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LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE.
CHEAPER FARES WANTED.
SOME REASONS WHY THE EXISTING RATES TO SA
RAFAEL SHOULD BE REDUCED.

SOME REASONS Why THE EXISTING RATES TO SAN
RAFAEL SHOULD BE REDUCED.
To the Editor of the San Francisco Cdlt-SIR:
An enthusiastic and unanimously harmonious
meeting was held in San Rafael last Tuesday
evening to discuss the best methods to con-
vince the management of the two railroads
running into this beautiful town that it is OF
vital importance, as much to the railroad itself
as to Marin County, that the fares between
here and San Francisco should remain no
longer nearly 500 per cent higher than the ex-
listing rates between San Francisco and cities
in Alameda County. The people of San
Rafael are alive to the fact that their town,
with all its natural beauties and its unap-
proachable virtues as summer, winter ana
health resort, unequaleo by any other place
within q radius OF 100 miles from san fran
cisco, has been Disseminated against ana is
still handicapped and being injured by the uIi-
wise policy Of the two local railroads.
The injustice of their course was iuiIy
demonstrated by the unanimous Endorsement
by the thousands who attended of the resolt-
tons asking that the rates be lowered 10 sucn
figure as to allow Marin County to compete
for a portion Of the traffic that Is now Delhs
directed toward the eastern side OF the Day.
The rates that were suggested as oeins st,, rsa,
sonable, and which compare fayoraply WIN
those enjoyed by other communities, weie' s;e,
25 cents; single trip, Is cents. Inc pIesent
rates cha:ged BY both roads are: Monthly tlcH-
cts, $5; round trip, 80 cents single TIP, OF
cents When it is considered tha! san haiaei
is but Is miles or so minutes ride from i san
Francisco, and Berkeley, Alameda ana fruL,, 1ts
vale are IL mics or so minutes ride. Win lhs
fare only 10 cents each way, the lnJustlcs anu
unwise policy of our local roads must pe cieafiy
demonstrated to the most dislnterested.
It can hardly be expected that many people
will decide to make their permanent Iesluence c
In Marin when they can go to and from Ala
media County at more frequent intervals ior
about one-third the cost. These raiiroaas nave ".
had many practical illustrations OF the dement's
to be derived from cheap rates. Whenever they
have run special trains at reaueeo ia1es .ne a re-
nniathomable tho reason San Rafael has never en-,
joyed the privilege, but has been anaiea
specify for an point, north g th.3 Of ssn
an eTistance of over forty years. and notwith-
beauties Of mature and
iittIa ~ ore than village having population
estimated to be about $500, while with proper
treatment from the railroads she should have
not less than 10000.
San Rafael has at last become tired Of being
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NEWSPAPER ACCURACY.

1t is the aim and object Of every honest
and self respecting newspaper to be as
nearly accurate as possible in the pre-
sentation of news to its readers, and to
give them, as nearly as may be, correct
summary of the worlds state of affairs
day by day. The limitation OF compare
tive exac;ness will be understood and ap-
preciated, it is to be hoped, for literal ac-
office, only an iridescent dream. The OBJ
stacles in the way of perfection are too
great to be overcome, SO every newspaper
must be content with the nearest possible
approach to certainty.
Every day somebody, and often the
somebody who ought to know better, says:
"You can't believe anything the news
papers say" The assertion involves a
double fallacy, the first branch of which is
that the statemen is wholly unsupported
by evidence, and the second Is that the
speaker himself, if he will but stop and
think a nom ent, will be convinced OF the
folly of his utterance. He speaks, as most
of US do, without thinking.
1t is quite true that mistakes are made
especially in the spelling of names of per-
and that there is always somebody ready
to pounce on an inaccuracy in details, and
to insist that Smith should be spelled
Smyth, or that some baby Prince or
Princess died in July instead of August;
but what of it? If such hypercritica
critics only knew the difficulties which en-
compass telegraphic transmission, the
rush and scurry OF the telegraph editor
and the never-ending struggle of the
proof reader, he would wonder, not
that Smyth should be spelled Smith, but
why it should not appear in print as Brown
Or Jones, and why the capital of Herze-
govina should not be located in Madagas-
car or Patagonia.
To this should be added the all-import-
ant fact, with which newspaper men are
only too familiar that In attempting to
secure an exact account of some particular
incident the reporter is confronted with,
maybe, half dozen stories, each of which
is told in perfect honesty and sincerity.
but all differing in detail, depending upon
the point of view of the narrator. Out of
this confusion order must be evolved, and
the best result that can be hoped for is
consecutive narrative, for the exigencies of
the daily press do not permit lapse of
twenty-four hours in which to verify de-
tails.
OF course the fact is that people do be-
lieve what the newspapers say, though at
times they may detect some inaccuracy
which is within their personal knowledge,
and, more than this. they derive the
greater part of their knowledge of current
events from the newspapers. As to the
policy OF newspaper, as to its comments
upon the affairs of the day, as to its views
on politics, ethics, government, or what
not, every reader is at perfect liberty to
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THE ARMED SAVAGE.

