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CALIFORNIA, at least, has been well treated in the new
tariff as far as some of its most important special products
are concerned, and the measure of protection given to these
proceeds on right lines of public* policy.
Imported -wines and fruits are not in. any
sense necessaries of life, and are proper sub
jects of stiff taxation. If people want to
drink champagne or fine Bordeaux they need
not complain if the price is boosted by taxa
tion. They can find- an excellent substitute in the home product.
If we add hops to this list of California products that is about
the sum of benefits to local industry* due to the new tariff. The
wine industry is the most important of these and the only. one of
statewide participation. Something is done to help out the lemon
industry, and perhaps by assiduous boosting it may grow to greater
proportions than it has hitherto attained. The orange growers
will have the same protection as before, and that is sufficient to
hold the home market for the most part.
Hides are to go on the -free list. There is, of course, a con
siderable volume of home production, but the bulk of it is handled
by the , beef, trust controlling the large slaughter houses. It Is
quite probable by way of offset, that the admission of free 'hides
from Mexico y will greatly enlarge the already prosperous and
important^ tanning industry of this state. The cjties on the bay
and its estuaries from Benicia south are admirably situated for
these purposes. Being on tidewater they,, "can handle imported
hides -to much advantage. /
As for the rest, thY situation- is not changed. Congress has
been^^iruse-SSiQIHarViS months revising the tariff,. but nothing has
-"Seen done to lower the cost of the prime necessaries of life or to
give relief fromjthe excessive cost of living.' "Mr/ 1 Xidrich' has
marched his army up the hill and then has marched it down. again.
The revision, in fine, has been upward rather than downward.
How California
Fares in
The Tariff
\u25a0 r I state mining bureau figures for oil production in California
I compiled by Mr. Aubury differ from those of the United
A States geological survey in a very striking way. We are
unable to say, of course, which of these
authorities is correct, but it seems as if they
ought to compare their sources of information
and bring 'their figures into agreement. It
is rather puzzling to be informed by one
bureau that the annual production of oil in
uaiitomia is 4«,«04,910 barrels, valued at $26,566,181; and: by
another bureau that the yield was 44,854,237 barrels, valued' at
$23,433,502. These calculations make a difference of more than
$3,000,000 to the state.
The higher figures are those of the state mining bureau, and
they are more likely to be correct. The. bureau has no interest
in the inflation of reports of production and it is not difficult to
understand that the returns, to the survey may be incomplete from
various causes. In fact, it is quite likely that the mining bureau
does not get full returns.
Mr. Aubury gives these figures by counties:
County. Barrels. Value.
Kern ..18,777,871 • $9,388,935
Fresno > ....10,725,389 5,898,964 -
Santa Barbara 8,847,589 4,423,794
Los Angeles. 6,244,347 4,082,052
Santa Clara \u0084..-. 35,400 .- "l7[/00
San Luis Obispo ,\ '. . 10,000 . s^ooo
Mr. Aubury contends that the survey's figures are incomplete.
The disagreement is not new. There was a discrepancy of totals
last year, although not nearly aslarge as in the, present reports.
If the survey has blundered it should correct the ; record, but prob
ably it will not. . There is nothing in the world so haughty as a
government bureau.
Should Correct
The Goven
ment Record
EVERY once in a vvfiile some dreamer starts an agitation for
the division of a, state. • It used to; be southern California
that felt the stirrings of political ambition' in this direction;
Just now it is northern California and southern
Oregon that feel inspired " to "undertake? the
pursuit of this particular rainbpw. -
The notion appears to have started in
southern Oregon, and overtures forVco-opera
\ tion were addressed to northern California^
We do not understand that these overtures have; met with mucli
: encouragement; but there are always a few dreamers in every
community and' they usually contrive to make considerable noise
The Seattle Post-Intelligencer thus recites the -causes I for 'the
movement :
The people of southern Oregon, dissatisfied I with certain legislation
and disgruntled over the predominance. of the .Willamette valley 'in the'
» political life of the state, are forwarding a movement having in view
cutting off from: Oregon and creating a new state. .They expect to be
joined by the people of "northern California, who have their own, griev-x
ances. and from southern Oregon ami northern Calif ornial they hope to
create anew state. This recalls the many attempts ahcre^ have -been -
made at different times to- stimulate similar movements in "eastern :
Washington and to divide this state in two. .. V ', '
In a political sense it would be a good thing; if the three Pacific
coast states could be: divided into six sovereign^commonwealths.
