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The San Francisco call., 1906-12-29
REASONS TO BURN

THE famine has been advanced to the dignity of popular
mystery and there explanations for there
and railroad Naturally garrulous
amiabe friend. Uncle Jim HILL is the fore good
solution until the heard Uncle Jim
plains the famine by denying of hand and putting the blame
Mr. Small Dealer who, he has been dlatoy and did
order his coal while plenty and Thus saith Uncle
The coal North Dakota
fields
fifteen
blocked railroads
In the meantime the people of North Dakota freezing
death The Interstate Commerce Commission up and
the fray locate the fight To promote
search of occupation
wild and whng metaphor and is
engaged probing the shortage doubtless with toohpic
Senator Hansbrough of North Dakota advances the
trouble exhaustion and this alarming
afcts only railroad presidents
but the whole American people The Senator magnes and duses
the mystery by adding: 1--WE find marked degree
White House"
There be exhaustion at the White House. but
there and
commission probe"
people of North Dakota shiverng of
coal should be pleased know that there many
it. There to burn, but COAL
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AN APOLOGY IS ABOUT DUE
quote from the Chronicle:

TLT quote from the Chronicle
INI there
w could
in the sufferers before the
the relief Schmitzs
of the funds the ground that it would
We difference
OF
relief organized broadly that the fund
would be danger If ntused him.
1t clear what all this but the intention obvious
up gross libel the administration of the relief fund
which the Chronicle printed about month libel that did
The the story readily
up whole cloth contemporarys office
did repair the injury by the dissemination of the false
hoods printed with ccumanial detail in the Chronicle the
effect that million dollars had been stolen from the fund and that
President Roosevelt had OF
pursue the thieves
So grave charge naturally became the subject of nvestga
Secretary Taft head of the National Red Cross So
cey After full inquiry Mr. Taft writes that he finds the charges
unfounded, and his letter concludes:
relief makes claims made in
called
guided
thought and the
subanated by they should be accepted by
The Chronicle instead of bolster unfounded
injurious charge apoogzng for
Francisco 1t bad enough have the ibes
San Francisco printed elsewhere by enemies who hope destroy
this troubled city, without having sit quietly under malignant
defamation at
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THE New York Evening Post speaking of the japanese
boycott whose history related in Secretary Metcas
/ report, puts question thus
$3.50 of the boycoers Ever this trouble
held the dishonesty
the japanese What have they regard the morals OF this
American transaction?
accepted of the Japanese keepers
without making the slightest verify them hear the
other side
Mr. Meca neglect of his duty examine both sides OF the
obvious from the He charges Stevenson
with criminal backma of the Japanese but he made effort
discover, there
such 1t the Secetary duty when he making
charge locate the guilty 1t does not consist with
high official should lend his charges that
he pains verify We that the obligation
Stevenson, offer
proof that he existed.
While Mr.. Mecalf here The Call said he had with
oregone conclusion in his pocket His actions much
He San Francisco bolster the Presidents
which written before made the
the old Chancellor remarked: "You my with
little wisdom the world is convinced"
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RUSSIA AND JAPAN

clear why Japan should undertake double the size of
particular The navy, likewise to
enlarged by costly additions They building sister ships
the Satsuma the of The Satsuma
the powerful warshp ahoat ouankng the mighty
Dradnough recently launched by the British Admiralty Japan
eight battleshps of this type aoa eight
will be increased divisions and will
stronger footing during
Russia When the programme complete Japan will be able put
an army of 10000 men in the field
We told that Japan go for the present.
believe that be But
engage expensive precautions
desire of aggression
There believe that the precautions due
of attack by Russia That country would
conflict No nation pleased sit defeat
the Russians have been strengthening available
their strategic position the
they formidable showing than during the strug
gle like Japan poor and exhausted by conflict
appear regard renewal struggle inevitable
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Personal Mention

