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The San Francisco call., 1910-03-15
The Mollycoddles
And the RedblOOdS

OUD calls heard for Wild Sundry
of chekered political antecedents and small consequence
in trouble and they cry aloud "Save perish
Give leg Pull of the hole One blast upon your
bugle horn worth thousand
In Ohio in California, in New York they calling the
The ship of the rocks and the worship
of the halowed job has become funeral service There
sudden crop Roosevelt republicans precious of forced
growth They discover unexpected featy They the long
lost brothers of the absent 1t that absence makes
the heart fond and their fixed Egypt happened
older day with that stnecked generation forever looking
sign But alas the oracle dumb They call the vay
dees of the Jungle but saving responds old Roman
used to say Out of Africa always something and
strange and the saying for advised that to
the University of California coming fine example of the
African bul? 1t will the need What
they really need is dose of American bull.
Congress is in the doldrums. Mr. Tafts legislative program
has become joke There nothing doing 1t is the day of the
Mocodde slothu tribe By and by, when they the
husngs they will all become Redood like Californans
antically discovering for the first me their devotion
Stanton and MCGOWAN
But Theodore, the well beloved finds himself in delicate
situation He has many children he doesn't know what to do
and of them quite unexpected OF members of his
growing family he might very we'll say This sudden and
beg be excused relying able bodied suspicion that they
had been changed and lacking the strawberry
mark of the big stick.
The San Francisco call., 1910-03-15
Answers to Queries

NFANTRY-subscriber. Stockton. How win
the Fourteenth infantry. U; s A., be distributed
upon Its return from the Philippine Islands?
The headquarters, band and second
battalion will go to Fort William Henry
Harrison. Montana; the first battalion
and the machine guns platoon to Fort
Lincoln, North Dakota. and the third
battalion to Missoula, Montana
MULDOoN-B. A. H. City. Is William Null
and where is he located?
He is conducting physical training
school near White Plans, N. Y.
WASHINGToN-A. F.. Bloomfield. What was
the exact date of the death Of George Washing
ton and when was he born?
Born February IL Gold style), Febru-
airy 22 (new style), 1882; died December
IA, 1899.
DATES OF BIRrH1A;; P. Bloomfeld- Give
dore Roosevelt and W. II. Taft. also date Of
death of Mckinley.
Mckinley. born Niles. o.. February
26, 1874, died September IA. 1901; Roose-
DYING Subscriber Los An
Californian" and what was the occasion for its
production?
1t was a poem, afterward set to nnu-
sic, written by Kate Harris of Pascoag,
IT, l., WHO dlleTWdFQ became MIS-.
Charles Plass and resided in Napa, Cal
1t was suggested by the reading of a
letter which was dictated by Brown
Owens when dying on his way from
California. This letter was read at his
funeral service at Chepachet, r. l.
THIRD Observation-Disclosures Palo Alto
What Is the third degree" given BY the police
authorities?
Third degree is another name for
the old time term of sweating" per-
sons accused of crime. 1t consists of
holding suspected persons in solitary
confinement and by threats, buIlyrag-
ging and sometimes blows endeavor-
ing to extort an admission from a per-
son accused.
PRECEDENT-A. E., City How is s.prece-
dent" pronounced?
Pre-se-dent. with the first and third
as in met and the second as in meat.
MOON To EARTH-F. W. City What is
the distance from the moon to the earth?
Mean distance 23S,S50 miles
COLLISION. J.. R., Elmhurst- What was
excursion train and local train at First street
and Broadway. Oakland. about 10 years ago?
Saturday, July 4. 1909.
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A Literary
Bureau
in Disguise
they told the truth

they told the truth about their objects and purposes They do
tell the truth and the disguise nuy maintained that
the important of their called declaration OF principles
is expose the association humbug. We quote:
policy of railway business association
subject
adopted
safely, efficiently, progressively and solvently.
This say that the railway businessmen regulation
regulate The plea sufficient latitude operate
the properties safely and oveny has been made the familiar
that characterized railroad
In similar the declaration that sit shall be the
policy of the study the of public discomfort
and urge the railroads redress while endeavor
the public that i'll founded unreasonable
plants should be made the subject of agitation There would
objection this of thing did the disguise
pretended mparta Like the other declaration quoted the
half negligible and the real discourage
of agitation concerning railroad abuses There should be
objection organization devoted such purposes if did
disguised something quite different The American
people always ready listen the railroad side of the
mn but they presented honestly and masquerade
something quite different.
The San Francisco call., 1910-03-15
| Curtis Lindley
! to His
Learned Brethren

