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The San Francisco call., 1908-08-01
Gossip of RaiIwaymen

The inspection committee held an
other session yesterday. Railroadmen
say that naturally the first meeting
was long and tedious because the mem
bers had no definite plans in view, but
as they are to be held every month
things will SO shape themselves that
questions will be disposed of more
rapidly. All transportation men agree
that 1t is the most important meet
ing that has ever been. held in the
city, as the object is to arrive at a
more complete understanding of the
rulings of the interstate commerce COM
mission and so work in harmony.
E. " Brown has been chosen presi-
dent of the National Railways of Mexi-
co. known as the Mexican merger, con-
trolling the Mexican. Central railway,
National Railroad of Mexico, Mexican
International railroad, Interoceanic
Railroad of Mexico and Hidalgo and
Northwestern railroad. AS the Ma
tional Railways of Mexico will simply
act as a holding company until all
the Joint interests can be united, it Is
stated that Browns duties for the pres
ent will be practically the same as In
the past, as president of the National
lines of Mexico. S. NJ FELTON, also
continues as president OF the Mexican
Central railway. This, however, seems
to settle. the question as to the head
of the merger.
The engineering department of the
Western Pacific reports that it has
completed its temporary track over the
Flower lake tunnel and is laying track
west of that mountain. The line is
now within four miles of Twenty fifth
avenue, Oakland, and the city limits
should he reached tomorrow
Charles Clifford is publishing a
brochure entitled Railway Rate Re-
view" which will be published monthly.
and deals with intricate questions of
freight rates and the different rulings
Of the commission.
Edward Chambers. assistant freight
traffic manager of the Santa Fe, will
return to the city today from a brief
stay at Santa Barbara.
HI. M. Mccartney, assistant chief en-
gineer of the Western Pacific, has re-
turned to the city from a short vaca-
tion to San Diego. He has an entirely
new stock of fish stories to tell.
The Great Northern has issued a cir
cular calling attention of coal dealers
that the movement in this commodjty
has been light and that steps should
be taken at once TO lay in a proper
supply as an extra heavy grain and
other movement is expected in the
fall. which will tax the capacity of the
railroads.
In adjusting the minimum weights
and overland rates on sugar, r. H
Countiss' office entirely overlooked the
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-01
Don't Forget the Santa Cruz Excursion

media and Berkeley, Sunday, August 2,
round trip So. Leave San Francisco.
Third and Townsend streets depot, 1920
a. M; Oakland. First and Broadway,
80 a. m. Returning leave. Santa Cruz
6 p. IN. Seven hours at the seashore.
Largest and most finely equipped ca
sino and bathing pavilion on the coast
Delightful drives and walks. Grand
concerts. See agents Southern Pacific
company, ticket offices Ss4 Market
street. IA Powell street, Third and
Townsend streets depot, Market street
ferry depot and Thirteenth and Frank
lin ST sets, Oakland.
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-01
STATUE Will HONOR
PIONEER MOTHERS
Mrs. Philip V. Mighels to Start
Movement to Secure Funds
for Monument

To erect a bronze statue in honor
of the pioneer mothers of California
in commemOration of their unselfish
devotion and trials and the important
but seldom recognized part they played
in the development of the state In its
early days is the object of move
ment started by Mrs. Philip verrill
Mighels of Hayward, herself the
daughter of q pioneer woman, in which
she hopes to interest every native
son and daughter and the members
of every woman's club in California
For several months Mrs. Mighels
has been quietly working on her plan,
and today the movement has progressed
to such an extent that the next step
will be the formation of society
to take up the work of raising funds
Plans for a statue are now being pre-
pared by Douglas Tilden, the sculptor
Some time within the early part of
this month a meeting of those inter-
ested in this work will be called at the
studio of O'Hara & Livermore at
Suffer street and Van Ness avenue
Among those to whom Mrs. Mighels has
spoken in regard to the matter are
James d. Phelan and Mrs. Phebe
Hearst, both of whom are taking deep
and active interest In the statue.
The statue, which will represent
pioneer mother with her three small
children at her knee, is planned to cost
about $4,000. 1t Is intended to erect
it in lower Market street, and to
have it presented to the city of San
Francisco as a gift in which every
county in the state will have part and
interest. The inspiration of the statue
on which the sculptor is basing his
plans is q quotation from the grafton
delivered by the late Stephen White of
Los Angeles at the Chicago worlds
fair.
while the men were breaking the
wilderness, what was the pioneer moth
er doing? The only church we knew
was around our mothers knees"
Whites aged mother, a pioneer of
1886 Is still living. and it is intended
that she shall unveil the statue. Mrs.
Mighels mother was Mrs. D. H. Has
kell. so.
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-01

