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IX view of the tremendous outcry in England over Mr. Lloyd
George's proposition to .tax the unearned increment of land it
is oertinent to noint out that this means of revenue is extensively
employed in German}' and it is collected with
out any, resulting uproar such as characterizes
the discussion in England. In Germany/ this
tax has been hitherto used in aid of municipal
revenues, but it has worked in such a satis
factory manner that it is now proposed to
tpply it in aid of the imperial treasury. This progress of this move
ment in German}' is thus described by the Berlin correspondent of
the New York Evening Post:;
The history of the land reform movement m Germany is an
illuminating example of an economic principle winning the upper hand
solely on the merits of the appeal it made to men's common sense.
Over twenty years ago men hrst began to preach Henry George's
gospel in Germany and a land league was formed. In 1895 this was
turned into the "Bund der Bodenreformcr" with Hcrr Adolf Damaschke
as chairman, whose little work, "Die Bodenreform," ismore than any
thing else responsible for the immense progress the movement has
made in modern Germany. Today with its 640,000 members the bund
can look with righteous pride on what its agitation has accomplished.
According to the above government memorandum, up to the end of 19Q8,
.133 cities and communes and five counties in the German empire had
'adopted the unearned increment tax, including fifteen cities with more '
than 100.000 inhabitants, of which may be mentioned Hamburg with
over 800,000. Breslau with close on half a million, Leipzig, Cologne, and .
Franknirt-am-Main. The influence of the league has increased in
proportion, and the government has frequently followed its suggestions,'
Bnotably8 notably with regard to its land policy in the German African colonies
and mortgage legislation at home.
Not a single city or commune that has ever adopted this plan
has ever abandoned it, and. in fact, it meets with general acceptance
as an economic measure except from the speculator in lands.
In countries like Germany and England, where everything is
taxed to the last notch to carry the load of militarism; the financier
who discovers a new form of taxation considers himself a public
benefactor. It is fortunate that in the United States we are still
a long distance from that condition. . But you can't have your cake
and eat it. If you insist on militarism you will ha,ve drastic taxation.
\u25a0 * '_ - x - • \u25a0". .
The Unearned
increment" in
liermany
THE superior person who prevails in eastern . editorial rooms
and regards the west as crude, primitive a"hd almost savage
ha<; he^n lecturing Nevada on the subject of easy divorcees
exemplified in the case of Margaret Illington.
The facility with which the Reno court .per
mitted the sometime Mrs. Frohman to estab
lish a nominal residence in Nevada is held
up by ready critics as a sort of public offense.
But really New Xork, whose divorce laws are
supposed to oe unusually severe, does not set an inspiring example
to Nevada in this field of jurisprudence. The society function
which may be described as "the whispering divorce" finds an easy
way open for severing the marriage' contract. The New* York Globe
describes the proceedings in. the Astor .divorce: *•
They were not footpads but lawyers who went up to New City,
Rock-land county, yesterday to obtain a djvorcc for Mrs; John Jacob
Astor. The person who heard the motions and made the orders requested
by these lawyers was not a gumshoe expert, but a judge, a perfectly
good judge. The name of Astor was! not once mentioned in the course
of the proceedings. Vet the proceedings were not a pantomime. They
were in reality part of a veritable suit for divorce.
