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The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1905-06-02

Losses paid during Tue year. S. 26::.. : 2.22. 20 e
Dividends paid during the
year Observation-Disclosures. l2O.HNOO
Paid for commissions and brok-
erage Observation-Disclosures. 7I:s: :,S77G
Paid FOR salaries. fees and 9TH
er charges Observation-Disclosures. :O0.41Gnt
Paid for taxes on real estate
and personal property. S2.652 o.
Amount of all other disburse-
ments Observation-Disclosures. 30 Stt!l. CO
Total disbursements S2 $40 IiS 0S
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-14
SHIP SUBSIDIES.

THE coming session Of Congress will undoubtedly up
we venture favorably upon the question of
the rehabilitation of our merchant The of the
country strongly aroused through the proceedings of the
Merchant composed of prominent members
holding important cities which all sorts and
invited attend and their views
be done, and at once, the
Even though already generally known in every
household throughout the the hearing before the Merchant
produced abundant testimony to
and vessels under the Amer
OF protection adopted to Offset this disadvantage we shall
unconsded practically nonexistent factor in
the transportation service.
that the United
all nations naval auxiliary fleet the vessels of which
ready to assume their important functions IN the navy MS re-
quremen provided for by system of subsidies paid mail
by the various and the United States cannot but
follow the example
inability operate cheaply
European rivals is the penalty which for higher standard
wages and living These reduce would, and
comprehend the of doing
transportation the word subsidy will lose its terrors
for them.
We terrorzed the prospect of expenditure of $780,
Panama canal be used will by all the
sells of any nations the earning millions
dollars their well goods to the
the earth We not terrozed Spain
SoOOoooor what? save to her wounded feelingsi Or at
hundreds millions of dollars Neither
terrozed the size OF pension
We rich enough ignore these itemsand be-
richer still when the hpyards and their allied I54
dustes which contribute toward building ships work. and with
the vessels built retain pockets $2oooooooo annually
which foreigners for transportation of
goods
the highest paid in the world.
accomplish result should be the pros
Pec OF an expense to the treasury OF possibly ten or even feen
millions annum We remember that expenditure the
form of subsidies the key unlock the boxes of the cap
s and their wealth to filter through the shpyards into
of industry the the
future before it. and the key to lock the door through which mil
s annually drained of this by foreign shpowner
Call bounty subsidy subventon other that
De but and that will
irat Old Olory INTO every seaport OF the world
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-14
WORK OF PROMOTION COMMITTEE.

CCOMPLlSHMENI most thorough of the work the
n California Promotion Committee appointed
years evidenced by the remarkable report
by its executive officer The figures show of improvement
the prosperity the State during the three years of the
much greater than that of period
II that the large
the efforts Of the committee
The that has utilized idea
operation prosperity community push
progress rapidly committee has
brought about feeling of good will all the
sped widely separated workers improvement
heartily while the provides organization
by which that will enabled effectively dis
spaton OF energy through scattering and mdirected plans
1t pointed the report that in the years 1890
the bank cearngs San
and the last three the period of the committees
activity the increase $3oooooo The exports
about and they S5666oooo 1900
sales approximately S8ooooo In 1902 1904 they
averaged $6oo year In the of activity building
the 1900 S8oooo 1904 they
$4,000 In the last years Market property
vanced average of per The travel California
colons has greatly increased When the period
travel limited by the railroads nnetwo days of last year,
there average of 1888 people per day took advantage of
The valuation of property this city the State
likewise remarkable poporonate during
So also population The committee estimates that
population is 486ooo
The given of the committees publicity campaign the
good the visits the the
the breaking of huge tracts of land by their advice
lectures educatve California the
all efforts push prosperity
through soil California all of their ex
plan hourising beed by all
briefly satyngy forth this astonishing report
praised and congratulated and the good
doing should be aided with hearty all the
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-14
VOLUNTARILY REFUSED
by FLORENCE FOX.

