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INDEX OF THE
MEWS TODAY
THURSDAY. MAIICH 17, 1910
California cafe drpotlt anfl trust company may
p«y «<*««. P«<?e:
Support for cxpositi'm U pledged at Merctants'
eluh luscbeoa. I'okc S j
Over half of echool chSJflrea in'clfy afSlcted j
tvjth fi< \u25a0'.) ', !s. I 'ace 7 S
Impressire ceresionJei mark fcneral of Captain !
V. S. Baraet. Pace 5 •
Charge of graa<l larceny placed against artist!
who ttole MUlct paintlrg. Page 4 j
Colocel L"ve]aod can<Jii!ate for another term en i
Btate railrued conjm!ssioo. Pare 2 j
Clnhaea n:ust face Jcry trial on ckarge of j
fraudelenrty obta'nlag ciocey. Pajt* 19
Firemen, by- «tream of water from tos«. en
abJe police to capture taanlac. Page 7 I
Burglar etrapes by prrsi ing rrrciver a^a'.nst j
tesd of mercasnt tn ftrnggle. Page 12
fcr«rTi6cT«* commltt*^ postpones action on
Suttfr Ftrett jwrmit to Anril-13. Pagr3
Twecty. third Called States Infantry leeves Ms
cila on transport Sher'daa for here. Pace 7 \u25a0
SUBURBAN
Work tt flrawfcy plans for «uay U nearly
roapletc-d. Pa*eß
Matron <S»*erted by yocag sen for voom the
left htr t/K»e. . Pace S
Bad t.-y pozzies school and court as to bis
fcture treatment. Pace S
BerkcSey plans tor an elaborate celebration of
6t- l»xtrief« tfay. Pace St"
BUad cian planges £own elerator shaft after
«*cliaing cter cf aJd. . _ I'ngf 8
Gu=s*r wtio »*rve<J cnloa in.ilonitor-Merrlmac
battle dies in Alame<!*. PagreS
Spook* with Boman cores aonght rsiong stu
£eat« of cute university. Pace 8
Pr'grtm at tbe OakUad Orpheum Is attracting
tsuch favorable comment. Pace 8
GtuiJeatE of-ttate oniversity will form club to
promote aerial Davigstion. Pace 8
Placs completed for department escampment
cf tb« G. A. It. In Oakland. Pace 9
Mls» Edca Xrrram and Pr. William L.' Chan-,
cell.msrr'.ed at Eplscc^al cbnrck. Pace •
Mr*. Enmraerhayc* secures fflrorce as result or
second suit with sensational features. Pace 0
COAST
Militia will be placed ender department com
crander of regular army. Pace 4
Charges against Attorney BoeSer proved In
court to have. been false. '-'.\u25a0., Pace 3
EASTERN
Attorney General Wickershem flenooiices
Etendsrd oil as national ecandaL Pases
FOREIGN .
