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Marriage Comes as Sequel to
Romance of School Days
George E. Middleton Weds Miss Michelena
A romance, <3atin;r back to school
days, had a happy culmination yester
day afternoon, when Mis* Beatrix Mi
chelena became the bride of George I£.
Middleton, a prominent automobile
dealer of this city. The ceremony was
performed by Judffe Thomas F. Gra
ham at the residence of Mrs. Phlii:^
McGovoru. 2"2 Devisadero street. On'.y
relatives and a few friends of the cou
ple were present. XJiss Margaret Mc-
Govprn, a lifelong friend of the brido.
acted sjs bridesmaid. William H. M>l«l
dle.ton, a brother of the bridegroom,
wa« best man.
After the ceremony a wedding sup
j>er was served, at the conclusion of
\u25a0which the couple left for Los Angeles,
vrhere they will remain a few weeks
before returning to this city.
EXAMINES THE NATIONAL
GUARD OF CALIFORNIA
War Department Inspector
Says Funds Are Needed
to Equip Companies
The inspection of the troops of the
State hits been going on for some time.
Ooionel Wilbelm, inspector for the
Vnited States War "Department and for
the State, says that thus far all com
panies arc In excellent condition ex
«*ept Company IZ of Santa Rosa of
the Fifth Infantry and the hospital de
tachment at Al&mcUa of the same regi
ment. He states that the companies
of the Seventh Infantry in the south
ern part of the State passed a satis
factory examination, having made a
much better showing- than they did
the previous year. He added that the
officers, commissioned and nonconmls
sioned, have had schools of instructions
since the previous inspection and that
they have profited in a great measure.
*'As fax as I have inspected," said
the colonel, "I have found the clothing
and material of the guard, such as it is,
in excellent condition. That Is due to;
the care taken of it. The guard Is,
however, not thoroughly equipped and
it requires many things, but there is
a lack of funds to procure' them. For
Inrtanc*. the 5-ts.te has not supplied
uniforms for r.ix years and none can be I
provided until the Slate, makes an ap
propriation."
. In the recent past the inspector
was with the companies of the Second
Infantry. .He inspected Company I at
[ Vaceville. accompanied by Adjutant
General Liauck and Major Zittinger. He
raid In regard to that inspection:
. "There \u25a0were at least thirty-flve busi
ness men present ot the Inspection
•who took a great interest in the men
behind the guns. I venture to say that
If the business xr.en took such an in
terest In each community where there
is a company there would a marked
improvement !n the service." MSB!
O\LV O!STC !WA!V AIJSBVT
At the roll call of Company E of
. the Second Regiment, located at Sacra
mento, all were present except one
man. who was detained by an accident.
The company made a creditable show- ;
ing.
Captain Charles J. Fulle. First Squad-,
Ron of Cavalry, located at Salinas, has
been appointed PtatP secretary of the
National Rifio Association of America.
In the First Infantry in this city
drills were held during the week by
.Company B, Captain McCulloch: Com
j pany C, Captain Varnoy; Company E,
Captain Wohser; Company F, Captain
• Btlndt, and Company I". Captain Wall.
There were fairly good attendances.
TO CALL O.\ GIM,ETT AGAIX
1 The comnilit^p tliit recently called
j on Governor "Gi'lctt in rf^ard to having
: the two companies of the First Re,?i
i mont and Troop A of v_avalrv rein
' stated-. tv-iJI wa.it on him arrain
• and it it IjcUpvcS that a definite
! answer Will bo given soon.'-. .
If an order reinstating Companies A
I end II In the First Jnfantry is Issued
\u25a0 they will be the only two org-anlza
. tions In existence, for companies B, C,
1 D, E, F and G will drop out, virtually
• disbanding the rfgiment. If the re
jauest for rpinstatemc;nt is not granted
. the commanders of the six companies
• have agreed tliet a general cleaning out
; of undeelroble material In each company
I will be begun with a- view to building
j up again with srood ircon.
Captain John G. L<»e. • commanding
I Company F. Second Infantry, located
• at Woodland, has prepared a paper on
j "Instructions In Target Practice"
J \u25a0which has been sent to every organita
t tion in the -State. In this lie strongly
; urges callery practice for beginners
i until they can score 20 out oi a possi-
b le 25. when they will be ready to take
I the advanced course.
'[ SAPA'S GOOD SHOWING
I Dr. J. I^. Rulivan and Judge J. M.
' Morrieey of Marysville are mentioned
Jto euceeed Captain P. J. Divver, who re
cently resigned. .
• The officers of Company C, Fifth In
' fantry, were Inspected at Petaluma
i last week and made a good showing.
; When Colonel J. F. Hayes of the
. First Infantry resigned the command
• was turned over to Lieutenant Colonel
fjulliard. but Uays was not relieved
'.of his responsibilities under his bond.
; Affairs were In a bad muddle and they
jwere In no brtter condition when' D.
