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The San Francisco call., 1909-03-21
ENGINEERS Will
FEATURE EXHIBITS
Auditorium Secured for the
Sixth Annual State
Convention

The sixth annual state convention OF
the national association of. stationary
engineers will be held in San Fran
cisco during the middle of June.
In order to make the convention as
interesting as possible the convention
committee has engaged the Auditorium
rink in Fillmore street for one week,
where the joint convention and exhibit
tion will be held. The committee has
had draughtsmen busily engaged lay
ing out the floor space, and, judging
by the demand. the entire area of this
big building will be occupied by many
interesting and up to date exhibits,
principally By the manufacturers and
dealers of steam machinery, mechanical
specialties and electrical manufactur-
ing concerns. All kinds of machinery
will be on the floor. such as turbines,
gas engines. machine tools. motors and
everything of interest to the engineer.
The national association of stationary
engineers was organized in 1882 for
educational purposes and for the up
lifting and promotion of steam en-
gineering as a profession. Owing to the
good work it has done it has always
received the support and encourage
ment of manufacturers and power plant
owners. It's monthly journal, devoted
TO steam engineering. finds it's way all
over the world, and is always in de-
mand owing to the good practical en-
gineering information contained in it's
columns.
Manufacturers and owners of ma
chinery, recognizing their mutual in
terests, have always assisted morally
and financially this institution.
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-21
ROAD RIGHTS ASKED
FOR HOTALINC LINE
Condemnation Suits Filed
Against Vallejo and Northern
by California Company

FAIRFIELD, March 20.-Condemna-
ton suits fled in this city and in the
circuit court at Napa are the begin
ming of big legal battle between the
California company, Hotaling's re-
Gently organized corporation, and the
Vallejo and Northern railway com
pany for the right of way of the VAL
lejo and Northern.
The California company seeks to ac-
quire the rights of way of the VAL
lejo and Northern through Solano and
Napa counties on the ground that the
defendant company has not begun the
construction of the proposed road
within two years after securing its
franchises.
The Vallejo and Northern has fran
chises and rights of way for system
of electric Npads to connect Vallejo
Suisun. Fairfield, Elmira, Woodland
and Sacramento, and it has been sup
posed that it would eventually fur
nish connecting link for the exten-
sion of. the Northern electric. now
operating north to Chico from Sacra-
mento. TO the bay. 1t was reported a.
few days ago that the company in
tended to begin operations early this
spring.
The California company was fncor-
porated few months ago to build
from Tiburon to Sacramento, connect
ing Napa, Solano and Sonoma county
towns. 1t was said to be intended as
the western end of new transconti-
mental railroad
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-21
The Baby
Chickering

The history OF pianoforte making In
America has been one OF marvellous de-
velopment
First the old square-next the up
r1ght-then the grand. and finally. the
crowning achievement-the baby grand
The building OF piano ts science.
To develop in an instrument. compact
in size, the fullest tOnaI qualities is the
task assigned the designer OF the baby
grand.
1t is a task demanding the utmost oe
piano knowledge-and OF the crafts
men carrying out OF these plans their
utmost skill.
The baby "Chickering" Is admittedly
the most striking example OF success
achieved in this field OF endeavor.
In our piano parlOrs you viii ind a
magnificent display OF these wonder
fully built baby grands.
They are superb.
And the tone. II is frnpossfbIs TO
conceive OF how il might be Improved
and after all it is the tone that makes
Tor perfection in a piano
For the home no piano IS more ut
ungly apprOpriate-nOne so popular as
the "Chickering-"
Send for catalogue and map showing
the space the baby would occupy on
your floor.
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-21
SOUTH AND CENTRAL
AMERICA DISTINCT