Forty ll vei lost In wreck cf Portngnese bark
Bear tbe' Atores.' . PaceS
SPORTS
Local fight promoters plan fonr battles in
July 4 week. • Fige 11
Santa Bora baseball teams will play for benefit
of 111 player. Pace 11
Horse I alia and Jockey injured In thrilling race
et Emeryville. Page >O
Stanley Ketchcl ie ready for his coming
figbt with Klaus. Pace 11
Ofcear Jones will pitch against the Seals In
Same here today. Pace IS
U. C. team to meet Olympic fire la P. A. A.
f emiSaal tonight. I'ajir 10
Damon wins the feature event of St. Mary's
ilcmcl indoor meet. • Pace 11
H"rh Mclntosb wires be is coming to tee
heavy weight battle. Pace 11
Oakland Coast league team beat* Fresno Tigen
it tijjtt contet t. Pace 10
Tom Kelly will leave Santa Clara to coach
Oregon University. Pace 11
Berkeley Y. M. C. A. rolley ball team j,-oei
tooth for contest*. Pace 11
Racehorse dying, and Emeryville Is stirred by
rnmor* of poisoning. Page 10
Cyclone. Johnny Thompson and Charlie Norvall
trill meet In Oakland. Pace 1 1
Star of ti" Sea cine wins first game of
league' claw B division. • • Pace 11
Three james scheduled for tonight In P. A. A,
besket ball tournaairnt. Pace JU
"WlUIe Hoppe easily "defeats George Sutton
tor 18.1 balk Une Utle. Pace 11
Cincinnati team wins $500 prize la two man
bowling event at Detroit. \u25a0•_* 'y'\ Pace 10
White Sox wbltwash Bakersneld in game
tncrred by latter's errow." Pace 10
Flynn's. showing in former bont with Langford
y'.ot> fireman many friend*. . Pace 11
Barney Oid2eM travels. mile tn 27 33-100 sec
onds, world's fastest time. Pace 11'
English woman tries national Indoor lawn ten
n!c tournament ia New York. ' Pace 11
St. Mary's college second team whitewashes
Santa Clara college *econd». • Pace 11
Emeryville race meeting extended 20 - days,
wifli possibly further Increase. Pace 10
\u25a0T,om Huoston regains three cushion billiard
championship from Fred Eames. \u25a0 Pace 11'
De Oro wins first ntehtV play In tbreel
cushion match sgalnst Kennedy. Pace 11 I
MARINE ' _, |
One death and a birth during voyage keep
transport Tuoma** passenger list e>en. Pace 13
SOCIAL .
"BBly" Borke's wedding with Miss Gehevieve'
Walker <o take place in Philadelphia. Pace C '
PHONOGRAPHIC CLOCKS'
MADE IN SWITZERLAND
You Press Button and 'Mechan-'
. ism. Announces .Time ... ;
In Bwltierland clocks are .* now - beine - made
which Ao not require hands. and facec, 'gays the
I»ndon Globe. Tbe timepiece merely, elands In
tbe fcsll and you press a button, when by means
of tbe <\u25a0 phonographic \u25a0 Internal - errrfnfrenwnw -It
calls out Ybslf past fire," or "five minutes to
nine.** as the case may bft. " :.-.
Turn the Light on the
State Fish Commission
r I HE administration of the state fish and gams. commission will
I no doubt make the subject of searching investigation by the
•" next legislature. The facts elicited by the casual examination
conducted by the legislative committee on the cost of living disclose
gross neglect of duty that suggests graft somewhere along the line.
It is quite certain that the Chinese shrimp fishermen are, hot. per
mitted openly to break the' law without paying to somebody in
authority for that liberty. The slightest acquaintance with the
shrimp industry in San Francisco bay shows that a strict enforce
ment of the law presents no sort of difficulty. The shrimp beds are
restricted in area and a single deputy stationed at McNear's point
could effectively prevent the catching. of small fish in the shrimpers'
nets. . • \u25a0f-
This industry, as illegally conducted by tolerance and permis
sion of the commission, daily destroys small fish by- the ton. The
supply of sea food is depleted because the small fry are not per
mitted to, grow to marketable si?e. ' It is a- criminal offense to catch
the immature fish and yet they are caught and wasted by the ton
every day at McNear's point by official consent or connivance. .There
is.no secret abdut this and it needed no investigation to disclose the
facts. \u25a0
The truth is that the fish and game commission is nothing better
than a political machine and it is natural that it should develop all
the vices of such institutions. In the working of political machines
graft breeds like flies. The appetite for easy *money grows by what:
it feeds on. . * . • ;^Hv£t<
This commission administers yearly a fund in excess of $100,000
collected for hunters' licenses. In addition it is given a large, subsidy
from the state for the upkeep of fish hatcheries. It employs 60
deputies distributed over the state, but it can not spare one of them
to watch the shrimpers. The truth is that these 60 deputies are
only cogs in the political machine, more concerned about chasing
up hunters' licenses than the conservation of fish and game. It is
no doubt a useful force strategically located to do politics for General
"Lydia Pinkham" Stone and the private interests which he serves
in his public capacity. Subordinate officials who hold their jobs as
pay for political service know they will not be dismissed for neglect
of their legal duties and naturally develop into grafters.
