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SATURDAY The San Francisco Call JOHN D. SPRECKfcLS ..... . .Proprietor CHARLES W. HORMCkL-Qcßcral Mtnajcr ERNEST S. SIMPSON. . .rtacaglm Editor Telephone "Kearay 8«" ' ' : : BUSINESS OFFICE aad EDITORIAL BOOMS Kirket vi Third Streets KAIK CITT BRAIfCH 16S1 FUlmore Eueet K«*r Po«t OAKLAND OFFXCX «6S Uth Etreet (Btoea Block) Pisnes— Suraet, Oakland ICS3. Home, A 2375 miOA OFFICE : t i 1155 Park Street. Phcc«— Alaaeda 659 BESKELEY OFFICE EW.Cor.Ceatcr A Oxford. Phon*— Berkeley 77 CHICAGO OFFICE 1634 Ku?oetteßl£r. C.O«a.Krerßeea, Ad t. Aft. KW YOB.X OFFICE \ •OS BrssaTflck Bid*. J.awUbeHUar.A^T^Art. VASHIKGTOi." KEWS EUfiEATT Post BsUdinr. Ira E. Bennett, Oorr»tp»ndeiit 3TEW YOSK NEWB VOZXAV 516 Tribuae Bids. CCCltHod, Oerreapesdeßt FOKEIGK OFFICES WHEEK THE CALL, IS ON FILE 1/OITOOJJ. EarUnd— B Xereat Street, B. W. PA&IS, FRANCE — S3 Rue Cacibon BEEXIN, GERMANY— Hater den Usdea 8 ELBSCEIPTION RATES Delivered by Carrier,'* CO Cents a Week, 7t Centa a Month. Daily and Soad*T Glnrle Copiei, 6 CenU Term* by Mali for UNITED STATES, Including Postece (Cash With Orter): Daily Call (IncladSaar Sondar) 1 Yoar..t|.oo Daily Call 'tacludin*- Scaday) 6 Xonths.s4.oo Dallt O*U— By Single Mooth 150 Sunday Oall, 1 Year ja.so Weekly Call, 1 Year $1.60 Foreia-n Pottira— Daily, $8.09 a Y»»r Extra; Ecsday, S4.lt a Year Extra; Weekly, |1.00 a Yeex Extra. Entered at tie United States Portofflce as Second Olaa Matter IMDEX OF THE NEWS TODAY SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 2«. ISIO REAL ESTATE Baldwin &. Uowell ira«c stores in new Market street buildings. Pajjr- 17 Auction eal^s of real estate prove preat a!d to tbe local market, l'age 16 Capital phows its unlimited confidence in the future of the citj. Page 15 San Maieo may annex Rjrlingaiao and Hay tvard Park as well. Page 16 Commorcit! organizations ask congress for new' t ubtrcasnry building. Pae* 15 Heal estate board appeals for funds for pur chase of armory site. Fag;e 16 Four propositions ttat may change the topog raphy of San Francisco. Pagre 17 Reduction in local fire Insurance rate expected hoon b? property owner*. Pace 16 Mechanics' Institute building. inTo]vin>r ex pense of f 300.0 W. nearly completed. ~ Page 15 CITY Infringement of Don Gaspar medallion cause DC indictment. Page 10 Santa Ke to have new ferry boat for run across bay to Richmond. Page -ti Temperance worker* to carry on a campaign ber? against Urink. PageSO McCarthy flays Heney in denying charges of pact with Caluoun. lam 1 I Bohemian club men announce dinner to be given the '"Dago Trio." Page 11 Governor of Hawaii urges inhabitants to assist ranama-raclfic exposition. Pace 13 Many officers of Fourteenth infantry coming Louie on transport Thomas. Paige 13 Jud?e Sturtt-vant says that attempt to test liquor ordinance is premature. Pace 13 Former porter at St. Luke's hospital found guilty of arson in first degree. \u25a0 Pace 11 Architect A. E. Sutton facet contempt charge fur takinc children from state. lace SO Ocean freight rate war may b° meaning of re duction on shipments to Kcw York. Page 26 Stanford parlor. X. S. O. W., bol<>; Its twenty -fifth anniTcrsary ball and entertain ment. Page 26 SUBURBAN Southern Pacific offers to build concrete bridge at Baa Leandro. - Page IS liicb widow hits mining promoter after charg ing him with fraud. » Page 19 Chief Vollmer of Berkeley Inaugurates law court-e for policemen. Pace 18 fctudr-uts of state university reprimanded for tlack^use of KiiL-lisb. Page 10 New secretary not yet chosen for Oakland chamber of commerce. Page 10 Ren«> eju<:ator will marry pifted graduate of the *tate university. Page 19 Oskland society matron plans larce reception at her home next Friday. ' Page 18 Inquiry for real estate improves and Oakland dealer* predict busy year. Page IS Judge W«»Ils overrules demurrer to contest of Mrs. Lucy Becbe Butters* will. Page 19 William YV\ Hush loses suit for $1,000 against