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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-05-02
PimlicO Races

PIMLICO. May Results.
First race. I'VE furlongs-Miss Loris
TO >. won; Busy. 9 TO 3. second. Tip
ster. 20 10 1. third Time. 1.0S.
Second race, six OngS-Trance.
to .. won, DemunG. 1s to q second: .
Pantoufie, 16 10 ), third Time.
1:fs As.
Third race. four and a half fur
Iongs-The Monk. TO 5. won. Doss
Hampton. 50 TO l. second. BeauchilIOn.
IL TO g. third Time IS Is.
Fourth race. steeple chase. about two
nliles-Algie. 10 to l. won. Grandpa.
3 TO 1. second; Belle the Cat 20 TO l.
third Time. 4:35 SIS
Fifth race. seven furlongs-Ontario.
IL to 3. wOn;.eAster dor. 5 TO >. second
Edgely. to 1. third Time. 81 Is
Sixth race. $2iie and sixteenth
Mazuma. 70 l. won. Belle Scott Il
to I. second. George q. Hall. 10 10 l.
third Time. 1.49
Seventh race. mile and sixteenth
Lad OF LanSdOn. 10 ;. Won. COart
Lady Il to T. second Hawk Wing so
to 1. third. Time. 1.fS 20.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-05-02
WHEN FRENCH POSTAL
SYSTEM WAS "FARMEDr
History of Organization From
Time of Louis XI

The French postal system was inaug
urated in the reign of Louis xI but the
first director general was appointed bv
Louis XIV. He farmed the office. paw
ing 100000 francs a year for the
privilege. This method continued until
the revolution. when the farmer was
abolished and the control was given
to 10 managers elected by universal
suffrage. That plan did not work very
satisfactorily. and the office of dfrec-
tor general was revived under the con-
sulate. The Office of under secretary
for posts and teiegraphs. held By M.
Simyan. was first created in 1877. abol-
ished IN 1875 and revived again 10
years later-W Westminster Gazette.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-05-02
.sroLEr, OR .TALLIs,

The other day, says Taller in the
Jewish Chronicle, member Of a Lon
don synagogue wished to have his Tai
lis sent from the syna gogue to which
he belonged to a town in the provinces
where he intended to spend the Sab
bath He teIegraphed to town for it,
On writing out the telegram he hest
tated about the word Tails 1t was
not that he had any ridiculous objec-
ton to the telegraph clerk knowing
that he was q Jew, but he feared that
some bungle would be made in CON
nection with an unfamiliar word. He
therefore wired to the caretaker:
Please send me the silk stole from
the synagogue The caretaker. though
a very good Christian, knows nothing
of church vestments, but does know
what 81 Tails is. He puzzled over
the telegram. and at last wired back.
."There has been nothing stole from
the synagogue for three years past"
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-05-02

HURST PARK. Eng May The
Victoria cup handicap OF I25 sovereigns
for year olds and upward. distance
seven furIongs. was run here today and
won by Sir Archibald. Presto r. Jack
was second and Portland Bay third.
Among the = starters was II. p Whit
neys Robin IL
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-05-02
cRoCkER.s THIRD WIN

For the third successive time the
Croclxer grammar school won the cham
pionship of the Grammar School league
on the park tennis courts yesterday
Willie Johnston easily won the tour
nament. beating Marsh in the finals
without the loss Of game Maurice
AIeLoughlin won the first championship
two years ago. when ne represented the
Croker grammar school. He was sue
ceeded last year by Frank Hobson of
the same school All three winners
are members of the Golden Gate Junior
tennis club.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-05-02
HISTORIC TOWER is
BEING DESTROYED
Protest Against Fate of Jail of
Maid of Orleans

The people of Rouen are much exer-
cised at present over the fate of the
ruins of the tower where the Maid Of
Orleans was Imprisoned until she suf-
fered at the stake. The site is that of
a former convent, and early in the last
century the nuns, it is said. treated the
place with scant respect, seeing its
association with the Maid Despite
the protests which have been made by
the press against destroying the his
toric relic. the present owner seems to
be acceIerating his building operations
to the utmost. Some of our Paris con-
temporaries are appealing TO the gov
eminent to stay the hand of the un-
patriotic owner. and they recall the
fact that some 20 years ago an ancient
church of the city was threatened by
the caprice of a purchaser Public
opinion al the time was so strong that
the church remains undisturbed today
certainly precedent for government
intervention nOw--London Globe
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-05-02