the money go-"half to the church and
half to Alfred Russell"
Even as she essayed to- speak the
old gentleman peering nearsightedly
through his spectacles, recognized his
former sweetheart.
Anne Wyatti Dear, dearest Anne!'
he cried, opening his arms joyously.
Mr. Sales and Daisy became sud-
denly interested in the fine view from
a side window. where screen hid
them from sight.
The billing and cooling might have
gone on indefinitely had it not been for
the minister who. finding himself for
gotten, sneezed loudly.
Mr.. Russell was the first to come
back to earth, bringing Anne, BEAM
ing with long deferred happiness; he
asked that the wedding proceed.
Daisy demurely slipped to his side
You are betrothed to me, sir, by
the terms of my uncle's will-unless
you refuse" she interposed mis-
chievously.
Bless you, refuse" he laughed
heartily, as they do not permit po-
lygamy In Denver. But you may come
along and I'll find you husband. Eh,
Sales?"
Perhaps she will not need your as
sistance,' was the reply, with sly
glance at Daisy
Copyright, 1905, by Florence Fox)
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-14
Il THE SMART SET X
BY SALLY SHARP.

ter. Mrs. william Gerstle. Mrs George
T. Page. Mrs. George ID. Boyd. Mrs.
w. b. Bradford. Mrs George Dodge
Mrs A. S. Lilley. Mrs. Robert Men
zies. Mrs s. b. Cushing. Mrs A Du-
bois, Mrs. w. j. Casey, Miss Foster.
Miss Crosby.
Mrs. Bowman H. McCalla is in Los
Angeles. where she is exerting her
energy toward charity ball. in which
many women Of the southern city are
interested. The intent OF this affair
is the building of sailors clubhouse
at Vallejo. the project meeting with
wide acquiescence-
Admiral and Mrs. McCalIa are stop
ping at the Van Nuys. where they will
remain till all arrangements are COM
plete. The ball will take place soon
after Easter.
Miss Jennie Mcmillan was the guest
OF honor at a dinner last evening given
by her sister. Mrs. David Erskine Al
lison- The decorations, OF Oriental
characteristic. were artisticaliy ar
ranged and suggested forerunner Of
the land into which Miss Mcmillan Is
soon to sail. Covers were laid for four
teen, among whom were several Oak
land guests. Miss Mcmillan sails on the
Manchurfa-
Miss California Cluff entertained q
few Of her young friends Informally at
tea yesterday afternoon
Mr. and Mrs. John C.. Wilson leave
to-day for the Yosemite. where they
Will remain a week or 50. Mrs. VIII
sons sister, Miss Florence Cluff. ac-
companies them.
The engagement Is announced OF Mrs.
Emile l.. Rathbun OF Bethlehem. Pa,
and r. Porter Ashe OF this city. The
wedding will take place In Mrs. Rath-
buns Eastern home.
Portland has been well represented
by its visitors to the opera Among
those who arrived to hear the Conried
songbirds are Mr.. and Mrs. John c.
Ainsworth, who are guests Of Mrs.
Percy Morgan, and Mr.. and Mrs. e. j.
de Hart.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Kerr are here
for the closing nights Of the opera sea-
son. Mrs. Kerr. who was Miss Mabel
Macleay. is sister Of Mrs Joseph d.
Grant
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-14
A SON OF SUNNY ITALY
DEFENDS HIS COUNTRYMEN NJ
Harsh Criticisms Anent the Vilardo Tragedy Stir
Him to Plead for the Heroes
of Toll"

for the love of her and his children;
he does not lean beastly intoxicated
against the counter of a grog joint un-
til his money Is gone. These Sicilians
that are so viilainously insulted are
the ones that saved SO many victims
of the Rio Janeiro disaster right here
IN your waters. giving such splendid
examples of self-denial and rare hon
esty.
And when anything so unfortunate
happens, do not point out the crime
alone, but show their otherwise good
qualities; do not say that crime is our
only propensity.
The assassins of DIR. Cronin were
not Italians.
The Guldensuppe murder of New
York was not by Italians.
The brigands of the West that kill,
hold up trains and rob right and left
are not italians.
The merchants of human flesh,
those that sell wife and daughter into
infamy. are not Italians.
Tell the readers and show young
America that these Italians stand at
all times as examples of frugality, of
economy, of sobriety, of love and de-
votion toward wife, children, mother
and father. Tell them that it is they
who till your arid soil and make the
land productive; that brave the heat
and dangers and build your railways,
your bridges, your tunnels; and they
work hard and patiently at all times
because their only ideal is the love
they owe their wives and children.
1. too. would be a murderer If any
one should attempt TO wreck my
home, TO dishonor my name, to in
suit my love or to harm my children.
DARIO L. CONZATTI.
City. April IL.
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-14

