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The San Francisco call., 1913-07-21

eye. He is man Of few words and Of many deeds
When he says his road will do things It may be
taken as a certainty which nothing but calamity
will prevent.
The new plan, as outlined by Mr. Bush, is to
build feeders and industry tracks. He says plainly
that where there is enough business in northern
California for his road to go after it will be there
and that the Missouri Pacific, Denver and Rio
Grande and Western Pacific will be run as one sys-
tenn. This will surely secure an increase IN busi-
ness All this construction work will mean the ex-
penditure of a great deal of money, but Mr.. Bush
says he can and will get it. he raised $4oOOOOOO
for the Missouri Pacific.
Genuine competition such as Mr. Bush proposes
10 make for the business of California should result
to the mutual benefit of both the railroad md the
state. California was for SO many years road
state, and in some respects still is, SO that Mr..
Bush's announcement is as refreshing and encour-
aging as any that could possibly be made for the
states good.
The San Francisco call., 1913-07-21
LOBBY GOSSIP
/. w. VS. Deserved Beating

James Henderson, we'll known in
Seattle shipping circles. who is reg
istered at the Sutter, says that the
beating given the /. w WIS in the
north few days ago by citizens and
United States sailors was deserved.
Mentioning the riot Mr.. Henderson
said.
Loyalty to the American flag should
be enforced. The stand taken by the
American citizens in giving a sound
thrashing to the l. w. w.'s for .disre-
spect to the flag was the best thing
that could. have happened. II every
time that an I. w. w. made an unpat-
riotic attack on the flag or the country
he should be given good beating,
think this would go a, good way to-
ward solving the problem that Pacific
coast cities face every year with r. W.
w. lecturers and followers. / saw the
riot. and I was very glad to see the
4 won't works and destroy some Of
their property. These people are not
only a disgrace to the country, but
they are a hindrance to the city in
which they may gather in any good
sized number. Every winter Seattle
has trouble with the l. w. w 1t seems
as If they wait until the city has an
unusually large number of visitors be-
fore making big demonstration. This
year it was our Potlach celebration
that it started No one will ever know
the real reason that prompted the blue
jackets to WELD their fists so diligently
among the 7. w. W. faction; that they
did, however every one knows. 1t was
a merry fight while it lasted though.
The /. w. VS. that have met won't
work themselves, and they don't seem
TO want any one else to work, either.
They may be seen in groups about the
wharves yelling out their discomfort at
the world at large. AS soon as one
speaker falls from exhaustion. another
takes up the subject of when the mill
lenium comes. / understand you in
San. Francisco are not troubled with
them. Too many big husky policemen
I guess. San Diego is a courageous
little city. The city fathers there take
the right stand in driving these trouble
makers off the streets and out of town
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ANSWERS TO QUERIES

KINGS DAuGHTERS-Subscrib City. The
Kings Daughters and the Daughters Of the King
are two different organizations. The headquar-
ters Of the former is at 156 Fifth avenue, New
York city, and the latter at PSI Fourth avenue
In the same city. The former is an inter
religious and philanthropic so
clety working locally in circles. city and county
unions, chapters, national and state and provin-
cial organizations in 80 states and Canadian
provinces The latter is distinctiveiy Episcopa-
liam and differs from the Kings Daughters in
its work.
BRITISH EMPIRE-Reader San Anselmo.
The British empire embraces the United King
dom of Great Britain and Ireland, India, the
colonies and the dependencies Great Britain In
cludes England and Scotland and Ireland, which
since January 1. 1901 has been known the
United Kingdom of Great Britain, and England
is the southern aud larger section of Great
Britain.
oPIUM--Old Subscriber, City. II a ship from
a foreign pert comes to this port San Francisco,
or any other United States port with opium on
board, the same can not be landed. IL 1t is,
1t is liable to be seized and destroyed by the
Uaited States authorities.
The San Francisco call., 1913-07-21

