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APPLYING THE NEW ANTITRUST REMEDY
THE complaint filed .by the federal department of justice against
the tobacco trust raises a great number of interesting and,
indeed, vital questions going to the root of the policy formu
lated in the Sherman law against trusts. That statute makes
iliegal and criminal all combinations in restraint of competition.
But. one of the chief counts in the complaint is that the trust
employs the most severe competitive methods to drive the inde
pendent concerns out of the field. The operations of the . United
Cigar stores in San Francisco and other cities are quoted in illus
tration of this charge. Of course, the object of this supposedly
cutthroat competition is to monopolize ultimately the whole field.
This purpose, as is well known; may be accomplished in part, but
only, as it seems, on condition of keeping down prices. It scarcely
seems possible to drive out competition from the retail field, except
by taking in most of the independent dealers and making them
members of the trust. It is alleged that this has been done to a
considerable extent and the truth will probably be brought out
in the trial.
However injurious competition may be, it is cer
tainly not obnoxious to the provisions of the Sherman law,, and its
purpose to monopolize the field does not admit of proof in, a "court
of law. The Sherman law finds its inspiration in the encourage
ment of every form of competition, and it is scarcely possible of
proof that, 'when raised to its highest power, this is done with
evil purpose.
A radical feature of the government's complaint is the prayer
that a receiver be appointed for the trust and all its numerous
subsidiary corporations, in order that an officer of the court may
so administer the business that it shall be conducted in accordance
with law. It is quite doubtful whether the court 'will apply this
novel remedy. Courts do not like novelties. Neither is it cer
tain how the remedy would work out in practice. For instance,
it has been the custom of the courts where railroads were bank
rupt to appoint as receiver some important official of the road. The
general public never knew the difference between the old and the
new management. If the court should appoint the general man
ager of the tobacco trust to be the receiver, he might even per
sist in his old methods, unless the judge kept at *his elbow con
stantly to warn him off illegal ground. It will be seen that the
questions for determination are not at all simple.
BOSTON IS "SEEING THINGS"
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/^JOXFLICT of testimony concerning the battleship fleet, and its
I business in the Pacific is still further v confused and con
\J founded by the esteemed Boston Transcript, whose Washing
ton correspondent has evolved this astonishing theory:
As for the jingoes in San Francisco, "the unwhipped mob," as Funston
called them, the federal government will be able to put a stop to outrages
oa th£ Japanese of that city with the Atlantic fleet in the harbor. From
that fleet there can be landed an armed force of several thousand marines
and 10,000 bluejackets in six hours, an ample force to protect all the Japanese
in the city. That the president would not hesitate to do ,this if necessary
j§ a •well known fact.* It is also known, that he has been growing more -and
more apprehensive of the effect on our friendship with Japan of the con
tinned, outrages upon the Japanese in San Francisco. Reports received here
recently from the. coast have opened wide the eyes of the administration
to the shocking conditions in San Francisco.
What are these "Shocking conditions" in San Francisco that
give Boston and Washington the cold shivers? .As far as people
on the ground are informed, there* is nothing in the way of trouble
that Mr. Robert Devlin — a notoriously peaceable man — cannot ade
quately allay. If Mr. Devlin, in his capacity of guardian of the
federal peace, has called for 16,000 armed "men to help. him out,
nobody has heard a .word about it One refuses ,to believe that
Mr. Devlin needs an army. \
There was a day when tHe Autocrat of the Table,
expounding a happy philosophy for the Hub of- the Universe,
remarked that there were occasions when he dared not bg as
funny as he could. It is evident that no such timidity assails con
temporary Boston. \u25a0>\u25a0\u25a0 \u25a0\u25a0_•-..- . " \u25a0
UNHAPPY FUTURE OF THE BERKELEY BOY
BERKELEY returns to the teaching of the fathers and rejects
the counsel of the mothers. "Spare the : rod and, spoil "the
child" indicates the rule of action adopted by the Berkeley
school board after grave deliberation. The as yet unwhipped
schoolboy anticipates a painful time for that part of his future
which is behind him.
