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8 •THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL JOIIX D. SPRECKELS. . . . - .Proprietor ADDRESS ALL COMMUNICATIONS TO " SOUS _ McXAUGHT ...„'..._• ............ ..... . .Manager 'PUBLICATION OFFICE. ..THIRD AND MARKET STREETS. BAN FRANCISCO SATURDAY MARCH 31. 1906 LET US GET THE COLORADO. HT is reported from Mexico that President Diaz desires to sell! Lower California to the United States. That peninsula seems to be worthless to Mexico. It is very arid, but no effort has been made to utilize the surface water it has or to develop ground waters which might add to its agricultural resources. Its Coast has several bays that furnish good anchorage and its fisheries have some value. No doubt, if we get possession of it, capacities hot now sus pected may be discovered that will make it worth the price. Nat urally it will become part of the State of California and will add " rbbut 1000 miles to our coast line, giving us a great ocean frontage. There are a few unimportant towns and settlements on the peninsula • and some gold mines have been- worked with fair results. Several \u25a0 attempts have been made to settle American colonies there 1 . The .. greatest of these was located at Topoiobampo, on the west coast. It had certain socialistic aspirations, but was* a failure, inflicting con siderable loss and much hardship upon many people. While the peninsula is well worth acquiring, for the sake of the resources that it may have, and for its fisheries on the 1 Pacific mid the Gulf of California, its acquisition is extremely desirable for the opportunity it will afford for the rectification of the boundary be . tween the United States and Mexico. At the close of the Mexican .war the treaty of Guadahipe Hidalgo made the Rio Grande the .' boundary, from its mouth at Brownsville and Matamoras, to El Paso .del Norte. From that point to the Pacific Ocean the description was ' vague, because of the extreme lack of knowledge of the geography of the region. The location of the mouth of the Colorado River was not V surely known, and the northern end of the Gulf of California was widely mislocated. The boundary was to run northward from the .southwest corner of New Mexico, "until it intersects the first branch • of the river Gila, or, if it should not intersect such branch, then . on a direct line nearest to such branch, and then down the middle of .'.?uch branch to where it empties into the Colorado and thence to the Pacific Ocean/ . . ' The indefinite description soon caused trouble. A few Americans •. entered the extreme southwest, claiming national rights to the terri • tory, and were' met by Mexicans who disputed the claim, asserting \u25a0' that it was Mexican country. These disputes became so serious as to • make another war possible, and to avoid this it became necessary to "- rectify the boundary. The United States sent Mr. Gadsden of North Carolina to negotiate a new boundary treaty with Santa Anna, our old 1 enemy, then President of Mexico. Gadsden did not understand Span \u25a0, Jsh and went upon his important mission full of the prejudices gen •erated in the recent war, and with a hearty contempt for Mexicans in gerrera.l .and for Santa Anna in particular. When he was presented to the President that grizzled warrior suppressed, under cover of the '/•ppliteness of .his race, the bitter memories of San Jacinto and Cha . .pultepec, and through the interpreter offered everything in his capital for the use and comfort of "His Excellency the distinguished envoy of the United States of the North." To this Gadsden answered by • „ telling the interpreter : "You say to the smutty old Greaser that I ;\u25a0•-.. don*.t want any hospitality in his d d capital, and if his Mexicans : don't let us alone we will come down here and whip the grease out : of "'em "again." The interpreter solemnly turned to Santa Anna and \u25a0said: "The envoy of the United States of the North expresses his , profound" appreciation of the hospitality offered by your 1 Excellency, aixd is sure that his stay in your capital will be among the great mem pries "of his life." . . « ;-The negotiation of a treaty followed, and it was supposed that the boundary fixed ran such a course, from where the town of No _ gales is now situated, as to take in the mouth of the Colorado. But it .missed it by more than fifty miles. We paid Mexico $16,000,000 ' .for- the Gadsden purchase and, after all, did not get one thing of real ' value that we wanted. As time has passed the importance of the con