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The San Francisco call., 1906-11-21
In the Joke World

What makes you think he married
her for her money!? "She does
Cleveland Press.
Friend-well. did you get your copy
right for that last work? Author
(mournfully)-I did, but the printers
didn't.-Baltimore American.
Were you out In all that rain?'
asked Mary. NO" said the young
woman from Vassar, 'I was merely in
the portion of the rain that descended
In my immediate vicinity."-Stray Sto-
ries.
Visitor-Remember. my good man,
we know not where we will be upon
the morrow. Prisoner-Well, mum, in
carefully reviewin de circumstances
I'd say dat dat statement hardly fits
me own case-Chicago News.
Harold-New1ywed is greatly wor-
ried over a thirty-day note.
Rupert-Cant he meet it?
Harold--It isn't that-it's note his
wife gave him to mail thirty days ago
and he's just thought of it.-Judge.
Absconded Bank President-Oh, hor-
ror. Arrested? 1 never thought you d
find me in this out t-of-the-way place.
American Detectfve--G'wan. Tt was a
cinch to trace yer when yer kept send
in home souvenir post cards.-Puck.
"Are you certain you can cook well p
Madam, I worked two years for the
great tenor, A1berti. AT the last dinner
he gave I was applauded after each
course, and at the end of the dinner I
was recalled three times.
Tor Tales from F'liegende Blaetter.
why have you changed your opinion
In that matter?'
MY dear SIR" answered Senator Sor-
ghum, II am far too progressive in my
ideas to hold on to an out-of-date
opinion when I find I can replace il
with one that is modern, convenient and
proftable e"-Washingt gton Star.
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Spaniards Complain Of American
Lumber Trust Methods

~ PANISH lumber importers are
complaining bitterly, not only Of
the increased price of American
yellow pine, but of the scarcity
of that product, according to the report
of Consul General Ridgely of Barcelona,
They are also complaining that recent
cargoes of yellow pine have been far
below the standard in quality. 1t is
stated and believed here that lumber
trust has been organized in the United
States to put up prices of sawn lumber
for export, and it is difficult to con-
vince importers that the rise in prices
is only the natural result of supply and
demand. Last year, they say, they
could buy yellow pine f. o. b. in Florida
ports for 81 per 1000 feet. This year
the ruling price for the same product
is s23, and the better quality is scarce
at that. AS a consequence, in spite Of
our new commercial arrangement with
Spain. which lets American lumber in
on the same basis as that of lumber
coming from other most-favored nation
countries, /. e. at pesetas (96.5 cents)
per cubic meter, instead of pesetas
(s1.16) as heretofore, there has been
and will be a great falling off In i'm
ports from our country.
The only American building lumber
for which there has been or may be a
considerable demand here is yellow
pine, which is used for the interior of
office buildings, chalets, villas and 9TH
er structures where it is desired to pre-
serve the natural color of the wood.
This lumber began to find its way to
Spanish markets some years ago when
the red and white pine of the Baltic
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the same In race under another name,
SO as to bet large sums of money upon
him and win the race The painting
or coloring was generally of a somber
shade, hence dark horse. That term
in politics is applied to an individual
presented for nomination in conven-
tion who has not been considered as
such and is suddenly sprung on the
nominating body.
TREES AND RAINFALL--Sub-
scriber. Eureka, Cal. The following is
given as reason for a decrease of
rainfall where in region the timber is
cut down: The timber, shading the
ground, holds vast amount of mois-
ture in the same which disappears on
the timber being cut. Where there
are thousands of acres cleared, this is
said to make a visible effect on the
rainfall. The moisture arising from
woods is said to often cause an over
charge of the clouds. and rain is the
result. 1t is said that the cutting of
timber has some effect on the climate
and that the cultivation and the drain
ing of land also has an effect on the
climate
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-21
WATCHING FOOTBALL GROW