Fos their fine work in this case the lawyers of both parties deserve
and doubtless will receivc\very handsome fees. Never was a divorce pro- S
cccding made more thoroughly soundproof. There was not the slightest
leak. It takes experts to turn out such a job, and to experts it'was con
fided. They turned aside from their lucrative engagements in corpora
tion and commercial cases to demonstrate their handicraft— let us rather
say their art — in a line of litigation that is so frequently bungled. It
was arl for art's sake. ; : j.*t "
There is a large body of excellent people who regard the Reno
divorce or the gumshpe divorces of society with abhorrence. Indeed;
they hold the same feeling with regard to divorce of any. sort. Their
feelings and principles on this subject are worthy of respect, but
they do not, in fact, represent the majority sentiment; If public
opinion were honestly opposed to easy divorce the courts woulcl
very quickly respond, "to .that sentiment. It-is on record that the
former wife of the richest" man in California was granted her divorce
by/a San Francisco court in seven minutes 'by the clock. We see
the same thing done in New York and nobody supposes: that the
judges who make such decrees are likely to lose their jobs thereby;
Divorce in Ne
vada, California
and New York
A RECENT decision -by Judge Hughes" of: the Sacramento
superior court and his ingenious disposition of the case have
been cause for favorable, comment as one, solution , of rthe
difficulty of; .dealing with" reckless ,, drivers
of automobiles." •
It appears, that, a- young man named
Wood' was convicted in Sacramento, of man
slaughter because- the machine \u25a0« he ; was driv
ing ran over" and killed a "citizen of that
place who was the father of a large : family v _. Judge Kughestsen
tericed Wood to ten years' imprisonment, with conditions.*. It is in
the framing of these conditions that the judicial ingenuity Vwas
displayed. Judge Hughes admitted the, defendantHo immediate
parole on condition that he pay $25 a month out ''-of his. earnings
for the support of the bereaved family. Thus ; die coWt^ at one
stroke converted a 'criminal prosecution into a ; suit for damages
of the most binding character, because failure to pay the monthly
allowance will be followed ~hy imprisonment ; -in ~J he penitentiary
fordebt.- ; ; . [\u25a0%\u25a0 *Xf ::; ; ,
, r We do not recall any precedent for, the action of Judges Hughes,
butjt appears to be a humane as well as common sense disposition
of the case. There was no criminal intciU on the part of ,\v6od^
that called for punishment and with the help; of .-the parole 'law^tlie
court discovered a modern and effective machinery, for the collec-
A New Use
for Hie
Parole Law
EDITORIAL PAGE OF THE CALL
SIGN POSTS TO SUCCESS
Easy Roads D o Not Lead to Ease
-If you try tamake life'!SW"^y^9^iitsobn'firid it too hard.; Ambi-
tion is a dream without an awakeningi! unless it makes ybiir will as
eager as your wish. Effort is exercise -endeavor r^odu^es entrance.
It's no trouble to cut through butter—bu^
The hewer of stone \u25a0 wears the strong arm arid bears the long labor. ;
v Persistence is the key to existence; Success invariably rewards the
good fight. Knowing whatto do; or how to do it won't bring results.'
Actionmust drive ability. >The: nail is useless without the hammer,
Courage is the complement of knowledge. •
Easy roads do not lead to ease. Worripaths run to spots and things
which others have already found. "X
Opportunity is trampled underfoot in. the crowded thoroughfare^^^^
The greater chances always lie ahead. , * ;: r
But the price matches the fjxjze.}£ you want more than the average
you must pay more to securest!; You can't buy vwith coiinterfeit
attempts.^ The true coin of accomplishment bears the' mint marks of
grit and honest labor. v / j \u25a0 '-^B
You can t have our best unless wehave your best ;m return. You
can't arrive unless you survive.^ Half journeys are wasted. Only the
stride which lands you at the finish counts. —t
You can't take pleasure and indulgence with you in the climb. You
must forego temptation arid cut out the short cuts. The wrong road:is
never a long road—therein lies:its danger. -'.
if youvmeet with brambles and boulders, reflect that they are fewer;
THE expressed intention of the government to proceed at once
with the fortification and development of Pearl, harbor, in the
Hawaiian archipelago, will, we may hope, be' prosecuted with
- out further delay. •Pearl, harbor is the most
important -strategic -point in the Pacific, .per
haps the most important in any part, of the
world, but there is an immense -amount of
work to be done before ; it can . be made
- available as a naval 'base. At present it is
1st harbor without fortifications "and without approaches'. In his
work, "America in Hawaii," Edmund James Carpenter describes the
harbor in these words:
Pearl harbor is a magnificent harbor, completely landlocked and
capable in extent and in depth of water of giving anchorage to as large
a fleet as is ever collected in one place. .The approaches by a
somewhat narrow channel, capable of impregnable fortifications. . .
So many and; so distinct are the advantages which this harbor, displays,
especially in its absolute security to vessels in time r of storm, that it is
not improbable that but for one, circumstance, the city of Honolulu would V :
have been built here. This circumstance is the discovery of the presence
of a, coral reef bar /across the entrance to the harbor.-' .>.--. Careful
g surveys made twenty years' after ; (the visit of a United States military
commission in 1873)- developed the remarkable, fact that a "natural channel
exists-through the reef at the entrance to the harbor, filled only by an:
accumulation of what is known as soft: coral or coral sand. ThisHt was
claimed, might easily berremoved and thus "the harbor made accessible
to the largest vessels at'a comparatively small expense.
