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The San Francisco call., 1907-01-26
New and Old Verse
OVER THE SEA TO SKYE

Sing me a song of a lad that Is gone,
Say, could that lad be I?
Merry of soul he sailed on day
Over the sea to Skye.
Null was astern. Egg on the port.
Rum on the Starboard bow;
Glory of youth glowed in his soul;
Where is that glory now?
Sing me song of lad that is gone.
Say, could that lad be /?
Merry of soul he sailed on day
Over the sea to Skye.
Give me again all that was there,
Give me the sun that shone;
Give me the eyes, give me the SOUL
Give me the lad that's gone!
Sing me a song of lad that is gone
Say, could that lad be /?
Merry of soul he sailed on day
Over the sea to Skye.
Billows and breeze. islands and seas
Mountains OF rain and sun,
All that was good. all that was rair'
All that was me is gone!
Robert Louis Stevenson,
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service of the last months anything like it. there will arise
irresistible demand for reduction of sreetcar fares
mistakes have been made by the of the
United Railroads the fire 1t gross and objectionable
outrage public rights streets all the stimuli
taneou and leave them that condition untouched for months
for this action that title
under doubtful franchises permits only the oense
The result the has been depoab Dangerous bogs
have created leading thoroughare and amng has be
enormously costly. 1t wanon injury
We have had promises piled mountain high by the United
Railroads. but promises will pave least not in San
The citizens been climbing the good nen
Of the Nor months They would rather get
off walk The wtchbac trick that dumps in the
of the burned district all hours Of day and night
the of natural and bitter MIR Chapman prom
that it will be stopped. It should have begun.
It the business of the corporation had been
by time stop rainbow chasing, quit making
promises and begin performance
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She-You haven't any confidence in
either candidate?
He-On the contrary. I have conf
dence in both. I believe all the things
they say about each other are abso
iutely true,-Il Monde Umoristico.
Gyer-Higgins is remarkable man.
Myer-In what way?
Gyer-Why he can wait at the tele-
phone without making pencil marks on
the desk pad.-Chicago News.
Senior Partner-That new stem
ographer spells ridiculously.
Junior Partner-Does she? Well. If
she does. it's about the only word she
can spell, as far as my observation
goes.-somerviile Journal
Baron (who has ordered roast goose)
Look here. waiter, that's an X-fay
portion.
waiter-How's that. sir?
Baron-why, one can only see bones
in it--no meat.-Wiener caricaturen.
She-Before we were married you de-
clared your willingness TO do anything.
even to die, for my sake.
He-Well, If mine isn't living death
I don't know what is.-Illustrated Bits
First New congressman-How did
you catch the speakers eye?
Second New Congressman-I bor-
rowed a i've from him.--New York
sun.
The soprano gave the choirmaster a
canary for a birthday gift" remarked
tho coRfralto, "and he's named it after
her
quite appropriate. eh?" replied the
tenor.
Yes; ] understand the bird can't
sing little bit."-The Catholic Stand
ard and Times.
What we want TO do said the
moralist, is TO strive for the uplifting
Of our fellow man."
That is easy" said the dying ma
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Gossip of the Doings
of Railroad Men