trol of the Colorado has increased. It borders a desert that is capable. \pf being made one of the most important sections of California. It is ' now known that by using the waters of that river to irrigate the ': Colorado desert we may have there the greatest date orchards in the But to do this now we have to enter Mexican territory , either -. to divert or convey the needed water, putting the requisites, of the :m: m desert development within another jurisdiction. If we acquire Lower \u25a0.California, and the small irregular^ triangle to be had. by running due •. west from Nogales to the gulf, we will be in a position to make the naost out of the entire acquisition, and a few years will see the most remarkable results on the Colorado desert, which can never be under ' 'divided jurisdiction. Our Government has decided that the .waters of the Colorado are of more importance and value for irrigation than • for navigation. But Mexico may claim navigation rights on the river s as an international stream, and thereby raise a very vexatious ques iio.n. California has a great stake in this proposed extension of terri tory and correction of General Gadsden's blunder. Our members of Congress can do their constituents a great service by pushing the '*; project to success. , '_\u25a0 - .- -\u25a0.. ETHICS OF CORPORATIONS. i-^RESIDEXT ELIOT of Harvard addressed the Merchants' r^ Club of Chicago recently upon the' "Ethics of Corporation o * Management." He pointed out many of the evils of present methods of control of corporation affairs, but spoke so conservatively that his strictures will carry more weight from their evident avoid ance of exaggeration. Among the several " features of bad morals in management which his address covers, is the subject of over-cap italization. That is probably the most usual form of corporation -wrong, and President Eliot treats of it both as to its evil effects upon the public and upon the wage-earners. This system of'de ception practiced in the issue of stock is the cause of much just dis content, and it is well to see voices persistently, raised against it. President Eliot shows his fairness by recognizing, that there are usually two foundations for the capitalization of a business cor poration: the money actually paid in for the property or the. plant, and the earning power of the plant and the organization. It is about this second item that over-radical enemies of corporations are apt to be blind to the right of skilled organizers and controllers of -corporations to estimate that they have created a wealth beyond the amount of the actual dollars put into the plant. That second part of capitalization also furnishes too easy an excuse for corpora tion consciences to unjustly water stock. It is too easy to assume that increased values are wholly due to the skill and prestige of or ganizers and managers, and that none of it is the result of the busy industry of the whole hive of workers. "Many of the States restrict over-capitalization, but Eliot deplores that the stricter States have to compete with the looser ones which make their laws as little re strictive as possible and thus leave the investing public a prey of the corporations. Such States, he says, abandon- their true position as moral teachers. v It is pointed out that while reasonable wage-earners are > willing that skill and ingenuity and knowledge in organizing industries to develop new resources should receive considerable reward, they are discontented about the issue of stocks not fully paid; for, because that compels them to toil not only to earn their own wages, but to pay for. .dividends on stocks which represent neither money inVested nor a contribution of skill or labor. It is an old thenie for strictures, this of over-capitalization, but until public opinion is ;sufficientl3' aroused to check the excess of stock watering we -will need not' only the calm reproofs of such men as President; EHot,.: but perhaps even the sensational revelations of such aggressive. critics of modern finan ciering methods as Lawson. As the umpire of the game Roosevelt has authority to order Taft'-to the bench whether he wants to go or not:— Houston : Postl THE; SAN^RANGISCO* CALL,: SATORDAY^^ DREAM OF THE RAREBIT FIEND POLLY DID NOT FORGET ORDERS A LADY, entertaining a* guest of im- ! portance, was- giving final Instruc tions to her maid, says Lippineott's Magazine. "Now, Polly," «he said, "In the morn ing take a pitcher of hot water up to Mr. X/s room. \u25a0 Be sure not -to . forget this." "Norm," Polly answered. The lady thought no more of the matter until the next day, when at noon -.she remarked casually, "Of course, Polly,- you carried that hot water :iipfr to Mr. X-s room this morning?" •..'