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The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-06-18
CAUSES OF POVERTY.

a correspondent, commenting on an aTti-
Gle in THE CALL concerning the publica-
ton or Protection or Free Trade" in the
Congressional Record, writes that Mr..
George attributes the poverty Of the work
ing classes to the monopoly Of land rather
than to the protective policy, Our cor
respondent adds:
He shows clearly that monopoly Of land es.
pecially Of the very valuable land 10 cities and
towns mineral bearing lodes. etc, forces labor
10 give 10 the landhOlder the lions share OF its
earnings.
While but few people viii admit that MI
George or any other writer has shown that
the ownership Of land causes the poverty Of
the working classes, it will be admitted
that in protection or Free Trade" an effort
is made to make such a showing. BY re-
publishing the pamphlet as a campaign
document the Democratic party indorses
that doctrine. 1t certainly makes no pro
test against the portion OF the argument
it circulates that is devoted to the free land
iheory. If the principles OF party may be
judged by its campaign documents the
Democrats are committed to absolute free
trade and single land tax. The platform
adopted at Chicago will not, however, ac-
the single land tax question and it will de-
clare for q tariff for revenue with incidental
protection.
A very common error is the conclusion
that the abuse OF a thing justifes its eX-
tinction. Under tie law permitting the
ownership Of land land passes into the
hands of comparatively few men. There
fore a class Of political economists say
abolish all laws giving ownership In land.
! By the same course of reasoning, excessive
| rates of transportation on railroads call
| Tor the destruction of railroads. The argu-
ment that it is abuse Of thing. not the use
! Of it, that makes the evil, is as old as the
| hills. but a good many people are constant
! ly losing sight of il. Land monopoly is ar
evil of gigantic proportions, but it can be
| reached without destroying the title Of 9
| man to his homestead. To make the owner.
| ship Of land in large quantities improbable
| it is not necessary to tax the small land
owner out Of his property Our CORE
spondent concludes:
| would be glad II you would Indicate through
! your paper, what you consider the best work, o
not too great length, on the protecionist side o
the subject. l always like to read and consider
! fully both sides OF every subject
While it may not be an easy matter tC
/ indicate the best work upon either side of {
| subject upon which so many volumes have
been written, we can recommend the speech
of Mckinley on the bill that bears his name
as a compact and practical argument in
support of the policy of protection. The
speech, OF course, was published in full in
the Congressional Record and also in
pamphlet form.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-06-18
THE WOMAN IN THE CONVENTION.

While it will be admitted that the Wye
ming woman delegate TO the Republican
national convention performed her duties
creditably, the discovery has been made
that her husband made failure as house
keeper during his wife's absence. 1t IS not
shown that The husband in this case was
especially incapable. He probably knew as
much about homework as the average
man. Nevertheless. when the lady delegate
reached home she found things in deplor-
able condition.
This discovery opens up new phase of
the woman question. The man in the ca sc
is driven from the position that woman can
not do his work and is compelled to admit
that he cannot DO woman's work. Woman,
therefore, takes her place at the head of the
firm. When there are two partners the
one who can do the work that has been
allotted to the other and his own work too
is the master of the situation. While the
firm might thrive best with the services Of
both, if either must be dispensed with the
one would remain who could do the work Of
either or both. OF course. the male advo-
cate will say that the solitary woman in the
convention did not run ii, while the man
had TO take entire charge of the deserted
household. But, on the other hand, it may
be urged the man who failed as house
keerer probably had the benefit of his wfe's
experience. She may have left printed
directions as to the manner of proceeding
At all events, he had had the example Of
his capable wife before his eyes for some
years and should have profited by it.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-06-18
OUR BURDENS.