That would double the representation of ahe coast in the senate^
and for this very/ reason the propositions may be regarded ? as im^
practicable, because^ the east is already jealous iof ' the growing
power of the west. Buf.apart from.'- this the constitutional require
ments for the partition; of states are so difficultof:fulfillment : that
success may be regarded as virtually^ impossible.^ ; V : -
Another
Dream of
State Division
EDITORIAL PAGE OF THE CALL
Some Questions That Mr. Hellman
Might Answer
MR. I.;W. HELLMAN SR. -is deeply concerned for the troubles
to which his friend Patrick Galhoun has been subjected. That
"Calhounhas; brought \u25a0 all -these . troubles on himself by his
own act apparently, does not occur : to vßankef_;Hellman.; 'He : insists
that; his friend Galhoun is being "persecuted."
•' One scarcely knows whether the president of the United Rail-;
roads is fortunate or otherwise in having the friendship of the presi
dent of the Wells-Fargo bank. He would not be the nrst man who
prayed to be delivered from the indiscreet activities of his blundering
friends. Mr. Hellman is quoted in the Chronicle, which Calhoun
hires, and the Post, which Calhoun owns, to this effect :
In^ the east— all through the east— the graft prosecution is known as
the graft persecution. Men there realize that there is a relentless war
\ being" waged here to the end of persecuting these men who are under
indictment. So long as this feeling is in the heart? of the men who have •
the monej^ to send out to the coast just so long will the money go to?,:,
other points. \u25a0 . -.•- •\u25a0'-, " / . ' \u25a0
My sympathjes are naturally with Mr. Calhoun and the others who
are being persecuted. \ Everybody knows that. I have so expressed
myself. But I want to say that those sympathies are formed because
of the situation into which.those men were pitched at a time when every
thing, was ruin and desolation here. . ,
It may be imagined, that Mr. Hellman would find it difficult
to supply any authenticated and reputable examples of the senti
ment that he professes to have found either in that vague territory
described so airily as "the east" by Mr. Hellman, or in California,
outside pf the columns of Mr. Calhoun's newspaper and the
Chronicle. The sentiments of the last named organ were very
forcibly expressed in the words of its proprietor when he said^'
"Damn the moral issue; what we want is prosperity."
Stripped of disguise that is what Mr. Hellman says. He cares
nothing at all- for the moral issue, and its pursuit he characterizes
as "persecution"— prosecution, persecution— it is an attractive play
on words, but it proves nothing except that Mr. Hellman is angry,
and, consequently, abusive.
Now Air. Hellman owes it to himself, if he cares anything for
his reputation, to produce his authority for the charge that in. the
east the prosecution of Calhoun is regarded as, "persecution." He
will find no such authority or ' coiifirrhatioiKin the tone and tenor
of the eastern press, which has very generally and in no compli
mentary terms expressed its opinion on Calhoun's recent . appeal
to the American people. The Call has. supplied for the advantage;
of its readers copious quotations from eastern and California news
papers, and none of them confirms the excited language and opinion
that Mr. 'Hellman affects. ; -
, It may easily be that Mr. Hellman will say -that newspapers
do not count unless, perhaps, they- zre owned by himself or Mr}
Calhoun. Indeed, he appears to be in the way of -acquiring a long
string of miscellaneous publications, the battered remains of the
unlamented Calkins, which do not appear to have commended
themselves to public favor, chiefly because they were known to
be merely the mouthpiece of such as Hellman and Calhoun. . .
It is this sort of sentiment that Mr. Hellman- pretends to find
in the east. The few men who cherish such opinions are ashamed
of them, and Mr. Hellman might do well to follow their example.
