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The San Francisco call., 1913-08-03
WHAT FRANK LANE
SPENT

Franklin K. Lane tells a newspaper
man that he spent all the money he
had at the time of his campaign for
governor of California. 1t was no
magnificent total, indeed, and / have
Mr.. Lanes word for 1t that it was only
$1,000. My impression at the time was
that the campaign cost a great deal
more than that sum, and, of course, Mr..
Lanes contribution to the fund was
helped out materially by others. But
the general impression has been that a
statewide campaign for any office near
the head of the ticket would cost any
where from $4,000 to $4,000. Some
state campaigns made in California
have cost twice or three times as much
as the larger of the sums named. When
Frank Flint was asked whether he
meant to run for United States senator
TO succeed himself he replied that It
would coet something like $4,000 TO
finance a state organization for that
purpose, and he did not think the ONCE
was worth the money.
The San Francisco call., 1913-08-03

THE CANDID FRIEND

potentialities opened to view by tn
approaching completion of the bill
Panama ditch. Now 1t is the Imperia
valley which has acquired the habit an,
wants to have the salton sea converte,
into . spacious inland harbor, able 1t,
float the navies Of the world" The e
Centre Progress draws this pleasing
picture:
II you are rancher. how would
you like to load your hay on board
ship and send 1t at water rates to
market?
These questions are called to mind
by q resident of the valley, who,
several years ago, in conversation
with G. K. Clarke, the engineer, who
was then with water company No.
] as superintendent, had it from
Mr.. Clarke's own lips that canal
from deep water on the gulf to the
Salton sea, making use of the New
river channel. was not only a pos
sibility, but one of the easiest en-
gineering accomplishments that ex-
listed today. 1T was Mr.. Clarke's
worry at the time that some private
corporation would get concession
from the government OF Mexico for
this purpose and the people as a
whole would be tribute payers to
some private corporation.
The San Francisco call., 1913-08-03
McLOUGHLIN
IN ENGLAND

Visitors to the Golden Gate park will
tell you from their observation of the
play on the tennis courts that Maurice
McLough1in's service is something
fierce" The ball comes of his racquet
like shot from gun. making a re-
turn almost impossible. It was this
wonderful service that won the inter-
national championship matches at
Wimbledon near London this week. OF
the match In that series with the Ger
man team the London Times wrote
that the contestants could boast no
weapon of the caliber Of Mr.. McLough-
Inns services, which doomed havoc upon
them every few moments" or the same
match the London Telegraph writes:
The American did not lose an
other service game. and ~ he felt
the weight Of his deliveries turning
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A SNAPSHOT OF
e. II. HARTMAN

When the late e. H. Hartman visited
San Francisco for the first time the
newspapers had no good picture OF the
Southern Pacific chief. or course, they
had plenty OF the customary portraits
OF commerce smudged out of all char
acter by the photographers thumb, but
they wanted something that looked as
II 1t were alive. Accordingly q man was
sent out with an assistant to get q
snapshot. They caught Hartman talk
ing with friend on the sidewalk Of
the Palace hotel. The magnate's face
was turned away from the light. 50 as
to be in shadow. .and It was necessary
for good picture to make him look
the other way. The assistant walked up
behind Hartman and slapped him on
the back. He wheeled on the instant
and the pictuse was caught. 1t was, OF
course. piece of gross impertinence,
and Hartman was justly angry. but
later he forgave the PHOTOGRAPHERS ana
requested copies OF the picture, which
was the most lifelike presentment ever
made Of the great railroad man.
The San Francisco call., 1913-08-03
WHAT THE
FLEET MEANS

