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Is it a fact that of all the girls -of -San
Francisco those who -earn their -own
living in the stores are the prettiest?
See the photographs in
The Sunday Call
VOLUME CIL— NO. 168.
FISKS'S GRASP ON
$6,000 FEDERAL
JOB IS SLIPPING
Anti - Machine Republicans
Plan to Stop His Quiet
Sneak for Office
LASH OVER PERKINS
Senator Has Own Troubles
to Look After Without
Herrin's, Too
DOOM POSTMASTER
Roosevelt Men Still Hold
\u25a0 in Mind His Obedience
to S. P. Whistle
George A. Van Smith
The quiet, cold sneak on another
four year term in a $6,000 a year job
planned by Postmaster Arthur Fisk
and his Herrin machine sponsors bids,
fair to become a torch ligbt proces
sion, with Fisk's light'out. The anti
machine republicans of San Francisco
Ere preparing papers in a suit for di
vorce as between Fisk and the gilt
edged job, which will be at President
Roosevelt's disposal in January.
Fisk's hop»s of r^appnintment to the
*r>*st federal position in California wer';
hase<3 on the failure of the. Roosevelt
republicans to bring out a man for th»
Job on which -his four year tenure
c<?a.s<»s in two months. Fisk and the
Herrin machine republicans have given
no Indications of a. hunt for a renewal
cf Fisk's - mortgage on the postoffice.
and to anxious- Inquirers have sug
gested that Roosevelt's policy of reap
ro!ntm«snt of all first and' special class
postmasters, except -where reappoint
m»nt would militate against the good
cf the service, meant the retention of
F"isk.
Tbe Roosev«lt republicans cf San
Francjsco. who demand FiFk's scalp
and are casting about Tor the most
available candidate, are not impressed
with the idea that the president will
deem It "good* for the service" to re
appoint a postmaster who has consist
ently taken orders from the fountain
head of the anti-Roosevelt movement in
California — ">V. F. Herrin.
The Roosevelt republicans go even
further In their anti-Fisk calculations.
They believe that not even the Herrin
lash can make Senator Perkins, a. can
didate for re-election by the next leg
islature, stand up against a sentiment
In San Francisco and the state which
will, in' all probability, be dominant in
the next legislature.
TVithout a fight for the plac*.'the
naming of Fisk to succeed ' himself
\u25a0would have been a pimple and con
genial task for Perkins. In the fac«
of the . determined opposition of the
California republicans -whom Roosevelt
recognizes as hiss friends the renomina
tlon of Kerrin's man becomes quite, a
different matter. The California dele
gation has not yet fully recovered from
the effects of the presidential booting
administered In the matter of the
Berkeley postoffice. Th* year 1508 -will
fee en awkward tim^ for a. senatorial
eppirant to offend either the president
rr the Roosevelt republicans of San
Francisco.
Fitk may rightfully assert a claim
en the good will, Jf not the affections,
of the Southern Pacific political bureau
ar.4 the senators from California. His
ear has always been sensitively at
tuned to the soi:nd of the whistle and
the San Francisco postoffice. its |C,OOO
a year and the limited but rich patron
iLfe annexed thereto were passed him
as s. reward for faithful services.
As a member of the assembly Fisk's'
services w*r« no eminently satisfac
tory to Herrin that In his second t«rm
b» was elevated to the speakership,
where fee was trusted with the execu
tion of the railroad program. To save
Qxm machine from embarrassment Fisk
became a candidate for the United
States senate ana corralled a few scat
tering votes that might have strayed
Into forbidden pastures, but were ulti
mately deT?*Vred to Flint. Then he got
th« postofflce and began drawing the
salary In January, ISO 4. The postofflce
appointment ' made Fisk's services to
Herrin a little more difficult, but *he
proved equaJ to every occasion.
TVhen Herrin helped Ruef by knifing
Partridge in 1905 Fisk was Herrin's
personal representative on the fusion
committee that was used to turn the
trick lor Sebmitx. It was a delicate
task. Herrin refused to co-operate
with the fuslonlsts unless Fisk was
placed on the committee. Fisk was
put on; but his pride in bis commission
was equaled only by his caution. He
knew t that his task was not a pretty
one and that Roosevelt might be ex
pected to look with disfavor on a post
master who permitted himself to be
used as Herrin's tool for such a trick.
