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THE PERPLEXITIES OF A PEACE CONFERENCE
UNCLE SAM finds himself in rather queer company at The
Hague. He does not -believe in the collection of debt by
force, and in this he has the enthusiastic support of the
unspeakable Turk, whose dreams are haunted by gunboats
that present long bills for instant payment and will take no denial.
'As a general principle of international law the United States is
right in this . contention, notwithstanding the dubious support
which it receives from the welching nations and communities all
over the world.
Being a pefce conference, The Hague deliberations are mostly
concerned with war and the methods of its waging. But at the
outset they are much troubled about definitions. They- would like
somebody to tell them how to know a war when they see it.
In a word, the conference is much perplexed by the question,
"What is war?" put with* all solemnity by a Chinese colonel. The
matter came up in committee. The embarrassing question put
by the Chinese 'colonel left the committee in the air, with these
results, as described by a correspondent:
The members were discussing the French proposal in favor of formal
declarations before acts of war. Though a military delegate from the
Celestial "Empire, he said he was puzzled /to know the nature of the operation
concerning which announcement must be made. China had on various occa
sions been set upon by one or other of the European nations, each of which
had disavowed any purpose of making -war. And only recently, when most
of them, assisted by the United States, sent an allied army to Peking,, and
later some of them, under-Field Marshal Waldersee, devastated a wide stretch
of country; they had all been at particular pains to inform their victim that
in no sense was this war. Naturally his countrymen were now curious to
know what they were to expect if, following 'the rule subsequently recom
mended by the committee, some nation or nations were to apprise them
of their purpose to make war upon them. The other delegates, the dis
patches say, listened respectfully, but . none of them undertook the desired
definition. \u0084._ , \u25a0 -"" ;
Venezuela not long ago found : herself in a similar quandary when
English and German warships appeared off her shores and proceeded to
discharge large guns at La Guayra, all the while disclaiming any. intention
of making war, and to Turkey threats of similar treatment are a matter
of course. If declarations of war are to be the rule hereafter, fighting that
isn't war is likely to become commoner than ever. —
The question, When is a war not war? can only be answered
after the fullest scrutiny of motives. Killing is not always murr
der and slaughter is not war when it is purely informal. It is,
indeed, a nice question of construction, quite worthy of the august
deliberations at The Hague. •'. .-
Leaving this difficult theme in very much the same condition
of perplexity as at the start, the conference took ; up the search for
a "humane bullet." This is not intended to be- a" form' of life
saving apparatus, but rather a, means of rapid transit to another
world. Of course, the really humane bullet ought to be admin
istered under chloroform, but in the hurry of a campaign this is
impracticable, and, therefore, the conference recommends some
thing that will go through a man- -with nothing more disturbing
than a clean whistle. The bullet that tears gaping holes is only
fit for crocodiles and other monsters. The Hague- conference is
agreed that it greatly adds to the discomforts of war aridishould
be discouraged. **** \u25a0 V
\u25a0 ; If the conference, should not succeed in making war safer
than peace, at least we may expect a full set of rules governing
the etiquette of the game. VV'<-
AN AMBASSADOR'S SOCIAL y TROUBLES
f ' | 1 HERE is a woeful disturbance in society. Wives of wealthy
I and respectable citizens, railroad magnates and the like -as yet
jL ""convicted of crime complain that they 'have been \u25a0turned
down by Ambassador Reid, who represents this government 1
-at the court of St. James. There is Mrs. Theodore P. SHonts,. for!
instance, who is. peddling a complaint that this truckling ambas
sador pretended he could not get her tickets for the king's* ball; \u25a0
and what is an ambassdor for anyway? ' ' j
We cannot pretend to answer that question, but the ladies-
God bless ' them — appear to have settled; it to their own satisfaction
Quite possibly they are right. As a functionary of state in these!
days of telegraphic communication the ambassador, is superfluous- 1
He does noi eacn his salt. But the ladies have. found work for hihi.
He is the high court of appeal to decide who is arid who is not
"socially impossible."
