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The San Francisco call., 1909-02-19
Question Whom
DidCoffey' sBHbe Come?

ME conviction NJ. w. Cofey taking brbe
IN orderly without difficulty The plain
sailing There doubt of his guilt, there
doubt OF the guilt OF the from
who pohted by his crime far greater the pay
for which he sold his trust They the and important
criminals whom Coey than silly dupe The
dupe easily brought justice The the fount and
OF the ask for sympathy through their hired press and
almost pose public benefactor
This apology for Coey and his like He and they sold
their trust and for that crime by perjury he will suffer
But IS fair contrast the OF dealt him
with that accorded the principals chief OF his
crime They wealthy and OF education he is and
ignorant They their money confuse public opinion
employ the abe lawyers the bar They contrve fudde
the OF justice and make mockey of the proceedings
scandal and bitter rproach jurisprudence
lending weight the charge there the rich and
another for the poor in California.
Cofey merits sympathy Not with the promise
immunity he aggravated his first oene by committing second
enough that he should take bbe but he must add
perjury his tale of crime He is douby guilty and will
the penalty.
what inducements held Coy perue himself We
only and draw conclusions from the known conduct
the conscienceess fringe of criminals and outlaws actively
ciated OF the defense of the higher ups No doubt like
held Wilson, he of
intelligence than Coy had enough draw back before
it too late
not enlarge policy granting immunity
the offenders order the real criminals who
the profit and supply the of bribery Official corruption
has been halted anywhere by the conviction OF the cheap
something that belong them bribery
be that only be done by sending the
iary the from whom springs The IS doubtless
the of the community. 1t form
surgery fine the spectacle of public service magnate
pnitentary for giving bbes will be object lesson
well worth all its cost
Cofey guilty. Even the gutter press admits much Now
let the questions From whom did the bribe and
who prohted by its results?
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-19
THE SNlART SET

The mardi gras to be given at the
st. Francis next Tuesday evening has
all the promise of the delightful sea-
son with many new and interesting
features attached to the historic cele-
bration. The dance that will precede
Ash Wednesday will be in charge Of
the patronesses, who have been such
successful guides at the first colonial
party several weeks ago, and the elab-
crate preparations are in the hands of
skillful committee. The younger
girls are interested, as well as those in
the younger married set, and an even
close the season that has been so
crowded with brilliant dances.
The Greenway dance will take place
this evening at the Fairmont and all
the young people from the kirmess
will attend the ball in their fancy
costumes and Mosques for the occasion.
The affair promises to be a great sue
cess and will be full of the Mardi
Gras spirit. A number of elaborate
costumes are planned for the occasion
and several surprises are limited as
being in readiness for the evening Of
diversion in the white and gold ball
room.
Mrs. Eleanor Martin is entertaining
Miss Janet Won Schroeder for a few
days at her home in Broadway. Miss
Won Schroeder will be here only during
the kirmess and will return to her
country home at San Luis Obispo.
Miss Maude Wilson was hostess last
evening at bridge party given at
her home in Pacific avenue in compli-
ment to Miss Louise Mccormick. the
house guest of Miss Ruth and Miss
Dorothy Boericke. The affair was quite
informal and the guest list was limited
to a score of young friends The hour
at cards was followed by a supper.
Mrs Thomas Williams will entertain
next Tuesday at a bridge party, pre-
ceded by an elaborate luncheon, to be
given at her home in Pacific avenue
Mrs. Williams has returned recently
after trip to Mexico, and her friends
have been entertaining at a series OF
informal parties in her honor. Mr.. and
Mrs. Williams were accompanied on
their southern trip by Miss MurieI
Steele.
Miss Clara Allen entertained yester-
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The Insider
Young Woman Rides
In Cab of EHgiHe