It is a rough discipline, administered by \u25a0primitive methods, in
which the woodshed is on the way of salvation and the pedagogue
paddles the boy. Is the Berkeley schoolboy an unruly ' monster ?
We do not know and must accept the wisdom of the eiders iri
default of other demonstration.
It may even be that the schoolboy, take him by and large,
is something of a savage. We are speaking of him , in the abstract— :
just boyr— and his mischievous if often; thoughtless activities. There
were pedagogues of an elder day who held thattwisdom and learn
ing were best inculcated by beating them in at the bottom rather!
than hammering them in at' the top. It is a process akin to a
surgical operation for the diffusion of useful knowledge:
It is observed that a professor of the University of California
appears as protagonist in theicause of education by violence.^ I It
is a university extension of the strenuous life. \ ".There will be f no
mollycoddling in the Berkeley, schools.. But the -curious • might
inquire, \u25a0Is there \o be no statute of limitations to the whipping |
rwdinance ? At what age shall the wicked , boy become immune j
EDITORIAL PAGE
Heney blocked the general's game token he showed how, the Times, like Abe Ruef and
Schmitz, had been standing up Pat Calhoun for swag from the United Railroad company's corruption
sacf(. . - t ,'".;.• •-:'-- •- - - .. — los.angeles record.
from corporal discipline? If the process is effective and convincing
for tender youth it might even be extended with profit to the unruly
sophomore. - . ; : s. .
These are high-? problems for the science of pedagogy, sug
gested by the weakness of unregenerate human nature. The prac
tice of whipping the boy is; we fear, a. confession ;of failure as; to
that science. Perhaps it is not a^sciericeV but "merely a museum of
disjected members of a vagrant empiricism.
, A NATIONAL 'REAL ESTATE TRANSACTION
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IF there is any Mogic in geography Lower California naturally I
belongs to the lUni ted States. It js, in 'fact, part of California, as-j
its name implies, and is almost Avholly disconnected from MexicaiT
i . territory. ; At • the same ti meV tKe'>United| States \ no longer culti
vates a policy of aggression. ->-I f \we r are } to acquire new territory it
must be with the i full consent of the other party, and nothing must j
be done to disturb the friendly relations between this country and j
our neighbors; -Canada and -Mexico both hold a high place in j
national esteem. ~- t ' 7w^^ C"v ' "I
Something has been said^ about ' a possible purchase of Lower
California froni Mexico, but in spite of -the- obvious advantages ftd
both parties of I such a transaction; We are not preparetiMo ibeiieve
that the rumor has any? substantial foundation: ;-; Th c' Mexicans are
very jealous on the subject of loss of territory, and there is besides
a constitutional prohibition. .\u25a0" , " .. • '
Likewise there is some discussion" about the acquisition by pur
chase or lease from Mexico^ ofi a naval base and practice groundon
Magdalena bay in Lower California. We note an official . denial- of this
proposal, but .that doesnot signify much. The diplomatic denial
is taken for what it; is worthy which, is^ usually nothing. There ap
pears to be: no -why ; Secretary Root should not~ be able h to !
negotiate some bargain of this- kind during his forthcoming visit to !
Mexico. It is agreed that in a strategic sense Magdalena bay would
make an admirable naval- base in view of our reaponsibilities on the
Panama" canal. \u0084 j r .:^ -'
'-. \u25a0\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0 The silence of *Schmitz since his last announcement of his can
didacy is attributed in} political circles to the fact that he. is busy,
tryingvto make^ up the rest of his "jailbird tickets " r' '4.'
"Fighting Bob" Evans, said' "How! "-—that is ;the navy for
mula— an 4 Admiral Yarnamoto murmured the Japanese equivalent
of ~that all-sigriifying ? expression, and thus/a cruel; war was ended
before it began... , . ; '; --, \u25a0 ; ; ''"*-/".
':'. - : Gossip, in Railway Circles <-^-;
WS.' PALMER, R..H. Ingram and
.-, E. Buckingham, representing
. the {Harriman '\u25a0'. system in/ the
• conference yesterday' with; '-BJ
H.'Morrisey, grand master of the broth
hood; of ; railway, \tralnmen, and R. ; H.
