Newspaper Page Text
THURSDAY The San Francisco Call JOHN D. SPRECKELS. ........ r ... 1. .........Pr0priet0r CHARLES W. HORMCK v•• •• • General Manager ERNEST S. SIMPSON . ..-. Msnafing Editor ~A«4x— All C«mjnoalCTUlo«» f THE gA* FRANCISCO CALL * T>le»b*B« •'KEAB'TT ST*— fa* T*e Call. The Operator Will C«m»e«t 'Vo« With the I>ri»«rtm*»t Yds Wtefc - BUSINESS 'FF7CE mil EDITORIAL ROOMS Market and Tnlrd Street* Op*- Until 11 o'clock Every Nifkt In the Tear MAIN CTTT BRANCH .' .. "...I«S7 FWiaore Street Near Port OAKLAXDOFFICE—4«t Uti SU<B*coaßlock)., i Te.»phoae Horne —A 10SI . • j Telephone Home—A !*•* AUIMSDA OFFICE—I«S Park Street.... .....Telephone Al*sb*«* SS» OUT OFFICE BW. Cor. Crr.-er Ml Oxford...Te!epho=« Berkeley " CHICAGO OFFICE—I«JI IflWMa Bldg. .C Geo. Kro»nes«. Adrertlslac Aft XETT TORS OFFICE— Branrirtck Bid*. .J. C. WUfcerdte*. Adrertlilac Act TTASHIXGTOJr NTTW3 BUREAU—Po«t B'^« Ira E. B*as«tt. CerT«ipOß<!«t NITCT YORK NEWS BUREAU—«IB Trlbaae m&g— C C Carltoa. Corr««po&aeat FarHca Ottttm KVn T>» Call la am FOe ' , . LOXDOX. Ess!» = i » R«r""t Street. R TT. PARIS, France...ss Rtse Caiaboa BERLIK. -any. . .TTnt«r de» Linden 2 frB«tCntPTIOX RATESBT CAKRIER nELITEKT Tally aad Sj-.iar. 20 CestJ Per W»«Jt, T5 Ceat« Per Month. $9.»« Per Tear. S'-rgle Iptoi 5 Cants. . SrBSCRrPTIOX R.\TES—BT wail—rcr L.MTKU STiTES % lec!3(l!es Ppstasr- Cash ■With Order): CAIX flac!c<!!r.s Sraday). 1 Tear $t.M r»*n.T CAIX flcduiJas Easday). 6 Month* .v., $«-«• PAILT CALL 1 Month TSs DAT«CALL : Tear-..-. ." Sl.tt ■KLT CALL :.i..X Tear ...lI.SB : «rBSCRIPTIOX RATE«— HAIL—TO* CANADA Jaclo<!!nr Postaße (Cash frith Ordtr): TMILT CAIX nxeli&<*& P~aday). 1 Tear... .... I-'*** BATLT CAlXrir.clad!aß Rsadty). « Moatba...... ....;.. ««• DAtLT CALL flscSadleff feadar). S M0=th«...... I! II ->ATLT CALL ' (lacl-Jdlcs Suaday). 1 Month.. ••« ST-VDAT- CALL 1 Tear »4.5« CALL ..1 ■---- .... $1.50 FOREIGN* \ tt.ea "5«- Tea.r"Kxtr« _-L_.^" <Pr := aay ...14.1$ '•>- Tear Extra r-OaTAG*. | -u- eek j- ILCe Per Teaj- Extra Eat^red »t th» United 'F»*»»(« r - ..-»..„ as P*c«rd CIa«« Matt»r ALL POSTMASTER.* ARE AUTHORIZED TO RECEIVE SUBSCRIPTIONS Parssle Cor>l*« TVill Be Forwarded Wnaa Requaated Mai! rcb»<rr!ber» !a erderJar chanre of address ahould be partlenlar to b!t» both NEW aad'OLD ADDRESS la order to ' .-• a prompt axd correct corspilaaee with their reqceit. ' r I bad 'iaign to defeat the Hewitt bill is charac icthodj are b> then cration of the cause tha The bill in question, introducer ::d in the assembly t on the prices •he course o x between betting race except that the C public good, because more tack. As practice< .-r:bling has been wide open. It -ool^d ir raid be permitted "ugh ev<: | gambling is under the ban of law .ambling is hugely profitable, and in the campaig: *tion i its proponents under the disguise of. a represent newspapers ssodxtloh" has merely hire< advance the interests of the ■act. not a fingte reputable news paper in Californ: the bucket shops The bucket shops have been effectively closed in Los Angele* iinance dt at«r Hewitt when he was. city attor ney in that town. Tl : urpose has been accomplished else where by similar leg the Hewitt biH, now pending before ommonv Cali I the be? . -linance. •p industry that woulc §■ - book making on the races - in that it is mor< access in -m of gambling and is en to dubious methods of defense. A Vicious Form of Gambling Pindall apportionment bill, which pro ierable part of the legis ■ it, are circulating a queer " l he bill written by Rowell, who appears to have i accepted the congenial office of apologist for | all the crooked politics conceived in Meye/ Lissner's brain. This is an extract from . and in members of the state > have given more repre the country than to - ng— c least