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The San Francisco call., 1913-08-28
LABOR DAY WILL
Be MINUS PARADE
Big Track Meet and Open
Air Concert in Park
Stadium

Labor day will be celebrated next
Monday without parade. but there
VIII be greater and more varied
celebration than ever before. Ar
rangements have been completed for
a series of four programs at Golden
Gate park.
The observance of the day will open
with concert by the municipal band
at the stadium at ! 80 o'clock.
Following this there will be track
and Held events, beginning at 2
o'clock, as follows:
:. 100 yard dash, handicap. limit four yards
First prize donated by Charles Brown 4 Sons,
second prize donated by ]. Charles Green com.
pany, third prize donated by Carroll & Tilton.
loo yard DASH handicap, limit IL yards
First prize donated by Samuels Jewelry COM
psny, second prize donated by Merchants Pub
fishing company, third prize donated by Schroe-
der & Herzog.
Two mile run-First prize donated by Lund.
strom Hat company. second prize donated by
J. Charles Green company. third prize donated
by Schroeder HerzoE
shotput, handicap--First prize donated by
Ed Forestiers, second prize donated by Neu-
stadter Brothers. third prize donated By Keile-
12o yard hurdies--First prize donated by
Philadelphia Shoe company. second prize DO
mated BY El9esser Heynemann. third prize do.
mated BY Schroeder 4 Herzog.
High jump handlcap-ftrst prize do
mated By Clarion Clothing company, second
prize donated BY Walter N. Brunt, third prize
donated by Schroeder 8 Herzog
Pole vault, handicap-First prize donated BY
Daily News, second prize donated By J. Charles
Green. third prize donated BY Schroeder &
Herzog.
Ofncials--Director Of games and clerk Of the
course. Joseph r. Hickey; referee, John Elliott
starter, George Adams; timers. John A. Ham
mersmith Frank 0'Kane. Harold Maundreil.
Walter Christie and william Unmack judges,
Charles Minto, Douglas Ernkine, Edward
kneass. John Suits, Al Coney, Harry Nc
Andrew ]. Gallagher will be presi-
dent of the day. The literary pro-
gram will commence at c:S0 o'clock,
with Governor Hiram w. johnson,
orator OF the day, and Mayor Rolph,
guest OF honor. Gallagher will be
introduced by Patrick Flynn. chair
man OF the Labor day committee.
The exercises Of the day will be
brought to close by. trotting and
The San Francisco call., 1913-08-28
SUGAR AND WOOL

On the first test in the senate free
saoar won. Another test IS prom
ised but the expectation of the
yYashineton Star is that free sugar
will win that also. The vote stood
a. had been predicted. Only the
ouisiana senators among the demo-
cfats recorded themselves in oppo-
ssition. They were not the only
democrats of the opinion that free
sugar should not prevail, but the
only ones in position to withstand
White House and caucus pressure.
As Louisiana had so much at stake,
and was so insistent that they vote
no, naturally her senators supported
= the local interests.
Free wool is expected to win when
that test comes. There are demo-
cratic senator's in opposition SO far
as convictions are concerned, but
none is likely to so as far in wool's
behalf as the Louisianans have gone
In behalf of sugar. 1t is believed
ltbey will abide by the wishes Of the
president and the decision OF the
caucus.
The contention of the sugar demo-
Gratis and the wool democrats is
that free trade will destroy those
industries in America. Cane grow
ers and beet growers will have to
devote their fields to other crops
and sheep farmers turn to other
means OF livelihood.
Hence the emphasis they lay on
their party's promise and the prom
ise Mr.. Wilson as presidential can
didate made that tariff revision
should in no case take that form.
They supported Mr. Wilson last
year in the firm belief that his tariff
Recommendations and the action Of
congress in response would not put
their investments in peril. They
now charge they will be ruined by
the Underwood revision dictated
from the White House
AS to other schedules Of the tariff
bill there is no such severe allega-
tion. Complaint is made that this
manufacturing industry and that will
be injured if the proposed reductions
in duties go through, and that the
free list will injure agriculture, but
stark destruction is not feared ex-
okpt in the cases of sugar and wool
1.-THE president and the majority in
congress at his instance take the risk.
Particularly the president. AS he
views the matter, free sugar and free
wool are demanded in the public in
terests, and hence he insists upon
the policy as party duty. The democ-
racy in full control must meet its
Obligations Appeals to him on the
score OF the Baltimore platform and
his campaign utterances have not
moved him. He reads the situation
IN another and later light
The San Francisco call., 1913-08-28
MANICURE ASKS
$500 FOR KISS
Failing Collection, She Has
Supposed Wealthy Cat
tlernan Arrested

