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The San Francisco call., 1909-01-29
HETCH HETCHY'S ENEMIES
TO. FIGHT BILL IN HOUSE
Measure Will Come Up in Com-
mittee as Special Order
I Special Dispatch 10 The Cali

LoPOOIur -'1SF1rc'F 70 ''e
WASHINGTON. Jan. 2S.-The house
committee on public lands deferred ac-
ton today on the Hetch Hetchy reso-
luton until next Wednesday. when it
will be made the special order The
San Francisco representatives are wor-
ried over the repeated delay, and fear
1t is a naneuver to defeat the resolu-
tien.
Representatives Kahn and Hayes say
they have received assurances that
Hetch Hetchy will reach the floor in
plenty of time for discussion at this
session.
A fight on the floor of the house is in
prospect, led by Representative Par
sons of New York. Hundreds of John
Muir's circulars have been circulated
with a New York postmark, showing
that the opposition is hard at work
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-29
SNOWSTORM AND WIND
SWEEP COLORADO SPRINGS
Temperature Drops Twenty De-
greeS in Short Time

COLORADO SPRINGS. Colo. Jan. Is
One of the worst snOwstorms of the
winter. accompanied by piercing wind.
is sweeping Colorado Springs and the
Pixies peak region. A fall of 20 degrees
in the temperature has taken place
since noon. In the Cripple Creek dis
trict much colder weather prevails. the
thermometer registering as low as de-
grees below zero.
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-29
SHIPPING MEN
SHIFT POSITION
ON INDIA BASIN
Now Ask for Sixty=three Blocks,
but Tie String to ResO-
luton
Want No Part of the Bond Issue
Used South of Sugar
Refinery
Real Purposes of the AssOcia-
ton Appear to Be CIOuded
in Mystery

The ship owners association has
adopted a resolution favoring the con-
demnation of the fun 6s blocks at India
basin. but it has tied a string to the
resolution which may render it in
effective In plain words, the asso-
citation calls for the acquisition by the
state Of the blocks mentioned. 1t then
tacks on a provision that no part Of
the fund for the improvement of the
harbor contemplated in the projected
bond issue be used south of the sugar
refinery. Finally the association makes
the announcement that the consensus
Of opinion appears TO be that only "A
blocks need ever be dredged and that
the remaining l9 blocks should be
allied in
The association suggests that this
land be filled in, either by the state or
by private interests. It proposes that
after the fun e3 blocks have been ac-
qulreo the state delegate to the har-
Dor commissioners the duty of adjust
ing the minor differences that may
arise over making such arrangements
with the present owners of the land,
whereby that section of the city will
1N NNhlANS ca oA d SpieAulO water
front and the owners Of the land of
The proper and rightful use of their
property for yards. mills. shops ware
houses, etc, that are much needed in
that section of the city"
The Ship owners association has
maintained a lobbyist at Sacramento
for the purpose of defeating the So
block proposition. He has made his
fight for A blocks, but dispatches from
the capital indicate that he has en-
gaged in losing struggle. The sud-
den change Of the Ship owners asso-
citation and their support of the larger
basin area would be difficult TO under
stand were it not subject to the modi-
fications which enyelop the real pur-
poses and Intentions Of the association
Ia 2 cloud Of mist
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-29
cHINEsE GAMBLERS ARRESTED

Sfx Chinese were arrested IN q
gambling raid conducted by Policeman
II Amend single handed at 615 Du-
mont street last night. Amend was at
fracted 10 the gaming room by unusual
noises and succeeded in entering by
clever ruse; None oL lle gamblers
central station together with large
of gaming implements.
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-29

