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The San Francisco call., 1906-06-15
A WARNING WORTH NEEDING.

The Board of Public Works warns property own
that they must clear the streets and sidewalks
IN front of their property IN the burned district.
The board has taken step that is absolutely es-
sential the welfare of the city fact it is doubt
full whether new blood can be introduced until this
is done. Where property owners are financially
embarrassed that they cannot afford to pay for
clearing sidewalks then is possible for the Board
of Works to lend a helping hand But the streets
must be cleared and there should be no time lost in
getting down to work
One side Of Market street from Van Ness ave
nue. TO Sansome street. should be cleared immed-
ately pending the cleaning up OF the other side
The city's main artery should by all means be put
in presenable shape as possible that people may
about in the business center. 1t be
easily that the clearing of Market street would
mean much for property owners, as business would
quickly revive along that thoroughfare. Build
ings would go up and leases would double IN value
The crowds that once thronged t1le sidewalks
would return and the city again something
of It's customary metropolitan appearance
Now that the Board of Public Works has given
publicity to its policy the State Board of Harbor
Commissioners might tell San Francisco what they
going to do with East street. No sprinking
carts sweepers have been visible for some weeks
and the water front has become unbearable to per
sons who have to conduct business there. The Com
missOners have plenty Of money at hand with
which to carry on the work of cleaning house; if
they have not there many departments of the
city front government that be cut down until
the cleaning up of East street is accomplished
The San Francisco call., 1906-06-15

1.-the sight of deliberately smoking cigar
while the city was IN the throes OF destruction
seemed to amaze the people met. Into the street
then went Mr. Wight, with his box of cigars under
his arm and after proceeding few yards 'stubbed
a toe against something and fell. 1t was dead
body"
The inference is that Mr.. Wight either gazing
iRte1tly at the skycrapers to see that their tops
were straight that the smoke of his cigar was
of such overpowering nature that 1t blinded
him tosall else, even corpse.
Mr. Wight having picked himself up lighted
another cigar and proceeded on his way. Then,
said the adventurer q asked man if he could
direct me to cafe. | never shall forget his looks
He shook his head and ran | met another man
and offered him cigar He took it, then handed
it back. l then asked him where | could get a
drink
& OF what? he asked
9" Whisky, | replied
.'He gasped and said that 800 would not buy a
drink in San Francisco.
Mr.. Wight failed to remember that he was mar
rating something that had occurred at o clock IN
the morning Of the first day of the disaster, when
every saloon in the city that not on fire was
wide open He merely lit another cigar and
offered from his supply to policeman, who
refused it and told the man from New York to quit
smoking, for don't you know that the city is in
fames?" There is no doubt that the Gothamite S
torch was serious to the unburned district.
A half column of quees experiences follows in the
Sun s interview including story OF bid of giving
So to stranger for bench to sleep upon in Golden
Gate Park on the afternoon of April Is, and yarn
of woman who this afternoon told him
where she had had coffee and bread although he
nunched dry raisins and dryer cracker in lieu of
such luxuries
The Interview reached the climax when Mr.
Wight walked back to his hotel and found the hotel
clerk standing the ruins of the place like the
New Zealander surveying from London bridge the
ruins of ST Paul. He gave the clerk $50 and the
latter wept and said that he would repay the gener
Gus from the East when the hotel was rebuilt
Finally Mr. Wight crossed to Oakland, tramped
about bit, and coming to lodging house, applied
for room. Whom should he meet but the very
man to whom he had given So for the bench in
Golden Gate Park!
Why the landlord of an Oakland lodging house
wanted to go to sleep on Golden Gate Park bench
Mr. Wight did not explain. Perhaps with another
cigar and a long pull and strong one he might be
able to bring this rather abstruse problem to
logical conclusion.
The San Francisco call., 1906-06-15
SAN JOSE AT WORK.

