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OLD ADDRESS is order to' Insure a prompt and correct compliance with their request "FROM WHOM ALL BLESSINGS FLOW" FA TEX pound turkey for a ten full or better." It is a cryptic l\ and mysterious announcement that sounds a holiday jT"\ chuckle of meat and drink and Thanksgiving. We take our pleasures easily and our tnpubles lightly. We bid the; stranger welcome to our pile of bricks? and call it a day 6ft* for Thanksgiving. Free and easy city, if you please, but consider what vre have gone through with a stout heart in less than two years. In spite of it all San Francisco still wears a smile. The light breaks.- There is, for example, Schmitz in jail and Taylor seated in the seat of the jpighty. The "voice of Francis J. Heney is heard above the" roar of the elements. Not earthquake nor storm and stress can obscure that trumpet blast. An earthquake, a $500,000,000 fire, the plunder of \ the city, the turmoil and the hatreds born of justice for the grafters and a money panic in the midst of plenty have not dimmed the gayety of a resolute town. It is the same old San Francisco, "serene, indifferent to fate,", as our own poet wrote, and still the city stands holding imperial position by the Golden Gate, "the warder of two continents." Proud of her? Of course we are. With a new city and a new kind of money crackling in our pockets" and ten pound turkeys waiting on the call of the slot we arc fixed to bid defiance to the elements and the rogues and the envious. We have seen the worst and come through it all with a high heart. 9ln the east— the old f;i.-i*ioned, sober sided cast — they are pointing now t6 San Francisco as? the model city. Boston talks of taking lessons. Too much Xo, -we shall not set up for the model. Rather for us the atti tude of the publican than the pharisee. If we have sinned deeply we have suffered sorely, but we have come through redeemed, regenerated and disenthralled. It is the indomitable spirit of a peo ple who never know when they are beaten. Let us give thanks. HENEY POINTS THE WAY MR. HEXEY — initials are superfluous— takes his pigs— his parliamentary pigs, be it understood— to the right market when he addresses the young men of a college town. It is well to rouse the generous enthusiasm of youth in a good cause and these young fellows will be leaders in California by and by, leaders in thought and leaders in action. Much has been accomplished for civic regeneration by the work with which Mr. Heney has been identified, but, as he took occasion to point out in Berkeley, there is much that still remains- to be done. "The fight for freedom in this state,". said Mr. Heney, "has. just commenced." California hasvput her hand to the plow and will not turnb ack. This is the keynote struck by Mr. Heney: In ban hrancisco we have only fought a preliminary skirmish; we won that, and now we propo«e to crowd the foe. The railroad thinks that it can go on in the way it has been going these many, many years, debauching the young man in this «tate who goes into public life, rendering'it impossible for him to make any headway unless he first makes it understood that hi* ?ole purpose in life is to serve the railroad. Xow we propose to get into the big political, machine the corporation ha* built up for itself here in Cali fornia and break a few costs in- the wheels. If we can do that maybe we can bring the juggernaut to a standstill. The impetus gained by the successful fight for civic decency in San Francisco will gather accelerated force and volume in the state. It is a going and a growing concern with all the advantages of an aggressive strategy and an inspiring cause. We hail Mr. Heney in the role of Lord High Executioner and may his snickersnee never grow dull. There is a live dog to beat as well as a dead one to kick. The Lincoln-Roosevelt league will sup ply the means. t BRYAN AND THE BEAST f \u25a0\u25a0.\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0 , \u25a0 .