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Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1906-05-12

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want no money.
The San Francisco call., 1906-09-21
HIS POLITICAL PEDIGREE.

~ NE learns Mr.. Hearst that William Randolph Hearst
4 given ovation" meeting in New York The will
Mr.. Hearst has ovations anybody.
He makes them.
On the occasion when A Hearst gave himself his homemade
ovation he reted his political pedigree appears him. He is
of Washington and Jefferson he Declares
Lincoln OF his forbars The story his political
family might be entitled AN Apology for New Party 1t is
built familiar lines Every tramp and adongr who travels
political told the story he country danger
savior Give the Offices 1t is hatter than
trice-tod tale because has been heard hundred times the
this country The Grenbacker and the Grange
the Prohbonss have their appealed the examples
Washington Jefferson Lincoln the parallel
9earst for his independence League Whether
Washington Carrie Nation, Lincoln Jawber JONES' he
them all the ustou dead and the camorous living his political
shed He has appropriated he spirit of 6 and the
Declaration of independence his private property If
aythng having that be
it. him the Offices he will promise everything
nothing he will promise The fathers of republic
his fathers and it is his by inheritance
the meantime there is trouble the Hearst kingdom His
followers question his divine right
why they
for trading purpes with Tanmany "We made
suckers by Hearst they cry with fine confusion of the parts
speech they Hearst trying this
simply for his personal That like majeste The
ages find that his inheritance bounded by
tnkes mprecaon of little greater value than
Chinese washhouse.
The San Francisco call., 1906-09-21
CANNOT PLAY DICTATOR.

TO interesting political results have followed direct
IN mary anywhere than those which credited the recent
election that plan in Wisconsin. The results unex-
of the because they included the defeat
Toilette had regard invncible
OF defeat affect La Toilette
sona except his influence, shows
that under the direct primary and political machinery
dictate results.
John Davidson who nominated for Governor honest
Norwegian lived Wisconsin he 10 He
supporter Toilette times elected Leu
headed the ticket When Gov
Toilette elected Senator bargain made that Da
should for Governor 1t rather hard David
would have kept the had La Toilette held
chair for year by refusing resign
rather intricate bit of
politics the fight hinged.
La Toilette supported ohe nomination The socad
headed by Senator Spooner backed Davidson 1t
the victory that this faction has for Wisconsin
successful this had the La
Toilette following been divided by Davidson
Spooner revenge In the old
Foettes habit denounce Federal interference and
the activity of Federal bread and butter brigade under the
Spoone here Senator La Toilette himself
fering in politics What impudence!
OF course Spooner much than that
very thing when he Popular appre
citation of the spirit the system shown by the resentment
against attempted dctaon and results evidently intended put
personal political absoutsm in Wisconsin, If any
has that the Wisconsin primary election system
could be useful supplement political machine the result
have convinced him of his error
That very we'll said who said it. and the result of
this election that and boss play dictator
under the direct primary.
The San Francisco call., 1906-09-21
A STUDY IN cRIMINoLoGY.

yHE inquiry Seattle into the sanity of Esther MITCHELL
charged of her brother George opens UP strange
study crinlinoogy George Mitchell killed Crefed the
of the called religious the Holy Rollers because
maintained with Esther Mitchell Then
Mitchell deliberately and in cold blood slew brother and
us6es she says the witness stand Il
my duty killed him because my religion de-
manded the action. wanted to see George punished
for his crime"
plea admitted of law. 1t the
responsibility crime would supply of usti
of political assassnations In edefense
society permit responsibility be weakened by plea of
lgious fanatica alteration
school of social headed by Cesae
Lombroso the Italian crmnologs which endeavors to limit
sponsbty that must make the deeence OF crime
difficult Criminals born that they while another
apologst that criminals made by
their In neither the responsibility theirs Either
society criminals grandfather either the
ancestry Furnishing them deter others from crime
instance would society blame
Holy environment
impressionable
criminal ociologs right this extent that society
suffering go unchecked the teaching and pac
passion Holy
similar soaed religious but the the and
dictates of such must be held
responsibility The inquiry into Esther Mtches sanity beside the
irrelevant She makes plea of insanity but ushs
her the duty The fact that her of duty diff
fers radically from that of the mark
eguaed mind but of opinion
be accepted for crime if the fabric of society
hold together.
The San Francisco call., 1906-09-21