Still, granting that the president was
peeved to an exceeding great degree of
ire, we must rejoice that he said, Tut.
tut To have kept his peace would
have been TO argue himself more than
mortal.
More than any OF his scholarly state
papers, more than his elegant orations
before congress, that Tut, tut" shows
the presidents wonderful comma nd. of
language. From what other vocabulary,
private or official, in all this broadsla
could we expect to arise in such mo-
ment such a concise, clean cut, omnilo-
quent wording as Tut, tut?
With regret we note one distasteful
inference. Fastidious men avoid offens-
i've words, educated men avoid vulgar
words, cautious men avoid blasphemous
words Such men may say Dash it
ALL" or "Gosh ding it!' in symphonious
substitution. Often the ratio Is inverse.
That is, the more towering, infuriate
and ineffable the rage, the milder the
expression. Skilled wordsman that he
Is, If this were the presidents plan we
should have to decline to begin to at
tempt to conceive what cataclysmic
maelstrom of incontinent wickednes
must have been raging in his mind
when he laid his tongue to that naive
"Tut, tut"-Cleveland Leader.
The San Francisco call., 1913-07-21
Works Opposes Water Bill

wv Washington dispatches indicate that United
States Senator John D. Works has taken the
place of the routed nature addists and private cor
poration agents in the fight to prevent San Fran
cisco from securing municipal water supply
Thanks to the fact that Senator Works has
ioined forces with Senator Reed Smoot OF Utah,
consideration of the Hetch Hetchy bill by the SEN
ate may be postponed until the next session.
Having worsted their natural enemies, the Peo-
pie of San Francisco confronted at the eleventh
hour by the opposition of their own servant IN the
United States senate.
1t is not to be understood that Senator works
has openly joined hands with Senator Smoot.
Never be it said that the Junior senator from Cali
fornia would enter into open and notorious alliance
with senator whose political relations and "regu-
1aritv" are abhorrent to the chemically pure Works
Nor is the attitude of Senator Works to be as
cribed to any secret alliance with either the nature
faddst or private corporations. Senator Works IS
sterny set against fads. Witness his opposition to
Governor Johnson's recall program, developed inn
rnediately after the governor had made Mr. w orks
a United States senator and to Governor johnson
as candidate for vice president social justice
platform.
Again the senator has not been accused OF any
friendly understanding WITH a water CoIPoldllCl
since he retired from the supreme bench. And be-
side all that he has provided himself with an
albi
The senator is opposed to San Francisco in its
fight for adequate supply of pure water, because
he does not like the terms of the agreement upon
which the amended Raker based and approved
by the house committee
The amended bill has reused the fears of the
timorous senator from southern California. Its
enactment might work some injury to the irriga-
tionists who have been protected in the enjoyment
of virtually every thing they have asked for.
All Senator Works asks for is delay. That is
all the private water corporations and their whiting
or unwilling aids the nature faddists, have hoped
for.
Out Of delay may disaster for San Fran
cisco. Delay has cost the people of San Francisco
millions of dollars in the matter of purchase price
for the Spring Valley properties. In delay lie all
the hopes of San Francisco's natural enemies for
ultimate defeat of this city in its struggle for water
freedom.
It were most charitable to ascribe Senator
Works attitude to natural suspicion of anything
involving agreement for the people of San Fran
cisco. The votes of "a of San Franeiscos u 1egis-
lators, cast in defiance of sworn obligations and
the mandates OF their constituents, gave Mr.
Works title to the Office of United States senator
Naturally he is as vigorously opposed to any
thing that will benefit San Francisco as he has been
to the things most desired by the state adminstra
ton which got the San Francisco votes for him.
The San Francisco call., 1913-07-21

PEANUTS-F. G., Alhambra. Any soil that
can be put In ,friable condition and so kept will
produce peanuts but 1t is said that the soil that
Is best adapted to their growth IL the gray one
light but not sandy. The pods partake OF the
color of the soil. and the brightest product
always commands the best price the gray is
preferable. Peanuts require clean soil. They
will follow any hoed crop, except sweet pota-
toes When the vine dies the nut is mature and
the crop may be taken up.
r \ =
PE~MANSH1P-E. E. P, Harrison whetner
You are liable under certain written agreement
to pay for course Of penmanship by mail IL
question for lawyer to determine after an
examination Of the paper you signed. This de-
partment does not give legal advice.
x X X
MUSHROOMS-A. A., City. For the best and
latest information to the cultivation Of mush-
rooms write to the department OF agriculture
Washington, D. c., for copy Of Farmers Bull
letin No. 204 on the Cultivation Of Mushrooms
This will be furnished free
x X
WILL. G. E.. City. The fact that an indi-
vidual makes bequest to person designated
executor does not invaidate the will -
The San Francisco call., 1913-07-21
The Western PaCific'S Plans
The partial announcement by President /

