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The San Francisco call., 1910-08-08
Seventy-five Join Club

carried in her arms a two months old
baby. A little more than a year ago
Secretary Brand received letter from
Secretary Jenkins of the lodge in Ma
Mia in which he requested him to look
out for my intended bride. who is COM
ing from the east on her way here"
The young woman was met at the
ferry and was cared for until she was
seen safely on the steamer bound for
the islands. The visitor and her hus-
band. who is in the government service,
called TO return thanks for the atten-
ton paid Mrs. Jenkins during the few
days she was in the city.
After the meeting more than 100 par :
took of banquet at local cafe A.
\. Tucker was the POSTMASTER and
for the entertainment he presented an
olio of popular songs by Dick Rowe.
Frank willard and j. Elliott, with Carl
H. Randall at the piano. E. c. Stork
told funny stories.
There were short talks by W. B. Cur
tis, j. Reedy. II. Schrein, J. Hasslett
J. L. Brown, J. Howard H. J. Schneider
and A Lovesie of the Oakland relief
committee.
The committee on entertainment con-
sisted of r. A. Belser, H. Schrein. =.
Reedy and H. Gilman.
The San Francisco call., 1910-08-08
ADMISSION DAY
PRIZES OFFERED
Merchant Whose Decorations
Are Adiudged Best to Be
Given $3.50
Green and Gold Are Selected as
the Official COI0rs for
Great Festival

Three prizes viii be awarded by the
Admission Day festival committee to
.the businessmen who decorate their
buildings and stores in the most orig
. inal and artistic manner. To the mer-
chant whose decorations are adjudged
the best VIII be given purse Of $3.50,
to the second $3.50 and to the third
sleO. The prizes viii be awarded by
q committee composed Of artists and
members Of the governing body in
charge OF the festival and practically
!: no. conditions have been imposed.
Green and gold have been chosen
IS the Official colors Of the festival
These. Of course. viii be the dominant
coIors in the decoration scheme, and
banners OF these colors viii be draped
over the principal business streets of
the city. The committee on prizes.
however. have not made it incumbent
on merchants to use these colors in
their decorations. allowing 4 wide lati
rUde In the choice Of designs and color
effects.
The compiling of data for the official
souvenir program has been commenced
and advertising solicitors are already
in the ueld. The book is TO be hand
somely bound and Illustrated and Will
have SIS cover design 4 miniature
reproduction Of the official poster in
i've cOlors. The posters themselves
have been all struck from the plates
3nd are being forwarded ali over the
United states 10 be hung in public
places. Every railway station in Cali
fornia aad every postoffice viii dis
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stickers are selling rapidly and may
he purchased at headquarters of the
committee, 1862 Pheian building.
The committee urges ali loyal Cali
foTnians to do all in their power 10
promote the festival. There are many
ways in which all classes may help 10
advertise tho celebration which is TO
add stin more glory TO the state than
was gained by the Portola festival
They can DO so in any OF the following
ways:
BY placing stickers on all letters GO
ing out OF the city
: By writing line about the festival in
every letter they mail
BY spea king enthusiastically TO their
be for three days beginning Septem-
Der S
By sending in their contributions. no
matter how small. to the Admission day
festival committee, 1852 Phelan build
ing. at once.
There viii be need for the co-opera-
ton Of all Californians and all those
who have adopted this as their native
state. Every man. woman and child
can assist in some way to boost the
festival Every one appreciated--afte
IL was over-the work and cash re-
quired to make the great success OF the
Portola festival, and many regretted
that they had not assisted more in
making that success. There should be
no regrets this time, for all should share
in the work and the honor of making
the admission day festival the greatest
celebration Of its kind ever held in the
west.
The San Francisco call., 1910-08-08
RUSSIAN JURISTS WANT
WILLS BY PHONOGRAPH
Recommend a Plan to Guard
Against Forgery

somewhat stupid story is going the
round OF the French newspapers, to the
effect that forgery is such q fine art in
Russia that the jurists. whatever this
may mean. recommend that testators
should speak their testamentary dis
positions into the gramaphone. How
this will check forgery has yet TO be
explained. An accomplished ventrilo-
ouist would have no difficulty in imitat-
ing testator's voice sufficiently well
TO deceive an expert. a man OF 30 has
a very different voice from. man
double that age, and in case of dispute
few persons could testify what the
voice was al 50, supposing the will were
then executed and the testator died.
say. half a century 1ater. Our contem-
poraries, who are never tired of dis
crediting American stories, accept this
fable from Russia without question.
The San Francisco call., 1910-08-08
DEMOCRATS BACK
TROY'S CANDIDACY