As for that "prosperity" which Mr. Hellman and Mr. de Young
regard as of greater importance than the moral issue, we need not
feel alarmed. We find no hesitation among investors about buying
the municipal bonds of San Francisco. The credit of "the city isl
established on a basis v that not even Mr. Hellman can 1 destroy.}
But the people of this city have the. right tojask Mr. ;Hellman,
Are you applying your energies to turn away capital from invest
ment here? Mr. Hellman owes his fortune in. large part to .the
support given him by the people of San Francisco' ; 'Now ;tHe
people may ask him, Do you go abroad to stab the city in the back?
These are questions that Mr. Hellman owes it to himself and
the people of San Francisco to answer honestly and explicitly.
Where and among whom did he find the sentiment that he
describes? Does he make it his business to advise investors -to
keep away from San Francisco unless Patrick Calhoun is allowed
to go 'unpunished?
These are simple questions easily answered if; Mr. Hellman
is telling the truth and acting fairly by- San Francisco. At least
Mr. Hellman's personal prosperity can not be suffering severely
if he can afford to put $175,000 into a string of : insolvent and dis
reputable newspapers. An angry man is always absurd, and the
violence of Mr. Hellman's feelings 'may be gauged, by that- inyest-
WASHINGTON advices are that; Secretary Balliriger is
resolved to get Pinchot and Newell out of the way. Pinchot,
as the chief- forester, has stood like a rock for the con
servation of the country's natural resources.
Newell, as head of the reclamation service,
is creating a new empire by the redemption
of the arid lands.- Both of these men are
leading exponents \u25a0of Roosevelt's most vital
policies, but they stand in the road of the land
grabbers and timber thieves. . •: V '
The Washington correspondent of the Boston Transcript thus
describes the situation :
Mr, Pinchot's bureau suffers from its technical. position under both
the department of*the interior and the department of agriculture.. Secre
. tary'Richard :A. .Ballinger {appears; inclined itb make the most of . the", :\u25a0
* anomaly- and has set up v the »'dt ctum that "the forest service, fa part 'of v
another department, shall -.not run the department of the; interior .''...No'; ,
friction everA had existed until 'Mr. Ballingervcame would be
possible with , the' gentle Pinchot -unless some one -were interested in
creating it. .;. '.\u25a0.'•'. .. ;, ~ : '•\u25a0 •:.-\u25a0..,'\u25a0. '\u25a0 ; : -?i-l : ".;\u25a0'\u25a0'_'.. >'\
A drive. at Pinchot can not be other than a slap at Roosevelt, what- ;
ever technical excuses may be. made for the necessity of reorganization.
Indeed.-Pinchot /ajtone time was slated: for the secretaryship ;of 'the
.department of agriculture and no V doubt would have be£n; appointed to
the; position by President Taft had not \u25a0; Secretary Wilson asked \ that he •
might remain" to break the } record of long service in tliait < position. \u25a0
In the campaign 'against Pinchot and Newell Secretary- Bal
linger shelters his advances behind; legal technicalities; but ; the
; public: •will ;;have ;no difficulty m appraising the inspiration and
object of these efforts.
Ballinger has: removed from . Pinchot's : control a large body of
forest lands in Indian* reservatiohs.v These lands would make 'a
grand prize, for the timber grabbers. country will ; watch\very
closely what disposition is made/of Uhese lands^ by the interior
Mr. Taft doubtless understands the situation.
Inspiration
Of the Attack
On Pihchot
The;" methods employed by Uncle
Joe ' Cannon in dealing with : the in
surgents should -make *the -king of
Spain-green with envy.
/ v An .Oakland woman/ seeks - divorce
because:her husband compelled her to
blacky his " son's shoes!; He- probably
deemed \iil the j.wife's dutylto' brighten
the : young \u25a0 man's \u25a0 understanding. - , ;. \u25a0
The hew. pennies apparently arc not
popul ar;< f o r a 1 ready'- their "w i th drawald rawal '
is^beihg;^agitated.^lt}vwaS; to : be^e'x-^c
pected"that[with^the'effigy;6f Lincoln;
tHeJcbinJ would; carry /"abolition on ; the" : ~
very face 'of- it. '.[ . ."
Note and^Gomment
Connecticut \ has , at last emancipated
Usejf- from^the^shackles "of blue
laws; The magic slogan lof> Sunday
liberty, henceforth Vwijl \ tie', "Play , ball."
