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The San Francisco call., 1913-07-19
ANSWERS TO QUERIES

DAYS OF THE wEEK-E. ", Mill Valley
The names of the days OF the week commencing
with Monday in each language asked for are
In Freneh-Lundi, Mardi, Mercredi, Jeudi. Ven
dredi samedi, Dimanche; in spanish-Lunes,
Martes. Microbes, Jueves, yiernes. Sabado, Do
minco: In Italian-Lunedi. Msrtedl, Mercoledi
Gioyedl, venerdi, sabato, Domenica.
Sunday was named for the sun; Monday for
the moon; Tuesday for Mars; Wednesday for
Mercury Thursday for Thor; Friday for Venus
and Saturday for Saturn. This is according to
the old Roman nomination with the exception
of Thursday The early Scandinaylsns had the
same as TO Sunday and Monday. Tuesday was
dedicated to Tuesco the first leader of war
against the Teutons; Wednesday to Wooden. a
god Of the northern nations; Thursday to the
god Thors Friday to Friga the goddess Of love,
and Saturday to Scatter, the god OF crops. fruit.
etc.
BLACK INDIA-J W. w, City Newcastle
on Tyne is called BLACK India" because of the
Goals brought from there. None of the books
make any mention that the cities of Sutherland
and Shields at the mouth of the River Tyne are
called sthe black Indies" Possibly some reader
of this department inform the correspondent
why. II they are so called.
The San Francisco call., 1913-07-19
Mexicans Blame Americans

Clarence Ellis, a well known insur-
ance and real estate man, who has
just returned from visit to Mexico.
says that that country is no place for
an American and that the Mexicans
do everything possible, even to mur-
der, to convince the American citizen
that he is not wanted. In speaking of
conditions in Mexico at the st. Fran
els yesterday, Mr.. Ellis said:
mo matter what happens In Mexico,
especially the northern and western
parts of the country, an American is
blamed for IT. If the rebels win a
victory, the other side say that Ameri-
cans fought against them. II the reb-
els lose battle. IT is because the Amer
leans plotted against them. l think
the United States will have to inter
yene. and the sooner 1t is done the
better it viii be for everybody, in
cluding Mexico itself. The poorer
classes in Mexico would sooner take
part in a war than have peace. The
poorer males have an opportunity to
commit robbery and even murder with
out fear of punishment Many private
quarrels are settled with rifle bullet
or a long knife. Many American prop
critics have been destroyed, as you well
know. The reason for the destruc-
tion OF this great amount of property
was in the main due to the fact that
the Americans refused to contribute to
the war fund One mine l have in
mind, valued at more than sl,000.000.
was completely wrecked-that is, the
shaft and tunnels were filed in when
the mine was dynamited and the build
ings on the property were burned
but had the owners OF the mine paid
large sum OF money the property
might have been left alone.
Our party was held up three times
while travelling on horseback a distance
of about rs miles by Mexican brigands.
1t makes no difference who you are.
If YOU have any money or valuables
on you and you travel over the road,
you are very lucky IL you are not
halted a the muzzles of rifles and
robbed. Many Americans have been
for simply having been seen talking
together in the streets. / spent sew
eral unpleasant days in a vile prison,
and had 1t not been for influential Mex
lean friends of mine I might have been
held in jail until now.
1T would not surprise me If Euro
pean powers forced the United States
to step into Mexico and force a settle
ment OF the present revolution. There
Will always be revolutions in Mexico
as long as outsiders are not prevented
from supplying arms, money and NUM-
tions to every Tom. Dick and Harry
who wants political control of the
country This is the principal thing
that the United States should take
steps TO prevent
The San Francisco call., 1913-07-19

