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Florence Gibbons, Miss Elsie Clifford
Miss Maude Payne, Miss Edna Davis
Miss Sybil Hodges, Miss Eliza Kline
Miss Carol Moore, Miss Isabel Brewer
Miss Edith Currey, Miss Ursula Stone
Miss Hilda Van Sicklen and Miss Beat
rice Fife
Miss Minnie Houghton, hostess at a
luncheon in honor of Miss Ruth Hough-
ton and Miss Jennie Lathrop, entertain
ing Miss Carol Moore, Miss Mabel
Brewer Miss Eleanor Geisser, Miss
Katherine Brown. Miss Charlotte Will
son, Miss Emily Wilson, Miss Margaret
Newhall and Miss Houghton.
WEDNESDAY.
Mrs. Ryland Wallace, hostess al
bridge in honor of Mrs. Reginald Brooke
Mr.. and Mrs. J. r. K Nuttall, enter
tanning at a dinner.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mountford S. Wilson,
entertaining at a dinner in honor OF
Miss Charlotte Wilson
Mrs. John Curry. hostess at a tea in
the Palm Garden.
Mrs. M. H. de Young, entertaining at
the opera. Guests: Miss Helen Wagner,
Miss Helen de Young, Miss Constance
de Young and Thomas Eastland.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sterling Postley, enter
tanning at a dinner in honor of Miss
Lily Spreckels.
Mrs. S. w. Bradley, hostess at a
luncheon in the Palm Garden in honor
of Mrs. Augustus Spreckels.
Mrs. John Rogers Clarks, hostess at
bridge
Miss Elizabeth Mills, hostess at
bridge. entertaining Miss Elise Greg
ory, Miss Grace Buckley, Miss Sara
Dunn, Miss Elizabeth Cole, Mrs. Fer
dinand Stephenson, Miss Jane Will
shire, Miss Florence Cole, Miss Ade-
laide Brown, Miss Gertrude Jolliffe,
Miss Maylita Pease, Miss Edna Mid
dleton, Miss Alice Treanor. Miss Edith
Cutter, Miss Helen Davis and Miss
Helene Robson.
THURSDAY.
Charles n. FELTON, Jr., host at bril-
liant dinner dance at Palace Hotel in
honor Of Miss Lilly Spreckels and Har-
ry Holbrook.
Miss Margaret Newhall, hostess at a
tea.
Miss Burnie Owens, hostess at a
luncheon at Hotel Cecil. entertaining
Miss Gertrude Jones, Miss Louise
Stone. Miss Christine Judah, Miss
Dorothy Draper, Miss Constance Muri-
son, Miss Mabel Dodge, Miss Melance
Lancet, Mrs. Converse, Miss Vera Mey-
err Miss Ruth Morton, Miss Bessie
Bates, Miss Jessie McNab, Miss Nina
Currey, Miss Erna Hermann, Miss
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Miller, Miss Williams, Miss Morgan.
Miss Tibbitts and Miss McCutcheon.
DR.. and Mrs. T. w. Huntington en-
tertaining at dinner on Pacific av-
enue.
Reception in honor of Mrs. Ella
Wheeler Wilcox at Palace Hotel.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Downey Harvey en-
tertaining at dinner in honor of Miss
Crimmins of New York. Guests: Miss
Crimmins, Miss Mccain, Miss May
Deering, Miss Helen de Young. Miss
Alyce Sullivan, Miss Mary Josselyn.
Miss Margaret Newhall, Miss Char
lotte Wilson, Miss Lurline Spreckels.
Miss Maud Bourn, Miss Anita Harvey.
Mrs. Harvey, Knox Maddox. Wharton
Thurston, George Cadwallader. Frank
King, Sir James Power Ed Tobin. AL
fred Wilcox, Harry Scott, Joseph To-
bin Jr., Harry Stetson and j. Downey
Harvey.
Mrs. Thomas Magee, hostess at
dinner in the Palm Garden. entertain
ing Mr.. and Mrs. Augustus Taylor. Miss
Jennie Blair, Miss Archibald, Mrs. Nc
Mullin, Mr.. and Mrs Will Taylor, Mr..
Murphy and Mr.. Magee.
