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The San Francisco call., 1913-10-08
Time to End Advertising
City's Evil Says Mrs.
Baldwin

What San Francisco Needs Most"
is advertisement of its good points
and a new detention home, is the
declaration of Mrs E. L. Baldwin, a
leader in the California club, the Ju-
venile Protective association and ca
pable business woman
Materially we need most a new de-
tention home" said Mrs Baldwin.
"Psychologically, We need to advertise
our city from another standpoint than
that which has prevailed.
In order TO do this type of ad-
vertising, thus setting forth of the
best that we have. people should
know their own city better. 1t is
easy to say get together but it is
not possible unless we have some one
point in which we are all agreed,
some one object on which to get in
accord
ADS BL 'LOyING FRIENDSr
You know the saying, we are
advertised by our loving friends
Let US have that sort of thing in San
Francisco. We should realize that
we have in many ways one of the
greatest cities in the world here
For instance. il some places had
Just the one wonderful view that we
can get from Buena Vista hill, it
would be world famous. Probably
half the people in San Francisco do
not even know where the hill is
How many are there who know
San Francisco half so well as they
do any foreign city they have 'done?'
There is not only too much per-
sonal and political division in San
Francisco, but too much geographical
segregation as we'll How many OF
the residents of North Beach know
the good points of the Mission Dis
rrict? What does Russian hill know
of Sunset? The Richmond District
of the Potrero?
ADS BY LOVING FRIENDS
How many know what our citizens
have done IN the way of rebuilding
and establishing business since the
fire?
What has been done even to the
public buildings?
The old idea of a slogan is not
such bad one, and it might well be
See San Francisco first
When the exposition brings its
thousands and hundreds Of thousands
Of people here, what are we to do II
we know nothing about our city?
Can we answer questions of whose
answers we are ignorant?
And, by the way. what do we know
about the exposition itself?
mo one knows what the plans are
except in the vaguest way: no one
knows what progress has been made
Consequently. most of the people OF
San Francisco would be very weak
boosters for our fair.
OUR EVIL LIFE OvERPLAYED
THAT is really the trouble-we are
not good enough at boosting.
There has been too much exp1oita-
tion of the evils of the city In the
past Let us forget them, at least
when we are discussing San Francisco
.Of course. when 1t comes TO voting
we must realize the dangers thai
threaten us and vote for the best
men and movements, but when we
talk let us speak only of the good tc
be found here. Say anything often
enough and every one viii believe it
The San Francisco call., 1913-10-08
Girl, Hit by Flying
Machine, VIII Live

BATH, N Y. Oct. s.-The tragedy
which marked the return of Lincoln
Beachey to aviation will not result
in a double fatality, it was said at
the Bath hospital today. Miss Dor
othy Hildreth. who was injured when
her sister Ruth was killed by
Beachey's aeroplane propeller yester-
day. will be able to leave the hos
pital next week. She is suffering
from a fracture of the left leg and
numerous cuts and bruises
The San Francisco call., 1913-10-08
FIVE SOLDIERS BURIED
WITH MILITARY HONORS

Full military honors were accorded
at the funeral at the Presidio yester-
day Of five soldiers killed by the ex-
plosion of a big gun at Fort Mills In
the Philippines. They were Corporal
l.. y. Koenig and Privates Willis
Hughes, John Paul, Boyd Names and
III. J. Williams. The five coffins were
carried on gun carriages and a de-
tachment from the Sixth infantry
acted as escort.
The San Francisco call., 1913-10-08
Sick, PenniIeSs and
Homeless, 1900 Wait
At Mexican Border

EAGLE PASS, Tex, Oct S-Four
thousand homeless and penniless
refugees from Mexico were today
huddled upon an unsheltered spot
decision by the United States immi-
grafton authorities regarding their
disposition. A majority of the ref
lugees are women and children and
many are sick. Food supplies are
scarce
The San Francisco call., 1913-10-08
CHARGES SON-IN-LAW
WITH PERJURING SELF

H. A Potter, s27 Chenery street.
swore to complaint yesterday
charging Renough E. Vinai with
perjury. Potter says that yinal. who
is 20 years old, swore falsely that he
was &c years old in order to marry
Potter's daughter Caroline, The
father says that the couple went to
Los Angeles, where vinal deserted
his bride. Her parents supplied the
money with which to return.
The San Francisco call., 1913-10-08
Hand Holding Cruel,
Wife Gets Divorce

