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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-07-06
Letters From the People
WHO INsrIGArEn CnIME

Editor Call: Ordinarily when one man
instigates another to commit a crime.
both are held equally responsible in
the light of the law Who instigated
Cunningham to commit the murder for
which he is held? Who, indeed. but
the firm which refused to pay him his
hard earned money, which he needed
for food and raiment? When that firm
refused to pay the full amount due him
and he. practically destitute and with
out the means for his very existence
his mind clouded by the scores of
troubles forced upon him by the mis-
cradle system under which he toiled-
when he struck at what seemed to
stand between him and his rights
then who is to blame?
His inability to see anything except
what was before him was all that i'm
PEELED him to kill the girl; he had
aimed at the man behind her. at the
man who ruled her actions. and he il
was who deserved the blow. When any
man puts in motion a piece of machin
u nAASh IL LIS dClAOu destroys life,
then it is the man and not the machin-
cry which is to blame
So when this firm of contractors. like
thousands of others, puts in motion a
system which reduces men to the limits
at which they are nothing but machines
and merely respond to the impulses
given them, then it is the man behind
the system who is to be called upon TO
answer to the actions of the system he
rules
They say that the man was insane
What if he was? If he was insane then
what made him so? What, indeed. but
the influence OF this same system? A
man who puts in 80 years or more of
servitude under such an outrageous
and disgraceful system as this, which
shames this country, is to be congratu-
lated if he is not insane. If the system
makes a man insane and then that
same system forces him from sheer des-
peration to commit a crime while thus
insane, then again say who is to
blame but the one who manipulates
that system?
We can not cure an evil by obliter-
ating the effect of it; the only perma-
nent cure is to annihilate the cause
We can not cure the social evils of to-
day by Furnishing the criminals; there
is but one cure, and that is to remove
or change the system which makes
them criminals.
LEO LOUIS HoLz.
I'LL Turk street.
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Muir Deserv-
eddy drilled
By Manson

oy rambc ThapsOdies he endangered
valley which he is peruaded-by whom not knov-are
threatened by the proposition the floor
OF the valley.
Here for elaborate painting by Mr.
Muir printed the Century Magazine produced as form
Of testimony OF the Spring Valley company case
before the committee congress handling this regard
Facing Kolana sheer
like Captain, high and over its
brow makes the ever seen
The Indian Tueeuala OF .
the thousand then strikes
broken ragged network Of in June
usually vanihes toward the Bridal Veil
the only fall know with which fairly be
that wonderful ia Of soothing
Looking the valley
Tueeula all her glory fire in
fiber water and sunbems into ised spirits
might
Here and there small seldom noticed come dancing
doing can b
grand general harmony The falls 20 surgnp
trout at the head OF the valley and Rancheia
tributary that from the northeast there
cascades broad silver pume like those between Nevada
s IN Aosei nan leaplns nan Siding down smooth folds
OF the rocks covered with crisp chng spray which the
chng and surging beneath abows endless variety
This very beautiful inspiring and we regret that limia
OF space viii permit further quotation only obec
zion Testimony is that has nothing whatever to do with
the viii from Engineer Mansons practical comment
IN these words:
may comforting the lingerie and ls TO
rers@ fabrcs@ tegturesg ~pstternl downyy
now nor at any time in the future as the features and pbn ne eas
highest level Of the pro
posed -
With Mr.. Muirs painting small concern AS
scenic mlner he has competitor people like
read that OF stuff have quarrel him or them,
grave indictment permitted him
e-yhether consciously unconsciousy not knoUto
degraded the office of greedy unsc-
puous corporation %pg defeat great public demanded
by "a community OF million souls.
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ANSWERS TO QUERIES