The Carnival Of Nations is to De
beautiful affair. The date is May zV-
A scene of splendor will be produced
Under the auspices of the san hs-
fael Improvement Club. the GROUNDS
of the Mount Tamalpais Mlatary
Academy are to be used. their beauty
Of tree and vine. with wooded paths
making an ideal spot for the holding
forth of such revelry, as is peins
MANNED. The afternoon will present
such features as a military drill.
horse show. with the addition OF
play. "AIice IN Wonderland This is
to be given in the evening also
The carnival spirit will obtain In
every particular. troubadours ana
masoueraders adding their attractive
quota. The lighting of the grounds
will produce an effect beautiful and
in keeping with the nature Of the
event. which is receiving the untiring
attention of Mrs. Vincent Neale. with
whom are cooperating the following
patronesses Mrs. William Babcock.
Mrs. John F. Boyd. Mrs A. w. Fos-
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-14
To the Editor Of The Call:

To the Editor of The Call:
In your lucid editorial on the Santo
Domingo question you end by saying,
Sinking is not possible" (with re-
gard to congress). and that the stake
is too grave for trif1ing."
Both of these statements are easily
proved by the facts, and it seems to
me that as soon as the people, as well
as the Congress. study the conditions
of our present relations with foreign
Governments, and especially every
thing that concerns Latin America,
the Presidents policy will be indorsed
as the only just and practicable one
at present.
The Monroe doctrine is either a
powerful, living truth for the protec-
ton of all America (North, Central
and South), or it is a mere obstacle,
a phantom which bobs up at inoppor-
tune moments. to cause ill-feeling
among the nations.
It does not need much historical in
vestigation to prove that but for the
Monroe doctrine Mexico, Central
America, Brazil and even our Panama
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-14
To the Editor of The Call:

To the Editor of The Call:
An unfortunate occurrence among
the Italians has once again given an
opportunity for many to give vent to
their hatred against all of us noble
children OF a most noble and most
glorious mother. above all races Of
the universe.
An isolated fact, the consequence of
q passion, gives a chance for fantas-
tical stories of Malta, Black Hand and
so on. But l do not intend to in
dulge in comments. I want for my
own part and individually as an Ital-
ian, exclusively italian. Italian unto
death and Italian forever thereafter
to the day of judgment, before all
races, before all peoples and before
all gods, to protest against the infam-
Gus. vile, Internal assertions that there
is a Malta among us. You should look
up some reliable encyclopedia and
find out what it really is. If there
ever was Malta 1t existed only CEN
turtles ago.
Before you talk of the Italians
think that these Italians are the
greatest factors in the prosperity Of
your very country. To these heroes of
toll you owe everything there is
most admirable in this. your country.
They bring here their beautiful love of
art and teach you. They bring their
sterling qualities as men, husbands,
fathers and sons. Their passion, their
love of the family sometimes prompts
them to commit some crime, but in
all cases it is love. true love- 1t is not
the italians that fill jails for thieving
or similar dishonest actions. Police
patrols are not needed to pick up
italian drunks along the streets of
your cities. The Italian works and
takes his money home to his wife
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-14
FORESIGHT OF ROOSEVELT
IN SANTO DOMINGO MATTER
John Rice Chandler Expresses the Opinion That
1t Has Saved the Country From
International War.

canal would have been colonies or ap-
panages Of European monarchies.
At this very moment the grave in
ternational complications threatened
with Great Britain. Germany, France,
Italy and other nations, brought about
by years of misrule in Venezuela and
Santo Domingo, would be taxing the
American people were it not for the
foresight of Mr.. Roosevelt and his
Cabinet. Had the Santo Domingo
matter have been left in allowance a
few weeks longer there is not the
slightest doubt that by this time every
available ship in our navy would have
been speeding toward the ports OF
many of our sister republics, needing
protection from European creditors,
who would gladly welcome any ap-
parent lapse In the enforcement OF
the doctrine as an opportunity to seize
anything in sight" to satisfy their
long-standing claims.
1t would have meant aggression and
revolution to many Of our neighbors
to the southwark and international
war for our country as well.
JOHN RICE CHANDLER.
Palo Alto, April IL.
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-14

