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The San Francisco call., 1899-04-22
FLAX GRAIN BAGS.

N the rural notes published in this paper re-
Gently commented on the report OF Belgian
pert on the fine quality OF fax fiber produced on
this coast. 1t was worked up in the great Belgian
linen factories and was found to be the best
quality outranlling any American fiber that had been
tried
AS there is much land in California that can raise
heavy crops OF fax, it is OF sufficient importance to be
thoroughly experimental with if its production
be only to add another the many exported articles
produced on ranches.
Since that publication was made information is at
hand making flax of more immediate importance than
before. The State OF Washington has jute plant in
its pentcntiary engaged in making grain bags, fol-
lowing the example of California in San Quentin
The jute for this purpose is imported from India
Some plans have been laid to domesticate jute cul-
ture in this country but progress has been made
The growth OF ramie for its fiber has also been made
the subject of experiment, but the of decortica
ton by ordinary process is great that the industry
has not been found suited to wage scale and in
dustrial conditions.
While have been looking to these exotic fiber
plants it would seem that we have neglected to de-
veop the possibilities Of fax fiber about the produc
ton OF which there is doubt and which is easily
processed by methods that in line with our wage
scale and the American labor system.
In the Washington penitentiary experiments have
been made with flax tow grown in Oregon and
California, as material for grain bags. The Review
OF Spokane says that the test proved an unqualified
success and that the jpte machinery, with some in
expensive alterations, can be used on fax tow with
profitable results Bags made of fax in the test
stood 80 per cent more strain than the jute bags
Representative farmers have highly approved the
fax bags.
The farmers of California make use of the prison
lutc bags and, when the law is rightly administered
they are saved much money in the sacng required to
carry to market their crops of grain, potatoes
onions, carrots and beans The State pays out much
money every year for the Indian ue fiber used in this
manufacture If it be fact that flax tow can be used
instead OF Jute this money will be kept at home and
the rural industries of California will get double
profit out OF the business for they can produce the
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-22
o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o q
AROUND THE
CORRIDORS.

Henry Schuebert of Taos, Missouri, is at
the Russ.
L. S. Green, a druggist of Oroville, is
staying at the Grand.
John Howell surveyor of Merced, is
a late arrival at the Lick.
DR.. Thomas Ross, a well-known physi-
clan of Sacramento, is a guest at the
Grand.
Mrs. NJ. F. A. Beckwith of Cleveland,
Ohio, is registered at the California with
her daughter.
George w. Reed, large coffee planter
of Guatemala, is at the Occidental, ac-
companied by his wife.
Mrs. N. Goldsmith will leave next Sun
day evening for Charleston, West Vir-
ginia, to visit her sister.
A. Levy, a merchant of Pescadero, is
spending a few days in this city with his
family and has apartments at the Lick
]. K. P. Thompson of Rock Rapids,
Iowa, representative of the Cedar Rap
ids Republican, is registered at the Occi-
dental.
Lewis Seasongood and Alfred Season.
good, two bankers of Cincinnati Ohio,
are registered at the Palace with their
families.
F. H. Goodyear, capitalist of Buffalo.
N. Y. is visiting this coast with his fam
lily and has engaged apartments at the
Palace. He is accompanied by Dr. S. S.
Mitchell.
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-22
THE MORALS OF THE CITY.

THE CALL has reason to feel no little grat1lca-
ton over the results OF the efforts it has re-
Gently made to purify the city OF some OF its
more corrupt and corrupting elements Pool
selling at the racerack has been suppressed, and the
gamblers have been forced to ply neariouS trade
OF bookmaking about the streets and saloons. That
practice, moreover was exposed in The Call yester
day. and there can be little doubt the exposure will
lead to its suppression.
Hardly less notable has been the victory gained by
The Call in breaking up the vicious 'phonograph
and kinetoscope parlors which have so long been an
enticement not only TO depraved men but even to
school-children. As was pointed out by The Call at
the time the exposure was made, no new law or or
dnance was required to punish such offenders The
proprietors OF three OF the so-caed 'parors' have
been arrested convicted and fined, and furthermore,
they have been warned by the that they
found guilty OF continuing the oense they will on the
next conviction have to suffer the extreme penalty OF
the law.
The offenses OF racetrack gambling, poO-seing
and the display OF indecent pictures in places
sible to schoo-children were much more pernicious
in their effects than any conceivable amount OF gam
bling and opuul-s smoking in Chinatown. None was
likely to become a victim OF the Chinese depravities
who was not already far gone in the downward path
OF degradation The racetrac and the vile pictures,
however, were temptations which reached almost
everywhere. Hardly home safe from their in
huences. The trail OF the racetrack evil has been
marked with embezzlements, defacatons and suicides
in almost every grade OF society and while that OF the
foul parors has been too secret to be traced, is
certain its effects have been widely corruptng.
Fortunately these evils have been checked least
temporarily. OF course as soon the police cease
TO be watchful they will be revived in one form or
another The cunning OF the gamblers in arranging
10 sell pools by "handbooks" shows how crafty and
how persistent are the volators OF the law Eternal
vigilance is clearly the price OF morality, well
that OF liberty. What has been achieved however, is
proof that morality can be upheld and law enforced
in San Francisco whenever the police are active and
Judges resoue in the performance of their duty, and
that in itself is encouraging to all good citizens.
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-22
Primary ELECTION REFORM.