. "/., : Polly beamed. "D' law, Miss Mary, I was so 'feared I mought fur git dat water dat I cv'ard it up last night." REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR. You can never guess a girl is pretty as quick as she can. It's awful hard to get rich the way rich men tell you to do it. A man would have to have all the money In the world to feel he could af ford to eend his poor relations birthday presents. » When a woman hasn't written a letter to somebody any day in - the week " she feels as uncomfortable as a man. who has a note coming due. : . . : - Somebody could make a great : fortune inventing a clock that a man could turn back three hours when he comes home at' night and .that would give; the right time in the morning.— New York" Press. TAKING NO CHANCES. Our Pogwash correspondent ' who in cludes in his latest batch of notes from that neighborhood an item to the effect that a certain fair widow— nameless here, for^ obvious reasons-twho has success fully, managed /a stock farm since tho death of her. respected husband,-; has the finest looking calves he (our correspond*, ent) has seen for some-tlme.s will have to be a trifle more explicit if he sees his contributions in print. We have already been . shot at five, times this year, which is Just about* our 'annual' quota.— P v olk vllle (Ark.) Clarion. " Oncle Biff's Observations SQUIRE BLIMMEJR asked Ab- Toner, ef dancin' ? wua ; injoori- ; l-r, ous. . Ab .. sed it ' all depends V on whos* girl yer_ dancin 1 with. . Sez feller once used up a whole*^ . palm' fence on ' him ; tryln' to con- '\u25a0 vlnce him ' that lit wuz..by^ gin-/, gel-!— Cleveland ; Plain Dealer. Little Lesson in Adversity |—v ENJAMIN. F." WADE, X who rose to eminence as one of the statesmen of the |-% country during the middle of, the' nlnteenth century, overcame obstacles •tl' enough, to .have disheartened a dozen less determined men. He' was but a boy when his people joined the westward , emigration and — — - — -^- — - — — removed thelrhome from Pennsylvania. to Ohio. , \u25a0 The wilderness at this time (1820) offered absolute-, ly no chance for, schooling of .any ( sort. Young Wade worked on the farm; the while he dreamed of how he might attain the position he desired. Part of his work was the driving of the cattle to market. One of these expeditions necessitated his going on foot to Philadel phia, a distance of some 100 miles. Wade finally decided! to study medicine, and went to Albany. He did any kind of work that he could get in order to pay for his schooling.. He had to begin at' the very rudiments of book lore. He began to re alize, however, that his natural inclinations were to ward a law course rather than the one. oh N which he had entered. Despite the fact that this would neces sitate a few years longer of study, for which he did not have the money at the time, Wade made up his mind to undertake the task. ' He went to work as a day laborer on the Erie canal .—. — _ _^. in order to secure the necessary funds. And' he received his reward in the returns from the profession he adopted. - / . Idealized Husbands ANGELA MORGAN IAM asked which woman I believe to be the greater help to man, the one who idealizes him, endowing him with virtues he does not possess, or the one who sees him "Just as he is," refus ing to be deceived?. ' » • My questioner observes: "The wife who idealizes her husband is constantly expecting; moral' feats of him which he cannot; achieve and! she is always be ing disappointed and - 'disillusioned. 1 Whereas, the other kind of wife faces facts to begin with and does not expect too much. Isn't the latter, far. more sen sible than the former, and does she not make a husband 'Happier than the other woman could .and herself happier as well?" My answer is that were it not for the women Idealists; in "the world, men would never grow . any. better or live any higher, if .women did not idealize men and by their faith- in them urge them to improve their standards and better their habits 1 the race would ad vance slowly indeed. • . V \u25a0'.. -Man today is ; not -the brute, the sav age, he once was.: One .of the chief, causes rt the change in him ; has been his striving, whether consciously • or. un •consciouslyi to' attain the ideal; of him cherished ".' by the good women who loved and believed in 1 Im. Through all .the ages -it. has. been' "woman's belief in man, ".her. 