POPULATION. A. W. P. City. What is the
exact population OF chicago, New York and
San Francisco
That can not be stated until after
the census of 1910. The estimated pop
uIation is: Chicago 2.572.sO0, New
York 4 ,422 500. San Francisco 100000.
THE Shake. c. T. City. What was
the duration OF the shake in San Francisco.
April Is 1902
Reports vary as to duration. The
University Of California makes it
minute and seconds, while the wealth
er bureau says 40 seconds.
sAUsALITo-c. s.. City. What is the pOpu-
Iation Of sausslito, Marin county,
There has not been census for
many years, but it is claimed that the
place has population Of about $500.
RIvERs-P. r.. city. Which are the longest
rivers Of the worlds
The Missouri and Mississippi desig
mated as one river, 1915 miles; the
Nile. 400: the Amazon. 1000; the
Yangtsekiang, 1000; yolga. $500, and
the Murray and Darling 1900.
NEW LAWS-A dozen or more sub
scribers, city and elsewhere In a
short time the laws passed by the last
Will be found in the free libraries.
where they can be consulted.
TRANsyAAI-S., City. When was the
Transvaai claimed as a British possessions
1t was declared as such. by con-
quest, September 2, 1900.
PRIMARY LAWN D., City. What is the
new primary law in San Francisco and other
parts Of the slater
For answer to this question see The
der the head pr elections
GREENE. E. H.. City. What is the amount
that Hetty Green is worth and what IS her daily
income?
No one knows how much she is
worth. nor does she herself. Her in
come varies every day. according to
her investments. Whatever has been
published about her, except the fact
that she is one OF the richest women
in America. is merely guess work
The guessers may be right and they
may be very much out of the way.
NATIONAL. GUARD-A Subscriber. City Is
the national guard Of a state part of the regu-
lar army?
In time Of peace it is distinct or
ganization. In time of war itsbecomes
an adjunct to the regular army.
GAvoTTE- Subscriber City Where did the
dance known as the gayotte originate.
1t originated among the Gavots. the
people of the Pays de Gap, France.
PASSENGERS H.. Cioverdale. Cal. Il
there any law that wiz prevent the placing Of
screens on passenger cars as a safeguard 50 that
passengers will not put their heads or arms out
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Protection for the
Unskilled Workingman

I IS another example OF the painful friction that am
real improvement OF social conditions Under popular form
Of that the murder an innocent woman was
required the public to an active sense OF the
nquy OF the pay system worked by certain racay
contractors.
The existence and prevalence such dishonesty and oppres-
sion OF the helpless has been exposed in the case
Brothers has been notorious for years every eg
re bills have been offered prohibit and penaze the practice
but Indifferent public had other Try and
had money spend beat the measures in the
absence OF public sentiment attention directed to the evil
That what happened in session OF the legislature
Doubtless the result would followed years
injury murdered girl whose connection with
the wrong purely accidental The chief responsibility Tor the
death of the young Gray Brothers.
who have made profitable practice grievous wrongs
inflicted poor and helpless workngmen When
and knows he being robbed without remedy what
wonder he becomes desperate? the learned fashion
lawyers that there is wrong remedy
but that is only of the who has money
The unsled workman is left the mercy his employers The
law provide this remedy which lacking repair this
grevous neglect and the remedy will found making under
proper safeguards the of the pay criminal
offense
If the statutory duty the attorney
plant prosecute guilty robbery
practice would be given quick quietu The unsed working
without any of organization, the wards
the which them protection that has hitherto
denied The Of Cunningham is merely of many and the
form of petty larceny employed by the Gray
instance multiplied by thousands stopped
to send contractors jail.
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Calhoun S I'm
pudent Attack
On Heney

would prosecute imprisonment that
might sound ike joke but he able with the proceeds
the annexed animal to hire expensive lawyer the program could
d least be announced with a serious face.
Calhoun has stolen horse but he has robbed city
franchise worth hundreds Of thousands OF horses He being prose
cued for phase OF that crime He makes defense holds
the stolen property and money pocket
that he viii put the public prosecutor trial 1t
development the evolution OF the
The impartial observer might inquire what Heney
personality his actions have with guilt innocence
Of Calhoun Bear mind that Calhoun does deny his guilt
by the formal and negligible process OF plea OF guilty
but he thinks he cloud that issue by pudent and irrelevant
attack the district attorney.
The American people whom Calhoun likes
appeal invited observe this development evasion
b. sturdy maeacor exltng his power defy criminal
and divert by the INSCRIPTIONS employment
wealth Calhoun has done than any other the history
Of the country make the of difficult
he announced the beginning of his trial that there
unworthy tecncates His single object pur-
pose he declared prove his eyes OF his
oountyen How that promise and undertaking have fulfilled
the country knows He has dared 60 the
send any his subordnates there deny his guilt
committed, after long technical fight spurious and
mpuden attack the prosecutor made divert
his
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-07-06
Elimination of Ground Rails