The terrible defeat of splendidly drilled
and armed European army by horde OF
North African savages was one OF the most
remarkable and significant events in his
tory. 1t is true that the Abyssinian army
was four times as large as the Italian, and
that it fought the great battle on its own
ground, but it is true also that the elabor-
ate and scientific care taken by the Italians
to surprise the blacks was an utter failure,
and that the savages fought with an intel
lIgence that gave the highest efficiency to
their courage. The battle went against
civilization because savageYy was armed
with modern weapons and had mastered
the science of modern fighting. Had China
been armed as efficiently as Japan the re.
suit OF their war might have been very diff
ferent.
The "spread of civilization" has placed
modern weapons OF war in the hands of all
who will accept them. The lower races
have a fighting instinct with which the
patriotic sentiment of highly developed
races cannot be compared, and when this
is re-enforced by machinery for defending
the home against invasion and destruction,
it is formidable in the extreme. Armies OF
defense against the rapacity of an invader
have q strong moral advantage; among
civilized nations it is patriotism. with saw
ages it is the defense of the lair; and the
lowest animal will fight desperately for
that.
The situation in Cuba is somewhat
analogous. A large number of the insur.
gents are the native blacks, who had their
origin in Africa. The beautiful island is
theirs. and they are fighting for its
freedom with spirit deeper, fiercer and
closer to natures heart than patriotism.
The one circumstance against them, the
one thing that prevents the immediate
triumph of their cause, is their lack OF
arms and ammunition. They are inspired
by no fine sentiment of valor, for when it
comes to open battle they swallow their
pride and run and thus live to harass the
enemy, destroy his property and wear him
out. That they have much of the terrible
spirit that lent strength to the hearts OF
the Abyssinians is shown by the fearful
execution which they commit with the
machete when driven TO the wall and
forced to fight.
The essence of the question of wars be-
tween civilized and uncivilzed races lies
in the fact that the spread of civilization
is arming the savage nations of the world
for their defense against INVASION and
thus is putting check upon the greed of
those aggressive countries which per-
petuate their strength by conquering and
robbing the weak. 1t is conceivable that
even the Congo basin will in time form a
conception of the peril which threatens
it and will become civilized by the use of
the rifle.
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sonian whose influence politically is conserva-
tive, for safe measures and against radical, un-
sound. meddlesome legislation, quiet man in
manners, plain man IN dress and studious
man by habit"
It'll said there is no hope of the recovery of
the heir presumptive to the Austrian throne,
the ArcbduKe Franz Ferdinand of Este. His
disease proves to be cancer OF the throat, and
of the worst possible form.
The Pail Mall Gazette says DR.. Carl Peters,
the African explorer, who was recently elected
president of the German Colonial Association,
Is about to undertake new exploration of
Somsliiand in the interests OF NUMBER OF
wealthy Americans.
A London journal asks William =. Giaastone
to give a satisfactory explanation "of his con-
slant use of the article 'an' before vowel,
which does not require il on the ground OF
euphony-for example, when he writes or
spea ks of 'an union,' AN European or an use
full place ETC.
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referred to as the "bedroom for San Francisco" "
Marin County has ever been debarred to the
working classes and to the business man
whose occupation requires that he be in San
Francisco by AN. Boats and trains have
been 80 regulated that the person who is COM
PEELED to be in San Francisco by O'Clock can
not reside in Marin County. This certainly
shuts out q large class.
f, Mr.. Smith, who it was understood at the
meeting voiced the sentiments of the control
ling interests of the nar-ow-gauge road, gave
the people to understand In very polite and
people, would not grant the request for which
the meeting was called until consolidation
of the two roads now running into San Rafael
had been effected--but, although Mr. Smith
pronounced the word consolidated, every one
present spelled it monopoly, and they have
since realized that If the temporary injunction
that was served on the officials OF the broad
gauge road was made permanent, the hopes of
a reduction of rates might as we'll be at once
abandoned, while on the other hand the iru-
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agree or disagree with the paper, as he
may be minded. but it does not lie in the
mouth of any intelligent man to charge a
newspaper with deliberate distortion or
suppression of facts, for there is no possi-
BILE ground for such an accusation. The
daily newspaper is one Of the greatest and
most potent educational factors of the age,
and it ill becomes the man who receives
SO per cent of his knowledge regarding
current events from the daily press to ac-
cuse newspaper of ignorance or mendae-
lty because per cent may not be strictly
accurate, or, as is more frequently the
case, may be shadowy and incomplete.
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AROUND THE CORRIDORS.