'faith in bis 'potential , goodness,- that has / made j his moral .advancement possible. And to \u25a0 day; lt is her faith in him/her belief in his * capacity for; higher things, that is helping him to progress further. . ' The ; wife who I idealizes jtier.j husband has vastly more power /to help' him than \u25a0the one'who flxes'hef'eyes upon his.de ;ficlencies,-; proclaims'/ them'' permanent 'and expectß little or Jnothlns: from him : in' the way. of 'improvement. :';\u25a0 No doiubt the Idealist does suffer-more than/the other./,: Her- times;of/disillu >sionment;and disappointment give 'her .'pain i and -heartache such fas/her \pracjf' : tlcal' sister is 1 never called ;upon to^en jdure.' And yet; the beauty, of .ttie-ideal lst'sitat"e\ is s that sho : never, \u25a0\u25a0\u25a0 becomea 'wholly' disenchanted. i She is never, thor-" oughly disheartened.. She l: cannot, _ be. -The very gift she possesses-^the^rnagic vision" 4 that J shows ; her ; the/golden/slde of .every /person /arid ;; every experience \u25a0'prohibits her entire defeat --.'-••\u25a0\u25a0 .•\u25a0• .<"...-• ...\u25a0\u25a0•..\u25a0\u25a0 • \u25a0 - • BENJAMIN F. WADE. She must always see the hopeful side. She must .always love; always trust and have faith. It is' her nature. 'She cannot help it. And well it is for man and' for the race that she cannot. The true idealist can never be anything but an idealist.": .The practical -wife who sees her hus band "just as he is" 'and looks for noth ing higher may be happier in a limited sense. But. hers Is a selfish happiness, after'all. She prefers a spiritual idle ness to effort and would rather ; know comfort than progress. What do ,we> mean. by, that expression, to see a man ','just as he is"? We mean that we accept his visible, limited, par tially/grown* character, with all its blemishes and weaknesses, as the only self there is of him. How. short -rslghted a view I* this and. howignorant! Any. estimate of a;hu man \u25a0 being that fails to jtake into con sideration his two-fold nature is only a partial view. Man has two selves, the self that has . already become arid the self in . process of becoming.: The latter self, invis ible to the literal, material view, is -al ways visible to the idealist. In this un developed part of man lie all possibili ties of goodness and -. . Character is not fixed— not stationary. No estimate" of any character can be absolute. To see a man "as he is" should mean to see^ him capablo of con tinual change'arid improvement. , .; It \u25a0; is in- the % power of every : woman who loves ;;a man to rouse the very best in , his/nature ; and ; to bring - to : the sur face' thejnoblest and highest- qualities." /Women /should Vot have less faith in men, 1 ; but ' more; ; /should not^ expect lit tle ofthem.'but.much.^. :\u25a0 It , is ; the Vornan w^ho idealises a man and j spurs"; him \u25a0' on % toY reach her \ Ideal that; helps him moslVof all. ANSWERS TO QUERIES. . NEW IDEA-C. 8.,; Richmond, Cal. •/The' New Idea,", a magazine, is publish ed in New "York; City, ;N; Y." • 'BJ'.c:,, City. Generally opeaking.^the literary critics.did,not"eon demh '• Frahkj Morris', book \u25a0 VJklcTeague." • A ' BOOK— Constant . Subscriber," City. If ,'< you J will '^ go \ to ,\u25a0 any .; first-class book seller/he will : procure for. you the/book Occidental Accidentals A. J. WATERHOUSE HOW BEELZEBUB GOT LEFT. SATAN and Beelzebub were seated in the cozy, well-heated office of the Hadean Brimstone Corporation (unlimited), where they were discuss ing various events of diabolical in terest. "I got terribly/left in recent busi ness tranSaction'of mine." said the lat ter, at the same time ordering a little red imp to throw another chunk of brimstone on the office grate. ; "How was that?" Satan inquired. "Why, I ran across a soul down there on earth. It was a pretty decent look ing soul, too; seemed to have some ce lestial aspirations and sympathies, and, on the whole, I Judged-' that it had a fair sho\^to escape us if we didn't look sharp. But/the owner of the soul was hard up, and he and his family lackeJ all" of the luxuries and many of the comforts of life. Naturally. I saw my chance; so I appeared. to him and told him that I wouldgive him and his great wealth and all the happiness that wealth buys (they believe in that sort of happiness! Wouldn't it jar. you?) if he would let me have hia soul after he got done using it -below. Of ; course, you understand that I didn't appear to him as an evil spirit, but as an angel of light "Well, the poor chap hesitated % for a while, but