,A. Smith was elected colonel. He r«
i fused to receipt for property or accept
• financial accounts until Hayes had
"made good." He has had ms.ny
.months in which to straighten out ac-
J counts, but as yet nothing satisfactory
.has been presented. Tlie facts, a sort
! of military secret, have been known to
\u25a0 the superior officers of the guard, who
could have forced an immediate ac
i counting, but the usual procrastina
tion method was adopted and the mat
;ter allowed tp drag along. It appears
that there is, among other things, a
'shortage of tents,, and that Hayes
'claims that he cannot be held account
able for. their disappearance, for while
the. colonel of a regiment is held re
sponsible for supplies quarter-
HUMBOLOT BAR LURES
T HE STEAMER OAKLAND
Vessel Runs Upon the Rocks
Near the Wreck of the
Corona
EUREKA. March «.— Humboidt Bar
nearly claimed another victim today
•when the eteamer Oakland, In an at
tempt to reach the Inside entrance, ran
on the rocks of the south jetty. For
almost an hour the Oakland remained
on the rocks, and bar tug Ranger was
called to her assistance by the life-sav
ing crew. When the V:g reached the
Oakland. Captain Krager of the Oak
land refused aid. A big- wave washed
,the % Oakland from her perilous posi
tion, but also tore off her. rudder.
Tor several hours she drifted help
lessly end close to the rocks. The life
boat, commanded by Captain llennig,
put out. This time the. Oakland raised
distress signals and once more the tug
Rar.ger went Ito1 to her assistance and
towed her into th© bay. where she was
beached in a leaking condition. There
are several large holes in her stern.
At the time the Oakland attempted
to make a short cut into the harbor
by crorsirn? tho south Jetty the steamer
V. A. Kilbcrn was coming In. " The
master of the Kllburn says that Cap
tain Kragcr tried to cross the Jetty,
thinking that the high tide would carry
him over safely.
Including the captain, there war*
seven men aboard the Oakland. Cap
tain Hennlg of th« life-raving station
corroborates Captain McLellan of the
Kllburn. The Oakland went on tho
rocks about 1000 feet from the wreck
of the Corona-
Several attempts were made to reach
the wrecked Corona by the Humboidt
Bay life-aavlng station today, but all
\u25a0were futile. On one trip the lifeboat
barely escaped destruction on the rocks
of the north Jetty. Capta^i Boyd and
a crew of men are aboard the Corona,
making prcpera/Jons to unload part of
the cargo, including the automobiles,
Tho Corona has sunk about six feet
and she is continually aweFh.
USE OP AXILIXE DYES
Borne time ago tho Ameer of Afghan
istan.fwnid the Import into his country
of carorts colored with aniline dyes.
The Kashmir of T>urbar_ has now de
cided to charge the high "duty of 46 per
cent on a.l! aniMne'dyea at the frontier.
and 'at a certain distance within the
frontier to confiscate and at once de
stroy them. By this measure it Is
hoped the beautiful arts for which the
Vale *of Kashmir is famous will be
preserved from deterioration.
master of the rpgimont distributes
them with orders from the command
ing officer. As'tothis matter Captain
Smiley of Alameda. regime'nta.l quarter
master, claims that he received certain
orders from the adjutant nreneral's
office relative to supplies, and that by
virtue of these he distributed tents to
refugees after the fire so they might
have shelter. The adjutant general
denies the Issuance of orders to the
Quartermaster that could be so. con
strued. The matter Is now in process
of disentanglement.
Fifty responded at muster when
Company II of the Fifth, located at
Napa, appeared on ' the floor for in
spection la*t week. In the absence of
Captain Gardner, who was ill in a hos
pital in San Francisco, the "command
devolved on Lleu^Jnant Treadway.
Company II of Merced, Sixth Infan
try, It is saia. Trill not make pood at
the muster and inspection on March 4.
so with other companies in the State
will be recommended for mustering
out.
The four companies of the First Bat
talion of Coast Artillery in this city
are making arrangements for the an
nual inspection to be held -March 19 to
22 inclusive. Captain Walter.!?. Grat
tan, acting commander of, the battalion,
has secured Jefferron Square Hall for
the Inspections. Companies" A- and D
are located in the temporary armory at
401 Cole street, and B and; C in the
clubhouse of the Nationals at 1160
Eddy street.
The Naval. Militia." Captain G. W.
Bauer commanding, has received new
uniforms, three suits for - each : man.
They were shipped from the East last
November.
eighteen days' cruise on, the Alert be
tween this city and Catalina Island,
after the- last week in June. Part of
the time will' be spent in camp on ; the
island.