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To be sure, the exercise of this function may involve tragical
consequences. Social careers are made or .blighted by a nodiv There
is : no appeal, and the ambassador is his own executioner. He hblcis
the shears of fate, and is respected accordingly. The Y high
regard in whifch he is held finds expression in flatteririg; notice by
a respectful press. Thus we learn fronra dispatch printed this
week in San, Francisco' that "Ambassador,; Reid's;* final;- entertain
ment fully maintained the" regal standard of the Dorchester House
affairs." The company,; we are toid, included "earls, countesses,
lords, ladies and army officers."', The^ ambassador appears to have
been short on dukes and marquises, but it is added . byC ,way> of
afterthought that there were some Americans present, v How r * did
'they get in? Finally we are permitted \ to: knbwl here in Sar^Fran^
cisco, at the jumping off place, 7,000 - miles away ; from the scene : of
these exalted festivities, that /'siippcr, was served in the library/ i
There lis even yet another tragedy connected with: the officei
The, English people have been accustdmed'* to >VAmericarf^ambassai
dors who made jokes, like Choate, for instance. "Mr. Reid makes
no jokes and understands none. English society feels aggrieved^
They expected America to provide them with vaudeville Tambassa
dofs, and .they got only/Reid, who gives them supper in a' library;
EDITORIAL PAGE
The Vacatidti-T A Cotiimued Story. Chapter 3
and that is no:joke: The trouble with the English is that Mr. Reid
is funny enoughvif ' they; could only see it. \u25a0 • / '- : -l
THE TEMPEST IN THE NAVY
THE navy-;; department is^somewHere" bety/een a storm and a
ste.w. The;' bureaucrats cannot> agree .among -themselves how
the, new. battleships .-. should* .be built! Some^ of i the younger
element are free to say : that - the construction department is
run by ."antiquated fossils," and .the place : is filled with infuriated
admirals in consequence. ,; * J
Certain members ' -. of the general, board, of which Dewey is
chairman, severely; criticise the board of construction. Dewey
has taken noTpart in- the dispute, which has been -carried on by
some of the younger -members (of the general board, who object
to the plans adopted for the two big! battleships of i-thcvDreadnpuglit
type now about -to be biiilt. Such criticism is a frigKtful infraction
of naval and official; etiquette. The rude, untutored would
describV it as "butting-in?' .Their presumption was treated^ as it
deserves, and /Secretary ,\ Mctcalf, ; after conferring \yith.the boarcj
of construction; promptly/pigeonholed the recommendations, -f
*. There is an;.entrarice but 'no 'exit from a, pigeonhole/. It is the
customary^. formjpi.: official execution! \u25a0 The incident ;.was supposed
tojbe closed, but- this has' proved to be a serious mistake. The
yo,uthf ul naval -critics would not stay Ipigeonholed, and they printed
in the Navy a ieries. of .damaging articles exposing defects- in ;the
designs for the -Jnew * ships. Extracts from -these /articles r; have been
reprinted ; in The Call aijd were accompanied by «„ Rear Admiral
Brownson's [ very weak 1 reply,^ which was, in' fact; 'rather a \u25a0'.. cori-
I fession ; than an -answer.
I \u25a0: Now - : there.- is a tremendous ; v fuss; in therfdepartment Cover these
articles, and there, is ar'l6ta r 'l6t of discipline ior/tlie : officers'
[ who wrote the ni.-" Their names have not been published, but there
is not much doubt about their identity. -- - t
The talk about discipline for. the . writers is the merest non
sense. It;^lrnpl^ represents, a state ; of mind in 'the Stalkers •- without
power to do anything. . -Th^, question 'is, Ar^ the criticism
aqd true? "On jthat point the people 'of; the United : StatesV who pay
the bills, would like to be inforrned/;~The • charges i-made-'by: ' the
Navy^are ; yery|damaging; jand"cannot be met by :half-heafted and
eyasive- official, denials. Let us have^the truth. :.
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at 1 8 1 2 . G ough \u25a0 street; Sani Francisco.*."^; ?
GALVESTON— H.ll.'ci'ty/ An. article
In ; the < Call I explaining ;" the T manner/ In.,
which' public officials tare In
Galveston/l;' Tex., . "was published !. : V June
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keep it cold Is' pounded rock salt In the
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Answers -to Queries
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\u25a0 i^STEFFENS-^A ! Reader, ; Alamcda, Cal.
Lincoln Steff ens -is •: a writer -for the
-American. \u25a0
<o HAYSEED-^ Subscriber, City., -By j
inquiry.: at :; some of . the local }\u25a0 picture
dealers ] you may ' be able ito secure^ the"
Picture you desire. \ .' ' .
RECORDSt-W; J^City.:, Tour^ques-"
.tlon In] regard: to 'tiUe Is one that calls*
\ T .°Ji a , legal; opinion, jwhlch? this :depart
, ment , does * hot \u25a0givei'; "Consult f some • re
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;\u25a0_ : tiAUGH—J/ R a; City. VBlla\ Wheeler
% is ; the "iwriter- of '* the '\u25a0 poem * in
which i are the: lines: -^ V " ?