YOOTBALL relations somewhat strained It
the period of unrest of which have been hearing
so much had extended its magn and disturbing influence
from politics college athletics There half
varieties OF the football
which will be the eventual winner They tell that Rugby
game unlike the bad butas of the old sport
the lean earth with gore and
ambient atmosphere blue with profanity But what
that claims attention like the pzehghters caulower?
may be that the blossomng of football heroes will
be
viii be the expense of Rugby reputation gentemans game
Golf has ears, and ping pong cauihowers.
AS the umpire is the enemy They call him a
football but he has the hard lot He
little There heartburning and wrath
language football captains colonels knights
already apoogng repudang statements that had
them look like hard losers Others maintain that the remedy will
That interesting suggestion
should
in fatty differing Lights 1t is thing for witnesses
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countries rose in price, and It Is so well
liked here that there would probably
be continuous and unlimited demand
for 1t at prices ranging from $19 to $40
per 1000 cubic feet {. o. b. in American
ports, but at present prices lumber i'm
porters say they must limit, if not vir-
tually cease to import 1t. The red and
white pine lumber of the Baltic, which
is now very largely IL not almost ex-
clusively uved here for building pur-
poses, sells at $54 c 1. I. Barcelona per
standard of 1880 feet American yell
low pine at present prices would cost
here $50 per standard. These compara-
tive figures are sufficient to explain
why imports of lumber from the Baltic
are increasing while those from the
United States are falling off, / repeat,
however, that according to the infor-
nation which I have been able to OBJ
tain on the subject there would be a
very large and continuous demand for
our yellow pine at prices ranging from
$19 to $50 per 1000 cubic feet f. o. b.
In American ports. But this must be
for sawn lumber, of what is known as
"merchantable" quality, and not for
isquare-edg timber. It is unfortunate
for our trade that two cargoes OF very
bad stuff were recently shipped to Va
lencia from Florida
1t is claimed that the American ex-
porters sold the lumber in this instance
upon the assurance that 1t was of good
merchantable quality, and We're paid
cash for the goods against shipping
papers. Spain has virtually no lumber
of her own. If we have yellow pine to
sell this Is one place to sell it, If the
price can be kept within bounds and
the quality maintained.
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-21
GIVING HER MONEY AWAY

RS. RUSSELL SAGE is troubled about $0OOO0OOO or
thereabous that she wants to give without dong more
injury Besides her money Mrs Sage
She has her face against endowing churches and
her appear sound. She says:
believe endowments look churches
making Indifferent
the vhere
struggling
Ill
all such so
shal be outm husbands wishes
Keep them poor and keep them honest Mrs Sage idea But
further Mrs Sage desires to help struggling individuals 1t
ambition but that madness lies He
the part Providence should have the wisdom OF
Providence of the San Francisco Relief Corporation
NOTE AND COMMENT
Bnge probably willing accept entirely salts
factory the excuse that Heney is otherwise engaged
Dabne officially detained from the prosecution
the columns indicate that the United Rail
roads is still at large
Croker says God Almighty that beat Hearst This
candidates profound disregard for the command
relating to the name of the Deity.
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-21
Items From Foreign
Countries

The production of diamonds in Brit
ish Guiana during 1905 was 5s15 carats.
against 10.s9o carats in 1904
New South Wales produced 297,154,-
600 pounds of wool in 1905, an increase
of 4S,o14,ooo pounds over 1904.
Huelva, Spain, exported s0s.111 tons
of pyrites during the last six months
of 1905. OF this amount 201,1S7 tons
were shipped to the United States.
The population of the United States
on October 1 was S5.014,000 and the
circulation per capita s33.0S. according
to a Treasury statement. The general
stock of money in the United States
increased by $37,646.054 since Septem-
Der 1, the amount on October l being
stated at s3,14s,7s2,552
The natives of the African Gold
Coast, who, up until three months
ago went about innocent of clothing
or cloths of any kind, are stated by a
British official publication to have quite
suddenly developed desire to clothe
themselves, and supplies are being fur
nished them from German Togoland.
The total production of cotton in all
of the German possessions in Africa.
according to official figures furnished
by Vice Consul N. C. Schlemmer of
Mannheim, amounts to only SIS bales
for the season 1866. He adds that
the German territory in Africa COM
prises an area nearly as large as the
entire American cotton belt and that
the African natives do not seem to be
able or willing to raise cotton at the
present prices. The outlook for the
production of cotton by the natives of
Africa is far from encouraging
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-21
Answers to. Queries
AN OLD DATE-W. E., City. Thanks
giving day, 1885, fell on November 20.

