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The San Francisco call., 1907-02-10

poor Two thousand years have not
altered the powers nor the limitations
OF the human race a particle, and we
are at this moment in process Of
transition toward something new for
which our old political institutions are
not adapted. We have capitalists
maintaining monopolies of wealth and
the essentials of life. We have a labor
cult that is disputing with the monopo-
lists, IL not for supremacy, at least for
equality. We see the individual cap
italist delegating his powers to .
trust" We see the laborer sink his
personality into his trades union, to be
operated by delegates and representa-
tives, and we see these representatives
sometimes violate their trust. We need
not go to Rome for object lessons in
misgovernment- But the lesson OF
Rome tells US with painful suggestive
ness what the end will be, II we do not
succeed in making the law absolutely
paramount over rich and poor alike,
and that law be founded upon prin-
ciples OF human equity. Our paper gov
ernment may hardly be improved Our
real government Is a government Of
much graft. with too many man looking
merely for share In spof1s.
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-10

5portance. Tho thing must be regu-
lated with firmness and dissension done
away with once and for all.
The fraternity IN college Is a differ
ent matter. It Is also different mat
ter In high school when we consider
only those pupils who already show the
hber that makes hne manhood and
womanhood. But. unfortunately. we
arc not dealing with the individual
We are dealing with an institution.
"A curious rumor has como to my
ears to the effect that college sororitiea
in Berkeley may hereafter refuse to
admit to membership girls who have
been members OF sororities in prepara-
tory schools.s Frankly. j do not under
woman to fathoms such things. How
ever. il the rumor is correct, the board
will have a strong ally
Talking to the boys themselves after
having been in places that are held
to be seats of authority is like taking g
change OF air, and not an unpleasant
one.
Chester Ristenpart of Berkeley High
is the sort of fellow who delights in
combative, but the minute you speak
to him about fraternities nowadays you
are impressed with the moro than or
dinary interest he takes In what has
every Indication to him of being a
lively case in court. with every hope OF
winning.
You know we are going to fight. .
he Will say. He looks contagiously
merry about It. Pretty sure to win
We will have plenty of money for IT,
The grand president of the p. d. Q's
has given us $250o. We're going to
have another meeting tonight at the
Sign OF the Bear We've had several
already. We won't give In now, Not
on your life.
Just think what it means to us!
Almost every fellow that does any
thing in the school at all is frat man
There's Henry Skinner: he's president
Of the Associated Students. Harry
Hebron and he were going to try for
the doubles this year at the park ten
mis- court, but this knocks it; that is
unless we get reinstated pretty quick
The baseballs team is all knocked out
Paul Bartlett. yell leader. can't get
busy any more. The staff cartoonist OF
the Ola Podrida is down and out. Sc
am !. I'm business manager of the
paper.
Gee! There won't be any fun down
at school any more Nothing doing. !.
TT you boys feel that way about It
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-10

anything that nurtures class distino-
ticn? Specifically, should there be any
recognized school societies whose ten
denotes are such?
The Board Of Education takes the
stand that fraternities, sororities, and
the like are a subversion of the demo-
cratic spirit and, moreover, that they
can IN no way confer benefit greater
than may be derived from other clubs
in the schools, not secret, and such
as may be Joined by any student
The matter Is delightfully."- amusing.
the carrying to court and all the rest,
when one remembers that a good many
who viii be represented there are bare.
" - years OF age and that the Oldest
OF them, the seniors, average, perhaps,
is. Just youngsters, but as keen for
1ustice as the Oldest man IN the court
boom. Looking at the thing through
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-10
At Lowell High School

