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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-06-22
POTRERO PARK
By SUPERVISOR PAYOT

The Potrero has done great deal for
San Francisco, but in half century
the city has not done very much for
the Potrero The district lies farthest
from Golden Gate park and farthest
from the city's high schools branch
of the emergency hospital and a de-
livery station for books from the public
library are about all the city has done
for a district of 10000 people. Since
the fire great numbers of our best
working people have built their own
homes in the Potrero. To Golden Gate
park is a journey of an hour from most
of this district when the streetcars are
running we'll, and few families can
take the trip. On the Potrero hills 1t
is proposed to acquire several hun
dred acres of land not yet built upon
but built all around. Superintendent
McLaren who has made Golden Gate
park one of the famous places of
America and the pleasure home of our
people, declares Potrero park may be
made equally magnificent and delight
full
In the Potrero, in the western part
of the Mission and in South San Fran
cisco, $4,000 people now live within
easy walking distance of the proposed
park. One hundred thousand people
viii by the time the hill crests have
become a verItab1e park under Nc
Laren's hand be ready to enjoy it's
benefits. Vote for Potrero park.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-06-22

Francisco could be built. Now, among
our superior advantages, Telegraph hill
stands pre- eminent.
The hill should be preserved as a
point of view. The view from its sum-
NIT and slopes is seldom surpassed.
From it you can see Marin, Alameda,
Contra Costa, San Mateo and Santa
Cruz counties. 1t looks down upon
every islet and fortress in the bay,
and through the Golden gate into the
ocean.
The morning that the Atlantic fleet
entered our harbor the hill looked more
like mass of humanity than city
eminence, and it's tens of thousands of
spectators looked down with satisfac-
ton and delight upon the brilliant
naval procession beneath.
Our civic pride demands the preser-
walton and parking of the hill and for
bids us allowing it to remain any long
er in its present unsightly condition
1t resembles more today an extinct vol
cano than an eminence of metropolis
1t is the first object seen by the
stranger as he approaches our city and
the last object seen by him on leaving
1t. and in its present CHASTITY condition
1t can only produce an unfavorable i'm
-rr"ssion upon the tourist and stranger
civic pride should compel us to
nsform 1t into an object of beauty
I'D attraction.
am confident that an overwhelming
vote will be cast in favor of the veneer
able landmark, and that from being 4
disgrace to our city. which it is TODAY
1t will become spot of beauty and a
subject of pride.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-06-22
ARCHITECT D[FfNDS
CIVIC CENTER Plan
Willis Polk Takes Issue With
CahiIl Over Market and
Van Ness Site
BY WILLIS POLK

B. J. s. Cahin, in his address before
ter to the editor of The Call, refers TO
certain steps taken that lead to the
final selection of the civic center by
Burnham. Cahilrs claim that he was
the first to propose civic center is
correct CahilTs claim that his scheme
for a civic center, embodying the pres
ent city hall site as incorporated in
Burnham's preliminary plan, is correct
Beyond that CahilIs claims are incor-
rect.
At first the old city hall was accept
ed as permanent building, and all the
studies were concentrated toward en-
bodying it as a central feature in
civic center. During the progress OF
these studies Cahills scheme. among
many others, received most serious con-
sideration. After nearly two years II
was finally found to be impracticable
from every point of view. and the old
city hall site as a proper location OF
civic center was definitely abandoned.
During the course of these studies
many other sites suggested themselves
and were suggested by others. These
suggestions were then taken up in de-
tail. the one appealing most strongly
to Burnham and his staff of assistants
was the top of Market street grade,
Just before this grade descends toward
Castro street. This location was aban-
doned, and finally all studies led to
Van Ness avenue and Market street as
the logical location for a civic center.
From this point lines of easiest access
leading directly to all outlying points
of the city were found TO be most feas-
ible, and this site was therefore finally
adopted
Cahilrs assertion that Burnham was
Influenced in this decision by any other
motive is absolutely without founda-
ton of fact Cahill's assertion that his
suggestion covering the use of the old
city hall site was ever adopted by
Burnham is not true. The Society for
the Improvement and Adornment of
San Francisco, at Burnhams sugges-
ton, invited all architects and others
who desired TO do so TO make sugges
tions looking toward the improvement
of the city. Cahill volunteered in this
work, and there is no doubt that his
industry and attention were inspired
by keen desire on his part to assist
in developing comprehensive plan of
the city. Owing to the limited scope of
his vision his activity in the matter
finally became a source of great an
noyance.
The city now has the opportunity,
owing to the destruction of the city
nall, TO Dulid It's new city NAH upon lne
proposed site at Van Ness and Market
street and lay the foundation for the
ultimate completion of the Burnham
plan. This would be impossible if the
city hall Is reconstructed on, the old
site. Under the charter the city for
tunately can not sell the old site Its
ownership will therefore rest in the
city. and in the course of a few years
will become a valuable asset, more
than equal to the present cost of the
proposed civic center property
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-06-22
Voters Decide Today Fate OF Plans for Cays Improvement
Opposition to Detention Home
Bond Issue Due to MisconCeption
By MRS. E. L. BALDWIN