Robert p. Troy, candidate for
the democratic nomination to
congress from the fourth dis
trict against Walter Macarthur,
has been given the Endorsement
of a number of prominent DEM
ocrats, who have Joined in sign
ing a circular letter being dis
tributed among democratic vot-
ers in support of his candidacy.
Those who have signed the in
dorsement are: Sidney NJ. Van
Wyck Jr.. Louis II. Mooser, Ed
win j. Hanson. DR.. t. A. Rottan-
ri, Bernard D. Murphy, Joseph
Sadoc Tobin, NJ. Jasper McDon-
aid, Wallace A. Wise. John NJ.
Burnett and a. Comte Jr.
The San Francisco call., 1910-08-08
MINISTER breaches
ON THE GOVERNOR SHIP
Rev. George BurIingame Says
Pessimism Is Not Justified

Rev. George L. Burlingame. pastor
Of the First Baptist church, Marker
and Octavia streets, spoke last nigh
on the subject Who Shall Be Cover.
nor?" His sermon in part follows:
Who shah be governor of Cali
fornia for the four years begin
ming January I, 1911? Who shall
be the chief executive Of this great
and growing commonwealth. at q
salary of $4,000 annually?
The free and sovereign citizens
of the state answer this important
question variously. Four typical
responses may be cited. represent
Ing the answer OF Ignorance. the
answer of despair. the answer of
partisanship and the answer of
conscience
It is amazing. in the light of the
history OF the age-iong struggle
Of the common people for liberty.
national and personal and reli-
gious-it is amazing that so many
American citizens belong to the
ignorant class. They register not.
the tribe Of Esau. who trified with
his birthright. To these men is to
be applied that trumpet call of the
word Of God. Awake. thou that
sleepeth. and arise from the dead"
The answer OF despair is the an
swer OF those who have lost hope
and who see in our nation only
rudderless bark with tapping sails.
oflitlns under the pltileSs wind OF
cruel destiny.
Has the pessimist utterly for
gotten the long roll of honor of
state governors. who to greater
or less extent have proved fear
less and high minded and true to
their trust-Hughes of New York
and Brady of Idaho. Deneen of Illi-
nois and Folk of Missouri, Northen
of Georgia and Hanley of Indiana,
Johnson of Minnesota and Gillett
OF California? Ye despairing men.
without hope of your nation and
your state. you have misreaG the
history of your own day If you
have failed to see how the right
eousness that exalteth a nation IS
being enthroned in state capitols
in increasing measure.
What shah be governor? If in
every citizen of this fair state
conscience is heard and obeyed
our next governor. whatever his
party and whatever his name. will
p be a man with whom the inter
ests of California and of the king
dom of God are entirely safe.
The San Francisco call., 1910-08-08
DEALERS ASSOCIATION
PLANS A BIG PICNIC
Fifth Annual Event Will Be
Held Sunday

The fifth annual picnic of the retail
tion of this city will be held at Schuet-
zen park next Sunday, at which time it
is expected that some 1000 persons
will journey to the Marin county resort
and enjoy the hospitality of the retail
organization.
The committee in charge has spared
no effort in an endeayor to make the
affair an unprecedented success. This
will be the first outing enjoyed by the
members and their families together
under the auspices of the association
since the great disaster of 1906.
Transportation arrangements have
been made by those having that feature
of the picnic in charge, and special
efforts have been directed to securing
the best music and entertainment pos
sible.
The San Francisco call., 1910-08-08
THREE REPUBLICANS
AFTER NOMINATION

An interesting assembly fight
is that being waged by the three
candidates for the republican
nomination for the assembly
from the fortythird assembly
district The contest is close
one, and each candidate is being
backed by many friends and by
strong club support. Frank n.
Rodgers is sailing as a candidate
under the machine banner, while
NJ. l.. Stern bears the Lincoln
Roosevelt league Endorsement.
Howard Harron, running as an
independent. confidently declares
that he will beat both organ
izations.
The San Francisco call., 1910-08-08
CAMP PAIGN AGAINST
SALOON OUTLINED
Enter Politics, Urges Rev. A. c.
Bane at Meeting of League
End Reform Bureau
Pastor Wants California Race
track Law Amended to Pre-
vent Oral Betting

