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The San Francisco call., 1908-03-22
FOUNDER OF CALIFORNIA
CLUB VICTIM OF DEATH
Mrs. Susan Swain Passes Away
From Pneumonia After a
Life of Service

Mrs. Susan Swain, one Of the found
ers OF the California club, died yester-
day at her home, 1921 octavia street,
after suffering two days from pneu-
monia.
prominent members Of the California
club, and had been the treasurer Of
the club since its inception ten years
ago. She was a member Of the First
Unitarian church, with which she had
been closely identified as one OF its
hardest workers
Mrs Swain is survived by her hus-
band, Hadwen Swain, real estate
man, and her only son, Alanson Swain.
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-22
crrY NIcToR ovER NroMAN

The action Of Gertrude Kelly against
2 former board of public works for
$4,000 damages for the fracture of her
right ankle by reason Of q defect in the
street near Ellis and Pierce streets was
nonsuited by Judge Seaweu yesterday
on the ground that the hole in the
street was so small that il could not
be held that notice Of its existence had
been received by the board The Judge
also scored The harsh provision Of the
city charter by which members Of the
board OF works are made personally
responsible for injuries sustained in the
streets.
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-22
Last Week Piano sale

This is positively the last week of
the No Fire Sale. Lots OF pianos have
been sold, but many are still 10 be had
A prices from which the insurance has
been deducted A few of these are:
Schumann 500. Draper SIPS Howard
Sl45. cabinet organs with mirror, SIS.
Other pianos from our regular stock
may be had for prices ranging from
500 to $7oe. Also a few guitars at
S3.1e, violins $3.50, Italian accordions
sale. Byron Mauzy, 1l65-I175 O'Far-
rel street bet. Franklin and Cough.
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-22
YOUNG roRGER FREED

Arthur p Craner, the young man
from Winters, Yolo county, who pleaded
guilty to forging bills Of lading by
which he oefrauded a wholesale fruit
shipping company. was admitted Ia
probation by Judge Dunno yesterday.
Judge Gaddis of Yolo county was ap
pointed probation officer
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-22

charges made against him. He will be
tried In the United States district court
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-22

3. F.. stoli. Haight st. at Masonic av
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-22
Lorr Rate. of Farc

Prom OF to all points east and Europe
Through cars personally conducted TO
Washington, y. &. Cut this out. call
or send 10 p. X Gordon Washington
Sunset route. Flood building, s74 Mar
kef street, San Francisco, for par
ficulaFs
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-22
IS
INSPECTING LINES

Julius Kruttschnitt. director OF main
tenance and operation OF the Hartman
lines. arrived In the city yesterday. he
is on an inspection trip and was met
at Sparks by E. e. Calvin. general
manager OF the Southern Pacific krutt-
schnitt went from Sacramento to San
Jose, where he was met by W. A NC
Govern. coast division superintendent.
and the new Mayleld-Los Gatos cuton
was inspected.
1T is impossible for me to say how
long shall be In the city" said Krutt-
schnitt. Everything is now moving
smoothly. and all can say Is that until
the times are better financially no new
work will be undertaken.
Mrs. sKruttschnitt and Miss krutt-
schnitt are with Kruttschnitt and will
stay with Hermann Kruttschnitt at his
home in Pacific avenue. Mrs. julius
Kruttschnitt Jr.-also arrived with the
party yesterday and went to her moth
er's home.
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The San Francisco call., 1908-03-22
MAIL CARRIER ARRESTED

z. j., Emerich of Suisun, a rural mail
carrier, was arrested yesterday by
Postal Inspector Dennis Coyne and
charged with stealing mail matter.
Emerich, aged 35, confessed to the
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1908-02-01
Routed Maaher with slnhon.

