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THURSDAY
The San Francisco Call
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JOHN D. SPRECKELS '. . . . . . . . . . Proprietor
CHARLES W. HORNICK General Manager
ERNEST S. SIMPSON ........... .^. v v:j Editor,
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SAN FRANGISGO GAIiL
for month of .-
JANUARY, 1909
Daily Average for the month. @0333£?O 3 33£? copies
Average for January, 1908 S9 3 22 5 copies
Gain over last year 754647 5 464 copies daily
STATE OF CALIFORNIA I
City and Conuty of San Fraadsro '
C. W. HORKICK. General Manager of the San
Francisco Call, being first duly sworn, deposes and
says that the above circulation statement of the
San Francisco Call is true and correct.
_ . . C. W. HORNICK
XOTARIAJU i .
-^1, '\u25a0 Subscribed and sworn to before me this
st^ L> I lSth day of February, 1909.
Notary Public in and for the City and
County of San Francisco, State of Cali-
THE CIRCULATION OF THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL IS
GUARANTEED .TO ADVERTISERS AND IS OPEN
TO EXAMINATION AT ALL TIMES , ',
r T"MiE Pacific Mail steamship company is a frankly malignant
I institution. It is maintained not to facilitate trade and t trans
\u25a0*• oortation. but to throw obstacles in the way of competition.
~i B3' occupation of a strategic route for com
merce this corporation has contrived \ -to
neutralize or minimize California's natural
advantages of easy access to transportation
by water. As long as its monopoly of the
__ Panama route is permitted to go unchallenged
»« .^uccd to discourage the use of 1 that means of trans
portation to the end that the overland railroads may get the business.
But the instant that shippers unite to provide independent service
by sea the Pacific Mail jumps into the field with a sharp cut-in
rates. If there were any assurance that these reduced rates would
be permanent the cut would be water on the wheel of Californian
industry and commerce., But the shippers know by experience- that
the reduction is- meant merely to break down independent compe
tition, and once that purpose is accomplished a return to the' old
practice of discouraging transportation by sea will be made.. :
These are the reasons why -The Call asserts that the Pacific
Mail is actuated by a design of malice aforethought to do mortal
injury to Californian industry and trade. The present cut in rates
is not made in good faith or with honesty purpose. If it should
succeed in making an independent line of steamships on the isthmian
route a commercial failure the object would have been attained and
this region once more reduced to its condition of industrial servitude
to the railroads. , \ ;
Pacific Mail
Frankly
Malignant
As matters stand the railroads have seized the power to tax
Pacific coast industry at will, and the Pacific Mail is the indispens
able factor in maintaining thfs usurpation of power. Its policy and
tactics arc transparent and undisguised, and snippers will have them
selves to blame if they walk into the trap. We believe that it will
pay them in the long run to stand out against, the temptation. and
maintain their attitude of independence even if : . that, should result
in some temporary pecuniary sacrifice. : * . •
The situation is not new. The merchants and . producers of
California have "been through all this! before..: -The, Pacific Mail
once more invites a transportation war with the object- of breaking
down competition in the interest of the railroads. It is a case where
histon* repeats itself, and experience demonstrates that if the com
mercial community, the^shippers and /producers are true to them
selves they will surely bring the .railroads to terms. The spurious
competition offered by the Pacific: Mail should be met with neglect,
backed by a firm resolve to .proceed -with the plans for an inde
pendent sen-ice by sea. That; way industrial freedom lies.
IN a remarkable series of decisions - rendered on Tuesday the
United States supreme court gives force and bod}' to the legis
lation of congress; and. the. -states ßesigned for the restraint and
regulation ;of trusts: ->It has been the reproach
of -our "national jurisprudence that the prin
ciple-of- the -Sherman.' law against trusts and
the prohibition of rebates by the Elkins law
had- lain dormant and' ineffective in the federal
and state statute books for. years before prose
cuting officers, and the courts; could ;be : brought to" the point of
enforcement. It is true. that, the courts ;are- slow" and prosecutors
often laggard, but in fine; -as. Mr.* Dooley says; they "watch the
election returns." ;\ ; , '
The supreme , court, j then, ogives to -the law. making the
grant of rebates for railroad; transportation a. criminal offense and
affirms the exemplary fine imposedVon the New York rail
way. The total of this fine does not Teach; the [sensational proportions
of the penalty, imposed on -Standard ? oil : by 'Judge i'Landis, but the
offense is the same and,the ( l&soniwil^be; learned by the people most
concerned: It may be -said; tKaf^thef practice of giving rebates on
transportation . is extinguished..- ' ; .- V-i \ v : : ' \. . .•. •
The principle of r tlie- Sherman law v against combinations in
restraint of competition was 'involved in tlie Arkansas case : ,arising
out of the infraction of the state law enacted for the same purpose.