of them b' usually sends intelligent o the !e«r: specially San Francisco, _ be made in favor of filching pennies blind ma- I being i» full possession of his facul ■ioes not need the i • - . rat lea^t he can afford to share whose lingers are more nimble. It is a mean office ■ell to defend the dirty work of the nine, but he seems to go to it with an appetite. The professional but after a little wear and tear like this halo that he manufactured with so much.pains gets dim and frazzled.' The difference between the professional honest man and the other kind is that the former accounts his honesty as an asset, latter tfeate it as a liability. An Apology lor Plain Stealing i^ARTLY the disturbances in Mexico are a rq^olt against an \~ unpopular leader and partly an aspiration after democracy taking shape in sporadic warfare. The unpopular leader is 1 [ not Diaz but Vice President Corral, who is an object of dubious regard and grave sus ion by large bodies of his countrymen. , Corral i< the weak spot in the Diaz govern- roent. If his place- were taken by General he so called revolution would speedily expire for want of '' ' amounts to little more than an : page of basis "Chihuahua and Sonora. The scattered baHds of guerrilla* are able to tear up railroads and transportation, but that is about the limit of their strength. The affair is serious chiefly from the injury they are able to do m destroying or shutting down important industries operated by .American or European capital. The situation i->.thus described: Thes-> ihuahua and Sonora, are the northernmost in the republic. Chihuahua has rich grazing land*, especially those of Senor Terrazas. who is said to be the largest land owner in the world, and who at any rate, holds 8,000,000 acres and counts his cattle, horses, sheep and the hundreds of thousands. There are great timber lands also in Chihuahua, valuable growths of pine on the eastern slopes of the Madre, and there arc many mines. In Sonora, tfce neighboring which lies on the other side of the i re is*almo«t -ge a choice of industrial possibility uahua the ;. ndicatc ofJ&reat Britain has been conducting lumbering opera oma tract of land, which, by the wa; ■ Colonel "Bill" Greene of Greene-Cananea fame. In the 5 arc two of tbe four For Moral Effect on Mexito EDITORIAL PAGE OF THE CALL Getting Into Line mines owned by the Mines company $9,000,000 capttal stock on the New York stock exchange. And the Uu bering operations, two of the four mine?, and many other industry which Americans and Englishmen are interested, have been completely -put out of business" by the insarre. It has become clear that Diaz has not been greatly inter in the fate of these important industries operated almost exclusively ( by foreign capital, and there is some reason behind the t'r that the massing of American troops on the frontier was ?. bring him to#a realizing sense that the situation in a bi:^ not in a political way. wain great interests were clamoring for protc .ich Diaz did not : appear inclined to give them until the* movement of American troops showed him that if he did not get . with er there would be an effective intervention. REAR ADMIRAL CONE, at the recent conference of the I league in Los Angeles, declare :e chief reason for keeping the main naval force in the Atlantic was the inade -1 quacy of the local coal supply on this ceast. This excuse will not hold much longer, because on the admiral's own showing the future war-. shq U burn oil, and not coal. . A* Admiral Cone said in his adc designing -hips which will be particularly effective - Pacific because of our large supply of fuel ojf on the %vest coast. -an be seen at the pr- "'nited St— f the :me oil instead of coal. In fact, we have already in com mission 10 