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direction,
There will be men who say this is a
sentimental view of the situation 1t is
not. II is a perfectly logical view. II
would be absurd to say that our edu-
cation. our inventive genius. our in
creasing love for truth and beauty
should finally eliminate in mere psrti-
san politics. with its by-products of self
ishness and hossism II is a poor hope
for the country II it has nothing better
tam that. "
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The San Francisco call., 1908-08-31
LET THE LAWYERS ACT

1RM the somewhat reports the
II proceedings OF the American bar association Seattle
with surprise that report Of special
nttee the laws delays only adopted after hard fight
and vigorous opposition the association had engaged angry
debate the commandments their proceedings
greater establishment. A Seattle dispatch says:
President Lehman has been
Wednesday of
special laws delay and
advocated
ideut
satisfactory to learn that Mr. Lehmann who eminent
St Louis carried the association this
and that he called demonstrate the proposition
that two and two make four
The country welcomes the conclusion however tardy arrived
attribute the and of the process
passion for quibbng that acs noisy minority profes-
that passion and the accorded to
that has produced the evils which the report describes Now
the association body has taken the right lay public
hope that the lawyer will stop there and be
merely academic declaration Any practical on the lines
indicated must through the lawyers themselves
spontaneously from of resolutions however
OF them do they accomplish that end by appropriate
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-31
POLITICAL SUPERVISION OF BANKS IN CALIFORNIA

SPECIAL committee the bankers association has
engaged plans regulation California
banks by legislative and by private action We confess that
greater the regulation the banks by
cooperation than legislative
political changes of may authorize
by the legislature but the real superintendent regua-
OF be by bankers will
positive danger threatening financial stability Of
wealth
With these purposes the committee proposes divide
districts comprising banks
Francisco shall make district and Los Angeles
another clearing house for each district will work the
of clearing The clearing
shall each employ bank examiner devong his whole
the banks The committee will probably ask
the legislature abolish the useless and dangerous bank
mission and the Office of superintendent of banks
Ii this point of that danger supervencs If the
superintendent be politician first and banking expert
ALL the change merely
system The bankers sedefense supervision
and regulation and would assuredy accomplish their purpose
permitted do without political medding The system
methods of planned by the admirable
the be appointed by the politicians the plans
abandoned would simply elaboration
OF the present system with the single difference that would
great deal money
The plans outlined by the admirable detail
but they do the the which the
that supervision tainted with politics worth anything
likewise be given power appoint and
superintendent proper recognition OF these powers by
would make California banking the safest the world OF
that the politicians the legislature will ealousy oppose
designed patronage
but there of bringing them their
would their resulting public
sentiment would bring the politicians of the
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-31

r EFT US never again complain be-
cause our music field is covered
thick with foreign compositions
and our concert stage is crowded
by minstrels from across the seas. Ger
many has reciprocated- The land Of the
Teuton has given an American COM
poser the assistance withheld from him
at home.
Albert Elkus is well known to musl-
clans on the coast as a composer. His
works have been indorsed by the best
local experts and have been played
many times by such musicians as Hugo
Mansfeldt. But his work hitherto has
existed in manuscript only. Why? Be
cause he couldn't get publisher; that's
why.
His music has been submitted to some
OF the reputable music publishing hrms
in America; to how many l do not
know: but it has always been rejected.
Not because 1t wasn't good Not at all;
for ii was good, and the publishers ad-
mitted It, 1t was sent back because
ElISus' name wasn't in any music cata-
logues. He was an unknown composer
I'VE can not print your music because
you are not known; and you must re-
main unknown until we do print II,
was the dizzy circle in which the pub
fishers explained their reasons for not
accepting his compositions In short,
he would remain in obscurity until his
name got into the publishers cata-
logue. an event shrOuded in such
nebulous fog of uncertainty that Elkus
went to Germany
AS a result his friends in this city
are receiving copies of geographically
perfect compositions from the press OF
Refs & Erler, who are the court pub
fishers of Germany. They read his
music and saw his possibilities as well
as his achievements, and are publishing
his copy.
Elkus is not the first American com
poser to make headway in Berlin and
remain there. George Templeton Strong
was one. Arthur Bird another and o.
B. Boise still another, while We came
precious near to losing Edgar St1llman
Kelley and MacDowell.
However, Elkus promises to return
He left his home in Sacramento last
February to study with Hugo Kaun in
Berlin. He expects to remain in Ger
many until next February or there
abouts.
All of his printed pieces were COM
posed in California but one, and that is
the first one in the following list of
piano compositions by the American
composer from the German courts pub
fishers: Waltz Elegante," "EIegfe,"
-Marchen," 'Idylle" (.Lady of Sha-
lofty. Don Juan Serenade," Barca-
roIle,'' Sketch" and Scene de Ballet"
Andreas Dippel. the new manager of
the Metropolitan opera company, is
jealous of the talking machine He has
forbidden any of his stars to sing for
photographic record reproduction dur
ing the term of their contracts with the
Metropolitan. This will mean the re-
duction of the incomes of Caruso, Sem
brich. Eames, Farrar. Scotti and others
of Dipple's Gagged songsters.
Il would not mind their singing for
the phonograph companies" Dippel
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-31
WHAT THEY SAID OF THE FLEET