c ENATOR STRATTON, author of the new
primary election law, writes to The Call to say
- that according to his reading the newspapers
OF the State do not to understand the fact that
the statute would not be constitutional it embodied
the right OF challenge for party aiation included
test as a qualification for voting Mr.. Stratton is
probably in this conclusion for the comments
which have followed the Stockton election indicate
that the people generally regard the omission OF
test as a serious defect in the law
The Call however, is not included among those
who do not understand the difficulties with which
Senator Stratton contended when he drew this
statute When the bill brought before the Legis-
ature called attention to the decision of the Su-
preme Court in the case OF Spier VS.. Baker and
mildly counseled abandonment OF any attempt to
egislate upon the subject We did not then see how
Senator Stratton would be able to frame practical
primary law without including test, which the SUI
preme Court had decided to be in all its phases un-
constitutional. But the Senator did the best he
could and has produced law which, il it is not the
anticipated by its friends, will fail mainly be-
cause the Supreme Court has placed in his way an
nsurmountable obstacle to a working statute.
We think the machinery OF the new primary law
would work satisfactorily if test were provided AS
it is there is but substitute the qualification
and that will be endeavor on the part OF the peo-
pie to keep track OF the politics OF those who vote
at primary elections and, far possible, separate
the Republicans from the Democrats. At Stockton
the Democrats had no contest and they generally
voted with the Republican factions, thus aiding the
latter to elect choice lot of machine delegates
However, the absence OF test need not much
longer obstruct the work of the primary election
formers Senator Stratton succeeded in getting
through the Legislature constitutional amendment
conferring the power necessary to prescribe voting
test at such elections. This amendment will be sub
mited to the people next year, and if the pri-
mary statute is a qualified it will be
easy enough its ratification. Certainly the
people will be in favor of the enactment of strn-
gent primary law when they find that Senator STRAIT
tons creation has embarrassed the political Bosses
That the new law is going to embarrass these bosses
is already quite apparent for in various portions Of
the city preparations being made for the election
OF independent delegates.
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-22
SALINAS AND THE NATIVES.

= OR the time being Salinas is the capital city OF
the State, the metropolis OF its hospitable ac-
tivities and the Mecca OF its natives. AS was
once said OF Jay Gould, it is little but large" The
large enterprise OF Salinas however, is not to be the
making OF corner to Cinch lambs, but that of throw
ing wide all the doors OF her hosptable homes and
giving welcome to the Native Sons.
One OF the happiest customs adopted by the Ma
tive Sons and Native Daughters is that OF holding
their annual gatherings the different cities OF the
State by turns, showing no partiaity for the large
cities the smaller towns. By reason OF that Gus
tom the young and young women Of California
are brought into contact with the people OF every
section and their local prepossessons are subordi-
mated to genuine State patriotism.
The benefits derived by the members OF the two
associations from the custom are not greater how
ever than those they confer on many OF the commu-
mites at which they assemble. Towns which are not
notable as commercial centers nor as tourist resorts
are by these meetings given a temporary prominence
which awakens public interest in their attractions
their industries and the value of the resources around
them. In that way the advantages they offer for
home-seekers or for investors OF capital receive a
liberal advertising and the progress of the community
is thus materially promoted
Salinas will be able to show to her visitors much
that will surprise many of them 1t is the center of
rich industrial section and the beet sugar industry
has there reached proportions that Justify feeling
OF pride on the part of every Californian. The Ma
tive Sons will see in what has been accomplished
abundant promise of the coming OF a time when
California, il the enterprise OF her people be not
crushed by the competition of the cheap labor of the
tropics, will be able to supply sugar enough to meet
the whole demand Of the United States
The industrial features of the city and its surround
ing country, we may be sure, will not be overlooked
by the Native Sons, notwithstanding the strong at
traction Of the various entertainments which the hos
pitay of Salinas has arranged for their pleasure II
is safe to say the meeting of the Grand Paror will he
an instructive as well pleasant one, and both
Salinas and her guests may be congratulated on the
otCasion
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-22
THE BEES Def.
Sacramento Bee. April 20.

