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The San Francisco call., 1897-09-21
LOS ANGELES AND HER FUTURE.

illustration of the law that the beginning of
erpe invariably leads to the undertaking of
is shown effect produced in Los Angeles by
Attorney General McKenna
the Secretary that Congress providing
a deep-waer port of author
begin the work of construction at The pros
pec early pleon of the harbor has
energies the progressive people of Los Angeles efforts
projects long talked of likely be seriously
undertaken in the future.
We days ago that the merchants manufac
of Los Angeles and San Diego
wesupported endeayor to build up
eaports of Mexico This be supplemented
by another in the direction of bringing about long
direct rail ommuncation with Salt Lake. The projects
will mutually assist another Los Angeles will
larger trade with Mexico and South America she better
facilities of trade with the interior States
she better of obtaining railroad when
that she all the advantages
haroor and direct trade with fore gn countries.
in the things why the Pacific
of the United States should many
seapors Atlantic Pacific ocean commerce is de-
veloping rapidly South America and Australia are
ing importance, and China and Japan are becoming
probable future to interest people now
living Francisco equal the New of to-day and
the north of her Puget Sound and FhiIa
depha Baltimore south Los Angeles and San
Diego
All the power influence California has at WASHINGTON
should be exered to the work at San
Pedro sufficient energy Los Angeles to make the
best after open for deepea ships proposed
road will place the city in direct communication
of the richest mineral regions in the world sup
ply the industry people with the thousands
of products the markets of Mexico South
America.
fits golden that California and
as the people State will
should be willing merely sympathze with the enterprise
of that section the commonwealth but
with cordial support
The San Francisco call., 1897-09-21
THE NEW TAX LEVY.

OHORT the time in which the work had to be DONE
Board of Supervisors has succeeded apporton
ing levy that will prove satisfactory to
people generally 1t found possible to adequately
provide maintenance of the municipal government
of dollar limit material reduc
the of the previous and the saving
taxpayers aggregate will about $500 O00
The acted wisely in not attempting to the
duction would have
PEELED administration of municipal affairs
hampered the work of of the great depart
menIs costly the 1u the business
public well in that of individuals saving at the
spigot folly wasting bung. 1t better
overs,ep dollar limit extent than to have def
cheney in any important fund of the city treasury
gratifying the scheme incorporating in the
levy purpose raising money the proposed
park geological garden Mission
was, course foregone conclusion. that
such would be made for THE CALL had published inter
Supervisors declaring their opposition
pleasant controversy closed
present official adoption of the levy with such
This is victory for the taxpayers for which
may Justly claim credit only daily
paper the city that opposed the scheme and made against it
the fight economy defeated
While appropriations made the apportionment
much asked for by
the heads OF departments and considerably less than the
Inmates OF the Auditor there every believe that by
economy business the city
be efficiently carried with the funds granted.
possible might levy
different had allowed members
consider the problems involved but likely that
the differences would have been The
every member of the been bne
economy with efficiency, and be estimated
this time the joint objects have been accomplished.
The the dollar limit
ceeded will not occasion of criticism
among intelligent taxpayers. The city
many Improvements and long municipal affairs
in The hands of whom they have confidence the people
will be paying for needed work. The first
pOran OF the Supervisors therefore, will be received
popular approval renewed confidence
payers will await future
The San Francisco call., 1897-09-21
Me ans Genuine Representation.

san LUIS ODlSpO heaSoHer'
Governor Budd, according to reported in
teryiew, favors the method of electing the
Board OF Equalization at large instead OF by
districts and says that at the next session OF
the Legislature he will recommend that an
amendment to the constitution be submitted
to the electors of the State (which will permit
the electors of the entire State to decide whom
their equalizers shall be-" The notion is q
good one and we give it our Endorsement with
the further recommendation that the board be
chosen by proportional representation. The
people then would be represented in fact as
well as in name. Too often under present
methods only the corporations are repre-
sented.
The San Francisco call., 1897-09-21
HAS SEEN THE PLAY BEFORE.