Captain Edward d. Anderson. nav
master. is relieved from duty in the
Department OF the Gulf and will pro-
ceed 10 San Francisco and sail about
August for the Philippines for duty
in the Philippines division.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-05-02
Northwest League Games

VANCOUVER, b. c., May 1.-The
chances are that the proposed baseball
game at North Vancouver on Sunday
afternoon will be called off. Vancouver
and Aberdeen have postponed game
to play In this city there is bylaw
prohibiting Sunday games. but in the
town across the bay no enactment is in
force. so it was proposed to play the
game there But this morning eXecu-
tive officers of the Lords Day alliance
took action, with the result that if the
players appear on the field they VIII
probably all be arrested. Mayor May of
North Vancouver this morning obtained
permission from Acting Attorney Gen
eral Fulton at Victoria to prosecute
the ball players under federal statute
which has never before been brought
into use in British Columbia.
Pitcher Caiiff of Aberdeen, who was
batteG out of the box yesterday in the
game with Vancouver, has been sent
home to Aberdeen without salary under
orders to report when his arm is well.
SEATTLE May 1.-Magee won the
game for Seattle today in the fourth
inning when he got a home run with
the bases full. Capron was also a
star. getting two home runs in two
consecutive times at bat. Score:
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-05-02
Mcfarland and His Manager
Lose BY Their Foolish Talk
Nelson May Be Working Out Clever Scheme
To Fill in All Holiday Dates
By William J. sIaffery

The recent long distance talking matches
between Johnson and Ketchel and johnson and
Jefries and all the other big fellows, which kept
ali hopping in an endeavor TO add up the long
line OF conversations have been put on the pugllis
tic sidetrack now that the trouble has arisen over
the Nelson Mcfarland affair This was the Invest
one OF the live bunch which Coffroth managed to
gather under his own independent wing, and the
very mention of the fact that it might possibly be
Cancelled caused all the fans all the country to
get ready for weeping spell They had been
waiting long time for this one and their hopes
may yet be crushed
l.. - b-d .to. r.,l-a,. I'D +bs, fresI ,,ot,ncy
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-05-02
WANTS. REINSrATENENT

CHICAGO. May Ed Walsh the
American league pitcher who failed TO
join the Chicago team and was there
fore enrolled on the blacklist today
made application for reinstatement.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-05-02

The value ~ the known mineral out
put OF Masks 70 date is in the neigh
borhood OF Sis zoe 900.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-05-02

VANCOUVER, B. c.. May 1-South-
paw Pernon had Vancouver guessing
this afternoon and shut them out, 3 to
o. Engle was not in his usual good
form, being wild and ineffective at
times He forced in the first run of
the game with pass. The game was
played before the largest paid admis-
sion ever recorded here, more than
A 900 being Registered. Score:
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-05-02

H. II. T.
Aberdeen
Vancouver ..-s....-U
Batteries-PernoH and OBrien; Engle
and Stanley.
Spokane. May Poor pitching by
Portland slabsters presented the In
dams a slow and featureless game be-
fore big crowd today. Score:
r. Fl. E.
Portland Northumberland. ; 4
Spokane ..--.........11 s
Batteries-Chinault, Guyn,, Carney
and Murray; Killilay and Ostdiek.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-06-17
Cooke for Supreme Court Justice.

COOKE Tor supreme Court justice.
The sentiment heretofore spoken of
in The Argus as existing in different
parts of this supreme court division
favorable TO the nomination of Hon.
George A. Cooke of Aledo by the DEM
oCrats to fill the vacancy occasioned
by the death of Justice Guy G. Scott,
is rapidly materializing and becoming
general. While Mr.. Cooke has so far
discouraged any mention of his name
in connection with the great Office
which was graced in so high degree
by his late lamented friend, it is be-
lieved that, should the feelings of
various parts of the district assume
the nature of a demand for his candi-
dacy, he would accept.
There are a great many things that
stamp Mr. Cooke as an ideal candidate
for the office. He is not only well
equipped as a lawyer of extended ex.
perience, but he enjoys a wide ac
I'quaintance in all the counties in the
district, and hence would have many
of the advantages and elements OF
strength that Judge Scott had six
years ago
The democrats are entitled to the
| right to fill the existing vacancy, as
| the supreme court as constituted al
present is overwhelmingly republican
Justice Scott was a democrat, and his
tseat should be filled by democrat
And there is no democrat in the dis
| trict who was nearer to Judge Scott
personally, politically and profession
ally, than George A. Cooke.
If the democrats make him Their
candidate, he will win.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-06-17
Kept Them Working. Nights.