He participated^ in the daily confer
ences of the .committee, transmitting
to it the orders of his overlord and
sponsor, but he did not permit the use
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INDEX OF THE
SAN FRANCISCO CALL'S
NEWS TODAY
TELEPHONE KEARXY 86
FRIDAY. NOVEMBER 15, 1807
WEATHER CONDITIONS
TESTERD AT— CIear; maximam temp?«ture,
66; mlnSmuci. JSO.
FOEECAST FOB TOPAY— Fair; light norrh
w-iod*,- clanging to *outtiT(«st. ' Page 9
Holiday Today
BY proclamation of Governor
James N. Gillett today is de
clared a legal holiday in California.
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EASTEnX^
Orposltlon'of'flninrier? tn the propose, »stab
ltihia«Bt of « pMttl «»rt*E« bank »yt.tem is O«
arpMrinir. .... a K«}°
G<yr»rnm*nr hs» not! shan«oned it« intetjtioa
of presenting Harr'.man for Tlolitlon_«f. «>•
lnterstatf roran><?rc» 1««"»- Page 3
Hc.werdGf.uM Bles tfM'Mt arcusinsr-hi* rrifo
of h«Tinr bad. :n»r»trlcio-« relations with W. f.
Codr. S'BBffilo T«-1" • Page 3
Brr«a euprxinces that h* -^U arcept the desno
crati^ Bonioation for tfc» pre^idencr if [tt b^
t»T<<s-.r»<l Trirliout a fntfst. .Pape 3
/••Smoke" .<••*<? (IkW«. of United States ..-mit
of »ppcal.can«eß company to close great srcelt?r
at Etngham JuD'-tion. Utah, aod 1,000 men "111
b>.*hrotf n-entn-ent of Pa Be 10
Chart?* Tracer Barney. <3epo»»d h*nrt ft
Kn'.rkerhoeker trust \u25a0forapany. k*Ug bim«flf *T
eho^tin? la Krr York home. Page 2
COAST
' Gorenior Gillett «ecidea t» hbbm 'the Jeris
later* to conTeae In extraordinary *e«si<?n next
TnttiiT. ' PaKe *
Steam srh^wmer Berkeley is totally destr^-4
by fire «t sea. near Point. Cow^ptioi^ :md
the cww of 19 reach «her<» safely .in
lifeboat. • -. " I"ase 1
i WealthT old '«ratraeter hale* child wife vho
left him for young tnaD to court en • felony
ccarp-. ' - y Page 3
Burner ftyt that tronWe is hrewWfg -«t OH
Soldiers* home at Yonntrllle. Trnge 2
Hod <«*rrlers' Btrtke *topa all brick bmW
ing' la Stockton because of alleged UDfaic
firm. Tag* 10
Ann of Fatter. OtrenLaeey of Ix>di U de
stroyed by accWental d"licharfre of shotgun while
in hunting trip *nd wound may prorc
fatal. . Pase 1«
Mother of K'rl wife t«i»ef the bns
band of committing perjury to set mania??,
license. P*K« »'
EDITORIAL
Title.lnsurance" exposed by experts. Face 6
. Harridan's prfvtte property. Page_6
Rooeerelt and the lost inscription. P"K« a
CITY
S^ip<?rT!»e>rs ayatn tfiscuss .removal of over
head wires, but •do not tak« final action <x Jn
matter. [2 p»?c"
: "lJir«'committee «f wperrifors to draft ordi-
B«nc# re<inirlng remoTal of all temporary bTiild..
lDf» before January I.'JWB. r Page 13
Antamn ethibltlon of tbe San TraacUco art
assocfation Is opened in rnstltnte of Art bulldlnc
*t*«^illfornla and Maswi str«ert. Pagre 2
Admiral Brownson relents and - consents!
