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The San Francisco call., 1908-10-24
McALLIsTER, THE sTEADFAST

T7HE ingenious confessionsno that is the word-the
revelations then OF Supervisor McAster in testimony before
Master Heacock the afford insight OF
the pertnacy and resourceuness OF the municipal lobby
employed by the public service corporations special prv
eg through legislative process the expense the whole body
of citizens Mr. McAer will not be accused of hostility these
having by hereditary right the the exalted
circles OF the puocacy and being himself nearly related the
famous dscoverer of American arsocracy aritmecay
defined 1t natural perhaps the circumstances the lobby
suppose that Mr. Mcster would prove easy they
Fillmore But this theory shown to be grievous
With all Mr. McAs hereditary instincts of allegiance the
wealthy powerful could for the gross public wrong
involved making dollar gas He the Lafayette of the
hour, astocra by BIRTH but of the people for the
sion He spurned the py and held ao the torch Of
justicethat is to say hguratve of Mr..
McAiSter modest and has the fine OF
pshed butler He did then spun Eugene de Saba from his
door, suffered himself meey be led by
great argument about it and about But Mr. McAister
adaman Like Roderic Dhu and his famous rock he could
fly Then financial agents attacking with serial
story Mr. Ale weary button, until the polite and gentemany
had the far look that goes with
tired feeling. There endless in which
for his country, and deaths terrible than others
The Roman has told that it and ornamental thing
die for your country but he contemplated being talked
death by the Therefore Mr. McAlster
ornamental pariowh maonsand trust he may survive
the oquacous assault But makes hard shedding for
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CONSIDER YOUR TowNsMEN, MR. DE YOUNG

THE CALL hopes that Mr. de Young will take
if it offers him of his advice Mr.. Young has
the abstract right buy his clothes and his furniture,
his objects London Paris He
may crafty his artistic foreign
his expense but he has the right spend
Francisco institution way foreign producers
the injury of should
least give them square deal.
Mr.. de Young ardent of protection home
industry-on paper. He should buy as he breaches
When Mr. Young refused consider, any terms bids
om local manufacturers furnish the Union League club
guilty of ofense against the community
makes his living and committed outrage his fellow club
members AT the time he Declares edioriay that t
very important the city that money for labor and
paid those who will epend here 1t is weigty utterance
that might commonplace and trite that Mr. de
Young in his practice ignores his precept
If Young Chronicle or
like of unable make what they driving
might learn from Los Angeles where the chamber of
urging that all southern California shall join making
erity week November, setting period which
people OF the southern counties shall
products The appeal issued by the chamber says every
and child in the southern will buy only home
products during prosperity week will surely prosperity
felt by all classes of people many weeks assured
of your cooperation in this movement? If please write
hearies kind of ndorsement behalf of
uny for publication the Los Angeles newspapers expect
you TO observe and celebrate prosperity week your
nuny your although stand ready assist you
IN every way possible
If Mr. de Young does read the Chronicle if he does
believe what says, may recommend him
Angeles literature Give your neghbors chance Young
They ask for nothing more than square deal
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The first carload of oranges to 20
east from California was shipped out
Of Fair Oaks, near Sacramento. during
the first part OF the present week
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NO BOUNTY ON DEMOCRATIC scALps

1E roquois have large capacity for anger would the
diplomatic aptitude of the European of the
conhne isolate the of beigeence when Maxmian
Pepper apopping The air blue with of
ons and the akng OF Raker will take its place literature along
side The Shaving of Shagpa The shlaleIs flourish the
oahawks ground to edge The Iroquo brave has hos
pable taste and his motto is Wherever you
head hit it. Like its prototype the famous Bayhooey club the
the oquois is by force nobody paid
his dues but Mr. Hearst who this year has other fish fry and
declares he needs his S4 in his business.
Having failed draw Raker from his
club preparing extract Tom Hickey with corkscrew.
Tis familiar operation the oquois tepee that recall
pleasant memories of long dgesed bulshead breakfasts for which
drop for, alas the
These purity dessingy dry The "O Bills
dead Chris Buckley almost and almost There
left loosen up The cakes and ale missing and
ginger of stock Gone the glories The
lean year The heart of warrior within his
breast and that accursed Scotchan
take another hitch in their belts There small nourisment
set of resolutions and there is no bounty scaps
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Personal Mention

