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The San Francisco call., 1906-05-21
MUNICIPAL OWNERSHIP
OPPOSED BY ANDREWS
Former Grand, Jury Foreman Resents
Use of His Name in Call for
Ieanue Meeting.

The following Is copy of letter
sent by T. P. Andrews, former Grand
Jury foreman, to Albert NJ. Johnson,
president Of the Municipal Ownership
League:
Dear Sir: beg to acknowledge receipt
of a circular dated May IA and signed by
yourself as president and by Mr.. Edw.
r. e. Troy as secretary.
1 see that my name was attached 10
the call for the meeting of this league
to be held at the office Of I. E. Hayden,
2450 California street, on Saturday, May
10, at 8 p. m. 1 am surprised and regret
to see my name attached to this call. as
1t is without my sanction or authority.
l am not In harmony or in sympathy with
the proposition Of municipal ownership.
l never have been nor do l ever expect
to be. My views on this matter have
been very pronounced and positive for a
great many years. l am satisfied that
had I been consulted in regard to this
and had YOU known my opinion my name
would not have been attached 10 the call
for the meeting.
With reference to such corporations as
the Southern Pacific Company, the
United Railroads and the Spring. Valley
Water Works my opinion is that the peo-
pie of San Francisco, looking back and
reviewing the stand they have taken, and
the wonderful help and assistance they
have rendered the community since April
18. should congratulate themselves that
we had them with us during our hours or
trial and tribulation
We have all criticised and hammered
the Southern Pacific in the past, but in
my estimation San Francisco today is
under great obligation to Mr.. Hartman.
| doubt very much if the debt can ever
be repaid. | fear n ost of our people do
not realize and appreciate what the
Southern Pacific Company. has done for
San Francisco since the earthquake.
The Spring Valley Water Company with
their usual energy jumped into the breech
and by superhuman efforts repaired the
damage done their system. They GER
tainly deserve the appreciation of the en-
tire community for so promptly getting
their system in repair and furnishing
water as promptly as they did.
In regard to the United Railroads l
have always been a warm advocater Of
the overhead trolley. Long before the
disaster l argued and preached with out
property owners in favor OF this system
and viewed with surprise and regret the
opposition Of some of our large and prom
inent property owners.
/ am a firm believer in rapid transit
and now that we are about to get 1t |
am delighted and feel sure that it will
be welcomed by nearly the entire popu-
lation of San francisco.
Holding such ra6scals views, which are
at such a variance to thoSe&dyocated by
your asSocia ton, naturally bars me from
indorsing them and would certainly pre-
vent my participating in any movement
tending to support them.
Some one in using my name has blum
dered. Very truly. I. P. ANDREWS.
The San Francisco call., 1906-05-21
MISLEADING POSTAL
CARDS AND PICTURES
USED TO |NJURE CITY
UnscrupulOus Citizens Trying to
Make Capital Out Of Mis-
fortune.
aE
Views Of Fire Ruins Represented
as Scenes Alter the
Earthquake.

The Los Angeles citizens relief COM
mlttee at a meeting held at Los An
geles last Tuesday passed the follow
Ing resolution relative to tho circula-
ton OF untrue and misleading postal
cards and photographs that have a
tendency to further injure fire-swept
San Francisco:
Whereas, This citizens relief commit
tee OF Los Angeles has noticed that GER
tain opstal cards and photographs and
other like literature are being distributed
from Los Angeles, .purporting to describe
scenes entitled After the San Francisco
tEarthquake,, which photographs are Ia
beled Los Angeles was not affected in
the least by the San Francisco earth
quake /; therefore, be Ii
Resolved. That this committee deplores
the distribution of such postal cards and
photographs as being misleading and liza
Die TO create well-grounded offense on the
part OF our San Francisco fellow citizens
AND, further, that we cannot give too
much publicity to the fact that the dam
age by the earthquake was in an area
almost normal compared to the loss sus-
tainea "a fne py nre, from which damage no city
Resolved. That the committee requests
all merchants and citizens to discontinue
the practice OF disseminating any such
erroneous impressions, not merely In the
interest OF truth, but also out Of sense
OF sympathy and regard for our fellow
citizens Of San Francisco, to which they
are justly entitled.
The Merchants and Manufacturers
Association OF Los Angeles has also
taken up the matter and passed the
following resolution:
Whereas, Postal cards are being dis
tributed in this city purporting to por-
tray scenes Of the San Francisco disaster
and labeled Los Angeles was not affect
ed in the least by the San Francisco
earthQuake"i and,
Whereas. Such views will vitality injure
San Francisco. owing to the fact that
the ruins shown In such photographs have
been caused by fire and not by earth
quake and
Whereas. The impressions caused by
these views are misleading and liable to
in1ure our sister city in the eyes of the
entire world; therefore, be 1t
Resolved, by the board of directors OF
the Merchants and Manufacturers As
sociation. Of Los Angeles, That the mer-
chants OF this city are urgently requested
to. discontinue the use and distribution
OF said postal cards, for the reason tnat
the feeling should not be created that
this city Is taking advantage of the catas
trophe that has befallen our sister city
In order that we may be benefited, and
Tor the further reason that our sympa thy
and regard for the feelings of our fellow
citizens of San Francisco should compel
US to minimize rather than advertise the
calamity that has befallen that city.
The San Francisco call., 1906-05-21