"Laugh^andlthelworld laughs with you;
Weep, and; you weep. alone." r \u25a0 '\- -.: .:--^;
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REFDGEEs4HFt.m,-City. \u25a0\u25a0'^An'iorder
; to . the ; effect -that i all \ refugees f must'] re
move^fromlthe^cltyi parks: was issued
' byi the '% park ; commissioners] May .228,^ to
'take ;effect?Augustu;? 1907^^ -;\u25a0 \u25a0\u25a0'^-\u25a0" '.\- :
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\u25a0V ARCHBISHOP; ANDIiPRIEST^Sub?
scriber. f: Sebastopol," Cal. v The i given
name , of ; Archbishops^ Ireland^ of ;\u25a0 St'
Paul, ; Minn.;*? Is ; Johnril In 2 addressing la'
!J?H*S*SS Person r of his station It would
be properitoiwriteU'ToJ hls r arraoe,^Arch:'
\u25a0bishop ? Johnl Ireland^ most 1 reverend 'and
dear^ sir.",,".;'": : r ''/^'. \ - ':\u25a0 \u25a0; : : . .: \u25a0"';- ' •. ;V, . > "-; \u25a0' - . > » .
i^ManyJbf, the *: Catholic of
; San i Francisco|took 2 an | active fpartiln
rellevlngithelrefugeesfafteritheiearthV.
quake. M Rev2f D^s CV^Crowley^ of i the
Youths^f directory ; ..?,A was 1% particularly,
iactivegin|Becurlngih«mesSandsshelter
for 'them. \u25a0\u25a0'-' '- :'.\u25a0 ~" ' X
rv.:' \u25a0\u25a0\u25a0'\u25a0'.-: ;; — •*
J Personal Mention .
J. P.' Warren Tof Spokane Is at -the
Jefferson. jßßßfcriftggS " •\u25a0\u25a0-.
'Judge V A. E. Boynion of Oroville Is
at the >St. Francis. :'-/*
Senator Charles 11. Belshaw ls' v at
the St'" Francis. - '"
Judge}K. 6. Bradley of Vlsalla- is
at the :Baltlmore. .\u25a0\u25a0•-.
James Green: and wife of San* Mateo I
are at the. Majestic. 7 \u25a0 i
;• WoE; Hampton and wife of Los' A
ngeles-are at the Fairmont.
*v J. CC. .Powell ;; and H. P. Sullivan of
Nomeare'at the Jefferson.
. Thomas -' J. : Steinnietz and* wife of
Reno > are * at ; the "Jefferson.
-M. R. Daren port and ,wi f e of Baraboo,
Wis., are at the " Majestic. /; . j ,
"'. H. E. Morrlsh. editor of the Coif ax
Sentinel.; 1b Tatf the 7 Imperial.
aW-wlfVof \u25a0Ande^-'
Bon;^La.Y'\u25a0'a_^e at th» I Dorches*e"n"
. Edwin Duryea of Palo Alto \wiil' be
at , the ,. lmperial *for ! . several- days. \u25a0
> B.Vt. Arehdt, a.Hrnerohant of; Salinas,
and his wife are ; at - : the Jefferson. -V :.:
J. C Le Crolx. a cigar' manufacturer
of; Jacksonville, }Fla:.'- Is at ; the Hamlin;
~ : E.: M. : Cox and F.\Spauldlng.\u25a0mining
men; of j Goldfleld, -arejat > the Baltimore.
C. \u25a0;, F.v A. Talbot ."and "wife "' and Miss
Talbot.of "New York are at the. Fair
mont. .' : '',: ' - \u25a0 -'•'
H. C, Greenager, . a dry goods mer
chant of AChlcago.aiid, his wife are at
thej \u25a0Hamlin.'-"
A. H. Thompson,; a. representative of
the .Pacific; steel-: company of: Peoria,
111., ls-'at- the. Savoy.^ ' ' ;/, '
; Charles Dunphjv and wife, '.who':hav'e
been'vistins at Catalina.' have returned
and are; at ;the Fairmont. V: • ;\u25a0"-\u25a0'
i,\u25a0 C. W. (Oliver, and ; Harry F. Recob of
Losj Angeles are .atfthelHamlln^where
they i will be for . several days.*
. Jacici Barrymore, > brother "of r Ethei
Barryrnore.f and his wife fare at I the ;st.
James.Yen route to' southern California.
