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The San Francisco call., 1907-01-01
JANUARY 1, 1907
Avariicious Abe
By Edward Clarke

THE year is gonel The calendar IS proof
That Time does fly and Fate stand aioof
While cities burn, nor singe the curly Ruef.
The hourgIass. the scythe. the beating wings
Of Father Time portend that earthly things
Must have an end (and Abe has had his hngs)
A lawyer keen in legal lore and craft.
He turned his hand to politics and graft.
And as he waxed both rich and strong he laughed
He laughed because he loved to be "boss-
For Mayor or poundman he would bear the cross.
They helped him pro6t-never mind whose loss.
He dealt in power-often bought and sold
Mems honor. till his power and his gold
Helped one another grow thousand fold.
A godIing in the League of Looters. aye.
A hero to the men who draw their pay
For services undone from day to day.
Ah Avaricious Abe. you now compute
Your earnings from the lewd and dissolute-
So long, by fear or favor. rendered mute
And greater bags of wealth your fingers feel. s.
From what2 Who knows2 Perchance trolley steal.
Or some such crime against the public veal.
But Time. the tyrant oft puts crime to route.
And though he limps Through age or. maybe. gout)
He helps at last to turn the grafters out.
Good-by. old year. Not soon will we forget
Your April joke-it fingers with yet.
But Ruefs undong compensates. You betl
SEQUEL. Dec. 2s 1906
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Gossip in Railway Circles


Henry MacGregor of the Union Pa
cific. who has. been on a trip through
out the Northwest. has. returned to this
city. :MacGregor declared that there
is nothing in that. part of the cOun-
try which can compare with San
Francisco.
P. G. Sanborn. formerly agent Of the
Southern Pacific at Traver. has been
North Shore Railroad at Cazadero-
He was young and he was ambitious:
and it was the height of his ambition
to be a railroad man. He had heard Of
j. c. Stubbs and Edward Chambers,
who were even more powerful than
Roosevelt. so he decided there was
only one career for a man OF his tai
ents. He would be a railroad man. and
the dawn OF his genius would break
into everlasting day at Stockton His
enthusiasm was apparent. for he pol
ished his desk with the ardor OF q
fanatic One day there drifted into
the Santa Fe office two men from the
country. They fell into the hands OF
the youth, who held chair in the
freight department. The men wanted
TO ship a paralytic from Chinese Camp
to Chicago and wanted TO know the
cost.
a paralytic?" he inquired And then
he got out the Western classification
and hunted for a rate on paralytics.
He could not find any quoted. either by
the carload or less than carload. so he
wired W. c: Donnelly. chief rate clerk
of the Santa Fe in this WISE. .Tele-
graph me rate on, paralytics, G l. and
l. C l.
". c. Donnelly OF the Santa Fe.
Bode Smith of the Gould lines and w.
Berman went 10 Chipps Island last
Sunday. there TO slay ducks Donnelly
brought home a fish. Smith a bad. cold
and Berman a headache. They all
claim that the rain has driven the
ducks away from the island.
H. p. Anewait. assistant general
freight agent Of the Santa Fe. who has
returned recently from the Hawaiian
Islands. in speaking of his visit said
They are the happiest people on the
face OF the globe in Hawaii. They are
al, rich down there and there is moth
ing to annoy them The planters de-
rive an income of sS0,O0O.000 a year
from their sugar and the labor ques-
tion does not seem TO worry them. You
hear little there of the Japanese. The
planters believe they have solved the
difficulty OF securing help BY importing
Portuguese and 1900 came over there
during my short stay There are
about 5000 OF them in the islands al
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The Smart Set