The engagement between wealthy
Baltimore belle and an impecunious
clubman of that city was at one time
last winter perilously near the break
ing or" point, and all by reason OF the
unfortunate mistake OF a fortst's as
sistant Of whom the young man had or
dered flowers for his beloved.
1t appears that the young fellow had
hastily dispatched to the florists sstab-
Hshment two cards. one bearing an
order for roses to be sent to the youn =
lady's address, and the other intended
to be attached to the flowers
What was the astonishment and in
dignation Of the beloved one when. on
taking the roses from their boxes. she
found afaxed the card bearing the ls-
gend:
Roses. Do the best you can for "a. :
-Harpers Weekly
The San Francisco call., 1906-09-21

yesterday afternoon in the Greek The
ater the climate rather abruptly under
went a change that neither contributed
to the comfort of the audience nor i'm
proved the tonal quality of the instru-
mentation. The entertainment had
opened meath smiling skies and
was closed amid an atmospheric damp
ness that chilled diaphanously clad
womankind. of which the congregation
was largely composed, and sagged the
catgut Of the violins, little and big.
But the meteorological treachery was
not effected until enough of the pro-
gramme had been played to enrapture
all its hearers with the ouartets ar
tistic form.
In view of the circumstances just
noted it was fortunate that the man
agement declined to sustain the print
ers blunder which had transposed the
order of numbers so as to place the
centered, Dvorak's American Quartet
in F, at the end instead of at the be-
ginning. A result of this adherence to
original arrangement was helpful
weather throughout the recital of the
stellar selection.
It's every movement was exquisitely
interpreted and thoroughly enjoyed.
There was sound reason-no pun in
tended-for this. The composition is
founded on American melodies. and the
several subjects have been developed
in classic form. While the original
themes are rather elusively given, those
who are familiar with orchestral elaba-
ration can trace them satisfactorily.
even to the remote origin of our native
music In the primal passages of the
fourth movement, a vivace ma non
troppo, there is something distinctly in
common with that latter day develop
ment of negro melody which is inele-
gantly termed "ragtime." But it was
the second movement. lento of pas
Perhaps the plain hint of When John
ME Comes Marching Home thrown out
by the cello had something to do with
that The motto vivace sounded quite
Hungarian. and the late-comers who
missed the allegro non troppo are en-
titled to sympathy.
One of the four original movements
OF Haydn's Austrian National Hymn af-
forded material available for several
fetching variations, and individually
The San Francisco call., 1906-09-21
:. = The Smart Set.

"HE pleasant news of the engage
ment of Miss Josephine Tillman
and j. Maitland Cline was for
mally announced yesterday at
the luncheon given by the Misses Till
man in honor of Miss Edna Montgom-
cry. the fancee of Lieutenant Sturges,
U. S. A., and was one of tho most de-
lightful features of the ENJOYABLE af-
fair. Miss Tillman. who is the daugh-
ter of Mrs. F. ]. Tillman. has made her
home here since childhood and is very
popular. Mr.. Cline. who has been here
for about six years past. is a Canadian
by birth. He is one of the rising young
business men of the city and great
favorite in social circles as we'll. The
exact date has not been arranged for
the wedding. but it will take place
some time during the winter.
The luncheon at which the engage
ment was announced was charmingly
UNIQUE affair, all of the guests going
in fancy dress. The table was prettily
decorated in yellow blossoms and yel-
low-shaded candelabra as compliment
to the cavalry. to which branch Of the
service Miss Montgomery's fiance be-.
longs. The name cards were daintily
decorated with tiny paintings done by
Mrs. Charles Stewart and appropriate
to the costume worn by each individ-
ual. Much amusement was furnished
by the quaint and original garb worn
by the guests which was widely di-
The San Francisco call., 1906-09-21

wards, who is one OF the popular girls
of Fresno, comes of a distinguished
Southern family, but has made her
home there since childhood. her father
having been one of the best known
lawyers in that region. She has a
charming personality and is most at
tractive. Mr.. Hodgkin comes from a
well known English family. who have
lived in San Francisco for several
years, he himself having business In
terests In the city. No date has been
announced as yet for the wedding.
Miss Edna Montgomery has chosen
Wednesday. October 80. as the date Of
her marriage to Lieutenant Edward
Sturges. u. s. A., and 1t is probable
that 1t will be an extremely quiet af
fair, although the details have not been
fully arranged Miss Montgomery is
so popular that 1t is hoped by her many
friends that she will change her or
iginal plan and have a large affair, at
which they may all make merry.
DR. and Mrs. Samuel Gardner. who
since their marriage last winter have
made their home with Mrs. Matthew
Gardner on Clay street. have recently
taken an apartment at the Lafayette
on Sacramento street and will live
there during the winter.
The San Francisco call., 1906-09-21
A LOGICAL PROFESSION.