Good tea and cottee — a nice pair of
twins — Schilling's Best • . *
TEE BAN FBAyOISOO :OALL; 'MONDAY; ? MABOH 14, IBO?^
FATHER CARAHER PAYS
TRIBUTE TO REV. P. J. GREY
Speaks of the Noble Work
Performed by the
Pioneer Priest
t — - •
LEADER OF COLLEGE
Was Pastor of St. Patrick's
Church When It Had
Many Worshipers
The funeral of Father Peter. J. Orey
will be held today. As a pioneer and
ecdeslast he had endeared himself to
thousands, and beyond the circle of
those who knew him he became further
known to the public by reason of recent
litigation regarding the disposition of
his fortune." *•-.
Father Caraher, pastor of 8t Francln
Church, in the course of his Berrnon
yesterday paid glowing tribute to tj*«
memory of Father Orey, saying: ,"As a
priest he was above reproach; as -a
man, fearless and intrepid. He ; had
the greatest love for the house of
God and on one particular occasion
r.ave<i it from desecration.".
Father Cumber's eulogy also con
tained something of the history of the
dead priest's ninety-four years of life.
Father Grey was born in Ireland and
made his theological studies in France.
He spoko the French language with
fluency and accuracy. After his ordi
nation he labored In the English Mis
sion, where he discharged the duties
of his ministry for some years. '
Following his arrival In 'this dio
cese Father Grey was appointed to the
parish of Columbia in Tuolumne Coun
ty, where i»e erected a substantial and
imposing brick church, which still re
mains a monument to his name and
zeal. His excellent serylcps- resulted
in his being appointed president of St.
Mary's College In this city. He was
next appointed pastor of Bt. Patrick's
parish, which was then the most pros
perous and parish ; In , this
diocese. Archbishop Alemany recog
nized Father Grey's superior abilities,
as was evident from his action In ap
pointing him Arch-Chancellor of • the
diocese — a position which he. occupied
until the departure of his superior for
Spain. \u25a0 :
At the conclusion of his tribute
Father Caraher Invoked the prayers *>f
the congregation for the repose of the
soul of Father Grey. - ; \u0084
VOLUNTEERS OF AMERICA
Organisation Doe* Good Woric for
Prisoner* and »s~lectrd Children
Mrs. Colonel Duncan of the Volun
teers of America delivered the address
at the Sunday morning services of the
Second Unitarian Church at the corner
of Twentieth and Capp streets yester
day. She spoke of the work of the
Volunteers, which, from being origi
nally organized for the purpose of ben
efiting men in penitentiaries, had come
to care also for the men who had been
In prison and for children. \u25a0 While she
believed that a man should bear the
penalty of his crime, she did not be
lieve in letting him suffer after the
penalty Imposed by law was at an end.
The local work for children had been
interested not so much in orphans as
in neglected children, co-operating with
the Society for the Prevention of Cru
elty to Children and with the Juvenile
Court. Almost 300 children had been
cared for during the last year.
CONFIRMATION SERVICES
Bishop XlchoH Preaches Against Puri
tanical View of the Sabbath
At St. Paul's Church, of whlch^Rev.
W. M. Rellly Is the rector, confirma
tion services were held yesterday
morning by Rt. Rev. Ford Nichols,
Bishop of California. A class of ten
was confirmed. Bishop Nichols preached
a sermon ort the text, "This is the day
which" the Lord made; let us
He spoke of the necessity for tva^lng
a day set aside for men's spiritual
needs. At the same time he said that
the Sabbath was made for man. not
man for the Sabbath. It was allow
able to do deeds of mercy such as vis
iting the sick, and In a case of such
necessity as the present he could, see
no objection to cleaning the streets
on a Sunday. The speaker would not
hold men to any Puritanical observ
ance of the Sabbath. When children
had been . instructed In the morning
there was no'reason why their father
should not take them out and. teach
them to enjoy the beauties of nature In
the afternoon. The Sabbath was ne
cessary because we need rest physi
cally, morally and spiritually. \u25a0
CLERGYMAN DISCUSSES
TELEPHONE RELIGION
Dr. Potter. of Oakland, Tells
Flock of Trials of \
Hello Girl
OAKLAND. March 3. — Rev. Dwight E.
Potter, pastor of the Union-street Pres
byterian Church, preached tonight on
"Telephone Religion" a's- the third of
his sermons on "Every Day Christian
ity." .The following'^messages, read. as
typical statements and solutions of the
difficulties under which the young
women In the telephone exchanges la
bor, were received -in response to ques
tions sent out by the clergyman:- -
"Avoid hurling sarcastic and cutting
remarks at the operator. Forthe pub
lic to have faith in a report given" by
operators, remember it Is easier for an
operator to complete a switch than to
give a 'busy' or 'out of order' report. '
"We will ask the' public to remember
that there is always a young lady, at
the other end of the line and" that
she Is '_ trying to; earn an honest living.'
