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The San Francisco call., 1908-03-08
SOME HAsTY LEGISLATION

SWEEPING provision of the Hepburn law goes into effect
" Nav that fobids railroads carry freight in whose
production they interested directly indirectly and
the department of justice quite whether the
capable of practicable application this regard The
law includes all and therefore, the pipe lines
would under its provisions Indeed partly intended
of the Standard oil company, although
chiefly directed the coal roads, which of the mines
along their The inclusion of the pipe lines doubt
property and that the department of justice
will ask that fines be imposed until the constutony of the
law determined by the The attorney general
has appointed T. Carl Spelling formerly of this city, and D. Allison
Winner take charge OF the prosecutions with
The validity of the law
The law appears be example of hasty legislation designed
good ah admitted evil but ignoring the
that other agencies of the class doing useful work The
coal monopoly the oppressive greedy yrannca
desired its punishment and restraint But order
his to include whole class of industrial
OF which OF benefit TO the commonwealth
The law sweeping its that doubtful would
railroad handle products which its
might be interested and every mploye of railroad handles
freight which the corporation has producer made
guilty OF criminal oense The only industrial enterprise
railroads permitted engage the production of lumber
The general policy of connng railroads their special busi
and ought prevail for the future but
enterprises have been permitted and vested grown
up IS not likely that the will allow the property be
hscated 1t the railroads compelled dvest themselves
good faith Of such the desired end will be accomplished
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-08
A sUPERABUNDANcE OF MONEY

lHE London Stas takes pains prove that the current
year will show probably the greatest superabundance of
money that has been Witnessed Such condition is
strange and greater degree the sequel
period of sngency No doubt there should be
the vaults this than former periods of the Sort
gold mining active The
Statis the production of gold $780,
100000 year
These figures and exaggerated first
glance but they accepted authentic by the Review of
Reviews.
The Statist goes to
United concerned the recent
building followed slackn
will
made the will prevent accumulation OF cash in the
bankers will probably the
money that been witnessed.
This conclusion doubtless justified other cities than
here the demand for buildings due to
high necessity of making business property
will continuance of activity building The plethora
id the banks all the country
after the period of boarding has itself
For the the only form of financial activity found
purchase for of gilt edged bonds which have
rarely the history of the market showed such large
this is exhausted the pressure of idle
will compel great renewal of industrial activity.
present and prospective condition of the money market
that period not be very long delayed.
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-08
AN EXCITED COMMANDER

T IEUTENANT COMMANDER SIMS told the senate com
mee naval affairs that "he shameful inefcency of the
United States navy during the Spanish the most
disgraceful exhibition witnessed the face of the
globe The public will believe anything of the they
viii demand that the fullest investigation be had Of
made by Sims that there has the
by
the beement of the ships Sims
OF this charge Reuerdahls that the
belt The hatesps rightly located relation the
line. Mr. Sims adds
Most ships in the to
The which Ads
ships the and the figures conditions The
This charge affects the veraciy and good faith Of
should be difficult the facts either
and disposition the whitewah anybody
will be warmly resented
Apart from alleged misrepresentation of should
noted that the defects OF which Mr. Sims complains really
OF controversy which experts tell
differences Of opinion possible We greatly
about Commander Sims excited description OF conditions during
the Spanish because he admits that the faults failures
that period have been mostly corrected that time He
the exhibitions OF craftsmanship dsgracefu and that the
battle of Santiago 5000 pojecties fired only
recorded about onea OF per cent the Spanards
had had any scamanshp they would have got away
would not have stopped them This ancient controversy
OF poeca ghost that promises shake his CORY
club smoking and make the wekn ring with his wild
Requiescat Scat
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-08
Foreigners on British Ships

The British government issued a no
tice recently that foreign seamen should
not be engaged on British ships In
European waters unless they have
enough knowledge of English to under
stand orders given in that language.
It is stated that it has been no uncom-
mon thing to find ships crew COM
posed of eight or nine nationalities,
with absolutely no language in COM
mon. and perhaps boatswain who only
understands English as interpreter"
The return relating to seamen en-
ployed in the British mercantile ma
rine shows 80 English and Irish per
10000. while Scotland supplies SIS and
wales A per 10000. The proportion. of
Lascars and foreigners increases, while
the British decrease. In the last Is
years, 1Ss1-1e06, there was an increase
of 17,103 Lascars tEast India sailors1
and 11,022 foreigners. and of the Brit
ish only $40. The recent order as to
understanding the English language in
European waters. 1t is supposed will
cause decline in Lascars and foreign
ers
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-08
Getting Off Cars

