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The San Francisco call., 1910-01-03
[Speciol Dispatch 10 The Call

! PORTLAND, Jan. ST to Il inches OF ice
vas ciinging TO the forecastie OF the steamer
Breakwater. which arrived tonight from Coos
bay. On the trip up the wind was blowing a
stif north northwest gale
Serious interference with river traffic is
threatened By the cold weather. which closed
the locks IN the Columbia at the Cascades to-
! day Ice is forming along the shores of the
Columbia river above the mouth Of the William
ette and It IS feared that operation Of the
l ferry 10 Vancouver viii cease tomorrow.
From the steamer Rose City. bound for San
! Francisco. a wireless message was received by
the weather bureau this morning as follows
Latitude ~. longitude Barometer. % go:
Temperature, =; wind northwest; weather
Aided by the incoming tide fhe steamer
4 Elder. from San Pedro, made the trip from As
toria today IN seven hours. The vessel brought
45 passengers and so tons Of general cargo
Recommendations of Major McIndoe for award
/ ing the contract for remodeiing the dredge Chi
I nook which is TO be used on the Columbia river
of the tinted states sarnrytand WORK wifi hegin
on the craft early this week The contract for
remodeling calls for expenditure cf Sl32. coo
and the work will be done by the Marine iron
works
LOS ANGELES. Jan. arrived: steam
schooner Vanguard. from Eureka: steam
schooner Phoenix. from Union landing: steamer
Coos Bay. from San Francisco: schoo3er Robert
Sesris- from Everett; schooner Hoquiam. from
Grays Harbor.
Sailed British steamer Se-ak for san Fran
cisco; steamer Whittier. for Oleum via Port
san Luis; schooner Yellowstone. for Columbia
river via san Francisco: steamer Natiopal
City. for Fort Bragg. via San Francisco;
schooner Taurus for Tacoma, in ballast
schooner saivator. FOR Coos bay, in ballast
PORTLAND, Jan. arrived: steamer
Breakwater. from Coos bay; steamer Nortirland.
from san francisco; steamer Elder, from San
saiied-rank steamer AsuncIon. for San Fran
cisco
SEATTLE. Jan. 2.-Arrired-steamer Watson,
Sailed-steamers Admiral sampson and Queen.
both for San Francisco
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-03
SYNOPSIS


The storm is central over northern Arizona
and southern Utah. There has been light rain
over California during the day with snow IN the
mountains. The weather is fair in California.
but snow continues 10 fan in Arizona and Utah.
The pressure has risen rapidly the entire
Pacific slope and Rocky mountain region. In
southern Idaho the rise has been over three
fourths Of an inch. The temperature has fallen
in all districts except the upper Sacramento val
ley, where there has been slight rise. Very
cold weather viii prevail over California tonight
and killing frosts will occur generally Monday
morning The river at Sacramento reads Is.
feet. The humidity at Red Bluff is so per cent
and at Fresno 81 per cent Conditions are favor
able for fair and cold weather Monday.
Forecast for the 80 hours ending ) D. m, Mon
day. January 3. 1910:
san Francisco and vicinity-Fair Monday; kill
ing frost: light north wind.
Santa Clara valley-Fair Monday; killing frost
light north wind.
Sacramento Falley-Fair Monday: killing frost;
light north wind.
San Joaquin valley-Far Monday. with killing
frost in the morning; light north wind.
Los Angeles and vicinity-Fair Monday killing
frost in the morning, light north wind
G.. II. WILSON, Local Forecaster.
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-03
SHIPPING NEWS OF COAST
Items of Interest to Mariners
of the Pacific
[SpeciaI Dispatch 10 The Call

