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INDEX OF THE
NEWS TODAY
'\u25a0; THURSDAY, MAIiCH 3, 1310
POLITICAL
' . • : Trtm - Geary «3<TiontK'es Bell's followers for
violating the direct primary. I*age 4
. CITY ;\
Calbocn pies east without asking court's per
mission. . ; \u25a0"•;\u25a0 .. ; ' I*BR«* 5
Footpad* . bold:' np Miwlon Baloon and make
tbxir escape.' "\u25a0:/•'./;•..•'':.'\u25a0 PageS
- Matw>l willw-£:;.w!io playg merry widow, is also
s happy brjilpi'-" ••. : . : .' I*n»jcs
Richmond aviators ; give demonstration with
rew moiu-plane. ';.;:;';; ' Pa ere 3
Attorney de'lAvraga admits that he thought
Lla aunt was Insane.' I*aicre 7
K nights of Red' Rrancn to celebrate Emmet's
tirtli and dedicate- ball. Pajje 4
John Hays Hammond figures in the fight
* against H"K-h Iletchy project. l-ajrc 1
Former Rsnker W;.C.Hays finds himself de
fendant iv a maze it litization. l'ase 5
SUBURBAN V :;^
\u25a0 Bf-rkeley may maintain a school for the benefit
-of ;reothefs. - :.'.:\u25a0> .. : • . Page S
.K*n<lit euspect may be held for trial in the"
superior court. '.' PageS
Oakland club finds', three parties In field at
\u25a0•annual election.-. .-• Pajje S.
" City of Oakland. Joins fi?ht to bave bonds
tlc<-lared invalid. :• Pace 8
' • . EiJocator. jseff Russian and Japanese plot to
poiible MancbunaV. \u25a0 .• l'nec !(
.C»?lps' his show.-, in Oakland draws and enter
. tains large crowd. ' •"- Pace 0
. ; . ; Univcrsiiy plre club.wjll render maslcale at
.V St. rtaucis : March 15... . •'. - Pace O
. Nearly 3.000 men. will be employed at Rich
.\u25a0 nioad in Pullman shops.'; . l'agt S
\u25a0 Invitation scat to Carnegie inTlting him to
visit la Alaaieda county. . . Pag: e S
'. ;,° Oakland in«.«ron rrturns unespectedly ; from
. ' her tour 01. European cities. \u25a0 Page S
• Magazine- \u25a0 writer obtains divorce from her
'-. . fftilhless' and cruel husband. : - Paffc 9
\u25a0 . College romance hack of weddinj; of Mary
' McClurc abd George Robinson. Page 9
•\u25a0 . . , Hayward women lodge protesf against open
... town to -town bc--ariJ o? trustees. Page 3
COAST*
.. 'James' J. Hill reported to hare purchased the
' -Oregon electric line.' Page!
'-, \u25a0 I-irhtv-four Irf'lieved dead in trains buried by
• avalsßciie at Wellington. Page 1
. : ' Aguirre . heirs «f Ix»s- Angeles pressing suit
' -against tiie ••pk«us fiind." \u25a0 rage 3
Pt-taluman sinks- art-ctian well .and gets Bow
\u25a0of water warm' cnoiig> for bath. Page 3
EASTERN : \' % " .'. •
Detention Miods will remain at present loca
tion on Angel island. ••".•' \u25a0 " Page 1
House committee fpfuses to allow Senator Jef
ferson 4>ayis to correct testimony. Page 2
Portland. squad makes good showing In spring
training. '•' ",' Wl""' '•" Page 11
\u25a0 ; Big polo] m.cct-;' wTU' = begin' at Corona'do field
'.;"M«rch 53. :" • -;.;^.-' : "-,; : - ••' '. Page 11
.'\u25a0'. -Janies" Ilegan;? farmer-- Yale football tstar. Is
/Wi<w4y fUv •>"' ; >; > -. : ;;..... Page 11
Blot mayi m»t'.h'K*tchel and P*pke if he -fails ;
t6 g*t N«*<on. . •\u25a0..• '. .- •\u25a0' .'_ \u25a0\u25a0 Page 11
. Richtaoßd raUrs the. field" to bid for Jeffries-
Johnson uiat.!:V. ;•";,• "'•»-\u25a0; . ' \u25a0 ;'. • : Page 11
• \u25a0 Proposed -Berkeley : prep -school tract meet post
poned a yejir, '• . • XC~- : . '.\u25a0'.\u25a0. \u25a0 ' ' I'age 10