allow newspaperman ;to go en.-ptojvWrt
cruis». '- -':' :lf, : , ' . , . \u25a0P«E« 10
ChambeV.-of "commerce, gir^» 1 *«*d ?to. ;tte pw
teat: .made by , representatires of deposed , em
peror of .Korea .against methods of the
Japanese. , " , ';-.'- Page 14
Graft' prosecution wins sweeping Tlctory. by
derUJon-'of': state supreme court denying
writ- of, prohibition asked for by W. I. Bro
beck.- .. Page 3
CapUin "and first m«te. of, the lost steajner
Queen Oristlaa escape .with a slight n?p:i
m»nd. , \u25a0 V<\\ . Pagre 7
With nothing but the meager description tfivea
by a. child, netee'tlre James J. Dow solves
baffling police mystery.' Page 13
Magnates of Southern: Pacific road must join
ranks of commuters after January 1. wnen an
nual pa*se« will no longer be good for iseon
way to work. . Pagre 10
Panama a'urtoritles aik that certificates of
Bonexposure to diseased rats' accompany all riilp
xaenta of foodstuffs. 1 P«K« 10
'Plan for the combining of the bay cities Into
a Greater San.Francisco Is heartily Indorsed »,y
leading cirirens.' ' -Page 1
Postmaater risk's grasp on $6,000 federal job
Is slipping, say Rooserelt republicans who are
watching his stealthy prowl toward reap
polntment. " . :^. Page 1
• Climax of troubles of King's Daughters comes
when board of directors resign and home for
!nmrab>s . passes Into hands .of hospital aid
association. Page ,14
Mayor Taylor denounces reorganization of
Citizens' alliance as "sheer. Idiocy" and ..char
acterizes the action of the men behind the mor?
raent as being selOsh., He says that the foil
power of bis office will be used in crashing the
morement if r^cessary. «_. \u25a0 . Page 2
Nora May French, gifted writ«r ami rout.
ends life by taking cyanide of potassium in |
bangalow of friends near Monterey. Page X
District Attbmey Xangdon will deliver '.ad
dress, before famous easftrn club. . \u25a0 Page 3
SUBURBAN
. Frightened woman v looks on while bold-burglar
is busy ransacking her room.- Page 4
workmen threaten .a serloua upiisius:
against the Hindu colony .at Stege. Page 9
Bankers and bnsinesuaes of Oakland ex
press optimism at' banquet of Merchants'
exchange. Page 4
Large »ufli«nce enjoys presentation <tt "BI Bl,"
Bicsical fantasy, «t Ebell hall In Oak
land. . .' -Page 4
Oakland ' Encralrer completes 'negotiations: for
the purchase of the Herald and the two evening
dailies will be merged: . ' ' ' Page 4
Wounded men In- Oakland hide facts' from
police. -V . . • :, Page 4
Clcb holds option on land needed by city of
Oakland..." .. . . Page 4
SPORTS ."
Automobiles will depart, this morniog on en
dsrsnee ran to Witter Springs. Page 8
Conditions of- races programmed at. Emery*
vllle »r» keeping . high class horses in the
b»rn. v "\- ' Page 8
Barns .rides tare*"of v the six wlnn«r« at
sir California jockey club. track. Page. 8
Frank H. Bnrke presents an artistic j Alices'
stand to' the - park \u25a0'commissioners \u25a0 for tb->
speedway. ' Page 8
Stanley Ketchel and Joe Thomas decide upon
December 12. as the date. for their third 2s«ot- i
Ing In the ring. . ..." / - Page' 8;
Speculation Is rife ;a*, to what • the carmen's j
onton .' will do". la- the.. cholct ; of" a Vpnisi- ]
«e.nt. _>. .- ' -\u25a0;\u25a0\u25a0. \ ""' " ... Pag«v7 ,
Secretary Gallagher ' telia. the laundry
wagon.- drivers to' drive - politics ; from the :
MARINE
Ferry approaches.- to •be equipped j with snew
system'of lights aod belis to aid pilots In foggy
weather. - - ' - . . Page 9
French ship ' AUce arrives in port • from",. New
castle, • Eng.,. after weathering' ierrlflc gales' for
100' days. '7 Page' 9
MINING
Daisy and Belmont decline ««>ter»l points
and are the only active ' stock* of the
day. .. Page 13
SOCIAL, .
T«a>iTen*: by Mrs.^William, Mlntz«r for;Miw
Augusta *F^aU . .-proves ./».. Tery amort
affair.",.......'/.. .'*. /'. \u25a0 Page"6
SAN;/; P!RANCIBCO,^ FRIDAY, •
PASSING VESSEL
REFUSES AID TO
SHIP IN FLAMES
Steam Schooner Berkeley
Totally Destroyed Near '\u25a0.
Point Concepcion ;-.": V
OIL USED A^ FUEL
Men Narrowly Escape Death
as Flames Envelop \u25a0
Doomed Craft
BIG TANKS BLOW UP
Freight Steamer Cobs Bay
Passes Near Wreck, But
Fails to Give Aid
Special by Leased Wire to The Call
I GAVIOTA, Nov. 14.~Captain Nic
olson of the coast freight steamship
Coos Bay, owned by the Pacific coast
steamship company, stands accused of
having refused to go to the assistance
of the imperiled crew of a steamship
which was burning at sea. The ves
sel was the new steam schooner
Berkeley, in ballast^ from San Pedro
to San* Francisco. It was destroyed
by fire at 4 o'clock this morning, about
"six miles off Point Concepcion. AH
of th,e crew escaped in the boats and
reached this place.
