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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-11-25

MANY politicians are Ike many actors, !"
said an old timer last night. They always
want to be in the limelight. They always
want to be in the newspapers. They always
want to talk. Many of them claim credit for
what others do. Few under sta nd the value Of
silence. Most Of them denounce the news
papers, and then turn out at sunrise to see IL
the newspapers mention their names. Many
Of them will send a collea que who has honored
them and trusted them to political oblivion
by the ba sest methods and shudder and
cringe when a newspaper tells about it,"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-11-25

The new and altogether unfsshiorable Do
Htical utterance is heard from friends OF
Charles +. Hughes that a Republican state
Senator has no more right 70 practise his
profession as a lawyer on the floor of the
Senate than a United States Senator has
to put through all sorts of schemes. for doins
which Joseph Ralph Burton Of Kansas is now
In jail.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-11-25

Abraham Lincoln wrote 70 Gov. Curtin OF Penn
sylvania April %. 1883. that "a small force OF the
enemy Is fourishing about in the northern part
Of EirgmIS On a. tn nhi sSswnp 2rad PTnI ts1i m, Shs you
meant by "skewhornI" X. ID. II,
Respectfully referred TO the COMMITTEES Of the
whole. Any Lincoln word il interesting because
expressive. This word has escaped the dictionaries
entirely. even those Of the compners OF Ameri-
canisms. One may readily imagine Its sense
from the oblIQuity which inheres In skew. but II Is
hoped that some one may be In a position 20 supply
other Instances OF the use of the word which WIN
make It's meaning clear and show Its origin.
What 10 the meaning Of the Indian name Watch
ung. which is found in two or three places In New
The chief OF the Bureau OF American EthnoloSy,
20 whom the question was referred, reports; Mr.. J.
n. d. Hewitt, our best authority In this neld. reports
that Watching appears TO be the lOcatlve of Wqtchu,
a mountain or HILL and ing or urG. at. at the place
Of; or, at the mountain or, AT the place Of the
mountain"
Is an allen. 40 years old. who enlisted In the navy,
served nvc years and received an honorable dis.
charge, entitled 10 register and vote without taking
opt citizenship paDers1 ROBERT M. WHTTEPoRD.
No. A sailor honorably discharged from the
navy after his nve years OF consecutive service
I may be admitted 70 citizenship without any previous
declaration OF intention Cnrst papers,. but he needs
his naturalization papers as a prerequisite CON
ditiOn 10 register and vote.
What II the proper pronunciation OF Los Angeles,
the California cityr BOOK CLUB.
In English Il may be represented by Los An
80 liz, the O In los having the long sound. In
Castnian the second word Is sounded as an he les
and IN the Californian spanish 40 ank he les.
w.sh 70 Inquire Of some brother Scot n he will
kindly tell NE what clan In SEQ tland the WAllaces
belong to- l have read for years every book |
S SsTssns ah I h SN =" ever sGp seen does does The a3 na IN: 81 wallace
appeal Some one mas suggested u Is because
sequently had no plaid or tartan OF their own.
n that is true l would like 70 know what clan tho
Wailaoes las q txtbeD attached themselves To-. and
What family tartan they adopted II somo onc
ELFEABMrH n. WALLACN.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-11-25

machine politician in the Amen Corner at
the Fifth Avenue Hotel last night, must
be Governor for fair this time.
what / mean to say is that Hughes must
be Governor himself, and must not have a
kitchen cabinet to worry and fret him with
interested and bad advice. Hughes. you'll
laugh when l say il. should not bother him
self at all about patronage, but should make
the best Governor the State has had in many
years.
Even we old political ma chinists know that
patronage now doesn't carry much weight.
Most of the places are in the civil service.
but outside OF that fact the voters are looking
down on public officials who use patrona ge to
boost themselves or their mrty along. We
must pay more attention to the voters and less
TO the office seekers. and yet | have been an
ONCE seeker all my life and have had to work
Ike a slave to get places for the thousands
who have been on my back in my own county
for the last thirty years.
Patronage is unfa shiona BILE politically in
these days. The voters are getting their eyes
wide open and they are talking about the
principles of a party. and the public Official
who doesn't carry out the platform OF his
party is going to hear from 1t II he ever pokes
his head up for support at the polls"
Warner Miller. his friends pointed out
Yesterday, did great service for Hughes in
HerkImer county during the recent contest.
Mr.. Miller found that the Republican state
campalgners we're doing little or nothing in
Herkimer. and 20 he fox hold OF the job
himself. organized 200 meetings In the county,
spoke several times himself. and on election
day Mr.. Miller's old stamping ground Of
Herkimer county gave Hughes a plurality Of
2,54I, whereas Gov. Higgins's plurality two
years before was but 1855.
Samuel ]. TIIden, wien he took hold OF the
Democratic party in New York State early in
the 'JOs, adopted as his whispered admonition
60 Democratic politicians. Elevate the stand
ard Elevate the Standard" Tilden insisted
all along that the sta ndard OF the Democrat tic
party In the State should be elevated to a
higher plane than. was the vogue before his
time. A number Of important Republicans
have now adopted Tiiden's warning Of thirty
ave years ago.
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-26

