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The San Francisco call., 1907-03-01
ST. JOHN AND DARE WILL
FIGHT HARD FOR THEIR
JOBS IN CUSTOM HOUSE
Senator Perkins Demand
for designations Is
Ignored
C.H.BLINN APPOINTED
New Appraiser Said to Be
On His Way From
Honolulu

There will be two occupants for one
chair this morning when Chauncey. M.
St John, who was recently asked to re-
sign by United States Senator Perkins
from his position of Deputy Customs
Surveyor, meets, <at the Custom house,
c. H. Blinn, who was appointed yes
terday to succeed st. John by Chief
Customs Surveyor Woodward Blinn,
who is well known in Grand Army cir
cles. was approved of by Collector of
Port Stratton and goes to- work today.
st. John refuses to resign.
Yesterday evening at o'clock was
the time limit given to ST.. John by
Senator Perkins in which to send in his
resignation. But he did not comply.
Instead, he sat on one side of a thin
partition in the Custom-house, while
his superior, Woodward, who appointed
him and who is now, it is said, anxious
to get his resignation, fdgeted on the
other side and wondered whether ST.
John had not sent his resignation to
Washington, whence the request came.
came.
But ST. John put his overcoat on at
about o'clock without either sending
his resignation to Washington or hand
ing it to Woodward. He demands an
investigation He and his friends
claim that the charges of clerical in
competency have been trumped up for
political reasons and they propose, they
say, that Senator Perkins be made Ito
show his hand and divulge the real
reasons for. asking the resignation.
woodward gave me the position said
st. John yesterday without my solicit
tation. If he had wanted the place to
give to a friend he had only to ask it
and 1 would have resigned. But I do
not propose to be put out in this sum
mary fashion with expressed
charges of incompetency against me-
Il shall demand an investigation"
Woodward maintains his right to dis
miss the deputy, and there the matter
stands, with c. H Blinn and ST John
occupying today the one seat at the
deputy surveyors desk
1t was reported last night that John
I. Dare, whose resignation as APP
praiser has also been demanded by SEN
ator Perkins, will not go out without a
struggle and that he will contest the
right of Appraiser Sharp of Honolulu
to the place The fact that the latter
was to be given the prize was an
nounced last evening and it was said
that he will arrive on. the next steamer
from Honolulu.
A flock of kilograms fluttered into
Washington yesterday from San Fran
cisco by hosts of friends of the two
deposed Federal officials, asking for
reasons from the Treasury Department
why they should be deposed and urging
their ability and integrity. 1t is also
urged that President Roosevelt knew
nothing of the deal in California poll
tics and that when the facts were pre-
sented to him he would protest against
the removal, without cause, of St John
and Dare.
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-01

ing, may be the beauty or the chosen
one may be one of the delightful little
buds. that grace the. bathrooms every
winter. 1t means that there is an enl-
barrassment Of riches IN feminine pret-
tiness and that the beauty editor and
the jury in The Calls contest will be
buried. in trouble In the task of select
ing tile young lady who is to support
Californias contention, through The
CALL that a certain Chicago miss may
but is long way from. being the
most beautiful woman in America.
The beauty editor is receiving num-
ber of most attractive pictures. He
wants more of them. but he does not
care for stamp pictures or others of
the sort too small or too dim for re-
production in the paper. He will send
back. at the end of the contest, all
pictures that are. accompanied by the
necessary postage:
Actresses and professional models are
barred. but in the families. the schools
and the numberless places where
woman's work is. recognized, there are
scores of beautiful women who are en-
titled to a place in the contest. Fathers,
husbands. brothers and admirers are
invited TO send in the pictures of their
beautiful relatives or acquaintances. In
addition TO the distinction of being pro-
claimed as the greatest beauty of Cali
fornia, probably of America, the one
highest in rank will be given $3.50 in
gold, the second: $50, the third $25 and
the next twenty five $40 each.
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-01
RAISES JURY APRAIsEMENr