ASTORIA, Jan. 2.-Steamer George W Elder
arrived IL today from san Francisco and way
ports. with freight and passengers, and pro
ceededed 10 Portland 10 discharge.
oil tank steamer Santa Rita arrived down
from Portland in ballast last night and crossed
out FOR California early this morning
Steamer Break8ater arrived III t.elaT from
Coos bay With freight and passengers and pro-
ceeded 70 Portland.
Steamer Santa Clara arrived d0vrns from Port
land this morning withN.a general cargo and
passengers and proceeded~to san Francisco and
way ports
Steamer Alliance. with freight and passengers
from Portland, crossed out this morning for
Coos hsT.
Steamer sIackinaw arrived from Puget sound
with cargo of coal for Portland and pro-
ceeded up the river 70 discharge.
Steamer NorthlsDd arrived from san Fran
cisco and proceeded up the river 10 commence
beading lumber cargo
) Steamer Nome City. with cargo Of lumber
for san Francisco, arrived down the river and
proceeded 10 sea.
Steam schooner Bowdoin arrived down the
river last night and proceeded 10 San Francisco
this morning.
OIL tank steamer Asuneion. in ballast for San
Francisco. crossed ont this afternoon
The French ship David dangers with q
grain cargo for Europe, was towed TO sea this
afternoon
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-03
Compagnie Generale TRANSFORMATIONS

DIRECT LINE TO HAVRE-PARIS
sailings every Thursday. instead Of Saturday.
at 10 a. N. from pier 42. North river, foot OF
Morton street
First class to Havre. S7T-50 and upward. sec-
ond GLASS 70 Havre $50 and upward eFsNIrR 4
AGENCY for UNITED STATES and CANADA,
10 State street. New York. ]. f. FUGAZI.
San Francisco. Tickets sold by all railroad
ticket agents.
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-03

Professor Pazaurek. originator Of
the museum OF bad taste in Wurttem-
berg. believes every art museum should
have attached 10 il. as A matter Of
course. . collection OF horrible ex-
ampIeE.
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-03
AN INTERESTING BOOKLET

Messrs. Lombard & Son. Incorporated. dealers
in California Tax Exempt Mortgages and West
ern Bonds, whose offices are at 1880 Monadnock
building, San Francisco. and s04 Bsrristers' Hail.
Boston. Mass. have just published copyrighted
booklet dealing with investments, which should
prove interesting TO all clzsses of investors. The
booklets are furnished free on request.
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-03

The number OF women enrolled at
the universities of Germany this sum-
mer is 1.441. an increase of 3S3 over
last summer.
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-03
A Business for sale

Are you looking for a chance 10 go
IN business for yourself2 Look over
the offers in today's Classified Ad Sec
tion, under the Business Chance head
ing. Something there 10 interest you.
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-03
Weather Report

United States department Of agriculture
Weather bureau. San Francisco. Jan. 2, 1910.
RAINFALL, DATA
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-03
|. :. Branch Hydrographic once

L. =. Branch photographic Office
4 branch Of the United States photographic
Office located in the Merchants Exchange, Is
maintained in San Francisco for the benefit Of
nariners without regard to nationality and free
Of expense Navigaters are cordially invited 70
visit tho Office where complete sets OF charts
and sailing directions of the world are kept at
hand for comparison and reference and the
latest information can always be obtained re-
csrdiny lights dangers 10 navigation and mat
/ fers Of interest 10 ocean commerce
!. c. BURNETT,
Lieutenant. L. :. ". in charge
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-03
Time Ball

Time Ball
United States branch photographic ofhce. Mer-
chants Exchange, san Francisco, January
3 1910.
The time bail on the roof Of the Fsirment
hotel was dropped today exactly at noon. Pa
cifc standard time tl20th meridian, or at en.
0On. COS, Greenwich mean time.
]. c. BURNETT.
Lieutenant. L. $. n. in charge
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-03
HYDRoGRAPHIC OFFICE