that of violating the Sherman law and
But when
violated
Sherman
be
other words of
with mans hand against them and no right to conduct their bust
The
mnt could be made dsregadedsecret under
standings of With
and probably legislation growth
will
the
will tariffs their
share and these reductions will be and will be OF the
ht will bring and bank
Mr. ingalls, believes that the only effective
bates railroad pools traffic associations
President Roosevelt indicated
he ncnes little that although it evident that he has
thought out the subject to clear conclusion
The fact legislation the subject contradictory The
Sherman law railroads pool and compete The
railroads give
rebates fact form of competition and indeed the
effective form of railroad competition They certain pre-
vail Mr. ingalls, declares long human
how be the restrictive legislation They stopped
the the railroads permitted pools AS
things trying have cake and but
We either railroad monopoly
competition and rebates Such is the choice of evils that
itself.
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-26
THE KOWALSKY LOBBY

THE CALL meddle thorny controversy
concerning the atrocities" the Congo and the angry
ordinations that pass between the Congo Reform Association
the hand and King Leopods supporters the other
like the Belgian Kings methods of interference this
of the his lobby influence legislative
and his support of literary bureau
public opinion We the King hand in hand with Kowasky
Francisco knows Kowa and judges Leopold by the
he keeps.
Leopod literary bureau keeps the printing busy with
protests atrocities everything has been
formed. This s the of the
of natur satisfy satisfy
fact satisfy everybody the professional reformers
misguided members religious phnhropic
bdy follow these professional guides without
for themselves.
professional
good faith, seeking
the State like the wolf the fable who complained
the lamb had mudded his drinking pool
1t all happened long that is really worth while
making beated almost forgotten atrocities That is
the plea Leopods literary bureau and the OBJ
iectors better professional reformers"
Presumably Rev. Herbert S Johnson of Boston is of
these o-caled professional refomers DR. Johnson travelling
country making highly ncendary speeches about Leopold
by way proof he exhibits ugly whip made of hppopoms hide
which he declares used by eopod mnons the backs of
lazy who would with their of rubber and
further DR. Johnson displays piece of red CLOTH which eighty
four wooden sticks stuck representing he declares that number
OF human lives taken by Leopod single village We
this circumsanial evidence especially
convincing good deal of weight Kowaky.
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-26
NEGLECT OF DUTY BY CALIFORNIA

TE promised world shaking debate in the United States
NM Senate State rights and the constitutional
Wv OF that unmbering action. will open
and CamacE Stone and others will follow the side
Spooner Dolver will explain
Secretary Roots rather obscure position.
Mr. Root understood disclaim any revolutionary intent
entitled credit for his disclaimer careful reading
address the Pennsylvania banquet New York appears
that although general of his remarks
purpose magnify and aggandze the central authority
Federal Government the speaker offered criticisms
neglect duty by the States that should be needed We
from the speech:
which would
the States themselves had been alive their
body of the
rights inveigh against the
national authority the fields of
The
people United
permit them long
will
particular by of the
will need either the
of the will power
viii be exercised in the National Government
Mr. Root fairly cicises States like New Jersey
which promote foster ovecaptaization
condemned by the people of the country generally
The States that maintain laws which, promote the OF
helping the Capitalization
undoubtedly gained force and volume years.
1t may be admitted that California important par
cuars been guilty of this neglect of duty This law
under which railroads forbidden grant ansporta
within borders We leave all that Govern
which OF unable deal with
Rebates foster than single
and there pressing need that this State should example
OF Ohio Missouri Texas Wisconsin that
sternly repress this vicious practice
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-26
BIRDS LIKE ATTENTION.