There are many clever people
Who can dim the brightest days
And mar this short existence
w .th their irritating ways.
But he's the leading genius,
The very greatest bore,
Who sits behind US at the pay
a nd saw IL once before.
His breath is sweet with chewing-gum;
He wears his newest clothes,
And he's brought along Susa ne
To hear how much he knows;
But, alas, for those beside him,
a nd alas for many more,
They long for cotton in thar ears;
He's seen the play be ore.
He knows Just what Is coming,
And we all must know 1t, too;
The hero Will be dressed ia green,
The heroine in blue;
The moonlight scene the first Will be
Upon ROCKY shore;
Alas, Susanne, why did you come!
He's seen the play before.
He may not get the tunes Just right,
But still he huns them through.
For, though we think them very tne,
To him tney are not new
How well he beats the time out
with his heels upon the floor:
But that's because he knows so much
He's seen the play before.
He doesn't think much Of it all;
In fact, it's rather slow;
The next act will be better,
When they stab The King, YOU know,
"The pistoI's going-don't jump
SuSanne, now watch he door
Vessel told you he'd come in!
I've seen the play before"
Some day We'll all rise up at last
And gag him then and there;
We'll tie those tapping heels down,
q. so safely-to the chair
ell put baudage on his eyes,
Aud DER his ears some more,
Tnen ioyIu ly well watcn the pay
hat he saw once befo.e Q.
Chicago Tribun
The San Francisco call., 1897-09-21

An apparatus known as the electric sounder
has been invented by John P. Buckley, by
means of which captains may be able 10 ascer-
tain the depth OF water for 1000 feet ah ,ad OF
their vessels. The inventor expects that it
VIII supersede the lead and line. Mr.. Buckley
is confident, says the New York Herald, that
his apparatus will do away with the present
tedious manner of making soundings, and
that vessels will no longer have 10 feel their
way into port when the air is foggy. With his
invention the sounding is done by means of a
bell circuit. which passes through carrier,
and thence to a non-conductfng cylinder
rlled with quicksilver. When the cy Under
strikes bottom circuit is completed, which
rings a bell on board the vessel and gives
warning that the vessel is in dangerously
shallow water.
The apparatus, 10 speak more in DETAIL con-
sists of an airgun, about 1000 feet of wire, or,
rather, of two wires bound around each other,
hollow shell, which will float a cylinder OF
quicksilver, and an electric battery. The air
is forced into the cham Der of the airgun by
turning wheel. The cylinder with the wire
attached is loaded in to the gun. The wire is
placed upon reel, and as much is wound off
as the fo ce of the projectile will take with it.
The cylinder is hurled through the air for
anywhere from five to two thousand feet. The
distance depends upon the number of turns
the operator has given the wheel by which the
airgun is loaded.
The cylinder strikes the water and sinks.
The length of wire which in ntervenes between
the cylinder and the hollow floating she'll, or
carrier, represents the depth OF water in which
1t would be safe for the vessel to ven ture. Most
large ocean steamers draw thirty feet. When
the wires enter the cylinder they are separ-
ated. They run into the cylinder separately
and terminate within only a short distance of
the surface of the quicksilver.
If the water is deep enough the cylinder
will simply hang to the end of the line. If
the water is too shallow, however, the cylin-
The San Francisco call., 1897-09-21

FATHERS OF GREAT MEN.
London Echo.

IOHUUn ECHO.
The distinguished astronomer Kepler was
the son of an officer in the army; the poet
Wordsworth and Sir Walter Scott of attorne Us;
Chatterton of schoolm aster; Handel of
surgeon; Thomas Hood and Samuel Johnson
of booksellers; Mozart of pookbinder: Black
stone, the eminent lawyer, of a silk mercer !;
the poet Pope of a linen draper; Sir Isaac New
ton OF farmer; Thomas Arnold of tax col
lector; De Foe and Akens!de of butchers; Dr.
Jeremy Taylor of hairdresser; the artist
Turner OF a barber Christopher Columbus OF q
wool-comber; the great astronomer HALEY
of O soap boiler; Haydn of wheelwright;
Luther of miner; Lord Eldon, the famous
lawyer, of a conier; George Fox OF a weaver /;
Captain Cook OF an agricultural laborer, and
last, but not least John Bunyan of tinker.
The San Francisco call., 1897-09-21
A Reasonable Proposition.
Alameda arou3

THE CALL is conducting crusade that favors
the election of the State Board of Equalizars at
large instead OF from districts, as at present.
The proposition seems to be reasonable. AS it
is at present each member is concerned in his
own immediate constituency and his chief
aim is to gain an advantage for them, even a
the expense OF other sections of the State.
This'is not only wrong in principle. but ex-
tremely mischievous in many ways. 1t arrays
one section OF the State against another and
promotes acrimony ON all sides. The system
may well be changed.
The San Francisco call., 1897-09-21
FENcE-wIRE FOR TELEPHONES.
Washington Post.