This harbor has bee*h in the possession of the United States
government for more than ten years, but as yet little has been done
to, make it available beyond the preparation of surveys, and if
public sentiment is not directed on the project it is likely to' be
ten years more before' congress will, make any sort of adequate
provision for the work. Yet this work is. vital to the safety* of
the Pacific coast. As a matter of fact, the United States govern
ment has had 'exclusive rights in Pearl harbor for twenty-four
years, but nothing worth while" has , been done. '. The New York
Sun has dug up some historical facts of interest in this regard, to wit :
The neglect did not escape the notice of Great Britain, which has
long: been the best authority in the; world on naval bases and' secure .;
, harbor?. The early treaty right to the use of Pearl harbor ran originally
-'from' year to year until 1897; when a;convention for the^cessionof per- '
petual, rights was ratiliedin spiteof the protest, of Great Britain,: which
invoked, an old treaty with Hawaii granting \u25a0.to,;British vessels" of war
liberty to" enter all ; harbors ;.to which such \u25a0 ships* of ; other nations "are
;or may Be permitted to come."" It .was 'not -the; first attempt "of Great
Britain' to invalidate; the understanding with Hawaii., The rise^of : the
United States the following year to the status of a great Pacific 'power
and the annexation the same year of -Hawaii forever, silenced diplomatic
representation in that quarter. , * l
This neglect and. delay have been due to the factvtliat; Hawaii
has .no effective representation in : congress; noj representatives
clamoring for a grab in the pork barrel.
Why V
Pearl Hartor
Is Neglected
JS;x WILLISON, the editor of the Toronto Evening News, was
/the guest of the Wholesalers' and Manufacturer s'.;association
> of -Detroit; at' a recent banquet and; in the course of His speech
ilie discussed the 'chances :of; a' tariff : war
the: United % States ; ;and Canada as v "a
{possible/ consequence"; of vtiie -maximum i and
minimum provisions of the "Payne law. -That
; law Taftto -de'clde wtiether in
the several . cases the tariffs .of -foreign; coun-^
tries "unduly"'- discriminate against products of the) United States;
Mr. Willisoh stated. the Canadian point of view in these words:
Canadian\restrictions; upon the export of ipulp.Xvobd and saw logs
can not be: properly described as discriminatory (although they do chiefly f .
affect :the VUnited 'States)- ) because j: they.; apply alike' to all countries. And .-'-.
lam bound to sayahat'theTproviitces are unlikely to consider any reversal ;|
of policy, andUhere is inoMbubtlthat, the movement for a- federal 'export
. duty , will become"; more (formidable^ KCanada maintains > a preferential ~i
tariff of. 33j<j per cent in; favor of timports;frpm.;Greatfßntain l and other
v British dominions^; Will this constitute undue discrimination?. IWe under
:stand t ;that^Washingtori makes separate; tariffs'for'P^
Philippines/It is' perhaps^ a natural expectation^ \u25a0tha'tv the^nteribrUrade 1^;
-relations'c between !=! = Great*:^Britiin iandt her 'colonies "will- not expose ids -to ';
-retaliatory action.' Jf .'the president's ' decision should be^otherwise the :/ :;
; Canadian surtax'; of;:33^;;per;;cent > willv,take; effect' against' this /country;
tradewillalmbst cease to flow.' from:horth^ to south and; all our[ relations
| }wiU' be: profoundly; ; andjdeplorably^ estranged; :; You^ ihave ;the : higher : "
\u25a0 tariff; -^ve • have [ theiweaker and/younger industries. '; Our trade with^you '*:
• is threeaimesjas^ great as^ypur; trade: witli^ us and our ' natural i. resources :
•;\u25a0 are", legitrmate material or i national \u25a0upbuilding. 1 ; - May j HaskVyou also fto \u25a0
Jmemberthat^within the'British-ernpire we -have: found ample national sov-'-
;• and that welie ever;closertb theiheart^of England?.^ {
;: There is a wideLlatitude; of: (iiscretion \u25a0 impHed -' : inj the v word
"undue", and it is intimated in :'W.ashjhgtbn\; thai* Airi^Ta'frVvUl '--lake
a' liberal View of v.-apparent';, discriminations.''!'-' Mr;''>::Willison^is*? : no :
doubt -right jn^beHevin^. that tlie* tariff preferencey given by^&na^a
in favor of British ; imports Syilf riot be regarded \u25a0as\unduy'discnmihai
tion^-because th^ government, is doing the san^eVthjng'for^nipqrts
from., tlie^hiHppines|ajid^Cuba: : jßut \u25a0 ; the : cliscriminations; in [the
ent ;class ;and^hey "are ;certainjy.hi
undue; , But ;;it? will ; not be'; disputed "that ;aj tariff ;war^w6ulds; war^w6ulds bee a
?^^: J ? f6^^K^fei^€^^^ )V i] M tlle - balance of ; cHsad .yan?