4 new charter for San Francisco, say
some scheming Democratic politicians as
sisted by few persons who term them
selves Republicans We notice, however,
that both classes whenever an election
comes around insist on the election of men
who have acted with our oppressors. A
newspaper contemporary says ''the Kelly
CrimminS administration has spent S474, 900
more than its predecessor" The same
paper, however. does not say that the previ-
Gus administration expended at least one
million dollars more than it ought to have
expended, and that it tried its utmost to
keep that administration in Office. Our
contemporary only dropped Buckley after
THE CALL had broken him down polite
ally. Does the Examiner. which appears to
be an advocate Tor excessive taxation if the
money can 90 into the hands Of its partizan
friends, realize that San Francisco is taxed
TO an extraordinary extent ? An evening
paper gives the following summary of our
taxes at the present time
The pledge of the local Republican platform
provides for a levy for general purposes of
S2,75000O for 1928. To this are to be added
the special levies Tor park, City Haul and public
debt, which may aggregate 20 cents, and which
Will produce 100000. Crown this pile with The
Sl,0UO,OOO OF what is called the liked revenue OF
The city and we have grand total OF 81, $50, 900
say 100000 for purely local purposes. and
this exclusive OF the Sl.500,O 900 or 100000
that prOperty-owners win have TO pay for street
Improvements. The levy for the next fiscal
year, sanctioned by popular vote viii be the
most enormous ever made In the city and county
OF san francisco.
Is any person surprised that our citizens
complain that they have to carry excessive
burdens? Indeed it is a wonder that San
Francisco flourishes at all with the set of
harpies plundering her in every possible
way. 1t seems a miracle that men generally
can obtain money enough to pay their
taxes and then meet railway exactiOns.
Some OF our newspapers, however, seem to
favor every proposition that will take
more money out Of an oVertaxed community,
for they advocate any and every scheme
which encourages plunderers..
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-06-18
osTRIcHEs ar CHICAGO.

One of the first exhibits to arrive at Chi
cage IN preparation for the Worlds Fair is
a carload of ostTiches shipped from Ocean
side, San Diego County, in this State The
binds have been placed in a corral in the
outskirts to be accimatized. If they should
show signs OF suffering from next winters
weather they will be shipped out Of the
range Of frost TO a point in Louisiana. II
they survive the winter and thrive in the
meridian OF Chicago it is proposed to estab-
lish an ostrich farm there permanently.
1t is TO be hoped that the enterprise will
be successful. The demand for ostrich
feathers, which seems to show no signs of
abating. is far beyond the capacity of the
ostrich farms in South Africa and California
to supply. But it may be question whether
the ostrich can ever be acclimatized in a
region where the thermometer falls to 20
degrees below zero. Man is the only ami
nal which can live al over the world. The
horse, the swine, the cow. the dog, the rat,
can live almost anywhere, but there are por-
tons of the globe on which they die out, and,
as to the natives Of the tropical and sub
tropical zones, they generally rebel against
transportation. There was no scientific
reason why the camel should not have
ihriYen in Texas, but it did not, though
large sums were spent by Government and
private individuals to domicIliate it there.
When it became apparent to enterprising
men that there was money in raising
ostriehes attempts were made In many
places to grow the bird. These led to the
discovery that it was disappearing from its
old haunts. 1t has practically disappeared
from Asia. though within the historical
period it was abundant in Persia, Syria,
Arabia and parts of what is now British
India. But in Africa. between the Medi-
terranean States and the white settlements
back of the cape, it seems to be still plen-
tlful. But the cost Of Quitting and con-
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-06-18
THE MTCHIGAN CASE.

The Supreme Court has decided the
Michigan electoral act to be constitutional.
The last Legislature Of that State, being
Democratic and not at all certain that the
State would elect Democratic electors in
1892, passed law providing for Presiden-
tial election by Congressional districts. The
constitutionality of the act was not held in
much doubt, but the act itself was con-
sidered sharp practice. The dispatch an
nOuncing the decision Of the Supreme Court
is in error in assuming that it will give the
Democrats ten electors in Michigan. twill
give the Democrats number Of electoral
votes equal to the number of Congressional
districts they carry. In the present Con-
gTess the Democrats have seven members,
but the Republicans do not give them more
than five this year The electors at large
will be elected as heretofore on the general
ticket, and will go TO the panty that polls
the largest vote in the whole State.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-06-18
PEOPLE TALKED ABOUT.