Dentb at mean low water, entrance 70 harbor.
PLACE Ft Date Remarks
IA feet at mean low
Gravs Harl Is Nov ) water in channel 10
Hoquiam.
TViTTaoa r. % Nov IlwhistIing buoy not
working well.
9'oIUm r . oct 425 feet in channel to
Portland.
YebaIm RI Nov. 81 Bar buoy 200 yards
north Of channel
Think B. 10 Sept. H.. .....,---.
Yaouina b Q Aug l0lchannel iftfn to
south.
SiusIaw R soct. 1.......:.
I7mpoua RI Q oct. 2lChannel 1000 feet y.
OF buoy.
IL feet at low water to
Coos Bay. Il Nov North Bend: II feet
Marshfeld.
lchannel good Be-
coorillc r. { Nov 4 water in center he
tween y. and S. Jet
ties.
Rogue Riv...... -...... l....... .........:.
KIsmth r. , Nov. 1IClosed to navigation.
Hmbldt b y Nov. Co. .....-..
5 Pedro 20 Nov NJ change in channel
5 Diego Bl % Nov. 9lNo change in channel
s Pablo b 24 Apr 2llDepfh in dredged chan
mel
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-03
& AUCTION SALE N

MONDAY. January 3. at IL a m. e05 and 2u9
Valencia street. carload OF cheap horses. also
50 head Of driving and draft stock. wagons. bug
gies and harness. outside stock sold on commis-
sicn- Phone Park 1923 WM- CLOUGH. Auc-
tioneer.
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-03

Union Transfer Co. authorized to cheek Bsggsgs
direct IRON residence
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-03

NEW YORK-Arrived Jan 2-Stmr Mime
waska. from London. stmr Caronia, from Fume;
stmr Umbria, from Liverpool.
Sailed Ian 2-Stmr Furnessia, for Glasgow
stmr Russia, for Libau.
Arrived Jan 3-Stmr Le Bretsgne from Havre.
IIVERPOOI-Arrived Jan 2-Stmr Tunisian,
from ST. John and Halifax
Sailed Jan I-Stmr Slcilian. for Philadelphis.
QUEENST0wN-Sa Jan 2-Stmr Arabic,
sfnir Garmania. for New York.
HALIFAX y. S.-Arrived Jan 2-Stnr Gram
plan. from Liverpool.
PORTLAND. ME.-Arrived Jan 2-stmr Can
ada, from Liverpool.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-04-20
Old Faces Retire.

Eugene Hale of Maine is the senior
senator of the United States. He was
sworn in on March 4, 1881, and has
been in continuous service in the up
per branch of congress ever since,
His colleague from the Pine Tree state,
William P. Frye. was sworn in IL days
ber Nelson w. Aldrich of Rhode Is
land was elected Oct. 5, 1881, to sue
coed Ambrose E. Burnside. Aldrich is
the third senator in point of service,
and all three of the seniors are of the
same year. Shelby NJ. Cullom of NH
nois is the fourth, but did not enter
the senate until 1888.
In the face of threatened opposition
to the reelection of Hale and AIdrich,
the announcement comes on the same
day from each of these leaders that
he will retire from service and will
not again be candidate. Failing health
is given as the reason, and the same
ailment is indicated in each case. Aid
rich and Hale are conceded to be the
leaders of the senate and their with
drawal at the same time after 20 years
of joint service seems more than
coincidence. The senate will show a
new alignment, and 1t is believed that
Senator Murray Crane OF Massachus-
etts may develop into the dictator of
republican policies in the senate Of
next year.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-04-20
A Singing Rebuke.