Washington Post
ave have found new way of utilszing the
telephone in our country" said Mr.. McLe-
more of New South Wales to Post man at the
Shoreham.
"It consists in taking one of the wires of the
wire fencing that incloses o stock station on
cattle ranch as you would say in the United
States, and making it answer all the require
ments OF an ordinary telephone wire. the chief
difference being that this improvised line is
without insulation. But it answers we'll its
pur pose oil quick communication with distant
stations. and even with market towns q good
many miles away. OF course there are some
drawbacks on account of the non-insulation
OF the wire, which impedes the operation OF
the phone in damp weather, but on the whole
these station lines have been great success"
The San Francisco call., 1897-09-21
Present Apportionment Unjust.

THE CALL wants the members of the State
Board OF Equalization elected by the State at
large, and not by districts as in the past. The
present apportionment is unjust. When the
constitution was framed member was all lotted
each Congressional district of that time and
the counties thereof named. Since then popu-
lation has increased southwark of the States
central line and the Fourth Equalization Dis
trict Tin which Santa Cruz is included) polls
nearly half OF the vote OF the State 1t has
but one mem ber of the State Board of Equali-
cation, and the balance of the State has three
and has always had the State Controller, who
is member OF the Board OF Equalization by
virtue of his office. Il is unjust 10 have such
an allotment continue.
The San Francisco call., 1897-09-21
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR
Now Y ork Press.

Now ork Press.
Somehow very few women are both good and
stylish.
Home with some men Is place to go to
when the others close up.
By looking a any girls hair you can always
tell where the iron was too hot
Whenever a woman tries TO box child's
ears and misses, she always says: take thatF'
II a woman cut up all her good dresses just
before she committed suicide she would never
fail
A woman would rathar her husband didn't
kiss her at all at home than not to put lot of
tenderness into it when he does it before
neODle.
The San Francisco call., 1897-09-21
cALIFoRNIANs IN NEW YORK.

NEW YORK, N. Y, Sept. 2o.-At the st.
Cloud - A. Breton; Hoffman,. NJ. Green
way; Manhattan-Miss Cecil E. J. Gallagher,
Miss Hume; ST. Nicholas-A. Hanselman;
Continental-Mss C. Lundgren, Mrs NJ. Pear
son; Gilsey-Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Mullins, Miss
M. Mullins; Imperial-G. Newburger, {. II.
Saleno; Vendome-Mrs. Brown; Murray Hill
J. Bryson. II. w. Bralt is here buying.
The San Francisco call., 1897-09-21
BOARD OF EQUALIZATION.
The Sug question Good One.
Oakland ENQUIRER.

OdAIdIIu EIIqUIIBI'
We are inclined TO think that the suggestion
made by the San Francisco CALL that members
OF the State Board of Equalization should be
elected from the State al large instead OF by
districts is good one and would improve con-
siderably the methods in use in that body. We
are not SO optimistic that we expect TO see an
ideal Board of Equalization secured by any
means. Any device which may DO adopted
Will probably result in securing men who will
have prejudices, which will be reflected i'll
their work, but the plan in electiug them by
districts results in such a complete subordina-
ton OF everything else to politics that it seems
as If the present plan is positively the worst
which could be adopted and election at large
would be a decided imnroYement.
The San Francisco call., 1897-09-21
NEED OF A NAT oNAL FLOWER.
Boston Post.

1t seems to be generally accepted that the
golden rod has authoritatlvely been adopted
as our national flower. This is mistake
None has vet been decided upon and more's
the pity. Various other countries have ma
Iional flowers, as follows: Greece, violet;
Canada, sugar maple; Egypt, lotus; England
rose; France, fleur-de-lis; Germany, corn
flower; ireland. shamrock; Italy, lily; Prus-
sia, linden; Saxony, mignonetIe; Scotland
thistle; Spain, pomegranate; Wales, ieek,
The San Francisco call., 1897-09-21
PROSPERITY MOVING FORWARD.
Chicago Inter Ocea1

The demand for LABOR is increasing, though
it is not yet equal to the supply, nor will it be
until the stocks of goods imported in antici-
patton of the new tariff are exhausted. But
we are moving forward and irresistibly, be-
cause the pressure toward movement org.
mates on the farms.
The San Francisco call., 1897-09-21
THE MAN WHO LAUGHS.

Glow did they find out that this alleged
count was an imposter?'
"Why, you see, he was invited to dinner by
the Dollyers, and, forgetting for the moment
that he was not back in the Deadwood board
ing-house, lie nearly knocked the old man
Dolyer insensible trying to beat him to the
table when the bell rang. g.'-Chicago News.
The San Francisco call., 1897-09-21
EXPORTS OF EREADsTUFFs,
New York Tribune.

