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The National tribune., 1906-09-27
The Farmers Union, m session a,

The Farmers Union, m session at
Cherryvale, Kan. makes a demand as
its initial finE into politics that will
hardly BE happily received by the peo-
pie. 1t has adopted a resolution asking
for the return ID the cotton-producing
States of the South OF the $3.50. 900. 900
collected by the Government during the
two years after the war as war taxes
1t wants this money turned into the
Treasures Of the various States for
educational purposes in the rural dis
tricts. Unless the Farmers Union can
find better issue than this it's political
activity will hardly achieve results.
Probably the deadest of all the issues
growing out OF the war is that connect
ed with the taxation that was found
necessary to meet the immense de-
mands upon the Nation In its straits
the Government taxed anything and
everything that was likely to produce
a revenue, without much. regard to the
science of taxation or possibly of its
equity. 1t was in dire need of money,
and had to get It wherever it could be
obtained. The people paid 1t because
it was necessary. and they have now
substantially forgotten all about it. The
results We're worth the price paid, and
man who lost nothing but sozle
money during the war was lucky in
deed. He gets scant sympathy. The
only men deserving of sympathy are
those who gave that which can never
be restored to them-their life. limbs
and physical health.
The National tribune., 1906-09-27
SPELLING REFORM IN ENGLAND.

The English papers are getting much
calrner over Spelling Reform. In gen.
eral. they admit the great need of a
radical reform in the grotesque orthog-
raphy of the language, but think that it
should have been brot about by Inter
national agreement" Here we have the
secret of much of the heat. The Eng
lish cannot get over the idea that theirs
is the mother country. which gave Us
language and literature Necessarily, It
seems rank impertinence for US to be-
gin changing and remodeling our in
heritance They think very strongly
come from their ripe scholarship. and
that IL anybody should make amend
ments 1t should be the King of Eng
land. Are We not speaking the Kings
| English. forsooth?
However, the absolute need OF the
! reform, the rapid growth of the speech
| into world language. and, above all,
the fact that the changes will go"
have greatly modified the tone of "an-
cry surprise" with which the Presi-
dents order was first greeted The pa
pers are discovering that large por-
/ ton of the spellings are not at all
new" but are merely a return to tho
simpler form used by the best English
writers century or more ago, before
the ill-educated etymologists began de-
forming the spelling. The Spectator
replies to some critics that the ''scorn
of history" is their own ignorance that
many Of the spellings are early English
| when people talk little rashly
| about abandoning the time-honored
spelling of this or that word, they are
apt to forget not only that there are
! plenty of words the spelling of which
has been changed during the past 100
years without anybody proving much
the worse for 1t, but also that standard
lied spelling is a comparatively modern
4 institution. Practically it began with
I DR.. Johnson. Those who object most
strongly to any sort of tinkering or
tampering with the language Of Shak-
spere may reflect that Shakspere him.
I self was SO tolerant of change as to
sign his own name in &c different ways"
1t was DR.. Johnson who added the
tx" to such words as music. public, and
the 'u" to honor, favor, etc.
Tho Spectator also reminds the Eng
lish that they must not be too forward
in condemning changes which have the
approval Of such eminent authorities az
Prof Skeat and DR.. Murray.
The National tribune., 1906-09-27

In this yearao strange things there
has been nothing stranger than Paris
starting insto becoming a closed town
on Sunday Nothing has ever been more
provocative of the Frenchman's witty
derision than the Presbyterian Sunday
of Great Britain and the United States.
He could see in 1t nothing but senseless
bigotry. Now Paris is having Sunday
laws-just q beginning. but q good be-
ginning-and public opinion is sup
porting them, and asking for more. The
newspapers are making studies Of Sun
day in tho United States and Great
Britain. and the Parisians are reading
these with interest.
The National tribune., 1906-09-27

Rev. ]. M. Harrington, pastor of the
Christian Churches at Benton and Still
water, Pa, has our praise and sympa-
thy. He had among his elders men
who were employed In a distillery. His
soul naturally revolted at these men
officiating at Communion, and az they
would neither quit their employment
in tho distillsry nor would the congro-
CATION dispense with them as elders. Mr.
Harrington could conscientiously do
nothing else than resign his pastorats.
The National tribune., 1906-09-27

