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The San Francisco call., 1909-05-31
1T PAYS TO PLAY
SANTA CLAUS
Children of Pacific Hebrew
Orphanage Buy Gift for
Manager of Local
Playhouse
By WALTER ANTHONY

= AMUEL LOVERICH is no press
agent. The manager of the
Princess theater has suppressed a
good story for week; but other things
besides murder will out. and so the
facts about to be related leaked
through the many mouthed sieve of
gossip and finally overwhelmed the the
atrical manager. When confronted
with an accumulation of circumstantial
evidence convincing enough to con-
denim even Santa Claus before juve-
nile jury he admitted his guilt and
confirmed the charges.
Loverich has a loving cup. 1t was
given to him by the motherless and
fatherless children of the Pacific He
brew orphan asylum. which stands
monument to Jewish philanthropy at
the corner of Hayes and Devisadero
streets For Loverich has been a sort
of Santa to these little ones-1even
though Sam boasts of no whiskers
long and white with the snow of the
north, nor much hair either. He
didn't know he was to be honored last
week when an invitation came to him
from Superintendent Mauser to attend
a little entertainment at the institu-
ton, and pleaded business as excuse.
But no excuse was acceptab BILE, and so
he had to go.
There was luncheon served. and
Loverich occupied the post OF honor,
surrounded by hungry throng of tots.
some no bigger than a minute and
some SO large that they were conscious
of the dignity and Importance of their
II years. After q great clatter of
dishes and much laughter and fun, just
as though these little people were
provided with the tenderness that
mothers bestow and the care that
fathers provide, the dinner came to an
end, and $50 pairs of eyes fastened on
the guest. Then Mr.. Mauser made a
speech. Loverich admits he didn't
hear much OF it, and then two little
tots, whose combined ages made Just
years, toddled out with a loving cup
so big that their little hands could
hardly hold 1t. They gave it to Sam
uel Loverich with another speech.
which he admits he didn't hear at all;
for who hears when there are tears in
ones eyes?
On the loving cup We're engraved
these words Presented to Samuel
Loverich of the Princess theater of San
Francisco, California, by the boys and
girls of the Pacific Hebrew orphan
asylum, as token of love and esteem.
May %. 1909"
The reason? Loverich won't tell, but
here it is:
Just $50 motherless youngsters
wrote $50 letters last New Years day.
Just $50 letters were answered by
Loverich. Each letter told each tiny
ones principal want. This boy wanted
a watch (there were 27 of them); that
boy wanted toolchest (there were a
multitude of these); there was regu-
lar nutter of letters whose pretty
writer's wanted dolls, and each one got
what was asked for. The watches.
regular watches that tick and keep
time, Loverich bought by the whole
sale; the dolls he provided would stock
toy store. and the toolchests were
enough to keep in manned and hacked
condition the hands OF scores of knick-
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Books Only Wanted
to Conceal Shelves

poors 0,t, usn+s5 al book Van
and editions de luxe under
10 C0ncea oneiVeS at
OConno the happened along IN time to see and u
scholarly looking
OConnor been looking for that edition
Would the scholarly looking
advance?
evidently
anything but OConor
scholarly looking gentleman delicate
tion with considerable trepidation-
certainly" T will let have the
Reade Modern Eloquenee
all this stuff included there much handler form
ILLUSION while the scholarly
of explaining
bungalow CarmelbytheSea and have several
This little help
weIcom to
O'Connor paid grabbed books fed
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lmpertinent Question No. los
What's a Picnic?

For the most original wite answer to this o,es,;o, b
briefer the beter-Ihe Call will pay FIVE DOLLARS
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THE CALL
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Courteous Native Son
Surprises Travellers
Bloomheld. n. J.:

long 1t is Of interest Californians.
surprises iraVeiers though written by
N.
Of IL
a hand
loaded with beautiful blossoms
the visitors In the city flower festival
o
seats for a
paid for"
n
ats move
thena in
/
the staten lots more home
TRAVELLER
The San Francisco call., 1909-05-31
Pasadena sPIan
OF Stopping
0utIawry