1t is common mistake to think that
pets can only be taught when hungry.
ana to commence a birds training by
oepriving it OF breakfast. dinner or
supper is most unhappy beginning.
In reality, the feathered folk are just
as apt and full of fun after comforta-
Die meal as before 1t, and to starvs.
scoid or otherwise i'll treat the little
creature will usually render 1t too un-
happy to learn quickly II at all. Birds
are extremely nervous beings. They
love low, quiet voice and gentle
movements-love to be talked to-,
coaxed and made much of. II the pet
Is new one and seems specially ex-
citable or timid, you will have to teach
It first of all not to fear you: Any lit
Tie games he is to learn must be ac-
Qulred afterward.-St. Nicholas.
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-26
Personal Mention

William cuthbertson Of Edinburgh is
at the ST.. Francis.
]. P. Sweeney of Goldneld is regis
tered at the ST. Francis.
w E. crothers of San Jose is at the
st. Francis.
F. P. stearns and William Beals Jr.
are at the st. Francis from Boston.
j. H. Ingram and Mrs. Ingram of
valdez are staying at the Majestic.
Carl H. We'll and Mrs. Well are reg
istered at the Majestic from Chicago.
Wallace Bamberg and c. F. Kretch-
mer OF New York are at the Majestic
Annex.
S. A. Guiberson and Mrs. Guiberson
OF Coalinga are staying at the Majestic
Annex
George e. Church of Fresno is at the
Jefferson.
F. Randolph williams is at the JEFF
ferson from st. Louis
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-26
Magdeburg's Trade
With Uncle Sam

"HE German city of Magdeburg In
creased its business with the
United States nearly one million
dollars during the last half Of
1905. The American Consul there re-
ports:
The exports from Magdeburg to the
United States for the last half of 1904
amounted to $4,920,653, while the ex-
ports for the last six months of 1908
amounted to $5,76S,S17. This increase
Is shown in the large export of leather
gloves. glove leather, commercial fer
tilizer, sugar, beet seed and sauerkraut.
Other exports showing small increases
on the normal quantity were chicory
canary birds, accOrdions, machinery.
earthen and enameled iron ware, fusel
oil, Epson salts. copper, copper scale
tin and zinc dust.
The general exports of refined sugar
suffered through Russian competition
as the Russians. owing to the Brussels
convention We're able to supply cheaper
sugar to Norway, the Orient and coun-
tries bordering on the Mediterranean.
California prunes, owing to the good
European harvest and large supply of
the 1904 crop being still in the market,
did not command as high a price as the
small harvest In America would seem
to have warranted. The price varied
from 1859 in July to $17.S5 in Decem-
ber, laid down in Hamburg, per 100
kilos (220 pounds) in twenty-s seven
pound boxes, Santa Clara quality, 30-40
prunes per English pound.
The inability to secure American
apples in the fall of 1905 resulted most
disastrously to several welI-known
firms of this city. Early In the year
apples were quoted at Hamburg for
delivery in October and November at
$14-62 per loo kilos, and as a small pro-
duction was predicted for America large
orders We're placed at these figures.
However, as the time of delivery ap-
preached the inability to secure apples
in America had advanced the price on
the open market to $23.0S per 100 kilos.
In spite of this fact the. two leading
business houses representing American
firms tried to bear the market by still
offering delivery at the prices quoted
in the spring. This only served to de-
lay the crash until the day for deliv-
cry, when these firms, failing to re-
ceive the apples from America, were
forced into liquidation. The local mer-
chants, in order to make their sales
good, after denouncing this wildcat
speculation were forced to buy in the
open market at the prevailing high
prices, thereby suffering very severe
losses.
The prevailing high prices for do
mestic bacon created large demand
for American bacon"
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-26
The Smart Set

