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Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-05-09
SCORES STANDARD OIL.

%$zz= SCOkC9 SIANDAkD OlL. II
Last Friday the President trans
mitted to congress the report Of |
Commissioner Garfield on his in
vestigation of the Standard Oil
trust. The report scores the |
methods. of the trust severely. |
Among the points made by Gar
field may be mentioned the fol-
lowing: -. .&: i
The total output Of refined oil |
annually amounts to $4,000, 5000
barrels, of which the Standard
furnishes 23,000,C COO. . !
The Standard enjoys special
privileges from railroads that
give them a monopoly of the oil
business in the greater part of
the country. The price Of oil in
these non-competitive districts is
from two to five cents higher per
gallon than where competition is
possible. ..~>': = -.
In 1904 the secret rates on
railroads saved the Standard
$4,000. Besides these secret
rates there are open discrimina-
tions in favor of the Standard,
determinations in classifcations
and rules of shipment and in
treatment of private tank cars.
The report was accompanied
by a message from President
Roosevelt in which he goes after
the Standard trust in a way that
would have done credit to the
most radical populisttwelveyear
ago. He declares that under the
present system 1.-THE big shippers
and the railroads are free to crush
out all individual initiative and all
power of independent action, be-
cause of the absence of adequate
and thoro-going governmental
control. He promises that the
department of justice will take
up some of the charges and in
stitute proceedings against the
companies involved. He recon-
mends the passage of the free
alcohol bill as bloW against the
Standard monopoly. He adds
that the Standard is not the only
trust enjoying these special priv
ileges; that the sugar trust is
enjoying the same means for
crushing out competition, and
that thatstrust is. now being in.
yestigated by the department
He also SHES a brick at Judge
Humphreys immunity decision
/
and hopes congress will pass the
Knox bill to remove that immu-
nifty privilege. !:
H. H. Rogers Of the Standard
system is out with an answer,
the gist of which is that Roose-
velt talks too much. The people,
however, will be pleased to hear
more from our voluble executive
on these subjects. The more
light that is shed on these sub
jects the better. When the peo-
pie find out the whole truth their
demand for thoro.going reform
will become Irresistible. The
agitator must prepare the way
for the reformer, and Roosevelt
is certainly making good as an
agitator.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-05-09

You will find it less easy to unroot
faults than to choke them BY gaining
virtues. Do not think Of your faults.
still less Of others faults; ia every
Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1906-12-28
eekte Roffnuuo p%eridwmoen.

GeBte RcffnuuS peridwunben
als beruoryuatno aerste laater
.baf W. w. Smuhhart, BON @efiu,
.Sa,, uubeilbore Shwtnbiuht babe,
mar oe@vn leste 6uffnunu onhiu,
abr Or. ainee Stem 9iscOusrp fiji
9hniuolnht. 0uien unO @rfaltun
oen retteten tim pom @rnbe. 81
i}qt: rGieIe Mtebism bat mid rluo.
lih rurirt uno meiu 9sben eerettet.
seitbem babe id tie 10 Sabre lanp
aebrauht, ure ernhte bieielbe ale
zine wn~noer6ores Sdrss unh 9anaen.
oeriMittet.M Strena miienihnit,
Gdee Seilmittel iir 0uiten weber
pots uoer Grtdltunaen, uno Fdleres
&urbenanuasmittel seaen8 ueumopia
Sacanlirte Rloifeu gu so @Cnts unr
500 in gsolfer Bros Gputhete.
R,Obe Flaidhe frei.
Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1906-12-28