number; oivbigimanufactunngiplantsiacrossUlie'line.
Canadian v
Viev^ of ' as
Tariff War
HERBERT KAUFMAN
• (Copyright \\ 909. by Herbert Kaufman)
Answers to Queries
; 'PORTERHOUSE STEAK— O. T. 8.. Center-
Tille.. Ca1...-,How . did the name : "porterhouse
. «mV". com* to be applied' to certain cuts of
\u25a0\u25a0 beef? v -,-•\u25a0.:• \u25a0\u25a0\u25a0* \u25a0 \u25a0'.\u25a0-\u25a0;_\u25a0 \u25a0 : \u25a0 ; ;_ ' ,-. ;
;; Th« following account of : how i the
name, canfe" to '^be applied Is given by
: Colonel' Thomas ;F. de Voe, the author
of ; "The Market T , Book" and other
works: "Martin ', Morrison kept ; a ; pop
ular , porter .' house -in New : York. It
was -resorted'; to by many of -the New
York; pilots -because they were sure
there* at; all times ot : a';pot of ale or
porter,- with, "a-- hot ; bite," -Including
one. or two' substantial dishes.' On one
occasion in 1814 Morrison had enjoyed
an unusual call , for steaks,' and when
ah old pilot.' who dropped in . at a late
: 'hour, 'called' for ; something substan
tial, Morrison was forced to cut hlih a
steak from a sirloin roasting piece he
had for the next day's dinner.
The old .pilot relished his steak amaz
ingly and called for another.- This
disposed .of, he; squared himself in
front of his 'host \u25a0 ' and 1 vociferated:
'Look here, messmate, after this I
want: my steak off the-roasting piece.
Do 'j you hear 'that?v So • mind your
weather; eye, old boy!' The old pilot's
companions soon learned' to appreciate
these cuts, and It was not long before
they, were .; all insisting .on having
them. Accordingly. Morrison's butcher,
Thomas Gibbons of the. Fly market,
asked him why he had ceased to or
der the" large siflofn 'steaks. 1 Morri
son explained that : he had found the
cuts "from the small end of the sirloin
of the, beef suited his single custom
ers'.best,' both in- size. and quality, and
directed' that thereafter,, instead of
sending; him the v sirloin roasts uncut
he. \have" them •: cut ; into .chops "or
steaks, as he should direct. Gibbons'
daily. : order 40* 'cut steaks 'for the por
ter house, 'soon gave these the,name
of 'porterhouse" steaks' 'by which
they became known *all through ' the
Fly; market, v particularly,' 'as- 1 this: ex
cellent cut rapidly became "popular.;' ln'
all the public houses of the city." v .