To remember that there are 75,000 calls
answered within twenty-four, 'hours:' in
the Oakland main office beside the calls
between Oakland, Alameda and Berke
ley, and that there are Just as many
chances to make a" mistake, ;•'\u25a0;
"Remember; that the young lady at
the end of the line is trying to make
an'rhonest living-, and. that the words
'thank you* and 'please' cost nothing.*
"One of the.temptatlons that; is hard
to fight . against iis 'to avoid -sharp an
swers when* spoken . to \u25a0in \u25a0 an. insulting
or sarcastic! manner by;a-subscriber. ! 'i7<
"One , of theHrlals is on ' allnight ser
vice. , Men seem'at?times'.to'•\u25a0_take]a';de
light- in abusing, an operator, especially
when • such calls originate from cafes,
saloons or restaurants."
REFLECTIOXS OF A BACHELOR
It would' be: an awful nlceChristmas
gift not to. have. to give) away. -
A girl could' fool a man'-lf 'he'ihad
fifty times her brains, and he. never
has;; '.V o" : ". ; ..'.-,• \u25a0:' ' ;;. K-- : -,
A •woman,. ls so-, naturally.? deceiving
that ' she ' pretends to be : happy j. even
when : she 'is.' , • \u25a0...'\u25a0%
'A glrl-'calls it;trylng; to; flirt- with
her^iien', she * asks . you vwherei a" street
Is and you tey'her.— New. York/ Press.'
Lif e of the Plain People
Appeals to Artist Pages
Hanna Astrup Larsen
Some of . the '.most I characterls tio ;of
the paintings by 'Jules Pages < now "oh
exhibition In this city are those , of >ld
peasant women In the homely, environ
ment of their daily life. It is f evident
that the strong, :; rugged life of; the
plain people appeals to the artist most
keenly. Society belles have no place -in
his studio. , \u25a0 - . : \u25a0\u25a0_, '-.-' {';•-. ;< '
One of the most- striking? pictures .In
tha exhibition Is called; " The Old Fran
coise." It is an old peasant .woman'stt
ting In her; chair .: before 1 the ' fire', in ; an
attitude that reminds* one. of ;the pic
ture of Whistler's; mother/ The senti
ment of the picture,; however, la as dif
ferent\ from : , that Vof ."Whistler's as the'
plain . peasant woman,' .with her' short
dark ".blue ; dress of coarse : country
weave,' her heavy shoes and gray
woolen, stockings lstremovedi from .the.
gentle dame that has come to symbolize
all motherhood.; Instead of lthe peace
of a full, rich." life" nearlng;. Its close
there is the rest which is only a cessa
tion from a lifetime: of dull 'grind, only
an emptiness after the labor, of life is
over.' "The tragedy of old age" might
have been the names of the picture, if
tragedy is found as . much In the dull,
slavish routine of ai life span t In sup
plying the primeval \Vants of '„ human
beings* as In the: keen, Bhsrp anguish
of an hour. \u25a0'. The aged, look la not only
in the" wrlnkjcd face but In the straight
lines of the wrists and tho workworn
hands resting Idly In her lap. .Tho
story is one which he who runs may
read. Tho woman of the .picture, is
alone, her husband probably dead, tho
children for : whom ; she. has toiled as
long an - she | had the | strength are scat
tered all over the world/ and it is moro
than likely that.they do not write to
her, or ..if they do v sho cannot answer
the letters wlthout'calling in the help
of some younger neighbor.- She is for
saken by -every one but the cat, and
in truth; the cat does not care much for
her, for jt'ls devoting all its attention
to a bowl/of milk on the floor. Yet
there Is' th« dignity, of work well done
and rest: well earned In the tired old
figure. )_ The artist's seeing eye and the
eloquerice\of his orush • have lifted th«
scene .from "commonness ."and made It
appeal tojus with the force of common
human- fellowship. .
"Preparing the Soup" is a" picture of
an old.' r woman'of>f Normandy breaking
up fagots .preparatory to-, lighting her
fire. In VThe'Old, Francolae" the fig
ure is the > picture", v.\ -and-^the back
ground: IsV kept \ subdued, -while "Pre
paring^the Soup"! is mainly; an Interior,
the figure of the old woman, though
done with sympathetic. 'strokes, being
only the center of the interior, which
is an extremely clever representation
of a Norman peasant's hut. It is done
realistically /and yet with a loving
touch. Xo detail, is neglected, and for
pure intellectual enjoyment of the tech
nique of the painter it is r a' fascinating
study. The straight lines of the wall
and the fireplace on one side give
strength and directness, while the up
per line is broken by the 'rafters and
the posts of the bed. The f shelf above
the fireplace-breaks the monotony of
the wall. Above-.the shelf are three
pictures, one a family picture, one a
madonna . and the third a picture of
Napoleon, humorously suggestive of the
divided allegiance of "the French peas
ants. There Is the oven, where the big
round loaves of black bread are baked,
the glass standing; near the, old- wo
man's bed, her, shawl thrown oyer the
back of a 'chair, the crucifix 'and- a 'bit
of palm from the-celebration of^Palm
Sunday, all necessary^ to the" Intimate
gllmpae of the . life/of \thjj 'occupant.