In Norman E. Mack's National Month
ly for June appears the following:
Judge Martin j. Wade, the Iowa
member of the democratic national
committee, is noted for injecting lot
of good stories into his campaign
speeches-and the big Iowan is a noted
campaigner. Here is one he told a
few times in last years campaign:
can old friend of mine named Hen
nessey, was being taken home in a
wheelbarrow by faithful friend one
night. This friend was giving Hen
nessey some good advice saying:
There's no use your trying, Jerry, you
can't drink all the whisky in the
world
They were passing a brilliantly
lighted distillery at the time. and as
Jerry opened his heavy eyes and be-
held it, he replied:
"Well, begorrah, l have them
workin' nights"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-06-17
500 Reward, S1OO.

The readers of this paper will be
pleased to learn that there is at least
one dreaded disease that science has
been able to cure in all its stages,
and that is catarrh. Halls Catarrh
Cure is the only positive cure now
known to the medical fraternity. Ca
tarrh being a constitutional disease,
requires constitutional treatment
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken inter
nally, acting directly upon the blood
and mucous surfaces of the system,
thereby destroying the foundation of
the disease, and giving the patient
strength by building up the constitu-
ton and assisting nature in doing its
work. The proprietors have SO much
faith in its curative powers that they
offer 500 for any case that it fails
to cure. Send for list of testimonials.
Address +. j. CHENEY G. CO.,
Toledo, Ohio.
Sold by all druggists. rs cents
Take Halls Family Pills for con-
stipation.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-06-17
Is Meat INSPECTION a Earceo

1t certainly is if an Inspector who
has served is months at East St LOUIS
is correct in the charges he makes.
In letter to Secretary Wilson of
the agricultural department the in
spector, J. +. Harms by name, who
was not dismissed but seems to have
resigned on account of unsatisfactory
conditions. says that inspection at the
National Stock Yards at East ST
Louis is costing the people about
100000 a year and is not worth one
dollar. He declares that the working
inspectors are often warned by the
inspector in charge TO change their
grading, as they are getting too many
condemned cattle, with the result that
the packers get as ~. S. inspected and
passed 20 to so per cent of what
Ought to be condemned and de-
stroyed." He tells of lard spilled in a
foul sewer the outlet of which wa;
blocked and the contents gathered w
and passed"
Specific instances of meat con
demned by inspectors and released by
higher officials are cited, some of which
seem like ineKcusable cases. if the
facts are as stated There is no direct
charge of favoritism or corruption on
the part of the chief inspector or his
assistants, but it is implied that there
has been either laxity or bad Judgment
that rendered the inspection practi
cally worthless.
Secretary Wilson ordered an investi
CATION at once, and it was begun yes
terday. To permit the charges TOGO
unnoticed would be to create sus
picion that the meat products of the
big packing houses are not sound and
wholesome. This would be injurious
TO the packing business and the meal
trade
1t is to be hoped that the inspector
who makes the charges is mistaken
in a measure at least, and has drawn
conclusions that cannot be sustained
But it is one of the dangers of public
service of the kind charged with Thu
criminal negligence that the inspector.
may grow lax and Indifferent. Unles.
the service can be maintained above
4 suspicion it is liable to become wors,
than useless, because the result o
negligence is sure to be exaggerated.
There is no service in which intee
rity and fidelity need to be more in
sisted upon and dereliction to be NOR
sternly dealt with than the meat in
lspection service.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-06-17
The World for Bryan.