Cruelty. consisting chiefly of max
ing her hold his hand whenever they
rode In streetcars, was the ground
upon which Mrs Elizabeth Barnes
was this morning granted a divorce
by Judge Cabaniss from Obie Barnes.
a bar tender
The San Francisco call., 1913-10-08
CITY ASSESSOR MARRIEs

Lester Britain, city assessor OF
Santa Rosa, went to Redwood City
last evening to wed Miss Alya A.
Soper of this city. The bride was
cashier of the American Paint and Dry
Color company of this city. Acting
Recorder Albert Mansfield of Redwood
City performed the ceremony.
The San Francisco call., 1913-10-08
Manager Johnson of
Printing Co. Killed

John Johnson, manager of the Sac
ramento branch of the II. S. Crocker
Printing company, was instantly
killed at 1915 o'clock this afternoon
when he fell down an elevator shaft
at the company's plant at 230 Bran
nan street
The San Francisco call., 1913-10-08
BERKELEY CLUB WILL
DISCUSS SCHOOL NEEDS

The City club of Berkeley will dis
cuss THE Physical Needs of the
Schools" tomorrow evening at the
monthly meeting at the Shattuck
hotel Leon J. Martin will report as
chairman of the committee on schools.
Prof. Thomas H. Reed will preside.
Perry T. Tompkins and f. r. Robson
have been appointed governors OF tho
club. succeeding l.. IL Lewars and
Arthur Arlett, who resigned because
their business affairs take them out
OF the city frequently.
The San Francisco call., 1913-10-08
Say Yuan Got Votes
By Threats of Death

PEKING, Oct. S.-Forced by detec-
tives disguised as civilians to vote for
Yuan Shi Kai or risk death, members
of both parliamentary houses admitted
today that 1t was fear that made them
re-elect the president of the Chinese
republic
The San Francisco call., 1913-10-08
FORMER PILOT RETURNS

Captain Newt Jordan, who resigned
from the bar pilot service years ago
to go into business In Liverpool, has
returned to San Francisco and will
remain here permanently. He made
money in England, he says, but missed
lot of fun He has been homesick
for San Francisco ever since he left
here.
The San Francisco call., 1913-10-08
ALL BLACKS MANAGER
AND PALMER TO SPEAK

Rev. A. w. Palmer. pastor of Ply
mouth Congregational church of Oak
land. and George Mason, manager Of
the All Blacks, the New Zealand Rug
by team, will speak at the university
meeting on the campus Friday morn
ing.
The San Francisco call., 1913-10-08

pected as the outcome of a secret
visit made during the night to John
A. Hennessy by Chester c. Platt, sec
retary of the accused executive. Hen
messy was Suffers chief prober in in
vestigating Tammany halls connec-
fion with state affairs.
Platt carried message from Sui
ger and found Mr.. Hennessey in one
of the Albany hotels and spoke briefly
with him in low tones. Those who
saw the meeting declared that there
were tears in the eyes Of the gov
ernor's secretary Mr. Platt left as
eoon as he had fulfilled his mission.
Secretary Platt's interview with
Prober Hennessey was reported to
mean that the impeached governor
had decided to take a step against
the wishes of his little band of sup
porters and that the word was being
passed quietly along among his
friends.
RUMoRs OF RESIGNATION
The rumor went so far as to say
that the governor had decided to
resign.
Before the court of. impeachment
assembled reports were circulated
that Governor Sulzer had suffered a
nervous attack that made ii doubt
full as TO whether he could take the
stand even if his lawyers decided he
might do so.
The examination of Louis A. Sa-
recky, Suffers former confidential
secretary, is expected to last most OF
the day.
The San Francisco call., 1913-10-08