The people of San Jose going at the work of
restoring their city with the force and energy
shown by the people Of San Francisco and of Santa
Rosa. AS a matter of fact, from the day of the
calamity business at San Jose has gone on with
little interruption. Within two days after the
disaster the street cars were running the work
Of removing the debris had begun and the res
toration of buildings that had been damaged
was well under way. Merchants resumed business
Immediately. In fact, there was little or no in
were able to carry on a considerable business in
articles with which they found themselves over
stocked and which were in immediate demand in
Oakland and San Francisco This is particularly
true of dealers in commercial blanks and account
books and office furniture.
Now word from San Jose that large non
resident property owners, whose absence from San
Jose has more or less delayed the restoration of
their property, will Immediately proceed to rebuild
larger scale than before. The work of
restoring the city and county buildings that were
damaged more or less is to be pressed as rapidly
charter provisions and statute requirements will
permit 1t will not be long before all the sears
of the disaster at San Jose will have been removed
Four students of the San Bernardino High School
have been charged with bribery in connection with
the annual election of the students body It is
evidently unnecessary to introduce the study of
politics in the public schoolss
France favors decrease of military expenses
This ought to put a stop to the wartak messages
that frequently made to show that France and
Germany unfrendly
The San Francisco call., 1906-06-15
VALUE OF LABOR NEWS.

News Of interest to the working classes now has
its special department in The Call. AS has been
announced this newspaper viii devote considerable
space to the dOings of labor unions and men of all
mechanical trades Labor news is always of GEN
eral interest but It's Importance at the present time
cannot be overlooked, as San Francisco will for
many years to come be mainly interested an those
who must with Drawn and brain assist in rebuild
ING the city
Labor has done nobly by San Francisco The
workingman has suffered the loss of his home and
has been deprived of even the simple comforts Of
life but he has stood by with willing hands to help
others and thus help himself There has not been
the slightest sign of desire on the part of the
worlingmen to desert California The State has
always been IN the foremost ranks as a work pro-
ducer and advocate of good wages Climatic
advantages make it preferable to Eastern States
as place in which to do manual labor, and San
Francisco has been the center Of great labor ae-
tivity for years
The problem that will in all likelihood confront
the contractors is scarcity of workers. yet there
must not be too sudden a to summon from
the country at large overdraft of workmen.
For this reason the labor news department of The
Call will prove of inestimable value as it will act
guide to the contractors as we'll as to laboring
1t viii be the barometer of the labor situa-
ton, accurate summary of the doings of the
ldDOf MOfl0 gathered from the laDOf1ng men tnem-
selves. In this manner shortage and surplus Of
labor may be discussed intelligently with the
knowledge that The Call is giving the facts upon
which to base judgment.
Pending adjustment of conditions it is well
for a perfect understanding to be had between
employees and employers Both sides should be
temperate and willing to yield point two in
an argument for upon the careful balancing Of
labor affairs may depend the future of our city.
The property owner is sorey harassed and must
good business to enable him to raise money
with which to carry on building operations. The
workman the other hand has lost just as
heavily in proportion to his income, and it is plainly
to be that extreme conservatism and carefully
weighed action viii be necessary to maintain in
dustral peace.
With a thorough understanding between labor
and what there is left of capital times ought
TO be good In San Francisco for the next ten years
Brcklayers, machinists carpenters and all kinds
of skilled labor will be paid good wages and there
viii probably be very few 'lay-offs. There is
enough to be done to keep our workingmen steadily
employed year In and year out and large payrolls
that everybody will be better off when New
San Francisco begins to groW.
The San Francisco call., 1906-06-15

spent some weeks at the home of DR..
Tillman on Van Ness avenue, her own
home on Union street sustaining severe
damage.
At the close of her visit at Salt Lake
Mrs. Bruguiere will leave for Newport
to be the guest of Mrs. Bruguiere Sr..
and Louis Bruguiere at their villa.
which has just been opened so auspi-
ciously and which will see much gayety
through the summer. Later In the
year Mrs. Bruguiere will sail for Eu-
rope. to be away indefinitely.
Harry Pendleton is in Oakland having
taken an apartment at the Athenian
Club for the summer.
General Fl. P. Bush has returned with
his family from Berkeley and is resid-
ing at e325 Devisadero street.
Among the summers assemblage at
Blithedale are Mr.. and Mrs William
Morrow and Mrs. John Tallant with
Miss Elsie Tallant.
Mrs Jack Casserly is the guest of
her mother. Mrs. Cudahy. at Pasadena.
where she will remain through the
summer.
Miss Jessie Moore, who is in Switzer-
land. will not return to town next win
ter, but will. stay abroad with her pa
rents.
Miss Georgene Sheppard. who arrived
in town few days ago on account of
the illness of her f1ance. Lieutenant
Edwin c.. Long, has returned to dol
Monte. where she will spend the greater
The San Francisco call., 1906-06-15