mother and judge rebukes wife. Page 19 Wife complains of lack of clothing and hav ing to make her living in grocery. Page 10 COAST • Committee uamed to prepare for spring car nival in Hanta Itosa. Page 11 Attorney Earl Eogers denies that cryptograms bave been traced to him. Page 14 Dr. Willard P. Burke indicted for dynamiting and aim) for malpractice. Page 1 EASTERN Beef trust member* are Indicted on conspiracy tUaifc'e. Page 11 - "Astro"* shot when attempting to escape, and may Ale. Page 14 Land agent flays prosecutor of cool lands cases et hearing. Page 1 llalloy'* comet is now risible with the aid of <fi-a glasses. Page IS Philadelphia strikers prepare to fight police after general walkout. Page 11 • Trust to control world* asbestc* proposed by "California and English capitalists. Page 14 SPORTS \ t U Lowell cluss of 1012 wins interclats field meet «t park stadium. : t£? Page 20 Seals play first practice game of season to morrow at Sail Jose. Page 20 Triple program of sports scheduled for today Hi St. Mary's college. Paste 2 1 Even money is offered <»i the Moran'Murphy fight on Monday night. Page 21 Members of Thirtieth infantry pull off snappy ticld gnymkhana meet. Page XI Everything in readiness for Olympic -club. field meet at stadium today. / \u25a0 " • Page 21 Gilbert lio** runs away and Raleigh P D wins handicap at Emeryville. Page 20 Ham Langford and Jim Barry probably will fcrulsu March card here. , * t*nge 21 Followers of driving horse will bold big con vention here on March 2. Page 21 Palatial White Sox special leaves Chicago for Pacific coast train In? tour. . 21 California and Santa Clara baseball team* to tlaih again this afternoon.". . Page 21 Track captain at Stanford injures tendon and withdraws from activities. v Page 20 Five great universities to participate !n jubilee week coutcsts at Berkeley. Page 21 Three basket ball panics arc played in the Sunday School league series. Page 21 . Lineup announced for soccer game- between Barbarians and Stanford today. Page 21 Gardner aud - Touchard, coast pair, \u25a0 win . na- '\u25a0 tional indoor tennis championship. Page 21 : Unexpected blizzard WU players 'in spring training duty at Hot, Springs, Ark. „ Page 21 Fairmount whool easily defeats Franklin in public schools backet ball tournament. •\u25a0 Page 21 MARINE Tug Fearless is being converted into a steam whaler, by Tyee company. ..., . ,v, v Page 22 Break Up tlie Railroad And Steamship Combination WILLIAM R. WHEELER, representing] the [traffic .bureau of the San .Francisco mercHants' exchange, presented on Wednesday before the committee of congress in- charge of the bill "for. regulation of railroads a plea for an amendment specifically prohibiting the* ownership of stock' in lines of water transportation by railroads. It need scarcely be argued that if the industrial and shipping interests of the country are to have any real benefit in the way of competition by water the raijroads must be kept out of that business. As things are, the railroad'conipanies control almost, all th.c coastwise steamship \ trade on the Atlantic and Pacific and they do so not to give real competition, but merely to occupy the field with nominal service-. In ordinary times these water transportation agencies con l trolled by railroads are used to discourage shipments by the customary tactics of excessive rates or even by refusing freight on one pretext or another. If, on the other hand, any real com petition by water is started, the controlled steamship lines engage in a cutthroat rate war until they are able to drive the independents out of business. The temporary loss to the steamship lines is made up by subsidies from the railroad companies. These are the familiar tactics of the Pacific s Mail 'steamship* line on this coast. The corporation is controlled by the Harriman railroads and its losses, if any there be, .are made- up from the railroad treasury. Similar methods are employed to occupy and control