In San Francisco the ultimate blow
has not fallen. In several OF the high
schools the matter has been amicahly
adjusted.
Arthur Sachs, president Of the asse-
ciated students at Lowell High. one Of
the most prominent members Of the
Gamma Eta Kappa fraternity-otnsr-
wise a "Geek"-had few things to say
about fraternities and the situation IN
San Francisco.
There's no trouble here at Lowell
about this" said he, ~and apprehend
that there will be none We dent have
our charters hanging up on the walls
and the 'Geeks,' at any rata, haven't
been putting any fraternity makssr IN
the school paper.
"All this talk about frat boys paint
ing the town red is foolishness II
boys want to go wild they will do II
anyhow whether they belong to . FRA
ternity or not.
Most of the people who have 30 many
accusations to make against US are en-
tirely ignorant of fraternities and their
aims They say that our records IN
school are not as good as II we had
let fraternities alone. But there are
our records to show that 1t is not so
Right In our fraternities we aim al
educational Improvement I, for one,
know that my fraternity has done me
good In that way You win ind that
good percentage of the best pupils in
the school belong to frzts.
And there's no truth about fellows
getting sour-balled because they
haven't been asked to join fraternfties.
/ wasn't asked for two years and I
didn't think anything about it. II your
friends haven't Joined a fraternity.
then you probably will not be asked
to join one, and If they have. you will.
Well, supposing you have joined
one; IL you have been careful to join
good one, you will have for associ-
ates the kind of fellows you want to
know. And. having become a member
of fraternity, 1t would be like throw
ing down every member in 1t to with
draw. What sort of a fellow would do
that?
ITO be sure, you can pick your
friends for yourself, but 1t is very
pleasant to become one Of = society
of students every ons Of whom is .
good fellow.
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-10

But, exclaimed, your children
belong to them. Why do you allow it?'
because, he replied. their friends
their natural associates, remember
are members of these societies and,
had I not allowed my children to Join,
they would have been deparred from
privileges and pleasures enjoyed by
their friends. I look on these frater-
mites as detriment to the schools and
the school children
Also, and naturally enough, we have
received protesting letters from par
ents of 'non-frats. as they are called.
In these letters there is the same en-
treaty. that fraternities shall 30. In
the generality Of such cases 1t Is be-
cause the son or daughter has been
subjected to sights from snobbish
members.
For snobs thsre are certainly among
them. / will not say that the secret
society makes q snob out OF q boy or
girl who would not otherwise have de-
velcped into a snob, but neither, on the
other hand, is 1t a preventive of or a
cure for snobbishness
Although not perfectly posted on the
law In the case, / am Of the opinion
that the board is authorized In Its ac-
ton. As you know, 1t IL rumored that
the whole thing Is to be thrashed out
In tho courts. The board and faculty
are trying to be very friendly IN the
matter. but are also equally deter
mined. II We don't win ont this time
we shall try 1t again. and even again
II necessary. Sooner or later exclusive
social organizations are to be aboliehed
in the high school" The last state
ment was made with great determine
tion.
II the board wins the case. of course,
many OF what we consider the legiti-
mate school activities will drop out for
year or two. This may seem surpris-
ing IN view Of the fact that out of the
$50 pupils In the school only about 160
or zoo come under the ban; but 1t Is
also fact that almost all important
omces In the school have been distrib-
uted among them.
Having SO many factions in tbs
school makes too much politics. These
children are too young. They make too
much out OF matters OF very little i'm
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-10

their eyes one must see them as truly
American, resisting tyranny tooth and
nail. quIte oisregardful of their great
and incontrovertible youthfulness.
One little girl at the Berkeley High,
lately received into the elect" a
lambda Theta Phi, to be specific, tips
back her disdainful head, raises her
eyebrows and announces definitely that
she doesn't know how they are going
to get along without u.s."
Maybe she Will be a little older
some time and a little wiser, and then
she will know that just such exaggera-
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-10
What Principal James Says