The New York World has come out
in favor of Mr. Bryan for senator from
Nebraska so we can make it unani-
nous. Regardless of any political diff
ferences, the World says il wishes Mr..
Bryan well in his candidacy for United
States senator from Nebraska to sue.
coed Mr. Burkett, whose term expires
in 1911.
The World continues it's explanation
of why it favors Mr. Bryan as senator
from Nebraska, as follows:
I'VE say this without modifying in
any way our opposition to many of
the policies that he has advocated OF
our dissent from many of the princi
pies that he upholds.
"Mr Bryan would make a good sena.
tor. He would try to represent the
people, not the. corporations, and he
would bring qualities of a very high
order to the upper house of congress
He is an excellent debater, able, elo
quent and resourceful, and would rem
der far greater service to his party
on the floor of the senate than he ever
can as candidate for president.
Nebraska could not make better
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-06-17

Dorothy Allen sat on the broad,
white pillared porch watching the
road that wound between the trees to
the village. She had watched the
road great deal during the last few
days, at first with happy anticipation,
but now with helpless longing.
It was bad enough in the daytime,
but it was worse when it grew too
dark to see who was coming along the
road. for then the footsteps grew
louder and louder until she was GER
tain that they were going to turn to-
ward the white pillared porch, only to
die away again, leaving her sick with
fresh disappointment.
On the previous Sunday evening the
vague, beautiful something which had
enveloped the whole summer, making
it different from any other summer of
Dorothy's life, had suddenly taken
definite form. 4 look, a touch, a word
or two, and she had found herself
without doubt that John Porter low
ed her and that she loved him, but he
had gone away without any open dec
laration, and, though Dorothy had
watched the road till her eyes ached,
he had not returned.
II might have known it," she said to
herself disconsolatcly HE is too
proud and Independent to ask the
daughter of rich man to marry him.
Now that his work on the new electric
| road is finished he will go away, and
..l, Ii,
Dorothy's neighbour, twelve-year-old
Gladys, came skipping across the lawn,
a very perky pink bow topping her
yellow tresSes. She perched herself on
the broad arm of Dorothy's chair.
1--WE been reading such lovely
| storyr she exclaimed.
What was it about?' queried Doro-
thy, with languid interest.
"Oh, 1t was about a brave knight in
| shining armor.' said Gladys, land he
| loved a fair and noble lady who loved
| him in return. But she had gold and
| jewels and all that sort of thing, you
know. and he hadn't thing but his
charger and his good sword, and so he
| could never, never ask her to marry
| him"
| "Well," asked Dorothy as Gladys
| paused for breath, what happened
| thenT'
4 "Oh," replied Gladys, "there was
nothing for the knight to do but to
ride away to the wars, and the prin
cess just sat in her tower and pined
| and pinned till at last she died. Oh, it wa.
/ perfectly lovely-so sad and SWEET
at seems to me-" said Dorothy, al
most GROSSLY, that it would have beer
much more sensible for the knight tt
stay and marry the lady instead o.
leaving her to pine and die"
why cried Gladys in disgust, "tha
would have spoiled the whole story"
II She jumped from her perch and wa
dancing down the steps, but turned t,
call back:
"Oh, say, that Mr.. Porter has gon
u away, hasn't he? ! saw him at tn
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-06-17
The Argus Daily Short Story
With the Latest ImprOvement-By Nellie B. Ransom
Conyr by Associa tied Literary
Copyrighted. Associated Litera Press.

station Monday with a suit case in his
hand. Aren't his eyes just too hand
some for anything? I'm sorry he has
left, aren't your"
Then, having unwittingly destroyed
Dorothys last vestige of hope, Gladys
cheerfully departed.
gray haired man with q keen but
kindly face came and stood in the door
way behind Dorothy, noting with an
anxious look her dropping figure. He
moved uneasily once or twice and then
came out to where she was sitting.
You ought to be playing golf this
fine weather." he suggested.
I'm rather tired of golf, father" re-
piled Dorothy.
Mr.. Allen took turn up and down
the porch.
Has that young Porter left?
haven't seen him for several days." he
asked, with carefully careless air.
81 really don't know. Probably he
has" replied the girl, sitting very
straight and assuming an air even
| more carefully careless than that of
her father.
Mr.. Allen after few more turns
| and anxious sidelong glances betook
| himself again to the house. Since the
| death of Dorothy's mother ten years
| before the bond of sympathy and I'M
| Outstanding between him and his only
child had grown unusually strong, but
here was n situation which he felt in
nowise competent to handle.
| Left to herself, Dorothy's sprightly
! Indifference suddenly vanished. Her
hands fell listlessly into her lap, and
she leaned her head YEARLY against
the back of her chair So he had gone
| without even coming to say goodby,
| Well, there was no use watching the
road any longer.
Its just like Gladys story" she
sighed. 1.-The knight has gone to fight
his battles, leaving the poor princess
in the castle to pine alone, only, being
a twentieth century princess instead OF
medieval one, I'm afraid can't die
of love. Girls never do nowadays.
suppose that's one of the modern i'm
/ provements," she continued whimsi
cally.
An endless procession of dreary
fears seemed to stretch out before her
She shut her eyes. and two large tear.
Elistened on the long dark lashes.
Some one was coming across tn,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-06-17