When the Berkeley's officers and
seamen arrived here they made the
sensational charge that they had been
refused assistance by - the Coos Bay
and left, to their fate. I^*-
The Berkeley was an oil burner,
and the fire started in the engine
room. Within a few minutes the
schooner"was enveloped in flames and
the crew, 19 in all, were' forced to
take to " the ;b6ats.> > All were saved,
but the vessel' is ; a , total loss. ,: Its of
ficers were: Captain, A. B. Higgins;
first : mate, John I Sorenson ; second •
mate, Eric Anderson; chief engineer/
J. H. " Johnson. •\u25a0 JTbjj -vessel was er>
gaged in 'this lumber trade* and v,was -
owned by "Charles \H. Higgins of ] San
Francisco. ,It was valued at $75,000: !
When Captain Higgins, ordered- the
crew to abandon, ship' they .went' for
the starboard boat, but that. was. al
ready In flames. .The port' lifeboat was
launched in the face'of great peril.-'for
it lay almost .directly over the fuel
tank^. . There , were : three of the tanks
— two amidships and one forward — and
they contained 400 barrels of oil. The
port boat was launched and the 19 men
piled into it. Some of the men had not
time to" get -clothing _ and escaped In
the.ir night , dress. -One of the cabin
boys. A: TTeldon, was asleep below and
he barely got out, his hair being
burned off as he rushed' through the
flames. John Bird, the assistant en
gineer, had His face and hands badly
burned while fighting the fire. '..
Hardl3 r had .the crew pushed clear
when the, tanks blew, up with terrific
force, snapping the schooner's main
mast short off and wrecking the house.
The 6mall^ boat with its heavy load
remained- near the ship in the vain
hope that the flre would go out. But
as daj light noared the men bent to the
oars and rowed toward land. They
came ashore at Alcatraz and went to
Gayiota, where the most of - them
boarded a train for San Francisco. /The
burning hull. was last seen at 1 o'clock
this afternoon about three miles off
Point Concepcion, drifting northward.
;.; While the Berkeley was burning
early this morning the freight' steamer.
Coos Bay, owned by the Pacific Coast
steamship company, passed. Its crew
iaw_ the light" of the' fire arid the sec
ond mate notified . Captain Nlcolson;
r but the Coos Bay continued on .. its
course without offering ' assistance.
When the steamer reached Santa Bar
bara at 6 o'clock this morning .word
had been received from Alcatraz tha? a
steamer was burning off that place and
after awaiting to discharge its cargo at
Santa Barbara the Coos Bay 'was
turned north again to the -rescue of the
men, of the Berkeley. Captain' Nicolson
explained that the ; failure of the Coos
Bay'to go to the rescue was due to" a
misunderstanding. When ;-.' the " . mate
notified :. him, he said; t- he was asleep
and. in his drow?y condition -he under
stood the mate to say that fire was
seen coming from the smokestack of
a'jUamet some * miles , distant. \u25a0, The
mat* defended his course; of 'continuing
to ; Santa Barbara -by taying ? thaf; the
responsibility lay with the captain! V
The Coos Bay found the Berkeley's
lifeboat, making its way to' shore and
offered to take the men onboard. But
by this time the shipwrecked men were
not far. from. land and they refused as
sistance. " : . .\u25a0 \u25a0-..•; '\u25a0'. -\u25a0; \ \u25a0 \u25a0'\u25a0\u25a0': .' ':
RUSSIAX PARLIAMfex T OPEXS
\u25a0ST.'-/ PETERSBURG; /Kot.;-;. 14.— The
third- Russian parliament was ; opened
in tne,Tauride palace at 11 ;o'clock. this
morning in the presence of "Premier
Stolypiri . a rid the ' cabinet by ; M. ; Golub^
off,' vice president of the council- of .the
empire.,-, - ,-. „.'-\u25a0/:•.:•'\u25a0 -'-..v \u25a0..:/•
1 / Nora' May French, giftedl writer, , who i committed?; suicide} in ;
'\u25a0'\u25a0 Sterling '\u25a0\u25a0 bungalow •• at Carmel jby > taking \ cyanide* of f potassium^ i "\u25a0'.'. \u25a0 (
Nora May French, Writer
Ends Life With Poison
Friend Has Telepathic
Vision of the Poet \u25a0 s i
• Death Scene
;. A" telegra m • wa^ ' r e'ee iy ed ', from
« Mon te're} r list \u25a0 rjgiit that
Nora May; French; a writer-well
known :lii this tity,. had commit
: ted suicide 'by taking cyanide; of
potassium in .the .bungalow.of the
poet, -George . .Sterling. . He '.was
away from Home, and^it was Mrs.
