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\u2666 TT is not very clear why there should be any shilly shally, any
I backing and filling in the board of supervisors over the permit
to run electric cars on the Sutter street extension. The .proposi
tion is dead and damned, as Mayor McCarthy
definitely admits, and there is no reason why
the supervisors should not administer the
final quietus without going through the farce of
postponing the funeral until some time in April.
Dodging and
Squirming by the
United Railroads.
It is the immediate duty of the board of supervisors to press
the enactment of the Bancroft ordinance directing the United
Railroads to connect the Sutter street line with the inside tracks in
Market street. Of course, the officials of the corporation,' true to
the customary role of fighting any and all kinds o"f improvement,
object on the plea that the addition of the Sutter street ~ traffic
would cause congestion in lowe/ Market street, .but. it happens
that we have independent and unbiased testimony on this point
prepared and based on expert examination conducted by the
,Merchants' association. The report founded on this examination
\vas made last year and contains the following:
Pursuant to instructions a special investigation has been made of the
I number of cars on the central tracks in Market street from Sutter "to the
ferries to ascertain whether it would be practicable to run the Sutter
*treet cars through to the ferries over the inner tracks without overcrowd
ing the tracks or loops.
There is no doubt that this could be done after putting in new
switches at Sutter and Market. extra cars that would run in Market
street from the Sutter street line would not overcrowd the tracks now
in use.- Three times the present number of cars now running in Market
street could be run without overcrowding.
Going into further detail concerning headway on the several
lines terminating at the ferry the report says:
From the above experiments it will be seen that no more than' five
I cars of Sutter street lines, six at trie most during rush hours, will be on
the Market street tracks at the same time. Of the lines now running in
Market, the Masonic, Turk and Eddy, Market, Valencia, McAllister and
Haight street lines thjere are rarely -more than twelve of these cars on the
Market street tracks from Sutter to "Jhe ferry and back during the rush
hours. -I * ' . ...... •
The addition of five or six cars from Sutter street would not over
crov.d the Market street tracks; it would help to relieve the. traffic at the
ferry and would be a great benefit to passengers traveling "orTthe Sutter
street line, as evidenced by the number of people patronizing) the two
horsecars now used as an extension of the Sutter street Hne'-and the
number of people transferring at the junction of Sutter and Market.
The officials of the United Railroads loftily declare that this
report is not worth the\paper on which it is written,- but they do
not condescend to further particulars except in so far as General
Manager Black pleads that the contemplated fenders which have
been vaguely promised for installation on St. Tibb's eve will take
up so much room on the street as to cause congestion by them
selves and without further assistance. Mr. Black, apparently is
a humorist or he' greatly underrates the intelligence, of 'the people
of San Francisco. His excuse is something like the oth^r which
he now seems to have abandoned since its exposure — tlfe "excuse
that it would almost bankrupt the. corporation to install;a connect
ing switch at this point. Since the company undertook ; to seize
without warrant of law the right of way for a similar/ switch at
Post and Market streets this plea as to the Sutter street connection
has been made to look foolish, and Mr. Black now takes refuge in
the allegation that it might, take months or years or centuries,
perhaps, to build theswitch. If Mr. Black is merely a rather silly
joker that is one thing. If he is a shifty dodger 'squirming in
search of excuses, none of them tenable, that is another thing.
This is the consistent policy of public obstruction. pursued by
the United Railroads. # These visionary fenders whicjv Mr. Black
now so glibly uses as excuse for refusal Ao put in the. switch were
strenuously fought as a proposition by Manager Black when at first
demanded and if the corporation has, in fact, consented to install
them it is news to the people. But so far their only practical rise
has been to supply the ingenious manager with excuse for
refusing to. do something else that the traveling public wants.
SECRETARY^ BALLINGER declares thag his accusers are
suffering from "hysteria," and so with an" "easy epithet he
whistles down the wind the opposition, not to l his policies, which
are of the finest sort, , but to his, practice,
which is quite | This form ' of. argu
ment by calling* names is familiar, but it
settles nothing in , particular. .