IF there is anything that the amiable Spring Valley water com
pany wants, it has no hesitation about asking for it. The water
comnanv is not troubled by any coy" considerations of what the
— traffic will bear. It should profitably > capi
talize and incorporate 'its modesty.
IThe water company' will be content, now
with a comfortable addition of 25 per cent to
_J its revenues and gently, intimates that the
worst is yet: to come. The notable elasticity in the. value of the
Spring Valley plant raises a doubt whether we had not better give
it the whole town at once. Every time the company and its accom
plished lawyers and experts add some millions by financial juggling
to the paper value of the property, the rate payers are asked to make
good "a reasonable return* on the monstrous fabric. If the demands
were conceded, the suggestion of one supervisor that we quit drink
ing water and turn to champagne as the cheaper fluid would be not
so much of a joke, after all.
The water company has had its own way and fixed its own rates
for something like eight years while the litigation between the city
and the company has been pending. It was with a sense of relief
that the' city heard the other day that Judge Farrington had refused
further to prolong the ridiculous and illegal status which for years
has made the water company the arbiter of rates. There appears
to be some prospect now that the first stage of this tedious litigation
may be concluded by a decision fixing some authentic and stable
basis of values for the plant. In the absence of such adjudication
the corporation has been able, with the facile help of. the injunction
process, to fix. its own rates. The state law has been nullified for
eight years.
Standing secure behind the injunction fence Spring Valley re
fuses to make the additions and improvement of service demanded
by the growth of the town. It blocks the way of progress and
inquires. "What do you propose to do about it?" The answer to this
question^ is that the city, will proceed at once with the Sierra water
supply project. Spring Valley, leaves us no alternative.
Ever Growing
Demands of
Spring Valley
'"T^HE embattled postmasters/- who run . newspapers fin Joe Can-
I non's district of the state of Illinois have gathered in public
i A "meeting for the defense of their political maker. Kankakee 'and
— Paris, Danville. and Martinsville, Mt. Pulaski
and Marshall, besides other centers of civiliza
tion less known to fame, were ably represented
by talented journalists chiefly skilled in hold-
I ing on to-their jobs by the graceof. Uncle Joe.
They listened to addresses by the ancients and "honorables" of the
party machine and dissolved in a burst of resolutions deploring
"captious criticism" and indorsing with heartfelt expression their
"distinguished representative, Joseph G u Cannon, who has for 34
years ably and fearlessly represented the people of Illinois."
Then the "honorables" unlimbered and got into action. Hon.
Frank Lindley, chairman of the Danville congressional committee,
is quoted: '^P
We know Joseph G. Cannon, and all through his entire . service in
public life there never has been a suspicion or scandal connected with his
name, and he never has had to be investigated by a congressional com
mittee. As a citizen at home and elsewhere he has always been ready .
to give an answer to every question that he could be called upon to :
answer, in a civil way, and you could rely upon what he told you as a
fact.
Thirty-four years in congress and he "never had to.be inves
tigated.,' Tis a proud .record of statesmanship. But it represents
the- full- sum of .Cannon's- achievements. Not a single measure for
the public good is identified with his name: To the ."contrary" we have
a'cbhsistent record of obstruction directed against reforms that made
the : subject -of I public aspiration. This , meeting of editorial post
masters and the bread and butter. brigade was chiefly significant for
what it omitted to say. N
Joe Cannon's
Embattled
Postmasters
SOLICITOR GENERAL- BOWERS' brief in defense of the
tax on corporation dividends is chiefly remarkable as aii/exam
ple of the degeneracy of modern American jurisprudence. The
reasoning rs narrow and trivial. ' It recalls the
laborious disputes of ; the medievaL school
men who spent their, time wrangling over such
silly questions as "How 1 many million angels
could dance on the point of a needle?" ; ; \u25a0[
/\ summary 01 me solicitor general's reasoning is quoted in part :
The first point, sought to be made is that the tax is not a 'direct ,
."\u25a0 ta\x upon but is an- excise-tax upon "the carrying on or doing'
business." The declarations of the statute, as well as decisions of the