General Manager e. E. Calvin left
last night for the north to meet j. c.
Stubbs, Judge r, S. Lovett and r. P.
Schwerin. who have been attending the
meeting of the Interstate Commerce
Commission in Portland. The party
Will travel in a special car as far as
Shasta, where, If the weather is pro-
pitious, a stay of a day or so will be
made Judge LoEett attends to all
has represented the Hartman interests
several times before the Interstate
Commerce Commission.
Chief Engineer W. 3. Storey of the
Santa Fe has arrived here from Topeka
to take charge of the work of repair
ing the Franklin tunnel. He thinks
that it will be fully three weeks be-
fore the tunnel will have been put into
good shape and the line opened for
traffic. With Storey is II. c. Phillips,
who built the San Francisco North
western. Storey built the FUNNEL and
is better acquainted with the situa-
ton than any other man. There is
about $50 feet to be built and the diff
Guilty is enhanced owing to the ground
being mushy. There are over 500 men
at work on the tunnel In the mean
time all Santa Fe trains are being
lines from San Pablo to Bay Point, a
distance of twentyfour miles.
They are all praying for spell OF
fine weather in the southern part of
the State" observed a travelling freight
man yesterday. who has just returned
from the south. oranges are begin
ming TO move freely and though the
growers have been advised not to ship
n D
cars a day, l am afraid they will dis
regard that advice and ship as fast as
they can. There VIII not be many
cheap oranges out of California this
season, provided the shippers do not
get alarmed and commence to rush
shipments and get stampeded on prices
It would be well for them to be con-
servative for the next thirty days. If
they should do that the crop would be
marketed without any particular
break. The figures for the orange
shipments for last week were: Total
for the seven days, 305 cars. against
352 for the same week year ago
The total UP to yesterday was 254O
of which 400 cars were lemons Last
year toNthe same date the figures were
1892 carloads of oranges and $40 cars
of lemons. They are just about 1000
cars behind last season"
George ". Colby. general agent of
the Great Northern. is on business
trip through the Sacramento and San
Joaquin valleys.
e NJ Pomeroy. who attends to the
freight end of the Pennsylvania lines.
and Harry Buck, who looks after the
passenger business, are both in South
ern California.
F. N Kollock. district freight and
passenger agent of the Pennsylvania
lines in Portland. is in the city ON
visit.
c. j. Jones, assistant general freight
agent of the Southern Pacific. is con-
fined to his home with an attack of in
flammatory rheumatism-
Captain John Leale. one of the best
known captains in the service of the
Southern Pacific, will depart Monday
on a leave of absence of two weeks.
The captain will visit the southern
part of the State and will go as far as
San Diego.
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SUGGESTIONS TO FEW OLD ONE

II 1 were John D. Rockefeller
I'd rise on New Years Day
And try to see just how to be
More potent for fair play,
And on my heart I'd place one hand
And raise the other high,
And, caring not what others thought,
I'd swear of on mince pie.
II were ''uncle Joseph" Cannon
I'd make a New Years VOW
No, no, not that might stand pat,
As Uncle Joe" does now;
But my good right hand would raise
And heavenly grace implore,
And swear in forty-seven ways
To use cuss words no more.
If I were Platt. thin, bent and feeble,
I'd start the New Year right,
Though fools might scoff. by swear
ing off
And dropping out of sight;
I'd make a vow TO try somehow
Through all the days 10 be
To shun each fair one with snare
She wished to spread for me.
If l were Leopold OF Belgium
on New Years Day I'd place
Upon my heart my hand and start
Forth with a beardless face,
And | would swear by every trick
Which cunning could provide
To keep disguised, so that Old Nick
Might not know when / died.
Chicago Record Herald
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THE USELESS EARTHQUAKE CLAUSE

THE verdict reached by jury the United States Circdt
Court in the of fire insurance policy Incorporating
Of the soaed Earthquake clauses doubtless foreshadows
the result OF all similar suits in which insurance companies
liability The Commercial
Union Company OF the wecng English sought
avoid liability for damage by fire property California
which, its lawyers maintained destroyed by fire started by
the earthquake considerable distance from the insured
premises
The crucial point in the lies in Judge Whtsons ruling
that the burden OF proof show this earth
fires and those that destroyed premises
the insurance company In word the presumption Of law is
against such connection and positive affirmative evidence will
required rebut that presumption 1t need scarcely be stated
that the wechng companies will find virtually impossible pro-
duce evidence of the character indicated.
Insurance companies will be we'll advised future omit
altogether their earthquake clauses There nothing
them but bad reputation
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NO COMPROMISE ON DIRECT PRIMARY

4 SSEMBLYMAN STETSONS bill proposing compromise
between the existing delegate convention and the di
primary undoubtedly well meant, but there
regard dangerous, because would be likely block
the way Of the radical reform that the circumstances undoubtedly
require The fact be obvious every who has paid
the casual attention politics that the delegate system has
developed inherent that be cured 1t be
and branch 1t Is the Uanstay OF the political boss the
and currency of trades and bargains by which public Office
merchandise with the interests" of
gain and the cheap politician the other while the people
LETT Of consideration altogether.
Setsons bill will however FIJI useful missionary purpose in
the Legislature Discussion Of lis provisions viii engten
bers the working Of primary laws but provisions
and clumsy. through any fault of author
its awkward machinery is made necessary by the constitution
stands The first thing do amend the constitution
permit the OF complete and simple direct primary
law selecting the approved features Of the Oregon Wiscon-
sin and Minnesota for this purpose That the logical
straightforward which hoped the Legislature will adopt
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-26
Personal Mention

