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The San Francisco call., 1908-07-24

Smith and Miss Julia Langhorne in
May, have left the others in France and
are en- route TO Edinburgh, Scotland,
where they have many kinspeople.
They will form their future plans only
after they have finished round OF
visits with their fathers people.
Miss Dolly MacGavin has left town
for weeks stay with friends in the
country.
Mrs. Charles Fee, with her daughters
Martha and Elizabeth. is still at Tahoe
tavern and plans TO remain there for
several weeks to come.
Mrs. Robert Louis Stevenson with
her daughter, Mrs Isobel Strong. and
her son. Lloyd Osbourne. motored up
from Santa Barbara last week TO their
country place near Gilroy. They have
decided to give Up their Mexican trip
for the present Mr.. Osbourns will
leave for New York on the first OF Sep
tember.
Miss Elisa Elizalda and her mother
have come up from Santa Barbara and
taken an apartment at the Charlie
magne- Miss Elizalda is a great IA
vorite with the Buriingame set and will
be much entertained at the various
country houses during her stay here
Archbishop Riordan, who has been
living in San Mateo since the IRE OF
April. 1905, will return TO the city in
August and will reopen his residence in
Fell street.
Miss Grace Llswellyn Jones has her
cousin, Miss Juliet Borden OF Los An
geles, here as her house guest Miss
Borden will remain here until after her
cousins marriage to Robert Gibson on
August Is and will be one OF the brides
maids.
The latest letters from Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles r. Wheeler, who with their
children are touring Europe in their
immense touring car. were from Lon
don, where they made stay OF several
days.
Letters from Captain and Mrs. Carroll
Buck are always interesting to San
Franciscans. for both were great IA
vorites in society here last year. They
the established in their new home in
the Philippines. at Camp Wallace
which is very small post, with only
dozen officers in all Mrs. Buck
seems to thoroughly enjoy the anuse-
ments, which are riding, tennis and
surf bathing, and writes enthusiastical-
ly of her house, which Is OF bamboo.
with wooden noors and thatched roof.
Dr. Clyde Payne will return to Ross
valley, next week after a vacation visit
to Soda Bay springs.
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-24
Inpertinent Question No. 81
What's fhe Most Useless Thing On Earth?

For the original wiiest answer to this quesion-tbe
briefer the beter-The Call will pay FIVE DOLLARS
For the next FIVE The Call will pay ONE DOL
LAR EACH Prize winning answers will be printed next
Wednesday and checks mailed to the winners at once Make
your answer short and SEND 1T ON A POSTAL
CARD to
IMPERTINENT QUESTIONS.
THE CALL.
to AreY Good
o avenue. city
don't know YETI there things haven't tried
o L AImac caI
drnk--after I've had
81 Charles O. H "a kstret.it
For nothng-my wife told lastn
W. 1ry- y-tourhs street, oakland Cal
For nothing don't have to be paid 10 be good
81 prize to Mrs. William Nintha
FOR all the work in the house that the hired girl
81 prize to Mrs J. Knhcy, fourha city.
1t doesn't pay to be bad
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-24

would be douby guilty The appears
be quite arbitrary that attributed Judge Lands But
is far comforting rebate takers By making long time
between settlements public spread
Presumably this be accepted law because there
to appeal to the It's effect is
reduce the law absurdity and make the method of
penalty Perhaps if they would the gve
and the rebate aker jail might be different if please
the
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-24
Post Horses Raced
Ahead of Railroad

recounted One OF the "reminiscences
post of which few Of the present day
lived Belmont had
which after banking hours
whl his Once
special and it failed 10 show up on time
S quoted a having stormed quite bit
the Mateo clubwoman that he would
his rig and the that"
where fresh horses
awaiting rafting made
him o the special
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-24

Archbishop Riordan, who has been
living in San Mateo since the IRE OF
April. 1905, will return to the city in
August and will reopen his residence in
Fell street.
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-24
The Insider
Records antipathy of Miss Jennie Crocker
to publication of her photographs in the
columns of Sunday newspaper supplements

@HOUGH since her late London expert
ence, when she was presented at court,
acted as bridesmaid for her cousin Jean
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-24