ANY of the English in the visit OF the
II cepton of the American fleet Australia significant dem
sympathy with the policy of Asiatic exclusion
will be denied that Australia the United States and
general agreement this policy sentiment
longer peculiar the Pacific coast but regarded with
pect all parts of country The
Graphic under the heading of The Big Stick Ahoat has
these
welcome
British the welcome azed by special
fleet
community interests and aspirations paee politics
modies determination
what he has the shores OF the Pacific; Rooev
America Australia Discreet
made obscure this aspect OF the but
California British Columbia
the yellow peril real point indeed The
Engishmen Pacific
and in this they have significance for
Doubtless the Australians actively inspired by the
sentiments described and their impulse purely hos
pabe back of their heads there the dim conscious
ness that this was power kindred aspirations and "a
white and "a white America well walk hand
II hand
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-31
midas Railway System

According to the admins tratiOn re-
port on railways in India for the year
1907 there were 924 miles of new road
opened to tho public. making a total
of SO.01O miles of road for all India
at the close Of the year. BY the end
of March; 1905, the lines open made uD
a mileage Of 30,206, and lines under
construction and sanctioned 2,516 miles
During the year 290 miles of road were
sanctioned.
The total capital outlay on all lines
at the close OF the year 1907 amounted
TO $1.32S, ,105, 600. The expenditures
sanctioned for 1s0S-9 amount to s50,-
000,0O0.
The gross earnings of all lines were
$157 So. $685. an increase OF S1O.504s6O
over 1905. The net earnings for the
year amounted to $76.609, $50, an in
crease over 1906 OF $2,909. $40. The re-
turn on the capital outlay was SIT per
cent. as compared with SIS per cent in
1906. The total number of passengers
carried was 305,S90. 900. against 271.-
0O6,00O in 1906. The earnings there
from amounted to $50,15O 900, against
$45.61O,350 in 1905. The third class Das-
senger traffic alone amounted to 81
101. $50. Over 81 ,000, 900 OF third class
passengers were carried during the
year, most OF whom were pilgrims. ma
tive marriage parties, visitors to fairs
and movement OF laborers from scarcity
districts in search OF employment The
other classes OF passengers also showed
an increase The average passenger
rate charged per mile was a trifle over
2-5 cents. and the average distance
travelled was 80 miles. The aExeeata
tons of freight handled during 1907
was 2,90s s,330--COnsular Report.
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-31
Germans AduIterate Prunes

Vice Consul James L. A. Burrell of
Magdeburg reports that complaints are
again heard about California prunes
imported into that German market dur
ing 1907, concerning which he says:
THE first shipments, which were sold
very cheaply by Hamburg firms as
early as May, gave cause for complaint
in many instances. Instead of consist
ing entirely of 1907 fruit they were
mixed with older prunes which had
been freshened. In some cases they
consisted entirely of old prunes. The
deficiencies were not discovered at
Hamburg, and later the seller was able
to protect himself. because the COM
plant had not been made in the pre-
scribed time. In another case the Mag
deburg firm was unable to secure dam
ages. as the Hamburg firm claimed to
have bought the prunes from California
as 1907 fruit, and deception on his part
could not be proved. The Magdeburg
chamber of commerce warns against
buying from any but we'll known Cali
fornia and Hamburg firms"
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-31