sfml finals. In school ' basket -.ball meet to be
played Soiorday. .•."• •; ::\ : . . '. • I'aselU
! White {?ox. stalled;" at ;.Ogdch'; trill not nrrire
for about :-m: -m wejek: '\u25a0 V-..v.;_ : : '"."". : . ' . Pace 11
Msjur leagiucjras 'tfate / xnore '\u25a0 men. on their lists
than ever^betor^V';". ;•\u25a0\u25a0'-.' . Page 10
. W*r hrruri team? threatens to dis
rupt sopcer fn^neV^.;' • " '•\u25a0 . I*»Ke 10
Acadcmje jlp'ijgie $rpst- country run to beheld
Saturday' mern"iiis...\-; . Page 11
Cr»H" i-at-.i'iirii'iKiloists to play with Burlingame
*sainst; BririsV t*sam. '\u25a0 ' "•-•*'' Page 11
Harlem: . Tomlmy : Murphy will . leave for the
oast- iu ihe. . morning. ' V-V;'J Page 11
•Jockey .Carroll "Shilling will leave Emeryville
next Saturday- sight. Page 10
Local promoter* will not give any more cash
puaTanWcs to .fighter*. . Page 11
' .Stockton high scbool five to meet Cogswell for
A:' Av L* championship. Page 11
MARINE
American ship . Edward Scwall narrowly
(•scapes destruction by arc. Page 11
SOCIAL j ? Bv^T
\u25a0 Presidio fortnightly hop attended by younger
w t, prove* large success. Page 0
LABOR
<}«wral president of carpenters urges payment
of a higher ttrlke benefit. Page 7
NEW RAILROAD WILL
-\ '- BUILD TO SAN JOSE
Westfcrn Pacific td Boost Santa
°; : ;-";•* Clara Valley
[ Spccidl Dispatch lo The Call]
SAN .JOSE. March 2.— With 'the open
ing. -of 'offices, in this city by the West
ern"=! Pacific railroad company comes
the,a"njiounccment by a member of the
chamber *of commerce that a. spur of
the t ,Ss--n-. Francisco-Buffalo main line
Twill tee built to this city. The Santa
Clara .valley's gr.eat freight business is
the-iricehtive and the new line will
connect [this, city with Niles.
. 'J.° x^/ Patton, traveling freight and
passenger 'agent of the Western Pa
cific, arr.rved' in this city recently and
last. BlgHf -eras ' voted a member of the
San Jdse chamber of commerce. He
states : (hat his company will boost this
valley- jthraughout the east. y
Pe rsonal Politics in
Ballinger Inquiry
GIFFORD PIXCHOT makes a good witness. ; : : He : extenuates
nothing and has no apologies to make. Secretary Wilson
; can not be given equal credit in this regard. While we
realize his strong sense of honesty and good intentions, we find
his testimony halting, confused, muddled. He gave Pinchot per
j mission to write a letter to Senator DoUiver, but maintains
• strenuously that the sort of letter he had in mind was not the sort
i that Pinchot wrote. Yet in the conference he had with the chief
j forester he advised that the letter "to be written to Dolliver should
not be of such character as to a message or letter, from
I the president treating of the same subject matter. A letter from
i the president exonerating Ballinger was' expected and the letter
j to Dolliver was in effect a reply to the exoneration. As a matter
I of fact, the Dolliver letter did effectually "blanket" the president's
| exoneration of Ballinger in the public judgment. The letter was,
j of" course, a gross breach of official etiquette and subversive of
'discipline, but these faults did not blind the public to the fact that
j what Pinchot wrote was true.
! Secretary Wilson in his conference with Pinchot, by his own
J account, confined himself to the rather vague advice to avoid rash
j proceedings and keep out of controversy with exalted people.