WHAT WE SAY WE DO, WE DO
When we offer specials in pianos.
they are specials of the highest class.
and each bargain is shown the intend
ing buyer without misrepresentation
as to its former price or it's quality
When we show used piano. its condi-
tion is carefully noted. and it is sold
for just what it is. with a distinct un-
derstanding on the part of the pur-
chaser of every condition surrounding
the sale. Terms, payments. tunings.
guarantees. etc, are fully explained
and no one point which bears on the
future satisfaction of the customer left
unexplained.
When we show a new piano of dis
continued case design at a reduction,
that reduction is an actual money-sav-
ing TO the buyer. This sale is money
saver to you if you ever hope to own
a good piano. 1t is an opportunity
an opportunity to be embraced now
while the choice of a beautiful stock Of
new and used pianos remains unbroken.
1t is an unusual sale because of several
reasons Unusual because sales are
not customary with our house; unusual
too. because of the character Of the
pianos offered and the genuineness of
the opportunity. 1t is also unusual be-
cause of the unquestioned character
and reputation of the house behind the
pianos, and the absolute certainty OF
complete satisfaction on the part of
every buyer.
TERMS AND CONDITIONS
Unusually easy monthly payments
will be accepted on both new and used
pianos offered now. A small initial
payment secures the piano. the balance
| being arranged in equal monthly pay
ments covering a period of two years.
On P1ayer-Pianos the same easy pay
ment plan applies. and there are some
OF the most attractive Player-Piano
bargains ever. shown In this city or on
the coast.
EVERY PIANO FULLY GUARAN-
TEED
AS is usual with our house under all
conditions, every piano offered during
| this sale bears the iron-clad guarantee
that has made the Allen name
synonymous with the square deal With
each piano is given our full exchange
] privilege, which enables the buyer to
( exchange his piano It full price at any
time within three years for the peer
! less Knabe or the Mason & Hamlin.
SIMPLE BUSINESS PROPOSITION
This sale is. a business. proposition.
pure and simple. We have the pianos
/ q big store and two warehouses full to
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-29
Bond Issue Approved
Especial Dispatch 10 The Call

CALL HEADQUARTERS, CHAMBER
OF COMMERCE BUILDING, SACRA-
MENTO. Jan. 2S.-The champions Of
the Islais creek project scored the first
clear cut victory OF their campaign for
an inland harbor today. By unani-
nous vote the senate committee on
commerce approved Senator Welch's
bin for a bond issue of S1.O00,000 TO ac-
quire the 63 submerged blocks border
ing Islais creek and Senator Wolfe's
bil for a bond issue of S9,000.0O0 for
harbor improvements.
The fight was over before the COM
mittee met. Convinced by the thorough
exposition Of the project made last
night by the representatives of the
Islais creek association and the Mis-
sion promotion association, the com
mittee was not swayed by the feeble
argument in Tebuttal presented by the
representatives OF the lumber interests.
one OF Senator Welch's bills appro-
priating sI.0O0,OO0 for the Improvement
If the Islais inland harbor was with
drawn, because it was thought better
to take this 81 10000 out of the pro-
posed bond issue of s9.000000 en-
bodied in Wolfes bill.
When this was arranged George Nc
Rae the lobbyist. got in his last lick.
a. r cali attention" he said. TO the
fact that the commercial bodies
thought only one million was TO be
put into Islais creek and agreed TO
the project on that understanding"
That was the first time McRae ever
admitted that the commercial bodies
favored Islais creek
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-29

sic at $3.50 and 1915. Other Player
Pianos. slightly used. s400 and $500
and a new idea in a pianO-Dlayer which
can be attached to any piano in thirty
seconds, selling at $3.50. is the neatest
and most attractive music maker ever
shown at so small a pride.
These are only a few. Our sales
rooms are loaded with these player
pianos and piano-players. pianos OF all
types and all styles. at savings so greal
that piano ownership is made dOubly
easy today You should cali and make
your selection early.
THE WILEY y. ALLEN co.
1220 Van Ness Ave.
Oakland. $40 18th St.
Other stores. Los Angeles. San Diego.
Sacramento. Reno. Santa Rosa. San
Jose. Portland. Ore, Phoenix. ARK. etc.
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-29
PERADvENrURE