o Yesterday the Bee furnished an
% issue to it's readers which was in
o tended as an object lesson of the
o absolute idiocy. asininity and in
o fanny of the Morehouse signature
o law. introduced by Senator Hotspur
8 Valiant Morehouse, the Senator
% from Santa Clara County with the
% unceasing jaw. To-day the Bee
8 appears with no article signed, but
o in all its pristine vigor Of thought
(. and outspoken expression OF opin-
% ion.
o AS it stated yesterday. when it
% signed it's articles, it has thor
% ough and hearty contempt for the
o Morehouse signature law. 1t is
o law-abiding journal. and it believes
o in uphoding the laws of the land.
o But when bad laws, pushed to the
{: front by men who would trample on
o the rights of the people. disgrace
o not only the statute books of the
o State, but as we'll call ip question the
o common sense of those who make
o our codes, it is the province of wis
@ dom and of loyalty to good govern
8 ment to so act as to force the issue
@ into the highest court.
o Rebellion to tyrants is obedience
@ to Cod; and to combat an unjust
o and an unconstitutional law is the
@ highest example of good citizenship.
@ Therefore, to you, Henry Theophi-
@ lus Gage, Governor of the State of
o California, morituri salutamusI
@ Have at thee, Hotspur Valiant
@ Morehouse!
o Unto you, Grove Lachrymose John
o son, again the renewed assurances
o of our most distinguished consid-
8 erationi
@ To each and to all of the More
g house contingency in the late un-
@ lamented and unwept Legislature,
8 gut Heil-or go to -, our Ger
9 man is much tangled.
8 Our feet are upon our native
o heath, and our names are at the top
8 of this page.
@ To the first person who correctly
o guesses the cognomen of the writer
@ of this bit of idiocy will be given a
o letter Of introduction to Hotspur
8 Valiant Morehouse.
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-22

DISTANCES-W., Phno, Cal The dis
tance from San Francisco to Manila by
the great circle route is 6237 miles. From
San Francisco to Yokohama by the same
route it is 4536, Yokohama to Hongkong
1880, and by direct route from San Fran
cisco to Yokohama the distance is 4721
miles. The distance from Hongkong to
Manila is 623 miles According to the
United States track chart the distance
from San Francisco to Honolulu is 2100
miles The Pacific Mail Steamship Com
pany gives the following distances: To
Honolulu from San Francisco. 20S5 miles:
Honolulu to Yokohama, 1880 miles; San
Francisco to Yokohama direct, 4S00; Yoko-
hama to Hongkong. 1920 miies.
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-22
ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS.

POSTAL INFORMATION-R.W w, Sheep
Ranch. Cal. Fourth-class postmasters
are appointed by the Postmaster General
Complaints in relation to a fourth-class
postmaster who has violated the postal
laws and regulations should be made to
the Fourth Assistant Postmaster General
at Washington, -. G. A United States
gate irregularities in postoffices and to
Investigate charges of fraud, losses of let
ters and packages and such matters as
of an official who is employed to ferret
out wrongdoing.
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-22
As It Is in Boston.

Sentimental Wife (reading from a noveD
And clasping her to his heart, the hero
pressed his burning lips to her snowy
brow.
Practical Husband-Yes, and I'll bet a
dollar he's down with cold in the next
chapter.-Chicago News.
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-22

headline in the morning papers is to the effect
that Miss Jane Hodge of Oakland has sued Jobn
Nicholl for fifty thousand dollars for burning
kisses" The mystery still remains how did Tohn
manage to get combustion on such an ephemeral
thing as kiss.
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-22
ADJUSTMENTS.

Columbia" robin
California-"A Old Time
Grand Opera House Ermlnie.'
Orpheum-V Vaudeville
Alcazar-'A Bad Lot"
Tivoi-"The Little Trooper
and
Oiympa-Corner Mason and Ellis streets, Specaltes
Co.. Market street, Eghth-Bat-
lie Of Manila
Recreation Park-BasebalL
Union Coursng Park-Coursing to-day
Metropolitan Temple Moving Pictures.
El Campo-The popular bay resort Amusenlenus every
Sunday.
Glen ss Sunday.
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-22
AL Is Vanity.

