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FAIRBANKS' PERSONAL CAMPAIGN
CHARLES WARREN FAIRBANKS, vice president of the
United States, would like to drop the vice from his official
title and is, therefore, making ari industrious and interesting
campaign to compass the republican nomination next year.
The campaign, we say, is interesting because it centers rather on
personality than on any, striking issue or principle with which Mr.
Fairbanks has identified his name. It is well known what Foraker
stands for; there is a very good idea what Governor Hughes wants
in the way of government; it is sufficiently clear that Taft repre
sents the Roosevelt policies, and so on down the line; but we do
not know what Fairbanks wants done, although there are some
who suspect that he is very well satisfied with the existing scheme
of things — in a , word, that.iie belongs to the school that some
call ''conservative" and others "reactionary," according to the
point of view. ,
On these matters Mr. Fairbanks does not give us much light.
His campaign is based on the broad and simple showing that, he is
a "good American, one of the plain people. In promotion of >thfs
missionary endeavor he has published or caused to be published
his autobiography. It is a brief and modest document,-character
ized by a certain fine simplicity. He began life as a farmer. boy,
but feels that it does not become him to brag too much about his
humble origin. "I was born in a log-house," he : remarks, ,"but
there was no distinction in that. In my region, one. had to come
into the world through a log cabin." He neither apologizes; nor.
points with pride. The log cabin just happened.- With a touch
of poetry he goes on to. describe the district school house of those
pioneer days, as this generation knows it chiefly through' the
medium of the barn yard drama. It was the nursery of.the great
American uncles. . *
Farmer' boy, carpenter, collegian, newspaper reporter, lawyer,
senator, he worked his way upward with the help of a stout. pair
of hands_and a level head. There" is a characteristic bit where he
describes his labors while working, his way through college.
When my roommate andl cnt cordwood, earned a few dollars at
penter work, did our own cooking and sewed on buttons we were unconscious
of any particular merit. I merely refer." to what .we were compelled^ to, do
that I may show how conditions "of' life have changed. The .unattainable
luxuries of my youth have- become the daily necessities- of' all the people^
rich and poor alike.
'Not pride but honesty compels these intimate revelations. Mr.
Fairbanks did not sew on buttons or toss flapjacks - to/ makeVcam
paign material. Yet there is no reason why these disobedient but
tons and vanished cakes should not figure in history. Let eaten
bread be not so soon forgotten. , .
It is recorded—^-not in the autobiography — that on a recent visit
\u25a0to New York, Mr. Fairbanks took his place manfully among the
straphangers. There are no frills on the vice president. He is one
of the plain people. That mythological person who had a hundred
hands is his ideal. With such equipment he could break records
shaking Hands.
Mr. Fairbanks has been accused by certain graceless journal
ists of being an "ice wagon." It may be that he has been afflicted
with a retiring disposition and a. certain chill temperament, but he
is ready to take something for it, as-one gathers from the artless
confession in the concluding paragraph of his autobiography, thus:
A man's temperament is : much like his \u25a0 eyes and hair. However, it
can be- modified , in a. measure. A rash ; man* can learn; self-restraint; and
one who is without genuine warmth can light some artificial fire"^ "in :his
heart and conduct and make himself tolerable -if not actually likable.;
We think we may say that Mr.. Fairbanks succeeds- in/ making
himself likable and we offer him our largest sympathy in his labor
bf lighting a fire under his own disposition.. We may even venture
to accuse the vice president. of a 'sense of humor held; under -strong
control, but this is said only in a [whisper.; We don't -think 'f Mr.
Fairbanks would like to have it known; / : v
CLOTHES AND THE COURTS
f I IHE courts are taking a hand in the wherewithal, we .shall, be
I \u25a0 \u25a0; clothed. Judge Fulkerth of the superior court of Stanislaus
JL /county has decided that the school trustees; of Modesto- have
the right to exclude from the schools students who ; wear
. sweaters while in attendance. A similar question caused some debate
not long ago at the University of California. Apparently, the sweater
is taboo, not only socially, but legally. The ', regulation :isr hot
unreasonable, although it might seem that such matters could be left
to individual good taste. SBBHb^
It is . a question, however, on which there appears to be some
difference of opinion, -as we learn from the of a 'suit
wherein the parents of ailodesto boy contested the right of the
school board in this regard.. Judge Fulkerth has settled; the question
in favor of the board^and^ against the. sweater,) and the 'grounds of
his decision may be gathered from the following ; paragraph':; " [\
I would not say,. nor. do I wish to be understood" as"; intimating, -that a
boardof school trustees has the; unlimited/ right! to -passCupon 'or prescribe
the mode or style' of ; dress toT be adopted "and l vtorii \u25a0 by Z theii pupils,'; because*
the exercise of such. a right or claim .would be unwarranted'and urireasbnable
" interference" with the personal rights' and! privileges of 'individuals,! not < pos
sessed -by school boards. Yet si * think' it \ equally unreasonable * to f say- that
school boards have no control "whatever \u25a0; of -, such X matters. 5 It r would/b e
absurd to see a young ,lady j. of refinement \u25a0 attending;; the
school wearing! aVloose^ mother hubbard^wrapp'er/orJ a Kim6ho*'or v a /young
gentleman , dressed . as. a . cowboy \u25a0\u25a0, or; a "circus; clown." And {; would /it A not fbe
equally, absurd if the* school- bpard^had not the power^ to prevent the* wearing
of such costumes in the ; school room? A- \u25a0V- , -—' -
We can easily .imagine that had .the .-.question concerned*.; some
«»£ die: niceties of -1 feminine: garniture (the i^leai^ed^uris^-rni^tVriaye
EDITORIAL PAGE
It is planned to reorganize die executive committee of • the Union' Pacific railroad by placing , upon it sev
eral strong men who will ; be able to influence' Mr. Harriman and share the responsibility for his . actions.— -News
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hesitated. To/ be sure, the mother hubbafd. meets with his unquali
fied condemnation, but that /is/W; longer a. living ;issue. The :;-;m6ther.
