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The San Francisco call., 1906-07-28
FEDERAL OR STATE CONTROL?

THE trap laid polcy-hoders
tous earthquake clause" calls
protection Buyers
perpetuay in the position of unsied person
dealing with expert The expert takes advantage of the sua
his something wholly different from what
the buyer magnes he getting States have attempted
by legislation by inspection but the
corrupt legislatures many of the commissioners
of the past made merchandise of their trust
Something perhaps may be done by the States protect their
pocyhoders form Of policy might be prescribed with
pecauon that all departures from this form should
emphasized display ink through
conspicuous typographical device 1t further that all
should be required make deposit
100000 which could be reached by execution
judgment The plan has obvious advantages and the only OBJ
by the that such
would drive of them from the State They that there
enough supply the full demand large
this condition That probably but the less have OF such
the We do unsafe
that than business worth having it is worth
giving security that it will be done honestly
The alternative Federal regulation. Regulation by the
hating and incomplete Its machinery often used
purposes OF ba1mail 1t has always proved failure in
protected the insured them of the
dangerous traps them This failure confined
The life insurance field is shape and from
cause.-The dishonesty OF corporation officials
that field there has been strong demand for Federal
regulation arising of the ugly scandals whose echoes still
We do believe that the either life
would make serious objection Federal regulation because
would them bacma The only objection the
whether the plan constitutional whether in word in
interstate That legal question which
but the highest solve but do believe there
would be any objection this extension OF Federal and
the public policy We hnd for
bankruptcy of powers which
with general approval and has proved beneficial working
measure
The San Francisco call., 1906-07-28

(From the Leader.)
IN AY by day the manifold absurdi-
ties and failures of the relief are
~ being exploited in the press.
The Call, which is now easily
the most enterprising and the best
edited daily in San Francisco, sent a
reporter in disguise into the camps
and she tells even less than the truth.
The elaborate machinery has broken
down, or, worse still, has never been
worked. Colonel Pippy and Mr..
Moran are doing their best to remedy
abuses, but what can they do among
so many?
The truth of the matter is that the
chief cause of the maladministration
of the relief is the general ineficiency
of the Red Cross and Associated
Charities workers. These people
have been given a practical monopoly
in handling the goods and the money.
They coulu not make a decent salary
in running notion store, yet they
were set in front of problem that
would take men of the highest exc
cutive ability to solve.
one or the hrSt things necessary IN
rehabilitating the relief work is to
send those people back to the jungles
from which they come. They do not
belong here anyhow. The vast ma
jority of them, like their fount and
original, DR.. Devine, are from outside
of California.
In San Francisco there are hun
dreds of reputable societies that have
been doing charitable work for years,
and these are the proper agencies
through which the relief should be
distributed. Let the new corporation
formed this week get rid of the ac-
cumulated parasites and use the or
carnations already established to
reach the people. They will find that
the real needy will be helped, and
helped quickly, and if there is any
waste from overlapping it will be
more than saved by looping off the
salaries of the present employees,
whose sole business it appears to be
to fill out cards and hide them away
where no one can find them.
The San Francisco call., 1906-07-28
There Are Many such.

Old Mrs B., lady notorious for her
saving habits, one morning entered the
doctors surgery leading a healthy boy
of years We'll, Mrs. b." said the
doctor, who's our patient?" MY ne
vew from town." Mrs. B. replied. Not
much wrong with him, / should say"
laughed the doctor, pinching his red
cheeks. It's about is appetite. doctor"
said the boys aunt in low voice
What exclaimed the doctor, staring.
Surely he doesn't need an appetizer2"
Good gracious, no doctor" replied Mrs.
B. in Mortified accents. Il want you to
give me summat to make is appetite
less. Ell eat me out of 'ouse an 'ome
afore is months 'oliday is up If is ap-
petite amt cut down."-Sacred Heart
Review.
The San Francisco call., 1906-07-28
Answers TO Queries.

