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The San Francisco call., 1909-06-27
. Mss HARKER,s sCHooL

Boarding and day school Tor girls Certificate
admits to college. intermediate and primary
departments Special attention given to music
arts and crafts. send for catalogue. Opens
August Is. 1909
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BUSINESS COLLEGE
Hitchcock Military Academy
SAN RAFAEL. CAL

Accredited. Government Detail. Separate
Rooms, Large Campus. Gymnasium.
Rifle Range, Swimming, Annual Mill
tary Encampment Term Begins Au-
gust 17th-
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SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES
BELMONT SCHOOL
FOR BOYS
Belmont Cal.

Twenty-Five miles south OF San Fraucisco. -
trying land We think with reasonable success
70 do for the moral. physical and iltslectual
welfare OF its boys what every thoughtful parenr
the diversions ard temptations OF town or city
the fneness OF its climate the beauty or -
buildings and grounds. the range and attractive
ness OF the surrounding country. ars most helpfrl
aids. Ask our patrons, cur graduates and cue
boys about rs. and wrfts Tor catalogue and
SPECIFIC informatioB-
W. T. REID. A. N fHarvard). Head Master
". 7. REID JR-. A. u. (Hsrvardl. Asst Head
Master
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California Conservatory Music

Has removed to I47 PRESIDE AVENUE. be-
tween Washington and Jackson sts. Applica-
tions win be received there and az 2312 Clay 81.
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Have Won a Room to Rent,

II so. drop a postal to The Call. Want
Ad Department. or phone Kearny So
2 nd we viii show you how you can get
II rented for soc.
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DEGENERATE SENT TO PRIsoN-Iobn W
Wood, who pleaded guilty of committing an
indecent act was sentenced to six years i'm
prisonment by Judge Cabaniss yesterday.
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S. +. UNIVERSITY SCHOOL

tEOr BOys1
2Sl0 Clay ST. George Bates. founder FalI
term opens August 2 Graduates admitted "a
the universities upon recommendstiO OF the prin-
eipai- X. J. BELLING. Ph D.. Principal
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Sir Charles Wyndham has secured
the English rights from Clyde Fitch
for the latter's adaptation of "The
Blue Mouse"
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ST. Matthew's Military School

BIRLINGAAE. CAL
Founded 1856. Prepares for universities or fos
active life. For Illustrated catalogue address
REV. WILLIAM A. BREWER. Rector.
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Music in the Park

Following is the program Of music
in Golden Gate park today:
Anthem, Star Spangled Banner
March. Native Daughters" Donnelv
Overture. Daughter of the Regiment Donizettf
baoinege ..-..---.--.--..-. Herbert
Mosaic, Sarmen Bizet
Humoresque. Arkansas TraYeler'' Reeves
Excerpts, .'Mefstofele' le'............. Roito
(a) Infermezzo, -'Sinfonico'' Nasca oni
Obj March Fete Boherne'' Mssse1at
Gems from rip Van Wrinkle, pIanonatte
Waltz, Dream on the Ocean ... tsunaI
March. 1T Looks Like Big Night -. Moret
America
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-04-03

train a few miles out of the celebrated
town Of Lincoln, home of the Hon.
William Jennings Bryan three times
candidate for the presidency of the
United States?
1t would not be SO staggering, the
Tribune asserts, if the one state were
not that of the Hon Charles Haskell
and the other that of the Hon. Mr..
Bryan. Europeans are apt to pause
when they consider that the latter
commonwealth has aspired to give the
nation it's president and the former
that presidents chief adviser. One
has an Indian war and the other an
old fashioned holdup.
The nation must ask Oklahoma and
Nebraska to desist, the Tribune con.
cludes. These great states must be
requested respectfully to consider the
consequences. We shall have the in.
nocent Europeans arming themselves
again as soon as they come in sight
of the statue of Liberty.
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HAVE 1T DONE RIGHT.