R. j. Warner is at the Majestic from
Buffalo.
N. X. Bigelow of New York is at the
Majestic.
Senator George D. Pyne of Goldfeld
is at the st. Francis.
]. A Morrison of Chicago is regis
tered at the Dorchester.
Allen Wright of South McA1ister,
Ind. T.. is at the Palace.
r. r. Leslie, a mining man of Cop
peropolis. is at the Palace.
H Woods and Mrs. Woods of Chi
cago are at the St Francis.
w. A. Shockley and Mrs, Shockley
are at the Palace from Tonopah.
Senator H. w. Lynch and Mrs. Lynch
of San Luis Obispo are at the Jeffer-
son.
c. L Carpenter and George South
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NOT THEY WHO SOAR

Not they who soar. but they who plod
Their rugged way, unhelped to GOD
Are heroes; they who higher fare
And, flying, fan the upper air.
Miss all the toll that hugs the 500.
'Tis they whose backs have felt the
rod,
Whose feet have pressed the path un-
shod,
May smile upon defeated care
Not they who soar.
High up there are no thorns to prod
Nor powders lurking meath the cioo
To turn the keenness of the share
For flight is ever free and rare
But heroes they the soil who've trod'
Not they who soar.
Paul Dunbar.
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THE SPECIALISTS

I met a specialist one day,
He would not pass me by.
But said in q peculiar way:
You have an eye"
Too bad, too bad, too bad,
I felt, by Jove. / had
He took my case in charge,
Now I must go around
Three times a week until,
/ fear, the trump shall sound.
Another day by chance
| came a person near.
He said, with eagle glance,
you have an cart
I clapped my hand to head.
Twas there. upon the dead,
He took my case In charge,
And now at p m.
On every other day
I pass an hour with himi
Twas on a Friday eve
Un.ucky day, in sooth-
A man remarked; Believe
You have TOOTH
There wasn't cen a doubt,
The secret dark was out,
He took my case in charge,
And when he isn't busy
He drills for fun on me
Until I'm fairly dizzy.
But worst. oh. worst; oh, worst.
A widow full of art
I met, She said at first:
You have a heart.'
Too bad. too bad, too badl
found in fact l had.
She took my case in charge,
And now, unlueky man,
l always go around
AS often as 1 can,
Florida mes-Democrat
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WHERE DAVIS GETS HIS PULL

UNICIPAL favor extended the deada conducted by
M Supervisor sam Davis under the Of theater finds
fresh illustration the failure thus far OF Police Com
mission revoke the license OF the Davis saloon
proof that the bakeepers this have selling
liquor minors but portion the Police Commission
bly, blind this grave He
pull
The Davis theater about 1000 people II 6retrap
OF the dangerous shack patched together
wood and in the ases and short of
such for theater purposes should
for instant 1t invites appalling disaster.
The building laws adopted by the Board of Supervisors
the require that all heater shall be OF hreproof
Mayor Scmitz apparently right
repeal those laws and grant permits for hetrap to his
friends 1t the charge against the municipal administration that
all restrictive legislation converted black
mail graft Davis given permit hreap theaer
Scnz The Mayors the Police Board break
the law with impunty The public draw its conclusions
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-26
TRUE MEAsuRE oF. a MAN

TRUE MEASURE OF A MAN
1t is not his loud professions from the
pulpit or the pew
And not his seeming kindly acts when
in the public view;
Tis by his evening freside he stands
before the screen
And there the imp or angel, the churl
or king, is SEEN
The world may smile and call him great
and greet him with cheer,
But If. when day has ended and even
tide draws near
His wife grows heavy hearted and his
children pale with fright,
His soul is ugly. black and mean-an
inch or so in height.
He may be known TO very few but
those who know him best
Await his coming footsteps as the sun
sinks down to rest
There are faces at the window, look
ing up the lonely street.
Then a scramble for the doorway and
a rush of eager feet
The eldest takes his dinner box, the
next one takes his hand,
And the youngest, on his shoulder.
rides along in triumph grand
The good wife leaves the kitchen TO
see the merry throng
With a smile upon her features and
within her heart a song.
In the world of men and letters he may
be of pygmy height.
But he towers TO the heavens when we
measure him Alright.
New York Mail
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wick of New York are at the Dorches-
ter.
A E. Smith and Mrs Smith OF New
York are at the Majestic Annex.
c. w. Ayers. Daining man Of Mexico,
is at the Jefferson from jamestown.
P. c. Kenyon and Mrs. Kenyon OF Des
Moines are registered at the Majestic.
w. II. Deming and Mrs. Demlng have
returned to the ST. Francis from MenIo
Park.
w p. Mariner of French Gulch has
returned to the Jefferson after a trip
to his Mexican mines.
Howard II. Lewis and Mrs. Lewis of
Seattle and the Misses Lewis are regis
tered at the St Francis.
A. c. Andrain and Mrs. Andrain, Al
fred Nelson and Mrs. Nelson OF New
York are at the st. Francis.
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behalf Of the United Railroads, give San Francisco
possible and the accomplishment of
purpose obstacles viii be raised by this newspaper
is what the travelling public and people
whatever be vorthand perhaps
But the corporation persists in giving the hameuy inferior
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Answers to Queries