I Pinchot told him, in effect, that he was about to commit what the
| secretary now calls a gross breach of discipline, and Mr. Wilson
j did not forbid writing the letter nor insist on seeing it before
lit Was' sent.
This purely personal controversy that occupied the attention
of the joint committee of congress for about a full day is not
especially important, and in most of its aspects is wholly: futile.
The waste of time on this phase of the inquiry represents the
j Washington view, where officialism and its petty squabbles and j
'rules of etiquette obscure the fundamental interests' of the com
j monwealth. Here we have a solemn and voluminous inquiry to
ascertain whether Pinchot had leave from his chief to speak dis
respectfully, not of the president, but of the president's reasoning, j
which is a very different thing. We may readily believe that
Uncle Jim Wilson, saturated with Washington officialism, considers
it a deadly sin to question or criticise the reasoning or judgment
that comes from an exalted so'urce, and doubtless if he had seen
the letter before it was sent he would have stopped it. In fact, he
was quite unable to conceive of such a letter being written, because
it meant the certain loss of the writer's job,, and, in the sense of
Washington, this is the last insanity. In Washington there is but
one commandment of high sanction, and it is, Hold on to your job.
. Yet what the country wants to know from this inquiry is not
whether Pinchot broke the niles of the official game; it wants the
question answered, Were the things that he said and the charges
that hejnade well founded? The personal politics of the affair will
be forgotten in a week, but the people will insist on knowing
whether the secretary of the interior was giving aid and comfort
to a gang of thieves.
THE story runs in the street that the Spring Valley water
company is preparing to make another proposition for sale
to the city of its reservoirs and supply plant. From obscure
| intimations thrown out by the mayor it would
appear that his honor had some premonition
of an impending offer and might ; even be
disposed to regard it with ;a favoring eye.
The price indicated for the reservoirs and
supply plant, apart from real property not essential to operation,
was $28,000,000. . " . /-_;
Of course, any discussion of an offer not yet made and Uncertain
as to its terms must be premature, but from the known facts it
appeals- that the city did not make any money by the adverse vote
on the proposition recently submitted to buy the whole Spring
Valley property for $35,000,000. If the supply plant is now to be
offered for $28,000,000 the reserved property is probably worth
more than the difference.
All this may be said without conveying any sense of hostility
to a new proposition from the corporation if/one is to be made.
The Call would have preferred to; see the matter settled by accept
ance of the proposition recently defeated, and this judgment was
founded not so much on actual values as on expediency. The price,
of course, was manifestly high, but for many reasons it was obvious
that the city must sooner or later buy the Spring Valley plant and
perhaps the most important of these -reasons was the fact that this
corporation has always been a malign and disturbing influence in
the political and municipal- life of San Francisco. In fine, the
corporation is a blackmailer armed with a shotgun, and it seems
as if the only way to get rid of it is to pay the price.
If the city is willing to satisfy the Spring Valley demands it
is more than likely that our difficulties concerning Hetch Hetchy
will vanish at once or be relegated to a future so distant that it
may be left out of consideration. With the Spring Valley reservoirs
and the Lake Eleanor supply, the question of Hetch Hetchy would
be postponed for a couple of generations. . That these rights will
ultimately come to San Francisco can not be doubted, and no action
that Ballinger can take will settle the matter, because, when the
time comes that the city can make a showing of actual n€ed, there will
be no hesitation about making the grant. Ballinger's interference
in the matter is superserviceable and uncalled for, but it will settle
nothing, because the question is not pressing. It must take years
to develop the full capacity of the Lake Eleanor watershed:
About Buying
Spring Valley and
Other Things
PROF. CHARLES MILLS. GAYLEy, of the University of.