The young minister. who was not
entirely FREQ from vanity. was speak.
ing on his favorite subject.
by the way" he remarked lightly
which do you prefer. may I ask. my
written sermon that I read from
manuscript or my e1tenporaneous ef-
forts?"
The grumpy parishoner knew ths
minister was fishing for q compliment
but he replied:
"oh. your written ones. by ali
means"
"And why, may ask again7~ re-
Joined the minister.
Because when you read It you
know when you're through and quit =
And the young minister went away
sorrowful. for he (the grumpy parish
ioner) had great possessions, and II
The San Francisco call., 1906-09-21

the price or Illuminating gas n,
I Nottingham. under nunicipal CON.
troll. is sixty cents per 1000 cubic
feet to ordinary consumers. with
slight reduction to large users. This
has been considered quite a low price.
but seems extortion in comparison with
the rate given by the town Of widnes.
In Lancashire. The price there Is now
thirty-two cents to small consumers.
but will be reduced to thirty cents on
July l. Large consumers will paw from
twenty-five to twenty-sfx cents. This
Ia claimed to be the cheapest gas IN
the world. 1t is noteworthy that the
Widnes gas works are under municiual
control The town has only about so.-
600 population. but the pront on tts
gas works last year is stated TO hav.
been f47os ($22,ss715). The price AZ
gas Is remarkably low sverywhsrs IN
Great Britain. whether under public ar
private control. the general range Of
price being between forty and seventy
cents.
The San Francisco call., 1906-09-21
A HANDY GIRL.

An amusing story is told of a Nor
wegian girl straight from the old coun-
try who was seeking employment in
Minneapolis. The lady asked:
Can you baker and the answer was
mo"
Can you washy'
NO"
Can you cook anythingr
mo"
well. what on earth can you dor
Please. ma'am. can milk reindeer. .
answered the girl with assurance
Minneapolis Journal.
The San Francisco call., 1906-09-21
RESTORE THE POST cANTEEN.

~ ENERAL CORBIN report made almost his last oca
before retirement week that the
beer and light should be permitted in the exchanges
The recommendation touches San Francisco closely this
the important garrison the United States The
result of closing the the sale of light alcoholic
has been fringe of deadas
doggres around the Preside and other local It has been
bad for the and for the .sss
The sale of beer and light under official supervision
the does not nure the permitted
but when they outside for liqnoras they will spite
eveytnghey suiced with knockout whisky become
the of the horde of shapers that cling the
From consideration whether of health discipline
is desirable that the post under careful supervision
should be restored
The San Francisco call., 1906-09-21

and ensemble the quartet handled
them splendidly, Mr. Minetti especially
distinguishing himself.
Beethoven's Quartet in B fiat was
well under way before the climatic
handicap came. The allegro con brio,
of martial stridency; the adagio ma
non troppo, unbrilliant of quality and
ending uniquely; the scherzo allegro,
first utilized by Beethoven and valued
by first violinists for it's adaptability
to technical display-al1 were played
and done with when, by curious coin
cfdence, the malinconia's dirge-like
opening strains arose as the atmos-
pheric gloom descended. Then the con-
cluding allegretto was played with ap-
propriate haste.
The fifth of the recitals and second
of the new series is announced for the
afternoon of October 1s.
The San Francisco call., 1906-09-21