The decisions of the highest court have been uniform in this field
of jurisprudence, although some of them were made, by a casting
vote. The general result is that, the court, stands firmly .for "the
enforcement of the law. against 'trusts as it reads; There may be
some doubt whether the law is not unduly stringent, and
has spent much time considering the policy *of /.amendments xpro
posed without being able to arrive at a satisfactory conclusion, but
so long as the law stands on the statute book we have the highest
•authority for the assurance that it will be enforced. "f" f
Supreme Court
On Trusts
And Rebares
HT^HE customary assiduity of Supervisor Pollbk' and Supervisor
I McAllister in defense of the Spring -Valley water company
"\u25a0\u25a0 was perhaps not unexpected.'- Whenever-; a public* service cor
poration is threatened^ with* any.' sort: of "disci
pline these industrious musketeers will:usually
be found starting up from behind the breast
works, weapon iirhand, for the defense. They
; \ are always on the job. The gift of propliecy
__ is hot required. to foretelhtheir; attitude* where
public ngnts are concerned.,;
It is the same wa\vwith;the^tactics;employed:' 'The-threadbare,
ancient plea for delay comes to the front \vith indurated' face; acquired
b\' friction and hard rubs. It has been- used a. thousand- times before
in the same interests. Don't do anything in a ' hurry. Wait for
tomorrow come never. Pollok; and McAllister arid the rest of the
Lribf dwell in the land of inanana. HBBh!
Two
Industrious
Supervisors
The city, pleads McAllister, should not proceed to vest its. rights
EDITORIAL PAGE OF THE CALL
Thumbs Down
in the Hetch Hetchy region lest something .untoward happen. \u25a0} Of
course, the "something" that McAllister -fearstis; what! may: Happen
to Spring Valley,^something that might -advance the delivery of
San' Francisco rate payers from the monstrous exactions, of the .water
company. "The matter is before congress," says "To
put this thing through now is. like. waving a red rag in the face of
a bull." -- :. ' \ ' ;. .. ' :^ : - -.— v \u25a0•\u25a0\u25a0;••>•\u25a0\u25a0•\u25a0•\u25a0-••;:•;\u25a0
Mr. McAllister's regard for the bull is mostly Pickwickian. He
and his friends have been laboring to persuade the animal into their
corral, but with indifferent -success, and if. President Bourn of the
water company believed: that action of .the sort indicated by 'the
supervisors would have the, effect, oh congress that Mr. McAllister,
professes to expect- he would bfe; the : first; tb urge: it.-. : 6n. If Mr.
McAllister's sense of the bull's temper is correct one may fear that
Mr. Bourn will regard him as unduly officious and superserviceable!
That might be a misfortune for- McAllister '.and a cause^pf poignant
grief for Pollok.
"It is a strange way to proceed," says Mayor Taylor, "to acquire
rights under a grant and then sit around until somebody., gets ready
to revoke tliem." r That states the case for 'the 'city with accuracy
and spikes the guns of trie public service corporation \ guards.
