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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-02-23
PAY WHEN YOU HAVE TO
VS.. PAY AS YOU ENTER

One of the old fashioned. pay when
you have to cars was creeping up Third
avenue in the Bronx the other day when
a stout, prosperous looking old man,
whose coat had been ripped up the back
in his attempts to transfer from the
subway to the Third avenue elevated at
One Hundred and Forty ninth street,
got into the car and sat down. He was
genial looking old man, but in his
eve was a wild longing for revenge,
says the New York World
The conductor came along and col
lected a cent fare. Pretty soon a
crowd of people got in and the con-
went to the old man again and held out
his hand
Il paid my fare" said the old man.
No, you didn't. l know your kind
That sort of thing doesn't go on this
car. You pay your fare or get off"
The old man argued that he had, held
his temper and nursed the discussion
along to a point when the conductor
stopped the car and said, Pay or get
off," and looked at the motorman for
help.
The car was quiet, and every one was
listening to the dispute. Suddenly the
old man dived into His pocket. pulled
out a quarter and handed it to the con-
ductor, who offered 20 cents change.
No, no. You keep that. 1t will make
1t unnecessary for you to come around
four times more TO mel" said the pas
senger good naturally. The conductor
turned red, insisted that the old man
take the money. but the passenger hid
his head in newspaper and paid no
more attention to him The conductor
retired to the back platform looking
very uncomfortable
I wish they'd get one o them pay as
you enter cars on this line" muttered
the old man.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-02-23
FIGHT RACES OVER
GRASS ON GRAVES
San Rafael Divided Over Pro-
pOsaI to Exclude Flowers
From Cemetery

Will the plats in the Mount Tamal-
pals cemetery in San Rafael be laid out
in methodical order and planted in
lawn so as to give Symmetrical effect
to the scenic setting of the whole, or
will the graves continue to be ar
ranged with flowers or foliage or
monuments and lawn to suit the fancy
of the individual owners?
These questions are among those
that are rendering asunder the ties
that bind those of the social elect who
make San Rafael their home The Du
Bots family and their friends head the
one faction, while the Boyds, Fosters,
Pages, Tollivers and others lead the
opposition forces
TINE INTENSIFIES FIGHT
The fight began some months ago
and instead of cooling with the lapse
of time has increased in fury until now
the whole of San Rafael seems likely
to become involved. The cemetery was
the property of the late Dr. Henry
Du Bots. Since his death it has been
under the control of his son, Ernest
Du Bots.
1pulB Du BolS has an artists eye
and the lack of symmetry in the Gene
terry has offended his taste He argues
that flowers of every hue and the
irregularity of their arrangement spoils
the landscape and desecrates the bury
ing ground.
These opinions he expressed some
time ago to the owners of the differ
ent plats, with the suggestion that
hey should permit the restoration of
the cemetery under his personal super
vision. His idea is that grass alone
should cover the last resting places Of
the dead of Marin county.
PLAT OWNERS SATISFIED
The owners of the various plats de-
INJURED. They were content with their
owr arrangements. All the Protestants
of San Rafael have a personal interest
in the cemetery. Nearly every family
has plat or vault there with one or
more of their relations at rest 1t is
the cemetery identified with the early
history of San Rafael and many well
known names are on the tombstones.
Du Bots wants to stand his ground
and regulate the cemetery according
to his own ideas. The plat owners con-
tinue to object, and one of the gravest
subjects that has stirred up San Rafael
and its prominent social lights for q
long while is, Who shall control the
cemetery?
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-02-23
AVIATION HOTEL is
LATEST CHICAGO WRINKLE