courts, are relied upon to support this point. • '
]'. As to the Statute, Bovvers says in his brief that it shows. the. trans- :•-;
actionof business; to be the. subject of/the tax > and that the income of -
-.business is used merely as measuring the' amooht of tax*"whjch:rests not • s "
' upon that income, but upon the occupation from which it is derived." vt
\u25a0 These trivial refinements and -the laborious effort to distinguisn
the levy from a direct^ tax are made necessary as means i^to dodge
the effect of the income: tax "decision^of the supreme court. '\^The
brief is a highly metaphysical "endeavor to .answer, the "question,
"When is" aldirect tax . not; direct?" ' In contemporary j ufispruderice,
as expounded ' seriously by. the ad vocates, w6rds have ceased to carry
any-meaning. The construction of a statute takes on : the aspect of a
candy pulling. 1 . The thing can' be twisted any way. S "
Jurisprudence in
the Guise of
Candy. Pulling
EDITORIAL PAGE OF THE CALL
Dr. Cook Conceals His Sorrow
A RECENT report by the secretary of that useful body, the
Sacramento Valley Development association, gives some
timely account of the work in hand for the improvement of
the Sacramento river bed as that project bears
on navigation and the restraint' of floods for
reclamation of the delta lands. For this work
the state has appropriated $400,000, contingent
on -a like appropriation by congress for the
same purpose. .The present status of this matter is thus explained
by the secretary of the association :
. From newspaper accounts your secretary was led to believe soon
after the last meeting that the bill then pending before congress for
an appropriation of $400,000. for the improvement of the rivers of this
valley was not entirely understood at Washington, and I appeared
before the advisory board of the state engineering, department at its
regular meeting and requested it, as the state official body; dealing with
river problems, to take action in this matter. The situation was gone
over thoroughly with the -members of. that board and : it was deemed
best to appeal to Governor Gillctt. A conference with the governor
resulted in his writing to Mr. Alexander,, the new chairman of; the. .
drivers and harbors committees of- the hous^ fully . explaining .the con
\ "ditions., which, prompted the last legislature to appropriate, the, sum of
I $400,000, contingent upon a likerapprop'riation by the federargoverhmeht.
I The governor also went into the matter of securing several rights of
way, which congress' demands^' The governor gave this, his immediate'
attention and, I believe, completely remedied any misunderstanding that
might have existed on the part of the rivers and harbors committee.
In reply the governor was assured that the appropriation would
be made. The work that remains to be done is to raise by private
subscription the sum of $250,000 for purchase of rights of way
needed for straightening the river and widening the channel near
the mouth. This is the first essential for the control of floods and
the, association. is doing the state a service by pushing the under
taking.
Improving the
Sacramento
River
ANSWERS TO QUERIES
! SUN DOGS— W. G. F., Los Gatos. What are
the "sun- doßs"? • . -.
The sun dog or mock suns are a
phenomenon which is explained as fol
lows: "A perihelion is .an attendant
image, more or less distinct, of the
sun's disc, which may appear with any
halo at one, two or more points near
the sun, but which is -more frequently
formed in the course of the horizontal
or vertical white bands, or In both at
or slightly without the intersection of
these, with the ordinary halo. They
seldom appear at once at more than
three or four of the intersections/and
sometimes present a sort of tail in the
direction opposite the luminary."
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BONES— Subscriber. , Novnto. How are bones
intended to be used for fertilizing purposes pre
pared?
First they are boiled for the oil and
glue or gelatine in them, which does
not materially affect their value as a
fertilizer. They are . then ground or
crushed without being previously
burned. This is done by .placing the
bones under heavy revolving wheels or'
passing them through toothed iron
rollers. The crushed bone is sown
broadcast at the rate of from 50 to 100
pounds to- the acre. Bones are also cal
cined and ground and used for fertiliz
ing purposes.; ,
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THE . MEANING— E. X?. City. What is the
meaning- of the letters "1, s, d" in the fol
lowing? . \u25a0' • • _ ,- •.: ;.-\u25a0
"V "Love me little love me long" —
." . That U not my style of song. \u25a0 ?
Kirhes may be Tery sweet.
But for love they are not meet.