TWO STATES-P. H. NJ, City. CAL
ifornia was admitted as a State of the
Union September 9. 1850. and Oregon
February IA, 1859
COINS-L l.. D.. Stockton. Cal. This
department only answers questions rel
ative to the value of coins when the
question is accompanied by a self-ad-
dressed and stamped envelope.
NOT IN THE DIRECTORY-Sub-
scriber, Salinas Cal. The San Fran
cisco Directory for 19O5-06 does not
contain the name of The Pacific Mutual
Aid Association of California.
DAVENPORT = Inquirer. Veterans
Home, Cal. For such information as
you desire about ]. l. Davenport you
will have TO address a personal letter
to the gentleman named. 940 T street.
Washington, d. c.
REGISTRATION-W. L. NJ, City In
order to obtain official information as
to your right to be registered you VIII
have to apply at the registration office.
where you will be fully advised upon a
presentation of the facts.
FRENCH word. L. Virginia,
New. The French word 'portiere' is
one OF those that no combination Of
The San Francisco call., 1906-07-28
Oldest Person In world.

Says a writer in the Cape Times OF
Cape Town: "Stuurman. an old bush
man who lives on the top of hill at
Stuurman's huts. in the Prieska dls-
trict of the Cape Colony, claims to be
the Oldest man in the world. He Is
said to be LAG years old. and his wife,
his second-over 100. 1t is known for
certain that sixty-five years ago ne
was a very old man and that his son
Is more khan 90 years old"
The San Francisco call., 1906-07-28
One Reason for Living in Topeka.

Where did you learn the Lords
Prayer" asked an Atchison Sunday
school teacher of a little girl.
Il used to live in Topeka" said the
little girl, "and 1 learned 1t there
Now let me hear you say IT," said
the teacher to the next little girl.
Il don't know it, said the next little
girl; Il never lived in Topeka."-Kan-
sas City Journal.
The San Francisco call., 1906-07-28

California glace fruits and choice can
dies. Full stock. Townsends residence
and factory, 1920 Valencia ST. and the
Emporium. Post St and Van Ness ave.
Order by phone. Special 37S.
The San Francisco call., 1906-07-28

Consul Bopp sorey troubled in mind Somebody said he
had guaranteed the German fire companies would
paw dollar Emperor William had issued
that effect Bopp thinks quite respectable
scarcely talk about exalted parsonage that
familiar
forthcoming banquet given DR. Devne would
of things that Desmond should be the
oaterer
The San Francisco call., 1906-07-28

FRENCH World. L. Virginia,
New. The French word '-portiere' is
one OF those that no combination Of
The San Francisco call., 1906-07-28

r ONDON, July I4,-Nicholas
Longworth has shown us that a
! man may be both an ideal hus-
The San Francisco call., 1906-07-28
Out the
IneffCiGntS
(From the Leader.0

(From the Leader.)
IN AY by day the manifold absurdi-
ties and failures of the relief are
- being exploited in the press.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-09-26
To Keep Young.

Never retire from active life If YOU
can possibly avoid it; keep lin the
swim; keep the mind active; never
refer to your advancing years or say
"at my age"
To preserve youth, you must have n
variety of experience. The country
woman at forty, although breathing
purer air and living ON Il more health
full diet than the city woman, often
looks fifty, while the latter at the same
age does not look more than thirty.
BIT her mind is more active than that
of her country sister; that is the secret
of her more youthful appearance.
Nothing else ages one more rapidly
than monotony-a dead level existence
without change of scene or experience
The mind must be kept fresh or it will
age, and the body cannot be younger
than the mind.
Few minds are strong enough to
overcome the aging influence of the
monotonous life which rules in the
average country home. City people
have Infinitely greater variety of life.
They enjoy themselves a great deal
more than country people. They work
hard when ut work. but, when they
are through, they drop everything ana
have a good time. There is no doubt
that the theater, in spite of its ii "
evils. has done great deal to-. ii
erasing the marks of age. People who
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-09-26
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for the Of the venture rests with the Wife To
be sure there certain things demanded Of the
band He must be built on reasonably strong lnes-in
short he must be fairly decent fellow actual
ly lazy.
But the wife must be more. She must add to every
quality required of the thousand and one little
accomplishments and bits of cleyerness and tact Only
woman can successfully cope with poverty. Any
VIII become squad, unkempt ptfn, when the wolf be-
gins prowling But woman knows thousand ways to
bafe him. She knows how to lay white cloth on the
table and make flower bloom In the window. She
knows how to convert plain fare into daines and
1t In attractive style; she knows how to be fine and
dainty In cheap attire and to give the look of home
plain rooms utterly lacking In luxury.
1t Is hard to bring woman to the point of unlove
illness In daily e-haye you noticed how seldom 1t hap
pens? When 1t does 1t is dreadful thing thing be
spoken of with baed breath, and yet know not what
supreme genius we demand of woman when take
as matter of course that she shall be good and clean
and cheerful and under the terrible burden of life
long poverty.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-09-26
From the Fish.Exe uiew.

