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Evidence Was heard lub 7th 1908 and order aad
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fnnsalnaht 6el complaint before lc Commission Innc
M N akemr sha me defendants road Ncd fe lulsa " ine
n between Oklahoma and Kansas was very dangerous ana ~
f4a Condition |oI The transportation Of passenger falis
f Aaest 20 1908 the heard By tle Commission
an appears from TIC evidence that AT the lime the complaint was
It xSttsse rams and Hoods throughout Oklahoma u that time
h snxc e hng 81 M complaint appears from the evidence that
defendant reasonable 70 put the road ~ good
s0.lnn ana lsl ne II much better condition than at ie
tae lr complaint fled as that the defendant has on az
asaat 81 ono section man to each mile Of road and dcing
aNd NoIl trains
IN ucls bs defendant using every reasonable stofl ahd
H|1Au r s foaa N good condition having fairly Rood Meesss
tNe dnssion Il I'll he opinion that TIE complaint l0nd hc ai
niSS1a Il Is 50 uFdefed
CORPORATION COMMISSIONS
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Evidence was heard July 2sh 1908 and dc order issued
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ORDER NO O3
Qn ie zsta day Jmlc 9o8 h compananss filed petition
VIII Ne Commission alleging what Is known ic Steele Add
on e e town q lckaa injustice being donc c property
d he ctzeHa al Cckaa and vicinity by hf refusal ol h de
spdart % open street crossings plated d eompays reh
s. Way
hs ease ass heard on Ie 9Th day Of July, zoos and
tended e the compliments that Steele Addition laid and
ready or sale e eI properly and that same adjacent and cor.
neet With lie city o Chcasha there no public street
crossing connecting The city 81 1heka with Tic said Steele Add
op was eopndea W ne defendant lat te Corporation Conn
SION Tag % jurisdiction make ordrr III this and 0lefe
sas % immediate necessity for such crossing The conpanans
asked ha four crossings opened Colorado Avenue one On
Aanas AYnas orr ChesM Avenue and chociaw Ave
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M Commission AFTER dHc consideration If HE evidence finds
a sad steele Addition plated laid os and thc stfeeis
sen dedicated public The Commission IS of The opinion thai
mere Is no necessity iQf more an crossing the deenaus
7gp p wN n a time but additional crossings may s ufs
e necessary g said addition becomes populated Tie Commission
aohs a as The jurisdiction and authority order tho defendant
ecsiablsla crossing ACROSS IL e III way an place where There
sA RNnl highway 81 street dedicated puhr according o law
y Therefore 0F9efsd y II epittisso thai the defendant
q Wn San francisco RT0ad Company street crossing
p Kansas Avenue IL Tie Steele Addition Is the town "a Clckas
lln lls crossing shall be opeufd b The 18th da Of September nos
CORPORATION COMMISSION,
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The San Francisco call., 1909-09-05

One of the most interesting announce
ments for the fall is an important book
of travel. the most serious since Stan
ley's Darkest Africa" 1t is entitled
1.-THE Great Wall of China" and is writ
ten by DR.. William Edgar Cell. the
eminent American traveller
The San Francisco call., 1909-09-05
"The Young Mans Affairs

BY Charles Reynolds Brown. author OF The
Social Message of the Modern Pulpit" etc.
Published by Thomas ]. Crowell & Co., New
York Price 81.
the essentials are manifested in every
page of The Young Mans Affairs"
Having been a young man himself
perhaps counting himself as still one
the author does not attempt either SER
monizing or lecturing. Instead. he
here gives series of the friendliest
carts on the things which concern a
young man; on affairs which every
young man is called upon TO decide for
himself, willy -nilly. At the outset is
His Main Purpose" You will agree
with me-" says the speaker, that no
man is apt to arrive unless he has a
fairly distinct idea of where he is go
ing. You can steer a ship that is NOV
ing and you can do almost
anything with young man who is pos
sessed by purpose. If that purpose
is mistaken one. he can be faced
about. But it is hard to do anything
with human derelicts."
Then follow six other talks upon
His Intimates," Books" Money
Recreation" Wife" and Church
each discussed with a genial wit and
intimate knowledge which hold the at
tention. We believe that any reader
who turns first to the opening pages of
the chapter on His Wife" will not only
read that at one sitting. but will be
tempted to follow the author through
the whole volume with the utmost care.
For he is emphatically a man who has
something TO say.
The San Francisco call., 1909-09-05