gslr mnlIen uRleren Seieln elm
0raftid1 uerlidern ons gDifee'a
Bermnn Sprup h~eutsutape pOlitiu
tos einsiae Ir6purat I'M Winrtte IL
melobes 5hmiubiucht ltnoert un6
heiit. Sc entboit bic @iaenmittel,
a 3 reinen Cheer, GusSua ppm Iilana
senhars ulp peldle nls 0eilmitteI
SIR Snffen unb SApinoiuht bon oen
IL "a, i aiidien ~@Dnarrfieu 10 hnh ae'
}caae1 iino. Ter ShpinOliGtiqe,
fnsrsei Oh bic s,rantbeit i'm Sdiie
tAer 2upar, nnb bee gtatts 81 b.
l,ibe pno oes MiDraens irei iein Upr
Mntone pm irpdsngn UNI tplt ru6er
,0unya. ertrnntien Sheile per.
anaeu pah Ruhe, helIenoer uBt
inlSeNeer Sehnnblnna, unb Der Ba
l,rt,t Syouri Der friifer 9uit, aute'
gtohrpre freirn Answnfs BEG Nior
aeps. MI ihEeEer uno ouuerpbef
.IeinoerGrn. 8leihe 5ldidhen ~
as Gents uerb nlIde @rDBe nobest
z Ni0, FL Die erthniteuo rs Geuts
il 1nep Nputheten IN b ben.
Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1906-12-28

~E5HBepsi8 a. Shrt 9sraa
ihriita saert2 81; @elpiB, 9ai unS.
Bat Bic 9ettpdfhs, bic SiIdnGfde
dies bat 1iptshtIsye.
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MAIDEN Sie nenn 6icItn Runiuittaq
-, il DfrOe erit cine feline Sies
fla baltsn unp baHH sebs i6 81.
Bette
9erlitbt Gin Djrnbel trGgt
Gin 9ruumbiiHeI gum 8uhbinhsr nm
es sinbiHben 81 lliIrn. pgpie iplps
aebunbsR ntrben1 Fragt Der gudbiu
Der, .baIb cher surS 5rars9- Girn
BEL. 9inben SIZES bolb irons uns'
haIb 2iIel 70 brab met S@cs
pnb |
Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1906-12-28
EDW. WALL
COAX WOOD SALOON J
%ococndbCr otr NlAblc,
hcrn,ann ". mo.

Tice 1T her ~clc9enteIic 2nlpnu III Scr
mann luto iinpct nan bort ard bic beittr
Seirdnfe uno SSaarrcn.
4cipnoere enle gBhjOln0. Alctpilri
aoent III SermouH jit neu heriibmte i3c
tditcn Bourbon nMo glNe ypbIcfn oeu Ser.
mann Tiittimg Sc 4,reic neficibe mic ~
ncr 1itilem
Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1906-12-28
bumbrIdiu's hu en- sllsoiSt
htlfi Dis 2latur.

Dieotaner, Die bic 9latat hrlfti.
iph MINER an nitfiomi n. Chan
erlalp's ruit n lRtoisn nanor
gGA nlfier Rmpe, or h6st Otr
euftep sufnd tDp Zen auSpuri url
: iiir Ole gtntW, nos Sniiem IL eiret
or naoer 8uitono pi 0erhr Zen
it ~ iiher eiBeg aruByn 5heil or,
cipil Ii trn Bell lbrer aHidatbatg,
5iasn .tsn rprpcu telibui gdu.
.je,tos here ihren hvheU NSftt Be-
Ssust St 4 peaen ZOE anlar
ae, naE sire tInIiupa IN me 9ti
lenenisiaoaGa urgrg hl. Sam w
tnnF set Nalfer Nrns
Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1906-12-28

SArcdIidie Sd'msrScp sstmosri.
Enid itlrrdlide SrbmstSyn N
pginiat rntUlee Ger 81 fte n~ruerbon
len Spslisn. pnbm s. ~ Brnn oa.
uHr 9gIn, GFif lf, ainl's u W
09ife SITS, init benz " ialioie, ptt
ef ifreibt. sooB lh turirt mproe. =
.Adr w latn anO GsOaenie .aDl 5nun
eeu peroen ashpben putdl thrsnrlin
egtnben SiubIaana bsionosrc giaen
Ataiteu. 20 &grts In BATTER Uros.
pulhele
Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1906-12-28
ROBERT WALKER,
Rthbmwalt d. ifF'stIi6r Motar,
Q,ratanu. yD.
ptfnaRn

hdsve. pehbtutl, Asarosls, ptrmttttli IN,
TssSsn ms 1tTlGali sRb i,rtisf ear,itRAds IL
iniSs ROb,rt meIs.s.
Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1906-12-28

