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The San Francisco call., 1907-01-04
AN EASY WAY WITH THE JAPANESE.

THERE seems reason that the Japanese difficulty
cernng the Francisco ntrinsicay insignificant
ultimately beneficial effect in bringing
about without further friction the exclusion of Japanese from
these shores Mr. Roosevelt having ceased TO shake his st at San
Francisco abusive sthe California beginning to
permit the Pacific Coast become
colony Of the already established Hawaii and rooted
reasonable newspapers in the East
ing although they preach
the of prejudice
1t scarcely worth while and il should be needless to
point American institutions prevail and persist
the Pacific Coast the sister States cannot afford allow this
great
II that is prejudice then universal on this coast
The object lesson Of Hawaii fully set forth in the
Immigration Commissioner Sargent recently returned from the
islands having powerful effect Eastern opinion Thus the
Boston Transcript which endeavonot always Successulo
be fair last convinced that Japanese exclusion and
assigns this curious batch of reasons:
prediction may intensity
the Pacific Coast feeling compared with the indifference Of the
nee % Chinese exclusion @ Fesssd by the Es but now 1o Continued
H h bulletin Of the Rational Bureau @ Of fabof and
reported by other Observers a. the experience OF Australasia controlled
IS. rei-icor involves industrial stagnaiion
1t while here discuss the validity weight of
OF the Eastern nrd and proof that the for exclusion
from whatever may be regarded irresistible.
Accepting this starting point the national administration is
believed be engaged considering effect the
desired end withas little international friction be- 1t is
that Japanese desire the
grafton expatriation OF subjects room for all
expansion and colonization Korea In
III eject decree OF The Miado forbddng the emigration Of
Japanese abors The mainland of America Japanese subjects
OF the planters who wanted cheap labor But the japanese abos
have been urg the islands chiefly steppingstone their
way this country. If their Government will forbid emigration
Hawaii the of supply viii be cut off
Commissioners Sargent there least 60O0O japanese
IN Hawaii ard they coming the mainland the 1000
month These facts indicate the lines which diplomacy
stopped by refusal OF the japanese Government passports
emierants for Hawaii
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-04
HICKS A BALXY HERO

lindsay HICKS, honest Kentuckian of stalwart
inches declares that he would rather hunt another hole
Los Angeles audience Whether his objection social
merely geographical he does explain He will speak
the piece tl has been down for him. His final
the hour OF troubea chew OF totacoofaied mseabl
hour he he eeded the Rather should the hills fall upon
him ard the ounfars oerwhen N than that he should
himself spec ace or the ipertncn curious Next time he will
pull Inc hole after HIM
Hicks interesting and perhaps instructive psyche
logical study Ne informed that he had been
ou and had committed memory the of his
which, of had itten for him.
Why then should the OF his escape far he knew
written for him? We suspect that the written by
Angeles literary blacksmith mixture
ard slang that evoted the soul of honest who had
exhibit himself yellow hero, cross Bodie
and Gentleman Jim
Why not let Hicks tell his story his words
forgetting the necessary profanity which in his
pToanc but merely form of punctuation? His story
appalling literary dialect Of Los Angeles might any rising
hero balky.
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-04
Personal Mention

S. G. Britten Of Portland is at the
Jefferson.
n. H. Rodman of Portland is at the
Jefferson
Hy carterds at the st. Francis from
Los Angeles.
q. s. Lemon of Tonopah is staying at
the St. Francis.
DR.. j. v. Glass is at the Jefferson
from Paso Robles.
C. S. sheffield of Chicago is registered
at the St Francis.
A Whitehead OF Redding is guest
at the St. Francis.
B. A. Williams is registered at the
Majestic from Kansas City.
+. H. McCullagh and Mrs. McCullagh
of Los Gatos are at the Palace.
g. Mitchell and Mrs. Mitchell of Syra-
cuse are at the Majestic Annex.
George II. Cowie of Stockton is again
at the St Francis for few days
Henry j. Biddle. Mrs. Biddle, Miss
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-04
Gossip Of Doings
OF Railroad Men