California has a grouch. He has discovered a doctor of
philosophy, who can not spell correctly, and another learned
doctor whose grammar is full of holes. The
doctor of philosophy , is the proudest product
of American university life, but, in fact, : he
\u25a0 is* only an intellectual freak" or monster .of
abnormal development in some single specialty
and as ignorant as they make them on most other subjects. Pro
fessor Gayley is, perhaps, unreasonable in asking that a doctor of
philosophy in process of; manufacture sliould^waste time in learning
how-to spell. \u25a0. .. ... < ' \u0084
Doctors of philosophy are produced on the same plan by
which "prize pumpkins are grown. The complete energies of the
vine are concentrate,d on nourishing one monstrous fruit. • The
swelling product finds its apotheosis in the county fair even as the
doctor of philosophy is glorified by his abstruse thesis on, .let us
say, the influence of heredity on the natural selection of animalculae
in a drop of water. V
But Professor Gayley has another grouch, and this is inspired
by the prevalence of those extraordinary . phenomena known under
the general name. or/student activities," and respected accordingly.
Not only do these queer and multifarious occupations jniurder sleep,
but^even they make -the very campus— sacred ground— a* combina
tion of the market * place with the^filthy pool of politics, affrighting
the groves of academus from their propriety.
,- Tlie world is going to- the: demnition bowwows; Professor
Gayley, perhaps, forgets that once, in the dim-: past he belonged^to
a college debating- society, \u25a0 tliatTeveh he may) have played - ball and
hookey and possibly' even; ;. regarded vsuch- "activities"^ as^ more
improving than the ; epic fortunes of Gammers^^urton^s needle; /Let
the young lions play and the old lions growl. The noble army- of
doctors of philosophy will fill apit as wellas better,- while Gayley;
the troubadour, whangs his guitar. -.'•'..\u25a0 -• " '-'•\u25a0%^'
Professor
Mills Gayley's
Grouch
EDITORIAL PAGE OF THE CALL
To Good to Come True
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XHE position taken by Justice Wright af,th'e district of Columbia
supreme court, that members of congress must" obey a' judicial
subpena, is obviously impregnable. in justice and, good public
~ policy. "No man in this country," 'says Justice
Wright, "is so high that he is higher- than the
law." ._..
It is 'wholesome doctrine, in full accord
_ with the spirit of American institutions. Under
a, republican* and democratic form of government there must be no
privileged'classes in the eye of the.law. \u25a0
The controversy that prompted Justice Wright's remark arose
out of the refusal of the senate to permit some of its members to
obey subpenas to testify in a suit before the district supreme court.
There was some loud and rather foolish talk about adopting a resolu
tion holding, the court in contempt. of the senate. for infringing the
supposed privileges of that body by presuming to summon members
to testify in, court, but it may be expected that the old parliamentary
hands, will hasten to forget it, and obedience to the order of court
will follow.: ' ' ; '.-'.'":
"What is' there," asks Justice Wright, "in the exalted position
of a United States senator which prevents any citizen from laying
what he believes to.be an injury before the bar of justice?"
The attempt of senators to erect themselves into a privileged
class is absurd and untenable. They are apt on occasion to forget
that, they .are merely servants of the people, and as much subject
to the law as the meanest of their constituents.
No Privileged
Classes in the
United States
THE SMART SET
THE army set has supplied most of
the diversion in dances during this
dull season, and the fortnightly
hop at the Officers' club has been; a
favored way for army and society to
enjoy informally the hospitality of the
post. •
The Presidio dances have been # suc
cessful events each fortnight during
the earlier season, and the advent of
Lent has not lessened the interest, ap
parently, in the dancing parties that
have an atmosphere and jollity quite
their own. There were several of the
younger girls at the dance last even
ing among the; guests from town, and
several "officers from the posts around
the bay who are devoted to the hops
at the picturesque clubhouse.'