river transportation, as in the case of the steamboat line between this port and Sacramento. As far as this condition is permitted to continue it nullifies water competition. All these propositions are combinations in restraint of trade and competition of the sort made criminal by the Sherman law against trusts. It is far more important that these practices should be broken up than such combinations as that exemplified by the Union and Sputhern Pacific merger which is at the present moment under attack by the government. If. the government is in earnest in prosecuting this policy it be far more to the purpose to attack the combination between the railroads and the Pacific Mail, and if existing law is not adequate for this purpose it should be amended on the lines indicated by Mr. Wheeler in his address to the committee.. IT is gratifying to learn that the women's clubs of San Francisco have undertaken to meet the selfish agitation promoted by the Spring Valley company to influence the sister clubs in other parts of California. This agitation has been industriously fostered by agents of the water company in > Los Angeles and other towns, the campaign being waged by false or mis leading information. It is a useful • work that the San Francisco clubs have undertaken to set their sisters right on this matter. . •_ It seems unfortunate that a man of John Muir's standing-should 'permit himself to be used in this relation to promote the greed of a selfish monopoly that oppresses the people of San Francisco. Mr. Muir, one learns, has been giving dinners to large companies with a view to assisting the agitation to defeat the project to give San Francisco a Sierra water supply. If Mr. Muir paying for these entertainments with his own money he is trying to do San Francisco a grave injury. If, on the other hand, the Spring Valley water company foots the bills, we shall know what to' think of Mr. Muir. One should suppose that a man of Mr. Muir's reputa tion would begin to suspect that something was wrong when he found himself working shoulder to shoulder with the Spring Valley water company. . t A campaign of falsehood and misrepresentation has been waged against this proposition. .When the. matter- was put. up to Roosevelt he said that the greatest good to the greatest number should govern the administration. As between the pressing needs of a million people in the bay , cities and the fantastic imaginings of a few sentimentalists there need be no serious question. -It is not proposed to destroy the scenic beauty of Hctch Hetchy, but merely to convert a meadow into a lake, which many believe will increase the attractiveness of the valley. This is the single point which the sentimentalists have been able to discover as a basis for opposition. The Call submits that it is a trivial opposition where it is honest and an affair of grave suspicion where it is promoted by the Spring Valley water company. The Women's Clubs and j Hetch Hetchy THE Los Angeles chamber of commerce makes a strange appeal for the admission of .Chinese labor to the United States — strange, we say, because it is so wholly out of touch with the most enlightened modern sentiment on this matter. Here is the nub of the matter as given in the report of the immigration committee of the . Los Angeles Chamber : : * Our orchardists, our fruit packing interests, our vegetable gardens, our great, bean .fields, \u25a0 our walnut groves, our vineyards, the raisin industry, these agricultural interests together with the present domestic problem -are clamoring 'loudly at the present time. It is a fact— the dearth of labor, in such in dustries is approaching. TheSe conditions your attention to this important phase of our economic problem.? In voicing what we believe to be a sane view of the matter— the' Chinaman hi this present instance is not a 7 competitor of our American workmen. He is a neces sity. We feel the solution of our immigration ; needs— now ; felt seriously in some quarters— to be found in the modification of the present law, providing for the admission of a restricted number of Chinese workers. This is, of course, an appeal to a sordid commercialism. It exalts' profits above manhood and citizenship. It is the sort of commercialism that would be delighted to see California converted into an Asiatic colony for the sake of cheap labor. It would create a class of servile labor working for the profit of a limited number of white bosses, or,' if the Asiatics refused to accept* that status, they t would proceed to eliminate the Americans "altogether by starving them out. v " \' The American people will save California as a precious heritage for their own children and will not invite a horde of alien helots to come and possess the land. • ' ' . : A Commercial View of Asiatic {Immigration CALIFORNIA as_ a state is quite extensively^ engaged irin farming' as a government proposition.' Not only does the state own and conduct the university farm in Yolo county, but there ~ is,: besides, a large; acreage; under cultivation by .the administration of X the Stockton hospital /for the insane; This farm ''consists 0f v 521 : sta^ $55,000.- It contains a" thirty acre: orchard^of choice fruit trees, big alfalfa -fields and an extensive "vegetable garden. Among, the items is a field of onions which is .expected to yield 3,000 sacks this year". There are fifty acres of beans, eighty-five acresof pptatoes/and large fields of grain.! The Stockton Independent gives these .further particulars : - : To^ show the fertility of the soii,*it may be mentioned that fthere^ were produced- last '. season \u25a02,37B;dozen i muskmeloris;fgrbwn ' 1; % oh Teight Tand V ; a half; acres of \u25a0 land; 134,800 ; pounds!of4pumpkins . from ; five i acres ;f2 7 578; dozen ears of -sweet corn from r two and; a half acres Jand ' 140,795 .• pounds; of tomatoes' from three; acres. \u25a0 v - .. - " Several acre's 'are v devoted to a;poultry;yafd,'in which^ arc 16 chicken' vhousesj and a^cooking-; plant' for preparing, food^fontHe^poultry.- -All- told^; State Farming in California EDITORIAL PAGE OF THE CALL WILLIAM TELL UP TO DATE \u25a0there are about 2,500 white leghqrn chickens and eight large incubators: It : is expected that 6,000 chickens and 1,500 Indian runner, ducks will be hatched. Another space is set aside for hogs, and here may be seen some of the fine.st Poland China hogs in the state. . . ; The dairy herd consists. of selected Jthoroughbred and graded Hol stein cattle and is being constantly increased. A few Duthams are left in the old herd, but these are being eliminated as fast as possible. 'A . . large quantity of veal and pork is produced annually. . , It will be seen from these items that the enterprise is exten sive. Much of the produce is, of ;course, consumed by the. patients in the state hospital, but from the particulars given above there must be- a large, surplus for sale to the public. ; The Gall is not advised what system of accounting and responsibility . : is pursued in the administration of these farms operafed by the -state; but it is evident that the results should, have- the^ fullest publicity. It would be interesting to know whether the state government can make a profit "on general farming and if the business is done at a loss that fact ./should be known. Moreover, there should ;> be a strict accounting ,or \u25a0 these farms : will sooner or later become a nest or grafters. '. . ' : ' AN illuminating example of the tactics by which Mr. Taft's honest endeavors to secure, useful legislation .are nullified or defeated by indirection in line with the - customary practice of the Aldrich crowd in .the senate may be found in the fate of the corporation tax law. /Aldrich himself stated on the floor of the senate that he accepted this law as a last resort to 'defeat the bill for an income tax, which he knew would "have, commanded *a- majority, vote of the