having his for debt
the weapons of civilization and diplomacy make impression
his hide.
the powers the diplomats quietly the Coon
bans border and puverize Castro This would be
make dog eat dog.
We that the United has grievances
alleged grievances Venezuela but nobody what
they John Barrett and he won't tell Indeed if he should
few would listen 1t the business nation
lawsuit 1t matter that might properly
of The Hague tribunal and of be said
that while he makes the despair of dpomasts he least
the gayety of nations.
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-31

president, Nine. Emelia Tojetti, who
will open the years program with a
little talk. Nine. Tojetti is well
known in club circles here, being
member of several sections of the Cali
fornia club and regular attendant at
the meetings of the women's santa
tion auxiliary. Mrs. ]. B. Hume, state
president of the Federation of Women's
Clubs, will speak at the first meeting
of the Laurel Hall club. as will Mrs.
Edward Baldwin OF the California club.
Mrs. J. B. keenan, will sing, accom-
panied by Mrs. Charles Van Norden-
An informal reception will follow the
regular program.
Among the many club programs is
sued this week for the first month of
the club year none is more attractive
than that of the Cap and Bells club,
the managers OF which have selected
several delightful musical numbers for
their opening day. The program will
be informal and will follow no regular
order. 1t will be preceded by a
luncheon, which will be the first affair
ever held in the new clubrooms at 915
Van Ness avenue. where all their meet
ings will be held this year Two
hundred members are expected to
attend the luncheon, which will
be interrupted for several toasts
AMI speeches. Mrs. Malcolm o.
Austin will be president of the
and Miss Edith Lincoln secretaries and
Mrs George T. Ruddock treasurer.
Tomorrow is opening day in the Cali
fornia club and the pretty clubhouse
in Clay street Will be filed with men,
bers all the afternoon. They VIII be
formally welcomed back after the
vacation by their president. Mrs Ed
ward l.. Baldwin. and will also be ad-
dressed by the chairman of the pro-
gram committee, Mrs Alfred Black.
Impromptu vacation stories will end
the afternoon.
Several hundred circulars will be is
sued shortly by the members of the Pure
Milk Improvement association with a
view to enlisting the interest of all
of the city's clubs, institutions and
physicians and a number of influential
private citizens in their work The
letter will ask for money contributions.
for the organization has discovered
that it will cost nearly $4,000 to pay
the salary and expenses of a dairy in
spector for one year. and the services
of a regularly employed inspector are
now essential TO the progress of the
work. The fact that the counties that
are sending in 80 per cent of the cfty's
milk are not under the Jurisdiction of
the city has had very weakening
effect upon the standards maintained
by owners and dairymen. who can only
be reached through the efforts of a
separate organization. The inspector
to be employed. by the Pure Milk Inn
provement association will be clothed
with full legal powers and authorized
by the state dairy bureau.
With characteristic enthusiasm the
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-31

lanes Al Keys of Suisun is at the
F. NJ. Mitler of Fresno is at the St,
Francis.
l. v. Norton of South Africa is at the
Jefferson.
P. w. shattuck of New York is at
the Stewart.
the Baltimore.
T McCarty and family of Los Angeles
are at the Majestic.
E. p Dunn of Santa Barbara Is stay
ing at the Fairmont.
w. f. Conney and B. c. Fry of Gold
field are at the Imperial.
D. w. Hostert of Minneapolis is a
guest of the st. Francis.
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Wood of Los
Angeles are at the st. Francis
Miss Cora Elliott of Hongkong regis
tered at the Jefferson yesterday
Mr.. and Mrs. Martin Eastman of
Portland are staying at the st. Francis.
The Comte F. de Jouffrey dAbbans
has taken apartments at the Fairmont.
Charles c. May Of Pasadena took
apartments at the st. Francis yester-
John B. Kurtz of Seattle and r. A.
Carder of Tacoma are guests of the
Stewart.
j. H. Schafer of Los Angeles and E.
PAIL and wife of Stockton are at the
Holland.
Miss A. C. Gladney and Miss Estelle
Gamer of Carrollton. Ala. are at the
St Francis.
!. w. Dawson of New York City ar
rived here yesterday and put up at the
ST. Francis
Miss Sophia Comstock. Miss Gregory
and Miss Graves of Sacramento are
guests of the Fairmont.
G. e. Wise, J. Osmond Knighten. e
w Rrare1lv and George wv Burrel of
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-31
A VAUDEVILLE OF DIPLOMACY

