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WHY THE LAWS GOVERNING RAILROADS" IN CALI
FORNIA ARE A DEAD LETTER
UNDER the law of California discrimination by railroads as
between shippers is extortion and as such is punishable on
such terms as to make discrimination risky business for com
mon carriers or their officers. The law, as it stands on the
statute books, reads thus:
When a railroad shall willfully charge, demand or receive from
any person or persons any greater sum for passage or freight than from
any other person or persons, between the same points, for the same class
of passage or for the like quantity of goods of the same class, it shall be
guilty of extortion.
The Southern Pacific company has made a steady business of
this kind of extortion and the practice has gone on for years. For
every case of such extortion that can be proved the injured party
is entitled to triple damages.
The shippers whose business has been destroyed or injured by
railroad discrimination do not yet know whether the law here
quoted is workable. It has been on the books since 1877, but no
test of it has ever been made. Indeed, the small shippers, no
matter how much they may have suspected, had no positive proof
that rebates were granted to favored rivals until the evidence
was uncovered in the recent examination before Interstate Com
merce Commissioner Lane.
The practice of allowing rebates on intrastate business in
California must be stopped. If the law as it stands is inadequate
to meet the need of the case it can be extended to provide civil
and criminal remedies. The whole question is brought up for
consideration by the disclosures in the recent inquiry.'
The state railroad commission could have stopped this vicious
practice long ago. The commission has full power to ascertain the
facts and bring them to public notice. It seems scarcely necessary
to say that the persistent purpose of this commission has been to
conceal and not disclose the facts.
But the state needs some such machinery of supervision and
regulation. The plan of electing the commissioners has proved
a complete and disastrous failure because the Southern Pacific
political bureau has always controlled the conventions. It is now
proposed to amend the constitution by placing on the governor
the responsibility of appointing the commissioners. The plan could
not possibly prove worse than the present system,* but with a
governor in power who owed his nomination to Herrin the pros
pects are not encouraging.
When the people are permitted to name their own candidates
at a direct primary there will be opportunity to get a railroad com
mission that will do its duty. The present commission, with its
Andy Wilson for example, is the fine flower and most perfect
development of the convention plan of making nominations. That
is why the laws of California relating to railroads are a dead letter
and will stay dead until the people are given a chance to name their
own officials.
ROAD MAKING IN SAN JOAQUIN
THE farmers of San Joaquin county may be congratulated on
their enlightened policy in relation to roads and highways.
JL It is true, although it ought not to be true, that opposition
to the good road movement has for the most part come from
farming communities. Such opposition may have been passive,
but it has been none the less difficult to overcome. Nor must
the farmer be wholly blamed for this attitude. He makes his
money hard and gets none too much. He must not be blamed if
he looks on both sides of a dollar and is dubious about movements
that seem to involve an increase of taxation.
But in these days the California farmers and fruit growers
have been making money hand over fist. There are good prices
and a strong market for nearly everything in the way of country
produce, from eggs to grapes. The farmer has_ money to invest
in San Joaquin county — he sees nothing that promises better re
turns than improvement of the roads in his neighborhood. San
Joaquin farmers propose to bond the county for $2,500,000 to con
struct a scientific system of highways to bring their farms, orchards
and dairies in easy touch of transportation points and centers.
San Joaquin county is part of the most fertile body of land to
be found in any part of the world. With a climate unsurpassed
there is nothing produced in the temperate or subtropical zones
that is foreign to its soil. The county suffers- in part from occa
sional overflows that have undermined or washed out poorly con
structed roadways. Doubless the new road system of the county
will be constructed above high water level and may be made on
the lower ground to serve the purpose of levees to hold in check
the occasional winter overflow.
The method adopted or proposed to be adopted in San Joaquin
goes to the root of the matter. Instead of wasting small sums
year after year in patch work or political road building it is in
tended to make one comprehensive job of the^ whole business and
get something of permanent value.
A COCKSURE EXPERT
THE military expert who writes for the papers is ;alwaystcnter
taining. There is nothing he does not know, nothing he will
admit himself incompetent to handle. One of the most emi
nent of these omnisciences is Colonel Gaedke, a retired officer
of the German army, who is more noted. for his valor than i his dis
cretion. Colonel Gaedke, undeterred by- the fact that hie is noteven
EDITORIAL PAGE
qualified as a horse marine, is for the moment engaged in telling
the world what would happen should Japan take a notion to at
tack our battleship fleet on its way to the Pacific. It is, thinks the
colonel, a golden opportunity for Japan , to catch us at a disad
vantage and crush the whole United States fleet at a blow. To be
sure he arrives by a process of arithmetic at the conclusion that
the American fleet is, roughly, speaking, one-third stronger than the
Japanese, but he. urges that the Americans have no coaling sta
tions. That is very true so far as the voyage skirting the coast. of
South America is concerned, but it is not clear what advantage
Japan can claim. in this respect. So far as the North Pacific is con
cerned the United States is quite as well equipped in this regard as
Japan, if indeed the superiority is not substantially on our side.
