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The San Francisco call., 1906-11-24
THE CALIFORNIAN STATE OF MIND

q ONE curious speculation concerning the of of Cali
fornans found article by Gustave Mchaud Putnans
The Reading Habit the United States" From the
public library statistics of the country Mr. Michaud
Massachusetts, leads with 04
population. follows and then we
the California annual issue
OF 20 books per hundred Colorado and Montana follow Cali
Mr. Mchaud explanation of the literary of the
West is given:
another three
comparatively safe of making
responded
Is
which
willie
element
California and which
In
favorable
agination valuable quality, but it be
the reasoning good California should apply elsewhere
We should have suspected contemporary Massachusetts,
being afflicted that way view Of the criticism by Mr. H. G.
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:. :. The Smart Set :. :.

"HE marriage of Miss Eleanor
son L. Faison, u. S. A, whose en-
gagement was announced this
fall, will take place on Wednesday,
December 19, at the home of the brides
parents, DR.. and Mrs 2. ". Sewers, in
Washington. D. c. Major Faison has
written to friends here that he will ar
rive in San Francisco with his bride on
the last day of the year and tnat they
will sail ON January for the Philip
pines. Quite a bit of entertaining is
being planned for this popular officer
who is favorite here, and his bride,
who is said to be very charming and
attractive and who will be gladly
welcomed
A pleasing announcement is that of
the engagement of Miss Lucy Mighell
and Thomas J. Churchill, which was
made to their friends at a tea given
last week by Mr.. Churchilrs mother.
Mrs. Samuel ]. Churchill, and Miss
Mighell. There is any amount of in
terest in the news, and especially In
the southern set, in which both families
are prominent. Miss Mighell is the
granddaughter of Mrs. Kershaw. who
is well known here and with whom
she has made her home since child
hood, her parents both being dead.
She is charming girl, clever and at
tractive, and has a host Of friends.
Mr.. Churchill is tho son of Mr.. and
Mrs. 8. J. Churchill and Is very popu-
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-24
THE COMPANY CHIEF OMAN KEEPS

HHIEF OF POLICE OMAN need complain he known
by the company he keeps. If he habually with
thieves and consus with picpockets it his fault if
people begin to wonder which side of the fence gets
to be contemporary knowledge of every about
that Sullivan otherwise pick
pocket and professional crook and by the grace
OF Dlnan empOye OF the city 1t perhaps surprising that
administration which should
cred in It's embrace thief whose picture already in
ogues gallery but the Chief OF Police makes his
caes and keeps them under pay he complain people
class him with his friends and boon companions.
II It be urged that stool pigeons sometimes necessary
the conduct OF police that
official circles
moral tone that anmaes department demorazed by the evil
ample OF Ruef and Schmtz The who makes friend him
who does his dirty work and consong with
thieves is not far from doing that kind of work himself
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lar a1so, being widely and favorably
known. No date has been announced
for the wedding, but 1T will probably
be an event of the early spring.
The event of this afternoon will be
the large tea to be given by DR.. and
Mrs. James Ward KeeneY in honor of
the debut of their attractive daughter.
Miss Mary Keeney. The affair will
take place at the Paris Tea Garden,
William S. Tevis, Mrs. Francis j. Caro-
Garceau, Mrs. r. p. Schwerin. Mrs.
Walter S. Martin. Mrs. Jessie Bowie
Detrick, Mrs William Hinckley Taylor,
Mrs. George A. Pope, Mrs c. r. Wins
low, Mrs. a0xnard, Mrs. Eugene Lent,
Mrs. Frederick McNear, Mrs. William
III. Taylor. Mrs. Augustus Taylor. Mrs.
Miss Jennie Crocker, Miss Maizie Lang
Emily Wilson, Miss Laura McKinstry,
Miss Julia Langhorne. Miss Genevieve
Harvey, Miss Janet Won Schroeder,
Miss Jane Coleman, Miss Linda Cad
wallader, Miss Helen Bowie, Miss Mar
guerite Barron, Miss Charlotte Will
son, Miss Louise Boyd. Miss Constance
de Young. Miss Marie Brewer and Miss
Frances McKinstry-
Mrs. Clement and Captain Sydney
Cionlan, U. S. A.. who are to be mar
ried next month, were the guests of
honor last week at luncheon given in
washington, D. c., at the Chevy Chase
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-24