GOVERNOR HUGHES; of : New Yorlc is 'conducting in that
state a strenuous fight with the political' bosses for "the enact
ment of a direct primary law, arid the struggle and; the course
)f argument haye 1 many points of interest -for
~alifornians at the present: juncture. It Has
Deen urged against the direct primary that , it
s an .expensive -method of nomination • tha^
Tiight;.prpve^prohibitory. to tKe/aspirations';6i
poor/ candidatesy 'As- to this charge Senator
elect .tsnsiow 01 Kansas: writes tliat he spent only $3,500 on his
nomination and election- and that ;in his belief the primary
has not increased the expenses of the preliminary canvass for state
offices. It is true that ; Senator Stephenson of Wisconsin spent
$103,000 on his preliminary canvass, but he might have done the
same thing under the old law. More ; money than that has been
spent in California in preliminary campaigns for senator. Neither
is the proof of corrupt : expenditures ground of objection to the
direct primary plan. Bribes can be/paid under any' system, and it
is the business of law makers to provide; machinery.; for punish
That ' has been done, elsewhere' and will be dtine'Hiv> California. *r \
The
Direct Primary
For New York
Governor Hughes: has given out for publication- a letter writ :
ten by Speaker Dolley of the Kansas legislature, ~who: from intimate
knowledge describes the iniquities of the convention system: We
quote from Mr. Dolley's; letter: ' \
I can not now tell you how corrupt, how. vicious, how. high handed, how
subversive of good morals, how rotten the old convention system was!- Indeed,
the inside workings of state ; conventions and the midnight conclaves leading:
up thereto have never been" tpld. It need not be.told. "The old system is gone.
Let its machinations sleep.' It may suffice to say that' cliques 1 and cabals
representing the corporation's, the special interests; and . those f who have fat
tened at public expense, ha^; manipulated, caucuses, county conventions and ;
state conventions, legislatures and congresses, -and- traded aiid : dickered arid
trafficked in political candidacies and policies' for >a generation,^^ and the people
had no remedy. The ; democratic party ; was^controlled^ by .j'the" t same ;. sinister
influences. A revolt at^thepolls^on election day, brought no relief. : - l , r :
There is nothing especially new in all this, but it is 'tlie: testi
mony; of ah expert that puts in graphic form the actual knowledge
whidli the'^ public mind; grasps but vaguely. ;These # . things^ tHat'Mr:
Dolley saw in Kansas have happened in very much'the same way in
California. In; conclusion -Speaker Dolley puts -in . /a .nutshell ..the
prime merit -of the. direct primary- that ."it.: emancipates tlie public
officer from f he i dominion of the/ party;';. boss. "3'lnf brief the. official
does not have, to report .to ) Mr. - Herriii 'for * orders.' * He • 6wes ! his
office to his constituents'imd not to the boss/ , .
AlvlSVf RS; TO; QUERIES
MJ :c.,,8.V~ City. »f - a person
successfully \ passes the i medical , examination .- of
a life Insurance company,' and if aftjrthe death
of the - ln«nred ; the . company > upon mrestigatlon
should find » that '. certain \u25a0 answer* »o qneßtiona
asked of the deceased at. the time htf'.waa exam
ined . for insurance \u25a0. were . not : trutbf v*. : could the
company avoid payment of, the policjf? .-,_ : •
That'laYa question vthat: would have
to r be; submitted to I aY court > for deter
mination ; upon', presentation^ of _; the
facts. .They Query": Department * s : not
a legal, bureau^. and ;- does not render
legal 1 decisions. -
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GOPHERS— a:.M.O.; Oakland. Cjvl. ; What it
the best method of getting rid of goi-hera?
; TheyimaV.'belexterminatediby; traps,
specially. prepared" gopher, polfon^or, by
filling; their/ runways with, yvater and
drowning, them. ; '.;• ;7>', ; >}. /
; CALIFORNIA" UNIVERSITY— S.V f City. To
whom must I address \u25a0 myself for, information an
to qualifications \u25a0 for . admission to ' the* Unirerstty
of California?.};':'.. ;; : -i" • - - .. ;:\ '-,',, :
.'Address the recorder at the univer
sity, Berkeley, Cal.
FlßE— Subscriber. Lob t Ga tog* Cal. 'What: -was
Ihe" acreage (swept by the fire in April," 1006, in
San Francisco?;,.
- . 2,138 acres. .',"
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CHAUFFEUR— E. B.'C.^: Oakland;! Cal.; Which
syllable of the word chauffeur in ' accented ? '• _\u25a0
• ''Chauffeur Mis via -French '"A word -and
when -into *'the "English
language is pronounced- sis In th& orig
inal language. In theVFrench; it, is
as : j if written "Show-fur", 1 and .the .ac
cent >; in -Ythe . original ais :on£ the j first
syllable. It is", not' pronounced , asvif
written ;/'3haw-fer,'y as fmany^apeak.' it.