than that should be punished Moreover
examination before magistrate far
traon of he third degree the hands of the police Judge
Lindley compares the systems in these words
S be by a
He decline peases linn
of his This
inhuman But
the existing system
The poor devil who has committed vulgar crime placed
nsh cle which enable the public
s e
The criminal respectable antecedsnts social
interviewed his ideas
committed it. he his fingers of
of ancty personality God and
the 4 Iamn called explain s"
The system prevails is of the
barbarou that obtained England during
century hanged for hng oenses accused
permitted employ counsel The gor of that practice
create popular prejudice in favor of giving the
prisoner every possible chance and oopho and sen-
grew of stretching ntendment of
accused There longer
extended criminals England got rid the
long ago. still in the United States
The Call hopes that Judge Lndey will have sufficient influence
with brethren of the bench and bar persuade
bad habits and bring themselves abreast
century For the present they Judge Lndey
remarks thinking OF the seventeenth century
The San Francisco call., 1910-03-15
PERSONS IN THE NEWS

z. G. WRIGHT, one of the ''old guard OF
Southern Pacific officials, arrived here yester-
day on the Korea, accompanied by his wife.
after a four year tour of the world. Wright
was auditor of the S. P. for number of
years and was later associated with the Pa
ci6c improvement company.
W. G. PHIGPEN who has been connected with
the Hotel Portland. registered at the St.
Francis yesterday. He is on his way to Long
Beach to take a clerkship in the Hotel yir-
ginia.
CAPTAIN W. v. z. JACOBS Of the revenue cut
ter service arrived here yesterday from Homo
lulu. where he has been in command OF the
Thetis. He has been transferred to the train
ing ship Itasca.
COMMANDER E. LLOYD of the United States
,navy who has been in command Of the cruiser
Wilmington on the Asiatic station, arrived here
yesterday the liner Korea.
A. E. SNYDER and wife and daughter Harriet
from Santa Cruz staying at the Stanford.
Snyder is prominent merchant of the southern
city.
MONTGOMERY SCHUYLER JR., secretary of
the legation at Tokyo, and wife. registered at
the Fairmont yesterday from New York.
HARRY SCOTT and wife. with their daughter
Ethel, staying at the st. James Scott is
court official from Santa Rosa.
E. A. CoNsINo, general western passenger agent
of the West Shore raiIway.-is registered at the
Fairmont with Mrs. consino-
c. ARMSTRONG and T. d. Starrett. two officials
OF the Canadian Pacific railway. are among the
late arrivals at the Stewart.
JOHN CoFFEY HAYES. manager OF the Mount
Whitney power and electric company OF vi
salia. is at the Fairmont.
H. T. wIcHMAN registered at the Stewart yes
terday from Honolulu. He is prominent mer-
chant in the islands.
J. N. WATSON, prominent land owner Of
Lakeview. Ore, accompanied by Mrs Watson,
is at the Argonaut.
HAROLD ]. GAGE, stockton art dealer. was
at the St Francis yesterday. accompanied by
Mrs. Gage
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DAVIDSON KENNEDY, capitalist Of PhiladeI-
phis. is at the Fairmont accompanied by his
wife and Mrs James W. Burling- They have
been touring the southern part Of the state.
A. W. SIMPSON and R. E. wiIhoit. two we'll
known businessmen Of Stockton, are guests at
the Palace.
CHARLES N. CLAYTON. an attorney of Pitts
burg, is at the Union Square. accompanied by
his wife.
ist. is among the late arrivals at the st.
Francis.
II. B. SULLIVAN. wholesale liquor merchant
Of Manila, registered at the Stewart yesterday
W. H. PoRTERFIELD, a publisher OF Los An
geles, registered at the st. Francis yesterday.
B. BRAGG, who is interested in the real estate
business in Portland. is guest at the Manx
o. c. HANSEN of Milwaukee is registered at the
Palace He is prominent manufacturer.
I. S. GREEN. Los Angeles businessman. is at
the Manx, accompanied By his wife.
JAMES F. FARRAHER. an attorney Of Yreka.
registered at the Palace yesterday
WILLIAM v. GOLANs a chicago businessman
registered at the Manx yesterday.
CAPTAIN S. sANDBERG Of the steamship Ko-
rea is guest at the Stewart
JOHN GARwooD, shoe merchant Of stockton.
Is guest at the Union Square.
J. M. HALE. merchant Of Los Angeles. regis
tered at the Palace yesterday.
DIR. T. L. ATKINSON of Sacramento is a re-
cent arrival at the Argonaut.
T. A. FEE, attorney OF MADEIRA. is a recent
arrival at the Palace
-
JUDGE JOHN E. BAKER OF Arturas !. rsv,sS
tered at the Argonaut
MRS NJ A. DYER aud niece Of Seattle are stay
ing at the Colonial
@Argonaut-
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| |Hydrography
| and Railroad
| Construction