The significance of the announce
ment made by Secretary Daniels that
the United States fleet will make It's
permanent home" in Pacific waters
may be inferred from some figures
supplied by DR.. David Starr Jordan in
a recent paper from which I quote:
A recent military journal states
that Uncle Sam is San Francisco's
best customer" Five millions or
eary for SUPPLIES Ipsn in y is1a s For 1918
it is estimated by the quarter
masters office that the business
Uncle Sam will transact In San
will end June 80, 1913, will be 70 (
per cent greater than that of last
year This would aggregate
sSSOo9oG3i Mirety ~ Tsi os cents 0st
able sum- will swell the bank
accounts of San Francisco mer-
chants, civilians. mechanics. labor
ers and others to whom Uncle sam
pays living expenses.
The figures will be multiplied many
times when the fleet makes its perma-
nent station on the Pacific coast. Doubt
less this will be called a sordid view
OF the situation, and Doctor Jordan
argues that 1t would be wiser to spend
the money on public education and the
support of universities. He concludes:
And yet eight and a half millions
is very large sum of money. There
are two universities of the first
class in the vicinity of San Fran
cisco one generously endowed by
the state, the other by private In
terests. In salaries of teachers,
these two spend nearly a million
dollars year and their supply ac-
count In San Francisco approaches
100000 more. The commissary
will spend in 1913. therefore, If our
figures are correct, more than
dozen such universities.
1t is proper to keep up fortifica-
tions and feet at San Francisco, not
for defense, but for conformity.
For one thing, this Is IN accord with
long established old world con-
vention. But we know that these
defenses are, In fact, useless as the
buttons on the flap of my coat, be-
cause they do not defend us against
any real enemy. The buttons on
the coat are retained In accord
with good old world convention.
We must wear these buttons until
the world agrees to cut them off.
In the same way, until the nations
agree to raze their fortresses. we
must hold on to ours. and we must
spend our money freely for defense
of the Golden gate.
Do we really know that these de-
fenses are as useless as the buttons
on the flap OF DIR. Jordan's coat? This
country may never need a big fleet.
but If the time ever comes that we
should need if we should naAd ~ in q
hurry and need 1t powerful bad.
The San Francisco call., 1913-08-03
AN AGENT
IN A HURRY

The Los Angeles Graphic tells a auee,
story with sequel Of the activities Of
the claims agents who gathered on the
scene of the recent fatal accident or
the Venice-V Vineyard railway, in which
IA lives were lost. The agents were or
the scene at once to effect immediate
settlements of claims for damages
wherever the sufferers could be per-
suaded to compromise on the spot One
episode of the occasion is thus related
in the Graphic:
Following. the bringing in of the
injured to the Pacific Electric sta
ton. half dozen ubiquitous claims
agents with ready coin were on
hand. Among the sufferers was
man with a gashed cheek and a
bruised hand. An agent cornered
the man refused. 1t was promptly
raised to 5000 Still dazed from
his blow, the victim accepted the
proffer, signed the paper and dis
appeared. Two days later the
company received the money back
with a letter of explanation. The
recipient was not In the accident
He had run for the car that caused
the wreck, fell heavily on the track
which resulted painfully - took
the train that followed and with
his still bleeding features alighted
at the station in time to receive the
condolences of the crowd and the
attention OF the claims agent. When
he recovered his poise he recog-
niEed that he was not entitled to
the. money and with an exhibition
of honesty highly to be commended
returned the 5000
The San Francisco call., 1913-08-03

BY EDWARD F. HILL

the scales in his favor his whole
game gathered confidence and viri1-
ity. He could now stay back and
win points by good lobs; he could
even capture Fsroitzheim's service.
The German could only stagger In
In the test Of physfuue. Not for
nothing had McLoughlin trained his
body in the vigorous air of Califor-
MIA. Tomorrow the double, and
either certain victory or a victory
delayed for the Americans.
The San Francisco call., 1913-08-03
SEEKS NO
PUBLICITY