Judge Hunt has been the victim for
the past two days of a misunderstood
ing which has led a number of prop
erty owners Of the vicinity of Twenty
fourth street and New York avenue
to censure him for an alleged decision
tending to lower the value of prop
erty in that neighborhood. Judge Hunt
was incorrectly reported as having
given Judgment for $500 in con-
demnation suit brought by the West
ern Pacific Railroad Company against
Mrs. Catherine Zimmerman. after the
company had offered to compromise
for $1,000. Instead of this. the jury
returned a verdict awarding the $500
judgment and Judge Hunt personally
took the stand that this amount was
too low and ordered a settlement to
be made at a higher figure; The mat
ter is still pending out of court but
it is thought that the $1,000 compro-
mise will be accepted.
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-01

There are too many Of. all sorts and
kinds of people out here TO permit
Of much distinctiveness of type. There
are the Spanish Californians, of course.
but there are so few of them that they
can hardly be taken as typical"
The same view of opposition to be-
lief in a distinctive type is taken by
Mrs. Henry Clarence Breeden, whose
position in society constitutes her an
able Judge Of beauty. She says:
1T is hard to say what really con-
stitutes our California beauty. It is
large tall girls, with brilliant color
true. One sees as many small girls
in San Francisco who are pretty as
OF the other type. Southern girls have
more delicate compilations, but, on the
whole, I should say that we have a
remarkably good-looking lot of girls,
though of no distinctive type. Each
one is beautiful in her own peculiar
way"
CANNOT BE CLASSIFIED
The beauty editor might have looked
further for like opinions. but Mrs.
White and Mrs: Breeder seemed to
sound the full keynote OF the situation.
California is so full of attractive girls
young women with all the attributes
Of beauty-that it. is impossible to
classify loveliness into a single type;
even though California would like to
have a type OF beauty that il could call
its own. The situation means. that the
tall, athletic girl, with brilliant color
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-01

the types. . beauty truly representa-
tive OF the States riches in feminine
-loveliness
From the artistic point OF view DR..
Genthes opinions have created extra
ordinary interest. From the stand
point Of an expert, Walter Magee, phys
ioai instructor Of the University Of Cal
ifornia, has added TO the State pride
by his declaration that the California
girl approaches the standard Of
physical perfection fixed by the master
painters
Two such gratifying opinions pleased
the Beauty Editor. and he determined
70 prospect in new fields-tO seek an
idea OF California beauty in the field
where beauty is usually seen at its
best-the beauty from the bud TO the
fun blossom OF fascinating woman
hood-in society.
MRS. WHITES OPINION
Mss. Ynez Shorb White, a leader Of
the 900" was faced with the prob
lem. In reply 10 question she said:
do you think we have a distinct
type Of. beauty2 The most noticeable
thing TO my mind is that they are
nearly all. such vigorous, healthy-look-
ing girls. and that adds greatly to
their beauty. The girls certainly have
fresh skins, which are the result OF
the climate and Of the outdoor lives
they lead. They are out in the air
8 great deal more than most Eastern
girls, and IN consequence are, as I
said. more Vigorous and handsome
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-01
CARMEN GIVE BANQUET
TO ENGINEER BRONSON
Retiring Official Presented
With Testimonial of
Mems Esteem

b. a banquet was given to Ms II. Brons-
zon. the retiring chief engineer Of mo-
tive power Of the United Railroads, by
the employees. Of mis- department. in the
gymnasium Of the san Mateo car barn,
st San Jose and Ocean avenues, on
wednesday night.
BRONSON was presented with a hand
some Masonic emblem and chain. The
presentation speech was made by S. r.
BOdler. former master mechanic OF the
United Railroads. BRONSON will leave
today. for Providence. r. L. where he
has accepted a position with the road
lie left before coming to this city.
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-01