There was one paragraph in par
ticular in the platform adopted by
the Indiana republican state conven-
ton which must have stung Presi-
dent Taft and the Aldriches and the
Cannons to the quick.
The paragraph to which we refer
was not appreciated for its full worth
by the press generally. Therefore
we repeat it:
We believe IN a protective tariff
measured by the difference in the
cost of production here and abroad.
Less than this is unjust to American
laborers; more than this is unjust
to American consumers"
The republican national platform
also promised tariff revision on the
basis of equalization of the differ
ence in the cost of production at
home and abroad. The promise was
insolently ignored. The men who
framed the Payne-Aldrich law made
not the slightest effort to live up to
the platform promises. not even at
tempting to ascertain the difference in
the cost of production at home and
abroad.
The public at large, unfortunately,
was not properly educated on this
point, as the newspapers generally
paid little attention to the fact that
the tariff makers did not attempt to
revise the Dingley rates on the basis
of equalization of cost of production
at home and abroad.
But Senator Beveridge was aware
of the perf1dy of his party. Therefore
the clause in the Indiana platform in
dorsing a revision on the basis of the
difference in the cost of production
here and abroad was a singing in
dictment of President Taft and ev-
cry other man who has sought to
make it appear that the Payne-Ald-
rich law is an honest fulfillment of
the promises of the republican party.
Had the tariff juggIers lived up to
the promise contained in the repub-
lican platform of 1908. 80 per cent
of the Dingley rates would have nee
essarily been reduced one-half
But such a reduction would have
with the monopolies en-
joyed by the tariff trusts. There
fore it was found expedient to for
get the prediction promises. The
joke was on the people again.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-04-20

| HE SAT THERE ON A LITTLE IRON SEAT.
social session MT. Homer Byrd wend
ed his way through the moonlit night
toward the graveyard that surrounded
the church. In his arms he bore great
sheafs OF white Iilacs, which he in.
tended to place on his wife's grave.
Scarcely day passed that he did not
visit the spot, and invariably he car
ried some floral offering.
And so it happened that as he knelt
beside the green mound the harsh
clack Of voices in discussion issued
from the lighted window Of the church
edly and the voices rose louder Homer
Byrd was soon made acquainted with
the various opinions which his towns
women held toward him.
He sat there on a little iron seat
with his head bowed in the upturned
palms OF his hands. The moon mount
ed toward the zenith. The members
Of the Improvement society noisily
dispersed, and still he sat there in the
silent plot back OF the church think
ing.
When he arose and shook back the
long lock of gray hair that fell over
his forehead there was a light of res
olution in his thin face, a light that
replaced the expression OF dull de-
spair which had characterized his long
period of grief for Mary Byrd.
God forgive mel l have been a
coward! A coward will be no longerI"
The Homer Byrd place was a large.
square brown house set In a wilder
ness of trees and shrubs. The weather
beaten roof showed through the bare
branches in the winter, but when sum-
mer came the house was invisible.
The fence that surrounded the ample
grounds was sagging from the rotten
posts, and an air of neglect and decay
characterized the whole place.
Within doors, where Homer Byrd &C.
cupied the south wing. it was bright
and cheerful, but the remainder of
the great house was closely suffered
and given over TO mold and darkness.
After the funeral of Mary Byrd the
horses and other stock bad been sold.
the great barns closed, the poultry
yards deserted, and the large. prosper
GUS farm lay idle and useless, while
the master shut himself and his grief
away behind closed doors.
That was all until Homer Byrd
heard tho opinions expressed by the
village Improvement society.
The next morning Miss Harriet
Paine declared the news that Homer
Byrd had gone to the city, and Upper
Village knew no more of its unworthy
townsman until fortnight had elapsed
and he returned with two sharp look
Ing men who spent several days about
tho Rrrd nlaca. measuring end 6Gux-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-04-20
The Argus Daily Short Story
The Case of Homer Byrd.-By Clarissa Maclie.
Copyrighted. Associated Literary Presa

The Village improvement society had
concluded very interesting meeting
and was RECALLING itself upon the dain-
ties which the ladies had provided.
Mrs. Wixom nodded her head vigor-
ously over her plate of ice cream.
Serves Homer Byrd right" she whis-
pered hoarsely In her neighbours ear.
HE don't deserve no light In front of
his old place; most tumbledown old
rat trap in Upper village! The misery
old codgerT'
They say he spends good deal of
money helping those who need it" said
Esther Fray as she set down her cof-
fee cup and turned reddening face
TO the excited little group. Il heard
that he helped old Jake King last win
ter when Jake broke his leg and
Just hear her TALK
That same evening shortly after the
Village Improvement society went into
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-04-20
FIELD OF LITERATURE