American sailors champion, Is unidu'
character In the political life of th'
country. Although his fame Is nationa
as the chief proponent and protagon
list of the American sailors rights HI
hates publicity and the newspape
photographer who tries to get a snap
shot picture of him is quite likely t,
have his camera kicked to pieces. o
these traits Carl Sandburg writes II
La Follette'ss Weekly:
Thousands OF politicians, act
resses, society women and persons
reaching eagerly for publicity are
trying to get their pictures in the
newspapers.
Not for me-" says Andy Furu-
seth. Get away from here with
your cameras
He has a reputation for having
smashed more cameras than j. Pier
pont Morgan.
Andrew Furuseth, president of
the Coast Seamen's International {
union, has battled and builded more .
than 20 years for his organization.
He is a picturesque fighter, Curl
Gus character, a unique American
!. figure.
But a picture of Andy has never
been seen in the papers.
He sleeps in sailors bunk at the
San Francisco headquarters. He
has never married, explaining that
a sailor Is a slave without home
to share with woman.
"Bill" Mahon, president Of the
streetcar mems amalgamated asso-
citation, has in his home in Detroit
photograph of Andy Furuseth.
1t was given secretly to Mahon
two years ago by newspaper edi-
tor who was afraid to print it.
The San Francisco call., 1913-08-03
AS TO THH
WEAK BROTHER

1t has been said in the dispatches
that Hackett was the weak brother in
the American team competing at VIM
bledon and this, OF course. II true in
the sense that he is not tennis mira
Gle like Mclaughlin. who appears to
belong to class all by himself. At
the same time Hacketts steadiness
supplied valuable supplement to the
californian's dash. Comparing Hackett
with McLoughlin. the Telegraph says:
The tactics OF tho Germans were
soon disoiosed. Appraising Hack
ct e the vulnerabie point IN the
their fire on his racquet. And for
the hrst few games these atten-
tions were justified. Essentially
a. quiet and most unostentatious
player, Hackett's lack of vigor at
by reason of McLoughfin's fiery
zeal. But II the senior partners
service had the pace OF q four
wheeled cab, compared with that
ened to racing automobile, 1t had
Its distinctive value in drawing re-
turns in one stereotyped direction.
Again Hackett's initial softness on
the return of service only meant
the caution OF a man who is feel
tenn OF physical culture carefully
regulated to the patients tempera-
ment
Now the park gossips will tell you
that young strachan, now playing in
the east. promises to be quite the. equal
OF Mclaughlin.
The San Francisco call., 1913-08-03

NOTES
(a) slow method of development, which, In
number of variations. parallels that of the
Giuoco plano. but hardly yields White so en-
during an attack as he secures In the later;
4 Kt-Kt5, Pot; ) PxP, Kt-KR4; 9 B
Kt5ch, P-B3; PxP, PxP; B-K2, etc., is,
Of course. the normal, at least more usual
method Of play for White
lbl The alternative, Z oKt-Bs, is snswered,
not by IA B-QKt5. but by IA 90, when,
If 8 P-KR3. then 81 B--K3, etc.
tc) 14h P-KB4 instead, certainly appears to
save Black tempo at this juncture. IT, then,
e. 6. IL Kt-KKt 5, 1914 Q-KKt3l, etc.
td) Decidedly aggressive and sound
enough withal, appears to be II Pot for
White just here. His actual line Of play SIM
ply results in driving the adverse Q into
strong post.
(e) A pawn uselessy sacrificed seemingly.
II P-QB3, menacing, duly, Q-Kt3 or P-QKt4,
appears preferable.
(f) And this move. practically abandoning his
QBP, may be said to seal his fate.
(g) Which, of course, Is the preliminary
requisite for the safe capture of the adverse
QBP II. instead, 1914 QxBP. at once. then
might follow: 10 KtxKBPi, with the threat,
Q--K5chl, etc.
CHI Resignation just here would hardly have
been malapropos.-N. O. Times Democrat.
Game No. 81
QUEENS PAWN OPENING
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suion

to CHESS EDITOR, SAN FRANCISCO CALL)
the result would have been different.
But, then, we are reminded of the di-
latory canine in pursuit of the rabbit,
and can only say perhaps" Notes by
the winner. moves / to AZ, by tele-
graph; remainder of game by corre-
spondence):
Game No. IS
PONZIANI
Match. San Francisco VS.. Los Angeles, 1897
C. W. Waterman (white) VS.. r.. Kendrick
(black.)
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White-5 Pieces.
White to play and win.