THE pepexy OF the nations the amuses
The Venezuelan hedgehog has rolled himself ball. all
pckes outside The diplomats hugely dsgusted
play the game according the musty rule which
they learned regard sacred
and adds insult injury by calling them all barbarans
sacrlegous 1t dull week when this absurd
i'll regulated potenae does dismiss gnominy some
plenpotenay if foundations of
threatened because
diplomacy becomes impossible But the still
this peplexty the thought they way out by
matching against Venezuela where dplo-
macy etiquette OF the prize ring Venezuela ex
get reputation before engaging of the
They dubious compliment of being Castro
size But much of the lob.
Castro and fight like He takes
makes faces at the barbaans He is
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-31

members OF the BurIingame wOmen's
club, which is one of the most flourish
ing organizations in the state, have
entered upon the work involved in
their coming street fair and carnival
with firm resolve to make the flnan-
c1al returns from this venture even
larger than they were last year. Bur
hngame avenue will again be lined
with booths and tables for the occa-
sion and many attractions have been
planned TO help swell the clubs bank
account. The returns OF last years
carnival. free OF expenses. .awere some
thing over $1,000. Three fourths OF
this money was spent in the erection Of
safety waiting station. which was
modelled upon one of the old missions
and which stands near the track that
runs through Burlingame. One of the
features of the approaching fete. which
will be held September A and 5. will
be a baby show, last years baby show
having proved one OF the great at
fractions of the affair." There will be
three classes. graded according to ages.
and three handsome prizes. The women
who are In charge of the details of the
carnival are:
Mrs. George B. NIiller Mrs Philip Hans
Mrs. I. II. Chapman Mrs. j. Reardon
Mrs. Henri Gervas
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-31
Germany Gives American Composer Publication
of Good Music That Was Refused at Home
By Walter Anthony

says. 'but for the fact that some of the
artists seem more anxious to please the
machine than the public anvi take valu-
able hours Lilly in warbling into the
megaphone. They know that their
voices are permanently recorded this
way. and so they are not content with
the result of their efforts until the re-
production is well nigh perfect; this
wears them out and they give indi1er-
ent performances to the public" Some
of the singers earn S25,00o year
pocket money under their contracts
with the talking machine firms Ac-
cording to Dippel they will have TO
struggle along as best they may with
out this pin money
Marie Withrow has returned to San
Francisco with her mother and sister
from London She VIII remain here in
definitely, perhaps permanently Miss
Withrow says she intends to resume
her -open rehearsals." which were for
merly a feature of San Francisco'S mu-
steal life. At present she is Interest
ing herself in a ballad concert which,
if given. viii be for the benefit of the
fund Mrs. Philip Verrill Mighels is try
ing to accumulate for the erection
of a statue dedicated to ~the pioneer
woman"
Mischa Elman. the young Russian
violinist. opens his first American tour
next December. He is only IS years
old. but his playing has been compared
by critics OF the continental certers as
comparable to that of the greatest vio-
nnists- Notable in his assets as vio-
hnist is a glorious tone, the volume
and beauty of which are uneXcelled. so
the European experts say
Leopold Auer, the noted violinist. dis
covered the lad when Elman was play
ing in the interior Russian towns. Auer
Immediately petitioned the czar for
permission to take his newly found
genius to st. Petersburg and enroll him
in the royal conservatory. of which
Auer was and is director. Permission
being granted. Eiman began his study
under Auer and four years later made
his first extended concert tour through
Europe.
Signor ]. s. wanrell and his pupil,
Fay Carranza. made their debut on the
Orpheum stage in Los Angeles last
week in operatic duets. Reports in the
southern press give teacher and pupil
high praise. Miss Carranza will be re-
membered as the young lyric soprano
whose singing at the local Orpheum
recently was promising success.
Exactly IL years after it was first
heard in Paris. Massenet's 'SaphO' will
be presented in America Hammer
stein will produce il at the Manhattan
next season and Mary Garden will sing
the principal role. Nine CaIve cre-
ated the part in Paris. November. 1897.
Joseph Lhevinne, a Russian pianist
will visit America this season again.
On the occasion of his former tours his
playing and musicianship caused him
to be styled Rubinstein the Second. He
has the dash. the bravura and the bril-
liancy which characterized TIE great
Anton's pianistry.
Eugen d'Albert viii completes his new
opera next year. It's premiere will be
at the Berlin royal opera house.
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-31
Personal Mention