destroyers that burn nothing but oil. The battleships being designed for the next year's program are to be vessels that barn only of!. In order that members of the Jeague may bt informed ation with regard to oil burning, which I consi<. : technical ■on now confronting the department the reasons which caused this decision to burn oil. » * The advantages of oil over coal are that a 1 is necessary to produce the same power, and that it can be taken on board ship, readily, without manual labor and without interruption to the routine of the ship. The problem of fueling at sea is - hed. Full power in such a vessel can be maintained as readily as low power, and a vessel burning oil is capable of prolonged runs at full sr out fat he part of the personnel. Oil can be burned - which is. of course, an important tactical consideration. A considerable reduction in personnel is possible. Coal and ash handling gear is mated, rer ary the piercing of the hull for coal trunk - The storage and handling of oil are much easier than that of coal asd "result in a cleaner ship, with consequent increase of time afailab'. training and drills. ' The mechanical supply of oil fuel to the b a prompt and delicate control of the steam supply, and permits sudden changes in speed than can be.made with coal—this being ade tactical advantage. This_is an o\erwhelming presentation ci the case in fa\ fuel oil. "It is so strong and so convincing that the surprise lies in the Tact that it took the navy department so long to make the discovery. Now, it the scarcity of coal on the Pacific cc reason for keeping a coal burning fleet in the Atiar; not needed, the argument is much stronger in favor of kwpfng an oil burning fleet on the Pacific coast, where oil is plenty and there may be need for the ships in a harry. Overwhelming Case in Favor oi Oil SAX FRANCISCO'S public utility bonds rfc ged securi ties, paying a betterVeturn *n the investment than money deposited in the savings banks. The professional bond buyers ■ j do not particularly care to trade in these es because^the margin of profit is small and the city does not and can not under the charter offer inducements m the way of dis- ! counts, as corporations usually do in the case of large flotations of securities. Nevertheless, there i? a margin of profit in buying these bonds of' the city, and there is no reason why the individual investor should i^>t be invited to take thaf profit for himself in the proper hi? ability to buy. if the banks and bond houses hang back and discourage the marljet for the city"? securities it is time for the administration to offer them over the counter in small lots citizens. There is money enough in the local savings banks the whole issue a hundred times over, and the investment v better interest than the banks. Intimations have been thrown out that banking and other finan cial institutions were disposed.to look coldly on the municipal bonds issued for the purpose of acquiring public utilities: \^ do not attach much importance to gossip of this character, because any such policy as it indicates wo^d be most unwise as well as illiberal The banks do not own the money in their vaults and are only custodians for their^depositors. The one question that a banker has the right to consider is whether the investment pays a reasonable interest and is secure. " Sell City Bonds in Small Lots A Word of Advice ' f'Jast one word of advice, ton, before yon go oat into the world." "Yes, dad." "Always be } kind to democrats. " They have their turn now and tben."