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The San Francisco call., 1910-12-08
GOSSIP OF railway MEN

H\V THAT did you go out for?"
w asked a friend of Max Pod
lech, cashier in the city ticket
office of the Santa Fe, as Max was re-
turning TO his seat at the orpheum last
Sunday evening
Went out to get a postage stamp"
replied Max.
Did you put it on letter.
Sure"
Since when did the government be-
gin using that flavor in the mucilage
it places on the stamps?''
]. w. Mulhern, superintendent Of the
western Pacific. with headquarters at
Sacramento, was in the city yesterday.
The tentative itinerary of the special
train of California conductors, who will
go to the annual convention of the
order of railway conductors in May,
1911, at Jacksonville Fla, has been ar
ranged by c. E. Baughman and F. P.
Cox, chairman and secretary, respect
lively, of the transportation committee.
It is planned to go straight through
over the Sunset route of the Southern
l.
Mexico. old Mexico and New Orleans
on the way.
Longer stops will be made on the
return trip and every member of the
special train will be given an oppor-
tunity of visiting Washington. d. c.:
Philadelphia, New York, Boston and
Niagara, returning to this city through
the northern states and British Column
bia.
John J. Byrne. assistant passenger
traffic manager of the Santa Fe, with
office at Los Angeles, is in the city
for a few days on a visit.
c. W. Luce, general freight agent of
the Southern Pacific. is expected to re-
turn today from Chicago, where he
has been attending a conference of
freight officials.
Thomas Finnegan, purchasing agent
of the United Railroads, was yesterday
elected director of the Transportation
club. succeeding Ben Alfs, whose duties
The San Francisco call., 1910-12-08

a. G. A. PETERSON Of Honolulu r. A. the e.
Francis. Peterson disposed OF his rich fsl,,4
ineerests three years ago and has since organ
yea syndicate controlling thousands or
seres IN ene states OF chihuahua and sonora
Mex rich In minerals. timber and vraterpovver
SITES His career has been spectacular and
II Is now said that he is on the wav 70 ac-
cumulating a new fortune
L Z. K1NNErT, Mr.. and Mrs ]. D. Young and
Paul Compton make up party OF Los Angeles
residents staying at the Max
a y. AARRIs, real estate broker and insur-
anceman Of Newport Wash. is making the
Argonaut his headquarters
q j. co5URN, proprietor Of a general merchan-
disc store at Pescadero. and Mrs. Coburn are
guests at the Argonaut.
GENERAL CHARLES WARREN Of Butte who
has mining interests in Tonopah. is registered
at the st. Francis
j. E. GAL5RAITH. who has large shipping in
terests IN Seattle, is at the Palace with Mrs.
W. J. DTcKEY, a banker of Fresno, is at the
Palace with Mrs. Diekey.
]. ErLER. capitalist from Seattle, and Mrs.
Epler are at the Turpfn-
w1LFRED @. cIARKsoN OF Tampa. Ella. Is. a
guest at the FairmOnt
MRS. l. B. BARRoTT, tourist from the east.
is at the Monroe
R. A. COTTON from Napa and Mrs. Cotton are
at the Bellevue.
A. 9. DUNBAR, mining man from arurDhys..lT
at the Turpin.
F.. J. NOLAN from Sargent. Cal. > at the
BslsEna.
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babvb
didn't he tell his mother that she
up?
Oh did he he
tell his mother that he morning than she gives
When she took her departure bkv
eweed with modest pearls of nnuad above the little
mother back from seeing
flame of resentment
Tell the lady
thing she sad just because all
she admonished NV lanb m
yes suppose WILL because
hints?"
To which question though
rather too broad
hints able to
Do you know anything exaspeang have
begin to hint that she
frankly the called engagement and
rather called the
willing o
m as
Commend me for friend to that kind Of who says dis
agreeable critical thing when he thinks
it will says it frankly and plainly of limiting
49, C.o.o..
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tSt Ceo-c4a,o,...
The Market Place