The" bride party has been an ' im
portant factor in : Lenten entertain
ment, > and none of the recent affairs
was "more | enjoyable than • the •;•", party
given' last evening by "Mrs. Kate'Voor
hles Henry in compliment to the
Princess David Kowananakoa .at tht
home of the hostess in Van Ness ave
nue. There were "about 20 guests bid
den to meet ; the: attractive -guest of
honor, who has lately recovered after
an illness of several weeks, and is able
to take part once' more in- social af
fairs. The early hours of the evening
were passed fat the ; card tables, ! and
there "was an informal supper after
ward. i'_ipJ^i: \u25a0'\u25a0 \u25a0..-\u25a0\u25a0 -\u25a0
There t have been; informal teas with
out: end or number during the last few
weeks, "> and among those:, 'who; have
been entertaining in -this charming
way at home is " Mrs. Prentiss : Cobb
Hale. The hostess has ; greeted several
friends two or three times a week at
her home in Vallejo 'street, since, her
return from" the east, and yesterday
entertained a few friends in the same
informal"; raanjier. •"'"<\u25a0.' >'
Mrs. 'Walter Scott Franklin- was
hostess j yesterday at. one of the v in-f
formal .teas of the , afternoon given at
the Palace, and there were perhaps a
dozen or more guests at: the -enjoyable
'reunions' with-' this, S hostess, who ; has
lately ; after/* an absence 1 of
several^, weeks, v' 'Among "others ''enter
taining lat i. the ' Palace yesterday; was
Frank L. Brown, ; who: had six or* eight
friends at a^stag luncheon.. ;~
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• Missi Hazel. Cook entertained yesteri
day. at :: an i n formal i bridge % party.} for
several \ friends, and the r game of cards
was succeeded ; by* /an; informal .tea); for
a ? dozen i additional guests who ;asse"m T
bled -in the; laurel court at ; the 'Fair
mont. The young hostess, who passed
part of the early season in Santa Bar
bara, has been entertaining at a series
of these small afternoon affairs for
her girl friends since her return from
the south.
Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Moore, who have
been staying at the Fairmont for sev
eral.months and have been enjoying
the winter gayeties in town, will'leave
shortly for their home in San Mateo.
-where, they will be established during
the summer and will entertain at a
series of house parties.
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Eastland enter
tained at an . informal luncheon - given
yesterday at the St. Francis, and among
those who enjoyed thei&~ hospitality
were . Thornwell - Mullally and Miss
Virginia Jolliffe, while at another table
were- Edward Tobin, Mrs. Wlllard
Drown and Miss Myra Josselyn, and in
one informal party were Mrs. Henry
Fosters Dutton. and Miss Gertrude Jol
liffe with/several friends. . \u25a0 \u25a0 '-\u25a0\u25a0 . •
Miss Erna St. Goar will entertain
20 friends this evening at her honie in
California street, and the guests'are'to
be all -the. members g of., the "spooks"
that danced at the society presentation
a few weeks ago ;of "Professor * Na
poleon." The reunion is to.be informal
and one of many, iby , the way, that
these young people have enjoyed since
the extravaganza at the Valencia. •:
Miss-Ethel Pippy has been, visiting
in Sacramento: as the house • guest of
Mrs. . Homer McKee "and has been . en
tertained ,;• delightfully" -among --'' the
•youngej: set in ,; that . city, - : where she
\u25a0will -remain for, several days' longer.
Mrs.* McKee -was. a recent visitor in San
Mateo and was also entertained in town
during her stay.; : • ,
Miss Margaret Kemble. who has, been
giving a series of. interpretative studies
of; modern operas 'will. present a study
of "Salome" by -Richard Strauss next
Monday; afternoon in -the blue room at
the St.'^ Francis. : The:, text- with non
scriptural" variations is by Oscar. Wilde,
who ;.has ; defended ;his version of . the
old : story 'in an 'extremely
argument % that -\ will :\u25a0\u25a0': delight ,£ literary
students and .those, interested in the
development;;' of ; ; .theTdrama •• of today.
The: magical word picture will be given
the' musical accompaniment' at " the Mon
day f, afternoon £ lecture '?\u25a0. and % there '\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0 will
be; a large audience J"ofc society women
who I are ' subscribers 'this to ' th c
Kemble*''. lectures [ i on * modern"; '. music
drama.':;. \ c- , - . . . ; " -• . ;
LITTLE HERO DOCTOR
TEACHES TAFT TO BOX
President Makes Most Strenuous Efforts
- to Reduce His Equator Line
IRA E. BENNETT
V TERRIFIC bump, the noise of a
y\ scuffle, a jar that shook the White
.House walls, and then — silence. -
The chauffeur who chaufs President
Taffs big.automobile turnedover in his
bed in the servants' quarters, stretched
his arms, yawned, turned over on his
side and tried to go to sleep again.