ARGENTINE IIEPUBUCt-D/AI W..' Reading.
Cal.r From .whom can I 'obtain* information about
the ' Argentine republic of South" America?
'-/. : Comtnunicatej-witht Charles" S. Wliison '
secretary ; of the ; United', States \u25a0 legation'
Buenos. Aires.V stating ,7 Just 'what you
want to- know..-- .; • ;.-... < ;^""
•;\u25a0•\u25a0' ; -'\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0 • --. \u25a0 :- •....••,\u25a0•\u25a0•\u25a0•.••,- \u25a0\u25a0 \u25a0 ' \u25a0\u25a0:.'>. '
\u2666 " F^l j^^-. A : ;-• City-. -.'Where 'can I ascer
tain if there is 'a competent Madonna critic in
tins" city? ." \u25a0- .\u25a0. ' v " . \u25a0 \u25a0 .
, Communicate ;with''the : art institute"
Mason'and California streets.;- ''
'\u25a0•';.;\u25a0 :-\' : i-/: \u25a0'•;. -:/» =..-;. V- <-},/ ,-. '\u25a0' •
• iG K?P MI « rI)E T^ H - '' Hayward. . Cal. - What -It
csrMde., tlie:refuse of acetylene gas jjenerators
good for in; garden ox .'orchard?,/ ..--vl,*:? \u25a0.. V- •'.
: It '\u25a0 is, used as ah7agricultural^germi
cide.' : .-• \u25a0 . :.'•;-. ..- \u25a0;,\u25a0./\u25a0 '
LKARTH— H.;c..:X*pV.;caI; \'Qr whlcV isthere
most In^thp^world^lnnd-qr .w«ter?t/ ; j ; ! ' \u25a0•\u25a0'-:.
1 52,090,000 "."square T miles/- .water
145,000,000. J vV.-"- : "' ;V >% -i'v'r.; - -
\u25a0\u25a0' '••.''-"•'-\u25a0\u25a0•"•'•".-\u25a0\u25a0 :. '••*•"{•\u25a0 • •.'"—•\u25a0 ".•\u25a0r.'j ,:.;,'\u25a0\u25a0'
\u25a0 LONG -DA Y— F.' R.; Cit.r-- .What ii» VthV i dura
tion of, the longest day in Stockholm; 1 Sweden ? T , :
'\u25a0\u25a0"" Eigh'teen:and;a : 'haif^hours^^; ; :^
Gossip of Railwaymen
; They wandered up and down Powell
street 'gazing into every railroad /office
;anxiously, then thej- turned into Mar
ket street and did the same thing. _
Every now and then the old gentle
man would make an attempt • "to ; enter (
ah. office, but either.' his wife or. his
daughter.i.would holdihim back, and the
trio£.would ; startVagrain 5 oh rUhelr weary
pilefimage.
"They * set/ on {ihy> nerves," \u25a0• remarked
Jules /Cleffayt, '"and I \ have been ; or
dered'> by.'my, physician -not to permit
anything . v to excite me." / I wish they
wbuldvgro' away." .
',*.: "Why -don't you go . arid ask 'them
what Ithey :• want?" • suggested . Charley
Miles. 7 /\u25a0 : . '.;'; Z-J^S :-'!:: -' ! :; :^- : v \u25a0 \u25a0 . \u25a0 '^T:
.."No,'- sir," replied .Jules. "I. have
enough: sense to. let; sleeping dogs He.
Leave ; me for 'getting- oft '- an . epigram."