t'Its no use talking, Russia will get Korea"
said B. II. Tlden, a wealthy resident OF Toxic.
yesterday at the Palace. "You can't keep
100, ,OO0, 900 people bottled up as they are in
Russia. She has got to have an open port.
That is evident. More than half the year she
can't get out at Vladivostock. It's the same
way, too, at Cronstadt.
"When she is that way what can she do?
Can't get out through the Dardanelles-that is,
with any of her warships. And where is her
outlet? If any one thinks Russia is not going
to get Korea, so as to get out when it is neces-
sary, he is very much mistaken.
"How do the Japanese like it? It's pretty
sore thing, think. They hated greatly to give
up the Liao Tong Peninsula, but they had to do
it. There was no other way. Now, Russia is
going for the bigger thing-Korea. Yes, the
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CURRENT HUMOR.

The aeronaut looked down on the heeey
clouds.
"somehow don't feel right to-day" he So
liloauized "If l were anywhere else than
here would have the idea that was under
the weather. polls Journal
Little brcther-Do you know what "ostenta-
ton" means?
Little sister-The way other people show
off.-Puck.
Mrs. Snaggs-In case of war on account OF
the Cuban resolutions, what would likely
be the first hostile movement?
Mr.. Snaggs-I thing the Madrid Government
would capture all our castles in Spain.-Pitts-
burg Chronicle-Telegraph.
Teacher-Johnny, can you mention an in
stance of capillary attraction?
Johnny - Yes'm, Paderewski. - New York
Herald.
MARCH OF SCIENCE.
Ardent lover-f you could see my heart, Be-
linda, you would know how fondly-'
Up-to-date girl producing camera)-I inten
to see it, Hiram. Sit still, please.-Chicago
Tribune.
The love-sick youth when ca ling
phenomenon Oft shows
For he is almost always gone
And almost never goes
Philadelphia item.
Teacher-Now, Willie, suppose you were to
hand playmate your last apple to take por-
ton of it, wouldn't you tell him to take the
larger piece?
Willie-No, mum!
Teacher-You wouldn't! Why?
Willie = Cos 'twouldn't be necessary
Woonsocket Reporter.
It is the father of twins who knows what 1t is
to be up with the larks.
Yeast-I expect to live to see the day when
the bicycle will take the place of the horse ell
tirely.
Crimsonbeak-weI,I don't. They'll never
be able to make sausage out of bicycles."-
Spare Moments.
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A PLAIN SHIRT WAIST.

The special features of the shirt waist shown
here are the high turnover collar and the five
box pIeats in front, the center one serving for
the buttonhole flap.
The cuff and collar may be made detachable
by finishing neck and wrists with straight
bands an inch wide when finished. Make but
tonholes at the ends and one at the center
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TWO PATRONS.