*-~:W«.' P. Howe, representing 1 .a"; large
undertaking* supply \u25a0 house . at': Kansas
Ci ty, ; and Mrs. : Howe^are" ; at the Savoy.
v^: Mrs. VG. F. Mero\ of ' Blair, _Nev.;Vis at
the \ She ; came ? toj seek * news
of. her son, .whowas lost on ; the steamer
Col umbla. : " \u25a0'.: - : " ; ,;
\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0'"., E.H P. ,Vlning of\j New Tork," former
general j manager of the- Market "street
cable * lines,! ls^ at "':\u25a0 the | Imperial, i'] He is
here 'on a" short visit. ; '- : ' ' -I :
Captain E.y, Nelson lof Detroit.; Mich t
a • lumber Jma'gnate, jis ,atithe; Majestic.
He Us; heavily? interested In mining, on
this i coast.
v iS.^K/ii S.^K/i Thorpe : of ,. the Liverpool! barley
houseTbf *&lCo.'; hag j returned | to"
San^Francls'colafter^a^slx^months'.^so'-
Journt.inTEngland." :
"", '• A :.;. Cincinnati - party, . composed of
George '{ H. ? Boh rer « and . wife,*; Geo rge -F.
Dittaile :and|,wife,j Mrs."V Robert fJ.vPat-^
ton 3? and t: Miss '\u25a0} Sophie Wagner,: . is; at
the" 1 Fairmont:,.-- ' ; " \u25a0
h : ,W. ; F.}Kn"ox,';'ai lumber of Saci
ramentoTl|brdughtTa;?party,rqft\frjends
f rom J theicapital «cityj in ; his automobile
I yesterday iand^ they; are -staying iat the
I Imperial.- . . .."" .* ; .^^^^^®? » : ' * :
[ ;;/,' C-1 F. * Nourse^" a well? known ; local : en
jgineer^leftiThursdayimorningjforiNew,
j York,' ensrouteitOj ßussia,\where \u25a0 he"* will'
invest! gate X several mining rs properties
! inTtthe}' Ural • for -London
j financiers.^ \0 : \^'/. : ';^" ' -\u25a0\u25a0' : --''-'
P i Fred i ILv Kline, } the mine owner, \ of
I Goldfleld land f Arfzona,^ after,- gpendlngr; a
; week I in{ town,'? has * gone * to * Del ;Monte
iwith i Mrs. ji Kline "1 and sister, \- Miss
Ida >. George J; of ;; GrasstValley. Kline's
yacht and | launch! are* nioored * In ' Mon
terey bay I and \ thel party j expects \ some
rare ; salmon 'fishing.*' ",. - . : " \u25a0;'--
of 4 bad j falls"/,'.-; remarked
Jones."."l;fell;outiof a'^wlndowj 'once; and
theisensatlqrilwasiterTlble.^Duringlmy^,
transit Uhrough\theTalrJl' really •believe
Ijth'oughtfof ieveryjmean*'act>l;had'ever
committed | Inj iny^ life." : - . . :1^BBB&EH
BB € H*m!'^igTOWled' > Th.ompson^''you must
have] fallen^anf awful ; distancei!"^-Phlla
delphla?lnqu!rer. .• " " r .'.'.;\u25a0, ;\u25a0_,\u25a0'
wu %M
1 ells; of another branch of Barry more family
that has dramatic talent and of success a
Trinity church singer has won as Amncris
Af/eo H«Pe T n T~~+ "|—% THEL. BARRYiiORE/"has a little couV »
MiSS Mills ™ent TT a few degrees removed, who Seems *c
I Shown at College J—/ haTe inherltedi nherlted the family talent for
j dramatic Impersonation. Thi3 le Mlsa Helen Hill, a coed at the University .?
i California: Miss Hill's grandmother was a Drew, and her grandfather is Bar
! ton Hill, the veteran actor, so well known to San Franciscans, and one of tbe
1 early /membera- of the Bohemian- club. The unirergity girl has appeared In
some 'of the theatrical performances at the college, 'and I hear that she is a
natural comedienne. Her father. Charles B. Hill, the Insurance man. at one
time had thoughts of becomlne an actor, I believe," but he became anastrono
mer instead, being associated forsome years with Professor. Davtdson at the
Chabot obserTatory;'and later with Barnard at the Lick observatory on Mount
Hamilton. He has one sister; Leila, on the stage, and his eldest sister,
1b a well known writer, author of "The Pettisbn Twins" and other studies of
child life/ Both" Charles and Marlon Hill used to appear frequently in local
amateur theatrical productions. ,They were* in the .cast of "Esmeralda" with
Blanche : Bates, when 'the latter made her first appearance la a part of any
consequence as the heroine of the Burnett comedy.
