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THEY BEHAVE LIKE GUILTY MEN

THE Of Scmiz and Rue and their attorneys taking
refuge behind and all kinds of tecnicaes and irrelevant
side might have been expected When Ruef first
rested he treated the affair ocular vein matter to be
disposed OF in five minutes, like this
John Rockefeller indicted yesterday, and indicted
The absurd All ask is
immediate the charges which been indicted by the
Grand Jury
The indictments do not to be much of joke now
Rue eageness for speedy trial has sensbly abated is the
with Schm On his way the continent, breathing
fire and birthstone he loudly denounced the conspiracy which he
promised unve the minute he could reach San Francisco 1t
all politics. and such could be exposed breath the
confusion of his Il investigation he cried aloud
Just this courshp this eager woong appears be indefinitely
postponed
Rue and Shmitz following the footsteps of George D.
Collins That ingenious and industrious knave the
labor OF making judicial scandal and mockery Col
Inns put the Grand Jury trial Schmz and Ruef doing
Collins lodged and squmed Rue and Schmz lodging
squrmng today
1t be that the law gives them power make the practice
the public repoach and byword but honest
accused of crime does that Such
his recttude would demand be brought face
without nstan delay Schmz and Ruef behave
guilty
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enforce a demand that their children
pc seated in any school they may Sc
lect While all are treated alike, enjoy
equal privileges and are under like
regulations. none can claim special
privileges, and the Japanese demand
for them will be resisted and resented,
even should it result in war.-Stock-
ton Independent.
Apparently there is likelihood of
trouble in the near future over the de-
mand of Japan that Japanese adults
snail be admitted to the public schools
IN California by virtue of her treaty
with the United States providing that
there shall be no discrimination exer-
cised against her citizens. but that they
snail be allowed all the privileges ac-
corded to citizens of the most favored
power. Still it is probable, II
the matter is ever submitted to tho
supreme Court of the United States.
that 1t will be determined in favor of
Japan as part of her treaty rights.
And in view of that the Legislature
at Its coming session should take
such action. if possible, as will neutrai-
lie such ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Demo-
crat.
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Personal Mention

l. II. Taylor OF the United States
Geological Survey is at the St Francis.
N Westherimer Of New York is reg
istered at the st. Francis.
William Carlson and Mrs. Carlson OF
San Diego are staying at the ST.
Francis.
c. S. Fuller of Chicago is at the st.
Francis.
F. E. Ripley of Fresno is registered
at the st. Francis.
W. H Stimson and Mrs stimson OF
Los Angeles are staying at the St.
Francis.
Ralph NJ McKittrick and Mrs. Nc
Kittrick of st. Louis arrived yesterday
and are at the st. Francis.
j. F. Boyd. Mrs. Boyd ana Miss
Louise Boyd are registered at the
Palace from San Rafael
Jerome A. Hart of San Francisco and
Mrs. Hart are staying at the Palace.
w G. Kerckhoff and Mrs. Kerckhon
are at the Dorchester from Los An
geles.
Mrs. A. T. Ellis and Miss Ellis are
at the Dorchester from Tehama-
Charles D. Cram and Mrs. Cram Of
Chicago are at the Majestic.
]. J. Mcconnell and Mrs. Mcconnell
OF Woodland are registered at the Ma
jestic.
Bernard Beinenfeld of this city is at
the Majestic
Mrs. J. F.. Douglas and daughter are
at the Jefferson from Goldheld.
F. W. Hatch OF Chicago is staying
at the Jefferson.
S-.W. Garretson OF Los Angeles Is 81
the Jefferson.
A W. Won BystveId OF Grand Rapids
is registered at the Jefferson.
A P. Putnam of Boston Is at the
Savoy.
NJ; KolthOr of Singapore is registered
at the Savoy.
D. a; Kelder is registered at the
c. F. oOerlein of Japan is at the
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Humors of the Town
By James Crawford