And through our pan-American idea
we group all the American republics in
one sisterhOOd, when Argentina has
sbOut as much in common with Mica
ragua as Holland has with Abyssfnia
II we are to have any American policy
fhe first step is TO take the great
South American republics out Of the
central American category. They are
e s. distinct IN every respect from Cen
tral America as Canada is from Ven
ezuela- Eighty per cent OF the popula-
ton OF Central America and Mexico is
Indian. with only the thin upper crust
strain. They are Indian countries But
the hardy blood OF northern Italy has
flowed into Argentina where the popu-
latiOn is wholly white; in Chile it is
almost wholly white, and in Brazil the
whites are in the majority and in con-
troll in business aud Official life
A visit to South America before my
visit 20 Central America taught me, at
least that these distant sister republics
may well regard our talk OF the Mon
roe doctrine as far as they are con-
copned. Is playful patronage. Our mis-
take is in thinking that South America
has not been growing in wealth and
p0puIation at the same time as our
selves Any European nation which in
tcrferes in her affairs viii have to
reckon with well drilled armies and an
uncomfortable spirit. She is at work
on her problems no less earnestly than
we are on ours. Her revolutions in
past times. like our own civil war.
were the stepping stones toward unity
and stable government In Central
America revolution is profession.
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-21
LIBERTY BELL MAY
Go TO LOS GATOS FETE
Senator Perkins Writes of His
Efforts in Matter
TSeecial Dispatch TO The Call

-
SAN JOSE, March 2o.-In addition to
the Taft and Roosevelt cups for the
baby parade and an airship race, the
famous old cracked Liberty bell prob
ably will be an interesting feature of
the Los Gatos May day fete.
The following letter has been for
warded to Senator George S. Walker of
Los Gatos by United States Senator
Perkins, now in Washington, d. c.:
My Dear Senator: L am in receipt
bell, and would say that some time ago
I wrote to the mayor of Philadelphia
concerning the matter and while have
not heard from him directly as to what
determination has been taken, 1 under
stand that the li.will be sent across
the continent. Should it go. will en-
deavor to have it taken down to Los
Gatos for your celebration. Yours very
truly, GEORGE S. PERKINS,
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-21
OUR REPRESENTATION
IMPROVING

Our tender regard for the little na-
tiOns which, our doctrine protects has
been shown IN the past by the type
of men we have sent to represent US
II there were a morally diseased or
mentally defunct politician who had to
be cared for he was Dreyfused to Cen
tral America as a minister or a con-
sui. These men knew 10 Spanish: they
had no force OF character. One minis
ter. at least, was guilty OF taking hush
money from one of the dictators for
quashing q claim for damages by an
American citizen. Mr.. Hay fought hard
for better appointments, and under Mr.
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-21
ARTESIAN WELLS ARE
WORKING OVERTIME
Santa Clara Cistern Overf1ows
Every Morning at Five
Especial Dispatch 10 The Call

Special Dispatch TO he Call
s SAN JOSE. March -orchardists
and farmers residing in the lower end
of the valley, especially in the vicinity
of Santa Clara, state that all of the
artesian wells in that part of the val
ley are now throwing off more than
double theausuaI quantity of water In
some instances wells that have been
dry for years are now pouring out
large streams.
At the municipal water works in San
ia Clara a peculiar phenomenon occurs
every morning at o'clock. Several
artesian wells empty into the town
cistern. The flow is so. great that the
waste pipes are inadequate to carry off
the overflow and the cistern waters
pour over the edge of the basin for
about two minutes. This state has
continued about two weeks.
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-21
PTONEER LESSONS
TOO HARD

While the people Of the temperate
zone Of South America are OF the blood
that has fought its way to constitu-
tionalism by slow degrees in Europe.
Indian and tropical Central America re-
ceived the most radical Of constitutions
ever adopted anywhere in the world as
p primer lesson IN self-government fol-
lowing the autocracy OF Spanish cap
tains general, while Of the dictators
who have risen only Diaz is worthy the
name Of ruler. Real constitutional gov
ernment on this continent ends at the
Rio Grande and does not reappear until
after crossing the equator.
it is all well TO talk OF South
America as a market for our manufac-
tured goods, but the truth is that South
America is nearer Europe by sea than
it is 10 the United States, and freight
charges must ever be cheaper by that
route. Central America and the Carib-
b2-a-n nc IL o----. back yard. Our rela-
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-21