is an old saying. We have heard that
We are wicked in San Francisco until
we are all getting to believe that we
are. There is plenty of good to be
found, in fact it very strongly pre-
dominates. but the wrongdoing has
been made the feature until we can
hardly hear of the other
BOosT GOOD SIDE
1T is one of the greatest needs OF
San Francisco beyond a doubt that
the citizens. both at home and abroad.
dwell on our virtues. our good points
and our wonderful possibilities and
eliminate all mention of the evils.
But of course, as l said before, we
must know the city well. This is not
hard nor expensive. Trolley rides
suburbs at slight cost Wonderful
nies of San Francisco can be visited
Learn to do the city as one would
those of other lands
Every San Franciscan should be
ready to give information to visitors.
NEED FOR DETENTION HOME
AS to the detention home that Is
an actual and very pressing need for
the delinquent and dependent chill
dren of the city. They are housed
now in an old disused hospital, which
is in bad condition and for which the
city is paying an enormous rent
1T is In every way inadequate and
we need a new building more than
can be realized by any one not in
touch with conditions there
This work among the city's chill
dren should be recognized and better
facilities given for handling and car
ing for them There are schoolhouses,
city halls and all manner of other
public buildings-why should we be
denied this one for the great need of
the city's unfortunate children, who
need help most of air.
The San Francisco call., 1913-10-08
10 YEAR OLD
BOY KILLED
BY MAN
Police Hunt for Man and
Woman Who Attacked
Charles Walk

Continued From Pare 1
The San Francisco call., 1913-10-08

Gate avenue, who witnessed the trag-
edy
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1913-02-27

y.
YOU see that it would mean the
cost of about another story. On tht'
hill the basement would be in the hill
at the rear, and we'll toward the front
On the town site it will ALL be used
ID. | agree with you that we are not
building for outsiders. Remember.
however, that these very outsiders vii!
help US support better grade OF school,
than we could hope to have without
them. In the meantime the Lambert
vile pupils are reaping the benefit.
15 No one does; but having it as q
part of the school Down Town, it coulc
and would be used as suggested.
Reasons unfavorable, which you say
l wholly omit, yet / find in your typist'S
copy of my reasons the LIST item and an
other which you evidently have over
looked.
lst Noted and acknowledged.
I'd. Foundations would be but six
feet deep and no extra charges for tn
item you mention, laying them in water
| lone FOOT.
3D. Admitted, excepting that it
would be done gradually and without
the high cost which you have in mind
4th. The facts about the holes are as
follows, viz: The first hole was pnt
down 8 fit. Bin, before water was
struck, and at this depth 2ft. Gin. OF
gravel was exposed. Eight cesspoois
with one foot of dry gravel will handle
the school proposition, and we have
about feet. The second hole was put
down in the region of the proposed
foundations and went six feet before
water. This filled at once to SIT from
top and stayed there for three days be-
fore the hole was filled" Building stra-
tum (graveD was found at 81 feet.
Certainly these figures, which | have
witnesses to prove, set aside the prob
ability of sewers and foundations ana
foundation troubles. Even tho thu.
cesspools should not be satisfactory it
would not necessitate either sewers or
sewage disposal plant.
The drain of which you speak is closed
and has been closed for some time and
yet this so-called swamp has been the
play ground of the town for the past
ten years
9Th. This begins with 'if" and
cannot give better evidence than that
of the holes just mentioned, the .if"
Is used for purposes of argument and
not because the findings warrant this
supposition.
Lastly, your reference to the civil en-
gineer's report would be misleading il
published as you present it, since it Was
hearsay that formed the foundation of
MS flrst report and that sworn testi-
mrlony would be the foundation of a sup
Elementary one, which latter fact YOU
nave not admitted. Let US he fair!
The citizens Of Lambertviue must see.
that there is not an honest effort to get
a falr presentation of this matter and
tnat Council, which is looking to Mr..
hayhurst for guidance may never hope
10 nave community of interests aris.
between that body and the Board of
Education so long as Mr., Havhurst is
us attorney. When MIR. Hayhurst. as
counsel, squares his actions with his
peorcly expressed desires for the hope
OF compromise, fairness in debate and
tiat ne ISSUES no statements intended
20 20 warp Judgment, then may we hope
Tor some better things.
LEON T. SALMON.
Iha.a..
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1913-02-27
Dr. Leon Salmon President of Board of Education Answers
Counsellor Walter F. Hayhurst-- Both Sides Told Now.