iliubbarci - has 'gone ; hopelessly out of fashion? and no self-respecting.
Woman would be found dead or alive in any such unlovely garment.
But supposing the ballooning'hoopskirts of fa; past generation/should
once more become the .vogue, /would a school/board : have the right
to exclude them and their- wearers on the ground; that the school
houses were not big enough to hold them all ? / There/are men still
living who remember, the 'days when the cubicj measurement of a
fashionable young woman and her spreading skirts was about equal
to the size of a moderate hay/ stack. ; ' '-'.'\u25a0; /\u25a0 { ' -
In another state a somewhat similar/question was decided the. other
day inHke fashion. ; A chief yeoman of N the United States navy was
excluded from a place of amiisement .at; Newport^R'il;, because he
was wearing a ; naval uniform.' He ; brought suit for damages, and,
among others who contributed to his - legal \u25a0expenses, . was President
Roosevelt. Judge Sweetland of the Rhode Island superior \u25a0court
holds that proprietors /of ? such places have; tHe right /to prescribe
who shall be excluded. (lecision ; is yery } broadband holds
that the rules are wholly /in the^ discretion /of the; managers. They,
may insist on evening dress or they. may. exclude people^ in such*
costume, or any- other, at their whim. 'Nevertheless -distinctions -of
this kind -become invidious when/they are . directed' at -whole : classes;
Sumptuary laws are a relic of^ /-the/- darjcjagesYATo exclude a /man
from- a public place, because he is wearing the national uniform is
riot only barbarous, but unpatriotic.. •/ ; \u25ba
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THE comedy £ entitled "Saving His ; Face" is up for _early
sentation by the local school' board. The directors arid '''the
superintendent have /billed > themselves to a/ scene in
* which the teacher shall be rebuked.; This, particular teacher is
Dr. Margaret /^larioney,^who s is ; charged; with lese^majeste/.because,
in.the exercise of her rights of free speech, she: has,]dared to criticise
action by the J board. ;. ; /;'//»\u25a0""
The; inspiration of this preposterous official Vbrainstorm is ;a
letter which/ Dr. Mahoney wrote and gave out for;/publicationV,/in
\yhich she condemned \u25a0in temperate language :a . lease of? school
property made by the board. ,- It seems that if the school directors
imagine they \ can muzzle a ; thbusan d; teachers they h aye '\u25a0 a large con
tract^ on /their^hands:v They will that/ they \u25a0 cannqt
muzzle' one. :; \u25a0. ; '- ' '"" ~ * : \u25a0* - v . *' ':
The corriedy is likely to be converted into farce before 'trie -cur-^
tains drops. Of course, any /action of ia radical nature, that the board
might take would be \u25a0 subject to review by the courts, 'and { \u25a0, would'
certainly / be^reversecl on 'a statement of the/ fe^
of the" directors', power is to administer a .solemn rebuke, which
would be received '.withlinextinguishabie laughter. at- La.'iot of r sel£:'
important official busybodies. ./ ,\ : r .;;
AN OLD DATE— Subscriber, Oakland.'
Cal.:' June" 8, M842,?; fe1l on a. Wednes
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. HUGUENOTS —P. P.,, City. "Les
Huguenots". was sung in this city, about
two -years V a go/'f Vj-'v \u25a0.'- ' • '\\ '• * ;
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. SrXTH : STREfiT ' J CARSr-rY* S -H "
CIW-Horsecars were t operated in. Sixth
street in 1873. j iW^^^Si^^^^^
- THI3 MINT-VC. X.. Ban ;' Rafael, Cal.