Root an actual system of diplomatic
and consular service has been devel-
oped. By the establishment of the
Central American court, though it fail
in its original purpose, he has prepared
the way for more advanced measures
As long as we allow no one else to
interfere there can be no peace with
out our intervention and no real reform
without our direction. Otherwise Cen
tral America must continue on it's ca
reer of degeneration and bankruptcy,
until one day, by the natural growth
of our interests, there may be a crisis
which. for the want of a policy pre-
viously established. viii mean violence
and heavy costs.
BETTER ELEMENT
WANTS INTERVENTION
This is the time to act. All the
better element of these countries cries
out for some assurance of safety for
life and property. and the oppressed ma
tive peasantry will welcome any relief
from such despots as Zelaya. We can
make our command the law without
landing a marine or firing a shot
The only agency that we need is well
trained ministers who know Spanish
and the men and customs of the coun-
tries who are sagacious and incor-
ruptible and back of whom will be the
power of Washington and a definite
policy.
Our Caribbean relations should be
made into separate division of the
state department, entirely distinct from
our relations with other nations.
Either through the Central\ American
court or direct through our ministers
we have but to say the word and there
viii be an end of the terrible emigrado
system, the execution Of political sus-
poets without trial, the confscation Of
property and the Inauguration of GER
tain other reforms without which prog
ress is impossible. With the authority
of our people behind our legation nei-
ther ZeIaya nor Cabrera could fail to
respond, such is their position with
their own people. Shortly they will fee
to Europe, following Castro, with their
fortunes. Then we can say in Guate-
mala and in Nicaragua, as We have in
Panama, that there shall be real cleo
tion and that one of the better class of
citizens whom the people want and not
an expert in assassination shall be
made president.
We shall then have done our duty
toward people for whose degeneration
and misery we are responsible, and we
shall have opened the way for growth
of population and thereby of trade.
Yet we shall have taken no more arbi-
trary action where another nation is
concerned than when we agree with
Japan or with any other country to
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-21
za or c4w11QA1 c4EoIcz- "a oczooz " cog1u o1ca

uons with the South American states
are vitality no different than our rela-
uOns with France or Germany. They
do not expect US to defend them when
they are capable of defending them
selves. They would not be human if
they did not dislike our patronage or if
they did not object to being classified
with Central America
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-21
DTCTATORs RELY ON
MONROE DOCTRINE

And what do South America and Cen
trad America think Of the Monroe doc
trine, which is supposed to exist for
their special benefit? They laugh at
fts moral pretensions. They think that
we are guarding territory which we
propose TO occupy ourselves when we
are ready. Whatever they may talk
sor politeness' sake at International
banquets. they really view our attitude
q one Of hypocrisy and selhshness.
The Central American dictator under
stands how to make the most Of the
Monroe doctrine. He realizes our fond
ness Tor a fetch and for progress. If
an American minister TO his country
demonstrates, he appeals behind the
minister's back to our secretary Of
state against such bulldozing tactics,
and the minister receives a scolding
which amounts TO repudiation. Mean
while he sends to the bureau Of Ameri-
can republics utterly imaginative re-
ports Of what IS being done for educa-
zion and internal development.
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-21
DICTATORS OF
ZELAYA TYPE
LAUGHAT S.
Monroe Doctrine Described as
Ally of Governments That
Are Public Nuisances
Attitude of This Country Re-
garded as One of Hypocrisy
and SelfiShness
~ Frederick Palmer