The- fact that the Copper:River'rail
road:is "able ; to- borrow; $50,000,000 ; on
its properties' in *Ala3kjT4£:just"ariotlier
proof" of .'the wisdom -^f.^Seward's
folly;; 'which costTohly^l s,ooo,ooo. ; ;
-; The .•... grandson Tof President ; Grant
has-been promoted 'from^ a: lieu tenant
tc i * \"- ge n eral t\ ' H owe^ivos| it|i s | only;
generalt " superiritnedent •, of a; federal
army^fficerl.whojbutranked^hirniKaye
no, cause for worry.'
MILLIONAIRE IN
PRISON CELL
W,B. Bradbury«Fuli;of Fight,
but; in Mortal Dread of
Term at San Quentin
MARY ASHE MILLER
•Like a character from a "Down-East"
play was W. -B. Bradbury, as \u25a0 he lay
back in the "on-Iy chair in his cell in
the San ; Rafael jail : yesterday, and
t ? ilked .'to me —^picking his teeth, at the
f* l^® time-^wlth a vigor remarkable
ln : a man of his years. ;
gaunt, with close cropped vsil
very hair and beard,' and strong rough
hewn features, he impressed ; one as
being, beyond all else, shrewd and—
well, at least thoughtful as regards
his own interests.
So strongly did the idea of his abil
ity to care for Bradbury possess me
that I was unable to summon up that
pity \ which I should have felt for an
old man^in his predicament.
I had a constant, almost uncanny de
sire to say, "Don't worry, Mr. Brad
bury, you will be able to get yourself
out of trouble very soon."
He tells a sad tale of persecution and
ill health,doubly hard for a man nearly
75 "years old. but pity him you can
not, for back of it lies a wonderful,
unsubdued spirit, a determinations to
fight to' the last ditch. Not a blind,
grappling sort of a . fight either, but
with every weapon that legal skill and
his own cunning can devise. '
Physically his burden of years
weighs upon him. but mentally he is.
I should say, possessed of twice the
nimbleness that he had when he came
west 51 years ago from Maine, a young
carpenter determined to win a for
tune. ! - ' .
"I may live if I go to prison, but I
doubt it," he said. "I am certainly not
going to kill myself, but I am a man
with many ailments. I require con
stant attendance."
And then he told me of the care his
wife is compelled to give him— raising
him in bed at night when he chokes,
helping him to dress. tyii\g his shoes,
and so on, until I wondered if his im
prisonment may not be. of the nature
of a rest cure for Mrs! Bradbury. I
told v him that I felt sure he would
have to be in the prison infirmary most
of the time if he went to San Quentin
and he agreed with a triumphant
mournfulness and the air of hoping
that his medicine might have to be of
the most expensive kind. ,-
He is pleasantly enough jailed in the
basement of the San Rafael /court
house in a room which has but little
appearance of a cell, save for the fact
that the window and door are barred
and the furnishing is decidedly simple.
The wide window: looks on the grassy
square and affords an excellent view
of the in'aiir street r _so the excitement
of the town". is' not denied him. On the
table' were the remains of a hearty
breakfast, and he was surrounded by
a nest of newspapers.
"You seem fairly comfortable here,"
I said.
He waved his hand scornfully at. the
bed and said: "Does that look com
fortable?"
-\u25a0:-.. I admitted that he might find it
nicer if there were sheets and asked
him why he didn't get some. '
"Oh, they wouldn't let— — "--ha sbe-i
gan, and then an idea seemed to strike
him, for he sat up hastily in his chair
with more animation than he had yet
shown and shouted into the corridor,
"Jailer, will they let me: have sheets
here?" and the j polite young man who
carried the keys to the dungeon said:
"You can have anything, Mr. Brad
bury,'that your wife brings you." \u25a0
Bradbury was plainly astounded.
"What"' he almost gasped, "sheets,
and, pillows, a. mattress and a big
chair?" He was like a child. picturing
Christmas joys. '\u0084
"Yes. I think all of " those— sheets
and pillows, anyway." he. was told, and
certainly a pardon ;can bring" no great
er joy ; than .was his^ for the moment.