Chicago Tribune: If King Peter of
Servia proposes to follow the example
of the crown prince and quit his job,
we see no reason why his resignation
should not be promptly accepted With
out being intimately acquainted with
the details of his administration we
are inclined to think that a ruler who
cannot or will not rule his nursery
cannot or wall not rule his country.
+, The only objection we can foresee
is likely to be that of the chief Of po-
lice of Paris, whence the late crown
prince is planning to transfer his
amiable activities. The fact that the
whole Karageorgeoyitch family is
likely to leave Belgrade for the French
asylum Of exiled or ennuied royalty
is surely grounds for protest from
France.
The situation is likely to be badly
handled in the present benighted state
of welt politik. Already two royal
princes have been spoken Of for the
vacant throne, whereas il Europe felt
any unselfish interest in Servia they
would select good business man for
the job. Mr.. Hartman, it has been
rumored Is planning to ease up on his
work He might take over the Ser.
Wan proposition. We will guarantee
that If he can be induced to bother
with it he will put Seryia on a paying
basis in the course of year or two
OF course. he could hardly be asked
to give all his time to the matter, but
one of his confidential secretaries
could be crowned as proxy at Belgrade
| If he were well paid for it.
If the concert is going to select
kings for minor kingdoms it is only a
question of time before we shall de
mand civil service for royalty, but in
the meantime something practical
should be done in the line we suggest
Retiring or retired American men Of
affairs could do good deal of good
in this way, and it might prove d
pleasant change from golf.
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WAGES CUT IN
IRON and Steel
LAST STAGE IN INDUSTRIES RE
ADJUSTMENT FOLLOWS PRICE
REDUCTION.

New York, April 1.--Dispatches
from iron and steel manufacturing
centers report wage cuts IN many
branches, Indicate, according to trade
authorities, the last stage of the re-
adjustment Of the industry now well
under way.
A most important cut was made by
the Jones & Laughlin company, the
largest independent steel company in
the country. 1t goes into effect today,
and while the amount is not announc-
ed, 1t Is anticipated it will be from 10
to 20 per cent and apply to all but ton
mage men.
The announcement reported to have
been made by the company attributes
the reduction to depression of BUSH
ness, due to fear Of reduction in the
tariff"
About two thousand men are affect
ed, and, as in normal times the con,
Germ employs about 5000, 1t Is infer
red that the plant has been operating
at rather less than half capacity.
Furnace Wages Cut Also.
Other cuts announced by the She
mango Furnace company, which takes
10 per cent of the pay Of it's 600 EN-.
ployes and by w. p. Snyder & Co.,
the largest independent furnacemen
IN the valley region, who reduce their
laborers from $1.65 to $1.40 per day.
The Republic Iron & Steel company
which announced 10 per cent wage
cut for It's 10000 employees a week
ago. will put it's new schedule in effect
today
A policy Of wage reimbursement was
1naugurated by the Lackawanna Steel
company only few days after the
open market was declared Shortly aft.
erWard the Pennsylvania Steel com.
pany announced a cut The example OF
the big concerns has been followed
by many little fellows. The attitude
which the United States Steel corpora
ton will take with respect to curtail-
ment of the pay Of its workmen is a
matter of much interest, but e. H.
Gary, chairman, says the matter has
not yet been considered
Glad to Have the Agony Over.
Everyone connected with the iron
and steel industry Is feeling a sense
Of relief at the fact that the process
of readjustment has come so quickly
| Wage reductions, together with in
creased tonnage developed by price
reductions, promise speedy improve
ment in the net earnings of most com
panies.
AS to price reductions, trade report
ing agencies say while the market for
finished material is utterly unsettled
and uneven, 1t is not true that reduc-
lions have been as drastic as was ru-
mored.
Moreover, prices Of raw material,
notably pig iron, although showing a
tendency to sag, are shading off slowly
and with difficulty. So far prices on
these products have not gone appreci
ably below the low level of last year
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A GOOD TOWN.

Burlington Hawk-Eye. = Ottumwa
has an election on her hands just
now, and a few other important mat
tiers. But she takes time to remind
the rest Of the state Of the fact that
the annual state golf tournament will
be held there on August 10, and to
invite all the golf players and every
body else to come to the tournament.
Those who have been reading Ottum-
wa papers of late and who do attend
that tournament, will discover to their
amazement that Ottumwa is very much
like all other Iowa cities, town full
of very good people, where order rules
and industry and thrift and decency
prevail. The ante-election agitation,
which is partly in the interest of re-
form and partly simply mode of
getting there" is apt to give many
people an entirely wrong imnression
of a very good town.
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THE SIZE OF TAFT's VEST.