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' WALNUTS— O ' E. 8.. Oakland.' Cal. Who can
furnish . -.me Information "as to the walnuts'
growth, rand their xalue. etc.? r . •
' Communicate with the state' boaord
of, ' tradt or the ' branch office of* the
state v board of horticulture, both in
the ferry building, San Francisco. >;; V
';''<\u25a0 \-.'-- "\u25a0 -/^-/ \u25a0"••\u25a0.\u25a0\u25a0"\u25a0'•\u25a0' '; : v'- ; \u25a0-..-;._.:;
LITTLE JIM— M. J. 8., \u25a0 Tracy. Cal. Is the
Little - Jim -hospital still in existence In" 5 San
"BEN* HUR"—S., City. How often waslVßeff
Hnr" • produced in San- Franclcco, : where and
when?- \u25a0\u25a0 . : \u25a0.' _--\u0084:?. ;."\u25a0 \u25a0;'\u25a0'- : *"•
The 1 -.Call's index, shows that, it was
produced; at the, Grand 'opera house in
Mission street, ; November, 1903, and at
the' Van Ness in January, 1908.
\u25a0\u25a0 ' ALOHAj^J. H. \u25a0 L.; r Watsonrille, Cal. What
language is the word aloba a-part of; and what
does .It. mean? t . ._ \u25a0\u25a0. .-.
.. ;Itf-'is "from the Hawaiian, and' it"
means' "all 'the blessings one. can wish'
thee." , : '^.;.."r ...:.\u25a0...•\u25a0 ;! ;> - ..-,-:-£
• '- • i* - \u25a0-' " '•'.' \u25a0."*
' .TnE \u25a0 NORTH POLE— Mrs: , 0.. . Taciflc Grove.
Cal. i'li It .possible for \u25a0 Commander Peary or
Dr. Cook to prove that • ekher reached the ' north
pole? •':•\u25a0.'\u25a0- \u0084'-. \u25a0 "\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0-\u25a0'' '\u25a0'."*•..
"..Each claims that he'ean. . '
"-) .IV'".'.';.V. IV '".'.';.V - ;-\u25a0:•\u25a0\u25a0,• •' '.'S-jirf-p*
£ LITTLE CORPORAL— Mrs!; 0... Pacific Grove.
Cal.. How- did -Napoleon I-come to be, called
•'Little : Corporal?" 1 . \u25a0 - -.' • , >•''-;\u25a0•; - -.
/\u25a0That % was a familiar* appellation jo
cosely conferred upon "General"-Bona
parte, immediately ; after the battle of
Lodi;(l796)^byUhe soldiersof his^cdm"
mand; ;on\ account jof "his- juvenile ap
pearance. 1 ,•\u25a0:\u25a0?
"'-\'.i ':' ;; .- *r* '". • \u25a0 .'*.' '' \u25a0 '
K DIXIE— Mrs. 0.. Pacific Grove; Cal. Why
was" '.'Dixie 1 ' -ho popular with the people of the
aout h: during: the civil- war?, :.. .- - :\u25a0•\u25a0
J.'Diile fis * an, ftnaginary .-' place*' in \ the'
southern .United; States,*, celebrated in a
popular ; negro I, melody^ as *a"' 5 paradise •of
luxurious ;. case .-, and^v enjoyment:?-", : The
melody, was. 'adopted fas, a; favorite; tune
ofithe? confederate': armies 7- during the
\u25a0 civil iwar, because .it was catchy and
inspiring.! ; . ' ;
.;-;• ; \u25a0'. -\u25a0 - ..' " . » .' :• • • '•, '\u0084 -
V<-A:BURN— D. C. W., City. .In pressing a palr
of pantaloon*, gnf the. irou' too hot and there 181 8
a big \u25a0 burn : In • the cloth. '\u25a0 \ What • can , be : done *to
remove; that , burned : spot ? -\u25a0\u25a0-'\u25a0-.'
VV Nothing.,; :' '\u25a0"."\u25a0 \u25a0\u25a0:^' : -;.:. ;\u25a0.- : L \u25a0:• [[\u25a0'']\
\u25a0"LONE -MOUNTAIN CROSS— Subscriber. 1 City.