George w. Colby, general agent of
the Great Northern, has received uord
from headquarters that his road has
made arrangements to sell ,,urist car
through berth tickets daily to Chi
cago in connection with the Chicago
EdilWaukee and st. Paul and North
western lines, as we'll as with the
Burlington. The Great Northern for
merry had this arrangement SOLELY
with the Burlington.
There is to be hearing Of the In
terstate Commerce Commission on tha
9th inst. when it proposes to issue
rules as to the form OF tariffs m he
issued on both freight and passenger
traffic There have been a number of
hearings on this subject. but 1t has
been assumed that at this partic,,Iar :
hearing tariff will be issued which
will be sent out for the inspection Of
the different roads.
]. NJ. Davis has been annointad o.
sistant general superintendent of the
oregon Short Line, the Southern pa
cifc from Ogden to Sparks and tba
Union Pacific from Green River to 0g-
den His headquarters will be at Salt
Lake City.
J. Downey Harvey has for the last
week been busy signing his railroad
ANNALS for the Ocean Shore Line as
president. 1t is bright yellow and
every distinguished railroad man in
tAe country is receiving it. Harvey
probably will have a private car put
ct his disposal by every railroad in
the country when he travels abroad.
w. H. Henley of Tulare County is
not only an orange grower. but he is
an ardent railroad promoter. lie is
promoting the Sierra Pacific. which
VIII run from Springville. in Tulare
County. make several curves and final
ly reach the coast to the utter discom-
future of the Southern Pacific tbe
Santa Fe and any other road which
may hereafter be built He WIS an
tertaining a party of gentlemen at
his home last Sunday and unfolded ALI
the plans OF the coming road He also
discussed the Southern Pacific officials.
and particularly one of them who vvs
present. in a really discomfortinc way
fie told these gentlemen the cost az
constructing his road, the tonnage n
would haul and the rage and despair
OF Mr.. Hartman when his line vvot,Id
eventually become transcontinental
one. and wound up his remarks by
saying: Hartman would die with rare
IL he knew what I propose doing" :
the party were about to drive away
the gentleman who had been sfgnaIef,
out for abuse handed the orange grow
er his card and said: BE sure 10 call
on me in the Flood building when Won
are in town and we will take lunch
at the club" And the railroad pro
moter stood transfixed to the ground
till the party was out of sight
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-04
Here are the facts about
Ach Called Down,
Ruef Slips Away

engaged in husbands promendng
distinctly sought
Abe Ruef Mzner promptly
words dsion when he moved
meeting everybody knows had been packed
Miner
Ruef and his methods OF
grating.
In the ladies the cafe Miner did Immediately
He waited until Ach, Cert and Ruef had
he then
of of
Ach's tandy yanked the lawy party
Ruefr
remarking if his company
would leave Later in the evening Ah sought justify
advised that
ovenh him when he n al of o
Miner violence
W. B. Hopkins After
advantage opportunity
eided
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-04

shall with the dollar which burden
wv the and financial the Relief Corporation?
W weIhned and wepad
unable rid Of than ST 1000 Organized char
be work than days week. wherefore will be- theo
a about months before the final check made and the ultimate dollar OF
And meanwhile of of charity and reef
these experts Deyneat the $400000O than incubus
positive for whose monon
evils indicated and food by those who
presence of this great fund actual and serious
member of the Relief Corporation tells that illustrates what feared
has been and be brought about by mdna and prolonged <ef
boxes rubbish of the and there
close about them people all boded and idle and
been refugees charge Of the task annoyed by crog and
of Well want? AS the lockers fell
answered for them ALL Oh thought
to oqIyea away omeh
you considerable be ab
sbed what called by that has known what real
felt the pinch OF real that but
what bread line kitchen 1t much the charity
absorbed without dmnt people that dement being
dent class that does moi onowex
the Relief well be
the fund which they hold problem big enough and u
puzzle anybody The fund has has
To back the hands whence impossible for
dimes thousands of dollars Yet the
conditions how they should should
not be used
the money disposed distribution present
might be bad but presence ndned would be Now mnh the
problem the higher arithmetic of charity, shall that public whose
they offer them its help?
Call has dymade the of San Francisco
The Call and the Of will be published
and thus brought of the bewercd gentlemen
Cooperation.
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-04