Consul Francis B. Keene of Geneva
reports that a new system of electric
traction. invented by a Vienna firm OF
engineers, is soon to be the subject of
extensive experiment at Sion, in the
Swiss Canton of Va1ais, known as the
Rhone valley 1t is described as hav-
ing only an overhead contact cable
without ground rails. and the claim
is made that it saves unnecessary ex-
pense and that it viii probably be
adopted for tramways with steep graz
dents and for mountain railways.
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passing telegraph poles. y
This department has not found an,,
law on that subject
THE BEsT-E J. san nf.tso r., -.
ro, ne best g learn wireless telesaPhS or rail-
That depends upon the taste and TIA
eePaDlilty or the individual. This de-.
Pdrtnent does not advise anv oDa a.,
What particular line OF business ~.
eEdue, OF profession. correspondent
snoutd engage, not being win s-,b
ahd IN position to know \ what -
writer Is best fitted for.
No.oraao nave 70 pay poll tsxs
The law OF that state s.v, -
every able bodied man b.+vv.s-, -
ages OF Il and IS shall paw Doll ~.
ana tnar the county comrnfssions~s
may levy a poll tax on properly 49,
70 exceed 81 on the 500 valuation.
3D. CAIioN-SanScriber. Oakland. Cal vrb.ls
- oo-sin the names and addresses 81 - u
members Of the board OF education or o,si.n-l =
your home city IN
OF the following. ne aatnor
He that holds fast the golden nes,
And lives contentedlv
Between the little and the great
reefs NOT the want thar pinches the 49,
Nor plaguss thar haunt the rich man's 49,
Emoittsring his estate. u''
II any reader can assist the ro--.
spondent. send the name OF the anfbo.
on postal card to the query depart
POLL TAX-B.. City Does tba .,.-
county assessor OF San Francisco rsceivSS 49,. - -
for the collection OF poll taxi anS re-
Assessor Washington Dodge sav-. or
do not receive any commission for a.
collection OF poll tax. such eo,r,,ss
siOns going into the city ana co,,,.s,-
treasury. The general law rezar,lirs.
these commissions is superse5ta-a -
the terms OF our city charter 49,.
prohibits any Ofhcial from racaivf,s-
any commission for himself The
are seven counties in the state -
which the assessors do not reraf,-,
commission for collecting poll tax. Or.
Of these being Los Angeles.
MONEYS. City. Did any Of the h,,r. =,
san Francisco ever borrow money from the t~..,
ury Of the city and county OF San Francisco
Several banks have.
ANANIAs-T- R.. city. Who was Anani..,
He was monumental liar OF tba
Biblical times See Acts v.l-1O
HoNIESTEAD-C B.. city. wk,t 80. -.
an old soldier take 70 secure land on soms -
the reservations that 10 be onenes ~ ~
government TO whom should application be
Address letter Of INQUIRY 10 the
general land Office. Washington. D. c.
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WHAT THEY SAY
OF Mr.. CALHOUN
Comments of Newspapers All
Over Nation on Mistrial
Of Rich Trolley
Magnate