\u25a0 ; Bring no maiden .unto me \
Who is out for- 1. b, d. \u0084 .
! Rather bless me with the sort ;>_•>:
That will love me when I'm short.
Pounds, shillings' and pence.
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FOOLING— A friend of this depart
ment-writes that the .expression "You
can fool all the people sometimes* and
some of the people all the time,, but
you can not fool all of the people all
of the time" was first uttered about
GO years ago by P. \u25a0 T. Barnum, the
great New York showman, vj If ever
used by Abraham' Lincoln it was not
original with him.
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~~\ FAIRS— J..S., Salinas/ Did any world's ; fair
ever \u25a0 come : out with a surplus?, (2) ' Did any,
such -fair erer pay, back the sum subscribed to
finance it? .\u25a0\u25a0.\u25a0-\u25a0\u25a0<;\u25a0 N :.;;_>/:. - : :
... The record fails, to show that.any
such fair came outahead, wtthipossi
bly the exceptionof ? the one at Seattle.
:(2) .There Is no record that allVthe
money subscribed, either by individuals
or. government, was ever paid in full.
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PETRIFIED FOREST— A Subscriber, City. :ls
there- a, petrified < forest. in California?;
; "Strictly speaking tliere is no ; petri
fied forest in thestate,' butnear.'Calis
toga, Napa county, thefe are a ; number
," CRYPTOGRAM— J. J; D.. Oilfields'. What is
the 'correct* pronunciation of ; cryptogram ? ; : ;
I»*Krip-to-gfam, with i as in pin, o as in
note and a as. in mat. •
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/ COMMISSION' PLAN— C. 5.; D.,; Hollister.
What is the commNMon plan of government?, r
government of 'a city,'. district or
territory? by Jcdniinlssioners, as;^for \u25a0 in
stance, ; the government of the ' cityCof
Washington. D. C, whpre by act of con
gress, the government of the munici
pality is vested in three commissioners,
two of whom are appointed by the pres
ident from the. citizens in thedistrict
and the third detailed by the president
from the corps of engineers of . the
United States army.
"WOMAN— Subscriber, - City. Wta«t are the
measurement* of a- parfectly formed • woman
from an artistic standpoint?
Artists give the following general
figures: "A perfectly formed woman
will stand from 5 feet 3 inches to 5 feet
7 inches;, weight 120 to 140 pounds; a
plumb line marked by the tip of the
nose will fall at a point one inch from
her great toe. Her shoulders and hips
will strike a straight line 'drawn up
and down. Her bust should measure
from 28 to 36 inches; her, hips from 6
to 10 inches more. than this and her
waist should be from 22 to 28 Inches in
circumference. The upper arm of the
perfect woman should end at the wai3t
line and the neck should be from 12
to 14 inches in circumference."
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DRUG STORE— L. A. W.. Veterans* Home
Who owned the -drag store at the northeast
corner of Sixth and Howard streets in San
Francisco in IJ>OH and who was the physician
baring an office abOTe It 7 / - -
There was no such store at the cor
ner. named in that year, but there was
one at the southeast corner. kepY by.
George A. Root. The physician whose
office was above was Dr. Forest B.
Freeman. . .
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PROPELLER— Subscriber. Water frront, ** City.
When did the first propeller ply "on the great
lake*. What w%s its name?
It was the Vandalia, a sloop rigged
craft of 138 tons burden,: built at Os
wego .In 18 4lf . It began to ply [In No
vember of that year under command of
Captain Ruf us Hawkins. /It was after
ward ;-; enlarged and named- the Mil
waukee.,
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PLASTJER— C./M. D.. San Bafael. What ran
I 'add.; to a tint -to. put. on a wall from which
the lime in the plaster burns -through? I -nave
tried Tarnislilnp. shellackin/s and sizing, but tbe
lime , burns through \u25a0 it Just the same.