have been enumerated in large type and patriotic
colored ink on the billboard paper used by the de-
partmert for years
If Mr. Daniels has added anything besides the
righteousness of his statement to the navy trade
school situation that addition was not fairly dis
closed by his Chicago interview.
Editor Daniels seems TO have more faith IN the
bread winning potentialities of his circulation than
Editor Bryan but as his own personal press agent
the secretary of the navy sadly deficient IN that
nicely of discrimination which marks the ambidex-
trous work Of the secretary OF state.
Obviously the extraordinary number of enlist
r1ents mentioned by Mr.. Daniels are but evidence
OF the impelling magnetism OF the new secretary $
personality and not the harvest of the manual train
ing adjunct of the navy, so recently discovered by
him.
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great lesson of the year to be the
need for intelligent, united effort on
the part of educators. medical men.
social workers, charity organizations.
welfare societies, Juvenile courts and
other gencies that have been active in
the endeavor TO remedy early neglect of
exceptional conditions. His point is
that each of these separate agencies is
doing commendable work, but that
they must now join forces.
Doctor Grozsmann asks compulsory
education for all children, ''excep-
tionalo as we'll as others He contends
that it is a mistake to exempt the ex-
ceptional child from the compulsory
law. He declares: "The very chilren
who need special attention and who
may become burdens and dangers TO
society are dependent for their educa
ton, special training and custody upon
the good will of their parents, who
are often enough disinclined to follow
the right course We need legislation
which would establish the right OF the
commonwealth to direct the education
and training OF every child and which
would secure to the state and munich
pality an authority which can not be
superseded by parental prejudice. We
also need legislation which would es-
tablish such board or boards as can
regulate and determine the disposition
which is to be made of every child ac-
cording to his need and the good of
the community"
The San Francisco call., 1913-07-19
LOBBY GOSSIP
Japan Will Not War With u.

G. ID. c. Bridge of London. retired
officer of the British navy, who is
making tour of the United States,
says that Japan would not dare to
take up arms against the United States
Captain Bridge. who is a guest at the
Palace, says:
Japan would not. dare not, go to
war with the United States because
by so doing she would involve Eng
land, and there is no power on earth
that would cause England to make war
on the United States You see. Great
britain has a treaty with Japan that
would, In my view of the situation,
United States and Japan would not
dare to break with England. The Eng
iish people practically are of the same
race as all Of the people of the United
states, In fact, we are practically one
people. and the ties of friendship are
growing stronger all the time.
1t seems to me that the Canadian
government Is making a mistake
though, of course, 1t is not for me to
critfcise-in fayoring the building of
navy in Canada. She has neither the
harbor nor the material to construct
pattleships. 1t would be much better
and cheaper to have ships built in Eng
land, which is the view taken by the
opponents of the Canadian govern
ment's policy
Like most of the Englishmen who
come to the United States. Captain
Bridge deprecates the methods of the
English militants. In speaking of this
problem which faces the people of Eng
land. Captain Bridge said
'Of course, woman suffrage is bound
TO come, but the women are holding
back their cause. They have alienated
many of their friends by violence
Many remedies for their militancy have
been suggested. Some even favor put
ting them in insane asylums, and that's
where they belong / think. Most Of
them are crazy, and the others will
their habits and associations. Had it
not been for the violence of the women
the present parliament might have
given them equal suffrage within a
short time"
One can not help but be pleased with
America" Captain Bridge said. The
people are very hospitable. and their
sincerity is bound to impress for
eigner,
The San Francisco call., 1913-07-19
MIR. Daniels is Too Modest

VE Secretary of the Navy Josephus Daniels has
become active member of the cabinet
tourist club founded by Secretary of State Bryan
There is nothing selfish in the itinerary OF Sec
retary Daniels His little trips are not actuated by
the scratching of the wolf at the door of the Daniels
homestead. Nothing like that Mr. Daniels goes a
tripping merely because travel is an unavoidable
consequence of his determination to regenerate the
American navy.
He admits that he has invested the naval estab-
lishment with unprecedented popularity in the
cast. He IS his way to the Pacific coast to per
form like good office for the western fleet and its
appurtenances
Mr. Daniels fitted himself for the regeneration
OF the American navy at the editorial desk. He
knows much about the value of advertising as
he does about the comparative merits of dread
roughts and armored cruisers
Wherefore Mr. Daniels, tarrying for the mo-
n.ent in Chicago deemed it only fair that he explain
through the newspapers the methods he had en-
poyed to induce the American youth to flock to his
recruiting stations in unprecedented numbers.
He told the reporters that his navy henceforth
was to be citizen builder as well as trainer Of
sailors and fighting He had arranged to enable
young men enlisting in the navy to choose one of
twenty-one trades, some of them semiprofessions
in which they were to be taught concident to their
service
Always excepting the few modest words touch
ing his own executive originality Mr.. Daniels per-
mitted to be dragged from him, his talk to the
newspaper men was very much like the official ad-
vertisng for recruits employed by the navy depart
ment for decade
All the trades mentioned by Secretary Daniels
The San Francisco call., 1913-07-19
Voice of the People
Says Game Law Is Unpopular