PittBburs. aans.. ben %. marJ 1901.
an branhe felt eininrr Belt abre
BLACK Draught giehsup Wehlgti.gieht.
ain bet msintm 8iehhnub, $50 babt nue
SOFTEN Wtehtutter gebraudt, unh 0eiuns
Den. Bob bas 3brtas olS 9ette ily nsis
Hsu Bued ~. g. g. cation.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1906-07-14
MAYOR ROSE IN CONTEMPT
Sapreme Court of Kansas Assessed
His Fine at $1,000.
Had Been Custer from Office in
Kansas City, Kan, for ViO-
IatiOns of Law.

Topeka, Kan. - The supreme court
Of Kansas handed down an opinion
Friday morning in which it found w.
w. Rose, mayor of Kansas City, Kan,
guilty of contempt foc. holding Office
from which he had been Ousted by the
court. For this breach OF respect to
the highest legal tribunal in the state
the court fined Mayor Rose $1,000, to
be paid within 20 days. If the fine
is not paid within that time Rose is to
be committed to the Shawnee county
jail at Topeka and be kept there until
the fine is paid.
The final paragraph of the opinion
in which the judgment is contained
is as follows: 1.-THE contention that
to deprive the defendant of the right
to hold the Office for the remainder
of the term is to take away right
from him without due process of law
is not we'll founded. He is only made
to suffer the penalty imposed for mis-
conduct in Office and violating the
law. The Office is created by statute.
The grounds of forfeiture are de-
scribed by statute and the statue pro-
vfdes the method by which the forfeit
ure is declared He has no vested
right to the office, and especially
none which may not be forfeited and
lost by misdeeds. Having violated
the statute he must suffer the penal
ty which the statute prescrjbes. Hav-
ing disobeyed and violated the judg
ment lawfully rendered and still in
force, he is in contempt Of this court
and will therefore be adjudged to pay
e 81 Of
proceedings. and if the fine and costs
are not paid within 20 days he shaall
be committed to the jail of Shawnee
county until they are paid"
Mayor Rose was ousted from his
Office by the Kansas supreme court be-
cause of his failure to close the liquor
joints and also because he knowingly
permitted a system of police fines on
the jointkeepers which virtually Ii
censed them to sell liquor in the city
in violation of the Kansas prohibitOry
liquor law.
The custer decree, given April 6,
clearly specified that Rose was ineli-
gible to hold the office of mayor for the
entire term of two years for which
he was elected, dating from April IL,
1865.
Mayor Rose anticipated such de-
cision, and three days before it was
given he sought to evade it by re-
signing his Office
A special election was called to fill
the vacancy at which Rose became a
candidate for the position and was
elected. He has since continued to
perform the duties of mayor in de-
finance Of The cOurt'c order
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1906-07-14
Rest in RiIlvi1le.

BILL" said the man in the OK cart
to the Billville postmaster, ''ain't you
goin' to open the Office to-day?'
mo, I amt; what do you take me
fer?"
1.-The postmaster"
mo, you don't. You take me fer one
O. these perpetual motion machines
that kin run the government fer you
six days out the week, an no rest on
Sunday-that's what you take me
feri'
BILL said the other, I've come
five miles and better to git my MALL"
We'll, eff I open up fer you all the
res II want their'n, an I've done noti-
fed the postmaster ginrul that it's my
week off; sides that, thar amt no
mail fer you-'cept a letter from a
lumber man sayin' that if you don't
pay up he'll sue, an another from your
wife tellin' you to send her money to
come home. So go long an enjoy yer
honeymoon. Atlanta Constitution.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1906-07-14
WILLIAM VISITS HAAKoN.
The German Emperor Calls Upon
the New King in the Far North
Press Calls 1t Important.