—Louis yille Courier-Journal. Did She? Lady—Why should I bur an ear beater? , ■ -■■ . ■ > ■• ss r Peddler— the lady next door thought you might return~hers if • you j did:—Puck- Answers to Queries BABBERS AM) CXEEKS-J. A.. Geti3el3. Xrr. ■■ -.V «re barber* ud hcce! clerk* ftner iSr UK? Eecretafy' Charles Koch of th« /bar ters' union says: -Barbers may be bald headed In GoJdfield but In San Fran cisco the hair, on the heads of barber* grows so fast that they have to have. it trimmed once a. week." • • • _THE GJOA—J. E. City. How i» the sane of the !iu> t»*s*i Id Golden G»-? p«rfc t&«t m*<i« | toe aanbTest passage pcmHwmul'' ;Ae near as English letter* a re prodacfe 1 the sound it ; 1» AToalC but to catch the exact pronousciatloa =t'you ■will have to have-a Xprweglan pro nounce it. ' ."= :•.., v" ■ •"' • ' •' • RICHARD JOSE—A. C S., Cltj-. Tba tad witere wm EiduM J. Je««.- tie. tewr tta»«r. b«ra. »ad wbea nd rrbere did lie cocneoc* tls He was bora in Cornwall, En«.. Jane 5, >STO. He commenced his professional ; career at the Standard theater about 23 years agro. • • • CRAB SEASO.V-^C A.-. Cltr. Wk*n doe* tie or»» !-l« I opoj ta i,-..f -: « " "It opens March 1 and continues until October 31, inclusive. In Humboldt and Trinidad bays crabs can be taken only on Thursdays during the open season. • • • <;ebmax BIBLE—B.M., C!tT. *T»t «, the r«s* °f «a»iasisti»tf<l Gersia bible, ptictei ia It is worth what the owner thinks It is, or what or.- who wants it is will- Ing to give for It. • • * LLOYD—A. <3.. City: This derart ment has no Information.as to the pri vate family history :of ; Alice, Lloyd comedienne, and it does not gather in formation of that character. • • • IXGEBSOLIr-iSßb^rii^r. cltj-. ,Coald Bob Id»«tso* wt>o w M » a atheist, tire t*»n «>l!xi. Me to^tke.oftce of tie pwgldftji of tie Calud Yes.* ' • * • •■ NORMAL SraonL— B. L.. GowBCTSHr. It ■ The state normal school of manual arts and home economics. J• • • NOVEMBER PATE—OS.. Fertnna. Ob wh»t ivrct Use week did Norember X, IS6T. come} : Tuesday. •" • • KOPAC—r. n.. CitT- ■,•> «- i, •■j i€ , : -'i - It is the fiber of a tree. A Lack of Data Taw. what's an accommoda. tion train?" Suburban Parent—'l don't know, Bobby; I never saw one." Chi cago V A Sad Subject Barber—Hair dyed, sir? , * Customer—Yes, please don't speak of ■it. It died some time —Boston Transcript. • Abe Martin Miss Fawn Lippincut says shell be ?lad when East I^vnne 'comes an goes so she kin wear her good clothes ever* day..;NoWs"the time Christmas jewelry begins i turn green. . Uncle Walt The Poet Philosopher The rich man's daughter, starry eyed, was w?5! ing quite to be a bride, but weighed her ♦suitors well _ There 'came to her a 'stalwar youth—^-a, demigod in very trutf —his tale of love to tell. **I bav< j no palaces or lands, I .havc-naugh; I •but my sturdy hands, and hear , _ - that's stout and true: and if ycti'J be my bride I'll try to bring you riches by and by and I will worship }-ou." A vaunt!" she cried, "yo: (trifling wight! You haven't got your head on right i Think you that I'm insane ? Great ginger! Where fore should I wed a man who lives on graham bread You fill me with a pain." Then came an old an' spavined sport this star eyed damozel to court, to woo her.bonds, and mines: he had no hair%ipon his head, his eyes were weak, his nose was red,, from dalliance with, wines. "I have no assets bnt regrets.' he said, "and mortgages and debts, and scrofula and gout; but.l'm a lord, and so I think you'd better we me, with your chink and thereby help ipe out." The maiden rose, with gentle-pride, and * » her cringing vassals cried—who hastened to obey: "Close all the gates and lock the doors! I have a lord from British shores, and fear he'll get away!" ar4fa«.iraL%T' r CHOOSING | HUSBANDS The Morning Chit-Chat p WITH the approach of the magic twenty-first that gives ns # the right to consider winter over, what ' ever the thermometer may try to tell us, oar minds tern, as a sunflower toward the -in, toward