1t occurred to Prof. R. w. Wood re.
Gently to try to represent by under-wa-
ter photography the appearance of the
out-of-water world as viewed by the
eyes of fish. The results are very
curious. depending on the refraction
of light by water. For instance, with
a box filled with water, having a
Photographic plate at the back and a
pinhole covered with glass at the
front, the situation of fish looking
out of the side of an aquarium is i'm
itated. With such an arrangement
Prof. Wood found that all three sides
and the complete ceiling and floor of
room could be photographed at one
view. Placed at point where three
streets meet at right angle, it gave
o view looking down all three
streets, including the ground up to the
base of the tripod and the sky from
the horizon to the zenith. From a bal
loon such camera would photograph
the whole visible surface Of the earth
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-09-26

her. Then she comes back In an In
slant. scared to death, an she sort O.
stage-whispers to him. He's comin' up
here. Put me somewhere, quick
Ridley pointed to closet an she
jumps in an pulls the door to.
I'm walks a young man and says
Is this Mr.. RidleyT
1.-The same says Ridley. Have a
chair
Mr.. Ridley says he. slttIn' down
opposite an assumln' a confidential
tone, my names Harder, and live Mt
,Glover's Flats. amt been but two
years out o. Harvard, an 1t may be
I've got more money than brains, for
my gunner left me enough to live on
If don't do stroke o. work the rest
o. my days. But 1 won't farm 1t. Jour.
nalism is my long suit, Journalism. i
worked two years on the Crimson and
I've reported for the city papers, an
I've got the writin' fever. I've been
watching the Clarion right along, an
you're all right. but you amt gettin'
on. You've got to quit independence.
I kin see you've got Dimmycratic lean
ings. an it's easy to flop. Do that.
an we'll win. l say we, because you're
goin' to take me in as workin' part
ner. I'll pay the bills tomorrow an
we'll start her of on new tack. I
kin git into the kind O work love, an
we'll have her up to 5000 week in
a years time. Is 1t go?'
"They was haze in front O. Ridiey's
eyes, an he didn't say nothin' for a
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-09-26

population was estimated at over $780,
900. 1t had already suffered severely
on three former occasions-in 1872,
1929 and 1851. During recent years it
had been immune and had been grow
Ing in prosperity, its imposing build
lngs, tram cars, ana electric light sug-
costing busy European city. 1t has
received. however, what will probably
prove to be disastrous setback. The
extent of the shock is reported to have
covered an area of 9 degrees. or about
40 miles in length. The city is backed
by the enormous range of the Andes
which is famous for its terrible gorges
and towering peaks. recently success
fully surmounted by the Iransandean
railway, which connects the west coast
with Buenos Ayres on the east. Rail-
ways. telegraphs. water and electric
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-09-26

mains were all broken down as In San
Francisco, but in many cases the soli-
darity of the houses preserved them
from ruin. The tremors caused by the
earthquake spread over the world and
were recorded on numerous seismo-
graphs.
The earthquake at Valparaiso occur
red on the slopes of the great chain Of
the Andes, district which has been
shaken by such movements ever since
the country has been known to history.
The strata of the continent has been
pushed up to heights of nearly 10000
feet, all along the western side of South
America. A large number of volcanoes
exist In the chain of the Andes, but
they are not continuously distributed
There Is one numerous group in Colon
bla and Ecuador, and then gap oc-
ours, Peru being almost free from vol.
canoes, the second group occurring near
the southern boundary of the country
in the Lake Titicaca district Then an
other break occurs. and the third series
of volcanoes begins just south of San
tiago.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-09-26
CITY HALLS HIDDEN OVEN.
Z Was Used Long Ago to Cook Ho,
Pies for New York AIdermen