w. o. McCann of Eureka is at the
Dorchester.
H. S. Reed of Los Angeles is at the
Jefferson.
III. P. Stabler of Yuba is at the Ma
jestic Annex.
e. c. Roberts of Yreka is staying at
the Jefferson
w. H. Kennedy of New York is at
the st. Francis.
J. Q. Jamison of Portland Is staying
at the Majestic.
G. Springfield of Aix-la- Chapelle is
at the Jefferson.
G. A. Purcell of Salt Lake is regis
tered at the Majestic.
M. E. Dittmar is registered at the
Majestic from Redding
c. M. Hobbs of Tonopah is regis
tered at the ST. Francis.
John G. Johnston of Los Angeles is
registered at the Palace.
George c. Cowie of Stockton is reg
istered at the st. Francis.
Harry M. Wolf of New York arrived
yesterday at the Majestic.
Tilton S. Powell of Los Angeles is
registered at the Jefferson.
Robert Baer is registered at the
Majestic from Los Angeles.
C. H. Richards and W. NJ Moran of
Goidheld are at the Majestic.
DIR. H. A. Coe of Portland and Mrs
Coe are staying at the Palace
A. T. Tucker and Mrs. Tucker are at
the Jefferson from Mountain View.
Arthur Gamwell and Mrs. Gamwell
are at the st. Francis from Seattle.
Fred H. Gilman and Mrs. Gilman ~
Seattle are staying at the st. Francis.
George A. Knight returned to the
city yesterday from his ranch in Men
docino County.
II. L. Turner and Mrs. Turner and
z. L. Whittemore and Mrs. whittemore
OF Seattle are 1T the Majestic.
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Merchants of Japan Make
Inroads in Trade of Nations

Fuchau. and is operating only three
steamers Butterfield & Swire still
maintain an irregular service, but the
major portion of it's once enormous
coast fleet is tied up in Hongkong or
Shanghai
This remarkable growth In Jap
anese owned and operated steamers is
due largely to the substituting or Jap
anese steamers by the Japanese Gov
ernment This subsidizing enables the
Japanese lines to maintain their ser
vice with low freight rates that cannot
be met by the British companies
Japanese goods are being pushed
and find a ready market. while the prod
ucts of other nations. similar in char
acter but better in quality. md 10
market Japanese firms are gaining
foothold in the treaty ports, and the
number of the Chinese that are becom-
ing Japanese subjects is surprising. It
might be well to mention that the Jap
anese Consul here has power to confer
Japanese citizenship upon Chinese sub
jects. There are in the various treaty
ports of China. according to the last
Imperial Chinese customs report. 729
Japanese firms and 1920 Japanese cit
izens. The next in rank are British
firms to the number OF 434. with S493
British citizens. The United States
shows los firms and 1880 citizens. and
Germany 1877 firms with 1850 citizens"
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Progress of the State Is
Noted by Interior Press

men and conductors for the system and
the shop workmen will make their
homes here. 1t means that Yuba City
will be a division terminal for the sys-
tenn and that all freight that II to 5e
transferred to and from the main hne
and the Co1usa branch line will be
handled in the yards here--Sutter In
dependent
1t is said that articles Of incorpora-
ton will be fled in the County Clerks
office within a few days by a company
which will form large reclamation
district just north of Sacramento and
reclaim some $4,000 to 10000 acres OF
land. Large Eastern capital is sup
posed to be behind the scheme, and IL
is reported that 10000 acres of land In
the vicinity has already been pur-
chased by the promoters. This land Is
as fertile as any in the State. and years.
ago some of the most prosperous farms
in the county were located there. but
the great flood of 1872 discourag ged
the owners, and no effort has since been
made to reclaim the wastes--Sacra-
mento Union.
A deed has been placed on record
whereby the Valley Syndicate. under
which name 1t is generally understood
that the Northern Electric is buying
property, becomes the owner or twelve
acres of land lying north of the track
on High street and west of the Marys-
vile road. The purpose OF
the company In acquiring the land is
to erect car barns. where portion of
the rolling stock of the company for
the Oroville-ChicO and Oroville- -Marys-
Vile divisions will be kept. The erec-
tfon of the barns will of necessity af-
ford employment to large number Of
men in caring for the cars and over
hauling them. The announcement OF
the transfer of the property will doubt
less be. welcomed by the residents Of
that section of the city, inasmuch as IL
will undoubtedly result in an Increase
of property values there.-Oroville
Register.
B. Chandler and A. 3. Hasbrouck
with some Eastern glass manufacturers
have secured about 1000 acres contain
ing immense deposits of white quartz
glass sand in township 81 south, range
Is east, Mount DiabIo meridian I
The Eastern parties, as soon as they
can make arrangements for cheap fuel
gas or oil will build large works The
sand is as white as snow and they
have tested it to over fifty feet in
depth and about one mile square
Arroyo Grande Herald.
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In the Joke World