Ne who sneer At the stunned stature OF The con-
ouerer Of the czar,
,rAo SMILE AT bis back in converse and finch
from his face IN war.
pfi he ind ye tho same in dizziness. in apathy
efilI the same,
or equally keen for the erappie ana equally
rersed I'D the game
WIN he find ye barred for the battle or crowned
Ia vour bowers u case
cl,or1d b. cross the seas 10 Wrcstle for the
scepter Of those seasf
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-29
How About II.

d. s. richardson. foreign secretary of
the consulate general of japan at San
1T-ancfscO answers the question. Does
Tanar Want Ware with excellent
e.~gnrnents for the negative in the
I,oI,Tual-s- Sunset Jack Cline in the
same number asks another question in
ii. 1anem called
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-29
EVERY PIANO FULLY GUARAN-

This sale is a business proposition.
pure and simple. We have the pianos
3 big store and two warehouses fun to
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-08-06
TUBERCULOSIS.

The American tuberculosis Asso
citation sends out the following timel!
suggestion from Nashville:
Every tuberculosis committee ap
pointed, every tuberculosis society
formed, and every tuberculosis meet
ing held should be reported to the
State Board of Health in this city
This is not official but it is the sug
gestion of those interested In the de
velopment of the anti-consumption
movement in this state.
Some one ought to know what is
going on. and as State Health officer
Albright and Assistant Secretary fia-
mel are working in close relations
with the National Association for the
Study and Prevention of tuberculosis
they will welcome the information and
will try to aid all such committees and
When the medical socie-
ties or women's clubs or commercial
bodies or other societies plan for
they might in every case
drop a line to Nashville with the In.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-08-06
THE RAPID RISE OF BEN CARR.

Astrologers would probably tell us
that Ben Carr was born under the
sign of the Dog Star, for it is in dog
days that he comes into that promi-
fitted This ebony hued citizen, who
but a few moons ago was but a porter
at the State Capitol, has been elevated
to the position of colored lieutenant
on the political staff of his excellency,
Governor Patterson, and has been as
signed the task of holding Farmer"
Institutes. Incidentally he is expect
ed TO display his worries as he loudly
sings the praise of his creator, Ac-
cording to the wise ones, those who
are deeply versed in the lore of things
agricultural, never before was there
a colored Farmers" institute held in
these United States. From the time
that John Hancock spread black ink
over the Declaration of independence
to the downfall of the Patterson ma
chine the negro farmer has been most
grossly neglected. 1t remained for
Governor Patterson, long said to be
the special patron saint of the negro
at election time, to become the lead
ing spirit, next to Ben, in the foster
ing of agriculture. If there is mig
ger in the woodpile" 1t is Ben. Even
the Nashville American, that paper
that bowls for liquor and "Democ-
racy' every time 1t is told 10, recog-
nizes the rise of Ben, and his picture +;
dummies its pages. BY some Pc
,uliar coincidence this startling like :
ness is flashed upon the canvass on &
he very morning that the institute" {
opened its doors in the Capital city.
[ is to the American that we must c
urn to learn that Ben is one of the Y
most prominent farmers of the state Il
lot a word to the effect that he has T
orsaken the sassafras patch and the e
hoe and gone to portering. Il
lest the public should overlook this h
Important assemblage of colored Y
farmers" at Nashville, we print the a
account of the first days Il
leetings, clipped from the Tonnes t
can news columns: u
For the first time since that d.
bright period in Tennessee his Ell
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-08-06
THE GENTLE ART OF BEGGING.

According to news story printed
in Nashville paper dumb boy who
called himself H. K. Theter" has
been working the safe and sane dodge
of bleeding the easy in Maury and
adjoining counties. And the story
reads that he found it profitable. The
scheme was to pretend to be dumb
and to present a signed endorsement
Of his character, coupled with slight
mention Of his laudatory ambition OF
completing his education, to any I'M
wary and credulous individual who
looked good for as much as ten cents.
By working the sympathy plea this
youth made large and
fabulous sums. often earning a half
hundred dollars in three days hike.
widows and orphans gave their mites
and malefactors Of wealth fell for a
lesser sum, with their usual generos-
g.. These who had not We'd with
hose who had, and everywhere the
iumb beggar was received joyously,
in those places of question.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-08-06
PELLAGRA.