Mr. Ballinger in his speech at St. Paul
in defense of himself did not attempt to go into 'particulars. He
was content with general denials, protestations ./of .-virtue -and a
• recourse to abusive epithets, unless we- might dignify by' the name
of argument the allegation that there ;ist coal ; enoughs in America
to last 7,000 years. Apparently the secretary of the interior seems
to think that this is reason w^y the coal, should 1 be given away to
fraudulent entrymen financed by powerful interests; People who
think that a fair price should be exacted; for these possessions and
' monopoly so far as possible excluded are airily put by. Mr. Ballinger
in the category of those who indqjge in "nebulous theories "that
sound good to the ear." This is all; that Mr. • Ballinger sees in
.the conservation movement. It is, as we have said, a familiar form
.of argument by epithet.
Naturally, Mr. Ballinger did not attempt, to .deal -with- the
testimony of Chief Engineer Davis of th> reclamation service given
before the joint committee of congress. - Mr. Davis told the cdniT
mittee that in plain language he had warned the secretary 1 that his
"entire course had 'tended to the "demoralization of the service."
As to the lands and power sites withdrawn by Secretary Garfield
-and^thrown open to entry by Ballinger, the report, of the Davis
testimony goes >on to say: _ . - * '".'," ../ V
Ballinger Sub
stitutes Epithets
for Facts
With regard to a statement .by Mr." Ballinger to the president that he
had restored many lands withdrawn by Secretary^ Garfieldion. the strength
. of recommendations from the reclamation service' that \u25a0these lands were
£\u25a0 ;no> longer needed for reclamation purposes, Davis declared that all of 'the
recommendations made, by, the "reclamation^ service were 'in 'response ; to
direct orders issued by Mr;" Ballinger./ These orders' were.' repeatedf he
: ~ -said,-.many times, but were never 'put in i writing. ; Director; Ne\yell?of; the
„». ; reclamation service protested. vigorously} against the'secretary's faction.
The witness, said Secretary .Ballinger - hadr written (: aT letter . toK Dr.
' Thomas. E. "Will 61 Washington,- rcpeatingthe'statementslthat lahds;had
j ,-, been restored upon recommendation of |the acting director of the reclamat
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ion service that they were no longer needed. Davis said he was the
acting director referred to, and that he had never made any such recom
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Davis added that the narrow strips reserved by Ballinger along
the streams did not properly protect the power sites. None of this
testimony did Mr. Ballinger attempt to meet in his address at
St. Paul, nor did he seek to explain his acceptance of employment
as attorney for the -Cunningham coal land claims in Alaska during
the brief period that lie was out of office;:
FOLLOWING so closely on the framed up indorsement of
Uncle Joe Cannon by the embattled editorial postmasters and
beneficiaries of the 'slush^fund mV Illinois comes a setback
and rebuke for the speaker, by a majority of
the (-house of representatives. It appears to
be- made : clear that the insurgents in congress
are not seriously alarmed, about the; threats
of the party, machine and "the: congressional
campaign committee to make Avaron their return to office. That
the\nachine will fight and fight hard to punish the insurgents and
all .congressman who insist 'on the fight, of private 1 judgment is
quite certain, but this effort is more likely to hurt its ; promoters
than the men who are acting on conviction that the control, of
congress by. Cannon and Aldrich is^a deep seated party disease.
The war. of the embattled postmasters, inspired by a liberal
slush fund, is not without its amusing features, as reported in this
wise by the Chicago Tribune:
• : One eminent republican leader who has the plans of the congressional
committee close at' heart expressed the hope today that nothing/ so
disturbing as" the subject of campaign fund publicity would be introduced
into the Springfield meeting.^ It was intimated thatthe editors ought to
fight shy of that topic. > A good many; editors of the country papers have
been on the pay roll of the congressional committee in the past at 'the
customary rate of. slo a week, it is- said,. and if they expect" to enjoy this
perquisite in the forthcoming campaign jt would be the part of wisdom
to avoid discussion of the congressional slush funds. . .