Mrs. Latham McMullen, hostess at
bridge, entertaining Mrs. James Follis,
Mrs George Martin, Mrs. Eugene Muir
ply, Mrs. Willard Drown, Mrs. Wake
field Baker, Mrs. Charles Josselyn, Mrs.
Ryland Wallace, Mrs. Edgar Preston,
Miss Cora Smedberg, Mrs. Harry Poett.
Miss Bertha Smith, Miss Helen Boss,
Mrs: Eugene Freeman, Mrs. George A
Moore, Mrs. Frank Bates, Mrs E. B.
Rogers, Mrs. Frederick w. Kimble,
Mrs. William H. Taylor Jr.. Miss Sara
Drum, Mrs. Joseph Chanslor, Miss Jen-
ME Blair, Mrs. c.. Frederick Kohl, Mrs.
Augustus Taylor Mrs George Newhall,
Miss Ella Morgan, Mrs. Frederick Nc
Near, Mrs. Worthington Ames, Miss
Ethel Cooper, Mrs. Edwin Diamond,
Mrs. E. P. Bowles, Mrs. Frederick Ma
gee and Mrs. Horace Pillsbury.
Miss Helene Robinson, hostess at
cards, entertaining Miss Edna Middle
ton. Miss Alice Treanor, Miss Edith
Cutler, Miss Helen Davis, Miss Maylita
Pease, Miss Elizabeth Cole, Miss Flor
ence Cole. Miss Violet Buckley, Miss
Ursula Stone, Miss Amy Gum, Miss
Jessie Fillmore, Miss Ethel Wallace,
Miss Norma Castle, Miss Gertrude
Jolliffe and the Misses Downey.
Miss Helen de Young and Miss Con-
stance de Young. hostesses at a lunch
con in honor of Miss Helen Wagner.
Guests: Mrs. Emory Winship, Mrs.
John D. Spreckels Jr., Mrs. Norris King
Davis, Mrs. Mark Gerstle. Mrs. Arthur
Brander, Mrs. Samuel G.. Buckbee, Mrs.
n. T. Messer, Miss Grace Spreckels,
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Mrs. Alexander Garceau. bridge at
the Hotel Richelieu, entertaining Mrs.
Boardman, Mrs. Pierce, Mrs. Robert P.
Schwerin, Mrs. Jones, Mrs. Bothin.
Mrs. McNear, Mrs. Schmiedell. Mrs.
Tallant, Mrs. Russell Wilson. Mrs.
Mountford Wilson, Mrs. Hlnckley Tay-
lor, Mrs. Chauncey Rose Winslow.
Mrs. William G.. Irwin. Mrs. Robert
Oxnard, Miss McKinstry. Mrs. Robert
Nuttall, AIRS. Robert Hooker, Mrs.
Mayo Newhall Mrs. Henry Scott, Mrs.
Timothy Hopkins, Mrs. George Rod
man Shreve, Mrs. Beaver, Miss Hook
er, Mrs. Laurance Scott. Mrs. Joseph
Grant, Mrs. Henry Clarence Breeden,
Mrs. Anderson, Mrs. Louis Findlay
Monteagle, Mrs. Pond, Mrs. George
Mendell, Miss Castle, Mrs. Carter Pit
kin Pomeroy, Mrs. Reginald Brooke,
Mrs. Sherwood. Miss Detrick. Miss
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Morrow. Miss Levy. Mrs. Dow OF Nor
folk. Va; Mr. and Mrs. Charles Keeler,
DR.. and Mrs. Gilbert, Mrs. Loosely,
Mrs. r. s. Poulson, Professor Morse
Stephens, Mr. Houghton. Miss Hough-
ton, Mrs. ]. M. Johnson, John Nc
Naught, Mr.. and Mrs. Edward III.
Clough, w. H. Powers, Mrs Laura
Bride Powers. Charles Turner Jack
London. Mr.. and Mrs. E. S. Simpson.
Mrs Mary Fairweather, Miss Una
Fairweather, c. P. Nielsen, DIR. Bade.
