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The San Francisco call and post., 1913-12-19
WHY NOT WIN IN CALL
PENNY LETTER CONTEST?

Reasons for pennies? Why, the
mails are full Of them. They are
coming thick and fast in The Calls
contest for the big prizes offered for
the best ESQ word ESSAYS on the ad-
vantages of the potent coin.
The little, red cent is coming in for
eulogies-and good, hard business rea-
sons for its use, as well-from all over
the state.
The contest is gaining momentum
daily. It's time for YOU to tell why
the cent should receive its. due in
California. Write out what you think.
the strongest arguments you can
make. the most telling instances of
the value of the penny. and do it right
away. 1t may pay you handsomely.
AN ECONOMIC NECESSITY
Economic necessity has called for
the penny, this writer contends, and
economic justice demands its recog-
milton.
Penny Contest Editor: Any coin, how
ever small. which people desire to spend
and unable to do so, tends 10 lessen
the volume OF business. Pennies must be
important to those who receive them, other
wise they would not accept them, know
ing their limited use. They must be held
to be a portion of a persons earnings and
to be unable TO them in the purchase
of food, etc. must be TO deprive person
of the value OF portion Of his earnings.
Capital today on the Pacific coast Is as
highly organized as capitals in Europe.
where the penny Is in current use and
highly valued among struggling people.
Therefore. why should not people here en-
deavor to use the penny proftablyf
The worker gives invested capital the
excess value OF labor and ii is only reason
able that the worker should demand from
invested capital face value for the wages
obtained
Recognition of the penny may not reduce
appreciabIy the cost of living, but it
would help the person OF small means to
obtain value in buying small quantities.
Economic necessity has called for the
coinage of the penny and economic justice
demands its recognition
EDMOND KENNEDY,
40 Anna lane
The San Francisco call and post., 1913-12-19
WONDERFUL DISPLAY
ATTRACTS MANY

Holiday crowds along Market street
are enjoying the window displays.
Extra attention has been given
CHERRYS because of the unusual
styles that are on display there. Two
of the society buds of the city were
strolling along Market when suddenlys
Gertrude stopped.
why, Mable," she said, "just look
at that suit for only $3.50. The ma
terial seems to be good and the cut
certainly is right up to date because
it was only last month that I saw
practically the same suit in New
York for twice the amount. You
know. / think that / will drop in here
and see what can find for L certain
ly do need a new suit"
1T looks good to me'' said Mable,
"and maybe they will have an over
coat. You know that mine is pretty
shabby"
So they walked in the store, where
they were treated most courteously.
The prices and styles were a revela-
tion. Not only suits, but overcoats.
one piece suits. furs and everything
that delights the feminine taste. And
when, after they had selected their
suits and overcoats, CHERRYS Credit
Plan was explained, they were more
than pleased.
TITS all too wonderful" said Ger
trude. The idea of buying all these
nice things and then being able to
extend the payments over months. I
shall certainly tell all my friends
OF it"
stores of three cities-san Fran
cisco, 1909 Market St. Just above
9Th, for men and women; 2400 Mis-
sion st. for men and women. Oakland,
528 18th ST., for men, and 515 18th
ST., for women. Los Angeles, 636 So.
Broadway. for men and women. Open
evenings until 8 o'clock.-Advertise-
ment.
The San Francisco call and post., 1913-12-19
CAN,r LIyE MITHouT THEM

Put the penny in circulation Ions
enough for it to acquire definit
purchasing power, and the nickel viii
take a decided rise in value accord
ingly, is the keynote of this contest
ants letter.
Penny Contest Editor: Could we live
without pennies? Certainly. Could we
live without any exchange whatsoever?
Certainly. The fact Is. we could live
without any Of the decidedly convenient
things IN use, but who would want to!
Now. then, suppose pennies came into
general Immediately your five cent
basis would take tumble and many ar
ticles formerly costing a nickel could be
Obtained for four three or two cents.
because their price was only the result OF
not having smaller coin in active circu-
lation. Many would then be able to live
in better style-at least they could take
in a couple of moving picture shows a
week and not show the effects of the
morning after" Life would then be a
little more convenient. Certainly you or
can get along without It, but most of us
can get along better with 1t.
The nickel is now IN the place which
the penny should occupy. Do not under
stand me to say that the penny should be
equal to the nickel. No, just PUT the
penny in active circulation long enough for
ii to acquire a definite purchasing power
and then the nickel Will take decided
rise in every ones estfmation-rhe cent
will become the common everyday occur
renee that the nickel now Is
The average person does not look with
The San Francisco call and post., 1913-12-19
PROMOTION MEN
TO FORM SOCIETY
Secretaries of Commercial
Organizations of State Plan
Strong Organization