.Disquieting rumors have gone abroad that a good many regular party •
editors are feeling peevish over the distribution of the slush fund in; the
past Some of them regard with jealousy the rival editors who are known
to have obtained as much as $25 a. week from the party barrel and are.
threatening trouble. ; ; \ \u25a0'*'"' \u25a0'.• ,'.„\u25a0\u25a0. - /
The congressional: campaign fund promises to be larger in this cam
paign than ever .before? It already is flowing into the coffers in com- -
fortable sums and the indications are that the organization will be able
to flood the disaffected portion of the country knee, deep in money for
election r purposes. ,
.Among other things the .editorial postmasters of Illinois were
reported .to be in grave doubt whether "a ringing plank" should
be introduced in their platform indorsing' the demand for publicity
of the congressional campaign fund, but ;it was finally decided after
grave deliberation that any allusion to this painful topic, 1 ; however
gratifying it might be to; a thoughtless people, would be , highly
indelicate 'coming from a body whose members were on the payroll
even for the modest .honorarium ; of $10 a week. '\u25a0;: Such' inconvenient
publicity might keep an" editor answering questions for. the rest
of his life. . \u25a0 -....»- v • .• .. . " ! . . . *
The Insurgents
Are Not
Frightened
THE confessions of the ingenuous Mr. Fels of Chicago .present
a strange example of morality Working by indirection.. While
he admits the, general validity of the .ten commandments, he
has substituted a moral law of his own inven
tion-which he thinks is at least first cousin s to
the Mosaic code.- . He is a robber and is proud
of. it. He declares i he will 'continue yin the
business, but his booty he is ready to give back;
not to Uhe original sufferers but," by ; way of propaganda, to the ;singie
tax, doctrine. There are ; some abandoned^ people .who might "think
the remedy. worse tban.the'disease, ; but Mr; Fels insists thaV he is**a
robber for the. common- good. ; He would rob Peter to con vert Paul:
Mr/'Felsis a millionaire soap boiler of Chicago.. He is so liberal
that lie • confesses not only his - own sins but; those of Rockefeller,
Morgan 7 and' other' captains, of mdustry.^ They' are all robbers, all
in the same* piratical galley sind -the parallel appears to hold because
some of them, like Mr.vFels^ are getting ready; to give it backV *\
\u25a0*a There used to be a strait and* narrow path ;. that led to sal vationt
but in this modern development of repentant millionaires this ancient
road [appears to have taken on a; strange [twist. The captain'bf iridus^
try, has invented a forni 6f^shunted restitution, \u25a0 ' li the ' camerca'n ;not
squeeze^ through- the . needle jsyeyel why- 'then 'let- him walk 'around
the corner, t We ge% public libraries, institutes for - the advancement
of science ;anid;ihtens\ve^ cultivation of ;doctors: ; "or-philosophy^-: r 'lTiey
take^our bread an'dgivetus back a/stone. \We should not
the fact, that the v confessions of -Mr^Felsl were^addressed to a''depart
merit :ofXthe\Univeirsity^f ; \ that ; most ' efficient \ engine^ of
publicity.^ Mr/;Fels has discovered a- competent press : agent; ami« it
may be u that' the most important \u25a0, result^ .'of :his" cohfessiohs Iwilllbe
Soap
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Single Tax
Answers -to Queries {
\u25a0 IDAHO— Subfwriber, City. .How long mast one
be a resident «t the stlte of Idaho before be
ginning, an action for divorce,? How long does
it take there to secure a final decree? . '
Residence requisite six months. 'How
soon parties to the can obtain
a final. decree depends -upon the man
ner in which the case is rushed through
after being presented to the-court.
STATES— Subscriber,* Cltj. How many states
arc there in toe -union at this time and how
many territories, giving the names of the lat
ter? \u25a0• ..,.-.. . - \u0084.- . \u25a0\u25a0;-... ; j ••\u25a0-•-\u25a0; \u0084\u25a0-
The-union is composed' pf 13 original
states, 33 admitted. stated 3 territories
—Arizona, Hawaii and Kew Mexico —
and two districts, the district of Colum
bia and the district of Alaska.