Uncle Sam is once moro solvent. The
receipts up to Sept. II Of last year were
s124,760.162 and the expenditures
s13s.219.2so. Tho Treasury has been
suffering from this dsfisit ever since
until Sept. II of this year showed a
surplus Of $1,2se.5ss. with q cash bal
ance Of $215.s7o.4ST. a. against one of
s13s.s1s.7eo at that time last year. II
Is expected that there will bs surplus
Of s26.ooo.ooo by the end Of the fiscal
year.
The National tribune., 1906-09-27

The most convincing proof Of Vice
President Fairbanks power as spell
binder comes from Kansas. The Kan
sas City Journal reports that Cy Atkins
had his false teeth taken out of his
mouth by pickpocket while listening
to Vice President Fairbanks's speech at
Osawatomie. The moral o. this would
be: Don't listen to speeches with your
mouth open.
The National tribune., 1906-09-27

The Washington Republicans have in
troduced a new feature in politics by
demanding" the denomination of Pres.
ident Roosevelt in 1908. The nominees
for Congress are W. E. Humphrey. Seat.
tie; Francis W. Cushman, Tacoma
Wesley l.. Jones, North Yakima, who
has received his fifth nomination. is one
of the Congressman on whom Gompers
has declared war.
The National tribune., 1906-09-27

The veteran Gen. ]. B. Weaver, the
hero of Fort Donelson, Is still very
much alive and in politics. with no
change or shadow of turning in his be-
lief. He has been nominated for Con-
gress by the Populist Independence
League organized Labor Party) to op-
pose Col. John f. Lacey in the Sixth
District of Iowa.
The National tribune., 1906-09-27

We had really thot better Of Dowie
than that he should blame it all on Mrs
Dowis. Whenever a man begins charg-
Ing his wife as the source Of his mis-
fortunes he confesses not only that he
II hopeless incapable. but that also he
has large alloy in hin Of the sneak.
The National tribune., 1906-09-27

Henry James says that philadelphia
Is not q place, but state of consan-
guinity which IL an absolute final condi-
tion." so7 We had supposed Phila-
delphia to be q fortuitous, indetermi-
nate aggregation Of money maniacs,
with graft as an endemic degeneration,
and q term in the penitentiary q COM
mon incident Of life.
The National tribune., 1906-09-27

Jerome's example is infectious. Mayor
Adams of Buffalo, n. Y, says that he
will accept the Democratic nomination
for Gov ,rnor if "unfettered by dicta-
tion"
The National tribune., 1906-09-27

Gov Hoch says that Kansas will lead
In forcing President Roosevelt to accept
denomination, and he believes that the
attempt will be successful.
The National tribune., 1906-09-27

1t Is dead heat whether the Wealth
er Bureau or the boiler-plate prognos-
tications of the patent-medicine alma
macs have been oftenest right and
wrong about the weather this year
The National tribune., 1906-09-27

If Palma had had more of Castro In
him there would have been no necessity
for Intervention. Out West they would
call Palma a Eastwood man." who
couldn't get onto his job.
The National tribune., 1906-09-27

Ex-Gov. odell. Of New York. doubt
less has his faults. and some Of the
things said against him were probably
true. but he takes his licking like a lit
tie man. and hearts warm up sc him
on account Of It.
The National tribune., 1906-09-27

After getting thru with the tough Job
of throwing the millionaire, Roger Sui
livan, out Of the Democratic Party In
order to purify 1t, Bryan will probably
have to tackle August Belmont, Tom
Johnson. Col. Guffy and some scores of
other plutocrats
The National tribune., 1906-09-27

II Bryan had only made up his speech
from extracts from his syndicate let
ters, 1t would have been quite wooden,
1t is true. but II would have pleased his
party a heap better.
The National tribune., 1906-09-27

Spain views our sending an army to
Cuba in the light of vindication be-
fore the eyes of the world She next
expects to hear Of trochas and recon-
centrado camps.
The National tribune., 1906-09-27

Gen. Grant says that 30 per cent OF
the troubles in tho Army are due to
whisky. Human nature seems to be
the n the Army as elsewhere.
The National tribune., 1906-09-27

VIII Unols Sam try to adapt his In
dian Delioy to Cuba, ana oAthsr all the
hungry ohice-seeksfs ON . reservation Z
The National tribune., 1906-09-27

