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THE RICH n THE POOR
DISCUSSION ON THE DUTY OF THE
FORMER TO THE LATTER.

Matthew Marshall Says the Wealthy ow,
Nothing to the Poor-Joseph BuehAnau
BeEs Leave to Dins-Ths PauPe Not
the Disseminated.
In The North American Review foI
April Cardinal Gibbons, discussing the
unhappy condition Of the poor, a ' the
rich have therein a duty 20 perform. In
a recent issue OF the New York Sun
Matthew Marshall takes exceptions to
the cardinals ~utterauces, and hangs
over a column on what he assumes 10 be
the definition Of the word duty" Mr..
Marshall is not usually so "fnicky,T and
rarely stoops to quibbling, but in this
case he certainly writes as though he
lacked confidence in his cause or failed
TO recognize the question rs at all a seri-
Gus one. Let it be understood tina the
gentleman who has for years written on
financial and social questions in The sun
over the name Of Matthew Marshall" j.
a rch man himself, a well known figure
In 'the street, and a fair sample of the
offspring Of capitalism. / make this
statement that my readers may know in
a general way something Of the environ
ment Of the nan whose ut~terauces we
are now considering
As before intimated. Mr.. Marshall dis
likes the use Of the word duty" in
Cardinal Gibbons article. He also OBJ
jects TO obligation. ""Owe~ and ought g"
BE is willing that the riCh should give
to the poor. but it must be understood
that they are actnated solely by feelings
Of b~enevoleuce. The rich "owe' tn,
poor nothing, and what they give 10 al.
leviate suffering must be labeled ''char.
ity." Here are his < a words: 1.-THE
rich man owes no duty to the poor for
the non-performance Of which n other
man has a right TO call him to account "
When a rich man protests so strongly as
this it looks very much as if his con
science had been aroused by the grip
epidemic and wa troubling him.
Cardinal Gibbons discussed the ques-
ton from the standpoint Of Christianity,
as a religious man, and all Mr.. Mar
shall's juggling with words will never al.
ter the fact that It is clearly the duty"
Of the Christian to succor the poor TO the
full extent Of his ability. l need not
quote the Gospel 10 prove this; its many
Gttcrances on the subject are familiar
Mr.. Marshall knows what the Scripture
lays down, but he says the texts viii
not bear the literal Interpretation put
upon them" l don't know II lie is a
Christian. but Judging from his writings
think he is-One of the one-dRy-iu-seven
Wall street kind. But leaving religion
out Of the discussion, and taking tho
question on the ground Of simple jus.
tice, l think it possible to prove Mr.. Mar
shall in error.
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Not only to get way up" work done.
but also to get -FOUR darnlng, patching and
buttons sewed Oh without extra charge.
CHEYENNE STEAM LAUNDRY.
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However, we must not be too hard on
the gentleman. He is talking espe
cially to those who say that riches are
a trust, " and that the rich should help the
poor as a sort Of brotherly duty-a kind
of moral obligation-and he is not so
far of as may appear at first reading.
Now there is a class which fails 10 ap-
preciAte the difficulty seen by Mr.. Mar
EaRll, but those who compose 1t are
called ~"quacks." These ''quaCks' claim
that they can locate the creditor
and debtor without any trouble at all.
They have a great deal to say about
rights" as well as duties and they
delight to ring the changes on the word
Justice, while charity, as commonly
used, is not in their vocabulary. They
say that society Cthe whole people, is the
creditor. and that every man Hyho holds
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any cut in price.
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Mr.. Marshall makes the mistake of
treating the d]isconteuted poor man and
the aims receiver as one and the same.
As n rule, those who accept aims are
satisfied so long as the receipts are sufi-
cient for their needs. The disconnected
poor are those who work and receive for
their labor less than they are entitled to.
They manage TO keep soul and body to-
gether, but believe they are entitled to
more than just enough for that. Gen
orally when one Of these needs assist
ance he obtains it from those of his w
class, and refuses TO become a cringing
beggar before those who have robbed
him. And this appears to hurt the rich
mans essayist more than anything else
in the whole business.
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to publish the following testimonial. as he
handles the remedy and believes it to be
reliable:
! bought a fifty cent bottle of Chamber
lain's Pam Balm aud applied il to my
limbs, which have been afflicted with
rheumatism at intervals Tor one year. At
the tune | bought the Pain Balm | was