"What shall sing" sighed and said.
THAT men shall know me when my name
Is lost with kindred lips and dead
Are laurels OF familiar fame?"
Below, a violet in the dew
Breathed through the dark its vague perfume
Above, star in quiet blue
Touched with a gracious ray the gloom.
"Sing, friend Of me-" the violet sighed,
"That may haunt your grave with over:
'Sing, friend, of me-" the star replied,
"That may light the dark above"
JOHN JAMES PLATT,
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Tho Odious Poll Tax.

VIS8IIH
Down at Long Beach the people have to pay
State poll tax, county poll tax end q town
poll tax-$6 altogether. This is the most out
rageous head tax collected in this State, and it
It is libel on the intelligence of our people
that such impositions can be perpetrated un-
der the guisA of raising revenue to support the
Government. The poll tax ought to go.
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Cafe zinkand Souvenir.

Charles A. Zinkand has in active preparation
an illustrated souvenir of the Cafe Zinkand.
Large photo engravings have been made,
work OF art it will be in all respects the finest
of its kind ever issued in California. John T.
Uhlhorn has charge of the compilation, and it
will be of much interest to the public. as the
visitors and patrons of this model restaurant
can have the best cuisine and service, while
the charges are no higher than other public
resorts and restaurants
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About Time to Be Aggressive.

1t is about time for the United States to be.
come aggressive. During the last twelve
months the American flag has been hauled
down and trampled upon in Canada, Kissed at
In England and torn to shreds and trampied
upon in Spain. Our subjects have been mur-
dered in Turkey, ipcarcerated in Russia and
sent to MORO Castle in Cuba. Our boundary
lines have been disregarded by England and
our richest gold-bearing territory taken by
force. Our markets have been ,terfered with,
our Monroe doctrine disregarded and our
American neighbors tramplcd under foot
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THE CALL SPEAKS FOR ALL.

There is no question about there being
revival in Africa. The whole country is
rising.
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shasta's Sycamore.
Woodland Mail

W
T. 81. Shanahan, the tall sycamore and
chief of the Democratic party of Shasta Coun-
ty, has deserted the old party and gone over
to the Populists. Shanahan has occupied
prominent position in the Democratic party
and his loss viii no doubt be felt.
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back of neck. Finish the cuffs and collar by
turning in at the edges where they join the
garment and place corresponding buttonholes
in them.
the new batistes with lines Of bright colors
in stripes or cross bars make very stylish
waists When made with detachable collars
and cuffs. ribbon collars and trimming
NAV be worn with the same waist, thus giving
variety to limited wardrobe
The new fabrics for shirt waists show conven-
tionalized flowers in gay colors. These are
often made up with cuffs and coNar of plain
tint.
Plain pink, blues and yellows are used.
These have either self-colored or white cuffs
and collars. Some have detachable collars
Only, while many have cuffs also detachable.
Many sleeve fabrics are used for shirt waists
this season, such as batiste, lawn, etc.
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1t was not good day for the opening of
the sutro baths, but the thing itself would
have been good on any day.
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Every European nation that has put it:
hands into Africa has got its fingers burnt
and still they haven't sense enough to turr
loose.
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What did it profit Harrison to get out Of
the Presidential race and then let himself
be caught in the thick of college scrim-
mage?
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IF you suffer from looseness Of the bowels, Or.
Siegert's Angostura Bitters will surely cure You.
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cALIFoRNIANs IN NEW YORK.

NEW YORK, n. Y, March 14.--Among the
recent arrivals are: NJ. Knox, Hoffman; j. Re.
musat and wife, Albemarle; D. H. Porter, Astor:
w. H. Clark, St. Cloud
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We may dismiss the Brown case from
our sight if we will, but the scent of the
scandal will linger here still.
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1t can hardly be expected OF US to recog-
nize the independence of Democracy il
this campaign, but we are willing to con
cede it belligerent rights.
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If Democrats had any appreciation oi
the fitness of things they would hold al
their mass-meetings and conventions this
year in laundry.
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The reason the Rhode Island Democrats
put no National plank in their platform
was probably because they could not find
one that was clean of Clevelandism.
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Now that it has been demonstrated that
a common horseshoe magnet can take a
Roentgen photograph the world will begin
to get scary of magnetic men.
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The Cuban controversy has produced be-
tween those venerable Senators Sherman
and Hoar degree of GOODNESS that bears a
close resent blance to white heat.
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The only moral to be drawn from the
Kentucky situation is that Senators should
be elected by the people and Legislatures
should attend to business.
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The Yosemite and Merced railway has
been fully organized and it will not be long
now before the great park will be popular
resort and not costly expedition.
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After the rude way in which their offers
of protectorate have been received, the
Italians ought to turn their backs on the
Abyssinians and have nothing more to do
with them
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STANDARD paper patterns and Delineator fol
April. Domestic S. NJ. Office, 1921 Market st.
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SPECIAL information daily to manufacturers
business houses and public men by the Prasi
Clipping Bureau (Allen's), $40 Montgomery
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Spring Opening