A hunk OF fresh venison IS not worth
a kiss.
So says Amy Silva, manicure in a
barber shop at IS Ellis street. Miss
Amy wants $500 damages for the ca
ress. stolen, she alleges. by George
Fox. cattle buyer.
few days ago Fox went hunting.
He promised faithfully that he would
send nice piece of deer meat.
Yesterday morning he dropped into
the shop and engaged Miss Silva in
conversation.
Did you get that venison?" he
asked. playfully.
a CLINT In her eyes.
"Oh, well, 1 sent 1t. and I must have
kiss as payment" said Fox.
Il wouldn't kiss you for a million
dollars" Miss Silva told Judge Shor-
tall that she said to Fox.
Thereupon Mr. Fox grabbed Miss
silva about her waist and kissed her
She struggled and they both fell to
the floor. In falling. her retrousse
nose was scratched and she was 10Th
erwise trampled upon and subjected to
indignities."
Miss Silva. through counsel, de-
manded $500 as balm for her wounded
nose and feelings. Fox refused to
pay.
Then Miss Silva had him arrested
for battery. Judge ShortaIl yesterday
took the case under advisement until
Saturday. The court said he doubted
IL Fox was guilty Of battery.
Fox admitted that he kissed the
woman. but said he did IL as q joke
Judge Shortall was inclined to believe
Fox's version OF the affair.
The San Francisco call., 1913-08-28

Presidio. General Murray and his
aide de camp. Captain Herbert Brees.
who left three weeks ago for tour
of inspection in the north, returned
home Tuesday
Mrs. Robert Louis Stevenson and
her daughter. Mrs. Ysobei Strong. re-
turned recently to their home In Mon
tecito after visit of several weeks
in San Francisco.
William Mayo NewhalI Sr. has re-
joined his family In Burlingame after
having spent several days at the Ho-
tel Potter in Santa Barbara
Y
Mr.. and Mrs. Athol Mclean and Mr.
and Mrs. George H. Lent took their
where they will enjoy camping
tour.
Captain and Mrs. William Matson
and their daughter, Miss Lurline Mat
sno. returned yesterday from visit
of several weeks at Newport While
IN the eastern seaport Miss Matson
christened the new steamship Mat
sonia.
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Mrs. j. J. Sullivan has issued invi-
tations to tea which she Will give
in her home In Pacific avenue.
Wednesday. September s. Mrs. George
Neal, wife of Lieutenant Neal, u. S.
N, will be the complimented guest
-
Miss Avis Sherwood has come up
from Brookdale and is the guest OF
Miss Isabel Sherwood in her home in
Filbert street.
Mrs. Frederick Henshaw and Miss
Elinor Tay have arrived In Santa
Barbara and are guests at the Hotel
Potter. They will depart next week
for Del Monte to witness the termi-
nus of the polo tournament and to
participate In the golf contest which
will commence a week from Sat-
urday.
The San Francisco call., 1913-08-28
FERRY TALES
BY LINDSAY CAMPBELL

TT Is a tribute to the efficiency of
1 the transbay ferry systems that
- the boat was late" excuse Is al
most unknown In San Francisco a
little irregularity now and then would
be appreciated by those commuters
who sleep with the bay between them
and their jobs and to whom early
rising never becomes a habit Even
the fog seldom interferes seriously
with the service, the belief of urban
ties to the contrary Notwithstanding
In front OF the St. Francis hotel
the other day an angry man was
pacing back and forth. It was the
luncheon hour. and hunger may have
had something to do with the savage
look that spoiled an otherwise hand
some face.
A taxi drew up alongside the curb
and a pretty woman stepped out.
Well" she said, '"Im here. Pay
the man"
He paid the chauffeur and turned
to the woman.
You're 10 minutes late" he
growied.
"The fault" she replied. "of the
ferry boat
o O o
He was a commuter himself and
knew better.
Come again. he said. ferry boats
don't get late"
TT was the boats fault Just the
same" she insisted. II intended get
ting the IL o'clock and the horrid
train left before reached the depot
and 1 just had to take the 1920"
Even this didn't make him smile or
say. "Glad you came anyway" or
something like that.
"Poohw she said, II don't believe
that your old time Is worth more
than cent minute anyway. Here's
q dime. Now cheer up"
He brushed aside her hand, slared
at her some more and then. taking
her arm and swinging her toward the
hotel, growied:
Lets eatr'
O @ O
Which shows that at least one man
knows the way to his own heart.
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Nearly everybody. except the most
pessimistic of us, believes In the
treasure laden ship that is bound tc
come in some day. Whether or not
the belief is justified makes little
difference as long as hope still main
tains a residence with us. Every
body loves an optimist, at times.
met real one the other day on the
ferry steamer Berkeley.
/ didn't exactly meet her, but Il
she had been talking to me couldn'i
have heard what she said any more
distinctly.
.I just hate to wash Dishes" she
told the friend in the red hat, "ant
| you can just bet your life i won't dc
ii minute longer than I have to
| / never wash en- now." she con.
| tinued. until after the postman ha.
passed"
why the postman7" her friend In
quircd.
well, you never can tell wher
somebody will die and leave you 4
fortune. and I'd just hate to wash tht
dishes some morning and then wher
they were all done to have a letter
come telling me was rich and didn'1
have to wash dishes
The San Francisco call., 1913-08-28
DAYToN,s CITY MANAGER"