Barnett Franklin, Mr. and Mrs. Jules
Mersfelder, Mr.. and Mrs. j. NJ. Breu-
ner, Mrs. A. B. Turtellot. Mrs Joseph
inc Gro, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. c. Craw-
ford, Mr.. and Mrs. Hassett, Miss Glea-
son, Thomas Edward Morrissey. Judge
Dunno, Mr.. and Mrs. H A. Foster. Mr..
and Mrs. Giuseppi Cadenasso. Miss
Anna Cora Winchell, Mrs. Mary Mott
Smith Bird, Mr.. Clayton, Mr.. Cunning
ham, DIR. and Mrs. Lewcowicz, Mr..
and Mrs Charles H. Farrell, DIR. and
Mrs Mace, Mr.. and Mrs. Lee. Mrs
Lewis II. Long. Miss Eleanor Conneu.
Miss Ednah Robinson, Miss Donahue.
Senor Ventura, Mrs. Otto Bendix.
Mrs Alice b. Chittenden, Signor Luc-
chest, Miss Eva Withrow, Miss Marie
Withrow, Mrs. Albert Gerberding.
Mr.. and Mrs. Adolphus Graup-
-ner, the Misses Lowery. the
Misses McElroy, Mr.. and Mrs. Nathan
Landsberger, Miss Herr. Richard
Lambert, Miss Katherine Chandler.
Judge ]. c. B. Hebbard. Lorenzo p.
Latimer, Theodore wores, Miss Edith
Whitefield, Miss Maren FroeIich. Nh.
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MISS daSEQlup 2IJJ4luAr
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by HANSCON .A

Is cleverness Unborn or evoIuted by
education2 Distinctive from ordinary
intellect which may prove dull or in
comprehensive, cleverness fills a place
and plays a particular part that is not
to be duplicated.
Tact 2 synonym of cleverness. Is in
dispensable, and timely application of
the trsit saves many a situation and
surreptitiously binds wounds Of the
head and heart. Society's demands
present many opportunities for the dis
play Of cleverness, possession Of which
sbounds among many Of our women.
Cleverness may deal with the ability to
absorb quickly OF surrounding condi-
tons, and certainly there is no lack Of
adaptabihty in the American woman
whether she be of the smart set Of
Gotham or Of Pacific Heights.
Cleverness stimulated by education
may be both parasitic or spontaneous;
il the one. il does no real harm; il the
other, its qualities are always tangible
and effective.
Our maids Of San Francisco's high de-
gree have, in the main, enjoyed liberal
education, the advantage Of travel and
knowledge Of foreign tongues. OF lin
quail accomplishments, not a few are
conversant with French, German and
even the liquid Italian Illustrative OF
this was the animated conversation en-
suing between several bellies and the
Protet's officers az the Assembly ball
on Monday night There was real pleas
ure, too, for the foreigners to hear the
sound Of their mother tongue, especial
ly when accompanied by bright eyes
and framed with wit and repartee by
brilliant minds.
MONDAY
AssembiY'e last dance for this season
in Palace Hotel ballroom.
Reception to Signorina Tetrazzini, by
SeQuoia Club.
'AlIzpah," presented for San Francis
co Nursery for Homeless Children, un-
der the patronage Of: Mrs. George B.
Sperry, Mrs. II. Sterewalt, Mrs. Will
liam Kaufman, Mrs. Fred w. Bradley,
Mrs. T. NJ. Cluff, Mrs. L. A. Rix, Mrs.
T. L. Kline, Mrs. A p. Hotaling Jr.,
Mrs. Lewis Gould, Mrs. j. Bertz, Mrs.
r. V. Wright, Mrs. William Gerstle,
Mrs. r. r. Theobald, Mrs. Guy Man
ming, Mira. James Gould, Mrs. A Dern-
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Miss Alice Hager, Miss Ethel Dean,
Miss Florence Whittell, Miss Anita
Harvey, Miss Constance Grimmins,
Miss Jane Wiltshire and Miss Pearl
Landers
Miss Elizabeth Livermore, hostess at
luncheon in honor of Miss Louise
whitney, entertaining Miss Louise
Whitney, Miss Alice Sullivan, Miss
Abby Parrott, Miss Emily Parrott, Miss
Katherine Herrin, Miss Lucy Gwin
Coleman, Miss Christine Pomeroy, Miss
Newell Drown, Miss Maisie Langhorne
and Miss Francis Howard Of San Ma
teo.