White-5 Pieces.
White to play and win.
Commenting on this prize winning
composition, Lasker remarks:
The naturalness of the position is very striking.
One. should not in the least be surprised II the
confguration of pieces arose In game between
masters. Everything Is well balanced. white
has two minor pieces for rook, but black has
powerful passed pawn. The white passed
pawn is weak. In fact, black, with the move,
would probably win by R-KKt5.
Correspondents
N H. G.. Oakland-Your remarks
concerning excellent column" greatly
appreciated. Contributions to the
Problem department will be most well
come.
r. E. W., Nevada-Read your cordial
letter and turned 1t over to A J. F..
who will reply. Think you two would
make a splendid team. Be sure to
drop in at Mechanics Institute when
in San Francisco.
F. j. NJ, New York-Did you receive
letter addressed to Colorado Springs?
w. B. c.. Ni1es-We do not agree
with you that Capablanca would de-
feat Lasker in a match. However, It
looks like the Staunton- -Morphy affair
is to be repeated.
The San Francisco call., 1913-08-03

A RE we growing more super
~ stitious with the advance of
"A civilization? The question seems
4 - to imply contradiction In
terms ana yet it is certainly
debatable. met an Inspector for the
United RAILROADS on the street the other
day and I asked him which of the
company's lines was number 1s.
I'VE have no 49," was the reply.
why did you cut it out?" I asked.
The supervisors thought 1t was best
People would be afraid to travel on
No. 49,
SO we find the collective wisdom of
the city taking ofioial cognizanoe OF
silly superstition. Perhaps that Is
not so surprising. Mr.. Bumble's sense
Of hurnor is usually defective. The
other day in board meeting Nh Emmett
Hayden gravely accused Mr.. Payot OF
being ''prejudiced' in favor OF enforcing
khe billboard ordinance. Mr.. Payot
modestly admitted prejudice against
the proposed nullinoation Of the law.
LIST rs hope that Hayden will not feel
90 badly about 1t should Payot con-
fess that he entertains a prejudice In
favor OF the ten commandments.
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NOTES
(a) Loss of time. will presently be seem
(b) Tempting white to advance blsnop's
pawn, but the speculation proved unprontabie
(c) King TO rocks square here would nave
lost the bishop.
Id Threatening to win the queen by bishop
to rocks 9th.
(e) CASTING kings rook were better.
(f) Black here begins attack that keeps
white busy for the remainder of the game.
(g) The retreat of the bishop to this square
had much influence on the result Of the game.
(h) Menacing both knights and kings pawn.
(D Black now is able to keep white on the
defensive
% White endeavors to exchange the pieces
in order to utilize his extra pawn.
(k) This results in the loss of pawn.
Cd See preceding note.
(m) The situation is now extremely critical.
Any other move would have lost the game
directly by rook takes pawn, check II white
now captures the pawn black wins by rook takes
bishops pawn, check.
tn) Apparently the only move to save the
game
(o) Queen TO rocks second at this juncture
would have prolonged the game. Having In view
the line of play actually following, black
awaited with some solicitude the reply to bis
56th move.
Appended are two Capablanca games
from the Rice Club masters tourney,
now under way in New York city:
Game No. SO
TWO KNIGHTS DEFENSE
D-.1< h1nnf
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CAME nEpSRTnrENT