Voters of Dayton, O., according
to the Chicago News, have just
adopted new city charter, framed
upon what are known as city man
ager" lines. 1t is really the commits
sion form of municipal government
carried step farther. Charters of
this type have been adopted by a
few small cities, but hitherto by none
as large as Dayton, which has a
population of 1l6,50O
Dayton, like Galveston, Tex.
which originated the commission
plan of city government, was moved
by a great disaster to seek simpler,
more efficient and more economical
method of transacting community
business. The dreadful flood from
which Dayton suffered last spring
was an important factor in the move
ment for charter reform, just as the
gulf storm that flooded Galveston
led to the rebuilding of the city's
government, as well as of the city.
Under the commission form of
government in use in Galveston, Des
Moines and many other cities there
are FIVE commissioners, each being
chosen by the voters to be head of a
particular administrative department.
The arrangement by which depart
ment heads are selected directly by
the voters has been criticised as un-
sound by students of municipal prob
lens. The commission plan of gov
ernment has given so much salts
faction, however, that this fault, il it
be fault, has not attracted wide at
tention. But Dayton's new charter
seeks to improve on this method of
choosing department heads.
1t makes provision merely for the
election of commission or council
of FIVE members, with no particular
administrative duties assigned to any
one of the FIVE. Administration of
the city's affairs is to be intrusted
to a "city manager" chosen by and
responsible TO the commission. The
city manager is to select the heads
of the municipal administrative de-
partments. Thus the Dayton plan
corresponds more nearly to that OF
private business corporation man
agement than does any other plan of
government yet tried in American
cities.
Like other progressive city char
ters, that of Dayton requires non
partisan nominations and elections.
The short ballot idea is emphasized.
Provision is made for the initiative,
referendum and recall Others Of
its features are scientific budget
making, modern accounting methods,
standardization of supplies and time
service records.
The intelligent work that Dayton
has done in the charter making line
should prove not only directly bcne-
fetal in many ways, but a good and
lasting advertisement for the city.
The San Francisco call., 1913-08-28
REGISTRATION BOOTHS
FOR COMING PRIMARY
Officers VIII Be Established Today
at Outlying Points-More Dec
1aratfons of Candidacy

For the convenience of those who
find 1t difficult to register at the
main registration office on the old
city hall site, the election commission
arranged yesterday for district regis
tration for the coming primary.
Booths will be open today. tomor-
row and Friday at Post and Stockton
streets, Post and Fillmore streets,
Sixteenth and Valencia streets and AT
the Emporium.
Additional declarations of. candidacy
were filed yesterday with Registrar
Zemansky for the following:
For tax collector, Edward F. Bryant and
John G. Holier; police judge, William j. Berns;
recorder, Albert Woodhouse; public administra-
tor, John Sachs; treasurer. wenzl Hammer
lindl; supervisors James e. Power. Andrew
J. Gallagher, Arthur G. Campbell, Walter @,
Wise, Charles A. Nelson. Albert Ruske Joseph
Dobrodenka, Fl. w. Hutton Edward @. Bath:
city attorney, Charles J. Berg.
The San Francisco call., 1913-08-28
PHONE COMPROMISE
TO BE CONSIDERED
Supervisory Compittee Will Investi.
gate Feasibilty Of Proposed NcEo-
tiation with Pacific Company