body. On June 29 last Mr. Aldrich said from his place in the 'senate: "I shall vote for a' corporation tax as a means to defeat the income tax." . .;- Later , he. said that in the course of two years he expected to see the corporation tax law emasculated or repealed.. He was better, than his word; because that law has already been emasculated by elimination of its publicity feature and its. early "decease at the hands of the courtsHs. confidently expected. One may not say whether this was a case where the practice of including unconsti tutional provisions in; a bill for the purpose of killing it, while at the same time appearing to satisfy a popular demand was. followed, but plainly this result is in the way. of, fulfillment. Mr. Taft ; was very much in earnest about -the publicity feature sf. the corpora tion tax 1 law. In his message to congress submitting the proposi tion he said: : ' ." ; ! If now, by a perfectly legitimate and effective system of taxation, we are incidentally able to possess the government and v the' stock holders and the, public of the; knowledge of the real .businessl transactions; and " the gains and profits of every corporation in the country, we have made a step toward that supervisory control of corporations which may prevent a further abuse of power." . The Call is not certain '"\u25a0 that such publicity, is desirable or demanded except in the case of,, corporations v operating public utilities. It might easily be made a means of oppression and wrong by the disclosure of business secrets. . However that may be, Mr. Taft finds himself compelled to abandon it^ by the logic of events and , he has quietly, surrendered the; point. - : \ ' The significance o t f all this - history lies in the fact that" Mr. Taft, in his honest hope to obtain useful legislation; has tied 'tip with : a gang : of : tricky politicians \u25a0• who -will use . him for their/: own purposes and fool him to the top of his bent. The president is no . match for Aldrich and Cannon / at/ the political game... .They played with him \u25a0; and tricked .-him in the same fashion with the tariff and put him in a false : V position before ; the country, making him apologize for .; a measure } which is a notorious denial of the promises that: he: gave before election. -r,'- |S|ll Now the' same tricksters are playing the' very "same game of shillyshaly and compromise and : dodging with the president's'pro gram; of legislation. They -will Cleave him, at the end^pf the session holding the.bag and trying to explajn how it all happened. John Callan p'Laughlin \u25a0'\u25a0'writes from Washington: .. : . The president is determined that congress shall: do something with' - the program .which s he has -mapped- out /for^this; ''.first "regular . srssion -'of \u25a0 }>l his term. : At : every f point where sought: to- make with .: : y important * legislation, however; he Lhas' -;been met by^^-^an 'opposition that * ': appears to be : organized 'and* that appears " determined to - draw" the ", teeth fromany legislation: and to retain full control, of thelegislative situation.^ The senate is playing the same game that it '-played -with .-such- effect-. \u25a0;' tiveness ; in ; it s \u25a0 firs t - test ; of - the , president's - last * summer! The . r ; leaders /assure the president that ithi s and*, that" will/ be/ done, * and that~ ; : -. * progress .; is '". being made : to ' the i end he desires; - but \ their factions "\u25a0 when / \u25a0 theyreturh totheir own bailiwick belie their words.^ >. / \u25a0-\u25a0:'-. /They; drew the teeth/of 'the: corporation/tax law and now they are engaged on the same operation/. to I make; the bill ;for the : regula tion of railroads ineffective. \u25a0._ What Taft needs . is a good,' big'stlck. By/ this/time he^ought to be able to/understand -the; game and*.if \u25a0lie ".would say one word to the, \u25a0/countiyyVand-/say- v .it\''out/-'l6tid' : he very quickly seet he rats "hunting' their" holes.