II Was Used Long Ago to Cook Hot
Pies for New York Aldermen.
Back of one oak panel in the west
ern wall of the committee room adjoin
ing the Aldermen's chamber was found
yesterday bakers oven Of long ago
Alderman Frank Bowling was chatting
with some friends In the room when ht
happened to notice that the upper par,
Of the panel was fitted with hinges.
"There must be something behine
there: none Of the other panels has
hinge" Mr.. Bowling remarked after ht
had gone on an exploring tour arounc
the room. 1t was suggested by one oil
the group that 1t might be another Sc
cret stairway, one similar to that found
when the city hall was renovated tive
years ago, leading from the old Council
chamber down a winding way to q
small outlet on the north side of thu
hall. Tradition has 1t that the stair,
case was used by Aldermen who aftei
voting against the interests of theil
constituents escaped by this staircase.
Curious to learn what was bidder
behind the panel Mr.. Bowling and his
friends began to pry it open. So man,
coats of paint had been put upon 1t til :
tools We're necessary to force it, and
when 1t was finally raised there wai
found an old-fashioned oven built into
the three-f0ot brick wall, with small
chimney running TO the roof. The oven
Is about two feet deep by two feet wide
and 1t was half filled with ashes. It
has heavy antique iron door fitted
with big fastening clamps.
Some of the discoveries were mysti.
fed as to how the oven was heated
There was no sign of place for build
ing fire. Marty Reese, the custodian
of the city hall for over quarter of a
century. was sent for and he delivered
this lecture, which explained every.
thing:
''The city hall dates back to 1903.
This room in which you are now stand
ing was in the early days of the history
of this building popularity known as the
Aldermen's tea voom, although its Off
cial designation was the members
room. In those times the Aldermen gos
no salary, but the city allowed them to
spend Its money for refreshments. They
were served with tea and cakes and
pies, and in order that the cakes and
pies might be served hot cook was
employed and the cooking was done In
this oven, which must have been closed
up for about seventy years, because
the panellng on these walls is that old
New York Sun.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-09-26

save only in the afternoon-begins by
sneerng at this fantastic creature.
That mood does not last long. Contempt
gives way to admiration. There is some
thing marvellous in the way this lord
of lace and ribbon dominates the wom-
en-the royal highness us well as the
spoilt actress.
He is charming; he is frivolous.
Then of sudden his face darkens; he
becomes serious: he stares at her royal
hishness. studying her form from head
to foot; he smites his brow, and cries
despairingly: NO, no. can't see you
in that gown to-day: l can't see you
in any gown will study-an lnsplra,
ton will come-you must wait" And
royalty goes away tlattered, she knows
not why.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-09-26

while sidewalks are tagged. Gale Vic
toria, the principal street, is wide
thoroughfare, stretching along the bay
from one end of the city to the other; 1t
is lined with handsome government
buildings, hotels. banks. stores and of
fees. The majority of these editices are
built of brick, three or four stories in
height; carved facades are prominent
feature; stores are large and have plate
glass windows. The city is divided for
administrative purposes into four sec
tions, which In a general way coincide
with the physical divisions.
The city is the chief port of the re-
public Of Chile. 1t is situated on the
edge of beautiful curving bay. the
houses climbing up the hillsides which
form the background of the city. Its
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-09-26
Some Queer Excuses Seized Upon to
Commit Suicide.

Josiah B. Riddle of Jefferson City,
Mo-, because he was too fat.
Irene Baltimore Boggins, of At.
lantic City, because she had new
lavender dress to be buried in.
Poniepo Fulponi, of Chicago, be-
cause he was in love with a marble
statue of Venus.
Mrs. William Thomas. of Punxust
awney, Pa, because her hair was
turning gray.
Herman Reckling. of West Halle
ton, Pa, because he missed train.
James Andrews, of Oxford, Pa, be-
cause he had TO speak at commence
ment exercises before girls.
Mrs. Grace De Wolf, of st. Louis.
because she could not bear to be
separated from her sister-in-law.
Robert Lehman, at Des Moines, Ia.
because he believed his family re
ferred to him when they sang "Ev
erybody Works but Father"
George Hawthorne Smith, Of New
York, because he believed himself too
old at forty-five years of age.-NeM
York World.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-09-26
u1sroR1c HOUSE IN Lou1spuRa, N, 6.