The central-noteorfcqlor IsTin^the red
brown of. the bedstead, toning'.lnto the
red of^the cover, , the .wooden frame'of j
the fireplace and the. bricks beneath, !
the highest note -being, that of the
copper vessel reflecting' the light. i
Very different but equally* pulsating
with the artist's love of, the simple
natural things of the life of plain peo
ple are two pictures of children on the |
Brittany sands. In speaking of how !
he got them to pose so naturally Pages !
said that the question. of painting had'
not been broached at all. He had
played marbles -with the children, and
presently "they composed themselves"
Just as he wanted them. They were
such real children, their little slips of
dresses slinking starchless about bare
legs, blown about by every breath of
air. The children seem to have been
caught in motion almost, there Is such
freshness and absolute freedom from
pose in their attitude. They are paint
ed with bojd rapid strokes and: with an
absence iof detail Mue to the \u25a0\u25a0 blinding
sun. The, light'and; movement' of these
two pictures alone would stamp the
painter as-a~grcat artist. Another ex
f, mm P Ie , of .P. Pa Ses' eenius for. painting
light Is a group of Brittany cottages in
the last rays of the sun. .
would be the word to apply to
the three scenes from Brittany peasant
gardens with their cabbages and holly
hocks and their plastered .walls of Ir
regular stones. There Is no attempt at
idealizing, but / they f have £a* homely
charm which cannot bo expressed ex
cept by the undignified word above
quoted. , . » .
AnumVer of scenes from Venice "are
painted in oils by a peculiar process
which gives them the force and trans
parency of water colors while retaining
the depth and glow of oils. Venice has
been painted , so much that Pages has
felt it necessary to go out of his way to
get some new scenes not in the book of
"views." He treats them in his/ own
characteristic -brilliant style, the strong
sunlight scenes predominating.— A good
example is thattof the.' Canal 'de Vest!
the. walls with reds and yellows.
The water Is more like real. water than
one often sees 1 in paintings.* 1-'1 -' it has such
body, such wetness," such llmplditjv The
high lights are': so sparkling and the
shadows so black and cool. There may,
not be so much sentiment and poetry In
Pages' pictures from -Venice as the won
derful city,: offers an "opportunity for,
but there -is such -brilliance, such
beauty of Jine^ and ;' color," such- light ? oh
land and water that It would : be ungra
cious,to' v quarrel;with the artist for.-not l
giviiig-us: something else'than whatihe
has done! SO' superlatively ;well.
'' 'An attempt: has" been made to mention
some '\u25a0- ot .the,, principal, groups." of. pic
tures, 'j lt ' would ..b e to ;dis
cuss .each \u25a0 one V in; a' collection ; , where
every picture , has a complete and I Inter
esting indivlduality.of its own.-CA' large
canvas ; showing > a '; gypsy; girl i has | been
exhibited ; ln ' the ' Salon. In, spite \u25a0 of ,the
great" beau ty-'. of Uhe > head and, the ex
quisite j treatment of i the 'draperies, and
background It seems a less sympathetic
rendering of a human being. thansmany
of ; the artist's . more -. modest iworks. A
small '.picture ; of Hhe : back \u25a0" of ,? a\ young
woman inude to ;, the: ,waist and draped
In a'dark'blue skirt ! has exekted a" great
deal: of admiration and; ls indeed *a! gem.
Ifi Is i called i.-VIn:" My < Studio" and;- Is
painted: from! the same model that posed
for./ "A ';Corner %of ;. SlyA, Studio."^ 'An
Italian, man', of.thy: common people
f For , In&nts ; and , Children.
ThB KlndTou Haw Always Bought
ißeeirs the , SjJT JVjT)* j J>~ '
% ©gnatore of. (^d^T^^C^U i
.walking under, the \u25a0 trees of : bis . native
couritrjrjls 'i another of the Interesting
pictures of, the. collection. .
.; The exhibition, which is held at Vlclt
ery's, will bo open yet another week.
Catallna Island has an' enthusiastic
painter .in ' Joseph^Greenbaum, who-haa
returned^* rom -the south -, for. a» visit to
Ban". Francisco. «; He has an exhibition
of paintings at' Rabjohn' & Marcom's.
i»o Jess than nine pictures,, including all
Ms ; outdoor * scenes. 7 ; bear witness *to >th»
Interest with" which ;;Greenbaum ;ha»
devoted himself to the; beauty, of .tho
southern island, ,'lhe pictures are ril
most-all^ln; 1 * very, highrkey; vlvlaf and
sparkling/. There is something of the
brightness which one is : accustomed ito
associate with Southern Italy, and
again It Is a matter for congratulation
that one of the;" men who rtnk hljh
among "Western" artists ha« chosan to
interpret for us the lovelln«*s of this
nook ef the Pacific Coast.* One of the
best is called, "The Passing Cloua." The
clouds are so, woolly, tho rocks bo
rocky, the water such real water, and
the sky such real sky .that- one cannot
tire; of .looking at it. ~ On the whole the
Catalina. pictures are excellent and. are
peculiarly/ Interesting because they are
something In the .way of a new de
parture for Qreenbaum. / The success
With \u25a0which he .has treated' his new
theme leads one to _hope that : he will
continue to give us "many more in' the
same line.