Sterling; who, . shearing ; groans,
went : to the apartment .occupied
by. 'Miss French and
dying. -On the table- near at-hand
was a';; small box of cyanide 'of
potassium which she had .pro
cured'-the day before :\u25a0 for the psj
tensiSle. purpose Aof cleaning s\\~
\ yer. j Help .was-*sumrnoned, , but
berfore'a* doctor .; arrived ;the/girl , was
dead. A verdict -of suicide -was*, en
tered' at ; a coroner's ; inquest;held-yes
terday afternoon, f No' reason is known
for: the suicide. . \u25a0' : -\u25a0 \u25a0 . •-- " \u25a0 ,
Miss French -had been 'living for two
weeks with 'th^lSterllng's,'' having gone
to ; .the l coi^ntry to 3have V a Setter j» op^
portunity; to "write.^' She was 24 j years
of age and came.here from Los 'An
geles some \ two 'i years ago with; her
sister, Miss 'Helen French. ~ She has
a brother andva father in Los Angeles.
Upon receipt'of ) the telegram announc
ing her death v George \ Sterling, '.who
was here, . left for Carmel, '.accompanied
by Henry "A.- Lafler? one *of "the \ group
of : friends with .whom Miss French was
intimately, acquainted.: ' >.\u25a0
"While dying ? at ; Carmel In the ; mld
night hour; Thursday .morning -Miss
French < sent a telepathic message \to
an intimate friend ;in ; San ; Francisco.
This friend,' whose , veracity .cannot • be
Questioned,' saw j the^act in-- a ?dreara—
saw the^poison* lifted' to the girl's ''lips,
and ] saw; her writhing in . the •death
agony. \u25a0 , It-.- Is > nrmly believed, by Lthe
one who dreamed of the act of, suicide
that. the. vision ; came, at the -] moment'
when Nora iFrench.' moved by some im
pulse which' is not understood; ;by her
friends, ended ja ] life*, that . gave I great
promise. ' - , ; . .
Nora May French was a poet of .rare
talent. , Her was : small, Vut
everything ': that^»he| had \ written i was
invested with *\u25a0 haunting tbeauty-.^Qeorge
Sterling. has said -of her ; 'that wheneyer
she^put ; her ~pen 'to} paper^something
perfect^was 'the result. She could not
'write 'lanything .commonplace, ' he " said."
That she, might be 'free ;to write as she
chose,"- she went, > two y weeks ;ago,t to
live wi th- Mr. and Mrs. " Sterling' at ; their,
cottage at 'Carmel. T It : was eremarked
by^a\ friend at' about ;thV time 1 t^.jihe
lef tithiat "suicide would .be her end,- but
the* idea was- scoffed'at- by' her \u25a0inti
mates. r '*_: '-, ;': ;,\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0,.. - : -^.; v '"\u25a0 ./ '.''.'";'
, Until :\u25a0 two 'wveeks i ago ;. Miss'^French
and he? sister. Helen.' lived at 415 Lom
bard ! street In /a ; bungalow, owned *by
Hehi^-'^:\^fler,rand/npw..o_ccuple^rtby.
Mr;v and - Mrs.;, Perry .» Newberip'.ry^Whne
here^Mlss; French^ was* one*, of {ttTe^lit
erary^;and .artistic • coterie, composed/of
Lafler,? Porter ' Garnett, •Biifgess,
Xariisr -.Martinez/ George ' StVrling',7He*r
man^Whitaker^andr^^ers.y^Sh'i^waß'
.employed , for;;at(tirne^by. the*>Pa.ciflc
States* telephone company : and' was "the
• The'- followlng~'po'em,~ ushering
in the- present year.' was written
by Nora 'May'French;for>the*Sun
day. Call } of /Decembe"r^36,^l9o6.