AN OLD DATE-W. E., City. Thanks
giving day. 1889, fell on November 90.
MORTICAN-I. x. L., City. II you
will state in what connection you saw
or heard the word "mortican" used,
possibly this department can give you
the information you desire.
BOULEvARDS - City Subscriber.
Baker street, from Golden Gate avenue
to Oak street; Fell street. between
Baker and Stanyan; Golden Gate ave-
nue. westerly from the east line of Van
Ness; Steiner street, from Golden Gate
avenue to Fulton street; Twenty fourth
avenue, from Fulton street north, and
Van Ness avenue, from Market street
north to Lewis. have been declared
public boulevards along and upon
which no railroad shall ever be built"
DARK HORSE-Jim, City. The term
dark horse" used in connection with
horse racing, originated from the prac-
tice of old-time horse jockeys not in
frequently coloring or painting cele-
brated horse to permit the entering OF
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-21
:. :. The Smart Set :. :.

Young. Miss Constance de Young. Miss
Edith Simpson. Miss Alice Hager, Miss
Jeanette Won Schroeder, Oscar Cooper,
Stewart Lowery, Harry Scott, Harry
Stetson, Baldwin Wood, Ward Barron,
Joseph Tobin and Charles de Young.
Mrs. J. G. Kittle and her sons. Allen
and Jack Kittle, will remain at their
Ross Valley home during the winter.
instead of coming TO town as Is their
custom
Mr. and Mrs Clement Tobin are in
town for few days stay from San
Mateo and are at the De Saba home on
Octavia street.
Mrs. George Page and Miss Leslie
Page, who have been travelling during
the summer in Europe. have recently
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-21
Personal Mention

w. H. Holabird. a prominent railroad
man of Los Angeles, is at the St.
Francis.
Elizabeth Erbel of Goldfeld is at the
Majestic.
R. N. Deyo of Binghamton is at the
Majestic.
Mr.. and Mrs ]. o. Thomas are at the
Jefferson from Tacoma.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. B. Burness and Mr..
and Mrs. J. r. Ridgeway are at the
Jefferson from Seattle.
Clarence Payne of MenIo Park is at
the Palace.
Mrs. A B. Dilworth of Philadelphia
is at the Jefferson.
! Captain Philip Going of the Togo
Kisen Kaisha steamship America Maru
is at the Jefferson
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-21

"HE Gayety Club dance, which was
to have taken place this evening
at the Paris Tea Garden, has been
postponed until Tuesday next. No
vember 81. Miss Louise Boyd will be
the hostess on this occasion instead or
later, as was first announced, and Miss
Natalie Coffin, who was to have enter
tained at this first dance, will give the
third of the series for the winter.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ H. de Young enter
tained at charming dinner last night
in honor of Miss Anita Harvey and her
fance, Oscar Cooper, the guests after
ward attending the Greenway ball. The
table was decorated with American
Beauty roses. Those present were:
Miss Harvey, Mrs. L. o. Kellogg, Miss
Genevieve Harvey Miss Helen de
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-21
Interests Joined in
Cement Industry

"HE Geographical Survey IN a bull
Ietin states that there is a no
tfceable concentration OF interests
in the cement industry. and that
this probably will become marked year
by year. The eighty-eight plants in
existence in 1905 were owned by sew
enty-eight companies and several OF
these nominally independent companies
are closely connected by ownership.
But 1t is stated that good raw ma
terials are so widely distributed in the
United States that there is hardly a
county which could not produce Port
land cement IL prices were forced high
enough. The only limitation now on
the erection of cement plants is the
fact that the great cost makes the
venture prohibitive for the individual
or for the small firm
The cement industry is at present in
more concentrated condition than
was the iron and steel industry at the
date OF the formation OF the United
States Steel Corporation. The total au-
thorized capital of all the American
Portland cement companies now in op-
eration will fall between the limits OF
s110,O00.000 and 125,000. 600. The bull
letin states that this capitalization can
not be considered excessive IN view OF
the fact that it would cost probably
from s75.000.000 TO sS500O.00 to re-
place the plants now in existence.
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-21