1t had low grades and slight the way These
been regarded the first essentials of low Harr
spent millions Strengthening and reducing grades
the Central and Union Pacific without being able make
of equal facility with the Salt Lake line
But find eighty miles of the Salt Lake road washed
1he damage that the property opera
for nearly and rebuilding be undertaken
AS these washouts the
series OF like disasters becomes evident that the
engineers find line in safer territory. 1t is
sated that costly mistake made the determining
the
Engineers operating mountainous regions safely
proceed without advance collection of photographic data 1t is
fact that in the seard regions of America floods
dangerous because less expected than places where rainfall
normal The Southern Pacific spent S3OO0OOO repairing wash
the Soedad the road between this city
Angeles discovered that original survey
lack of photographic data found in still and
seeking line. The question is whether the line by
Phoebe, Nev through the ST. George valley, Utah.
parson of the relative advantages OF these gives the
following data
George agricultural through
The would of
that the agricultural valley would
than How will be decided
1t noted that this comparison takes almost
wholly potenaties of the rival lines slight
the photographic characteristics.
The San Francisco call., 1910-03-15
People
Who
Steal Pictures


of like character in the history of
Francisco and although have been secured by
thieves other paintings only great risk
long The undertaking quite different class
theft of gold from the ferry building That
object might bullion half hour with the
help of melting pot
There possible motive that may occasion
explain The eccencties of the collecting
well understood classified There people
the country stealing silver spoons and other
the houses and hotels they visit in their wander
ngs When the duke of the Abuzz visited the Atlantic coast
Italian warsp visitors who given the of the ship
courtesy avaged his dressing and stole his
brushes other toilet articles for
of the big know and dread this mania
peril their charge. 1t is of record
of the British showing valuable and
gem scientific and judging
of such Objects suddenly missed the intago But he
what had happened and he made his visitor swallow
powerful Collectors do steal for profit but for private
satisfaction of strange form of mania
The San Francisco call., 1910-03-15

association, with headquarters in New York.
This is an organization of people engaged in
selling railway supplies. There could be no
objection to their campaign of education if
The San Francisco call., 1910-03-15

It becomes evident that there are many
physical characteristics to be taken into
account besides grades From the accepted
engineering standpoint the Los Angeles and
Salt Lake road was exceptionally fortunate
The San Francisco call., 1910-03-15

HE newest form of literary bureau engaged in political
ganda in the of public spirit but in fact inspired by
The San Francisco call., 1910-03-15

does sns s. Sss's his
be peculiarly of /
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Nothing
to Boast of
in His Support

the rights
expression home in local politics He ado enough
enough keep himself upon the right
thinking
nothing.
Hepburn the who took employment promote
claims dropped his when he
think about of Kansas brought
up jail for appearing support of claims against
the government all surprising that Hepburn should
fight policy his the Oregonan
voice for the west but against the west and in favor
the seeking exploit the national domain These
government them for $40
lands something like $l0OOOO0 to the
The San Francisco call., 1910-03-15

Senator Hepburn Of Idaho has spoken on
the policy that would lock up the resources of +
the west and create horde of devouring Of
ficials to Conserve them. The like utterance
is due from other senators and representatives
from the west. In recent speech at Spring
field Mass an Ore2nn senator nut himself
The San Francisco call., 1910-03-15

commercial transaction. A stolen picture can
not be included in list of quick assets. 1t
is only possible to realize on it after pro-
longed, difficult and dangerous negotiations.
The theft of a Millet picture from the
The San Francisco call., 1910-03-15

practice, recourse to the French plan
putting persons accused of crime under imm
diate examination before magistrate. Juds
Lindley has no faith in the ancient maxi
that better let ninetY-nine guilty men esca1
The San Francisco call., 1910-03-15