One great building after another going
UP In smoke!
Perhaps q great protest has gone
up from our hearts to God. You have
asked, and are still asking, Is this the
discrimination we have a right to ex-
pect from an infinitely wise and loving
father, or Is Il q mere madness. q wild
and irresponsible chance7 Why did he
allow this fair queen Of the Pacific
Coast to be reduced to ashes? Who
are we that we should try to measure
Gods methods? A child seeing q sur
geon using his knife thinks that the
surgeon Is a dreadful, cruel butcher,
but we know that the hand that holds
the knife is full Of kindness and gen.
Geness and love.
IF you don't believe that God is
good you would better not believe in
God at ell. Greece. before her final
fall, ceased to believe In the goodness
Of the gods; France, In her frenzy. spat
upon the name Of God: but we. Ameri-
oans, have never done that Perhaps
we have done something worse. Per-
haps we have worshiped the dollar
more than we have worshiped God.
We have craven upon our dollar, In
God We Trust but I sometimes think
that something more suitable for the
spirit and ambition OF some San Fran
cisco people would be In Gold We
Trust But Americans say. Yes, there
is God, and there is gold, too. Gold is
preferable to God I think God has
taught us something better now.
Some say, IF God is good. why Is
our city In ruins? My friends, that is
as France said, There is no God That
is bald atheism set to hymn tunes. If
you have not the faith In the goodness
Of God, you have no God at all; you
are without hope. Don't lose faith IN
God because he has not revealed to
you as yet the meaning of our wrecked
and ruined city. Some of the fairest
flowers thrive best IN the shadow; in
deed, they cannot thrive anywhere
else, and unrevealed things are the
flowers of Gods shadow alone.
There is q larger life to come IN San
Francisco, and we must be content to
await its larger revelation. There are
mountainous difficulties ahead of us in
the rebuilding OF ruined San Francisco,
yet we may have wise and healthy
optimism. When we have faith in
God we cease to trouble ourselves with
problems which can never be solved.
We know, although we know not how,
that all things are working together
for good. can walk through the ruins
Of San Francisco and have faith in
God still.
I'VE have lost much. my friends, but
we have not lost God; we have faith m
God"
The San Francisco call., 1906-05-21
WATER RESERVE
IS INCREASING
City Reservoirs Are Fast
Filling to Normal
Limit.
Mayor and Supervisors
Visit Spring Valley
Works.
The Mavor and ~. poord ~ s,,r

The Mayor and the Board Of Super
vlsors were the guests Of the Spring
Valley Water Company Saturday.
Leaving early in the morning on the
private car Hermosa Of the United
Railroads, they were met at Baden by
PRESIDENT Payson. Engineer Schussler
and Expert Accountant Booker Of the
water company and driven in four
morse coaches over the reservoirs and
main works Of the Bald Hill Range
IL was the first day Of relxation Of
the city legislators since the earth
quake, and they enjoyed It. The Su-
pervisors We're like lot Of frisky
schoolboys and Mayor Schmitz looked
IKE a fond and indulgent papa
Ine breaks Of the San Andreas and
crystal Springs mains near Baden and
their subsequent repairs were ex-
amtned The party then drove up to
the lakes and followed the big earth
quake fault for several miles The
huge Crystal Springs dam, the pride Of
Eng1nser Schussler, was the object of
a close examination and then lunch
was taken at the cabin at the head Of
Crystal Springs Lake.
Afterward the vehicles whirled down
to Belmont, where Mayor Schmitz
started the big pumps Of the station
there. These pumps bring 5000, 900
gallons day into the city across the
bay from Alameda Creek through four
submarine pipes. The pipes were not
injured by the earthquake, excepting
where they Joined terra firma.
Engineer Schussler announced his
progress in filling the city reservoirs
Before the earthquake these contained
s0,000.000 gallons of water At the end
OF the first day they were empty. On
May 13 they contained 23.oo0,0oo gall
Ions. on the 14th 30 1000, 900, on the 18th
100000, on the 18th $1,000, 900. In
few days they will hold the normal re-
serve
While at lunch Captain Payson and
Mayor Schmitz, the latter having
Schussler as advocate, agreed on q
dicker regarding the proposed Ocean
boulevard. Some time ago the Spring
Valley decided to the city strip Of
land forty-f1ve feet wide along the
shore. This was traded for a piece
farther to the east Saturday, giving
easier grades and running along a
bluff giving a superior view and the
width was increased from forty-five
to 100 feet
The following men composed the
party: Mayor Eugene Schmitz, Super
visors Phillips, Kelley, Walsh, CAL
lagher, Boxton, Mamlock, Lonergan.
Coffey, Davis, Harrigan, Nicholas, San
derson, Furey, Coleman and McGushin,
Election Commissioner Lef-ngwell; F;
Captain Payson, president of the
Spring Valley; Hermann Schussler, its
chief engineer, and G.. Booker, it's ex-
yart accor1f0ant
The San Francisco call., 1906-05-21
LESSONS OF THE DISASTER.
Or. Leavitt Speaks of the Revelations
Brought About in the Works and
Natures of Men.