Miss Burnie Owens, luncheon hostess
at Hotel Cecil In honor of Miss Elsie
Dorr and Miss Gertrude Jones, enter
tanning Miss Dorr, Miss Jones, Miss
Viola Meyer. Miss Elsa Draper, Miss
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ham, Mrs. II. Dernham, Mrs. James
Elder, Mrs. Herbert e. Law, Mrs. A
II. Martin, Mrs. Homer f. Osborne,
Mrs. E. F. Preston and Miss Adelaide
Pollock.
Miss Elsie Tallant. hostess at a tea.
DR.. Raymond Russ entertained at
luncheon in honor Of Miss Cordelia
Bishop and DR.. Harry r. Anderson.
Knox Maddox, host at theater party,
entertaining fourteen guests.
DIR. and Mrs. a. II. VOORHEES,, dinner
to Miss Lily Sprecl1eIs and Harry Hol-
brook, entertaining Miss Lily SpreckeIs.
Miss Grace Spreckels, Mr.. and Mrs.
Jack Spreckels. Mrs. Malcolm Henry,
Miss Katherine Herrin, Lieutenant and
Mrs Emory Winship, Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas Porter Bishop, Grantland
Voorhies, Robert Carter Berkeley,
Jerome B. Landfleld and DR.. Voorhies.
After dinner the guests attended the
Assembly, which. as usual. was held
in the Palace Hotel ballroom
Mrs. Eleanor Martin, dinner, enter
tanning Mrs. ]. de Barth Shorb, Mrs.
Ynez Shorb White, Mrs. CASTOR Ashe,
Philip Paschel.
vi >. DuIhe FoilaOdy, dinner, enLer-
tanning Miss Marian Huntington. Miss
Lucy Gwin Coleman. Edward Davis,
Sir James Talbot Power.
Mrs. Emory Winship, luncheon at
st. Francis in honor Of Miss Lily
Spreckels. entertaining Mrs. Cosgrave,
Mrs. Augustus Costigan. Mrs. H. @.
Breeden, Mrs. Henry Foster Dutton,
Mrs. Samuel Buckbee, Mrs. Greer, Mrs.
Spaulding. Miss Lily Spreckels, Miss
Grace Spreckels. Miss Bessie Wilson,
Miss Patricia Cosgrave, Miss Helen de
Young, Miss Constance de Young, Miss
Leontine Brakeman. Miss Edith Simp-
son, Miss Jennie Blair and Miss Helen
Wagner.
TUESDAY.
Mrs. Robert Armstrong Dean and
Mrs. v. T. Tingley Lawrence, "at
home"
James d. Phelan, host at q supper
in the red room Of the Bohemian Club
In honor OF Nine. Melba, entertaining
Nine. Melba, Mime. SasoIli, Mile. Sa-
solli, Mrs. c. A. Spreckels, Mrs.
Charles o. Alexander, Mrs. Reginald
Brooke, Mrs. Rudolph Spreckels, DR..
Harry Tevis. Lansing Miner, Enrique
Grau, Sidney Small, Richard Tobin and
Thomas Barbour.
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Mrs. Taylor, Mrs. Leahy. Mrs Polk,
Mrs. Austin Tubbs, Mrs. Osgood Hook
er, Mrs Laurance Scott, Mrs. George
Newhall, Miss May Deering. Miss Sally
Maynard, Miss Bennett, Miss Wemple.
Miss Katherine McCann, Mrs. Moore
and Mrs. A S. Tubbs.
Mrs. WILLIAM Sherwood informally
entertaining at bridge.
Mrs. C. W. Clark, hostess at a lunch
con in honor of Mrs. Dray Of Sacra-
mento.
Major General Macarthur guest Of
honor at a reception in Occidental Ho-
tel.
Mrs. " earns Driffield. hostess at a
tea. Assisted by Mrs. w. c. Morrow,
Miss Abbie Edwards, Miss Kitty Shook
Mrs. A. P. Hotaling Jr., hostess at
luncheon in honor of Miss Lily Spreck-
els, entertaining Miss Spreckels. Miss
Alice Hager. Miss Florence Ives. Mrs.
Jack Spreckels, Miss Edna Davis, Miss
Patricia Cosgrave. Miss Elizabeth Cole.
Miss Helen and Miss Constance de
Young. Miss Blair and Mrs. John d.