the license the city, provided by
conducting its business profit itself presumably
had worry about little aggravaions like
OF public demands for license
Undoubtedly the corporation figured popular protection
anything like summary action the part of the city, based upon
what appears to have been wholly public dsnclna
put up with the nconenences incident interrupted
telephone Developments of the
peoped citizens unwilling to see the
law fouted-
The council decided make itself felt and by
directed the temporary suspension corporation ouary through
wreng OF the cables and wires maintained Pasadena
n violation OF the law.
As result OF the unusual summary action OF council
which refused submit corporation buyraggng
without telephone service The people uncompaniney
accord with the council 1t IS not unlikely that the telephone
pany will be brought realization OBLIGATIONS
the city 1t will cost the several thousands of
repair the damage inflicted upon plant by city, that
also, will help
Finally since Pasadena is city largely composed Of
OF mionarc the usual corporation cry denagoguy
viii hardly fit this situation.
The San Francisco call., 1909-05-31
Bond
CamPaisn in
Good Hands

fortunate The personnel OF that committee not
inspires confidence the character OF work to be expected
it. but in the propositions which it will advocate.
These bond elections OF extreme Importance the people
Some OF the propositions to be submitted
consequence Ratification of the proposed bond issues
the municipal ownership OF the Geary railroad and for
will radical changes municipal policies
Ratification OF the other propositions genuine better
nents, OF which should have been made long ago
The propositions be submitted for city
hall polytechnic high school, juvenile detention
home Telegraph hill park Potrero park Bayview district park
aquatic park the foot OF Van Ness Glen park district
park children's playground. Geary railroad.
There will be the usual archaic and reactonay opposition
all OF the propositions The character of the opposition the civic
and Geay railway bonds has already developed
expected and in the qdare from which expected
The incumbent board OF supervisors has demonstrated the
value OF fighting organization with organization these matters
campaign education in the of the Hech Hecy
proposition brief though returned rich results In this
fight the whole city against the selfish reactonay
the few the purpose permit nothing by default
The bond campaign committee good The Call believes
will do effective work. and that efforts will
crysaize public overwhelming victory
bigger, better and beautiful San Francisco.
The San Francisco call., 1909-05-31
The Insi1er

Tells of automobile with the twin souls OF mule and
murderer that has i'm its grim record besides
nunberies accidents, grofesque tragic and Perverse
The San Francisco call., 1909-05-31

Ambassador Bryce is for the present matter
OF conjecture, and it may reasonably be ex-
pected to remain conjectural for time at
least.
Premier Asquith wants naval under
standing with the United States to make
The San Francisco call., 1909-05-31

ONDON dispatches tell that Britain made overtures
Tor naval understanding with the United Whether
the have have actually been made through
The San Francisco call., 1909-05-31

THE launching campaign the ratification OF the
posed bond submitted special elections
Tuesday June Thursday, June a. is full of promise
The San Francisco call., 1909-05-31

of a vigorous and SUCCESSFUL eToTr 1oT genuine
civic betterments The appointment OF a
special campaign committee OF ten members,
each charged with particular responsibility for
a particular bond proposition, was an excel
lent idea, and the selections for that COM
The San Francisco call., 1909-05-31

HE mayor and city council OF Pasadena have adopted
plan OF dealing with defiant law breaking public
porations. The telephone company operating in Pasad
The San Francisco call., 1909-05-31
Americans
WantNoNaval
Understanding

possible the realization Of the standard he
referred recently and which with its thin veil mystery received
parliamentary OF confidence The premiers scheme involves
undertaking the OF the United States Eng
lands interests the Pacific of
English naval strength which will enable John Bull bid defiance
the German sPecter and which, theoretically would protect
American interests in the Atlantic
On its face is simple little scheme John Bull is seeing
German ghosts His newspapers full of German arsps flying
London and German oopships sailing and
Eagish harbos just show Brsher can be
The San Francisco call., 1909-05-31

persistently Ignored the local franchise and
license ordinance. Pasadena has stopped the
company's illegal business by the simple but
effective expedient of cutting six foot sections
out OF all its cables.
The telephone company's franchise expired
The San Francisco call., 1909-05-31

q OMEWHERE in San Francisco is a
hoodoo automobile-an auto with the
twin souls of a mule and murderer.
The San Francisco call., 1909-05-31

