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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-06-17
FEALTH ORDINANCES AND
THE DIRTY STREETCARS

ably IT'S cars less per day are on our
public streets now than formerly. The
speed of the electric over that OF the
cable accounts for most OF this. but
the result is the Same saving OF not
less than 100000 per annum. Would
it not be possible for an aroused pub
lie demand or a waking up on the
part of our supervisors in this connec-
ton compel the railroad company to
put some OF this gain into a cleaner
and more sanitary condition Of their
cars.
But to return to the original idea Of
this communication. After careful
study for the last six months 1 have
come to the conclusion that IS per
cent of the conductors wet their fingers
and pass you a dirty transfer. Seem
ingly this does not come under the
above mentioned ordinance. I refer the
matter to your consideration, hoping
that your familiarity with city laws ~
else an appeal in the right direction
will stop. what to my mind, is as
dangerous a menace to the general
health as expectorating on the hoor OF
car Yours truly. a. NJ. GRAVES.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-06-17
VOTE BONDS FOR THE
POLYTECHNIC SCHOOL

ing out their produce to the east and
west. north and south, the growing
demand for industrial and mechanical
lines of training and the cry of our
mothers, What shall we do with our
boys?g have become the great ques-
tions that confront us today.
The question Immediately before the
electors of San Francisco and to be
voted upon on the 22d of this month
is the erection and equipment of a
Polytechnic high school in San Fran
cisco. The amount provided for in the
bond issue is sufficient to furnish suit
able buildings and equipment, enlarge
the scope of the present school and
enable its students to receive such
training in Industrial and mechanical
work as to enable them to compete
with the young men and women of
other lands, and what is of the highest
Importance, become self-supporting at
an early age. This is the crying need
of the time.
It is therefore necessary that every
voter of the city and county of San
Francisco should consider the estab-
lishment of a new Polytechnic high
school as one of the paramount issues
of our city and should cast his vote
on the 22d Of June for proposition
No. 2. PAUL BARBIERI.
1926 Haight Street.
San Francisco, June Is, 1909.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-06-17
San Francisco. June %. 1909.

San francisco, June %, 1902
Editor Call: Ordinance No. 1864 of
the health laws approved March Is.
1870 prohibiting expectoration in
street railway cars. section 2, reads as
follows:
''All street railway companies shall
keep posted in conspicuous place in
their cars sufficient number of no.
tees calling attention to the provisions
of this order"
Most of the cars are thus equipped.
but the signs in some cases can not be
read on account of the dirt that has
covered them. In inspecting these
signs your eyes would naturally turn
to the whole car. with a result far
from pleasant. The cars are all dirty.
with the leather medal in favor of
those on the Fillmore street car line.
which have not been cleaned in months.
An inspection of the health laws shows
no ordinance covering this point.
Has the public or our board of super
visors ever stopped to consider the
saving to the United Railroads by
reason of the trellev franchise2 Prob
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-06-17
Answers to Queries

LoTTER1-o. s.. Fruitvale, Cal. Is there
an ordinance in San Francisco that PROHIBITS
the printing Of lottery drawings?
ordnance No. 266, approved Aprir /,
1901, says: =
Section l. 1t shall be unlawful for
any person to publish. print, pass. give
or denver to another, or circulate or
distribute any newspaper. magazine
writings, prints, bills, handbiIls. cards
instruments or devices which nurnort
TO be, or represent to be, or which con
tain copies, statements or memora nda
OF lottery drawing, or which purport
TO be, or represent to be, or contain
statements declarations, copies or
memoranda. or lists of the luck or win
ming characters. numbers or figures in
or OF a lottery, or in or of a lottery
drawing
Sec. 2 Any person violating any
OF the provisions of this ordinance shall
be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor."
ILLEGdTlMATE-o,, City. Does an nlegiti-
mate child inherit the property of father or
mother under the laws Of California?
Such a child inherits If the father
recognizes the child. The child is
an heir of the mothers property.
THE BAR-w. G. r.. City. Is there any YES
4.
cross the bar al the entrance of San Francisco
bay?
There is not The greatest depth at
the bar is So fathoms, or s7s feet.
FLATHEAD-w. ]. r.. Mceloud. Cal. What
department can furnish information about the
opening of the Flathead reservation In Montana
The general land Office, Washing
ton, D. c.
P0RToLA STIcKER--M. H. L.. City. who
posed for the picture on the Portola festival
Ernie hayward of the Princess the
alter company.
Where were the block matches, or. as they are
sometimes called, Chinese Matches hrst
made7
In Sweden
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-06-17
'MOnOpOlys
Bogus
T. Threats