Trondhjem, Norway. = Emperor
William arrived here Sunday after
noon on the Hamburg. King Haa-
kon Immediately went on board and
the two monarchs embraced cor
daily, kissing each other several
times. They remained together in the
state cabin for 40 minutes. After
wards they went ashore and drove to
the palace amid the enthusiastic &C
Carnations of the crowd. At the pal
ace the German emperor was greeted
by Queen Maud and the little Crown
Prince Olaf was presented to hom.
At the end of this visit Emperor Will
liam returned to the Hamburg.
He came ashore later in the evening
again and attended the gala dinner
at the palace.
The press of Norway comments On
the Importance of this visit.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1906-07-14
Laundry work at home would bt

Laundry work at home would be
much more satisfactory if the right
Starch were used. In order to get the
desired stiffness, it is usually neces-
sary to use so much starch that the
beauty and fineness of the fabric is
hidden behind a paste of varying
thickness. which not only destroys the
appearance, but also affects the wear
ing quality of the goods. This trouble
can be entirely overcome by using De-
f1ance Starch, as it can be applied
much more thinly because of it's great
er strength than other makes.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1906-07-14

china Again Pays the Bun.

Pekin, China--Mr. Carnegie, the
British charge d'affaires here has fin
ally settled the British claims growing
out of the anti-foreign riot at Nan
chang, provinces OF Kiangsi, in Feb
ruary of this year. China pays 500
900 indemnity for the killing of the
child of H. C. bingham, a British mis-
sionary and $500 for the British ms
sion property destroyed and agree to
punish the guilty persons. who are
to be designated by the British lega-
ton and to reward those who protect
ed the missionaries
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1906-07-14
No Result After 2.47o Ballots.

Des Moines, Iowa. = The rec
ord in deadlocked convention was
broken Friday when the Thirty-sev-
enth district republican senatorial con-
vention adjourned without result after
having taken 2,479 ballots. For 2,450
ballots there was no change in the
boting and for the remaining 20 bal
lots only two or three votes changed
Another effort to nominate will be
made at Iowa Falls, July 49,
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1906-07-14
The Car Received Japanese.

st. Petersburg Russia.-Dr. Motono.
the japanese minister to Russia, and
his staff were received in audience by
Emperor Nicholas Friday at the Pc
teThof palace.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1906-07-14
View Jersey Takes an Advance step

NeVV jersey Takes an AdNHhce Step.
Trenton, N. J. = Governor Stokes
Friday signed Assemblyman Jones bill
authorizing cities to construct, &C
quire and operate electric light and
gas plants The bill. while particu-
larly intended for Camden, is gen
eraI in it's application and is looked
upon by many as an advance step in
the direction of municipal ownership
in New Jersey.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1906-07-14
kIIIed Tor Dlseharg.ng E.npIoxes.
She svnIIoved the,DIamond

Omaha. Neb = Mrs Mae Hayes,
convicted of the theft from a local
jewelry firm of a $500 diamond, which
she is alleged to have swallowed.
was Friday sentenced TO Eve years III
the penitentiary by Judge Cotton in
the district court
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1906-07-14
Prof. Langden Deaa.

C bridge, Mass. = Christie
Columbus LangdeII, III. D professor
of law, ezniritus, at Harvard Univer-
sity and IN authority on law, died
suddenly at his home In this city
from heart disease.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1906-07-14
OPERATION AVOIDED
EXPERIENCED FMlss MERKLEY
She Was Told That an Operation was
Inevitable. How She Escaped It.