The following we'll played game was
contested in a tlegraphic match four
teen years ago between San Francisco
and Los Angeles. The winner, Mr.. r.
Kendrick. is still worshiping at Cais-
in the Decoration day 1913) tele-
graphic match between the two cities.
Owing to a misunderstanding, Ken
drick, like the famous Phil Sheridan,
was many miles away when he should
have been on the firing line Pehaps
II the veteran Kendrick had taken part,
The San Francisco call., 1913-08-03
SOME DANGERS
OF DIGNITY

OF DIGNITY
So we may perceive that it is not
always easy to draw the line OF dress
or undress and in politics as well az
in church affairs there may be an unco'
respectability, which becomes danger
Gus, as one may infer from a tale
told by Representative Hepburn OF q
stovepipe hat which he bought In San
Francisco and wore with pride and sat
isfaction until he learned his lesson.
He tells the story himself in these
words:
I have silk hat, but it is 20
years since / wore 1t last. and
don't know that I shall ever wear
1t again. When I was elected to
and neighbor who kept q drug
store and who gave me some al
vice.
Washington you want to 1--we Just
as you have lived out here. Don't
put on any lugs, and don't wear
any silk hat; but II you have to
self out here with 1t on your head.
or the boys will beat YOU.
1 didn't wear silk hat until
was called upon to accompany
Then I found that the silk lid"
was needed. On the way back from
the coast our party passed within
15 miles of my home. and thought
would take the opportunity to run
up and see the boys. As I got out
OF the hotel bus about o'clock In
the morning, I found my friend
just about to open his drug store:
He took one look at me, spotted
that silk hat, and said: You dern
fool, I told you never to come
around here with a silk hat on;
the boys are sure to beat you.
And. by George, they did.
have never worn a silk hat since.
So we already have shirt sleeves poll
itics, shirt sleeves diplomacy. and we
are now exhorted to embrace shirt
sleeves religion.
The San Francisco call., 1913-08-03
NumDerS
Name and residence 50 so
END GAME DEPARTMENT.

Many requests for resumption of
this section of the column have been
received. Therefore, we shall endeav
or to dig up something interesting in
the way of end games, oddities of
chess, etc., every week. Here is a
composition by Henri Rinck which took
first prize in a recent contest of a
Swedish chess magazine. AS a matter
of fact, Rinck won first, second and
third prizes in thestourney! Solutions
invited.
The San Francisco call., 1913-08-03

pledge of love by the deft fingers of
embroidery. Must the gay suspender.
illustrated by pictures. be consigned to
languish in obscurity?
The San Francisco call., 1913-08-03
SPREAD OF THE
HARBOR HABIT

The harbor habit is epidemic In Cali
fornia, and why not in view Of the
The San Francisco call., 1913-08-03
Game NO. 81
QUEENS PAWN OPENING
Capablanca twhfte) VS.. Bernstein (black)

The following game (printed by re-
quest for a specimen Steinitz partie)
was awarded the brilliancy prize at
the Hastings GS95) tournament:
Game No. SO
GIUOCO PIANO
Steinftz fWhitei vs. Won Bardelehen (hlackl
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NOTES BY DOCTOR TARRASCH
(a) This move is mentioned by Greco. and
The San Francisco call., 1913-08-03

Recent visitors at the Mechanics In
stiute Chess club were: p. B. Wester-
man, principal OF the Oakdale high
from the San Joaquin valley city es-
pecially to meet and PLAY with Amer
ican Champion Frank ]. Marshall; Rev.
Leander Turney of Corning. one of the
founders OF the Pi1lsbury National
CORRESPONDENCE Chess association;
Hugo Legler, government weather wiz
ard stationed on the Farallon Islands,
who spent his vacation playing his fav-
orite game at the Institute; w e. Nc
Cracken Of Vacaville, who has reco1-
and other famous masters who played
at the old Institute building.
The San Francisco call., 1913-08-03