1t would naturally be supposed that
a woman who knows President Taft
as well as Miss Mabel Boardman
would have been the right person TO
select present for the executive. The
"Tafters," that is the party that made
the trip with Taft to the Philippines,
decided to give the president watch
and chain. Miss Boardman was Sc
lected to procure the present.
The watch was substantial ono,
as it should be for a man like the
president. and the chain was one Of
the heavy gold link chains which
stretches from one vest pocket to an,
other across the front of the wearer.
Before presentation was made one
Of the "Tafters," Senator Scott of
West Virginia, called at the Boardman
house and was shown the watch and
chain Look here, Miss Mabel" re.
marked the West Virginia senator
you have entirely miscalcuIated the
length of the chain. | guess you don's
know how broad Taft is across the
front. Just try it on me-" and the
senator presented fairly rotund
form and it was found that the watch
chain would have stretched like a
taut hawser across the front of the
president. Upon this measurement
five inches were added to the chain
in order to make it fit the presiden-
tial frontage without causing any in
conYenience.-St. Louis Star.
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which must wait until the taxpayers
of Chicago are prepared to stand half
the cost. He believes in government
regulation of railroads, and in the
next breath deprecated the sugges-
ton Of any interference with the free
issuance Of securities, saying the Is
suance of securities was no concern
of the public, providing they are
rightly used and take nothing out OF
the public
Mr.. Hartman proclaimed his belief
in protective tariff, but thought that
great harm was done by the failure
Of the last administration to put
through congress measures for proper
revision. OF former President Roose-
welt he would not talk at all, although
questions along that line seemed to
turn his thoughts to the future busi-
ness outlook, and he expressed the
opinion that things are looking up"
The wastefulness Of the govern
ment expenditures and he included
national, state and municipal in his
denunciation- was the theme close to
his heart II should like to see an agi-
tation start simultaneously in every
part of the country against the unbusi-
nesslike handling Of the peoples mon
ey 1t is time FOR the people to turn
their attention toward the regulation
Of the government let them insist
that public officials shall wisely ex-
pend the incomes which they now
have, rather than this constant seek,
| ing for larger revenue"
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HARTMAN GIVES
out INTERVIEW

Chicago, April i. = Edward H. Har-
riman, feeling fine,' passed rapidly
through Chicago yesterday, bound for
New York, to plunge once more into
the whirl Of his enormous business
affairs. Instead Of seeking to lay aside
responsibilities, he is preparing to
take upon himself greater endeavors.
His long vacation ended, and with
recuperated health, his active mind
once more has seized upon the vital
problems of the day, and during his
brief stay in the city he conversed
upon many live topics of the day, ex-
pressing characteristic and impressive
ideas upon every subject. He declared
his approval Of the policy of economi.
cal expenditures already announced
by the Taft administration and rec
commended that the people of this
country turn their attention to the
regulation of the government, and in
sisted that the wasteful expenditures
of the peoples money should cease.
|. c. liberalization Luxury."
He was not enthusiastic about the
proposed identification of the Illinois
Central, declaring it to be a luxury
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-04-03
THE JuNkIN CASE.

Emerging from a city election which
attracted state wide attention Ottum-
wa is now facing the necessity of con-
Quoting murder trial which may at
tract national attention-and atten-
ton of an unwelcome nature-unless
the trial is permitted to proceed
wholly without demonstration. To
place Junkin under the guard of the mi
litia during his trial would be to open
ly confess that Ottumwa is a lawless
community. There should not be the
slightest need of placing Ottumwa in
this shameful light. 1t is the over
whelming sentiment of the community
that Junkin should be brought back
to Ottumwa for trial and that he
should remain in the guard of the Of
ficials during the trial and until the
sentence of the court is carried out.
If the officials feel that this cannot
be done then they should not resist
move for change of venue to some
other county in the district where a
proper guard could be provided with
out the aid of the militia.
But it can be done. There is no mob
sentiment in Ottumwa, and no such
sentiment will be aroused unless it is
by the needless presence Of armed
soldiers during the trial. Ottumwa
has suffered enough without being
placed on a footing with the might
rider" communities.
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GIT THROUGH AND GIT A MAN,