OWN In the produce commission
district. where hunters and
u active circulation, f. w Van
sicklen. of the firm of Dodge. Sweeny
& Co., is proudly pointed to as the
hero of an adventure afeld that easily
takes the honors of the season
AS the story goes, Van Sicklen was
chasing cougars In the widest fast
nesses of the Siskiyou Mountains, his
only companion being the faithful and
highly-intelligent horse he bestrode,
when he was hurled from the saddle
abruptly and with great violence and
sustained a dislocation of the left
shoulder that made the arm below II
powerless. Realizing that tremendous
pain and inconvenience could be avert
ed only by quickly having the member
restored to its socket, the ingenious
and plucky sportsman at once at
tached one end of his lariat to his LETT
arm. fastened the other end to the
pommel of his saddle and then kicked
his horse swiftly and vigorously In the
abdomen. thus provoking the animal to
make frantic efforts to escape PUNISH
ment At the fourth kick by the man
and its resultant bound by the horse
the shoulder resumed its proper posi-
ton, and few hours later was>as well
as ever
When the tale reaches this point the
person TO whom it has been told natur-
ally inquiries why the horse did not
gallop away. instead of merely side
stepping, and the reply is reminder
that the animal was exceptionally In
telligent and the man unusually strong
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-24
In the Joke World

"I spent twenty years writing that
long poem" he said.
And it didn't take?"
"Oh, yes; took all 1 had.'-Atlanta
Constitution.
He-Forgive me.
She-What have you done?
He-Nothing.
She-Then I can never forgive you.--
Lippincott's Magazine.
at married in haste"
"Ah. And you are repenting at leis-
ure9'
~ might be if 1 ever had any
Cleveland Leader.
why did Mrs. Fickler sue her hus-
band for divorce?
"I suppose he was the only man she
could sue if she really wished to get
one. ne."-Milwaukee Journal.
Mrs. True-Aren't you glad you don't
have to vote?
Mrs Peckem-Mercy, MOI Tn worried
to death for fear John won't vote the
way want him to; I'd a great deal
rather do it myself.-Detroit Free
Press.
FINISHED your honeymoon YETI"
Il don't know. / have never been
able to determine the exact meaning of
the word honeymoon"
We'll, then, has your wife COM
menced to do the cooking yet?"-Hous-
ton Post.
Traveller in Parlor Car-Porter. that
man in front will give you quarter
for dusting him off. won't he?
Porter-Ye Yessir.
Traveler-Well, I'll give you half a
dollar to leave the dust on him and not
brush it off on me.-SomervilIe Journal
little Johnny Smith suddenly asked.
in startled voice: Mamma, is that the
bay rum in the bottle on your table?''
Mercy, no, DEAR, she replied. THAT
is mucilage."
oh" said little Johnny. Then, after
a moments pause. he added. reflective
Iy: Perhaps that's why / can't get
my hat Off EVERY Magazine.
Lawson-I hear that Watkins moth
er-in-law died abroad.
Dawson-Yes. Poor fellow.
Lawson-Poor fellow? Why do you
say that?
Dawson-Because, in all common de-
cency, he has got to look mournful un-
til the body gets here.-Somerville
Journal.
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NOVEMBER "a, 1906
Humors Of the Town
Bv James Crawford

.,d if the listener should ask If Van
eick1en was without human cOmpan-
ionsbip at the time, the answer comes
nroutptlv that If another person had
been in the vicinage the horses aid IN
the surgical operation would not have
been necessary nor the story worth
telling. To pursue Interrogation any
f,,rtber might arouse suspicion that
the storys authenticity Is doubted
Midnight at street railway safety
station" near LOtta's fountain. lnebrt-
ated man asleep on stone settee IN
nrotected female, clutching transfer
sIip alfghts from Kearny street car
and stands waiting. Car comes up
Market street. and female. apparently
unable to deciDher sfgnboard on front
of vehicle. waves transfer aioIt and
shouts. rs that Eddyc I want Eddy
Motorman stops car and replies. No;
this is Castro" Female repeats. Il
want Eddy Muddled voice from set
tee. Eats me- I'm (hicl Eddy. But
ve'Il (hic) have { come here if ye (hic)
want Z shee me- Female. horrifed.
chambers aboard car Loud snore from
settee as car resumes trip.
was your tour suceess?'' asked
the actors acquaintance when they met
on Fillmore street.
WAS 1t a success? asked the his
trion. glowingly Was it a success2
1 got back. didn't II"
1t was the same actor who declared
there are certain advantages in play
ing one-night stands. not the least of
them being that the players seldom
see what the newspapers say about
them next morning.
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-24