unable to walk. 1 can truthIully say that
Pain Balm has completely cured me-R.
II. FAIR. Hollywood, Kansas, Mr.. A.
c. Cox, the leading druggist at Holywood
vouches for the truth Of the above state,
ment.
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What Mr.. Marshall means to convey
by saying "if anything is a duty it is a
duty 10 some one who can insist upon
its fulhllment," is that it is impossible
to tell which rich man is the debtor Of
what poor man; that you cannot deter
mine the particular creditors Of a partic-
ulRr debtor. OF course this looks like
rubbish, but you must remember that
he who lays it down is an economist and
inAncier Of high standing, and you must
not expect the workings Of the profound
mind TO be comprehensive to the com
mon everyday man.
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any part OF the common heritage OF
mankind, or anything which itself or
the fair equivalent thereof was not pro-
duced by him nor his ancestors, is a
debtor to the full amount of such eI-
cess.
In another sense it Is the duty" Of
the rich to return to the poor what they
have taken from them y means OF an
unjust system. They 1.-THE rich ''Owe"
it to themselves and their pOsterity to
aid with all their power - the restitu-
ton. II a rich man is SICK or MANNED
in any part OF his body he feels it a
duty" to himself. his family and his
friends to undergo the treatment neces-
sary to make him well and sound again.
He is a part land take him collectively
and measured by his influence, a large
part Of n very sick body polite, a dis
tressingly diseased society. He recog-
nizes this, and admits it by his prescrip
tons of charity remedies which, If he
is wise, he can now see makes the patient
worse instead Of effecting a cure. II the
remedies which viii work n cure are not
applied in time death will result. Society
cannot pull through a bad case Of sick
ness without the proper treatment, any
more thar n man can under like CirCum-
stances
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The sting Of Matthew Marshall's ar
ticle is in its tail. After satisfying him.
self that the talk Of the duty" Of the
rich is all nonsense, he concludes with
these words: The prevailing error on
this point is, l firmly believe, the cause
Of much Of the discomfort Of the poor
and their irritation against the rich.
They hear and read so constantly Of the
duty Of the rich to share with them
their surplus wealth that they, natur-
ally, have come to think that the rich
man who refuses to do it robs them OF
something which is lawfully their own,
and they accept aims, not a. a favor for
which they should be grateful, but rs
the discharge Of a debt for which they
owe no thanks in return. How de-
structive this is OF the good feeling and
sympathy which should bind the rich
and the poor together l need not remark,
and therefore modestly protest against
the talk which gives rise to it"
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He talks about debts and the proc
esses of their collection. He does not
pretend that it is a legal question, yet at
times discusses it ns if it were, and leaves
the impression that if there was a law
compelling the rich 10 give TO the poorit
would be all right and their duty so to
do. 1t is really painful ut times to wit
ness how much respect the plutocrats
n their spokesman have for the law
right or wrong. II the rich lowe" the
poor anything then they arc debtors,
n there cannot be a debtor without
somebody's being IA creditor, and if any
thing is a duty 1t is a duty to some one
who a insist upon its fulfllment. "
Agreed. The rich are the debtors Of the
poor because they nave become rich
through appropriating the share of the
poor in natures gifts to all her children,
and by withholding from actual pro-
ducers the product of their toll. In
other words, the rich lowe" the poor
the wages they have withheld, the with
holding Of which has made them rich.
The land barons "owe' the poor for
the millions Of acres they have gobbled
up; the transportation kings lowe" the
people for the franchises they have OBJ
tanned by bribery, and through which
they have robbed the public; the manu-
featuring and mining lords owe the
workers whose necessities have made
them ar easy preyfor the selfish aud I'M
scrupulous. The rich owe the poor
for the suffering they have endured un,
der the rich mans system more in dam
ages than they could pay We're they ten
millions Of times as rich as they are. ]
don't care for high sounding definitions
it makes no difference TO me how Tom,
Dick and Harry may have defined the
word wealth, to me it means the things
labor applied 10 nature has made. The
real laborer has few Of them; somebody
loves" him for what lie produced and
has not.
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BRUTALITY ASSAULTED.
Two Men Make an Attack on and Beat a
Riebelinn,