This appeared in the New York Sun not
long ago 1t is of interest to Californians.
though it was written by a resident of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-02
A WORD ABOUT JULIA WARD HOWE

the absence of mother naturally sub
dued the tone of the household: and
though greatly cherished set of children.
we were not a merry one.
Although as a child julia Ward showed
remarkable aptitude in her studies. be-
ing advanced to classes comprised of girls
twice her own age, she was still merry,
playful child at heart, and when. on her
ninth birthday. her dolls were taken away
from her and she was told in serious tone
by her aunt that Miss Wa was too old
to play with dolls any longer" the sep
aration from her play things almost broke
her heart and many nights she wept her
self to sleep on her pillow. mourning for
the pretty toys that had been SO ruth
lessly denied her.
Her father provided the finest tutors
for his children, and the Ward home be-
came the center of a distinguished class
of people, artists. writer's and musicians
gathering there at regular intervals to
enjoy the gracious hospitality of their
host and the society of his brilliant sons
and daughters, of whom Julia was the
most gifted.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-02

thinks those two noisy. bad-mannered
little brats are angels, If they run and
scream like wild Indians she laughs and
says: Bless my babies Just see how
happy they are Babies, Ugh six and
eight. Ought to be put at books and
work every hour of the day They fool
away valuable time playing with toys and
reading foolish fairy tales So few peo-
pie know how to raise children. Hard
as il would he. I'd like to take those two
children in hand and show their parents
what might be made of them
Meanwhile. Bessie and Billie had
reached the attic. closed the door 10 keep
inside all their noise and opened their
mouths and cried: "Goody. goody, It's
so nice to get away from Aunt Martha"
What shall we play" asked Billie.
shall we play ghost?"
Ugh. no! It's so scary. brother. The
attic is SO dark and I'd get frightened
I'd hide and cry. Let's play fairy
An right. sister. lets play fairy. Who'll
be the fairy-you or l?''
You be the fairy, brother. and play
at I'm a little girl what's lost in the
big forest. and, and at I'm crying for
my mamma
"All right" said Billie. "Ill play that
I'm in a tree and when you come along
under it / look down and you crying.
And III ask you. what's the matter. lit
tie girl?' And you must say: oh. I'm
lost in the forest. and can't find my
mamma. And the bears are about and q
Dig snake is unGer the DDGlUPrS, ana l.
don't know where to GO Oh, please, good
fairy, help me-
''Oh. that will be such fun" cried Bes-
sic. clapping her hands. And now let's
begin
Bessie walked along beside the box.
dropped down upon the floor. and began
her pretense of crying 'Ah. little girl.
what Is the matter?" asked Billie. can
l do anything for you?''
Yes. good fairy, I'm lost in the forest
and a big bear wants TO eat me. and q
big snake wants to bite my big toe. And
I can't find my mamma. Will you help
me. good fairy?''
yes. make a wish and I shall grant
it," replied Billie.
We'll, good fairy want my dear
mamma replied Bessie. and her voice
trembled bit as she said this. for she
voiced her dearest wish In very truth
as well as in play.
Billie waved his wand saying: Wave,
wand. for luck. Wave, wave to help
those In distress. Wave. wand, and keep
the bear from eating her. Wave wand,
and strangle the snake before ii bites
her big toe. Wave, wand. and find her
mother for her, for that is her dearest
wish
'Ah, bless my babies. what are they
doing in this cold attic?" And to the
supreme delight Of Bessie and Billie their
mother came into the attic and had them
in her arms, kissing them and hugging
them till they could scarcely get their
breath. And when at last they could
speak. Bessie said: Mamma, brother
made the bestest fairy in the world. He
brought you 10 me- my dearest wish"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-02

