The San Francisco call. [volume], July 17, 1910, Page 1, Image 1

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ISSUED EVERY SUNDAY FOR THE BOYS AND GIRLS OF SAN FRANCISCO AND CALIFORNIA
ALONZO
HE GOES HUNTING
No Harm in Children Reading
Newspapers
ROSA MARKUS
Countless numbers of parents are
xvery much opposed to~ their children
reading a newspaper .until they have
reached the age of 15 '" or' 16. "...They
base their disapproval on the fact that
the ! different cases of crime and mur
der described in the daily sheets tend
tO .. harden and ruin a child's' character.
This is a very narrow way, to look
at the subject. -I. 1 do not see it in that
light at all. The newspaper has
grown Just, as necessary to me as has
my food > and drlnk.'Plt is the history
of daily life. To the broader and more,
intellectual | mind 'the newspaper dojes
jiot appear , a calendar : of murder and
crime.' but; as a beautiful, wonderful
object that 'brings to him of the^ north
the doings of the sunny south, and to
him of- the west- the Interesting news
of the. far east. To the' many lonely
onea it acts as a fond friend and com
panion and to the reckless and extrava
gant a reminder which makes them
stop in the midst of their frivolity to
think of the many, many who dwell In
poverty and to tell them of, the great
happiness the money which they are
so foolishly spending wouid bring
these unfortunates.
/.Therefore aa soon as a child can un
derstand the various articles in a
newspaper he should be allowed to
read them. If the child has been
brought, up : by. intelligent parents, if
from very infancy , he has been taught
to walk in life's right way, a news
paper, even though it be full of sto
ries dealing with crime and grafters,
will, have no bad "effect upon him. It
will on the other hand arouse all the
good within him, and when ho grows
to manhool he will fight against and
try to abolish such evils.
But if a child is really bad or ill
tempered, keeping him from reading a
newspaper will not make him any bet
ter. , On the other hand if he is per
mitted to have one it may, as ho reads
of the good, noble things being done by
our American youths every day, be an
inspiration to him. lie may strive to
be like them and thus reform. *
You will notice that the' children who
read, the newspapers and so keep' in
touch: with/the world are always the
brightest in schooL When called upon
to recite they always speak earnestly
and intelligently. But tho children who
are barred from doing so are usually
dull and without ambition. Therefore,
mothers, for your children's sake, if
for no other, and for the benefit of our
country, which requires bright, active
citizens, do not wait until they are IS
years of age, when it is too late, hut
as soon as they can think and under
stand clearly, give them a good whole
some newspaper,
I think of Whittier's beautiful lines
mi "Snowbound" as the village news
paper was brought to his door:
We felt the stir of hall and street,*"
The pulse of life that round ua beat;
Tho vhlll embargo of the snow .
Was melted in the genial glow;
Wide swung again our ice-locked door,
And ull the world was ours once more!
The San Francisco Call.
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL., JULY 17, 1910.
The Upbuilding of San Francisco
GEORGINA SCHLUETER
Arc 1-1 Years
. San Francisco has, as we all know,
been building up very rapidly of late.
The public buildings have been spring
ing up everywhere and so make our
city .beautiful and bright. No doubt
not many 6t the peoplo of this city
have paid much attention to the build
ings' of San Francisco at the present
time, but they will open their eyes
with wonder when the world's fair. Is
held here, and 'tis then that they will
notice tho splendid, tall buildings and
mansions that make out city beautiful.
I have heard people say that New
YoVk Is by far a much more entorprls-
city than San Francisco. If they
will for one moment stop to consider
how old New York is and how young
San Francisco la, they will quickly
change their minds and say that by the
time Ban Francisco is as old as New
York she will be by far a much larger
and more lovely city than New York id
today. . I hope that when the Panama
canal la finished,' and crowds of people
enter the Golden gate, that they'wlll,
too, say as I am saying, that San
Francisco .is justly 'considered and
culled mistress and metropolis of the
whole Pacific coast.