-/; Hevvyillget .nothing/ good/out of that \ outfit; /except /under/tlireati^Put /your .smile in ] your pocket, -Mr; President;, We all kiiow you are thoriest: but 'we, hate, to see. you humbugged. / \ TaftNo Match for the Tricksters Answers to Queries ; SEAMAN— L. H. X., Sacramento. A seaman holds declaration of Intention to become a citi zen of the United States. I Has been in the country five years. Can show three gorernment discharges from the lightship service. Can he obtain final papers without witnesses at tbe time of application for such papers? The naturalization bureau says t>iat "he can not, as his petition for final papers must "be verified by two wit nesses, who are citizens of the UnlteJ States, for the full period of five years, as required by law. A discharge from the lightship service Is of no naturall- MUSCLE— W. A. W.. Mountain View. Cal. What is and where is the smallest muscle in the human body? . • ' The following from '.'Gray's Anatomy" is -an answer to "your question: "Muscles . differ-very much in size. The gatrocnemius form the chief bulk of the back of the leg. and are*nearly two feet in length, while the stapedius, a small muscle of the internal ear.vweighs about a grain and its fibers are not more than twojines in length. \u25a0• * * MARKYIXG COUSINS— G. X.. Reno. Ner. In what states of the onion are first cooslns per mltted to marry £. >\u25a0• - In all states except Arkansas, Illi nois, Indiana, Kansas, Missouri^ Xe vaJa, New Hampshire, North Dakota. Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon.' Pennsylvania, South " Dakota. Washington f and Wyo ming. Such marriages are also prohib ited in the district of Alaska and the territory of Arizona. • ' * . • HIGH BUILDINGS— S. W. A.. City. Tublish the names and height of the two tallest build ings In >'ew'l*orfc city. '• ' According to the list published by the New York World, the two tallest are tfre "Metropolitan life insurance company building. 700 feet 3 Inches, and i the Times building. 419 'feet 9 Inches. STBIPED BASS— Fisher. City. When may striped bass be taken in California? The closed season" is May and June, except that in those months the fish 'may -be taken with hook and line only. It is, during those months, a closed season to net and seine fishermen. EXAMINATIONS— B. L.V H.. Palo Alto. Where can I obtain Information in regard to the • examination - for the revenue - cutter mtlce to be held at Ssn Pedro? Communicate with the office of .the revenue _", cutter service. Appraiser's building, SanlFrancisco, Cal/ \u25a0* \u25a0 • • v • 'HOLIDAY— H.' E.-T..'- Oakland. Is Lincoln's .birthday a legal holiday in California? . If so \u25a0when, was it so, declared? It was so declared by the legislature of 1909. . ;M , • • • FLETCHER— Reader. Alameda. When and in what magazine did Horace Fletcher's article on '•KletcheriKin, or How I Made Myself Young at CO", appear? '\u25a0"\u25a0'; \u25a0 In the Indies' Home Journal, Sep tember, 1909. . -. .-. - '\u25a0• •...-•-- -_ • \u25a0\u25a0•-•• >: LINCOLN— Sub.V City. When was the anni versary of tbe birth of Abraham Lincoln made a regular legal holiday In California? It was so created by. the legislature of 1909. .- 7 - . - '.* ."\u25a0- i~'-- '\u25a0'.' --, .-".*' '•-'• ...... : NOB HILL— J. -T., : City. What Is th« hishest point of. Nob hill, San Francisco, above sea level? Three hundred .feet. PERSONS IN THE NEWS WIET;miNOK,. president of the Oregon state ;, liar association, ami Aaron Holts, manager of ... a large 'department "store." Pevld N. Mosessoha," \u25a0 former assistant district attorney, and M. Mosessobn. assistant secretary, of tbe Portland . chamber of " commerce, .- make up a group of ' Portland people staying at the St." Francis. ' \u25a0 ; ' -i, v •'.v- -, . .-,• :;••/-"•.- ...\u25a0-\u25a0"\u25a0.''\u25a0• C.