What : is the - meaning. of the (large cross ' on I the
top of Lone'moHntaln, I Sau- Francisco? . .- \u25a0 • -*
;; The cross on' the top^df,; the' mountain
[was .'C.therer.asj- an;; emblem ."of
.Ch'ristianit'y:tO;rnark:a prominent l land- 1
markan|the|city;l In}lS62;a;cross!was -.
erecterl'K there t. by ,;'ordefM v '6f ; "Arch- r
bishop ? Alemany.Vi.This^was^blown"down t -
jby Ja'Jstormf and ?;was^*replaced' 7 by.? an-"
oth*er.^,ThatXwasialsolblown(down ami
: t wasj immediately;. replaced \byT the one '<
nowlon^the.site. ' " / • : ;
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ViwiI'E'sTPRAYER-ij/vv^Vsan Ansplu^o;- Cal/
C"n*J"°u,furnlshHhej l words : nf;a l prayer that'wns '
published^aSnumber/of ?years3ag6-*called ."The
iWlfe's: Prayer ?V "- \u0084 ;v •
•* It- is as /follows: :.-.VL,ord,'; bless :stnd. i
preserve .? the £ person /whom \i t hou - has t
chd*»A U> :^f. my.husbaridjilethislife be •:
toward theend. The more rugged you find the way^the lessflikeli
hood that you ye been*preceded,
You need no capital but a fixed idea and trie resolve to carr)r it out.
keep you from it, and
you'll-wear through every opposition and get it.
Mere knowledge isn't competition. The man who secretes must
1 give way before the man who creates. A bulging forehead can t
-conquer a squared jaw. .
When old Henry Harper died he willed his millions to chanty
and his will to his sons. This is the letter which they found in his
strongbox^ > ~W:-:*S\ .
weaker than, myself, and I return
it to them. If you are strong enough and bright enough to retain my
estate,* you have the necessary tools with which to build one of
your own.
"If yoii can not succeed without my wealth, you couldn't have
succeeded in holding to it. ;.
; Others will think that I have you, but I understand
how great a legacy I have willed you: the incentive to proye yourself—
he supreme right to test your powers without the handicap of assured
Maintenance. \ V;
"Only the builder truly rises above his fellow. Go out into the
world to earn arid thereby learn. Rub against men and get an edge.
Enjoy the most supreme of all recreations—the thrill of creation."
The William Keith exhibition at
Vlckery, \u25a0 Atkins & • Torrey's gal
leries is one of the most notable and
striking of the year, the 27 canvases
on view showing to the best ,advan
tage the artist's rich -'arid effective
style.
They are all . characteristic Keith
scenes, but of them two stand out
as especially remarkable, the more "so
because, hung in proximity, they
are in .vividly contrasting keys. One,
called "April Weather," represents a
rolling meadow :. scene- in : the bright
moist greens of early sj>rlng, with
cows at pasture in the i distant hol
low. The, grass bordered path in the
foreground leads by. the moss grown
rocks to the far away? blue lake, which
reflects the blue patches of sky. show
ing through the rifts in the lavender
gray clouds. Beyond is a chain of pur
ple blue hills, and overall the back
ground, is a faint silver glow. The
coloring isperfect. bright and airy and
springlike, but' what renders the pic
ture most wonderful is the. play of
light and shadow. The dark shadows
thrown by the- masses of -heavy cloud 3
are relieved by the subdued, not too
golden, sunlight drifting through the
rifts. .; '
.In pleasing contrast Is his "Close of
Day," painted in a quiet even . tone
that suggests a great loneliness. Com
ing along the path is a solitary figure
homeward hound. The landscape is
treated in the afterglow light in beau
tiful shades of dark subdued green,
with"; a distant .hazy view of . a silver
lake, touched; by the last glow of the
dying sunlight. The deep purple tints
of the clouds are. crested with silver,
.which, floods, the wholq center of the
canvas with a glorious play, of .light.
The-scene is representative of the
fast approaching night and ; is repose
ful,' peaceful and appealing. Of these
two pictures it Is difllcult to.make a
choice a§ to which, would^take the front
rank; both are so excellent, each in its
own individual- key. which in both dif
fers from : the rest of the canvases
hung in this view. > '. . . •
, The painting entitled "Russian River
Valley 1 ' is in the golden tint so pe
culiarly '\u25a0'\u25a0 Keith's own.. " The "stream
silver gray, and the sky in contrast^to
the russet gold of v the landscape and
the .vivid ! touch of brilliant orange red
in.the setting sun. Another scene also,
woj-thy- of special "mention is "The
Oaks'," .parted beneath a threattnlng
April ,>ky.t; - : . . ...•.- . .; \ . \u25a0. .«*
-. (All of the canvases are 'in * Keith's
masterful style, #with the surenesa of
touch/: so characteristic of his land
scapes.-^^ The view, is to continue for
another: week.
