BEER AND LUNCH^fIAIL
Gore, Corner .Market, Kearny and
' -' : Geary •• Street*— Dov™»talr» "\u25a0 '; -\u25a0;
''."We give more for the money than
any line of business In S. F.. : and
have done it 'for 14 years.:
/. - Judge for .Yourself.., V
Your choice of. on© of the follow-
ing. dishes, with a glass of win*,
steam ". or; lager beer, buttermilk or
a -cigar, for sc. "" • ' ."-
\u25a0i Portion 4 of ;crab served with two
5c purchases. M*9fKPQ£9&SBi
i. Chili con C*rn« " Cribs
Mexican Brans Clam Juice
Clam Chowder >' m . ' Beef Stew
\u25a0 Corned Beef Hash Ro*«t Beef, .
. Steamed Clams ". " Mutton Stew \u25a0 -
9 ' a. m. to 2j2 j p. m. ParceU checked
r . ""'i- free : for .' patrons.
V -MUSIC — GEXTI.EMEX ONLY. ,/.<
LAWYER AND WIFE
JAILED FOR FELONY
Fred H. Thompson of Los An
geles Charged With Receiv
ing Stolen Money
Both Are Released on Farnisn
ing Bail in the Sum
of ssoo
[Special Dispatch to The Call}
RENO, New, July 6.— Fred H.
Thompson, the Los Angeles lawyer who
was taken into custody here last week
on telegraphic Instructions from Los
Angeles, and who has been enjoying
his liberty under the surveillance of
Deputy Constable Sweeney, was re
arrested today on the arrival of S. L.
Brown*, a deputy from the southern
city. Mrs. Etta H. Thompson, his wife,
was also arrested, but both were re
leased on $500 bail.
They were charged in the second
warrants with being fugitives from
Justice and also with receiving
feloniously $10,000 stolen money. The
bonds were made out before Justice
of the Peace Davis and Thompson and
his wife entered the automobile In
which they came from Los Angeles and
went to their hotel.
Thompson said that he" would waive
extradition, but owing to the crowded
condition of the trains he refused to
leave until the morning.
iV^^ ConCOrd-with Ara-Notch
4J^g[W EvaJtiaton— with Buttonhols
/* THE NEW
Arrow
CpLLARS
FOR SUMMER. K«a •nao*h for foofc^-
low encash for comfort and plenty of room
for the ti* to «Kdo in. T
15c. each, 2 for S&
Cla»«. rubody * Company Arrow CniT». Be.
They Speak for Themselves
'.:>•! San Francisco. Nor, 21. 1903.
. Dr. "Wong Him. 12«$ O'Farrell Street.
San FraTw^Uco— Dear Doctor: After
Ji^9-^S^S number o" years
dlagnoala of my
takins 'Vour'h'erb
treatment tor a few months I am en-
tirely well and free from pain. Fatta-
fully yours. HECTOR BEAULA.
1033 Kearcy Street. San Francisco.
San Francisco, February 2. 1913.
Dr. Wong Him — Dear Sir: For tiire<i
or four years I suffered with nervous
gastritis of the stomach, kidney and
liver trouble. I could not eat potatoes,
bread or any starchy foods for months
and was at death's door. As a last re-
source I applied to you. I did not cars
to take Chinese herbs, bat was com-
pelled to, as I could not receive any re-
lief from any other so*rc». After a few
'months I was entirely cured and can
eat all 1 kinds of food, even starchy
foods, for which I tender you my sin-
cere thanks.
MRS. ELIZABETH KLUBER.
2273 Post Street. S. F.. C*L
DR. WbNG HIM
12<S O'FAIIIIEJLU STREET
Between Goush and Octavta
SAX FRANCISCO
OFFICE HOURS:
10 a-rn. to 1 p.m.. 2 to 6 and 7 to 8 p.m.
HOTEL TURPIN
Newest and Most Popular Commercial Hotel.
17-10 Powell St. at 2Zar&eit
Six stories or solid comfort; 10 first class eat-
tag nouses within 1 block. Rate«. $1. $1.30 to H
per day-; 223 rooms; not » dart room la ti;*
noose. -
F. L. and A. W. TtTSFCT, Props, and M;r».
Former Owners Royal and Hamilton Hotels.
HOTEL BELMONTf^
Sunny, modern rooms, thoroughly clean
day and np. $-.50 per wfc. np; prlrats batn. w
per wk. np. 730 Eddy. Franklin 42u0« Take Eddy
car from ferry. - ..
HOTEL STEWART
Geary Street Above Union Square
European Plan, $1.50 a day and up
American Plan. $3.00 a day and up
C.KIA. WAST ADS fmi.Vft RB<CI,T<(
San Francisco* s Lea dins Restaurant.
MABKKT AJTO EDDY STSZET3.
luncheon. Planer.' After Theater Mujic bj
GXBMA.N HCSSAR ORCHESTRA?
MODEBATE i PaiCES.
Phoce gutter 380. ' '
I Want to Loan Money?
I USE CALL WANT ADS

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