j. ]. Doran of Los Angeles IS at the
St. Francis.
j. Mcdonald of St. Paul, Mimi, is at
the Majestic.
j. G.. Kelley of Portland is staying
at the Stewart,
at the Fafrmont.
: p. G. Thede of MADEIRA is registered
at the Fairmont.
John J. Robinson. of Philadelphia is
at the Dorchester
"A. Fred wey of Salt Lake is staying
at the ST. Francis
J. II. Condor of Los Angeles is a
guest at the Stewart
w. H. Ferguson of Goldfield ia regis
tered at the st. Francis
Charles A. ingalls, of Boston is a
guest at the St. Francis.
L.. Schlesinger and E. Wilson of New
York are at the Baltimore.
Mrs.. F. L. Carter and daughter of
Fresno are at the Jefferson.
Mr.. and Mrs J.. F: Flaacke of Brook.
lyn have apartments atsthe Fairmont.
Brown of Woodland are at the Hoi-
land.
]. conley of st. Louis and T w
Hanitn OF jamestown are at the Vie
Baron Long of Los Angeles and
Savoy. '
H. Joran and wife Of New Mexico
and M. Afford of Dallas, Tex. are at
the Imperial.
Recent arrivals at the Hamlin are
w. B. Pittman of Tonopah and w. g.
Armstrong of Pittsburg.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS >-~~S~~~~->~~>>,>>>>>-
can there be any question as to A win
ming?
4
wINE-Farmer. City, What is the annual
product OF the United States?
Recent fgurs show s4,ooo.ooo gall
Ions
AIR BRAKE-F. A. NJ, City Who was the
inventor OF the Westinghouse air brake?
George Westinghouse.
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Answers to Queries

PARTIES Subscriber. City. Give a full de-
scription of the meaning of the several political
parties2
To answer this would take more
space than is allowed to any one SUBJ
ject in this department Go to the free
public library on Hayes street near
Franklin and consult the latest encyclo-
pedias. under the heading of the
several parties.
ALIENS yOTING-Subscriber, City. In re-
cent issue you say in answer to query, that an
alien who has declared his intention TO become a
citizen has the right to vote in certain states.
Does that mean that he cansyote for presidential
electors?
1t does.
sHERMAN--P. A.. Lovelock New. Is ]. 8.
sherman candidate for vice president, relative
of the late William T. Sherman?
None of the published biographies
make mention of any relationship.
BACK DATEs-T W.T., City. and H.. Elm
hurst. Cal. III What, dag In the week did De-
ceinber H. 1874. fall ON 10 on what day Of
the week did August IS 1901, fall?
Monday. CD Sunday
ssMISsIoN=-N. c.. City. What is meant by
the term mission as used in connection with the
early history OF California:
The term mission according to q
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-24
Make a Big Noise and
Get Good Business

To use a popular slang phrase. IL
you wish to attract attention these
days You simply must be big Noise
In other words, draw the public eye
and ear in your direction
This Is the era of -big noises and
those who are content to sit quietly
in corner twisting their thumbs are
likely to sink to the bottom of the
ocean of oblivion
To be a big noise" it is necessary
to advertise yourself widely and trum-
pet out what you have for sale
But do not buy a cent horn. Pur-
chase powerful trombone and let the
earth ring with your noise.
In other words, if you have any
thing of real value 20 dispose of do
not hide your appeal in some obscure
corner of newspaper. Buy page
two pages, if the business is worth
the display, and let everybody with
eyes and ears know. what you have to
sell and all about its advantages.
specimens of bold advertising. Wood,
Harmon & Co.. real estate, people,
whose business is placed by the Sieg-
fried agency, New York, took double
pages in the Sunday papers recently
and the noise they made still echoes
in the air.
That was real advertising, good busi-
ness. and it apparently should make
some of the slow coaches put on their
thinking caps and do lot of healthful
pondering.
There is any amount of business
around.
Make a big noise and get some of it.
Fourth Estate.
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decision to be found in the United
States supreme court reports, includes
only the collection of houses, vineyards
and orchards in the Immediate vicinity
or the churches. including the stock
OF cattle and other personal property
In the possession of the priests and
useful and necessary in carrying on
the establishments"
TREASoN-T. s.. City Is there a phrase
fnat describes the fact OF speaking against the
sovereign OF a country?
The term is lese majestic which, in
jurisprudence, is "any crime against
the power of the state; in other words
treason to the monarch or the state.
TARNISHED GOLD Subscriber. Sunnyyale.
Cai. BY what process is gold jewelry that has
oecvne 'arnisheu, restored to brflliancyf
BY the use of any gold or silver
polish, used according to directions.
CANARXs-J. E. r., City. Is there any rem
coy Tor canary bird that fell into plate of
not soup and scalded It's feet:
Wrap the feet in cotton batting
soaked in sweet oil
WHINING b., city. a and make a
comoinatpn wager on the recent fights A
made the book and offered TO l on Moran.
Neison' ana ketchel- Who won?
AS ketchel was knocked out, how
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Gossip Of Railwaymen