Club by the Comptroller of Currency
and Mrs. Ridgley. Those present be-
sides the guests of honor were the
British ambassador. Sir Mortimer Du-
rand; Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Addison.
Captain and Mrs. Hebbinghaus. Mrs.
Laurence Bonet. Mrs. Frank L. Denny.
Miss Katharine Williams of Chicago.
General Buchanan, Arthur Hay and
Mills Thompson.
Mrs William H. Crocker did not ar
rive early in the week with Mr.. Crock :
er, but has remained in New York and
will not come to California until early
in the new year.
Mr.. and Mrs Charles P. Eells left
recently for the East, where they will
spend few weeks Mrs. Eells will
visit her two daughters, Mrs. John
trude Eells), in Minneapolis, and Mrs.
Henry Sloane Coffin (formerly Miss
Dorothy Eells). in New York.
Miss Helen Thomas of Sausalito went
down early in the week 10 Monterey.
where she will be the guest for a fort
night OF Mrs. Bush, the wife of Cap
tain Bush. U. S A.
Mr.. and Mrs John Hays Hammond
and their family. Miss Betty Hammond
and Miss Helen Wheeler who has been
their guest for several weeks, have
left the Hammond country place at
Gloucester, Mass, and are at Lake
wood, n j., for the winter.
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-24
Personal Mention

Mrs. James Biddle of Philadelphia is
at the Palace.
Mr.. and Mrs. Francis Diaz of New
York are at the Majestic.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. NJ. Huston of Los An
geles are at the Majestic.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Y. Blatt of De-
troit are at the Jefferson.
Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Rowan are at the
Jefferson from New York.
Mr.. and Mrs W. G.. Olmstead of
Stockton are at the jefferson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Fitzpatrick and
son are at the Majestic from Ogden.
E. Weldor Young and Mrs. t. M.
Young of Seattle are at the Majestic
J. F. Condor. prominent mining
man of Verdi, New, is at the Jefferson
s. T. st. George Carey, a prominent
rancher of Auburn, is at the st. Fran
els.
Otis A. Poole, prominent business
man of Yokohama, Japan, is at the
Palace.
A. S. Carroverro. wealthy planter Of
Honolulu. is registered at the ST.
Francis.
Mrs. Clement Millard of Santa Cruz
was among yesterdays arrivals at the
Jefferson.
Mrs. Howard H Lewis. Miss Lewis
and Phoebe Lewis are at the st. Fran
els from Seattle.
DR.. Roughsede and c. H woodhouse
of Prince Albert Island, Canada, are
at the ST. Francis.
j. E. Ridgway Jr., ]. G. McIlvain Jr.
and B. c. Heritage are at the st.
Francis from Philadelphia
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-24

~ ENERAL T. H. GOODMAN, who
was for many years the general
II passenger agent of the Southern
Pacific. visited his friends in the
ferry building yesterday. The general
is interested in 43.756 acres in the Gag
yyan Valley in Northern Luzon and he
has named his ranch the Hacienda
Calabacao.
THE place" said General Goodman.
'sis about 500 miles north of Manila
and we are in great hopes that it
critics in the islands. We have shipped
there $4,000 worth of machinery. in
cluding two traction engines. We are
now arranging to send down a saw
mill and as soon as we can arrange
for it we shall ship down a sugar mill.
This year we put 10000 acres into
tobacco"
r. A. Murray. city passenger agent
of the Great Northern, will leave to-
night for Washington. D c., and will
bring back With him his bride. He
viii marry Miss Isabelle Dillon.
Mrs. E. S. Blair, the wife of
E S. Blair. who was for many
of the Great Northern. is on visit
to the city. She was taken for a
drive over the burned district by G.
w. Colby.
Assistant Traffic Director E. o. Nc
Cormick of the Southern Pacific left
yesterday for Chicago.
l. E. Stanton. contracting freight
agent of the Chicago. Milwaukee and
st. Paul, is on business trip through
the apple district of watsonville.
j. w. Walker. division superinten-
dent of the valley division of the Santa
Fe, is in the city on business.
L. s. Bean. mechanical superinten-
dent of the Santa Fe with headquar-
ters in Los Angeles. is in the city.
H J. Franklin. claims agent of the
Santa Fe, with headquarters in Los
Angeles, arrived yesterday on business.
The indications are that the COM
bined excursion of the Southern Pa
cifc. the Mexican Central and the Santa
Fe to the City of Mexico will be
largely patronized. 1t will leave the
city on December II.
James B. Duffy of the Santa Fe will
escort the Knights of Columbus on
Power, the well-known attorney, Is
getting up the excursion and it is
expected that there will be about $50
knights in the party. 1t will travel
by both the Santa Fe and the Southern
Pacific and will leave here about the
middle of February.
The passenger departments of the
Southern Pacific and the Santa Fe win
announce shortly a special rate to
Fresno for the members of the Cali
fornia State Teachers Association.
which will hold its convention in the
Raisin City from December 26 to 20.
1t is expected that 400 delegates will
be present.
A. H. Mofitt. passenger agent of the
Oceanic Steamship Company, teHs a
good story of how he sold a ticket to
New Zealand to an old lady He had
answered every possible question that
he thought could be answered, when
she asked if he had been careful to
sell her stateroom on that side of
the vessel which had the best scenery.
J. W. McC1ymonds, general agent OF
the Armour car lines, left for Porter
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-24
NOTE AND COMMENT