Agent-How can I manage to secure
your attention for few minutes to the
subject. of an investment in mining
stock?
Victim (who is already interested in
six mining companies)-You can't man
age to do it at all unless you can make
a noise like a dividend. Chicago
Tribune.
TT costs more to live than 1t did
years ago. said the man who COM
plains.
Yes" answered the man who enjoys
modern conveniences; but it's worth
more."-Washington Star
What did you do with that crazy
poem you wrote a while ago?"
II put 'Rah. Rah, Rah,' on the end OF
it and sold it to a university for col
lege yell."-Detroit Free Press.
why don't you get up and give that
seat to your father, Bobby" repri-
lnanded the woman. Doesn't 1t pain
you to see him reaching for strap?"
Not on a train chuckled Bobby
Philadelphia Inquirer.
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~ ONSUL HARRY L. PADDOCK Of
Annoy brings to notice the growth
Y yin the influence of Japan upon the
Chinese coastwise trade and ship
ping. He writes:
Annoy continues to lose the For
mosan tea trade with the development
by Japan of Keeling harbor, and max
ing that the tea port for Formosa.
The ultimate object is to make Kee-
lung harbor accessible to large trans
Pacific steamers. Japanese direct lines
are being operated from Keelung to
Kobe and Nagasaki. and the decrease
10 the Annoy tea shipments from H.
S12,666 pounds in 1902 to 123O4495
pounds in 1905 shows how much these
lines have affected local shippers. In
Amoy's busy days three British steam
er lines were operated between For
mosa and Annoy, but the Japanese lines
have driven them entirely out of the
Formosan trade. The company ac-
complishing this is the Osaka Shosen
Kaisha, which now operates eleven
ships plying up and down the coast,
calling at all the ports between Hong
kong and Shanghai. and from Annoy to
Tamsui and Keeling in Formosa
Douglas Lapraik & Co., which
firm formerly had seven steamers, has
curtafled Its run from Hongkong to
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-29