James PRESLEY. DR.. Riggs U. s. N. and
Dwight Leeper.
Miss Lily McCalla and Miss Alice
Hoffman. who spent Christmas in Santa
Barbara with Admiral and Mrs. Nc
Gala, have returned TO town.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. Parker Whitney are
expected TO arrive in day or two from
the East. where they have been for
several months They were recently in
New York, but stopped en- route home
to spend Christmas with Mr.. and Mrs.
Graydon, the latter formerly
Miss Beryl Whitney. in. Cincinnati.
They will go directly to. their ranch. at
Rocklin.
Mrs. Thomas Magee has returned
from New York, where she has been
for some weeks. and is at her, home
on Pacific avenue. after spending
Christmas at the home of her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Hush in Oakland.
The holiday season has ended in de-
cided gloom for many of the leading
families of Ross Valley on account Of
the death of James Coffin, who was so
prominent in the social and business
world in this city. Mr.. Coffin was
taken Ill about fortnight ago with
pneumonia. which only developed seri-
Gus features on Christmas day and
which resulted in his death on Friday
evening last. He was of exceptionally
fine character, possessed of a person
ality which, with his sterling traits,
won him a host of friends. There is
much genuine grief at his loss as well
as the deepest sympathy for his family
which consists OF Mrs Cof1n and three
daughters-Mrs. John Shepard Eells
Miss Natalie Coffin and Miss Sarah
Coffin
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him with so His dream of millions only incidental
10 his desire to embarTass the relief administration
In the OF that ambition he has tied with all the dis
reputable and dsgrunted elements the This be
natural and logical selection of associates but when
showdown the alliance does with credit.
Schmitz may be known by the company he keeps.
The Call is prepared that the plan adopted by the
Relief Corporation collect from the refugees
right all its details but the scheme
ineligible The purpose OF that refugees shall be-
paupezed lose their ereiance We
majority of the refugees
enables them their selfespec the feeling
they are objects OF unnecessary charity.
In the wish the Mayor JOY OF chosen asso
ciates among the refugees. They we'll met.
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-HE principal event OF today will
be the large tea to be given by
Mrs. NJ P. Huntington at her
home on Jackson street in honor
OF Mr.. and Mrs. Howard F. Huntington
and Mr.. and Mrs. J. Brockway Metcalf
Several hundred Invitations have been
sent out and assisting in receiving will
he Mrs Adam Green and Mrs. George
Metcalf of Berkeley. Mrs. E. II Prem
tice. Mrs. E. B. Holiday, Mrs. Franklin
Bache Harwood. Mrs. J. Otis Burrage.
Mrs. Walter Gibbons. Mrs. Lucius Allen.
Miss Minnie Rodgers, Miss Jessie
Wright. Mrs. Ruth Green. Miss Louise
Redington and MISS Marian Hunting
ton.
Major samson L. Faison. L. s. A. and
Mrs Faison arrived here last night and
are guests at the Hotel Majestic until
Saturday. when they will sail on the
transport for Manila The wedding of
Major and Mrs. Faison. the. latter of
whom was Miss Eleanor Sewers, took
place two weeks ago at the home of
the bride in Washington. d. c. The
ceremony which was performed by
Rev. Dr. Wallace Radcliffe of the New
York Avenue Presbyterian Church. was
held at y o'clock and was followed by
a reception. The bride wore a gown
OF white satin, trimmed i'm point lace
Her veil was OF point lace and her
bouquet was a shower of lilies Of the
valley and white orchids. Mrs. Charles
Carroll OF Baltimore was the matron
OF honor and only attendant OF the
bride. She wore pale blue chiffon cloth
and a large pale blue tulle hat, trimmed
zrith blue plumes and mauve orchids.
Dr.. William Sewers. the brides brother.
was. the best Rran. and the ushers. all
OF whom were in full dress uniform
and added greatly TO the brillfancy of
the scene were General. Allen. L. s A;
Major Joseph Crabbs. L. :. A. Pay Di
rector Leeds Kerr. L. 8 N. and Captain
clyde s. Ford. Z (. A. Mrs Faison's
going away gown was of green broad
cloth
Letters have reached here telling of
the wedding OF Mrs. Flora Louise
Clement and Captain Sydney Cloman.
L. s. A. which was celebrated on De-
cenrber' IS at the home OF Mr.. and Mrs
John Hays Hammond at Lakewood. N
J.. and which was a very charming af-
fair. il is said Both Captain and Mrs
Cloman. are very popular here and the
details of their marriage Will be read
with especial interest by many san
away by Mrs Hammond. was very
handsome in a gown OF amethyst chif-.
fon velvet Her attendants We're Miss
Betty Hammond. who wore a costume
81 pompadour silk. and Miss Lillian
Woodward OF salt Lake City. who was
gowned in old rose cloth. Master Rich
ard p Hammond and little Miss Natalie
Hammond We're the pages. and CAPTAIN
Long 4. :. N commander OF the Presi-
5cnts yacht Maynower. was the best
sSan. THE decorations Of the house
were in roses and 81. Joseph's lilies.
Captain cloman and his bride sailed for
England on December - and have serr
out cards announcing that they will be
al home at CIarsdge's Hotel London.
after J2auarN To- Captain Clonan viii
aSsrrue his duties as military attache
OF the American embassy on January /.
There are still enthusiastic praises
Of tse beautiful bali given on Friday
evening last by Mrs Henry T. Scott
At the Burlingame Club in honor OF
Miss Jennie Crocker and Tenpleton
Crockcr. CT which host of leading
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In the Joke World