The effect OF the harvest on the foreign trade
of the country is shown in an increase of
$11, 100000 in the total exports for August.
all of it furnished by the two items of bread
stuffs and provisions The mon tbs increase
is, in round numbers, half of the total in
crease of the current year.
The San Francisco call., 1897-09-21
FROM FUSION TO CONFUSION
New York Commercial Advertiser.

New York Commercial Advertiser
Fusion among the silyerites OF Nebraska ap-
parently fails to fuse. The middle-of- the
road Populists are dissatisfied with their share
of the "dcker," and unless there Is a new
division OF expected spoils they propose to
place third ticket In the field There ia
nothing so dear to the average Popocrat as
ctloyalty TO principles.
The San Francisco call., 1897-09-21

NNSe'SS
decided that wife may sue her husband for
libel. The parties were living apart, under a
separation order, the wife earning her own
living, and the husband Kept sending defama-
tory kilograms 10 her.
Frau Materna, the famous Wagnerian singer,
has just retired from public life. At ban
quet at Vienna she made the announcement
OF her retirement and read to the guests sew
eral letters in which Wagner expressed his
admiration OF her creation of the part ot
Brunnhilde at Bayreuth in 1876
The death by suicide of Frederick Much
meyer, United States Consul at San Salvador,
has attracted renewed attention to the singu-
lar fatality attached to the residence of Amer
leans in that city. Both of Mr.. Muchmeyer's
predecessors were victims OF yellow fever.
Three vacancies in the Consulate have oc-
Cured in four years.
William Bache, who died the other day in
Bristol. Pa, was the greal-grandson of Benja-
min Franklin. He was SO years old and was
the pioneer newspaper publisher in Bucks
County, having founded the Bristol Gazette in
1849. In 1854 he tegan the publication OF a
Know-nothing paper called the Bucks County
American. He was the author of number of
historical WORKS He served in the War of the
Rebellion and was a member of the Grand
Army of the Republic.
Colonel Charles Chaille Long of Somerset
County, Nd. VINO was in the service of the
Knedive of Egypt from 1869 to 1877, has been
appointed Secretary of the United States Com
mission to the Paris Exposition. Colonel Long
will sail from New York on the 28th of August
on the steamer Gascogne. and will be charged
with the direction OF the Paris office until the
year 1900, when Major Moses P. Handy, the
duly appointed commissioner from this
country. will have completed the preparatory
business of his office in America.
The San Francisco call., 1897-09-21
AN INEXCUSABLE EVASION.

THE better the the better the ueed saying
and it for that perhaps the Record Union took
Sunday a proper day which inform readers
practically attempt
membership
has ceased to argue the question and has become anoIo
falseness of that statement sufficiently
evident be recognized by capable of
ing Record Union made by publishing
day editorial reply argument
THE CALL favor OF the proposition it alleged
abandoned That of thing pewng of the
and the Record Union ought make its mind what
say the Lords and then stick it
twenty four hours.
longer the Record Union to main.
consolidated
concentrated vote for Equazers if those officers
elected the State large and would thereby virtually
troll the board. To denial that any such thing
consolidated exists in considerable community the
by consolidated vote" of England,
York and Pennsylvania his maorites those States
amounted while in nation whole his
majority only 26S, 244.
This is the kind juggling that requires Skill Anybody
it. The Record Union claims the the Mississ
pp Valley and the great West divided between Mckinley
and Bryan and that the in the East determined
the similar style figuring would
of East and the West divided that
the Mississippi Valley that held the balance OF power.
In election large in California the vote every county
would divided that OF San Francisco
There would be majority for SIDE but would be
that particular county held the balance power
determined the When all together the
man is of more value than another.
The attempt to dcred the proposed amendment by repre-
sentng scheme give San Francisco advantage
the CT the State inexcuabe evasion of the real
issue the extent which equalization influenced
seconasm The advocates of district representation
tenders of which arrays section against
work that should be done by impartial judges seeking only
offense could by
ing apoogist."
The San Francisco call., 1897-09-21