Mclntyre," chairman of :.the ; - grievance
committee," refused r : theT demand: 'of ; the
brotherhood* f or! a'l raise "of 2 cents an
hour over, the ; Chicago >; schedule i'o*
an Increase eof ,4 \u25a0 cents an ; hour,
and 7 ': also -. denied - the ? r petition V: of
the v brotherhood i to \'.- be." allowed -ift to
legislate, f or »?; yardm aster i and J assist
ant ': yardmasters.yv.The * grievance's com
mittee\wlll.appeal r fromlthe'idecislbniof
the - general j: superintendents ?' to v E.'*s E?
Calvin, vice presldent'and general man
ager of the ii Southern 1 and vwill
meet " him ; this.?mornlng.— .
:: t The I officials J of > the \ Southern 1 Pacific ;
say that;, the* switchmen^and»the>' yard ;
foremen are paid well.and as several \ofj
the ; lines •• west? of \ Denver] have' refused^
to ' grant , ti^e "-* ihcrease';"of %6 ; cents 'i an '
hour, they have ; precedent for; not i yield- j
ing to ' the/ demands ' of/the * men; > The i
rate' of ,, t pa>v for; their Teniployes Is : as ;
follows:^ Day>swltchmen^;s32^ (cents;
night" switchmen,^ 34 i cents : dayifore
men," 35 : cents ; \ foremen,'- 37 [ cents? :
:. The* next'?' grievance that |
Is to meet the Southern Pacific officials
is J that fof i the | firemen, iwhichCwlll 1 be 1
heard' ln* Los : Angelea]inCtlieJcourse;of ; a j
f ew 'days. ji The ; firemen demanded ; s \ and |
10} per.; centUncreaief over! the ; standard |
rates \u25a0as'proVldedHnlth^ToldT.agfeement 1
to' apply! to" thelnewj ratesVfixSaiuponUn
Chicago. ; * Thelcqmpany! contended { that {
the! old :fates,l already Jbein&ihigher'for.|
heavy, engines i'«j than \ the ? new* rateTniade
in? Chicag-o,"^ would ;remalnlin[eflfect/| arid
that no 6 for; 10 j pcr s "ceritj Increase lwouldj
appl y.,^.Thls i matter^, was f re ferredj back
to the ; representatives g of ')\y- the: x two
par ties '. in f Chicago ! f 6r| p rop erl Inte rpr c- 1
K^lia, Mxilll it LCU
NOTE AND .COMMENT /
tation,; and it was decided .that the
company iwas ;srigrht\; s rigrht\ In V Its .contention^
and ;. aV-g meeting 1 .will . ; be ; held ?\u25a0 shortly
In Los Angeles, when a final "agreement
will < be 1 reached '• between - the company
and the firemen. , :-..-- .r
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T. A. K.*Fassett, ; traveling passenger
agent of the Southern "Pacific, |*,wlth
headquarters ?at f, San 7 Jose^j has % recov
ered from ; his ; attack of pneumbnla^and*
Is ;t well Son? the "road Jto- recovery/; It
was ; feared atone time that ' his illness
would be v fatal. ;H ; '*-,? •';: '\u25a0'\u25a0- ".;
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T. ,W. Galeher, general freight agent
of, thejßaltlmore -and Ohio, .whorls ;in
the 'fi southern f part iof ? the •-, state. ; on • a
business 'i and i a g pleasure ; trip, i-* is v= ex- *
pectedjj to ; arrive * lh_s this'; city .con -t Sat^.
urday.'-s He will" spend fa) f cw s 'daysihere
and; will- then '\u25a0 on I to ;; Portland : ; and
f rom; there 1 to <thel-Yellows tone "park."