the new season, summer clothes, summer food and ummrr fan, and, .of course, summer vacations replace oar winter thoughts. It seems to me that to a great many young people who are not fortunate enough to have summer homes, the - summer vacation is a decided problem. % Especially to those of us who hare very tired '-'minds and bodies, a scant two weeks to rest them in for the next ' fifty '■ weeks . c I strain, and 1 pathetically ■■" slender purses with which ' to . accomplish this. miracle.... We must have rest- We want fan' and^a y time. --; ——-- And we simply can't spend a great deal 01 money. What then are we going to do with these two weeks? ♦ Now, why can't we help each other? Why can't yon people write and tell rse of some especially unique and interesting or restful vacation which yon, a girl "of moderate means, have taken and let me pass the idea on to yocr sisters?, I know two girls who have planned a rather unique excursion for this summer. One of them owns a horse and runabout, and so. instead of spend ing a lot of money for board at "some fashionable semmering place, they are going to put a few simple clothes and'a few good books in a sijiicase, and with these and the spirit of adventure asd determination to have a good time which is indispensable for any good vacation, fare forth some fine June morn ing on a two weeks' driving trip. They have planned a trip which will take them through some. beautiful country. They will stop occasionally at friends* homes and spend the other nights at country "inns. , - - . Have you ever taken or are yon planning some such unique little trip? If you have, tell us about it. Or tell as about the best vacation you ever had and what feature made it so. -. .■'■■ " , ■ ■: -_ " ." _ :■ .... It may be some feature that others could incorporate into their vacations to* I don't want you to write over :"200,-words.;butil do want yon, if yoi.^r can possibly think of .some good vacation idea to share, to 'consider;the'ten''" you got out of it an obligation to pass it on. ; Abe Ruef and His Soul The remarks of Abraham Ruef on the eve of hi« 14 year term in the Cali fornia penitentiary are most felicitous. Mr. Ruef declares that his face is set ; toward the future and his back ""reso lutely to the past." Considering Mr. Ruefs past, this] would seem to be highly creditable to I his taste. Most of us. if we had a past i like Mr. Ruer*. .would turn our barks ■ resolutely xipon it. and also pitch some chloride of "lime over our shoulder to bury. if. . '"■:.: ■ ,'J"':,'■";'". ■: r . But Mr. Ruef Is bo mere practical man. He is a philosopher, wherefore I he proceeded as follows: - [ Ti» body mar he pat in jail, t«at tb**» tarn !» ! (do 'ora-st far the ami. . Ttsoua tise heart ] i»e. fceaTj- ta4ee. , mbxl will yet reign . caprec*. ' For ■» tlwr* hi neither. terror nee disjra~ in that which 1 «*• before ■»». Pats, aaa sorrow. : and grief. yr»—tor tbe aa;ntcii and aaCtris* of . those I lerr« bet-ad in*. They are fit aaf«* tun»te TxttßW. t There isn« question that Mr. Ruef leaves yictisrs "behind. him. So many. \ in fact, that they will hear with some f concern his announcement that Tit I ' survive with health not entirely broken ; down. I will return to San Francisco. I will not ma away from the past."* We doubt if San Francisco can afford! to ha Mr. Ruefs prehensile soul once I more at large in her affairs. '. . But. Mr. sßaefsr ;^.ledictofy' ls .more I than locally interesting: it bears such a j striking - resemblance ■to the tear com- J pelling oratory which; recently set the senate floor J awasS. Mr. Ruef ; has no corner on pasts or pathos.— Tribune.' " s ""' * ■ :* " » i PERSONS IN THE NEWS JUDGE FSAn S. DIE 1 RICK of tie raited . 