Senator Ransom of North Carolina is the
best dressed and most polished gentleman
in the Senate.
Paris has a new diva in the person OF
Mile. Debat (and known as Develin), who
two years ago was kitchen-maid in a sub
urban inn.
Hardy, the novelist, is an acting maeis-
trate, and in discharge OF the duties of his
position he has many opportunities for
studying life among the poor and lOwly.
Chauncey NJ. Depew will summer at New
port. and the Rhode Islanders are already
figuring upon being able to carry him off to
kickimuit clambake and entice speech
out of him.
Professor Huxley's idea that the writing
OF 1000 words is sufficient weeks work is
proof that he never ran newspaper and
| had the foreman bowling down the tube for
! copy.
Thomas Mast, the caricaturist, says that
! his cartoons put an end TO a l0ng-cOntinued
and intimate friendship between himself
and Carl Schurz These distinguished men
no longer speak to each other.
] Major Moses p. Handy, gourmet and gas
| tronOme, says that Wayne MacVeagh, ex-
| Attorney General of the United States,
! divides with Chauncev NJ. Depew the dis
| tincton of being the best after-dinner
/ orator in this country.
Vasiii Verestchagin, the famous Russian
/ pdiuttIs was Ultteu III inc leg recently by q
MAD dog. Although the Injured flesh was
! cut away Immediately. it is said that NJ.
/ Nerestchagin will place himself under the
! care of DR.. Pasteur at Paris.
| The people of Galveston are endeavoIing
/ to raise money to build monument TO the
! memory of General Bankhead Magruder.
! The remains of that distinguished Confed-
! crate chief now lie in the Galveston Gene
! terry without even marble headstone to
| mark The grave.
! Signor Silyano Cavaliero Lemmi, editor
! OF Di Riforma, one of the leading news
/ papers of Rome Italy, is one of the most
accomplished of Italians, and is making a
very extensive tour through the United
| States with the intention OF writing a book
/ about it when he returns TO Italy.
! AT Castle Thomery, near Fontainebleau,
| where Rosa BOnheuT has her farm, are
! horses and COWS OF many breeds, herds of
| sheep and goats, numbers of rabbits and
| poultry, a pair of lions and several very
rare small animals. All these are used as
studies by the artist. She is now 20 years
old, but is still vigorous.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-06-18
a SIDE LIGHT.

Just as the chorus Of taX-eateTs had
br0adened and deepened into s0norous
tones discordr mt note comes up from the
City Hospital which may throw the chorus
out Of time. There is q charge on one side
that the superintendent is controlled by the
nurses, who are described as perfect
ladies'" and on the other that a member Of
the Board of Health had upon several
occasions constituted himself tie board
and had given orders in conflict with those
Of the superintendent The member OF the
Board of Health who was charged with
giving orders declared that the member who
made the charge only went to the hospital
to attend banquets. The member Of the
board who charged the superintendent with
being unduly Influenced by the nurses said
that the bill OF fare had been revised at
their suggestion, and as revised was contrib
utug its mite to run the hospital into debt,
1t was also iutimated that the lady nurses,
relying upon their influence with The super
intepdent, were careless in the performance
Of their duties. The lady nurses also held
occasional receptions IN their parl0T, at
which such simple refreshments as oysters,
shrimp salad and chocolate and other nice
things were served. On the other hand it
was SlUAu II Ul tic tcs tLtuUAt VI pdttCA u
shat the oysters, shrimp salad and chOco-
late did not go round; that in fact the
patients fare was poor and scant 1t is
unfortunate for the gentlemen VINO ap-
Eeared before the Finance Committee of the
Board Of Supervisors the other evening that
Shis side light should have been flashed upon
she scene at the present time. Those gen.
slemen were engaged in an earnest effort TO
s5nyince the board that the urgent need Of
NoTe money than the dollar limit affords
would justify the members Of the board in
breaking a solemn pledge when up comes
1his flash, showing that times are not really
hard at the City Hospital. This fash may
for a moment blind the president of the
Board Cf Education, who asks for $4,000
more than the board had last year to pro-
vide Tor about the same number Of pupils.
L may also disturb the efforts of the Fire
Department who hold that the city can only
be made safe from fire by adding fifteen
companies Of different kinds TO the depart
ment. But nothing viii phase a Street
Superintendent who asks for $500, 900 more
than he had for waste and work last year
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-06-18