Oreenbaum is less happy In his fig
ures. The most ambitious >f his pic
tures in the present exhibition. Is 'The
Symphony ln^Drown" — a'.yountfjrirl in
brown hat and suit against a v t>rown
autumn . background. She makes . a
pretty picture of 'youth and 'Clrllshness,
bu t she lacks character, and : her smile
would before long strike the beholder
as insipid. The best of his, figures is
the head called "Puritan Maiden,"
though why Puritan Is uncertain; she
looks more like a Roman maiden.
The exhibition of the Sketch Club
still continues to draw a large number
of interested persons. It will be open
until March .7. The members, "of the
club take turns. in doing the honors of
the exhibition, and* some one, is always
there :readyto'answer questions. *\u25a0
The Sequoia Club ,will have an exhi
bition of work by artist members of the
club, beginning April 4. .
Harry Fonda is at Monterey and is
busy painting. / He was obliged to, give
up painting on account of his health
and took up the teaching of music and
drawing, but has \u25a0 returned to his old
love again. , - -v
Letters from the San Francisco col
ony in Pari3 say that Arthur Putnam
is thinking of returning to San' Fra
ncisco very. soon. • Plazzonl is busy paint
ins a large moonlight picture for the
Salon. . \u0084' -. -> "\u25a0 v
There is still a < large colony of San
Francisco artists' ln Los Angeles. Peters
has had a very successful exhibition' ln
the southern city. C. P. Nielsen 'is
working in water * colors and has won
much appreciation. "William Clawsen
Is busy painting; portraits \ amd Theo
dore "Wores has Just closed a successful
exhibition.
SACH LENDS ZEST TO
COUNTY DIVISION FIGHT
Colonel Mazuma Said to
Have Arrived at the
Capital
CAM. HIEAD4%VARTBRS,
1007 EIGHTH STREET.
SACRAMENTO. March 3.— Reports
are .busy about the hotel lobbies . to
night "of a sack of $10,000 sent here
from Fresno to get votes in the county
division fight! with Kings. and prevent
the latter from annexing' the opulent
Coallnga oil fields.
Assemblyman Billy ; McGulre. . who Is
In charge of • the fight for Kings ; and
succeeded, in 'getting the* division bill
through the Assembly by,; a big major
ity, \u25a0' admitted that there Was a change
of feeling among: some /of the Sen
ators who have :been In favor of the
division of Fresno," but! was* lnduced
with reluctance :to; admit that he was
cognizant of the reports about the part
the alleged sack was playing In the
fight,^ declaring: "That if there is any
thing In these , reports it will be known
within ' the next twenty-four- hours
rather definitely.". - V
The; Fresno ' Chamber of ..Commerce
sent anT entertainment ; fund early "in
the session to Sacramento, -but. none of
it was spent, the 'men, opposing the
division . coming to the -conclusion : that
money could not aid them. This par-]
simony ; gained votes for Kings in tho
Senate, it is 'declared, and Fresno has
since reached the conclusion; that It
will have to come through in another
way. . - \u25a0 ".'-. V \u25a0•-.. .
, The providing for the, Kings-
Fresno -division has. been made a spe
claKorder in the Sonata for Tuesday
fegf^S LTEBIG COJIPAirrSJEuSACT cf-Eiif '%
€HUjrES THEATER R A C I N ©
V '; MATIXEB3 \TODAT, AND; EVERY j DAT. \u25a0
r TONIGHT— ALL* THE '..WEEK,^' . .- .
VAUDEVILLE and BURLESQUE
FIRST APPEABANOE EDSELL AND FORBES,;
Sketch . ArtIita ;« MANOEAN : FAMILY ot "Aero-
. bat»;^ JAB. T.' DEItVIN, e »VentrnoqnlatU CAß-
",'; ROL j and t HODGES. -: Song i and ! Dance; NEW
• \u25a0 MOTION PICTURES and GA YBTY GIRLS : In
' VTHE PAWNBROKER'S j TROUBLES." •,'--
; . . : Prices, x 10c \and; 23c. ..V>i^^
.'.\SKATINQ fRIIVK: . - ;
. Open- Mornings, fAfternoon«V". Erenlngs.'
