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took twelve meals day, and the doc
tors were in doubt as to whether he
died of alcoholism or overeating.'
And that in turn reminds me of
something | once heard in Berkeley
concerning Mr. Graney's fame as
story teller
One of the u c. professors was
among the spectators at big prize
fight in Mechanics Pavilion-his sole
purpose, of course, being to study the
sociological phases of the event
and when neatly clad figure stepped
into the ring of ropes the educator
turned to short-haired young gentle
man at his side and inquired:
May l ask you for information as
to who that person in evening
dress is?"
why, dat's Eddie Graney, de
rufferee," was the answer, accom-
panied by a plying stare at the inter
locutor.
"Ah, thank you" said the man of
learning. And then to prove that he was
not entirely benighted, he added: TN
addition to his notoriety as a referee
he is somewhat famed as raconteur.
l believe"
Il don't know nottin' about dat
the cropped one rejoined, "but, say, eff
ye don't want to bust yer sides a
laughin' don't ye git hin t tellin' ye
stories"
1t will be interesting to watch the
national anti tobacco crusade
launched by those thirty-four Fresno
girls the telegraph tells about If
they hope to wipe out the entire to-
bacco business of the country before
winter sets in, however, they ought
to add at least three more members to
their organization.
What difference does it make if the
billboard men are violating law by in
creasing the height of their placards? !?
Under normal conditions of street
traffic the public optic was trained to
shun the billboards, and nowadays the
traveller is kept too busily engaged
hanging on to a car by one hand and
digging mortar dust out of his eyes
with the other to devote attention to
the stale advertisements that empha-
size the desolateness of the ruins.
Newspaper ads, by the way, con-
tinue to attract the public eye when
the public mind is in receptive condi-
ton
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Gently entertained for them are the
Consul General, Count NaselH; Vice
Consul Fabri and Mr.. Chappari, the
last named at his home in Marin
County.
Mr.. and Mrs Robert Greer, who
have been at their attractive home,
''the Hutch" in Sausalito, for some
months past, will come to the city
within a week or two and will spend
the fall and part of the winter with
Mrs. Greer's parents, Dr. and Mrs.
c. N. Ellinwood, at their home on Pa
cihc avenue. DR.. and Mrs Ellinwood
have been with the Greers in Sausa-
Tito during most of the summer.
Miss Maude Payne writes most en-
Enthusiastically OF the delightful time
she IS having abroad and it is prob
able that she and her mother, Mrs
Eugene Freeman, will remain abroad
during the. entire winter, returning
here next summer,
Miss LaiIa Wenzelburger has re-
turned to her home in this city after
a visit to Miss George Spieker in
Ross Valley.
Mrs. Dunn, the wife of Colonel
George Dunn, u S. A, has been att
St. Luke's Hospital for several week
past and has there undergone an operaN
ton, but is now, to the delight of
her friends recovering rapidly
Mr.. and Mrs George A. Garritt,
who left their apartment on Sacra-
mento street directly after the FIRE
and went TO Palo Alto for the sum-
mer, have become so enamored of
life there that they have taken a large
place and will spend the coming year
in the college town.
Miss Edna Montgomery will be the
guest of honor at an informal tea this
afternoon, given by Miss Melita Ben
nett at her home in Alameda
Miss Florence Kahn and Leon
Voorsanger will receive their friends
at 200 Jackson street on Sunday,
August 20.
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Graft,
Bossism,
Bribery,
Railroad Determinations.


R. WILL ASIE who is the only California who
really uproaous the subject of good roads, should
V rejoice to learn that Uncle Sam is putting spoke his
wheel and helping the good work Rufus Jennings and
Ficher will rejoice but with ubdued chasened joy
because is their daily bread and sometimes gets esome But
-Ashe S good roadster for love.