Calif n*-ni o ni~i „ FROM ' New York I hear that Mlas Vna
«m!-?C^, Fairweather. who used to b/Sa con
' P m Ai<la traltp singer In Trinity church, to ap
pearing. In the summer season of grand opera there.' and has made a hit as
Amnerls \ in . "Alda." The manager of the company predicts the usual great
things for her. In Miss Falrweather's case it is right to believe that he is
not counting on what might turn out a lemon, for she.has'an admirable Toice.
which has had good training from her childhood. Besides, music was her in
heritance, ; her father being Henri Fairweather, once one of the best Vfag
nerian interpreters in -London. Her mother. Mr 3. llary Fairweather. Is one
of the- most successful instructors in dramatic expression that ever settled In
these - parts. ' '
An Oversight WHAT has the Press club dona that
r _ -. It should be completely Ignored by
inylUDaom ~ a . wr ite r in an evening paper? She—
I feel sure she's of that inconsequent sex and hates the men In her
profession for some reason— discourses entertainingly on the subject of local
clubs. The Pacific-Union is pjaced first; it usually is, no doubt because it is
the nearest to a millionaires' club we have, tfext in her'category comes the
Bohemian and then the University. These she considers the three repre
sentative clubs' of_ San Francisco, but she adds ,that there are .."a. couple of
others," the Family and the Cosmos. Poor also ransl Not a word about
the Press, and yet after all the Press is rather a nice club. President Roose
velt'liked it, and Lillian Russell thinks, it the jolliest club in this part of.
the ; world., •-' •
In the ante-earthquake days. in the old Press club jinks room the ladies
had it their own way on many a delightful occasion when the popular;
refreshment at the "smokers" gave way to ice cream, salads, coffee and
punch, in deference to the supposed taste of the fair ones. AifdTremember
one -ladies' 4 jihks v night I saw a pack of dainty cigarettes scattered about the
ladies' dressing _room, certainly ,a thoughtful provision for the gentle guests
I' dislike nothing more than carping"" remarks directed at my fellow
scribblers, but I must again draw attention to this article on clubs. Somr
typical Bohemian club members are enumerated, but there was evMer.tf.
no attempt to cull the names of the most distinguished in the world of * r:
and letters. Why, for instance.- did the writer omit mention of Char!?*
Warren Stoddard? Why say nothing of that wonderful quartet. Clay Greene.
JoeGrismer, Frank Unger and Harry Gillig? Why not have said somethrisr
at . le^st about Denis O'Sullivanvand Holbroofe Blinn? Dear. dear. V-S*
might .easily have had a "chat with Captain Fletcher and have borrowe.! >
membership list," whence could : have been culled a celebrated name from
each alphabetical section."
Pardon.me, fair. lady, if I have wounded your sensibilities by thus'draw
irig attention to your delinquencies! Perhaps my lack of appreciation oi
your effort to extol our clubs' virtues may be/ due to the fact that you failed
to mention ME.
Gpsip in Railway Circles
THE '. mercantile . community Is
somewhat excited over' the ad
vance mi minimum weights^
, .which becomes .effective August 1
under the official classification."" The
official; ..classification, It r may be
said, "', '. affects ' shipments originating
at : points , east of Chicago and destined
toj points outside of the Jurisdiction of
the : transcontinental ; ( freight ' bureau.
Therefore,' there". ls no need for anxiety,
as.the minlmunvweights andrates pro
vided' for ; in the: transcontinental .tariff
will not: be disturbed. «• The only excep
tion to this will be in the'ease of?shrp
ments i originating or destined to points
east of, Chicago .from and -to which no
through ' fates are published.
: Henry Avila of; the Union Pacific »s
responsible for^ the. statement that the
women : of Ireland' are -more patriotic
I than the : men:, and .declares that the
j travel from this city,. to .-Ireland : this
I season;- for j" the 'exposition, in Dublin
| consists .: mainly :. of .women.- . Several
I large * parties '.of .women, were ' formed*
; in :different^ parts of ..the -state, bound'
i for ; the Emerald' lsle. \u25a0
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Edward Chambers and H. P. Anewalt
,of the SantaUFejare in ; the; : Yosemlte
valley, and 'are expected to return any
; day. Chambers believes. that;in order
to^enjoyja]holiday*a;man should com^.