Editor Calla The petition for ref
erendum vote on the no sale of game
law recently enacted, was circulated
for the first time in this city, Oakland
and the surrounding communities on
Tuesday
We secured 1920 names. What
they did in the rest of the state we
don't know as vet but il everybody
is as glad outside of the city to sign
it as they are here, we could get
100000 names instead of 10000 that we
require
Mr.. Cook of the Fairmont, Mr. Kirk
patrick of the Palace, Mr. Wood of the
st. Francis. Mr. TAFT of TAFT & Zinkand
are also watching the progress of
events with a good deal of interest.
they being present or represented at
the meeting OF the combined associa-
tions of hotel keepers. restaurant keep
ers and produce dealers which was
held at the Fairmont on the 18th
Mr.. Harry Hammond of Byron is one
of the country hustlers who is creating
a vacuum by his rapid progress from
point to point in the interest of the
petition. The southern part OF the
state has been pretty we'll looked after
by Mr.. E. w. Cason, secretary of the
Southern California Hotel Keepers as
sociation. who is working in conjunc-
tion with the agents for the wholesale
houses in Los Angeles and San Diego.
All through the country districts the
individual ranchers are pretty well
stirred up. Each is acting as a COM
mittee of one to secure signers. They
are all particularly interested in the
repeal OF this law as 1t hits the farmer
harder than it does any one else and
1t does seem a shame that a flock of
wild geese could land on a ranchers
place, practically destroy everything
green that there was on the ranch, and
yet If the farmer killed any OF this
game. he would not be allowed an op-
portunity to dispose of it with a profit
to himself to recompense him for the
damage that had been done, as he
would be liable to severe penalties in
the event he shipped any Of the game
You might think it an exageration If
/ would tell you some of the circum-
stances that / know personally as to
the damage that has been caused the
farmer and rancher by game, and while
do not myself believe or advocate the
indiscriminate killing of game on
this account, I do believe that the far
mer should be allowed to take ad-
vantage of the gifts that providence
has placed at his door for him, to Sc
cure a few of the comforts which with
him are far between. The law as it
now stands means If citizen of San
Francisco went to another county on
hunting trip, killed some geese and
ducks and wished to send them to his
family, he would commit crime if he
shipped them. Does this not seem ri
diculous? JOHN f. CORRIEA
San Francisco, July is.
The San Francisco call., 1913-07-19
The Man for the lob

In certain circles the word "seed" is
used to describe a man who invariably
loses money in a poker game, the idea
being that the poor, miserable wretch
Is the seed from which develops fine
crop OF money for the good players.
Frank p. Morse, who halls from
Florida and tours the country heavily
disguised as high strung southern
gentleman, is known everywhere he
goes as Seed Morse"
One day in New York last February
some of Morse's friends were discuss
ing who would be in Woodrow Will
sons cabinet.
.sI'n tell you, said one of the friends
"how we can fill one job. Let's write
A letter to Wilson recommending, be-
cause OF his extraordinary knowledge
OF seed and plants, Seed Morse for sec
Rotary OF agriculture."- The Popular
Magazine.
The San Francisco call., 1913-07-19

FANILLA-N. r. E., City. The plant from
the fayoring extract Of commerce is produced, is
a native of the southeastern portion Of Mexico
1t was first described by Bernhardino dc sahagan.
a Franciscan frisr, in 1875 and was considered
of great medicinal value For this reason many
attempts were made to cultivate It IN Europe.
but without success. Its cultivation in tropical
countries has since that time attained great mag
nitude, but in all cases the product has fallen
short of the superior favor of the native Mexican
bean. 1t is grown commercially in Java Reunion,
Mauritlus and the Tahiti islands. The Mexican
product, however. still retains its superiority,
and commands the best price
X
FORT GUNNYBACS-R. NJ. X. City. "Fort
Gunnybags" OF vigilance committee fans Of
1886, in San Francisco, was in Sacramento street
below Front. not IN Clay street. as was repre-
sented to you. The bronze tablet that was on
The committee building, when il was destroyed
by the fire OF 1906, was picked up" By some
relic seeker, but recovered from and turned
over to the historical branch Of the Native Sons.
= =
HETCH HETCHY-w., Berkeley. Hetch
Hetchy is pronounced as written. II is an Indian
term and means mighty wind
The San Francisco call., 1913-07-19
New York Change Seats
Last week the news was heralC

| Y Last week the news heralded that seat
on the New York Stock exchange had sold
for $4,000, the lowest price in years This
week the price has again been lowered by thou
sand dollars
Only few years ago these same seats sold we'll
up toward hundred thousand dollars nearly three
for one. That was in the days of wild speculation
The meaning is that the artificial value, the
water, has been squeezed out of stock exchange
seat value just it has been out of the stocks in
which the holder of the seat speculated
The lowering of the prices OF seats on the ex-
change is good sign of sound business conditions
1t does not mean that business itself is bad far
from it. There Is and probably always will be. a
stock exchange, SO long at any rate as business is
conducted as it is today.
Stock exchange operations have always been in
two classes the legitimate or actual buying and
selling of stocks and the egitimate or pure gam
bling transaction.
Gambling in stocks probably never will be in
dulged in again in the future as it has been in the
past, for the sound that if congress passes
currency reform bill, as it should the money of
the nation will never again be piled up in New
York banks as it has hitherto been, AMI be loaned
to the stock gamblers
This will reduce the opportunity to gamble in
stocks on other peoples money which the New
York banks have afforded to the spectators. Here
after, if the federal reserve bank plan IS adopted
the money of the central west of the south and of
the Pacific coast will be kept at work where it III
do the most good-at home-and of course the
price of New York Stock exchange seats will reach
normal level.
The San Francisco call., 1913-07-19
-aptain Mooney and the System

Detectives John Mooney for information
both interesting and valuable.
The chief OF the detective bureau has aroused
the interest of the grand jury by the reeraton OF
his statements that the police system IS the pro-
duct of practical political domination OF the depart
ment
Seemingly he has convinced the members OF the
grand Jury that he knew what he was talking about
when he said that Chief Whites legal technical
tiles excuse for the continuance of illegal gam
bling in San Francisco, was nonsense
A few days ago Captain Mooney said that the
suppression of gambling in San Francisco was the
easiest thing in the world" AS concrete evidence
of the soundness OF his proposition the Captain
has invited the attention of the grand jury to what
has been accomplished under the compulsion OF
outraged. public opinion.
All that Captain Mooney has said about the
suppression of gambling has long been perfectly
obvious to every one except Chief White.
What Captain Mooney says about the police
system being the creation of practical politicians
has been equally obvious to San Franciscans who
have seen the Office of chief of police peddled and
dominated BY the masters of San Franciscos under
world
Captain Mooney is disappointing only in the
matter of furnishing detailed information about the
System" The grand jurymen and the people gen
orally do not need the statements OF Captain
Mooney to convince them of the existence of a
system
Its work has been apparent for years. the
shame and humiliation of the decent men and
women OF San Francisco.
A little detailed information about the workings
of the system has enabled the people to put one
policeman in Folsom prison; FIVE in the county
Jail and secure the conviction of two more on con-
spracy charges
The people want more information about the
system. They want the information that will en-
able them to send the men responsible for the pro-
lection OF gamblers white slavers pickpockets and
porch climbers to join the bunko policemen III
prison.
They want to know who are the men outside
the police department responsible for the system
They want to know the in the department who
are responsive to the orders OF the system
Captain Mooney knows something about the
system. The people are justified in the belief that
he knows more than he has disclosed by his reter-
ated general statements
The people entitled to know all that Cap
tain Mooney knows affecting the integrity of their
police department Captain Mooney has either
talked too much or too little. No one is prepared
to believe that he does not know more than he has
told.
1t is the duty of Captain Mooney AMI of every
honest on the police force to tell what they
know OF the system, regardless OF whom their dis
closures may strike.
The people will not be Modified by the exposure
and punishment of few tools of the system They
know the system only be stamped out by the
exposure and punishment of the men behind it ;
the higher ups.
And none is high enough to escape the just
wrath of the people if the men in the department
who prefer to be honest will tell what they know.
The San Francisco call., 1913-07-19
Oroyilje's Wealthy Citizens

Whenever a citizen of Oroville reg
listers at a San Francisco hotel the
papers OF that city. in mentioning it.
dub him a heavy stock holder in
dredger company. On behalf of those
who are not stock holders the Mercury
enters protest.-Oroville Mercury.
The San Francisco call., 1913-07-19
THE STATE PRESS
Iran Canyon Dam

The Iron canyon dam project is TAX
ing on new life with the agitators be-
low the site. and 1t is boastfully as
serted that work on 1t will be under
way before the rainy season sets in.
Them dam enthusiasts down there
don't give a dam for our interests up
here because they will be by damite
better off.-Cottonwood Enterprise.
The San Francisco call., 1913-07-19
LITTLE MOVIES
Domestic Amenities

''If / had known l was 10 marry your
whole family" said Binks ruefully, I'D
never have wasted seven dollars on an
engagement ring for you.
"No?' said Mrs. Binks, coldly
No." said Binks. I'D have bought
a rs cent belt big enough to circum-
scribe the whole crowd. ."-Harper's
Weekly.
The San Francisco call., 1913-07-19
Unreal Estate

What has become of Wombat? He
used TO be a great one for building
castles in the air.
He's still in that sort Of real estate
business Sold me a lot recently in a
town that doesn't exist."--kansas City
Journal.
The San Francisco call., 1913-07-19
San Pablo's Improvement

At last San Pablo Pullman and the
district from East Richmond to the
Santa Fe tracks north and west of san
Pablo are to have rural free mail de-
iivery.-Richmond Independent
The San Francisco call., 1913-07-19
A National Mistake

1t was the appearance of the bride
groom which led that reporter into the
error of referring TO a wedding cere-
mony as the "obsequies. es."-Philadelphia
Inquirer.
The San Francisco call., 1913-07-19
SHARP POINTS
Women Ambassadors

Some day a sensible president will
name a woman as ambassador Rich
women have good deal of leisure and
can put 1T all over a mere man at en-
ertaining.-Boston Advertiser
The San Francisco call., 1913-07-19
Parcel Post

Mail heavy this week, Hiram"
1T is that responded the rural
postmaster Two grindstones and a
post hole digger. by goshs'-Ksnsas
City Journal.
The San Francisco call., 1913-07-19
City Fiction

The most widely disseminated Action
in this city. though not the best seller.
Is the card in the streetcars declaring
that those who spit on the floor will bs
arrested and fned.-Cleveland Leader.
The San Francisco call., 1913-07-19
Better Than Tariff Voting

Investigating itself may not be p
pleasant task, but probably the senate
likes it better than voting on the tariff.
Cleveland Leader
The San Francisco call., 1913-07-19

Queen Sophia of Greece has asked for consignment
of American chewing gum relieve thirst of soldiers in
the field Next fall watch for the brand ndorsed "The
kind the queen of Greece chews7
The San Francisco call., 1913-07-19

The pucky who convinced the United Rail
roads that beach means beach in their case certainly
knew the meaning of the word when they saw it on
the
The San Francisco call., 1913-07-19

For sale, chcap-A few charters for social clubs"
Reason for sale, raided by the police.
The San Francisco call., 1913-07-19

Americans drank seven million gallons more whisky
the last year than in the year before and yet Jack
London in his John Barleycorn says he has quit
The San Francisco call., 1913-10-04
The Helping Hand s.
Us Boys

TWAS just lighting my third cigar
| ette when Gladys listlessly entered
q the room. She was clad in a cross
between tea gown and kimono, that
left 1t to the imagination to decide
whether she had just arisen or was
just going to bed
Good evening" ! said politely. I'm
glad to have seen you before 60"
"oh. are you going? l thought you
only just came
NO" / said, mo; I've been here
quite a long time. My waiting hasn't
annoyed you, has it7 What's that
thing you've got wrapped around you
"a bath robe?"
"This?' She plucked languidly at
the costume. ITS not meant to be
anything, really
well. it isn't much, is it? How did
you enjoy your visit to Aunt Fanny
Rotten. she said II didn't go on
VISIT went on punishment"
why" / cried. what on earth had
your Aunt Fanny been doing?"
Aunt Fanny been doing?" repeated
Gladys staring. What do you mean?'
"Oh. see, you suppose you think
you've said something funny now. You
know very well why was sent
away sTfts ek
let me see-for encouraging
young Cartwright. wasn't it?''
Il didn't encourage him. If mamma