•\u25a0\u25a0'- MR. BRYAN, grows facetious, but, like the fabled Scotchman, he jokes "wi* deeficulty." His pleasant humor for the mo ment plays with the indurated hide of Hie democratic donkey, patient beast of burden, that how suffers, the last indignity, butchered to make a joke for Mr. Bryan. Tis a beast of the common people, quotha, and no aristocrat, because every aristo crat is at heart a villain. . But Mr. Bryan's antic humor suffered embarrassing discourage ment when Senator Daniel applied the wet blanket. .The senator from Virginia was free to say that Bryan was, in sooth, no demo crat at all, but merely^a follower of^Hearst, who took his opinions from the Independence league. "It is time," said Senator Daniel "that you quit taking your cue from the Independence league -'and' deferred a little to the democratic party." To that advice Mr. Bryan could find no reply. «' - Xcithcr was the hilarity oL the occasion promoted by former Senator William M. Stewart of Nevada, who remarked of Bryan" P:nd of mine? Xo. that faker is no. friend of mine. I never put" noncy on a twice beaten horse." ; "Faker!" Pho; 'tis an odious name! But really it expresses single word all that Colonel Henry AVattcrson would put^ in a mi- and a half of hot Bourbon about Mr; Bryant Neither Stewart nor Daniel nor Watterson sat 3own .to meat with^Mr Bryan and the list of "among those absent^ would ' include ; a roli call of nearly every leader of importance an- the democratic party It is ."that. Bryan feeling" which recently found this* disgusted ex pression: > , Mr. Bryan's announcement that he will not seek but is ready to acceot another nomination for the presidency will arouse almost every conceivable emotion— except enthusiasm. This is' one'^ great' trouble with* him :He has gone stale. Everything that he can say' he has;alreidy;s»id'a thouiand times. EDITORIAL PAGE It is impossible to quicken interest in" him. : He.has tired people out. "The general feeling, if he should run again for the' presidency, '. would be; like that of the returned English officer in the" story, who,' when he. was asked, to" go and see the House of Commons, inquired:, "ls that thing going, on yet?" Mr. Bryan cannot carry the donkey' and it seems as if the donkey did not want to carry Mr. Brvan. i-^l THE head of the Southern Pacific detective' bureau says he expects an unusually large influx of tramps" -and hoboes -this winter. No train crosses the mountains coming this way that does not carry its load of tramps stealing rides. Year by year the Iramp problem becomes /more insistent here, because of the mild winter climate. the southern part of the state , large and organized camps of hoboes are established every winter at sheltered spots among the willow thickets that fringe old river; beds and water courses. Grown bold by numbers, they some times become a- positive danger to the neighborhoods they infest. The spread of vagrancy and its attendant evils were - the ; sub ject of discussion at a recent conference on and correc tions in Albany,* X. V., and from the . testimony there given it appears that the chief promoter of .the tramp habit is the tolera tiph'accorded by railroadmen to the. practice of stealing rides. Of course, the railroads make;: rules against the practice, but train crews are prone to .consider it none of their business to police; the cars. . There may be something to be said "for that 'view,-' but the results are unfortunate for California, which thus ; becomes the tramps' favorite winter resort. Most of these men are petty crimi nals, sneak thieves and* the like, and some^of them are highway men. When the weather grows cold and money is short they.; fill up the jails for shelter. On a winter night in this city they crowd the prison until they are packed like s"ardines in a box. . ; Every last one of these hoboes = ought to be rounded up and put 'to work. At large they are dangerous, partly because of : their thieVish habits and partly" because of the numerous incendiary fires, that they ; set. . The Gontinental fire insurance company of ; New York ; has kept statistics of all fires in the United States for several years, . arid the figures ; show that 3 per cent of ali, fires '\u25a0 are caused by -tramps. In California probably "the percentage is; higher. " The one ; thing that these .vagrants fear and hate} is compulsory. workj and this state will be^ overrun^ with themvuritil measures^are takenHojiiake them pay forjtheir keep by: hard labor. r I Bryan "warmly defends the d(?nkcy. William \u25a0J. was always an egotist. ' "In fsteel h we. trust" is' suggested as a motto ; for San • Francisco during the rebuilding: period; ; The impertinent 'question ;. in the j barhyardahe day. after" Thanksgiving:.) ''Whereare the friends 6fjyestcrday?"j A teamster has -been arrested for j feeding his- horses * sawdust. -^ It looks j as; if -the -law had .the' dcad>wood! on! him. ':./\u25a0" \u25a0'"'\u25a0\u25a0 '_.