In speaking OF the revelations
brought about by the recent disas
ter in San Francisco IN the way Of re-
vealing the poverty of construction
and the faulty designing of the ma
jority of the destroyed buildings, the
Rev. Bradford Leavitt spoke yester
day at Century Hall Of the underlying
good that was brought out. The mem
bers of the First Unitarian Church
gathered for worship in Century Hail.
which viii be used by them until the
church edifice is repaired.
DR.. Leavitt spoke Of the Innate ma
ture Of man showing itself under con-
ditions of emergency and peril, and
said that to many their own true in
stincts were revealed for the first
time. He then went on to show that
man is almost as far beyond human
knowledge as is God, by numerous
examples.
The San Francisco call., 1906-05-21
BENEFITS OF OPTIMISM.
DR.. HadIock Says Buoyant Spirit
lnsures Greater REBUILDING.


The benefits of the optimistic view
were shown by the Rev. Edwin H.
Hadlock at the First English Luth-
eran Church on Geary street yester-
day morning. DR.. Hadlock's discourse
was the expounding Of the doctrine OF
mirth and buoyancy Of nature, as an
antidote for h-dealing woe. He
said that in many instances during
the recent conlagration many a
brave man said that all was lost save
spirit. 1t is this spirit, continued
DR.. Hadlock that was shown by the
first pioneers in their settlement on
the eastern shores Of America that
carved a way for the great nation en-
throned on the continent. and this
spirit dominates the people OF San
Francisco to-day in rebuilding the
city.
DR.. Hadlock said that with spirit still
firm and triumphant the replacing of
things that are destroyed is only a
matter of time. Impelled by this spirit
the people will get out and create
more and greater works than have
been done away with. The way In
which TO begin the work of rehabili-
tation is to look steadfastly on the
bright side and hold the courage to
press forward in the face OF obstacles,
he said.
The San Francisco call., 1906-05-21
DR.. HEMPHILL's DEDUCTIONS
Talks Of Lessons That Christians
Should Learn From the Fire.

Rev. DR.. John Hemphill preached
before a large congregation yesterday
at the morning service in the Sunday
school room Of Calvary Presbyterian
Church, his subject dealing with the
lessons taught by the recent coniagra-
ton. His text was taken from Mark.
1lth chapter, 22d verse, wherein is re-
lated the cursing Of the fig tree by
Christ because it was not bearing out
OF season, For the time Of figs was
not yet" To his mystified disciples
Christ did not attempt to explain his
mysterious act, but exhorted them to
have faith in God This, the speaker
said, was what should be done In the
presence OF the great calamity that has
befallen San Francisco. Upon this
topic DR.. Hemphill spoke substantially
as follows:
THE visitation which has come TO
our city don't wish to minimize. II IS
great. IL is appalling, II is inexplicable.
Nothing like it ever occurred in the
history of the world. Chicago was
burned, Boston was burned, Baltimore
was burned, but San Francisco In for
ty-eight hours lost more. twice over,
than any other city you can name in
the history Of the world. The catas-
trOphe that has come to US is gigantic,
vet my faith in God never was firmer
than ii is today. 1t is not easy to have
faith IN God sometimes.
I'VE see our city today withered to
fits roots, its commerce, for the time
being. gone-a queen dethroned. Why ?
Was San Francisco a greater sinner
than other American cities that she
should have suffered so? That was the
old way Of explaining special chastise-
ment. / don't think that San Francisco
was a greater sinner than any other
city because this special visitation
came TO TT. Who can explain why?
cannot. and Christ does not. He did
not tell the disciples why he blasted
that fig tree in particular, which was
no greater sinner than other fig trees.
All he says to US is. Have faith in
God
1T needs faith TO interpret judgment.
on the 18th Of April we retired for the
night and slept as serenely as we ever
slept before. - had a rude awaken
ing at nfte y minutes past 5 next
morning, ana Ee had a still ruder
awakening as TIE hoErs cf that awful
18th Of April swept by and we saw our
city In flames. O. what a sight that
was as / ro5e IN an automobile from
my house 10 South San Francisco and
saw three continuous miles Of flames.
The San Francisco call., 1906-05-21
AUCTION SALES.
AUCTION SALE
1OO---HORSES---1O0