Cooks union. local No. a., on Thurs
day night voted in favor of Frank
Holt, one of its members for the office
of auditor of the international union
One elected candidate was initiated
and six APPLICATIONS were referred to
the committee on investigation.
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-01
Time to Raast High

There is a timely series of articles on
the game birds of the Pacific in the
August number of Sunset Magazine
written by no less an authority than
H. T. Payne, the president of the Cali
fornia Game and Fish Protective Asso-
citation. This first paper treats of the
quail and is as entertaining to the stay
at home reader as to the man behind
the gum
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-01

In adjusting the minimum weights
and overland rates on sugar, r. H.
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-01
POLITE WAY TO STOP SPEEDING
NOTES OF THE AUTO

D. E. Whitman. local agent for the Rambler
cars, has returned from a hunting "trip near
Livermore. Whitman had as his guests T. Deer
ing and Mr.. Bean.
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-01

fact that Amarillo. Tex, was a receiv-
ing point. and as a result there will
be no through rates In the commodity
list to that point until September 10,
when the so cent rate will again go
into effect. The present rate of s1.65
is declared to be pr0hibitive.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1908-03-15
MR.. ]. D. GUYToN INJURED
IN BURLINGTON WRECK

Press dispatches on March ? re
corded wreck of passenger train
No. / OF the Burlington system at
Kearney, Mo. Among the injured,
and not reported in the dispatches,
was Mr.. ]. d Guyton, partner OF
Mr.. J. NJ Hutsell. or this city, who
conduct a livery and sale stable Mr..
Guyton was quite seriously injured
and his friends in this city hope for
his soon recovery. He seems to be
pursued by some evil genius, as he
was in the wreck on the Y. & y.
train at Avon, Miss, and besides
nearly losing his life, lost very
valuable watch.
Mr.. Guyton was here recently
loEting after his interests, and. it i
to be hoped that he will find it CON
vcnient to locate here permanently
If he does. the evil genius will no
doubt give up his pursuit of him and
he will have the pleasure of becoming
a resident Of one of the best cities
in the state and South
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1908-03-15

&
Some members sof The Legislature
were roSenaly BRAIDED 81 tie jack
son News Is han reiorshed popu.
lists, retrogr and hIatant
defnagognes- Tbs legislatnrs then
denounced that paper IN no nncer-
tain terms, after which Editor Sui
lens reiterated his charge Mr.. Sui
lens, we think, is man among men
when it comes to making attacks
upon these who dare to disagree
with him upon any public issue. Some
of his editorial remarks are rabid i'll
the extreme. However. we do not
think the action OF the legislature
win have any effect III causing him
to modify his remarks. 1t seems the
reverse is true judging from a late
editorial in the News on Trimmed
Skinned Solons'' SSlllens seems to
enjoy himself Immensely while II
the act of criticising others and the
legislature should remember this and
have no desire to interfere with him
in this harmless past Halle
hurst Courier
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1908-03-15
know that it Is folly, extravaganza
and bad management for the state
to buy what it can 50 easily raise
Aberdeen Examiner


Some of the would be. little polsti-
cal bosses disseminated throughout
the state would have the impression
go abroad that Hon Frank Burkett,
'.the half reformed popuiist from
Chicasaw, was repudiated BY the
committee he attempted to dominate
Since the beginning Of the session.
The above and similar expressions
don't injure Burkett and do abso-
lurely the little fellows any good
who proclaim them. It hurts them,
whereas if they would lend their
time, energy and attentions TO the
improvements OF themselves and be
capable OF helping others What the
people need are great and good men
To help to make the people better
Several critics OF their fellows seem
soured and don't know it. Burkett
is splendid man and a patriotic
Mississippian, man OF individuality
and possessed OF the courage OF his
convictions. Many of his critics
could sit at his feet and learn moro
patriotism and real democracy than
their bodies could hold. Burkett is
not a perfect man, but no man in the
lower branch of the legislature en-
joys more confidence, respect and es-
TEEN of his fellows and colabors than
The gentleman from Chicasaw. He
is a good democrat and patriotic
citizen and so recognized within the
party News.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1908-03-15
DENY |N7ERFECRENE
PROPOSED NO ARBITRA-
TON IN JAPAN CASE