Chicago will have the first hotel avi-
alton station in the world. 1t will be
drome No. l on top of new hotel.
AIT travellers will be cared for just
as automobilists are. Droming, the
hotel owners believe, is the sport of the
present with the man up to the minute.
And drome No. 1 will provide all the
comforts of air and earth up with the
birds, 20 stories above Michigan avenue,
says the Chicago Inter Ocean.
When dromers come in from a trans
continental trip at the rate of couple
of hundred miles an hour and pick out
a good place to land, they Will see
drome No. u glare at them from the
top of the hotel, and naturally that is
where they will go
When their dromes glide up to the
top of the hotel they will be met by a
1unky, who will direct the dromer to
the proper landing stage, where the
traveller may dismount, have his ma
chine run into compartment of the
storage room where it will be fur
bished and the motor power replenished
While the drome clerk takes charge of
the guest and does the same honors at
the upper end of the hostelry as the
chief clerk pulls off down at the earth
end of the structure.
There Will be provision for so per-
sons in this sky parlor. and if the air
business should be good it will be en-
larged to care for several hundred
1t is built not only for the present,
but with view of caring for the drom-
ing guests of the near future. The air
sport Will be as popular, although per-
haps more exclusive. than AUTOMOBILE
ing.
There probably will be drome parties
and dromers calling on guests and par
ties droming over to dine in the sky
cafe and droming home again.
OF course there will be anchorage
points for the dirigibles and swinging
bridges and ladders to take off the
passengers. There will be gas machines
to blow them up and a windlass to pull
them down. AS business grows and the
air traffic gets heavy drome No. 1 will
be developed and new fixtures and ap-
planes will be installed to keep pace
with the times.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-02-23

sold and shipments made by owners
and tourists.
Thousands of tons of coal. mate
rial and supplies are hauled monthly
to the factories by railroads, and
hundreds of other factories en-
gagged In the manufacture of parts
and sundries are supported. all pro-
ducerS for the carriers The ex-
press companies have done an i'm
mense business with the automo-
bile factories, amounting to about
1 Sl,00O,000 a year. a large part of
which is in factory supplies and
sundries. Hundreds of thousands
of travellers use the passenger serv-
Ice annually through their interest
In exhibitions, races. etc, occa-
stoned by this industry.
The total amount of money in
vested and kept in circulation is
enormous and has created business
for the carriers in every depart
ment of their service. Statistics
show that about half of those who
entered the manufacturing field
have left It. To those who have
persevered and remained the rail-
roads are indebted for an immense
addition to their high class bust
ness within the last 10 years.
c. w. Colby. general agent of the
Erie. returned yesterday from the
north. where he has been for the las
week.
Lee Eicholtz. city passenger agent o.
the Illinois Central. who has been il
at his home with scarlet fever. is re
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-02-23
Gossip Of. RaiIwaymen

II HE Mill Valley and Mount Tamal-
pals railroad is not in the market
for an aeroplane Such is the I'LL
timatum of c. F. Runyon, president of
the road, who recently offered a prize
of $1,000 to the French aviators if they
would fly from San Francisco and
land on the summit of the mountain.
Runyon received a proposal from a
wouldbe aviator in Napa asking that
the railroad purchase a machine and
offering TO make all the flights in the
interest Of the road. His proposal in
cluded a trip to Paris to purchase a
machine and $4,000 life insurance
policy, of which the company was to
be made the beneficiary.
Although Runyons offer was bona
fide, he declares that he is not in the
market for machine. He says that
he is running a railroad and that the
thought of competition from flying ma
chimes has never entered his mind
Jay w Adams Pacific coast passen-
ger agent of the Nickel Plate, is in the
southern part of the state.
PROFESSIONALLY the automobile indus
try has given to railroads in the traffic
created a big and profitable business.
Concerning this some statements made
by j. S. Marvin, general traffic man
ager of the three manufacturing or
ganizations, presents some facts quite
as. interesting to those engaged in han
ding the transportation end as to the
general public, particularly those who
esjoy the pleasure of automobiling
Marvin says:
The carriers have profited largely
by the development of the automo-
bile industry in this country. They
naturally profit by the success and
extensive shipment of any indus
try, but this one is exceptionally
productive of revenue for the rail-
roads.
An automobile factory will pay
the carriers for from five to ten
times as many freight cars, and at
much higher rates than a factory
producing an equal number of horse
drawn vehicles. 1t is expected that
something Ike 900 carloads will
leave the factories this season.
These shipments. of course, origi-
nate over a scattered territory and
move to all parts of the country:
but if New York TO Chicago could
be considered the average distance
hauled lit would indicate that the
carriers would earn about sS,00O,00O
on them. Taking Detroit to Chi
cago as the average distance, the
carriers would earn about $4,000
900. The factories that produce in
large quantities give the carriers
each day for a considerable part of
the year enough loaded cars to
make up a good sized freight train
In addition to the machines
shipped direct from the factories,
the railroads carry thousands of
shipments to and from races and
exhibitions. second hand machines
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-02-23
WILL URGE CONGRESS
TO BUILD SUBTREASURY
Commercial Organizations OF
City Prepare Memorial