EoreE broke out rom
his head TO the bot
tom of his feet. He
would itch and claw
himself and cry all
the time. he could
not sleep day or night.
i had 70 wheel him in
his carriage most al
the while to keep him
still. He could not
bear tohave his cloth
ing touch him, and
only a light dress Is
al be could wear. i
can't begin 70 speak
in words the suffering
the poor child had TO
endure. 4 called one
Of our best doctors to
treat him, and be said
he had the Cuban
Itch. and mis- treat
ment did not do any
good. He seemed to
get worse. He suf-
fcred so terribly that
my husband said he
believed he would
have 10 die. ] had
almost given up hoDe
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-01
ECCLESIASTICAL ORATOR
WILL DELIVER ADDRESS
Rev. D. ]. Mahoney of St. Ignatius
College to Speak at ST.
Francis Church

Rev d. j. Mahoney. S.-Js of ST Ig-
natius College. Will deliver notable
lecture at O'Clock p. M ST Patrick's
day. in st. Francis Church, Vallejo
street.
The subject of the address will be
the Degeneration of Ireland" and it
will afford ample scope for the elo-
quence of the very reverend orator.
Tickets are for sale at 620 Vallejo
street, and even at this early date there
is great demand for them.
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-01

Amedio Podesta. II years of age. had
his ankle broken and scalp lacerated
by being brushed off a car by the hub
of wagon at First and Howard streets
yesterday. Fred Miller. Is years of
age, was also brushed off a car on
Sixteenth street by some lumber and
suffered injury in his left shoulder
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-01
WORD PROM sCHMTTz

Supervisor Gallagher received q tele
gram from Mayor Schmitz yesterday
stating that he would. reach this city
next "Wednesday night Schmitz was
in Memphis, Tenn, when he sent the
telegram and viii probably come home
by way OF New Orleans.
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-01
REooNERs Losr pIN

After losing a pin given her by a
relative who afterward died, Mrs. Della
Edwards. "a Belvedere. street. noticed
one OF her neighbors wearing it. and
when the neighbor. a Mrs. Amy GOette,
refused 10 surrender the keepsake she
procured a search warrant. The mat
ter was aired in the Police Court and
the pin in question was awarded 10 its
original owner.
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-01

The Hoodoo Ships of the Jk1ited
States Navy" The opinions of the
Archbishop and the labor leader on the
Japanese school children and the
treaty. Racial Questions" Judge
Dunno and his treatment of attorneys
who come before him. See the News
Letter of today.
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-01
Types Too Numerous for California to
Claim Distinctive Style Of Beauty
Leaders of Society Discuss Calls Contest

distant the Sunday Calls thought that there possible excuse Tor
conrov what
pOammg Miss Della Chicago senoge the beautiful woman IN
beauty n b hard h hd
hundred of ennob beautiful than CIgop
npck homan
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-01
Capturing the Colorado

How the biggest engineering battle
of modern times has been fought in the
great Southwest to save the Imperial
Valley Finely illustrated article in the
March number of Sunset Magazine
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-01

According to statistics compiled yes
terday at the Board of Education of
f1ce the total enrolment for day
schools during the month of February
was 1855, and that of the evening
schools for the same period was 1925.
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-01
rEMPERANcE woRKERs rc

TEMPERANCE WORKERS TO MEET-The
women Of Richmond district who are interested
in the OF temperance will hold meeting
this afternoon at O'Clock at the home of Mrs.
Bill 2I20 Point Lobos avenue. for the purpose
of organizing a Women's Christian Temperance
Union. IT Is expected that representatives Of
all the churches In the district viii be present.
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-01
MclIo-Creme Chocolates

A dainty new confection in dainty
new carton. Only at Haas Candy
Stores. Fillmore at Ellis and Van Ness
at Sutter.
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-01