Kansas City Journal.-This is told
On school teacher in Kansas town.
She reproved refractory girl pupil
for not learning her geography lesson.
The next day the childs mother ap-
peared on the scene and let go of this
philippe: II guess you don't know
it all. l send my little girl here to
school SO that she gets through |
want her to get through so she gets n
man. You never mind about geo,
graphy. I don't care, just SO she gets
through. l want her to get through
My other daughter, she didn't know
geography, and she got through, and
she got man. And me, why | don't
know geography and l got man all
right. Lots of girls, they don't know
geography, and they get men. But you
you (and she pointed her finger di
rectly at the teacher), what knows
all about geography, amt got no man
at all and can't git none. What's this
geography good for anyhow? YOU
just see my daughter gets through
school and I'll learn geography tc
her."
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-04-03
THE TRUE HARBlNGER.

Notwithstanding the views of the
poets the Chicago Record-Herald be-
lieves that it is the circus and not the
robin nor bluebird which is the real
harbinger of spring. Things may come
and things may go, but the Record
Herald points out, the circus goes on
forever.
1t has become solid American in
stitution, and while those Of sedate
years may deplore the good old days"
and cynically declare that the circus
is not what it was before the advent
of the railroad show and the bewilder
ing triple-ringed affair, they are likely
to yield to the longing to take 1t in
just to keep the record straight. And
that bromide excuse about taking the
children to see 1t will exist long after
the Oldest Of the old clowns has
sprung his final Jest.
The circus of today is affected by
the evolution in all lines of American
enterprise, which tends toward both
concentration and magnitude. The
circus merely has kept pace with the
spirit of the times. Likewise the press
agent, whose alliterative genius Is a
JOY and whose activities in other re,
spects also are marvels of ingenuity.
Moreover, the circus of the old days
could not boast Of such thrillers =
those dazzling displays of death-de
flying daring-which satisfy the crav
ing for sensation that Is part and par,
eel of the evolution of the populace
along with the show. The only
charm wholly lost to those who sigh
for the past says the Record-Herald
is that of carrying water to the ami
mails and stealing under the canvas.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-04-03
TELLS OF WORK
OF BROTHERHOOD
CLYDE E. VAN DER MAATEN OF
RESBYTERIAN CHURCH is
ENTHUSIASTIC WORKER.

A great future Is in store for the
Presbyterian Brotherhood of America,
and one that Will exceed the already
numerous things accomplished by the
organization according to Clyde e..
Van der Maaten of Louisville, KY, who
has been in the city for the past sew
eral days in the interests OF the
Brotherhood and also representing the
Christian Endeavor society. During
the past two years, Mr.. Van der
Maaten has travelled extensively
throughout the United States, Canada
and Mexico in the interest of these
two organizations and is, very OPTIC
mistic of their future success. He has
spoken in every state of the union
except one and has crossed the CONT
nent number of times. His personal
contact with the work enables him to
talk entertainingly and thoroughly of
the subject of brotherhoods and young
peoples societies.
in speaking Of the brotherhood
movement, he said that it was little
more than three years old, and during
this time it has spread to all parts of
this country. Three national conven-
Indianapolis, the second in Cincin,
natl and the third in Pittsburg. The
founder of the movement is Rev r. r.
I Bigger of Massillon, Ohio and rev.
| John Clark Hill D. D. of Springfield
Ohio, was. the first chairman of the
general assembly's committee Oh
| brotherhood work.
In regard to the work the brother
hood is doing throughout the country
Mr.: Van der Maaten is very familiar
Some of the things he emphasizes fol
lows: In Trenton, N. j., the men OF
the brotherhoods are supporting a
mission among the foreign population
Of the city, at a cost of over $4,000 a
year. In church in Harrisburg, Penn.
the brotherhood last year gave $725 to
| foreign mission work; the brother
hood in the Second church Of Pitts
burg, has organized brotherhood
breakfast club, the purpose of which
| Is to serve breakfast ons Sunday
morning to the needy men Of the city
who do not get good meal once a
week, the one understanding being
that they attend the Sunday morning
church service. In the Central church
Of Denver, the brotherhood is giving
about $1,000 to the cause of missions
| and they have over ESQ men in the
Brotherhood Bible class. The largest
Bible class is in the Bethany church
Of Philadelphia. About 1000 young
men assemble in that class every
Sunday afternoon.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-04-03
UNFORTUNATE CONSEQUENCES.