western trip is said by those who know the home life the Hrns
that Miss credited
disposition like contradiction resoute
and knowing he is defeated
wild
and that there life than bad horse
She has been agreeable
there residents of hamets who tell how they
the daughter of the railroad riding the cab the loco
motive when running the
On of Haiman Arizona he made his mind suddenly
that OF
probably Tempe and
Saddle
Now there lack of saddle animals the Arizona beast
and
regarded the Finally Miss Mary Ha
pointing a horse, said
Il will ride this
The who owned the animal observed:
." don't think WILL He lady He
bad
saddle while The
Hartman brute
self Miss Hartman when
Hartman himself in
You will drive with n the carriage"
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-19
Letters From the People
PRAISES ARTICLE ON AsIATIcs
remedy.

Editor The Call: You did well to re-
produce Mr.. Rowell's able article in
Golfers. That statement of the Asiatic
situation is the best / have ever read
| think I can safely say the best ever
written It is truthful and temperate.
1 wish more papers of large circulation
would publish the article. 1t should
be published in the form of a tract
and sent throughout the country. The
Anti -Asiatic league could not do better
work for the cause than to give this
article wide circulation. 1t is to be
expected that the people of the east are
slow to recognize the danger of the
situation, but our own people are not
half alive to it,
The only movement of any conse-
ouence that is on foot to ward off the
impending danger is confined to one
group of citizens, working under the
title of the .'Anti-Asiatic league" The
ranks of that league should be rein
forced by every patriotic citizen.
Shall we keep this beautiful land for
ourselves and our children, or surren-
der it to the people of the orient?
d. J. BROWN.
Last Camp Ranch, Napa, Cal, Feb
ruary l6.
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Answers to Queries

LARSEN. r. A.. City. Was Wolf Larsen
In Jack London's ''Sea Wolf genuine char
acter?
1t has been asserted that an old sea
captain who sailed out of the port OF
San Francisco was the individual on
which the author built his sea wolf
but the captain was not the danger
Gus fellow Sea Wolf" was portrayed
WIFES SIGNATURE S. S. and NJ L.,
Agnew. Cal. How should a married woman
sign general correspondence?
Ii she is married to John i. Blank
she is privileged to sign Mrs. John L.
Blank. She signs her given name when
writing to any relatiNe or to a very
dear friend of her sex, or to her hus-
band.
RARE COINS-subscriber. city. Please nrin,
the name Of some expert or authority on old
and rare coins
If you will send a self addressed and
stamped envelope, the information will
be sent you by mail. This department
does not advertise any one in private
business.
CIVIL sERvIcE-H. p. Angel island Cal.
What is the rule concerning soldiers who have
served year In the army?
Call on the clerk of any of the civil
service departments and you will be
furnished all information on the sub
ject.
SPANISH PAPER-E. Santa Cruz Cal. Is
this time?
The newspaper directories for the
current year do not make announce
ment of any SUCH
GEARY STREET ROAD W. NJ CITY
Has the Geary street railroad. now owned by the
el!. the right to run cars on tracks outside the
United Railroads tracks to the ferry for the
accommodation Of the public?
1t has not.
The VOTE FOR DEBS-C. II. B.. City What
1905? anu ~
In 1904, 4o2.2ss; in 1908, 44s,45s.
ARGENTINA F. ~. Port Costa. cs,
Argentina? 90
The post is vacant at this tlma
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The grounds in our coffee cups read
misfortune Schwerin threatens to
make a peck-a Tehuantepec-o'
trouble
Recent press reports from Havana
strongly indicate that Marse Henry
has been champing on the old tent
grounds. The government still lives.
\. B-If the administration AT
Washington appears to be bit wab-
bly, little later on there's Binns. re-
member. with his wireless c. 0. D.
call TO the Afric line
John D. Rockefeller saws in his
autobiography he saved money and
kept his conscience. All of us know
that he kept his money, but where did
he keep his conscience?
A New York actress has left the
stage to enter business life, opening
laundry. San Francisco has another
famous ex-actress who wants to enter
the domestic life and darn socks.
Now if some other actress would turn
preacher the territory would be COW
cred. Speak UP, Omaha how are you
fixed:
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TheProposed
Squeeze in
Coffee