Employes v at . the .; United c States \u25a0 mint
are paid" monthly. " }
TWO ,SALARIES---S. f O. S.V^.'No" 1 one
is permitted. to t draw two salaries^ from
the United States governmentf^^^^^SS
BATHS-— V.* M.;" City. ',,v;Yo"ur j question
refers to private enterprisesfand cannot
be answered* ln thlsTdepartment.*^ J- r v
SOUTH POLB^-S. S., City. The closest
that'man* has ' beenr:to\the 'souths pole
is -; 77 .'degrees i2l- minutes / south./ ' . '
. SEXES— fßeiaderi city. N Europe has an
excess f of females ljlnf, population^ On
every \u25a0 other f r contlrient,'''so^faf Jl as known,"
the^excess : of males ' lsTgreater: than ; the
average ; for, all- countries. ' ; H : ' \u25a0•:
, NO. RECORD^- A: .O.; S/j .City. I .The
flies of iThelCaUrhavingjbeenrdestroyed
byAthe?greatic6hflagratibn,'»thlsrdepart-'
mentis unable^tojfu'rnishithe,lnfornia
tlon f about*thelßheriff;of : l9o3... ' ' ;
". VERSE ; / CURRENTt-a;-' Subscriber,
City. ;'t The -Sanl'Francisco ;; [Calls com-r;
menced" the 'publication^ 6t% ."Verse fCur^
rent!in,the'Natlqn's'Press''|intthe'early ;
\u25a0part of .February "of ,; the 'current ; year. 1 : ;
p , SEATTLE— G.\U. : D., Santa \u25a0 Rosa," Cal;
According j to "^thelcensus^df pl9oo,^"tho
"p6pulationfof^Seattle t \Wash:, - 'iwag{f.Bo^
671. .According Jtbj the^estimate^of lthii
mayor,«of i that • city -January l,> 1907, -it
is>!2oo,ooo.; ;/';>.;\u25a0;\u25a0-.: ;; V- „ X'.'. ; 'y\, .'*\u25a0"<\u25a0'\u25a0:\u25a0:\u25a0"\u25a0
: MORTICAN-^C, / Clty.^TheX /Vword
"mortican 1 '; dqes^ ,x\6i\ appear- ln r ? any {of
theldlctiohar|esr r ; Ittmay^b"e4a\localiß*m.'
Potssjbly. lsonie;; of the? readers lof ?thli
department : can; enll ghtenT the '
spondent. 1 ;'. '?r";f->? r ";f->; > '"-;'iv'V-vK*l >'/;' :-': -'- \
.yiBYtASSAYING^-fG.fA;sE.;'sores^Hin;
Cal.^The'nnencsßs of gold la ascertained
byitheibmcersjof , the , mint \ by|aasaying'. i
.The;"gold;U*!FuniintoJan'*irigoJt;|atetilp
is i taken off and{an|assay ; determines
the proportion fof . pure' gold;ihUhe 'bar;
j;ri^SS;*OF^LIFE-^W.;R^Fairbanks,
j Cai;i>Ther c ';. is 6no off determining
jthe ! loss7of^ilfe .by k the vflre^of^ April
lß;i9^l9o€-fin|BanlFranclsco^
.ma^s7are\lmere^f;ueißM;^not|b~af~«df'6n
anythinfirltqXwarrant c theml'^'Any^ on«
•stlmate v under < 500|ii|airgo<>d|ai|any
, otherleßtimatej;^^;;. . \u25a0;•-\u25a0\u25a0- \u25a0 lIMWiXiM
Curbing HairJmah f s Power
THE SCHOOL BOARD'SV FARCE .COMEDY
Answers to ()tieries
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-; ;, FIRE ; SONGS--A. V . C; -': R., Cl ty. ",\u25a0 Fire
songs appeared -in? The Call: a£
December.. 23 : and : ; December- 30,-. 1906. '>".'".
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J.'^RAZE— A Subscriber, City. . If you
will,- look; InV'anyTdictionary < ; you ; : will
find ..the full definition of raze and rase.
. : THE BENNINGTON— H. ; A., B.,v'Con
cbrd; N." H.^The-yfaccident'l on ithe gun
boat Bennington- occurred in July,' l9o4.
- COLLECTIVE NOUN— E.; City. .When
ever a : collective noun ' is'^ considered as
a-j unit i a ! ; verblin ' : the ; sifigularS should
be; used. * ' v "v^ : - •\u25a0.:\u25a0
;.:, BOBtARMSTRON&r 1 Subscriber;. City.