Why this silence all at once about
Ten Taggart?
The National tribune., 1906-09-27
The gas-bae of a balloon striking tn

The gas-bag Of q balloon striking the
lapsed with more flabbiness than did
the Hearst boom when punctured by
Norman E. Mack's declaration that the
Democratic Party could not surrender
its historic past to become a mere ap-
pendags upon the personality of self
pushed, self-advertised, self-nominated
candidate.
The National tribune., 1906-09-27

office: $50 renn,ylvania Avenue n. ".
The National tribune., 1906-09-27

WASHINGTON, D. c.. SEPT. 81. 1906.
The San Francisco call., 1906-04-27
THE NATIONAL GUARD.

National Guard
wa al De long o Srt Mt, rem tb oa % ontiuen+sl. we're
the Guardo of
the Revolution
citizen soldiers
the
tact and 6isns The militia organ;zatons Of t aae states and
the
army patriotic give
duty they obey at personal sacrifice In the emergency that fell upon
Immediately Indispensable
Adjutant
the militia preserved order restrained the nrong and dbonesf ored and
uon OF the regular forces
The National Guards
their
military Of They
the kind of that
These blise
night only by the burning city and have chased
ing "es IN the ve shadows Of topping walls
e same stake In the State that have they
caIniHes instant and organized
machinery government adjusted
an emergency That which
eorninr civil
discipline abnormal emergency
sepeoence
The country militia the cou
y must maintain an immense standing
necessity exists for organization be
that has =
standing army would exceed N cost tha ~sso - II II De q
the country. ~ - ~ s iunea means TO
Suppose that there had been nothing order
have been added to condensation share of
Sno ms a05un general for standing by the National
The San Francisco call., 1906-04-27
NEED NOT PAY
TAXES IN COIN
Checks Will Be AC-
Cepted by the
Collector.
Not to Be Valid
Until HOnOrGd
by Banks.

The following letter from the City
Attorney to the Tax Collector is OF
importance to property owners:
Dear Sir: / am in receipt of your
communication of April 25, 1906, in re-
lation to the payment by certain tax
payers of taxes by check, certified to
by some responsible bank. While it is
true that the statute requires that all
payments for taxes must be made in
the Office of the Tax Collector In gold
coin Of the United States, there is no
legal objection under the present cir
cumstances for you to accept such
checks rendered in payment of taxes
and give a receipt therefor In the
words suggested by you in the COM
munication. to wit:
Not valid until check has been
honored by the bank and the coin re-
ceived by the Tax Collector at his Of
fice.' Respectfully,
WIN. G.. BURKE, City Attorney"
A start was made yesterday by the
municipal officials to put their offices
into temporary condition, at least. for
the transaction Of business. County
Clerk Mulcrevy and Sheriff O'Neil are
fixing up quarters in the building on
the northwest corner of California and
Webster streets. Auditor Horton and
Treasurer Bantel have adjoining
houses at 2611 Sacramento street.
The San Francisco call., 1906-04-27
BASEBALL PLAYERS PLAN
BENEFIT FOR SUFFERERS
Oakland and San Francisco Teams
VIII Play Game at ldora
PARK

The professional baseball players
will add their mite to the relief fund.
The Oakland and San Francisco
teams will play a benefit game at
Idora Park, Oakland, on Sunday at
2:30 p. m.
The Oakland team will be made up
as follows: Van Haltren, center
field; Kruger. right field: Dunleavy,
left field; Marlzley, second base; j.
Hackett first base: Devereaux, third
base; Francks. shortstop; T. Hack
EFT and Bliss, catchers; Graham,
Hopkins. Smith and Reiby, pitchers
The makeup of the SaI Francisco
team is not definitely known. as some
of the players have left town
The officials of the National Associ-
alton of Professional Baseball Clubs,
which embraces all the minor leagues.
will assist the Pacific Coast League.
What form this assistance will assume
Is not yet known.
The San Francisco call., 1906-04-27
Stranded Actors Assisted.