The partial announcement by President B.
F. Bush of the Western Pacific of the plans
for the development of that road are OF great in
terest and Importance to San Francisco and in fact
&c the whole state
Mr.. Bush is of the new order of railroad heads.
an operator and business getter, who studies out
his plans of development, carries them into effect,
and considers the interests of the public which it
IS his business to He has risen from humble
beginnings In railroadng and has made good at
every stage. His mistakes, if he has made them,
have not been important enough to reach the public
The San Francisco call., 1913-07-21
San Francisco One Best Bet

Clarence Hayes, travelling agent for
the United States Steel corporation.
whose home is in Pittsburg, says that
has visited he is better pleased with
San Francisco than all of the others.
excepting. of course, the city in which
his home and family are located. Mr..
Hayes, who is a guest at the ST. Fran
els, says:
In the ten years l have been trav-
cling representative Of the steel cor
poration, have circled' the earth ten
times, average once a year. I think
have been in nearly every city of any
size in the world. OF them all, how
ever, think like San Francisco best
When away from my home. I would
rather be here than anywhere else.
There is something about the people
here and the city itself that appeals to
visitor. I seem to feel right at home
here and do not feel this way In other
cities Unlike Los Angeles. San Fran
cisco has something more than climate
and real estate agents. There is life
here.
From a business standpoint you
carry out deal very much quicker
than in Los Angeles. The business men
In this city appreciate the value of time
and they are considerate enough to not
want to waste either their own time or
the time of those with whom they do
business Continental Europe knows San
Francisco. This city has an excellent
reputation abroad. Probably tho great
est boom San Francisco has was given
to 1t by the city itself BY this mean
the rapid manner in which you rebuilt
the city after the ire. You sure deserve
all the credit In the world for your in
dustry. For its size there are more
steel and concrete structures in san
Francisco than any other city In the
world"
The San Francisco call., 1913-07-21
New Drydock
Bv the time Secretary

By the time Secretary Daniels arrives here
San Francisco should make up its mind what
it intends to ask him consider as the site for the
federal drydock.
The city should be united on this subject To
have one part of the people pulling in direction
and another part pulling for second site will
sary neutralize any beneficial effect to be expected
from the secretary's visit.
The secretary of the navy of course does not
definitely locate the site. Congress does that but
it is certain that site opposed by the secretary
will be selected. 80
1t must not be taken for granted that it is sure
thing that the new drydock will certainly be located
in San Francisco bay
Puget Sound ports are all united in favor of the
new dock at the Puget Sound navy yard at Bremen
ton. They have put up strong arguments and
inducements. The bay cities should do the same
here.
If San Francisco really wants the new drydock
located at Hunters Point, it should say so in unmis
taxable words, and must be prepared to back up its
opinion with practical arguments strong enough
to overcome the reasons advanced in favor of any
other place.
The time is short for action. The arguments of
any obJectors protestants should be met forth
with, so that the city present united front to
Secretary Daniels and give him good illustration
of the united public spirit which it is necessary to
display if results are to be accomplished
The San Francisco call., 1913-07-21
Not Exactly

Governor Sulzer; at dinner in AL
bany. was asked his opinion of a GER
tain upstate boss
Well" said the governor. his eyes
twinkHng. the fellow reminds me of
little Tommy.
Little Tommy you know, said to
his father one day:
Pop, what does the paper mean
when it calls Peter Morris an eight
by-ten politician
:" I think, my son, replied the old
man. that it means he's not exactly
square New Orleans States.
The San Francisco call., 1913-07-21
LITTLE MOVIES
Cumulative Woe

But I havn't got s15.' protested the
victim of the law.
''Oh, all right" said the Judge. That
bein' the case, We'll have to attach your
car for $50 more"
Fifty dollars more?" demanded the
victim. What's the authority for
that?'
That's the penalty in this state for
bringin' short Holsters to market" re-
piled the Judge, with sly wink at the
sheriff.-Harper's Weekly
The San Francisco call., 1913-07-21
66Cndearing Ties Of Friendship