The winners at the recent Turning F

The winners at the recent Turning Fest
. at San Jose were as follows:
General turning tAltes Riege) First. f.
Soedler, YorwaerIs Turn Verein, 7o2s points ;
second, X. n GTaSSe san Francisco Turn
Verein, Ga POINTS; third. ID. Steeber, San Fran
cisco 1uru Nereiu, 6212 points.
First grade-Frst. L. knaek, San Francisco
Eintracht; second, NJ. Lehman, Vorwaerts
Turn Verein third, z. OTTO, San Francisco Turn
Verein.
second grade First, e. Wallenbruck, San
Francisco Turn Nefetn; second w. Either v
Turn Nerein; third +. Becker, San Francisco
Elniracht.
Third grade-First. A. KrIckan. Oakland Turn
Verein; second, L. Rehor. Oakland Turn Verien ;
third, w. HOrslmeyeF, san Francisco Eintracht
Running high jamp-FiTst, w. Hotstmeyer
San Francisco EinlTacht, distance feet and 8
inches; second, +. Becker, San Francisco
Broad iump-First, r. Welembrnk, san Fran
cisco Turn Nerein, distance IL feet 3 inches (;
second. Ii. \. Alpen, san Francisco urn VereIn,
Is feet inch.
Running hop, step and jump-Flrst, Fl.
MaDasse, Napa Turn NeTen, dis ance 81 feet
. inches second, NJ Castro, San Jose Turn
Nerein, ~ feet inches.
Lifting 15O-pound dumbbell-First Paul
Pickett, stockton Turn Vereln, % times; second,
Z. Senbeck, Oakland Turn Yerein, IL tines
Putting the 3712- pound shOt-First, G.. II.
Dahmke, san Francisco Eintracht distance l 9
feet % lnehes second, +. Nellsmbruk, San
Francisco Turn Vereln, Is feet inches.
Pole vauting-First NJ. Lehman, V Turn
Veren, distance feet inches second H. N
Alpen, San Francisco Turn Verein. 8 feet IL
inches
Tw0-hnndred-yard dash-Firsf, T. H. Krack,
San Francisco Eintracht; S cOnd II. n Alpen
San Francisco Turn Veren.
Wrestllng-Frst, e. Sletnbeek, Oakland Turn
Nerein; second, G. KRONER, San Francisco Turn
Nerein.
Swimming contest, 400 yards-First, A. Greub.
Oakland Turn Neren; second, C. Kramm, Oak.
land Turn NeTen
Fencing-Firsi, a. Grueb. Oakland Turn
Nerein; second, X. Finking Jr, San Francisco
Turn NeTeln.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-06-18
A COMPACT.

It seems that De Young Of the Chronicle
believes that he can serve himself if not the
Republican party by employing Kelly and
Crimmins to manipulate politics for him in
this city. 1t may be a satisfactory arrange
ment to barter for nominees to the Legisla-
ture who will support De Young for the
Senate, and that Kelly and Crimmins will
consider the compensation an equivalent if
they can divide the different city offices
among their retainers. Are not these par
ties commencing to show their hands too
soon? Is there a man in this city Who
would like to see Do Young placed in the
United States Senate, or TO have the AFFAIRS
Of this city turned over to the tender mercles
of Kelly and Crimmins? Ii may be well,
however, for the Republican party that
these men have commenced their trlc Ks
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-06-18
FINEssE AND FORCE.

From present indications at Oakland it
would appear as if the railroad company
was not willing to leave its claims TO the
water front of that city to the courts, al
though it has virtually dictated who should
ill the iudgeships in this city and State for
several years past. The claimants to the
water front Of Oakland, although not in the
name of the Southern Pacific Railroad Com
pany, it is believed approach that company
about as closely as did the Contract and
Finance Company the Central Pacific Rail
road Company. The Contract and Finance
Company was composed Of the same indi-
viduaIs, but the money obtained was placed
beyond the reach Of the Governments
claim. It was put in the pockets of private
individuals. In the case of the Oakland
water front the company is not named as
the Southern Pacific Railroad Company, but
the individuals, we imagine, are the same.
The property constituting the Oakland
water front is probably worth at the present
time not less than ten millions of dollars,
but what it may be worth in the future no
person knows. The railroad managers, as
we have suggested, are unwilling to leave
the adjustment of waterfront matters 20
judges whom they have to a great extent been
instrumental in placing in office, but prefer
TO use some degree of fnesse and force in
tho fuaffnr
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-06-18

been chosen exempt from objections. The
Government is prepared to fight the objee-
tions against the one il has resolved to adorn
with the proposed new structure. Property
in the Immediate vicinity will enjoy the
benefits OF a much-needed boom.
Emin Pasha still holds on to life. His
obituary has been written often. with
numerous embellishments appropriate to
tie sad circumstances; but he flourishes yet
and is only a smallpox convaescent. Nine
lives has a cat, and a good many more has
Emin Pasha. His EXeellency will resume
his duties as naturalist at his own sweet
will, and ruler over blackamoors according
to expedieney and the malignant antagonism
of Arabs. He will doubtless, before he de-
parts for the realms OF the immortal, dis
cover a few beetles new to scientific termin-
ology and sow the botanical wilderness with
a few more grasses. Thus he will die
haDpV
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-06-18
RaiIrond News.