The supervisors public utilities COM
mittee decided yesterday to investigate
the feasibility of q compromise with the
Pacific Telephone and Telegraph COM
pany, by which 1t would operate its
entire system under the former Home
Telephone company's franchise. pay
ing the city per cent of the gross re-
ceipts. or approximately $4,000 a
year.
AS the suits brought by the city to
dissolve the absorption OF the Home
company by the Pacific have failed,
city Attorney Long suggested the
compromise before beginning an ap-
peal.
The committee passed . resolution
asking Long to ascertain what terms
the Pacific company was prepared to
offer.
Supervisor Murphy added q second
resolution asking the city attorney to
report on whether the franchise now
held by the Pacific Is valid.
The San Francisco call., 1913-08-28
AUDITORIUM is PLACED
UNDER CITY INSPECTION
Board Of Public Works Enlarkes
Building Inspectors scope Of
Supervision

The board OF works authorized the
chief building inspector yesterday to
inspect municipal buildings in course
OF construction and ell other build
ings erected for public use. to permit
the inspection Of the Auditorium to be
built by the Exposition company on
city property.
Request was made OF the supervi-
sors that $3,440 be appropriated for
the installation OF fire escapes on the
Yerba Buena school.
The board decided to receive bids
September 10 for the Improvement of
the Thirteenth and Fourteenth ave.
nue. frontages OF Point Lobos boule-
ward, $4,000 being set aside in the
budget for that purpose.
CITY Engineer O'Shaughnessy filed .
report estimating the cost OF paving
the Junipero Sierra boulevard from
Ocean avenue to the county line with
center strip of asphalt and concrete
foundation at $4,000.
The San Francisco call., 1913-08-28
Queries Answered

WILL-M. T., Richmond. A typewriter or
printed form OF Will, IL IT be properly signed
and witnessed, will be admitted to probate.
PoRToLA-s.. Oakland. Spanish speaking
people pronounce "Portola" por-to-Ia with the
accent the same as In portable or in Portugal.
r.
EsC0RT-C. s., City. In going along a pub
lie street with two women. male escort
takes his place nearest the edge Of the Side
walk. the women walking side By side. In
case is elderly and feeble It would be
right for the escort to offer his arm to her.
keeping her between himself and woman com
panion.
GIrMoRE-s.. City. Patrick S. Gilmore,
the famous band leader. be who led the great
peace jubilee concert In June. 1872. died In
st. Louis, Mo-, September a. 1894, after a
short Illness which manifested itself while be
was conducting concert in that city.
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COMMERCIAL C0URSE-M J. Capetovp
Humboldt county. The high school OF com
merce in San Francisco teaches a full com
mercial course There are private concerns in
that city in which commercial courses are
given. but this department can not advertise
them
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wARTs-o. W. II. T. The following /.
given as "a sure method for removal Of
warts: dip ths clean end OF a match In
acetic acid A drop OF the acid win cling
70 the match end Allow this to drop on the
wart. which, being porous, viii at once Absorb
it. Do this every day until ths wart dIssp
pears, which viii bs in a short time, cars
being taken not to let the acid touch the
skin" This. It is said. will remove the most
tenacious warts.
The San Francisco call., 1913-08-28
BATTLE THAT PRELUDED
PEACE

The published forecast of the
Perry centennial celebration sug-
gests to the New York Tribune the
grateful reflection that this anniver-
sary Of battle will be made an oc-
casion Of commcmorating and con-
filming peace. This feature of il
will be displayed and emphasized
by the participation in it of dis
tinguished Car Tan statesman
whose address viii be bracketed
The San Francisco call., 1913-08-28
ACCUSED ATTORNEY GIVES
CHARGES NO CREDENCE
franklin p. Nutting Refutes AIIega-
tions Made Regarding Conduct
of Douglas Estate

II would not dignity her complaints
by calling them Charges said Attor-
ney Franklin p Nutting yesterday in
refuting the statement made by Mrs.
Susan McKensie. executrix of the es-
tate of John Jardine Douglas. that he
was not doing his duty as executor
and that he was trying to sell prop
erty at less than its market value.
Mrs McKensie fled action In the
superior court to have Nuttings let
ters of administration revoked
She alleged that he employed out
side counsel unnecessarily and that he
accepted an offer of $4,000 for certain
lands which she could have sold for
$1,000. All this is denied by Mr..
Nutting.
The San Francisco call., 1913-08-28
PORTER CHARLTON NEAR
THE SHORES OF ITALY
wireless Speaks Re d'Italia, Expected
TO Reach Shore Thfs
Afternoon

NAPLES. Italy. Aug. 27.-A wireless
dispatch from Sardinia states that the
steamship Re d'Italia passed there to-
day with Porter Charlton aboard and
that he Is expected to arrive here on
Thursday afternoon to be tried for
the murder Of his wife at Lake Como
three years ago.
The San Francisco call., 1913-08-28