and brother. will spend the summer i'm
their cottage at Min Valley.
Miss Brent Watkins of Los Angeles
is entertaining Miss Olga Atherton and
MISS Josephine Hannigan
Mrs Victor MetcaIf Is en- route from,
Washington to Oakland. where sba VIM
spend the summer as the guess of ha.
mother. Mrs ]. H. Nicholson.
Inc marriage of Miss Doris Eugenia
wright of this city and Oswald Ro-
main Gibbs of Stratford. Ontario. win
take place at Fairbanks. Alaska. where
MI Gibbs is temporarily established.
Dr. George Tompkins Pomerov %
Oakland, who was recently married -,
Miss Grace Creasinger OF Los Angeles
will remain in the southern cftv untiI
fall. when he will return with his bride
to Oakland to establish his practice.
Mrs. Orestes Pierce is vis,+t,~ -
Boston and will probably return 70
California without continuing her trio
abroad. as was her original intention.
The Rev. William II. Martin and wife
of Alameda left yesterday for Marvs-
willie on visit TO relatives Mrs. Mar
tin will remain for some time. but Mr..
Martin will return this week.
Mrs Samuel PoOrman and daupbfa-
Miss Alice, have returned from Europe
and are domiciled in the Poorran resi-
dence at 1924 Santa Clara avenue A1a
media they were in Paris when fha
san Francisco disaster occurred and
decided to shorten their tour ana
hasten to California.
The San Francisco call., 1906-06-15
:. :. THE SMART SET :.


part of her time before her marriage.
Miss Lottie Woods will remain East
several months. visiting in New York
and Philadelphia before returning to
this coast
Miss Frances Stewart. who has been
a guest of Mrs. l. L. Requa for several
weeks at Highlands. Piedmont, will
leave soon for Chicago to visit through
the summer.
Miss Agnes Buchanan will spend the
summer in Fruitvale. where her par
ents have taken very pretty home to
remain indefinitely.
Mr. and Mrs. C. B. wingate of Linda
Vista are among the June sojourners
at Del Monte.
Mrs. Henry Schmieden is also a Wis
itor at the same resort.
Mr. and Mrs j. II. Dieckmann. who
are guests of Mrs. Remi Chabot at her
country place, are planning to build
their own home upon returning to Oak
land.
Mrs. w. F. James OF Berkeley is
making an Eastern visit, to be away
until September She has leased her
pretty home on Walnut street TO Mr..
and Mrs. William E. F. Deal OF this
city. who have been living in Alameda
since the fire.
Mrs. F. C. Van Sieklen and Miss Hilda
Van SickIen of Alameda will leave for
Tahoe Tavern July 1 to spend the
summer
Miss Alice Owens, with her mother
The San Francisco call., 1906-06-15

sorry creature. He is nasty. disagree
able, i'll natured, fault finding. His
family is a nuisance to him. He is
nuisance to his family. And, what is
worse, he is a nuisance to himself.
And the saddest part of all this is.
that it need not be. and that it should
not be. The evil can be remedied. The
stubborn stomach will become again the
gentle stomach Only you have to give
it time. Slow as the stomach was to
turn. just so slow will it be to resume
it's first good behavior. No promises,
kept one day and broken the next. will
do for the stomach that has once lost
it's patience AS with the Misourian,
it is a case of show me- with the
stomach.
Here is field for American women.
the restoration of the American ston-
ach 1t is a big job and responsible
job, and that is just the kind we wo-
men are seeking. What more interest
ing, more vital subject for mothers
meeting than this subject of the stom
ach?
How to eat is a subject, that ought
to keep all the womens clubs proftably
ject rightly handled by the women will
interest men more than any other sub
ject the woman's clubs may chance
upon. / am not darkly alluding to the
established fact that the way to reach
a mans heart is by way of his stomach.
L mean that there is nothing easier
than proselytism among dyspeptics.
My stomach" What agrees with me
and with YOU What disagrees with
me and with you" are never falling
subjects of interest to those who are
suffering from Little Mary's' antics.
There are no more docile patients
than the dyspeptics. They are willing
to try all kinds and manners of reme-
dies, no matter how desperate or how
simple. When a patient is content
with simple remedy you may set it
down that he is truly Ill and anxious
to. get well. And when it is. so easy to
get well. Is there woman in the land
who would not do her very best to
help?
In the meantime. though. while your
mothers and your sisters, your sweet
hearts and your wives are digging up
valuable knowledge and information on
the all important subject. try this: Eat
slowly, masticate your food thoroughly;
eat simple. wholesome food, properly
cooked.
And do not forget that the circus
freak who claimed to be a human
ostrich" got sick and had undigested
nails, glass and pieces Of wire removed
from his poor stomach.
The San Francisco call., 1906-06-15
PEOPLE AND THINGS
BY LOUISE WELLER.