I PAY— Subscriber, T>avi*. --If I a man is em
ployed at' a. stated amount per< month, payment
being made on the first of eyety month, and he
should quit work oa the 32d of a month,' what
pay would be be entitled to?
That would depend on* the day of the
month he was engaged. Monthly pay
ments are generally reckoned on the
basis of 30 days to the month.
: NOTARY— J. J. S.V City. What are the
requisites to become a notary publfe and \u25a0 what
steps must be taken to be : commissioned one for
San Francisco? ,
The • bookstore can furnish ! j^ou a
book that "; defines the duties of a no
tary and what he ought to know. Ap
ply to the governor of the state for an
appointment. " ,
PERFECTING TlTLES— Subscriber. Vallejo.
What i proportion of the property owners have
perfected their titles' under the provisions of
the McEnerney act? When does the right:un
der that act cease? - . v r
It is stated that at least 90 per cent
of the owners' have done so. All
actions under this act must' be com
menced before- January .1,- 1911.'-
, MUSHROOMS— M. A. B.; City. Describe tbe
cultivation of mu»hrooms from spawn in a brief
form in the query department. \u25a0 i
'This can not be given in brief form,
so as make ' it' compresenhive. Go
to the free library in Hayes street
near Franklin and "consult 'works on
that subject. ', '.
IN POPAYAN— Anxious, City. To whom shall
I write for. information about a nephew who
was in Popayan, South America, in 1907?
Communicate with the United States
consul at either of the following places:
In the state' of Columbians. A.: Esmer
alda.'••'\u25a0 Barranquilla, Bogota -." and Car
tenga.
PUItE'FOOD LAW— W. W. W., Orovill*r-To
whom shall' I "apply .for- information about ob
taining a serial number under the pure food and
drug act. ' ' \u25a0 ;
/Write to, the. agricultural (depart
ment/Washington, D. C. i ." . _
-* HIP DISEASE— W.M.. Santa Clara. \lTi«re
can I get a book on hip disease,' its treatment,
etc. ?':"": .. :/;\u25a0.; :>\u25a0-•
A good book seller will procure one
for,you if he hasn't it in stock. "
LOSS OF LIFE— D. C. " S./ City. What was
the loss of:- life by the fire in San Francisco,
A»ril, 190G?
:The actual number is not known.
Estimates range; from about- 300 to 500.
PRISONER— C. E. M.. Glenblalr. To whom
should I write - to ; ascertain \u25a0 about a party sent
to a United : States prison from Chicago, III.?
| District- Attorney^ Ed
,winW." Sims, Chicago. ' -
ADDRESSES— J. W.. P.," Weitlehpec. Cal.' Yon
and other correspondents are advised that this
department - does not publish business addresses.
LcitersFrohi the People
REPLY TO COLONEL IRISH
. Editor. Call: Noting the* remarks ? of
Coionei TrishMn your issue of March. ll,
while- fully aware of \u25a0 the of
bandylngr^ words with a man of -his
capabilities in "the > line . of , distortion \of
language, C still jI f desire to i say : that I
have always, understood, that history 'is
entitled"- to | the 'records 'of: the ; dead in
order''to,.protect'. :^.the innocent" living
from i* the \u25a0 imposition" and "diyjlicity,' of
those:; found guilty" but who are- ; not
'dead:yet.v>v = v^ r >t"'>:-/- '-..' '\u25a0' \u25a0"-:\u25a0'
7 • As i for"-, his declaring^ that "abuse 'of
the^dead'ls'notltoihis taste," /of course
not ; ; He?, has had fa J.better - thing * in^ be
traying the confidence: of the living. 1
. Regarding | his ; complaint of < the ? pub
lic exhibition? of -old"; sores.r I have? only
to'S remind;: him £ that' Vit f is \u25a0' the ? r galled
jade 'that^winces,'*'^and^suggest that; if
hex had j not^. trusted" so , much ; to - the Vef -"
fleacy Z-pt > Uncl«;\- Jesses plasters^ 1 he
probably would'; have ; had • no" sores "now."