Spreckels.
FRIDAY.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert n. Drown, en-
tertaining in honor of Miss Newell
Drown at a dance in Century Hall.
Miss Eugene Hawes, hostess at a
tea in Pleasanton.
Mrs. William Lehman, hostess at a
tea. Assisted by Miss Alys Sullivan.
Miss Armor Deamer. Miss Ruth Nor
ton.
Dance in Palace Hotel ballroom by
the Alpha Gamma Eta Kappa Pa
tronesses: Mrs. Bernard Faymon-
vile, Mrs. James Potter Langhorne,
Mrs. Hiram Warren Johnson. Mrs.
George Henry Luchsinger. Mrs James
SeweH Manley, Mrs. Louis Findley
Monteagle, Mrs. Emmet Hawkins Rix-
ford and Mrs. Edward Augustus Self
ridge.
Mrs. Chester lie Roy Hovey and
Miss Rachel Hovey, hostesses at a tea.
Mrs. John C. Wilson. hostess at
dinner in Palm Garden of Palace
Hotel.
Miss Lottie Woods and Miss Maude
Woods, hostesses at a luncheon.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. c. Morrow. en-
tertaining at dinner In honor OF Mr..
Guests Miss Ina Coolbrith and Arthur
Street, reception in evening following.
SATURDAY.
Mrs. Ringgold Carmany and Mrs.
Alfred Rulofson Jr.. hostesses at a tea
in honor of Miss Edith Muir.
SUNDAY.
Charles II. Lombard, host at a re-
ception in the Sequoia Club rooms in
honor of Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Walton
Tully.
In the receiving party were Mrs.
Lewis H. Long, Mrs. Albert Gerber
ding, Mrs. Adolphus Graupner, Mrs
Otto Bendix, Miss Eleanor Connell,
Miss Ednah Robinson. Mrs. NJ H
Richardson, Miss Eva Withrow, Miss
Marie Withrow, Miss Adeline Knapp.
The guests were Miss Miriam Mich
elson, Miss Julie Nicholson, Mr.. and
Mrs. Arthur McEwen. Mr.. and Mrs.
NJ. H. Richardson, Miss Adeline
Knapp, Nine. Erstaphieve, Eric Julihn,
Matteo Sandona, Mr.. and Mrs. W. c.
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ieorgie Sheppard and Miss Edith Cur

IeoISle 0neppdrQ ana MISS Ed1th Cur
rey.
Mrs. Alexander McCracken, hostess
at large tea in Century Hall from 4
o'clock to 6. In the receiving party
were Mrs. William H. Hall, Miss Hall,
Mrs. Merrill Miller Miss Jessie Miller,
Miss Meta Thompson, Mrs. Selden s.
Wright, Mrs. James s. Wethered, Mrs.
Henry Martinez, Miss Sophie and Miss
Lucie Gwin Coleman, Mrs. Ynez Shorb
White, Miss Ethel Shorb, Miss Chris
tine Pomeroy. Miss Maisee Langhorne,
Miss Elsie Tallant, Mrs. H Cavode,
Mrs. Nichols, Miss Adelaide Brown,
Mrs. George Hammond. Mrs. Randolph
Harrison, Miss Harrison, Mrs. Charles
Olney, Mrs. William Elcott, Miss Gra-
ham, Mrs. S. Holmes, Mrs. Victor Blue,
Mrs. Walter Bonner. Miss Sophie Lis
vey,. Miss Amelia Christy, Miss Caro-
line McDougal, Miss Minnie Rogers and
Miss Sallie Maynard.
Mrs. William B. Tubbs of BurIingame,
hostess at luncheon in the conserva-
tory of the Palace Hotel, entertaining:
Mrs. Fred Kohl, Mrs. Edwin Breyfogle
Mrs. j. r. X. Nuttall, Mrs. Edward
Eyre, Mrs. Joseph Grant, Miss Laura
McKinstry, Mrs. Mayo Newhall. Mrs.
Timothy Hopkins, Mrs. John Curry,
Mrs. Samuel Knight, Mrs. Harry Poett.