W.
of
which Wetst insse on putting
hurriedly pckedup quick
possibilities
barbe
his $4,000.
Of w Gates Co
This 100000
bought his partners and
Of
Jersey with capital of $oOoo00O and
either is hard to Determine which Is
cront Morgan disturbed over the
the Gordian mot difficulty to bring ali the iron
scvb worked the details of the plan later accepted
Corporation
o. wealth.
nsbrrdt VIM k,rgr.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-06-17

The agitation of the saloon limita-
ton question by liquor interests at
this late hour, after having fought the
proposition every time it has been be-
fore the council on its merits, is like
asking someone to lock the stable after
the horse is gone. Generations yet TO
be in Rock Island will hardly realize
any appreciate diminution in the
number of saloons by reason of such
an ordinance, belated as it now 40.
pears. However, the ordinance, if IN
alderman can be found to present it,
will be entitled to consideration on
the theory that it is better late than
never
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-06-17
A Grand Family Medicine

t gives me pleasure to speak a
good word for Electric Bitters,' -
writes Frank Conlan of No. 436
Houston street, New York. Its a
grand family medicine for dyspepsia
and liver complications; while for
lame back and weak kidneys it can
not be too highly recommended. !"
electric Bitters regulate the digestive
functions, purify the blood, and i'm
part renewed yigor and vitality to the
weak and debilitated of both sexes
Sold under guarantee at all drug.
gists. SO cents.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-06-17
DOES NOT SIGN IN
Governor Permits Ettelsoh Bill
Fixing Text Book Prices
to Become q Law.
AFTER LAPSE OF TEN DAYS
Agrees With Attorney General Stead
That 1t Is Not Constitutional
Many Vetoes.

Springfield. ILL.,, June 17.-Gover-
nor Deneen permitted the Ettelson
maximum price schoolbook bill to
become a law without his signature.
While permitting the bill to become
a law, Governor Deneen's message
says he concurs in the decision of At
torney General Stead, which holds
the bill to be unconstitutional. In
part, Governor Deneen's message
says:
Because this is original lcgisla-
ton, defining public policy which
is a departure from the present prac-
tice in this state regarding the adop-
ton, use and price of public school
textbooks and affects so large a
number of the citizens of this state,
have deemed it proper to allow the
bill to become law without my sig
nature, so that the matter may be
submitted to the supreme court of
our state, in order that an authori-
tative decision may be had upon the
questions involved in this measure"
Cities Regulate Fire Escapes.
Governor Deneen also permitted
house bill 500. by Cermak, authoriz-
| ing cities having fire ordinances to
| make their own fire escape ordi-
| nances and be relieved from the ap-
plication of the state fire escape law,
TO become a law without his sigma
ture.
The governor vetoed house bills
237 and 239. introduced by Speaker
Shurtleff, and known as the excess
cost school bills. House bill 237,
established schools for dependent,
| neglected and delinquent children.
House bill 239, established schools
for deaf and dumb ,cripples, blind,
truant, subnormal, convalescent and
incipient invalided children.
Other Bills Vetoed.
Other bills were vetoed as follows:
House 491, eXcmpts grand army
halls and buildings from taxation.
House 52S, permits life companies
to register policies and annuities
and to cease depositing reserve funds
with insurance commissioner.
House 40, compelling coal, gas
and oil land leases to- be released o.
record when forfeited.
House 5S5, suspect" amendment
to election law.
House PA, same as the Busst
bond bill on road bridge tax.
Senate SIP, authorizes trust com
!, panieS to administer burial lots.
. House Az, by York, appropriate
$4,000 for the relief of Mrs. Emm;
Grimes.
? House bill 1S6 provides for tn
/, disseminating of city or village cor
porations on proper petition of in
habitantS.
, Other Bills Signed.
Among bills signed by Governo
, Deneer were:
p House 1872 appropriates $4,000 TO
relief of Albert W. Leidell of Green
, vile.
, House 81 changes fees of probat
I clerks in counties of second class.
House 50, allowing board of trus
, tees of soldiers orphans home t
sell two lots in Joliet.