Two Men Make an Attack on and Beat 4.
Riebelins.
a most brutal and unproyoked assault was
committed about o'clock Sunday night, on
Vallejo street, between Powell and Stockton
streets. The victim was A. Riebeling, a car
penter residing at 73S Vallejo street, and
according to his story. his asSaiants were
two men named Girido aud Enriques. the
trSt-lamed an eXpreSsman aud the latter Il
helper
1t seems that Riebeling and GiridO have
known each other for about two years, the
latter occasionally doing some hauling for
the former. On Sunday evening, about
O'clock, Girido was at RiebelIngs home, and
Was talking with him about various matters
In most friendly manner, an in fact vas
ln'Such good humor that he sang atches
of songs.
About o'clhck Glrido took his leave and
ILebeling anu his family, about 8 O'clock,
commenced to prepare for retiring, when
they were startled by two short, sharp rings
from the doOr-belL Rebeling went TO the
door. opened it, and the next moment lie
was knocked flat on his back and given a
terrible beating by two men, GiridO and
EnTiques.
Mrs: Rebeling hearing the fracas ran to
the front door aud commenced tn call for
. the police, upon which the TWO assaiants
fed and the wife, with the aid of some
neighbOrS who nd been attracted to the
spot, fixed up her husband and had his in
juries attended to.
An examiua ti0n showed ar ugly scalp
wound on the left side of the head and
cut in the face, while his body was very
sore from the blows showered upon him.
Riebeling said Girido mad a Ratchet and
Enriquez an: iron st0ve-lifter, ana that he is
at a loss TO know the cause OF the attack.
Inquiry maize in the neighborhOOd proves
RIebeling to possess reputation for thrift,
sobriety and peacefulness No arrests were
rnaia
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HATCH'S BADGE.
The Reverend Inspectors Trouble Over
an Assistant,

The Reverend Inspectors Trouble Over
Assistant.
1here Is disputatlon in progress in tho
office OF the local Commissioner of Immi-
grafton at which the officers and employees
OF the customs service are laughing. The
bone OF contention is the appointment Of an
assistant 10 the Commissioner, and the dis
putants are none other than Rev. DR.. j. l..
Hatch and William MacIntyre.
Both OF these gentlemen are be-badged
DT. Hatch wears plate that is engraved
Win the announcement that the wearer Is
the U nlted States Inspector of lmmigra-
ION, and MIR. Maclntyre wears a similar
one proclaimlDg him the Assistant United
States Inspector If Immigration" But
theIe the latter's show of authority ceases :;
Tor Collector Phelps recognizes no one as
MI uatchs assistant, and has intimated
that Mr.. Maclntyte had better diye5t HIM
self of The gaudy ornament.
Maclntyre claims that he is the duly ap-
pointed assistant. and that DR.. Hatch made
him So An item appeared in the papers a
lew weeks since to the effect that Dr.. Hatch
had appointed Maclntyre. Ii was inspired
by DR.. Hatch. When Collector Phelps saw
that announcement he declared DIR. Hatch
was occupying subordinate position under
The Government, and has no authority to
make that or any appointment.
lie refused AT the time to recognize Mae
lntyre. and when he called the reverend
Inspector to task the latter disclained any
knowledge of tue appointment or the item.
However, on the strength of his appoint
ment Maclntyre sent to Chicago and had the
TWO badges prepared. One he pinned 10 his
own vest; the other he presented to Dr.
Hatch as mark of his consideration and
appreciation for the appointment. At pres
ent 1t looks as If DR.. Hatch will have to lose
his assistant, and the assistant lose his
badge.
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ONE FOR THE ONGS.
They Have Succeeded in Killing
One of the Hated Sings.
Remains of Murdered Highlander Found In
Basket on Bull Run Aliey-A Feud
That Was Started in Alaska.