To effect strong and complete or
ganization of the secretaries of the
commercial bodies of California, a
meeting will be held at the Oakland
Commercial club January 20 and "a.
Representatives from commercial
organizations throughout the state
will be present to discuss methods of
conserving and advancing the best in
terests of California
Two banquets will be served the
delegates. one in San Francisco and
one in Oakland. Entertainment fea-
lures will be provided by the Oakland
Commercial club. the San Francisco
Chamber of Commerce and the Cali
fornia Development board.
Robert Newton Lynch of San Fran
cisco is temporary chairman and
Joseph E. Caine of Oakland tempo
rary secretary in charge of arrange
ments for the meeting.
The San Francisco call and post., 1913-12-19
HARRISON PICKS
SOUTHERN AGENT
Cobb Evans Auto Co. to Han
die Hudson Skies in Lower
End of State

Cobb Evans Auto company of Fres-
no will handle the Hudson Six in
Fresno. MADEIRA, Kings and Tulare
counties, according to statement
made yesterday by E. c. Groth Of the
H. o. Harrison company, Pacific coast
distributors. This rich territory has
remained open all this time because
the members of the HI. o. Harrison
company desired TO secure the very
best agent possible in that locality
In commenting about the closing of
the deal, Groth says:
I'VE have had many inquiries re-
garding the placing of the Hudson
agency in Fresno, but inasmuch as
we preferred to have an old fashioned
firm to look after our interests in the
rasin belt we moved slowly and feel
proud Of the fact that the Cobb Evans
company has decided to handle Hud-
son Skies for us. This is one of the
oldest automobile houses in that dis
.trict and we look for many sales to
be closed in that territory during the
next few months.
THE light six car will be arriving
in sufficitnt quantities after the holi-
days to enable US to make prompt de-
liveries to all of our agents.
FRANK CARROLL OPTIMISTIC
Frank Carroll. local manager of the
Goodyear Tire and Rubber company
has just returned from trip through
San Joaquin valley. He reports the
tire business to be in very healthy
condition and says that the outlook
for the spring trade is bright.
While in stockton Carroll saw Lin
coin Beachey make his loop the lop
flight and was thunderstruck at the
daring of the famous air pilot. He
says that the reports concerning the
chances Beachey takes are not in the
least exaggerated and that a person
must see the aviator sail through the
air with his machine upside down tc
appreciate the wonderful mastery tina,
he has over his flying machine
The San Francisco call and post., 1913-12-19
WORLD OIL OUTPUT
To CENTER IN CAL.
Huge Plant to Build Famous
Diesel Engines Planned;
English FinancierS Here

That the present visit to this city
and state by Andrew Weir, British
shipping king, and r. Tilden Smith a
London financier, may be fraught with
more consequences of Importance to
California than at first appeared is
indicated in the announcement from
the offices OF the General ePtroleum
company in this city. Though Weir
has resolutely declined to talk for
publication, he has given indorse-
ment to the announcement of big
things in contemplation through his
associate, Smith.
PLAN BIG COMBINE
OF first importance is the statement
that the interests back of the British
syndicate that is to take over the
General Petroleum company and
through the latter's option. probably
also control of the Union Oil COM
pany, include Harland & Wolff, the
biggest ship building firm in the
world; Burmeister & Vain, builders
of Diesel marine motors; the East
Asiatfc company, a Danish shipbufld-
ing concern, and the White Star line,
of which Lord Pirrie. is the executive
mead. Tn6 group or capitalists in
volved control for the entire world
the Diesel patents for crude oil burn
ing vessels.
This large combination, which pur-
poses to organize the Western Ocean
Syndicate, Ltd, for the purpose of
taking over California oil properties,
also plans the establishment IN Cali
fornia and possibly in San Francisco
Of a great plant to build vessels,
equipped with Diesel motors, for the
American coastwise and Pacific
trades.
BIG PLANT TO BE BUILT
The largest four cylinder Diesel
motor vessel, the Siam, built by the
Eastern Asiatic company in Denmark.
is now en- route to this state and is
due at San Pedro about the end of
this month after a 5000 mile run
from Copenhagen. At San Pedro she
will take on 1000 tons of General
Petroleum fuel oil for her homeward
trip. She will then proceed to this
port to unload freight. 1t is asserted
that the consumption OF fuel oil on
the voyage between England and Cal
ifornia will save in fuel $4,000. This
will indicate the possibilities of the
oil industry when under the control
of this wealthy syndicate.
Among the capitalists included in
the syndicate group are Lord Pirrie,
r. Tilden Smith. A. w. Grenfel, c.
Knudsen. Admiral A. de Richelieu, j.
Madsen- -Mygdal and Andrew Weir.
The San Francisco call and post., 1913-12-19
Dies, Aged SO Years,
AT Home in Oakland