whether they are any good or not. so l
want an alias. Help me pick one
He suggested we get newspaper and
pick a name from the first ..st of no.
tables we found. In the description
OF a fashionable ball, my eve lighted
on the name Henry 'That'll do for
a last name said l. Now for a first
name want something short why
not a plain initial?' asked my friend.
Good" / replied. and the easiest of all
to make is o.
His wanderings have Influenced his
work. Texas gives the setting for the
volume OF short stories called The
Heart o. the West" Central America
is the scene Of ''Cabbages and Kings"
The -Four Million, The Voice OF the
city. and The Trimmed Lamp are
stories OF New York city The Gentle
CRATER" naturally enough, has no
home.
But this influence OF place is insig-
nificant. The qualities that mark his
work are as universal as human nature
and as free from the restrictions of
locality. His New York stories are
generally conceded to be his best. and
to show the most level degree of ex-
cellence; but the reason for this lies
in the stories themselves.
People say l know New York well.
o. Henry said TO me. "Just change
Twentythird street in one of my New
York stories to Main street, rub out the
Flatiron building and put in the town
The San Francisco call., 1909-09-05

hall Then the story will fit just as
truly elsewhere. At least. ] hope this
is the case with what l write. So
long as your story is true. to life. the
mere change of local color will set it in
the east. west. south, or north The
characters In the Arabian Nights pa
rade up and down Broadway at midday.
or Main street in Dallas, Tex"
His work commands the highest
prices editors pay. and editors pay for
breadth and depth of appeal. They
reason that o. Henry gives them the
cubic area they want. 1t is almost a
fixed idea Of publishers that volumes
of short stories are bad risks; but a
collection in book form of stories by
o. Henry finds a waiting crowd. The
crowd is large, like his titles-''The
Four Million" THE Voice of the City
"cabbages and Kings" To him, those
masses OF people who figure in the
census are neither abnormal nor sub
normal He accepts with sympathy
wit, and occasional irony the -unpleas-
ant fact that human being can be a
drudge, the glorious fact that a drudge
is a human being. There are wonder
tales to be told OF the lives of dere-
licts who sleep on benches in Madison
square, of people who dwell in narrow
fats. Of half educated boys and girls
in Offices and behind counters. In o.
Henry's telling, they lose no element
of wonder; for he writes neither as re-
former nor meiodramatist, nor patron
izing wit. In flash here and q flash
The San Francisco call., 1909-09-05