n N electric road between Salinas
~ and Monterey ise now an as
~ sured fact. Construction work
will start shortly after the New
Year. The old Monterey and Fres-
no route will be followed, and when
the road is in operation the trip
between Monterey and Salinas will be
made in forty minutes. The effect of
such line of transportation toward
populating and developing the tract Of
linas will be nothing short of cleo
trical More picturesque scenery or
more desirable sites for residences do
not exist anywhere, and 1T only needs
the touch of a magic wand like this
to transform the scene from a solitude
to region covered with elegant
homes and handsome grounds This
electric road, together with certain
other important improvements that are
in prospect in the immediate future,
insures an era of extraordinary pro-
gress and prosperity for this portion
of Monterey County in particular
Salinas Journal.
This is the season of the year when
young trees must be set out to get
the right start, and the fruit grower
Is IOSlnS no llIilc SclllHS TO WOTk
The demand in this valley for youn e
trees has been greater this year than
for the past four years, although the
season has only fairly begun Con-
sequently the prices are rather high.
but not exorbitant. One nurseryman
states that he has sold $4,000 small
trees already this season. and that
nearly all went to local orchardists
within a radius of ten miles of San
Jose and that four-f1fths OF that num-
ber were used for planting new or
chards and the remainder for filing
in old ones. This means the subdivi-
sion of the large farms and many new
people settling here.-Santa Clara
Journal.
One of the most important news
items that has concerned Yuba City
since the announcement of the building
of the electric road is made this week
by authority that is undisputed as to
reliability. The good news is that the
Northern Electric Railroad Company
intends to locate it's car sheds and re-
pair shops for the entire Sacramento
Redding system on the Cooper tract
addition to Yuba City and that work
on these buildings will begin in a
very few weeks. The Importance Of
this to Yuba City can hardly be
realized. 1t means that all the motor
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Il
Miss Jennie Crocker and Tenn
pIeton Crocker were the guests of
honor and which proved to be one of
the most charming affairs of the sea-
son. 1t was rather exclusively an oc-
casion for the dwellers of Burlingame.
San Mateo and Menlo Park, and the
only guests from town were those who
were entertained at the many house
parties which were given. Practically
every one who has a home at Bur-
Iingame or San Mateo had a houseful
of friends, and dinners galore were
given at the various homes. The club
house was the exclusive property OF
Mrs Scott for the evening and was
most elaborately and effectively deco
rated. For two days decorators had
been busy Transforming the rooms into
bowers of greenery, gay with wreaths
of scarlet berries, clusters OF holly,
garlands of berries and spicy foliage
and knots of flowing ends OF red rib
bons and tulle- The wide veranda was
inclosed for the evening, brilliantly
decorated and lighted with myriads of
served at midnight Mrs Scott, who
was very handsome in gown of white
satin, exquisitely embroidered in sill
ver was assisted in receiving by her
daughter, Mrs. Walter Martin, and
Miss Crocker, the guest OF honor
About $50 guests were present and 1t
proved to be one of the merriest balls
that has taken place for many moons.
The hour set for the ball was
o'clock. but most of the guests ar
rived later. and it was we'll into the
small morning hours before the last
of the dancers said goodnight to the
hostess Mrs. Scott entertained at din
ner before the ball, her guests being
Miss Mary Keeney. Miss Louise Boyd
and Miss Lydia Hopkins, who were
members of her house party; Miss
Jennie Crocker, Miss Katrina Page
Brown, Prescott Scott. Harry Scott,
Duane Hopkins, Templeton Crocker,
Cyril Tobin and Harry Stetson- Mr.
and Mrs. Timothy Hopkins were the
guests of Mrs. Easton and Miss Crocker
at 'sUplands"; Mrs. Laurence Scott had
among her guests Mr.. and Mrs. E. ].
Pringle and Mr.. and Mrs. William
Hinckley Taylor; Mr.. and Mrs. George
Pope entertained Mr.. and Mrs Will
Taylor and Mr.. and Mrs Gus Taylor;
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Mount
ford Wilson were Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
Oxnard, Miss Emily Wilson, Miss
Charlotte Wilson. Miss Helene Irwin,
Wilberforce Williams, George Cad
walader and Sidney Salisbury; Mr.. and
Mrs. William G. Irwin were with Mr..
and Mrs. Rudolph Spreckels: Mr.. and
Mrs. ]. R. K. Nuttall were entertained
by Mr.. and Mrs Samuel Knight; Miss
Alice Hagar was the guest of Mr.. and
Mrs. Joseph Sadoc Tobin. and Mr.. and
Mrs. Horace Blanchard Chase were at
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-29
ALASKAN INDUSTRIES

LASKA asks Congress pay attention her needs
the of legislation They many but they
highest importance to the people of that Territory and
dentaly, to the whole Pacific Coast
Doubtless the reform of the land laws the pressing
need Alaska Especially the of law affecting
call for There valuable deposits
Alaska and railroads already projected will these fields
law their development passed
legislation however should be permitted through
due against fraudulent This rich
should be squandered stolen 1t will in the
chief source Of fuel supply for the Pacific Coast.
Not the least of Alaskan industries
which Francisco traders and ship
big the salmon
of fortunes for San Francisco
year Last year the catch than 100000 pounds
this year about 100000 pounds The fish equal quality
banks Alaskan be
great of supply for this valuable food The
fishery industry that impossible exhaust Salmon
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-29