'Then the trio, took-a turn on;Ellls
street ;and 'got the Canadian Pacific
excited . r over • the prospect of securing \u25a0 a
passenger.^ \u25a0\u25a0'•• \u25a0... -, '' : ~,'^\ '</'/. :':i- •'. ••;\u25a0 '
\u25a0 Back i they; canie . to Powell \ stree.t , and
stared l»ng "ahd'earnestly into' the-Chi
cago, ' Milwaukee : and St.* Paul ' ofSce,
till the blue eyes of the fair girl eh ; v
countered v the cerulean orbs of Jules,
and that decided her. ' *••; -
She! plucked , her ; father; by the .sleeve
and they, all entered:' the .office.^. Jules
sprang'to ithe : c6enter,.-.QUiyeringi with
suppressed v'expifefneht.'V -..> 1 . X'
.""Say,, boss,"., 'aaid^ th'e. old. gentlenmn
In;, a 'ipeculiarly.,^ rasping \ voice," j"isy. the
St. : Helena},' freighf-traln; arrived^ yet?"
£ -.'.'Look | here,"; 'Llsbeth," -;;*6bsenve*d" '-the
father when ttiey^wefe oir the sidewalk,
"I Avish teri goodness 'you'd^letimeirun
my, own .business, '\u25a0;', anyhow.' V/I.^always
dld.,say;thati;them gQod : looking, dude
chaps : "never 5 did" know t nothln' - "bout
railroadlh'.". ' - - •':•'.• v^- \u25a0-\u25a0"\u25a0 ':\u25a0.\u25a0'' \ "t.
, V ;E. J.< Henry; : ; general \u25a0 agent
of ; the § Lehigh .valley > railroads is "in
town 'looking .orer' the field wltfl^the
view; of \u25a0•opening an j office.'' Under -pres
ent .working.' conditions his line secures
some- business ;through';one 'or, twoj fast
freight;' lines _which* operate^' over. 'the
Lehlgh. :-'AsV this- road* can -work; with
la,nyI a,ny. Iqf.,its;connections1 qf.,its ; connections ,wesf-6f BiiftTalo,
j It; < could Ino 5 doubt- increased Its ;- freight
liuslnesisr^fxorrijth&cbastijby : placing, a
rtpre sen .tat 1 ye; ;qn the ; , .' . ' \u25a0
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'ivOn-Athe'' first of . March the 'colonist
movement: will start f or^ Calif drnia, 7 and
the -reports received from the .various
agencies of . the Southern ; Pacific' ;and
the*» Union] Pacific '. in. .the east indicate
an .extraordinary 'travel to the: coast.
It is" thought that" the spring immigra
tion will ' far" exceed ; in numbers, and
also Jn.. actual settlers,. that of previous
years. •
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It'; is understood that the transcontU
nentalrfreighf bureau meeting which
was being held in Chicago adjourned
yesterday; and that Edward Chambers
and George W. Luce would start short
ly for \u25a0 home. ..'"-.* S '. ', .
•'«i-V . ;' .: «"•*: .•.;•-.'.( • .' \u25a0 .
H. '. J. .'- Mef'rlck, \u25a0". . superintendent of
freight transportation of the New York
Central lines, in his weekly summary
of the situation says that the general
movement for the month shows a sma!'
Increase over, last year, while last-week
shows . a djecrease over the previous
week.
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J. C. McClure, chief .engineer, for. the
so called Randolph lilies, has announced
that the Southern Pacific will build to
Douglas, >Arir. t " and that men and ma
terial fare being rushed there! ."The
line will follow, the survey that was
made five v years 1 ago between Pearce
and Douglas and there will be branches
to Gleason, Bisbee and Naco. .— ~
: 8.. P.: Doak, president of\the Pan-
American railway, when asked on his
arrival in the City of Mexico whether
the report' was " true that * his road had
\u25a0been sold to^"Harrlitian, answered:
' "I refuse- toeither. affirm or deny the
reports to the effect that : Harrlman
had succeeded in. securing control of a
majority "of; stock of the Pan-
American railway."
The grading of the Tuxpari-Furbero
road has been completed/and the entire
outfit; is how : engaged in freighting
machinery, pipe and- other supplies jto
the ; new. oil fields of the Harrlman , in
terests.lt is ; through these oil fields
that Harriman expects '.to control .the
oil situation in Mexico, . and Is pre
paring to arrest theT supremacy of the
English company.