1t seems that the published oppo-
sition TO the bond issue for a ju-
venile detention home is based upon
theories of what may occur should
a home with six dormitories and 81
private rooms be built. Present
conditions are not taken into con-
sideration. although the need for
a home is not now denied. The
probation committee recently ap
peared before the supervisors with
a request for an appropriation for
a suitable detention home. The
finance committee stated that the
construction OF streets and sewers
and for maintenance of city depart
ments would make too great an in
crease in the tax rate; but recognize
ing the urgent necessity of this
public Improvement they recon-
mended that bonds to the amount
Of $4,000 be issued for a perma-
nent, high class fireproof building.
This is the recommendation of the
supervisors as it is now before the
voters: Shall we have a permanent
building and pay for it in 30 years
or shall we erect another inferior
building to be paid for out of one
years tax levy. keeping UP the
bills for repairs. and in few years
for reconstruction?
The probation officers were for
merly in the city hall and children
were continually being conducted
through the streets between the
probation office, judges court and
detention home. On court days they
would be brought in prison vans.
When the present home was
built after the fire by private sub
scription accommodations were pro-
vided for the probation office and
court in the same building. This
is a feature of the home in San
Francisco that has been followed
by other cities. We have estab-
lished a childrens hall of justice.
a receiving home from which they
are committed to institutions or re-
turned to their homes on probation
without being exhibited in public.
The probation Offices are entirely
separate from the maintenance of
the home. The II probation officers
are in no sense employees of the
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-06-22
POLYTECHNIC SCHOOL
AZ SIPERYISOR D,ANCONA

The extraordinary development and
prosperity of Germany during the last
% years is directly due to the prose-
cution of scientific researches in her
universities and the fostering OF tech
nical training in her academic indus
trial schools. Made in Germany" has
scared England out OF her wits indus
trially, and it ought at least to attract
our attention.
Our people have a genius for me-
chanical pursuits. an inventive faculty
highly developed. Our harbor adapts
itself readily TO new conditions. Teach
our people how to use their brains and
hands to the best advantage IN tech
meal enterprises and we shall far out
strip the Germans in obtaining the
worlds trade, while, at the same time,
we enable large numbers Of our citi-
zens to obtain useful occupations, occu-
pations stimulating intelligence and
skill.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-06-22
WOMEN IN CAMPAIGN

Feminine influence is being exerted
TO the utmost just now to secure the
pa ssage of bond issues affecting the
welfare OF the boys and girls of the
city and the men who go to the polls
today without literature bearing upon
the necessity for the detention home.
the Polytechnic high school and parks
and Fairgrounds will be few and far
between. All day yesterday members of
the different women's organizations of
the city were busily at work in the
streets. the cars. the business houses.
the shops and the factories distributing
the circulars they have had prepared
exploiting those issues for which they
are battling so valiantly.
Today the women, with the assistance
of many boys and girls, will distribute
more pleas for votes. standing in front
of their own homes or as near the
voting places as the law permits
One of the strongest pleas for the de-
tention home was made yesterday by 20
women, mothers of boys who have at
one time or another been in the deten-
ton home, who started from the home
at Harrison and Tenth streets at 2
o'clock and canvassed the Mission dis
trict thoroughly
Ten boys who have been in the deten-
ton home went out also to distribute
these circulars.
From the California club yesterday
afternoon went out a number of Poly
technic high school girls who boarded
the streetcars at the hours that the
crowds OF men returning from work
might be reached and gave out circu-
lars reading as follows: California
club advocates q great and beautifu,
San Francisco. The civic department
asks you TO consider the moral and
mental welfare of the boys and girls
Vote yes for No. 3, a Juvenile detention
home. Vote yes for No. 2, Polytech-
mic high school"
Among those who distributed litera-
ture were: Miss Alice Chassagne, Miss
Louise Chassagne Miss Frances Ellis
Miss May McCabe. Miss Julia Lopes
Miss Ruth Myet, Miss Virginia Spen.
Ger and Miss Audrey Munroe
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-06-22