the obey the issued from the
Office Of United Railroads.
We may fully acqut clear of the
meaning implication Special bulletin
the Geary railroad The
appear realize the significance degrading
under threats appear
impossible of ufment and merely thrown for effect How
effective this spurious threat has proved appears from its easy and
unquesonng acceptance face value by the Merchants
association
The association opposition proposed bond
because the United Railroads has positively that
conditions exchange any municipality
operated road Therefore the submit
purpose that the monopoly of urban may
II attitude commend responsible support strange
that compelled believe
the sense OF its conclusions.
Again the bulletin says eff people should
for municipal ownership operation of Geay
il would that this road would be tied up litigation
Tor number o. years
In word the city take step for delivery the
domination OF public corporations because they
and will make dishonest delay obstruct
the purposes OF the people The argument apply with
equal force looking the installation municipal
supply Clearly the did the force
and meaning of its argument
every form exacon? Tolerate poor service?
Ppetuae monopoly submit? Humby obey orders issued
from corporation offices because they threaten obstruc delay
and refuse concessions? Is this what the association
advises?
threat to refuse transfers is spurious and
only for effect That should plain enough to be
understood by the aang The United Railroads
under Francisco regulations The corpora
ton will asking favors present irrecon-
cble attitude of hostility public advancement is
impossible proposition question will solve itself
the years go by.
The Geay street railway will be extended the ferry
will the The existing monopoly thorough
fare be broken legal way and will be broken extern
needed they be by when they are
needed The oppressive ntolerab monopoly seeks
restrain progress by making threats impossible of ufment
broken.
Taken whole the argument of the association
unconcousy supplies the strongest possible
voting the bonds The bulletin picture oppressive and
yrannica monopoly debating the people
shall pursue policy of abec surrender
inspired by fear of pumpkin ghost
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-06-17
The lnsider
Tells of habit led Captain Bruguere. the
state bar pilot TO forget he longer commander in
the army transport service
Pilot Forgot His
Role on Transport

Pilot Forgot His Ef are tenins TINS story on captain
appointed
Hoe Oh transport incidentally illustrates the
OF habit
that he detailed pilot Logan
The
pilot schooner Pathfinder that
stopped launched Pathfinder
propelled
sides the their
bridge
langd the ladder drifting
he asked, sis that piot?"
with
promised biggest
he market e
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-06-17

HE Merchants association perhaps unconscious, advocates
complete and submission the orders OF the United
Railroads The railway corporation will exchange
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-06-17
Versifier Known as
an Oyster Salesman


an Oysiel odiesnd" Thus Thomas Springer
anda
afterthough,
fully poecaI
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-06-17
What The Chronicle Said About the GearI
Street Railway and It's Stand Now

mill of of Chronicle
Gear stree n
n ep an somewhat
declared and ownership
ton of the stree line
Non another such election the Chronicle bach t advanced in
poen uouf tha happened 10
nfgmeout for themselves pho fears the Gcny hcso adadphy
Bdowu heuHr of the in O2md1oO
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-06-17

is public duty for every rich poor, pay poll
subject certain limited exemptions authorized by
statutes The money collected this applied
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-06-17
Long Lives Prove
City Is HeaIfhfuI

Long Lives Prove San Francisco neanlui ty VI course
City Is HeathfuI hava tba e..+ oallaa - ON +a,
o oil
OF
OF
habits
may prove Of
obituary
They
were of their gentle ant al
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-06-17