' blrie .business ;': with pleasure, and -,.' to^
conform' to his; theory .has : taken .his
! office: force; along -writh^him.'' It. is said
: that Hhere . are some ;. embarassing mo
\ ments.; for? thq stenographer when" Mr.
Chambers is f&hing, for the "man
dictates .while! engaged In ".this pastime,'
and : ; his ' secretary has .to » be ; extremely
careful 'not r to ', put -Inlthe business
ters *; some of ..the remarks Iwhlch are
made'when a trout gets \u25a0 off. the hoo£ '
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"-' Engineer ; Kelly . of, Southern " Pacific
engine, ISO 2 had an experience ; Friday
night J&ti Anita;, nine miles ; north '^ of
Chico.twhich r he" will 'not -forget.** Hi 3
engine! Jumped, the'track and took four
bars along,"' ran \ for U2O feet on ; the : ties
and;- then > turned Jgracef ully over. . " No
onei'.was^hurt*, ln ;" the accident. ; The
commission on ; accidents has not as yet
reported* Its' 1 cause. )'_ \u25a0• ".
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L W." A. Blssell of 'the Santa Fe, who
has [ been ; spending: aj few weeks , at ', his
residence t at Lake ,Tahbe» has* returned
to\the!city.v: lt* ls' not ; generally known ;
that I ' Blssell; is an enthusiastic; botanist."
In fact,* had; lt not been for the onerous,
and J wearisome \ work lof ; making : rates ;
foritheVUnlted* States Blssell may, have;
invented ;; a.- pippin : which even the
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Conditions in % California
The California Promotion committed wired the /ollowin^.to its eastern bureau fai »«» •
Tork yesterday: _ *s: , ' /\u25a0 \u25a0\u25a0' ««w.
; Califonil* temperatnre* for the paat 24 hirers: .
San Francisco \u0084...:.. ......Minimum S4.;.^;x«fca aa 60*
' -, ''Sa ?s l! ieco ,;-"^-A: -""V--": ".-—.-• ;«;.... .JSaiiaaam 73
; Ban; rranciseo ibuildimr: permits^for; the w««i endlni nooa. Julr 27
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•<r^^~pgj^-"iV %Mi:aY,rir.Y • •M v ** n<> \u25a0• -....1844,000.00
: Z^Cmz^^^in a larse scale i. progreWia,jrapldiy at Ho^^ille. Placer wunty
JULY 28, 1907
stoutest railroad, man could not
swallow.
• • •
E. K.A;oorhees, general freight agent
of the St. Louis and San Francisco
lines, Is expected in the city during the
week. * v
• . • •- *
Abner S..Mann has relinquished fiis
desk and betaken himself to "the path
less woods." where he intends, to slay
deer and do other things which every
circumspect man is supposed -to do
when i taking a vacation. . Some people
say that Abner Is spending his vaca
tion by taking stock on hU ranch
among the 'hills of Mendoclno county
The first lot of 53 reclining chair cars
are expected to reach here 'from St
Louis in a few days and will be put in
service on the coast line and across
the bay. The Southern Pacific has been
promised 150 more In the course of a
few weeks. ; ?- v
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w -";R.;;Aiberger. traffic manager of
tne Tonopah and Tidewater railroad
has returned from an Inspection trip
of the line. He, says that there is a
great deal of construction work goiny
on in, the desert and that large num
bers of people are going Into Nevada
over his road. -
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S. E. Busse, superintendent of the
Santa Fe reading rooms, arrived In the
city yesterday and reported that he has
opened .35 rooms on - the , system. His
headquarters are at Emporta, Kan.
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"If there haa been a change In rall
road'ng during the last years," re
marked an old railroad man. '>J»at can
be said : of -.the steamship business;
Here Is a sample: The Lusltania is
advertised to arrive in New York/with
in a. few days, and the prospective pas
senger is allured to make the voya-a
in. the vessel by, being told thkt
there are 1.200 windows on th«
ship as large .as those to be
fount in houses. s,ooo lelectric lights
°v. milll onaires, a telephone In
each cabin, open flre grates, brass bed
steads and beds warmed by electricity.
This boat , is 790 feet long and the ad
vertisements, read that the third class
accommodations are better than tha
first class of a^ few years ago."
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_'O. \u25a0W.Lehmer. trafflc manager of th«
7» O ?h te Valle y railroad. • Lnounce^
that his company has reduced the* rati
over the^llne for the month of August
from fslß to-;SI2 for .the round frin
This- fare takes the traveler into the"
heart of the valley. in ®