Then' he .'settled back into his chair
and said: "I won't do anything today,
anyway. Maybe I can get out on that
habeas corpus writ this afternoon. But
if I don't— well, my wife i.will get them
for me." And then with an expression
of affection lighting his cold, close
scanning gray eyes, /which was a de
light jto see, he continued: "She comes
to see me all the time.. She has'been
here already this morning and will
come:again soon to see if I need any
thing." . \u25a0 •
Letters Frorti the People
WANTS CANDIDATES' RECORDS
: I Editor. Call: . I am r. pleased to note
that you published the list of \u25a0repub
lican candidates f or . = supervisors. I
hope you will publish ~a ' list of -all
candidates,; on every ticket, and give
us ; your.;' views •;_ on the * past history of
the : candidates isoVwe^can 'vote 'with
soimf'knbwledgV of- whom we "are- vot-
Ing";for.'J' ,-V" : '. r - \u25a0'../. '•,' .:\u25a0-.".•- .-\u25a0;":.. J
" I - have in \u25a0my family, five voters,"? all
living >. in .this -city..;." I "have ;lived; here
over JJ 44 j years ; arid '} have taken ;, your
paper 5 ever; sinee } my j arrival. '" Z ifam - a
heavy : real C estate fowner^ and i have • . to
support- our city \u25a0\u25a0government; ; as 'l, am
taxed '•: up - to : ,the llmit,^ but . am not ; a
po J! tlcian^ff We 'want'good/ honest -men
ini^ office i' and' more ; ; at; the
present : time.' /. I 'ami very; sincerely,"
S.P. ; S.-r-We must -watch and protect
I our. rights as "citizens.
I August 1,1909. ~jz
\u25a0^hatlsla Woman??
>A .young;and 'precocious .poet; of the
south,; on :being-asked'; to \u25a0contribute'' to
a-' lady.'s^"album^jhas,^ according. to.?a
PaJ-is^ newspaper, Tgtven sthe5 the- 'following
as an- answer, to 1 the 1 question", ; >"What is
at woman ?"rrrTo a. painter,; a .-"model ;7 to'
av.' doctor,^' a ' to ;? a l^ farmer "> a
housewife; tio? an Jinyalid",^ainurse;¥tb
one ioccupation, 5 ! a play thing;, to
a v Parisian, a v dowry ; " to 4 .naturalist,
a j female i^toTajHuron.'abeastVofvbur- 1 '
den;C to > ?^a^?Romah,~>, aS woman v - of i the
world^|to]a ; college "\u25a0\u25a0. don,''ah \u25a0 angel ;f"; f " toTf a
ipoetS at flower-'iand^toJa^ Christian, a
companlon?~lx)ndon : Globe. '*';
THE SMART SET
WHILE ' the season in town is
beginning to 'revive in a social
sense/ with the occasional an-:
nouncements of dancing parties and
notes of people who are returning to,
town, there Is no 'definite program of
social affairs such as the later season
will bring, and the most attractive
news in the maze of lesser notes Is
the. .unexpected engagement that
reaches The engagement .of
Miss ; EthelHusing of San Mateo and
Harry Augustus Cahalan of this city
is the latest morsel to occupy .the at
tention of J those who dote upon the
news of an engagement. -. There has
been no formal* announcement, but the
gossip' has been whispered about for
Geveral days and the secret is out.
The congratulations' have been quietly •
offered by the friends of the young
couple, as Cahalan Is a popular chap
and his fiancee is one of. the most at
tractive girls In San Mateo.- She is
of ,the Dlond' type, pretty and accom
plished, and has a large number of
family friends, and she Is a grand
daughter, of the late Senator Byrnes
and a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E."A.
Husing, well known residents of San
Mateo. There is", no- date mentioned
for the wedding, but it will ' be an
event of next year.
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Polhemus » have
gone to 1 Blithedale, where they will
enjoy an outing and will probably re
main for a few weeks, while , Miss
Doris Wilshire is enjoying a visit as
the guest of friends in San Rafael
and Mill Valley. During the early
season Miss Wilshire was the guest
;of Mrs. Roy Somers at San Rafael and
\u25a0 later enjoyed a visit with Miss Flor
\u25a0ide and Natalie* Hunt, who have re
; turned to town, by the way, accom
panied by their mother, Mrs. Randall
Hunt, and will remain In the city dur
ing the remainder. of the summer.