wits end for three years dispose of their coffee surplus
order hold the market steady they have placed in bond 100000
bags In order keep that supply off the market the government
OF Brazil borrowed 50000O0 The loan hoated New
heavy discount Although the credit of the Brazilian govern
pledged for repayment OF this loan its security depends
large part the price that be realized for the bonded coffee
Powerful financial therefore
deeply concerned make high price for this quantity
stored coffee They do this if they succeed persuadng
duty OF pound importations of
The urged raising needed
The plea transparent and will avail further than
temporary disturbance the coffee congress
should decide impose duty coffee that known
ong before the tariff law signed At there
rush OF the Brazilian surplus this country get the
coffee here before the duty would be
that the would from the coffee
for last year after the passage of the while the
all the United States would be taxed pound their
coffee in the shape OF increased prices
The plot having become matter of knowledge
nconcevabe that will be found aiding abeng
cCnspraors Any would that would
ring from end Of the the other We repeat
success is inconcevable.
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-19
OregOn's Apple King
Was PASSENGER Agent

~, o the traditions which
HS passenger ASeHt
In his early youthhe is still in his forVanderbt travelling
the Northern grew running up
down the Hill lines chasing possible
apples
lie argued that would
the millions
hardy would
planted himself
hand trouble his
but when the Vanderbilt apple brought highest
something
1t 10 largely due to his exeon that apple growing in the Hood
valley of
This body
ion still further grower cultivation of his
orchard let's take hold of his
fate of that man
humble
apple industry throughout
has this occupation been those gruges
blt his
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-19
Note and Comment

Senator Perkins can now safely take
down his shutters and show his old
yellow record book.
Aiasl The Delaware peach crop is
threatened again as heretofore. Let
US take courage; the lemon crop Is
hourishing.
Senator Drew, the anti-Jap wrestler,
seems not TO have had a thorough jiu
jitsu hold in the recent contest at
Sacramento.
Last summers Weather clockers
have definitely ascertained that Rain
maker Hatfield has a regular alibi for
the recent dampness
The great Belasco still iterates, Go
east. young man: go east TO New
York" Yes. yes. but start your name,
fame and fortune first, young man.
OF you will never arrive.
Chief Maty Tiger OF the Creek IN
dams has gone to Washington to call
on the great white father When the
Tiger calls the Teddy bear there will
be feathers flying from the Haskell
nest.
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-19
HERO
IN CAPTURE OF
GERONIMO
Bold Lieutenant Braved Many
Dangers in Effort to
Induce Warrior to
Submit

TT HE death of the famous old
Apache chieftain. Geronimo, re-
calls to mind the noted achieve
ment of Lieutenant Gatewood, U. S. A,
who went alone and unguarded into
the heart of the Apache stronghold
and there opened the negotiations
which eliminated in the surrender of
Geronimo and his band of Apaches to
the mercies of the United States gov
ernment The annals of Indian war
fare do not contain record of more
daring exploit than Lieutenant Gate
wood performed in going over plain
and through canyon TO the retreat OF
the Apaches in the Sierra Madre
range on the border line of the south.
He was able to talk some in the Ian
guage of the Indians, and thus hoped
to explain his mission to Geronimo
camp when he should be captured and
brought to the presence OF the old
chief. The danger that confronted him,
apart from the perils of lonely travel
in mountains infested by ferocious wild
beasts was that he would be shot
from ambush by some skulking Indian,
but he risked every danger.
The Indians in general and old Ge-
ronimo in particular were amazed at
his daring. Something in his, manner
or countenance invited the confidence
of the Indians. Gatewood always af-
firmed that it was his long nose that
won the admiration of the savages.
The negotiations with the willy old
chief lasted several days, and finally
ended in the submission of Geronimo
to the conditions which General Miles
might impose. There was a lively hus-
tie among the higher ups in the
United States army to appropriate the
fame of Lieutenant Gatewood's expedi-
tion, and now. as the story OF Geron-
imo's career is flashed over the wire
from Fort Sill. the name of the real
hero is not mentioned.
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-19
"A Problem
| for State
Road Builders