Louisburg, n. c., and is still in an ex-
cellent condition: 1t is built in the old
style, of massive timbers. and has five
rooms in the basement, four on the Sec
ond floor, and two in the attic. The up
per room of this house, in which Bishop
Coke says the first conference was held,
is about 20 feet square, and quite large
enough to seat comfortably the % that
were present. hist 40 years later
1896 Bishop Wilson, while presiding
over conference in Louisburg by invita-
ton, went out to visit this house and
held services, and by n singular coinci-
dence, the number present was %.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-09-26
Their Fresh Start

I HEAR the Clarlon's got new lease
o. life" says 81 Budlong to Elmer

HEAR the ClarlOns got new lease
O. life" says 81 Budlong to Elmer
Harrlott, as they met at the post
office.
"Yaas," replied Elmer, refectively.
as he shifted his cud to the other cheek.
know the circumstances"
why, no; can't says do. Cart
right was tellin' me they was woman
in It"
WAL, as to that, it was yes and
no. You see, that young editor, Ridley,
just out o. college, didn't calcerlate
they was anything that was with
KNOWN in the journalistic line that he
didn't hey cornered. He begun by be-
In independent In politics. Now, Bow
din County's voters amt got any yeller
streak O. independence in 'em It's
straight Dimmycrat or Republican for
all males over 81, except them that's in
the insane asylum or the cemetery. So
the Clarion's subscription list didn't
grow SO everlastln' swift an the adver-
tisln patronage kinder dwindled.
Then there was the country CORE
spondents. They sent in anything they
wanted to write and Ridley printed 1t.
He had to take their stuff on faith,
bellevin't 1t was all straight goods.
~ "Paper and ink bills were put In an
attorneys hands fur collection, an the
end was near. Ridley was feelin' blue.
He had about made up his mind to quit
the independence racket. Last Wednes-
day mornin' he was actually writin' up
q leader shown the ineyitabul trend
O. public sentiment, an proposln' Judge
Holcomb, of Cedarville, as runin,.
mate for Bryan, when in comes black.
eyed young woman to his office, an she
was madder'n a wet hen. She flashes
copy of the previous weeks Clarion
+ In front O. Ridley, an seq, in voice
auaverin' with emoshun, Read thatn
s"Ridley was gettin' used to demon
STATIONS OF this sort, SO he didn't show
no particular ,feelin' as he noted a
{ marked item in the letter from Glover's
Flats:
4 Reported, tibet Eb. Harder and
Fanny Brice are again on speakin'
terms. That's right, youngsters; kiss,
an make up
Did you write that?' asks the lady.
Personally. not guilty. says Rid
ley.
It's scandalous,' says she, that you
newspaper men don't hold nothin' sa.
cred. What do you mean by flauntin'
the private affairs of the respectable
citizens OF Glover's Flats before the
whole world?'
Your question is extremely fatter-
In says Ridley, smilin'. tryln' to
smooth. her down. I'm sorry II the
statement of our able correspondent
has given offense. II you desire to
make any correction for publication
says he, takln' up his pencil.
No, no. NOT says she, beginning to
be frightened. Don't put our names to-
gether again. It's falseI,that item Of
yours. haven't spoken to Ebenezer
Harder for six months, and unless he
explains-I shall never speak to him
again. But how did you-what will
he think2 And with that she burst
right out cryin'.'
ridley started to apologize, but she
1ushes out the door and slams It after
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-09-26
MAN DREssmAkER OF PARIS.
Hi. Method of work-How He Get.

His Method of Work-How He Gets
Inspiration.
Paris has man dressmaker, and he
is no ordinary creature, according to
the Womans Home Companion. He
is a slim young man with long nose
and big. winsome eyes. Wearing gray
frock coat and patent leather shoes
corseted and powdered and perfumed--
he ls more than man; he is dress
maker. He is saturated with dandyism.
1t is not Of an offensive kind.
His manners are strange mixture
of humility and insolence. for he Is at
once a salesman and an artist. And he
talks, talks. talks-bending his slim
body into polite curves-gestlculat
with his thin white Handwriting his
eyes in their painted orbits. the while
he fumbles silks and velvets and satins
and lace and wool.
The mere man who comes into a
dressmaker's shop Of an afternoon-in
Paris no one goes to the dressmaker's
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-09-26
THE wlTAERgD ROSE.

- \ =
Your petals once, o withered rose,
Had fragrance which ehey claim nc
more,
And she who wore you, suppose.
Has lost the bloom she had of yore.
How many years have passed since she
Removed You from her gentle breast
And, signing, handed you to me
To be concealed beneath my vest!
o withered rose, to me you bring
A thousand thoughts of bygone days;
Around your faded petals cling
Sweet memories of winding way!
! But was 1t Isabel or Grace
10 Or blushing Juliet or Marie
rNho trembling, took you from your place
ss Upon her gentle breast-for me?
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