<.. It Is reported * that; the Canadian
Northern^raiiway^ls .to- extend its line
•from Edmonton to, the Pacific coast and
rthls.^7so miles of road will -give a'great
\u25a0 impetus ; to the- development of , the
northwest and- especially to the prov
inces - of ' Alberta and , British Colum
bia^ It>ls explained 1 that the survey
takes the'road through British Colum
bia by way of Yellowhead pass down
North Thomson river ".to a. junction
with \u25a0. the Fraser river, thence \to , New
Westminster and on to Vancouver."
The Transcontinental freight bureau
has reduced the >rate on westbound
onions from Chicago and Mississippi
river points from 90 cents to 75 cents."
j; ,Xi.?L;,Hyde, assistant general freight
agent of Lake ' Erie '\u25a0 and "Western;
will , leave "this ' evening * for Portland
on his way home.- • - *- . -
•,;W. ,;8.-. Kniskern,. .passenger.; traffic
manager of ' the .Chicago Northwestern,
is; In the city; on his; annual inspection
trip. of" the passenger agencies on the
coast;' '•, \u0084•;*•/»\u25a0 \;'l
"W. S. Goldsworthy, general agent \of
the Santa. Fe at Phoenix, is in the'clty.
;<\u25a0 VT. E. Hodges, . general purchasing
agent of the Santa Fe, with ; headquar
ters in Chicago,, is .expected 1 home, on
the! Korea." v> He nas beenf" the islands
on a pleasure. trip.
t^ters';F?rom ; tKe People
REVERWGXDrCOLX'S MEMORY
:.-' Editor Call:lt>i3 almost the universal
consensus "of opinion ,. that Abraham
Lincoln - was one' of the world's great
est\and> best, beloved of men and that
his' memory should : ,be cherished:- and
his noble " example be indelibly im
pressed.' -upon', the^ minds ; of children,
especially, those of ithe, United' States.!
To aid ; in ; this laudable work it : has
been 'and s shall be my effort to. have
his portrait given the ; post of honor In
every ; schoolroom, ,G." . A^- I^r post and
public-;' building.; Even' our '"churches
might ; do .worse - than to - give his Tpovr.
trait •.such'fa'.position.'^/*;. ••" -'."''\u25a0'
'i/ Let ..'us ' as A teachers, V. comrades 1 and
.voterslworkttogether.itbHhejendUhat
Lincoln's ; picture i;be| placed?, where 'his
kindly,' "strong '; and ;"' grand -'\u25a0 face v may
proye^an insplrati6n!.to^thousands : ''Of ;
his Cmbstv: ardent? admirers.* • ; ;". -" ",\
A\TEACHER;AND > G. - Al \u25a0 R.I MEMBER.
\u25a0A San \u25a0 Francisco,^ Peb; : 23.^ v "
':"\u25a0_ Pennsylvania^; broke ' ; its y record' J for
coke'"' last / yeaf, r.7r .7 prVduclrigV4o,?79,s64
short tons,*: more; than j65 per Vent of the
outputjof itherentlre country.*"
The Insider
Tells' how Colonel Kowalsky resented affront put upon his
friend, Jules Garnage, by Englishman, who fell into a
trap when "told of unusually voracious appetite.
/-p*HAT story I told last week about Harry
I Willcutt and his expensive meal of eggs
reminded one of my story telling friends
of an egg tale in which Colonel Kawalsky and Jules Gamagc figured. Carnage
and the \ colonel 'with' the; somnolent propensity were crossing to Europe on
thei same; steamer and/ one day they happened to be sitting. at the same table
Withra; burly; Englishman. .The Briton was rather discourteous to Gamage.
the latter 'being -a' small man without much assertiveness of manner. When
Kowal sky nbjice^\the^treatment, his townsman was getting from the'Bnton
he- roused from a dream.
' "You think Gamagc doesn't count for much?" he asked. "You ought
to see: that chap eat? ; His; appetite is that of a whale". He can beat anybody
on-this ship. at eating. He can cat 50 eggs."
/The' Englishman sneered his disbelief, but the colonel backed his assertion
by , betting $50 that he was right about his friend's capacity.- When the
Englishman,- eVer 'ready to wager on any old thing, went to his stateroom
forrhis/checkVbook'the San Francisco man ordered for his diminutive com
panion, the^'gourmand," some caviar and shad roll. The winning of th«
$50 -was: easy/- ; _ . .