Griggs-We human beings are curious
things, anyway.
Wiggs-What's struck you now?
Griggs-Why. when we're so we like to
be taken for 40, and when we get up to
so or 80. we tell everybody we're loo
Brooklyn Life.
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-22
Cal glace fruit SOC per ID at Townsend's.. 4.

Special information supplied daily to
business houses and public men by the
Press Clipping Bureau (Allen's). $40 Mont
gomery street. Telephone Main 1912.
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-22
Captain Dan Haskell Improving

The wife of Captain Dan Haskell reports
him as steadily improving in health. From
present indications he will soon be attend
ing to his duties on the bay.
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-22
Academic Baseball League.

The Mount Tamalpais Military Acad-
emy and the Polytechnic High School
baseball teams will meet this afternoon
at o'clock at the grounds at Sixteenth
and Folsom streets.
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-22
AUCTION SALES.

By c. P. Troy Co.-This day, at and p r'' at 81
Geary Chinese japanese goods
BY Easton, Eldrfdge & Co.-Tuesday April 20. at L
O'clock, Real Estate, al 63S Market street
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-22
THE CALIFORNIA LIMITED,
Sante Fe Route

Three times a week; S1a days to Chicago Az
DAYS to New York. Handsomest train and most
complete service. Full particulars at 62s Mar
ket street.
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-22

There is at least one real Angostura Bitters-
DR.. Siegert's-and no other stomach bitters
'just as good" Avoid substitutes
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-22
CALIFoRNIANs IN NEW YORK

NEW YORK, April 21-George C. Jane
sen of San Francisco is at the Marlbor-
ough.
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-22

Governor Gage is justifying the prophecy of his
friends that he might be expected always to do the
unexpected. The Governor is becoming polite-that
IS he says So He refused politely last night to be
interviewed. His Exceency may find it expedient
before his term expires to ask politely to be inter
viewed.
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-22

The officials of Nevada County, according to the
dispatches have three theories the whereabouts
OF Murderer Moore The other is that he is still at
large.
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-22

The worst has come to the worst Other people
have been roasted, but it remained for President
David Starr Jordan to be "Fryed" By woman at
that
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-22

Why don't the Berkeley boys be good to Stanford?
Give EN- the ak
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-22
WHY MAGUIRE WAS DEFEATED.
Organizer Norton of the Democratic CLUBS
Thinks 1t Was Because Those BODIES
We're Ignored.

Division of Natonal
he
circular
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-22

o To the first person who correctly
o guesses the cognomen of the writer
o of this bit of idiocy will be given
o letter Of introduction to Hotspur
o Valiant Morehouse
The Daily Texarkanian., 1899-04-12
Gentlemen Wear

Tan shoes this Spring, and you VIII
notice by our window display that
we are Keeping up In style. We al
ways aim to give our customers the
latest and best.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1899-04-12
Everlasting Itching
And Burning Of the Skin on Face
Cured by CUTlCURA.

Forthe lasi three m Glths i have been troubled
with an everlasting itching and burning of the
akin on my face and did not know what to do
to cure it. L was prevailed upon to try OUTI-
oURA REMEDIES The result was simply won
derful. IN one neck after using the CuTIoURA
Soar and CUTGcURA REsoLyENr I Ia0as entirely
rid ofit, and my skin is in healthy condition.
OH VAN CLAIM. 12t Stocktonst st., San Fran. CAL
|
CUTICURA REsOLvENT begins with the blood
and ends with the skin and scalp. That is to say
It purifes the blood and circulating fluids o.
HuMOR GERMS, and thus removes the cause
while warm baths with CUTICURA SOAP, and
gentle anointmgs with CUTlCURA (ointmen0,
greatest Of emoient skin cures, cleanse the skin
and scalp of crusts and scales, alay itching burn
ing, g,andiunammation, sootheand heal. Thus are
speedily, permanently, and economically cured
the most torturing, ds6guring humors Of the
skin, scalp, and blood, with loss ofhair, when the
best physicians and all other remedies fail
Sold throughout the world, Porter D. AND c. Corr,
Sole Props Boston, How to Cure Every HumoH free'
RED ROUGH HANDS mad; Gd4eSRa sa sRa yoas gaii' By
The Daily Texarkanian., 1899-04-12