FALSE PRETENsEs-A j. T., City. II a person
obtains money by means oil false represen Ia
tions for Stale institution and appropriates
the money to his own use the District Attorney
can call the attention of the Grand Jury to the
matter and have the offending party in Horned
against and arrested on bench warrant from
the Superior Court Or the party may tie
rested upon warrant issued out OF Police
Court in cities where there is such a court; IN
others Justice Court In the matter of en-
bezzlement there is statute of limitation
AMI IL does not matter who is the complainant.
BABYLoN-L. o. B., City. This department
has given you concise history of the fall OF
Babylon and cannot enter into discussion of
the various phases that are presented by the
reading OF this, that or the other book. II you
will go to the library and read Egypt and
Babylon" by George Rawinson, you will prob
ably become satisfied that Babylon did not
sink into the sea, but that some parts of it
have been found.
VINGT- -UN-L. s., city. In the game of vingt-
un the dealer has the privilege of insisting on
all players doubling their stakes. To any
player having an ace and n tenth card-which
is a natural vingt-un-he must pay double
stakes, Should the dealer have natural he
receives double staK Kes from all the players. II
the original stake was 10 cents and il is or
dered double it becomes a stake of 20 cents
therefore on payment on natural the amount
to be paid would be 40 cents.
STRING BEANS-W. s., Eureka, Cal The fol-
lowing is given for the preservation of string
beans for winter use: Green string beans must
be picked when young; put layer three
inches deep OF beans at the bottom of small
wooden keg or crock, sprinkle in salt an inch
deep, then put in alternate layers of beans
and salt until there is enough to til the
vessel; cover With piece which VIII fit the
inside OF the vessel aid place heavy weight
upon II; they will make brine. When wanted
for use soak them one night or more in plenty
salt is out OF Them, then cut the beans and
boil the same as when fresh
GAsoLlNE-A. H. l., City. The ordinance OF
the City and County of San Francisco regu-
lating the use of gasoline is as follows:
No person or persons, firm or CORPORATION shall
use fer heating, burn ing or illuminating purposes
any gasoline. benzne or napntha within the limits
OF the City and County of San Francisco without a
printed permit signed by the CITY Engineer of the
Fire Department and the Fire Marshal OF the City
and County OF San Francisco.
Applications for permits must be made in writ
ing 10 either OF the above-Damed officers and must
give the name of the applicant, The location of
the premises where IL is proposed to the above
named liquid and the manner which it is pro-
posed TO it.
Said permits shall be granted by the said officers
use by The applicant in the manner proposed by
him would endanger the safety OF life and prop
erty.
No charge whatever shall be made for the issu-
ance OF said permits and the fiIe Marshal snail
keep record OF a permits SO Issued.
The San Francisco call., 1897-09-21
WHAT'S IN A NAMEi

TINE Civil War long by and it of interest
indication of the close of New Eng
and the South. True, there any monuments
rson of Mason Dxons ine not want
New England belong TO the
country.
There tweny-nne merchant ships in commercial
navy that bear the of ayfower. These ships
of the that bore the Pilgrim Fathers Delft
Plymouth Rock owned follows: Maine Connecticut
. Massachusetts New York !, New Jersey California
Oregon Washington l. making for New England,
Middle States and for the Pacific Coast The others
by: Florida 2 Maryland Mississippi Carolina l.
South Carolina l. Virginia a. The South has May
flowers than all New England. Let have peace!
Even observing he must the rejoicing in progress
Angeles San Pedro harbor Mr. Huntington
telegram congatuaion the people
he has often told how much he loves them, too.
Chicago Judge declares that busy
Us derived from the difficulty of securing jury
all the information with which the process recks.
The desire of punish lynch
the kill him of highly proper
yet suspicion it executive bluff will ntrude
There always occasion regret when of
one OF his Justly celebrated individual outbreaks.
Superintendent Webster Board Education seem
But where do the children come in?
The San Francisco call., 1897-09-21
CALlFoRNIANs IN WASHINGTON.

WASHINGTON, D. c., sept 2o-A. W. Bar
rett of Los Angeles is at the EbbItt; J. F. Evans
of San Francisco is at the Riggs; K. Rive of
Los Angeles is at the Metropolitan; Miss L.
Phelps OF San Francisco is at the National.
The San Francisco call., 1897-09-21

SPECIAL information daily to manufacturer,
business houses and public men by the Press
Clipping Bureau ALIENS, 80 Montgomery.
The San Francisco call., 1897-09-21
ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS

THE VAN VLEETs-Citizen, City. Neither
the father nor the grandfather of Judge Van
Vleet was a millionaire nor q railroad mag
nate.
sEwALLs ADDRESS,. F. L., Oakland, Cal
The address of Arthur Sewall. who was can
didate for the Vice Presidency in 1896, is
Bath, Me,