Montgomery. the guest of honor. was
bathing girl and appeared in a chic
little bathing dress.
Miss Josephine Tillman, one Of the
hostesses. was naval sailor, wearing
the picturesque garb of a man o. war s
man, while Miss Louise Tillman, the
other hostess, was nurse. Miss Ger
trude Mills was a tiger lily; Miss Alice
Poorman bride; Mrs. Linda Bryan a
summer girl: Mrs. william p Buck
ingham an old maid; Mrs. Charles
Stewart a baby; Mrs. George Engel-
hart. Sis Hopkins; Miss Alice Butler.
Folly
Later in the afternoon about twenty
guests came in to tea, which proved
to be quite as charming an affair as
the luncheon.
Mrs. Spencer Eddy formerly Miss
Lurline spreckels) has recently arrived
in st. Petersburg to join her husband.
after having spent some time in Ger
many and Paris with her mother, Mrs
-Spreckels. Mrs. Eddy was for a time
far from well, but her trip has entire
ly restored her to health. The Eddys
have a very charming villa in St. Pc
terspurs.
From Fresno comes the news of an
engagement of great interest here as
we'll as in the interior city. it being
that Of Miss Aline Edwards and VIII
fred Hodgkin OF this city. Miss Ed
The San Francisco call., 1906-09-21
SOME INsu. RANCE LOGIC.

THE Sharon large property
of very properly decided
by judicial proceedings the arlA ary classification for payment
OF insurance risks adopted by the Commercial Union the Paa
and other English represented this by
The classification laid down these has the
single merit Of simplicity but oher In word it purely
geographical 1t property east OF Eighth and south of
Market the wholesale financial districts the other
side OF Market they offer so the dollar In other
of the burned district they IS the dollar
IF don't like it, they look earthquake clause
We don't have pay you anything All give you charity
plea of that kind inorable and insult ing is, above ALL
utterly illogical and unreasonable Either eompanies LA
The San Francisco call., 1906-09-21
ED1I q l. "A l. SEPTEMBER ll40

BILE they pay anything that admission OF
full liability The earthquake clause does they shall be
liable per part of and for Is cent
quarter shall be free from liability where
the earthquake conditions The sliding scale of la
bity geographical lines ridiculous They pretend that
earthquake quarter while
another only Is per the fire due that This
lis the astonishing example OF logic that has been
imposed property the fire.
The San Francisco call., 1906-09-21
Answers to Queries.

FLOWERS-C. E. A., Santa Clara
Cal Flowers that are free from moist
ure, If placed between sheets of thin
white blotting paper. will dry and pre-
serve their color In pressing do not
use heavy weights.
BUENA vISTA-E. G. B.. City. There
are several places in California known
as Buena Vista: There is one in ANA
dor County. another in Kern County
another in Santa Clara County. still
another in Sonoma County and still
another in Stanislaus County.
COIN QUESTIONS-P. J. K, City
Questions as to the value of coins OF
the United States will be answered by
mail when the question is accompanied
by self-addressed and stamped en-
velope. Such questions are not an
swered in this department.
TO CLEAN SHELLS-C. E. A.. Santa
Clara, Cal. The surface of a sea shell
should be cleaned with a rag dipped
in hydrochloric acid till the outer dull
covering of the shell is removed. Then
wash in warm water, dry in sawdust
made hot and polish with chamois
Shells destitute of natural polished
SURFACE may be either vanished OF
rubbed with mixture of tripoIi and
turpentine applied with piece of wash
leather. Then use fine tripoli, after
which r11b in well Soma oI;va all -, =
finish by rubbing with chamois. Pro-
tect the hand from the hydrochloric
acid.
The San Francisco call., 1906-09-21
In the Joke World =
NOT FoR PUBLICATION.

would not do to get smart with him.
Baltimore American
The San Francisco call., 1906-09-21

Townsends Cal glace fruits and can
dies at emporium, Post and Van Ness,
and 1908 and 1920 Valencia street
The San Francisco call., 1906-09-21
German Promotion
Board Organized.