' , The plaster \ is a poor job, and . the
onlyj thing to do, says a master kalso
miner> Is'to tear down; the plaster and
have a'good coat put on. >
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DESERTED-^a: J.. < City/ Can a husband who
has deserted hit wife and child : and Is now a
resident • of ' New . Jersey tbe - brought back here
and be { made to -support them? •\u25a0\u25a0»•
v.That,is a matter you will have to
consulta'lawyer about! •\u25a0' ; • \u25a0
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MARTIAL LA.WAGAIN— L. K. S. City How
long SanFranclsco • under martial .law after
I San : Francisco never was under.mar
tiariaw.:- . -: • ,
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FlßE^Snbscrlber. . City. What was thY date
of the fire that destroyed aMnt. 10,000 houses in
Yokohama several years ago?
•^August' l2,lß99., V.' , • •
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\u25a0• FLEAS— Easterner. , Alameda. What : , will dri»e
away ; fleas . from \u25a0 and .• from " clothing ?--..:
t v There ;are •a ! number "of -preparations
tOibe'procured from'anydruggist. -
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1 LOUISIANA— M. A.:.8.. Tiburon. What ". was
the exact idate \ of ' the Louisiana 'purchase?
; lA.pril':3o, 1803. ,- : \u25a0• ' " : ' - :
* — From the Chicaito ETenlng Pt*t.
Letters From the People i
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THE FISH TRUST: HOW IT WORKS
.Editor Call: Four companies control
our fish supply—^the California, the
American, the Western, and Paladini.
These men regulate the catch and the
price- and brook no competition. Re
cently a new company, the Portola, be
gan business and lowered the price
several cents. An Oakland dealer, who
sells in Hayward twice a week, bought
some salmon from the new company
and went to one of the old ones to
make out his load. He was asked
where he had bought the salmon, and,
learning that it was from the Portola.
the trust company refused to sell un
less he returned to the Portola com
pany the fish he had bought there.
This, he had to do, and did do. to get
his load. At present he carries only
flat tish and herring; salmon, bass and
halibut being too dear for bis custom:
ers. His name is Larsen and he lives
In Oakland. His evidence can be Jiad.
The trust is making money fast. Pal
adini is said to have cleared $30,000 In
threeyears. * But they, prosper by rob
bing everybody. They rob poor Lar
sen, who can not sell at their price.
They have robbed the Portola company
by destroying its business and are now
being sued . for heavy damages for so
doing. \u25a0 They rob the rich by the c.x,
cessive price. And they rob the rest
of us by cutting off this article of food,
which they do as mercilessly as an in
vading army cuts'off supplies -from a
besieged town.
In palliation of these proceedings it
must in falrpess be said .that these
gentry carry on their depredations so
frankly above board that they have
furnished evidence which will be apt to
place them Inside prison bars. '
JOHN GAMBLE.
Hayward, March 14. i--» -i
j Religious Census of World j
.;.. ; i — '. 1..j.
In a' religious census of the w>.»rld
which he has just published. Dr. 11.
Zeller, director of- the statistical bu
reau in Stuttgart, estimates that of the
1,544,510,000 people -in the world, 534,
940,000 are Christians, 175,290.000 are
Mohammedans, 10.560.000 are Jews.and
523.420.000 hold other beliefs. Of triese.
300,000,000 are Confucians, 214.000,000
are Brahmans and 121,000,000 Bud
dhists, with other bodies of lesser num
bers. In other words, out of every
thousand of the earth's inhabitants. 345
are Christians, If 4 are Mohammedans, 7
are Israelites and 533 are of other re
ligions. — Westminster Gazette.
I Canada's Great Railway f
The Canadian Pacific railway's gross
revenue for 1909 is estimated to reach
$100,000,000, or $5,000,000 more than the
revenue of the whole dominion govern
ment for the same year. This includes
the total takings not only of the rail
way . system and lake steamers, but.
also of the company's two ocearr
steamship services on the Atlantic and
Pacific, and of Its hotels and telegraph
system.- — London Globe.
PERSONS IN THE -NEWS
L. A. MORRISON, a businessman of Sacramento;
J. F. Davis, a land owner of lUctlnson. N.
D., and F. G. Cary, who Is Interested In elec
tric light and water power at Lodi. make up a
- group of persons staying at the Argonaut.