There strode Bedouin through the market nlscs
frown Ike some archangel's on his face
And as the merchants spread their richest
ware,
Their silver woofs and gold. their jevveled lace
Their gems OF Samarkand and perfumes rare
he cried them on. "I seek o -iet
Al 'nese I Maisuna hath and still doth
dnen !.nn whispered him his slaveboy from Cashmere.
Master OF Life. thou hast seen an things here
n. - stnce no trlnket. pearl. vesture seems
VI worth Tor her whom thou dost hold most desr
NJ snow hard ~ a little booth OF dreams
wherein gentle scribe OF Persia writes
such fond ghazals bring the heart deIigb+s 8,
IN IN vain were gilt and santal'd case unrolled.
songs IKE 70 these she hath in heaps unfof7f
NnaI ho.-some witch, some scholar from fbe'
East, t'"' s"e
Win spells for sale for good TufSsfan vol1 r.
Inen az his cloak plucked IshniseI fbe nriasf
ana whispered; Lay beneath her feet thy
lis with the meek Of heart that love. .,a ,u.,.
oide- Thomas Walsh in the BellmaD
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TT IS not very clear why Wall street
should feel aggrieved by the presi-
dents message or disappointed be-
cause of its tenor. Yet we are told
that stocks sold off, several points.
To be sure, the message contained the
declaration that the law against trusts
would be enforced as it is written and
interpreted by the courts and this an
nouncement may have assumed some
extfinsic emphasis by reason Of the stimuli
taneous action taken by the administration
to break up the bathtub trust.
If it is true that large financial interests
are alarmed by promise that the law will
be enforced the chief significance of this
state of mind might seem to be the evidence
it affords Of guilty conscience.
Mr.. Taft is not extreme in his views of
this question and his policy in this rela-
ton has been confined to the prosecution
of those trusts which are accused of en-
ploying fraudulent or oppressive methods.
1t is intimated further that the financial
interests are not pleased with the proposal
to make a physical valuation of the rail
roads The only objection in this regard
that could occur to such interests is that
an honest valuation of the roads might dis
close a considerable amount of fictitious
capitalization. If the capitalization is sub
stantially genuine and honest It's not clear
why objection should be raised IF. on the
other hand, the stock is largely water, the
people who use the roads should not be
compelled to pay interest on a paper debt
representing nothing.
The message in part is a somewhat tinlid
document. 1t does not recommend any
extensive program of legislation. The
tariff is not touched except in the general
way of exposition of results and moderate
commentator of the plan to submit the
schedules to the examination of non
political commission The most important
proposition advanced by the president in
this regard is that the several schedules
should be taken up by congress one at a
The San Francisco call., 1910-12-08
Tumbled

Horace, my boy" said Mecaenas.
why don't you write an ode in praise
of some particular brand of wine?"
You, too, my guide, philosopher and
friendr' exclaimed the poet. Have you
begun to mess up your rhetoric with
those twentieth century forms of
satire?"
Sadly he turned away. for he could
not deny that in his cellar lay a case of
choice Falernian. and that a metrIcaI
quid pro quo was about due on it
Chicago Tribune.
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The Silver Lining

One of the GirIs-They saw Mr.. Ping
ger is all in and down and out. but he
looks remarkably cheerful.
The Other-Who wouldn't in his
place? Nobody expects him to buy any
Christmas presents this yearLPuck.
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Foreign 0ppOsi=
ton TO Ameri-
can Shipping

we'll
designed to promote American shipping.
testimony of William H. Douglas formerly member
congress- before the committee that the foreign
steamship companies had spent money freely influence sent
against shipping By way of specifications
cernng within his knowledge the witness explained
that this by preparing articles in newspapers which
widely distributed and by the employment of agents. He believed
that money had been Washington in the of dinners
and other entertainments but of activities of this character
kept well under When Mr. Douglas asked if he
any Of these agents he remarked Il hardly think they would
know me- Indeed, 1t not to be expected that
employed such work would publicity notice that
could possibly be escaped.
Mr.. Taft puts the briefly:
Unless prompt completion
OF this contribution the
of the worlds commercial
population
subsidiary
For many strongly the the
rapid
the of the flag place
the
Japan wealthy nation but afford pay subsidy
$4,000 year aid OF each and every Japanese steamship plying
the Pacific and if this policy by the United States
question OF only short time when Japan will monopoize the
of the Pacific
This country asked spend uncounted millions dig
deep waterway from Chicago the gulf but every proposition
help American shipping the moderate way mail
tract subvenon bitterly opposed by hostile interests of which
the foreign steamship the most conspicuous example
The San Francisco call., 1910-12-08
The Streamer Ticket