The paper strategists are an amusing folk.-, Before the Spanish
war they demonstrated by means of the "krieg spiel" or war game
that disaster for the United States was inevitable,: and among, other
things they cherish-tlie fond delusion that , the personnel of the
American navy is inferior.
. This Colonel Gaedke is the type. Not long ago he was tried
by a military court of honor for writing and publishing an article
defending and excusing the Servian army officers who assassinated
the late king of Servia on the ground that there were cases where
the conduct of the sovereign was such as to relieve officers of the
army and navy from their oaths of allegiance. Such opinions are,
of course, fatal to military discipline, but Colonel Gaedke was re
lieved from the judgment of condemnation by the civil courts,
which held that the military authorities had no jurisdiction of a
retired officer. But your real military expert is always cocksure
and there is no subject that he is afraid to handle, whether it deals
with ethics or strategy on land or sea.
Along about . next week candidates
will begin to learn things concerning
their past that they had not sus
pected.
When McCarthy awakes after No
vember 5 he will realize that , Dream
land rink was a particularly . appro
priate campaign hall' for him.
It Is rumored that a German fleet
is to visit New York during the ab
sence from the Atlantic of our fight
ing boats. • It's up to the Sun and the
Personal Mention
Charles E. Gllzean of Redding is at
the Imperial.
Count Constantirie Czechteth of Buda
pest is at the Fairmont.
Mr. and Mrs. D. S. Kyser of Napa are'
guests at the Jefferson.
Miss Florence Horton of Pasadena Is
a guest at the Jefferson. .
William E. . -'Bur bank of San . Jose Is
staying at the Jefferson.
\u25a0', J. H. ; Leggett, a mining man of Oro
vllle, Is at the Baltimore. -'
• \u25a0 Lorenzo Garcia of the City of Mexico
Is registered at the Dale.' \u25a0
. Former Senator Thomas Flint. of San!
Juan is at the St. Francis.'
Mr. and Mrs.' Corwln. Radcllffe of
Merced are at the;Baltlmore. *3fKSli|
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles L.Latoh of Del
Monte' are at the St. Francis. \ \u25a09 ,
F. A. Hlhn. a wealthy, land owner of
Santa Cruz, is at the Imperial.
J. : W. Dllworth,; a retired ' banker of
Dallas, Tex., is at the; Pacific Grand.
Mr. and .Mrs. ,; Arthur >B.': Parsons of
Los Angeles are at the Majestic Annex.
Thomas • ,Wlls"ori,VaKtourlst Tot I Pitts- i
burg, is registered at the Pacific Grand.;
\u25a0J. M. Crabtree, a businessman : of "New ;
Orleans, is a guestj'at the Grand Cen
tral:-".;.;"" _"-./-\u25a0'\u25a0\u25a0: .\u25a0'\u25a0•'- "
;Sheldon Toomer ; a, >.wealthy. . young
Bostonian, is registered at the Fair
mont. }'\u25a0' f ~:l,
\%L/ Lewis "of. London, a. famous Eng- ;
jllsh tourist, is. a guest • at. the St.
Francis.; ' " J"', ,•
\u25a0/ Herbert, L. CornlshJ and, Mrs. Cornish
of Los Angeles are registered; at "the
Majestic. • < " '
- Albert rWidener,". a; relative' of the
railway magnate.; of Philadelphia,; is,at
the . Fairmont.'/ ;,- ; ! > { • "
- Ellis Kingston. ; who was one rof the
first -to : arrive .on. : the -relief .-' train,- isr i
1906, is staying^at- the -Dale; ' !
' .'. J. J. ; C. Leonard, ' J.-.yrho ii conducts ; the \u25a0 I
St. Georgeihoteliin jSanta: Cruz,* ig^at
the I St. Francis : for a - few days. .•;,'\u25a0' *
: 'Mrs; J.i" Jacobs [and^her? son; have re
turned from a summer sojourn at Ocean
Park , near Los Angeles.' She : is staying
at^the Majestic Annex. ' , -
Easy Money From John
NOTE AND COMMENT
World to discover dark and sinister
motives in the visit. ' M.-:f}.
. Some think that 50 secret service
men for the protection of. Taft are
too many, but come to reflect, a
lesser number could - hardly surround
him. . r^r^-^'- ;r V^: v ;'^ : *N^
The Los Angeles enthusiasts who
propose to found an ideal city t in
southern California will find ; in" time
that they made the usual; mistake of
not filling it with ideal- people.
By The Call's Jester
A street car is '-"a' mechanical con
trivance used to demonstrate the say
ing, , "There's, always 'room for one
more."
"Chutes" on. "the; end' of a street car
means ..that the ,car goes out Eddy
street. "Richmond" means that it goes
out Sutter street. It has been suggested
that "via Eddy" and "via Sutter'V put
on such cars would be -of help to J the
public, so the change was not made.
A transfer is, a slip of paper bearing
the names bf different car iines on
which you are entitlftd to ride— if there
are any cars ; running on r those lines. \u25a0If
there are not you can get your nickel
back— by dodging the conductor on the
next trip. ' "•/ : / .-\u25a0 ' '. ,_ .'
But you should always pay your fare.
Remember; that the conductor may have
a large family to' support. V -
Street car* magnatesrlde in auto
mobiles, not because they; prefer them
to* their own cars,; but because they do
not want to inconvenience the public by
addingto the jam In the cars/
\u0084 : It jls not necessary any longer to say
"Beg your, pardon" "when you step Yon
some one's toes.- Being] stood .on Is a
normal condition now, and nobody minds
It: ; \u25a0\u25a0'::\u25a0-\u25a0; : -.-.'.' '•-\u25a0 ' : .. - ''"T
Don't worry/ about whether ' you will
have "toY give '"up your/ seat jto a : lady."
There's no.: danger that 'you wlllifget
one. \u25a0,:?. '\u25a0•\u25a0? \u25a0 ;--\ ''\u25a0'.:' ::- jr . ... .' .
LOUISUNA BEAR
| \u25a0 i-i 1 1 hear . a swamp-dlsturblng din
, ; ;; That. sounds likeVTeddy's stride.'^
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, \u25a0 Or"l willlose itny.hide/; \u25a0 •
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i"->; : '- FlNE '',"'\u25a0' '\u25a0;.'.'
"Have a fln'e'vtrip' in your automo
bile?^! "\u25a0 ;\u25a0 •' ['' ' -\ v ;, '
- ."Fine! - Not a fine.'" v W.* J. .W/V*
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THE first of this winter's <big
dances is announced for October
26 and will' be given in Sausalito
by the assembly club. This pop
ular organization always opens the
season of dancing and its meetings are
as popular with San Francisco young
people as with those of Sausalito. The
.place of meeting has always been the
yacht club house, bu£? this first dance
will .take place in 'the home of Mrs.
Henry C Campbell,' whose daughter,
Miss Reed, will make her first appear
ance in San Francisco society this year.
• Another early dance is that to be
given November 1\u25a0 by the "Phi Delta
Sigma fraternity, to which belong some
of the city's 'most popular young men.
Their guests will be about 60 in num
ber,all of the younger, set.
This, and most ot, the college dances,
which are never.' very, large, will be
given in the California club hall, which
is well adapted to such affairs. The
drawing room and library, with their
open fireplaces, .lend an air of coziness
and privacy that s naturally lacking in
the larger halls..
STREET CARS
\u25a0 -;\u25a0 Mrs. Henry Ware Lyon •will sail . on
the Siberia today for Honolulu, where
she will be joined In' a month by Ad
miral . Lyon. '.whose retirement from ] the
navy goes Into effect In November. Ad
miral and Mrs.*- Lyon ; probably will
make . their home in Hawaii.
, Much , entertaining , has been recently,
done for, Mrs. Gertrude. Atherton, v who
is ; vißl ting " her. daughter, Mrs. Albert
Russell,' In Belvedere. : On Sunday Mr.
and \u25a0 Mrs. Truxtun Beale gave; a dinner
f or/ v her y In' : their - San : : Rafael • home,
which ' proved l a 'delightful affair. Mrs.'
Atherton spent last week In , Menlo
Park with" her : cousin,"; Mrs- Perryj Byre,
whose ' lovely i- home, > "Fair „,. Oaks," vls
the scene of much \u25a0 hospitality. .'