glt 1903. by Tribune eonpapv. C-bsc,-o ,
Occurring incidents OF lawlessness
"aich momentarily attract our after
non- are only reminders Of worse
'rouole To come. The Central Ameri-
can and Caribbean countries NAV nor
ae erased from the map. There IS no
:alsprting The geographical fact OF
Sreir relations TO US
can not escape their problem
without stopping the natural progress
ana expansion which is bringing the
waste and disorderly places Of the
earth under the dominion of law .,a
'eF e-opment We must either fornu
-a'e policy or have one forced upon
us The exercise OF wisdom and fop
thought now VIII save expense. loss
oi life and legacy Of racial bitterness
En- tile future
When we smile at Central Americas
opera bOuue warfare Is something gro
tesQle and 1arcical which does NOT con
germ Us We laugh at murder, rapine
ttao degeneration, for which we are
"-et-y responsible. We are allowing
Epolleo c1iloren, whom We have made
OCT wards before the nations of the
World 10 stay away from scIOol steal
cheat and lie, kick the shins OF passers
t.r lnroW dead cats in the public we'll
and ser fire 10 the neighbors house.
-ncer our parental protection Having
the philippine experiment 1000 miles
distant iu mind, we are 10th TO coach
cntutored peoples next door when such
action alone VIII prevent a repetition
OF Philippine costs.
WE PICKET A
a PUBLIC NUISANCE
THE Monroe doctrine has become
feuch translated out Of its original
conception when, as a weak nation. we
feared European aggression. Tt is the
ally 0f governmental regimes whose
counterpart can be found only in the
pages OF pagan history. We put pick
cts around q public nuisance. We fence
IN ground where the revolutiOnists
may play their bloody game free of
interruption. The nastiest military
despot who holds his throne" by the
haEonets Of cutthroat army OF ruff
fans. enjoys our cOnniVance ia eXter-
minating the better elements over
which be tyrannizes. We imagine that
we are leaving a number Of weak little
when we are denying them the sense
oC respOusiblIty by which alone ma
iional strength is developed
II by any means dictator can bor-
row Cu his country's credit at any un-
naturally high rate of interest q sum Of
1noney for his own pocket we say that
-lc need not pay; thus instructing whole
peoples in the idea that reputation Of
debts is q clever and creditabIe thing.
il the rights Of a foreign citizen are
subVerted we say that Germany or
France shall not take such action, as
either would instantly against any
strong or responsible nation If q Ze-
-aya without even taking the trouble
10 steam them open, Sits the envelopes
addressed 10 our legations, we fasten
the edges thereafter with brass rivets
and say that the spoiled child must be
excused because he doesn't know any
better. b
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-21

maintain the open door and otherwise
inaugurate a policy in China which is
really China's own affair, though in her
interest we make it our affair.
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-21
OTHERS WOULD
HAVE SETTLED STRIFE

One S inclined to speculate on the
result II Argentina were transposed
into the position of the United States
Then Central America as a political en-
tity under present conditions would not
long endure. The house next door
would have TO be put in order 1t
ought TO be clear TO the South Ameri-
cans that the part we played in Cuba
and Panama no more suggests an ag-
gressive policy against the Spanish
speaking peoples as such than the pun
ishment of brigands is an assault on
the rights OF mountaineers If the
United States had not been a factor to
be reckOned with Diaz would long ago
have added Central America 10 his
realm.
The history Of our relations with
Central America until Secretary Roots
time might be expressed by the regu-
lations which every naval captain. car
ries. We have landed marines and
made a certain show Of force when it
was necessary to protect LIE and prop
erty Every nicely of international eti-
Quette has been as sedulously observed
as II Nicaragua or Honduras were one
of the great responsible nations of the
world, although on occasion when
one OF the wars between jealous dicta-
tors attracted too much attention. we
have insisted that peace should be
made The fact Of our insistence was
an admission Of responsibility. We
would not insist" # Argentina and
Brazil were at war
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-07-12

But. like Balaam. who, when hired
by Balak to curse Israel, instead
blessed them altogether. So Je-
rome, in his speech to the last jury,
was unexpectedly moved to reveal the
truth. He admitted all H. X ThaW
and Anthony Comstock had said was
true and he himself added charges
in terms more severe than any they
had used. Since January 1 have had
CODY of the court records with
these denunciations, some of them in
language I would not care to repeat.
What quote is significant and makes
his attitude since the acquittal in
comprehensive.
Twenty-second street and Twenty
fourth street, maintained by a lot OF
miserable degenerates, some of whom
are still living today in this town
Comments on Jerome"
The next subhead is entitled: Com
Mrs Thaw prints the remarks of the
district attorney, in which he is quoted
as saying that alienists were disgrace
to the administration of the law. An
affidavit from President Patten on
Princeton Theological seminary, made
because his health would not permit
him to remain as a witness for the in
definite hearing. together with a brls1
sketch of the life work of William
Thaw the father of Harry K. ThaW,
with excerpts from published tributes
to his memory, complete the document.
Mrs. Thaw has been working on the
booklet several weeks and had hoped
to get it in circulation by the time her
sons case came into the courts. Hence.
she expects it to be in the market some
time this week, Tuesday or Wednesday.
For reasons best known to herself she
refused to make public anything else
that the pamphlet will contain.
Mrs. Thaw will have $500 copies
off from the first in preston
and very much larger number later.
Hundreds will be mailed to friends and
the pamphlet will be placed on sale in
various parts of the country
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-07-12
LAST DAY AT ST. PAUL
The C. e. Convention Will Come to
an End Tonight.

St. Paul, July 1.-THE delegates
to the oath international Christian
Endeavor convention today entered
on the last day of the convention with
the quiet hour service begun at 7:45
a. m.
Conferences and addresses in sew
eraI churches took up the next hour.
The subjects all related to questions
of method and procedure to attain
Christian Endeavor ideals. The re-
Iation of the pastor to the Christian
Endeavor society also was discussed.
At 10 o'clock, the delegates assem-
bled in the auditorium. Thy king
dom come in all the world" was the
theme of this meeting. One address
was on How Christian Endeavor is
helping to bring in the kingdom"
made by Rev. Albert Fulton. Chris
tan Endeavor extension throughout
the world was reviewed by H. N.
LatFrop and William Shaw, treasur-
er and secretary respectively of the
society.
simultaneously with the auditor
ium meeting. an exposition of civic,
moral and religious progress of
Christian Endeavor work was held in
the armOry.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-07-12
STARVING AMID PLENTY.
Servant Had Wealth Galore Hidden
About Her Person.

New York. July 12.-Nurses in the
Kings County hospital have found
thousands of dollars in cash. bank
books and jewelry concealed in the
garments of Elizabeth Donegan, a
servant, who was found starving to
death on the streets of Brooklyn. A
policeman was attracted to thin,
haIf-clad and slaivering little old wo-
man in a side street late at night and
took her to the station.
There an ambulance doctor said she
was i'll from starvation and sent her
to the hospital. She protested as
much as her strength would permit
against the taking of her clothing
from her. In one garment the nurses
found $500 in gold and silver money;
ten large unset diamonds, a gold watch
and chain and other jewelry. To an
other garment was sewn $500 in bills
and two bank books representing de-
posits of more than $4,000.
The woman had worked as FAM
lily servant until. she became i'll and
then, having no home and failing to
provide herself with one, the police
say she wandered the streets until she
became weak from lack of food.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-07-12
NOBILITY AT A BARGAIN
Title of Countess De D'Autier Marked
Down to a Million.

New York, July ITO any rich
American woman who is ambitious to
scintillate in the society of the Euro
pean nobility, a woman styling herself
as the Marquise de La Rochebryant
offers a display of % choice titles from
which a selection may be made.
,Marquise de La Rochebryant' is in
this city and has caused to be inserted
in the newspapers an advertisement that
for sufficient cash payment she will
dispose of any one or more of her titles.
Explaining that 4 brother had wreck
ed her fortune she said she came to
America to dispose of at least one IL
tie in an effort to recoup the family
fortunes. She particularly recon-
mends her title as Countess De'D
Autier as a desirable one for any
American woman who is willing to pay
100000. She says she had been Of
fered $500 900 for it but could not think
OF letting it go at that price.
"I wanted to raise some money for
my husbands sake" explained the
''Marquise de La Rochebrayant,' land
can see nothing dishonorable in trying
to sell one of my titles. I have 90 and
I want cash for some of them"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-07-12
ON HIS LAST LAP.
Weston 1Os Miles From the End of
His Journey.

Sacramento. July 12.-With 1Os
miles of the 1876 mile walk from
New York to San Francisco still be-
fore him, Edward Payson Weston
rested Sunday at Roseville IS miles
north of this city. He started on his
last lap at o'clock this morning
and now expects to deliver the letter
from Postmaster Morgan of New
York to Postmaster Arthur c.. Fisk
of San Francisco Wednesday morn
ing four days behind his schedule of
100 days.
The white haired athlete spent the
greater part of the day in bed rest
ing. That he is beginning to feel the
strain is evident from the fact that
he did not push on to within ten
miles of Sacramento as he had
planned, and did not start out at
1905 last night as was his intention.
He declared that he is feeling fine,
but admitted when found resting in
the shade of tree Saturday after
noon that he was somewhat
'tuckered OUT