Hale and hearty until two days
ago, jeremiah Moriarity, a retired
tailor. died at the age of 80 years
and months at his home. 216 Fifth
street. Oakland. last night, after an
attack of pneumonia.
Yhe family holds record for
longevity. His mother. Ellen, died
few years ago in New York at the
age of Ill, and one of his sisters
reached "a years becore succmbing to
the grim reaper One brother passed
away at 90 years. another at S6 and
a third at 81.
The San Francisco call and post., 1913-12-19
Excursion Is Planned
To Fiesta of Shows

A special excursion to the Fiesta of
the SHOWS at Truckee will be made
for San Francisco day, December 81,
by members of the Chamber of Com
merce, the Commercial club and the
California Development Board
The itinerary of the party includes
q six mile sleigh ride to Donner lake
and return.
Truckee is the highest winter re-
sort in the world. the top of the to-
boggan slide being 5000 feet above
sea level Murren. in the Alps, is up
only 5.36s feet.
The San Francisco call and post., 1913-12-19
Chinese Beauty Gone
And Tong War Feared

Following the disappearance of a
pretty 19 year old Chinese girl, who
was TO have become bride today. the
heads of three powerful tongs con-
ferred today on retaliative measures.
The police took extra precautions,
fearing a tong war
Lily Ho of 1889 Grant avenue was
to have married a Suey Sing official.
The members of that tong and its al
lies. the Hop Sings and Bing Kongs.
believe she was stolen by or eloped
with a member of a rival organiza-
tion. The laws of the tongs demand
instant redress
The San Francisco call and post., 1913-12-19
PENNY AND CoMpETTTIoN

The demand for the full use OF the
penny increases In inverse ratio to the
short sighted policy of those who can not
recognize the trend of modern ideas 1t
is a great paradox that the public, in
recognizing the value Of keen competition
In any line, does not recognize in 1t the
daily marketing OF comparatively small
purchases-the same value which should
accrue TO the humblest OF coins, rather
than paying only a nickel or a dime"
more. SIDNEY PRICE
Hotel Baker
The San Francisco call and post., 1913-12-19
OAKLAND At TER
TEACHERS MEET
City Officials and Commercial
Organizations to Aid Cam
paign to Get Convention

Mayor Frank X. Mott, the city COM
missioners. the civic and commercial
organizations of Oakland and promi
nent business and professional men
have been urged to cooperate with
the California Teachers association
to secure the convention of the Ma
tional Education association for Oak
land in 1915. A big civic banquet,
which will be the feature of the an
nual four day session of the bay sec
tion of the California Teachers asso-
citation, beginning December 20, will
be held at the Hotel Oakland Friday
evening, December 80. and campaign
plans for the gathering will be out
lined
Among the speakers will be Gov
ernor Hirom Johnson. Prof Thomas
H. Reed of the University of Califor-
MIA. Will C. Wood, superintendent of
the Alameda schools; Miss Ethel
Moore, Miss Mae E. Schreiber of New
York and Prof. M. Vincent O'Shea of
Wisconsin. The roll will be called of
those to make the journey to ST. Paul
this year to urge the ". E. A. conven-
tion for Oakland in 1916.
Music for the banquet will be fur
nished by an orchestra under the di-
rection of Paul Steindorff. Lowell
Redfield and Mrs. Nash will be among
the soloists.
w. ID. Forbes is chairman of the
committee on arrangements.
The San Francisco call and post., 1913-12-19
Burglar Loots Home
Of ST, 900 in Jewels

Silver ware and jewelry to the
value OF s1,635 were stolen last night
from the residence of Sigmund J.
Newman, 1880 Broadway, by a burglar
who entered by jimmying a rear
window
The valuables taken by the burglar
include sflverware worth $1,000,
lady's watch valued at $135, a watch
chain made of 20 pearls and worth
$780,
The San Francisco call and post., 1913-12-19
GOOD REASON FoR WORKERS

From the standpoint of the wage Garner,
there is no argument against the clrcula-
tion of the penny In San Francisco and
there IS every argument for it.
The absence of the penny works all one
way. 1t is excellent graft fer the seller,
and sheer waste for the buyer.
LAURA HARDY.
$50 Portola avenue. Alameda
The San Francisco call and post., 1913-12-19
TO HAVE AND TO HOLD