a tea at her home in Oakland this aft-
ernoon in honor of Miss Ethel VaIenz
tine, who will leave in a few davs for
the East and Europe.
Mrs. William S. Tevis and her .o,s
who are spending the winter AT tbsIr
ranch near Bakersfield, expect TO go
south this month to spend some weeks
at Coronado.
MISS Edith Pillsbury when last heard
rom was In Dresden. where she plans
~ remain Tor the rest of the winter
Her friends IN San Francisco are IoSle.
ing forward to her return next fan.
Miss Nina Pringle was the wuest
over the holidays of Mr.. and Mrs ES-
"ard Frinsle at Menio Park.
Mrs. Lloyd Baldwin and Miss crac.
Baldwin are contemplating a trtr -
Europe in the near future They ~
pect to leave in the early part Of 1,s6-
ruary and will not return till next faII.
Mrs c. o. Alexander and Miss Rer~sr
sailed from New York for Europe last
The many friends OF Lieutenant and
MIS- John Burke Murphy Will rerrst -
near OF the serious illness OF I.is,,fs,,'
ant Murphy They are now ar Re-.
monroe. where for many weeks 49,
Lieutenant Murphys condition -.
caused his family and friends mnsS
MT. and Mrs. Brockwav Metcaif -
oeen spending. the past few n,on,tss lse se
eoWn al the home of Mrs. Metce,s.- -
mother. Mrs Mary Huntington h,,t - ,1.s
" Wednesday for their new boroa =.
f'erNeley, where they will reside fe,. ~. -
indefinite period. AOf an
MS and Mrs. Eugene de Sahla 49,.
returned to their home in San Nssse Hsse
soIsF. Sl5sF a visit in Ross Valley durinr t5s s5S
MIS-. Henry wetherbee bas -.
spSnolns the holidays at Byron SprinSs.
Aageles at the home of DIR. ana - M~s 1-os
Edgar Edgar A. Bryant formerly Miss .,u sns,s Sess :,
waiter Bliss has gone East on a h,.,-
ness trip of several weeks. -
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-04
ScHMITz MUST TAKE SIDES.

Y7HE Call does pretend to offer advice to Mayor Schmtz
but it may worth while point that the people are
watching his forthcoming appointments OF Commissioners with
usual for the indications that they
of mndchastened hardened the
NAV b-o executive Some of the office have
themselves by their behavior public capacities to
of decent people, and strongly nmaed that
such officials are marked punishment by dismissal Other Com
by their disregard OF decency
Schmz take his place with the sheep or the
going abo loudly protesting his innocence but if
deliberately and with knowledge chooses booders and raes
high place and dnes who have done well in Office
need complain he known by the company he keeps
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-04
THE RETURN OF THE TELEPHONE.

OST OF ready the telephone and all its works
Ia III occasion but here in San Francisco should
patient with telephone lapes cankness of
than before April 49, In those
that followed the fire people discovered how
depend upon the telephone
appliance Of business pleasure and general We
add that the telephone company has done remarkably we'll
OF rehabilitation Its whole system
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-04

~ ELflANOfN mARIlN was
IN III hostess at a delightful cinner
VH last evening in honor of Major
S, L. Faison, U. S. A.. and Mrs
Faison formerly Miss Eleanor Sowers).
whose wedding was an event of last
month in Washington, D. c., and who
will leave Saturday for Manila. The
table was decorated in pink roses. and
elsewhere in the rooms were many
hued carnations. Those present at din
ner besides the guests of honor were
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Oxnard, Mrs. Ynez
Shorb White, Mrs. Sallie. Stetson Wins
low, Miss Elsie Sperry, Colonel Winn.
s. G. Murphy, Consul General Land and
Captain Carroll Buck. U. S. A.
A. D. Shepard gave an enjoyable din
ner at Del Monte on New Years eve
his guests being President and Mrs
Benjamin Ide Wheeler, Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Stetson Wheeler, Mr.. and Mrs
Charles Sedgwick Aiken, Mr.. and Mrs.
Holden r. Warner. Lieutenant and
Mrs Hawes. Miss Hoffman, Miss Smell
and Horace Platt.
Mrs. E. walton Hedges was hostass
at dinner last evening. followed bv a
theater party, the affair being in honor
OF DIR. Wallace. Smith, u. s. N who
will sail on Saturday for Manila. The
table was decorated in red carnations.
The others present were NJ. p. Hunt
ington, Mrs. Shirley. DIR. Smith. PbiIin
Paschel and Lieutenant Barnes. L. s. N
Mrs Edwin r. Dimond entertained
friends yesterday afternoon at the first
of series of small informal bridge
parties that she intends giving during
the next month.
Mrs. Huntington's tea on Tuesday in
honor OF Mrs. Howard E. Huntington
and Mrs. John Brockway Metcalf was
largely attended by guests from both
sides of .he bay. Mrs. Huntington Vvora
a handsome pale gray dress trimmed
with white lace. Mrs. Howard Hunt-
ington was robed in a white net uorrr
elaborately trimmed with lace. ana Mrs
Mstcalf Wore a pink and blue Dresden
silk gown
Mr.. and Mrs. H. NJ. A. Miller wan+ -
y, Del Monte recently and spent several
Mrs Walter Starr Will be hostess .,
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-04
In the Joke World