IN EcENTLY the three comnerc,.r
R economic and manufacturing as
sociaticns OF Germany wer.
united under one leadership.
The new solidifed organization has de-
cided to establish a permanent board
Tor exposition matters which viii take
charge of all questions concerning in
dustriai art sanitary and other exposi-
tions abroad and at home. for the pur-
pose Of promoting German interests.
This board Will make 1t it's business to
obtain timely and full information on
all exhibitions projected in foreign
countries, thereby being enabled to
carefully guide and advise German
parties who desire to participate
The San Francisco call., 1906-09-21
Illuminating Gas Cheap
in Cities Of England.

oNsUL F. ". Mahin reports that
the price of Illuminating gas In
Nottingham. under municipal con-
The San Francisco call., 1906-09-21
Climatic Vagary Fails to Mar
Mineth's Chamber Music.
BY James Crawford.

rHEN the fourth recital of
NH chamber music by the Minet-
wv ii String Quartet had al
most reached its conclusion
The San Francisco call., 1906-09-21

interesting political followed direct pri
I'M those which credited the
election that plan in Wisconsin The results unex
The Colorado statesman., 1906-11-24

has been clash of sovereignty be-
tween the two from the days OF
Thomas Jefferson down to The
present time. 1t was this clash
that caused the Civil War and
that is causing the bitterness, un-
rest. mobs and disfranchisement at
the present, and the contention is
bound to grow more acute at home
and abroad with the passing years.
During the past election we were
told by public speakers that GER
tain so-called state rights were shot
to pieces at Gettysburg. Yet they
seem to be much alive and together
at the present, and must be legally
separated and destroyed again by
a sweeping and permanent decision
from the United States Supreme
Court. Modern idea OF govern
ment is leaning more and more
towards Capitalization, and the
United States, now a world power,
must very soon recognize its unity
as sovereign and its states as sub
ordinate in order to free itself to
make and keep treaty agreements.
The whole must necessarily be
greater than any of its parts, and
when any one of the parts inter
feres with the autonomy of the
whole, then the part must give
away. The inability of the Ma
tional government to protect an
American citizen or a foreigner
guaranteed by treaty agreement,
in Georgia or California, or to
cause to be given fair and equal ac-
commodations on interstate car
riers-is to forfeit our claim to
legal power as well as to common
sense.
The right of any subordinate
political division, as a state, to in
terfere by legislation or otherwise
with the treaty agreements of the
United States or a whole, or of a
lesser part of the Nation to take
steps that interfere with the Ma
ton as a whole would involve the
United States in all kinds of
trouble We see the handwriting
on the wall Japan by her insist
ance may yet be the undoing of
some of our tangled legal skeins,
and by this open an effectual door
for the Negro at home to get the
full protection of the Federal
statutes.
The Colorado statesman., 1906-11-24
STIRRED THE COUNTRY.

The President s order discharg-
ing the colored soldiers has aroused
the country and created some cab
met tangles and sentiments such
as the country had little though Of
at the time. 1t shows that the
Negro himself is alive to his own
interest and that he has many
friends yet among the whites who
will not stand idly by and see him
outraged at least without pro
test. While perhaps none of these
requests, petitions or resolutions
will do any good, yet it vii show
President Roosevelt that the coun-
try and the Negro especially do
not approve of his unjust, severe,
harsh and hasty measures, and that
it is at least unfortunate that the
Negro is chosen to establish pre-
cedent in army regulations. We re-
peat what this paper said last
week-that this action is not up
to what we had reason to expert
from the Presidents declared pei
icy of ga square deal" 1t looks
very much like the fimfams given
the race many times in the past by
the G. o. P, and that the Presi-
dent instead of being the Moses of
righteousness is not even decent
Joshua. One thing we can be truly
thankful for and that is that the
country has been heard from on
the subject and it has spoken in nc
uncertain sound.
The Colorado statesman., 1906-11-24
His Enemy Eiahts Fair.

According to officials of the Carne.
gle hero fund, the most remarkable
case that has been investigated by the
commission was that of Rufus X
Combs of Midway, KY, who was
granted a silver medal and $500 in
cash by the commission recently.
Combs saved the life of his bitter en-
emy and political rival, Richard God
son, lawyer and inventor.
Godson had entered a vault to test
a gas making apparatus and was over
come by the fumes.
Friends and relatives were afraid to
enter the vault. When he declared
his intention of going in Combs was
pulled back and told that Godson was
dead, and that he would surely lose
his own life if he attempted to recover
the body.
There may be some life in him."
declared Combs as he pulled away and
entered the vault. He carried his en-
emy to the door of the vault and then
fell unconscious. Both men recov-
cred and are now the stanchest of
friends.
Asked why he had risked his life
for his most bitter enemy, Combs re
piled: Because l love a fighter who
fights fair, and Godson always did
that. at."-Exchange.