To have not a penny. that's poverty.
To find one, that's good luck.
To lose IL is unfortunate
To withhold a penny owed is dishonesty
To hoard every penny is miserliness.
To save wisely is economy.
To give ones pennies breeds generosity.
To refuse TO give q penny Is stinginess
and to waste and despise a penny begets
extravaganza MRS. LULU HALL.
BerkeieY Cal
The San Francisco call and post., 1913-12-19
Pioneer Steam Boating
Club Luncheon Topic

Steamboating on the Sacramento
and San Joaquin rivers in the early
days will be described by Captain H.
J. Corcoran at the Commonwealth club
luncheon in the Palace hotel tomor-
row. This will be the last meeting
until January 10.
B. Grant Taylor will succeed Chair
man Odell for the January quarter
The San Francisco call and post., 1913-12-19

much favor on the penny save when he
comes to buy one cent stamp and has
to break a nickel to do SO. Well such is
life.
Come brothers. sisters and fellow citi-
zens-get some sense F. c. +.
1885 Larkin street.
The San Francisco call and post., 1913-12-19
REASON ENOUGH

Without more ado the value of the penny
should be self-evident to all fair minded
Americans. and IL should be up to them
TO follow the example set by our leading
paper. The Call, and establish the penny
as a basis of exchange.
MISS HELEN COOPER.
2231 Carlton street. Berkeley
The San Francisco call and post., 1913-12-19
Christmas Cantata
By Berkeley Church

Special music for Christmas at the
First Baptist church, Berkeley, Sun
day. December p, includes barry
tone solo by Herman F. Hitler, a trio
for soprano, tenor and barytone, and,
for the evening service, the Christmas
cantata, Star OF the East" by the
choir
The San Francisco call and post., 1913-12-19
INDICTED MEN MISSING

Two men, both of them missing,
are under indictment today following
Investigations by the grand Jury.
Samuel Bailey, haberdasher, of 1855
Mission street, is accused of conceal
ing merchandise after his failure He
has been missing three days. A. Fl.
Waterbury, said to be in New York,
IS accused of embezzling from 81, 500
TO $4,000 by posing as a Press club
representative and getting life mem
bership subscriptions from rich men.
The San Francisco call and post., 1913-12-19
LITTLE but MIGHTY

insignificant in itself. the penny passes
from hand TO hand. from pocket to till,
as thing little noted, though useful ;
rivals the bankers potential store of gold
Hence the admonition: Take care of the
pennies and the dollars will take care of
themselves
DoRoTHEA URSULA INGHAM.
o194 Fifteenth street
The San Francisco call and post., 1913-12-19
MORE PENNIES LESS COST

After the penny gets in circulation
you win hnd things getting cheaper and
in the long run you will also find that
instead Of being in a few pennies you
viii be In a few dollars.
ALFRED SIMON.
72S Cole street
The San Francisco call and post., 1913-12-19
PENNY SAVED, PENNY EARNED

You can teach your child TO save money
by showing him the real value OF a penny.
Teach him that the penny is earned only
when IL is saved; that saving pennies
leads TO saving dollars.
PRIVATE JOHN LISS.
Marn Island CnI
The San Francisco call and post., 1913-12-19
North Beach Seeks
Two New FTehOuSes

The supervisors have been petit
toned by the North Beach Improve
ment association to provide two new
modern firehouses to replace the old
wooden structures, one in Broadway
above Grant avenue. the other on
Stockton, below Pacific. The asso-
citation also asks that overhead wires
be removed from certain zones where
they are prohibited by law.
The San Francisco call and post., 1913-12-19
PENNY FOR YOUR rHouGHr

penny is the standard price of any
thought: the sum for which. a whole
day long. the ancient laborer wrought the
fundamental coin on which a fortune may
be built: a penny. tossed. may be the die
OF innocence or guilt. J.. TAYLOR
1851 oxford street. Berkeley.
The San Francisco call and post., 1913-12-19

SANTA ROSA, Dec. 19.--Judge J.
M. Thompson, one of the best known
members of the bar in this county, is
critically i'll.
The San Francisco call and post., 1913-12-19

WEATHER FORECAST
For San Francisco-Rain and
warmer tonight; probably rain Satur-
day; light southerly winds
For results use Call-Post Want Ads.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-02-15
This Skin PeeIer All
the Rage in Society
(From Society Worldly