the good roads, and
the cities the of country highways Such
opposition would be shorsghted the last degree for the last
the cities only what the country makes them.
In the money voted anticipate difficult
problems of engineering almost field will arise Although
mankind has been building roads for thousands of the
the automobile has the whole scientific know
edge experience of joint European and road
builders much puzzled find material that will withstand
the powerful suction of speeding Says the New York
Evening Post:
New York
There
800 miles highways built needed
anybody well and economically But
believe they will be ruined
mobiles and displaced by some new yet Mr. Skene
such crude which
tried paaves but nothing The broken stone road
has defects He
The construction methods the will meet the
Either the which produces this
disastrous result must be restricted methods however expensive
b beused sane a nent
will be realized? It follows then that the
the all concerned
OF course, the automobile has stay and restrictions
on its tolerated except where puts life in danger
The effective expedien far under the
oil macadam surface That makes of asphalt surface
by perfect expedient But engineering skill
full of and be relied find the
remedy.
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-19
Impertinent Question No. 81
What's Your Kick !?

For the original wttest answer to this ouestonhe
bnefer the better-Ihe Call will pay FIVE DOLLARS
For the next hve answers | he Call will pay ONE DOL
LAR EACH. p rze winning answers will be printed 0ex,
"Wednesday and checks mailed the winners at once Make
your short and SEND 1T ON 4 POST4T
CARD to
IMPERTINENT QUESTIONS.
THE CALL
Winning hal DO
C. J. Parish 2ss Rivwa7 oakhn
F. enue.ft
Nothing; newspaperman
A oningwoo odsueet
Too much to be on and not .no,rh =.
other kind of a se'
o Dolores sstrst.c
That / will know tomorrow
81 H. H. rfornast
How can know anything when many know it alra
Lots, I'm in the real business
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.GrOveJohnson,
Perkins and
Pacific Mail

sons rage the Japanese inspired by desire
provoke the government of that country abandon its policy Of
restraining the emigration of coolies 1t that
the had proved effective this fashion the chief bene
hcay from the resulting food OF immigration would have been
the Pacific Mail company Whatever ohnsons motives
that the he urged the legislature calculated
the japanese and advance the OF exclusion
particular 1t be only coincidence that Mr. Johnsons
client would be the chief beneficiary should that irritation result in
turning loose food OF coolie labor these shores
Johnson travelled his attack Senator elect Brsow
Kansas who he charged had mspesented Senator Perkins
relation the proposition for government line of steamships
this In what particular did Brstow msepresent Perkins
Mr. Perkins has asserted anything of the He has simply
pointed his record and declared that he had taken position
this because the matter had been officially brought
his attention Official ignorance always bliss But Senator
Perkins his reply Brstow carefully efained from stating
his position in regard the proposition He did not officially
that anything OF the had been mooed house might
fall him and he would know unless tied with
Johnson does the by calling
these facts and Mr. Perkins might well be rescued
from his nconvenent and blundeng friend In fine what does
Senator Perkins think the subject of line OF steam
Ships this The question calls for straight if
that is within the senator's resources.
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-19