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r^James A. ; Clock,^Pacific coast: agent
of?thetWisconslh ; Central, \withShead-"
quarters In'- Portland,; is : in i the " city SlnS In
the) Interest? of | hiss line. r::Clocktdeslres
to | call j the f attention g of * the 'merchants
of the city , to] the] f ast ' time] the" f reigh t
trains J ; 'of g his 4 line lare^ making.^;? His
trains, . he; sa.ys,-:'coyer l the distance ? be^
tween?Chicago??and f'St; Paul "v in 32
hours.* while! the: train's of all his com
petltbrs|moye'!atitheffate~"6f -36 hours. :
-W. \u25a0 S. : Lewis, general manager Tof the
Bocala_ndiLioyaltonTrallroad,iwhich was
acquired?^ recently^ by ; Gbuld/i has' re
signed I and \ Gyi Bogue^the V pr e sl -
dent (of |the j road,* 5 ? h as 'i appointed*, H. 'x H.
Griffiths T; to I- the v position vacated* by ,
Lewis.'!'? >'•";"•'."\u25a0*.»;' ;;;'; : \u25a0\u25a0^/'\u25a0\u25a0>' ' ' ~ ; -; : :>' \u25a0 .' ;>-.
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;*W. ;\u25a0 R. .fAlberger, l^ traffic* ;• manager,^, of j
thef.Tonopah" ; and i;.Tidewaterl| railroad/ 1
left |thelcity/y«Bterday|f or fthef desert;,
where *theX*new "-extension s- la --belhsr
b 'H ut - *.'\u25a0'\u25a0 \u25a0 ' k I
Ameiiities of Rural
journalism ; ; i
From,the Gait Weekly Gazette.
"JIM'S" O' LITERATURE
111 Assorted Cnlls From a Local Con
' \ temporary
The homey handed son of toil— :the
honest; fa rmer-^whb \u25a0 has .come to town
to run :a : newspaper, '. slings ink with
a pitchfork;and Jumbles words togeth
er In such meaningless, ;ungrammatical
; order, that .he who: runs ; may. : ; never
: read. : Here are" a'few'choice selections
! from^"hayseed' t Jjournallsni: . \u25a0 . : .
; "The route will-go throughlthe Twin
Cltles.v and , the '"- Whitaker & i Ray col
ony; and^ls a service \that, will be
greatly,' Appreciated. The:new ;route
shows a sure sign ; of improvement that
is going on in the country which' can
not .-, hardly be noticed by -the town
people.'.' \u25a0\u25a0-: / • .
-,-}-Well, hardly T But our townspeople
will | have \u25a0no , trouble in'deteetlng the
v bad grammar \u25a0 and .worse diction in the
excerpt ; just - quoted. ,- We : have ;' heard
of ;a great ;many, routes, and some that
lead-to .warm". places, but we have yet
to.le arn; of one that "Is a^service that
will' be greatly.; appreciated and" muchi
ly needed.*' ; Xot « much, Jim: ; .'_. - : ,. -":
gg | Here; are: some cuckoos: ; "The Toka\
grape which the" Gait section , is \u25a0 famed
for •reallzing:'the ! "highest mark."
:-j "Ed K Steele has -no \u25a0 more = dairy now
than; a.- Jack rabbit, 1 as an add- in the
Witness sold , it last week."
.* Judging from the ' choice- and very
expressive j similes : used by our con
tempofary.the Cicero editor must have
a great affinity for long eared animals.
