New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-23
ON THE PACIFIC SLOPE

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San Francisco. Feb 22.-Thc death al
joaquin Miller had been expected TOT
several months. but the end at last OF the
great California poet came as shock
70 his thousands q admirers. Miller Nm
like Bret Ilartc and Mark Twain. AL
WAYS preferred the West To- tho East a~
a plac" of residence. and sine" he bought
7 the tract of land ON the heights back OF
. oakland. thirty years ago. hc made TINS
his home lie had planted th' place u"
! trees and shrubs and the luNuiidn'' OF
! The vegetation made n am ideal nome '''
TN. post. who had sung SO often 90 inc
/ clnries of the california hills. "'th t"'
splendid outlook ON San FranciNc" h'>
! and tho Pacific ocean beyond. inc W.
ocrll of the poet was simple. nIi ~ Wa
marked iy mans tributes from admirers.
/ \uou.. these was ~ at laurel wreath
/ from, the associate OF the American ~
! .,it,,ta az Letters and Arts. sent los Rod
or, Underwood Johnson. editor OF The
/ C.,turv Magazine" the seer tary oi inc
/ institute
The Bohemian Club proposes 10 hoid
speclal memorial services al the "'iNH's
next week. when the ashes Of the poet W."
he cast To- the winds a. he directed. ''
tt.,.rarbv Of Miller viii Do, written hN
/ ir.ss Wagner. ono of his clos 81 if'nds
( -. thirty wears and his business MANI
ar,r II was not generally known '"'
,raroN Carnegie had given Joaquin NIL
lot, ,o,, for more than ten wears because
/ Of his admiration II the poet woIh. This
was , great help to the old poet. VINO
had no business ability and n' eal"'.''
/ for saving money.
Tho purchase bv Stefanssou. thc cN-
rlorer of tho old wnal"r haI'-" WI.
make san Francisco The starune POM
/ for the next Arctic cNTod ton "' INV
/ Swedish scientist Tho Narlah hNl g
I 80 sound as when she Wa launched near
Is thirty wears ago and her engine ~"
in good condition She belongs tp inc
fee, tina, lies here IN idlcncss since " hale
inc has proved unuodtah.c. Stefanss"n
. .vuect. 10 start some time in May ana 7"
STAY three years in the Arctic. ~" De-
lieves there is uneXpIorcd land north -
Bankland. and he hopes 4" discover TINS.
as well as to end 4 new rt"" &C tsg'I-
Inaus.
! Maker, Of California wine VINO ''n-
tested the decision II the government max
ine if obligatory to pat the name ~ call
I fornia on their labels agreed this """N
l 20 abide by the order All brands which
include H.. names OF well known Euro
pean wines Will now have California al
fixed To- the label
one 81 the significant change in real
estate is the movement Of tho big au-
tomobile dealers from Golden Gaze ave-
nue. and MacAllstcr street 20 Van N's-
avenue. north Of Gcary street. Several
new automobile buildings arc going up IN
Ge.ry. Bush and Pine streets. east OF
Van Nces avenue. and number oi sai's
have been made IN this district IN" plir-
chascrs being men who have plans for
leases 70 automobile dealers These sites
are ideally located Tor tho automobile
business. as 1t furnishes the best field
for demonstration in tine city. Tho larg-
est lease since the fire Was made this
week when the old Hccht lot. at the
northwest corner OF Van Ncss avenue
and Post street. was leased for ten years
10 Heald's business college for 5000 4
year. The owners viii erect thrcc-story
concrete building ON the lot which has
been owned by the Hccht family Tor forty
years. and up to the time Of the tire was
one Of tho finest residences IN San Fran
cisco.
The city has been laughing this week
over letters between MAYOR Rolph and
Rudolph Sprcckcls ON the subject Of the
purchase by the city of the Spring Valley
Companys property. The Mayor gave out
the letters. although they were ma kcd
personal because Sprcckcls has been
talking on the subject in the East and
making remarks which the Mayor re-
gardcd as uniustihablc. Sprcckcs adj
dressed his first letter My Dear Jim"
but before Inc concluded h, had made
some caustic remarks ana insulated that
the Mayors advocacy Of the purchase of
the Spring Valley plant was stimulated by
the fact that he was Interested in the
| Bank Of California. whose president con
| Guided the negotiations for the CORPORA
ton The Mayors nrst letter, addressed
! to My Dear Rudolph was even more
sarcastic. FOR il told Sprcckcs that your
! intense self-risntcOusucss. combined with
I your most extraordinary admiration for
yourself is making YOU ridiculous and inn
I nifty.
Sccrctary Of State Jordan has declared
that he viii print a digest of the bills in
PRODUCED at the first half of the present
. session Of the Legislature. even If he has
To stand the expense himself This an
/ EOuncemcnt is due TO the fact that the
State Board OF Control has refused any
! money for this purpose, although the plan
of dividing The session Of the Legislature
into two parts was devised that the pco-
| pie might study the work of their repre-
sentativcs during the recess OF course
they cannot make this study without a
digest of the bills introduced. The most
plausible theory of the action of the Gov
! errors board OF control Is that II does not
& care for the public 10 see how many
, foolish bills were Introduced by pro-
gressivc statesmen. The digest which
Jordan threatens to publish would show
| that this Legislature is nlicd with the
! most hopeless set Of political cranks that
/ have been seen since the sandlot Legis-
lature chosen just after the passage of
! the new constitution in California In 1879
! The iusistcnce OF the Western Pacidc
Company that it shall be given the same