5 Among the^ many .* - San - Franciscans
who » will ] spend the • winteriat various
southern" hotels r are \u25a0 Mrs. " C. " E. Worden
and';Mrs.*fA; > M.-'jT'owne,* l who have en
gaged apartments '\u25a0 at Del ; Monte for an
indefinite : - time.:; {They, : like ; almost ; all
the. others, : plan', to^ come < to -town * for
the /season's « most Important events.'/ 1 .
: Captain and Mrs. Guy Scott are again
In t New/ i York," Rafter ;• a long , visit to
Captain^ Scott's parents,;" Senator .and
Mrs. I**Scott,';in1 ** Scott,'; in .Washington; D; I C. V They
will f- spend ? the S winter,;; and spring .;: in
New? York. -'.where S Captain-- Scott has
been ) stationed. Mrs. - Scott was Miss
Leila a Voorhles.' ',[-£ - .%" r (
\u25a0 '\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0 For^ the " ; past ;\u25a0; four,, weeks ; the -\u25a0* hos
pitable" home! of [Captain ; and , Mrs. f John
Metcalfe pinj Presidio;! avenue;' has £ been
closed*: because i of ;Mrs. f iMetcalf c's | seri
ous; illness.vil She 5 is ; now convalescent,
and' returned ijromtthe .Presidio ; hospi
tal a few/ days i ago; L .J- Mlsa \ Edith ; Met
calf e,~ whohas ;been\visiting : . her sister;
Mrs.*c- Eo 8. i; S wan; \u25a0; In 7; Seattle •, \u25a0 for f some
months. .arrived home; again! yesterday,'
: The Smart Set :
Alameda people are* much Interested
In the news of Miss Lulu Falkenau's
engagement to Herbert : Haas, which
was informally announced a day or
two ago. It comes as a decided surprise,
for Mrs. Falkenau has Just returned
from a three months' visit to friends in
San Rafael, during which time her
friendship Iwlth the young mining en
gineer progressed rapidly, and their at
tachment was not suspected by her Ala
meda v friends. No date has been set
for the ' wedding, which will probably
take place In the spring.
. Mrs. Lyle M. Fletcher, is In Kentucky,
where . she will spend ' several months
with different kinspeople. She has been
traveling In many of the eastern states,
but plans ; to return to; her home hera
early In the spring.
In the presence 'of nearly 200 society
people today -Miss Edith McCabe and
Ernest McCormick were married at the
McCabe home In Buchanan street. Miss
McCabe was given away by her brother
and attended by. Mrs. Roy McCabe and
Miss Llndley. She wore a handsome
wedding gown of white silk and a long
veil of silk Illusion, .which proved ex
tremely becoming to her, type of beauty.
After an -elaborate wedding breakfast
Mr. 1 and ; Mrs.; McCormick le*ft, for a
month's honeymoon. On their return
they will occupy a pretty; flat in Jack
son street near Fillmore. . Miss McCabe
is the : only- daughter of Mrs. M. J. Mc-
Cabe and 7a pretty ; and most popular
girl. Her \u25a0 engagement to the , well
known young businessman was an
nounced; about 18 months ago. Mc-
Cormick is' one .of the. best liked of
the younger set \u25a0 v ' -r
The Insider
Tells of the Former Glories of Rincon Hill
and Gives Data Relative to the Cornering
of the Local Cabbage Market in Pioneer
days
a PETITION asking the removal of Rin-
Z\ con hill, filed with the board of super
•^\u25a0^ visors recently, recalls the old days of
the famous hill when all the beauty and chivalry of San Francisco gathered on
its picturesque varas. In this charming circle of friends a man's bank account
was lightly esteemed and economy and rainy days were term 3 unknown in
its vocabulary. The old Sherman mansion was one steeped in eloquent
memories. 'The place on Harrison street, which before the gold days could
have been bought for. $16, was purchased by General Sherman for a large
sum and the cheerful, square sunny rooms were filled with the gayest and
most. cultured men and women that the hill could furnish. That was saying
a great deal, for there were representatives of the famous Calhoun, Lee,
Clay, Washington, Blair, Johnson, Lawrence, Kip, Pringle, Livingstone,
Schuyler, Gouverneur Morris and McAllister families, while among the
women were such names as Mrs. J. B. Fremont, Mrs. General Marshall.
Mrs. John Hays,. Mrs. Charley Fairfax, Mrs. Judge Campbell, Mrs. Governor
McDougall, Mrs. A. P. Crittenden, Mrs. Frank PLxley and Mrs. Colonel
Kewen, every one of representative historical families and in the prime of
early womanhood. The most lavish hospitality was practiced, and the stand
ards of etiquette were lofty. It wa3 the day of the duel and men were
undoubtedly chivalric.
The cheerful, square rooms of the Sherman mansion saw many brilliant
and gay scenes. The general always kissed all the pretty girls, while hi 3
wife, herself a social star, stood by and looked smilingly on. Mrs. Sherman
was decorated several times by the pope for her many charities, to which
the general always lent a willing hand. When the vigilance committee was
organized in '56 and General Sherman assumed command Mrs. Sherman
was heard to remark that it was the first time she had ever seen her hus
band in uniform.
When Rincon Hill ,
Was Social Center
"Sold to Wood" is a phrase that was a sort ]
of slogan among vegetable growers and :
buyers in early "days, and the cause was the j
first corner the local vegetable market had ever known. The man who cor
nered, the market was named Wood, and' nobody ever knew how he did it.
As usual at the beginning of a certain year the old Colombo market was
kept busy. by long strings of wagons rolling in with stacks of green vege
tables, among which were pounds and pounds of cabbages, then worth about
40 cents a hundred. Vegetablemen bought in the ordinary way, carrying'
barely sufficient stock to last them through the day, when suddenly the
price of cabbage took a rise. All those intending to buy were told that ,
ttiere was no cabbage for sale. All had been sold to Wood.
"Sold to Wood! But who is Wood?" /
No one knew. What was worse, no one could find out. Wild tale-^%
flew, through the cabbage districts. But the facts remained that not a single
cabbage was to be had. The unknown Wood had in a single night, as it
were, gained control of the cabbage market. He had bought futures, con
tracting for so many pounds of cabbage to be delivered by the growers.
Rumors were plenty that he intended to bull the market. The price rose
steadily. From 40 cents a hundred it jumped to $1.75, an unheard of rate and
one which brought the growers $875 an acre. While this seems a remarkable
figure; for cabbages it is easily verified. One acre planted to cabbages give 3
100 heads square; therefore the plat would contain 10,000 heads. Heads
average 5 pounds in weight, or 50,000 pounds to the acre. This at the pre
vailing rate would amount to $875 an acre. Cabbage farms were the best
paying things in California that year.
Corner on Cabbage
Makes Prices Soar
Answers to Queries |
SUTTER— S. T.. City: General John
A. Sutter, the pioneer In whose mill
race Marshall discovered gold In 1848,
was a Swiss and he had a peculiar way
of pronouncing his name. There is no
combination of English letter that re
produces that sound. It is neither Sooter
nor Sutter. As early as 1852 a gentle
man of this city asked him If he
sanctioned the pronunciation of Sooter
and he said "no," but added that as
the -Americans could not pronounce his
name as he did, he did not object to
the pronunciation as If written "Sut
ter." It has been so pronounced for
more than half a century and so long
as the original owner is satisfied with
the' pronunciation and custom has rec
ognized that pronunciation, there Is no
good reason why at this late day the
pronunciation should be changed to
something which is not what the old
general pronounced as his name.
ATTAR OF ROSES— A. O. R., City:
Attar of roses is a delicious perfume
which Is prepared by distillation of
the petals of the roses in India and
Persia chiefly. \u25a0 It is obtained from
rose water by 'setting It out In large
open vessels during the night and early
in the morning skimming off the essen
tial oil which; floats on the top.:; It
Is stated that 100,000 roses will yield
only 180 grains of attar.
ANSWERS^ BY MAIL. — No question
addressed to the Query Department of
The Call will be answered by mall un
less the question Is accompanied by a
self-addressed and stamped envelope.
bringing with her Mr. and Mrs. Swan,
who are old favorites here, and will
probably visit here two or three weeks.
After six months In Mill valley. Mrs.
Thomas ' Magee and Miss Katherine
Magee are back in town, and are estab
lished' for the winter with Mrs. Ma
gee's parents, Mr. and Mrs. James M.
Curtis, in their home In Union street.
Miss Sally Maynard, who spent the
greater part of the summer with Mrs.
Magee, has also returned for the
winter.. ;
Society people here will miss Mrs.
W. H. Mills and her daughters. Miss
Ardella and Miss Elizabeth,'. who plan
a trip to Portland early next month.
They ; will probably remain there
through the holidays. .returning to San
Francisco, late* in January.