A soda siphon, masher and an
irate husband played the leading roles
in a sidewalk drama near Seventeenth
and G streets the other evening, ac-
cording to the Washington Post. 1t
appears from the statements of eye
witnesses that as government con-
tractor and his pretty wife left drug
store and were proceeding to their
home in the neighborfood a fellow
who was standing near a saloon
Knocked the laugh of the wife and
otherwise acted in an Objectionable
manner. Then, following the wife, who
was accompanied by her better half,
the masher deliberately turned about
and peered impudently into the wom-
ans eyes. The husband, who was car
rying siphon of soda, as quick as
fash turned the stream of efferyes-
cent liquid full into the fellows face.
and as he began to retreat toward the
saloon door, the husband followed, the
meanwhile deluging the masher with
the soda. The crowd that had col
lected laughed, the husband said
things" and the masher rushed into
the saloon to dry his garments and
think it over,
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1908-02-01
TURNED THE POTATOES BLACK
The Sight Of Aluminium Ware RacalIa
Old Timers Made of Iron.

Among the many gifts, beautiful OF
useful, that this bridal couple received
was complete set of cooking uten
sils of aluminium.
Do you remember, Clarence" said
| an older woman who had seen These
attractive pots and kettles in the
kitchen of the new brides home ant
who was now describing them to her
husband, do you remember how black
the potatoes were the first dinner
cooked?"
And Clarence did remember 1t. fol
that extraordinary incident of the
black potatoes in that first dinner the,
ate together, in their new home afte,
they were married could not very wei
escape his memory
Well. that" Mrs. Clarence went ON
was because they were cooked In a
new iron pot. OF couG4e knew thai
new iron pots ought to be secured and
cleaned before they were used and /
had scrubbed and secured that pot Till
! was tired and got it lust as clean az
could be, but still the potatoes were
black.
Next day asked our washerwonan
ABOUT mat and she said that If would
rub lard on the inside of it and then
sconr 1t 1t would be all right. and
uid tnat, and do you remember that
the next night the potatoes we're not
half so blaek?"
ana Clarence remembered that too,
ana then Mrs. Clarence went on to
tell about the many other beautiful
things that this young married couple
haa received besides those aluminium
pots and kettles. the sight of which had
called forth this recollection of her
own married life.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1908-02-01
Flrst Floor Plan

square corners ard easily accessible
in the most approved relationship one
to another.
The hallway going up out Of the
large living room conforms to a style
of building that has become quite
fashionable OF late years. It saves
room, and when the work is nicely
done the appearance is very agreeable.
In this case this stair arrangement
does away entirely with an upper hall.
There is nothing but landing. Prob.
ably no house was ever planned with
less waste room on the second floor.
You just step from the upper stair
through any of the four doorways
without going through any false mo-
tions. This little upper hall is
lighted by the stairway window. which
prevents dark pocket, a nuisance
that nobody likes.
The one chimney answers for every
purpose 1t Is large and it has sepa.
rate fiues for the kitchen. for the fur.
mace and for the CRATE. and the CRATE.
by the way. is one of those pretty
three-cornered affairs that effectuaIly
sends the light and warmth from the
fire into every part Of the room. No
matter where 8 crate is placed it is
cheerful, and it is a splendid add.
ton 70 home. but when you put it In
the corner OF room you have every
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1908-02-01
strict Order Of Precedence.

The ranking lady in any company
in Washington must always be the
first to leave. Cabinet ladies call first
on danes senatorial, but at dinners
the cabinet ranks the senate. Justices
Of the supreme court rank the cabinet,
justices and senators both claim prece.
dence. Straighten it out to suit your,
self. Wives and daughters Of ad.
mirals and generals are placed higher
above the salt at a dining than the
womenkind of colonies and captains
Every man and woman in official life
In Washington stickles punctiliously
in formal company, for the proper rec
ignition Of his face value, guarding
the matter of precedence jealousy.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1908-02-01