arrived at vevey and win spend several
weeks there
Miss Gladys Meek Of HaywaR6s is
spending a few days as the guest of
Miss Helen Thomas az the Wakefield
Baker home
Mr.. and Mrs Willis Davis. Miss Edna
Davis and Miss Sidney Davis, who have
rented their home on Pacific avenue Tor
year, have been guests at ths Ma
jestic Annex for several days past, but
will leave this evening for Santa Bar
bara, where they will spend the winter
at the Hotel Arlington
Mr.. and Mrs. George Field have taken
a house on Laurel street for the winter
and will move in shortly.
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-21
THE BEST ADMINISTRATION THE CITY HAS EVER
SEEN"

tn January present year Mayor Schmitz assuming office
third said in his inaugural message to the Board
InpossibiIties are not expected of but with the
grave complete responsibilities with which
must-and shal-give to the people OF
San Francisco the best municipal administration, the
economical the busnesslike and the most effective IN
realization which the city shall ever have SEEN
Fine words truly! How have they been fulfilled! we were prom
ed the best municipal administration the city has even seen We
given the Not in the days of Chris Buckley
was there such shameless debauch of corruption.
been worth millions of dollars to
treasury given away the very hour of the cs distress
when the money was most needed How his
precious Supervisors paid that treachery do
know perhaps the beneficiary of
franchise the tinted Railroads boasted that the gift was worth
something like 100000 to it.
That is one form which this administration has assumed
In another aspect have of the tenderlon
could be pay dividend the best administration
power destroy openly practiced by
bosed Of called the money illegal fees but blackai
based legal services but threats which the best admins
Tauon had power to fulfill
It is now seven months ravaged Fran
this best administration done rehabitate the
city thoroughars public buildings and its of
ton against fire. Practically nothing The Mayor and the Super
busy nventng jobs and schemes that could
private They planned seize the Public
Library City Hall they way make money
by real speculation adjoining The scheme
blocked and today we seem farther away than ever from having
City Hail. while the taxpayers are muced in exorbtan rents or
shacs owned by political strikers for the best administration
Large quantities OF supplies have been bought for the city the
petty larceny plan disclosed by the Indictment against supervisor
let and purchase made without
10 commission for member OF the associated grafters
beautifully described by Shmitz the best administration the
has
In the inaugural address Schmz made these remarks
We shall be thrown much in with another
in the years; in official work shall have
and know that the pleasant and
able relations which exist will abide with A har-
of cooperating with friendly
and sympathetic chief executive accomplish much for
the cys best will do away entirely with the
petty conflicts the stries and delays which opposition
and hostility always evoke
We have observed this harmony 1t has found its chief
the weekly which the best ad
-nnsraon take orders and advice from Abe Rue
booder and backmaler. HARMONY Why, they thick
thieves Pcpockets could not be harmonious Perhaps
the conspicuous example of their harmony the they
fell each other their haste appoint Abe Ruef District
Attorney prosecute himself Ruef confesses himself black
Therefore he shall prosecute himself That harmony
o
whole administration and all the booders because they
love him.
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give in the fullest good faith widely variant of the
Two referees would require third with deciding
football would take the OF lawsuit
will football lawyer Our native hue OF
will be ckd with the pale Of thought and
football fields will be fought with wind, beef
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-21

Jim-What's the matter with Tom
my? Has he fallen into a fortune2
Billy-No; he casts his first vote to-
morrow: he's Just 21.-Detroit Free
Press
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-21

Townsend's Cal glace fruits and can
dies at Emporium, Post and Van Mesa
and 1903 and 1920 Valencia street
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-21
NOTE AND COMMENT

niger Hermann probably willing to accept entirely
Y the excuse that Heney is otherwise engaged.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-21
Ordinance No. 1z,501