FIRE DEPARTMENTS B. C..
City. In order TO obtain accurate in
formation as TO the strength of the fire
departments in Los Angeles. Oakland
and Seattle. write 20 the chief engineer
of the department in each of the cities
named.
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-26

MINING BUREAU-subscriber pa.
cific Grove. Cal. The State MlninS Blu
reau IS stili located in the ferry build
ing. san Francisco. TO which all COM
munications relative 10 minerals should
be addressed.
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townsend's Cal glace fruits and can
9deS Al emporium. Post and Van Ness
ia ixSo suffer st. and 1908 and 1870 Va-
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WARN. r.. Crows Lanatnr Cal
There is no international law that de-
clares that II two nations are inclined
70 go to war that the other nations
must give consent to allow them to en-
gage in warfare
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SETTLING JAPANESE QUESTION
Marriage--At Osaka. on the 2Sth De-
eemoer. 1905. Bernard Thomson to Kei
Sato.-Japan Advertiser.
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Mr. and Mrs sydney L. Joseph. eor-
merly Miss Emily R7senstirn. who have
been in santa Barbara since their mar
riage early in the winter. viii arrive
hero about February I and Will spend
a month as the guests OF Mrs. Joseoh's
father. DR.. Ftosenstirn. They viii go to
Europe early in March for an indefnite
stay
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-26

Mr. and Mrs. Charles K. Mcintosh
and -heir family. who have had a
house in Clay street during the winter
returned a day or two ago 10 their
country place at Woodside. where they
will spend the spring and summer
months
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Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Josselyn Miss
Mary Josselyn. Miss Gertrude Josselyn,
Miss Marjorie Josselyn and Miss AIyra
Josselyn expect to leave on February
for New York and will sail from there
very soon afterward for Europe They
will so directly to Paris and will spend
several months there. Mr.. Josselyn,
who has been seriously i'll, is con-
valescing rapidly
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Mrs. Watson ID. Fennimore was the
hostess at an informal telephone bridge
party yesterday afternoon at hcr home
in Pacific avenue. az which five tables
OF guests We're present Mrs. Feuni-
more viii entertain at another of these
pleasant informal affairs on Saturday
afternoon, February =
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-02-08
AMENDING ALCOHOL LAW.
House Passes Bill Designed to
Benefit Farmers.

Washington Feb. THE House voted to-day to
permit the farmers to enjoy the benefits of de-
natured alcohol legislation OF the last session by
passing certain amendments TO that act so that
any may manufacture alcohol in any quantity
down to gallon a day. Other changes were
made in the existing law. designed TO make the
denatured alcohol industry more practical. This
accords with the amendment which Senator Hans
brough has introduced in the Senate
Representative HILL of Connecticut who led the
fight in the House for the Committee on WAYS
and Means. told the House that with the enact
Of the amendments into law a farmer may
establish plant for producing the alcohol $3.50
and Mr. Marshall of North Dakota, estimated that
building was not erected.
The farmers of the country have felt that they
disappointed in the legislation of a year ago"
said Mr.. Hin in urging the amendment This
amendment brings into the United States the Ger
man farm distillery system, where a farmer at the
end of his crop his crop take his
culls, whatever they may be. OF corn and potatoes
and by a reasonable notice to the government can
have his still started and locked, his system in
spected occasionally at the will of the govern
without the bonded warehouse go ahead and
MINI d Cas waste pToGucts OF ms farm The amend
como! or beverage spirits. These stills can only
is bonded from the still straight through TO- the
denaturing process and have not the slightest
question but that II can be handled with entire
IN. Mr. Clark Of Missouri suggested that three inter
the Wood Alcohol Trust and the STANDARD On Com,
farmers wanted IL and because the Interests" were
against It The bill was passed without division
ing effective on September !. provides thai tbe
commissioner OF Internal Revenue shall in his dis
creuon establish denaturing warehouses and for
method OF transportation by steel containers and
MI Hansbrough will push this measure bator.
me Finance Committee OF the Senate as soon as
that committee gets through with the financial hill
probably next Tuesday 'i'i'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-02-08
NO SIGN OF POISONING.
Theory That Mrs. Binge Vas
Murdered Receives q Setback. ,