really prefers acange prosecutor change of
Rockefeller hope attain the dignity of Mayor through
indictment
Foy-two womens clubs and hammers will be
at San Jose December 4.
$400 than
his brother clubmen.
Only bachelor will print his objections
Benedcks appreciate the futiity of protest.
When John Sharp Williams advocated benevolent elimination
of the he the Russell Sage brand of
J. Hill has attracted attention postpranda prophet
afterdnner profits Ruef
and bag
William Rockefeller should be able get through the
independent of Brother Johns bounty The New
affirmed a judgment for 18 cents in his favor.
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-24
Answers to Queries

THE LAW-Reader, City. If young
man wants to study law and can only
devote evenings to study he should
make arrangements with some attor-
ney who can assist him
MORTGAGE--A Subscriber, Los Ga
tos. CAL Section 3617 of the Political
Code of California, relative to the tax
alton OF mortgages, says: A mort
gage, deed of trust, contract or other
obligation by which a debt is secured.
when land is pledged for the payment
and discharge of the same, shall. for
the purpose of assessment and taxa
tion, be deemed and treated an interest
in the land so pledged" The mortgage
is assessed the same as the unincum-
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THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE

The English language is not merely
method OF communication. like a
semapnore; II Is a great and complex
organism that has grown with tha
growth of the people that employ IL: il
3 q splendid and flexible instrument OF
thought, speech and writing, an instru-
iment that in the, hands of those that
have studied 1t and know its worth IS
Que OF tne most potent and beautiful OF
al PosSess1ons'-Shefeld Daily Inde-
pendent.
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GOLD AND SILvER-C. E., Fresno,
Cal The Query Department has not
the space to devote to the silver ques-
ton to show why at some period of the
country's history s22 in silver could be
obtained for $40 in gold. Generally, it
may be asserted that such condition
resulted from depreciation of silver.
Such existed during the period covered
by the years 1s65-1S7S and the follow
ing are the gold quotations during
those years:
1855, 1913: 1866, 1905: 1857, 135; 1868,
1895; 1869, 1913; 1870, 1925; 1871. III;
1872, 110.1; 1873, 1855: 1874, 112.1: 1875,
115.5; 1876. 114.3; 1877, 104,S; 1878, 10I.
These quotations are for the month
of March of each year named and
give the premium on gold.
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Wells and the remark of Joaquin Miller that Boston is ad
dcted bricks and than poetry Besides the annual
of books in Indiana only ynne per hundred and the
of the Hooser noveists podgous
threatening suggested that the whole population of
Indiana busy writing books find time read tem but
hat IS 1ippant and unInd remark
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-24

Iownsend's Cal glace fruits and can
and 1908 and 1870 Valencia street
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-24

bersd property, and not on the basis of
principal and interest.
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-24

c. NJ. Taylor. for twenty years super-
intendent of motor power OF the gen
eral western division of the Santa Pc
has rendered his resignation and will
accept a position with the Rock Island
in the same capacity on the Choctaw.
Oklahoma and Gulf branch He will
assume charge on December 1
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1906-05-11
WASHINGTON NOTES.