-';'. - . . 'V : :| A .correspondent^ objects- toy. the greater . San- Francisco "scheme because it would bring the "Oakland^Tribune \u25a0'.; FIRST; CHAMPION— F.; S.^MarysviIie/ Cal. - .The, rtrstf charhpion£of ,i the .* Lon don ; ;!Flg^ 1 71 »-l 730. r 7,The S first . j under j Queehsbury rule«," Jameß.J.lQorbet^lSS 1-1903. * v StSHfIBBBSBB^ * * * - CORBETT— F.'.'.S.; \u25a0;.\u25a0.". Marys viueV;-*CaIF JfimesfJ.^CorbettiwaiiTchamplorilof jthe world. ! -;THefbe_atiJohnllA ; sSulHvVrii.for the : champlonahlp:, of America^ S beat Sketches M MAKE THE HOBOES WORK NOTE SAND COMMENT Answers to Queries 'within the city limits. , But we ; have the Examiner;: already, i. and might as well be killed, for ja - sheep; as :a - lamb: " ; The ; Elmhurst lady who is so pro ficient'at dreaming of; murdersTsliould have a job with; the police depart- ment^lsy^^^^^^ggggg^ \u25a0 - . If- we can /get primaries (that are as ? direct r as : Heney's. speeches in i their advocacy, there! will. i be starvation in the ranks -of ;\u25a0 politician's. : Sacramento': has a* groom': of 60 ; and a i bride }"of ;;23.; ; ,while at ;' Santa Cruz there ? are;a bride /of '7B 'and a , groom of .'32.C: Cupid stole a ? march, on the fool filler. * - * Charley Mitchell.: champion of iEn^rand,' and? he boxed fa -draw .with; Peter/Jack son/: champ^on'of. "Australia. r >: v CARS--Ar v S.i^Clty. The! : ft r&t i Pullman fear ibiiilt itraijthel Pioneer,' I constructed' in* 1865; at !a.Tcostfo£islß,ooo: .The I cars js"of,l< this j character! w«re|ußed : by Hh« I Chica goTandl Alton":; railroad I In 1865.".:-'. \ "".',:.'/\u25a0/ -'\u25a0'\u25a0 ' \u25a0':.:-,'\u25a0*-::\u25a0}\u25a0-\u25a0 By^ the Call's Jester "SHRIEKING! SISTERHOOD* \u25a0With the resumption .of the political cam palgn,; wblch Is > noV In full swing, -the "shriek ing sisterhood," as tbe ivoman suffragists bare come : to be commonly known, are acUtely pur suing tbcir tureat«n«l plan of upsetting '\u25a0 all liberal meetings.— -London Press Dispatch. Shockingly ungallant Is a man's , satiric talent . When directed at the failing: the. smiling (or the' wailing) Gentle sex. * Just to vex , I Ambitious maiden ladies British boor has paid his Isrespects (why disdain her?) o the feminine campaigner/ r hat a. shame hat the name, c. collectively applies • \nd a nickname never dies) i "The Shrieking Sisterhood!" ' ow what decent "mister" could c; so; splttjful At the rightful (And expressive) form of noise That fair womankind employs When sho wants to have , her way In her work or In her play? 'If Bho^shrieits When she speaks She is bound to win attention In; boudoir or in convention; ; In the nursery or club You can hear her — there's the rub. Let her_ yell; ' What in— well, After all, her noise iabetter- Than -her tears (and they are .'Than ; an April rain). Tha good In the "Shrieking Sisterhood" All our needs.- ._/ |^i Sawmills in Brazil CONSUL. Gen eral G. E. Anderson / of Rip de Janeiro states that at pres ent there are : few sawmills' :ln Brazil, and these are badlyj equipped, while conditions In the lumber/ indus try have not') been , promising:. At pVes ent * most of -. the native lumber used ; In Rrofde^ Janeiro, i especially 'the harder ,woods.