In an opinion rendered by the Ne
braska supreme court it Is held that
the rule established by transportation
companies to the effect that passengers
shall get off when facing toward the
front" Is not obligatory. in other
words. Is not a law. The test case is
that in which a Mrs. Hoskovec sued
damages sustained when she alighted
from one of it's cars, with her face
toward the rear The trial court
awarded her damages and the company
appealed on the ground that its rules
for afighting were plainly printed and
conspicuously placed where all pas
sengers could see them.
The matter is important as showing
that the RULES" of corporation have
no status in law. and are not laws"
They cannot be legally enforced.
But in this as in other cases of abuse
Of the public it was a woman who
proved the matter. 1t is always so.
Men meekly yield to the rulings of any
corporation and so legitimatize a rule
until it is accepted as law. But women
are not so timed. They stand upon
their personal rights and demand to be
shown. Women are naturally an
archists-of the best type-ands will
undergo any personal sacrifice in or
just
The decision of the Nebraska court,
thanks to Mrs. Hoskovec, we have the
effect Of minimizing accidents from
streetcars all over the country. The
oars will be compelled to come to a
full stop to allow passengers to disem-
bark, and the convenience of the pas
senger, rather than the whims of the
corporation. will have to be consulted.
1t is to be hoped that some woman
will now arise who will refuse to pay
her fare unless she Is provided with a
seat. If a test case should be made in
this matter it would doubtless be
shown that legally the streetcar COM
pany contracts to give a seat to every
person paying fare. 1t is idle to hope
for the men to take such action, for
they regard every printed placard as a
law, whereas women must be given a
Missouri demonstration. - St. Louis
Globe Democrat.
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-08
A MIXED RACE

nCTURES OF the contending automobiles in the called
Ofrom New York Paris show the machines snow
drifts that might have persuaded the that they had hit
Alaska somewhere in the middle of Michigan The progress
of this hurricane has been prosperous
of the competition conducting
Italian and the foreigners complain that the American
ing the rules 1t appears there rules although nobody
where begin The said the
American because he had his machine by
stretch of and another
this sporting controversy but reasonable
American driver the first recognize the facts of the
This real test of the travelling of automobiles
AS experiment for Transporting
mobiles circumstances of climatic and other difficulty,
the machines may be dragged by horses they take
ship pushed by the willing shoulders of the chauffeur
ride ways bob sd but example of automobiles
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-08
Answers to Queries

ROMAN NUMERALS - subscriber.
City. How Is the current year. 1908,
expressed in Roman numerals?
MCMVIII.
DID NOT SINK--w., City. Did the
island of Juan Fernandez off the coast
of Chile, sink during an earthquake?
1t did not.
TRINITY cHURCH-w. B., city.
What is the income to Trinity church
from it's property In New York city?
Something in excess of $750,00o a
year.
EsPERANTo-R. x. Alameda. Cal
Where can / secure list OF Esperanto
text books and their cost?
Any first class book dealer will fur
nish you list and cost price.
DOUBLE PEDRO-Subscriber, City.
In playing double pedro happen to
hold seven trumps. the Eve largest,
the six and deuce. One OF my op-
ponents did not draw away 80 ! knew
he had six. / held no pedro, so dis
carded my deuce. My opponent claims
could not do this under the rules OF
the game. Can the deuce be discarded?
If so, would the trey be low?
Yes, you had the right to discard
the deuce, then the lowest card played
would be low.
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-08

WHERE BUILT-O. M. c.. San Ra-
fael. Cal. Where was the steamer Lus-
itania built?
In Glasgow. in 1905.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. City. Is
there free hospital for consumptives
In San Francisco?
Yes. The city and county hospital.
THE ORIGINAL. w. NJ, City. Are
Weber and Fields. who appeared in this
city in 1894. the original Weber and
Fields of New York?
They are.
AUTOMOBILE. j.. Sonora. Cal.
Are there any periodicals devoted to
automobiles and automob billing?
There are. You can procure such
through any first class book dealer.
FIRST cousINs-E B. s.. city.
B and G are brothers by the, same
father, but different mothers. has a
q daughter; what relation is she to BIS
son?
First cousin. or cousin once removed.
RuSSo-JAP WAR-Subscriber City.
How many lives were lost In the Russo
Jap war?
Russians' estimated loss, s52.412
(killed a3.o0s wounded 121,4S6, missing
3s,1z9); Japanese. Killed, $4,000, died
from sickness, 1900; wounded, 100000.
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-08
Concerning The Linen Industry in ireland