Bumpety-bump, bump, bump, bump,
thumpety, thumpety, thump, thump,
thump! It sounded strangely like a
cookstove falling down the White
House stairs.
The chauffeur rubbed the sleep out
of his eyes, sat up in bed and called
to the butler:
_ "Say, you call this a free country?"
."It's the land of liberty," replied the
butler, who always paused reverently
when passing the portrait of George
Washington downstairs.
"Well, It's pretty funny you never
can get a wink of sleep In this house,"
eaid the chauffeur. "I never saw a
place like it. I wake up every morning
thinking the world's coming to an end."
"Have a civil tongue In your head,"
said the butler, sharply. "It's time you
were up, anyhow. If the president heard
you he'd- hand -you one over the ear.
And he could do it, too."
-Bing! Bang! Bump! The noise of a
falling body sounded through the White
House corridors.' . ' .
' "Hear him!" exclaimed th© butler
with delight. "He's at it now. Batting
Doctor Barker all around the gym
nasium, I'll bet. My! but he's in fit con
dition. I'll bet he could put it all over
Jack Johnson."
"I'll bet Jeffries could lick him," de
clared the chauffeur, defiantly. ' The
butler gazed at-him with pity and left
the room. He walked over to the
gymnasium and listened outside the
door.
• "Come on!" he heard the president
say, "you're fighting like a weasel.
Doc. Get some life in you! That's the
way! Come on now!"
Biff! The president landed hi 3 right
on Doctor Barker's shoulder. The 150
pound doctor came back with a left on
the president's abdomen. The presi
dent retaliated with a left hook to the
jaw.. They clinched for a minute and
the butler heard the doctor wildly ex
claim: ; .
"For heaven's sake, don't fall on me,
Mr. President!"
The president'magnanln^ously resist
ed the temptation. He realizes, as does
the doctor who trains him, that this is
the big element of danger in the morn
ing exercise. If the president should
lose his balance and his 300 pounds
should go crashing down on the doc
tor's meager 150, it would be a case for
the coroner.
Outside, as the president and Doctor
Barker broke in the clinch, the birds
were chirping in the early morning air.
Most of the Taft family and all the
servants, excepting -the butler and the
chauffeur, were still slumbering. Only
a few hours before, "Uncle Joe" Cannon,
Major McDowell, Secretary Knox and
a few other . statesmen had emerged
from their little poker game in the
Champlaln ; to enjoy the early -morning
air before, getting the sleep thatwoulcj
put them In trim for their legislative
labors. .- - *
The president, however, had had his
sleep and arisen with the birds. Dr.
Charles E. . Barker, who combines the
qualities of physician and trainer, had
come to the White House and was al
ready in the gymnasium when tha
president came in, wide awake and
active.
Both were in their gymnasium togs.
Wherever the president went his waist
line seemed to precede him by it foot
and a half. ' It gave him the appearance
of being aggressive in the middle and
reticent at the extremities.
The doctor's plot was to bring all
the president's muscles into play. They
tried the dumbbells for awhile, then the
punching bag. the Indian clubs and
finally the boxing, gloves. They have
been working together to keep Mr.
Taft's flesh down for some time now
and have reduced bis weight from 300
pounds to 299 9-10 in less than three
months. There is every reason to be
ANSWERS TO QUERIES
CASINO — J. V. G.. City. In a srarae of ca
sino on tbe litst deal A has "to go and 82. In
play cards ore Up, each makes enough to tro ont
and each has two aces. 13 the game decided by
the value of the aces, or should there be a new
deal?
An old time casino player says that
in such a case, unless the players have
placed a value-on the ace 3 at the be
ginning of the game, there should be
a new deal.
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COMET— R. L. S-, City. What comet was visi
ble either between 1870 and ISSO or ISSO and
ISS3. therabouts ?
There was the^Borsen comet, March.