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COLONEL AND MRS. ALBERT HILTON of
New York are guests at the Fairmont. They
are accompanied by Miss Dorothy C. Frego
and Miss Barbara" I. Frego.
.• • • . • '.
H. WITTENBERG, a cracter manufacturer of
• . Portland, is staying at . the Palace. ' Witten
berg has been wintering in the south and Is on
H. H. HTTNNEWELL of Boston arrived yester
day from the south in a private car with a
I party of friends. \Tney are touring California
THOMAS C. BLAYNEY, manager »f the Frank-.
• lin MacVeagh company of Chicago, wholesale
. grocers, -"U among the .recent arrivals at the
'. Palace. \u25a0'•'.'-;' • . • ; ' . .
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T. A.\hAYS, 2 president of, the - Western . steel
-. company of Los Angeles, is in town.oji a busi
ness trip and U staying at the Palace.
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W. H. HAMMOND . and wife, from Douglas.
" " Arlx.. "arc staylns .at • the Normandie. Ham-
E * mond .is a well known mining man.
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BENJAMIN ROWAN, . a capitalist and real
estate-, dealer -of Los Angeles, is at the St.
:j Francis with Mrs. Rowan.
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E.W. ROLLINS, a banker and broker of Boston.
.'.-, who' makes a »i>eclalty of municipal bonds, Is
>;'a"guest' at the Fairmont. . . ' •
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H. L.i RICKS, mayor of Eureka, U staying at
j^the PalacA,' - . , ' ;
MARCH 17, 1910
WEDDING DATES
SET IN EASTER
"Billy" Burke Will Claim His
Bride at Her Home in
. the Quaker City
A RRAXGEMENTS for the po»t
f\ Lenten weddings are absorbing:
\u25a0* * the interest or society as the dull
season is passing, and every day
brings announcements and plans for
these affairs that are of paramount
Importance to the friends of the youns
people who are looking forward -to
Easter ceremonies. One of the first
will be the wedding of Miss Genevievc
Walker, the charming granddaughter
of Mrs. Eleanor Martin, for it has been
decided that Miss Walker's marriage
with ' "Billy" Burke will take place'
April 14 at the home of the bride in
•Philadelphia. The ceremony is to be
solemnized with a nuptial mass and the
officiating clergyman will be Arch
bishop Ryan. . The bride will be at
tended by her sister, Miss Eleanor
Walker, who is attending school at
Eden hall, and there probably will be
several others in the bridal party.
Among the guests from this city will
be Walter Martin, who has gone to
Portland, but will be in the eastern
city in time for the wedding. The
young couple are going to Ireland on
their wedding journey and will pass
several months in the British Isles. la
the city of Dublin they will be enter
tained by the Burke family.. It U a
possibility that they will be accom
panied on the homeward trip by Ricb
ard Burkei father of the bridegroom,
and Miss Alice Burke, who are coming
here to visit Mrs. Eleanor Martin-
Billy Burke and hi 3 bride will return
to this city and will practically make
their future home here, although they
have many interests abroad and will
travel extensively.
Colonel Frederick yon Schrader re
turned yesterday on- the transport
Thomas from the orient and will be
here for the wedding of his daughter.
Miss Henrietta yon Schrader, and Lieu
tenant Prentiss Bassett. that will take
place at 4 o'clock Wednesday after
noon, March 30, at the family home.
The ceremony will be practically an ex
clusively army and navy event, for
the guest list shows only the names of
the" closest friends of the couple in the
service set. Lieutenant Bassett is in
command of the Tarpon on submarine
duty in the Charlestown navy yard- at
Boston, so that the home of the -couple
will be in the east. Miss yon Schrader
Is a girl of charming personality who
has made many friends here.
Aimer Mayo Newhall is receiving the
congratulations of his friends upon, the
announcement of bis. engagement to
Miss. Anna Nicholson Scott, the accom
plished niece of Mr 3. A. W. Foster and
Mrs. A. G. Kittle. Newhall is the sec
ond son of Mr. and Mrs. Edwin New
hall and brother of Miss Frances and
Miss Virginia Newhall. He has a wide"
popularity and the felicitations of many
have been showered upon him. The
bride to be 13 a granddaughter of Dr.
and Mrs. W. A. Scott, who were so
cially prominent In early days. The
date_for the wedding has not been set
tledrbut it probably will be a summer
ceremony.