After this, the council thought
an adjournment was the proper
way to get out of the matter aad
they adjourned.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1899-04-12
EAST SIDE COUNCIL MEETING

The east side city council met
last night with Mayor Mullins in
the chair and Recorder Murphy at
the desk.
Aldermen present we're Purifoy,
Kline, Cook, Edwards, Little and
Barrow.
Minutes of March 2s, we're read
and approved.
City engineer Holder handed in a
written report and on motion Of
alderman Cook it was spread on the
minutes of the meeting, and order
recorded. 1t reads as follows:
" To the Honorable Mayor and
Board of Aldermen, of the city
of Texarkana, Arkansas
Gentlemen-Iu accerance with
your instructions, l prepared
map of the original town of Texar-
kama, Ark, showing the revised
street grades as I recommended
them to your honorable body. DThe
profile and the Typographical map
will make the matter inteligible.
Respectfully,
P. M. HoDLER.
The city marshaI's report OF fines
and license collected by him for the
month of March was read, showing
amount of fines to be $23 and Ii
cense $l59,5O.
On motion of alderman Barrow,
the report was received.
Pound master Barber's report for
month of March showed net re-
ceipts Of $25 On motion of alder
man COOK the report was received.
The committee on Hnance re-
turned the following bills and asked
Al a. ~
The Daily Texarkanian., 1899-04-12

The mayor and his councilmen
got into a wrangle at this point, on
bills for street work. 1t seems that
the council objected to allowing
bills for three days work on the
second improvement district of the
city, as the district had not yet
been received by the city. The
Mayor however took different
view of the matter and he ordered
street commissioned Culley to work
in this district and when the bills
were being audited the matter of
paying for this came up under dis
cusslon. The Mayor, we learn, put
the vote to the council after he
made statement, as to whether
the bills which amounted to $25
should be allowed, and it was de-
feated. This dia not meet with his
appreciation and he ruled that the
motion should never have been put
to vote unless full council was
present to vote, and he gave the
council to understand that he
would leave the question in statu
quo until a full city council could
be gotten together, His position
was attacked by alderman Cook
and war of wordy words then fol-
lowed
The mayor pounded the desk
with his sledge hammer fist, but
Alderman Cook stood up to the
rack, and it was cheek by iowl for
quite a while, The Mayor got
what he claimed to be right and
the alderman had to grin and bear
it.
After this, the council thought
an adjournment was the proper
way to get out of the matter and
they adjourned,
The Daily Texarkanian., 1899-04-12
Swiss cheese,
Edam cheese,
Limberger cheese,
at LAMBETH & YARBR0UGH.

We have secured the services Of
an expert grainer and will guaran-
tee satisfaction in this branch Of
painting. Ifyou are in need of any
work of this kind give us a trial
MOODY & WRIGHT, 40
The Daily Texarkanian., 1899-04-12
Nice Entertainment,

Last night the members OF the
senior class OF the west side school
gave an entertainment at Assem-
bly, hall. Some two hundred were
out and they were repaid for their
trouble and expense in attending.
The following program was pre-
sented
Comic Drama-''MRs. WILLIS WILL,
Mrs. Robinson Miss Matte Tilson
Lady Spindle Mis- Elsie BowmaH
Mrs, Dwindle. . Miss Ada Yoast
Jennie ....., Miss Matte Shut
Rachael. ....,. Miss jamie Towry
instrumental music ..........
Vocal solo o.........R, R, B, Ayers
Vocal solo. Miss Clara Punch
Comedy in two acts" "TIMoTHY's
DELANo's CoURTsHIP,
Timothy De Lano Walter O'Neal
Aunt Toblthia, Miss Annie Rodgers
Alice .......... Miss Matte Tilson
Rick ......,.S Spencer Sharp
Hildgrade .... Guy Whealdon
Little Miss Clara Punch, we
thought, carried off the honors of
the evening. She has a sweet
voice, make her gestures grace
fully and her movements on the
stage are timely and free from
starchipess, Should she select the
stage as profession she would ia !
into her lines easily as she has learn
ed the first and great lesson to
please-posing and gesticulating,
Mr., Guy Whealdon in burnt cork
made a splendid Hildegrade.
Mr.. Ayers in his usual pleasing
way rendered pathetic solo
The others sustained their parts
well.
We notice some improvement S
have been made on the stage since
our last visit.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1899-04-12

We have captured Las Cruise and
killed about sixty more Of the black
men who dare oppose US In the
Philippine islands,