FOLLOWING are some excerpts from
newspapers in every part of the
United States on the trial of Pat
rick Calhoun. that ended in disagree
ment of the jury:
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her visit with more than ordinary
pleasure. Many months have elapsed
since the last visit OF this attractive
girl to the southland. After the dis
aster here Mr.. and Mrs. Davis, with
their family. went to the Potter at
santa Barbara, where Willis Davis Sc
cured a studio and painted several
pictures The family returned TO this
city after a short stay and have re-
sided since that time at the home in
Scott street
Miss Ellen OSuuivan has arrived
from New York and is the guest OF
her sister. Mrs oscar Sutro. at the
home OF the latter in Piedmont, where
she will remain during the summer.
Miss Osullivan is receiving an en-
thusiastic welcome from her friends
and viii be entertained frequently this.
season in an informal way.
Miss Emily and Miss Hannah Du
Bots. who have been visiting friends IN
the northern part OF the state during
the early summer and later have been
entertained at Ross and San Rafael.
are going south for the late season and
viii pass most OF their time with
friends in Santa Barbara
Miss Lolita Burling. who has been
visiting in this city during the early
season and passed the greater part %
her stay here as the guest OF Miss
Dolly MacGavin. has returned to her
home in Santa Barbara. where she VIII
probably stay for the remainder OF the
summer until the first gayeties OF
winter. when she has promised TO come
again for visit OF longer duration.
She is quite popular girl and has as
many friends here as in the southern
city. where she has mzds her homo
for several years.
Miss Alice GrIhith leaves today FOR
the east where she viii enjoy a visit
OF several months Nnuen Griffith has
returned from Yale for his summer va
cation and IS the guest OF his mother.
Mrs. E. L Griffith. at her home IN Ross.
Miss Cecil Cowles. accompanied by
her mother. Mrs. Gertrude Cowles. was
out OF town over the holiday. They
were the guests OF friends at Ross,
where they enjoyed delightful house
party.
Mrs Theodore F. Payne and her son
have returned from the east and pass
ed the holiday at their Msnlo Park
home. They expect 10 remain this sea-
son.
Russell slade. who is attending the
University OF Virginia. is among those
home from the east for the sumner
vacation and is spending this delight
full period with his parents at their
Fair Oaks home.
Miss Olga Atherton passed the holi-
day out OF town and was the houss
guest OF Mrs Edward L Eyre at the
country home or the latter near Fair
oaks
The wedding OF Miss Alice c. HSdson
and Ralph Button. which was to have
taken place at the home OF the brides
father, George H. Hudson. at Niles on
July II. viii now take place in Seattle.
The change was made owing TO the face
that the groom has interests which re4
CURED his attention at the Alaska
YukOn-Pacifc exposition. Miss Hudson.
accompanied by her mother and 5sT ais
ter, Florence, viii leave for Seattle on
the steamer City OF Pusbla today. Both
bride and groom are natives OF this
city and both are graduates OF the
University OF California The groom ia
the son OF Mr. and Mrs. Frank Button.
who are prominent at Hood Rivar,
Ore The young couple viii make their
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The Call
And
Some Others

newspapers they could
gather from official The Call discovered
his full confession the proper
authorities
shooting Of Mrs Lorena de la Montanya which given
voluntary of her hand Leland although
possessed of information which called for rigid
investigation permitted the theory of suicide every
Francisco newspaper except The Call satisfied Through
the efforts Of The Call the asty of the suicide theory
information which promises lead to an
But for the efforts of The Call alone Novak man.
stood fair be hanged for the Brach
But for the efforts of The Call case Of
de la Montanya would have with her and
kept buried all for the protection of whose blame
essness in respect her death yet established
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-07-06
Luther Bur-
bank OHends a
| Botanist

by OF hybridizaon berry which hopes will
prove useful contribution the tale of fruits This the
sunberry wondberry which Gardeners Chronicle Of
London forth walls of although abong under
presumabe disadvantage of having seen specimen
the fruit But what atter The cycopda the pedigree
of the berry and the Chronicle had to produce
varieties of soanums had been uggled WITH which appears
the London for hybdzaton employed by an
American boanist.
This London periodical having paternity Of
the berry proceeded to withoutavng that accord
ing the laws of heredy be worthless The parents
the nberry worthless vegetable tramps even weeds with
like this
They proved be nothing other sofS
in therefore
nghthade intelligent child weed Of
land heaps, the
Children after from
forced of also
this bv
scotsman in America?
"Some scotsman is delightful Here is Mr. Burbank nufing
the dubious offspring OF dsepuable weed 1t is true perbans
that the and the potato likewise offspring of the oan
family possibly all their relatives are outside the male
Mr. Burbank the seedsman replies mildly defense of his dis
and notwithstanding the Englhman cycoped denies
that either OF the sunberrys poison He adds
that 1T originated grounds three years ago new fruit
not existence anywhere this planet ago *
unlike any fruit before most resembles the low
bush burberry Yaccnum OF the eastern states
Mr. Burbank will doubt proceed with his Juggling even
Il should continue to offensive the cycopeda betansts
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demonstrated IN emphatic manner during the
last week.
In the case OF the murder of Carolina
Brasch, when tie police were busy weaving
a chain OF circumstantial evidence about an
entirely innocent man, and when the othe,
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to illustrate the evolution Of the criminal law
under processes invented by corporation
lawyers.
No. the thing IS not a joke, as the heed
less observer might suppose. II horse thief
caught mounted on the stolen beast announced
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-07-06