To urge upon congress the necessity
of passing the bills introduced by Con-
gresham Julius Kahn and Senator
Perkins providing appropriation to
subtreasury here, six of San Fran
cisco's most prominent organizations
have prepared a memorial that will be
sent to every representative and sena-
tor 1t presents the need of a sub
treasury here In forceful manner.
The chamber of commerce, Mer-
chants association, Merchants ex-
change, North Central improvement
association and San Francisco board of
trade join in presenting the memorial
One of the arguments advanced by
the associations is that in November
and December of 1908 the government
paid s272,50O for shipping away coin
for which room could not be found in
the present inadequate subtreasury
shack.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-02-23
salt water Bath.

Are invigorating, keep the system in
good trim. The Lurline Baths. Bush
and Larkin streets. Salt water direct
from the ocean. Tub baths, swimming
pool. Turkish and electric baths and
assage. Open evenings
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-02-23
MARQUIS FOLLOWS THE
EXAMPLE OF HIS FATHER
Parent Toured Palestine and
Had Heart Sent There

The marquis of Butte who is about
to travel with the marchioness through
Italy and the holy land, is thereby fol-
lowing the example. of his late father,
who, soon after his majority and sub
sequent reception into the Roman
Catholic church. proceeded TO Rome and
thence to Palestine, says the Westmin-
ster Gazette. BY his special wish his
heart was inclosed in casket and con-
veyed TO the holy land after his death,
by the dowager marchioness. The late
peer likewise purchased extensive es-
tates in Palestine, in the development
of which an active interest is mani
tested by his heirs.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-02-23
BANQUET GIVEN TO
SEMINOLE COT|LLON
L'AllegrO Dancing Club Enter
tains VictOrs in Annual
Football Game
Rival Organizations Share Re-
past With Equal Number
of Girl Friends

In celebration of their victory in the
annual baseball game, the members of
the Seminole cotillon club were enter
tanned at dinner last evening by the
losing rival PAllegro dancing club at
the st. Francis. The victors had the
privilege of inviting an equal number
OF young women which privilege was
also shared by the losers. The banquet,
IN the red room, presented scene of
color and animation in consequence.
After tn elaborate menu was served
number responded to toasts.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-02-23
MORE ACRES IN YORKSHIRE
THAN LETTERS IN BIBLE

IT has sometimes been stated that
there are more acres in Yorkshire than
there are letters in the bible. per-
son hearing the statement for the first
time is inclined TO doubt it, but, as
various correspondents of Notes and
Queries show, it is true all the same.
Authorities differ as to the exact acre
age. of the county. one giving it as
3.SS2.S4S and another as 3.771,S43. But
the number of letters in the bible
is said TO be 3,566,4s0, so the acres
beat the letters with something to
spare.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-02-23