The May Everybody's.-Bvery
| for May adds another to the list of
really important articles on CONNER
cial subjects that have long been q
feature Of that honestly American
magazine. Under the tide The
Barred Gateway" John L. Mathews
tells of the hapless incongruity be-
tween our liberal channel and harbor
improvement policy, and our monopo-
lized and obsolete dock systems. To
spend countless millions for the bet
terment Of ports, and then permit the
railway-owned water fronts to forbid
the landing of vessels seems too fool
ish to believe. But it is true. In the
same number of Everybody's Judge
Ben B. Lindsey concludes his inspir-
ing story OF the long fight against the
System in Denver. With ali its dis
couragements it is an optimistic story,
and the victory that marks this install
ment should be an inspiration to other
men elsewhere. William Whitman
and Edward Moir, representing vari-
Gus wooden interests, contribute COM
ments on the recent important arti-
Giles on The Making of K" by Richard
Washburn Child, who comments also
on the rejoinders. Two articles con-
trasting oriental and occidental luxury
are "On the Trail of Haroun-al-
Raschid," by E. Alexander Powell, and
Lobster Palace Society,"" by Julian
Street. One tells or the splendors of
Bokhara, Samarkand and such historic
capitals of central Asia, the other of
the lavish waste Of money and false
standards Of life in New York res
taurants. A Radcliffe Dugmore tells
of hunting His Sulkmess, the Rhino,"
with a camera in African wilds. and
shows remarkable pictures. Sir Cas-
par Purdon Clarke. director of the
Metropolitan Museum of Fine Arts,
makes interesting comment on THE
Aegean Sea- a beautiful painting by
Frederick e. Church, reproduced as a
color frontispiece. Seven stories, in
Guiding the third installment of the
striking serial, "a Successful Wife,"
a naval story by Robert Dunn, a negro
story by Elmore Elliott Peake, an air
story, by Michael Williams, a honey"
story by B. Paul Neuman. a racing
story by Elmer Blaney Harris, and
Pa Flickinger story by Bessie R Hoo
yer, make a generous gift of fiction.
The various departments, straight
Talk" ''The Players" ga Row of
Under the Spreading Chest
nut Tree" and with 'Everybody's'
Publishers" complete the number which |
is lavishly illustrated and bound In a
brilliant cover that for the first time |
does the lobster full justice.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-04-20
Get SOUND BASIS
Fraternal Insurance Societies
Warned at Meeting Of
Commissioners.
CONSIDER STATE LAWS
President Hartigaa Predicts Collapse
of Many Societies in the Near
Future.

Chicago, April 20-Disruption Of
many fraternal insurance societies tnal
are operating throughout the country
under inadequate rates OF assessment
| is predicted by John A. Hartigan Of
Minnesota, president Of the National
Association OF Insurance Commission
ers, which convened in Chicago Mon
day.
Fraternal societies as q whole were
not attacked at the meeting. but fake
organizations which are said to be
fiourishing, were denounced.
FraternaI SGen Attend.
The conference of commissioners
was called to consider state legisla-
ton proposed by committee OF the
association Insurance men from near
~ all the states were present and fra
ternal insurance societies having So
600, 100000 outstanding certificates
were represented.
Regulation Of rates as proposed by
the National Fraternal congress, which
sought to have all fraternal insurance
put on sound basis, was a subject
discussed.
Do Enormous Business.
OF fraternal insurance societies Pres
ident Hartigan said:
THE business transacted by these
societies has reached enormous pro-
portions and the necessity for careful
supervision is generally admitted. For
instance, IN my own state at the end
of 1908 the fraternals had in force GER
tificates to the amount Of 1904, 81, 900,
while the total Insurance carried by
the old line or legal reserve companie:
amounted to SPOT ,767, 900.
ut is evident, therefore. that large
proportion Of our people are depending
on fraternal societies for their protec-
ton. In some states these societies
are not under the Jurisdiction of the
insurance department, and many peo-
pie have been defrauded by the opera
tons of illegitimate concerns masquer-
aiding under the name Of fraternaI so
cieties.''
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-04-20
Hearst,s Independents,