n~ocaadinrs were frequently inter-
r1,nted bv an abrupt crash, resulting
in the spectacle OF corpuient Iduy
prostrate and endeavoring TO extrlca.e
herself from the wreck OF the chaii
she had recently sat upon
To the credit of the sex be il recorded
that these unfortunate accidents ala
not provoke the levity that Woulo
surely obtain if they were to happen
in a masculine assemblage. Inc 1aIT
delegates INDUCED in no unseemIy sls-
giles, but with due gravity those VIZ
were nearest the struggling victim ol
misplaced confidence assisted her 10
rise Nor did any lady VINO had the
floor stop or even falter in her speech
when a crash occurred. despite the
fact that the fragile chairs seemed 20
reserve their collapse for the most m
terestfng period of each address.
While no resolution to the effect was
nroposed. it is tacitIy understood that
folding chairs shall be vigorously e1-
cluded from the next convention.
IT is told of Hugo Toland. the San
Francisco actor who is now directing
stage productions for one OF the New
York firms that while nettled by
sIipshod rehearsal he peevishly ex-
pressed regret-he had not adopted some
other profession.
You adopted the stage, I presume
caustically queried the histrion whose
stupidity had provoked the expression,
because you imagined that you pos
sessed a faculty for acting?"
Not at all. my boy" was the good
humored reply. Il became an actor
because I was certain that 1 possessed
a faculty for sleeping late o morn
ings"
That tale may or may not have de-
rived origin from a self-cong ratUlatory
remark 1 once heard Nat Goodwin ut
ter during an early morning story
swapping session in Denver OF the
party was young business man who
at intervals consulted his watch and
exhibited other symptoms of yearning
to tear himself away. but was as often
restrained either by sense of courtesy
or by desire to hear the next yarn. At
length he rose with evident reluctance
and said he must depart, as he had to
open the store.
Il think I1F become an actor and
thus be able to stay up all night when
1 feel like it, he added. smiling at
Goodwin.
do so. by all means" the comedian
quickly rehrted. "Unwillingness TO go
TO bed must be sufficient qualification
for the stage-at least, / can assign no
other reason for there being 50 many
bad actors
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n r ISIS LAVINIA SHANNON, whose
IN III portrayal of Mag is one of the
IVu things that make I'm the
Bishops Carriage such rat
Ting good play. declares that she will
never forget the night when she made
her first appearance mere as a member
of Charles Frohman's f'GirI 1 Left Be
hind Me" company. at the California
Theater
Il had the leading part, that Of Kate
Kenyon she told me. land being de-
sirous Of making a good impression
purchased a pair of beautiful white
satin slippers with very high heels, to
wear in the third act. You remember
the big scene in that act, where Kate
snatches the flag and rushes up the
steps to the sstockade platform, where
she waves Old Glory triumphantly and
then rushes down again to her father.
Well, as / was rushing down something
happened that was not in the business
of the scene 1 fell with the flag and
thud, and the audience. doubtless
thinking 1t was all in the play, ap-
plauded most heartily. while the stage
manager waited for me to come down
and fall into the arms of my lover, who
had just arrived with MS troopers 10
relieve the beleaguered fort. and thus
end the act But couldn't come down
until Maclyn Arbuckle. as my father.
gallantly came up to the rescue. He
raised me to my feet, but then 1 could
only hobble to the arms of my
affianced.
When the curtain dropped I asked
Mr.. Arbuckle, What on earth's the
matter with this stage-it's full of
holes? Holes?' he said. I guess not
Then. pointing to the spot from which
he had lifted me. he said. Look. l
looked, and there, standing up in bold
relief upon the stockade platform was
the heel of one of my new slippers.
II the other one had left me at the
same time my gait as 1 came down
stage would have been less suggestive
of a steamboat. Walking beam in ac-
tion.''
Speaking of ups and downs. report
has it that many of them occurred
during the recent convention of Wom-
ems clubs at Santa Clara.
So unexpected was the numerical
strength of the attendance that 1t was
found necessary to provide many fold
ing chairs in addition to the more sub
stantial seats, and unkind fate decreed
t that the former should fall to the oc-
/ cupancy of the stoutest delegates. The
consequence was that the deliberative
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In the Joke World