I called his attention to the fact that the world hasn't much use for a soul without money and finally he consented and the bargain was made. "Thrfngs came hls'way after that. Of course, he found that It was necessary, if he was going to- have money, to hang to it; but I so assisted him that it became easler'and easier for him to do so. The gaunt forms of starvation and penury still -passed him oh the street, but he did not mind\them as much as he form erly did. for. as he remarked, if the beggars wouldn't work, what could they expect? "So the man got alons first rate, and accumulated a handsome property and froze to his nickels so that his hand had to be unthawed- before It would un clasp them, and was'a pillar In the Steenth Avenue church, and — -oh, I cer tainly kept my part of th« contract all right. . "Well, the time came for him to die, and I made it a - point to be there. I took one look and— you bet I felt sick!" "What was the matter?" Satan ' in quired. . , '.'Why, he had no soul left 1 It had sort of oozed ' out and percolated away in the course of his so-called successful years." - "I could have told, you." said Satan. "You are a 'nice vice president of a brimstone corporation, you are! I or dered those contracts discontinued years ago. There isn't one case out of two where you get anything for your effort, whether the bait la coin, fame or some thing else. Your Intellectual gifts en title you to a place in the coal-shovel-, ing department" \ - - - -'- \u25a0*~>-' ;h * * Beelzebub said that he was sorry, and that he never would do It again: so the unpleasant topic was-dropped with the simple reprimand he had received. ROCKEFELLER'S KID. If I were Rockefeller's kid — but, then. I'm not. you . know — If all on earth I had to do were watch my bil lions crow; If I could calmly sit around while people scowl or scoff, And hire a lively ' man or two to yank the. couiaona off: If I were Rockefeller's kid, ' and knew the thins to. do : To worship God and Mammon both, and gratify the two. ' What then would happen I don't know; the ' truth from me | is hid — It's hard imagining; myself as Rockefeller** kid. , - . I If I were Rockefeller's, kid— it's really hard to cues>s. V - . But still I think I'd have a time of ornats dizziness. - PerhaDs I'd let the money slide — I'm, some what thus inclined — And some poor devil then would smile a stack of it to find: Perhaps I'd blesa some fallen . ones — I really cannot say— ' ' \u25a0 With unused millions that I thought might better see the day. * But that would.be against the rale, by grand papa forbid.' --' And so 'tis not expected of the Rockefeller kid. "I see that a Brooklyn' banker had two wives." i "I noticed it". "Will he be arrested**" • "I. understand not" "Why not?" "It is believed that he gets his punish ment as he : goes along." SAUL SLEW HIS THOUSANDS— But the record left by worry made him ashamed , of himself. . But his cemetery was a miniature affair compared with that stocked by a bully good time. . „ But when it came to slaying happiness it required the little word that was spok en before" you thought. But it required the last glass you took to slay both good sense and Judgment at one fell swoop. • Yes, Saul .slew his thousands,, and it is but. Justice to him" to call attention to the fact that h« lived before the day of the automobile. "He consulted a lawyer to ascertain how Jha -should get his case > into the courts." "Und9ubtedly that was tha \u25a0 proper thing to ] do." "Of course, but now he wishes he could find a lawyer .who could tell him how to get it out "again." , \ ''la ' eha a woman who is devoted to the fashion?" \u25a0 \u25a0 "Extriemely so." ' "I r eupposa iyou know?" _ "Oh, yes. /Why ..she has. even had her vermiform appendix cut put." /"De Style' ran down a man with hi« au tomobile and : - was severely punished." - ."What /punishment did ; he receive?" " "His chauffeur was fined $50." you desire. ;This department does, not advertise book dealers or any - other prl vate business. V,:/ \u25a0? POFUI^ATION OF NEWV.YpiRK-D. 8., City. /This' population of New York City in 1900, according 'to^ the census, 3,437,202, that / of : Brooklyn . at"' the same time " was I,l6«,BS2,; making, an; aggregate for ; the two places of ; 4.603,784, • The |Stat* census of . 