fcient basis for the commencement of
the action.
"A basis has already been laid" said
Brobeck, for the fling of a suit The
supervisors have taken the preliminary
steps looking to the sale of the bonds
and that is all that is necessary for
the purposes of suit. 1 have not had
sufficient time TO draw up the papers,
but / viii get at it as soon as possible
TEST FOR MUNICIPAL LINE
The test viii be chiefly along the
lines previously indicated 1t will in
volve the right of a municipality to
enter into the street car business and
VIII bring into consideration other
franchises in Geary street. We will
bring the action on the broader issues
and will not rely on petty TECHNICAL
ties"
The meeting of the public utilities
committee this afternoon will be
fraught with special Significance. The
issue will be the lower Market street
permit. but the Geary street road will
be the subject of chief consideration.
When the terms of the lower Market
street franchise come up for discussion
the Public ownership association VIII
offer special clauses designed to pro-
tect the rights of the Geary street
road.
LIMITATIONS FOR PERMIT
Here are two Of the sections that
the association viii ask to have in
serted in any grant that may be made
for lower Market street:
1. The granting of this permit
and privilege is on the express
condition that neither said permit
and privilege or the use thereof
by said Suffer street railway com
pany or any lessee or agent or sue
ces5or of said Suffer street railway
company shall in any way inter
fere with the use of said Market
tracks in said Market street or in
any part of said city and county
Francisco. or by any lessee or agent
of said city and county of San
Francisco in the operation of any
street railway or or ra nd 9yiS,,ege i
granted and received on the eX-
press condition that any and all
tracks of said Suffer street rail-
may be used at any and all times
by said city and county or any
lessee or agent of said city and
county of San Francisco in the
operation of any street railway or
railways in said city and county
of San Francisco.
OTHER FRANCHISES ATTACKED
The attack will not be confined to
the Suffer street extension, but will
include also other franchises which are
declared to have been forfeited by non
use. petition presented to the board
of supervisors by the Public owpership
association requests that the attorney
general be called upon to institute the
necessary proceedings. The streets
specifically named in this regard are
Market and Hayes.
The Cough street franchise has also
developed an acute issue through the
IL
for il in its own name. It has sought
the permit in the name of A. ]. Pom
The former board of supervisors de-
clined to grant the crosstown fran
chise which was applied for in the
name of ". B. Willcutt. 1t is stated
that many members of the present
board are averse TO granting fran
chises to any but the actual users
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-02-23

SARDINES ARE SEIzED-Boston Feb pa
consignment of 100000 boxes of sardnes has
been seized under order of the pure food
bureau of the United States department of
agriculture here. 1t is alleged that the boxes
labeled containing sardines put up in
olive oil, but contain no olive oil.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-02-23
Handsomest Bnthx in the wor,.

The Lurline Baths, Bush and Larkin
streets, in the heart of the city. cost
nearly 100000. ocean salt water. fl
tered in sanitary filtration plant, in tub
baths and swimming pools. Open even
ings Visitors are welcome
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-02-23
RHEUMATISM

Munyon's rheumatism Remedy re-
lieves pains In the legs, arms. back.
stiff or swollen joints. In a few hours.
and cures in a few days Contains no
opium cocaine or drugs to
deaden the pain. 1t neutralizes the
acid. drives out all rheumatic poison
from the system.
Price rs cents at all druggists.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-08-19
kUCqlXP7Z/S rs EEE|W
CIRCUMFERENCE