THE Oregonan being convinced opponent of the
policy finds occasion for these pevis remarks
certain contemporary politicians:
The San Francisco call., 1910-03-15

HE extraordinary i'll fortune of the Los Angeles and Salt Lake
railroad tells that civil engineers have yet much learn
relation the making surveys
The San Francisco call., 1910-03-15

.URTIS LINDLEY, president of the bar association in
address before the San Jose Commonwealth club urges
among other needed reforms of criminal jurisprudence
The San Francisco call., 1910-03-15

Mrs. William Dutton entertained at
a delightful dinner given last evening
at the Fairmont for less than dozen
guests. Some of the earlier events OF
the day were the teas given at the
Palace. Mrs b. s. SchlesfnSer gave
a tea for eight or 10 friends. and at
the Fairmont another tea hostess was
Mrs Walter Scott Franklin G. Z.
DAILY of New York was host at lunch
con given yesterday at the Palace for
10 or IL friends who are prominent IN
railroad affairs.
The San Francisco call., 1910-03-15

The dinner given last evening at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Prentiss Cobb
Hale was thoroughly informal affair.
The complimented guests Of the occa-
sion were Mr.. and Mrs. George Kerr.
The party last evening was one of a
series that Mr. and Mrs. Hale have
been giving since their return from
the east, but only for a limited num-
Der of guests each time in their pretty
home.
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THIEF OFFERED CANDY.
Thrust Carameis Into Car GOnductor x'
Pockets Mnd Pulled Gut Nick els.

A nineteen-vear- old boy boarded "a
trolley car near Union Square on Satur-
day and invited the conductor. William
Robb OF 34l West Forry-.ighth street, 10
partake Of some caramels that he had in
bag Robb did so and SchifY pressed
him TO have more
Don't he afraid said SchiK. take
these and he thrust n handful into the
conductors pocket. A the pocket was
full Of nickns and al Robb had previously
had experience. OF Greeks bearing gifts
hs grabbed tho hand The hoy broke
away and jumped from the car jus, az
Policeman McCrossen was swinging
aboard The policeman overhauled the
runner after chase through Union
Square.
In court yesterday the prisoner was
Identified by three other car conductors
az tho youth who had robbed them nv
the candy trick They knew him by a
deform.d left thumb The police recoR-
nlz.d him a. under indictment for m.
same kind Of theft from still another car
conductor He said he was Jacob SChiff
OF 23S East I45th street The police say
his real name ls Samuel Rotherberg
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-11-28
DITr or TIE DEMOCRATS
Ex-senator smith of New Jersey Says
rhey should First Reduce the Tariff.

WAsHINGToS. Nov - In an interview
here to-day former United States senator
James Smith Jr.. Of New Jersey said that
the Democratic party should adopt as
its platform a declaration for revision
~ the tariff downward. for greater econ
omy IN public expenditure and for stricter
control OF corporations With such a
course outlined he believes the Democrats
hav" an excellent chance Of electing the
President in 1917?
The tariff should receive early attsn-
ton from the democratic House. said
MIR Smith. The present law is generally
considered rs evidence Of "A party breach
of faith 4 revision down ward il az
p"Ct"t. especially with reference 10 the
n'''''S~lri,S Of life. Tony mind that in the
most solemn duty 81 the Democratic party
AZ N" moment B'lt its duty IL twofold
10 IN" people and TO tho business in
forests Of tho country; that both may well
h" served announcement should presently
10" made Of "a Congressional plan ia this
regard Business halts while tariffs arr
being mad" In the Interest," then Of IN"
common welfare the Democratic pro-
Grarnm" should include a fixed purpose
IT, proceed without delay 70 downward
revision OF tho tariff where needed and
a r'-olUr" and speedy accomplishment of
that purpose Economy in the admins
r~atrou Of Federal affairs IL also do
'uauded. Put thos" affairs on u business
/ basis
How wouh YOU control corPorations''
! IN" former SENATOR was asked.
BY uniform STATE action. Corpora
rIons ar" chartered in one State and
HIhj"Ct 20 lt-l" or no rest RANT. do business
vh-r" they will W. have made u pos e
slh. for them 10 h..cons great and they
should not complain IL We now seek la
restrain them from tscoming oppressive
Ia iny own stat" oi New Jersey many
expectations ar" chArrared Heretofore
NOR" ear" has been given 10 their creation
han 10 their control But corporate
! r".,l.iarlnn and control was made AN issue
N oar -.c.nr campaign and her eater that
yriucivI. - to h,a enforced
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-11-28
REDMOND RIBS IT ~.
cites Home RnIe Pledges Of Asquith
Riots Over Him In Cork