London, England, March Io-It
was denied today that the British gov
eminent had asked Japan what she
proposed doing in the Tatsu Maru
case, or had suggested arbitration.
Officially England has taken no no
tice of the case. BIT it is very APP
parent that the government IS watch
ing Developments between the con
troversy between Japan and China
with greatest interest, as well as
other European nations. It may not
be the proper time yet to make any
official notice, but all the European
powers will be prepared TO assert
their claims and offices should war
be declared by Japan.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1908-03-15
EVELYN THAW
WANTS DIVORCE
SETS RUMORS AT REST IN
INTERVIEW
FEARS INHUMAH TREATMENT
And Thaw's Insanity Are Good
Grounds For Divorce-Denies
Stories of Her Fast Life-Harry
Will Not Oppose Her

New York, March Io.-Evelyn
Thaw ,oday set at rest all divorce
rpmors that have been circulated re
.eently In an interview she stated
that She had sued Tor divorce from
Harry 1haw, and denied ali the stor-
les OF 1er last life She had been ac-
cused of leading since the second
trial She says later Developments
will prove all things, and that she
has never committed any Of the in
discretions charged against her
Her bill Tor divorce IS lengthy
one. and the grounds upon which
she sues are founded IN part OIL
T1aw insanity and her fears Of IN
t,tman treatment at his hands. In
the bill she recites the recent assault
he made upon her while visiting hfm
at the. Mattewan asylum
: It Is said that Thaw Will not OPP
pose her suit and will agre on tao
ahmony to be given her
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1908-03-15
Good Music Is a Character Buiide,

Good music is a powerful tonic to
many people, especially those suf-
fering from melarcholia. It lifts
them out of their solemn moods, dis
pels gloom and dependency, kills
discouraged feelings, and gives new
hope, new life and new vigor. II
seems to put a great many people
into proper tune. 1t gives them the
keynote of truth and beauty, strikes
the chords of harmony, dispels dis
cord from life, scatter clouds
and brings sunshine.
All good music is character
builder, because It's constant sugges-
ton of harmony, order and beauty
puts the mind into a normal attitude
MUSIC clears the cobWebs Out OF
many minds, so that they can think
better, act better and live better
Some -writers are dependent upon
music for their inspiration and their
moods Somehow it brings the muse
to them. It adds brilliancy to the
brain, and facility to the pen, which
they cannot seem to get in any other
way.
Good music SENS to give us j
touch on the divine. and put us III
contact with divinity. 1t drives ou,
evil Thoughts, making us ashamed OF
them 1t lifts us above petty. annoy
ances and little worries of life, and
gives US a glimpse Q, the ideal which
the actual IS constantly obscuring.-
Success.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1908-03-15
OLD YAZOO LEVEE BOARD
CONCLUDES ITS SESSION


Clarksdale. 'Mss-, March Io-The
Yazoo- Mississippi valley levee board
which has been in session since yes
terlay, concluded their session al
noon today and the new board will
meet next. D. A. Scott IS pro1ni-
nently mentioned for president.
There arc FIVE candidates for secre-
tsry of the board. F. L Williams,
the present incumbent; Arthur Beat
tie. Oscar Carr. T. C Garrotte, Of
Greenwood. and Houston. OF Tunica.
It is hard TO determine at present
just what the outcome will be, as all
Of the candidates have staunch
friends among the members.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1908-03-15
Another Curiosity Added

The Natchez Mardi Gras had an
other curiosity added to the celc-
bration when they secured the Mis-
sissippi Legislature for one-day
stand in that historic city. We ven
ture that farmers for miles around
come in early to see this colossal,
magnificent, spectacular, grandiloqu-
ent combination that the genius of
Mississipp people has gathered to-
gether; the like of which was never
before seen on earth: in the skies
above the earth, or in the waters be
meath the earth Natehez business
men are hustlers when it comes to
securing attractions.AS unfower Toe
Gin
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1908-03-15
Pretty Window Display