The Chicago Tribune believes that
1t will be difficult to convince inno-
cent Europeans that the west is not
still in its one time celebrated condi-
ton of being wild and woolly, if such
carvings on as have agtated Oklaho-
ma and Nebraska continue.
What, asks the Tribune, becomes OF
the pleasant merriment enjoyed by
Americans at the expense of gentle
men from abroad who expect to hunt
bison in Illinois and who fear that
their hair may not be safe in Kansas
when Chief Crazy Snake manages at
this sSte date t. plunge Oklahoma in
to the horrors 'of Indian war and a
lone bandit holds UP a passenger
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-04-03
THE ASYLUM INVESTIGATIONS.

A legislative cOmm1lLee Is tued1 Aii S
witnesses in an investigation OF
charges of cruelty in the management
of insane patients in the state hos
pitfalls. and the usual stories are filter
ing out from this committee room OF
horrifying instances OF abuse ana
cruelty. These horrifying tales al
WAYS do filter out and the people OF
the state are given to understand
that an awful condition Of affairs
exist Then the committee, after
hearing all the evidence, usually de-
cides that the charges of cruelty and
Encouragement were groundless,
but this report, lacking in sensational
features, is not given the publicity
that Is given to the earlier reports.
When these Investigations are nee
essary some way should be centered to
prevent the publication of the pro-
ceedings until all the evidence is con-
cluded. Then the committee should
make its findings Of the true state Of
affairs in these institutions, and this
report should be made public.
The witnesses who have appeared
before the committee thus far have
been made up largely of persons who
have been inmates because of mental
disorders, or former employees who
have been discharged because of in
competency or otherwise. 1t might be
expected that such persons would tes-
tify to many things that would not be
borne out by rigid examination.
When sifted down the charges Of
cruelty made by persons of affected
mentality or by discharged employees,
which have been the grounds of for
mer Investigations, have not been
borne out, and there is little prob
ability that the charges now being
made will be substantiated. Harm is
done, however, by the publication OF
such stories.
Illinois has its periodical asylum
scandals, appearing as the usual
thing in connection with political cam
paigns. Iowa should try to avoid this.
If there is to be a scandal. however,
let the legislatures findings be its
basis, and not the testimony of per
sons with grievances to air.
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WAITING FOR THE LAST ACT.

Not long ago portly gentleman
seated himself upon a bench in one
of the public squares, drew forth a
newspaper from his pocket and was
soon absorbed in reading.
After a. while he began to be an
noyed by a small boy, who persisted
in staring at him steadily. At last
the man demanded sharply:
what are you looking at boy?
Is there anything funny about me ?'
mot yet" replied the boy; "but
thereIl be a whole circus full Of fun
when you get up. The benches have
just been painted. "-Tid-Bits.
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Mr.. CHAMBERLAIN AS THE BUT
LER.

The foreign office staff of the kings
house service messengers has just lost
one of its members, to whose nick
name, Sir Joseph" story belongs.
1t occurred when Mr.. Chamberlain
was at the colonial Office.
One night, or rather very early IN
the morning, the messenger was sent
to Princes Gardens with an impor-
tant cabinet circulation" Mr.. Cham
berlain was working late and had sent
all his servants to bed, and the mes
senger had to wait long time before
getting an answer to his knock.
At last he gave a laundering rat
tat, and presently had the satisfaction
of seeing some one whom he suppos-
ed to be the butler appear in answer
to his call, wearing plain smoking
jacket and smoking a clay pipe. ooh"
said the messenger, you have come
at last, have you? There's no hurry
It's only a. message from the prime
minister"
The ''butler" smiled serenely, and
the messenger, then recognizing his
man, stammered out: II beg your
pardon, Sir Joseph, have a dispatch
box for you. Bristol Echo.
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Paderewski, the pianist, was Ia
menting the other day that he no long
er had his fingers insured.
"For years." he said, Il had insur-
ance Of $4,000 on my fingers. A Ger
man company carried the policy and I
paid them in premiums about 400
marks year. But after | had split
a finger nail in Australia which cost
them about $3.50, and suffered slight
injury in a railroad wreck near SYRIA
cuse, which cost them about $3.50
more. the Germans got what you