-;i» sawed from; the; logsjby : hand, .wlthmot. even" modern handsaws to' aid' \u25a0 the" labor, which. of Itself JisT scarce and costly.: := ln r.the'T way. of improved% qhin«|si?and .tools for handling wpod inUho finer processes— in/cabinet,', fur niture^and; similarl work-— there is al- ' L most* nothing Itoi be;* found.' -There? are \u25a0 a^number of. sawmills; ln Rio de Janeiro | which*correspond?in a" way : toVplanlrig I I millsjin*; most- cities of . the United ' ' Stales," but "they ? are : : generally.; little ' ; m6re>; than bur: country sawmills and j undertake none of the finer work done : in" "American; mills." \ ) The > demand > for -.work of the- sort i the , mills ?*should be^turnlng.-out Is so ! {greatahatd the .question of;! importing I ;\u25a0 lumber 'already * finished in the shape ' •of ' r doors;, -sashes, 1 moldings .and the .more for .; standard - grades ; of flnißhedLVwoodworkiis : con iiidered^by. several; importers,Talth6ufirh .duties - andjf reikhtsi willfprobably make this £i impracticable. /improved '\u25a0 - ma-" chlneryj f orjgerieral j sawmills;'; box - fac itories?and)furniture 3 ,work;ouKhtito:be wold lnj; Brazil^readlly/fespecially rip i«awß, \u25a0suffacers.iimatches;: planers and other. «tan<3ard? machines." - ~ NOVEMBER 28, 1907 HEARST ACCUSED Servant identifies him in courtroom as the man who "spooned" with young girls at home of R. Hitchcock, the indicted actor IN New York, these days, associate* of William R.^ Hearst amuse them selves by pointing an accusing finger at him and saying. "That's him." This Is because of an Incident that took place at- the hearing which resulted In. Hearst being held to appear before the grand jury to answer to the charge of having criminally libeled Wiillam Astor Chanler. It was nothing less, according to the story told.by the Telegraph, than the identification of Hearst a3 the man who had visited Raymond Hitchcock at his country place and "spooned" with young girls. In one of its stories regarding the trouble In which Hitchcoc* finds him self, the Journal said that William Astor Chanler was in the habit of call ing at Hitchcock's house and meeting young girls. Two Swedish servant girls appeared as witnesses for Hearst and testified to the truth of his story, except for the important fact that they couldn't point out Chanler. who sat in the courtroom. Both of them broke down under cross examination, and on». of them, Esther, nearly broke up th-o proceedings by Ignoring Chanler and pointing out Hearst. • The story of the blunder was writ ton for the Telegraph by Karl Decker, formerly a Hearst writer. He wields a fluent and caustic pen and delights In poking fun at his former employer. His account of the affair opens as follows: "William Randolph Hearst blushed a deep, rosy red yesterday and. wanted to kick a lung ont of the man who had charge of the witnesses for the defense in the criminal prosecution of Hearst on a charge of criminal libel brought by .William Astor Chanler. "Just imagine the scene in court yes terday -when the Finnish maiden who THE ball given by officers and la dles of ths Presidio club last night was one of the most brilliant af fairs that has ever taken place at the post. Outside of the service. the list of guests numbered nearly 150, making the largest dance given by the Presidio club this season. The hall and the adjoining rooms had been elaborately decorated for this occasion with masse.* of evergreen, geraniums and red ber ries. Red was the prevailing note, arid the effect of the flags and cut blossoms against the ropes of green was exqui site. As always at army hops, the mu sic was excellent, and from the first dance at 9 o'clock until after midnight" the enjoyment of the guests was with out interruption. The gowns worn were especially handsome, arid as all the officers attended in full regalia the ensemble was one that it would be dif ficult "to eclipse \u25a0 for beauty -, and- bril liancy.at any-affair. The hop commit tee was composed of Colonel Clem.' Captain Hand. Captain Avery. Cap tain Brady. Captain " Casey "and * Lleu-t tenant Anderson, who deserved the' congratulations .and ' thanks that were showered upon them at tuts end of the evening for the perfection of the ar rangements. The guests last night be gan to arrive at about. B:3o o'clock and were met by. a receiving party of gra cious matrons, who attended so well.to the details of Introductions and dance cards that the evening's fun commenced with the first dance. On .thls'recelvlng committee were Mrs. Lundcen. Mrs. E. T. Brown, Mrs. Clem, Mrs. Hand and Mrs. Avery. Besides all the officers and ladles of the various bay posts, who* were spe cifically. Invited, the list of guests in cludes the names of General and Mrs. Frederick Funston. General and Mrs. Long, Colonel Simpson, Colonel and Mrs. Star, Colonel and Mrs. Duncan, Miss Duncan,' Lieutenant Colonel . Blddle, Lieutenant Colonel Anderson, Lieuten ant Colonel Bralnard, Lieutenant Colonel Bellinger, Major and Mrs. McKlnstry. ; Major and Mro. Krauthoff, Mrs. Eleanor Martin.