Morris c. James, principal or the
Berkeley High. states definitely the i'm
mediate stimulus that brought about
the recent action OF the Berkeley
board. He says: The thing that will
perhaps sound strangest to the people
of this community In general Is that
the parents OF the fraternity and soror-
ity members themselves are the ones
whose entreaties have compelled the
school authorities to take this STEP
I haye received numerous letters Of
such q character. and members Of tho
board have likewise received them.
Not long ago tho father of two
children who belong to secret societies
came to me and told mo most emphat-
ically that he considered that such
societies should not be tolerated in the
schoolA He did not approve OF them
At all. he said.
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-10

ton or its Importance was what gave
the deathblow to her beloved sorority.
One of the very pleasant things In
high school girls life is being able
nay, even being entreated by him-to
wear the pin OF a fraternity boy. It's
an immensely enviable privilege, q
covetable honor. When you have a pin
exhibited on your shirtwaist. the girls
will come to you and say, who is hep
for he may be one of maryland
others won't even speak about It,
1T hurts them 50. And that's kind OF
nice, too. And II you can wear two
at ono time-oh, the Joy ofsiti
One OF the sorority girls told me con-
idential1y that 1t :really wouldn't
make much difference IL the sororities
had to 30, but II would be perfectly
terrible II there weren't going to be
any more fraternities. I would just
as soon not come to school any more
One doesn't need to be told that she
was q very pretty girl.
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-10


why don't you give up your frats and
settle down again like quiet citizens?~
Never do that. Rather give up
everything. Give up school first. But.
geei there's no use getting grouchy
about Ii. Well win-sure thing. Just
you give us time" He was irresistibly
Jolly about it.
Henry Skinner, whose position as
president OF the associated student body
ot Berkeley High gives him easily the
most prominent position among them,
said: This decision OF the board may
be all right That is, fraternities may
not do the school any good, although
can't see what harm they do. But
the reason I'm willing to help fight
the thing is because IL doesn't seem
to me to be just on the square for them
to come at us in this shape after we've
joined the fraternities and pledged our
selves. Why don't they say that fell
lows coming in have got to choose be-
tween athletics and frats? I say ath-
letics because that's the chief thing
elected president of the students A
fellow Just happens to get that But
IL you're captain of the football team.
for instance, It's because you deserve
to be. or course, they don't tell US
we can't play football or any OF those
things. But they won't let as compete
with any OF the other schools. And
what's the use?
More than half the Theta CHS have
official positions in the school. Joined
less than a month ago, before any Of
this came up, and Of course can't quit
the frat. There are lots of things at
the school don't feel like being kept
out of and that's the reason I'm goin 9
to help fight"
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1907-01-08
r o OTHER PENCILS.

The report that Mr.. Hartman has
organized a refrigerator company will
interest Mr.. Fish, who has gone through
the freezing-out process.-Washington
Post.
"For the first time in thirty years. -
says Mr.. Rockefeller, ~ I'm able to
eat a mince pie and digest it, Thirty
years of his life wasted!-New York
Commercial.
Mr.. Hartman, being a man of re-
sources, will proceed at once to develop
a plan by which the people will be per-
mitted to assume the principal hare of
the expense of buying the Illinois Cen
tral.-Chicago Tribune.
How it must pain Senator Aldrich,
Senator Platt, Senator Depew and Sen
ator Penrose to see the disgrace cast
upon the grave and dignifed senate by
Burton of Kansas.-The Commoner.
Senator Tillman's belief that white
men must control evidently does not ex-
tend to their tempers.-Philadelphia
North american.
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1907-01-08
Building Burns.

GOLDFIELD, New, Jan. 2.-The ex'
Of an oil stove in the Office Of
the Simmerone Mininm Company or
Hail street, in this city, at a late hour
last night, destroyed the Office building,
and for a time threatened to destroy a
portion Of the city Of Goldield. There
was a strong wind blowing at the time
of the blaze, and the volunteer fire de-
partment had great difficulty in fight,
ing the flames and in keeping the fire
from spreading to the business por
ton Of the city.
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1907-01-08
Al
Ported
HAM

nd the. festive little "bags Of mys-
cry" labeled "frankfurters" we feel
etter acquainted with -ince the gov
'nment investigation and Sinelair's
,evel, 1.-THE Jungle" and lick most
Aings one gets close to, u apprecia
Ion and appetites have been dulled--
sven blunted and suspicious Of all
sings in q can.
The incident IL r,erely mentioned In
sssing an example Of the power Of
Anters' ink. Do you realize what a
.stent fscor printers ink can become
! your busine1f Use judiciously In
. Silver State; 1t is the most mex
'ensivs business getter, or salesman
nd Winnemucca merchant can employ.
II Winnemueca's home paper.
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1907-01-08
SHE PREFERRED NOT TO.


"That was a beautiful young woman
just went OUT remarked a stroller
a~dmiringly.
eyes, assented the clerk in q local
hotel. "And he seems to have money
to throw away"
edo You really mean itf"
Eyes. She's a guest here. The
other day she telephoned down to the
Office that some of hrr laundry had not
returned.
I said, eff you will just write out q
description of the missing articles and
send the list down to me-, III see that
the matter is intended to.''
H"Oh no." she replied, "I'd rather
lose them than do that"
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1907-01-08
The second edition of the Semi

The second edition of the Semi
weekly issue Of the Daily Silver State
appears today. This paper is worth
the money it costs, only two dollars a
year. II you subscribe for no home
paper, you can't very well pass up
the Semi-Weekly Silver State. If you
now subscribe for a home paper it will
pay you to take two because what one
paper overlooks another will get. Ii
you are a reader Of the Daily Silver
State you will not want the Semi
Weekly Silver State, but on no other
grounds will you be justified in passing
up the best paper for the price pub
lished in Humboldt county.
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1907-01-08

An Eastern paper remarked recently
anent q baseless rumor that 1900 JAP
anese house. servants had been dis
charged in this city that it was a case
Of San Franciscans biting off their
noses to spite their faces. 1t appears
that~the San Francisco housewives are
not to be credited with the performance
Of this extraordinary feat, but that thu
Japanese may put in = claim, as they
are now showing signs of wishing to
avail. themselves Of the school privi-
leges which they q short time ago very
foolishly rejected. y.
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1907-01-08

Tolstoi predicts that the Christian
countries Of the West will be reduced
to . state Of yassalage by the Japanese
and other Orientals. The Russian au-
thor is unduly pessimistic. 1t does not
follow, because Japan ~walloped Russia,
that she could deal out the same medi-
cine to other Western nations, or per-
haps it would be more nearly correct to
leave out the world "other,' as the
Russians are more nearly Oriental in
training and habits than Occidental.
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1907-01-08

worth doing 10 worth doing we'll. II
you wish to be cured Of rheumatism,
use Ballard's Snow Linimont end
you will be "well sured." A posi-
tive sure for sprains, neuralgia
bruises, contracted muscles and AZ
the ills that flesh 10 heir to. A. g. II
Williams, N~avasota, Texas, writes: 81
have used Snow Liniment for sprainsc
ankle and it gave me the best Of salts
faction. I always keep il In the
house,
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1907-01-08

HUMBOLDT CHAPTER NO.
r. A. N.--Nsetings held IVY
their hall at 8 p. N. on NV
Second and Fourth Saturday
evenings Of each month An On
panion Royal Arch Hasons IN COED
stsnding are cordially invited - ~
tend. THOMAS SHONE, 4 r.
CHRIS WOLF, Secretary.
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1907-01-08
N. O. cIALBoURN

Has opened q bootblack stand al che
Robinson Tonoorial parlors. win call
for and deliver ladies' shoes. Special
attention given to mining mems shoes
Oiling done in first-class shape.
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1907-01-08
SNOW A FOOT DEEP ON DESERT
AT kHYOLITE.

RHYOLITE, Jan. 7.-Snow a foot
deep cover the desert this morning.
Old prospectors state that they have
experienced nothing equaling the pres
emit storm. Automobile traffic is sus-
pended. Mails from the north will be
seriously delayed.a~~
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1907-01-08
FRATERNAL ORDERS
MASONIC

wINNEMUCCA LODGE, NO. A
10, r. and A. M.-StateA ssD-xX
munications will DO hold at NV
their hall in the Silver State
block until futhes notice q ssAo p,
n. ON tss Hrsl Gatuday evening = sssh
month. All Master 4Asoas = god
sanding ar cordially invited - Gessd
+. POULN, y. n
CHRIS WOLF, Esorstusy.
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1907-01-08

o. e. 8. ,
SILVER STATE CHAPTER NO. s,
O. E. 8, meets in Silver State Hall u
1870 p. on the Second and Fourth
Thursdays Of each month. Visiting
members in good standing always wei
come. CARRIE M. BROWN, w. n.
MARY BONNIFIELD, Secretary.
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1907-01-08

CATHOLIC CHURCH SERVICES.
Regular Catholic Church Services on
Sunday, January 13, at 1880 q. m.
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1907-01-08

I. o. o. r.
HUMBOLDT LODGE, NO.
16, L.O.O.F.- Meetings on
the First and Third Thurs VAGN~
day evenings Of each month at q
in Silver State Building. Whiting
brothers in good standing always
welcome. r. POULN, ~. q.
F. RAMADOHR, Secretary.
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1907-01-08

Job prin"us 1t the S.,es State.
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1907-01-08

We buy and sell improved ranches
and city property, vacant lots and bus
mess opportunities, stocks, bondA min.
ing properties
REAL ESTATE
RENTAL AGENTSNMoney . loan.
We can sell your business, no matter
where located.
H. VI. Andrae, Manager.
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1907-01-08
Dr. n. H. Hamlin,

The well-known optician Of Reno, ar
rived this morning and will be located
ut the Diehl lodging house during his
stay here. He will leave in . few days
Tor Well-. dl0w1
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1907-01-08
Advertisement.

Ads under this head inserted for soc
per week.
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1907-01-08

Office at the Courthouse. Special atten-
tion to surveying for private parties.
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1907-01-08
o. M. BARNES

County Surveyor Of humboldt County
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-05-25
Labor Notes.

The convict laborers at work on the
rock crusher at Meskill, Lewis county,
for the state, are to be withdrawn
This action is a result of an opinion
rendered by the attorney general at
Olympia recently.
Trouble over the sympathetic strike
OF the carpenters of Denver to aid the
millmen of that city in securing their
demands has resulted in rs contractors
announcing that nonunion labor will
hereafter be employed.
Three thousand strikers at Berlin
made raid on the thinner fertilizer
works at that place recently. Stones
were thrown, windows were broken
and four policemen were injured in the
battle with the enrsged laborers.
Though the contractors have an
nounced that they will neither recog-
nize the union nor pay an advanced
scale of wages, the carpenters union
at Portland, Ore, has served notice
to all builders that on May 10 a day
wage scale of 81 will be demanded.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-05-25
N. P. Officials Promoted.

Howard Elliott, president of the
Northern Pacific Railway company. an
nounced recently that the increase in
business of the company had been so
great during the last few years that
it had been decided to make some
changes in the organization and some
additions to the official staff of the
company. Charles M. Levy, now third
vice president with headquarters at
Tacoma, Wash, will be transferred to
st. Paul and will be in charge of the
maintenance and operation of all the
Northern Pacific lines.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-05-25
RossIand, B. c., Mines.

Rossland, B. C.-The California
Giant Mining company, which is a
merger of California and Giant Mining
companies, expects to have all its ar
rangements completed during the next
week and it is anticipated that work
will be commenced by it some time
during the latter part of the present
month.
TIE new hoist of the Centre Star
and its allied mines will be started
on Tuesday or Wednesday, 1t is the
largest hoist on a metalliferous mine
in Canada and splendid piece of ma
chinery.
Three electric locomotives were
placed in the workings of the Centre
Star and the allied mines recently and
are doing excellent work In fact,
they are so economical that the man
ayers of other mines are contemplat-
ing using them
Shipments are small, as the smelt-
ers have not yet fully recovered from
the effects of the coal miners strike.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-05-25

into the midst of death when their spe-
cial train, running so miles an hour,
struck a defective switch at Honda, a
lonely station on the sand wastes Of
the Pacific beach, derailing the train,
smashing the coaches into flinders,
killing 80 almost instantly and injur-
ing more than score Of others.
The bodies of 81 lie in the morgues
of Santa Barbara and 10 more are at
San Luis Obispo. The injured, many
of whom are terribly hurt and will
probably die, are in two sanitariums
at San Luis Obispo.