also give the final finish to the linens
through the processes of beetling and
laundrying.
There are a number of large linen
houses In Belfast which do not operate
mills, but have their goods made to or
der, or else purchase staple linens in
bulk from the manufacturers to supply
their trade. Another branch is the em~
broidered linen trade. The pattern 10
drawn on linen CLOTH and the pieces
given out to women and girls to en-
broider. Hemstitched handkerchtefs.
ETC., are also dealt with in this way
The local grocer or other tradesman In
the small villages, often many miles
away, acts as agent to place the work
with the cottage women in his local
tty: receives the work, pays for tho
labor, and returns the finished articles
to the house. Very often these articles
are returned badly soiled. and with a
strong odor OF peat smoke. but the
laundrying removes all this.
The law does not allow the employ
ment OF children under IA years or age.
but the linen mills employ large num-
bers of boys and girls over IA, at from
81 TO So a week The hours OF labor
in the linen industry (and In all other
manufacturing enterprises in Belfast)
are from a, m. TO p. m, with an
hour Off from s to 8. when the workers
go home to breakfast, and from / TO
to lunch The law does not permit
employees to remain in their work.
rooms during the breakfast and lunch
hours for any purpose whatever; SO
they must go out OF the building for
these meals. unless the mill owner pro-
vides dining room entirely apart from
the workrooms-which all the large
mills do. On Saturday the mills close
at noon, thus giving a work week OF
81 hours.-From report of Consul Sam
uel 8. Knabenshue OF Belfast.
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-08

"HE linen mills of Ireland require
much larger quantity of fax
than the total amount raised in
that country. Scutched fax
which is the fiber alone. with the
woody portions of the stalk, and other
useless portions. removed--is the raw
material for the spinners. ThS farmer
who raises the flax. pulls it. rots it..
takes it to the nearest scutching mill
and has 1t scutched, and then sells 1t to
the buyers for the mills In 1906 the
total production OF Ireland was lisp
tons (of 2,240 pounds each) of scutched
fax. The net imports required by the
mills were S4.056 tons. OF which more
than half came from Russia. and the
remainder from Belgium. Holland, and
small amounts from southeastern Eu-
rope. Large quantities Of foreign spun
linen yarn are also imported by the
weaving mills. but these are counter
balanced by the exports OF Irish spun
yarn.
AS rule, linen goods are woven in
the gray''-that is, before bleaching.
They are then sent to the bleaching
establishments. which are necessarily
in the country, away from the smoke
and dust of the cities. which would
diseolor the linen when on the bleach
ing green. The fabrics are submitted
to the action OF chemicals, and then
spread on the grass. where. under the
combined influences OF the chemicals,
frequent moistening. sun and air. the
gray color is changed to the snowy
whiteness of the goods as exhibited
In the stores. The bleaching greens.
with their long webs of linen spread
out, many hundreds OF yards at one
time, are a source of unfaiIing interest
to tourists in Ulster The bleacheries
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-08
MARCH s. 1908
The American Language
Some wild and whirling locutions that Hour
ish on the tongues of great people
BY Edward r. Cahin