Admission UOc:"' children^ ;Bcr ; lncluding Rink,
Cbutes > Grounds ' and J Zoo.t? Downtown \u25a0. ticket
i "\u25a0 of ftee.^Donlon'a -1 Drug i Store, Butter t and " Flll-
: \ more. ; Pbont ; Pacific . 80V >^HH9BBB
Grande Maison de Blanc
i^^P* 303 FIFTH AYE., NEW YORK
WILL EXHIBIT BARLY IN MARCH
Household Linens, Laces and Lingerie
•'^v. •'. . % at tho
V PALACE HOTEL
SAN FRANCISCO
Date of Exhibition WIU Be Announced Later
JST Those desiring special appointments
may address in cars of the Palace Hotel.
SPOBNEfi TO QUIT SENATE
lIHQ JOIN HftRRIMMI STAFF
Continued From Pace It Column 1
man of the committee on rules. Aldrtch
chairman of the committee on finance
and second man on rules, and between
them they have ruled almost as they
willed.
While the Senate loses Its, greatest
member, and . Spooner Is easily that;
while Wisconsin loses its greatest
statesman it has. ever given to the ser
vice, of the republic and the man who
did more than any other single man to
make the Badger' State a power in the
councils of the nation, Spooner's retire
ment can only, be 'considered opportune.
He la and has been out of sympathy
with the Roosevelt administration;
though frequently called upon to fight
and win The President's battles in the
Senate. He 1b wholly out of sympathy
with the controlling political power in
Wisconsin, where ho ruled with the
absolutism of & Czar for a decade. He
retires while a Legislature he and his
friends helped elect. Is In session.. It
may be possible for the Federal ma
chine, of which he is the main spring,
to give some voice In the* selection of
his' successor. years hence, when
the term for which he was elected
would expire, ;he could hope to have no
such voice. ." ; . t -
There was some -personal gratifica
tion but no glory nor yet political pres
tige for Spooner in the winning fight
against LoFollctte he helped the Da
vidson Republicans make last fall. The
election of Governor Davidson over Ir
vine Lenroot, La Follette's candidate,
was an ugly slap' at Spooner's dearest
political enemy, but it meant virtually
nothing. to the Spooner machine. Da
vidson: and the men ' elected with him
were reformers of; the La Foil ette type
before La Follette came Into" prom
inence in Wisconsin. They frankly ad
mitted to me two weeks after the mem
orable primary election that they were
still with La Follette In his efforts to
break up the Federal railroad machine,
of which Spooner was the head.
Spooner himself was cynical, inclined
to see no Immediate -rift in the cloud
of what Is to him the most repugnant
form of radicalism with which -Roose
velt, La 1 Follette and reformers of the
type have enveloped the conservative
Republicanism so dear to the heart of
Spooner, exemplar par excellence. of the
machine and what It stands for.*-* The
organization means everything political
to this physically, small; and mentally
great man. Twice he refused the er
mine of the Supremo bench, and It Is
not .to be .believed \ it . was. because -he
did not appreciate tho compliment paid
his splendid legal abilities. He did not
want to leave the arena of practical
politics. He was a soldier and he Is by
nature a fighter, ,but between : Roose-,
veltlsm and ; La "Follettelsm his .f aith in
the future has been shattered. When
he retires from the; Senate the mys
terious Inner gearing of the national
Republican' party is deprived of the
pinion that was second only to.Hanna.
In Importance, and since the death of
the Ohio statesman-organizer the real
balance wheel of the; organization; the
corporations of their most capable ad
vocate, i
/ TEMBLORUN WYOMING %
Inhabitants of Several Towns Thrown
Into Panic When. Earth Shakes
RAWLINS. Wyo., March 3.— Arrivals
from the southern. part of the county
state that an' earthquake was felt there
Thursday night. ; The seismic dis
turbance . extended as far south as
Hahn's Peak, and was so severe that
dishes rattled and the inhabitants were
thrown Into, a panic.
At Slater one building was twisted a
foot out of plumb, but nowhere else
was there any damage.
' " *& . '
Falling asleep during a circus per
formance at Libau. a Russian naval of
ficer, was suddenly^ awakened- by the
artists ' firing a couple of shots, and
thinking an; attempt had been made on
his life by mutineers he drew hls're
volver and fired twice at random, biit
no one ' was \u25a0 hurt. ,
afternoon, and It will not be surprising
if Interesting: things will break in tho
meantime concerning it.
: S®^^^ NEW CALIFORNIA
I JOCKEY CLUB
PP^ Oakland Racetrack
Six or; more r&c«> each weak <J»j. r»ln or thlae.
'"i Bapes j eommenc* ; at . 1 :40 p.'; m. \u25a0 aharp.' \u25a0'. ._ '
For-«p«elal : tralaj'«topplng;at tb« track takt
8. \u25a0P. Ferry. . foot , of . Market street ; lea ye at 13
o'clock; < thereafter, every ..twenty . minute* - oa Ul
1 :40 p.m. ' No amoklsg 1 q la st two caxa. * which
are r«nerT«d for ladles and '.thetr. escort*. «v \u25a0/...-
Returning trains leare track alter flfth and
> ; THOMAS , H. WILLIAMS. President. .