When a physician tells woman suf-i
fering with serious feminine trouble!
that an operation is necessary, the very
thought of the knife and the operating
table strikes terror to her heart, and
our hospitals are full of women coming
for just such operations.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1906-07-14

To prevent that tired feeling on
ironing day-Use Defiance Starch
saves time-saves labor-saves annoy
ance, will not stick to the iron. The
big 16 OF. package for 10c, at your gro
GERS
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1906-07-14
COY. knehter Reca1Ied.

st. Petersburg. Russia.-Gov. Ku:h-
ter, of Grodno, within whose jurtsdic-
ton the town of BiaIystok is situated
has been recalled. Serious allegations
regarding the recent massacres at
Bialystok have been brought against
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1906-07-14
Socialists Nominate Haywood.

Denver, Colo. = 1t just transpires
that the socialist party of Colorado
held convention in this city on the
Fourth of July and nominated a full
state ticket, headed by William D.
Haywood, ecretary-treasurer OF the
Western Federation of Miners. now in
prison in Idaho. charged with muir
der, for governor.
Killed for Discha rg:nG Employees.
K arkov. NJ Savonnosky,
superintendent of the Kursk-Sebasto-
pol railroad, was killed Friday in
revenge for the discharge of several
railway employees
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1906-07-14

1.-The Romans had small regard for
human life IN their amusements. :"
EYES," answered the man Of violent
prejudices. It's a matter of great
surprise to me that they failed to dis
cover football. Washington Star.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1906-07-14
His Experience.

"Pa," said Willie, thoughtfully, 81
think 1 know now what the minister
meant Wien he said 1T is more
blessed to give than to receive
''Yes? What was it?'' Castor OIL"
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1906-07-14

There are cases where an operation
is the only resource, but when one con7
sidcrs the great number of cases of
mcnacing female troubles cured by
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound after physicians have advised
operations, no woman should submit to
one without first trying the Vegetable
Compound and writing Mrs. Pinkham.
Lynn, Mass, for advice, which is free
Miss Margret Merlzley, of 275 Third
Street, Milwaukee, Wis, writes:
Dear Mrs. Pinkham:
" Loss of strength, extreme nervousness,
shooting pains through the pelvic organs,
bearing down pains and cramps compelled
me to seek medical advice. The doctor, after
making an examination, said had a female
trouble and liberation and advised an opera
ton. To this strongly objected and decided
to try Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound. The liberation quickly healed, all
the bad symptoms disappeared and am
once more strong, vigorous and we'll"
Female troubles are steadily on the
increase among women. If the month
ly periods are very painful, or too fire.
quent and excessive-if you have pain
or swelling low down in the left side,
bearing-down pains, don't neglect your
self: try Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1906-07-14
A BUSY SESSION.
House of Representatives Passed
1901 Bills and Left 3G2
UndispOsed of.

Washington, D. c. - A detailed
statement of the work of the house of
representatives during the first ses-
sion of the 59th congress, just closed,
as given out Thursday night by Win
throp C. Jones, tally clerk, shows that
there were 4,501 bills passed by the
house and 362 left undisposed of. The
bills is inclusive OF bills. simple,
joiIz and concurrent resolutions. The
total number of laws enacted by this
congress is given officially as 1889,
while the 5Sth congress in both its
first and second sessions. enacted 4
teal of 2,160 laws. These are eXclus-
i've of public and private resolutions,
of which there were 81 enacted at
the session just closed and SO in the
two sessions Of the preceding congress.
League of Press Clubs Plans.
Denver, Colo. = Invitations were
Thursday extended to Theodore Roose-
welt, president Of the United States
and William ]. Bryan to attend the
sixteenth annual convention of the
International League of Press clubs,
which meets in this city from August
81 to September l. Mr.. Roosevelt is
being urged to attend, not as pres
ident but as an author, and Mr.. Bryan
as an editor. and publisher. The Den
yer Press club, under whose auspices
the convention will be held, plans the
most noted gathering of active work
ers on newspapers and writer's gener-
ally that has ever assembled at one
time in this country, on the occasion
of the league convention.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1906-07-14
soldier. WIN March to Fort IsiIex.