Harold Bell Wright has done fine
big piece of'work for the Ozarks and
few writer's will care to encroach upon
this his chosen field This is his third
novel of the same district and many
of the same people whom the fortunate
readers of the other two know so well
appear or are mentioned in this book.
DAM Matthews is the. son of Young
Matt and Sammy, whose love story was
told in The Shepherd of the Hills.
and with such parentage is sure to be
a noble man. We meet him first as a
young lad out fishing and every move
ment of his career is followed with the
keenest sympathy and deepest interest.
Dan feels called TO the ministry and
goes away to a theological school His
first charge is in a middle class town
called Corinth in a middle western
state. The Memorial church has had
some difficulty in being suited with a
minister; they have in the last eight
years had as many different men and
something was always wrong:
There was Rev. Swanson-who was
too old; and Rev. Wilson-it was his
daughter; and Rev. Jones-it was his
wife; and Rev. George-it was his son
and 1t was Rev. Kern-who did not get
on with the young people; and Rev.
Holmes-who was too young. and got
on with the young people too well
and so on through the list.
Dan knew nothing of this at first and
went at his duties with all the enthu-
siasm OF youth. How easy to have
made Of this book only an earnest
young minister's troubles with a big
oted, narrow, and dishonest church.
and a thoroughly bad lot Of elders
All that We find, but more, much more.
Through the influence. first of a kind
ly and, oh. so human, old doctor. who
has evolved most of his own philosophy
during long fishing expeditions; and
second, the study of poor lame boy
whose sweetness of disposition has not
been tainted by poverty and suffering.
Dan begins to doubt the entire salts
flying and comforting qualities of his
chosen religion. Not the religion al 1t
is. but as it is ordinarily practiced in
Christian churches This is brought
home to him very forcibly by his ex-
perience with a poor young woman OF
the town. Years before the young
woman's father had shot man; soon
the mother had died of grief and neg
lect and the girl was left alone. How
she lived it is hard to see. Having
tried everything without success she
had sunk lower aRd lower. People
would not employ her because of the
stain on her fathers name and finally
they began to speak of her as that
Grace Connor," imputing to her every
The San Francisco call., 1909-09-05
'sStories of Greece and Rome

Retold from 81. Nicholas. Published by the
Century company, New York Price 90
cents.
About FIVE years ago the first book
of stories retold from st. Nicholas was
issued for supplementary reading in
the schools. 1t was a book of animal
stories and so great success did 1t be-
come that each year has brought new
series of books contributed from the
same source. Historical stories, geo.
graphical stories, stories of adventure,
travel and description. Now a fourth
series is offered. entitled. Historical
Stories" all of them from the old world
and the middle ages. This series Is
divided into six books, the one
noticed today being stories of Greece
and Rome In this book, as in all
the others, the material does not pre-
sent a continuous narrative, but by
pictures in the guise of stories, particu-
larly those telling of the doings of
boys and girls of ancient times, a vivid
setting is given which is real incen
tive to serious reading later on.
From the reading of these stories
the dry lessons learned elsewhere may
easily assume new and a true mean
ing
The San Francisco call., 1909-09-05

evil. Through Ii all she has remained
a good girl but at last attempts TO
commit suicide by taking carbolic acid
A trained nurse who has been in the
town for some time and the old doctor
successor, a fine and noble character.
who, nevertheless, occupies secondary
place in the narrative. work over the
girl and save her life Dan receives
a number of shocks from the young
nurse. Hope Farwell, but they do him
a lot OF good and he tries his best 70
help the poor outcast. Soon the young
nurse is in almost as much d1srepute
as the girl she has saved. simply be-
cause she has taken TO her nome
to live with her. and soon. too. Dan
is warned not to associate with either
of them because of the bad reputation
they have acquired
Dan can not argue this out from
religious viewpoint at all They need
him more than any one else. and he
pays no attention TO the warning. The
old fashioned orthodox religions. which
still preach. fire and birthstone and
other equally narrow and unprOgress-
i've horrors. receive much criticism In
the form of sarcasm II is rather
crudely done. but it is plain-there Is
no mistaking the authors meaning.
When. toward the end Of the book.
Dan and the old doctor. who does not
go 10 cnurCN, are ldlhlnE over lnS Slt-
uation. the old doctor gives voice to
number of plain truths:
strong people. Dan. sometimes man
age TO live in mighty sickly climates
The best people in the world are some
times held by evil circumstances which
their own best intentions have created
The people in the church are the salt
of the earth. II il were not for their
goodness the system would have rotted
long ago. The church. for all it's talk.
doesn't save people; the people save the
church. And let me tell YOU. Dan. the
very ones in the church who have done
the things you have seen and felt
at heart respect and believe in YOU.
1t is their religion to worship
an institution. not gOds to serve
system not a race II is history my
boy. Every reformation begins with
the persecution Of the reformer and
ends with the followers Of that re-
former prosecuting those who would
lead them another step toward free
dom. Misguided religious people have
always crucified their saviOrs and al
ways willr
One might quote at length from the
old doctors homely philosophy. The
book can not be read without the keen
est enjoyment and at the end OF the
story one feels that the people are
old friends. real flesh and blood char
acters. so human are they all.
The San Francisco call., 1909-09-05