; "Again'ywei quote: '\u25a0 Vlt- must ; also ; be
taken iunder , consideration " that .'the
buyer does^all the picking, packing and
shipping : himself. All tne t seller., does
is to; take* the money."; * The scribe
omits \ to tell just : how < long he. wishes
his reader to take this matter "under
consideration." Why not have? them
I ."bear it in 1 mind" and have done with
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X And for ; phrases we select 'more
|J.Jims.". as follows: , "The ; supposedly I
I baseball .game": • • • ..•\u25a0/.•To-.- use a
slangy, phrase" , • •. • "10. 20 and 40 |
acres: apiece." And so on, : ad libitum, I
adinauseani. \u25a0. L , \u25a0 v : i
i* ' : The V description of ye editor's >re- i
turn ;:trlp^ from < San Francisco is .- a
I comedy -of/errors > from t beginning,; to '
I end-rand; would: made a baboon' laugh i
! to"3 read^ it. ;!,"Afterj3 timing ;; himself t at :
each 'station, 1 -' h e
.what, he saw, land hereJsa* fair sample
of i hisjdescriptlve ' work \u25a0 en route :re
produced .verbatim .etv literatim:
; "Haywards,': 8 : 4 0, i Pad flc pickle works,
cherrles,;<"amonds, % and? beautiful * tree
growth/ hills ;to',the; left cultivated -will
up the hills," hay: fields -to the right, a
large ,j tomato % field, > a"*; fine ; apricot - or
chard \tolthe jright."^ " V:. - " >",::> *\ v ".;"
-f ; ; Now,v. suppose; f.we; f rameV a hypo
thetical % question " in grammar and ask
ourselves If "it^be proper to. say:; Smith
i3iwell off,>butJoneslis better off. 'Ad
mitting 3 the '* of h, "i the .• lan
guage,\then,isuppose ode "; of ; those"; long
eared I quadrupeds I known (commonly r as
a donkey, happened to ;be browsing; still
farther,'- up the J HaywardL'; cultivated
hills at the moment the" argus eyed cor
respondent; in 5 mind i. was i taking " notes; !
.would* it; have' been > remiss sforihlm" to ',
havejjbtted ' down T "hills '.to". to" the : left cut- '•\u25a0
the;- -hills,: . wlth?a I
donkeyi better -.up ; , the .hills browsings
on beautiful •', tree , growth." j * • '\u25a0, -> v i
Answers; to Queries
>5 ORANGE^— F. ; S/j. City. ; Navel orange"
trees $. were Q brought t f rom > Brazil.' of
,whlch they fare" native. I'iThey
w-erer Introduced; from- there ;in;lß7o ' by
United ~ States
department JofJagrlcultureT and Sby)hlm
dlstributed^'i throughout* * the
grrtiwing jof r the country, 'and
fromTthls'; fact! the fruit has i been: called
the "navel. '....- ;';•\u25a0 {~ \u25a0:•'-
£\u25a0* IMMIGRATION.— -^ Subscriber, -. SacraJ
mento; ?; Cal.;-; v During 'fl the :> fiscal \u25a0 :year
1905 r, the % number ! : of '.Immigrants) who
canie ito j the !T Stateßt'fro'xn^lre- 1
land \ was 52,9 4 5, and \ln 190^ the" figures
were? 3.4,995.: ;\The figures * for.- 1907 are
not^outiyet/""-.- 0 -' .-:-.:' v?"?-r- ', \u25a0\u25a0, \u25a0 c ~~'': '$S~i
; ;>ILLUSTRATING-^G.i,E4 ; City. : i; For
such '} lnforrriatioir"Tas [yqut desire =rela-'
;.tivej_t6ltaking'jlessbnsl«nr! ; theYartl'6f iil~
lustfatlng.t cominunicatelwlth Jthel Hop^
;_klrisJartUnstltuteTat] California"; and Ma
"son -streets; in thisr'clty. .-''; : v '- '"-'-. '-.:''\u25a0 "";,
The Insider
Discusses >the knighting- of Enrico Garuso^
whom Skn Francisco may never see again,and;
the aDSuni ities of many^ semipatriotic orders
- > ' TNT N knighting Enrico Caruso Kln^Edwartl o£
C^arUSO Vindicated T England has shown in unmistakable man
; -by King Edward J-, ncr that he took no stock in the monkey
1 house incident which carried the tenor against his will into a^ew^York
police «>urt. I wonder,by the way, whether Caruso could ever be induced
to sing again in San Francisco? He was the most .thoroughly Mshtened
: singeramong the Conri^ stars when the earthquake drove him from his hotel
to seek-refuge in the.park. ; Like all . ltalians, Caruso Is superstitious, and the
chances arc- that he would fancy that he •would be tempting fate were he to
risk another engagementJn a city which had such a terrible visitation.