Theatrical peoples Headquarters
have been established at the Novelty
Theater, Oakland. where all cases re-
curing relief will be given attention.
A series OF ten benefit performances
VIII be given soon at that theater for
the benefit Of the Theatrical Mechan-
les Association, the vaudeville per-
formers and the Musicians Union. The
entire receipts for week of the Grand
Iaeater. Reno, will go to the same
cause The Novelty Theater is head
quarters for the Loverich- h-Lubelskt-
Fell circuit. Archie Levy circuit and
the Sullivan Considine circuit
The San Francisco call., 1906-04-27
Oakland Teachers to Be Paid.

Employees Of the School Department
Of Oakland have been informed that
their salary orders for April will be
drawn as follows:
Teachers and principals Of the
grammar and primary schools, on the
State fund. Cash available July Is.
"Janitors and evening school war
rants on the city school fund. Cash
available.
High school salaries on the high
school fund. Cash available for these
warrants on May Is.
"The banks will discount school
warrants as usual These warrants
viii be ready at the Office Friday
morning. April 27.
"Janitors' warrants will be found in
the City Auditors office"
The San Francisco call., 1906-04-27

son, r. B. Hale. VIII be found whey
off duty at 2518 Union street.
Press Committee (Citizens)-S. WelIA
Horton, Garret McEnerney, Andrew G
Ward
Printing onice-M Kolbergh, 1865
Fillmore street
Public Administrator Pine and Fill
more streets.
Recorder-Mowry Hall. Laguna an
Grove streets.
/ Redmen-1S17 Devisadero street ara
II Bartlett street.
Red Cross-251o Washington street.
! (Want all volunteers they can get.)
Registration Bureau-R. S. Loveland,
Bush and Fillmore streets.
Registration of Doctors and Nurses
Registration of Lost-Mrs MeFarlan,
1888 Sacramento street.
ReIief-Miss Wilder. ls4o Vallejo
street.
I Relief of Sick and Wounded-2OO4
Sutter street. VIII be found when off
| duty at 8o65 Van Ness avenue; Miss
! Catherine FELTON,, Columbia square:
Fairfax H. Wheelan. O. K. Cushing.
Restoration of Buildings-Golden
Gate avenue and Cough street: J. A..
Demen. chairman.
Restoration Of Fires in Dwellings-
N. e. corner Of Golden Gate avenue
and Cough street; Jas. Denesn, J. J.
Mahoney. George e. Duffy.
! Roofing the Homeless (Sub-commit-
tee of Housing the Homeless)-O. e.
Gushing, Miss Katherine e. FELTON,, T.
= a,4v
Royal Arcanum-782 Haight street.
Royal Neighbors-1541 Steiner.
Abe Ruef-Fillmore and Sacramento.
/ Sacred Heart HeadQuarters-Ellis
and Franklin.
| Sanitation-Dr. Ward. Laguna and
Grove streets.
/ Southern Paoihc-22ss Sacramento
street.
| School Department Repair Shop e14
Hayes street.
Z Stenographers-A- A. B. Lawton. 2s4s
Fillmore street.
| supervisors-Mowray Hail. Laguna
and Grove streets.
| Telegraph Ofice-California street,
near FnlmoreI Fillmore street, near
I California Call FOR all kilograms at
Ferry. kilograms can also be sent
from Mckinley statue. entrance to
Panhandle at Golden Gate Park
! Transportation United Railways.
Turk and Fillmore streets.
Transportation of Refugees-Tranklln
Hall
Treasurer-a511 Sacramento street.
Vacant Houses-soe4 softer ssreet; O.
K Cushing. d
Water. Light and Power-1szs FILL
more street.
| Weather Bureau-3o11 Clay street.
| Western Union Ohices-24o7 Califor-
MA street. Twenty-second and vaien-
cia. Haight and Stanyan.
Woodmen Of the World-2514 Sacra-
mento street and Fell and Stanyan
streets.
The SALVATION ARMY San Fran
tcisco headquarters are at 2764 Mission
fstreet
The San Francisco call., 1906-04-27
'ovERExERTioN CAUSES
DEATH OF CALL EMPLOYE
foreman Thomas 8. cotter of the
Mailing Department Succumbs
to AppendicItis