Mrs Oeed Harvey and Miss Genevieve
Harvey. who have been stayinw at The
Fa1rmont for several days left yes
terday for Santa Barbara, where thew
VIII remain for an indefinite time be-
rore returning TO their home at Gait
The colonial reception to be held Fri
day evening. February 26. by the
Daughters OF the American Revolution
at the Hotel ST. Francis. is to be quite
an elaborate affair. and several hundred
guests are expected to attend A num-
Der OF prominent guests will be hon.
ored on this occasion. and among those
invited are many state and city Of
icials. There will be a long list OF
prominent women In the receiving
party. and among those who will serve
in this capacity are: Mrs John F.
Swift. vice president general OF the
organization; Mrs. r. J. Laird. state
regent; Mrs. Selden Wright. founder
and president of the Colonial Danes.
Mrs. Elwood Brown. Mrs. A. H Voor-
hies, Mrs. j. A Halliday and MANY
others. There win be a program Of
colonial songs, and colonial maidens
In their picturesque costumes will serve
the supper that evening.
One OF the prettiest teas OF the week
given in the laurel court at the Fair
mont. was in compliment to Mrs. Ern
est A. Hueter. who has recently re-
turned from a long absence in tha
orient. The afternoon AFFAIR was given
by Mrs. Walter Scott Franklin for a
score OF guests.
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-19
COPY OF KORAN

The most valuable work in existence
is said to be a copy of the Koran, now
treasured In the Mohammedan city of
Ispman-R -Ruza, Persia. The covers, 91s
inches by inches. are of solid gold.
one-eighth of an inch thick, while
precious stones set in symbolic designs
corners. The book is written upon
parchment, and this part of the work
alone is valued at FLO, 0,000.-London
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-19
HOW RATS INCREASE

A single pair of rats, if allowed to
breed unchecked and suffering no loss
from death, would produce more than
20.000.000 in three years.
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-19

the need for more revenue because of the
current deficit in the national treasury and
its inspiration was found in the desire to
market at a sharp advance the vast oversupply
and glut OF Brazilian coffee.
The Brazilian planters have been at their
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-19

shape or another. lhere IS some d1Herence
of opinion as to the machinery of administra-
ton should the bonds be voted, but this is
matter of detail.
There is, we apprehend, no difference OF
opinion as to the abstract proposition that
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-19

has been evident for that gigantic speculation
in coffee afoo the of the payers
of
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-19

probable Governor Gletts project for the
of $180O0O00 bonds for the construction of roads will
be submitted by the legislature people
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-19

OF government line OF steamships between
Panama and Pacific coast ports. Mr.. John
son could do no less, in view of his affiliations
with that corporation, and his opposition to
the resolution should be counted in its favor.
There were some who hinted that Mr Iohn-
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-19

day at an informal tea given at her
home in Washington street for a num-
Der OF the debutantes and younger
girls. The hostess was assisted in re-
ceiving her guests by her mother. Mrs.
James Allen. and several others, among
whom were:
Mrs. Lucius Allen MISS Dorothv frh.,-.-
Mss Mss frances frances Newhal Mss Maude Wilson
Among those who called during the
afternoon We're:
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-19
Tells of Miss Mary Harrman's Attempt to Conquer
bad" Horse in Arizona and the Way Her Famous
Father Brought an End to Her Continued Struggle

ISS MARY HARTMAN is the only
member of the Hartman family to
,c-o,,,r,,,,- L II Hartman on his
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-19
A SsEMBLYMAN GROVE L. JOHNSON hastens t.

legislature to reject the resolution avoring the estab
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-19
Gossip of RalIwaymel

ri AVE you heard of that feather
- bed and pillow YETI" asked
cross eyed gentleman of one
Of the freight clerks in a rail-
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-19

Oscar Vanderbilt, the apple king of Oregc
true to the traditions which cluster arou
the name of Vanderbilt, is a maker of mon,
The San Francisco call., 1909-11-04
To Enjoy

the full confidence of the Well-Informed
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the most eminent physicians it was essen
tial that the component parts of Syrup
of Figs and Elixir of SIENNA should be
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fishes full statement with every package
The perfect purity and uniformity of pro
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remedy of an ethical character, are assured
by the Company's original method OF man
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The figs of California are used in the
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SIENNA to promote the pleasant taste. bu,
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To get its beneficial effects always buy
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