and in vigorous .language she tells
of the year:of^he}disast,er.coming
in syith 'and;o.Jspar*,ing,amid
terror end te,ars;. \u25a0•'.% _\u25a0 •/.*--• -r' ">•""•
SAYS i THE:* QCHy ,YEAB .TO VTHB '
' -' -By\ KO^RApIATI'-FREKCH,^;"*
| Say»- the; Old^ Tear^*o ( ''ti« >\u25a0' >Ti^rtt,
]. . «Th«j- t»IH never Velconiie yon
Ai rtliey .sons f me, In'ilid \ ran jf ; rii t
In- upon mj-. birthday, nlsht— r.*v
And. above , the . »urßinfj ,» crorrd,
} bells ,and« voices calltns'-lond—
A '• thronsr ' nttnnrd to Inughf «r «nd
a city , fall , alight. \u25a0\u25a0 \>
;"Kind hnd hfenthf j-enrn of old,
... drowsy lidded, zoned rrlth'. sold:
They snfpt thrtr pnrpleidown the
I \u25a0 hny and '• sped i the \u25a0 home-ward
keel i. :.: '\u25a0\u25a0'\u25a0;; ,-.-i }\u25a0:\u25a0:.. : ~f;<Xrh ;>'";
rTbe' rears 'of frultw and peace,
'\u25a0 "smiling days and rich Increase—
: Too Indolent with wine and son
to Km up the \u25a0\u25a0 slaying .'steel. \u25a0'. »\u25a0» \u25a0
\u25a0 " A» '; my brothers ', so 1 1 ' °ca me,,. pan- '
- thpr treadXnuc. hIIUpd, tnniet 1
(The ." s^rord ' ttbs Hgbt •yrt thlnt my
: h*nd, I • kept .tt •henthed t'arid '
; -'ts<Ul.^-;., \u25a0\u25a0;*/*.: ; \u25a0; * [*^ ; \ .V^ |\ \
j The ;.Je,weled Telty^ prayed |me - and
C *t** laas;htaK .voices m tared .me— \u25a0
A ' little while I plcaaed- the'mTrell ."
<;A and : jrav« them all their > trill. . -
'"As; a ; panther strikes to ; slay ; «o •
• ;.' I'vrren'ched" my r sb.nddeiing -preY '
And I lit above., the -panic" throng I
. and toroh««* . crlxnaon^flarei--- - .
For 'they made my .coming bright .:
'••\u25a0- .and "I | gave ; -them'<* light +'for
,": light— .r* '."\u25a0;*:,;• \u25a0.- \u25a0:':. '•:':.-
Yea,; I - flHed" the nlght"^-»rlth flam
lns TvlnKi* and Terror's stream
\u25a0'••\u25a0 ,'lris; ' hair. .; :'',;'"..'' "J" J . ', ;','. [\ . ."•
- "They / were , : stately v walls , . and i
v • h lch— a n I , felled •_ them ,so \ they
'"-'Ue-^; - : - ;'-/''\u25a0'\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0 ' ..V ;: ' : :^ \u25a0'..\u25a0\u25a0-,,.
-lite | like > bodies torn | and 4 broken, :
lie like faces 'seamed "ivlth acarsi
Here '• '\u25a0 \u25a0vrhenej Beaaty ; \u25a0', and .
* Pride, ere my : torches .flamed '
and died, \ ; - . . , -, : . : ', . -" . ; . -""\u25a0
The empty arches break the night •
\u0084 :to 1 frame the tranqnll stars." '.:
'"Though ; of Aril '. my
I\u25a0 • scorned, ~ I, 3 betrayer, 'r» ' xrn
• mourned, : -' t " '.. * \u25a0 - *• *-- •\u25a0'. >>
\u25a0 It Is .I - vrho torrer shonlder high
. ' above ; the'^ level,. years,, :- /-/' . ' . -\.