1879; Temple, November, ISS3; Temple,
September, ISSS; \Enke, March, ISSS;
Temple-Swift, May, 18S6; Winnecke,
March, ISS6; Biela. September. 1S82;
Faye, January, 1S81; Pons-Brooks,
January, 1884. \u25a0 :.": ;f;; ::-,-rr-X
PERSONS IN THE NEWS
DR. G. H. STOVEB, an X-ray specialist of Den
rer, is at the Palace with Mrs. Stover. Doc
tor Stover has been studying leprosy and \u25a0will
leave for Honolulu shortly to make further
investigation 8 »niong the lepers of Molaka!.
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E. B. STOTtGES and C. R. Stnrges of Scranton
.are guests at the St. Francis. They are ac
§ companied by their wive?. The Sturges repre
sent a j syndicate of Pennsylvania capitalists
who are Interested in the Comstock mines.
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KAJOR JOHN W JOYES, V. S. A., who is enn-
I nected with Jtxe ordnance department of the
• array, arrived from the. east yaeterday with
-hU family, and 'is at the' Palace. They will
leave shortly for : the Philippines.
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j. -. A. KEEK, proprietor of -a furniture store
* at Santa Aim; «J. Turner, a hardware mer
' chant of Modesto, and B. >I. Hodson. a busi
nessman of Sacramento, are "amoog the recent
' arrivals at the Argonaut.
GUS EISEK and \V. . E. , Ilughey of Bellevue,
'. la.J who have' mining interests" in this 'state,
were'aniong the passengers on the W'Uhelrulna
yesterday, and they are registered at the St.
I'rancls. .'
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NOB.M AN : S. , TDXK. a wine merchant bf^Vaa
curvcr.ls at the Manx with Mrs." Tulk. Miss
. Mac. and Mj,ss . Nyna. Blackburn.' They re
.'turned.from a ,trlp t to! Honolulu yesterday.
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W. B. DE J ABIT ATT, a rancher^ of Colusa;
. Ernest V X V Parker, a planter of Honolulu, and
Dr. O. A. Crockett of . Beno are among the
recent arrlvate tat the Stewart. :
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H. : A. JOHNSON, -general freight agent of the
Y f - Colorado and Southern j railroad. Is . here on a
business trip and U at the Palace. He Is
'registered; from _ Denver. '.; '. :. ' ';,*
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W. H. •• WEBBER of .Salt I^ake, who has minln;
Aiinterests at Fairview," ls registered at' the St.
Frauds: '-\u25a0 -. .. .
MARCH 3, 1910
lieve that before Taft's nr^ *«"™
pires he will be down to 293 7-10 pounds.
For his size Doctor Barker is ex
ceedingly strong Every muscle is de
veloped and he has the theory of his
bu^fs down to a science. The deaths
of Harriman. Mark Hanna, Governor
Johnson and other famous men are
trag edies to the doctor, because he be
lieves that had they exercised prop
erly they would have lived to be very
of exercise! That's the doc
tor's theory Take these famous men
as boxing. Take the P resi ?t?f VeTson
and iniid^ half an hour will .ucceed
in moving him one-tenth of « lnc *»-
Think of the exercise that gives to the
Pr Wrettnns £ part of the «°™*»S *J\-«
ercise. If boxing brings all the mus
cles into play, wrestling brings some
that you have never had before Into
Sine. It is worth the full price of
admission just to see the . P«?» d «* »£
the United States wrestling with Doctor
Barker, or rather to see Doctor Bar
ker 1 wrestling with the president.
Doctor Barker takes a running Jump
from the extreme right of the room
and hurls himself against "the presi
dential breastworks. The president,
abstracted by some thought of the in
surgents probably, notices a tickling
sensation on his chest and brushes it
a^"What did you do that forrv inquires
Doctor Barker peevishly.
"Oh. was that you?" remarks Taft.
recollecting himself.
"Sure. I was wrestling with: you.
says Barker. And then the doctor
wrestles some more. Thl3 part of the
program consists of the doctor hanging
on the president's shoulder and sway
ing gently backward and forward.
This has the pleasing effect of teach
ing the president rhythm.
Once in the course of th» morning
the doctor, in wrestling, grot his arm
half way round Taft's waist and the
butler, peering in at the keyhole, loud
ly exclaimed: "'Pon my soul, they're
waltzing!"