The human ostrich" has been oper-
ated upon in Minneapolis and the sur
geons removed fifty-seven nails, three
or four pieces of glass and FIVE pieces
of wire from his stomach. The "os-
trich," who was known to his friends
as E. Wallace, has been the star at
traction in various popular travelling
circuses for many years
I consider this announcement as
very interesting piece OF news. I hops
it will be read by everybody who sub
scribes for a newspaper. Furthermore,
l hope that should any one know any
body who does not get the news,
he will clip the telegram from Mime
apolis out of his particular news sheet
and send it to his less favored brother
All human ostrich6s' do not travel
about in the circuses. seriously doubt
whether there are enough circuses in
the world to accommodate the Amer
leans WHO imagine they have stomachs
like ostriches. If / were running a cir
Gus and had ambitions in philanthropic
directions, l would get the nails and
the glass and the pieces of wire that
were removed from the human os-
trich's stomach and make them the
star feature of my show. Not only
that but l would issue csmpliu eatary
tickets to every pie-eating, cake-lov-
ing, gravy-feastiRg family and would
reserve boxes without expense to every
poor cook l could hear of. Mothers
who do not know how to cook and who
de not understand the principles of
diet would receive my personal atten-
ton, supplemented with a free season
ticket to the show
We Americans have the reputation
of being a nation OF dyspeptics. That
is an awful thing to say about peo-
pie. But strange to tell, we who are
so justly proud of our honor our
knowledge and sound common sense,
so sensitive as to our good name, do
not resent the imputation. We do not
even try to remedy the evil. We go
right on being busy piling up money,
eating quickly and trying to- fool our
selves into the belief that we are 'hu-
man ostriches."
The human stomach is patient and
long-suffering. Day in and day out
it will stand abuse and not complain.
But, like all gentle, suffering. uncom-
planning things, there comes day
when it will stand no more. Then
"ah woe is me'-for the one who has
so persistently abused his stomach He
can't coax it back to its former good
nature. Kindness and good treatment
will have no perceptible effect. 1t just
won't and that is all there is about it.
The abuser becomes the abused and
there is the mischief to pay.
What is the good Of money when
your stomach has turned against you?
What is the good of pleasure? What is
the good of anything? A man whose
stomach has gone back" on him is "a
The San Francisco call., 1906-06-15

Mrs. B. +. Hoffacker and her daugh-
ter. Miss Lavinia Hoffacker, who have
been spending a fortnight at Byron
Springs. returned to town Wednesday.
The wedding of Miss Hoffacker and
Mr.. Splivalo will be an event OF early
December. for which much preparation
is being made.
DR.. and Mrs. j. p. LIE Fevre, who left
a few weeks ago for Los Angeles. will
remain away Indefinitely.
Dr. and Mrs. William Cluness Jr.,
who are in Los Angeles for an indefi-
mite period.f have leased their Steiner
street home to Mr. and Mrs. Lester Her.
rick.
Mrs. Mary e. Haft is spending few
weeks in Los Angeles at the Angelus.
Mrs Veronica Baird, who recently re-
turned from Europe. has taken apart
ments at FL Drisco on Pacific avenue. 4
Mrs. Mary Austin was the guest of
Miss Katherine Hittell for some time
after the fire, but is now at Carmel by
the-Sea. where she is at work upon her
play.
Mrs. Thomas Morffew is at her home
in this city, not having been away dur
ing the excitement.
Mrs. Pedar Bruguiere and her sis
ter, Miss Maclouth, are at Salt Lake,
where they will be the guests of Mrs.
Easton, wife OF Lieutenant Easton,
throAxA the summer. Mrs. Brusuiere
The San Francisco call., 1906-06-15
ADVENTURES OF MR.. WIGHT.