the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Francis
Carolan.
The friends of Miss Ruth Morton
were surprised yesterday to receive lit
tie cards bearing the names OF Miss
Morton and Parker Holt and the an
nouncement of their engagement, which
has caused any amount of good wishes
and congratulations to be sent to the
popular pair. Miss Morton, who Is a
pretty. attractive girl. is the daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. H ID. Morton and has
a host of friends here Parker Holt ia
also well known and well liked, being
a rising young business man OF the
city, who has made his home here since
childhood.
wedding of considerable interest
which Is to take place next week in San
Rafael is that of Miss Elsa Lichtenber~
and Harry Disbrow Johnson which
will be celebrated on wednesday. Janu-
airy 2, at o'clock, at st PauPs Church.
Miss Liehtenberg has chosen a number
OF her friends to act as bridesmaids.
and In consequence it will be a prettily
attractive affair. Miss Marie Lichten--
berg. the BRIDES sister, will act as maid
of honor, ana the bridesmaids will be-
Miss Lucille Graves. Miss CorneIia Nc
kinne, Miss Mabel Dodge. Miss Edvtha
Foster. Miss Varina Morrow, Miss Ethel
cation, Miss Helen Jay Dubois and Miss
Genevieve Cavanagh. The brides
brother. Rudolph Lichtenberr. will bs
the best man. The ushers have nor vet
been selected After the ceremony there
will be small reception at the homa
of the brides parents Mr.. and Mrs
William Lichtenberg-
A pleasant affair of this evening will
be the dance to take place at Sausa-
Tito, TO which a number of guests from,
this city and from the various army
posts around the bay will go The
dance will take place in the attractive
yacht club house. which will be nretti1v
decorated for the occasion. There will
be number Of house parties. the guests
OF which will remain over SUNDAY.
Among those interested in the AFFAIR
and who will act as hostesses are Mrs
H c. Campbell, Mrs. CASTOR Ashe. Mrs
H. Clay Miller. Mrs A A. Watkins ana
Mrs Frank Findley.
Mrs. Eleanor Martin, who went down
yesterday to Burlingame for the scott
ball, was guest at the Burlinram<k.
Club
MI and Mrs l. w. Hellman will leava
about the first of the year for Europe.
Horatfo p. Livermore went to Santa
6aroara for the Christmas season to
Join Mrs Livermore and Miss Elizabefb
l.lvermore. who are spending the vim
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-29
Answers to Queries

CHINESE JAPANESE - r. w. B.,
Berkeley, Cal There is nothing in the
constitution Of the United States rela-
tive to the question whether boys born
of Chinese or Japanese parents in the
United States are deprived of the right
to vote when they attain majority.
Such boys are native born and are
American citizens by birth. Under the
law girls born of such parents in any
of the States may, on arriving at
proper age, vote in any of the States
In which suffrage is granted to women.
A FAMILY-An Old Subscriber, Oak
alnd, Cal. What it would take to
maintain a family of four, husband,
wife and two children, aged about IA"
exclusive of rent, light and water, de-
pends on the family and the desires of
the individual members and as to their
tastes for food and dress.
SAILORS HANDKERCHIEF - L.,
Alameda, Cal The following is given
as the origin of the wearing of the
black silk handkerchief by sailors un-
tom is traced back to the death of
Nelson. The scarf tied in loose knot
in front, was first worn by the Eng
lish navy as mourning for the great
admiral The handkerchief was at
tractive to the heads of the navy and
it was retained as part OF the naval
uniform The white stripes around
the broad blue collar of the British
man-o'-wars man are worn In honor
of the victories at the Nile, Copen-
hagen and Trafalgar"
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-29

Townsend's Cal. glaca fru3ts
qies AZ emporium. Post and Van Nes~|
isoo, isoo sut'er st and 1908 and 1920 va
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-29

fisheries require careful handling and penshmen but
the mutudinous Goldfish looks for himself Let him be
garded which New England has made
him sacred.
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-29

THE CIVIL Ware. r., City. In
brief, the cause of the war between
the North and South in 1861 was the
economic and social divergences be-
tween the two sections caused by the
existence of slavery. For a detailed
account, go to the Free Public Library
and read up any history of the Civil
War.
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-29
The Smart Set

= RS. HENRY T. SCOTT was the
hostess at ball last night at
the Burlingame Club, at which
Miss Jennie Crocker and Tenn
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-29

Mrs. Eleanor Martin. who went down
yesterday to Burlingame for the scott
ball, was a guest at the Burlingam<k
Club
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-29
THE OBLIGATION ON METcALF

HE New York Evening Post speaking of the Japanese
boycott whose history related in Secretary Mcalf
II tra,tca tI1c
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-29

MT. and Mrs l. W. Hellman will Ieava
about the first of the year for Europs-
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-02-21

the rules. He imagined some Of the
other pupils we're laughing at him and
he picked up slate and broke # on
Blake McIntlre's head. He was ag e'
severely punished and sent home, Or.
Howell dressed McIntire's wounds
which were not serious.
GOV. Dawson's letter to sen9tor Tllls
man seems to have struck q responi
sive chord inthe hearts Of people Of all
parties up here. and as special ses;
sion Of the Legislature to pass the
much needed railroad legislation
would be welcomed were It not for
the special election that would have
10 be held in Marion county to elect
successors to Delegates Jas. ;. Fox
ana Senator q, W. swisheE Our as
SCISSORS would have to hustle to regis
ter all voters and do the other work
that will have 10 be commenced with
in the next few weeks.