sympathy" howled the railroad
contractor, Il have put that all be-
hind me since I had a time contract on
the Utah and Arizona railroad, the
section just out OF Kingman, and was
at my wits end 10 get men.
One morning / was more than ever
worried and was praying for any kind
of help with one of those long fervent
prayers that only railroad contractors
can put up when in trouble When 1
opened my eyes 4 found my prayer
was answered, for there was a. great.
stout, healthy looking fellow standing
at my tent door. and asking me for
the price of a breakfast and for work
'BreakfastT 1 shouted in glee, you
will get more than your breakfast. You
just walk down to the camp about Il
mile down the road and you viii have
work, and meals, too
Wotv exclaimed the man with the
worst cockney accent 1 ever heard,
me walk down there widout me break
fast? Not fer Jemima.'"
Baron Robert Snoy of Paris arrived
yesterday and placed himself under
the care OF. Jules Clerfayt, who will
show him the sights of the city till he
takes the Siberia on Tuesday for Japan
on his way to Peking. and, thence by
rail to Paris.
The baron is the chief engineer Of
the international sleeping car service,
which operates on the great trans
Siberian railroad, making a schedule
of 16 days from Paris to Peking, with
a rate OF $240 for sleeping car and
rail tickets.
This is my first visit to San Fran
CISCO" said the baron. and 1 confess I
am filled with amazement. All my life
have heard that the Americans were
fabulously rich am convinced now.
Imagine all this destruction, and
you have removed all evidences OF it.
A great city built up in two years! 1t
is beyond the powers of Imagination.
One has to see to. believe. What money
you people must have poured out to
accomplish this feat. 1t is wonderful.
would not take the supported word
Of 100 men to believe all this. But I
have seen. 1t is lesson that every
man in Europe who has the money
should come out to see
81 am on my way to Peking, where
the company is erecting shops for the
repair of cars that might possibly be
damaged in their 1898 mile run. The
train de luxe leaves Paris once a week
with seven cars and is so well patron
lied that a man has to secure his
sleeping car accommodations a month
ahead. There are never less than 100
passengers on this train. Every COM
fort Is provided for. A person can en-
ter his car in Paris and not leave IL
till he reaches his hotel in Peking. for
the track Is up Legation street and
the cars are run right into the hotel.
Harbin is the junction for Peking.
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-24

-WO attractive debutantes will be
presented formally to society to-
day at the tea that Mr.. and Mrs
= Edwin NewhalI will give at their
home in Broadway. Miss Frances and
Miss Virginia Newhall are charming &
girls and have a winter OF much en-
joyment before them. The beautiful
home of the Newhalls will be deco
rated with masses of flowers and
green's. chrysanthemums to be used in
abundance in the room where Mrs
Newhall and her daughters will re-
cefve their guests A number OF the
debutantes as well as several of the
matrons of the exclusive set will assist
in receiving. Among these will be:
Miss Marie Brewer Miss Dorothy Woods
Miss Maud Wilson Miss Erna 81. Goar
Miss Hannah Du Bois Miss Dolly MacGaFin
Miss Emily Du Bois Miss Helen Baker
Miss Clara Allen Miss Marian Newhall
Miss Suzanne Kirk pat Miss Elizabeth Sewhan
rick Miss Innes Keeney
Miss Jeanne Gailois Miss Margaret Newhall
An engagement that will cause a
great deal of interest here is that Of
Miss Charity Rose and Henry A. Alker
The announcement was made in New
York. Miss Rose is the daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew M. Rose and the
granddaughter of the late Alvinza
Hayward. She has not seen much of
California since her childhood, when
she made her home at the beautiful
Hayward place in San Mateo, now the
Peninsula hotel Miss Rose was here
about three years ago and made a host
of friends during her visit. The mar
riage will take place in New York
some time before Christmas
Mrs William Taylor, accompanied by
her daughter and son in law. Mr.. and
Mrs. George Pope, will sail today for
home. They have enjoyed several
months of foreign travel and will also
remain in New York for little time
before coming to San Francisco.
Miss Laura Baldwin gave delight
full luncheon yesterday at her home in
Presidio terrace in honor OF Miss
Dorothy and Miss Ruth Boericke.
Eighteen guests, the debutantes of the
year, enjoyed the hospitality OF this
charming girl. These included:
Miss Harriet AlexanderMss Clara Allen
Miss Innes Keeney Miss Marian Marvin
Miss Helen Jones Miss Dolly Cushing
Miss Dorothy Chapman Miss Florence Hopkins
Miss Vera de Saba Miss Florence CiuR
Miss Suzanne Kirkpat- Miss Maud Wilson
rick Miss Virginia Newhall
Miss Elizabeth Woods Miss Frances Newhau
Mrs. John C. Wilson entertained
Mrs. Herbert Moffitt and Miss Virginia
Joliffe at luncheon yesterday at the
st. Francis. Today Mrs. James Flood
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-24
lrnpertinent Question No. IA
Why doesn't honesty pay?