xhen . lady friend told me to Try the cuticurs
Remedies She said she cured her little girls
eer which was nearly eafen up with the
eczema. ] got q cake Of Cuticura Soap and
one boz Cuticura Ointment, ana I washed
hin al over with the Cuflcura Soap ana
aDDIied the Cuticura Ointment ana ne az once
fell into . sleep. and he slept with ease for
the frst time since two months. When he
swoke / applied II again, ana i. gave MN
rruch ease and after three applications the
eores began 10 dry up and improvement began
~ SOW. and in q few days the HOE from the
hcftoIr OF bis feet and inside Of his hands
began 70 peel of. only used one cake cuti-
rlIra Soar and one box Cutlcura Ointment 70
,on1nlefe the cure Of the dreadful disease and
a. lust TWO weeks from the day commenced
- I1se the Cuficurs Remedies my baby. was
entirely well The treatment only cost me
9Fc and would have gladly PAID 500
rcsid nof have got IL any cheaper. ] feel safe
~ saving that the Cuticura Remedies saved
fir lie. He is now boy OF nve years ana
A - well as any child you ever saw. Mre.
Zans Miller Union City, r. X. NO. 4, Branch
Co. Mich, May II, 1906
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-z-Sisiief Frcl. "Book On Beauty ard fnriis'
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-01

Have your painting and paperhanging done By
reliable decorators al reasonable prices Phone
Page 1905. A. Fl. Anderson & Co, sol G. G. ave.s
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-01
FATHER THOUGHT
Child WOULD DIE
Suffered with Cuban Itch, and Sores
Covered Body from Head to Foot
Would Claw Himself and Cry
All the Time = Could Not Be
Dressed = Mother Advised to
Try the Cuticura Remedies.
CURED BY .CUTICURA
AT EXPENSE OF 75c.

Ny little boy in the Spring OF 1901, when
only an infant Of three months, caught the
Cuban Itch from one Of my neighbor's babies.
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-01

The total average daily ATTENDANCE for
both was 30,641
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-01

California class and OF
thst in
Jew o
from
Sunday Calls
hernotbe Amrio within California
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-07-20
Earthous<e c,iositios

Daring the cnrthluSe In Jamaica
In January four status In the public
squire. all within ahdt 100 yards OF
one another, undcrwit remarkably
varied experiences. The statue of
Queen Victoria. on III south side OF
the square. was turno Slightly to tho
left. Another statue b n correspond
Ing position on the prtl silc of the
square was turned q the light a
statue facing northca{ was brown to
the ground and brokd III lfces, and
one facing west wassnappl i'll two
in the middle, and he bus dropped
upon the base Of the pcdesti without
being overturned. Streets running
north and south were filed Nth fallen
wills. but those running easend west
were less INSTRUCTED mn!nl because
the earth movements were that d.
rcction.-Youth's Companion
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-07-20
SOME APPREclArloN

IL Is gratifying to find In the New
port News Press of July iG. an cdI-
lorini article on Richmond Day, con
tanning the following paragraphs:
ltichmond and Richmond ncwspa-
pcrs have ever been exposition boost
crs. and Underwater ana the Exposition
should duly grateful The capital
wnntc dthc Exposition itself. but when
Hampton Roads was agreed upon az
The best place. Richmond accepted
inc situation gracefully and went to
work In the interest of Virginia and
the q, Tcrcentennial The Richmond
newspapers have We'd with those OF
our own section in advertising and
In every way lending a helping hand
tn the fair. Therefore. il is very
much in order to make Richmond Day
day of days at the Tercentenn al. .
Richmond people and newspapers
nave been the most faithful friends
the Exposition has had. They have
stood to il Loyalty from the beginning.
II was In q great measure due to
their Influence and active force that
the legislature gave the aid OF the
State To the enterprise. None of us
here have neglected any opportunity
to defend. advance ana advertise II.
Yet, our information is that the Nor.
folk newspapers and many of the
people have maintained an attitude
Of persistent resentment and suspl.
cion against this city her people ami
newspapers. They seem to have he'd
the Idea that this town was bursting
with concealed rage and jealousy be-
cause Norfolk got the Exposition.
The truth is the people and news.
papers here, to our view, have been
more loyal to the Exposition than
those OF Norfolk. Certainly the news
papers have given the enterprise
thousands and thousands of dollars
In free advertising without Il susgcs.
ton of asking return OF any kind. we
are glad To see that our Newport
News contemporary appreciates the
| situation MS ii is and is ready to give
us good word. Neither Richmond
nor her newspapers depend very
much on Norfolk's applause or affcc-
ton, but 1t is encouraging to find now
and then Il word or two or apprccia.
ton for well meant. loyal and patri
otto effort and friendship Richmond
| Ncws-L cadcr
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-07-20