Sheriff Dixon has rounded up a
bunch Of horse thieves on the Alpowa
ridge in Asotin county, Harry Hayner,
a stranger about ~ years of age, on
a charge of stealing a horse from
Henry Brockman of Garfield county.
Hayner, it is alleged, had taken the
horse few days before and had tried
to sell the animal to it's owner.
Sugar beets have been grown in
the Okanogan valley and have shown
a high percentage of saccharine con-
tent, but a movement is now on foot
to give the matter wider test.
The supreme court docket for the
May term was arranged by Clerk
Reinhart, and includes 164 cases
This is the largest docket ever gotten
out for a May term. The term be
gins ON the 14th and will run to July
10. Cases docketed are as follows:
Kittitas, 1 case, June 20; Yakima,
cases, June 20 and 81: Chelan, 2 cases
June 81; Okanogan, 2 cases, June 81 ;
Columbia, case, June 81; Lincoln,
cases, June 81 to 81; Walla Walla
Ia cases, June 25 and 26; Douglas
cases, June 81 Adams, case, June
&c; Spokane, 80 cases, June 81 to July
10.
Louis H. Bearce of Concord, N. H.
is quoted as saying that he will es
tablish starch factory in Spokane il
sufficient supplies of potatoes are
guaranteed.
/
The single mills bureau, at 6
recent meeting in Seattle attended by
$50 manufacturers representing more
than 60 per cent of the total shinglt
output of the state, voted to close the
mills for 80 days. beginning Decem
Der 1, with the exception of the com
bination mills, which are to close fol
six weeks, beginning December 10.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1906-05-11
HE KILLED HIGH HOLY ROLLER
Shooting Occurs on Streets of Seat
tle-Refenge.

Seattle, May S.-Frank e. Crefield,
leader of a notorious religious organi-
zation, known as the holy rollers, was
shot in the forehead and instantly kill
ed Monday morning. Creffield's blood
paid for the practices which his organ
ization follows. The man who COM
mitted the crime, George Mitchell,
claims he wiped out the stain his fam
lily suffered through the seduction Of
his two sisters by the leader of the
holy rollers.
Creffield and his wife-a woman he
married the third day Of last month
were walking down First avenue.
When near Cherry street Mithcell, who
was following them, address remark
in a low tone to Crefield and the lat.
ter turned to face his pursuer. A re-.
volver was drawn and flashed, Creffield
reeled and fell to the pavement. The
bullet had penetrated his brain. With.
in minute of the shooting Deputy
Sheriff Sam Huth and Patrolman LIE.
Count had arrested Mitchell.
Mitchell is 80 years old and labor.
er by occupation.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1906-05-11
rHE DooR on MANcAoRIA opEN.
May 10 Japan Is to open Antung and
Tatunekau Ports.

Pending the gradual withdrawal Of
troops from Manchuria the imperial
Japanese government has SO far been
unable to permit the entering of for
eigners into Manchuria of oreign YES
sells into the ports Of the province,
or the arrival of foreign consular Of
fees. The evacuation, however, has
now made much progress, and the gov
eminent has decided to put into ex-
ecution its declared principal of the
"open door and equal opportunity"
From May 10 foreigners and foreign
vessels will be free to enter Antung
and Tatungkau, while foreign consular
officers will be permitted to reside at
Antung.
From June 1 next consular officers
will be allowed to reside at Mukden
and, so far as no military inconveni
ence shall be occasioned, permission
will be accorded to foreigners in gene
raj to travel in the interior of Man
churia. The Japanese government has
also decided to open Ta-lien-wan tc
foreign commerce at as early a date
as possible.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1906-05-11
Theatrical Notes.

Viola Allen has engaged Fuller Mel
fish for her company next season. Mr.
Mellish this season has been with
Richard Mansfield.
The big chorus of the New York
Metropolitan Opera company compris-
ing about 165 people, is reported to be
stranded in New York.
Vesta Tilley is to make an American
tour soon.
The name Of Sam Demands play by
Edgar Smith is to be "The Rich Mr..
Hoggenheimer."
Mrs. Fiske appeared in New York
with success in a new one act play by
John Luther Long, entitled Dolce"
Mrs. Patrick Campbell appeared
lately in one of the large English
cities In a foreign adoption entitled
"The Whirlwind"
Annie Russell is to make a brief tour
In Friend Hannah"
Selma Herman is to have a stock
company of her own in Chicago for the
summer.
Richard Mansfield is to deliver lee
ture in st. Louis for the San Fran
cisco relief fund.