-W. DURBROW of the Southern' PacUe> staff ••of' attorneys, returned yesterday from New | York city, where he has been associated with. Attorney Peter |F. I bunne" in the j Southern Pa h clfie-TTnloD ' Padifle . merger suit. ";lle also : ajK " peared \- before \u25a0;: the _; interstate commerce com mission' in, 'Washington." i'-y ' J. B.'VAN NTJYS, manager of -tike hotel which \u25a0'v bears his name In Los Angeles, and J.'BvLonk* ."ershim of the Lankershlm : hotel in" the sam« city, - are guests \u25a0• at - the : Palace. , . They " naTe large joint property interests here, and . It : is -rumoredthey, are negotiates for a large com •! •'mercial hotel; . ; ! , - L •-'-/•\u25a0* "'\u25a0'}'\u25a0 ' *'--\u25a0 ' • MRS. J. D: FARHEIL, wife of the rice president 'vT of,! the : . Washington* and ;. Orego n' railroad. Is to :. , this : city iwlth\a" pafty^of 'friends. 'They are • at- the -Palace.',', They came ' sooth , in a'prirate -tcar'and^wiUvspend some . time,' lo tonring the '. st&ie.^i:' ".,' •\u25a0\u25a0'.',". ". •". ;j; j \u25a0'\u25a0'\u25a0 X* H. ioVTENTHAI,, ; a clothier of Eareka, . H. -!' H. ..; lloyt, \u25a0' a 'contractor^of ' ; Santa '\u25a0\u25a0 Rosa, and - Ueorg& "(»."Byrne, 'a^: hardware .merchant of •\u25a0-'\u25a0 SanttiTCruz.' : arc \u25a0 among [the * recent ' arrtrals at . ' the;Arsonautr' j jSMBBBS-Bfe *^!C^ '- ' \u25a0\u25a0_\u25a0 \u25a0'\u25a0' ' \u25a0 .". • •;':• •.: ' T. F. ;FBYE,\a meat packer of Los Angeles, is V registered- at, the Palace."' •'-.. FEBRUARY 26, 1910 | SOCIAL G^YETY ! TEMPERS LENT Work of the Wee Archer Is Food for Gossip and Motive for Fetes — p* HE gossip Of engasrementa and the ' I entertainment for brides elect have ." occupied society Jn a delightful way for the last day or two and the days to come have a pleasant prospect of continued social activity. The com ing: of Arthur Rose Vincent, the nance of Miss Maud Bourn, has been the In centive for several affairs.' Misa Helen Sutton, who Is the fiancee of Henry Ed win Sherman, will be the feted guest at several of the Informal parties among the younger girls in the next few days. Two others who are receiving social at tentfbn are^ Miss Dorothy Draper ana MitfshlpmaA Klrkwood Donavin. .\u25a0 % • • ." \u2666 • A bit of engagement gossip that will . prove most interesting to society hers is that of the betrothal of Miss Flor ence "Woods, the daughter of the lata Dr. George Woods, U. S. 2i.. and George Austin Crux. The bride elect is a charming girl and the cousin of Robert J. Woods and Charles Baldwin of New port. The family home was formerly here and was the center of many de lightful entertainments. The wedding will take place Easter Monday at th* , New York home of Mrs. Baldwin, wife of the late Admiral Baldwin. •. \u2666 • William Bowera Bourn was host at an elaborate stag luncheon- given yes : terday at the Palace, when the compli mented guest of the occasion was Ar thur Rose Vincent, the fiance of Mist ''Maud Bourn, who has lately arrived from his home in England and has been the popular guest at several of the re cent social affairs. The decorations a: the luncheon were a pretty and effect ive arrangement of apple blossoms. Among those bidden to the reunion were: ; Dr. Bererly MacUonagle Joseph D. Grant I Carter Ponwroy E. L. Eyr» ! James Tucker T. B. Berry Frank Michat Is Willis Polk nichar.i .M.-Tobin Colonel J. C. Kirkpat- Truxtun Beale rick Frederick Kohl • • • \u25a0 ' •-. : Miss Dorothy Draper and her fiance. Midshipman Kifkwood Donavin. who is here with his ship, the West Virginia, have been delightfully feted by their friend 3ln the younger set. The fact that the visit of the Pacific fleet will h brief adds an extra impetus to the en tertainment for the popular officer. To morrow afternoon Miss Frances Stew art will entertain at an elaborate tea for Miss Draper and Midshipman Dona vin at her home in San RafaeL About half a hundred friends will enjoy the occasion.' - • .: • • Miss Marguerite Doe. accompanied by ; her mother, Mrs. Eleanor Doe, and their \u25a0 guept, Mlrs Florence Bell, will leave \u25a0 early