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,-Black Bear, ,CaLy<; March- 1 4- ; v
LITTLE GAYETY
FOR SMART SET
Informal Receptions Held By
>Mrs..W; K. Vanderbilt
At the Fairmont
MRS. W. K. VANDERBILT has been
- receiving cordial greetings from
her old friends, who are delighted
over her vlsH to.this city. 3>he is at the
Frairmont, where she has held Informal
receptions almost every day since her
arrival, but all the greeting has been
of am impromptu, sort, and it is . not
likely that Mrs. Vanderbilt will accept
any entertainment of, a formal order.
During her last visit here sh« was the
center of several brilliant and memor
able affairs, but this stay will be quiet
ly Celebrated; as far as social activity
in concerned. > When Mrs. VanderWlt
wa«t here a few years ago with her. hus
band thfllr*visit'was the occasion for a
.series of elaborate parties given by
Mrs.. Eleanor Martin and others.
"The "latest news from Miss Ethel
Shorb her audience with his
holiness^ Pope PlusX, in the Vatican
at Rome. Miss Shorb had a letter from
Cardinal Gibbons, who was a close
friend of her father, the late J. de Barth
Shorb, and the missive, gained her a
favor that has. been denied to many
persons for lack of an introduction.
Miss Shorb is one of the few:Callfor
nians -who have been so honored, and
shares the distinction with her aunt.
Miss Nan Wilson of Pasadena, with
whom she is traveling. Miss Shorb ia
now" enjoying a tour of Switzerland.
Miss AgVies Tillmann. who#was one
of thet-popular debutantes of the sea
son, has been the feted guest af-several
affairs of recent date. One of the most
enjoyable affairs of this week was the
elaborate dinner party given by Mrs.
Ernest I^ueter, at which Miss Tillmann
was the complimented guest.
Mrs.". Walter Scott Franklin will en
tertain 20 guests tomorrow afternoon
at a" tea at. the Palace, and Mrs. J. C.
Sims wili, entertain a score of friends
this afternoon at ,an informal tea, also
at the Palace.
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Mrs. Philip Van Home Lansdale will
leave early in April for the east, where
she will remain for several weeks, most
of the time as the guest of her sister.
Mrs. George Pillsbury. at. West Point.
Mrs. Aldeh Anderson entertained at
luncheon yesterday at the Palace for
several friends, who were seated around
a table decorated with violets and daf
fodils. ' i- v
Mrs. Phebe Hearst was hostess at a
recent dinner given at the Fairmont
and had six guests at her table. Among
others entertaining at -the< same time
jfc-ere Mrs. Peter G. Mcßean, who dined
half a.dojen^friends: John lAwson. who
had a few guests, and Dr. William Mc-
Enery, who was host at an informal
dinner party.
The younger set on this side of the
bay is looking forward to the dance to
be given Thursday, April 7, by Seyd
Havens at the Claremont country club,
and a largre delegation from town will
be . in attendance. The dance will be
one of the most elaborate of . the post
Lenten parties and several hundred
guests have been bidden by the popu
lar young host, who Is a frequent guest
at the dances here. »
Miss Minnie Rodgers is on her way
to Bremerton navy yard, where she will
enjoy -ji visit of several weeks as the
guest of her cousins. Admiral John
Rodgers and Mrs. Rodgtrs. Admiral
Rodgers is commandant at the navy
yard, and his charming niece will be
extensively entertained during her
visit. ;vw
Mrs. James Shea and her niece. Miss
Kathleen Farrell, who have been en
joying their stay in Santa Barbara,
will remain for several days longer
in the southern city. They may go to
Coronado the polo games before
their return. <
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Wilson are among
the visitors to Coronado for the polo
games.
Miss Dorothy Kolbrook of Portland
has been visiting, here as the guest of
Miss Florence Cluff and has had a large
share of Jhe entertainments given the
last few days by the younger girls in
the way of tea and luncheon parties.
Remarkable Clocks
A Munich professor has invented a
remarkable sickroom clock. When a
button is pressed an electric lamp be
hind the throws the shadows of
the hours and hands, magnified, upon
the ceiling, so that invalids can see it
from'bed without craning their necks
or pitting themselves- to any incon
venience, relates the London Globe.
/The czar is the proud possessor of a
unique, clock which records not merely
the passing seconds, minutes and hours,
but the days, weeks, months and years.
The clock was invented and manufac
tured by two peasants, who presented
it to the emperor as a token of their
loyalty.
In St. Petersburg, too, is to be found
a.. clock having 95 faces^ indicating sim
ultaneously time at 30 different
spots on the earth's surface besides
the movements of the earth and
planets.
PERSONS IN THE N EWS
FBOF. ' HENRY FAIRETELD OSBOKN of the
American Slnsenm of Natural History in New
i York and prof pmoc of \u25a0 zoology at Columbia
I university is at the Fairmont with Mrs. Otborn.
He Is risking the west on a tour of research
"and pleasure. ,'\u25a0-' . .
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MB. AND MBS. F. E. PLATT, Miss Flstt. Mr.
and Mrs. G«H>rge B. Smith and the Misses
... Smith 'of Scranton and Mr. and Mrs. Archer J.
..'Smith of Waterbury make up a party staying
at, the Fairmont." .
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DR. J. I.THOBNE of Omaha. VT. C. Westlake.
a businessman of San Jose, and 11. G. Humph
..rey./a"cattleman of . Reno, make op a group
of recent arrivals at the Argonaut.
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WILLIAM : 6. LEE, a businessman ; of Auburn.*
and Joseph ' D.; Biddle, a businessman of Han
. ford, are ' among the recent arrivals at the
Stewart. '
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JOHN W. CONSIDINE. head of . the TaudeTille
.*• circuit , ; of . Snlliran # & Consldine. arrired from
- 1 Seattle' yesterday and registered at the St.
-Francis.," : , : , \\ "•'-,'\u25a0;• ».•/•', -V. .-. \u25a0._
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DB. V AND MBS.' 7. W. BOBEBTSONof | Lirer
more'are guests at the, Palace. Dr.' -Robertson
' Is at j the bead of t » sana toriara at U vermorc.
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HABOLO H.- UTLEY, lieutenant of the United
States. marine, corps, lis at the Fairmont. He
-is stationed on the South Dakota.
;"-.'•- ' • :- •
W.-DrXILLOTBON, an attorney «f Redding, is
•:" regiateredy at the Palace.
M. HIBSCH, a " prominent ' attorney of Ukiab, Is
Staying at the Stanford. .Vv-tl'^- ,
MARCH 18, 1010
The. Insider
Tells how /our swindlers
attempted .to raise money
. on diamonds, but were
• balked by a magazine
article. - %
1 open que3tioh
Confidence Game
whether the "literature of exposure*"
explaining to the public In detalf how
all sorts of crooked games are worked,
does more good than harm, WiH'lrwin.
who wrote "The Confessions of a Con
Man." points with pride to one particu
lar instance wherein his story ot the
inside workings of crime foiled a quar
tet of sharp«rs and saved to some gul
lible citizens a generous roll of cur
rency from which they were about to
be separated.
While "The Confessions of a Con
Man", were appearing serially in a
weekly periodical four gentlemen who
live — and live well — by the simple exer
cise of their nimble wits and their
knowledge of the cupidity of men. were
doing business in the smaller towns of
Pennsylvania. They reached a certain
town of the coal mining region and an
nounced that they should embark in
business there. They were about to
put in a large stock of goods, they said.
The citizens gave them a welcome' due
men who were going to do so much tor
the town.
All went merrily until the prospective
merchants found that the scope of their
preparations had exceeded their supply
of cash on hand. They needed more
money. Could they borrow some at 10
per cent interest? Yes, if they had silt
edged security. How would a tray of
diamonds ' intended .as part of their
stock do as security? The diamonds
appeared to be of the first water. A
group of local men of means arranged
to make the full loan requested, taking
the diamonds as ample security. A
local jeweler had guaranteed the qual
ity of the stones after an examination.