ME which this newspaper leads procession
San Francisco the march of legitimate newspaper progress
and for the protection of public interest,
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have been variously employed to cloud the
issue relative to the use of the Hetch Hetchv
valley for reservoir purposes.
Among others, John Muir, the amiable
but not very wise word painter or scene
painter for the magazines, has INDUCED in
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-07-06

nave constantly deprecated and undervalued
the work of Luther Burbank, which some of
us IN the wooly west have thought presented
a record of remarkable and valuable accom-
plishment.
Now Mr.. Burbank has recently deveIoned
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-07-06

NITY- ENGINEER AIARSDEN MANSON in a useful an
instructive paper published by the California Weekly put
his finger OF the misrepresentation fact tina
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HEADLINE in the newspapers that Stanley
a Moore viii mpeach Heney Calhoun, fine, will put the
district attorney trial The proposition instructivey
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-07-06

ANANIAs-T. r.. city. who was Ansniss,
He was a monumental liar OF ths
Biblical times See Acts Vito
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MONEYS. City. Did any Of the h,,r. =,
San Francisco ever borrow money from tire t-...
ury OF the city and county OF San Francisco
Several banks have.
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HoNEsTEAD-c- b. city what stems mus,
old soldier take 70 secure Land IN s.,,,. -
the reservations that are 10 be- onsres ~ -
government To whom should application be.
Address a letter Of inquiry to the
general land Office. Washington, D. G.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-07-06

ME jeaousysome might call envy-o men is an
ancient and still persistent of strife interesting
and way delightful that certain English botansts
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Miss Alice Grihith leaves today for
the east where she Will enjoy a visit
OF several months Nnuen Grinith has
returned from Yale for his summer va
cation and IS the guest OF his mother.
Mrs. z. L Griffith. at her home IN Ross.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-07-06

Miss sydney Davis. the daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs Willis Davis, is one OF
the local society girls who will pass
the late season at Santa Barbara. Her
frieutis in that city are anticipating
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Miss Olga Atherton passed the hoH-
day out OF town and was the house.
guest OF Mrs Edward l. Eyre at the
country home or the latter near Fair
oaks
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-07-06

Mr.. and Mrs. Willard Drown and
Frank Preston have gone TO Santa Bar
bara, where they will enjoy several
weeks outing and the informal enter
tainments of the summer in the south.
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GAvOTTE-Subscriber. City Where did the
dance known as the gavotte originate.
1t originated among the Gavots. the
people of the Pays de Gap, France.
). PAssENGERs1R. L. cloverdale, Cal. Is
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Miss Emily and Miss Hannah Du
Bots. who have been visiting friends IN
the northern part OF the state during
the early summer and later have been
entertained at Ross and San Rafael.
are going south for the late season and
friends in Santa Barbara.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-11-19
THE VIRGINIA ENTERPRISE
". II. H4NNAFUKD. EDITOR.
Friday, November 10, 1903,

Entered at the Post-Oftice at Virginia. Minn.,
as second class mail matter.
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Awarded Gilbert Water Works Con
frarf
4 Wise Idea,

The printers of the country have
done nObly toward encouraging
trading with the home merchants.
Now let's start something with the
end in view of encouraging patron
izing the home printer. - Grand
Rapids Independent.