There is growing tendency among
women of culture and fashion to pay
more attention to hygienic means of
preserving their charms. The advent
of mercolized wax doubtless has been
largely responsible for this. This re-
markable substance produces COM
plexions so natural in appearance. so
magnetically beautiful, artificial com
plexions are no longer desired. In
stead of "doctoring" an offensive skin.
the skin is peeled off. The wax peels
the skin SO gradually, in such fine par
ticles. no discomfort is experienced
The fresher, younger skin beneath.
wholly in evidence within a week or
two. is lily white, satiny soft and
smooth. It's not a patched-over com
plexion, but a brand new one. That's
why mercolized wax has become such
rage among society folk. The wax
is put on nights like cold cream and
washed off mornings. All druggists
have it, one ounce will do.
Another hygienic treatment now
much in favor is one to remove wrin-
kles. made by dissolving / or. now
dered saxolite in 1a pint witch hazel,
Used as a wash lotion 1t "acts like
magic"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-02-15
Resolve in favor of the town

Resolve in favor of the town of
Newport
Resolve in favor of repairing the
bridge across the Kennebec River be-
tween the Plantations of West Forks
and The Forks.
Resolve in favor of repair of bridge
| In the town of Norridgewock
Resolve in favor of the officers of the
Senate at the organiza ton of that
body, January 1, 1919.
Resolve for the appointment of del
egates to the conferences of the Ma
tional Tax Association.
Orders of the Day.
Mr.. MAYBURY of Saco: Mr.. Speak
er, through the courtesy of the gentle
men from Augusta, Mr. Newbeft,
move that we take from the table order
in relation to investigating the cost OF
producing electric energy in the state
of Maine.
The motion was agreed to.
Mr. MAYBURY:. And in order that
we may clear up the docket of this
House / wish to make a brief state
ment SO that the gentlemen CT the
House will understand my persistency
in the matter, and in order that the
friends of the order, for whom it was
introduced, will understand my persis-
tency.
When the matter came up in the
House yesterday / supposed it was as
dead as Julius Caesar, and that the
powers of all the eight doctors in the
House could not resuscitate it,, but I
found that was not the case. You
are all familiar with the several gyra-
tions that this order has made in its
attempted passage through the two
branches of this Legislature: and
when it was tabled in the Senate at
the instigation of the attorneys for
the electric light companies, the next
day gentlemen from the Senate came
to me and we discussed the DISPOSE
ton of the order, and it was agreed
that we should leave the matter to the
joint committee of legal affairs and
judiciary who were to consider the.
public utilities bill. under which this
| matter would naturally come That
was a gentleman's agreement. did not
! take their signatures, in black and
white and have attached thereto one of
DIR. Plummer's red Seals. Despite that
eentleman's agreement, when they took
the matter from thee table they voted
to indefinitely postpone it. For my own
part. l would much rather have seen
| it die natural death than to have
been thus uncerimoffiously strangled
| in the Senate. Now, in order to give
| it a Christian burial, 1 move that we
recede and concur with the Senate in
| its action.
The motion was agreed to, and the
| House receded and concurred with the
Senate in the indefinite postponement
| of the order
MIR. PEACOCK of Readficid: Mr..
Speaker, through gan oversight yester-
day, bill, An Act to repeal Chapter $40
of the Public Laws of 1907, relating to
road in Readfieid, was overlooked This
matter was tabled at my suggestion
during my absence from the House. 1t
was not tabled for the purpose of en-
numbering the docket of the House, but
there is one other matter pending be-
fore this body which should be taken
in connection with this particular mat
ter. The other matter has not as yet
been acted upon, and for that reason +
move that this matter be laid upon
tContinued on Page Six.)
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-02-15
Get a Ten Cent
Box of Cascarets.

Put aside-just once--the Salts
Cathartic Pills. Castor Oils or purga-
tive waters which merely force a pas
sageway through the bowels, but do
not thoroughly cleanse, freshen and
purify these drainage or alimentary
organs, and have no effect whatever
upon the liver and stomach.
Keep Your inside organs pure and
fresh with Cascarets, which thorough
ly cleanse the stomach, remove the
undigested, sour and fermenting food
and foul gases, take the excess bile
from the liver and carry yout of the
system all the constipated waste mat
ter and poisons in the intestines and
bowels.
A Cascaret tonight will make you
feel great by morning. They work
while you sleep--never grippe, sicken
and cost only 10 cents box from your
druggist. Millions of men and women
take a Cascaret now and then and
never have Headache. Biliousness,
coated tongue, Indigestion, Sour Stom-
aeh or Constipated bowels. Cascarets
belong in every household. Children
just love to take them.