Whites Pieces.
White to play and mate in two moves.
PROBLEM NO. 64-BY G. HEATHCOTE.
First prize Kenitsh Express, 1900.)
Black-9 Pieces.
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o. e. Frazier OF Los Angeles. who
was visitor at the Mechanics Institute
this week. reports that G. B. Scobey of
the Southern team has evened accounts
rington, by winning the second game.
Harrington, however, has the honor OF
scoring first blood for Northern Cali
fornia
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-27
M.hLIsTER AT BRISTOL.
Urges Support OF Candidates PLEDGED
Ia Enabling Act

Especial 10 The Yimes- Dtspatcb
Bristol Va. October 26.-Rey j. -
McAilsteG state superintendent of the
Anti-Saloon League In Virginia. adj
dressed two large audiences in Bris
toi to-day, urging support OF leglsio
tive candidates pledged TO support the
proposed state vide enabling act
Frank Il. buchanan, Democratic can
dldate for Senator from Bristol and
Washington Counties. Is pledged to
support the enabling act. while Els Re-
publican opponent, l.: p. Summers, is
pledged TO local option, with a pro
viso 10 support an enabling act only
after the people have voted on tho
question. DR.. McAlister said that the
police records for twelve months show
locked up for drunkenness one out or
every forty In Bristol, one out or eyery
twelve in DanYille, and one out or
every fortytwo in Norfolk.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-27
LET'S nAyE ANNEXATION.

\ IL Richmond big. prosperous and
growing town. Is Richmond going to
lie bigger and grcater7 If the mem
bers OF tho Council believe these things.
let them FORGET the petty objections to
anneSation md vote for tho plan re-
commended by the committee If the
Council wants TO be small-visioned,
pessini!s,ic on lis own towns future,
and generally pcuny-wise and pound
foolish. let II defeat annexation. That's
the rough outline OF tho annexation ar
Eunicnt. All tho rest Is incidental. and
m,ght we'll he left to tho courts. who.
after MI. will decide rs to rights and
wrongs,
If the Council wants TO DC guided by
the sentiment OF the people themselves,
wc dare affirm that so per cent OF the
citizens OF Richmond want annexation
on liberal lines The other 10 per cent
are constitutional obstruc;lonists or
people with private interests that an
nexation may hurt. The business men
favor annexation. The working classes
have everything to gain by annexation
The city, as city. with standing in
before tho world. must be helped by
annexation.
The surrounding counties will natu-
rally object 20 having some OF their
valuable taSpayinr property sliced on
Tho courts will decide as to whether
they are suffering any injustice 1t is
easy TO point out, however, that these
extra values were created by tho prox-
unity OF Richmond and that growth
cannot stop because It takes In tax
payers who have been paying MI ex-
cess share toward the support OF
schools and roads they did not use.
These suburban jewellers arc not OBJ
,ectinE TO annexation themselves They
will get more for their money. Finally.
tho counties viii not be permanently
injured. What helps Richmond vii.
help them Let US grow and we VIII
speedily create new suburbs ana now
teNahle values around our limits
The cost Of extending city facilities
need not scare us. We ARE getting ten
times tho value that we viii pay for.
These improvements viii not be instan-
tancous. we win md that our budget
VIII adjust itself automatically to the
demands made by the expanding OF
population into unoccupied areas We
will set control OF sanitary and cngi-
necring conditions that In themselves
viii bc worth all We Will have to cx-
pend. Money IN improvements is not
lost. II is invested. 1T pays dividends.
We trust no Councilman Will let tho
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-27
Socialists In the ChutcI.
To the

To the Edltor OF The Times Dispatch.
Sir see by the papers that the Rt.
Rev. DIR. Spalding. Episcopal Bishop
OF Utah. is an out and out list
made Il regular Socialist speech IN
triennal convention Of tho church the
other day.
where are VIC "agwinc:' What viii
the church DO With him? Unfrock
E:m?
Then there Is Archdeacon w. y. p.
Bliss. the author, another Socialist,
who. with Bishop Spalding. actually
writes tor Socialist papers. Beware
OF divers and strange doctrines"
j. j.. TAYLOR