For the original wies answer to this quesion-t.
briefer the better-Ihe Call Will pay FIVE DOLLARS.
For the FIVE The Call will pay ONE DOL
LAR EACH. Prize winning answers Will be printed next
Wednesday and checks mailed the winners at once MAKE
your answer short and SEND 1T ON Il POSTAL.
CARDto
IMPERTINENT QUESTIONS,
THE CALL
.wa.s.- matter H-.r.t,-
TO ct.
He's OUT o his class up
r. Bawsr. Day $ city
He don't know; don't know; don't know; God only
know
Il oi.e to John Reda cspp st.. oakland
devil o q
s. P o. oakl nd
A prophet carrying gbbet instead Of
to p Pery.l7
HI talks 90 often, and he too
prize to Mrs Jsmss Short Moss avsnu
The people he's
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-24

Port Arthur and Fusan. There Is quite
an immi grafton into the vast terri
tory lying between Lake Baika1 and
Harbin, where people are engaging In
the culture of wheat. East of Baikal
is a great forest country that is rich
in minerals. There has been a great
deal OF foreign capital poured into this
part OF the world recently. principally
British. and there are several English
men working the copper and gold
mines in the neighborhood OF Ton1sk.
A vast amount OF money - being spent
in exploring FOR gold. and IL is th<1L
presumption of mining men that the4-
richest mines In the world will be
discovered in that country Travel Is
growing so popular over the trans
Siberian road that one OF the objects
OF my visit to Pekfng and through
Siberia is for the purpose OF arrans-
ing for biweekly service"
In trying to secure the routing = OF
$4,000 pounds OF machinery from the
east via San Francisco to Alaska A
developed that the business could not
be handled this way because of no
steamer service from San Francisco TO
certain important Alaskan ports,
whereas there are 10 steamer sailings
from Seattle.
IT Seattle can AFFORD to have such
sailings during the summer IL looks as
II San Francisco could have the same"
remarked a railroadman. and yet no
line is making any effort. to say noth-
ing about the merchants, who are try
ing TO invade that field.
THE railroad companies will see to
it that this city is placed on a equality
with Seattle SO far as rates are con-
cerned. and IL rests with others to con-
meet San Francisco with the far north
All doubts and fears as to the pro-
posed changes IN the overland rates will
be settled In a few days. for according
to private adviees received yesterday
the new tariff, both east and west
bound, will become effective December
8. Nothing. however, has been heard as
yet as to the date when the new lunn-
Der tariff WIN become effective.
A. n. Brown. general freight agent
of the El Paso Southwestern, left here
last night for the southern part OF the
state on his way to El Paso. Brown
has been in the city for a week. going
over the Niemyer tariff that deals with
rates from eastern points to points in
Arizona and New Mexico. At this con-
ference were w. W. Arthur, chief
clerk in W. G.. Niemyer's ONCE IN Chi
cago. and NJ o. Bicknell. who repre-
sents all the Hartman lines IN the
southwest. and local ofhcials of the
Santa Fe.
The first carload of oranges to 20
east from California was shipped out
Of Fair Oaks, near Sacramento. during
the arst part OF the present week
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NO REBATE ON PoPPA