Mr.: William A. Radford will answer
| COST on all subjects pertaining to the
subject of building for the readers of this
| paper. On account of his wide expe-
rience as Editor. Author and Manufac-
| turer, he is, without doubt, the highest
authority on all these subjects Address
all inquiries to William A. Radford. No.
1874 Fifth Ave, Chicago, ILL.,, and only
enclose two-cent stamp for reply.
One carpenter called this plan the
house with twin gables, and it certain
ly is distinguishing name. 1t is an
old-fashioned house, having a width of
271a feet and a length of 23R feet, ex-
elusive of porches; a case where the
width is greater than the length, be-
cause you always associate the length
OF house as leading back away from
the street or road in front.
Architects are required to build
houses to fit the lots. Where land is
high priced it is usually cut up into
narrow lots, but in a good many viii
lagos and country places the lots are
big enough to accommodate almost
any width of house, and this plan is
designed especially for such locations.
With this design you get wide front
age and consequently fine outlook
to the front as well as on both sides,
and this is just what some lots need.
The veranda across the front of this
house is especially suited to a large,
wide lot. The very looks of it sug-
gest summer afternoon comfort. 1t is
a solid. well-built veranda, too, with a
good floor made of one and one-eighth
by three-inch clear white pine strips
carefully jointed, and the tongue and
groove is to be thoroughly we'll painted
with pure white lead, mixed rather
thick, before the strips are driven I'D,
thus making floor that if kept well |
surface painted will last life time |
The veranda columns are large and |
are covered with siding with miterd
corners, and the balnstrades are
framed in paneled sections which |
gives the appearance of close atten-
ton to detail. that looks well from the |
street. There are also lattice panels
under meath. Attempts have been made
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1908-02-01

Stunz's return to the states because
or illness removed forceful person.
atty from the Philippines. The Epis-
copalians have built st. Mary's anG
st. Johns cathedral, the finest mod.
ern ecclesiastical structure in Manila.
An adjunct of this Is the Columbia
club, handsomely equipped club
house, run on liberal and gentlemanly
lines by the members, and having
about it no faint of patronage or the
| eleemosynary spirit. It's members
are men from all walks in life. 1t diff
fers from other high-grade clubs
chiefly in that gambling and drinking
are tabooed. Altogether 1t is by far
the most successful institution of the
sort | have ever seen.
Bishop Brent has Is workers asso-
ciated with him, and services for
Americans are maintained in several
places. The distinctive1y missionary
work of the church has been almost
wholly confined to the Mons Christian
tribes.
For ManiIa's Men.
Some interesting statistics concern.
ing the American men in Manila were
recently gathered by the Young Mems
Christian association. OF the 3.482
American young men In Manila, SO 1-3
per cent. are unmarried. or the total
number, 351 have Filipino wives or
live with Filipino women. The others
are distributed as follows: Five hum
dred and sixty-five are living in
American homes; 627 are living in
messes; s13 are rooming in Filipino
families; 2O3 are living in hotels;
S62 are soldiers; 81 are in Bilibid
prison.
Apparently, the average American
does not find the atmosphere of The
Islands conducive to church-going. A
count was made, upon recent Sun
day. Of all the American men in at.
tendance upon the city's 20 churches,
Roman Catholic and Protestant, and
the aggregate number was found to
be 416. At the Columbia club were 81
and at tho Luneta sacred concert were
1876. Over against these S92 tamong
whom were doubtless many dupli-
cates) who were under religious or
wholesome" influences. may be placed
the count of 1875 in attendance upon
baseball games. races, etc. At two
similar resorts where the count could |
not be made, the estimated number
was ESQ more.
This does not mean that Manila is
an immoral city; In truth, / was |
amazed at the quietness and orderli-
ness of it. and at the manIfestly high |
character OF the people. So far as /
could ascertain. the attacks upon the
morality OF Americans In the Philip |
pines have been cruel exaggerations.
\ While they apparently do NOT lean
strongly to church-going. the men OF
Manila yet manifest an alert interest
n the moral welfare OF the city. The
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1908-02-01
INDIANS CRITICISM CT ART.
catiln's Paintings Were Declared tc
Be the Real Thing.