life, and Stunned and feared, are now the
abodes of numbers of people who find since
the introduction of the eucalyptus trees, but
little traces Of the dreaded malaria that for
ages once caused those regions to be so
stunned and deserted.
In the low malarial regions around the Cape
of Good Hope and in some similar unhealthful
regions around Algiers and elsewhere, the
same benifcent results have followed the intro
duction of the eucalyptus trees.
AS yet no variety has been discovered that
Is able to Withstand even moderate frost, but
the fact that millions of these trees can be
raised SO easily and quickly in California and
Florida and perhaps in the warm places on the
Gulf of Mexico, and that it's timber can be so
widely utilized, is matter for congratulation
to all who are interested in the conservation OF
our forests and also in the introduction Of new
varieties of trees that will add to the timber
wealth of the country.
n general, eucalyptus may be successfully
planted in the sections of the United States
suitable for the culture of citrus fruits They
are grown in nearly all the agricultural sec
lions of California, along the coast of southern
Oregon, and to a limited extent in. Arizona.
New Mexico and western Texas. Several spe-
cies have also been planted in Florida and
along the Gulf coast. Here, however, occa-
sional frosts have killed or severely damaged
the trees, ana 1Or THIS reason planting mas
been discouraged. ~
The blue gum Eucalyptus slobulus) has q
phenomenally rapid rate OF growth Seedlings
stands will average height growth of so feet
in years and 100 feet in 10 years. Under
very favorable conditions individual trees have,
reached a height of 125 feet and diameter of
sc inches In years. In sprout stands growth
Is even more rapid; trees frequently reach
inches In diameter and IS feet In height in
months. while In 3 years a diameter of inches
and height of 10 feet are often attained. In
California, under favorable conditions, trees
have attained height of ITS feet and a d.
ameter of feet in Is years. Although some
times irregular In form, the tree tends to de-
velop straight, gradually tapering, unforked
stem. In plantations the trunks become rap.
idly cleared of branches to a considerable
height, but in the open, trees branch more
widely and gradually develop short crown
of massive, spreading branches
Blue gum is, practically immune from dis
ease. Where trees are reproduced by sprouts,
the old stumps frequently decay slowly at the
heart, while the sprouts remained unaffected.
Growing trees. ARE not attacked by insect enc
mics, but felled timber lying Embarked upon
the ground is subject to injury by wood mi
ming insect. . $50 81
Blue gum rarely suffers any breakage of the
limbs by winds, and the spreading root sys-
TEN renders the trees very wind-f,rm.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-08-19

by the late Bishop Taylor from distant Aus
tralia, its original home.
1t was surprise, as we'll as revelation, to
find on our recent visit to Australia that in
that far-away land, under the Southern Cross
we're growing trees that lowered in the air $50
feet higher than the great Sequoia, the famous
red wood of our American west; and yet such
is the fact, as some specimens of the Eucalyp
tus amygdalina reach to the great height of
$50 feet. Specimens abound that are from 12O
to 200 feet in circumference. They are prac
tlcally of no use for commercial purposes, as
the expense of cutting down such enormous
trees and then getting their logs split up into
pieces that can be handled Is so great that
these monsters are passed by the thrifty lum-
bermen for the smaller ones that are more
easily handled.
The Eucalyptus amygdalina is the tallest if
not perhaps the largest, tree that grows Speci-
mems over 400 feet high are frequently found,
while some have been measured towering up
to 47O and 4S0 feet The timber Of these great
specimens is easily worked, and, as it does not
warp readily, is much used in carpentry.
The eucalyptus tree is genus of trees and
shrubs of the natural order of Myrtacea, en-
bracing about $50 species. All but four of
them are natives of Australia and Tasmania
only. The eucalyptus trees are so abundant
in many parts of Australia that over vast areas
they are practically the only trees visible The
fact that the fully developed trees are desti-
tute of symmetry and beauty robs the great
Australian wooded regions of that attractive
ness and charm which gives such pleasure and
delight to the primeval forests Of America.
One striking characteristic of several varie-
ties of the eucalyptus is that, while they never
seem to shed their leaves, they cast or slough
off their bark in long strips every year. The
leaves. which have leathery appearance, con-
tain considerable quantity of volatile oil. The
1incture or oil extracted from them has Bit
ter aromatic taste and Is extensively used as
a remedy for various diseases.
On the young shoots of many species the
leaves in pairs are opposite to each other, as
they appear on ordinary plants, while on the
older branches the leaves are arranged alter
nately and grow in such way that they pre-
sent their edges to the sun. This seems to be
natures provision to protect them from the
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-08-19

dispatched, and no other operator is
trying to get the wire. In this case
the telegraph. instrument in Philadel-
phia is likely to click of; Say, Jim, I
just heard = new story. It's & good
one s St IL ~ q. s&1Es
When Jim gets Jack at Chicago or
Pete at st. Louis on an idle wire. the
new story is passed along. And so in
assingle night cracking good story
may be passed from New York to San
Francisco.
But I'm afraid that stories won't
circulate now as quickly as they used: