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ENFORCE THE LAW AGAINST LOTTERIES
DEOPLE who buy lottery tickets in San Francisco— there are
thousands of them — will save their . money after they read in
J[ The Call the exposition of the swindling methods by which
they are duped. There is scarcely the pretense of honesty
such as even the promoters of a mining camp "skin game" are
wont to make.
We all know the familiar excuse§With which buyers of lottery
tickets beguile themselves. They like to "take a chance" and
"have an interest." Who knows but the capital prize may come
their way? They once knew a man^who won $15,000 in a lottery.
The Call is able to assure these trusting people who nourish
such dreams of fortune that they are taking no chance .whatever.
They are going against a "sure thing" game, where the cards are
stacked by and for the dealer/
There was a time when lotteries were managed v with some
pretense of honesty. In the old days of the Louisiana lottery,
before that corporation was outlawed, there were real drawings.
• That was many years ago. Now the fly by night lotteries that
infest San Francisco scarcely make even the pretense of a draw
ing. The distribution of prizes, as far as there is any distribu
tion, is purely a matter of 'arrangement by the swindlers among
themselves, and every prize of any consequence has a string to it.
By the statutes of California "all lotteries are outlawed, but
the law is quietly ignored. Read these sections from the penal code:
Section 320. Punishment for Drawing Lottery— Every person who
contrives, prepares, sets up, proposes or draws any lottery is guilty of a
. misdemeanor.
Section 321. Punishment for, Selling Lottery Tickets — Every person
who. sells, gives, or in any manner whatever furnishes or transfers to or
for any other person any ticket, chance, share or interest or any paper,
certificate or instrument purporting or understood to be or to represent any
ficket, chance, share or interest in or depending upon the event of any
lottery %s guilty of a misdemeanor.
These provisions are constantly violatedX Lottery offices are
openly maintained in the city. Doorbells are /Kept ringing and
people in offices and stores are pestered at all hours of the day
by agents selling lottery tickets.
It is the business of the \ police and of the municipal depart
ment of justice to enforce the law. The Call has given them speci
fications and particulars. It demands now that they act.
THEY WANT TO BURN TAFT AT THE STAKE
npHE American Protective Tariff League mourns over Taft
I and^ will not be comforted. Taft would revise, the tariff, and
J[ that is a grievous sin against the creed of the league. Taft
is under suspicion. Let him be tried <f or heresy and burned
at the stake, or, at least, burned in-effigy, if he is guilty.
At the same time, the league has a little the best of the argu
ment on the logic of the situation, as set forth in Taft's latest
declarations. . Taft is for revision, he says, but not now. Let
us wait until things settle down after election, when the nation
will have a calmer mind.' And the league replies scornfully :
m A year ago, in his speech at Bath,: Me., Mr. Taft pleaded for immediate
revision of the tariff. Now he wants revision postponed until after the presi
dential election, "in order to secure substantial acquiescence by all republi
cans.". It would seem that if the tariff heeded revising a year ago it needs
revising now, and that^ considerations ot^ partisan expediency , should not
outweigh the greatest good of the . greatest, number. It would also seem
that if revision can wait until 1910 it can wait longer than that.
Taft's position is scarcely tenable." Mt looks like trimming and
is first cousin to the ancient plea that "the tariff' should be: revised
only by its, friends." As the tariff's most important and influential
friend is the American Protective League, .we know what that
means. The league's idea of revision is to make it higher every time
We fear that Taft will not- appease the protection fanatics by
v any halfway devices in the direction of compromise. He that is
; not \ with them is against them^ They would die in defense rof
Uie inerrancy, of the tariff.
, We shall not for the present meddle or muddle in this wordy
-strife or make the welkin ring with loud appeal to the consecrated
. pocket, but we ask leave to pause a moment by the
; wayside and consider, the significance of the Chicago- Tribune's
,poll of the middle west on preferences for the ] republican presi
dential nominee. That poll shows Taft with v -a 'tremendous lead
over all the other candidates, Roosevelt being eliminated by his
refusal'^ to accept a nomination.- - v ,
i " \Ve trust it may not become necessary to burn Mr. Taft at
\the stake or even to, fry out " his fat. By c his own account Jhe is
not much of a sinner, and the tariff league 1 , is entreated to. stop
groaning. There : will. t?e? cakes ami^ale, no matter where : -the
triumph may rest at last. You ; cannot madden > a^ nation '; either to
crime, or folly vvith a sum in arithmetic— and 'that is what the
i \u25a0
THE CONFLICT OF JURISDICTIONS
:^ JUDGE PRITCHARD'S legal position Jin the .North Carolina'
I railroad cases and iti the apparent //conflict^ between state and
ifjj ;/ federal jurisdictions will scarcely be disputed/ A' 'federal court
cannot by . state, law be precluded from /enforcing the provisions'
of .the national constitution. The only, question that^- arisesv is
whether Judge Pfitchard was wise to take a > stand as, extreme *as
that indicated^ by his peremptory order suspending^ state legisla
tion before it' had been demonstrated that grave injury would be
done thereby to the complainant railroads: Judge Pritchard l would
have done 'better to await the test of experience and r permit- a
reasonable trial of the , law in operation, ;^ That course has^beeii
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followed by federal judges in' otKer states where the railroads were
told "to. make- their rates in 'accordance. .with^.the ; state; J>w,Vandr/f*
after actual trial .of three months or so, they'|cpuld show \u25a0 that the
regulation amounted to confiscation of property, then 'an. injunc
tion would be^lgrajited. Some C] udicial consideration ought to >. be
accorded to : tha deliberate act of a state legislature: -i; Judge
Pritchard's actio^rf^is; based *oh aVprophecy^ ernbodied_ in ; an affidavit
that- experience: may show to.be . completely* mistaken';*- v T~- -:\u25a0. \'\s\
Apart from'' methods , and details : of enforcement, this conflict'
of jurisdictions raises 3 very* difficult question, -not, contemplated
nor specifically provided for when our. system) of goyernment 1 was
organized; The transportation -: problem ~ and its \ bearing; on inter-!
state commerce was runknowh; to^thej'^maker^-vof^the^federal'co^
stitution. The -same question arises, in Mexico, but "there ; it was
understood in some degree at the time . the". Mexican , 'constitution
was adopted- in 1857. This instrument gives the federal : congress
full power to deal with air transportation matters. .We shall prob-:
ably arrive at very, similar results ;in' this country by a process of
legal evolution and the assertion by^sthej federal. Tcourts^ :'6f'i'irilie'rent)
jurisdiction to "protect the property rights guaranteed by >:the
constitution.' , , : . -A-" S-\\, .
Mary. Kelly has beenVarreste'd again. 1
She prefers jail to obscurity. :'
The astute Delrrias tempers his
roar to the temper of 'the court, and
he •; knows just when "• to put ; : on the
soft-pedal. '-'\ : \V' '\u25a0'\u25a0'. \u25a0\u25a0-\u25a0 ',]
A scientist says that 7 whistling; will
avert the attack ; of < a- rattlesnake. :»The
kind that/ really; are, or the kind .you
merely imagine?.*?:. V
The claimants for the estate Vof
San t ' Diego's , dead \u25a0 "Queen j >bf - China
town" evidently ; have -no \u25a0; scruples
against taihted-'money. .\u25a0'?.' \u25a0" ; ; [\u25a0"_:'. «
: The firetrap theaters are , at ; last
to ;,be made ' tov.bbeyt;the law. 4 ; Let
us ! hope that: we "rhayi' gett the .;door
locked before the ; horsfe : is stolen. - ;
Ari ; eastern Amagazine* announces i a
natures article for the 5 Octobers hum
ber^by J President* Roosevelt,'(whVi will
contribute <"; pnV; small
animals > and f birds" about £ White"
House : grounds and? at!>hlf^ country
homes lin Long r island and
Already Rev. 'William "'. Long 'is oiling
•. J. B. Laman of Goldfleld Is at the Im
perial:/' . .-, \u25a0:';/-/"/ '/ . . : ; :
; :W. 0. . Watson of San Jose ' is ' a.t ! tho
Imperial... /. .•"."/' :, . : /
E. X.; Smart of Grass Valley.' ls" at* the"
Jefferson./- "". * ' •. .--/•.,';.. .l"-'"V*;.*V;
Thomas S.Blalr of Chicago is; at, the
Fairmonts . . ; ' ! '
x.Simon .Wile -of/Cincinnati is at --the
Dorchester. 1 *
\ R. Donaldson t Brown < of. Los Angeles
Isat-the Pacific^ Grand.
Will . W.^Lee of Santa Cruz registered
at theiSavoy/yesterday.v." J
- B. :B. Shilladayiof ..ChTckgo ' registered
at the Hamlln yesterday." t
P/C* Rickeyfand Mrs.' Rickey. of Kan
sas City r . are^at the.S avoy:" ••;.' . \u25a0'•"-/ \u25a0'- \ ; r *'
?ritz J. Mechner;,aimlriing, r man from
Tonopahy isatithe St. 'James. ':-;.;, - ' /
Harrold S.'.Gay,"'and'Mrs.vGay.of -Red
lands,"are atlthe St. s Francis./ . ' ;,
• : Mr.'. /andV Mrs. C :/ NeumuUer of
Stockton' are 'at the i Majestic." -/;":.; '"
-\ Frank'/; Slrtgleyl' and^tMrs.t Singley t of
Petaluma are at/the' St.i' James." ! 7
Judge K J.j^ iTaugheK, of] PoVtiaiid ,1, 1 ar
rived at I the 'l HamlinYyesterday.' ;\u25a0\u25a0
' Mr. ? and- Mrs.. A^ r :> Barry 'of J Angels
C^mp_ ; aVe'';at;the:Paciflc.;Qrand.YfiSi : 'v:
\u25a0 / J.";"J."j Broderick,'.*Mrs.;.Broderlckr;ahoV
[ Miss /Angela Broderick?*are":atithe>Fairi- :
I monLj/>/vr.rV;/:>-r ; C^~ r{^''%';: £?\u25a0 : <%
Btoppingo6wii on Sacfamenttd
\ NOTE AND; COMMENT
:: : :: Personal Mention :j : ::
his typewriter; with"? vitriol; /Jack ;Lon
don is ; sailing, the; southern seas ;'. but
ifj^a wireless; could^ benefit;? him'; he
would, come snafkirig.honieward. -T-'^
"Stereotyky" isa hew' word: When
a person repeats • a word or/i a phrase
ovef ".., and - over \u25a0 'that ; ; person*; \u25a0 has
stereotyky.! .For -aw distressing ex-.
ample,' read B ryan's -' speeches. / -y : ; ::
\u25a0 The Snowball \ brothers CandJ; sisters
are : fighting over, their father's : estate:
Let us hope "that ;it does i not / : melt
like'; the .j thing - they rwe re % named after
b"efore""the": fierce' onslaughts of , the
lawyers.;, . \u25a0_;... .'\u25a0;:>:';^y '"•;.'",*
I The cnief warden'^of the ' Wilming
ton \u25a0;\u25a0;: (Del.); workhouse , has resigned
after,; whipping] 235 jbffenders.^He 5 ha»
hanged: two, and L says he; prefers; that
to l .whipping. ? From . a" physical fstand-!
point- it's^easier. 'V 1 ?"'^ ;?\u25a0 ..- : -~'> •\u25a0Vi-'t"-
" : >The-TCalif6jnia'"Pr6thqtipnVcornniit2
teejisispr^ingitHe'news^throughTthe
east that :fgirls^inVCaH(6ynia I canneries
.are7earning.;easterri.;.mcc|ianics'v wage's.'-
If: nothing^else^ f the «repbrti should
stimulate, the matrimonial; market.' "'
.- \u25a0. . -.~ _, .-. . .;..,. \u25a0 „.,. .... „...-._.._ -\u25a0: . ..... 'il'i 1 '
; ' A. . R. Brain, of Syracuse, -N. ! -Y., - regis
tered yesterday'at. the Majestic. '-'\u25a0\u25a0: C }
r.:.,-yv. Harvey WelVs: of Portland, regis
tered at ; the S t Francis ; yesterday. V V> '^
-"\u25a0 J. 'Ja'rvls, a mining: 'investor \u25a0\u25a0of Fair
vl ew> *?? Y;v> is& guest at tho] Savoy.;
: -.\u25a0A-. J.'.and llason'iCase of ' Stanfor d-are'
among) the guests .at the^ Baltimore^- ' r "j
>V%-: A. s James, \ Mrs. 7 James \ and V their
two) daughters -are guests:at/the^lm
perial.;;- --'/- \u25a0 \u25a0."\u25a0..•\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0 ; \u25a0. .;'.'' : \l. -':•. :-.v :\u25a0'-.,' \u25a0.-"
. H:,B.> Shannon of Sacramento rand 1 . J;
F., Jelly ofrsanta, Cruz arc at the St. 4
James. ; .\u25a0;\u25a0.„-•"/•:. v '.'..>'\u25a0- '.. , .' '?\u25a0'\u25a0'..'"\u25a0'<"* *w:y} : :" :
;-^imeV^J.';chute;--a\G"6ldfleid)olperaVor,!
accompanied; by: Mrs. v; Chute,': is 'at 'the
Fairmont. y ;' ;: \u25a0\u25a0\u25a0';" '•\u25a0\u25a0.• \u25a0\u25a0;.-=.":;;:. \u25a0-\u25a0.;;
: rr E-'^y.;E -'^y. ; Clark, i a'- Southern Pacific . rail -
road 'man- of; San Luis Obispo, Is 'at? the?
St.'; Francis.- "' "">''_;•.\u25a0 - \u25a0 ;•-.;- F;' :V y"^-~'
\u25a0\u25a0'^Aliases ; Lottie B. Hunt. Sadie • T. Hunt
and ". J^ 01 " 1*!1 * ! I. Baker . are' at c the-'.Balti
more 4! ronv Redding. They .are 1 on: a
pleasure ;trlp~"/ 1 !'' A. \u25a0\u25a0'\u25a0'.\u25a0\u25a0."":' ' : "^. : -.'<C'
, H. G. Stevenson; of -Menlo I Park \\s at
the^Fairmontr. He \u25a0Is accompanied Iby
M r?{: te .Y enslo , n and \u25a0 their <7;-Vy 4
ji /E; D.f Crane, H; H.-.Weir. andX]srv'M:
M/Dlxon of Lo's'Angele3!arViherelfqr7a v
day^'HTHey/are'atjth^-Baltlmore^
; ; fiDr.-;G.*M.>Ffeeman i and Mrs^Freeman^
wlth|pr^F.>Freem|'^o f l s a n l F ! ra T lcl * co v'
have * taken j permanent apartments ", "at
MomieoastPress
'\u25a0'-', Another downtrodden corporation A*
tearfully begging for. Justice, before the
California r state : board: of equalization:
Iti ls< none other,, than Uhe '. Pullman \ pal-;
ace car company. \ This "111- used concern
. alleges c that ; Its ' ' assessment ; • lo , this
state' ls '.'unequalr : lllegal ; and ~.unrea
sonably \u25a0; high." I{~Poor :• Pullman'\u25a0-'\u25a0:com
pany! ;: If i this Vxactlon |on the part of
the j state does \u25a0 noti cease it . may ;be
driven .'to : the,; necessity of floating: ; a
bond ; lssue" among its porters to recoup
Its finances.— Fresno Herald and Demo
crat .'.-:jT-. .•;..: V.; ' ;; ?« -\u25a0 -"?;O : :~: : .i
. iiThere Is i no ;more Insidious, enervat
ing form or moral; degradation than that
attendant .upon, habitual. 'buying; .'of lot
tery, tickets, and If the forces of right
eousness I of ; the iUnited ; States govern
ment and of the government of Cali
fornia can drive the lottery ticket sell
ers iouti of j California" they will-accom
plish;-great: good .for Calif ornla.-p-Sac
ramento/Union. ' - ; „' =, v.--
";"."\u25a0 ':~~"y . .':.rj~* •-* ' ' * i" " ,'» .-- , \u25a0 .' ; !
One of the.needs^of the country is.a
uniform s divorce 'law i that ,wlllf effect
ually." divorce -the government '"of -the
larger, cities f rom . the cliques of graft
ers.—San Diego" TJnrbn." ;
•jH-'y/j/ZXA^I. \u25a0*. '\u25a0-'\u25a0:•",\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0'•\u2666 \u25a0 • ' - -
"What's, the matter, with \u25a0 those ; people'
in . the; east .who -are howling Abecause
.the- fleet *ls ; c6mingtO;the;Paciflc?. Don't
they" know .that \u25a0\u25a0 it Ms ' our ' fleet : as : well
as.thelrs?— Los Angeles yTiraes. * ,%*;
'>\u25a0 \u25a0-. •\u25a0< . ;;^ ' v \u25a0 \u25a0--. :.'•'••, *s'*;j" '\u25a0J'j'iiA'T* ;\u25a0', 7\\i*- •;'<Z^- iK \'
, \.The coming, municipal contest! In". San
Francisco - Is <of \ Interest ? to> every/ cltl-.
zen ,lnv this state.lrit 'involves! the ;per^
Bonnel*of \ the district '\u25a0: attorney's Tofflce
and,» through •; It; b the I prosecution
punishment^ofrgraft. \u0084 In ', it is ' involved
the); final ''\u25a0>. punishment or i release .-;.' of
Boodler \u25a0 Schmltz 'and.; Boodler Ruef and
Calho.unVand^he'rest.' : It X involves the
attempted^protectlori ;OfiHerrlni.ln;his
;power.Uo « dominate 'this state.—Pasa
dena Dally News. \u25a0';.-' ; : V "
: "-Wr : '"."y.'.y"7' ~*7.:-V."* : ; \u25a0.-•\u25a0
': '• FoV 'the first -; time ; ln jmany' years the
Southern '- Pacific >. company iwill : have no
voice in the selection of, municipal can
didates 2 in~ » San^ffrahclsco. ; The 7, same
feeling- exists : toward '.> the r railroad ' s all
over.sthe? state* as i has j been: shown : in
San;- Francisco,^arid 3 republicans t'every
.where. should ? keep * the -"good '; work
which has been so auspiciously begun
in ; San • Franclsco.-^Ventura "Free \ Press."
••.Answers to Queries ;v\
FLEASt-A^R.; City, o Fleas lay. white
oval >; eggs •\u25a0' covered ,— with t - a % glutinous
matter. are deposited .; ln \ dust,
sand brVcracks 'of. 1 wood./ In 'six ' days a
lively Jlttle^worm without feet -appears.'
It* is iwhlte]ati. flrct, then ; turns i reddish.
In 11X days,; more i the. iworm* develops
Itself in 'a" llttle'sllk fcocoon, ; andj at the
end Tof;li' days -more I comes 'out :*a' per
fect ".flea." > The J flea ; must have '; dost and
dirt^ln .which r to , 3 conceal -Its t'fggs.'
iWhenj the j fleal -\ its ;'eggs in
cracks lof . woo'df a ' means of (extermlna-
Ition! is ito^wash- the -Cwood^wlth; worm
wood ' tea; •* or it hat ! of | the { plant ' known'
as ] flea : bane,' or with, carbolic acid
water.iwhiclr' generally drives the in
sects away. v>
TALITHA^ CUMI— L,., City. Talltha
cumi ,1s :from v 'the>Syro^Chaldean''lan-
, sruage/a branch forl dlalect'of \u25a0 great
Semitic} family- of {languages. It means
"damsel;*:; arise-'lY^The -.'>.. words *V were
: spoken -byf : Christ | to,- the , daughter of
' Jalrus, j: according jto ' Mark % v :l l ,\- "And
he .: took i the r damsel « by I; the ; hand, and
said Juntojhef.'yTalithafcuml.v which is,
.being J" interpreted;-; damsel,: I say. unto
thee/; arise." "'^Tha, words; are-
nounced '\u25a0\u25a0;. as ', if, .written: Tal-ee-tah
Q-mi.'^^^^^PQSnßßs^K^': '
K.,.;City. •If in a
game \ of ; seven i up,?A. deals \u25a0 and ' turns
jthe Zdeucejof 'clubs 'for itrumps,' B begs
and ;A" r runs;three|more'cardsf and turns
up a: jack,? the lJackicountsj the; dealer
a point if iftls notof the; same; suit as
the trump card. *'" -
JVOTE^-K. M-^city. The
sociallstici.vdtef represented ; by ; Debs ; In
1904 in California was 29.535.