* Mlss^ Genevieve Walker, Miss Jeanette ;Wrlght.,Ml3s Marian Wright, Miss Lottie r Woods,," Mis 3 Dorothy x Woods, 'Miss Margaret Calhoun, Miss Dorothy McGavin. Miss Helen Baker, Miss Augusta Foute, Miss Elsie Snerry, Miss Ethel Hartson, Miss Betsy Angus. Miss Marguerite Butters, the .Misses ' Meyers, Miss Draper. Miss Dorothy. Draper, Miss Winifred Mears. Miss Erna Herrmann, MiS3. Maye Colburn, Miss Laura FArns worth,- Miss Helen Grey. Mis?t Laura Berry, Miss Edna. Orr, Mr. arid Mrs. Franklin Ha rwood. Miss Jea- . sic Wright, Miss Roma Paxton, Mr. and Mrs. de Young, Uls3 de Young, Mr. and Mrs. -Meyers," Mr.- and, Mrs. Harry Grey, Miss j Roberta Deal, Miss Anita Da- ~ vis, IMr.Vand Mrs. Beach Soule, . Miss Marie Rose: Deane, Mr. and Mrs. Rlng ler White, Miss Hall, Mrs. Milton, Miss Milton. Mn and Mrs. S. P. Herren. Miss Gertrude Rusjell, Miss. Margaret Shee han,"Charles" Adams, Frederick Woods Jr..;' Alan r Dlmond, Mr. Torney.'Mr. Mc- Donald,. Crittenden Van IVyck. Leigh Sypher.-John R. Orr, Ramori'lteyntlens,- Beverly ; Kerns,: George Fuller. C. St. G. H olden; Mr. Clark, Arthur Fennimqr©, Herbert Bonnifleldand John Plbver. j_The family and friends of Valentine G. Hush : of Frultvale are anxious over his,: Illness. While out of town on a business trip his heart , was suddenly affected and It was with great dlfll culty 'that he was able to reach = hia home. Ho has been In a serious condl-' tlon ever since., After a visit of several weeks with her aunt. Mrs.- Wakefleld ' Baker, Miss Helen Thomashas returned home. ; ; Mrs. Genevleve Harvey,.who has been the guest ot -. Miss . : B«th Llvermore for several days, has returned to her home at Galt.% - Mr. ; a ld Mrs. C. •M. Dougherty , have ©onditiorLs in california v iJ 1 " J?*!? 01 ? 1 * Fr<>in3tiea committee wir jd the foUowlae to iU Mstern knr«»a in *•« \u25a0 '* C»Hforcia. temperature* for the Mast 24 hour i: Sr^U;^; —•\u25a0••"• : -:i- — :.••\u25a0— r»^»«"—-..M Mwimum 52 . S^n'S^ c0.......v;...v ; ... « M«imam...;:.« t. vi T. ;" • ••••Minimum.... ..44 JUximum •» B«k clearing for the tn'iM, Week oalin, , oca. Xcmber 37, IWT: San Jr0nc^c0. ..... . .550.M0.438.83 1908.'. . . . .$40,Mi.T93.4«; *.«*»*, «*cj . . . \u25a0 1905 '52.141.U9.3t; dscr.***, &*-. Lo, jiw1«... ...... 6.W..269.0C; IMS ... ».11,018.442.00;» .11,018.442.00; d.««aa.;'«% Oakl«d ............ 933,279.28; 1EC3....1. 2.T34.104.W; deere«w.'«3r. 5aavJ0«.....,...., v 414,370.43; 1908...... 368.706.85; iaii 44% Stccktim .......... 520.9M.14;190«:.....i; <: cleari B »hou.e S*cr*««to ; . . .... .544.541.87; 1906. .....N, dearie he, . V*£V£Zr£ST tt Vf : «*">*.tf«-^.lx-Callfornla citi-.. W.OW.^M.' Mm?l^° a « th.hand.om. Carnal, te cf cream prweq bnek. \u25a0 Th« cost will bo $70,000. was testifying was sent Into the audi ence to pick out the man she had seen with the little girls at Raymond Hitch cock's house'at Great Neck lo October. 1906. "She picked out Hearst:,' N "Strong men rolled weakly about and laughed until - a general outbreak of hysterics became Imminent. Justlca Wyatt rapped madly with his gavel In an effort to restore order, .while tear 3 of mirth streamed down his cheeks. "William Randolph Hearst was prob ably the most horribly embarrassed man in New York." The. following is a description of th« identification scene: \u25a0 "She ' paused In front of S. S. Car- J valho. and Mr. Carvalho. !n t a sjaim of apprehension, shook his head wildly. Mr. Carvalho Is a most moral man. arnl to have been identified as one- of thos* engaged In the entertainment of little m girls would have been a shock froru which he -would have recovered slowly. "Then Esther