It IS difficult to speak of the work
OF Gene Stratton-Porter and not call
upon all the superlatives of praise in
the language. Everything she does is
Of such excellence that the reviews OF
her books must all read very much
alike. And yet her books are seldom
or never in the lists of best sellers :;
and when her tales are analyzed it
viii be seen that it is sad commen-
tary upon the taste of the reading
public.
While this book is not sequel to
"Freckles." We find him as one of the
lesser characters Of this story, and sew
eral other old friends appear in its
pages This tale is the history OF Ell
nora Comstock, a girl OF the Limber-
lost. from childhood TO young woman
hood.
Elnora has lived all her life in the
Iimberlost. q virgin forest. containing
& terrible swamp. Her father had been
drowned in the Quicksands of this
swamp on the very day she was born
and the horror Of II and terror of IL
have ruined Mrs. Comstock's life and
At times it almost seems her reason
.g affected.
Elnora is introduced 10 the reader in
the opening line and we learn that she
81 starting for her first day Of high
school in Onabasha. three miles away.
She has received what training she has
at a'Rrushwood school. district No. g.
and. Hike most country pupils. does ex-
cellent work. The school work is moth
ing 10 Elnora; she is determined TO
learn everything. and stored away in
The back Of her brain is an ambition
10 90 to college when high school Is
finished Her mother will give her no
helm and Elnora does not know until
she is in the classroom that she must
silv her own books and also pay the
small tuition which all out OF town pu-
pills must Added TO this shock is an
other which is just IS keen; she hnds
THAT she is dressed like a gawk and
.ha silly. thoughtless schoolgirls and
bows smile at her in q way which
hurts more than d blow.
II requires several chapters to get
Elnors started on a comfortable ca
reer through school and during this
zine we meet Wesley and Margaret
siuton. who are almost angels. The
Important part. however, explains how
Eluora saw q sign;
wanted - Caterpillars; cocoons;
shr,-saI ldes. pupae cases; butterflies
,nofbs. Indian relics Of all kinds. High
est scale Of prices paid in cash.
Now. Einor2 bad had much expert
ence with "Freckles" in gathering
The San Francisco call., 1909-09-05
Gossip of Books and Writers

Hall Caine has just finished his novel
The White Prophet" upon which he
has been at work for three years. He
is accustomed to start his literary
labors at 4:50 a. M, writing steadily
from that hour until II o'clock This
particular book he has written through
three times. 1t is novel OF about
zoo, 900 words. The first four books OF
II have been ready for months. the last
book having been just completed. To
his publishers he writes. 1T is longer
than l expected. / think 1t is the most
arresting and dramatic thing 1 have
done 1 have done all 1 can
with it and the future must be on the
knees of the gods"
At the age of Is Jacques Futrelle.
the author, held the typewriting cham
pionship OF the United States-that is
to say, he could write more words to
the minute than apy other person in
the country. Curfously enough. Mr.
Futrelle has entirely discarded the
typewriter in the composition of his
stories. All of ELUSIVE Isabel" was
written out in long hand. corrected.
worked over and written out in long
hand second time.
Further information regarding Mrs.
r. S. Garnett the author of THE In
Napoleon's projected invasion of Eng
land lately reviewed in these columns.
states that she is a daughter in law
of the late DR.. Richard Garnett. is a
member of a literary family. being a
descendant OF William Roscoe, the his
torian Of the Medici and a niece Of
r. H. Hutton, late editor of the Spec
tator. The hero of her novel, a paid
spy in the French service. is a psyche
logical study of a masculine type new
to fiction.
One of the most interesting announce
ments for the fall is an important book
of travel. the most serious since Stan
leys Darkest Africa 1t is entitled
"The Great Wall of China" and is writ
ten by DIR. William Edgar Cell. the
eminent American traveller
Charles Ram Kennedy and Mrs.
Kennedy edith Wvnne Matthison)
have been making a round of visits
among friends in various sections of
the country since the finish OF the
spring tour of The Servant In the
House" They are at present in Maine.
Roy Norton is at present engaged on
a new novel. which is described as
being of a sociological order. To
gather the material for 1T he is travel
ing from one city to another, living in
different grades of society and investi-
eating whatever he sees that carries
with it promise of human interest
To. the long list of literary friend
ships of romantic outcome should be
added the marriage on June Is Of Miss
Katherine MacHarg OF Chicago, sister
OF the writer, William B. MacHarg.
and her brothers friend and collabor-
men are coauthors of a series of new
detective stories now appearing in one
of the magazines. Mr. Balmer wrote
the play Via Wireless and the novel
The San Francisco call., 1909-09-05