The newest scourge of them all is
called Pellagra, and it has made its
appearance at Nashville, in East Ten
nessee and Alabama and other
Southern states According to the
| practitioners, who confessedly know
none too much about it, this disease
originated in Europe, and is very ia
tai. It's victims frequently linger FOR
years, but rarely ever recover.
Whether or not it is contagious is a
mooted question. Most of the author
tiles say not but the fact that a Dav-
ldson county laundress contracted Pei
lagra, her employer at the time be-
ing sufferer from it, is proof enough
to arouse skepticism and doubt on the
subject. While Indian corn is held
responsible for this addition to the
curses of mankind there is no posi-
tive proof that it is guilty. DR.. John
N. Thomas, superintendent OF the
Louisiana Insane Asylum, is among
those who think that we should not
be too hasty in convicting that great /
American product. He says:
Indian maize and its products en-
ter largely into the food supply of the
south and the fact that millions OF
people south of the Ohio river daily
eat corn bread and grits, not only
without deleterious effect, but with
results, make it impossible
% condemn at one fell swoop' this
natural food supply, simply, because
he damage product Is supposedly
'ausing a grave disease.
Il have personally observed thou /
ands of Mexicans and natives of Cen /
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-08-06

trail America, from the Rio Grande 70
P1nama who live almost exclusively
IN corn used in The form Tortillas'
.repaled in the crudest and most un'
,ul.tafy -alAer Ind have yet to see
,.anifesuatiCns OF this disease on any
f these people, nor do know of any
cases reported from these countries
+, ct many practitioners there are
graduates of European schools of med
cine and are men of splendid ability
capable of recognizing and diagnosing
The disease"
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-08-06

able repute where he went to complete
his education.
The story of Mr. Theter is the story
of many other fakes of just the same
ilk. Too lazy to work, too ingenious
to starve, they concoct story, effect
an ailment, and so out to live ON the
guillible public The time is now
here when organized charity is ne
cessity. The generous demand protec-
ton. The worthy poor demand the
same salvation. To such a science
has begging developed that those who
are charitably inclined, and who
would give willingly to the needy and
suffering, often withhold aims through
fear of being yictimized. And there
IS ar Iii itely larger number who
give through fear of overlooking the
claims of some person actually in
want. There should be a state sys-
tenn of licensing beggars, free of
charge 20 them, and their credentials
should be registered. A true statement
# their deserts should be required,
and those who failed to comply with
his provision OF the law should be
,uilty of perjury. Even these precau-
ions wouldn't abate the evil. The
'est plan is for every community to
i've to its own poor, and to permit
he others to look out for themselves.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-08-06
TAFT GETS A LEMON.