What William Randolph Hearst Ii
willing and anxious to do with his
independence league is described in
a signed editorial in the Chicago Elk.
aminer in which he takes as a text
some of the statements made by
John Temple Graves at the Jeffer-
son banquet in Washington. Com
rade Hearst says:
1.-The independence league is COM
mitted to principles, not to parties.
and the Independent voters-be-
cause they are independent-will
unite with any party which at any
given time most nearly expresses
their principles. The Independence
league in New York City devoted it
self to the destruction of Tammany
hall. That has been accomplished
and well accomplished. By the elm
ination OF Tammany the democratic
party has been greatly improved and
purified; and thereby, too, the great
est obstacle to the union of self-re-
,spectfng Independents with the dem
ocratfc party has been removed.
ION the other hand the outrageous
corruption of the republican legisla-
ture in New York state. the brazen
effrontery of the congressional can
didacy of $1,000-Aldridge, the re-
publican boss of Rochester; the brib-
cry exposures in the republican city
administrations OF Pittsburg and Chi
cago; the corporation domination of
the national republican adminietra-
.tion-all combine to make q union
OF the Independents with the eepub-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-04-20

Homer Byrd on his little iron sea-
aIooking at the grave which he'd GOV
cred with white layiocks. John didn'I
say nothing. but jest uptoed bach
| again"
THAT seat Is most under the church
windows" volunteered Mrs. Wixon In
a strained whisper.
There was no reply. The members
OF the little group which had occupied
the corner by the window on that
| memorable night looked at one anoth-
er furtively. Esther Fray was won.
dering with palpitating heart what she
had said that might have betrayed the
dIfldent interest she had always taken
In the silent, grief stricken man who
had been the subject Of discussion.
She hoped none OF the others would
remember that she had arisen to de-
fend him.
Miss Harriet Paine laughed harshly.
I'm willing 70 stand by what I've said
about Homer Byrd" she said, with a
reckless shrug OF her shoulders. II
guess Esther here1i stand in his good
graceS as well as anybody. She spoke
right up for him."
"Oh. Esther amt bothering about no
men," interpolated Mrs. wIxom, with
good natured appreciation OF Esther's
confusion. I'VE don't want her to
either. II we lose our schooIteacher
don't know what the children VIII
do"
To Esther's relief the meeting was
called to order for another brief bust
ness session. and when Il had finally
adjourned she slipped out and away to
her little cottage with a perturbati
that was unusual. She wished that
she had not opened her lips to defend
Homer Byrd, for it had only attract
ed unwelcome attention to herself.
Homer Byrd continued to beautify
his house and grounds with undated
zeal. He worked early and late with
the laborers and was here, there
and everywhere. His bent shoulders
Strengthened. his contracted chest
broadened with the deep breaths Of
wholesome air that he inhaled, his
eyes frightened and his step took on
the elasticity OF youth. for, after all,
Homer Byrd WIS young man in his
forties, and when October came there
was considerable hustle about the
place when the scanty crops from the
late seasons planting were garnered.
ct needs a mistress now" said
Homer Byrd, with a troubled look In
his eyes, and that night he dressed
himself with unusual care and went
calling. And he went calling on other
nights thereafter, TO the unabated IN
terest of Upper Village.
so It was Esther Fray after ALL"
gabbIed Harriet Paine after the wed
ding was over and the happy pair had
departed through the new gates, above
which hung cluster OF electric lights.
land / expect Esther III be fool enough
to go up with him and put flowers on
Mary Byrd's grave, just as he's al
ways done"
And so she was. and there were few
in Upper Village that understood save
Esther and Homer and Mary Byrd.