Highbinders are still on the rampage in
Chinatown. and another murder has been
added to their long, bloody record. The
latest victim of the assassin's bullet is
Young Seung, sewing-machine operator
who worked in Sacrament street shirt
factory.
The cause Of the recent bloody ARRAYS in
the Monsol stronghold was feud that
started several months ago in the Alaskan
eannerles among representatives of the rival
Suey Ong and Suey Sing highbinder So
cieties. There were several sanguinary en-
counters at the canneries between the
bloodthirsty Mongols before about fifty of
them departed on ship for this port Dur
ing the voyage down the coast the feeling of
hatred between the rival factions grew to a
fever heat. and Lee Bing, member of the
Suey Ong Tong. was seriously stabbed.
There were thirty-five members of the
Suey Sing Tong on board the vessel, and
only hiteen belonging to the Suey Ong.
That Is why the Ongs came out second best
In the squabbles on the way down.
A DEADLY REVENGE PLANNED.
Arriving in this city the Suey Ong
planned deadly revenge for its many
wrongs. Its most desperate fighters lay in
wait for chance, and while they were still
waiting for q chance to assal Suey Sing
man three representatives of the Suey Sing
shot down Lin Sing of the Suey Ong on
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-11-03

long lease of Concert Hall, which adjoins
the Chestnut-street Theater, and had it re-
fitted for permanent home of magic, call
ing it Kellar's Egyptian Hail.
The Musical Fund Hall. which was built
In 1924 by the Musical Fund Society. has
thrown open to the public on Wednesday
evening.
GREAT ARE THE MEMORIES
Clustering around the old building. 1t was
the center OF all great musical attractions
IN this city from the time of its opening
until 1857, when the Academy of Music
came into existence, and such world-famous
artists appeared there as Malibran, Jenny
Lind, Adelina Patti. Alboni. Sontas, GriSi.
Mario, La Grange, GaZzaniga and Ole Bull.
1t was at this hall also that the several
famous European orchestras which Wis
TIED this country made their greatest
impression. notably that conducted by
Gung1. the composer, the Germania
Musical Society from the city of Berlin.
which came here in 1913 under the
leadership OF lCarl Lenshaw. and here dis
banded leaving not few of its members to
Philadelphia This orchestra was re-
organized under the leadership of Carl Berg
man. and for some years gave a series of
popular concerts in the hall. At a later
period new orchestra was formed of Phila-
delphia musicians, which included several
therefore, took its name, and, under the
leadership OF one of these, Carl Serh, from
1886 to 1868, gave popular Saturday after
noon concerts, which are remembered with
so much pleasure. The Musical Fund
Society was organized in 1920 by profess
siOnal and amateur musicians.
MANAGER AL HAYMAN
Came over from New YORK to witness the
first performance here of Alabama" He
was justly enthusiastic over its success
throughout the country, particularly on the
Pacific Coast. The play made such a popu-
lar hit at his theater-the Columbia-in
Chicago, that he felt certain it
could have run there throughout the
season. OF all the young managers East
there is none more popular and successful
than William A. Brady, the Californian.
All Of his enterprises are turning coin into
his Golfers, none more so than after
Dark" which played at the Empire Tbs er
last week 10 large receipts. With this show
is the California wonder, James j. COrbett,
who has made himself great fayorite
wherever he has appeared During his stay
here he was made much OF in social aud
club circles. His contract with Brady is for
a season ut eight months. After that-So lie
informed me on Saturday at the Continental
+ Hotel-he will make New Y ork his place Of
residence. He Is stuck on the East and tie
people.
THE NEW YORK CASINO COMPANY
Opened at the Broad-street Theater this
evening in "Cavalleria Rusticana" ami
:. Indigo" and in the latter opera Edwin
Stevens appeared as the King, achieving a
distinct HIT in fact, it was mainly through
his efforts that the piece struck tire audience
as being funny. GUS COOK.
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BIood-Horse Starters.