Tcu who come to build 'anew, Joy
~ .-wlll'llTe again jTTlth 'you, " V- &
Bnt • . r mlgh tl«st ' ': I * ' wh o ;-' walked '
/with Death and taught the sting
\u25a0'\u25a0; 'of. tears!?"/;, :';-. , ; '., -,/ ,/..:.\u25a0:
author, ;of * The .Diary, of •ay/Telephone
Girl" i which'; appeared \ in Saturday
Evening /\u25a0 Post ••. a ••,' few | weeks i ago. Tand
which.H as was -based "on -:the?recent
telephone;, girls' •' strike .'^ here,
considerable) •.•;•'- A- v few
touches ; were \ put to -the -article -\ by
Gelett "but * in j all 3 Its « esaen- i
tlals;it' ; waii^th,e^work of Miss. French.'/'
\u25a0•-: Miss | French^ •/ was 1 * a rail ', - girl '*. of
striking •appearance, •• and ;-who »ex
•rcised-'aic*harnj>over ; all ; th'e ; Wen 'she
met. They .made no -impression ; on: her,
however/^ it '} being/ apparent'^: that ,i her
chief 'object \u25a0'In^ associating'^ with ; them
was \to i" make a .; psychological study
of * theni - ''She~was> of j in^ exceedingly
nervous^ t«mperajnejat,f and '*". ordinarily
gave^no -sign > of ilt .was <only
those i who . knew iheri well - to . *whom the
brliliaricytofj-her ;mind.-. was -apparent.
p " ; v For/; some"!., fourryears* she \u25a0 had - been
contributingt . to"-. various /coast fmaga
xlnes.iand'some,of*heriverse had found
Its sway* into j. eastern .publications. ~ She
ha'dia'fsuretandf.beautlfulZtouchMnjher
t Contlnned j «»\u25a0 - Pan j X Colnmn ' S
•, The Rockefeller bible , class is an in
stitution -which has become of national
. .interest.- a An article on the real leaders
of the class appears in
|f! ; The Sunday Call
BUSINESSMEN
LINING UP FOR
CONSOLIDATION
Greater San Francisco Pro
ject 'Is Heartily : In-
\. - : *\u25a0' "' "- ddrsed^v ' ":
ALL' SEE BENEFITS
Convention of Delegates
From Bay Cities May
. V Be Called
VIEWS OF CITIZENS
Only the Voices of the Poli
ticians Are Heard in
Opposition
:•-•:'\u25a0.•.\u25a0• :.-.; . .i. J \u25a0 .' \u25a0
In furtherance of the plan to amal
gamate the bay cities into a, Greater
San Francisco a special meeting of the
trustees of the chamber of commerce
wilr be held Saturday afternoon, at
Which . the calling of a convention of
delegates from the interested commun
ities will be discussed. It is possible
that such a convention -will, be -held.
The first definite development of the
Idea of combination, lonjc cherished In
the' minds cf r the businessmen of San
Francisco, and the possibility of real
ization have/ j resulted In an almost
unanimous "desire on "the" part of ' San
Francisco's business Interests to-fol
low up the step already- taken by a
concerted effort looking:; to consolida
tion. ', ' , .'
The consensus of opinion amons the"
men here who'jhave given the subject
consideration Is that' opposition to con
solidation comes largely from", minor
politicians, -who see In the great civic
merger.' probable loss of their ' places
at the trough. .Consolidation; means
less tajces. fewer offices and fewer.'eamy
jobs. The enthusiasm with * which the
proposittoh:ha-s/>fen ( ' recelye.d;rin San
thexanxlety 'which- was ! felt\ prior to
theilate.jelectio.n. Thousands of men"
'•**$?$ tjWil&tft
San^Jfrancisco : inA_r titelt^re^iiences f n*
nearby: suburb*; •^•er^ -to cast
votes In ;tneir\owu- behalf *Here, r recog
nise • the disadvantage at > which ' they
are placed. This class in particular'
is -worklilg hard for r - the 'Greater San
Francisco. " }|"? .\u25a0<[ ,*
... "From, what I can gather.**, said "W"ar- :
ren Olney r Sr., who lives In - Oakland
but --his • his^law .offices in Sa^ *Fran
olaeo, "the. commuters are In favor of
the schem*.* Personally, jl_ am. decid
edly in- faror of it.. The union of the'
bay cities 'into one greater city would
be for the good of ..all. , There is no
doubt that the interests* of. these com
munities' are* the same; their alms are
identical, and there : Is - no" sound rea
son why 'they should be pulling in a
different 'direction. . Of course, the poli
ticians oppose - the ; scheme; that -was
to have been expected.' My personal
opinion, is that the~ : majority ' of the
people are. In. favor of "it and would
so express themselves.*'.
' The benefits, to be derived from the
combination are succinctly' set forth by
William I*. .Gersliiej.-^^^,.
• ."The good to' be ' received * from ah
amalgamation' of the cities." he said,
"would be "\ttie same as that derived
by an amalgamation of business con
Continued on Pax* 2,«Mlddle Column 3
Impertinent Question No. 25
Why Do You Laugh?