\
to Appendicitis.
] Thomas g. Cotter, foreman of the
mailing department Of The Call,
passed away at an early hour yester-
day morning at Providence Hospital,
iOakland, as the result of an opera
ttion for appendicitis. The illness was
brought on by overexertion in an ef-
Hort to save Call property during the
fire of April Is. Mr.. Cotter was ap-
Iparently In good health until Tuesday
might, when he was attacked by se-
we're pains In the right side OF his
body. His condition became so seri-
lous that an operation was decided on
land performed by DR.. Hamlin early
"wednesday morning It was thought
at first that the patient would re-
cover, but his constitution proved un-
lequal to the strain.
| Mr.. Cotter was 33 years Of age, a
member of the Newspaper Mailers'
Union and the knights of Columbus.
tde leaves a widow and two small chill
{1ren. The funeral will be conducted
by the Knights Of Columbus. The
interment will take place on Saturday
at Holy Cross Cemetery.
The San Francisco call., 1906-04-27
BIG IRON WORKS
ARE TO RESUME
WITHOUT DELAY
Many Thousands
Will Be Busy
Soon.

The Union Iron Works and the Ris-
don Iron Works are to resume work
at onos and request their employees TO
report Immediately.
This VIII give employment 70 thou
sands Of men. The plants of these two
great works being intact orders that
would have gone 70 other such sstab-
lishmenta VIII come TO them and they
VIII have more work than they can
handle. This means that they VIII run
20 the fullest capacity and add all they
can 70 their facilities.
Employment VIII be furnished for
several thousand men by the Union
and Risdon Iron Works when they ere
running.
The San Francisco call., 1906-04-27
CHINESE FLEES,
BABY DISAPPEARS,
KIDNAPPING FEARED
Infant and Servant
OF Berkeley
Missing.

BERKELEY, April 2e.-Chief of Po-
lice Vollmer is searching for q two
year-old baby girl. the daughter of
MRS. Harris OF 967 Stanford avenue.
Golden Gate, who Is believed to have
been kidnapped by Chinese during tho
excitement last week After the earth
quake Mrs. Harris gave her baby girl
into the keeping OF q Chinese servant
and both have disappeared.
Miss Abernathie OF 2642 Fulton street
reports to Chief Vollmer that a white
girl baby has bean found In the Gus
tody Of some Chinese at Suisun and an
ofncsr win investigate the report
The San Francisco call., 1906-04-27
PERSoNAL-continued.

434 Scott st. Send address IT.
INFORMATION desired concerning Her
man Struck, formerly 1888 Sutter st It,
SEND Lehman Simon to 1903 Post st. :, age
90 years. speaks French German and
broken English It,
c. o. EDWARDS. ID. D.. s. will resume prac-
tice April 20. Physicians Building. .2o-zt
MULCAHY. IT.
WILL Mrs. Abine Smith call at 2372 Pine
street or write2 lts
VIM. BLACK is here from Scotland.
Friends add business office of Call. It,
MRS. Frances Mytten of 60 John ST.. in
form Alma Gunnison. S57e 2Ist ST., OF
whereabouts 1t
MISS@Katie SchurnIn of Polk street call
at Gunnison's. 2570 Twenty-ftrst street l.
The San Francisco call., 1906-04-27
.hia,,ea Imnaraana4a insnsctor

Thieves Impersonate inspectors.
Numerous complaints have been
made to the police that men under the
guise Of gas, water or building inspec-
tors had been calling at houses and
stealing any articles of Jewelry or
bric-a-brac handy. Chief Oman
warns the public against these inn
posters. He asks householders to in
sist upon any inspector producing his
credentials before permitting him to
enter their homes. Several arrests
have been made.
The San Francisco call., 1906-04-27
Should Not RaI.. Rents.

OAKLAND. April 3e.--Mayor Frank
K Mott VIII issue q statement to-day
urging property ownsrs TO hold rents
~ normal He declares the conditions
demand, for the good OF the city, that
they be met 10 the broadest spirit OF
Generpsity. Ee fsvors 3 most liberal
policy toward those who have located
IA this city. The administration viii
further all plans calculated TO rebound
60 the good OF the community.
The San Francisco call., 1906-04-27
NURSES AND DOCTORS OFFER
SERVICES TO STRICKEN CITY

thirty Red Cross People and Seven
Physicians on way 20 San Fran
cisco from Chicago.
OGDEN, April 2e.-Thirty White
Cross nurses and seven doctors
headed by DR.. Farrell, arrived here
To-day en- route TO San Francisco,
Tney are from the hospitals of Chi
caso and have volunteered their SER
Woes to the afflicted city.
over 1000 refugees passed here to-
DAY Tents have been placed on the
Union depot grounds, where the dis
ressed people are fed and CARED for
Medical service is given the sick and
injured and the poorly clad are pro-
viosd with wearing apparel
The San Francisco call., 1906-04-27
DIED.