Mrs. Alexander Lilly, Mrs. Percy Eyre,
Mrs. George Boyd. Mrs. Jack Casserly,
Mrs. Joseph Donohoe, Mrs. Hayne, Mrs
Harry Sherman, Miss Kohl, Mrs. Fred
Tallant, Mrs. Russell Wilson, Mrs.
Downey Harvey, Mrs. Hyde Smith,
Mrs. Whittell, Mrs. r. p. Schwerin,
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and Mrs de Wolfe, Mr.. and Mrs. A.
CSump, Mr.. and Mrs. Fairfax WheeIan.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chester Bailey Fernald.
Harry Mestayer, Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
Morris. Mr. and Mrs LIE Roy G. Clark.
Mr.. and Mrs. Allan Dunn. Mr.. and
Mrs. Keating, Mr.. and Mrs w. p
buckingham. Miss Katherine Ball. the
Misses O'Callahan. Mr.. and Mrs. NJ.
Fl. Mall, John Gamble. Miss Olive
Holden. Miss Anna Frances Briggs.
William Wright, DR.. and Mrs. Russell
II. Cool. Mr.. and Mrs. Frank DesrinK.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Greer Harrison.
Frederick Biggerstaf. Hother Wismer.
Mrs. H E. Huntington, Philip Paschel,
Mrs. Mary Ellis, Theodor Salmon.
Charles Sedgwick Aiken. Nine Fannie
Francisco, Arthur Street, Mrs. A M.
Burns, Mrs. Ada Romer-Shawhan.
Miss Alice Klein. Colonel and Mrs. C.
H. BIinn, Mr.. and Mrs. Scott. Miss
Mary Bell, Miss Sexton. Mr. and Mrs.
Fremont Older, Miss Gertrude Gates.
Laurence Rising. Miss Elinore Crou-
dace, Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur F1cken-
sher, Mr.. and Mrs. Jason Gould, Miss
Tucholshy, Mr.. and Mrs Frederick l.
Gutterson, ]. w. Taylor, Arnold Cen
the, Mrs. Mary Austin. Carlo Gentle.
Mrs Mary K Hoag. John Howell. Miss
Blanche Partington, Morgan Shepherd,
Royden Williamson. Mr.. and Mrs. Os-
car Maurer, Fred Maurer. Mrs Cooley.
Miss Wishart, Mr.. and Mrs. Alva Watt.
Mr.. and Mrs Frank Thayer, MIR. and
Mrs Albro, Mrs. Dickenson. Mr.. and
Mrs. Cutler BonesteI. Mr.. and Mrs
Thomas Richardson. Miss Ina Cool
BIRTH. Miss HittelI. the Misses Knox.
Bailey Millard. Mrs. Linda Bryan.
Paul Elder, Miss Prescott
Tomorrow night sees the second pre-
sentation Of THE Lars by the cast
that so cIeverly gave it fortnight ago
Again there is a beneficiary for the
monetary outcome OF the production
San Francisco theater-going folk gen
erously incline toward the needs Of a
charity fund Besides, in this case, the
play with its exponents is Of sufficient
merit to draw an interested audience,
so that which the Polytechnic reaps IN
shekels will be duplicated as pleasure
to the auditors. Additionally, there will
be the Polacco baton over the orches-
tration between acts
Polo has called society this past week
and society has willingly hardened, for
all trains since Tuesday have seen
double their quota OF weekly visitors to-
the Eden of California. Wednesday
opened the meet; to-day sees the hnat
challenge Among visitors Of note to
the Del Monte track were Nine. Melba,
Nine. Sasson and Miss Sassou-
Now looms in the distance the fes-
tival Of Mardi Gras, set for March Z.
For the benefit Of the art fund the ball
is to be given, as usual. at the Mark
Hopkins Institute Of Art Willis E.
Davis. president OF the Art Associa-
ton, is chairman of the ball executive
committee; Henry Heyman, to arrange
for music; H J. Brewer. decorations;
Edward NJ. Greenway having charge OF
the floor
Private boxes will be sold at auction
to allay dissatisfaction caused by first
comers having preference. The boxes
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viii be on sale February II at the
Art Institute.
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special agents of the land Office and a
former judge.
In Oregon convictions have already
been secured in the cases of Clyde
Lloyd, S. A. ID. Puter, Horace G.. Nc
Kinley, Emma L. Watson and ID. w.