An Ordinance declaring the intention
OF the Mayor and Council or the City or
Los Angeles to change and establish the
three, from the north line Of Granada
north line Of Monte Vista street.
Los Angeles do ordain as follows
-. Section l. That 1t is the intention. OF
the Council Of the City Of Los angeles
'' ~ AVENUE FIFTY-THREE,
from the north line OF Granada street to
of Monte Vista street. in accordance with
the following vations:
At the intersection with Granada street
corner as now esta blished. and 5g5. 90 at
the southeast corner.
At point on the east side 7.2S feet
Street str @ Ii the 'iIr grade de- shall be st7So. S s'~
At point on the east side Ss4.2S feet
north OF the north line of Monte Vista
street the, grade shall be 54o.so as now
And at ali points between said designated
points the. grade shall be established so
between said designated points.
Elevations refer to the top Of the curb.
Is a55 feet below City datum, plane
Sec. 2. That the exterior boundaries of
the district which Is hereby declared to be
benefited by said change of grade and to
De assessed TO nav the DeneftS, damages
and. costs thereof are hereby described
RS follows:
Beginning at the northeast corner Of lot
of Highland Terrace. as per map re-
corded In Book of Maps, at page 81.
Records Of Los Angeles County; thence
Boutherly In direct line to the most on St
erly corner Of lot 5. said Highland Ter
race; thence westerly in a direct line to
the most southerly corner of said lot s.:
thence northerly along the easterly line
Of Avenue Fifty-three to the southeriv
line OF Granada street: thence easteriy
along the southerly line of Granada street
to the point Of beginning.
Excepting therefrom any land therein
contained which is now a part Of any
public street or alley.
Sec 8. The city Superintendent OF
Streets shall cause notice of the paesa re
OF this Ordinance to be posted IN tks
manner and within the time provided
Sec L. The City Clerk shall certify
to the passage of this. Ordinance and
shall cause the same to be published
for ten days in the Los Angeles Herald.
and thereupon and thereafter II shall
ts Ike effect and be in force.
hereby certify that the foregoing Ordi-
nance was adopted by the Council OF the
City Of Los Angeles at its meeting of
January 20, 1905.
H. ]. LELANDE.
City Clerk.
Approved this sth day OF February. iSes.
OWEN McALEER.
2-12-21 lot Mayor.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-21
ORDINANCES No. I2,6o4

An Ordinance declaring the intention
ot the Mayor ana Council OF the City
Of Los Angeles % change and establish
dry avenue to a point i60 feet east OF
the east line Of Beaudry avenue.
The Mayor and Council OF the City OF
Section /. That it is the intention OF
the Council of the City of Los Angeles
to change and establish the grade OF
COTTON STREET.
from Beaudry avenue to a point $50
feet east of the east line Of Beaudry
avenue. In accordance with the follow
ing elevations:
At the intersection with Beaudry ave-
nue. the grade shall be $4,000 at the
northeast and southeast corners, as
now established
A. A. a, pGnt tSn on the north side 100 feet
nue. the grade shall be 331.01 and aS1. Of
at a point on the south side opposite
At a point on the north side 125 fee,
east of the east line of Beaudry ave-
nue. the grade shall be 33215 and 332. .OS
at a point on tho south side opposite
At Q. point on the north side 1Bo feet
cast of the east line of Beaudry ave-
nue. the grade shall be 554.45 and sS4.s2
at point on the south side opposite
thereto, as now established.
And at all points between said -desig-
mated points the grade shall be estab-
lished so as to conform to straight
points.
Elevations refer 60 the ton OF the
curb, are In feet and are above plane
which is 265 feet below City datum
Sec. 2, That the exterior boundaries
of the. district which is hereby declared
to be benefted by said change Of grade
damages and costs thereof are HEREBY
described. as follows:
Beginning at the most northerly cor
9 per map recorded in Book !. at pages
26 and 81. Miscellaneous Records Of Los
Angeles county; thence southeasterly
IN a direct line to the most easterly
in direct line to the most southeriy
corner of said lot g.; thence southeriy
In direct line to the most easterly cor
thence southerly in a direct line to the
most southerly corner of said lot 21; /;
thence westerly In a direct line to the
thence northerly along the easteriy line
Of Beaudry avenue to the point Of be-
ginning.
Sec. s. The city Superintendent OF
Streets shall cause notice of the pass
the manner and within the time pro-
Sec. 4. The city Clerk shall certify to
the IL passage .ss Of this Ordinance and shall
for ten days in the Los Angeles Herald,
and thereupon and thereafter 1t shall
take effect and be in force.
/ hereby certify that the foregoing Or
dinance was adopted by the Council OF
the City Of Los, Angeles at its meeting Of
January %, 1905.
H. ]. LELANDE.
City Clerk.
Approved this sth day of February,
1906.
OWEN McALEER.
S-l1-zl lot Mayor.