She docking away off)-How clear
the horizon is,
He-Yes;. 1 just swept it with my
eye--Boston Transcript.
Clara-She puts lots of feeling into
her singing. doesn't she?
Ferdy-Yes; but it must be awful TO
feel that way.-Smart Set.
Scott-Met Walters today. He tells
me he's living on the fat of the land.
Mott-Indeed, what does he dor
Scott-He's an obesity doctor.-Bos-
ton Transcript.
Pop
YES, my son..
How much dough does it take to
make a kroll?"-Yonkers States
man.
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ready and the immigration is under
the auspices Of the Federal Govern
ment- The planters are confident that
the Portuguese will make good ciass
OF residents in the future. who will as
simulate with the rest OF the popula-
ton
Edward Chambers Of the santa Fs
had the look OF a man OF sorrow yes
terday- Here it was the last day OF
the old year. when mems hearts should
be filed with kindness and they should
be leaient 10 failings. and yet Edward
n. Greenway, the leader OF the elect
was in mighty rage and was calling
the Santa Fe hard names He even
went so far as to solemnly declars
that a mule-team could make a better
record from New York City than Cham
bers' pride.
DO you know" he said to Chambers.
that there is a shortage or charnDaene
wine in this city? Are YOU aware that
there IS not a pint bottle OF my wine
in my placer"
How about quartsg- asked Cham
bers, with degree OF curiosity.
Quarts retorted Ed" in a ana
rage Quarts Well there will not
be quart OF any champagne in the
city II you don't get those cars NOV
-(o -OA A4AoN tAaL II taxes from
forty 10 fifty days TO get a conssrn-
ment from New York. and YOU have
lost car OF my wine somewhere And
when il does get TO Albugueroue II
takes two or three weeks from there
TO San Francisco Why. for a whole
week there was not a pint bottle OF a
certain brand OF champagne in the
town, and every one was crying for il.
There IS a shortage in brandy as wer
II Is simply awful the way Won treat
US poor people There Is more char-
pagne being drunk today in the citv
than ever before In its history. ana
yet You railroad people are absolufell-
callous to. the fact that you are de-
priving people OF one OF the greafa~4
necessities OF life. There is a c6sr-
pagne famine in Los Angeles also
would ship BY the Southern Pacfes
but, heavenss when the Champagne refs
70 New Orleans il gets lost.
And then Chambers sighed ana d.
elared he would try TO md the lost
carload and md murmured something about
II being Christmas time.
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THE MAYOR. AND HIS ASSOCIATES