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One of the most lnterestinglof the
coming' exhibitions willbe that, of the
canvases' of John C. Gamble. It will
begin Friday, ' 26/ at the
Schussl?r galleries, in Sutter .street.
There-will 'be-about 30, paintings hung
in. this. view, notable among which will
be the landscape that \u25a0 carried off a gold
medal ?at the; Alaska-Yukon exposition.
'.-.'Most .of Gamble's studies are settings
in' "the". foothills done in the height-of.
the .wild ' flower season, . giving •to nit
h is canvases ' a . ' vividness '--\u25a0 of '
touch; that ;is often" "startling, although
not exaggerated.' Gamble left, last week
for. an 'extended . European trip, in com- *
pany; with>.Willis. E. Davis. - ' > -
\u25a0-. -While-his'plans on leaving n6t
at all definite, he did notiexpect to*re-"
turn for at* least a -year, during .which .
time", his , attractive studiot in ' Monterey -
"will, be 'closed. , v
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',-". From \u25a0.Xovember 30 to December . 5
the -local -colony, of artists" will hold
lorig.and.blessed, comfortable and holy,
"and let; me. also become a greater bless-
Ing. 'and; comfort junto *h!m, f a sharer 'of
all^his : sorrows, , a , meet- helper in 'all
the7accidehtsjand # chahges in thV.world.
Unite f his r :heart to me \u25a0; in dearest -love
and; holiness and mine. to \u25a0, him^in. all
sweetness,- ; charity, and- compliance.
iiakejfm'e'ja nil able" forever i In Jhls. s eyes
and": \u25a0 forever^dear '= , to ,. hlniy :.': .' Keep jme
f rom V all \u25a0 ungentleness,^ all '^discontent-
and all \u25a0unreasonableness, of pas-?
'sion and ; humor.'; ad '.make *me 'humble
and obedient; useful and observant that
'"delight in ; eacli\other,' accord
ing to : thy ; : blessed 'word and -bb'thfof us
"niay-irejolce in"thee.;havlng our portion
in -.the love and- service'ofGod- forever. 1
Ameh'."*'- r- \u25a0 • . : . -x. " •
V.'-X.., City. PleaVi print' In f the
query; department " the * title* -of = the - rulers of
England, France, .KusslaV and. Turkey, at'ithls
tlmp.y- .. '. _ \'--' -\u25a0 *\u25a0 \u25a0 •""' "'. ' ';. ' .\u25a0.-->:•. . ...
I The 'Statesman's -_Yea r \u25a0 Book^ for the
current ' year '\u25a0'*\u25a0. gives? t the . If ollowinsr ;
-IJnKland^-King-i Edward VII : by" 'the
grace :of : God; of ahe\ United 'kingdom
of -Great '; Britain* and Ireland,' 'and -of
the|BritishV'domini6n». beyond stho: seas
king -defender v of -the - fakh and • eni-
NOVEMBER 21, 1909 :
In the Art World
Margaret Marshall Doyle
their second annual exhibition of paint
ings under the direction of the art
. committee in the attractive rooms o»
the California club. This affair will
open Tuesday afternoon and will con
clude. Sunday afternoon with a recep
tion to the •xhibitlng artists. Mrs -.
Laura Bride Powers ts chairman of the '
committee in charge of the exhibit.
The display will be open to the pub
lic every day from 2:30 to 5:30 p. m.
excepting ' Saturday afternoon, and
Sunday morning.
,' As most of the artists in San Fran
\ Cisco will contribute to making ot
1 this a- success, arid* as many of th»
'art' colony of northern 'California wl!"
also 'have on view one or two of their'
-Canvases, the display should be a spe- '
cial feature of the winter's calendar
In artistic circles.. ":** "^
Tod much. can not be said in praise
of the annual newspaper artists' exhi
bition now going on in the red roonc
of the St. Francis. In many respects
it is the most interesting of the year,
not only because of the diverse talent
displayed, but also because of the wide
range and scope of subject and of style
done In \u25a0 pencil and brush, in watei
colors or. oils, in pastel or charcoal
as the fancy of the artist suggested"';
\N'early all of the local newspaper .