-
HAVE literature Of the American
organization with mission and message The mis-
the OF hated
and the substitution OF the
designation Something of the message may De gathered IRON
the rse,ns suggests the usssz sab
@ being asa to @ ,soa @ % Gsaaa % S
in the initiates Of this new name
Of 1sms to
os''s ss rs Rockies sss start support 'n'
Thanks Your compliments to California
could be Amcane
humiang confession but as neoph
what these associates
bloom 1t promises to be
who the common enemy The one
the ON its four feet Is TO mold an
talkfes competitive FORM like the old
spelling varieties that
nothing less authoritative than popular vote noua = @
Of truth has been accepted
orthodox and how much
counting The voice OF the people
In fine let the of
OF Mo- Gunst
has and deserving cizen the lingo
the rough stun OF George M Conan
of speech OF the police The art
creating the tumble perfected
Mr. Henry James introduction to his biography
Auburn Boston sits
his father produced early William
% tai ~ way ~h nprsa BY h closest @ his
sm m LAST pa Of hs han for
lon9 go that m @ of a autumn walk M alleys terminating
sownsa with
tnk Of
turn very tn h ssa scale % shss hi. soa saoDoa Of the
of
under 1t that might be held
to n life
riot of the parts OF speech
stupidity He has doubtless heard the horn
publishers umpeing the genius OF James But IN truth
negged
for obtaining false Rretenses
with the
tnqurng citizen
of certain
reformation of them
recuood Shall adopt
a American language? 1t is official
his provided
gathers
Maine they ask
hire nobody
Il there amt nobody nothtn' OF
riches Of the
mountains of Kentucky they affect elevated
example Although
ccumwent with degree of
Itainnite his wher or whichabous."
polite
a
against the federal elections BILL
azes ghost of sectional ENHANCEMENT
instead of the bloody
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-08
GOOD SUBSTITUTE

Soakley-Had an awful time getting
home last night. The electric lights
had gone out and the street was as dark
as dungeon.
Booziey-You were so ''lit up" when
saw you last that you shouldn't have
had any trouble. W. J. w.
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-08
DIsAPPoINrINGs

"Sire." said the cannibal to his chief,
"a ship with museum freaks on board
has been wrecked off the coast and two
of the passengers have got to shore
Prepare for a grand feast" ordered
the king.
II regret to report, sire. that one of
them was the living skeleton and the
other was the india rubber man."
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-08
By The Calls lester
CONSOLATION

A certain vice president was casting
up results
II have disproved the idea" he said,
that my office compels obscurity. True.
my fame hasn't got me anything, but I
have furnished abundant material for
the humorists'
And being man of broad. warm
human sympathies. he rejoiced.
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-08

making the journey from New York to Paris under their
the The long stretch from San Francisco Alaska
will be made by ship and once landed there the real difficulties will
begin In comparison with these the drifts of Michigan
hng The will be lucky if they able complete the
journey sled There will be small question of rules of the
game when they find themselves among the bog of Alaska
spring thaw At present writing they should be somewhere be
Chicago and Omaha.
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-08

There isn't barroom within mile
OF the Denver auditorium in which
the democratic convention is to be
held. Nothing was said about thai
when Denver was struggling for ths
honor. Looks like getting money un-
der false pretenses.
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-08

Santa Rosa has a municipal cam
didate named Forgotten. 1t takes
courage to go into campaign handi-
capped by such a, name.
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-08

Chauncey Depew has come out in
favor of the Aldrich. BILL Chauncey
has forgotten how to tell funny
stories, but he hasn't forgotten that
his bread is buttered by the big ones.
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-08
NOTE AND COMMENT

Green corn and strawberries are
now prominent on the bills of fare,
solving for people the vexing prob
lem Of how to get rid of their money.
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-08

There may be too much Johnson for
Bryan after all.
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-08

An insurance man named Teale is
in trouble over passing bad checks
He should have ducked before his
foul deed was discovered.
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-08

The Bay Cities water company
seems .to have been an inflated, al
though unwatered corporation.
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-08

"a" Ruef may be interpreted here
after as Affidavit Ruef.
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-08

SWEEPING provision of the Hepburn law goes into effect
May that orbids railroads carry freight in whose
production they interested directly indirectly and
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1908-12-04

and some OF the most pleasing mus
ical numbers. The chorus, which
numbers 60, Is drilled to a standard
of efficiency that is little short Of
marvellous. The settings are very
elaborate One act shows the castle
OF Cards, with its mushrooms tow
ers and a candy bridge and the pep
permint river. The electrical and
scenic effects make this one OF the
most realistic ever seen on any stage
The second act dlscloses the Night
mare Palace. with It's hideous Great
ures and is a wonder OF stagecraft
Among the principals are such we'll
known names as Knox Wilson, Ado
laide Harland. Grace Drew and Dor
othey Webb. The organization num-
bers upwards OF IS people, and II -
said TO be an extraordinary assem-
blage OF clover comedians, yocalists
dancers and specialists. The mat
inee will commence at s;s0 o'clock
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1908-12-04