Bob fought £ Jim \ J«t-
I rles; August .[s;aß99 t^ andnost.'is': aTcol
ored7man.":'j,-;-Td3Sßßaß9K't. v : .-..*' "\u25a0 - :a -> \u25a0 "
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" /VETO-% S., \u25a0 Dlxo^^jl/, Tri this state
it I requires fa| two-thwfls vote of > each
house to • pass ta^ law ; over ,'j the : ; veto of
the' governor.". ".; ';\ ' ; \u25a0
\u0084P ARLOR i? BOARDER^ Subscriber,
Clty^A^parloriboarderlislaischolar'ln
a' boarding school lwho takes meals with
the \ master's; family. v\r. ' ; :i-
j/ THE, HIGHEST— Reader,; City, r It is
SaldUhat the highest inhabited place in
the is a thejßuddhistTmonastery
\u25a0Ilane,*;' in ;-.Tlbet;?..whichVis"; about 5 17,000
feet above' the level'of the sea; '; ; :•"
-VITO J BEND^AMBER^-rL7* A.; •' Ci ty/u/,To
bend,a v :plece:of:Btralght;amber(or.'stem
drop it |in After 1 1 1 1 has
beenijmmersedf fori a s * few'; minutes! re
move _;? it ;'and- holding it?beforeVaVnre, ;
bend'it'. to 'the; desired 'shape.. '.:.." v' >-r
, NEW v LAWS— Many ' Correspondents,
City and-State.'3The T lawß pas«ediby.;the
last s legislature^ and fapproyedlbyj; the
goy eVnor^hay c |nqt| yet | been! publ Ished.
£t Iyb"u|desire|any^partlcular,|lawj|y6n
will \ have Ito te ; to | thel secretary/of
state : at " Sacramento " for al copyv^: r '.- \u25a0;\u25a0\u25a0. 'i : \
> S FROG*^£ Subscriber"; | City/^Whether
frog|is2fleshrqr)nsh'iwhen;usedrasjfoqd
is^hqt^clearly^deflned^but-iAloyaius
Subetti*l;S.yj.^ihfhis •'Conipendiunilfof
Moral|Theology,';|afstandard^Catholic
work.fsays|thatlfrbgsjmayjbeleatenloh
fast ', days.f JAccordlngitb I that -authority
the: batrachlan Is a" fish. ' \u25a0
I \u25a0 MINNESOTA- \u25a0 FLATS-^-W: ; hA 'Chase'
bf|thlsicity^has|kindly^furnlshed^this
department*iwith|the^ followln g | about
a .; burial H : place &>£ Sthe i pioneer f days
known « as | the? Minnesota^ Flatsl ti^'The
place'lls^inlJSlerraScountyJ'aboutyfbur
mnes|from|Forest|Cltj-.'^l|.was fong the
ground ; about : 22 a yearf/agq/^ Evidences
of Uhe jburlaM plaCe]were]then nigh
obliterated,^ but|"sqhM|bW«r(B"f still £in^a
st^eJqf(pt^te>^tibnr; ; iThe|buriallpla^
iWa»'|oh"S the! eastern,"slop«i bf |a^ rid ere. 3
Gossip of the Doings
of Railroad Men
E" UGENE, ZIMMERMAN, president
of the: Detroit, Toledo and Ironton
ra 1 1 iway'£ company and also of ' the
- Ann Arbor ;. railroad company, and
steamship lines; left with- his son in
law and daughter, the duke and duchess*
of-. Manchester, '\ for New t" York I last
night. Zimmerman was '/here a'\ few
years ago and >he was naturally great
ly ;J interested v in %the f'. progress \. made
toward .rebuilding.* San " Francisco. -In
talking „; over the railroad "condition
yesterday,^ he said : : : ; . '
,'T n .e i- railroads': were 'never so busy
as they' are I today and -they, are unable
to.' taker care! of Jail the- business; of
fered] them.j-T I; sees no- reason 'why, this
prosperity /should' not 'continue,' for " it
seems me; that not; even Wall
can' impair; general confidence. «\u25a0 The at
titude Uh'e'i president,' has .taken, toward
the 'railroads': is f unsettled in many re
spects, for his policy is /construed- in
several states as -hostile T and- has
prompted. legislatures to pass laws;re
ducing rates, \ which in;; many.' instances
.were' already; too low.'. 'l ln .other words,
the;dlfferent T ; railroadi commissions ' are
interf efing ;' Vwith interstate business,
and when', the i railroads ; are 'interfered
with Jin ; this "wise Uhe: evil ; ; effects ; are
felt^notjak>ne-;by the? railroad. :but' by
the ,5 and. by Veverybody:i;doing
business; with: the: railroad.^; We "would
like to know^who Is incohtrol-^-the f ed:
erali government 'i or v the 'various J, state
railroad 'commissions, v. We | prefers that
control be vested ' in the 1 federar govern
ment—-riot operating [control, ; min v d,ypu.
We ';arei satisfied iwith J the '-Hepburni act;
but some modiflcations will have to be
made"} What is; especially, notable'abbut
theinew.ilaw; 13, iits. uniformity. » Each
railroad • commission, has r lts *own\: idea
of Uhe- intent'Of and imposes
various '•\u25a0 rates.^which embarrasses traffic.
This agitation against the railroad will
die¥ out '(eventually,'; but 'nothing (ap
parently- can- impair ..the prosperity;; of
the country." \u25a0 ~ ' .-,
\u25a0 . A^«reduced>rate of 10 Vents per. ,100
pounds oh '"deciduous fruit .will berput
into ; effect oni June . 6. rate to New
York% will ibe;= $i;<s; Plttsburg,' $1.40;
Cincinnati;^sl.3s," and t' Chicago, 1 * ?I^ls.
The -reason r. for } this ia "that ; a „ reduced
.rate^was glven";to the'eitru's fruit'grov
ers /and . the -deciduous-fruit 'grower is
ientitled'to.tne:same r corislderation. f The
rate .willfbe In effect; through!the'sea
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" H.; M. /McCartney, assistant « engineer
of i the flc, 1 said ; yesterday
thatlthe'i track f across - the 'mud* desert
im Utahft had ( been * completed and ; that
,the;cqntractors:,were)bullding^onihard
lahdJandithe' work' would proceed' more
rapidly.f ;! lh~a v f ew^days the' road would
reach' the, Utah-Nevada line, /'and then,"
he! concluded, V.'we] will; feel 'as If ? we
hadia 'rallroad,7:for;~we,.shall have a
line , in {two, stated ; and ' come under ,the
operation: -of the Interstate commerce
commission." -IV - ;\u25a0.-." -'
': At, the'meetlhg of the stock -holders
of \u25a0 the : Northwestern' PaciflCj^Captain X.
H.fPaysoh;rpresidlng. ;it wag; decided to
authorize Cay. bond'; Issue ;0fU35,000,000.
but -it; was; agreed jt6*]isßueVonly; enough
of -the new- bonds Tati present "to 'take; up
; the outstanding K bonds '; of - ! the : , com-*
panics 'i forming* the': Northwestern,- Pa
ciflc^:;; No Vdecisloh ; was] reached *as> to
.when* actual fconstructlo.nTnofthTbt sWil
lits to Eureka \u25a0 should ;be- commenced. l
:;J J.\T. V project engineer of
the^.Umatilla;' irrigation' scheme/iwas^a
visitor ; at ? theTofllces hof ? the i Southern
Pacific ryesterday.;;. Whistler ; said^that
$1,250,000j had f i been {approprlatedibyi the
governments forj the /project - and 'that
20,000£ acres fof \u25a0 land vWas S to v ibe i brought
underTwater.li .It'jisi intended to" take 1 the
water but of! the ,UmatHia! riverj lhfb ; a
feed-canal 26 miles long and 'then 'lnto
af.natural ;basln*/,wlth"laf dam - 90 feet
high : and « conserve; 50,000 , acre ; feet Jof
.water.''; ',v "> ; "' ''\u25a0 "'- ' ". •*' '\u25a0\u25a0'. \u25a0\u25a0 '\u25a0 " ''"-•-'*'.''-\u25a0'\u25a0-*-?\u25a0
;C. ,E. Stokes has /.returned f rom \u0084' a
. tripj aro uri d i. t h el w .° r W. '( »n'd f/was - gi v-
Irig.'a series [of ; lectures; yesterday, to hI a
railroad 'friendßXoh "the.'beauty; of the
scenery found on, the^banks'of the Nile.
f - Fifteen^ hundred ~i home 'seekers en -
teredfthe[Btatejon|Sunday7and -the
jority, bf ; them ,were bound for this city.
/Smpl^i^K(jiyeriT6o
Much Car Space
'T^T.^P-'\u25a0 S \u25a0^79?'^??-' 43^ B*^tlB *^t 1^ t '\u25a0treet
IJ/-' takes exception^to the fact that
;|f:J^ : ;; thV^^lted^R^lroadVf; allow*
.~" '.**,' •moking; in 'about .two-thirds 'of
the car space on ? some; of ; the new-car*,
atte_ntion"^!to'? ! .which'v^^sr li d!rectcdSDj' <
The ; Call of April 26.
A" part: of !thej letter! written; to, The Call
by Sextonsfollows: v
; - "In- today^^^^|or The Call I notice
that ; you* call attention, under. the h ead-
Ing of •United. Railroads is good to
smokers,'.- ito^what> 1^ consider out-
Tage^bnlthe^car^rjdirig'publicMli'fof.'bne
"wlah|that}yo"ulwould agitate itheSnatter.
jf urther,|untllSthe Jrailroad 5 company f is
cbmpellecLto'sit up and take'nbti?e. I! ».Why, i
Ilaßk;'shbuld*Bmoklng be allowed inside
bf^alcaVT^ltlßhb/uldSonlylbe^allowed
onHthefoutoldefendilofStheTcargsfand
onltheldumraieAlJSl|llYelin|the]Mis«ibn
and ]1 1 have jbeenlwonderlnri tf 1 the] more
fashionable^ residence ? district* £ -would
tolerate the * abuse." ""\u25a0 - . \u25a0 r' : '--' y- " \u25a0
Progress/in Various Sections of the
State Is Noted by the Press
H,':. .WEBER, manager of the Peta
luma gas and electric com
,.'.\u25a0 pany, has; just received ; from
?-' John A..Britton. general'man
ager, of the. California -gas and electric
corporation, a communication stating
that the ; engineers : of the above named
corporation; have finished - their, plans,
and ' that It has .'-been \u25a0 definitely - settled
that the Petalumagas and electric com
pany will install a steam plant of 2,000
horsepower, capacity here," on the. block
fronting? on 'First ; street between C
and D.':.This?'wlH>be" good' news to
the - people* of Petaluma, as ; a plant of
this size is capable of caring for a city
four times las 'large as - this, >' and in
case of trouble^ on the company's .high
tension J lines, •\u25a0'will . .take ; care of the
load without interruption, ; insuring to
our factories and manufacturing plants
as well' as « light ; consumer* a contlnu
ous service at all' times. This is an im
portant question, with.people who' come
here with capital to "Invest— Petaluma
Argus.
The Sunset oil. refining company, a
Los Angeles . concern, 'which conducts
tht big institution known as the Obispo
rennery, 1 ;; near -f the southern city, has
begun active work on its refinery to be
located on. the Fulton land on section 1,
11-24, at Sunset. Tents . have already
been erected, lumber is on the ground
and a force of men has gone oat from
Bakersfleld > to begin ;. construction.
• , * T "The new refinery will ; have a
capacity of 300 ; to 400 .barrels per; day
and perhaps even more, as , It ' is known
that; the company is ? seeking to enter
into contracts ; for 1.000 , barrels daily.
The oil ; from * the" : Fuller property will,
it iis expected. " be , treated at this refln
ery,; and ; the'eompany^ is now negotiat
ing with Midway, companies for a fresh
supply.— Bakersfleld : Callfornian. ;
" Four handsome cars of. the Central
California: traction company have ar
rived } for.* their i nterur ban line and as
soon as the road to Lodl can be fin
ished iwill: be in the service. .This ex
tension of the traction company's ser
vice \wlll be ;• of inestimable : value not
only to: the people of Lodl and Stock
ton, but to; all who live '* within easy
reach of the line between those points.
The Lodl extension is but a beginning
of Hhe of "the company. It
"will "push j its line on to Sacramento
and ; lateral ' branches \u25a0 will undoubtedly
be sent out on either aide as, feeders
or In response to demands.— Stockton
IndependenU'KC&EfSHßSfl
The new; sash and door factory at
Weed Is *in "operation. In part. The
plant will not be in full blast for some
>The Smart Set
THE, wedding of Miss Emily Mar
vin, and Roy Somers will be cele
brated this evening at 2:30 o'clock
at St. Luke's church, 1 the Rev. Ed
ward; Morgan officiating, and owing to
the ) fact that the ; family of the . groom
is in mourning J i is to be a very Quiet,
informal; affair. No Invitations have
be'en sent Out save by , telephone or
yefbaiiy, and no one has, been bidden
to* the"; house of the' bride' a parents' af
ter the ceremony, except the members
of . the two families and the , bridal
party. Miss Marion Marvin, the bride's
young sister, will be the maid of honor,
and*' the .bridesmaids i are to *be Miss
Marie Brewer, Miss Maude Payne, Miss
Florlde Hunt and Miss Ruth Casey.
Frank Somers, "the groom's brother,
will -be -best man.' and ,the .ushers are
to be'Charles'Norrls, Harold Plummer,
Carleton Curtis and -Edward Robinson
of s Los V Angeles. . \.. .> .
Mr. and Mrs. Homer King enter-,
tamed recently, at a dinner in honor of
Patrick, .Calhoiin,; which' -proved to be
a charming affair. .Those present were,
besides the guest of honor, Mrs. Daven
port, Miss Alice Herrin. Miss Gene
vieve King.x Mis* Hazel , King. ; William
F. Herrln, - Holman, ; Thornwall
Mullally and Frank. King.
" Miss Bertha Monroe [ Rickoff enter
tained' at a : dinner, last night at the
Fairmont,*" af<er • which ; she and . iier
guests ; went to the Monday night skat
ing I club's last; meeting (of the ; season.
The table at the Fairmont was prettily
decorated in- red- carnations. - Those
present : were:^ Mr. > and Mrs. Frederick
Fenwick," Miss"; Marie Rose Deane, Miß»
Frances Jolllffe^ Philip Pasch«l, E. W.