what temper our little feist has gotr
says the lady in the play apropos of nothing which
somehow or other suggests the interview with one
Eric + Rosenstrn, who admits that he is president
of the exclusive Kingston club and vigorously
asserts that it is exclusive even though it was
raidei by the police.
Grossly impertnentD is what this very tenn
peramental president of the exclusive Kingston
club says it's for any one "even to ask for. the
names of the gentlemen who compose the member
ship OF the Kingston club, or concern themselves
in any way with the meeting of gentlemen in their
club"
Dear r7me, what long tail our cat has. OF course
it must be true that one must be impertinent
about the Kingston club, because its president says
So. And he compares it to the Pacifc-Union club,
whose members must be highly flonored by the
comparison.
These members of the Kingston club number
only Is, "a few lawyers, several mining engineers,
merchants, stock brokers' in word, "men whose
names would be an ornament to the membership
of any club" says President Rosenstirn
If the members of the Kingston club are such
ornaments, why not make public their names, oc-
cupations and addresses, other clubs not SO full
OF ornaments are accustomed to do?
The names of the members Of the Pacific Union
with which President Rosenstirn compares the
Kingston, are in print, Why deprive an anxious
public of the of the ornamental twenty
They all more or less associated by en-
dearing ties of friendship that have endured through
many years, and consequently have many assooa-
tions in common says their protesting President
Rosenstirn. Really, is it so7 In the language of
Goldsmith, and what is friendship but a name,
charm that 1ulls to sleep, a shade that follows
wealth and fame.
Truly, it is indeed nothing short of an outrage"
as President Rosenstirn declares, to subject to
police invasion the exclusive twenty five members
of this exclusive club who are all more or less
associated by endearng ties of friendship, who de-
rive their pleasure solely by discussion of the in
teresting things that going on. in the world
who do not play "the much maligned game of
poker, but who do play auction bridge solely for
the diversion it offers from the problems of daily
routine" and not "for desire of gain"
After this lucid explanation by President Rosen-
shrn OF course no newspaper will be impolite
enough to ask who are the members OF the exclusive
Kingston club, and the only coarse persons who
may do so are the district attorney and the chief
of police.
Furthermore, we can picture exclusive member
Dave Argyle-who can give most exclusive law
yers, mining engineers, merchants and stock
brokers cards and spades and beat them at their
own game-smile to himself reading the inter-
view Of his president, to whom he is bound by the
endearng ties of friendship and saying to himself:
Il should worry like stack of chips and give my
self some blues"
The San Francisco call., 1913-07-21
THE STATE PRESS
Cats Chamber of Commerce

The Chamber of Commerce is as
about as dead as it can be. They
haven't made a peep since they
hatched, but made big howl when
they solicited for dues. We have been
stung several times by the same bunch,
but don't intend to fool with them any
more. Three times ought to be enough.
Calf Herald.
The San Francisco call., 1913-07-21
A Pertinent Query

The drummer had been Dragging
about his achievements for goodly
time, and finally the meek little man
In the corner piped up
EXCUSE me-" he said, but perhaps
you can tell me why you gentlemen
are called drummers"
well, why shouldn't we be so called?
We drum up trade. don't we?" was the
retort.
Know. said the meek little man,
but the drum is not a wind instru-
ment. nt."-Harper's Weekly.
The San Francisco call., 1913-07-21
TOLD. .ANDRETOLDl
OF Course, the Boy Won


Friday afternoon Mr.. Grigson was
busy and being particularly anxious to
get away early from the ONCE. greatly
resented the arrival of visitors.
Still business is business, and word
had come up that there was gentle
man downstairs waiting to see him on
an important matter.
So Mr.. Grigson swallowed his resent
ment and bade the messenger bring up
the gentleman.
The gentleman entered-a cheeky
looking little whipper snapper, four
feet nothing in his socks.
Mr.. Grigson glared at him angriiy.
What the dickens d'you mean by
saying you want to see me on impor-
tant business?' he thundered. Aren't
you the boy who was here week or so
ago looking for a job?''
Yes, SIR
Then what the" began Mr.. Grig-
son, now purple in the face. But the
youth interrupted him.
You said then. Sir" he remarked
calmly, that you wanted an older boy.
That's why We come back again now"
Answer.
The San Francisco call., 1913-07-21
A Marvel

Il tell you, that woman is wonder"
said the druggist. as Mrs. Shoppynge
left the pharmacy.
How does she show it?' asked
Slithers.
why, she Just bought two cent
stamp and asked me to be sure to de-
liver 1t at her house before II o'clock!'
said the uggist-Harper's Weekly.
The San Francisco call., 1913-07-21
Readings Blind Goddess

dess OF justice on the cour thouse tower
be kept Illuminated with the circle
Of footlights every night. The light
does not dazzle the goddess and 1t
puts the county scat on the map for
many miles around.-Redding Search
light.
The San Francisco call., 1913-07-21
Yreka Wants a Slogan

The Yreka Chamber OF Commerce
wants an appropriate slogan for use in
its advertising matter. letter heads,
sticlkers. posters. ETC., to be In the
shape Of IN attractive and original de-
siSn.-siskiyou News.
The San Francisco call., 1913-07-21
SHARP POINTS
Time Wa.

'Tfme was observes an exchange,
when a United States senator would
have scorned to be bribed by square
meal" Whadyemean? Taking another
rap at the high cost of living ?-PhiIa,
deIphia Inquirer.
The San Francisco call., 1913-07-21

Mayor Gaynor of New York is certainly good to the
kiddies policeman arrested boy for playing ball in
park The kid. kept in cell all night wrote the
mayor who decided the police could not make arrests
IN such cases, but could only summon the offender
Three lieutenants and fifteen paroen have since been
lacked up for making such arrests No wonder New
York's ancient Roman is popular with children He is
right
The San Francisco call., 1913-07-21
From the Outside In

With the Greeks, the Serbs and the
Montenegrins united against her, Bull
garia may get view of the Balkan
alliance from the outside looking Ia
Manchester Union.
The San Francisco call., 1913-07-21
Keeping Informed

Two years ago you told me the
Woggs car was the best automobile in
the world"
Yes"
And now YOU say the Boggs is the
only one worth having
I get my information direct The
salesman who sold me the woggs car
mas gone to work for the Boggs peo-
pie Washington Star.
The San Francisco call., 1913-07-21
Shoes the World

to buy shoes and the manufacturers
are so busy that they can not stop to
lower prices very often.-Chicago
News.
The San Francisco call., 1913-07-21
Those Embattled Hills

OF course it is not claimed that Bun.
Juan hill. but those fellows 13s years
ago did the best they could with the
only hill they had.--Boston TRANSCRIPT.
The San Francisco call., 1913-07-21
Wanted to Know


man got in cab at the Richmond
railway station and said:
Drive me to haberdashers
"Yaas, suh," said the driver, whipped
up his horse and drove a block; then,
leaning over to address his passenger,
said:
''Scusc me. boss. but whar d you
say you wanter go?'
ITO haberdasher's.
"Yaas, sub. yaas, suh." After an
other block there was the same per-
formance.
"cuse me. boss, but whar d. you
say you wanter gog''
ITO a haberdasher's, was the some
what impatient reply.
Then came the final appeal:
Now, look a-here, boss. / ben drivin'
in dis town twenty year an l amt give
nobody away yft. Now you jest tell
dis niggar whar it's you wanter 60"
Century Magazine.
The San Francisco call., 1913-07-21

Sioux City has asked for bids on insurance covering
accidents IN the streets and city employees It's good
business and one OF those ideas which make people
wonder why it was not thought of before especially
many city employees are bonded
The San Francisco call., 1913-07-21

Instead of committee of congressman examining
the wolf OF Wall street who calls himself Lama COM
mittee OF alensts would be better he proposed to
deliver to Morgan & Co. the entire United States
government except the president Lucky Mr. Taft,
The San Francisco call., 1913-07-21

Doctor Bridges, the new English poet laureate is
about as distinguished poet his predecessor Nahum
Tate. The laureateship has had peculiar history.
Under some ministries the appointces have been real
poets under others nonenttes Doctor Bridges
to be between the two
The San Francisco call., 1913-07-21

What scene for moviel T. R. suspended in cage
So feet above the river in the grand canyon of the
Colorado in terrific electric Storm Ajax Bjax and
Cjax beaten
The San Francisco call., 1913-07-21
The Sarcastic Doctor

You should never take medicine in
the dark" said the doctor.
Why not doc?"
well, 1t encourages tho fool killer
20 NEGLECT his job."--KAnsas City Jour
nal
The San Francisco call., 1913-07-21

Chicago is to have ten polcewomen That beats San
Francisco FIVE to one.
The San Francisco call., 1913-07-21

WILL. G. E.. City. The fact that an indi-
vidual makes bequest TO a person designated
as executor does not invalidate the will -s
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-05-17

the last game with the Giants, and
Lavender, Overall and Toney have
been of use only to the Eastern bat
tiers, who are fattening their sticking
averages.
The worst of the situation is that
there is no hope in sight. Good pitch
ers are not lying around lose,. and
even if President Murphy is willing
to separate himself from a large
bunch of coin, he cannot buy any