that the schools so placed are better
for the pupils and the town.
9. Accepting your two presumptions
under this head it still admitted that 1t
would be more difficult to heat and that
ianitor service would be more difficult.
TO- The tank costs, the power plant
costs, the electricity costs, every
month, and the repairs costs. Remem-
Der the low water of this past year.
II. An inadequate and unnecessarily
poor protection at its best. Not at all
comparable with the conditions on the
level where building could be approch-
ed from all sides, quickly.
IL. This certainly is not fair state
ment. The protection to all buildings
in the ball ground section
of the town. This is not so on the hill,
where recently there have been seen
the results of the isolati which the
buildings there enjoy.
13. Mr. McCracken told me that the
rates at the school on the hill would
now be increased if the matter were
agitated and that there was and would
be difference. And why should'n mt
there be?
ID. You have not read my item prop
erly. The old buildings would not be
of any use as annexes, under the build
ing code and would have to be abandon
ed or torn down even if the school were
put on the hill.
Is. About the same; we think so far
as grading, etc, is concerned; but it
would cost more to put up the
building proper.
Is. The interests of a public school
system cellters in the higher grades
and abe major public entertainments by
the schools are developed there.
II. Thus you evade what would, at
least perhaps, be great benefit to the
town. The spirit here shown is not the
one to be developed by town or any
of its institutions during the next fifty
years.
BALL GROUND SITE
Reasons favorable.
1t would be far better if you did
dwell little more upon the various
things which you have here passed over,
for they certainly carry considerable
weight.
| 8. doubt if you can find an educa-
tional man in this state who would adj
wise.
any community of the size of Lambert
vile to build a higher grade school and
omit the auditorium from its plans.
10. You have our Interpretation of
this in our answer to No. above.
II. What will be the change that
will create greater demand for this
crying need?
Are not conditions over-ripe already?
Is walk up hill great incentive to
a tired mill hand? Would YOU wan,
your daughter to attend school. Al
night, so situated? Is this not the
greatest possible and practical help that
can be proffered those for whom good
many people have been striving in a
good many ways, to help? Here is bet
terment for Lambertville.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1913-02-27
DIR. SalmOn's View.


news part of a private correspondence
between the writer and Mr.. Walter
Hayhurst, which was published without
my permission or knowledge and, at
that, published before could possibly
have protested, as the facts shown be-
low will prove. This breach of the
trust of private correspondence by Mr.
Hayhurst was deliberate and when
given the opportunity to make honor
able amend Mr.. Hayhurst was indiffer-
ent concerning both apology and public
acknowledgment. That the correspon-
dence was private is distinctly shown
bv the text of the letters and the ar
ticle which is herewith submitted.
On Wednesday, the 10th inst, at
11.45 a. M, received from Mr.. Hay
hurst his letter, given below, and the
subject matter printed last week. At
7.45 a. M, the following morning | de-
livered, in person, my answer which
appears below, and after he had
received my answer Directing to one
sided publication, he delivered his article
to the papers for publication atd sup
pressed mine. Whether or not this ac
ton was fair or honorable, let the pub
lie Judge. Moreover this is a proof
that it is impossible to get an unbiased,
two-sided presentation of this whole
matter before the council thru its rep
resentatives. Mr. Hayhurst's letter,
which accompanied his communication
to me, printed last week, is here given,
as follows:
Feb. 10, 1918.
Leon T. Salmon, M. D.,
President Board of Education,
Lambertville, N. j.
Dear Sir:
am returning enclosed your reasons
why the Hill site for public school is
not worthy of consideration, and why
the down-tow site is in every way fav-
orable; together with my answer to
your reasons.
have had very little time to give
any consideration, but l think you will
admit that l have made some answer
to some of them and you will permit
me to suggest that your reasons, a
number of them, are repetitions and
are stated by you with unfair bias.
trust you will have no objections to
the publication of your reasons and my
answer.
Yours truly,
Walter f. Hayhurst.
Pr S.
My reply, which is now at the disad-
vantage of being a detached document,
and which may be understood more
thoroughly by reference to last week S
papers, was as follows:
Lambertville N. j.,
February 10Th, 1918.
Mr.. Walter Hayhurst,
City.
Dear Sir:
have your letter and your notes up
on the reasons submitted. Your re-
quest that the two communications be
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proval and, in fairness, should not have
come from you at this time when you
had made lengthy reply to my sue
cinct statements. Using the full list of
reasons for and against both sites it
would be fair to use your objections to
the reasons and some such a statement
as will appear below from me, since |
am not at all of the mind that the con-
structions you put on the reasons are
final and not subject to criticism.
The fact that you at once take such
widely different view of these reasons
than do two others who are minded
about the site problem as you are, is
fair proof that the bias which you have
read into my bald statements is not
foreign to your own viewing and re-
viewing. You refute almost everything
which is presented and find nearly no.
thing that is sane or logical.
l shall regard this correspondence as
private unless you agree to its public
ity.
Yours truly,
Leon T. Salmon.
Reviewing your notes | follow your
enumeration as follows
HILL SITE.
|. This IS acknowledged in the UN-
FAVORABLE DOWN TOWN list.
g. Such play grounds would be at
least 300 feet away and up hill from
the school and would be an item of cost
to put in shape.
3. Perfect but certainly a FIXED
charge.
4. Inspiring scenery for school
hours? Far from admissible at a time
like this.
5. A glittering generality, decided
by you in your favor while we discuss.
ANSWERS TO REASONS UNFAvORABLE.
l. If you will GO UP AND LOOK AT
THEM you will have to change your
mind.
g The playground you suggest would
not even be accessible to the children
when at school, much less to them on
holidays at home.
3. If there was not a better place
for public institution we could get
along on hill as others do.
4. What about congenital troubles
as heart troubles, hip troubles and girls
who are just beginning with the men
strual life? Public schools are built
for 100 p. c. Of the children who need
them.
5. Your personal preference is not a
public guide. Others think differently.
6. Repairs, in the past, have not
been infrequent and the grounds are
continually being washed down by the
heavy rains.
7. am not surprised that you do not
know it, but it is true.
8. In the endeavor not to be arbitrary
the State department has so worded its
letters to the Board, that the construct
ion you place upon this item is possible;
yet those of us who have had most to
do with the State department know full
ell that their preference is for the
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1913-07-17
Makina campaian Banners.