Runyon, ;Dr. ; Hopkins, Ralston White
and Robert Henderson. -
Mrs. Homer Boushey and Miss Mabel
Gregory have sent' out Invitations for
a- card ; party ; Friday ; afternoon. r ;
Miss i Ella'- Bender ' was the guest of
honor at Wlneheon-. given last Friday
by* Miss Bertha ' Monroe/Rlckoff at,th«
Fairmont ;hotel. V. Among those present
were: Miss Bender, Mrs.iG«orge Oulton,
Mrs.^B.-F.Norrls, Mrs. Mark Gerstle.
MissT Frances "Jolllffe. , Miss , Mllllcent
Coßgrave,'Mlss~ Charlotte Hoffman. Mrs,
Jess© Godley,- Mrs. Milton Pray; Mrs.
Persoiffil
T. Car rington "of Cincinnati is at the
Palace. - • ;
John 'Annan of. New York is a guest
at Palace. . > / '
' "O.E. Plttes and wife of Stockton are
at the Hamlin.
=~ State Senator, Belshaw ;Of Antloch" is
at the, Fairmont. -; . .
\u0084 S. Reichl. ahotel manor Los Angeles,"
is at 'the* Fairmont. '
!B; F.:Hulse and wife of Los Angeles
are at' the Majestic.
v ; B.",L.':Smith.^a -Tonopah. mining. man,
is •at'.the-St. Francis.
George /e.; Black, and wife of Seattle
are , at ; the' Baltimore. , . . ;
;V L.;H.*|Batchelder and wife of LoYvAn
geles are! at >the" Robins. .'
; . State K Senator 5 *A. J .Weed ,'Of Dunsmuir
is a'guest at* the Imperial. ; : .; v,. , \
If Thomas i Lane, an \u25a0:{ Oakdale .« mining
man?, isi ; atl the 'Dorchester.; \u25a0
i C. BATrumblyCand wife of Santa Cruz
are registered^ at 'the- Hamlin.
In the Joke World
''\u25a0/';, Stranger^-sWhat's that v crowd over
| there. 1 with ;giinsTandpitchforks?^
|; "^Villager— -They're hunting for a craxy
! man.'".' '"\ : . r l \u25a0\u25a0\u25a0*\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0"\u25a0 /-\u25a0 ' ""'
;jvr:St"rang"er~-I«;. shouldn't 'think they'd
have ; much" : trouble ", ; in finding one
arouhd¥here.-^-New; Orleans ,? Times.
r^ "Thought: you said <. you were a mind
reader?'.'.* saitTi the Vcaller.
y}"S6>l.am.'*^replledi the professor.;;
% /~i .^iWell, '- i. why •;" do ' youT hesitate,? :* Why
don't * you -read l my i mind?" \ : , ,":
: ;'l'm ;>, searching - : f or .-. it."— Yonkers
SUUinum.'; : \u25a0'\u25a0-• ';\u25a0\u25a0.". ' ' \u25a0
APRIL 30, 1907
time. '. ..The 'factory will : have a -capa
city of 1.000. doors and 200 sashevery
24 hours.' and it" will be workedjtip to
Its full capacity. '.This factory has been
under construction for' over a year, and
is without doubt one "of the finest struc
.tures of its; kind In: the state of.Cali
fornia/ ;The old , sawmill of; the % Weed
"company," has; been' completely \ over
hauled and modern machinery has b«eo
installed. .With the new mill In ' ope
ration the output of the company this
season "will, exceed 60.000.000 feet of
lumber.— Redding Searchlight.
As a further evidence that the West
ern Pacific company is not asleep and
that with; the advent 'of that corpora
tion in California the Southern Pacific
company 'has met a foe worthy of its
steel, comes the. information to the ef
fect that the new transcontinental road
now in the process of building has pur
chased the McCloud fßive'r railroad,
which latter, In spite -of the fact that
it has but 50 miles in operation, never
theless forms a connecting link which
will give the Gould interests practical
control of the ; great lumber section of
northern California and .will mean that
the bulk of the freight from at least
one-tenth of . the staje of * California.,
which has been heretofore handled by
the Southern Pacific. ' will, under the
new order of things, bo diverted to the
Gould lines. — Red Bluff People's Cause.
Eureka Is to become a world port.
Thomas S. McGrath of Portland, whoso
arrival in connection with the United
steel and equipment company -to make
arrangements for the shipping of. va
rious commodities direct from Europ
to this city was mentioned in the Times
Friday morning, has succeeded in his
project, and the. first ship from the east
will arrive here in from four to five
months* time. •• • \u25a0• The ships to be
put on the run will range In tonnage
from 1,600 to I,SOO. Contrary to the first
Intentions there will be six or seven
trips-- mado during the year, instead of
'three or four.— Eureka Times. - .'\u25a0
Monterey is to have a flour mill, and
It is to be in operation before the sum
mer Is over. Work will be started on
it Just as soon as a site can be found.