Excellent purpose, namely, the support Of the
public schools. 1t is not burdensome to the
poor man, because our laws extend special con-
sideration to people of limited means by ex-
enpting 500 worth of property from taxa
ton. In fine, the poll tax is the only form of
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-06-17
Pay Your
Poll T ak,
M. Citizen

mpot by which people part
n supporting the and municipal governments.
Assessor Dodge with the help of special appropriation of
$780, made for this purpose by the board of supervisors making
strong effort collect these We hope that his deputies
viii be received with consideration and be made welcome
ullmen this important public duty The schools the
money should grudge his small contribution imposed
by In the payment of poll should inspire
exhiaration due to public duty well performed.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-06-17

transfers, and II the people Should vote TOT 4
municipal road on Geary street the same cor
poration would tie up the affair in litigation
for years. Therefore, the people must submit.
They are bound hand and foot by the street
railway monopoly, and the Merchants asso-
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1909-12-25

ures that lie within our reach. But
carping, even IL 1t proceeds from the
patriarch. is an infiction severe
enough to blight any holiday.
I'm the nature of things there must
be holidays. How poverty stricken Is
that soul which does not recognize this
necessity and throw itself heartily into
the work of helping forward the good
time youth and all unspoiled minds
accept with gratitude There is no
predetermined set OF conditions for
holiday making that need tie adven-
turous hands, and if traditional Gus
toms belonging to Thanksgiving and
Christmas are vanished beyond recall
we can harmonic the day with our
present abilities.
MY sympathy is with those who
wish to bring back upon Christmas
day the sweet old traditional obse~v-
ances. | love them we'll even those
that are known to me only by hearsay
and were outgrown in that shadowy
period alluded to as before the war
But no one thing is indispensable to
happiness with any of us, unless with
children, and not even with them II
judicious substitute is made. What
ever we have. or whatever we lack, the
quality that makes the occasion is the
spirit we bring to it. Good will never
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1909-12-25

enough coupons to get watch for you
for Christmas.-Brooklyn Eagle.
Uncle Silas-I see by the Enterprise
tibet yer son Eds cum home fer ter
spend the hollydays. Uncle Abner-
Yep; Eds spent all the money he
could git holt on, so I guess they
hain't nothin else fer him ter spend
Judge.
Ethel just bought fifty-dollar
lamp as Christmas present for nam
ma! Edith-And what shall you get
for your father? Ethel-Oh, I shall
get something real nice for papa with
the trading stamps l got with the
lamp!-Judge.
Mrs. Speyer-The Newweds can't
have as much money as we thought.
Speyer-How do you know? Mrs.
Speyer-Why, l see she has tied her
holly wreaths with the ribbon she
had on that red and white dimity she
wore at the beach last summer
Town Topics.
But the love you profess to have
for me-is 1t an unselfish love-a love
so strong that it could even make you
humiliate yourself for my sake?" Syl.
vester Carbuncle was hurt. Had this
girl, Leonora Careyhammer, so soon
forgotten that he had, for one whole
day. worn the necktie she had given
him for Christmas?-Br Brooklyn Life.
Jonah was giving the details of the
episode But" they asked, did your
wife believe you when you said you
had been three days in the whale?'
Yes" he returned. "She said l had
given her much more improbable ex
cuses before" With a happy smile
he went down town to buy her a
handsome present.-Harper' Bazaar
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1909-12-25
SPREADING RAILS
CAUSE G. N. WRECK
Winnipeg Filler in Minnesota Leaves
Track as Miles Out of
st. Paul.

st. Paul, MINI, Dec. 19.-The Win
nipeg flyer, one of the Great Northern
fast trains out of st. Paul, which left
here at 5:15 p. M, Saturday, was
wrecked tonight at Monticello, Mimi,
As miles from st. Paul. George Robert
son, fireman, was killed and several per-
sons were injured, none seriously.
Two baggage cars and mail car
were totally destroyed by fire. Spread
ing rails probably caused the wreck.
The train was pulled by two engines
and was going As miles an hour when
the second engine jumped the track
pulling the two baggage cars and the
mail car with it. The engine and the
other three cars turned over. The fire.
man was pinioned under the wreckage
but the engineer escaped unhurt. None
of the coaches bearing passengers left
the rails.
Twelve bodies consigned to various
points west were incinerated by the
burning of the baggage car. The rail
road is trying to establish the identity
of the bodies through inspection of the
shipping records.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1909-12-25
Mrs. Woodhead Murdered.