Naturally enough, with all the serv
ants gossiping, it was not long before
the secret of the president's course in
training became public property in
Washington. Senator La Follette called
at the "White House one day and after
waiting for an hour to see the presi
dent.went away and has not been back.
It was said that he was angered be
cause he could not see the president-
It now appears that while waiting
for the president he heard that Taft
was taking his regular boxing lessons.
La Follette does not know how to box.
That is the secret of his absence. He
is not taking any chances on a right
hook to "the jaw.
All the insurgents are In trepidation
and are keeping away from the "White
House." They admit that their fort*
is the verbal attack and that they want
no personal encounters with any cham
pion lightweights. -
" "Uncle Joe" Cannon alone retains his
nerve. "I challenged him to golf," he
says, "and "when he learned I used to
be a famous shinny player he refused
to take me up." Now I am willing to
go a six round bout with him, but I
suppose when he learns I used to be
something of a scrapper he will tell
me to go out and \u25a0 get a reputation.
That's always the way with those big
fellows."
Doctor Barker, meanwhile, is said to
be contemplating the raising of a long
beard. He has learned from newspaper
dispatches that former '\u25a0 President
Roosevelt has raised a long one while
hunting in Africa. He is aware that
the former president is a good boxer
and he wants to teach his own change
the great trick of catching hold of a
luxuriant flock of whiskers, swinging
on them with feet free from -the floor,
meanwhile murmuring: "Curfew shall
not ring tonight!"
Washington, February 24.
KICKING DOWN A HOLE— Subscriber. City.
What is the origin and the meaning of the
phrase, "kicking down a hole"?
This origitited. In the coal mines.
In drilling with the bit and rods a
spring pole — sometimes a young grow
ing tree bent over — is" used to lift the
bit after each drop. The alternating
motion, up and down. Is done by hand
power, or a stirrup i s attached for the
driller . to use his foot, hence the ex
pression "kicking down a hole."
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CIVIL SERVICE— T. P. M..- City. Plea's* 'tn-
I°*% *?£ lt ,} * m cIi ' rlble to obtain a position
nnder the city government, sneh a position aa
comes trader the -municipal service rales. Have
declared Intention of becoming- V \u25a0 dthsea and
have resided in the country four years?
You are not. as, none but citizens, na
tive or naturalized, are eligible to such
positions.
I* H. EICHOLTZ. . dTil war Tttcrn'trt «
promiaent member of the L« S ton of Honor
in DcaTer, is at tbe Palace witH Mrs. Elcaoltz.
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A 'wm R^ SCOE> * hoM ™* »ty« Tort, who
btotston. Is a juwt at tbe St. Francis.
NEWTON EVANS, attorney of the Unit^ SUt«
smelting and reflninjr company, is , t tie St.
Francis, registered from New York.
CHAEIES PEIEES. . \rta.**«ctant of New
m \ork. returned from Honolnlu yesterday and
Is staying at the Fairmont.
S ? D ? t f AESHAL^ * b " k " of Saa Bermrdia,'
ami the proprietor of Arrow Head Hot Spring
ia. a ; guest at the PaUc*. \u25a0 . x \u25a0
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J. M. BOYD of the" firm « t Jo^ pn w , !(1 ft c
; .broken, of Xew York. Chlc» S o and Bos* a v
staylcs at the Talace. »"=«>n. is
r^e^^hcn W ta dr; X.v.. aresta , lllg . at
A. IL 10X0. Tice p«,Ment of tie Fresno flume
sod lumber company. Is roistered- at tho
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J. M. DAXZIG. , a oil operator of Lo. AD j etw
b amoos the recent arrWaU at the^Palace.
M 3 AXD MSS. H. C. PEIBHAK of LoweU
Mass., are suest-n at the Fairmont.
m £Z' I^ B - afllrnU «'c manufacturer of
Portland. Is staxinj at the Palace
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3.n. ORX, a J^elry manufacturer of \ ew
-\ork. is stayio- at the St., Francis. *
»R: ; t. iH^BCHTOXJr.'of t^ itei»rtip wS
Uelmlna fs a sniest at the Manx. -
C." M. OENISTO27.' a ml esNte man of S^ttta
is registered at tbe Mans. ~*