Lea enworth. kan Final
orders were issued Friday 10 all troops
to mobilize for the summer maneuvers
at Fort Riley to take the field July Is
and march there by the shortest
route.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1906-07-14

Lewis Single Binder straight Sc. Many
smokers prefer them to Zoe cigars Your
dealer or Lewis Factory, Peoria, ILL.,
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1906-07-14

Are your clothes faded? Use Red Cross
Ball Blue and make them white again
Large 2 OF. package, 5 cents.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1906-07-14

Glittering generalities are the rhine
stones of speech.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1906-07-14

The amount of work a boy puts into
baseball would raise a lot of potatoes
fer him to eat.-N Y. Press.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1906-07-14
The pewex,e Long Trip.

Washington, D. C. = The steel
ioating dry dock Dewey is due to
reach Manila July IL, when she will
have covered a distance of something
like $4,000 miles. The Dewey. which
is destined to dock the largest ships
of the American naval force in tl,a
far east, started from Solomon's is
land, Md. December IS last.
Secretary Root at SAN Juan.
San Juan, P. r The cruiser
Charleston, with Secretary Root and
party on board, arrived here at 4
o'clock Sunday afternoon.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1906-05-17
A WARNING TO oA,RYMEN.

The da,l, commiSsioiic of Missouri.
X. y. Washbufn. has issued the follow
ing warning I" the public. which has
reference to the attempt Oh the part OF
ol"omarsarine manufacturers to make
The present cleo law :: dead letter. He
says: 'Once more the oleomargarine
forces are at work To ii,iuce 10
pass a bill that Mi!i ruin the butter
market. If this bill p.Sses Il large por-
ton of the so. 900. 900 that annually
goes to the farmers will be turned INTO
the Golfers OF the wealthy packers. The
proposal is not merely To permit the
sale of oleomargarine as such. but the
law is so framed that il can be dis
guiscd as butter. IL can be :nade so
much cheaper than butter hat with re-
straints takes from its sale the farmer
will be robbed of his legitimate profit
and the consumer defctuJed. Every
farmer in Missouri who woulti sell but
! ter for 20 to 80 cents a pound instead
of 10 or - cents shout write at once To
United States Senators Stone and
Warner and the representatives of his
district in congress-. demanding thu
| they serve the people of Missouri and
, 70, the packers by working and voting
against til. bill recently introduced b..
. Representative G~rosvenor of Ohio"
Dairynien and vcryoie Interested m
: dIirying should interest themselves ia
This matter and writ. thei, senators
and representatives at Washington.
stating that they are opposed /" the
Crosvenor bill.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1906-05-17
Beautiful Frisco Before<

san Francisco, on The eve of the
earthquake horror. was living up to its
reputation of the gayest capital in
America.
With apparently no thought OF what
the morrow might bring forth. it's pleas
ure loving people We're following the
full bent OF their festive inclinations.
A I.enten season. so filled with society
functions that it was contrasted disap-
provingly by one Of the newspapers
with the sober season of repentance of
the old Spanish days before the Amer
lean occupation. had just ended.
Rich folk. lavish with their zone
were pouring into the hotels. 1t a
To have been a week of flower bedeclked
weddings. The advance sales at all the
theaters made anage rejoice. !. new
theater to cost $500. 900 was described in
one of the Sunday morning newspapers.
Gambling Fever Was On.
The rncctrack at Oakland and the
city parks where sporting events were
in progress had been crowded all week.
So San Francisco. three days before
the tragedy laughed. and played. and
made love. and Wen to the theater.
and gambied. and bet on the races. and
compared Easter bonnets. and. with ap-
proving comments. read in the news
pers leading articles praising the city
and the bay as a scenic asset" and
the mecca of hundreds of thousands OF
tourists.