Tramp-Say, friend. I'm trying to git
to New York, and I've got the price OF
ticket.-all but so cents VIII you helm
me out?
Citizen-Not today. The thing for
you to do Is to ride within so cents
worth of New York and then walk
Somervil1e Journal.
But, candidly, now, have you wha.
you may fairly call letters in America
l mean In the highest, broadest sense .
Letters? Wait till you see the head
lines in our newspapers some day when
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tneres been a real snappy murder or
something. Puck.
Burglar-Have I gotten everything?
Dfmpleton-Do you expect me to tell
You that2
surglar-I think you ought. as
matter OF honor-Judge.
Guest notice that your white wine
waiter-Yes, sir; you see. sir. II ~
suon oelcate wine that IL goes req
"nen you look at it.--Bon Vivant-
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n KS E1eanOr martin entertained
IN at her home on Broadway last
V night at dinner Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry t. Scott, Mr.. and Mrs.
Mountford S. Wilson, Mr.. and Mrs. J..
Downey Harvey and Mrs. j. B. Crock
EFT, all of whom later attended the
Greenway ball. These were Mrs. Mar
tins house guests, save Mr.. and Mrs.
Harvey. Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Martin.
who came up from Burlingame as we'll
as for the Greenway dance, stayed at
Mrs. Martins, also.
Margaret Irvine, entertained at charm
ing dinner last night at the Palace
Hotel in honor of Mr.. and Mrs. Freder-
lex Sharon, the guests going afterward
to the Greenway ball. The table was
prettily decorated with poinsettas
and ferns Those present besides the
guests of honor were DIR. and Mrs. j.
w. Keeney. Mr.. and Mrs. Jerome Hart.
DR.. and Mrs Garceau, Mrs Hyde-Smith,
Mrs. Lansing Kellogg, A. S. Lilley and
DR.. Harry L. Tevis.
Mrs. George Beardsley was the host
ess at a delightful tea yesterday after
noon at which she entertained a num-
Der of guests very charmingly in spite
of the inclement weather The house
was prettily decorated with quantities
of red roses, red carnations and holly
berries in token of the approaching
Christmas season. Assisting Mrs.
Beardsley in receiving were Mrs.
Charles Morrison Woods, Miss Gertrude
Jolliffe. Miss Ethel Shorb, Miss Molly
Dutton, Miss Maye Colburn and Miss
Helen de Young
Mrs. Eleanor Martin was the hostess
at charming informal dinner on
Wednesday evening after the recep-
ton on board the Charleston, at which
she entertained a few guests in honor
of Commander Winslow, u S. n. The
table was most attractivefy decorated
with American Beauty roses. and those
present, besides the guest of honor.
Captain and Mrs. Charles Plummer
Perkins and Miss Elsie Sperry
at tea this afternoon at the Sketch
Club. 1925 California street, at which
she will entertain a number of her
friends.
Mrs. C. o. Alexander will leave Cali
fornia shortly for the East and Europe
and will be gone for several months.
Miss Pearl Landers has been i'll for
the last week at her home on Octavia
street. but to the delight of her friends
is convalescing, although she is still far
from well.
Miss Lily McCalla has returned to
town after a visit to her parents. Ad-
miral and Mrs. McCalla, in Southern
California
Great sympathy is felt for Lieutenant
John Burke Murphy, U. S. A, who has
recently been quite i'll at Fort Monroe,
Va. where he went during the summer
for course in the artillery school and
where he was Joined last month by Mrs
Murphy and her mother, Mrs. Nokes.
Lieutenant Murphy has been. on ac-
count of his illness, compelled to give
up his course for this year. but will
remain at Monroe. as he has been as
signed to a battery there.
Mrs. William Disston of Philadel-
phia, who is spending the winter in
visited San Francisco, came up day
or two since from Santa Barbara She
will remain here until next week and
will return then to Santa Barbara for
the next few months
General Gordon, who has been in the
East for the last three months, left
Washington, D. c., yesterday for Cali
fornia-
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Endorsed and accepted by committee of the Chamber OF Com
Assuming its substantial that
taken whole the settlement better than expected at the
although in fact the companies did better by Baltimore
rascay wchers have been exposed They will
they will assuredy
back under aliases others of the will take
places with California make provision by legislation
possible the danger OF Possibly the
of standard form of policy will be chief
Beyond that reliance be chiefly the honesty OF the In
surance Commissioner
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OUR ASIATIC TRADE

OF the possibility of trouble with Japan review OF
trade relations with that and China will be of interest
During the that trade abnormal proportions Now
has returned average conditions but shows healthy
growth when compared with the period before the These figures
for eight months ending August published by the Bureau
Commercial Statistics at Washington:
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THE FIRE INSURANCE SETTLEMENT

is Professor Whneys estimate that something per cent
OF the insurance fire losses by the onfagaton April has
been paid way of that figure is correct
the would nearly SOOOOO00 report
based panstang investigation covering seven months and
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1906-12-08