COTTFR-At Providence Hospital. Oak
land, April %. 1906. Thomas 8 beloved
husband of Nellie Cotter. father oe
Anita and Thomas Cotter, son OF Cath
erlne and the late Maurice Cotter and
brother OF Peter j.. Katie. Nora and
the late Mary and David Cotter, a na-
tive or San Francisco. aged 3S years 3
months 2s days. member OF the
knights OF Columbus and Mailets'
Union
Remains at the funeral parlors x
James l.. Mccarthy. corner OF Severe
teenth street and San Pablo avenue.
BRIF1-In San Mateo April "a 1esas.
Mary E.. beloved daughter OF James T.
and Mary K. Rritt. and sister OF VIII
liam F., James E. Jr. and Alice Britt.
months and "a davs.
The funeral services will be held az
the undertaking parlors OF ]. c. Nc
Carthy at San Mateo, today. April 27,
at 1890 o'clock a. M Interment Holy
Cross Cemetery on the arrival OF the
1909 p. m train from San Mateo. 27-2t
SIMMIE-In this city. April 26. 1906. j.
Andrew, dearly beloved son OF Captain
and Mrs j. w. Sinlmie. and brother
OF George w. Albert p. Thomas W
and Mabel l.. Simmie. aged 2S years 10
months and "a days.
Funeral services viii be held Satur-
day, April p. 1906, at the Golden Gats
undertaking parIors at Twerty-hrst and
Mission SITS. at 10 a. m. s27-2e
IsAACs-In this city. April %. 1906. Mar
Gus Isaacs, father OF Mrs. Jesse r..
Marks. Mrs. Charles e. Morris and
William Isaacs, a native OF HAMBURG.
Germany. aged "a years
Interment Salem Cemetery, from Ger
man Hospital, April 26 at 10 a. m
Patrick. dearly beloved husband %
Eta Flaherty, son OF the late Barthol-
oniew and Mary Flaherty. father Of
Katie. Edward. Mau6ie. Reta. Edna
and Mary Flaherty. and brother ot
Deck. and the late Michael Morton aNd
James Flaherty, a native OF San Fran
cisco. Cal, aged S5 years
IaANT-.At his home at Ross. Cal. Apil
rs. 1906. Richard A Lang. dearly be-
loved son OF. Mr.. and Mrs. August j.
Lang. and brother Of August J. j..
Rudolph D., While o. and Myrtle
Lang. aged IS years and I month.
Friends and acquaintances are re-
spectfuily invited 30 attend the funeral
services at Odd Fellows Cemetery
chapel. Friday, April q. at O'Clock
y. m Please omit flowers. Cremation
1905, Dennis. dearly beloved husband Of Alics
tells, Charles, Daniel. George Dewey and
York, aged 81 years, II months. "a days.
Friends and acquslntances are respectfully
invited to attend funeral servicss FRIDAY,
April ~. 1900. at 2 O'clock ., m, from the
ment Evergreen cemetery.
WHITE-In OAKLAND. April lS 1905, Rich
ARD Meztgomsry White. brothsr. OF Csrolins
nd 5! % fss. L9 .HS Il HEB sfs Ws sfs s1. a.sisa a
San Francisco. aged "a ysara. rnonths, u
day. 16-ss
JoNEs-In Hsywards. April 70. 1903, Miss
Dahlis Jones. beloved dRurhsse Of Mary
7. Jones and the late T1llman Blair
Jones; sister OF Mrs. Euphenia Yunker.
Mrs. Marie Reynolds and Mrs. Blsnchs
Royal; native OF Shasta County.
norna County. Cal, April a, 1908. Henrv
Nnchaelsen. beloved brother OF Marrar-
etc and the late John Mlchaelsen and
Mrs Edward Klintwo<th * Alausda.
Aktsz . long nlnsnA