The Iftsider
tells of the Efforts Made by Major Devol and
Golonel Patton to Obtain Appointment
of Quartermaster General of the Army
rrKUE return to this city on a visit -of
•\u25a0Army, Chiefs in j Ma j or Carroll Devol of the United States
Spirited Rivalry J- army general staff revives the interest
that the friends here of the former superintendent of the service
tookin the recent'efforts to secure for him the appointment of quartermaster
general of the: arW.' The major; although probably the lowest aspirant to
the office In point "of seniority; was one of the strongest candidates by virtue
of his record of service along lines that seemed to fit him peculiarly for the
big job. The knowledge that President Roosevelt might give more consldera-
Uoh.to what a man was than to who were his sponsors was responsible for
much energetic hustling on the part of Devol's superiors, who thought that
their, seniority entiUed them to this fine, ripe offlcial plum."- Among these
same seniors was Colonel Patton, and army, people are now " telling of the
colonel's unhappy experiences while journeying home from th"c PhiUpplnes
to press his claims to the chief talnshlp of the quartermaster department.
Backed by a record of long service and encouraged by the promised sup
port of influential friends, Colonel Patton left Manila on an army .transport
for home. At Honolulu cablegrams from the friends who were making hia
: fight urged him to hasten to Washington. To make better time he sur-
I rendered Mb quarters on the transport at Honolulu and took passage for
this port on an Australian mail steamer, v Among the passengers on the liner
was ; Major .' bevpl's brother in law, who found at Honolulu a San Francisco
newspaper. In v whichi a Washington dispatch referred to Major Devol's selec
; tlon as General [Humphrey's successor as assured.' ' -
\u25a0 Seeing a group of military officers who had just landed from a homeward
bound transport > the major's relative, thinking that they would-be interested
in any service news, introduced himself.
"I am Major peyol's brother in law," he said, "and I thought you might
'lilw!to'Ve^ :^tWs."THe"iiknded the paper to one of ; the ; ofßcers, who read it
eagerly, but returned' it^with a very chilly 'Thank you."-
The. officer was Colonel Patton.
When' the liner arrived at this port one of the newspapermen who
boarded'the steamer in quarantine recognized Colonel Patton,, and. by way
of clearing the way for an interview, eaid: v
"Have some. good news for you, colonel!"' r .'*
Colonel Patton smiled expectantly and inquired as" to its nature.
"Remember your friend, Major Devol; used to be In charge of the trans
port service?" J
'^Yes, yes; what about him?" demanded the colonel anxiously.
"Going to be quartermaster general!" v
' That newspaperman never knew why Colonel Patton's cordiality vanished
so suddenly,' or why the colonel turned to accustoms inspector^aad inquired:
"Is there any.waythat I can get a telegram ashore right away?"
Qit I C trt The B°^ en w °rth of silence has been demon-
SiUence IS UOlaen ; B t ra ted strikingly hf several recent Instances
in* Wreck Reports in the Hanimani steamship service. .The bis
liners Mongolia and Manchuria went'ashore about a year ago, the Mongolia
at Midway and the , Manchuria near Honolulu; In both cases the masters
were held responsitiie and their licenses suspended for several months. Cap-,
tain Porter of the Mongolia made : the filing of his" report the occasion for 'a
wholesale criticism of the personnel of the' Pacific Mail service. He talked
much, and what Captain Porter .said figured largely In the newspaper accounts
of the stranding and, later in the reports of "the investigation by the govern
ment inspectors. "Bill" Chisholm, whQ_ was chief engineer of the Mongolia,
and who, it is said, was largely responsible for getting the vessel afloat and
safely home, . and who had every excuse for making -an extended report, re
fused-to talk for publication and told his story to the government Inspectors,
as follows: .' , . a: ,>
"Beg to report that at such an hour on such a date steamship Mongolia
went ashorejatt Midway."* Engines were ordered'full speed asteni'and-so ran
until such "and such a date, when the vessel floated."
Porter was fired.
Chisholm was made marine superintendent of the Harriman steamship
lines at this port.
Captain Saunders assumed all responsibility for the Manchuria's strand-
Ing, kept his mouth shut and took his medicine* without a whimper.