An important event of today Will be
the wedding of Miss Katharine Powers
and Edward Chapman, which is 70 be
celebrated in San Rafael this afternoon
at o'clock at st. Paul's Church. Bishop
Nichols officiating, assisted by the Rev.
Ernest Bradley, rector of the parish
Miss Ruth Powers will be the maid of
honor and the bridemaids will be Miss
Mary Foster, Miss Mabelle Toy. Miss
Grace Dollar and Miss Ida Wilhelm.
Allan Powers will be the best man,
and the ushers will be Wflbcrforce
Williams, Spencer Bishop DR.. Donald.
Smith and W. j. Ward. There Will be-
no reception after the ceremony.
The wedding of Miss Genevieve
Isaacs and Carl Schilling Jr. will not
take place on January 2, as has been
announced, but on Tuesday, January
%. The ceremony will be celebrated
at $3.50 o'clock in the evening, ut the
First Unitarian Church, and will be
followed by small reception at the
home of the brides mother, Mrs. Mo-
zart, in Spruce street. Miss Helen Gray
will be the maid of honor and Miss
Elsa Schilling, the sister of the groom,
will be the bridesmaid. The grooms
brother, Rudolph Schilling, who is at
present in New York, will come on for
the occasion and will act as best man.
The ushers are to be DR.. Percy Gaskill,
Benjamin Gillett. James Lavenson and
Benjamin Tuttle.
DR.. and Mrs. Harry Sherman and
their family are with Mrs. Shermans
mother, Mrs. Jonathan Kittle, In Ross
Valley. for the Christmas holidays
Mrs George T. Page and Miss Leslie
De- NIB O. % in
land, expect to- leave there shortly
after Christmas for Geneva, where they
will remain until February, going
thence to Gibraltar to meet Mr.. Page
who will leave here during January
for Europe. They will all travel in
Spain for some time, going later to
Italy, and will not return to California
until the summer.
Much sympathy is felt for Judge
J. NJ. Allen, who has been so seriously
but his friends are now rejoicing in
the fact that he is decidedly better and
it is hoped that he Will soon be we'll
Mr. and Mrs Howard Huntington,
who came up early this month from
their home in the south, and for time
visited Mrs. M. p. Huntington in this
city, are spending the holidays as the
guests of Mrs. Huntington's parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Green. in Berkeley.
Mr. and Mrs. Ashton Potter. who have
been in Paris during much of the fall,
went recently to St Moritz for stay.
Mr.. and Mrs. H, Morgan Hill and Miss
Diane Morgan Hill. who have been
travelling for the past year, have re-
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-26
In the Joke World

Mamma. what's the use of putting
all those things for the baby in that
sterilizing machine?"
why. WiDe. so that no bad germs
will enter his SYSTEM"
That's what thought. but L know
an easier way"
Whats thatT'
why. while you were out sterilized
the baby!-Life.
have called ma am" said the man
at the front door, ito ask II you can't
contribute something to the Infants
Home"
am already contributing nineteen
hours day to an infants home of my
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-26
British Grow Cotton
in West Africa
II HE second annual report of the
British Cotton Growing Associa-

" HE second annual report of the
British Cotton Growing Associa-
tion, recently issued, expresses
the opinion that $250,0O0 will be
needed for 1907 for West Africa alone.
and $500,000 in 1908. More capital is
urgently needed. according to the re-
port, which In part is as follows:
In the West Indies cotton growing II
established on sound commercial
basis, and the production this year Is
estimated at 100000 in value; in West
Africa nearly 10000 bales have been
produced this season, and the industry
In Lagos is already commercial sue
cess. In East Africa appreciable quali-
ties of excellent cotton are being pro-
duced. The production of cotton grown
under the auspices of this association
during 1905 is estimated at 10000 bales.
worth $1,300,000. whereas four years
ago cotton growing as an exporting in
dustry was almost nonresident in the
colonies where the association has
achieved these results. The council is
strongly of the opinion that a turning
point has now been reached If, how
ever, the industry Is to be made an abb
solute success 1t will require fostering
for many years. Permanency can only
be secured by the provision of ample
capital The council must confess to a
feeling of some disappointment that
the cotton trade has not more readily
recognized in a practical way the
necessity of supporting the work by
subscribing the required capital. The
question of raising the money is giving
the council much trouble and anxiety.
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-26

turned to Washington, D. c.. and ere
at their Connecticut-avenue home fer
the winter.
Mrs. Bell, the mother of Lillian Bell.
the authoress, is here on visit to
friends, awaiting the arrival of her
son, Lieutenant Bell. u. s. A., who is
returning from Manila on account of
sickness.
Mr.. and Mrs. David Dickie arrived
"a few days since from the East and
are the guests OF James Dickie
Mr. and Mrs Robert p. Troy. who
have been guests at the Hotel Rafael
for the past few months, will spend
the holiday season there. With them
are Mrs. Troy's children, Miss Hortense
White and Gerald Griffin White
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-26

own" she Interrupted cros,,
Chicago Tribune. 'ne ooor'
She Is grace itself"
Indeed?
Ies; she can even separate herseif
. ~" street car without reminding
- much Of an awkward sls-
pnant Washington Herald.
=. n.Saos Ieacher-Mr. Smith. what
Mr.. Smith-It iS the ian~
oy Z student who has run thro1rh his
allowances before the end of the sems.-
1Sr 80 ~nen talking to his fathsr--Dstroik
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-26
A CHOICE OF EVILS