Now that the Posoce will in future cooperate with
the Department OF Agriculture and the highway Off
cas in the campaign for improved roads If don't
roads good you get rural free delivery That which
the Postoce Department has put only
roads allowed of repair the stopped until
the mended The Washington correspondent
usually reliable paper, the Boston Transcript writes:
Stands t
bound to have at least 100000 miles OF good roads within the
Government sends its employees must be kept good condition will
Every road must be kept the STANDARD the people who
mail
laid authorities
delivery
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MI leave within a short time for
Vl the East for visit, but it is
hoped by her many friends here
that she will not yield to the persua-
sions of her relatives and friends
there and decide to remain away dur
ing the winter. The following item
in reference to Mrs. Martin from a
Washington paper will prove of in
teIest:
Mrs. Peter D. Martin, who was
Lily Oelrichs, is expected at Newport
from San Francisco the first. of the
month. Mrs. Martin has eschewed So
ciety so far this season in order to
stay in the stricken city, which is her
home. All summer at her residence.
2o4o Broadway, San Francisco, which
was IN the @unburned district of the
city, she has been giving hospitality
and succor to the afflicted Mrs. Mar
tin wrote in the early part, of the sea-
son that she could not bring herself
to think of frivolity of any kind with
SO much suffering at her very door,
but now she needs rest and change
Her advent is looked forward to by
the cottagers."
Mrs. Francis G. Newlands has been
the guest of Mrs. Bernard Peyton at
the latter's home, 2I53 Sacramento
street, since her arrival here and will
probably spend most of her time at
the Peyton home until her departure
for the East, the date of which is
rather indefinite.
Only relatives and few of the
closer friends will be present at the
wedding of Miss Dorothy Eells and
the Rev. Dr. Henry Sloane Coffin of
New York, which is to be celebrated at
8 o'clock Wednesday afternoon, Sep
temper 6, at the Episcopal chapel in
Ross Valley. but number of guests
have been hidden TO the reception to
follow at 4 o'clock at the attractive
Eells home
Mrs. William Hinckley Taylor, who
has recently returned from a months
stay in Portland, leaves next week
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" ances were relieving the tedium
n of rehearsal by discussing the
death of Lewis Morrison.
"He played Mephisto a score of
years" said the leading woman.
Yes" the heavy man remarked,
''and he hated it. because he was
afraid that sticking to one part season
in and season out would spoil his YER
satility."
WELL chimed in the juvenile man,
'his present character is sufficiently
antithetic to the one he complained of
to test the quality he was afraid of
losing"
The low comedian, British born,
didn't join in the general smile until
the ingenue took him aside and la
boriously explained that there are no
Mephistos in Paradise Then he said
to the juvenile man:
HOld chap, that was rawther neatly
put, don't ye know. I'd have caught
the point of it quicker, don't ye under
stand, if I'd known that Mr.. Morrison
was a religious man"
And now the low comedian is seek
ing enlightenment as to why every
body on the stage, roared.
Speaking of angels reminds me that
Edmund Graney continues to ignore
the warning of experience and to in
vite his financial finish by seeking a
burlesque company to back and man
age, and remembrance of that ex-
traordinary behavior of Mr. Graney
recalls a story of which he is alleged
to be the author
1t is to the effect that bibulous
friend of the blacks1nith-referee boni-
face approached him for advice as to
how he could reduce an excessive
daily absorption of alcoholic bever-
ages without impairing his health.
DO as l do-take a drink with
each meal, and no more than that, "
was the response, "and you'll soon be
a new man"
At this point of his narrative Mr..
Gra9ey pauses for the query that is
sure to come And is fe new mani"
yes" is the reply, "but he doesn't
know it, because he's dead one"
Then he took more than one
drink with each meal?" the auditor
naturally ventures.
No." Mr.. Graney replies; "but he
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the seeress, but few days ago she
called on Lady Hesketh, and assured
her that in few years all will be
well. When San Francisco is rebuilt.
says the gypsy, her ladyship will
more than recoup her losses.
MAXINE ELLIOT'S TRIUMPH.