Charles Ram Kennedy and Mrs.
Kennedy edith Wynne Matthison)
have been making round of visits
among friends in various sections OF
the country since the finish OF the
spring tour of The Servant In the
House." They are at present in Maine.
The San Francisco call., 1909-09-05
"A Girl Of the Limberlost''
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moths and had learned how to take
them and care for them and knew. too.
something of the value of the various
varieties. "Freckles" had given her
what he had when ne went away, SO
Elnora inquiries who it is wanting the
caterpillars, and wb7n she hnds II is
the well known "birdwoman" she goes
at once to her The birdwoman buys
her collection and orders many more,
and Elnora is supplied with money Tor
clothes and books and even sees her
college career in the distance.
Entirely aside from the nature study,
the story itself as a story is charm
ing. 1t is filled with pathos, humor
and no problem comes TO disturb the
readers entire enjoyment. But the
nature study is the big thing, and one
must read it to be convinced that even
the disinterested will be converted aft
er A few chapters So artistic is the
authors work that not for one second
is the reader bored by details about
the moths, and at the end of the book
IL will be a complete surprise TO find
how much real information has been
acquired between the lines of this
charming story.
Not the least interesting portion OF
the book deals with the awakening OF
Mrs. Comstock. and every reader will
close the book loving this embittered
and long suffering woman The love
story is delightful and rouses ones
sympathy and interest from the start.
The story is clean and sweet through
out as the beautiful woods and nature
with which il has SO much to do. 1t
is an unlifting sort of story and inter-
esting alike to young and old. 1t
can not be too highly praised.
Since the cry of nature taking was
first heard in the land, there has been
at least one naturalist whose work has
stood the test almost without ques-
tion-Ernest Thompson Seton.
He is not only a thorough naturalist
and careful student but a charming
writer as we'll. and lover of all forms
of genuine outdoor life. He lives at
Cos Cob, Conn, on one of the most
interesting places in this country,
which is the. realization of a dream
conceived in the early days of poverty
and obscurity Mr.. Seton tells The
story of Wyndygoul'' in Country Life
in America. in fascinating style. and
the first of the two installments. which
appears in August, is illustrated with
some of Arthur G. Eldredge's ex-
traordinary color photographs.
The San Francisco call., 1909-09-05
BOOKS REVIEWED

"The Calling of Dan Matthew'S by Harold
Bell Wright
"A Girl of the LimberIost." by Gene Stratton-
Porter
"The Confession of Con Man." as told by Will
Irwin
'Stories of Greece and Rome" RetoId from ST
Nicholas
The Young Mans Affairs" by Charles Reynolds
Brown
The San Francisco call., 1909-09-05
newest (andldate9 FOR l0up R00koYheH
THE Calling of Dan Matthews"

Shepherd Of HIs" Published