According to the latest weather bulletin
no immediate rainfall is to be expected and
with the drying out the Bay District track
has had since last Sunday the course ought
to be fast and good for the Blood horse rae
ing to-day. An excellent card has been ar
ranged for which the following starters
were announced last night: First race.
twO-year-olds, six furlongs: Motto I15,
Tie Peer 120, Echo los, Late 105, Bessie W
ll5, H0nshell l05, Lucinda 105, Blnndinette
los, Rnmair 12O, Edith 1l5, Encore l02
Second race, nom winners, one and an
eighth miles: Nabeau ITO, Harry Peyton
10, Excuse Me l03, Mollie S 1O3 San
Pedro 1913.
Third race. one and half miles. all ages ::
Ell Rayo 90. Wild Oats 90, Fannie f IS, Re-
quest 30, Canny Scott LOG. Almout 119, Mari
gold 10.
Fourth race, owners handicap, all ages.
six and a hall furlongs: Geraldine 50, John
Treat 105, Captain Al 9S, Idaho Chief so.
Sheridan IS. Oregon Eclipse 81, Monte
Carlo lO3,
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-11-03

Some pedestrians on the Thrd-sireet
Wharf heard groans coming from the direc-
ton of large pile of hay about 80 o'clock
last evening, and on approaching discovered
man lying beside it. A policeman was
called and the unfortunate taken to the Re-
ceiving Hospital. where he gave the name
of Bsthuel Smith and his residence Army
street. near Bernal. When examined it
was found that his right leg was broken at
the hip, ana being asked how he was in
Jured he said lie had fallen from the pile OF
hay. which was nearly fifteen feet high.
and which he was trying to cover for the
night with a tarpauln
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-11-03
PERSONAL NOTES.

a. NJ. Anthony of Spokane is at the Occl-
dental.
E. II. Howard of Eureka is quartered at
the Lick.
j. A. Henderson of Winters is guest of
the Grand.
II. b. Clawson of Salt Lake is stopping at
the Grand.
P. c. Mort of San Andreas is domiciled
at the Lick.
Senator Sanders of Montana has returned
to the Palace,
Z. B. Buel of Vacaville is registered at
the Occidental.
F. f. Tibbetts of Sacramento is in town
and at the Grand.
l.. S. Garrigus of Salinas is in the city.
He is at the Palace.
L. p. Lathrop of San Diego is In town
and registered at the Palace.
Supervisor Aver Of the Fifth Ward was
reported seriously i'll yesterday morning.
His condition by evening, however, had
very much improved
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-11-03

$1,000 bond for the safe-keeping of the
new 32-inch bresch- loading rife just for
warded to the military department of the
University.
A plan is being discussed by the Regents
and others connected with the University
whereby restaurant connected with that
Institution may be managed. One Of the
cottages on the grounds will be vacated and
refitted as a frst-class eating house. A
landlord will be put in charge, and as the
other cottages are vacated they will be
turned over to him to manage as club
houses. No liquor can be obtained at such
place. and the purpose, as much as any
thing. is to provide a place which will not
violate the mile statute.
The School Board election resulted in 259
votes for bonds to 40 against-more than
two-thirds for the.bonds. The questions as
to the legality of the election, notwithstand-
ing. the cost, the southern boundary line
and as to whether under the present laws
the town has the power to incur bonded
Indebtedness for the purchase OF real estate,
will now have to be settled before the
courts probably before the bonds can be
issued. The Judgment of some of the citi-
zens Is that they ought to have been settled
before the election. the vote authorizes
the expenditure of $4,000 for the buying Of
real estate and for the erection OF buildings
for school purposes.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-11-03
ON THE SCENT.
The Grand Jury Tracing Up a
Missing 100000.

One of the very serious matters now I'M
der investigation by the Grand Jury is what
became of the $4,000 known to have been
used for some corrupt purpose in the trial
OF Reay versus Butler before Judge Levy
some three or four years ago. Mrs. Mabel
ITeadweli was the real defendant in that
case, and it is said that the Judgment in her
favor cost her about that sum. Just who
paid 1t, just what channels it traversed and
Just what destination it reached are the
matters that the Grand Jury seem deter
mined to know.
An important aid 10 their search, il is
sad, is Mrs. Isabel Sommers. divorced wife
OF Calvin +. Sommers, Mrs. Treadwell's
brother. She is said to be perfectly in
formed OF all facts relating to the mysteri-
Gus case, aud as her present relations with
the "Reminiscences combination are
by no means Of pleasant character she has
signlted her willingness 10 tell all she