Ii the world loves lover and while this feeling may do
~ honor the worlds heart inconvenient and
embarrassing the object of its tickle affections Thus
seemed for while that international romance
two continents deeply interested, might be spoiled by
searching curiosity which however well ntentioned
edy mpenent But that the of turned
smooth and prosperous. daughter America royal
OF Italy who besides being prince good of a
He has climbed peaks and wild
He has among lands far He
has commanded ships and sailed the rolling deep.
The duke OF Abrilzzi well is
debonna He field sports and
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-24
he spirit OF equality that they foster The duke moyeodde

the spirit of equality that they foster The duke molycodde
and he would suit Roosevelt.
It limited that the Italian royal family regarded
riage with Miss Ens mesaiance Doubtless
such feeling but appears have been queled The
list of wedding
shows that the democratic spirit of the has prevailed
tocratc prejudice and the gifts include
thing, down boat with precious young couple
will have fine in life.
Besides, forget that Steve Elins duke
Virginia and hopes to have named after him There
aristocac discount Poppathat rebate
by the Ekns law.
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-24
The Smart Set =:

viii give a small luncheon at this same
popular hotel.
The vaudeville tea OF the Albert
Sidney johnson chapter this afternoon
viii draw a large number OF society's
elect 10 the ST. Francis. The program
Will be unusually fine and thoroughly
delightful time is assured TO all who
attend. The hours are from 4 TO z,
and the guests will be received By q
number or matrons who have been
prominently identified with the society
for years.
have taken a house at California and
Franklin streets and Will spend the
winter there
From San Jose comes the announce
uent OF a marriage that Is OF great
interest to the many friends Of the
young couple in this city Miss Edna
Bowman. daughter OF Mrs George Mel
Vile Bowman, was quietly married TO
Charles Kuhn Thursday The eere
mony took place in the Episcopal
church in Los Gatos, and was wit
messed only by the immediate family.
After short honeymoon Mr. and Mrs.
Kuhn will make their home In Mr.
Kuhn's bungalow In the Saratoga foot
hills.
Miss LaIla Wenzelberger was hostess
yesterday afternoon at her home in
Steiner street at an informal tea. when
she entertained about so guests The
affair was in honor OF Mrs. Defmar
Smith. who will soon sail for the
Philippines. and Miss Josephine Lndley.
who eontemplates taking trip east
in the near future. There was no for
NAL receiving party. but among those
who came and went between and
were:
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sued invitations to a tea to take place
at their home In Buchanan street No
vember Z The AFFAIR win be the formal
INTRODUCTION TO society OF their daugh-
ter. Miss Helen. one OF the prettfest
OF the seasons debutantes- The receiv-
ing party will include in its list all
OF the debutantes Of the year. as well
winter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Prentfss c. Hale. who
have been enjoying their honeymoon in
motoring through the southern part
of the state. have arrived IN Coronado.
where they will remain several days
They will return to San Francisco some
time during the coming week
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-04-16
PROGRESS VERY SLOW.
Good Crop Prospects Helps business :,
IittIe-Tcwer Idle Cars.

Now York, April 10--R G. Dun e Cos
weekly review of trade tomorrow will
say:
Commercial conditions show little al
teration, the gains of the first quarter
being maintained but further progress
is extremely slow. Tho weather has ia
vored retail trade in seqsonable wearing
unanimous reports OF satisfa Glory crop
prospects. One result If this good agri-
cultural news was IT, lowest prices of
manufacturing returns are conflicting
several mills and factories resuming
while some others curtailed operations.
Transportation condition are improving
the number of idle freight cars having
decreased 5000 as compared with the
point of greatest depression, but railway
earnings in March we're 14.3 per cent
less than in 1907.
Commercial failures this week in the
United States are 2SS against 267 last
week. 342 the preceding week and PA the
corresponding week last year. Failures
in Canada number So against % last
week, 80 the preceding week and % last
year. OF the failures this week in the
United States 11j were in tho East
Dispatches from the Dominion Of Cam
ada indicate Irregular business Condi-
tons but on the whole spring trade is
gradually gaining.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-04-16
REGULATE SALE OF OYSTERS
New York Dealers Must Get Permit
from state Board of Health.

New York. April THE board Of
health adopted yesterday the follow
ing reduction, which hereafter will he
known as section 1S5 of the regula-
tons:
No oysters shall be held. kept or
offered for sale anywhere in the city
OF New York without a permit in
writing from the board of health and
subject to the rules and regulations
of said board.
The order will 20 into effect imme-
diately and all persons who sell oys-
tiers are advised by the president of
the board to get their permits as soon
as possible TO avoid having their oys-
tiers confscated
l'r. Darlington. president of the
board of health, said yesterday that
the action of the board had been I'M
der consideration for the last several
years. but that it had met with much
opposition,
All of the oyster beds near New
York and the fresh water streams
whore the oysters are fattened have
been mapped out by the board and a
strict supervision will be maintained
over them.