Yosemite is proving great attraction this
yea- and most of the tourists who visit this
coast make it the one point OF interest they
are bound to see at all hazards. Many resi-
dents are also visiting the famous valley.
The weather is fine there now and the heat
not more than comfortable, with blankets
at night Those who left for Yosemite yes
terday were: w. A. Magee. the real-estate
man of this city; ID. j. Alcott and Miss AL
colt, tourists; ". II. Wescott Of Los Angeles
and DR.. Moment Of this city To-day the
following persons win make the trip: Dr.
II. b. Miller OF Oakland, Mrs. G. Morris
Halter. L. l.. Rollins, Miss Sullivan. Mrs, C.
Gushing. Miss Dillon, Miss 4. Sullivan and
Miss Spense.
George r. Parsons. second ce-president
Of the New York and New Engl and Rail-
road, is in San Francisco with his wife and
family; Mr.. Parsons will return East Mon
day. His family, it is expected. Will 90 to
Alaska next month on a pleasure trim
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-06-18
ACCUSED OF PERJURY.
Another Serious Charge Against squIres
the Jury-Briber.

the Jury-Briber.
j. II. Squires, whose offer to sell his vote
as a juror in Judge Sanderson's depart
ment. was recently exposed and who was
thereafter shown up TO be an ex-roed agent,
may now also have to answer to a charge OF
perjury. This further expose of this men,
Der of the community was made yesterday
in the Probate Department
Mrs. d. A. Phillips Of 513 Hayes street had
made application TO Judge Slack to set
aside an order whereby in January Judge
Sanderson permitted Squires to adopt her
granddaughter, Alice 0. Decio, now about
or years of age. The grandmother was
very sick some months ago and placed the
child with a Mrs. BOothby on Jones street.
near SQuireS' place on Turk street; and
upon her representations of his excellent
character allowed the adoption proceedings
to be Instituted, declaring now, however.
that she dld not thoroughly comprehend the
binding nature Of the adoption law until
her granddaughter became the ward Of
SQgires.
In presenting his retition, SQures took
oath that the parents OF the child were
dead, whereas Mrs Phillips says she gave
him distinctly to understand that only her
mother was dead and that her father Is
alive and is a worthless character living at
Arcata, Hum bOldt County. Moreover no
attorneys name Is attached 10 this petition.
That there may have been q motive for
SquireS dupiicIty may De gathered from
the Renaissance that the child is the ex-
pectant heir Of rich granduncle. who re-
sides at Santa .Cruz, this uncle's name be-
ing Silver.
Judge Slack shortened the time for the
hearing and set the matter for Wednesday,
Mrs. Phillips further says that the child has
apparently not been well treated. She was
plump and healthy child in january; now
she Is Tale and emaciateC. SquiTes, wife
and this child lived in one room, she has as
certained, and the grandmother verify be-
lieyes that when Alice appeared in court a
few days ago upon the occasion OF his ar
raignment she was painted uD to present a
healthy appearance. Mrs Phillips also de-
cares that she knew Of Squires' record as a
highwayman only recently before the
expose Of him as a brbe-.aker.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-06-18
THE PosToFFICE SITE.

Contrary to late adyces, the Mission and
Seventh streets postoffice site has been ae-
cepted by tie Government. We can only
conjecture as to the cause which produced
this result Secretary Foster must have
succeeded in drawing either Attorney
General Miller or Postmaster General
Wanamaker over to his side. II has been
assumed, however, that neither the Attor-
ney-General nor the Postmaster General
was a man who would be easily drawn
against his convictions. The bright side to
this picture is that some tune in the not dis
tant future we may get postoffice.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-06-18

Quoting an ostrieh-hunting expedition is so
great that the product of the feathers did
not cover it, and then ostrich farms were
started in Cape Colony. They have real
lied fortunes for their owners. and it is not
surprising that their example should have
been followed in this State. or that equal
success should have attended the ventures.