They were of the flrat water, he said,
and first water~"i»tones of their weight
were easily worth more than the
amount of the loan. And think of the
10 per cent! The would be. lenders
went out to get their money and bfing
it in. -^
During the morning of this day the
issue for that week of the magazine
containing Irwin's story had been dis
tributed about town. Somebody had
read the installment of the "Con Man."
which detailed a method of treating
cheap yellow stones with aniline dy«s.
and making the* look like first water
diamonds. The scheme was clever and
the stones so treated would lose their
yellow tint for a whole week. The
story was shown to one. of the men
who was to furnish the money to the
quartet on their diamonds. His suspi
cions were aroused. Irwin had sug
gested how doctored diamonds might
be tested. The diamonds offered as se
curity were hurriedly given this test.
The experiment worked marvels. Those
splendid first water diamonds changed
instantly to yellow 'steenth CAJ3
stones, whose true sphere of usefiTla>.^fc r '
was in the craw of a toothless cbickt-^
There was a stampede to get hold of
the four men who owrred the stones.
Were they found? Verily, they were
not. They, too. had been interested
readers of Irwin's story, and they had
flown. •
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*: c ' lrv, ln9 ' prM
ident of the Pa-
Atiator Kesents
Scoffers' Words
cific aero club, "that scoffers, the earth
worms, those that never wish to rise
above the heights to which, an elevator
or scenic railway takes them, are pok
ing fun at the enthusiastic aviator,
endeavoring to grow humorous con
cerning the birdmen and. addling their
mud clogged brains for witticisms, call
ing us names.
"I read recently that one ot these
confirmed crawlers says that aeronauts
are afflicted «witb skyatica. suffering
with inflewenza and . burning with
flyphoid fever. Thig may be. To ac
celerate the flow of his -wit we might
suggest that he haa omitted several
opportunities.
"He might say, for instance, that we
have soar eyes, that all of us suffer
from suspendicltla. Better, he could
contend, mentioning first the number
of aviators that have gone up smoothly
and come down with disastrous effect
to the, landscape, that we have the
wreckzema. These, however, are but
suggestion.."
The New York Sun compares the
poems, of the mikado of Japan " with
those of^ Alfred AusUn. If that doesn't
bring: on Captain Hobson's long de
layed Yank- Jap war, nothing wiU—
Denver Republican. .
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The whole trouble with President
Taft seems to be that he allows his
good intentions to be edited by bad
advisers.— Dallas News.
«WallMt!oB. Is utayinjr at the St*w,rt r*r»J
tered from Stockton. , *
Z. W. OirXZTT, a «.,! estate man of to, A ».
- Si'Wtaw t<>Wn OD / bUSIneSB mad to Farias .t
P. C. -THESE and W. B. Thorm.a. lumberman
the vfZe' M * mmg tb<> fWnt arr ' Tah "
C. W. ATEBS AW> WITB are .toppta* at the
St. Jam«. Ayers U.• prominent oilman from
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G. wV FBICE. a minln* man with interest* hi
SoDora,.MM., Is at the St. Francis wtm Mr*
Price.
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CLATOrUS KAKZ.EY McBBIDS, secretary to
porernor Frear of Hawaii, is staying' at the
"^lanx.
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VLOV BLY. s«creUrjr of the Sierra irrigation
! cotnpauT of Red Blaff. Is a guest at the Stew
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WILLIAM T. TETEB. an attorney of Santa Cnz
at the St. Francis with Mrs. Jeter.
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8. A. OVIBEBSOK JB. of Coatinjw is in town oa
bosines» and la staying at the Palace.
MILTON M. , DITCH, an attonu», *of Goldael^
, .ta registered at the St. Francis.
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MICHAEL HOTF, a capitalist from Baker Cltr,
Ore.. U staying at the Dale.
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MB. AITO MBS. ' I", a. KENTOS at Ptttsbnr
are guests at the Maax. >