\u25a0 For the most original : or wittiest answer lx> this qiies
> tion-— and the briefer "-the better— The Call will pay
FIVE DOLLARS. For the. next five answers
; The^Gall will pay ONE DOLLAR each, Prize
winning answers will be -printed next- Wednesday
{and checks r mailed ito the winners at once. Make
your answer short and address it to
r - iI^ER^NEN QUESTIONS,
*f THE GAI I -
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-.- '-' of" r-\u25a0•r -\u25a0• • r- V--f "T "' " ~* . *** J '- •" ** "\u25a0*^S a^ai^^^w»^B» . . > . ,* j. 4
"WUxalng aasWeni to * r WThat t» the matter rrltb Sao Francisco 1 n
'-f. -$5 prfaw.to L." \L ; l>aTiesi.' ; is« Bcott «6r«t.. dty. ; ~ . * ; #-,K
; If "de, Young, Hearst 'andl Pat Calh'ottii "were 'not here I .
%would be puzzled "for »n. answer. \u25a0
;- $1 .prize" to Oaratt Calkins, 1347 Hay« street, dty. ~ J
Nothing, absolutely nothing. Dr. Taylor was called last
\u25a0•- week, 'and h*e said all she- needed was a little change. . ..:.
•. \u25a0$i;prUt-.tO;WUilani Misoß;f2*6"Chaaa!a« way. Brekelej, ;
: ; /Nothing! \u25a0;." -SHc just backed up for a running, rip roaring
•; ; - : "start at prosperity. • HB|Mff«|B
-T" .v,~sl; prise '"to/Lools'Tieittf 1 , 1 * Sib* M«t»oia«ry atr»«t. city. •
"\u25a0Nothing^} Needed _._a community bath and got it on
. ' '..- . election day. , ' . t j
$1 prise to" Herman F. Bndde, ; Ttmtttrxth an* Altee'streets, Oakland. "^
-' jt Election day, Missouried me— she has got the. best show
ion the coast. .- ..-]•'.' •\u25a0'•>'\u25a0•*"'-*!' '"v" v / " '\u25a0
' . Sllprize!tolMrs?/AlmaTKobo«a,}Soß«msr Cal.V-i-.Ji'' •• \u25a0 JT 1 . '
1 : Nothing— -with 11,189; plurality to prove it. '
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
LEGISLATURE
TO CONVENE
TUESDAY
Governor "Decides
to Call Extra
Session
Five Problems Placed
Foremost for Solution
two Will Affect
San Francisco
Alone
Railroad Commissioner
Wilson to Be Removed
Special by Leased Wire to The Call
SACRAMENTO. Nov. 14.— *
California's legislature will J«t
summoned to convene in extraor
dinary session at the state capitol
at 10 o'clock next Tuesday morn
ing to take measures to relieve
the local distress resulting from
the flurry in the eastern financial
centers. Governor Gillett will
"issue the call tomorrow.
This decision was arrived at by
the governor this afternoon after
a conference participated In by him
self, Lieutenant Governor Warren Por
ter; George W. Peltier, president of. th* ,
California bankers* association,: W. E.
Gerber. president -of the California -
national bank .of this city, and B. C
Cooper, private secretary, to ta*:gov
ernor. \u25a0 - •
:_: _ Governor ;GClett has decided' ijpon,
tfi*.five.n)4in. matters which ta« legli
liturft will be called upon to consider,'
but;he said tonight that perhaps ojne>
or two other things would be included
in the formal call to be issued to*mor-',
row. ; ,
Telegrams .have been sent out to
night informing all legislators of tha
governor's decision.
• Governor Gillett says that the most
.Important matters \u25a0 to be .' considered
are: ... ,
\u25a0 l.' To add a > new section to the "po
litical code relating to the postpone--,
ment of the collection of taxes, to ttt»
postponement of delinquency forth*^
nonpayment of the same~an'd postpon
ing th* time for the preparation of de- ;
linquent. lists for nnpald taxes, and the
duties of all persons and public offi-'.'
cials connected therewith. In th« event
of general financial stringency.
2. To amend that section of the cod*
of : civil procedure relating to "holidays.
to tjc effect 'that during the time, of*
special holidays declared by proclama
tion of the governor the courts have -
power to call Juries to hear and deter
mine all criminal cases and prosecu
tions; to hear and determine all mat
ters In civil cases pending and on trial;
to hear and determine injunction suits;
to quiet title to real property; suits , In •
partition: condemnation of property for
I public uses; actions in forcible entry.