Caruso made a lot of" friends here during his first visit, and would no doubt
have cemented those friendships had he. been permitted a longer stay on his
second trip The' first time he was out here he was a guest one night of the
Bohemian club, and ; none of the members who were present have forgotten
how his high C rang' out when one of the -members started to. sing "La
Donna c Mobile" and the others joined in. with Caruso tffe gayest of all those,
around the table.
- > ;"' There should be a few San Franciscans ell-
AncestOr/SOCieties glble t0 membership in the new American
Arc Running Riot Society of Naval Sponsors,, which Is to In
clude those young women' who have christened American war vessel*. Ths
one who broke the champagne bottle over the California certainly belongs In
the society. But isn't-lt absurd what a lot of se.mlpatriotic orders have sprung
up ever, since the Sons and Daughters of the American Revolution pioneered
the fad? There's a new society of Daughters of Pocahontas, which surprises
me that an Qrder of Sons of John Smith has not likewise corporeallzed. The
Pocahontans trace their descent back to an Indian ancestor; there are a few
eligibles in local society.
Pretty soon* some of us will have to organize an association of people, who.
as Howells says, "are ancestors." There is one proud bunch that bases mem
bership on the fact of descent from Charles 11, oblivious to the fact that he
never had a legitimate child. \u25a0- .
T ; • V \u25a0;'"' ' f"' " J read that Paragraph that the Insider had
lwatn S Version OT about Mark Twain and his reported.engage
' Popping Question mea t, and I wondered If he'd have such a hard
time getting her as he had to get his first," observed the Calaveras county
man, as -he suggested that we try another of the same. brand. "Perhaps you
"never heard about that. Well, you see the young lady was a woman of social
position and wealth and her pa* was a judge. He probably wanted family tree
!with his son In law and perhaps she did, too. At any rate; when Sam Clemens
proposed he was promptly turned down.
" 'Well/ said Sam, 'I didn't much believe you'd have me, but I thought I'd
try.' .
"After a respectable interval he tried again, with the same result. Then
he said to the young lady, 'I think a great more of you than if you'd said yes,
but it's hard to bear.' ; The next time he followed the try again* advice there
was a better result, for she smiled jon his wooing.
- "But tne -girl wasn't the main thing. There was something more difficult
in store for the humorist: He had to talk up to the dignified millionaire, who,
if he did not hold the casting vote, might at least delay the final count. Sam
went at it this way: ,
" 'Judge, have you seen anything going on between Miss Lizzie and me?*
'"What, what?' thundered the judge. .
"'Have you see anything going on between Miss Lizzie and me?"
" 'No. no, indeed; no, sir, I have not,' was the judge's stern and Indignant
answer. * ' ~. - .
"'Well,' look "sharp, and you will.' -
i/Vv "But you ought to have, heard Mark Twaln'himself tell the stofy."
The Smart Set
MR. and Mrs. Antolne Borel "and
. family, who have . been in Sarlt
"zerland during the last year,
will return to San Francisco In
October and the 'wedding of Miss Alice
Borel and Aylett Cotton Jr. will be
celebrated during that month. Misa
Sophie Borel and John 1L Lewis also
will, be \ married . early in the
although no definite time "ias b^en an
nounced as . yet. . \u0084 *
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. Mrs. Henry E. Bothln and Mis 3
Genevieve Bothln have gone " to ; Lak^
Tahoe for an outing.
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Mrs.J. B. Milton and Miss Mattlj
Milton. \u25a0 .who did not accompany -Cap
tain Milton. :U.S.N., when he left last
spring " for * the orient, have been in the
east : and ; are . expected to "arrive in
California' about the" middle of the
month.*- They -will visit friends in
Los Angeles for a time. *
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- Mrs. • Ryland B. : Wallace i Brad
ley/Wallace are at Lake Taboe.