Fifty Eggs for Meal ,
:J Proves an Easy Task
When a woman with a capita! consisting of
tact, personal charm and a few fancy dresses
? can make nearly $100,000 in les* than 15
years it would seem that women are not quite so badly in need 01 tne oauot,
ashasibeeiv represented,' to help them through the.woKld. Such is the. case
with Miss iLiia- Stewart, who has managed the kirmes?, which proved the
biggest 1 success of any charitable or amateur affair ever given in San Fran-
Kirmess '.Leader iWins
Money.'. and Affectioi
': .This -was the. eighty-sixth 1 kirmess which Miss Stewart has managed in
the- last' l4 years; and ' for each of these she has received $1,000 at least, and
in..someinstances. other perquisites. _
-" 'In addition to this material recompense a groat deal of personal affection
and admiration:- have been showered upon her, and after four weeks of the
hardest 'kind of training there is not one aching heart in this city as the
result of 'a hasty word or a sharp correction on her part.
'.' A' group of New York people who arrived here last week went behind
the scenes Saturday night to renew their acquaintance with Miss Stewart,
having danced in her New York kirmess several years since. They had the
same charming things to say of her as the many friends she has won. here
The. late Dr. Gonzales, whose estate is now
being disputed by his widow and his daughter
by a former marriage, was a very dashing
and brilliant figure when he became the husband of Miss Susie Crooks, one
of the daughters of the wealthy pioneer, the father also- of Mrs. Thomas
Morftew and John J. Crooks. Miss Crooks was a stunning woman, a blonde
with lots of vivacity and dash. For her second husband she married J.
Philip Smith, who helped to make Santa Cruz a fashionable resort. For many
years the Smiths have lived in Paris, and it was direct from the French
capital that Miss Anita Gonzales came to place her side of the question before
the California court. She is a beautiful' young woman of the Spanish type
and at one time figured in the. newspapers pictorially as queen of the Santa
Cruz .water carnival. . ; .... '„ . .'-.. '.'..• «\u25a0"---•
Litigant Was Queen
of a Water Carnival
March 1 is St. David's day, the WelsH »a«
tional holiday. Every good Welshman should
sport a leek in his cap on that day, but it ij
not likely that every one who resides in our city will— not if he has'torida
in the streeetcars. It would be dangerous. We have a large contingent of
former Wales people here. All the Owens, Davids, Davises, etc., boast of at
least a few drops of Welsh blood. Mrs. Ohnimus, who has the Stow lake
concession in the park; is of. Welsh descent. So is Phoebe Davies, the actress,
Joe Grismer's wife. \u25a0 \-
Leeks as Adornment
Miaht Be Danaerous
THE SMART SET
MBS. JOHN A. LUNDEEN, wife of
\u25a0 Colonel Lundeen, will entertain
this afternoon at an Informal
tea', to be given at the Presidio.
. and another hostess of the day
\u25a0will be Mra. Thomas Quincey Ashburn,
wife of Captain Ashburn, who receives
her : friends quite informally every
Thursday afternoon. Theset informal
affairs-, will ;be attended by ;a number
. of society women from town, as well
as the young army matrons who are
.frequent guests at receptions.. ,
The Presidio hop that was postponed
last evening on account of Ash Wednes
day will be ; given Friday evening and
will attract ; : the • usual number of
guests f rom " town/ although I the occa
sion Is to be quite Informal In consid
eration of the season. *
" Among the Lenten affairs of interest
wlll'be the lectures to be given by
Prof. Charles Mills Gayley of the Uni
versity of California in the gymnasium
of the Hamlln school In Pacific avenue.
This is the second series of lectures
upon, great 'books' and society has at
tended the- previous- afternoons very
faithfully. The dates for the after
noons are as, follows: February 23.
March 2, March 9." March 16 and March
23.- - •.
,Mr. and Mrs. Francis J. Carolan en
tertained a small party of friends over
the weekend at their country home in
Burlingame, but have returned to town
and are again at the Fairmont.