looked Deacon Terrv over, 1 but he was far too young to hav^ been present in Great Neck In the fall of 1906. unless accompanied by a nurse. Esther then stopped in front of a group of which Mr. ChanWr was the most prominent figure, but nothing .of recojc- > nitlon gleamed in her eyes. "Then she admitted she couldn't pick the man she had seen in Great Neck in October, 1905. " 'Try again/ said Justice Wyatt, and \u25a0 Esther trted again. This time her eyes lighted on the table Just outside th* rail and she beamed delightedly. Sh<» walked quickly through the gate lead ing from the witness stand and stoppM directly in front of William Randolph Hearst. A fat, stubby finger, pointer! directly at Mr. Hearst's startled face. "That's heem.' said Esther. "Then the courtroom rocked \u25a0with th*» : explosion. Smart Set returned to their home at Pleasanton after a week In town at the- Fairmont. * • • Miss Mamie Rodgers. "wlio has been; spending the past year In the east, visiting various relatives and friends. \ has returned to her home on Broadway.. *• • . After a visit of some months in east ern states, where they have been tin guests o! klnspeople and old friejg^?. Mrs. Charles Mason and her daugbw*. Miss Winifred and Miss MabeJ, hay* returned ;to their Sausallto home. Dur ing their absence the house was occu pied by Miss Bohrmann and Miss Made lino Bohrmann, who are now at th« Alta Mira hotel. BeSSS * * * Mrs. William Irwln will be hostess tomorrow afternoon : ajt.:one .of th* week's prettiest card parties, to which a score of card playing matrons"'have been bidden. It will take place in the Irwin home In Washington street and will be followed by an informal tea. i *\u25a0..•.. • • ' - . • The marriage of Louis Door and Miss Golda Charmak'will take place at t o'clock this afternoon and wil» b« w«t rt-iisert by the families and* a few inti mate friends. Miss Charriak'n weOding gown tv ill be of white chiffon silk, made very simply, and worn with the* conventional veil and orange blossom*. t?he will be be unattended. A wedding repast will follow the ceremony, after which Mr. and Mrs. Door will leave for a honeymoon in the southern -part ©• the state. • . Rebukes Vandalism Editor Call: At the Sutro cliff (which, by the way. should belong tf> the city) a vandalism ordained by San Francisco Is in progress. That monster bluff Is being hewed Into an shape and the excuse for the "Improve ment" is that a wider road la needed at that' point. The shale rock take.i from the -steep eminence is being u*jgk for an outer wall along the hlghwayT and the adjacent beach Is being littered. For half a century that Cliff house sec tion of the road has been amply wide. Even thq advent of the automobile has not necessitated widening it. 1 recom mend thaMSan Francisco acquire all the -land slopes north of the streetcar tracks facing the bay and ocean at the heads, and by -parking, terracing and otherwise beautifying It. mak» this glorious, refreshing spot as entrancing as its location merits. Otherwise lc will be spoiled by cheap, low browed contractors, as the boulevard has been spoiled. This driveway should have been paved with asphalt, then it would not have needed the drenching* of oil that it receives, to the discomfort o* pedestrians. Mtt: p R. p "Argentine Foreign Trade • * \u25a0 — — — K. GEXERAX. A. C. SNYDER of V_ Buenos Ayres advises that figures Just published give the .' Imports Into the Argentine republic for the first nix months of 1907 as $130.5«1.855 gold, •in Increase of-$13,053.30t gold over th» \u25a0jame period of last year, while the ex ports were $155.43M53. an Increase of J30.685.343. Imports from Africa, Chile. France. Italy. Spain. Holland and- th« United States decreased during Jthls period, while an increase was sheA: In those of Belgium. Bolivia. BrailUoer many. Cuba; -Uruguay and ' England. The value of Argentine exports sent to Franco was, $24,077,779. England $20. 356.537, Germany $22,727,505 and the United States $«.523,257. as stated la the published figures. .The consular In voices, however, show exportation^ to the United SUtes of $7,790,897 of Argen tine goods during the six months In question. * - -