Although the conference report on
the tarif has been hailed in certain
quarters as a triumph for Mr.. Taft, it
is hard for the layman TO see it in
just that light. While some minor
concessions were made the White
House occupant, they were so ex-
ceedingly trivial as TO create the i'm
preston that certain rates had been
"histed' merely for the purpose Of
lowering them on demand, in ex-
change for other and more vital rates.
After what was reported to be stormy
sessions the cOnferees permitted the
bill to be reported with many of even
Mr.. Paynes pet schedules flying as
high as a kite. II is the opinion of
tariff experts that the tariff as a
whole has been revised UPWARD. 1t
is evident that the trusts have been
well cared for and the consumer gored
as usual, Why it was necessary to
hold an extra session of Congress for
the purpose of making worse some
thing that was bad enough is hard to
understand, and how the Republicans
can go before the country and elect a
president with the tariff as an issue
is equally as inexplicable. The Louis
vile Courier-JOurnal, which takes a
mild view of Mr.. Tafts failure to
keep his campaign promises, COM
menting on the victory" says:
THE draft of the tariff bill as agreed
upon by the Senate and House con-
ferees and as passed by the House is
being heralded by his friends as Presi-
dent Taft's triumph
I'm a sense it is, though what there
is in such triumph for jubilation is
by no means apparent. 1t is true that
through the Presidents influence the :,
bill came from the conference better
bill than it was when it came from
but after all the ado in :
making that betterment it lacks SO
much of being a genuine material re-
vision downward that any contention .
hat it fulfills the promise of the Re- :.
public platform as interpreted by ;.
he President is provocative more of :
'idicule than of respect
That President Taft honestly de. :
tired real reduction of the Dingley :.
ariff has been made by him clearly
vident, but that the measure or re- :,
uction which he did secure from the
onferees satisfies him, or any other
onest advocate of a real reduction, :.
5 proposition beyond the support of :,
eason.
And that the result is not in &C.
ordnance with what he would have
referred it to be- is largely the Pres
lent's own fault 1t is clear that he
lade the mistake of holding aIoof too
ing; that he waited until after the
Orse was stolen before locking the 7
able door.
He may have saved the halter but tb,
saved halter and stolen horse can sic
ford only cold comfort TO those who ia
Did up the halter and exult over it no
the Presidents victory" ftt
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-08-06
UNCLE SAN HELPS.

} UNCLE SAN HELPS
: That the way Of the boot-legger Is
fully as hard as that of the prOverbial
transgressor is amply illustrated by
the careful attention paid these law
} breakers right here in Columbia by
, city. state and federal oficers. No
sooner does the wary offender hang
> I'D his sign-whieh is never in box
car letters but is about as legible as IL
. il were-than the utmost haste is
shown in extending the fullest hospi-
tality OF the city bastile. with urgent
invitations TO dine up higher. in the
county dig rock and In the Nashville
jail. The career Of the boot-legger,
once that he is brought into court, is
one Of progression No sooner does
be pay the penalty for infractiOn Of
the municipal code than he finds the
grand Jury waiting to discover
breach of the state statue, and then
the Federal government comes along
and says that the Revised code has
been violated. 1t is all so simple and
easy-nothing to do but to work out
one fine and then go right up to the
next court and work out another. with
the usual side dishes, consisting OF
terms at hard labor.
The activity shown by Deputy Uni
ted Stotes Marshal Shirley in running
to earth Maury county bootleggers
meets with the praise and commenda-
ton of every resident of this county
who desires to see the law enforced.
This fearless officer, who for dill
gence and determination is without a
peer in the entire state, or in half
dozen states, is a terror to evil doors,
and never permits the grass to grow
under his feet when once he hears
that the revenue laws are being
broken. Not only does he work up
the cases against offenders who have
not been ferreted out by the state and
county officers, but he follows up
cases in the lower courts, where con-
5iction results, and makes it his bust
hess to see that Uncle Sam is not de-
rauded out of revenue by those az
iicted with an itching palm and
iesire to break the law. And it is
noteworthy that many chronic liquor
etailers, men who apparently have
10 fear OF the state courts, are de-
erred from violating the prohibition la
avs by the fear of detection by Fed kI
raj officers. The federal courts are it
emoved from politics and local in "a
uences. the cases are tried solely
pom their merits, and conviction al Sc
-ays follows where the evidence Justi- oh
es. Mr.. Shirley's statement that no tir
sderal licenses had been taken out wi
Columbia is tribute both to his tiy
and to the efficiency of the ste
cal authorities. tin
ce force have not winked at or con- Be
we'd in the evasion or violation of his
e prohibition ordinances. They do
I'VE enforced these laws, and in jus
ch a manner as to make it very hat
ficult for the thirsty to purchase of
luor in this city. Even those who 10
low the ropes best haven't the to- it's
Gritty to assert that whisky or other dro
verage can be purchased here oB cud
ort notice, and the officers deserve eft
edit for the condition of affairs. ma
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