7E piul endeavor OF Mayor Sohmz gang heers
Board of Supervisors odum the Relief
Corporation does appear be prosperous than
serves From the very this effort with the
slime and pnheaded politician seeking call
ion from Ii had other consequence
the quality of brains OF the little the
Ruef gang whole thing amounted nothing IN
exhibition OF petty and impotent malice.
II IS that Scniz might have been able nure
the refugees persisted in his hamper the
ee agency He mar have had OF hazy idea
od Get control 100000 probably
come 10 b. this that the Red Cross Society
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Iownsend's Cal glace fruits an. -
q1eS al emporium. Post and \ ~ Ss-s
izso Sutter ST and 1908 and I5so -.
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F. W Macdonald. Industrial -
sioner OF the Santa Fe. has ref---.s.,
after long trip throughout the Fss,-
ern States N-~S1-
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There are still enthusiastic praises
OF the beautiful bali given on Friday
evening last b. Mrs. Henry T. Scott
at the Burlingane Club in honor OF
Miss Jennie Crocker and Tesnpleton
Crocker, CT which = host OF leading
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-02-21
JAP EXCLUSION DECREED
Amended | M m migration
Law Goes to the
President.
AGE LIMIT PROVIDED
After House Agrees to Conference
Report Mayor Schmitz Issues
Statement Claiming Victory for
California--Have Compromised on
School Question--suit stopped. E.

Washington, D. c., Feb. 21.-The
embarrassing Japanese situation was
practically adjusted, when the House
of Representatives adopted the con-
ference report on the immigration
bill, which the Senate had already
approved A provision granting au-
thority to the President to exclude
Japanese and certain other allen lab
orers who come to the United States
without passports Is contained In the
bill. which now goes to President
Roosevelt for his signature. A treaty
with Japan bringing that Govern
ment into agreement with the pass
port legislation will now be nego-
tiated.
When the action of the House was
made known to him Mayor Schmitz
of San Francisco, who came here
with the Board Of Education of that
city to confer with President Roose-
welt and Secretary Root over the al
legged discrimination against Japan
ese pupils Of the San Francisco
schools. issued a prepared statement
In which It was said that the regula
tion excluding Japanese from the
white schools will be modified In such
a way that the Japanese Government
will have no ground for a claim of
unfair treatment. The modification
of the regulation will be merely tech
nical.
Contained in the statement issued
by Mayor Schmitz is declaration on
the part of the Board of Education
of its superior right over a treaty to
control the public schools of San
Francisco and that so far as the pro-
visions of the treaty with the Japan
ese which circhmscribe or prevent
the board from exercising it's powers
they are null and void. This is con-
strued by the Californians to be an
admission on the part of the Admin
istration of the rights Of California
as State, inasmuch as the Presi-
dent, as they explained, had read and
given his approval to the statement,
although he had not exactly author
lied it.
1t was announced at the White
House that the statement made by
Mayor Schmitz and the Board of
Education had been read by Presi-
dent Roosevelt and Secretary Root,
and was entirely satisfactory to
them.
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ROPE BROKE TWICE.
Condemned Negro Finally Killed
by Fall Through GallOws Trap.

Farmville, Va. Feb. 21.-Jesse
Ruffin and Massie Hill. negroes. were
hanged here for the murder of John
Grubb, postmaster at Ruggles.
When the trap was sprung under
Hill the rope parted and Hill
plunged to the floor below. He did
not lose consciousness, said that he
was not much hurt and asked that
the cords be taken from his ankles
so he could walk back up the steps.
The cords being removed he again
took his position. The trap was
sprung again, and again the rope
broke. This time Hill became un-
conscious and died in a few minutes.
Before the execution the two con-
fessed to more than one hundred
crimes, among which we're several
murders.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-02-21
GRIEF KILLS COL. CARMODY.
Senator Platt's Son-in-Law, DE.
pressed by Scandal, Succumbs.
G.. d. H.