lot of people are complaining
that they don't get their moneys
worth from this railroad" said one
official.
Well" replied the other, wen rem
edy that. Well make the tickets a
yard and a half longer. ashing gton
Star.
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uslon no little aggravated by the conflict jurisdictions that may
OF law and equity.
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Defeat of a
Typical Water
Power Grab

tor the production OF building The purpose the
ton OF course for SITE that
had $4,000 inches
through tunnel order get necessary
featuring power.
What Gates wanted to do has been done successfully
dreds OF California and he ago
there is little doubt that his claim allowed That
to say he would have acquired property
money for nominal price He failed because the effect Of the
conservation movement has been make
hnsive plan for much needed to safeguard the
public interests
The San Francisco call., 1910-12-08

STRIKING example Of the policy Of grab in relation the
exploitation OF natural found the
by H V Gates valuable water power site on the
The San Francisco call., 1910-12-08

Pit river in Shasta county Gates located a
building stone claim at the big bend on the
Pit. The land office now decides that the
claim IS fraudulent in the sense that the land
was not properly classified as chiefly useful
The San Francisco call., 1910-12-08

HE strong recommendation President Tafts message
favor OF the mail bill calls attention to results
of the congressional into methods that have
The San Francisco call., 1910-12-08

pleases? He surely is cracker
lack: I'd like to pat him on
the back, and hold him on my
kneeses. I'd like to fold him to
nv breast, and say Your apple
is the best that ever grew and
The San Francisco call., 1910-12-08
A Difficult
| Problem of
IAppOrtiOnment


The constitution OF the United States says:
president of the United States,
thereof denied the male inhabitants
abridged except rebellion other
shall whole
p such
1t delicate question: which congress hesitates touch
In spite OF the practical disfranchisement OF the negroes
likely that action will be had if the settled by the
congress OF the representatives
which will be democratic need be expected
calculated reduce the south If the
hand the should
democrats viii contend that the technically deprived
their right although their actual exclusion effected
the requirement of qualifications which they unable fulfill
The San Francisco call., 1910-12-08
Uncle W. alt
T he Poet Phi o 50 ph e r

Where is the stately Mr.. Grimes, the mobiles
man of modern times. whose apple soothes an'
The San Francisco call., 1910-12-08

to subsidize American shipping. The foreign
steamship companies plying from Atlantic
ports constitute powerful and influential
interest. and they maintain a strong lobby
The San Francisco call., 1910-12-08

heart light and gay down here where am -
boarding be handed down to utu
times embamed song and story his apple cheers inspires and
thrills splendid deeds and fills boarding house with
glory Twoud Of all crimes if the
of Grimes should be earth paraded for he has brought
dghan apple that the gods would btend has old Burbn
faded Oh Grimes lack the poets speech would tell what
peach you you poured balm
reached the peoples hearts, and reached
them through their stomachs! ooprsA. 1870 /M m
The San Francisco call., 1910-12-08

HE controversy concerning freight from points
OF distribution, which the railroad
mission Supplies example
The San Francisco call., 1910-12-08

Of homogeneity and comprehensveness in the
existing system for regulation of rates The
logical and the expedient plan for regulation
would be to treat them all by one system of
. official machinery and as comprehensive
The San Francisco call., 1910-12-08
GRIMES
GOLDENS"

ripened; I think so much OF you that WouId slIaI5
with you my pumpkin pie, my taxes or my stipend
Oh, let the good old name of Grimes be sounded by
the evening chimes, and blazoned on the boarding
his apple drives dull care away, and makes each
heart seem light and CAV down here where / am
The San Francisco call., 1910-12-08

MONG the many serious problems of congressional appor
~ ment that up for settlement consequent
is that Of for the southern
The San Francisco call., 1910-12-08
Confusion as to
Intrastate and
Interstate Rates

whole The fact that ntrastate are inter
dependent and all parts single subject
should be committed the Jurisdiction single official BODY
which would be the commerce commission
For example the interstate rates from
the Reno other intermountan
basis law that body the logically recognize the
geographical facts of competition by accordingly
existing from the cities and the CORE
spending points But the rule should apply rates from the
points the of the at the same fine
of these left hod,
railroad commission which may not recognize the
equities governing the of the federal commission
Altogether anomalous condition arising from the effort
congress repeal law deprive the coast cities
geographical advantage The is endless CON
The San Francisco call., 1910-12-08

the negro, but at the same time they claim
representation in the house on the basis of
population. The question is raised whether
The San Francisco call., 1910-12-08
The Morning Chit-Chat