THE window of the Davis Drug
Co, on Washington avenue. IS ar
tracing great deal of attention, and
Justly so, for one of the prettiest dis
plays on refreshments served al their.
fountain is made therein, and shows
the touch of man who is familiar
with tho work. On inquiry the Times
man was told frat the window was
arranged BY Mr.. b. Elliott. Of
Pine Bluff, who IS an artist in the
mixing OF soft drinks and who IS nov
with Mr. Davis. and Has exclnsixx
charge Of the fountain and All per
tanning thereto. Nj. EIliott come !
with the highest credensia us and M:lI
prove GOOD adtiition HI Ills Davis
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1908-03-15

railroads, mutilatcd ii sizctories and
bprnedsso dea coal mines? sNhaz
s she ultimate Tower vhiclp crowns,
and justihes the erueltics Of our pIu-
toeratic regime? For what great end
~ multitudl,es of children in Nes
York and Other ccities go starving
s. school. fainting with hunger as
they sit as their desks? What is this
American Beauty rose, to produce
which, IN the language OF the. young
'er Rockefeller. most of orr people
must hive in misery and die in dc
spairs What becomes OF the wealth
we are all working to produce and
on which Mr.. Morgan and his aristo-
cratic friends are robbing us?
Some OF it goes to produce our
Thaws with their Evelyns and their
rctinues of insanity experts. Some
OF it provides means for our Stan
ford Whites to fit up their chambers
OF mirrors and procure women vic
Tins for their orgies. Some of it
furnishes forth monkey dinners and
bridge whist parties. One fraction
keeps Wall street going, and through
Wall street flows finally into the
banks of Morgan and Standard Oil
Another fraction of what is produced
in America by those workmcn whom
the plutocrats have. determined to
harry into submission goes 10 pur-
chase titled husbands for uar Amer
lean queens Glayds Vanderbilt
could afford to pay $5,ooo,ooo for her
bedragg1ed remnant of European
aristocracy- Some pay more, some
pay less, br all titles come dear.
This, then, is what we are coming to
in the United States if the plutocrats
ican carry out their plans. We are
to become a nation of degraded in
dustrial serfs forever shaving at the
starvation point under the iron law
of. wages, while our superiors and
rulers riot in sensual luxury on the
products OF labor. Monkey dinners
and titled European husbands are
the glorious fruit of those lnjunc-
tons, supreme court decisions, an
nulnents of righteous laws and mil
itary suprcssions which are aiding
Mr.. Morgan and his fellow magnates
to accomplish the revolution they
have planned to reduce the American
workingunan to submission. Is this
the kind of a revolution we want
Is that what America stands for?--
Portland Oregonian.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1908-03-15
Anarchist Neatly Trapped

Omaha, Neb., March Io-An un-
known anarchist entered the Mer-
chants National bank OF this city to-
day and demanded large sum OF
money, at the same time displaying
a bottle believed to contain nitro
elycerine and threatening to blow up
the bank if his request was not com
piled with
The man asked to- see Vice Presi-
dent Luther Drake in his private of-
hce.
Drake seated himself opposite the
man, who began talking in a ram6
ling manner about having $4,000 in
the National Bank Of Commerce IN
Kansas City when that bank failed.
And since all You fellows are IN
together. yen just better hand over
my money or Ill blow YOU aud this
bank and all of Us To hell sudden
ly said tho fellow. producing a three
ounce bottle containing a thick yell
low liquid
Don't you make a move. This is
flied with -glycerine. II you
move You arc dead man he said
You don't want to die yourself,
do. yoa:s' coolly asked Drake
"Qh. yes. / am ready 10 die" re-
Piled the stranger. but when I die
will take everybody in this building
with me-
well, I'll go and get you the
money said Drake, rising from his
chair.
"Sit down. said the anarchist III
you get up again without permission
I'll iust drop this bottle. You know
what will happen.
Drake sat down. He then told the
man he would talk it over with him
and the stranger accepted, all the
time keeping the bottle in his hand
and within sight
Noticing that the imam seemed thin
and pinched Drake asked him if he
was not hungry. Il have been study
ing over this matter for several days
and have not eaten a thing Tor forty
eight hours, answered tho man with
she bottle
s.Weil. lets so have breakfast and
talk this over, proposed Drake
All right, but don't try any mon
key business Or you are dead man. =
replied the anarchist,
:s Mr.. Hamilton, president Of the
hank entered the next roann during
tl.e cdevef ssfien ansis heard eaossg:,
AZ 4. TO enable him . know what
WAS oiiae on. Drake and tic
NE he room togsett<r Ham
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1908-03-15
To Locate In Oklahoma

Mr.. Hilzin, who has sold his in
terest in The Ncl4ns & Blum Co, will
leave in day or two Tor Oklahoma
where he expects to locate. We are
sorry to see Mr.. Hilzin leave Green
vile, as he is the kind of citizen that
any locality would like to retain, bslt
as he IS going, we know of no better
change he could make than the one
to Oklahoma.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1908-03-15
TAFT IS CERTAIN
OF MISSISSIPPI

Jackson, Miss, March CALLS are
being issued for meetings of the re
publican county executive commit
tees IL this state, a majority of which
will be held on Monday, March IS,
for the purpose of naming delegates
to the district conventions, at which
delegates will be chosen to the state
convention, which will be held in
Jackson April 20. The latter body
will, in turn, name delegates to the
national convention at Chicago on
June 6.
The administration forces are still
holding their own in this state. and
while Mississippi will no doubt send
am uninstructed delegation. it will be
composed chiefly of white men and
well-known negroes who are friendly
to President Roosevelt and his poll
cies
The Foraker movement has fa4eA
to meet with the support expected Dy
its advocates, and one very singular
feature of its failure is the fact that
the moral support given by demo-
Gratis TO the white wing of the repub-
l1,an party has prevented many me-
groes who ordinarily take an active
part iii republican affairs from join
ing the Foraker insurrectfoil.
1t is expected that the white re-
publican leaders will allow the For
aker faction two or three delegates,
but they will be rendered harmless
by the adoption of the unit rule
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1908-03-15
Fighting Lobbyists

State Senator Engle made rather a
hard though. unsuccessful fight to
keep the lobbyists out of the senate
chamber. and it is gratifying to note
the fact that the governor has taken
a hand in the matter OF course,
the governor was late in his move-
ment. but We must TALL back on the
old consoling Thought that it Is bet
ter late than never Nanchez Demo.
crat.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1908-03-15

Senator Aldrich is still hopeful of
bringing his emergency currency bill
to vote during the present week OF
the congressional session. As several
speeches are still to be made. how
ever, it is probable that the vote wifi
be postponed until next week.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1908-03-15
Golden Recovering

Heilendafe, Miss, March Io-Ed
Golden. who was assaulted and rob
bed near Stoneville. Miss, several
days ago. is recovering. He was un
conscious four days
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1908-03-15
Humorous Feature Of Census Worl

a humorous feature Of the work is
that of the hundred agents sent out
to gather divorce statistics, large
majority were bachelors. They were
to find ont whether the husband or
the wife had been to blame for the
trouble that brought about the di-
vorce; from whom the application
came; the number of children from
the union. if any; whether intemper-
ance has been directly or indirectly
the cause q the separation. It seems
curious that the question, rs Mar
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1908-03-15
Rife Range Damaged

TlieH ensen Construction Company
has been awarded the contract for re-
pairing and rebuilding the wall at
the rifle range, which was injured by
the recent bad weather. The work
is 10 be completed within the next
thirty days and will cost about ST.
ooo.-Vicksburg Democrat.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1908-03-15
TO THE DANDELION

Dear common flower, that grow'st
beside the way,
bringing the dusty road with harm
less gold,
First pledge OF blithesome May,
Which children pluck, and, full of
pride, uphold.
High hearted buccaneers, 'o'erioyed
that they
An FL Dorado in the grass have
found,
Which not the rich earth's ample
round
May watch in wealth, thou art more
dear to me
Than all the prouder summer blooms
may be.
Gold such as thine ne'er drew the
Spanish prov
Through the primeval hush of
Indian seas,
Nor wrinkled the lean brow
OF age to rob the lovers heart of
ease;
IT'S the springs largess, which She
scatters now
To rich and poor alike with lavish
hand,
Though most hearts never under
stand
To take it at Gods value, but pass
by
The offered wealth with unrewarded
eye.
James Russell Lowell
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1908-03-15

Though the conditions of the ar
bitration treaty agreed upon by Sec
rotary Root and Ambassador Bryce
have not been made public, the state
department. is already receiving pro
tests from Ireland against its, ratifi-
cation.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1908-03-15

for plain clothes men and followed
the two men 20 a nearby restaurant.
Drake and the nlanswere on oppo-
site sides Of the table when three de-
tectives. accompanied by Hamilton,
-aptured the man.