artists are included in the list of ex
hibitors, amonsr them being T. Lans- '
\u25a0 guth, Walter Franci*, S." C. Armstrong
M.LUstig. M.' . Del Mue. ' Lafayette
. Houchin, G. C. Stanton. J. A: Cahill,
Leroy Ripley. A. L.'Scherzer. Herbert
M. Stoops, Ray C. Schumann. Randal
William. Borough. John C. Terry. Paul '
Terry, V. Xahl. J. H. LJtchfleld, Stanley
F.McXelll, # Dan -.Sweeney, Percy' Gray,
il. Spero, W. R. de Lappe, ' Sylvan
Schuhl. E. J. Rogers. H. R. Chaptn. G. A.
Bronstrup, R., C* Westover and F. O
Fleming. s - , \u25a0
The most" extensive of the exhibits
are those of Del Mue, -Gray, McNeil!
and Armstrong. \u25a0»'
Chapin has some : particularly good
studies on view, prominent among
which may be mentioned. "Gateway —
Lombard Street." "Where the Lights .
Gleam" and "The Tree Against the •
Sky." In \ this latter very beautifully
has he broujcht out the red Void lights '
•in distinction to the darkness of tht" - '
>. night." These scenes are in oil. and are
j;strongly handled. .He also has some
; clever -portraits on view and • a few
»!?ooil studies in char«oal. one of the
lf*tt of which as a type sketch is his - -*-
•"Fruit Seller."
Percy Gray is well represented by hla '
r exquisitely^painted water color scenes
.around Berkeley. Burlingame and Moa-- •
terey. Among* the most attractive of
.these are "Evening Light.*' "Tomales
Bay." "Daisy Field" and "Marsh. Ala
meda." in waiter -colors, and his "Rock^*"
Bound -Coast." ' the oil scene >on " U
displayby him. ." .- "t^.
J. A. Cahill has some, effective scenes
in black and white, done with a bold
ness'of toubh. on view that are particu
larly; good^ samples of his style, and
Dan,.Swe*nej^!among his many g%od
studies hastan'e wonderful little scene
> entitled "MUit" done in shades of gray.
OfllaJrlce Del Mues it Is hard 'to
make,a" choice, although the. oil scene
entitled '.'Chain, of .Lakes. Golden Gate,
Park" 'has" perhaps appealed most to
the popular fancy. Another very strong
study is his ."Moonlight." In shades ot
.; gray \u2666 an d 'purple.
.;\u25a0 Among- Spero's exhibit his "Sigma"' la
perhaps the b«9t." though of all of hia
it be -said lihe. * expressions are
good,. the,poses: excellent and the types
chosen very, characteristic.
, / Thi3 exhibition].' opened Tuesday an«l V:
will "close tomorrow. 1 »; . l -«i, ..
peror,ot* lndia." France— President of
the republ/c Russia— Emperor of all
the Russlas.-' Turkey— Sultan." *
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MARTTRS— J. A. L.. city. Where may I oh
***» Information r about men who have iftS
Chilst. idled as martyrs to rellslon? ' " ko
; In the.free "public, library .in' Hayes
street near rf Franklin you will find a
•rfmber of books on '^Martyrs."
>-CREATORE-C. A.C-, FreW Cal. Did tb<-
Italian band leader Cwitore, ever appear jm < %'
trombone «nlolst or. player i» * ban.l
to the , Pacific ' tx»H . under the , direction of vu
lery?" . » /»
•;. Secretary Keogh- of .the musician V
unionof.thls'clty-saya^tnat :h»'recol
lects : that Creatore . played the>lrom- ' '
bone in the California theater * ati'the
time Ellery' was there. '
».r r r A - N5 ;~" T - H " <>«k'»>»<i. CaL" Whererran I "
obt»tn plans to cou-«trn<>t -a , miniature *Ittrfu!it \
nreoplane? " , \u25a0\u25a0 • \u25a0 •. . ,f, f V
Go to" the free library in Oakland f
and 'consultsthe- tiles of the Scientific
•Amerlean^which -haa published several ; '
descriptions fof ,»ut'.i - a^roptaneti*- nrftt " -
large plctiires^or communicate with the -
-Wright ;- Brothers. ;, ~ . - - • » ,