OF fine millinery. latest importation, prices t
suit the times, Wednesday, March l8, and fol
lowing days. Adcock, 10 Kearny street.
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Weyler waits for re-enforcements, the
Cubans wait for arms, the Senate waits
for Cleveland and Cleveland waits for the
duck-shooting, but the world keeps NOV
ing on.
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After saying he would approve no more
land grants Secretary Smith has begun ap-
proving them at a great rate. There must
be wire with pull to it in the Interior
Office somewhere.
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IF afflicted with eyes use DR.. Isaac Thomp
sons Eye Water. druggists sell it at 25 cents.
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WHEN SO many people are taking and deriving
benefit from Hoods Sarsaparilla, why don't you
try it yourself? 1t will build you up. Hoods
Sarsaparilla will make you strong
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When Cleveland was practicing law in
New York, If he had taken half as much
ducktime from the office as he takes from
the Presidency his partners would have
hit his share of the profits with club and
ADVISED him to sell ducks for living.
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so LBS choice prunes 81. SARboro & Co.
grocers, 531 Washington street.
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PARAGRAPHS ABOUT PEOPLE.

The Duke of York's collection OF postage
stamps, which he recently sold to one of the
Rothschilds, bore an insurance of $4,000
DR.. Mabel Spencer of Kansas City, Kans., has
been appointed physician of Riley County, be-
ing the first woman in the State to be so named
Ex-Congressman Harter, who committed
suicide, once described himself as .sa Jeffer.
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A New Name Suggested.

Now Name SuggesIeu'
Los Gatos Mail
Some people are saying that instead of call
ing them lighthouse tenders we should call
them the Presidents duck-huntiDg yachts.
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1t is not certainly known why the
Dervishes are threatening to attack the
British in Egypt, but it is probab BILE some
body has told them that Rudyard Kipling
called them Fuzzy Wuzzies-"
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After all the Cuban debate in the Senate
is progressing about as rapidly as the war
in the island. and we shall have decisive
vote in the one as soon as we have de-
cisiye battle in the other.
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Come to the Land of Sunshine.

Presenr-day hygienists cry out "seek the sun
light" and they tell us that patients on the
sunny side of the hospital wards recover soon-
est; that the persons who always walk on the
sunny side of the street outlive their shade
seeking brothers by ten years.
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Any nation that sincerely desires to col
onize and civilize Africa can find a worthy
model and example in the American
province of Liberia. There is no danger
spot in that district
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The st. James Gazette still insists the
British will never submit their Venezuelan
claims to American arbitration, but as
Lord Salisbury has expressed a willingness
to accept our friendly mediation we will
let it go at that.
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In the political mix up in the State this
year there is to be a big movement for
women's suffrage along with the other
things, and before we get through Califor-
MIA may have something of Kansas ap-
pearance to the outer world.
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Ell. BLACK, painter, 12O Eddy street
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Up to date Cleveland is the only promi.
nent Democrat who has not declined to be
considered as a candidate for the Presl-
Dental nomination, and if he does not
hurry with letter to that effect he will be
left in the lureh
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The report that Joseph Chamberlain has
offered to give up the British claim of
suzerainty over the Transvaal provided the
British who enter the country shall be
given full political privileges has all the
signs of good Birmingham bargain.
Recent events show the suzerainty is worth
little or nothing, while the right OF the
British in Transvaal to vote and hold Office
would soon give them iull control of the
country.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-15

One advantage of the arrangements for
the international chess tournament by
telegraph is that as the contestants are on
different sides of the ocean there will be
no chance for crowding and no possibility
for a DunraYen kick