The services of twelve men are re
Guired to produce one of the big cam
paign banners, Two men prepare the
strips on which the lettering is done
Two more look after the lettering oi
these strips. the painting of the names
of clubs or associations ordering tht
banners, the captions for the portraits
and the offices for which the nominees
are to contend. Two men work on tht
centerpieces. generally consisting of al
eagle and shield. One man devote'
himself to the special portraits. anC
the others assemble the various parts
sew the strips together and give tht
finishing touches to the banner. Th'
portrait man" scorns to do any othe
work than the main portrait. The res
he calls "tiling in" BY working OF
the same faces day after day this art
ist becomes so skillful and so rapid il
execution that he can paint the por
trait of a candidate in the dark, ant
paint it as true to life as the STANDARD
of the campaign banner industry re
quires.- H2lper's.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1913-07-17
Piokinn lea Leaves.

"Tea leaf picking" was Gambler
we'll industry in the early nineteenth
century. On May IS, 1893, when two
boys were charged with gambling or
Sunday one Of them explained that he
got the shillings found upon him
mot by gambling. your worship, but
by picking tea leaves" THE tea plant
does not happen to grow in this coun
try. my lad." replied the magistrate
therefore you are adding a falsehoot
to the offense for which you wert
brought here, and that olfense is al
ways sure to lead to crimes of more
magnitude"
But the boy explained; 81 am EN-
ployed by a cowkeeper at Gambler
well, who sends me into the fields tc
gather sloe leaves and black and white
thorn leaves, and he pays me so much
a pound for all l pick" And the po
lice traced the connection between thai
cowkeeper and city tea dealers.-LOn
don Opinion.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1913-07-17
Historical Accuracy.

Perish the thought that the novelist
or playwright should be tied down
to historical accuracy. Lady Dorothy
Neville quotes an amusing correspond
ence between Bulwer LyttOn and hel
brother:
My Dear Walpole-Here I am at Bath
bored to death l am thinking of writ
ing play about your great ancestor. Sii
Robert. Had he not a sister Lucy. ano
did she not marry a Jacobite?
My brother promptly replied:
My Dear Lytton-I care little for my
family and still less for Sir Robert. but
know that he never had a sister Lucy, sc
she could not have married Jacobite
However this mattered little to Lore
Lytton, for his answer ran:
My Dear Walpole-You are too late! sil
Robert had Il sister Lucy and she die
marry Jacobite.
SO. in defiance of history. the play
"Walpole" came to be written.