More mystery than in any other case for years
is being thrown by the District Attorneys office
around the death OF Mrs. Ida Blnge. Several
witnesses were examined yesterday. but whether
the suspicious OF murder were justified was not
revealed. About the only piece OF information
coming from any member OF the District Attor-
ney's STAFF was that the case depended on the
result Of the examination OF the viscera OF tho
dead woman by Professor WitthauS
The murder theory received decided setback
when the result OF the autopsy became public
yesterday. and il was learned that the woman
had been suffering from sclerOSis OF the arteries,
angina peCtoris and Brtght'S disease. The doc
tors found no trace OF mercUrial poisoning. 81
chloride OF mercury. il was rumOred. had been
administered TO the woman in glass OF wine.
In addition TO the ailments mentioned the woul-
also had cancer, for which she was operated
by Dr. Bull
DR.. Samuel Gluck. the family physician. SAYS
that the suspicious are unfounded. he said that
his patient suffered from sepss. following the
operation. There was solution of biChlOride OF
mercury in the house he said. 10 dress the
wound. and some stTyChnine which was adj
ministered hypodermicaIly as a stimuant
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-02-08
BROWNSVILLE INQUIRY.
Fire Discharged Negro Soldiers
GiUe Testimony.

washington Feb Five witnesses were exam
ined to-day IN the Brownsville inquiry before the
Senate Committee Military Affairs. All were
members OF Company D of the discharged oattahoh
Of Negro soldiers except the last the stand. ex-
Sergeant Luther T. Thornton. of Company B. He
testified that when aroused by the firing on the
night Of August 10 he was under the impression
that the barracks being fired on by people OF
the town. and that similar opinion was expressed
by other members of his company He SAID
the reports of firearms sounded to him like those
of revolvers and shotguns He told of the call to
arms and of the inspections. of hearing that COM
pany Cs Eunracks had been broken open, and of
his understanding that these had been broken open
on orders from Lieutenant Greer, of Company Z,
because the non-commissioned officer having the
keys could not be found. He was cross-examined
sharply about possibility OF soldier getting out
of the reservation in the night without being de-
tected and said this could be done but he did not
think the could get his arms and get out 1t
was pointed out that the slleady had ammuni-
ton and the witness replied that this ammunition
had to be accounted for at inspections and II any
were used the loss would be discovered. lie sald
ton had in the town until after the ar
rival of Major Blockson to make an inspection Tor
the War Department. He will so on the stand
Sergeant Fraser was recalled and corrected his
testimony of yesterday by saying that he had sur.
rendered his ammunition at Fort Reno instead or
at Fort Brown. He said he had noticed his error
in newspaper report of the proceedings. Senator
Warner pressed tho witness closely as 10 tne paper
which carried the report, and Senator scott the
acting chairman. declared that Senator Warner
was unfair. Senator Warner replied that he was
not prepared to take a lecture. especially an IN
just lecture, and a general discussion as TO the
manner Of examining witnesses followed. It was
generally agreed that the Senators should proceed
they pleased.
The next witnesses called by Senator Foraker
Winter Washington. and Senator Overman
asked II he had said Booker Washington. NO"
said Mr. Foraker; Booker Washington is too busy
attending to his Senatorial duties to come here
He referred to the interest of Booker T. Washing
ton in the question of having Negro appointed
10 federal office in Ohio, patronage which had
been regarded belonging to the Senators. There
nothing unusual In Winter Washington's testl-
mony. He a member of Company d. and his
story not unlike those told by his forme?
comrades. His idea OF the Brownsville ARRAY,
however that Mexican greasers' and Texas
cowboys" had done the shooting In order TO make
trouble for the Negro soldiers.