Il was afraid in church this morn
Ing" said lady to a Bishop.
'Why?" he asked 49,
Because said the lady there was
canon at the reading desk. a big gun
in the pulpit, the choir vas murdering s
tho anthem and the organist was try
Ing to drown the choir."--Arnly and
Navy Life.
That girls family must have had
q rise in the world"
Yes; you can tell that by her get
up. Baltimore American.
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-04

less tangle of useless wires No city in the United States
telephone proportion population than
1t discouragng job undertake the res
complicated plant 1t TACT
more difficult rehabilitation railroad trans
portaon add that the work has been performed
roads system
Talk cheap the telephone high but
have
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-04
Devine is Slated to
Succeed Hart

Devine is Slated Judge Devne am told will surely be
Hart appointed Superior Judge of
- County, succeed Lie" Hart who
Jim Gni who supposed look of
Sacramento prefers
informed that Judge Hart and Charley MCtchy
Devine would be appointed Moreover retiring Governor
Pardee and incoming Governor Gett oser
should be in
MCGOWAN odtme Huboldter the gratitude Of
poito
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-04

Biddle and Spencer Biddle of Portland
are at the st. Francis
D. H. Cumming and Mrs. Cumming
are at the Palace from Rochester. N. Y.
w. II. Wilson and Efrs. Wilson of
Los Angeles are registered at the Ma
jestic.
T. j. Lovett and L. j. Loyett are
registered at the Jefferson from sacrG-
mento.
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-04
Reference recently made ir
Want Burbank to
Enlarge Building

bio expanse
Of south frontage overlooking caused deal OF comment
regarded by cubnen as the ioeal
club site in San Anyhow there impression that me e
should be adorned twelve class building Anotne
negotiations for the class
structure and consider whether money
can be his views OF income from the property
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-04
NOTE AND COMMENT.

Metcaf may feel assured OF Japanese support his
ambitions.
Admiral Beesford the subjects of receiving
his brothers money brothers dark skinned wife
two quite different matters
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-04

dies at Emporium. Post and Van Ness
1850. Sutter st. and 1908 and 1920 va
lc.cia st.
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-04
Option Is Secured
on Flood Premises

Flood Premises told that the Posta
fashion favorable to the site on %
hill The nountain climbers" advocates Of the ascent are
majority membership that the panorama
~ @ world compensate delay and inconvenience OF sos
sol -.o.O,asd for
Stockton streets were -
of amount OF
exceedingly bright remaining debt provided Tor IN
Flood valued a $150OO0 The exchange
100000 for the real estate
belong the PahOn Se
49, h the remark that the talent than money
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-04

you called do something for nothing The Call
pau of the plan Of distribution submitted to and through this
officially approocd and adopted by The Relief Corporation
of ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS.
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-04
Club of 1000 with
$1,000 Initiation

the Pacihc-On
ana aHorus 49, ,,,e clubs The story that Senator
1 ~ 1a,ond Guggenheim Nixon George strs
-. - ~. millionaire class the enterprise ~ ,,e
, ~ real estate and land monoponsts WIN
80 ~. fold Anvbodv million dollars will be ehso 20 aard
- fofo,y one who be few hundeo 'no
do.rs sbv be turned down
a millionaire sufficiently bright and promising VIII O ~
liberation
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-04
EDITORIAL PA GE g JANUARY :. ~
What Shall Be Done With That Fou
Million Dollar Relief Fund Surplus?

The relief fund surplus
this officially approved and adopted by
Relief The of One Hundred Dollars.
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-04
The Insid e r
caa c1ub of 1000 with an initiation zee oi
o $1,000 is talked of, gives facts about the al
f.;re Mizner and tells about a Judgeshlp

SCHEME to organize CLUB OF iOOo
N members, each to pay an ini''A..o ,,,sr,
OF $1,000, appeals to the rich mining -
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-04

Mr.: and Mrs. H. M. A. Miller Went 70
DeI Monte recently and spent several
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-04

Mrs. Walter Starr win be hostess a,
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-04
The Smart Set

EMRS. ELEANOR MARTIN was
III hostess at a delightful cinner
VI last evening in honor of Major
s. l.. Faison u & A and Nrs
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-04

Mr. and Mrs. Eugene do Soh,.
returned to their home in $50 So nave
holidays. uoFins the
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-04

after Bliss has gone East on a h,,..-
ness trip of several weeks. : o1'l-
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-04

MIS-. Henry Wetherbee has -,
spending the holidays at Byron Ssr-,.V.s. len
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-04

An option on the Flood premises at 'ns
top of Mob Hill has been secured oy 'ns
Paci6c-Union, but | am told that the poStai
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-04

MSS Bessie Palmer is visiting IN Ia.
Anseies at the home of DR. s,s a. NJ 49,,
5agar A. Bryant formerly Miss s,sss t,.s :
The Prescott daily news., 1907-04-16
The Presbytery.