next* week for Santa Barbara for i a visit of several weeks in the southern part of the state. SincQ. her arrival here from the east a few days ago Miss ; Bell has been staying at the Fairmont j as the guest of Miss Doe and has had an exceptionally delightful time with the round of teas and luncheons that the younger girls have been giving in her honor." She will be extensively en • tertalned also in the south, where Miss Doe has. a host of friends. s • • • Mrs. Henry Klersted entertained at a luncheon yesterday at the Fairmont • for six or eight friends and later in the afternoon .was hostess at an in formal tea for a. dozen additional guests. Another hostess of the after- ) .noon, entertaining at a second informal / tea, was Mrs. Peter G. Mcßean, who haJ half a dozen old friends who en joyed her hospitality in the laurel court at the Fairmont. '• • • Miss Dorothy Woodworth will en tertain at a luncheon to be given this afternoon at the home of her mother, Mrs. Selim Woodworth in Berkeley. Several of the you ger girls from town are going across the "bay for the re union. Harry 'Bates left yesterday for a trip* east and after a brief stay in New York and one or two other eastern cities will return home. \u25a0•• , • Miss Florence Cluft entertained yes terday at an informal card party and tea given in compliment to Miss Florence Bell, who ts the guest of Miss Marguerite Doe at trie Fairmont. There were 20 or more girls bidden to the charming affair. The prizes were ex quisite jewel boxes. The decorations were spring blossoms. The girls as sembled for tea in the laurel court of the hotel. -;*\u25a0 :% - •.\u25a0 • • • The at home given yesterday by Mrs. Thomas H. Barry and her Uaughter. Miss Helen Barry. \u25a0 was a delightful affair and the fourth in a series of receptions that they have been giving in the. major general's quarters at Fort Mason. The music and a perfect spring day contributed toward the suc cess of the elaborate affair yesterday. More than 100 guests were received during the afternoon by the attractive hostess and her daughter. •\u25a0 • • Mrs. Frederick Day, wife of Major Day. has discontinued her second Fri- Uays at home at Fort Mason for the present. • - '••'./-\u25a0'*#.\u25a0\u25a0"\u25a0 Miss Rhoda Nlebllng will be a hostess of next week, entertaining, at an in formal reunion Friday for the debu tantes of several of the younger girls. .. • \u25a0". • » Mrs. Edward Pringle and Miss Nlai Pringle are taking informal leave of their friends, as they expect to go to New York next month, to remain in the east for an indefinite stay, prob ably for several months. AIIAJT wpziXEß, a publisher of Draw. A. v> . Mills, a businessman, of Saa Lois Obispo. and Georjre Dysart, a rancher of CentraUa. Wash., are ajnaong the recent arriTals at the Manx. rOBMER GOVEBSOH JOHK* H. KcORAW of Washington came down from Seattle yesterday to m»«t his daughter, who' was a passenger oa the Mongolia. They are at the Palace. • '." • • *" .MTSOH, a shoe mannfactur?r of Boston. • who makes hts home at the Steirart, will leare'for the home of See today to be gone for t two months. \u25a0 < '<-. ".\u25a0:• \u25a0j • . • VT. E. THOBNI,' a mining expert who has spent some months in Mesico. is among the recent arrWals at" the Stewart. • ' ' ' • * T. A..HlH2f.'.wbo to Interested In Santa Cms . realty and property 'ln this city, is reslstered at the> Stewart. .\u25a0'\u25a0'\u25a0 \u25a0 " .'\u25a0-\u25a0-\u25a0 ' , • • • H. J. SOHXEB. a manufacturer^of pianos. Is at the St. Francis, registered froai New York. •'\u25a0•.. *' W. D.~ lIIiOTSOIT. an attorney of Reddlns." la .; among the recent arrivals at tae Palace. \u25a0- i,- . .•",•"' ...» AL3EXT S. TTM3IOKS' of Fairbanks and nls v family are^ guests at the Fairmont. kW GZOBSE.F. : DAOTEBG, a rancher of Minden. ;>'er.. Is a gnest at th« Stewart." - ' - . \u25a0 ..\u25a0*.:•" -.'•'.' '.-• - C. 5 ».- DAKAHEB.'a lumbermaa of Tacoma. is . ' staying at the St.i rrancls. \