. . Mrs. -Thomas Porter, Bishop and her
little son went to Shasta - Springs last
week,'; where . they Twill . spend \u25a0 the sum
mer.- Mr. Bishop .will • go ." to Shasta
each week end to spend Sundays there.
and; Mrs. White * (the latter ~\ of
whom' was formerly Miss Georgia Sul
livan), who .. have * built a handsome
home at Goldfield and are living there
.at" present, have been recent visitors
at Del Jlonte> and ; will come again
from 1 Goldfield for . another
stay .: at that popular : resort.
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; Mrs. W. W. - Dixon, J who is a . social
favorite 'In \ San -'Francisco," sailed re
cently^'from'New York;, for. ; Europe,
where^she. Will remain . during the
summer..- Mr?. Dixon's health ' has been
far from good of late and it is hoped
that -her - will ; prove 'of material
benefltr;- Judge Dlxon \u25a0• did "not accom
pany herji but.? is awaiting her return^
in~; Southern California.
, Miss Fanny; Grant, .who was '.here
during the winter, as the guest of her
sister, Mrs. Edward B. Pond. '•;\u25a0 will
spend -the summer In Los Angeles as
the guest; of. Mrs." Brodick. " , '
;." : Mrs.': Malcolm Henry hasr returned to
town after,* a ' visit: of f about a - month's
duration^ to. Mr. and :Mrs. . Thomas
Williams at > their - country ; place : on the"
McCloud' river.
. Mrs.v.GeorgeC Carr, wHo recently'
.came $ from the . Carr ranch ' near * Han
Conditions iri California
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Bank deariagm f« Wwk WiAr 11,' noon:
B*n.riMeUo»...r.;_.-.M3.007.000.::.190e IS p*r e«nt
• T " : '-./.:•--.^1904,35.111.000; Isctms* 22 pw'orat-
lot An»«l M......;.. Il,011.e00.v..l»0e;il,«03,000; 4««^ji 7 p« e.mt
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JULY' -12, 1907
ford, has .been spending a few -days In
town as the guest of Mrs. Edgar R,
Bryant. \u0084'.»
Mr. and Mrs. John S. Merrill are en-
Joying a camping trip of several weeks
In the mountains .near Santa' Barbara.
. Alfred Rosens tirn has gone to Del
Monte, to remain over the week end.
Personal Mention
I* A. Blakerler of Reno is at the
Palace. /.,
'"\u25a0 J. C Gladden of Reno is at the Dor
chester, i
: . 1 B.}F. Franklin of Denver is at the
Majestic
"Franz Bogen of Germany is at the
Majestic.
John H. Ensley of New Tork Is at
the Hamlln.
J. C. Condon of Los Angeles Is at the
Majestic Annex.
Senator C. M. Belshaw of Antloch la
at the St. Francis.
L\" w > E- Walsh of Buttel Mont., arrived
at _* the Palace yesterday. > • »
". H. JLVAtwood of Salt Lake arrived
yesterday at the Jefferson.
W. C. Hanmett, a mining 'man from
Kennett, is at the St. Francis. ,
H. H.*Mattlngly of Atlanta. Ga_. ar
rived .yesterday at the Hamlin.
L, L. McAtee of Los Angeles regis
tered yesterday at the Hamlin. .;'
Dr^-W. A." Phillipa of Santa Cm* reg
istered yesterday at the Jefferson.
A. H. Chester of Milwaukee- regis
tered at the Dorchester yesterday.
George C. Millett of Salt Lake City
arrived at th« Baltimore yesterday.
Count de Laborde, a wealthy Parisian
who is a Utah • mine owner. Is at the
Fairmont. -
H. P. Parsons and F. C. Summer of
Los Angeles registered yesterday at
the Savoy.
. .W/f. Dunn. Glover" P. Wldney and
-Aldridge Walker of Los Angeles are at
the Fairmont.,
\u0084Thomas A. V'arden, a mining man
from Sacramento, with his
wife at the St." Francis yesterday. "
"But to my mind." said the'- clerical
. tourist from the east. **a ' plurality of *
wives is unspeakable."
. ' "Huh." snorted the good * natured
Mormon. "I never, even -heard of on a
v wif e . that waa 'unspeakable.** — Philadel
phia Press. '.'~