The Presbytery in session at
 Malvern the past few days ad- Journed yesterday, and will hold it's next session at Washington.
 The following Commissioners
 were elected to the general as-
 which convenes at Birmingham
 next month; Rev. J. c. Williams. of DeQueen and Hon. T. c. Me
 Rae, of Prescott. Alternates:
 Rev. F. w. Thompson, of Hot
 Springs, and K. s. Wilson, of Columbus. Besides being a commissioner to the general assembly MT. McRae is a member of the Committee
 on Fraternity and Union, which Committee was appointed for the purpose of .bringing abouta un- ion between the Northern and Southern Presbyterian Church es. It is known that a union be- tween the Northern Presbyterian Church and the Cumberland Presbyterian Church has already been effected, and an effort is now being made to unite the South ern Church with the other two.
 The general assembly of the Northern Church will be held at Columbus, Ohio, on the same day that the Southern Church meets at Birmingham, and both w. ". Tompkins and Rev. I. N. Clack, of this place, are Commissioners
The Prescott daily news., 1907-04-16
Park Improvement.
Minneat ,as Journal

It was unfortunate that the weather today prevented the la- dies of Prescott from carrying out their work of cleaning up the park. However, another day will be selected at once when the work will be done.
 And in addition to this effort of the ladies, a committee has been appointed with Miss Ruth MOncrief as chairman to solicit funds from the citizens of Pres colt for the purpose of having such work as trimming trees, dig gng stumps, and other labor be- yond the ability of the ladies to execute, performed. Seats will al so be purchased and placed at convenient distances for the bene- fit of any who might want a few minutes rest beneath the shade of the beautiful trees during the summer.
The Prescott daily news., 1907-04-16
EARTHQUAKE IN MEXICO
Great Loss of Life and Damage by the
 Disturbance.

Chilpancingo, Mexico, April 15.-This city has been complete ly destroyed by one of the most furious earthquakes that has ever visited this section. Up to date the known dead number II and the badly injured P. Among the dead is the wife of Postal In spector Leopold Lopez Guerra and the child of Jose Aleman, the postmaster of the city; Jose Lo- peg Martinez, manager of the Federal Telegraph office has been badly injured by being struck on the head by a block of stone. Theutmost panic prevails everywhere and people are ice ing to the open country. The earth continues to rock at inter vals of every half hour and these minor shocks are completing the work of destruction of the first earthquake.
The Prescott daily news., 1907-04-16
THE COTTON BELT BILL
Requiring that Road to Build Depot in
 Texarkana, Arkansas, Passes.
Special to the News.

Specldl IO Iile INeWS.
 Little Rock, April 15.-The Senate was called to order this morning by President Moore and Senator Legate was call ed to preside for the day.
 Yesterday afternoon in the Senate Senator Wingo introduc- ed a bill appropriating S10, 1000 for theerectiono of an Arkansas monu- ment on the battlefield of Shiloh. A bill apropriating $50,0OO for a similar monument at the Vicks- burg National Park was introduc- ed two months ago by Senator Simms. The Wingo bill was read twice and referred to the Com mittee on Finance.
 Senator Holland called up Sen ate Bill No. 373, and the remain der of the afternoon was devoted to its consideration. The meas ure prohibits any life insurance company doing business in the state from discriminating be- tween policyholders and makes it unlawful to issue the SO called
 board contracts" The Bill pass ed.
 Senator Edmondson called up Senate Bill No. 317, requiring the state land office to refund all money that had been paid in for land that has turned out to be without a legal title.
 Senators Holland, Mcdaniel and Cloud opposed the bill. They argued that when a man bought public land he was aware of the fact that there was some doubt about the title. On rOlkall, how ever, the bill passed by vote of 13 to 10.
 In the Senatethis morning Sen ate Bill No. 412, by Senator Rec tor, making it a penalty to cut a wire fence, Was passed.
 Senate Bill No. APO was intro duced by Senator Hamiter, and makes it a penalty for person to sign any name other than his own toany document.
 Senate Bill No. 421 was intro duced by Senator Martin and in creasing the salary of the State Land Commissioner from S2,OOO to S2,500 a year.