At Lord Rosebery's ball-the great
event which wound up the season
everyone said that Maxine Elliot
(Mrs. Nat. Goodwin was the hand
soonest woman in the room The host
himself took her straight to the Prin-
cess OF Wales, to whom she was intro
duced for the first time, and although,
as every one knows, that lady is far
from keen on American women, she
made quite fuss over the actress and
then and there invited her to come
and have tea with her at Frogmore
House, Windsor. Lord Rosebery
danced twice with Mrs. Goodwineand
Lord Dalmeny and his brother, Veil
Primrose, were also on her pro-
gTamme. If it was for the sake OF
effect she decided not to wear single
Jewel, she certainly succeeded, the
more so because on the occasion
every woman in the room had on all
her best Jewels Mrs. Goodwin s
trock was a Doucet creation of rose
pink tulle, simple in itself, yet
stamped with the indelible cachet OF
its designer. Deep red roses rested
In her corsage and there was a berthe
of wonderful old lace. Wherever she
moved people asked who she was.
Comparatively few people, even at
this side of the Atlantic are aware
that the master of West Dean Park,
Willie James, who is always one OF
the hosts par excellence Of Goodwood
week, as we'll as the special friend OF
royalty, is an American. Something
more than twenty years ago, three
good-looking young American men
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GlV6 "A FREAh O1NN6N.
The first freak" dinner ever given
here was organized by the Jameses.
At Whites one night, twelve men
arranged to dine together, each to
produce his own dish. The man who
had managed to plan out the most
expensive was to be the hero of the
occasion. The prize dish. cost nearly
$1,000 (two hundred pounds. 1t was
fricassee made entirely of the noix,
or tiny pieces of flesh on each side of
the back of bird These morsels
came from a dozen different kinds of
birds and it took nearly five hundred
to make sufficient for the meal
Nearly fifty woodcock, a hundred odd
snipe, twenty pheasants, scores of
larks, etc, etc, were required. The
dinner ran into something like SIS, 900
and it was the Jameses who paid up.
They used to be called the Brothers
James, and were the life and soul Of
every gathering they went to while
their popularity was unbounded. for
they lavished money like rain They
had horses, four-in-hand coaches,
yachtsS shooting boxes in Scotland
and delightful house in Great Stan
nope tSlItCt, Juct Oh dl n 1SdliC, WuCIC
it used to bessaid no one ever went
to bed. In time, however, two of
them settled down Willie married
a sister of Sir Charles Forbes, who
comes OF one of the oldest Scotch
families, and his brother Arthur wed
Miss Venetia Cavendish Bentinck
Both have had the privilege many
times@of entertaining the King and
also the present Prince sof Wales.
These two brothers are enormously
rich. In the old days there was an
idea that they would RIM through
their fortunes, but astime proved,
notwithstanding their capers, they
were far too level headed to touch
their capital, SO they never got beyond
their incomes.
CONSISTENT IN HER FROCKS.
Consuelo Duchess of Manchester is
remarkably consistent in the matter
of her frocks. During the season
just passed, she wore various tones
of purple and mauve all day long as
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UNTIL THE POLITICAL CAT JUMPS

Ip and down the State he goes counting noses
stay and making claims He leaves trail of figures
behind him that lengthens and slowly in be-
widerng arthmeca progression He owns this delegation or
that He has dead mortal cinc There nothing it,
peman abroad the land He has trouble his hands
Berkeley and enough pie herewh the stimulated
appees of local ready Indifferent country
and it from the wolves much per.
The big boss the little bosses Matching schemes to hide
their tracks and make people believe that they divided They
are putting up lovely and entertaining hPpodrome-
George Knight the big bowwow, does not know whether
he Humboldt Francisco accord with the
Presently will give u and like the seaang
of local Pinafoe will exhibit stentorous language
He the collar OF boss He poclaims his godke
attitude. After that he will be calmer.