ELVIILE E. INGALLS,, chairman the Cleveland Cincn-
III Chicago and St Louis railroad en-
lVI ghtened anything
say always regarded with believes that the
enforcement of the Sherman law against working
parable country likely to
grow We quote Mr. ingalls, length give
q fair idea OF his views
Of that
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-26

knew what toubIes
AiO ''nAuo ~ would fall he laundrv-
Laundry Business Some time before earthquake man
sued him price q automobile
about miserable Palace Hotel
Campbell Shorb
rank with his looks
school teacher Shorb and
admired by ipresonabe inines He
has dstngue that fetching heard Of one Nv
hotel
of his face She asked who
Wnn 'od ne ran laundry she deeply But
like all blue blood Souherners
and nc knows tna ms business all right he YOUNGER
OF s ~~- "
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-26
II he Insid e r
Hints at secret sequels of story of calamity and
tells how novelist is promoting an e.-fVTlc
railway in the State of Nevada

card index of the Rehabilitation Com
ocCTct ScquclS mbamed by thousands the secret
of
only cold, formal records. it is true giving
dates and the other essential data
relief dress these dry
bones However the tales OF these
files will Miss FELTON, guards the card index TOO
vgnanty for No will these records
told would the gossps
debutante pphed
$500 boarding family that lived in Van Ness avenue
before the FIRE applied considerable 1t thus by only
card
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-26

n the book and
DHiCfCHt vic"S foundh erself
year wentto o
home asked prohibive prices
looking market picked
wasc she
contemptuously
o
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-26
Different Views
on Christmas Trees
The final decree of divorce granted Ruth
Baird from Miles Baird is another chapter in

The final o. divorce granted Ruth
DcCiec VI DiVoCc in
End of Romance what
Ruth Jackson than eighteen
Miles Baird
adding
rich coorng For long the couple happy
They had including Of
with
affection her making public complaint
finally applied for legal separation.
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-26
Decree of Divorce
End of a Romance
Welded Life Fails
to Reform Blaine

J
VCuoeo Liz oii' moral that
Reform Blaine him
When Rear Admiral daughte turned
down of eligible
Jim Blaine the calamity
Wait They did appears defend
the suit few
Bohemia circle and
led police be
company, lady in
Berlin, the wife of German Baron the
reported suo for the hand of beautiful Khn
his wife, Marie press
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-26
Secret SequcIs
0fCaIamity Story.

Speaking o he of the files reminds me
NOVeSt forOm0tcS whose wiEna
Electric RAILWAY Sterling together
wel-kn book $ himself
Nevada
the better of his the fact that Mr. Mighs
bbing talking
Eastern capital into investing trolley Nevada
Carson capitalist Mr. Mghels
believe well known he has had several
mechanical He designed for the
training of e1ucidatd Nel the Heart OF the
which London The
author began his OF the daies and
gradually dried
of Design He brilliant pioneer journalism, Harry
Mghel and Sam Davis of Appeal
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-26

Townsend's Cal. glace fruits and can
dies at Emporium, Post and Van Ness.
1850 Sutter st. and 1908 and 1920 Va
lencia St
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-26
Book FancierS and
the Lover of Books

'0o Tdie1clo alo book
the Lover Books
the shops of late 1t that the
soaled the book glorious
that the book where and valuable
book
read
merely fad Mrs
Emory Winship has for binding especial advantage
for such books But the has the bbophes die
hona and have had the separated There
good should
and Will Crocker
possessed society
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-09-04

nearly As million dollars worth of
merchandise exported to the island
were iron and steel manufactures
nearly 10 million dollars. sDtinst little
over 8 millions in 1905, flour over 3
million dollars, cattle about millions.
lard about millions. other provis-
ions about 5 millions. including milk
valued at s665.277. lumber about 2la
millions. boots and shoes a little less
than millions, coal little less than
2 millions cotton goods l u millions
cars and carriages ~ millions, and
corn III million dollars.
The increase in shipments to Cuba,
while visible in many articles, occurs
chiefly in manufactures of iron and
steel, of which the total exports to the
island were s9.S79,64S in 1906. against
$6.164,90S in 1905.