Mrs." E. B, McClanahan will enter
tain this afternoon at a luncheon, to
be. given at her home in Broadway 'for
a dozen guests. The affair today is one
of, a series that Mrs. McClanahan has
been giving during the winter' at her
attractive home. Miss Justine Mc-
Clanahan entertained at,- a ' card i. party
a few days ago In compliment' to Miss
Anna Wellef; and Mtss Eliza McMullln.
i-'Mrs. ; t John; Simpson and Miss Amalia
Simpson .have been entertaining at a
series- of informal . teas given at the"
Fairmont. The second affair In the
series was given this week and was
enjoyed by less than a dozen guests.
• * • ' . - •
i Miis Janet . yon Schroeder. who . has
been the guest of Mrs. Eleanor Martin
forVseveraL, days at the home of .the
latter : in . Broadway.- left . yesterday for
Impertinent Question No. 92
Whaf Was the Sweetest Moment of Your Life?
For \u25a0 the \u25a0\u25a0 most ; original * oV. wittiest answer to this question —^he
briefer^ the. =bettei^The Call will pay FIVE DOLLARS.
Forthe 'next five answers The Gall' will pay ONE DOL-,
LAR EACH: Prize \vinnihg answers will be printed' next '
r Wednesday and checks mailed to the winners at once. Make
your.; answer short and SEND IT ON A POSTAL
card to H9BSBHnBB
IMPERTINENT QUESTIONS,
'-\u25a0' THE CALL.
AVlnnloc Amirrn tn "What'n Your Kick?"
$3 prize to K. U. Hayden. 823 Cambridze street. East Oakland.
fipriie, to M. Carry. ISO 4 gutter street, city.
$1 prize to Mr,. G. Llehe. 205 B.rtlett ,tr^. city. ;
My ., husband is afraid to come' home .in the dark.
$1 prize •\u25a0' to ; Martin Leisner. po»tofflce, city. -
Not at-all for Februar>---I am paid ; by the. month.
$1 prlxeto Arthur E. Malstrom. White' Palae« hotel. EleTenth and Market streets, city
Tm. kicking I kicked when Ihadno'kick coming. '\u25a0
$1 prize to G. A. Logue, 61 North ,E utreet. San Mateo. \u25a0 •'\u25a0»- :-\u25a0
. Ohj nothing much, but I kick: just the same.
FEBRUARY 25, 1909
San Rafael, where her parents, baron
and baroness yon Schroeder. are estab
lished for an Indefinite, stay, instead of
returning to their country boms in San
Luis Obispol
Frederick Bartlett Fancher. formerly
governor of North Dakota, and, hii
bride are visitors in the city and dur
ing their stay here are guests at th«
Fairmont. The couple have relatives
and friends here, who will probably
entertain extensively -for them. Mr.
and Mrs. Fancher are enjoying a tour
of the- state, but will return to tseii
home in Dakota.
Mrs. A. M. Simpson's home In ; Paciflc
avenue will be opened this morning
for a meeting of the board of directors
from the recent kirmess. when matters
of .business will be discussed and tha
complete reports from the kirmess art
expected to be read. The receipts
amount to about 926,000, but the ex
penses are a large amount. The full
business of the kirmess will- probably
be settled this morning at Mrs. Simp
son's home. \u25a0 • \u25a0-
•t» ' •* \u25a0 *
Miss Anna weller will entertain at
an informal dinner to be. given at her
home Friday evening preceding the- hor
at the Presidio. Only half a dozen
guests will be present at the dinner
party with the young hostess and he*
parents. Judge and Mrs. Weller.
Mr. and Mrs. Prentiss Cobb Hale ar«
enjoying their visit in New.- York and
Washington, but will probably -return
about the first of March. They hay«
been * extensively entertained la th«
eastern cities, where they have many
friends, but their- absence was a mat
ter of regret here ' during ; the last
festivities preceding the Lenten, sea
son. ...
Mrs. Louis Findlay Monteagle . \u25a0will
leave shortly for New York and Europe.
Mrs. Monteagle will pass the early
summer at Bad Nauhelm and will prob
ably travel in Germany before her re
turn in the autumn.
Mrs. George Page, with, Mr. and Mrs.
Alexander Coxe. are expected home Fri
day on the Korea after, a delightful
visit of six weeks In Honolulu. Their
travels In the / islands . have been full
of Interest, and they have , written en
thusiastic letters on the voyage.