HERE is little mother across the street from
us, who, because she to all of such young
and helpless mite to have charge of another even
younger and more helpless mite is the constant recipient
OF wise advice and suggestions and how did it's" from
all the mothers in the neighborhood.
Most of this she receives willngly-no avidly
But the other day she rebelIed.
This is how it happened.
The lady who is born with mania for regulating
everyones affairs came in to see the baby.
She admired him enthusiastically enough to suit even
the little mother and then she started regulate Had
she done it in the direct frank way other mothers
there would have been trouble at ALL but instead she
went about this yuav
The San Francisco call., 1910-12-08

.;:':: .:;s''iis; ss:.l.s i'''' .is-. & L0aaXna4,
The San Francisco call., 1910-12-08

MAYOR-A Subscriber Oakland. What * tbe
name of the mayor of Los Angeles and TO What
party does he belong?
George Alexander He belongs to the
good government league and reform
force.
The San Francisco call., 1910-12-08

MISSION BELLS Subscriber. civ rror,
what place were the bells brought that hang in
the belfry OF the Mission Dolores church?
1t is said that they were brought
from Spain.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-04-04
AN UNUSUAL OP OUTUNITY

J. NJ. Ayres will pay back your
money II SEAVER'S DYSPEPSIA
TABLETS fail to cure dyspepsia.
Never in the history OF my store"
said the above druggist, to a repres-
entative of a wholesale drug house
has there been so great demand
for any remedy as there is just now
for SEAVER'S DYSPEPSIA TAB
LET'S. Bennington people are com
ing in every day inquiring II Il really
is true that l sell SEAVER'S DYS-
PERSIA TABLETS with the under
standing that they will cure dyspep-
STA or pay back the money" OF
course this guarantee plan is quite
unusual. but we do just as we agree
and we will hand back your money
without the least argument IL you are
not decidedly benefited. Not one per
son in fifty has asked for their money
and IL may surprise you to know that
at least a dozen within the last ten
days have been in to tell me how
much they have been relieved, and
how glad they are to know that at
last there is a remedy that really will
cure indigestion and dyspepsia"
SEAVER'S DYSPEPSIA TABLETS
brace and tone up every nerve and
fibre, help digest the food. put new
life into the digestive organs. im-
prove the appetite. clear up the com
plexion, cure biliousness, dizzy spells
coated tongue and sick headache. FRY
I them for twenty days and II you
don't see a great improvement step
in and tell j. NJ. Ayres and he will
hand back your money cheerfully and
without argument.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-04-04
Ted BY the Nose.

An analytical chemist was retained
as a skilled witness some years ago
where there were questions Of analyt
lcal chemistry. There was one case
where n farmer had bought some aru-
fetal manure, and he was being sued
for the price of 1t. He resisted pay
ment on the ground that the material
had none of the qualities of manure
at all. The expert chemist was one
Of the witnesses and had stated that,
although the substance had the smell,
It had none of the chemical qualities
Of manure. Under cross examination
he was asked, If that was SO how did
he account for hundreds Of the best
farmers having taken the manure for
many years. "They must have been
led by the nose" returned the witness,
Dundee Advertiser.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-04-04
RAILROAD BILL REPORTED
Many Original Features Have Been
Eliminated.

Washington. d. c., April 2-The
administration railroad bill, stripped
of many of it's original features, but
still providing for the creation OF a
commerce court and the regulation
of railway agreements, consoida-
tons. securities, rates and routes,
all as amendments to the interstate
commerce law, was reported to the
House yesterday by the interstate
commerce committee.
The bill was introduced by Repre-.
sentative Townsend of Michigan
Jan. 10. The original measure was
drafted by Attorney General Wicker
sham, who Is also sponsor for several
OF the amendments made by the
committee, but the measure contains
as amendments liberal excerpts from
the bill presented early in the ses
sion by Chairman Mann Of the com
mittee whose views are not in ac
cord with the administration. but
who takes charge of the bill on the
floor as committee chairman. Mr.
Mann will ask the House next Mon
day to make the bill privileged. fail
ing which he Will seek suspension
of the rules to expedite considera
ton.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-04-04

On the eve Of the first meeting OF
the board of village trustees for the
new business year the Banner again
desires to remind the trustees that
If possible they ought to arrange to
pay the village department employees
weekly. Their wages are but mod
crate at the best and the men can
make their money go farther by hay
ing It to pay their bills once a week
than by forcing them to ask credit
for a month The Banner knows
that the trustees will be glad to pay
weekly If the village bylaws will
permit it and we only speak Of the
inter gain lest it be forgotten in the
multiplicity of business that demands
attention.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-04-04
Meads Friends Advise Il

The reasonableness of the Hapgood
proposition for the gubernatorial can
didates to file sworn statements OF
their expenses is seen by the Rut-
land Herald, which, with commenda-
BILE zeal, calls upon John A. Mead to
recede from his position taken in his
shifty response to Mr.. Hapgood and
agree to the proposal. The Herald
is reluctantly forced to request this
Of its own candidate for governor,
saying that It would like to see a
Rutland candidate take advanced
ground and publish statement of
what his campaign has cost, voluntar-
lly."
AS one of the progressive newspap-
ers of the state, the Herald, sees the
weakness of Mr.. Mead's eyasiye ans
wer. and II makes a bold stroke to
ward off the damaging results by rec
ommendlng to Mr.. Mead that which
the public of the state undoubtedly
desires. II will be foolhardy for Mr.
Mead to resist this call from his own
ranks, coming from a well wisher
and from one who has been perhaps
his leading advocate thus far. What
is DR.. Mead going to do about It?
Does he intend to thrust aside the
we'll meant advice thus expressed by
the Herald?
| Having answered the attacks of
Hapgood, Fleetwood & Co, In a man
ner which their unimportance might
dictate, the Herald feels that he
might accept the suggestion of this
newspaper, published in his home
city and offer to publish his cam
paign expenses as matter OF public
guarantee that his canvass is being
conducted upon proper lines and thai
he is asking the support Of the cleo
torate OF Vermont in au organized
campaign, that, nevertheless is be
You'd suspicion and open to The lish
of day"
Let us look for a recall of that IN
advised letter which Mr. Mead sen
to the newspapers In answer to MIR
Hapgood and the substitution of
courteous letter in which the Rut
land candidate for governor agrees
with Messrs Fleetwood and Hapgoot
to publish sworn statements of cam
paign expenses.-Barre Times.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-04-04
TO IMPORT AFRICAN BEASTS
Louisiana Game Commission Wants
To Breed Them at Home

New Orleans, April mo more
trips to Africa for specimens OF the
hippopotamus and Gland. dikdik,
waS hog, and other animals will be
necessary ten years from now if the
Louisiana legislature heeds the re-
quest of the State Game Commission
The commission, after a conference
with Congressman Broussard has de-
cided to ask for an appropriation for
the importation OF big African game
to Louisiana for breeding purposes.
Mr.. Broussard who has introduced a
bill In Congress looking to the intro
duction of African mammals into the
United States for food purposes said
today:
Il do not think this Importation
idea can be laughed down. 1t is
merely a matter OF education. and
when the people see the value of the
hippopotamus, koodoo, dikdik and a
host OF other varieties | might men
ton as meat producers at a time
when a supply OF meat is an econ
omic necessity, there will be no OBJ
lection.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-04-04
Subscription Rates
FRANK E. HOWE, Editor and PUBL

Both grown people and children
should remember in picking trailing
arbutus they should be careful not to
pull up the roots It is the finest of
our native flowers but has been en-
tirely killed out in some sections
through, pulling it by the roots which
come up easily.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-04-04
BOATS PLY ON GREAT LAKES
Early Opening Of Nawgation-Record
Ice Conditions for Time of Year

Chicago, April 2--Lake navigation
officially opened at the port of Chica-
90 Thursday night, and yesterday
the life savers again are at their
posts Because of the favorable con-
ditions at the upper end Of Lake
Michigan, water traffic will begin at
once. Present ice conditions at
Sault Ste Marie are unequaled, it is
said, in the records of many years,
From Whitefish bay TO Detour practi-
cally no ice remains, and marine men
believe St Mary's river already will
permit of the passage of the biggest
freighter on the lakes.