1t is a misnomer to refer amy one
ms deaf and dumb" Exec in rare
Instances child is mute. OH nc.
count Of any malformation the vo-
cal organs. but because 1t iAoaf ana
has never heard spokcninguage
The loss Of the sense of hcaE Should
therefore not necessarily medepriya-
ton of the power OF spccchlso. II
Is only within recent ycnrsays the
Scientific American. that we've come
TO realize this fact. and lii to date
institutions the old fashiol finger
alphabet Is now unknow Every
child is taught TO speak In natural
way by means of the vocal dlris.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-07-20

cummins are the same men who pal,
That compliment to President McKin
ley, whose last public uttcrancc was
for tariff revision. They are the
lstandpattcrs of the extreme type who
are destined to experience rude
shock In the near future. 1t has
been announced from Oyster bay
that the tariff will not he an issue
ut the coming presidential campaign
us 1t would be fatal for the Rcpubli.
can party to bring out the issue at
the next session of Congress, but
there are forces in this country
mightier than those at Oyster Bay,
and when the people say that they
want tariff reform Roosevelt or
no other man can stop them. The
people realize fully and well that
tho Republican party has grown so
gluttonous in their greed that In
order to save the buyer 1t must put
down the party that discriminates
against the mass Of pcoplc-nnd must
put 1t down with hard hand.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-07-20
Selections
DIRTY MONEY
A Large Part of Our Paper Currency
lo Not Fit to Handle.

1 - 49, A. CIV VI OuT TapCT currency
lo Not Fit to Handle.
Recent cases of blood poisoning from
handling dirty money furnish strli-
Ing Illustration OF the unsatisfactory
condition of the paper currency of the
country In this important respect of
cleanliness. 1t has often been asserted
mat the dirty notes which pass from
hand To hand in this community serve
MS vehicles for the dissemination OF
disease. but 1t may be doubted whcth.
or these reiterated statements have
carried much conviction with them.
The average man does not exactly
dishcllcvc them. hut he has an idea
That they are exaggerated, that there
Is no real danger from the source men
Toned. ana he Is generally too glad to
get money of any kind 10 be very
particular about It's physical quality
lie thinks that there is not much risk
OF his contracting any disease from all
the money he has occasion TO handle,
nnd. anyhow, he Is perfectly willing to
take his chances
That kind OF feeling can he under.
stood, and yet it slitws some lack OF
thought or sense. There are noxlons
germs on much OF The paper money in
circulation. Considering how many
,'hnus . passes through and all the
n ., Oh people WIN have had it In
their possession It Is natural, it IS al
most unavoidable. tint there should be,
nnu 'n't these notious germs may
prove 'hiec'ions has been proved more
'hah once
AS n'a'ter Of fact, lnrge part OF
inc paper currency ih circulation Is not
NJ ior ''ce' clean, self-rcspecting man
10 ne Carrying around concealed upon
ms person n other large cities where
mere are numerous banks the condi-
lions are hotso bad. because the banks
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-07-20
Felt Lined Tire,.

A piece Of felt intcrposebetwcen
the air chamber and the cnope is a
French solution of the tir.uncturc
problem that seems to have on good
results. The felt is about HAN inch
thick. Its width depending the size
OF the tire. and 1t Is held blacc by
the outer envelope at its edand CO
mentcd to the inner surface the pro-
-tccting band. 1t soon adjudtsclf 10
the shape OF the tire. Befoi nail or
other sharp point the felt tei to give
way instead OF being peneied. and
the resistance usually preys pune
ture, though not invariably.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-07-20
A New Complaint.

The following mysterious fial doc
ument has been received n having
recently passed through thands of
an officer:
Regret to inform you thStc. -.
admitted to hospital this ming, is
dangerously Iii, sufferlngom ~
Y. d.
This may interest "the fay" who
are always on the lookoIor new
complaints. In point of fadowcver.
It seems That \. Y. ID. stan'or "Not
vet diagnosed."- London II