• •' . •
Miss Marian Marvin, who has been^
passing the summer in Mill Valley as^
the guest of her annt, Mrs. William
Marvin, will entertain a score or more
young. people at a dancing party to be
given Saturday evening. at the Marvin
home. Miss Marvin, has been out of '
town for several weeks, but will return
within a few days to- her home in
this city.
•• . *
Miss Josephine Hannigan has-been
enjoying a visit at San Mateo, where
she was the guest of . Miss Nora and
Miss Amy Brewer, who have been en
tertaining thjelr, young friends, at a
succession of house "parties this year.
Miss Nora Brewery the fiancee of Ed
ward '- 1. Cudahy, is the feted guest at
many parties in Burlingame and also
in town, but has not accepted any of
SONNETS OF A PERFORMER
EDWARD F. O'DAY
"\u25a0"' ' I
I SAW you at our- meeting t'other night
V And heard you cheering for our candidate ;
* Now honest injun, do you think he's straight?
You really do? Well, I guess that's all right
For popular consumption, but I might
Wise you a bit. before it gets too late— :
\u25a0 . Remember . Ruefs paint eaters? Well, I'd hate
: ''\u25a0• To see them ; against him, bite for bite.
You know the boys ain't squeamish, but they groaned v
When word was passed along to boost His game;;
Some of the lucky ones who are not owned
Body and soul by one I will not name,
Bucked at the program, and I must admit
I made wry faces when I swallowed it. :
WHY do I do it? Oh, well, what's the use?
. Let's not get sentimental; I'm too old
To dream jsf entering the reformers' fold; ,
But don't, think that I'm trying to excuse
My conduct or to dodge some cheap abuse '
Because I back a man who's bought and sold —
Why,~every office seeker is controlled %
I know conditions and they beat the deuce!
Let's just suppose I went in for reform,
Shouting, my head off for a holy guy,
And he got in — before his seat was warm
It's ten to one he'd pass me on the fly, .
Running to get his orders from the Turk *
Who put up money while I did the x work. \
Gossip of Railwaymen
'T^HERE is nothing against J. 31.
I Brewer for living at Alameda.
*> W. C. Donnelly lives there, and
so does W. A. Bissell, which all goes
to. prove that great railroadmen do
make that interesting: place their home.'
• Brewer has . his abode next to that
of a Bohemian 'family of the name of
Walter. The owner is head designer
for a famous jewelry- house in " Post
street. . \u25a0
: -.This 'family believes in. fresh air, and
some -members sleep in the open air,
at ' least \u25a0 one; large ;wing of the family,
does,' while' those who>lumber inside'
are awakened by 'a J huge alarm clock.
They; then' sally out in the garden and
rout out the j rest of the family with"
a large and melodious cow. bell brought
from the ; ancestral home in; far Bo
hemia. \u25a0',--
:?; Now a.cow.bell in the glades of Bo
hemia may. have'a pleasant sound, but
to 'the; untrained; ears { of J.M.; Brewer
i t = "is a cussed nuisance," • for it arouses '
him at the unearthly hour of 5 o'clock'
eftary; morning and x6" on ; Sundays.
* ;Calllngihisjs6n Billy to him one day
Brewer said: . IC' : S:
"Billy, I will give you one large
round ;dollar, if you will steal .the Wal
ters'cow; bell."
>Bllly,> having a business turn of mind'
consented."*. He is Intended for the serv
ice \\ of -E.^H.T.Harriman. ;
Th »n Billy, being also of an affection
ate \ nature.* thought chow : much better
it ; would be for him to share that
dollar with his chum, one of th*
Walter, boys. . me
W H ?;^ D !!? ed to hlm what h«s Papa:
had j told him. and •' they . stole 'the : bell
going halves: in, the reward.
,; But:theolder ; Walter-is a: resourceful
man i? He^had^brought also from bJ.
hemia.agongwhichtsummoned all the
Uibes:to;war;lnnhe;days;of long'ago
He.used^thatlgong i next morning
Brewer .and ; half ,of Alameda jumped
out-oflthelribeds;ahd fell, on Th e «r
S?nad^n^ imaßlßed '**:
V v lter a ?: that V cow ben back.;
AUGUSI-6, 1909
the elaborate favbrs-that usually pre
cede an autumn wedding. »lnc« the
various teas and reception^ In com
pliment to this bride elect "have been
quite, informal.