'Tif States coort. dittri*^ of Idaho, trrlnd fe»tß-. :. day 'to «lt"for.JiwJpe <de* Haven, wb Is IS. - Judge Dietrich will remaa until Apr. 10. ALOKZO It PETTY, neeretarr I for tie i ractSc district of "tit American Baptist QtoJon tad- ' - ety« with beadqvarters at Los Angeles, H a ratst at the Hotel Arsooaat. ' ,• • • WAITER DOUGLASS, a aisiat Baa «f Mai**. Ari.. it retistemt at tie Palace hotel wlta* Mr*. Douglass. • • ■ : • "" * C. WTESI of Chieafo, who has stißios interest! ' la Lovelock, star., is registered at tbe Caioa Square hotel. " HESTBY A. HHLH>OK. a busier of Sa«i --m»Bt", I? at the Fairmoat hotel vita Mr*. BaOhraa. • • • JtASI G. KOEirS ot New iMi, dealer is i:tßnffr»j>Bie »o{-p:ie», is at ' the Hotel St.' ,'.:Frawci*. •' ' . ' /' >, 5. B. LXMHICTTht. aa atternej- oCPortlasd. Is anoac the recent arrivals at the Ta|ace hotel. • • • *. H. PEELER, president of the chamber of .' com mere* at Coalnga. ;»at :te Hotel Manx. • • • H. F. •WXSCOTT. a maanfaetarer at Seattle, ana "* Mr? Wescett are at tie Arlbctoe bneL J^V-" -:-•■■ "■•- :-: ■ '"</ W M. HUXTU and wife of HtneotOlo. Mes., IS neutered at the Union Sqiuu-e hotel. B |BRfIGiBBfIR*ISELLiHA*jB| > - • A. F. BTKTI3W, a >—.herraar. : of B»a»sterf;, Is at the Hotel Mail with Mr* Stews*. - • • • JAKES WTJFF.HX. « fruit skipper of W«t^M3T:;>. •■••* is register*! at tbe Hot*! St. Franc v •# • : C HOFFIUX. a c«j»iuM« of geattle. "and*'ja»l 1 HoflTmaa are at : tie Stanford] h<jteL - .' % s ***, JOBS C. liEWlß,*a capitalist of PmlaM; \i « ';■" tb< i*alar«iK»tel with Mrs." Lewis. ; '.".•■■'■:• :|"'-. n ' •.,-':.■ E. D. CHOIHEmv aa attorsey at law a; San • Joee, is at tie Hotel Argmsst. " - ■HHMHmHiaiabansQiM^i 9KnPS3R MARCH 16. 1911 WALT MASON RUTH CAMERON It Was to Laugh Venus was trying to teach her will j ful son to discriminate nicely. - . "Why," she asked with some sever ity," "did you laugh at that chap who took his departure so hastily at th» sound. of. his girl« father** footsteps *n . the stairs T* Capid. or Love, smiled broadly at, tha reeolle-- s "He made such a beautiful bolt for the door that I thought he was a lock smith.- replied the young god "art« lessly.—Puck. In Crimson ”Gulch •^Caa you tell me «onaetJUa£'about th« game laws around her*— ask- 'th« stranrer la Crimson -." v -Well,'* replied. Threefiaser Sam.* ri I coold, but my advice to you would be, if rou dea't know th« rVles of a same, don't try to play it-""—Washington Star A Wick^ Game The Loser—D© you think its wicked ito play poker; 'aJBHH * way yon play ! yearly and sends the United . Jtazes i 13,009.000 of products, la order "of' important as customers of the raited I States are Panama. Costa Rica Guat- I emaia, Honduras. Nicaragua and Sa.» fc ! vador. I ■ ■ ■.":.,, i I tt— ■;.. = l ift 30KS H. XTSPHY « Ct3«f^ J»«j < ,;.. w**l and nwtaartßt ijtttn «t tbe CkicacA. Mlhr«oif* *ad st. r»al r»:Sir*d. is at tkc P«Jace betel. 1- F. OaT, t*«viate<l w;ta wtnlwl ««PieW at OH.nO, o»l.. •« a iwst arriTai at vt4« H«eLAiioajst. a«o-mra=i*.I bf Mr* G«r-.. • • • BrXJ AJCK SUSS ol rWSad,lpjda.. rl^ pV^i. <J~t of _. Use Xocta Aaerican ia«r«» «ea ■r«nr.> at tfct Ta!a« totrl. - • • . *:£??***" ******: wla> l" «*s«-«^ wita tte Lflit*-] *tat« Hrtt tractioo coffipaer i* at U» Ptlace betel. " • • • «• W. AUJEH. .dealer in piam *d 4 • ..»a_ m«oßi«es^t S*n im*. It a recent arriTal .t tie U--tel.ArjOTSTit. « . . W. C. GKATTEB, .real map maa (* p, e ifle t>Wf, iagtt tie St»afool twill. EtBEaT DOHEUTY. « tm^srmn c* H ta **• is at lie Hotel Stewart. SBHBBtBMB?-" • . : • «^ C. It EICH.- a JraMnewmaij cf CUca*?. Is re~i» terwl ar the Fafroww i** e j. " ™*^ J. KITFEKT FOSTEX. . fc^haw UattiT-Ho; CHJ^Es RASO3, . merrtjast «t TTEv^ j, , -Itvest at ,Ik* Hotel Hans. ■" ~ £ r* •" • »~ tbe Hose! Ca«UU*. ' U " p o o t^;* **-» - *« —*- -« c>iu^ *"*-^^ v .t _^