Seattle, Dec. 21.-The mutilated body
of Mrs. Dorothy Woodhead, aged 3d. a
waitress, who came here two months
ago from Spokane, was found in Lake
Union beneath the Westlake avenue
trestle. The lower limbs were severed
from the body by a car which passed
over it during the night. 1t is the the
DRY of the coroner that Mrs. woodhead
was murdered and her body thrown on
the car trestle to conceal the crime. Two
men who were seen with her in cafes
last night are being held for investiga-
ton.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1909-12-25

placed in the toe of each stocking. Big
Joe was elected to act as Santa Claus.
They fastened a string Of sleighbells
around his waist and watched him as
he climbed to the roof of the shanty.
Sammy's dreams had been of Christ
mas and the ringing OF the bells half
awoke him. He called out In his sleep.
Santa, is that your" Then. waking, he
whispered from under the blankets
Tommy Tommy He's surely coined
for l heard his bells aringln'."
The boys mother, too, had heard the
bells and had crept softly to the win
dow in time to see six dark figures dis
appear behind pile of logs. and in her
heart she blessed the tenderhearted
lumbermen.
Say. boys" Old Pete said. as they
turned in for the night. Let's take a
day off tomorrow and give the kids a
Merry Christmas" And they did.-De-
troit Free Press
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1909-12-25

WlnrerburL, writing on the spirit OF
Christmas" in the Woman's Home
Companion. "Or II even the open fire.
the mistletoe ard the family gather
ing are beyond us, must we disdain
the homemaking attempts Of the
steam radiator, and find no comfort
in the dainty elaborateness of a we'll
spread table. catering to the needs OF
a refined modern taste? Suppose the
misanthrope (for the recluse who
lives only In on imaginary Christmas
is misan;hi opel came out of his
shell and gathered the young people
about him to charm their ears with
tales OF the old ways of holiday-keep-
ing when he was boy Would not
this be better than grumbling out pro
tests against the new ways that have
their own reasons for being. and offer
in turn their own measure of enjoy
ment to willing spirits? Genial old
age is always a welcome presence. and
1t never suggests any contrasts that
put us out OF conceit with the pleas
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1909-12-25

Tue men an Med out IN The moon
light and took look At the shanty
Sure enough. there were two black
stockings. securely fastened to the
chimney and blowing in the wind.
Big Joe shut the door with a bang,
then went to his bunk and took from
under It small red box. He looked
at the contents carefully. then selected
a pearl-handled knife and laid it on
the table. I've had 1t since was a
little shaver down in Indiana" he said
huskily. No one said word, but. one
by one other treasure boxes" APP
peared and polished agate. deer's
tooth. red silk handkerchief and 9th
er trities were contributed. With each
one went some tender memory of home
and other Christmas times. perhaps
The men carefully wrapped each arti.
Gle in many papers and tied them with
colored strings. The cook donated two
bright red apples and two doughnuts
They then all Clipped in and two sill
yer dollars were set aside. one to be
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1909-12-25
RAILROAD WRECKS LAST WEEK

December 12-Chicago & Northwest
ern train jumped track south of Evans
ton, ILL.,; two killed.
December 13-New York Central lin
tied rams rear end of eastbound express
officials declaring storm obscured sig
nails; three dead, 10 injured
December 14-Illinois Central SUI
bumrban collided with southbound
freight at Chicago; 10 severely injured
December 15-Southern railway fast
express thrown over embankment by
broken rail; 10 killed, 35 injured. st
Paul train derailed near Bayard, Iowa;
10 injured.
December 16 Santa Fe express
crashes into rear of limited; one killed
IS injured.
December 17-Express train on Cen
trail of Georgia hits switch engine
three killed, seven injured. Rio Grandt
freight runs away on Marshall pass
killing two.
December 1s-New York Central ex
press demolishes switch engine at Col
lingwood, Ohio; five killed, one fatally
injured, many slightly hurt. Oriental
limited on Burlington wrecked by
broken rail at Western Springs, Ill; 2C
injured, several seriously. Southern
railway train derailed at Chamblee, Ga,
II injured, none fatally.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1909-12-25