THE OPEN LETTER SECTION
Organized Play
UfrVrtl MrI.AUKIV, AfiK 14
I don't suppose that you Juniors who
live In the country are so very much
Interested in public playgrounds and
things like that. But we less fortu
nate city ones are glad for every little
bit of Interest any one takes in it.
I live in San Francisco, ln # one of the
most crowded sections. I live in a flat
and we have no yard. There Is ;no
park within in blocks, so when' some
of us do get there we are really too tired
to do anything and besides there
aren't any of the things one wants. I
suppose most people think springboards
and such aro only for, boys, but it isn't
so. Girls .like them, too, only, of
course, it would be t nicer if we had our
own ' days to use them. Boys are so
rough— even .the nice ones.
I guess you country people who can
just go out in the hills whenever 'you
want to think It's funny to want . a
public- playground with' somebody .to
watch over you and regulate your play.
But I tell you when it's a choice, be
tween that or just getting the little. bit
of exercise you can get running about
on the street, give me the .playgrountf.
Besides In the better sections of the
city children aren't allowed by their
parents to play outside. There are
four of us girls in the apartment house
I live In and for the »ast two years. all
tho outdoor fun we have had is taking
walks. How would you country lucky
onea like that? • - :• .
So I say, and I'm sure all city boys
and fflrlfl aro with mo, j*lvo us all
tho playgrounds you can. •, Give us
some placo /.where wo can stretch our
arms and legs.". If people really know
how hard y lt is to have no placo they
would nil gladly give a few dollars, if
it is money that's needed, to help us
out.
"Bribery"
lIAZBL DBVOTO
A«e 15 Years ,
I think that bribery is a very im
portant topic for American citizens <to
discuss. It Is one of tho many. evils of
this country. There isn't a state which
hasn't a groat many dishonest officials
in every, part of It. Wo 'Americans
think we, have a great deal to brag
about, but there U) one. thing that we
can not brag of, and' that Is being, as
a whole, an honest people.' You men
of , America; haven't you any more pride
in yourselves and loyalty for your
country than to take up a position In
the government with the intention of
bolng dishonest toward it?
Almost every day. you read in the
papers of bribery going on in some
part of the country. And even when
tho guilty are caught and brought.bo
foro a Jury they . are acquitted. Why?
Well, because the Jurors aro even
bribed to declare this guilty man inno
cent. Yes, the jurors have to pass
Judgment on a man accused of bribery
when they, themselves are guilty of
tho same crime. X The Jurors themselves
know the accused in -riot, innocent, but
they. do it just for the sake of a few
dollars.' ' \u25a0 .... . > ' \u25a0\u25a0.. '.'..,•:;\u25a0 ; ->:V».. .\u25a0'...-'
Americans, Isn't your .honor for your
country and for what is^rlght arid fair
worth more than that? }.. It: is right to
have, these guilty ones punched. Why
not let your honor stand In the way of
their being acquitted? , ....= '."-..'.
.Now.iwhat Is loft to brag about when
honoris gone? Not much to speak 'of.
I hope that; some , day the United
States .will find a way to stop bribery
altogether or to have ': the ; guilty' get
their full punishment.:' • ' y . :
The Tunnel Project
HAROLD ROBERTS, AGES 13
I think all the people In the city
of San Francisco are interested 'in the
tunnel project. ;, I think that when ' the
people build' the Twin Peaks tunnel it
wlllopen up the vast area on the other
side of it. It would also be a short
cut; for coming from the south.
Tunnels should also be built through
all the hllU, In the downtown district,
as it .would, save labor, and i time go
ing over them.' I think --' that they
should "tunnel /under Market ' street
also, as people and teams would have
more right of way. The tunnel should
be used for the cars' only that run
on Market street. The people and
teams couM .keep to the street. . *
Roorii in Texas for the World
The state of Texas alone could give
to every man, woman and child in the
whole world a full sized. building lot 20
by, 100 feet and then, allowing for pub
lic highways, have over one-third of
the area of the state left for the pro
duction of food supplies. — Henry Clews.