The wedding of Miss Amanda Trop
long^and Grant Gordon wrir be cele
brated * Wednesday, March 30, at St.
Mark's church in Berkeley. In the
meantime the popular bride to be ia
being entertained at many parties by
her girl friends, bath in this city and
in the college town. One of the most
recent compliments to £f!ss Troplong
wa3 the heart party at which Miss
Ethel McConnell of Berkeley presided.
Twenty friends were bidden to partici
pate in the informal afternoon affair.
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The dance that will be given April 1
by the members of the younger Friday
Night cluß Is to be a bal masctue, and
scores of boys and girls who have not
yet been admitted to the formal gay
eties of society are looking forward to
the affair. The dance will be the last
of the /series that the club has given
during the winter 'and -each affair has
been a noteworthy success.
The patronesses who take aft active
interest in the social welfare of the club
and have guided the organization ta
success during the past season are Mrs.
Frank Bates. Mrs. "Wendell P. Hammon.
Mrs. Fred Thompson. Mrs. Frank Pow
ers. Mrs. Robert Bentley and Mrs. Eu
gene Bresse.
Mrs. Eugene de Sabla was hostess at
an informal luncheon yesterday at the
St. Francis. There were less than a
dozen friends seated at the table, dec
orated with spring flowers. Aoiong
those who enjoyed the affair were Miss
Laura Perkes and Mrs. Clement Tobin.
• • •
Mrs. Adolph Roos was hostess at a
luncheon given yesterday at the Palace,
where she. entertained Mra. Leopold
Michaels, -Mrs. Morris Meyerfeld and
half a dozen* other friends. The table
had an effective decoration of spring
flowers and roses. *.*• '
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Mr., and Mrs. George Cameron, who
have been at I?urlingame recently, were
in town y.esterday and entertained sev
eral friends at luncheon at the Palace.
• • •
Mrs. Frederick Zelle entertained half
,a dozen of the younger set at luncheon
yesterday at the Fairmont. Another
hostess of the day who entertained six
or eight friends at luncheon at the hotel
was Mrs; Herbert Flei3hack*er.
H. F. AKDEHSOK, the proprietor of the Bowar
dennan, hotel and cottages, b at the St. Fr:ta
cis oa a business trip in connection- with ar»
ranging for the trainins quarters gf Jeffries.
Mas. WH.UAM K. VANDEItBILT of New Tork
and a party of friends have apartments at the
Fairmont.
• • •
LOITIS BBEraEK. a furniture dealer of Sacra
mento, is at the Palace, accompanied by Mrs.
Breuner.
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CHARLES A.B3OWS. a prominent minimi man
from New York. Is stopping at the St. James
• a a
DWIGHT H. MILLEX. a hardware dealer of
Sacramento, is resfUterwl at the St. Francis.
• • •
W. W. ORCTJTT. who is Interested In oil i» at
the Stewart. regUteretl from Loa Angeles.
• • •
W. A.'o'COmiOS of Nogales. Ariz., fc .taylns
at the Stanford. Ue U * mlninj man,
••. • '
L. H. KIGGIN3. a lance r anch owner of Hood
RlTer.JOre...ls staying at the Dale.
.- -' - * • '.• • •
H. B. WA23TE3, manager ;©f the Hotel Del
Monte, la a guest at th* rairmoat.
;\u25a0'.'• • ' •
DS. CLEMEHT-BIDDEtof the United States
nary is a -guest at the Palace. * "
. .'-\u25a0•.'\u25a0• •
F. 0. WASHB-SEJfi a miains man from Aajeli
camp, is staying at the Dale. •
GEORGE W. OAKES and his family of St. Pmol
are guests at the Manx.
CAPTAIN D. W. AHSOXD and Mrs. Arnold, ar
staytng at the Stewart. ' •;•#.
• • •
MB.: AND MRS. H.T.. HEATH of Chicago are
staying at the Manx.' .