Miss Grace Llewellyn Jones has her
cousin, Miss Juliet Borden OF Los An
geles, here as her house guest. Miss
Borden will remain here until after her
cousins marriage to Robert Gibson on
August Is and will be one OF the brides
maids.
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-24

COMMERCE AND LABOR-Reader.
City. How many secretaries of COM
merce and labor have there been in the
cabinet since the Office was created?
Three-George B. Cortelyou, 1908:
Victor H Metcalf, 1904, and Oscar S.
Straus. 1907.
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-24

Miss Elisa Elizalda and her mother
have come Up from Santa Barbara and
taken an apartment at the Charlie
magne. Miss Elizalda is a great ia
vorite with the Buriingame set and will
be much entertained at the various
country houses during her stay here
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-24

Charles r. Wheeler. who with their
children are touring Europe in their
immense touring car. were from Lon
don. where they made a stay OF several
days.
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-24

rISS JENNIE CROCKER was
II III guest of honor at a small
V luncheon given at the st. Fran
= - els by Mrs. Walter Martin on
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1908-06-18
PENITENTIARY GUARDS AND
MINE BOSSES SALARIES.

But my friends, the distinguished
gentleman criticises very severely my
management of the penitentiary. |
am proud of my management of the
State penitentiary. He goes ahead
and picks flaws and criticizes and
carps and looks at little things and
forgets the big ones. He goes ahead
and tells the people of this State:
Why, look what Patterson has done!
Here is a guard that got $40 a MONTH
and now he is getting $45; what an
awful thing that is"
Here is some poor fellow that is
employed there that got $50, and now
he is getting $3.50 or $35 a month,
and what an awful thing that is"
All, Senator, | want to tell you that a
free white man and free laborer in
this state is worth more than any two
dollars a day. (Applause)
Why, if he was fair, didn't he go
to the Attorney Generals office, and
see if there was any increase there?
Why didn't he go to the Supreme
Court and see if there were any in,
creases there? The Legislature gave
each member of the Supreme Court
$1,000 a year for expenses, and Mr.
Carmack in regard to that has been
as silent as the grave. | am not crit
Ching this. believe it was right tc
give the Supreme Court judges the
$500, and | know it was right tc
give these poor laboring men $500 &
month more.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1908-06-18

BILE, and that the few remaining days
before the last sunset on their earthly
journey might be spent in the COM
fort which their age and infrmities
could not procure.
The increases were made, and on
March /, 1908, 1895 soldiers and 637
widows were added to the rolls, max
ing a total of 1873, while the pen
sions paid were increased by $95,516,
making the total now paid annually
by the State, $396,O2S.
Some of these small sized, narrow,
bigoted, contentious, unfair news
papers (Cheers)-l say, some of them
say that | opposed pensions to old
Confederate soldiers and my distin-
guished friend, able and brilliant man
as he is-and the South has had few
more brilliant men-and | have been
the recipient of many shaft from his
culver of repartee, and | expect to
stand it and | expect him to stand
mel say they said that l was OPP
4 posed to old Confederate pensions
and the gentleman says, In your mes
sage, why did you use the word nee
essary"" Oh, what a carping quib-
BILE upon words | used the word
necessary" because it was proper to
use the word necessary" Why did
| want to be against old soldiers?
am a Southern man Every drop OF
blood in my body, thank God, is
Southern blood (Applause} My
father for four long years fought un
der the stars and the bars. (Applause)
| am the son Of Confederate soldier
and the longer l live the prouder | am
of that fact. (Applause.) l recon-
mend increases to Confederate pen
sioners. l thought the people of Ten
nessee would be willing out OF theiI
taxes to see to it that no old soldier
that wore the gray would be allowed
in his old age to feel the grip Of
penury | believe that they want
to make their pathway to the grave
as easy as possible. Under my ad
ministration nearly 1880 soldiers ant
widows have been added to the pen
sion rolls and $4,000 has been the
increase in the amount of pensions
Oh, they said that | did not appoin
old soldiers to office. How untrue
that is! | have appointed more Con
federate soldiers to Office than any
other Governor has appointed, | be
lieve, in the last ten years, though
there are fewer of them now, and the!
are getting older day by day. Whe1
: had to give a little office of Goa
, oil inspector to Knoxville, | pickeC
out an old Confederate soldier. WheI
| was ready to appoint Judge to thu
new Criminal Court of that county,
| picked out as gallant Confederate
, soldier as ever wore a uniform.
did the same when | appointed al
adjutant general for the State and
have appointed many others. CAT
plauSe)
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1908-06-18
STATE COAL MINES.

Why did he talk about a little in
crease in expenditures? We are max
ing more money today than ever in
the history of the State. Why didn't
you tell the people that the mines at
Brushy Mountain, under my admins
tration, are making more money than
they ever made since the mines be-
gan operations? Isn't it a good bust
ness enterprise if it spends more
money, increases it's business, and
makes more money? That is what
the mines have done under my adj
ministration They made $4,000
more under the administration than
in 1905, and $4,000 more than in the
last year before my administration be-
gan; and when you take the expenses
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1908-06-18
LABOR.

The interests of labor we're not neg
lected by the last Legislature, but
several measures were passed which
have been highly beneficial and just
to those who toll.
AS Governor, called conference
between the representatives OF CAPT
tai and labor by the direction OF the
Legislature, on the child labor law,
and the result oft hat conference was
a set of resolutions which meet my
most hearty approval.
| hope the time may come when no
child in Tennessee or anywhere else
on earth may have its body stunted,
it's mind warped, its future destroyed,
in the sweatshops of industry. Their
bodies and minds and souls are all
too dear price to pay commercialism,
and the world is not richer but the
poorer for it.
An act was also passed to make it
unlawful to allow any female or child
under 16 to work in any manufacture
ing establishment more than sixty,
two hours in any one week in 1908,
or more than sixty-one hours in 1909,
and after the first day Of January
1910, more than sixty hours.
The mine inspection law was
amended and perfected, and by sec
ton s what is known as "The Gas
Boss" was declared to be the repre-
sentative of the owner or operator Of
the mines, it formerly being the law
that he was not in control of and die
not represent the mine owner.
The effect of the new mine inspec
ton law, as passed by the last Legis
lature is to make the employer liable
for injuries to the miners when al
explosion occurs by reason OF thu
negligence of the gas boss, and thl
not only increases the measures o
safety to the miners, but gives tn
right to recover for injuries received
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1908-06-18
FINANCIAL CONDITION OF THE
STATE.

The prophets of evil and those who
wished my administration to be
failure freely predicted that the bonds
and securities of Tennessee would be
hawked in Wall Street; that the State
would be unable to meet its obliga-
tons and would suffer in credit and
reputation on account of the so-called
extravaganza of my administration.
They now say that am not respon-
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1908-06-18
RAILROAD RATES.

Under my administration railroad
fares in the State have been reduced,
voluntarily it is true by the railroads,
but after a conference between me
the Railroad Commission and the rail-
roads, at my invitation, to IL cents
per mile on about 1900 miles OF rail
road in the State of Tennessee. Cap
plause.)
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1908-06-18
OLD CoNFEEERATE SOLDIERS
AND THEIR WIDOWS.

| recommended also an increase in
pensions of Confederate soldiers and
their dependent widows, believing
that the people would not want either
to suffer as old age and penury crept
upon them, and we're willing, out of
the taxes they paid, that enough
should be given to make the pathway
to the grave as comfortable as posi-
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1908-06-18
THE PRIMARY PLAN.

Senator Carmack should either
cease his criticism of the primary
plan, or say that he is not bound by
its provisions His comments are
both unfair and misleading. He de-
nounces the plan as infamous and in
doing so denounces gentlemen who
are lifelong Democrats and of estab-
lished regulations for truth and honor.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1908-06-18

and you take the receipts, the net
profits are larger than they have
ever been in the history Of the mines
of Tennessee
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1908-06-18

SlDlG lOI IuS oplSuulh SAONlhS VI 1LN
treasury, though they were eager to
censure and condemn me II it had
been otherwise, but, if can convince
the people that the credit of the
State was vigilantly guarded, and
that | used the veto power to prevent
a deficit, they will be willing to ac
cord me at least a measure Of ap'
prevail. What are the facts?
OnJanuary H. 1905, the
treasury showed a bal
ance OF ..............$ Sl5,O32 ~
Receipts from January II,
1905, to April l, 1906,
were ................. 4,46S,765. 40
Making a total of. So, 2S3, 1877 so
Disbursements during the
same time were. .....$4 ,264,OSl .26
Leaving a balance in the
treasury .............. L,O19,716. 80
On January II, 1907, when
| became Governor, the
treasury showed a bal
ance of only ......,,.. l6S,O43 Oh
Receipts from January II,
to April l, 1908, were. 5,13l,S56 70
Making a total of .,.$5 ,299, 1893 II
Disbursements during the
same time were -. 4,O99,249 80
Leaving a balance in the
treasury " | .20O,149 81
Starting my administration on the
18th of January, 1907, with almost a
depleted treasury, $646,49S.94 less
than the corresponding day of 1905,
the State was confronted with the
necessity of paying the 4 per cent
bonds which matured in October.
In my second message | recommend,
ed an amendment to the sinking fund
act to retire these bonds, as the pro
visions of that act only authorized the
retirement of per cent settlement
bonds
The Legislature passed the amend
atory act, and on the 1st day Of
October, 1907, the $469OOOO0 of bonds
were paid, which, with interest
amounted to $492,322.46.
With heavy appropriations for the
schools, pensions for old soldiers, fol
State betterments, and with $25O,OO(
also appropriated to the Peabody
Normal School, which might be called
for at any time, the Legislature passed
two bills which | felt compelled tt
veto to save the credit of the State.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1908-06-18

Gov. Patterson said: 81 thank you
from the bottom of my heart for this
generous reception, for at last there is
no place like home and there are no
friends like old friends.
Here are the scenes of childhood
days; here are those l have known
and loved through the frightening
years. In this place and among this
people l grew to manhood, and here
| have felt the joys of life and known
the pain of sorrow Through 1t all,
and running like silver thread, has
been the love of kindred and friends
and the dear memories which will be
with me until the last deep sleep shall
come, and which | would not forget
at the Weakening of the eternal morn
ing.
A man may win public favor today
and lose il tomorroW-the sweets OF
success may be only tasted and turn
to ashes on the lips-but the chords
of the human heart give sweeter music
than the Tyre of Orpheus, and the
strains go on in swelling chorus, never
lost until they break against the 9TH
err shore and mingle with the divine
strains which human ears have never
heard-the melody of mystery, the
harmony of the universe, the love Oh
God
have had the ambitions which
come to men, and your kindness and
favor have gratified them all. You
placed power and responsibility in my
hands at an early age as the Attorney
General of this district. then repre-
sented YOU in Congress, and it was
nossible to bring the memorable con
test which made me the Chief EXecu
five of Tennessee to successful Is
she. for I went before the people OF
the State sustained by your approVa
and confidence.
come now as candidate to sue
coed myself, and am willing to truS'
nv cause to you and the people o.
Tennessee.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1908-06-18

word Tor ELECTRIC bIUTers, writes Mr..
Frank Conan, of No. 43G Houston st
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1908-06-18

MA, ana neaIer OF weak lungs II mas no
equal. Sold under guarantee at II. G.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1908-06-18

the face. neck and chest. applied DR.
Thomas Eclactrir Oil. The main cpos-
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1908-06-18
THE FORCES OF DIscoNTENT'

NV political destruction has been
determined upon. The first excuse III
vented was that the State would ~
into hankruptcy by reason of the ex-
travagance of my administrator, puI'
when it was shown that the credit Oh
tho state was not only unimpaired but
better than ever in its history, some
other excuse had to be given, ana II
was charged that l was too trlenuly
with the liquor interests, but Wheh
the record was made, and 1t was uis-
covered that more temperance meas
ures had been passed which received
nv approval than under any previous
Governor, some other reason mad tC
be invented, and then it was charged
that I had opposed state wide prl
mary, which the people were demand
ing Int the truth began to dawn thai
the alleged demand was to a large
extent manufactured for the occasion
and that the plan adopted by the com
mittee not only gave the people a oil
rect vote, but was altogether the fair
est and best ever devised to nominate
candidates for state offices.
There are men in Tennessee Wh'
who have never forgiven me for TN
crime of success. After my nomlna
ton, although my title was unques
toned and unchallenged, there Wer
some who called themselves Demo
Gratis, but whose party allegiance, S
far as | was concerned, was OF sue
doubtful tenure, that they either gay
me negative support as the nomine
of the party, or secretly aided the III
publicans to encompass my defeat,
Failing in this, from the hour too
the oath of Office until now, they haV
resorted to every scheme to discred
my administration.
If I had been the most obnoxlot
Republican in the State, they coul
not have given me less praise or MOI
censure.
Instead of being generous and p
triotic enough to wish my administr
ton a success, they were ungenero'
and unpatriotic enough to want 1t
be a failure, though the people mig
suffer and the credit of the State
impaired. My very presence in Il
capitol seemed to be an affront. Ell
Uttered by the loss of Office to viii
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1908-06-18

OnJanuary IT, 1905, the
treasury showed a bal
ance OF ..............$ S15,O32 ~
Receipts from January H.
1905, to April l, 1906,
were ................ 4,46S, 765. 40
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Semi-weekly herald., 1908-09-17
lRATE MUii:;;;;:::;s::::|ss Is ;i'':;;;:;s:|s
SHOT NEGRO FIEND
Chased the Negro Into the Woods and When
She Caught Sight Of Him Fired Both Bar.
relS of a Shot Gun into His Body

POWDER SPRINGS. Ca, Sept 16
After forming and heading the posse
to chase Robert Bostick. the negro
who attacked her 9-year-old daughter.
Mrs. Sarah Reed, wife of a prominent
citizen shot the negro full of bird shot
when he was overtaken..
Bostick was employed at the Reed
home and enticed the little girl into
an clubhouse and attacked her and fled
When the girl told her mother, Mrs
Reed. whose husband was not at home
she armed herself with a shotgun and
formed a posse of the neighbors and
! led the pursuit. After long chase
the negro was discovered hidden in
the woods. Mrs. Reed called to the
members of the posse to stand back,
raised the gun and discharged both
A barrels into the negro, probably IA
tally wounding him. She began to re-
load the gun, when the sheriff and
deputies rode up ard took charge of
the negro. Mrs. Reed, sobbing, begged
the sheriff to let her finish Bostick
The sheriff hurried the negro to Mari
eta to prevent lynching.
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-09-17
Union Pacific to
Control c. &N.

CHICAGO, Sept. ia report from
Wall street of a traffic arrangement
between the Union Pacific and the
Chicago & Northwestern railway
amounting to complete control Of the
latter road by the former, gained
strength today in financial circles, on
the refusal of Marvin Hughitt, presi-
dent of the Northwestern, to discuss
the statements. In Wall street the
report is that the Hartman interests
have absorbed the Chicago & North.
western by the simple device to guar.
antee stocks Of the latter company
The control Of the Chicago & North.
western road is spread over the coun.
try, but is mostly in the hands of
wealthy capitalists in the middle and
New England states.
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-09-17
MEXICANS USE
APACHE METHODS
Capture and Torture Man for His BELONGINGS.
Sheriff's Posse Securing Country for
the Brutal Highwaymen

PHOENIX, Ariz., Sept. l6.--A posse
is securing the country near Kelvin.
a mining camp 100 miles east OF here,
In search Of two Mexican highway.
men. who employed the Apache meth.
cd OF torture after committing high
way robbery. James Martz, a pros
pector, was the victim. and the booty
consisted OF weapons and small
amount of money. The Mexicans over.
powered and bound and blindfolded
him, but he managed to escape and
started to run. After recapturing
Martz the Mexicans fastened him to
stake and placed can of water
Just beyond reach. After an hours
effort he wriggled out OF his bonds
and went to Kelvin. where he gave
the alarm.