Special C1hiS DespiIra n rHE SrS
LONDON. Nov. ~ The Irish political
leaders DO not mean 20 let the Liberals
forget that the Irish are the predominant
partners in the present alliance Follow
ing the speech made nv John Dillon al
Bermondsev last Wednesday. in which IA
said the Irish had pinned the Liberals
60 home rule. John Redmond insisted az
Wexford to-day upon an sl-ction-abovs
everything An Irish election.
He declared that whatever happened
ireland stood 20 win he cited the plat J.
form pledges Of Premier Asquith and
other Ministers 10 give full autonomy 10
Ireland and -ad But do not attach
too mulch importance 10 the public declara.
tion Of anv English Minister do not
want Ireland AZ this moment 20 put her
trust in Mr. A@auith ask her 70 put
her trust in me | tell you on my own
responsibility and with full knowledge
that all goes we'll with hon~ rule
Their. were hot faction tighr- in Cork
CITY yesterday on the occasion Of William
Redmond's first visit 10 address the citi-
zens in his anIi-O Brlen campaign for
Parliament IN. police in trying TO pre-
vent clashes came 10 blows with both
sections. 10 there was plenty OF fun ali
around About eighty wounded persons
wer- treated az the hospitals
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The " Gather.

Nor % The weather VAS generally fair yea
ir-iay os-- th- districts EAST Of the hIIchrany
Noun airs ana -orl~WhIt colder In all the ttsnr
sa'~. vi'h freezing temperatures In northern
Ncw Yors nri northern View England and brisk
- hi-n ror'n2r-t winds on the New England
coast
There was An area 81 low pressure with moi
crate .tpr-l Energy cen trail In the Mississippi Val
JOS. moving toward the lake regions
Trl. disturbance caIsrd scattered rains IN the
central rt,t-- u-.' ~ 'he Mississippi snd through
ont me Nor'uw~st sections.
~ Wa also attended by warmer weather 10 the
central West ~" Ohio Valley and the western
part ~ ''. lSr r"yion-
rouoVlr- 'Els MOI ru-nt was an ARA NJ high
prr-suf. over ~ Drkutas and rh- cen trail Rocky
Mountain -'1'r. 81 here n was SoinrwhA' colder
v.'H 'rrua~Ialn~. - or slightly below The fre-i
tus po.u'
90 ra., el'v TIC Gay vas flIr. slightly colder
v.r!. .-'.a rOt''v"sf Ey-raxe humidity. - per
cont. barometer. corrected read 90 sea 1--we!
~ \ ". -sH . y VI $40
The temperature yesterday as recorded By Tho
"r'rlal ir"rmum"irr. l. shown In IN" ANNEXED
abb
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-11-28
DIR. GROsvENORS aNNIvERsARY.
Celebrates Ris Fifteenth Year as Rector
Of the Incarnation.

The Rev. I5r. William VI. Grosvenor
very prominent in Episcopal Church affairs
in New York. yesterday celebrated his
fifteenth anniversary a. rector OF the
Church Of the Incarnation. Madison ave
nue and Thirt ' fifth street Before his
sermon the Re" Dr Grosycn0r read from
tn" chanc.l steps n statement covering
his fifteen years
H.. -aid.tha on AN average. during his
r'ctorship tn. congregation mad given
s2g iOO n year for the "Np-n-'.s of m"
PARISH church ~ Madison avenue but
ihFi II had also River IN an average slI2 o.
2pp - year 10 maintain Inca rnaiIOD Chapel
An Fast SIDE work for church extension
IN m" DIOCESE ~ N..w York and for world
missions Thai - for each 81 rho parish
had expended uUOn ~ own services and
work II had given ~ - - others Tn"
total gifta during IN" fifteen years. NIL
clu-ss were 81 i,p'.D New buIlCiings
erected during 'hr deca,i. and haif
included new r"ctory ~ Madison ay"nu"
adjoining the church. new ions'ahl"
Memorial Morning chapel. the lncagna-
ton Chapel in Fast 1hirIy-first street
and the fine parish building. one n the
largest on th.. East side. adjoining The
Offering yesterday WAS $4,000 for world
missions.