At the old stand (Tenth and Bryant
SITS. San Francisco). which was neither
shaken down nor burned UP. we Will sell
ONE HUNDRED broken and unbroken
horses from Nevada. weighing from 10oe
to 1900 pounds. rood ages, good condi-
ton and ready for work
AS has always been our custom. al
stock offered will be sold regardless or
price bid. Checks will be accepted from
responsible parties. Sale takes place
THURSDAY, MAY ~, 1906,
At II O'Clock a. M, at
j. B. HORANS Salesyards. Tenth and
Bryant sts.. San Francisco. Cal
w. n. HoRD, AuctIoneer,
Temporary Office 964 Hayes ST.. s. z.
The San Francisco call., 1906-05-21
NOTICE
To Taxpayers

TAXES are now being paid at the
office of the Tax Cole ctor, No. ash
Sacramento street. near Fillmore. Tax
payers are reminded that when the
holidays. now declared By the Cover
nor. cease, the legal penalties for de-
linquency must be imposed
All the essential recos dS OF the Tax
Office are intact. ard bills can be fur
nished on demand. Checks on local
commercial banks wiz be received
receipts to be delivered when checks
are cashed.
F. NICHOLS. Tax Collector
The San Francisco call., 1906-05-21
Accused of Dastardiy Crime.

George Cuchot. a married man, 80
years of age, living at 1917 Green
street, was arrested yesterday morning
by Sergeant ellis on a charge of COM
mitting a criminal assault upon Fran
ces Webber, a half-witted girl, 16
years of age, who lives with her par
ents at 1921 Green street. A complaint
will be sworn to before Police Judge
this morning.
The San Francisco call., 1906-05-21

tax law.
Restoration of lost certificates of teach
ers.
Extension Of time of State Board OF
Equalization
:. Amendments to the statutes relating to
the procedure in justices courts.
z Appropriations for State institutions
and Tor their deficiency In funds,
The San Francisco call., 1906-05-21
GIVEN FORMAL NOTICE.

Commissioner Wolf Notifies Insurance
Companies Of Loss by the Fire.
Insurance Commissioner Wolf has
each of the fire insurance companies
authorized at the time of the great
fire In San Francisco to transact bust
The San Francisco call., 1906-05-21
Summer Colds

Laxative Bromo Quinine, the world
wide Cold Cure, removes the cause.
Call for the full name and look for sig
nature of E. w. Grove. 25c.
The San Francisco call., 1906-05-21
san Francisco Quits Even.

SEATTLE, May 20.-Charlie Hall was
very erratic in the first game, sending
ten men to first on balls, hitting one
man and making a wild pitch. San
Francisco dropped in timely hits and won
the game with case Henley pitched swell
ball for San Francisco allowing only
three nts. In the second game Seattle
turned loose on Wheeler and got q homa
run. a triple, a double and two singles In
one inning, netting five runs. San
LOS ANGELES. Nav 2O.-I.os Angeles;
played err,,r1ess ball today and defeated
Fresno by a score of 6 to 1. Magic kept
the visitors hits we'll scattered. Steltz
was ineffective and was supplsnte6 by
Schmidt.
The San Francisco call., 1906-05-21
AUCTION SALE

BY order OF VIM Harrison. formerly
Twelfth street, / will sell 10 CARRIAGE
HORSES; also 80 good au-purpose
Horses. Harness. Wagons an Brsgies
Don't miss this sale. Everything must
go regardless OF cost or price.
VIM. CLOUGH. Auctioneer.
Sale WEDNESDAY, May %. IL a En.
THIRTEENTH and HARRISON SITS. F.
The San Francisco call., 1906-05-21

a bird in the hand may be worth
two in the bush, but a ton in the coal
yard will soon be worth two in the
bin.
The San Francisco call., 1906-05-21

A S5 gold piece in your pocket is
better than a five-pound gold brick IN
your hand.
The San Francisco call., 1906-05-21
OTHER CITIES WILL
BE CONSIDERED At
THE SPECIAL SESSION
Urgent Need Of Legislation for
Various Sections Is Re-
cognized.
Los Angeles Wins Fight for
Right to Consolidate
for Protection,

After debate. which threatened at
times to be prolonged for several days,
the joint committee on call for special
session OF the Legislature Saturday
morning, in executive session, acceded
to the request of Los Angeles and rec
commended the plan consolidating Los
Angeles with adjacent cities for the
purpose Of providing them with a way
to obtain adequate fire protection. A
vote to postpone action on the matter
until the legislative needs Of Stockton,
Oakland and San Diego could be con-
sidered was lost after stubborn opposi-
ton. The motion to embody the mat
ter In the Governors proposed call was
then carried by six to one vote. Many
Of the opponents Of the action Of the
committee were present at the meeting
only by request and had no voting
privilege.
The principal objection to the pres
ent consideration Of the request Of the
Los Angeles representatives. was that
the committee had by resolution
pledged itself to consider only such
matters as might be termed calamity
legislation" 1t was argued by Judge
Davis and r. II. Countryman, leaders
of opposition to immediate action on
the measure. that the committee could
not with Justice consider the Los An
geles matter without receiving and
considering the propositions urged by
other California cities.
To obviate this. Gavin McNab pro-
posed that the former resolution
adopted by the committee restricting
its labors to calamity legislation" be
rescinded. This was later superseded
by motion Of Garret McEnerney that
the committee consider only the urgent
legislation and constitutional amend
ments that may be presented. With
the adoption Of this motion the debate
on the Los Angeles request for a con-
stitutional amendment began.
Los Angeles asked that the joint
committee recommend to the Cover
nor for embodiment in his proposed
call for special session of the Legis-
lature the proposition of submitting to
the electors Of the State at the next
general election amendments to sec
tions Z, and 8k of article XI Of the
constitution of the State Of California
relating to the consolidation Of city
and county governments; to provide
for the organization under one form of
government of two or more municipal
corporations and intervening and other
territory; the consolidation Of the gov
ernment of cities and counties; for the
disincorporation of municipal corpora
tions having freeholders' charters and
for the surrender of freeholders' char
ters
The Washington times., 1906-07-01
LADY ATTENDANTS
IN LIQUOR STORE
Wedderburn Company Es-
tabhSheS Novel and Ap-
pealing Innovation.

new departure in the family trade
liquor store has been taken by the John
Wedderburn Company. at 6lS F street
northwest. A department store for the
dispensing of liquor is the novelty that
Mr.. Wedderburn mas introduced in
Washington. with the result that ladies'
who supply the family cellarette as well
as its larder are already approaching
the young women clerks and the large
reclining chairs that are prepared for
them.
The store has much the appearance
OF drug store, with its plate glass
windows, show cases. shelves. and
white and silver trimmings The spot
less appearance of the store from the
outside as s'wen as the interior. makes it
attractive 10 the passer-by. and its
unique plan OF operation makes IT well
worth inspection. There Is not that
suggestive odor permeating the atnos-
phere often considered a perquisite to
such q store.
A Diversified Stock.
The glass shelves are lined with the
wines AMI liquors OF all climes, from
the brandies Of France and the wines
OF Spain. TO the claTets and sauternes
OF the Pacific coast There are the ales
and beers Of England and Scotland, to-
gether with the gins OF Holland, and a
whole assortment Of cordials made in
America ard countries on the continent
together with q great number of foreign
and domestic whiskies
Famous Wedderburn Rye.
While the place has not been estab-
lished TO do a general business IN
whiskies and liquors. the product that is
pushed 10 the frcnt is the famous We'd
derburn rye. Back OF the effort to get
this whisky established in Washington
there is a long story.
The rye is a blended whisky with n
softneSs and flavor that straight whisky
cannot have. The management OF the
establishment claim that IL IS the best
whisky on the market. and they have
taken an unusual neChod of proving IL
In the first place. they say that a man
who drinks a a bar is seldom IN a po-
sItion 10 judge whisky on its merits, and
secondly. that he IS seldom sure OF get
ting what he asks for. To eliminate
these conditions the management has
determined 10 allow anyone TO test the
brand at home in comparison with any
other brand that they may desire The
liquor is regularly sold AT SIS per bot
tie. and for a time the company pro-
poses 70 sell it at that price. and in or