The mill is to be operated by the Xog
gle^ milling 1 company, which filed Ita
articles of incorporation at Salinas on
Monday. • • • The - company pro
poses to carry on a general milling
business, grinding all kinds of cereals
and grains, building and conducting a
warehouse- and elevator, and is em
powered to do a general . milling busi
ness. As soon as a site is selected.
which will be near the center of th*
city, work will commence on the build*
ing.- — Monterey Cypress. . .. •
Philip Galpin,vM!ss Eleanor Davenport,
Mrs. Milton Latham and Mrs. .James
Cooper. HSMHS*&
\u25a0 \u25a0 • • • • .
"Mrs. Edith Blanding Coleman and her
brother, Gordon .Blanding. went east
last* week for a brief trtp. partly on
business,,: but also to see Miss Suzanne
Blanding, who has been In New York
for the past year.
• • •
John Casserly went east recently and
Is now with Mrs. Casserly in New York,
having been called there by , the ill
ness of their Httle- daughter. The
child is now. convalescent. Mr. and
Mrs. Casserly /-.vill remain tn the ea*t
until about midsummer, when they will
both return to California. :
Mrs. William R. Wheeler, who ha.j
spent the winter»at her country place.
"Casa Sequan." at Alpine. San Diego
county, is expected to arrive here to
morrow and will remain a week as a
guest at the , William H. Mills* home.
Mrs.; Wheeler and her son 'Alden will
,then leave for Washington. D. C.
where they will join. Mr. Wheeler and
sail for the Mediterranean ports on
May 25 for an ! indefinite stay. -Mr.
Wheeler has recently been appointed :t
member of the , national immigration
committee .and he goes with hia wife
and . son to the countries of southern
Europe, where they,- will probably, re
main several months. Mrs. Wheeler's
niece, Dr.' Mylottee, who . has " been
south witji her, will remain at Casa
Sequan until Mrs. Wheeler's return.
--•'. • ..' •
. - Miss Abby" Parrott has returned t.>
her. home in San Mateo after an eastern
visit- - V
."*.\u25a0• • r **-' '
Miss "Lena Blanding has returned
from a sojourn of several weeks* dura
tion in Santa Barbara.
' .\u25a0 - - * • • \u25a0 • -
Miss Jennie Blair left yesterday for
New York' and \wlll sail rrom there al
most immediately. <for France; whera
she will Join Mrt. Blair/ who has been
abroad for more "than a year.
"..<-\u25a0 Dr. : and Mrs. 1 Stanley Still man sailed
from New York last week for Europe,
where they will spend the summer.
Mrs. Linda Bryan and Miss May Rei*.
who/ Lave been east for the last f e\v
weeks,; left New York on Sunday -and
are ; expected-. to arrive»here on Friday
of this week.
A. Becker; and* wife ,of^ Hongkons
have apartments . at the Savoy. «x.« x .
L.» H.- Long, ; a prominent resident of
Santa Barbara Is' at the Imperial.'
F. A. Nltchy, a prominent manufac
turer, of Portland, is a guest at th«
Fairmont/ '
State. Printer W. W. Shannon and
wife of Sacramento are., registered at
the * Jefferson. -.
;D. R. Westervelt and Mrs.'R>AT,Wes
tervelt of Paasaic.* X. J.. have apart
ments at the Robins.
.Richard Newman of, the firm of. New
man.& Levinson, Inc^ ha« left for his
annual trip to l Europe.
, \u25a0;. E. v, S. Anterton and E. A. Benson,
lumbermen : of -\u25a0 Milwaukee, are regiji
teredat the St." Francis.
I George W. Root, a well known min
ing : man of: Grass Valley, is registered
with his wife at the Savoy. ,- " >
••s/.Wlnslow Warren and wife, Mla» Mar
garet "Warren and.Mrs. Sawyer R. Mead
of Boston have apartments at the Pal
ace. BHHDksSBHnMBMnMSMHSasfI
. Mrs. ;a.— Dear. . I would' like you to
write me out a"; check.,;. I want to buy
&^ new",,. umbrella/ a mackintosh and a
pair, of /rubbers).
. Mr. ; A.-^-l ;amr not giving out any
rain checks these days. *" The" baseball
season" is over.^— Chicago ;NBwi"
.- ' "Och ! : don't \u25a0 be,' 10 • lazy," ; said * Flnno
gani-^'shure ; the way to find out
w'at'ye can'do is^tbUry.**.
"Aye !'\ replied the indolent Flana
gan, t "but that's, the" worst .way , to' find
outw'at ye can't " do-^-^-Catholic Stand*