HOME wEDDINGs-E 9. NJ. Psta-
luna, Cal. At q home wedding the
number Of guests is limited. The bride
wears colored dress Of light silk or a
simple white one. The bridal party
faces the clergyman and he faces the
company. The etiquette OF the home
wedding is nearly the same a. In more
pretentious affairs, but many or the
formalities are dispensed with. The
decoration OF the home Is according
to the tastes OF the parties most inter-
ested. The wedding refreshments are
partaken OF in whatever way best con-
duces to the comfort and enjoyment OF
those present. A private wedding is
one at which there are none present
except the contracting parties. the min
lister and the witnesses.
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-14

and resung by poets Of other
lands, which lives with the breath and
soul of spring. 'Tis vibrant with the
joy of life 'Tis sweet with the vernal
freshness of the earth renewed-strong
also with the spirit of young love. 'Tis
tremulous with that f1utter Of unrest
which, heard in the heart. is like the
soft promise of bird note calling,
calling, to follow, follow.
1t is the young old romance of Au-
caussin, him whom Agnes Reppiier
calls "a model of defiant and conquer
ing lovers" and of his sweet Lady
NIcolette; it is the old young romance
of love and spring.
Read it, If you have not done so, in
the old French, If you can. and If not,
either in Andrew Lang's translation or
in Richard lie Gallienne,s critical
abridgment of it in his late volume,
"Oid Love Stories Retold." For truly,
as the poet sings:
Sweet the song. the story sweet.
There Is no man hearkens IL.
No man living meath the sun.
So outwearied. foredone.
Sick and woeful. worn sad.
But is healed. but is glad
Tis sweet.
Spring belongs particularly to low
ers and to children. Nobody else feels
so fully the charm of its violet-weav
ing spell. of its April moods, and of
the white glory of the bIossoming May.
Yet if there is spark of youth left
in any one of US this is the season
when, like hopeful little ones hunting
for "luckies,'' we count the treasures
that we have and diligently look for
more.
To the old who still are young spring
is a golden link between the past and
present This truth came home to me
in an interesting way last April when
l was driving with a friend among
the hills of a New England country
side. Suddenly we came upon an old
bent man who was standing, spade
in hand, enjoying with upturned face
the fragrance of moistened earth and
bursting buds.
Its fine day. Winds from south
west" he remarked genially to my
companion, whom he knew. when we
pulled up beside him. And his face
was as full of delight as the face of a
happy boy.
do you know a day like this makes
me think Of mother he went on con-
fidentially as we fingered to chat a
while. After the boys left home we
used to come out here and watch the
spring come up the valley. When the
wind came from the southwest she
used to like to feel 1t blow upon her
face"
Thus TO lovers, old and young, spring
may come as a blessing. For the
young 1t is time of hope and longing.
For the old it may mean a resurgence
of the spirit of the DEAR dead, long
ago. Every year is wrought anew
that miracle Of the rebirth of joy that
is bittersweet. The youthful lover de-
sires to taste actually the nectar of
his dreams until his wish becomes a
painful pleasure. In tender memory
the older lover lives once more his
early romance through.
To any one who is alive indeed the
season should mean more than mark
on natures record of passing time, for
il comes with a visible advance, awak-
ening an emotion that is almost tangi-
BILE.
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-14
MRS. BELCHER WINS
IN A STORY CONTEST

Mrs. E. A. Belcher, wife of Judge
tered a short story in Golfers short
story contest, has been notified Of its
acceptance. With the notification
came a handsome check. The scene
Of Mrs. Belcher's story. which is en-
titled Gods Way" is located in Hum
boldt County.
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-14

EXPELLED SENATORS - Sub
scriber, San Joaquin CAL The Sena-
tors expelled from the Legislature OF
California at its last held session
were, politically: Bunker. Democrat
and Labor Union; Emmons. Demo
crat. and Wright and French, Rspub-
hcan.
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-14
ANSWERS TO QUERIES.

BASEBALL-B. r. E., City. In base
ball, ''the endeavor to put the ball close
to the plate Is called bunting" not
''punting."
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-14

Special information supplied daily to
business houses and public men by the
Press Clipping Bureau (A1len's). 80 Cali
fornia street Telephone Main 1912.
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-14

HIGH POINTS-w. H T.. city. The
elevation OF Bodie. Mono County. Cal.
is s24s feet. and that Of Summit. Placer
County, 7017 feet.
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-14

Townsend's Cal Glace Fruits and
Choice Candies will start branch store
at 767 Market street on April 20. 1906.
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-14
THE PRESS OF THE NATION.


pa with its
great SO
andy
No
theirs financial increas New York
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-14

Townsend's Gala. Glace Fruits. In ar
tistic fire-etched boxes. 10 Kearny St
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-14
HE WAS ONE OF THEM.