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ilr. and Mrs. Oscar Sutro have gone
on an Interesting northern trip and
will be away for several weeks, ln
ten'dins* to visit Alaska and other
places of interest in the far north,
while' Miss Ellen O'Sullivan. who has
been visiting at the Sutro home since
her return from the east, will remain
here during their absence and will be
at the Piedmont home of k Mr. and Mrs.
Sutro for the late summer.
Miss Margaret Kemble, who has been
passing the' Bummer In London and
Paris.. left the latter city a few days
ago for Beyreuth. where she will attend
the Wagner festival and will probably
pass the late summer in; Munich and
other interesting art centers abroad.
Miss Kemble will return to New York,
however, within a few weeks and it la
possible that she will return to this city
early In September, but the date of her
arrival Is not definite. During her
stay abroad Miss Kemble has met many
celebrities and has had an unusually
delightful trip, since she had many
friends and was extensively entertained
in several cities. , -
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' Dr. and Mrs. Harry Aldenon have
returned, after a delightful visit to
Honolulu: In fact, they hare passed tha
summer on that Interesting voyage and
are home again, after an absence or
many weeks.
• • •
» Mrs. Deming and her attractive daugh.
ter. Miss Adelaide, Deming. are estab
lished at the Hlllcrest'and may remain
in the city for the late summer and
possibly during next season.
••. • •
Miss Phyllis Partington Is passing the
summer at Sag Harbor, where she is tha
guest of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Havens,
-who hare been at their summer home in
the east for several weeks and have
been entertaining their friends at a
series of delightful house parties. Miss
Partington will be in New York for an
Indefinite stay..
• '* *
Mrs. L. L. Baker and her daughter.
Miss Helen Baker, with several other
young people, including Miss Baker's
fiance. Drummond MacGavfn. are enjoy
ing a brief stay at Castle Crags, but will
return to town soon.
• • •
Bowie Detrick will entertain a number
of the younger set at a dancing party to
be given the evening of August 31 in
town, and the -occasion Is one to be
anticipated by nearly half a Hundred
yonng people who have been bidden to
the jolly affair.
ent adjustment was brought to a closa
Wednesday night, and in speaking oi
the meeting a well known traffic ofll
cial said:
"The conference was called by the
chief freight traffic officials of "the
terminal lines to prepare for the hear
ing that Is to be had before the inter
state commerce commission In October
covering the rates applying from-east
ern points and Pacific coast terminals
to the territory east of the Paciflc
coast and west of the Rocky mountains.
The proposition for the railroads
before the commission is first to defend
the present terminal rates* being lower
than rates at intermediate points, on
• account of being forced on the rail
roads by competition of the water car
riers, and that these rates in them
selves are lower than fair and reason
able rates for the service rendered.
"Secondly, that the present rates
t from the Paciflc coast terminals to the
territory west of the Rocky mountains
are fair and reasonable rates in them
selves. Also that the present rates
from eastern points to the same terri
tory are also fair and reasonable.
. '.The Pacific coast terminal lines are
a unit in this defense, which means that
the Paciflc coast terminal lines are of
the opinion that the present situation
tls -in their, best interests, therefore
there "will be no difference of opinion
between 1 , the Paciflc coast jobbers and
the Pacific coast terminal lines, as tha
existing adjustment is satisfactory to
the jobbers and manufacturers at Pa
cific: coast terminal points.
.."It Is really up to the railroads to
take care of \u25a0 the interests of the Pa
: clflc coast," "said the official. :*as the
merchants .* can not appear .before tha
commission to- defend the rates, as they
are made; by the railroads. .
"They . can complain about discrim
ination, or rates that are unreasonable
: in themselves.- but they can not appear
las defenders of a rate, nor can they
contest a terminal rate because It i 3
below a- fair and reasonable rate, .: as
this is for the railroads to decide- for
themselves." \u25a0
'", W.E. Keepers, general freight agent
of the Illinois Central, is hero on a visit.
His home is In Chicago.