winter of northern Michigan, his wife
always laughed cheerily and said she
would so much rather be with Sam.
But trouble comes even in the seclu-
sion Of the forest. No one thought the
tree would fall that way, but the shouts
of the warning were too late and the
two little Howe boys were left father
less.
"She wanted to stay, 'yknow." Pete
said, as he blew rings to the ceiling.
Yes, yes, but it's tough just the
same. | imagine there wasn't anything
to go back for. See here boysl" and
Big Joe set his foot on the upturned
chair, Il heerd them kids talking only
this morning bout Christmas, and lit
tie Sam said as big as you please.
Course he'll come, Tommy. he allus
did at home
But, Sammy his brother argued,
he'll never find us away up here in
these big woods
"'Well.' Sammy said hopefully, we
can hang up our stockings. anyway,
and maybe-hell stop on his way to
somewhere else
"Now, you see, boys, Tom, he knows
about how things are here and he did
his best to discourage Sammy. He
said: But. Sammy. Santa Claus used
to come down the chimney at home.
You know we used to let the fire go
out; but here, why we couldn't do that
and he would fall right into the
fames.'
Then you'd ought ter seen that kids
eyes snap. That youngsters a corkerl
I'll tell you what Wen do he said,
sxcitedly. Wen fasten our stockings
on the outside of the chimney. Then
he can't miss them, Tommy
"And that's what they've done, boys.
Now. its@up to us to play Santa Claus"
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1909-12-25
Cranberry Jelly.

Wash quart of cranberries, drain
them and put them into double boiler
while they are still wet. Cover closely
and cook until the berries are broken
to pieces. Turn into jelly bag and as
soon as the fruit is cooled enough to
be touched squeeze hard to extract all
the Juice. To a pint of this juice add
two cups Of granulated sugar. Return
to the fire, boil up just once, then pour
into a mold wet with cold water.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1909-12-25
U. s. AFTER COLORADO LAND
Special Agent Files Contests Against
lao Settlers.

The government is seeking to regain
control of more than 10000 acres Of
land in the Uncompaghre valley, Col
orado. A special agent has been investi-
eating homesteaders rights and has
filed formal contests against 40 per
sons on grounds that they have not cor
formed with the homestead law. 1t is
said that many who have not lived on
the land viii relinquish their righsr
without contest. The land will be re-
opened for entry.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1909-12-25
Looks Bad for Dr.. Cook

The Copenhagen newspapers up TO tho
present haye been wholly friendly 10
DIR. Cook, but some of the leading
dailies are printing articles that throw
doubt on Cooks trustworthiness. They
viii point out that the Danish people
regard Cook in the light of national
hero and still hope that he is an honest
man. The slightest evidence that this
is not the case, one paper says, win or
press all Danes with grief.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1909-12-25

falls to create a good time. II nnds
merit in rain. lifts fog and lights
a CHEEKY blaze within that passes for
the sunshine In its absence. And good
viii has not passed away with chival-
ry. nor persisted under the onrush Of
science. 1t lives and breathes now,
and is here at this moment to light
our Christmas fires and swing incense
before our affairs All we need do 10
to recognize and adapt It,"
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1909-12-25
CHRISTMAS AT
CAMP OWENDALE
BY LENA BLlNN LEWIS

There were half dozen fellows sit
ting about the fire in the lumber camp
at Owendale. The burning pine knots
sputtered and cracked in the great fire
place and the shadows about the room
only emphasized the shadows in the
rough faces of the lumbermen.
Guess We'll open up the new trail
tomorrow, boys" the foreman, Pete
Hennesey, said conclusively. as he re-
filed his pipe. quite a storm. that
last night Make pretty tough loggin'
for day or two, but when it's once
settled-umph! Pete stopped short
The fellows were not responsive.
Twas Christmas ever and thoughts
few as fast and as furiously as the
snowfiakes. Finally the cook broke the
circle about the fire as he placed a huge
pan of dough on the hearth. prepare
tory to the morrow's baking.
Wonder how the kids are doing
down in the shanty," he said half
aloud as he stopped at the window and
looked out into the night
It's no place for 'em here" Big
Joe, as everyone called him, left his
chair, kicked it over and strobe across
the long room.
The situation was this; Samuel
Howe had moved his small family to
the camp early in the fall and had
built the log shanty. 1t seemed he
had come to stay, and when some one
would discourage his keeping his wife
and children there during a long. cold