-v Menlo, Park has 1 been the scene of
several small affairs this week in hon-,
or of -Miss Agnes Tobln. who returned
lately from : a , year Un London. ,'. Miss
Tobin has made her, home in the Eng
lish capital for some time, coming to
California , only ; for short visits, but
she jis 7 always eagerly .welcomed here.
She is an Important member of a group
of and thinkers \u25a0in '\u25a0 London, and
her.fv.two-. books of ,- verse," translated
from ' Petrarch, have : been; compared by
English .critics to' the work of Mrs.
Browning and Ito j Dante Gabriel Ros
setti's translation. Miss Tobin Is now at
work upon a third book. , She came to the
city- a* ; few days ago , from the home of
Conditions in California
; . The C«Worni* Promotion comniitte. wir,d th^foUowfae to Its ea^m bur»*n in S**~
York ! yeiterday i
. C&lifornia, temver»tares for;tlis lut 24 houn:
-'\u25a0 -f"*^- "V"-' •""*"* ••••••••• •••••Miaiaram .54 Maximaia. 58
8*n:rr*nci.c<>........... ...... .....Minimum...... 54 Miximao 63
- , ? i0S °' ••••\u25a0•••••• ••• •— • .Minimum. . -- - .60 Kaxlmam 70
;, Value of Ban FraacUco mort»a«e« wecuted duriaff last month, $2,903,609.
,;:.. -The pulp from >et sujar factorie. U comlns" to he an importa B t article <rf fodder.
A herd of < 1,500 head of cattle ia maintained on the'ouput from the factor^ at Hamilton.
in Glenn county. j -
.^ •" 1 ! 1 «« concret « ;! ouad » tIOM *?» M "d the steel U amTiny for the Fuller buildin,, at
\u25a0 Beale and Mutlon street., San Franci^o. V ThU will be a fln story class A straeture. on a
rround ; site 68x137:6 feet. The exterior will be of pressed brick and torn'eotta.
OCTOBER 9, 1907
State Press on Local
Campaign
Eugene Schmltz. before he gained
world wide fame as San Francisco's
boodlins; mayor, was talked about as
the "fiddling mayor." Now cornea an
other aspirant with a fiddling past, who
has secured a mayoralty nomination.
Years ago P. H. McCarthy earned a
living with his fiddle. — Oakland Herald.
• • •
The labor party in San Francisco has
completed its ticket. The trail of the
serpent is over it all. It could not
bear the Schmitz brand more effectively
had the ex-mayor been renominated.— •
Oakland Enquirer. : i.
• •• • * Mk
Having - got rid of Boss Ruef Saii^
Francisco must now endure Boas Ryan.
Time alone will demonstrate which of
the evils will be the most menacing
to the city. — Nevada City Miner-
Transcript.
• • •
There should be patriotism enough
in San Francisco to bring men of all
political faiths together in on© effort
to elect Edward Robeson Taylor mayor
of the city.— San Jose Times.
•• • •
Daniel A. Ryan marched up the hill
of reform and marched down again.
So do most of the blatant reformers.'
Fresno Herald and Democrat.
• • •
F. H. Dam represents the republicans
who are supporting Ryan for mayor
of San Francisco. He may represent
the whole Dam party, but not the whole
republican party.— Los Angeles Times.
- . —i _ t _ .,.,,,, y
her sister, Mrs. Charles Clark. In Ban
Mateo, and is at the Fairmont hoteL
• • •
A series of three dances will bo
given by the Friday Night club at
the Fairmont hotel during the season
The first .will be December 6. the sec
ond December 20 and the last January
24 of the new year.
• • •
Mrs. Henry H. Schmledell. who has
been for a week or two In the city,
win return on Saturday to Del Monte
where she haa made her home for two
or three years. During her stay hera
Mrs. Schmiedell's health has not been
good, but It Is thought that the warmer
southern climate will effect a complete'
recovery.
•• - •
Mrs. J. K. C. Hobbs and her daughter.
Mrs. Earle Newman Percy, will be at
home from 3 o'clock to 5 this after
noon and tomorrow; afternoon In tha
formers home at 3580 Clay street.
These at homes are farew«ll affairs
for Mrs. Percy, who will leave in a few
days for New York, where she will
Join Mr. Percy and where they will
make their home. '•
• • •
Mrs. Thomas Magee and her little
daughter have returned to town after
six months in Mill Valley and will
Bpend~"the winter with Mrs. Majees
parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Curtis. In
Union street. Miss Sallle Maynard. who
was with Mrs. Magee for the greater
part of the summer, is also in San
Francisco again for the winter.