:, Townssnd's Cal glace fruits and can
ole s az aEmporlum, Post and Van less.
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The explains the high figures for 1905 both for Japan and
China Northern China ndustrialy by the and
large nporatons Of cotton goods required At the
time China imported 100000 worth of copper reabae
coinage The figures show that the Chinese
for much
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1906-12-08
NOTE AND COMMENT

Business of all kinds is booming again Francco-hoe
sale, retail and cocktail.
Ruef may be full of fight but the prod
his chair when the bell rang for the first round
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By his preense of being with his curly
Schmz proving himself to be bad actor we'll bad Mayor
Th~ paragraph the message relating to the obligations
parenthood fully demonstrates that the fu
part O. the Roosevelt creed.
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The Smart Set

a FRS. Eleanor Martin entertained
IN at her home on Broadway last
iV night at dinner Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry T. Scott, Mr.. and Mrs
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NJ s.: ~: :: :. :: !: : 5:
Bishops Carriage" such a rat
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-01-20
NEWS OF THE STATE

al neighbours. In her hurry and eX-
element she last her footing upon the
icy doorstep and was forcibly thrown
10 the ground. She was considerably In
jrred BY the fall 10 much so that n
doctor had to be sent for Her condi-
ton grew worse until yesterday.
when she gave birth to child which
only lived a short time. This morning
the doctor reported that Mrs. Shepherd
had contracted pneumonia. which, add
cd TO her already precnrious condition,
makes IL u grave question rs 10 wheth-
er or not she Will be able TO survive
The sympathy Of the entire community
goes out to the afflicted family.
TWO COUPLES WE'D,
Yesterday the county clerk issued a
marriage license to Lionel Sorenson,
"a, and Clara Larsen, 20. both OF Mon
roe. The Young people were married
by the clerk.
Today license to marry was issued
to George Bradbury. 50, OF SEWER and
Mary Althea Foreman, IS, Of Austin,
and these were also married by the
clerk.
There has been a steady downpour
OF rain all day and tonight the streets
are almost impossible. The late thaw
has taken nerly all of the frost out OF
the ground and the moisture Is soaking
into the soil in excellent shape. In
consequence the farmers all wear q
pleasant smile.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-01-20
BOXING AT Y. M. C. A.
Young Amateurs VIII Give Exhibition
There This Evening.

y. NJ. c. a. amateur boxers will give
an exhibition at the \. NJ. G. A gym this
evening. and those who delight in tho
manly art may attend free Of charge, the
bouts are open only to members OF the
institution.
The program will be as follows:
Preliminary, one round, Mulvey We Muir
ray,
Mangum vs. Bacon, three two.minute
rounds, weight 10.
burton We Judd, six-minute wrestling
bout. weight 1856.
stephens VS. Ryniasson, four two
minute rounds, weight 10.
Hegson vs. Cook, siA-minute wrestling
bout, 40 pounds.
Brown VS. fogarty. four two.minuto
rounds, l05 pounds.
Choate vs. ii. h. Brown, three two
minute rounds, liJ pounds.
r. Hull vs. d. u. Tarpey, six-minute
wrestling bout.
4. n smith W. H. s, Smith, six-minute
wrestling bout.
n. ). Smith VS. NJ. ". sexton, four two
minute rounds, lC5 pounds.
A. Bowen vs. ", West, four two-minuto
rounds. catch weights,
Or. Charles q. Plummer will act as
referee, and Messrs, Hardness, Claiming
and Mcdonald as umplres.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-01-20
ON THE RACE TRACK.
stewards Went After Jockey Reed at
Oakiand--Suspended lin,