IULIA WARD HOWE, author and re-
} former, was born May q. 1919. in a
handsome home in Bowling Green. New
York city. At the time of her birth that
part of the city was the most desirable
residence quarter, being both aristocratic
and fashionable. Her father, Samuel
Ward, was a merchant and banker of
New York. Four of her ancestors were
governors of Rhode Island, Two of them
being Wards and two of them Greens. On
both paternal and maternal sides Mrs
Howe sprung from fine old blood.
When in her fifth year Julia Ward lost
her mother, a beautiful and accomplished
woman of twenty-eight Six little ones
of whom Julia was the fourti-were left
without mothers love and care. OF her
father Mrs. Ward has this to say: He
was a majestic person. of somewhat Sc
we're aspect and reserved manners, but
with a vein of true geniality and benev
olence of heart. His great gravity and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-02

MY geography lesson" said Harry, sit
ting beside the wonderful dame and feel
Ing quite proud to be allowed the honor
of doing SO.
"Ah, my lad, fetch us the geonra phv ~
said the dame. and the rosy-cheeked boy
whom she addressed quickly brought from
Vlneo arbor great. huge geography
which he placed on stone table in front
OF harry and his strange teacher Deity
the dame turned the leaves, stopping at
the lesson about Northern Africa "Ah,
here we have your lesson for tomorrow"
And she Pointed to the pictured page
Then Harry began reading over the les
son, and, strange to say, he enjoyed every
word he read. ooh" he cried isn't this
a most interesting book? How I wish my
geography was like this. Why. it isn't hard
to study in this book at ALL for it's so full
of splendid things. And how l do love to
learn about that strange land-Africa"
Pretty soon he had learned his geogra-
ply lesson perfectly: then Dame Wisdom
took up another book and opened it.
Shall we go over your grammar lesson
now, my child?"
Yes. yes. for If the grammar book is
as interesting and easily to learn as the
geography book was 1 shall enjoy it very
much And usually l hate language les
sons-they are so dull SO answered our
Harry.
But before ne hardly knew It he had
conquered the pronoun And was eager to
go still further. "Oh. how l love these
books of yours. Dame WISDOM he ex-
claimed. Il wouldn't mind studying Il L
had such books as these. They are not
common old school books, that are such
task to learn from. I'd love to study if L
owned these books'
Take them home with you, child" said
Dame Wisdom. They are yours See
there is your name on the fly leaf OF each
book My page knew that you hated
your books simply because you had made
mind they dull ba
eled them under his coat and brought
them here that you might see them un-
der different conditions The schoolroom.
the teacher, your classmates, all should
have made your books the dearer. but the
idea grew that to study is a weary task
and the books cold cruel things wi;
difficult lessons to fret the minds of chill
dren. But up here you have seen how
beautiful and interesting your books
really are, for you thought they were
books you could not possess. All, my lad.
take your dear books home with you and
never forget this lesson learned on the
Mount of WISDOM
AS she spoke Dame Wisdom rose and
withdrew. leaving Harry and the little
page alone. Harry, a bit confused at
discovering that he had been falling in
love with his own old school books, turned
to his companion and said: Il have had a
lesson / shall never forget and you don't
know how happy 1 am, for now | shall
always see the beauty in my school books
that | once thought horrid and tiresome"
Come son. have you finished your les
sons?' 1t was Harrys fathers voice and
Harry reused himself to discover he had
been asleep in his chair ard there on the
floor at his feet lay his books in disorder.
''Oh, papa, l have had such funny
dream-but, let me look at my geography
Yes. it's the very one l had up on the
Mount Wisdom and I shall love to study
from it hereafter
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-02

going to tell it now, that you may
hear something strictly new.
In the very. very long, long ago there
dwelt in the Alps family consisting of
the parents and two children. a little
happy together till one day the father.
going out on the icy mountain side.
slipped and fell into a deep gorge that
was filled with snow. OF course, he
was instantly killed. and the good wife.
cndeavoring to reach him, hoping that
she might find him still alive, lost her
footing in the snow and ice and was pre-
cipitated to the bottom, dying beside the
already cold body OF her husband.
Now. can anything be sadder than the
fate of those dear little children, Dado
the boy. aged nine, and Pinto, the girl
aged seven? There they were, away up in
the mountains, walled in by snow and
ice, and surrounded by as wild a country
as ever mortal man heard OF. There they
were, alone, both parents lying dead In
the great canyon down the mountain
side. And lurking about in the mountain
forests were wild beasts whose roars.
growls and howls made the night some
thing to be feared by those little or
phanS. When father and mother We're
with them they feared nothing. But now
that they were alone. and so helpless.
their hearts were very, very heavy. and
fear stalked about with them at every
step.
All day long the little Pinto wept and
called for the mother she knew could
not come to her. and all day long little
Dado sat with downcast eyes, his heart
too sad TO allow of speech. Then
the night came down the little ones
crept close together in a corner by the
great fireplace. where the huge logs
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-02