That usually conservative and nearly always re-
liable newspaper, the New York Sun, has uncon-
seously made itself ridiculous by quoting the words
of one George II. Wight, who alleges that he re-
Gently returned from San Francisco, where he ex-
perienced all the errors of the temblor and the hor
rors of the great fire. The bold Mr.. Wight through
the columns Of the Sun has given to the East one
of the most weirdly impossible accounts of his
troubles, which certainly hair-raising, though
extremely inaccurate.
Mr. Wight told the Sun that he was stopping in
a San Francisco hotel and on the morning of the
earthquake, after having been bstted about his
room like shuttlecocl he made his way to the
street. carrying with him a box of cigars In his
pocketbook was five hundred dollars in money and
In his heart strange blithesomeness. He'Sad that
The San Francisco call., 1906-06-15
OCCIDENTAL
ACCIDENTALS
JUPITER's GRAVE MISTAKE.
BY A. ]. WATERHOUsE.


'I made grave mistake when L in
vented and created man." said Jupiter.
That's what 1 always said, isn't it?"
Pluto remarked.
"Aw, yes, but you referred to his
moral being, while what I have in
mind is his physical constitution"
What's the matter with him physi-
cal1y? 1 claim that if he was as sound
morally as he is phys"
See that man eating?" Jupiter inter
rupted.
Cert"
There, Get onto that! That's bread
with alum in it that he is putting in
his mouth, and it's spread with butter
with coal-tar dye in it, Gee. Doesn't
it sound appetizing? Hey! Don't miss
the next act, That's meat with en-
balrning- fluid dressing that he's at
tacking now, or else it's canned meat
that even the gods can't guess can't
tell exactly which it is at this distance.
There, Notice that, He's havoring the
meat with catsup and salicylic acid,
Great OIympusl How'd you like to eat
that kind OF ambrosia. Plute? Wait.
He's taking drink now-coffee with
copper coloring! Oh. talk about nee
tar. Doesn't it pain. Let US turn away.
Me heart sickens at the sight. Yes, ah
yes. / made a grave mistake terri
BILE. terrible mistakei-when 1 created
man."
In what respect do you assert that
you erred?" Pluto inquired.
Why. 1 just gave him a plain, ordi-
nary, common stomach, when what he
needed was a steel-riveted copper cyl
inder'
Il shouldn't feel very badly about it, -
Pluto comfortingly said.
Why not?"
why. the sort of stuff that fellow is
eating would eat through the cylinder
you describe inside of thirty days
Jupiter felt somewhat comforted, but
he still grieved over his error.
'T understand that the officials OF
that fire insurance company feel that
they may gain something by acting
dishonesty, and that they can lose
nothing in particular"
They may lose their regulations,
may they not?'
Il said they could lose nothing in
particular didn't II"
HE tried to keep his cook by marry
ing her"
Il should think that that plan ought
to have been successful"
1T wasn't-she got a divorce"
WHENCE CAME THE SIXg
The manager of a theatrical company
advertised for twenty-five beautiful
girls in Chicago. After investigating
The San Francisco call., 1906-06-15
NEW STREET NAMES.

To the Editor of The Call:
Apropos of changing the name of
Market street, think the principal
street of the metropolis should have a
more distinctive name, and suggest
California avenue. California street
could be changed to Pioneer or Argo-
naut street | would also suggest If
Capp street is widened that its name
be changed to Phelan avenue
A. -. GRAY.
Irvington, Cal, June Is.
The San Francisco call., 1906-06-15
AS TO A NEW NATIONAL SONG.

once more an earnest soul proposes a prize
offered for national song Secretary Bonapare has
had demonstrated to him again the somewhat fa-
miar facts that The Star Spangled Banner" although
the special care of our Assembyman Mr. Thompkins is
quite unsingable that words of America ara
set to an air which, while differ whether If
originally English. French German is admittedly
not American The proposal for tunes to these
songs, the New York Evening Post is on mar with
the call for words Dixie" which convuses tho
South every few years.
Some years ago the Rhode Island Society of the Gin
cnnad offered prize for the music to Samuel
F. Smiths hymn. According a reference work before
us, 517 the number of compositions receved Vat
who has heard the stirring and dsned" air by Arthur
Edward Johnstone which prize? We confess
that we have not These efforts by committees
and formal competitions praiseworhy VET
doubt if nations associations their
that The only music which seems in tbe
smallest degree likely to be added to national tunes
coon song which happened to have a martial sound
and to have been current when the Spanish broke
The San Francisco call., 1906-06-15
AN OBSTACLE

California glace fruits and choice can
dies. Full stock. TOwnsend's residences
and factory. 1920 Valencia st. and fhe
Emporium, Post St and Van Ness ave-