Mrs. Henpex-It's all very well
for you to say control yourself,
control yourself! Some women
can't control themselves.
Henpex-No, Maria; and there
are a good many men that can't
control them. either!
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-14

th1t
public should be
this
of loss involved in methods
Boston, Herald.
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-14


Inquire
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-14


Binghamton Leader
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-14

Christopher Columbus could wou
discovering Domingo.-Chcago News
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-14
THEIR IDEA.

Mollie-Mr Dixon can't be
very busy man.
Ethel-Why so?
Mollie-He never forgets to mail
his wife's letters. and remembers
all her messages. -
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-14

going of fashion in This is
dering Paris beKansas City Tim
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-14

the glory of
than the credit of a nation.-washington Star.
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-14

plate do more making
than hat.-Kansas City Star.
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-14

NOT NEW.
Hixon-The Russians claim to
have discovered a powerful explo-
sive made out of eggs.
Dixon--Some American actors
found that out long ago.
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-14
CONsOLING.

CONSOIlINO.
Mrs. Noowedd-Ohi Fred. how
inconsiderate of you to invite Mr..
Tompkins to dinner. What will
he think of my cooking?
Noowedd-Oh, 1 guess he won't
think any worse of 1t than 1 do.
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-14

Miss California C1uff entertained q
few Of her young friends Informally at
tea yesterday afternoon
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-14

Mr.. and Mrs. John c. Wilson leave
to-day for the Yosemite. where they
VIII remain a week or 50. Mrs. VIII
sons sister, Miss Florence Cluff. ac-
companies them.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1905-12-20
ARTISTS as Frame Makers.

The frame for the picture is always
a sore question with the average artist,
as any one of them will confess and
any frame maker testify to. Most
painters have definite ideas on how
their canvases should be framed, but
when it comes to ordering and paying
for them, that is another matter As
great an artist as AlmaTadema al
ways designed his own frames, and
not a few New York painters design
and make their own. There is one
Boston artist who began by making his
own frames after his own designs, and
his effects were SO artistic that several
of his colleagues in that city begged
him to make frames for them He
consented to do this in a few cases,
until the fame of his work spread
abroad, and as a result he received so
many orders that he set up frame
making shop of his own.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1905-12-20
spelling In the Year 14os-

By the following, which is an exact
copy of the first paragraph in the will
of Henry ". of England, written in
January, 140S, it will be seen that even
kings are not always good spoilers:
In the name of God, Fadir, Son and
Holly Cost, three Persons and one God.
l, Henery, sinful wrech by the Grace of
God Kyng of England and. Fraunce,
and Lord of Irland, being in my hole
mynd, max my testament in manere
and forIne that suyth, Fyrst, l be-
quethe to Almighty God my sinful soul,
the whyche had nevere been worthy of
the man, but thro' hys mercies and hys
erase, which lyffe haveth myspendyed
thereof l put myselfe wholly in his
erase and mercye with all myn herte
Also, / thanke my lords threw the
peple for the trew seryyse that they
have dune unto me, and l ask them
forgyynis if hasth mysentreted them
in eny wyse"
1t will also be noted that Henry, be-
sides not being up to the standard as
speller, had peculiar habit of spelling
one word in from two to five different
WAYS
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1905-12-20
The Stone of Destiny.

The historic stone known in Scotland
as the ''Stone of Destiny" in Ireland
as the Lila Fair and in England as
Jacobs Pillar or the ''Scone'' is said
to have been brought from Egypt to
Ireland by beautiful princess, who
placed it in Tara's hall in $50 B. G. At
present this very ancient relic is fas-
tened underneath the coronation chair
in Westminster abbey. The stone is of
dark color, streaked with red, and is
twenty-six inches long, sixteen inches
wide and eleven inches thick. It's sur
face is much defaced, and deep crack
almost divides it into two parts. Ira
dition says that this stone can be trac-
ed back to the plains of Luz. where
Jacob laid his head upon it and dream
ed his ladder dream, and that at the
captivity jeremiah carried it to Egypt