did not hear the slight noise made by
the opening and closing of the massive
wooden door, nor the gentle football of
the intruder. But Pinto. her little ears
eagerly listening for anything that might
happen-and hoping against hope that all
this calamity which had befallen her
home might prove to be a dream-caught
the sounds. and she looked up from the
folds of her apron. Then she quickly
touched the hand of her brother and
pointed toward the newcomer, directing
Dado's eyes thither. See, she whis-
peTed, ''it must be a fairy.
Yes, my little ones. I'm fairy, and
/ came to earth to see what l might do
for you. But how cold it has grown.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-02

Now. while I warm me by your cheerful
fire. tell me your dearest wish and
shall grant it."
The fairy sat down beside TIE fire and
Dado and Pinto drew close beside her.
They told of the sad death OF their pa
rents, the particulars of which the fairy
did not know.
Then they discussed many things, one
of them being the weather. and the fairy
said with feeling: DO you know, my
little ones, that the fairies would come
to the mountainfolk oftener If we could
brave the cold weather? But we feel the
Ice and snow keenly, and have to remain
where the temperature is more congenial
But there are so many little folk In
need of the fairys aid in the icebound
mountains that it seems a pity there are
no fairies that can brave the elements
and stay near to those who need them
All. If only we had some hardy fairies
among us-fairies who loved the ice and
snow!" Hereupon the good little fairy
sighed and stretched out her hands to
the fire.
For a few minutes not a word was
said. and Dado, who had been intently
thinking. spoke: Good fairy. cannot you
change my sister and me into fairies
SNOW FAIRIES? If you can we will
remain here in the mountains and be of
help to the poor children who need fairies
help
Brave. noble little boy.' exclaimed
the fairy. II shall try to perform the
miracle you suggest But and Sne turned
to Pinto. who was listening eagerly to all
that was being said-'perhaps the little
maid does not wish to become a fairy
Yes. yes. l wish to be fairy. a
SNOW FAIRY as brother says. l would
not be anything else-if brother is one
Pinto declared enthusiastically.
The good fairy smiled and raised her
tiny wand. Passing 1t slowly over the
heads Of the little orphans she murmured
some strange words; then with a quick
turn Of the wand she cried: Change.
lad and maid. from human to superhu-
man: from boy and girl to Snow Fairies. -
sudden darkness fell in the ROOM
and when again the light of the fire de-
fined the objects there Dado and Pinto had
disappeared and in their place We're two
beautiful Snow Fairies, with happiness
before them. All now we shall carry
you. dear Cloud Fairy. to your own
warm Cline said the Snow Fairy (who
had been Dado) speaking to the little
fairy whose charm had worked so mar
velous a miracle. Yes, we will protect
you from the snow-which we love-and
see that You reach your own dominion
soon,' declared the Snow Fairy who had
been little Pinto few minutes before
And away flew the three fairies, happy
as could be-
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sunshine. But today he was very low
spirited, indeed, and if one would take
the pains TO study Harry's surroundings
he might understand the cause of the
little fellows gloom. On the floor beside
him lay a pile of books-school text
books-and from the manner in which
they were tumbled about one would know
they had been thrown there by an impa-
tient hand.
The truth of the matter was this: Har-
Ty had been dropping behind in his class
for the past week, and somehow he could
not contine himself to his study he
knew he should 'Books-school books L
meau-are 50 dull he would say to him
self. And when. in the evening, his
mother would tell him to go into the
library and prepare his morrows lessons.
he felt that she was setting a most UNI
pleasant task for him. Until now Harry
had not found 1t mes eccary to study in the
evenings, for until now he had had only
u few lessons to learn But after the
holidays he had been promoted TO another
grade, and that meant some home study.
And that was why Harry sat so disconso-