PKBOX .W« IBEAT. B«crttV*?«BGß3H
Moyelty Theater
*-. COR. O'FARRELU AND STELNER
.' ' LoTerlch ft Labeiakt. ...Props, and Msrs.
TVVO WBBKB TONIfiHT
MATWKBB BATUKDAY AND SUNDAY.
Dramatic Erect Extraordinary.
MISS
NANCE
O'NEIL
Thla Week — SarOou's ' Spectaraltr Dnm*.
THE SORCERESS
Presented exactly as «e*n at the Netr Anwtei«-
dam Theater, New York City, an.! Bernhardt
Theater, Paris.
Next Week— Mlas O'Nell to "Ma*da." "Th»
Fire* of St. John," etc. Seats $1.60 to 50c;
box seata. (2.
Miss O' Nell's only California encasement this
faeon. -
AMERICAN T Sf
AM Car Lines In City' Transfer to
San Francisco's Leading Safe Plaj-hoase.
Western States Amasement Co.. Props.
Management WALTER SANFORD.
TOMGHT A.YD ALL (.THIS WEEK-
FIRST TIME HERE.
MATINEES SATURDAY AND SUNDAY.
Frank W. Healy Presents
The San Francisco Opera Company
In a Majralflcent Production of
v . The Merry Musical Mlxnp,
PRICES— JI.OO. .75c. ROc. 25c,
- Ssats at BosOfQce and Kohler A ChaM**,
Sutter and Frankllxt sts.
.— : :
(CENTRAL THEATEp
w ERNEST E. HOWELL. Prop & Msr. *X.
Market aad Bth stss. Phone Market 777.
TONIGHT.
WALTER SANFORD'S PLATEUS
In the Great Scenic Melodrama,
THE STRUGGLE
OF LIFE.
. . A TnrtUlng Story of New York Life.
«2. rz? IZ? THEEESCTTE FROM THE SEW.
OCrC EES OF THE GREAT CITX.
A COMPANT OF STERLING WORTH.
MATINEES SATURDAY AND SUNDAY.
PRJCES-15C, 25c, 50c
Colonial Theater
McAllister St.. near Market. Phone Market 020.
Martin F. Kurtzle. President and Manager.
'THIRD WEEK! THIRD WEEK!
Unprecedented Scece«s: The Reigning Sensation.
-Oscar Wilde's Thrilling. Drama.
SALOME-
Preceded l?y the Funny farce.
BOX AND COX
NO INCREASE IN PRICES — Evening, 25c.
50c, ~*e. >$1. Saturday and Sanday Matinees.
23c. sfse. Barsaln Matinee Wednesday, all
seats reserred. 25c.
Branca Ticket Offlce. Kohler & Chase's.
Franklin 'anil Sutter streets. - ' .
ELLIS ST.. NEAR. Fn.LMORE.
Absolutely Class "A" TUenter Building.
MATINEE TODAY AND EVERY DAY.
THE BEST EVER!
NED WAYBURN'S DANCING DAISIES, ae-
' companTing LOUISE MINKv- BYRON AND
LANGDOX. ' QUIGC. MACKEY AND -NICKER-
SON- THREE FLOOD BROTHERS: CLAIKB
' BEASEY'S PERFORMING CATS: DOROTHY
KENTON; THREE MITCHELLS; NEW OR-
PHErsi MOTION PICTURES and LAST
WEEK AND DIVERTING SUCCESS OF LEE
- HARRISON.
\u25a0 PRICES — Erenlnjrs. 10c. 25c. 50c. T3c. Box
seats SI Matinees (ercent Sunday*. 10c. 25c, 80«.
" PHONE WEST 6lXiO. __1
Baker st., bet. Fell and Oak.
THIS WEEK
First Appearance of
FRED L CROCKER
CHAMPION BURLESQUE SKATER OF THE
SENSATION. OF THE SEASOX.
GREAT FUN— DON'T MISS IT.
, NO ADVANCE OF PRICES.
SKATTNO A3 USUAL. \u25a0• ~^
LOOKING for HOMES
If yon have anything which yon
wish •to • offer \u25a0 to the great army
of home-seekers who' are coming
to California through the , Los
r ' Angele* . gateway to, the State, a
small "For Sale", advertisement in
the classified .columns of the "Iros
Angeles'; Times" will \ pnt yon U
cornmnnication witlv them. If yon
bare a ranch for 'sale or to let, or
wish to dispose of or rent a dry'
•or suburban home. -'-. a small sum
expended in ''- this .way may accom-
LOSANGELES TIMES
San Francisco Office, 779 Market
Street, Sari Francisco.
Or phone Temporary 212 L*
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