home. They are officers of the SUI
oerior court of the city and county
of San Francisco.
The employees OF the detention
home at present are: Superintend-
ent, matron, assistant and night
man. The new law brings all cases
of children from 16 to Is years of
age into the juvenile court. The
work will be doubled and one more
assistant will be needed. This force
is needed whether the home is
large or small.
The city has maintained the de-
tention home from the first; it is
no new thing. and the supervisors
recommend the erection of a suit
able and permanent building.
AS to the orphan asylums. there
are thpee things TO be considered.
1t is true that California has more
orphan asylums and more children
in them than any other state in
the union. 1t is also true that after
the child is IL years old the state
does not pay for him in the asylum.
Will the asylums receive children
from IA to Is years OF age charged
with misdemeanor or crime? VIII
parents who are paying board for
their half orphan children feel that
the managers should open the
homes to receive children arrested
on the street? Has the city and
county a right to put child into
a reformatory or orphan asylum
without full Investigation? Where
will the child be kept while the
investigation is being made? As
suredly in the detention home.
Shall we urge more commitments
or more children on probation?
That the size of the detention
home should be limited for fear it
might stimulate arrests is curious
reasoning-as well limit our hos
pitfalls and jails. The black hole
of Calcutta was limited in accom-
modations.
Children are no longer sent to a
common Jail The state law says
that the county shall provide a suit
able place of detention in which the
accommodation and care of the
child shall approximate that of
home. This is what we must build.
Shall it be by direct tax or by bond
issue?
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-06-22
TELEGRAPH HILL PARK

The s25O,O0O asked Of the people for
the preservation of the crown Of Tele-
graph hill as a park is only half the
sum which they formerly voted for the
purpose in a bond issue thrown out
by the supreme court on technicslity.
The present issue is in legal form. &C
cording to the best counsel in the
country. and the people may vote on
the merits of the proposition. confident
their will will be carried out.
Telegraph hill Is the noblest land
mark IN San Francisco. Let the city
determine that it's crest shall be a park
now. This decision will n xthe 9harac-
ter OF the surrounding district
North Beach holds thriving and
rapidly increasing population. and with
the future of the hin assured the whole
district will go ahead and prosper. The
hundreds Of homes f1anking the hill will
be largely increased in value IL the
people decree that the piecemeal de-
struction shall cease Vote for Tele-
graph hills rescue from the spoiler.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-06-22
|FLAYS OPPONENT
OF CIVIC CENTER
Polk Says Chronicle Published
False Statements Regarding
Burnham's Plans

Condemning the Chronicle for its
stand on the proposed bond issue for
civic center, asserting that it had
printed many untruths concerning the
Burnham plans for the purpose of in
huencing the minds of the voters by
championing the ideas of Architect Ca
hill, who, the speaker said, was a
nuisance. was IAN assertion made by
| Willis Polk, an assistant to Daniel III
Burnham, al meeting held last night
under the auspices of the Iroquois
club.
Polk said that the accusations made
against Burnham were untrue and that
the Chronicle knew them to be untrue.
He spoke in favor of the civic center
bonds and explained the many bene-
! Ats to be derived by the present gener-
alton as we'll as all future generations
by the adoption of the proposed civic
center site and the authorization OF
| the bonds.
Walter Macarthur and E. r. Zion
were the speakers who indorsed the
Geary street bond Issue. Both men
explained the possibilities of financial
gain to the city as well as the con-
venience to the public which would
come by municipal ownership of the
road.
Thomas E. Hayden made an earnest
plea for the polytechnic high school
bonds. He pictured the advantages to
| the boys of San Francisco who secured
a foundation of scientific and mechan-
ical training in such a school. w. P.
Hatch was the champion of the deten-
ton home bonds and Supervisor Muir
dock spoke in favor of parks and play
grounds.
Supervisor James A. Johnston was
the chairman of the meeting, which
was held at 321 Devisadero street.
Bond Issues Endorsed
| The closing bond meeting in the
Bernal Heights district was held in
front of the Bernal grammar school
! In Cortland avenue last night. Fully
500 residents of the district turned out
| to hear the speakers, who made a final
! plea for the passage of the entire bond
issue. Supervisor Sanderson opened
the meeting by giving a general outline
of all OF the propositions to be voted
for today. Charles Wesley Reed spoke
on the Geary street railroad project and
promised the residents of the neigh
borhood that if the municipality owned
and operated the railroads of San
Francisco they of that district would
not have to pay bonus of $4,000 to
secure line through that section.
Harry Knox, superintendent of the
detention home, spoke in favor of that
project and drew several pathetic pic
lures of the condition of some of the
children brought into the home.
Theodore Pinther spoke for the parks
in general and for Glen park in partic-
ular. George Nj. Welsh made a plea for
the civic center and Alfred Roncovieri
urged a favorable vote for the poly
technic school
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-06-22
FAIRGROUNDS
BY SUPERVISOR HOOKS

! believe It is the duty of every citi-
zen to support the bond issue for play
grounds. especially the block bounded
by Eighteenth and Nineteenth, Church
and Guerrero streets. because of it's
proximity to the Mission park and
Mission high school. In fact, l am in
favor of all the improvements for a
Greater San Francisco.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-06-22
Instructions to Police

Chief Cook issued his instructions
yesterday to company commanders for
the special elections to be held today
and Thursday in which he says: You
will instruct the officers of your re-
spective commands whether on election
detail or not, that they must not take
any active part election day either for
or against the proposition submitted,
except to cast their vote. but must en-
force the laws governing the election,
particularly that section relating to
electioneering inside the 100 foot limit"
The chief also says: THE law relat-
ing to the sale of liquor on election
day will be rigidly enforced. This ap-
plies to restaurants as well as sa-
looms"
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-06-22

public library in the civic center will
give work to the people and add beauty
to the city. Vote for proposition No. L =
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-06-22
Flaws Purchased Press

George A. Tracy, in an address on
the Geary street road bond issue before
the Excelsior Homestead Improvement
club, exhibited long string of edi-
torials, written in New York by cor
poration hirelings, attacking municipal
ownership, which he charged were sent
west and used in the purchased press
of San Francisco"
Whenever you see one of these ar
ticles in the purchased daily, weekly
and monthly publication said Tracy
let your minds eye travel back to
the Office in New York where these
men, paid by street railway corpora
tions. are working for their salaries
and turning out this product for your
consumption.
These editorials were written months
ago, as the corporations anticipated
the undermining and operating of the
Geary street road by the city
Father Crowley spoke for the play
grounds and the civic center; Mrs.
Bierworth for Glen Park; c. L. Nc
Enerney against the detention home;
Supervisor w. w. Sanderson for Tele-
graph hill and Superintendent Alfred
Roncovieri for the Polytechnic high
school.
The Improvement club Endorsed the
Fairgrounds issues.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-06-22
FAIRBANKS IN KoREA-seoul.

FAIRBANKS IN KoREA-seoui. June 22.-
Charles W. Fairbanks former vice president Of
the United States. who is in Korea on tour
around the world. has determined to extend his
stay several days beyond the time originally
fixed for his departure because Of his deep in
terest in Korean affairs. Fairbanks will he
granted audience with the emperor on Thurs
day June %
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-06-22

DROWNED WHILE swMMING-Ann Arbor.
Mich, June 21.-oswald Lippold 35 years old.
and William Arnold, 81, both OF Milwaukee
swimming.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-06-22

DYNAMITE SUSPECTS ARRESTED Tucson.
Ariz.. June 2I.-Sherin John Nelson this even
fng arrested Ben Klink. former conductor on
the Tucson division Of the Southern Pacific and
Ton Northern. a former fireman. and both men
are being held suspicion Of having knowledge
feudcnt ". Il. Whalen
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-06-22

For Red. Weak. Weary, Watery Eyes
Murine Doesn't Smart-it Soothes.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-06-22

We Rent Your Rooms
Phone Kearny IS for the cad man"
to call and tell you how YOU can rent
those vacant rooms for soc.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1909-12-13
SUPERIOR COURT.
Work Sufficient to Last Out the
Second Week of Term.

The second week of this civil
term of Robson Superior Court
began this morning, Judge C. C.
Lyon ofElizabethtown presiding.
When court adjourned Sat-
urday afternoon all the cases on
the calendar for Friday and Sat-
urday had been continued to this
week, and there is enough work
ahead to keep the court busy the
entire two weeks.
A judgment for $500 was
agreed upon in the cases of AL
bert F. McNeill ct al. VS.. Mamie
L McNeill and Geo. G.. Fisher ct
al. 1t was alleged by the chill
dren of D. H. McNeill, deceased.
that their father sold a tract of
land belonging to them and with
the money realized from the sale
purchased a piece of land which
he gave to his wife, their STEP
mother. Judgments fer the plain
tiffs were rendered in the cases
of Wade Locklear VS.. W. R. Bon
sail & Co., and R. C. Townsend
VS.. S. A. L. Ry. Other judg-
ments have been signed as fol-
lows: H. H. Nichols, Admr., VS..
Kingsdale Lumber Co.: Beaufort
County Lumber Co. VS.. A. G. L.
Ry.; Wesley Lewis VS.. A. c. L.
Ry.; Scott Bros. vs.. Whitfield &
French; Dresden Cotton Mills VS..
j. NJ. Smith & Co.; White & Nc
Lean VS. VIM. Jones, Sr. and Jr.;
W. N. Hobbs VS.. Council Pitman
(agreed) Margaret Chason vs.. D.
A. Barlow ct. al. A. D. McKen-
zie VS.. A. c. L, Ry. Non-suit
has been entered in the case Of
A. J. Fuller vs.. J. c. D. McNatt.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1909-12-13
WHOSE CAKE?
The Boys and Cash Versus Wild
overs and Married Men and
Credit.

A box supper was given re-
Gently at the school house in dis
trict No. 3, Wishart's township.
and Thereby hangs a tale"
Some who were present at the
supper depose and say that
things happened on this wise: A
voting contest was held, a cake
being the prize. The boys of the
district voted Loyalty FOR a GER
tain young lady, paying spot cash
for their votes, and that certain
young lady received 144 votes, or
thereabouts; but the widowers
and married men voted for a GER
tain other young lady, voting on
the credit, and the certain other
young lady received some 274
votes, clearly emitting her to the
cake It the votes were paid for.
But that's the sad part of the
story. 1t is said that those who
voted SO long and often on the
credit will not come across for
their votes, and the young lacy
who received the highest num-
ber Of votes cannot cut the cake.
So there y are. According to
the votes cast, some So were
raised, but actual count reveals
only $50.
So the question now before the
people of Wishart's township,
district No. 3, is, What are the
WidoWers and married men going
to do about it? Also whose cake
is it2
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1909-12-13
Spectacular Rise in Cotton Fol-
lows the Government Report.

A New York dispatch of the
10th says. mot since the Su,ly
boom of 1904 has the New York
Cotton Exchange witnessed a
more sensational scene Or q more
spectacular rise in prices than oc-
Cured today with the announce
nent of the government crop
report. -
The government guesses the
seasons total production at
10, ,O88, 900 bales, and in the light
Of that report it is thought by
some that there may be no limit
at all to the future prices of the
staple. A news item in Satur-
days Charlotte Observer has the
following: Predictions that the
selling of cotton for 20 cents q
pound will be witnessed in the
earl Y future were made last night
by one of the most versatile cot
ton men in the city and the trade
generally admits that the prices
will rise to heights hitherto un-
known.
Mrs. S. Joyce, Claremont, N. H.
writes: about year ago l bought
Two bottles of Foley's Kidney Rene Y.
1t cured me of severe case of kidney
trouble of several years standing. 1t
certainly is grand. good medicine, and
| heartily recommend it, Sold by all
druggists.