Tarpley. Franklin Pierce Mays, state
senator from Portland. is now on trial.
and the trial of Senator Mitchell is to
begin shortly.
Judge A. II. Tanner, the law partner
Of Senator Mitchell, was indicted for
perjury and later pleaded guilty and it
is stated made confession implicat-
ing Senator Mitchell.
Former Land Commissioner Her
mann, now congressman from Oregon.
is under indictment on the charge of
destroying records of the land Office
at Washington, and in addition to this
he is under indictment with John II.
Hall, eX-district attorney: Edwin Mays.
ex-assistant district attorney; +. p.
Mays, state senator; Hamilton II. Hen
bricks, secretary and treasurer of the
Butte Creek Land Live Stock & Lum-
Der company, and Special Agents
C. e. Loomis and .. ID. Stratford of
the land Office. on the charge of fenc-
ing in a large part of the county of
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Investigation, news items in the papers
of the country have told of the devel-
opments in the case. Occasionally the
public has been startled by the name
of some prominent man being connect
ed with the frauds, as was especially
the case when Senator Mitchell was in
dicted on the charge of accepting a
bribe in connection with some of the
land cases, and his now famous, burn
this letter." was made public.
One Gigantic, Systematic Plot.
First of all we want to remember
that the land frauds are not an aggre-
CATION of isolated cases, Independent of
each other in methods and purpose,
but are really one gigantic, deep-laid
and systematic plot which was being
persistently and successfully carried
on in Arizona, California, Oregon and
other western states by men or wealth
and influence who had a lust for the
public domain.
Lawson, in his revelations of Wall
street methods, speaks of "the system"
but the New York money kings in
their alleged raids on the stock mar
kets and the pocketbooks Of the small
investors never worked a more thor
pughly organized system than have the
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the keen work of the detective and the
subsequent confession of Judge Tanner
are almost tragic in their bearing.
While Tanner refused to produce the
partnership books kept by the firm of
Mitchell and Tanner, on the ground that
it might incrimnate him, he did pro-
duce a partnership agreement, dated
1901, that on its face appeared TO be
genuine.
But Mr.. Burns thought differently.
To make long story short, the clever
detective noted that the agreement was
written on paper which bore the water
mark of Edinample. The books of the
firm showed that the first Edinample
bond paper purchase had been made
on March 80, 1903, almost three years
subsequent to the writing Of their origi-
mai partnership agreement Burns also
noted that the document had been writ
ten on a typewriter using a black rib
bon, and investigation proved that dur
ing the period between 1901 and 1905
green and purple ribbons had been
used, and that black was used for the
discovered also that the profits of the
concern were divided equally between
Mitchell and Tanner. and that clause
in the original partnership agreement
read: That all moneys received from
practicing before the department at
Washington was to be the exclusive
profits of John II. MITCHELL" while in
q.
grand jury the name of Tanner ap-
peared in the place of Mitchells
Misspelled words in the agreement fur
nished a clew, and Tanners son in a
test before the grand jury misspelled
those same words, and finally admitted
that he had written the agreement in
December. 1904 Judge Tanner was
now called before the grand jury again,
and persisted in his former statement
that the agreement was genuine. and
the grand jury promptly indicted him
for perjury. Later, it is said, he made
a confession TO Burns, duplicating
Mitchell in the fraud.
The Burn Without-Fail" Letter.
In the meantime Harry c. Robertson,
the private secretary of Senator
Mitchell, at Washington, had been
subpoenaed as a witness by the gov
eminent, and on his arrival at Port
land was Immediately taken by Mr..
Burns before the grand jury. 1t was
believed that he was carrying an i'm
portant letter from Mitchell to Tanner,
and this letter was demanded by the
jury, and reluctantly surrendered.
Here was the most sensational bit of
evidence yet produced. The letter was
widely published at the time of it's dis
covery. but this article would not be
complete without quoting a portion OF
the document to which Senator Mitchell
had appended the solemn admonition:
Burn this without fail:
you must not get ratified or alarmed"
Senator Mitchell wrote Harry will
doubtless Identify the cOpartnership arti-
Giles OF 1901 as having eeen prepared by
him. See him at once on his arrival Don't
be interviewed until ! see YOU And this
is strictly confidential-dont tell Harry