"A mass meeting, under the joint aus
pices of the Anti-Saloon league and the
| International reform bureau, was held
yesterday afternoon at the First Bap-
tist church. Waller and Octavia streets
The purpose of the meeting was to plan
the method of attack that the league
will pursue and TO arouse general in
terest in the campaign. A large crowd
attended.
Rev. A. C. Bane, state superintendent
of the Anti-Saloon league presided
Clergymen of several denominations
occupied seats on the platform. Rev.
Wilbur Crafts, superintendent of the
| international reform bureau of WASH
| ington. d. c., who Is on a tour of the
coast, spoke. The International reform
! bureau was the organization which op-
posed the Jeffries-J Johnson prize fight.
| Doctor Bane said:
! The leaders of these great vices,
gambling and the saloon, have been for
/ years in politics. They have intrenched
themselves deeply and have established
headquarters to carry on their work.
ENTER POLITICS, HE SAYS
IF these leaders of great moral vices
are in politics, then the men who are
| lighting for right and justice must go
into politics to offset their influences.
| When we fought the racetrack we found
our enemies in politics. When we
| fought the liquor traffic we found them
in politics. Now we must go into poll
| ties.
The Royal Arch, the saIoonman's
secret organization, has indorsed a list
of candidates for public office Now.
they indorse no man unless he is
| pledged to their interests. You and
| should see to it that we read that list.
! and that when we vote we vote against
/ them.
We must see to it that we get men
! in Office that will give us the privi-
| lege of allowing US to put up TO the
people for a vote whether they want
! the saloon or not. In every county in
the state where the people have been
allowed to vote on this question they
have voted to shut out the saloon
TAKES FLING AT STATE
Rev. Wilbur Crafts. spoke on social
evils, saying:
There is only one state in the union
that has not "a Sunday law, and that
state is California. This state is not
only out of the union but it is out of
civilization as we'll Racetrack gam
bling is allowed in only seven states out
of the 4S. The international bureau of
reform has put seven racetrscks out of
/, business. We are now about to attack
! the white slave and opium traffics and
numerous other vices. We have secured
an anti-racing law in this state. Now.
we should see that 1t is enforced and
that an amendment is made next ses-
| sion stopping oral betting.
| One of the worst forms of gambling
| is that which is allowed in the home.
| When a wealthy woman has women
I friends for company and plays a game
of bridge she does wrong. She invites
! friends to secure money from them. 1t
| is inviting gambling into our social
| fellowship"
The San Francisco call., 1910-08-08
BURGLAR is SEEN AT
WORK IN HAT STORE
Intruder, However, Makes Es-
cape Before Police Arrive

While passing hat store at ITS
Market street early yesterday morning,
Pinkerton Patrolman w. Gilmore saw
burglar at work inside and went to
telephone to the central police station.
When Gilmore returned within five
minutes. the intruder had escaped.
Nothing was missing from the store.
When the two policemen arrived they
made thorough search of the vicinity,
but found no suspicious characters
The San Francisco call., 1910-08-08
Union Backs Roncovieri

At a meeting of carpenters union
No. 1882. held at Carpenters hall in
Fulton street Friday night, 200 mem
bers of the union unanimously adopted
resolutions indorsing the candidacy of
Alfred Roncovieri for superintendent
of schools.
The San Francisco call., 1910-08-08
CANDIDATE IS
WELL PLEASED
Returns From South of Te=
hachapi, Where He Ex-
poets Plurality

I VIII come to. the Tehachapi
with a plurality of the republican
primary vote for governor" de-
clared Charles 2 Curry yesterday
upon his arrival from Los Angeles
10 finish his campaign in San Fran
cisco and the bay, counties.
Ny southern trip has only added
to nay confidence said Curry. For
a long time ] have not entertained
any doubt that 7 would be NOM
mated for governor by the republi-
cans of California. Ny last south
ern trip has only served TO increase
my estimate of the margin by which
I will win.
Il was surprised by the conditions
in southern California. From my
personal standpoint they We're at
least 80 per cent better than ! had
hoped for in the city of Los An
geles In that city my campaign Is
being made by an organization that
is superior TO anything of its kind
I have ever seen. Prior TO this last
visit to the south l had no ade
quate idea of the comprehensive
character and working capacity of
the Curry organization in Los An
geles. Some of the best men III
southern California are working for
for their own business and profess
sional success. In Los Angeles.
which is the hub of campaigns of
two of my opponents. the work
being done on my behalf is simply
astounding.
4 will not be beaten badly in
Los Angeles. Some of my friends
there are confident that I viii carry
the county. l am content to know
that 7 viii make a better showing
than ! had expected in Los Angeles
and to feel entirely confident that
my opponents have sadly under
estimated my vote there. When
the primary vote is counted remem-
Der that 7 said today no one will
have a big lead over me in Los
Angeles
The people of southern Califor-
MIA recognize the fact that this
contest is between Mr. Johnson ana
myself. Ii would appear that Mr.
Johnson realizes that too. Other
wise he would not attempt to ridi-
cule my subscription to and belief
in the ten commandments. I have
no quarrel with any mans religious
opinions or lack of religious belief;
neither am I prepared to believe
that my old fashioned belief in the
ten commandments will raise a seri-
Gus popular objection to my, can
didacy. nor to my fitness to serve
the people as governor of this state
Il and not Mr.. Johnson will come
TO the Tehachapi with a plurality.
His supporters will be painfully
disillusioned by the tally of his vote
south of the Tehachapi. Not the
least of their disappointment will
be found in the Los Angeles county
totals Contrary to the impression
sought to be created in San Fran
cisco and northern California, the
republicans of Los Angeles and Los
Angeles county are taking a very
keen and characteristically practi-
cal interest in the contest for the
republican nomination for COVER
nor"
Curry will remain in and around
San Francisco until Friday. The
last two days of this week and of
the primary campaign he will de-
vote to Oakland and Alameda coun-
ty. On Thursday night he will be
the guest of honor at a banquet at
the st. Francis rendered by the
commercial travellers of California
On Saturday night he will close his
campaign at a mass meeting in
Oakland.
The San Francisco call., 1910-08-08
Nolan Club Started

Edward J. D. Nolan, candidate for
the republican nomination for the
assembly from the thirty eighth as
sembly district, was given the in
dorsement of a club launched to
support his candidacy at a meeting
Friday night in La Boheme hall,
which was attended by a big gath
ering of voters. Among the speak
ers were Thomas McGinnis, State
Senator Eddie I. Wolfe, Supervisor
William c. Pugh. DR.. Henry Abrahm,
+. j. Sullivan and William Finni-
gan. The officers elected were Dr.
Henry Abrahm. president; Henry
Wreden, first vice president: Charles
Loesh, second vice president; Will
liam A. Finnigan, secretary: Joseph
Mann, treasurer, and William c.
Pugh, E. j. Sullivan. J. J. Conlan,
DR.. Henry Abrahm, James Murray,
David Green and William A. Finni-
gan, members of the executive COM
nlittee.
The San Francisco call., 1910-08-08

The chances are that if your par
ticular frieads were more particular
they wouldn't be your particular
friends
The San Francisco call., 1910-08-08
F. ]. BROWNE
CLUB FORMED
School Superintendent Is Ac-
cused of Exaggerating
the Facts

Friends of Frank j. Browne. can
didate for the republican nomlna-
tion for superintendent OF schools
against Alfred Roncovieri have at
tackled the statement made in some
of the latter's campaign literature
to the effect that he is the author
of the present civil service plan for
the appointment of teachers, which
excludes all personal and political
considerations in making selections.
This, Brownies friends charge, is an
exaggerated claim not borne out
by facts.
Brownies hackers declare that
there are in the local schools no,
less than so teachers chosen under
the civil service plan, practically as
1t now exists, before Roncovieri was
In the school department in any ca
pacity. / is stated that the plan
of which Roncovieri claims the au-
thorship was in fact the result OF
suggestions invited by the board OF
education from prominent educators
of the state at the time that Mrs.
Mary w. kincaid, John Casserly &.
w. Mark and James Denman were
members of the board, and that they
were directly responsible for the in
auguration of the civil service plan.
Whatever part Roncovieri may have
had in bringing the plan to its pres
ent state, Brownies supporters say.
has been only the inauguration of
changes in detail.
A Frank j. Browne republican
club was organized Friday evening
at 1877 McAlnster street to support
Brownies candidacy. e. w. Jakobs
was selected president and e. E.
Owens secretary
The San Francisco call., 1910-08-08
Many Favor Smith

w. H. Smith Jr., candidate for re-
publican nomination for Justice of
the peace, is making a strong cam
paign upon his record as a member
of the local justices bench Smith
was appointed by Governor Gillett
to fill an uneXpired term, and has
gained the support of members of
the bench and bar and litigants
alike by his businesslike method of
conducting the affairs of the court.
Smiths supporters declare that he
has proved to be an able and eff
cient officer, and has assisted great
ly in sustaining the dignity and
raising the standard of the bench
of which he is a member
Seventy-five Join Club
The George r. Burke boosters
club, formed to promote the candi-
dacy of Burke for the republican
nomination for the assembly from
the thirty first assembly district,
held a meeting last Monday night
at which IS members signed the
roll. The officers of the club are:
James A Lallyl. president; Horace
S. Alexander vice president: Albert
BALI. secretary, and James Riordan,
sergeant at arms.
The San Francisco call., 1910-08-08
Curry Endorsed

At meeting of the thirty-ffth
district independent republican CLUB.
held Friday evening at 25Si Mission
street, Endorsement was given 70 the
candidates. of Charles F. Curry for
governor Thomas +. Minehan for
member of the state board of equal
ization. Edwin A. Meserve for United
States senator and Charles Z.
Creighton for justice of the peace.
Further Endorsements will be made
at the club meeting to be held at
Portola hall, in Mission street near
Twentieth, on Friday evening. The
officers elected Friday night were
Orrin V. Eccles, president; Fred
Eratt, vice president; Frank Plate,
secretary; Daniel Buckley, sergeant
at arms, and George Flanagan. Matt
Woods, Joseph Laughlin, William
Mulwrennan, James McDevftt, John
Dempsey and John Pagan, members
of the executive committee.
Anderson IndOrser
The young mems colored repub-
lican club of the forty-fourth dis
trict, at a meeting Friday night at
the clubs temporary headquarters.
at 421 Kearny street, passed reso-
lutions indorsing the candidacy of
Alden Anderson for governor, Ed
win A. MeServe for United States
senator. Thomas F. Minehan for
member of the state board of equal
ization, James w. Boyce for state
senator from the twenty fourth as
sembly district and Victor A. Sbra-
gia for the assembly from the for
ty-fourth assembly district. The
officers of the club are: John Tay-
lor, president; James Gordon, vice
president; Charles Glenn, secretary;
Connie Slaughter, sergeant at arms,
and Joseph Thompson, Andy Jack
son, Robert White and George E.
Burris, members of the executive
pornn1iffae
The San Francisco call., 1910-08-08
Endorsements Given

At a meeting of republicans in
Columbia athletic hall in Castro
street Friday night, called to boost
the candidacy of Alden Anderson
for governor, several Endorsements
were given. The meeting was called
to order by L. F. Compton and
among the speakers were Thomas T.
O'Neil. J. w. Roberts and Grattan D.
Phillips. candidate for state printer
Roberts devoted part of his address
to advocacy of the candidacy of Will
liam c. Alberger for surveyor gen
eral The meeting Endorsed the can
didacies OF ". II. Bemiss for clerk
of the supreme court. Walter u.
Wagner for secretary of state, Ed
ward F. Bryant for state senator
from the twentieth senatorial dis
trict, Thomas Feeley for assembly,
man from the thirty-fourth assembly
district, Grattan ID. Phillips for state
printer. Joseph L. Taaffe and Ber-
nard Flood for justices of the peace
and George H. Bahrs for superior
judge.
Fraternity Aids Johnson
The Phi Delta Sigma fraternity.
through its members residing in
Alameda. has taken action indorsing
the candidacy of Hiram w. John
son for governor, John r. Wilson
for state senator and Alfred Nor
genstern for assem- mblyman. Reso-
lutions were adopted pledging the
support of members of the frater-
nifty to these candidates.
The San Francisco call., 1910-08-08
Clubs to Support Harris

Abraham Perry Harris! candidate
for the republican nomination for
assemblyman from the forty first
assembly district, was indorsed at a
meeting of the independent repub-
lican club of the forty-first district
Friday night at Steimke hall, at Oc-
tavia and Union streets, and also at
a smoker of the Edward Rolkin
district club at Union hall in Fill
more street near Filbert. The
speakers at the former meeting
were Thomas Williams, John Finard
and Allison Ware, candidate for SUI
perintendent of public instruction.
At the Rolkin club smoker the
speakers were A. P. Harris, A. G..
Boggs and Fred Dodson.
The San Francisco call., 1910-08-08
Stanton Headquarters

Philip A. Stanton, candidate for
the republican nomination for gov
ernor, has opened local headquarters
at S32 Market street. The headuuar-
ters will be in charge of Stantons
local managers and will be contin-
ued up to the time of the primary
election next week
The San Francisco call., 1910-08-08
Candidates Indorsed

The Hiram w. Johnson republican
club of Ocean View met Friday
evening at 226 Sadowa street. M. F.
Taylor presided. The club passed
resolutions indorsing the candida
cles OF William L. Plunkett, Charles
r. a. Creighton, John T. Dare, A. M
de vail and w. H. Smith Jr. for
justices of the peace, and that Of
Edward Rolkin for member of tbe
state board of equalization.
The San Francisco call., 1910-08-08

Rev. George L. Burlingame. pastor
Of the First Baptist church, Market
and Octavia streets, spoke last night
on the subject Who Shall Be Cover
nor?" His sermon in part follows: