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The San Francisco call., 1910-01-15
ANSWERS TO QUERIES

DIXIE-Mrs. O., Pacific Grove. This
correspondent adds the following in ex-
PLANTATION of the origin of Dixie Land +:
Il wish to add to the answer recently
printed in the query department of The
Call, that the original of Dixies Land,
the song Of the confederates during
the civil war, was negro melody of
the time when slavery existed in the
state of New York. A Mr. Dixy or
Dixie was the owner of a number of
slaves, and his estate was called 'Dixie's
Land The song was based on the
current report that his place was an
ideal one because of his kind treatment
of his slaves"
When and where was the first electric railroad
operated in the United States?
The first was one operated by Edison
in 1880 as an exhibition at Menlo park
In 1882 Doctor Finney operated an
electric car at Allegheny, Pa In June.
1888, stephen d. Field exhibited an cleo
trical locomotive at the exposition of
railway appliances in Chicago and car
ried many passengers on his little rail-
way, but the first commercially oper-
ated road was the one between Balti-
more and Hampden, Nd, distance of
two miles. which went into operation
September 1. 1885.
0NGOLIAN-Subscriber City. What people
are included In the term .Mongolian":
The term is applied. according to
recognized authorities in ethnology. TO
the natives of Mongolia. to Chinese.
Japanese, Burmese, Tamuls, Turks
Tartars. Firms and Cochin Chinese.
THE CHARLESTON-G City. In the list ~
vessels built at the Union iron works published
in the query department few days since there
is no mention OF the Charleston. How is that?
The correspondent who requested the
list asked What vessels in the United
States navy were built at the Union
iron works?" The answer given in
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-15
Diamond Mine Workers

The natives employed at the diamond
mines, Sir William Crookes says, get
good wages, and the most careful
among them save money and carry it
at intervals to the superintendent to
save for them. Occasionally they ask
to look at their savings, which may
amount to $3.50 or $780, accumulated
by driblets. Sometimes the superin-
tendent will have as much as $4,000. 900
of savings in his care. A young
Pondo applied for his savings, and
gave as reason that he wanted to
buy wife. But you said the same
thing last year. replied the superin-
tendent; Il hope nothing has hap
pened" NO. said the man; zone
wife, she quarrel with me; two
wives. they quarrel with each other;
me peace-W estminster Gazette.
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-15

Guided all the vessels now in the navy
that were built there. The rigina1
Charleston was wrecked and the ves-
sci of that name now in the navy was
built at Newport News.
EUCHRE-C. L. j. City What is the proper
way TO score all points in the game OF euchrel
Hoyle" lays down the following rule:
If the side adopting. making or or
dering up a-trump takes fve tricks
IL scores two points; three tricks, one
point; four tricks count no more than
three: II the side fails to take three
tricks Ii is euchred and the opposite
party scores two. When player. play-
ing alone, takes five tricks he scores
four points; three tricks. one point and
If he fails to take three tricks he is
euchred and the opposing party scores
two points"
10 greatest seaports of the world on the basis OF
tonnage and their relative rank.
The following are, according to the
United States department OF labor and
commerce: New York. Antwerp. Hong
kong. Victoria. Hamburg. Lcndon.
Liverpool, Shanghai. Rotterdam. Sinxa-
pore and Cardiff.
LIMITED-w H. G.. Oakland. wb..
the the time made BY the Twentieth Century Lin
1901 or 1902, also the exact dates
July IL. 1902; 4s1 miles in $50 min
utes.
THE CENSUS D., Berkeley Where sh.ly
apply for Information about position AZ a,
assistant to take the census OF 1910?
To the representative of the census
bureau In the postofice building e..
Francisco.
OLDItME PAPER. NJ. r. Sycamore Can
any one or the readers OF the query department
p ssDSa.n g heeord,' published in 1891, / think
IN New 1orks
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-15
IAVictOu
For
Hetch Hetchy

virtually approval Hetchy project
project newspaper fought increasingly and effectively
For its consummation The Call will fight increasingly.
The Call with the great majority of the people of San Francisco
regrets deeply that Mayor H Mccarthy able make good
his promise defeat the proposed purchase OF Spring Valley
San Francisco given the opportunity yesterday solve its
important problem-to question
quickly. 1t had the opportunity throw off the shaces of
bazen nsstent corporate outlaw. The shaes remain The
opportunity thrown away.
The blame the credit for the opportunity
belongs Mayor Mccarthy. He chose deliberately to
make Analysis of the by precincts
doubt The purchase Spring Valley by portion
of the labor which the
mayors expressed wishes
Mayor Mccarthy may choose defeat
immediate solution of San Franccos problem For the
time may by the mayors
advice. Poserty is likely spell it blame.
will be interesting the effect yesterdays
Spring Valleys securities Many public will
confirmed by the complexion assumed by those
rites in the open market.
will interesting naturalization or disappear
of the alleged Tevis merger plans Whispers
plans gone from mouth to mouth through the town for
weeks Few have failed hear the whisper that
defeat OF the Spring Valley proposition desired to make the
Tevis merger possible
sufficiently broad permit the purchase of Spring Valley
changes made the nssence of organized The scope
Of the authorized proposition still question If the
Of the S45OoOOoo for the purchase of Spring Valley
Regret may defeat Spring Valley proposition
all rejoice the peoples emphatic decision and
their supply By vote of 20 to the people said
Give Hetch Hetch The people have commanded Forward
march" Let day be lost. Let get busy.
Mayor Mccarthy has said that he is of action His
borne by his labor leader The declared
speech that he could bring Hetc Hetchy San
Francisco five years Now he has the peoples authorization
Let him make good that promise he has made good his promise
to defeat the purchase OF Spring Valley.
Mayor McCarthy service the cys chief executive NAV
period years He reasonably of two
If he could complete the work of bringing ech
Francisco five years accomplish a
splendid beginning in years.
Mayor Mccarthy has chosen the task of his preference
rejected lighter burden The people have authorized
with which he carry effect the great promises
platform-muncpal streetcars and municipal
Francisco has taken the
be true to his pledges Let San Franciscan put
shoulder the wheel and help Mayor Mccarthy redeem those
pledges. =
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-15
Elected to the Assembly

In 1900 Fisk went to the assembly.
His fellow members from the COW coun-
ties were real glad to see him. Inside
info" had been sent to Sacramento that
while he was an energetic young man,
he had inherited the dollars of his
daddy and would no doubt devote him
self to limelight legislating rather than
to shaking the plum tree The info
was phony Fisk refused to forego one
iota of his. He had poor relatives and
poor friends and he wrenched the
SCARED old damson in their favor. He
learned then an axiom which he has
never forgotten nor ceased to en-
ploy, to the effect that a plum diet will
make even enemies love you and that a
mere dried prune is too full of virtue
to be bestowed except as a reward.
The young legislator came home full
of serpent wisdom and ambition. He
was ready to take shy at something
bigger. The republican convention
didate Tor district attorney, and Fisk
gave himself shove. He was made
the nominee, and If 1t hadn't been for
the fact that he was born in Baltimore,
while Lewis N S. G. w. Byington was
not, the stream of history might have
flowed serenely down a different gully
In 1903 Fisk was reelected to the as
sembfy.
1t is said of Arthur Fisk that he
came out of Harvard law school with
a set of ideals as glittering as those
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-15

Mr.. and Mrs Eugene de Saba, with
their daughter, Miss Vera de Saba,
returned yesterday from a visit in
Santa Barbara and are at the Fairmont
for an indefinite stay. They have been
in the southern part of the state for
several weeks and are receiving cor
dial greeting from their friends since
their return.
Mrs. George L. Spalding is visiting
here from Santa Barbara and will re-
main for a visit of several weeks, in
tending to meet her mother, Mrs. Lacy,
and her sister, Miss Mildred Lacy, who
will be in this city about February l..
on their return from trip around the
world.
Miss Harriet Alexander will leave
today for the east. Later she will go
to Europe with Mrs. John Bidwell of
Chico.
The charming young daughter of Mrs.
C. o. Alexander was one of the debu-
tantes of last season and has been the
center of coterie of devoted friends.
besides being social favorite. SO that
she will be missed during her extended
triR abroad.
Another popular young girl who will
leave this morning for the east and
probably for Europe is Miss Enid
Gregg. the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Wellington Gregg, who will be accom-
panied on her eastern trip by Mrs.
George sperry. Miss Gregg is going to
New York for an indefinite visit with
relatives and friends, while Mrs. Sperry
will pass the greater part of the time
in New York as the guest of her daugh-
ter, Mrs Arno Dosch.
Miss la Sonntag will entertain at a
luncheon to be given Tuesday after
noon, February /. at the Palace. when
the complimented guest will be Miss
Jean Tyson. who has been the incentive
for several recent affairs since the an
nouncement of her engagement to
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-15

Harry Wiehe earlier in the season
The luncheon will be for the debu-
tantes and few of the older set who
are friends of the pretty bride elect.
Mrs. John Baker Jr will entertain
at one of the largest bridge parties of
the season to be given this afternoon
at the Fairmont, when over half a hun
dred guests will assemble in the gray
room of the hotel for an hour over the
card tables. There will be tea after
ward.
Miss Laura Baldwin will entertain
con for several of the younger girls
The occasion promises to be as delight
full as the preceding affairs at which
this hostess has presided this season.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kirkham Wright have
sent out cards announcing the marriage
of their daughter, Miss Marian Pardon
Wright, and Henry Avery Campbell,
which took place Wednesday, January
II, at the family home in Scott street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Campbell are passing their
honeymoon in the southern part of the
state, but will return to this city, where
they will make their future home.
The cafe chantant that was to have
been given some time next week at the
Country club in Santa Barbara, under
the direction of Mrs William Miller
Graham, has been postponed until
Thursday, January 81, but will be an
elaborate affair on the later date
Shirley Walker will entertain at a
luncheon to be given tomorrow, and
will later attend the matinee with his
guests. Among those in the party will
be:
Miss Miss sns see alright Warren ss
Miss Madeline Clay Eugene L. stockwell
Mrs. Harold Sewall, who was Miss
Mile Ashe, is coming to this city for
a visit and will be the guest of her
sister, Mrs. Norman MacLaren. since
her marriage several years ago Mrs.
Sewall has been living in an eastern
city, and as her friends have not had
an opportunity of entertaining for her
she will probably be the feted guest
at several delightful parties Of the later
season.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Martin returned
yesterday after visit in Los Angeles.
During their absence in the south their
little daughters, Mary and Eleanor,
were the guests of their grandmother,
Mrs. Eleanor Martin, at her home in
Broadway. The little visitors will en-
tertain at a luncheon to be given to-
day for a score of their little friends
at the Martin home.
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rat-a-tat-ta tat o I
patriotism. equal
rights for all and
special privileges
Z o + n o n e e.
BY the time he
went TO Sacramen-
TO for his second
season these alti-
tudinous id e a ] s
were beginning TO
resemble a { y
balloon into which
some one had stuck
a pin. Fisk was
elected speaker Of
the thirty NTH
assembly and long
before the gavel
had worn corns on
his hand 1T was
an ope n secret
that Fisk had as
sociated himself
with the Southern
p a'c ifc C railroad
company in the
capacity of an en-
gineer. He steered
thro u & h some
good ones for the
S. p. at that ses-
sion. His notable
achievement was
the defeat of 2
water front bill.
the purpose OF
which was to per-
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-15

4 RTHUR G. FISK was born with
a golden spoon in his fathers pocket.
AThe father was a bird fancier-
His speciality was the propagation of
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-15

Francisco The bill had passed the
senate and it had a clear majority in
the assembly even after Jere Burke
had cracked his whip. Fisk left the
speakers chair and took the heor to
fight the bill He knocked the day
lights out of it. The Western Pacific
was delayed two years The Southern
Pacific was so grateful that it was
planned to send Fisk to congress from
the fifth district.
Postmaster for Six Years
In the meantime things were not go
ing well in the San Francisco postOf-
flee. Postmaster Montague was going
stale on the job and longed to get back
to the simpler business of selling
stoves. The new pOstoffice was TO be
built, the normal and abnormal pat
ronage of the job was enough TO take
your breath away-Fisk decided to pass
up cold winters in Washington and al
low his corporation friends to make
his hoIler for the pOstmastership. A
little whisper in the right ears seemed
to be about all tie holler necessary.
and Fisk was handed the mail sack.
That was in December. 1908, and IL you
drop in at the big rock pile up at
still on the job. Fisk has delivered
the goods and usually the mail and the
rumor that he was recently able to
turn down an invitation TO go to Wash
ington and be first assistant to the
postmaster general indicates that he
has a reputation abroad for being
wise to all the curves OF the stamp
trade
Fisk has remained on the list of
available political engineers of the S. p.
and every now and again he is commits
stoned to jump into local election fights
and put something across for Mr.. Her
rim. He is quiet victor and a good
loser. When it is ribbed up against
him he can stand the gaff without a
snort His friends agree that he does
not forget and his enemies will make
affidavit to the same effect. He carries
more intellectual baggage than the
average politician and is possessed OF
more personal refinement.
May Be a Senator
Fisks future has not been outlined
for publication by himself of the man
ayers of the machine in which he is
drivewheel, but it Is safe to assume
that Perkins. the railroads northern
CauIOrn1a representative IN the United
States senate. will not hold on forever.
and when a change is due Fisk may be
expected to bare his shoulders to the
toga- He is as good as we are used TO
since a kindly corporation relieved the
people of California OF the duty of sup
plying the measures and the men.
Fisks sensibilities are such that he
should derive a good deal of pleasant
satisfaction from a seat in the senate
restaurant during the luncheon hour
He might be expected to knock knees
beneath the board with Aldrich, or
whoever is then the corporation cap
tain in the upper house He might
stroll out into the lobby during such
times as Beveridge or La Toilette held
the floor and led a splendid battle In
the interests OF the unincOrporated peo-
pie and thus the spectacle of their ex-
ample could not stir him to uneasy re-
gret that he had not stuck to his
ideals and used his abilities and the
freedom OF action which financial in
dependence gives to become a man
even among such men.
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the edSie tHdl
carries a dollar
upon its back. He
m a Y also have
d o n e something
with a mysterious
species of goose;
at least his awak-
ening was often
made joyful by
the finding of an
auriferous e g g
under his pillow.
But pish TO per-
sifiagei The fact
was, F S k the
father knew more
about the ultimate
fecundity of a 10
cent piece than
any of his neigh
b o r s. | f s u C h
knowledge is to
be condemned let
the man who has
n e v e r tried to
squeeze a ducat
out of a dime be
the one to file the
charges. The bit
of history is set
down here for the
bearing it h a s
upon the sinuosi-
ties of the son.
The boys lot in
life was perforce
to be a corner Jot
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-15
Get TO Work
On
.GeaD Street

the plans and specifications the
liberal appropriation for the undertaking. construct
and good street railway city America show
The municipal administration strongly pledged in favor d
public ownership of the utilities and this particular under
taking will be regarded experiment line whose
will be the subject of interested attention country
The failure of municipal ownership this field will
regarded everywhere of the system All America will
watch every the fuhment of this crutinize
operation after goes into effect project puts on
municipal ownership operation railways 1t is
important that failure shall be made.
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-15
9 A Man Who

that Taft tried to slip over the head OF
zaIIinrer. Upon the smooth and round
ing surface of his lofty prineiples
seorcbina fingers could beat only the
searelius rat-a-tat-tat o {
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-15

ton the Geary street railway project
1t is not too soon to call for tenders for
purchase and sale of such part of the bonds
voted as may be needed to begin the work,
and in the meantime the municipal engineer
ing force might be employed in nrenaration
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-15

narrow margin OF I,lOU out OF o4,OOO FOleS.
That in brief, is the story of the most impor-
tant election San Francisco has held in 40
years.
The Call rejoices with the people of San
Francisco and conpratulates them upon their
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-15

OW that the exgencies of small politics and the distribution
of municipal jobs have been fulfilled the hope may be ex-
pressed that immediate will taken to nut exec-
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-15

ORTY-FIVE million dollars for the development of Hech
Hetchy authorized by of better than 20 authorize
purchase Spring Valley s35 100000 lost by the
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-15

He reached the stage of his inheritance
only to discover that his father had
equipped him with a wad.
Arthur G. Fisk was born on Novem-
Der %, 1853. According to accepted
notions of arithmetic he must be going
on AZ. He was born in Baltimore, Nd
and although he immigrated to Califor-
MA at the age of 1. the fact has not
served to square him in the eyes Of
the Native Sons of the Golden West
When he fought Lewis Byington for
the district attorneyship in 1901 Lewis
landed, the banana by just about the
number of votes that the natives were
able to pile up for native borner.
Becomes a Lawyer
Little Artie was educated in the COM
mon and uncommon schools of San
Francisco. and eventually we find him
graduating from the law department of
Harvard university in 1894. With Hull
McLaughry he entered into law part
nership in this city. and Hull has been
his partner in many matters both legal
and otherwise since that time. Subse-
quently Mr.. Fisk married and is the
father of two children
FISK uld not develop into a great
lawyer. He was denied those early
years of starvation which seem essen
tial to the Furnishing Of white beacon
lights of the law. At the age when
most young lawyers are walking the
hard path on their uppers the subject
of this real romance out of life was
able TO pay his taxicabbage without a
worry. firing of the police court
pinoehle that most young lawyers play.
he turned to the game of politics. The
thirty seventh assembly district awoke
one morning to find that it had been
fenced in and that the man sitting on
the gatepost and regarding the con-
tents of the stockade with proprietary
eye was Arthur Grabit Fisk. That pal
isade of years ago was a superior bit
of construction. No naughty invader has
ever been able to do more than knock
a few boards off.
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-15

OLDItME PAPER. NJ r. sycamore Gan
any any one or the readers OF the query department
sao1ath Record" published in 1851. i tbInk
III We" 1orks
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-04-05

witt what they regard az the shameful
absence ~ the sane protection for Peru
vians in the capitals u these two coun-
tries
PANAMA. April I-Oficial cable advic-~
from the Panaman Consul at Guayaquil.
Ecuador. state that the Peruvian Con
sulats there was stoned on Sunday night
by an excited mob The Peruvian Consul
was also insult~d. Recent reports 80
similar insults to the Peruvian Consul
at Bogota have been confirmed.
Gen. Alfaro. President 81 Ecuador
recently issued a letter m ColomhiaI APP
pealing To ColombiRns TO uphold ECua-
dorian rights in the boundary dispute
with Peru. This dispute IL now being
arbitrated before King Alfonso 81 Spain.
Al a result 81 this letter tho Peruvian
Consulate At Bogota. Colombia. was at
tackled and entered by a mob
The Government % Peru has expressed
indi gnation over this attack. and il IL
stated that war between Peru and Ecuador
10 almost certain. Peru is also in trouble
With Chile over the provinces Of Tacna
and AFRICA
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the Weasher.

April a storm central yesterday over eaat-
ern Minnesota eHtcnded IN troua hike lorna lion
sOuthwestward 70 TEXAS AID was eanslag modsr
ate rains EeaeraIly eastward from the upper Mis.
sisaippi Valley 70 the Atlantic coast
There WAs some rain also IA eastern TEXAS
and u cloudy In the ONO and Tenpesses
and lower Mississippi valleys.
Ia the Northwest there was snow. and colder
weather following ths saern covered the Rarhy
MOuntAin STATE and eastward over the Missouri
Valley and KanaAs
II WAs sIGhty besow the fresKiMg pasat over
the Ro~ky Mountains In the MiaaflHppi Valley
and IN nose aertiona ~ the east ~ Waa waYney
In this city the day warmer. with rain ana
FOG: wind. light east 70 southeast. average humid
ity. ~ per cent. barometer. corrected 70 READ
70 sea level. 81 4 A. n. mn: p. A.. DiA
The temperature yesterday. recorded By ths
ofhcial Thermometer. 10 shown IN the ANNEXED
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ONE MORE ELIXIR ~ LIFE.
'syessy sting Decup'Iyes the Activity OG the
Phagocytes. says Dr. Dsy IN.


PhagSc, tee. says Hbr. DSy ea.
!spectaI cGas DespsSrA 70 TIVE SrN
PARIs. April DIR. DOyen. the noted
surgeon. thinks that he has come nearer
finding the elixir Of life than any one has
before him. Anyway. he IL greatly con-
hdent that he has found a means II pro-
longing life 90 a considerable extent.
He made the announcement this after
noon In a ls sure in which he gave many
technical details.
lie said that he had discovered liquid.
which he calls myeolysine. which dis
solves germs. IL was known. he said.
that u Il we're possible 90 decuplize the
activity Of phAGocytes the resistance
Of the human body would be greatly in
creased. In this oAse a majority Of
infectious diseases would disappear
This problem he solved by the dis
covesy OF phaGogenOus oolIoids. which
form the basis Of mycolysine. He insists
that " employed nationally mycolysine
will abolish . majority Of the infectious
diseases. especially those of the respira-
tory and digestive organs and Of the skin
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ESrAs oVER HALFAcENTURY

guard against any great changes being
made by the Government Of the day
without the consent and against the
wishes Of q majority OF the electors.
.fter the Finlay AmendmenS had been
rejected q motion OF Premier Asduith
60 commit the veto resolution vas adopted
without division