The San Francisco call., 1910-01-30
at Figure in the Contemporary Life of California

sum of human knowledge as because OF his adver-
tislng value. 1t happens that his studies and
experiments in biology have high value and
exploited in the newspapers. 1t is not at
all by his own will that he fulhs the office of
university sdeshow, but such is the prompting
which the great educational impresaroS so eagerly
seek his services. He is almost but quite equal
III drawing power to a champion football team.
Besides he is the only man who ever successfully
answered the question, Why does caterpillar
climb a tree?
FARMER GEORGE
Humboldt county, dry OF statesmen, should
be pleased and proud by reason of the compli-
mentary mention of distinguished but obstreper-
Gus son in the Louisville Courier Journal. Marse
Henry Watterson writes:
1t is said that Mr.. Balnger will resign and
that the president is casting about for his sue
cessor. 1t is reported that a Pacific coast man
will be selected for the position of secretary of
the interior, Knight of San Francisco,
prominent railroad attorney is mentioned for the
portfolio. The western states have, of course
lively interest in the conservation problem, but
the work undertaken is essentially national in its
scope and results The selection of Pacific coast
Mr.. Ballingers successor is fraught with
possibilities and probabilities, o
servation and further embarrassment to the presi-
dent. exceedingly difficult find a of
prominence in politics at the bar the Pacific
coast who has neither entanglng alliances with
private enterprises nor convictions upon con
seryation at variance with those expressed by
President Taft and his predecessor.
Farmer George is the most mentioned in
forty states, but it seems unknd of Colonel Wat
terson to accuse him of ballingerng. What are
these 'entangng alliances?
JULIET OF THE KITCHENS
A headline in a morning paper reads, "Nether-
sole Freshens Juliet which should be notable
performance were it done by addressing Harri-
son Hunter 20 Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art
THOU Romeo?" but even with that gloss it would
scarcely equal the rival version of the balcony
scene presented BY a husky stevedore who
caught making unconventional love to the cook at
the Bella Vista apartments in Pine street. 1t
appears that apartment house lady, being nat
urally nquistive about the doings of her neigh
bors, deserted Romeo from the water front climb
ing up the FIRE escape and straightway she blew
police whistle for the ediicaton and enlighten-
ment OF a curious neighborhood. 1t embar-
RAISING for Juliet when the patrol wagon arrived
to have to explain that Romeo not burglar.
To quote the critic of Nethersole
ing tragedy vague scarcely to disturb the
surface of into which the moon of love
reflects opulent spendor of meaning All is of
unmarried yet vivid and quivering beauty
Fine languagel But suppose some busybody had
blown a police whistle on Romeo in the face of
the new of love as hint OF tragedy to
freshen Juliet, that ruin for loves young
dream. Love laughs at ocksmiths, but does not
relish being mistaken for burglar Juliet may
be too fresh.
A balcony scene with apartment lady, police
whistle, the patrol wagon and an assortment OF
inquisitive neighbors offers hint of tragedy that
| present free of charge to David Belasco ever in
search of something fresh.
MEDICAL USES OF THE NAVY
One learns from the blossoming headlines OF
the newspapers that the Pacific is to have fleet
of battleships but an examination of the specifca-
tons discloses the fact that it is to be feet of
crippes-the Oregon, the Indiana and other obso-
lete craft 1t is in line with the policy which
fobbed off that lame and impotent tub, the Alert,
on our naval reserve. The Alert would start off
bravely on summers day from San Francisco