-Four Indians from a Nebraska res
ervation who came to Washington tt
dun Uncle Sam for some lands they
claim were never paid for took stroll
! through the national museum, says the
Washington Star.
They were anxious to see them
selves as others see them, so they in.
spected the collection of Indian paint.
ings by Catlin and looked long and
critically at the life-size figurea in,
cased in glass, intended to represent
Indian life in it's various phases.
Ugh" remarked Blue Feather. ap-
pearing immensely pleased as he gazed
On a cooking camp fire scene. 1T is
very good said Hiram Chase, who
was guiding the party. He has been
district attorney for Thurston county,
and has been admitted to practice in
the federal supreme court, the first
Indian ever enjoying this distinction.
These exhibits are true and nat
ural," he told the musuem officials
And Catlin's paintings of the early
chiefs are exact reproductions of our
men OF that day. l am no art critic.
l could not tell Rembrandt from
Remington, but I know that Catlin's
pictures are the real thing, just as my
father and grandfather used to look
before Uncle Sam tried to make us
different and wear his kind of clothes
and eat his kind of food and let the
West Pointers and Tommy Burns and
the others do all the country's fighting.
The only criticism the Indians have
to make of American art, as applied to
themselves, is the new artists, who
have never Travelled beyond the limits
OF Pennsylvania avenue Any one who
knows anything knows that the facial
expression of the Indian of to-day is
meek and subdued Sometimes his
face lights up like the setting sun at
some pleasure or "reminiscences, but he
is never ferocious looking. The new
artist ought to study evolution"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1908-02-01
Hypnotized by cortelyou.

Secretary Cortelyou hypnotized
me-" said western banker at the Will
lard hotel, Washington, mot by his
hypnotic eye. If he has that didn't
notice it. 1t was the shake of the
head. That isn't good descriptive work,
either. He doesn't shake it, he moves
it ever so Slightly. And it seems to
fit almost every situation, from, Mr..
Cortelyou's point of view. You tell
him a long story-or, to be exact, I
did. 1t was business story, and 1t
seemed important to intentionally
important. Incautiously, put a ques-
ton at the end of it and waited. 1
waited quite while Then there was
perceptible movement from side to
side of the secretarys head. This in
terested me and asked some more
questions-daite number. Not that
1 cared, you see, but to carry out an
experiment. When / arose to 90. al
most Immediately after Mr.. Corteiyou
had got up, he said he was glad to
have seen me. wonder If he meant
anything by that?"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1908-02-01
Long an Employe of Uncle Sam.

The honor of being the federal en-
ploye longest in service belongs to
William R. Smith, who has been su.
perintendent of the botanic garden at
Washington for IS years. Mr.. Smith
is 80 years of age, a Scotchman by
birth, but very much of an American
in sentiment. He lives in a little
house in the middle of the congress.
sional flower garden, and there famous
men have been accustomed to gather
from year to year to talk with him
about the rare plants In the great
glass houses on his little domain. He
has many anecdotes to relate of the
celebrated people whom he has met.
Mr.. Smith is over six feet tan and of
stalwart proportions and bids fair to
continue an efficient servant of Uncle
Sam for many years longer.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1908-02-01

Manila, P. There are no knock
ers at missionaries in the Philippines.
mus Manila newspaper man col
EQUALLY diagnosed the missionary
situation in the islands My own in
Vesugauons verified this opinion: the
crlticlsm of missions and missionaries
"hlch is so general in the port cities
vi the Tar east is conspicuous for its
absence In Manila. The missionaries
appear to be on the best of terms with
everybody, from the governor general
down :"
One OF the most popular dinner
ciuos IN the city is the Quill club, to
winch most of the prominent men in
manlia belong, and which was organ.
i%eo oy two missionaries. Not until
she recent visit of DR.. Charles Cuth.
pert Hall and Secretary Lloyd, of the
Frotestant Episcopal board when thew
were guests of the club, was ANYTHING
lKe religious topic even treated in
lne AFTER dinner speeches. This sug-
eests notable fact about the Philip.
pine missionaries: The man 10 not
swallowed up in the minister So far
as ! met them personally, found the
missionaries sharing the character.
istlcs of most of the other Americans
IN the islands; strong, sensible.
symmetrical men, seriously engaged
IN the business of making the best ma,
ton possible out of the Filfpinos.
Catho'ieProtestant NeishborIiness.
Inasmuch as the Roman Catholic
church has been in the islands for 300
years, and most of the natives are, at
least nominally, members of that COM
munlon, | expected to find bitterness
and acrimony between the Roman
Catholics and the Professionals. But
TINS is not the case, and for two rea-
sons. The first is that the Protestant
missionaries have worked with tact
and quietness and have endeavored to |
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1908-02-01
WIRELESS BY DAYLIGHT.
Prof. Fessenden Announces the Dis,
eovery of New Impulse,

In a recent communication to the
Electrician of London, Prof. r. A,
Fessenden states that he has deyel.
opeo a. new method of sending wire.
less Geographic messages during the
daytime by means of a different tvna
OF electrical impulse from that which
ne had previously employed. This inn
pulse has made it possible to cut
down the absorbing power of daylight
| to a small fraction of its previous
amount.
The system has been tried from
Brant Rock, Mass, to the West
Indies, the distance being approxi.
mately the same as that from New.
toundland to Ireland. The success il
SO noticeable that Prof. Fessenden be.
lieves that transatlantic wireless to-
legraphy during daylight Ia assured,
The new impulses are less efficient
during night time than the old ones.
but they give results which are equal.
ly good by night and by day. A COM
parison between the effectiveness Of
transmission oAsained through their
use and the use of the older TYNE ia
about as follows, the distance being
from Brant Rock to Washington.
D. c.:
When the old impulse produces an
effect equivalent to 1900 between the
hours of 10 and IL at night, the same
impulse would give strength of sig.
nal between IL and 1890 at noon of
only 30. The new impulse under the
same conditions will produce an effect
at the receiving station of about 80
between 10 and IL at night and of rs
between IL and 1890 at noon.
The fact that the newer signals ara
weaker in daytime than the old In
thought to be Of no consequence. il
being much more important that there
should be no marked difference be-
tween the transmission during the
daytime and at night. Rough meas.
urements over long distances seem to
show that the new type Of impulse
does fall of somewhat when transmit.
ting 1900 miles or more, but that the
rate OF falling or does not compare
with that Of the old type OF impulse.
SO that the signals received are mach
stronger.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1908-02-01
LESS DRINKING IN THE NAVY.
Retired Admiral Says Conditions Have
Changed for the Better.

The navy is not what it was in the
old days." said retired real admiral
| while on his way home from his club
one evening. THE amount of liquor con-
| sumed is in the proportion of thimble
to barrel. 1t was not an uncommon
thing, during my early career, for of
| dcers to return drunk from shore leave
and they were permitted to go to their
quarters and sleep off the intoxica.
ton. II an officer were to return
aboard modern ship under the in
fiuence of liquor charges would be
preferred against him Immediately.
why, I remember two of my ship.
mates who had been painting the town
with conVivial colors coming down to
the cutter awaiting them in a condi-
ton which necessitated their use of
both sides of the street. They got
safely into the boat. 1t began to rain,
and they hoisted their umbrellas. Up
on arrival at the ship one of them
slipped in mounting the ladder and
fell overheard. The other CALAMITY
jumped after him. No difficulty was
experienced in getting the first I'M
fortunate, but the hero could not be
pulled out of the water Finally rope
was tied around his ankles, several
men hauled away, and he was hoisted
on deck. As he was dragged from the
water it was seen that the obstacle
to his easy rescue was his umbrella
which had remained open.
Why did you not let go of your
UMBRELLA he was asked.
Well, you see (hic) it was wet
there and I needed the darned thing to
protect me from the Damp"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1908-02-01

at different times TO do away with
these lattice panels, but no one has
been able to invent a suitable snbsti-
tnte. Attempts at leaving them out
without anything to take their place
has never met with approval, he
cause it leaves bare. unfinished front
which no cobble-stone pavement on
the ground will supersede. Such fads
are short lived, and sensible builders
usually avoid them.
There also is comfortable rear
porch that may be easily screened
against flies and mosquitoes in sum-
ner time and paneled in for protection
against the cold winds and SHOWS in
winter.
house shaped like this lends itself
easily to sensible arrangement of
rooms. They can be made all with