SACRAMENTO, Aug. &c. L. Sny-
der. district secretary OF the United
States civil service. with headquar-
ters in San Francisco. was appointed
state civil service commission. The
salary is $1,000.
The San Francisco call., 1913-08-28

TRENTON, N. j., Aug. z7.--Womnn
suffrage In New Jersey today received
setback Of one year through an
opinion by Assistant Attorney Cen
erai Gaskiil that the failure properly
to advertise the proposed change In
the states constitution renders i'm
possible the ratification Of suffrage
by this winters legislature.
The San Francisco call., 1913-08-28

pacing races under the auspices Of the
driving clubs OF San Francisco. VIII
liam ]. McKenny. president Of the
San Francisco Driving club. chair
The San Francisco call., 1913-08-28
DELTA TAU DELTA MEETS
Convention at Indianapolis to Pass On
Six Charters
INDIANAPOLIS. Ind.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. Aug. 27.-
Delta Tau Delta college fraternity
opened its national convention here
today. Petitions for charters in six
large colleges and universities will
form an important part of the bust
ness OF the convention. The petitions
are from the University of Oregon, the
University of Kansas, Amherst col
Iege, University Of Pittsburg. Kansas
Agricultural college and the Massa-
chusetts Agricultural college.
The San Francisco call., 1913-08-28

A family basket picnic will be given
at Glen park Monday afternoon by the
Twin Peaks Association of Improve
ment Clubs.
The San Francisco call., 1913-08-28

Fire at o'clock yesterday morning
destroyed a one story cottage at SAG
Edinburgh street. owned by Ed Mayer,
a waiter at the Fairmont hotel.
Arizona republican., 1913-12-24
MRS. YOUNG IS REELECTED AND
 SHOOP OUSTED
Chicago Board of Education Rcconsidcrs Recent Ac- tion and After stormy Session Replaces Woman at Head of City Schools
ASSOCIATED PRESS DIsPATcH1


 CHICAGO, Dec. 23.-Airs. Ella Flagg Young was voted back into the su- perintendency of the Chicago public schools today after a stormy session of the board or education. Seven members refused to vote on the ground the hoard had no power to reconsider the election of John D. Shoop. assistant superintendent under Mrs Young, who had been elected her successor.
 Tine contention was also made that the four new members of the board, named by Mayor Harrison to replace the four whose resignations he en- forced. were not entitled to seats.
 The action of the board in remoV- ing Shoop and replacing Mrs. Young will be at once challenged in court the opposition announced. Mrs YounG's failure to be reelected two weeks ago by the board of education reused storm of popular indignation. Mass meetings were held and dele gations demanded that Shoop resign and make way for Mrs Young.
 Mayor Harrison declared the mem bers of the school board appointed by him had voted against Mrs. Young in an "uuderhand way" and Summarily
Arizona republican., 1913-12-24
PhOenix Man Of FIYe H
 Which F1Ue Died
Especial to The RepublicanD


 CINCINNATI. Dec. 23-Maior J. T. Sprake. of the Salvation Army here. swore to q warrant in municipal court today charging Fred Meyers aged A, of Phoenix, Arizona. with arson. Meyers was arrested on suspicion shortly after the fire which destroyed the Salvation army Workingmen home l50S to 1512 Freeman avenue on the night of December 1G. Five lives Were lost in the blaze.
 Meyers confessed to having made threatening remarks against the Sal vation Army officials. The suspect, since the fire, was not allowed to pro cure bond and has been questioned at frequent intervals by the police and by Public Coroner Fortmeyer. He admitted recently that he has served two terms for burglary. one of four years at philadelphia, and the other eight months for second degree burg lary in Syracuse.
 The evidence which the police have gainst him in the present case is cir cumstantial. Major Sprake. in swear ing to the warrant. gave $50,000 as an estimate of the loss due to the fire.
Arizona republican., 1913-12-24
TheYe Is SIU More WOyk
 FOr AZ GOOdfeUO1OS

Let not the good day pass without these are provided for There are plenty of people in Phoenix with enough and to spare who can help these good worthy folks.
 Spread the Spirit of Christmas.
 It will be good news to all Good fellows to know that arrangements have been made during the past week to care for fifty little fellows and the families they belong to. They will be sure to have a good Christmas The secretary has received all sorts of kind words and gerat assistance from many good people in Phoenix in making these arrangements. They are all Goodfel- lows.
 Goodfellow O'Grady is going ahead with his arrangements for a Christmas matinee for the little fellows in the af- ternoon, and Goodfellow Bake is com pletins arrangements for his Christ mas dinner to all deserving poor men over fifty years of age.