with LOCAL APPLICATIONS, as
they cannot reach the seat OF the dis
ease. catRrrh is a blood or eonsti-
tutionAl disease and in order 20 cure
Il you must take internal remedies
Halls CataTrh Cure is taken Internal
ly. and acts directly on the blood and
mucous surfaces. Halls CatarTh
Cure is not a quaek medicine. II was
prescribed by one OF the best physic-
ians In this country for years and is
a regular prescription. IL Is COM
posed OF the best tonics known, com
bined with the best blood purifiers
acting directly on the mucous sur
faces. The perfect combination OF
the two ingredients is what produces
such wonderful results In curing Ca
tarrh. Send for testimonials free.
r. j. CHENEY 4 CO, Props, To-
ledo. o.
Sold by Druggists, price 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for con
stipation.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1908-12-04
OPPOSES A
SECOND FRANCHISE
Alameda Times Says Two Tel
ephone Systems ImpraCtiC-
able,

Secretary Russell OF the Chamber
OF Commerce now denies that he IA
yors two telephone systems for Ala
media In his new position, The
Times il OF the opinion that Mr.. Rus
sell is taking a stand for the best
interests OF Alameda. As a matter
OF fact. a double telephone system
has proved a nuisance and an ex-
Dense wherever II has been intro
duced. Sacramento. for example.
was for years affilcted with n double
service which necessitated every
commercial house OF the city aud In
many cases private reidences putting
in two phones. Persons Wishing to
telephone had TO hunt through two
telephone directories. and put up
with other inoonvenenees which must
be experienced 10 be appreciated.
Finally, the opposition company was
purchased by the Sunset people with
the reshlt that the telephone service
In Sacramento was Immediately i'm
proved in ell ways
The experience OF Saerameto has
been that OF other eommuniti g
where double service has been in
stalled. Santa Clara county suffered
from the effects OF II precisely as did
Sacramento, but long ago the two
systems were merged and Santa
Clara relieved OF It's difficulties
There is no good reason why Ala
media county should be made TO suf-
for the experiences OF Sacramento,
Santa Glare and other communities
that have tried the double system.
The double system has failed In the
experimental stage. and from tho
nature OF things always will fail.
As has been set forth In the news
columns OF this paper, the merchants
OF Park street are. with two or three
exceptions. opposed 20 the double
the public opinion OF Alameda on
this subject. For the best interests
Of tho community the City Council
chOuld go slow In considering any
application for a second telephone
franchise.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1908-12-04
.AY TOMORROW As
|. GOOD AS looming
THROUGH THE RYE
g LAND OF NOD" IS AS GREAT A SUCCESS AS COM
'DY OPERA WHICH MADE SUCH A HIT HERE LAST
PRING

you will meet the Sandman, >
''Welsh Rareblt." "The Man in the
Moon" April Fool" and other
strange characters OF childho ID
dreams. The story and plot are well
worked out; Bonnie" little girl.
falls asleep in her home garden and
IA transformed 20 The Land of Nod
whore she meets all sorts OF queer
creatures and people. "The San l.
man" plots and robs the king OF
Hearts" of all the hearts In the
kingdom. Without these the inhabi
tants OF this strange country are
powerless to fall In love. o. eourse'
the hearts are finally restored and
everything ends happily, Meanwhile
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1908-12-04

a clean wholesome and enjoy
Entertainment. The Land OF
which comes to the Grand OPP
nouse tomorrow afternoon and
enjoys a reputation which has
sen exoelled in the history OF
''age In this country. II is not
Is termed up to the average"
Hsieal plays. II is far superior
decided innovation in amuse-
lines. Samuel u. Rork has
'he stage another play equally
pa as his Coming Thro' the
which Is another OF his attrac-
II you want to be taken back
'idhood days. attend a perform
.oI The Land OF Nod" Here
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1908-12-04

For Eczema, TetLer and Salt Rheum.
The intense itching characteristic
of these ailments is almost Instantly
allayed by chamberlain's Salye,
Many severe cases have been cured
by II. For sale by DR.. stones Drug
store.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1908-12-04
DATES OF COMING EVENTS.
Monday December 6.--Regisl
ion closes for city election.

tion closes for city election.
December 7.-City election
December 1-5. FruitgrOWers
meeting. Portland.
The Oregon State Dairy Assocla-
ton meets at Salem December ls
and II.
state convention OF Y. NJ. G. A. at
McMinnyille December 4-6.
National Wool Growers Associa-
ton al Pocatello January 1910.
National Livestock Association Los
Angeles January 26-2S.