san Francisco. Jan lg-Jockey Reed
was suspended at Oakland today for hts
rides on Briers IA her previous two races,
THIS afternoon she had all the speed and
won at 10 to j. sais. the favorite,
stopped 70 a walk and lost the place to
Head Dance. Weather fine, track mud
dy. Results
First race, uturty course-Alice Carey.
l0 Clark 10 3 won Mimon, l02 CRus-
selD IL 10 ). second, AlbemArle, 100 ,Rob-
!neon IL 10 =, third Time-ll3A. Cardi-
nal Sartou, Brennus, Sir Christopher
standard. siicate, Silver Heels and Duel
lst also ran
second race. mile and a sixteenth--Dusty
Miller 40 (Graham) II 70 9. won; Frank
Woods, l0i (herberO u TO /. second: Rip
per lW Knapp to 1, third. Time-l:Sii..
serenity, Mr. plngle,,, Pearlstone, Anirad.
Walnut llill Jerry Hunt, Teufe and NJ
Remark also ran.
Third race, mile and a sxteenth--Invic-
tus lVI tGraham To g. won. Ray, l03
(FOuntaim To D. second; Farnum lQl
uoaguel , to /. third Time ,52A. Nigo-
roso Blackth0rn. Trapaotter II. =. Kama
and lshtr also ran.
Fourth race, ono mile--Brers, o. Glicel
10 To J. won. Head Dance lG (Clarkl
10 10 J. UecOnd. sails, 100 Knapp & 20 3.
third, 1imc.-l;BA Ed sheridan, Watch
ful Ethel Abbott and Catalina also ran,
Fifth race, seven furlongs--ClOch DOr,
lO1 ClarNl s to e. won. Bounuful, l0l
lRadtkcl 70 !, second; Or. sherman, lOS
u'ountainl TO ]. third. Time-l;30ia Dis
| uibutor. Dora l. Chablisk, Optlmo and
| DecOy also ran
sixth race. six furlongs-I iammeraway
no (Badtkel to 10. won; Boloman, vi
| Eountainl to ! second: ~ Dineroo, lgl
| CWrighU TO l, third Tims-l:l6. X +
| Fred Pcnt, Spring Ban, Sea Lad, Frank
| Flltiner Peaceful Henry. ST. Nolma an1
| Queen Rec also ran.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-01-20
STAND BY FOOTBALL.
Discussion of Game by 400 Yale Grad
yates at Big Dinner.

New York. Jan. l9--More than ~
graduates Of Yale university attended the
New York alumni dinner at Sherrys to-
night at which President Arthur Z.
Hadley was one Of the principal speakers.
A letter Of regret from secretary OF
War TAFT was read. In II Mr.. Taft ex-
pressed tho hope that such notifications
would be made in the rules governing
full influences of college life" might be
continued.
President Hadley IN his address said:
Football is a major sport, like hunt
Ing or deep sea sailing. Like them, II
involves much physical hardship and
some physical danger. To understand
why people 20 through this hardship and
danger a man must nave what IN known
as sporting blood. II he docs not have
this, all major sports as pracused by
their devotees will seem TO him Irrational
and absurd. J shall not argue the ques-
tlon, But this / will say, that among
all major sports football mas Tor college
students the double advantage Of being
the most democratic and the least dan
gerous. a too often We have had deaths
from hunting or deaths from sailing; but
during the thirty years We have played
Rugby football at Yale there has been
no death and 20 the best oil my know-
edge 10 grave case u permanent injury.
This record is sufficient TO show that
hard football Is not necessarily attended
with overwhelming physical dangers.
constitutes grayer evil than the pos
sibility of accident, II an institution In
tends to play unfairly. do not play with
that institution next year, II you are
not prepared TO adopt this remedy. then
keep quiet. To say that a man means
10 play unfairly and then keep on play
ing with him Is not the act OF gentle
man.
las for notifications Of the rules, We
will be content to leave that matter IN
the hands OF MIR Camp. and we are glad
that the reforms looking toward open
play, which he for the last year has
been most strenuously advocating, are at
length likely 10 be realized, There are a
few who would like 10 see the game abol-
ished, and there are many who would
like TO see Il modified but as far az
know there Is not a single member OF the
Yale faculty who would take tho work
of modification out Of trained hands,
1.-THE eXtrayagant interest In football
presents harder problem 20 deal with
than the extravagant use OF football
money. II IL not the football players
themselves who have the most eXaeger-
ated estimate OF the Importance OF tho
game IL is the spectators rather than
the players. graduates rather than un-
dergraduates, who make this difficulty
worse The trouble is not that football
Is too much played, but that II is too
much talked about
Walter Camp, head OF the Yale Athletic
association, followed President Hadley.
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COMMERCIAL LEAGUE SCORES
GIRL ATHLETES.
Gave an Exhibition to Nagai Mlchia-
kira, Japan's Representative.

an accredited representative Of the
Japnese government, witnessed a
special exhibition by the girl
athletes OF the girls branch Of the public
schools athletic league. The Japanese hes
been 10 this country 10 study the methods
OF physical culture IN the public schools,
and also the workings of tho athletic
league. with the idea ~ adapting its best
features TO the physical upbullding Of the
boys and girls OF Japan, More than half
a hundred girls took part In the relay rae
ing, running and other sports and Mr..
Michiakra expressed hlgtalt As well
peascd