Washington, d. c., Feb. al
Francis J. Camody, son-in law o.
Senator Platt, died to-day at the
home of his mother in this city of
nervous breakdown, the result O;
grief. He had been Ill here for the
last eighteen weeks. He was twenty
seven years old.
The cause OF his death was, II Is
reported here among his friends,
brought about by the dissensions in
the Platt-Carmody families. He mar
r!ed Miss Snow, daughter Of the Sem
ator's second wife, and through his
father-in-law's influence became AS
sistant United States District Attor-
ney in New York.
Reports of differences between
him and the others of the family
were circulated, and finally a New
York newspaper printed an article
concerning Mrs. Platt. but in which
Col Carmody's conduct was put in n
most favorable light. AS the story
evidently came from the inside"
Col. Carmody was credited with
furnishing material for the article to
the paper. Col. Carmody entered n
strong denial to these reports.
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Democratic colleagues are response
BILE for every mertorious feature OF
it. If the Republicans had bad
their way a worthless measure
which could have served no practi-
cal purpose would have Seen enact
ed and the platform pledge would
have proved "a promise to the ear
to be broken to the hope"
AS a matter of fact the minority
in the Legislature is cutting a good
deal of a figure this year Two
years ago there were only fifteen in
the bunch ard a few of them were
trained parliamentary fighters.
John G.. Harman, of Columbia,
was host in himself, however.
and with his colleague, Mr.. Greasy,
put up some pretty iff fights. Mr..
Hartman is greatly missed i'll the
present session but the force has
been augmented in numbers from
fifteen to forty-nine and Flynn Of
Elk, Sipes cf Fulton, Troxell of
Lycoming, Enright of Northamp-
ton, and Noll of Center, always
faithful and efficient are strengthen
ed by Blakeslee Of Carbon, Mine
hart of Franklin, Dempsey OF
Lackawanna, Price of Monroe,
Snyder of Perry. Dersham of Union
and other new members who have
already revealed aptitude for the
work. When the body reassem-
bles next week there will be music
in the air.
INVESTIGATION MOVES SLOWLY.
The investigation of the Palace
of Graft" has made no progress
thus far. The committee held an
informal session early last week at
which the counsel were introduced
to TIE members BIT nothing further
was done. Subsequently the coun-
sci conferred together for the best
part Of a day, but of course kept to
themselves the subject of their con-
versation. Meantime the Governor
has not indicated whether he will
allow Treasurer Berry personal
counsel or not though it is the OBJ.
vious purpose of the other side to
pillory Berry if possible. But coun-
sci or no counsel Mr.. Berry is ready
for the fray and when the encoun-
ter comes he will get his share OF
fun out of it.
G.. d. H.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-02-21
Kidney Disease
Kills.
Thousands Never Suspect That
They Have 1t.

1t is now generally admitted that diseases of the
kidneys and bladder constitute the greatest source
OF disease. Cure these and we remove the cause
OF nearly all ailments Of the Liver. Blood, Stomach
and Bowels. But the approach of Kidney disease
isso ely and gradual that the first symptoms may
not be noticed. Here are some of the most common
symptoms of this dangerous disease:
Discolored or dark urine, sometimes excessive
and OF pale color.
Unusual desire TO urinate, especially at night.
"Brck Dust" deposits, sometimes containing
abnmen and blood.
Swelling around eyes, ankles and abdomen.
Drowsness and constant tired feeling.
Pale, hot and dry skin.
Pain In the back, headache, cramps In the legs.
Bowels constpated, digestion impaired.
Rheumatic pains In the joints and muscles.
II yon lave any OF the above symptoms your kid.
neys need Immediate attention. and DIR. David Ken
nedy's Fayorte Remedy should be taken at once.
Do You know what will happen # you neglect these
symptoms? Brights Disease, most terrible, Ii
nearly always the outcome. DR.. David Kennedy's
Favorite Remedy has cured thousands of kidney
disease and we have the positive proof. 1t will
you. Send to DIR. David kennedy's Sons, Rondout,
n. Y, for free sample bottle and medical booklet
Large bottles sl.OO, at all druggists.
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New York, Feb. 21.-There are
eight patients in Bellevue Hospital
suffering from Trichinosis and the
physicians fear an epidemic of this
generally fatal disease. All of the pa
ticnts live In the lower East Side. AS
the disease may be avoided by prop
er care in cooking pork, the Bellevue
physicians wish to warn the public
that the only way to prevent the dis
case is to cook all pork thoroughly.