Third Officer Hawes of the lost Harriman steamer Columbia disregarded
the counsel of his friends and filed with the government Inspectors a lengthy
report, in which he criticised some of the passengers, praised others and
brought serious accusations against the master of the vessel that had sent
the Columbia to the bottom. Hawes supplemented his report with newspaper
interviews and brought down upon his head a heap of trouble. so heavy that it
threatened his reason.
AlciiiCiiurici*
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A WEDDING of Interest to many
in "this city" will be that of Mlm.
Roberta Robbins'-and^ Desmond
Cosgraye, which will be cele
brated In Washington, D.C.; on' Sunday,
September 8, at. the residence of the
bride's aunt, Mrs.\ S. C; Murray. Miss
Bobbins is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs.,
H. C. Bobbins of this city, and Mr. Cos
grave is of .Dr.* Milllcent .Co«
grave "and John O'Hara Cosgrave and Is '
at the head of. a large .. advertising
agency in New fork, which ' city {.will
be the future home of the young couple.
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Mrs. Lovell White was- hostess last
Saturday afternoon at a card party In
honor ; "of Miss - Claudine Cotton," whose
marriage to Charles Warren is to take
place early in September.
r.ijMrrand Mrs.*- .. William -M. /Givin and
their. son, .Stanford 6Tvln,' have gone to
yirffinla, - where ' the f . young ~ man , will
enter" the* University lof 'Virginia. "
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.' '\u25a0:\u25a0'. Mr.^and.Mrs. Ernest Pexlotto and Mr.
and Mrs. Dennis O'Sulli van will be the
guests of honor at a dinner to be given
at the Sequoia club 'on Thursday even-
I ing, '\u25a0 September*, 12. -' .* v' -
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and -Mrs. Carey Friedlahder are
enjoying; an ; outing in the Shasta re
gion. ', . .-"
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, h Mrs. Frank Norris and Mrs^ Isabella
Strong r will t leave : shortly* for ; the • east.'
Mrs.* Strong's \u25a0 son,'; Austin, promises <to
be a'successf ul playwright. Mr.- Charles
Frbhrnan; : it is said, having accepted
two iOf bis plays^wlthin the last ; few
weeks. nP>aSSB9MBI
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j;Mr;', and Mrs. Denis SeVries, are at
Lake Tahoe. ' \
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I Mr. and Mrs. T. T. wiiliams and Miss
Conditions in California
CiiiXoraUi Ump«r*turM for tt« Uit M howt:.
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AUeiJST 29, 1907
Helen Williams, who have been In San
, Rafael .for" the last, six months, will
'leave ; In September for their . new home
* In' New York. ? '
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Mrs. George H. Roe - gave a * dance
recently at. her, home. In Rosa valley,
entertaining? about .40" young? people
from San Francisco, Burllngame and
\u25a0 Mrs. z Kate Felton* Elklne. who has
been -spending? the summer,, with her
father, Senator Felton,; at .his home at
Menlo. will, return to her home in
•Philadelphia early in September.
- Mr*. Rutherford' \u25a0entertained friends
:at • cards • last Tuesday l "at her home to
Mr. • . and Mrs. - Henry t ; • Clarence
Breeden' entertained at-luncheon last
week *at the Country „ club at Santa
Shinkle, who has* been visltint;
\u25a0 her, father. Dr. Gibbons, and her sister.
Miss * 2d» Gibbons, . for several .weeks,
during \u25a0 Lieutenant • Shinkle's r absence
at; Monterey, will leave shortly with
her husband for Oregon, where. Lieu
tenant Shinkle has been, ordered.
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Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Boardman, who
have been occupying a cottage at' San
Anselmo, \u25a0\u25a0: will return here for • the
winter.
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Mrs. Malcolm Graham, who, with her
husband.- Captain Graham,^ has been
visiting her parents. Mr. , and Mrs.
Kent, for several weeks, left recently
for Fort" Leavenworth, where Captain
Graham has been ordered.
Mr. and Mrs.- Bos'well King have
taken a house at Belmont for an ex
tended term.
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.?f r ; and . M ". E. A very McCarthy
wil leave Los Angeles In January. She
will make the trip via .the Mediter
ranean.