1906 gives the f ollowlngflgures: New York City, 4.014,304; •Brooklyn, ; 1,368, 89 i; aggregate ; for the two peaces, 5,373, 123, au increase : ih five years of 65,339. '\u25a0\u25a0 The Smart Set SALLY SHARP Miss . Elizabeth Downing, who bade a score of close friends to a tea in her home yester»V>J*. formally announced the,pleas ant news of. her engagement to' Dr. 1 Al bert E. Truby, V..S. A. It has been bat a few months since the brilliant military wedding of Miss Edith Downing and -Dr. William Jones Edger, and now a second is soon to follow In the Downing family, the young people having named April 26 for their nuptials. The fair fiancee belongs to the. younxer set and is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Oliver P. Downing and a granddaughter of Socrates Huff. - • • • The engagement has been announced of Miss Estelle Ril«y and Austin S. Fer guson of this city. Mr. Ferguson is wide- . ly known and is a member of the larga grain firm of Moore, Ferguson & Co. Th» 1 wedding will take* plac* tomorrow, April I • •- • Mrs. Gordon Ross entertained at a tea in her studio in Sausatito last Sunday. Those assisting in receiving were Mrs. Walter Beattle. Miss Cherry Bender. Mrs. Gaston Asbe, Miss Poultney and Miaa The interesting announcement is made that the National Association of Collegi ate Alumnae -will convene in San Fran cisco in July. This is the first tima tho body has elected to come westward after many years of meeting in Eastern cit ies. The convention will hold from July 2 to 7, during which period a systematic Itinerary has been planned for aeeins the city's principal environs. July 4 will be passed in patriotic celebration at tha Greek Theater and college, grounds. Th^ coming of many notable womea la a leading feature, among whom will be- tho president of Wellealey. with other promi nent educators. Today tte California branch meets at Sorosis Hall, when an address will bo made by William J. Tucker, president of Dartmouth College. .» • • Austin Lewis will give a dramatic reading of Oscar Wilde's "Salome" be fore the literary and dramatic section of ( the California Club next Thursday afternoon at 3 o'clock. • • • ' Henry Payot- gave an interesting lec ture last evening before the Cbannins Auxiliary, taking as hl» subject "Tha Lily of Arno, Florence," which was beautifully illustrated with stereopticon views. • • • Mr. and Mrs. John Dickenson Sher wood, who left a fortnight ago for El Paso, are in the City of Mexico, where they will, stay briefly. Upon returning to the coast Mr. and Mrs. Sherwood will be the guests of Mrs. A. R. Cone at San Rafael. •• \u25a0 • Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Splivalo, who have spent the winter in town, returned this week to their beautiful home at Bel mont. They are entertaining Lieuten ant and Mrs. Francis Rawles Shoe maker (Beatrice Splivalo) until the De partment of the Treasury "adVtses Lieu tenant Shoemaker of his assignment to a new station. , • : . • ' • Mr. and Mrs. James Coker Sims are spending some time at Paso Robles. -~- : • . • • , Mrs. Gertrude. Atherton will go to Berkeley on Monday for a brief visit with friends before returning to ; her country nook near Petaluma. The Se quoia Club has made Mrs. Atherton an honorary member. • • • Etienne Lanel is leaving today en route to Paris, where he will spend a few months. COMPROMISED. "When we first got married my wife and I quarreled for a year about whether we should buy an automobile or a horse and buggy." "How did you settlj, it?" > "We compromised on a baby carria**." — Cleveland Leader. Townsend's California glace fruits and choicest candles in artistic fire. etched boxes. New s, tore, 767 Market * Special information supplied dally to business houses and public men by tha Press Clipping Bureau (Allen's). SO Call* fornia street Telephone Main 1042. • Fashion's Mirror SUMMER COAT FOR . THE . SMALL, MAID. HERE la a splendid model for. ' the -washable coat of heavy linen or pique which . every, email girl's wardrobe should' In clude.; \u25a0 They are far dressier than the garment of some lightweight woolen material, more adapted to the. needs of summertime, and. It might: be said. Improve- with each \u25a0visit to the weekly wash. _Th« Russian blouse " pattern i» fol lowed In this example, deep single box pleats set either side . of the center front and .back, the dou ble-breasted ,- front closing made* with ! medium-sized pearl buttons. The deep cape-like collar, reach- Ing almost -to ; the waistline in front, *U scalloped "about .with a button-hole i stitch .In white linen thread,, the deep turnback cuffs of the -*• bishop - sleeve \ and, the Uttle roynd turnover , collar . finished In the -same manner. The broad stitched belt la worn over the pleats Instead . of under, it * being stitched to the coat *at .the ' center back.-