Los Angeles are registered at the Stew
art.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. II. Jaynes and Miss
Katherine Jaynes of Pasadena are
guests of the st. Francis.
Judge and Mrs. Frank Taggert of
Wooster, o.. are among yesterdays s
arrivals at the st. Francis.
Among arrivals at the Hamlin are j..
w. Grover of Los Angeles and A. j.
Hall of Mccormick. Wash.
Among yesterdays arrivals at the
Fairmont are Mr.. and Mrs. M. M. Potter
and Miss Nina NJ Jones of Los Angeles.
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-31
Impertinent Question No. 66
What's a Lady?

For the original wttiest to this questonthe
briefer the better-Ihe Call will pay FIVE DOLLARS
For the next FIVE The Call will pay ONE DOL
LAR EACH. Prize winning answers viii be printed next
Wednesday and checks mailed the winners at once Make
your answer short and SEND 1T ON A POSTAL
CARD to
IMPERTINENT QUESTIONS,
THE. CALL
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-31
0ubwomen's Programs Show
Tendency to Experiment
BY Kathleen Thompson

A LMOST all the womens clubs in
~ the city have opened their doors
~ during the past few days, or will
- =. L. Z
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-31

Exactly IL years after it was first
heard in Paris, Massenet's "Sapho'. will
be presented in America. Hammer
stein will produce it at the Manhattan
next season and Mary Garden will sing
the principal role. Nine CaIve cre-
ated the part in Paris. November. 1897.
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-31

The members of the Laurel Hall club
will gather for the first reunion of the
season on September 2, when they will
ne welcomed by the recently elected
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-31

Eugen d'Albert will complete his new
opera next year It's premiere will be
at the Berlin royal opera house.
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-31

Joseph Lhevinne. Russian pianist
will visit America this season again.
On the occasion of his former tours his
playing and musicianship caused him
to be styled Rubinstein the Second. He
has the dash. the bravura and the brill
liancy which characterized TIE great
Anton's pianistry
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1908-12-03
HEALTH AND BEAUTY.

Don't squint. It. weakens the lids
Neither must you wink. A bad habit
is formed and you wink unconsciously
Keep the chest we'll up. the shout
ders back and the abdomen in; then
start out for walk with some definite
purpose in view.
There is tendency toward individ-
uality in hairdressing. The woman
who studies the lines of her face and
considers the contour Of her head is
much wiser than her sister who in
sists that her couture be in the latest
fashion.
The particular woman never uses a
sachet Of one odOr, a soap Of another,
a powder Of third, and so on. She
either buys her soaps and powders I'm.
scented or else has them of the same
scent rs her sachets and perfumes
There must be no conflicting Of odors
Tonic baths are decidedly refreshing
when that tired feeling first overtakes
person. For the matter O., that, a
warm bath not hot enough to be weak
ening. but Of low enough temperature
to relax the nerves, is always benef1.
cial and may be INDUCED in whenever
a woman Is fatigued.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1908-12-03
A Skaters Darina,

Few feats Of skating have ever ex-
celled the exploit Of one of Napoleon's
officers performed shortly after the
fight at Jena in 1906. The emperor dis
patched an officer to Marshal Mortier
requiring him to seize certain impor-
tant towns without delay. When the
officer arrived at the mouth Of the
Elbe, where the river is seven and one
half miles wide. he was threatened
with serious loss Of time. The river
was just covered with ice; therefore to
row over was out of the question. He
could not cross by the nearest bridge
without going twenty miles out of his
way on roads heavy with snow. and
he grudgcd the time that would thus
be wasted. So he resolved to skate
across the thin, freshly formed ice.
Had he tried walking he would have
sunk at once. but by skimming along
on his skates ut the top Of his speed he
got over the river both dry and I'M
harmed. BY this daring II dangerous
deed he saved six hours. did what Ma
poleon babe him do and won great
credit for his bold and clever exploit.