John F. Davis is outside the breaworks and will be
manage crawl under the He has offered
the elephant but that Indifferent and ticnned
beast merely Judge Davis does not like the music
San Joaquin learn nursing volcano in her bosom and
sowing blacksmhs
is having whale of time One learns from that unefed cham
pion OF the Democracy the Stockton Mall follows, ow
Henderson % going % to do things at the convention orr @ and
BOYS @ @ Hendson dot like % the ay he a % d6wned % you
% @ % & the 92o d GSs oe Well M % nave o np5eSsed eef man @ @
e the sadness Of il Whether the wagon sprung an axle in
the fst IS something which dPonen yetn not anyway R
things doing to the running gear
To be the honest blacksmith did do things
promised but he thinks he did and thinking is what the State
pays him ofour years with but single thought three Commits
Charley Shortridge writing poetry very good
poetry but is the finest kind of Shortridge He is playing
against Rouge only hampered by his inability spell
the plural of Hayes
One that knowingly no other in
formation to give out The information is gratifying but not sat
isyng Pardee had luncheon with the pman Gett has taken
Greater San Francisco The political like
of hotel Siskyou resting his oa and
he does watch the politicians will take the away
from him.
The independence League is issuing proclamaons anfess
fuminaons. Trusts busted while you this shop
Buckley lambs, hockng with mind the standard wait for
somebody talk turkey So far the prospect scarcely rises the
dignity of gouash That's what the Governor of North Carolina
said the Governor of South Carolina 1t the camp of
rugeze Mr. Albert NJ Johnson president the league euges
glare He dealing dull thud money power"
Trusts Graft,
%Boodlery, Bossism,
Cooie labor, Bribery
Insurance welcling Railroad determinations
all with pill He is the bully boy with the glass eye would
bue his hands the gore of Wall Give him chance
and don't crowd the goulash
The Call inability supply definite informa
o the political situation until the
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well as at night In the morning she
was to be seen in a simple frock of
purple and white washing silk with
dainty cuffs and jabot of old lace.
During the early afternoon she was
arrayed in one of the exquisite mus
Inns which all women are wearing this
season, hers being fnauve or lilac, Ella
borate or simple as the occasion de-
manded. By and by if she changed
at tea time, it was into a mysterious
robe of mauve crepe de chine with
Jeweled embroideries and her own
lovely amethysts which the Queen
envies her so. At dinner she was to
be found in purple chiffon, possibly
hand painted, as chiffons have been
this year in manner, too. so exquis-
itely artistic that they might have
emanated from the studio of some
great flower painter. According to
the Duchess friends, some OF the
mauve and purple frocks she took
with her to Egypt House were de-
signed especially for her by Shannon.
Although she exhibits wondrous dra-
peries, one thing is to be said for her,
she never dresses too young for her
age. Like all American women, she
hoo SlScl pCIiCHdut lOl the HOdlluS
veil to which the British have never
really taken. Her headgear invari-
ably boasts it, and like all her gar
ments, it too, is purple or mauve The
story goes that the King once said
to her, Duchess, what is the idea OF
these rags you tie round your hats?"
She replied she always wore one be-
cause she wanted to make quite sure
that no one would take her for any
nationality except that of an Ameri-
can, and all American women wore
rags on their hats when they came
over here!
LOSING THEIR TRESSES.
The hair specialists here are reaping
a fortune. This is owing TO a new
hair dye-a comparatively recent I'M
portation from Paris, which has been
used for year or so by smart women
to tone up" Athef tresses. 1t pro-
duced the most beautiful coloring in
hair-a rich gold brown with glints
as it were of sunshine and it had
ousted from popularity Titan red"
auburns, etc. But it has had the most
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6DI oRI T. n u T. AUGUST 5.9o

bring
of than
and in shorter
the Postofce functions of provi
police the mails brands frauds with
looks the roads, If should deliver mail
would be really useful instrument of providence but
perhaps it busy-too variously busy
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COMMON SOAP-A. s, Dixon. Cal.
The ingredients used in the manufac-
ture OF common yellow or resin soap
are: Grease and resin. so parts. soda
parts; water. 81. parts.
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HORSES-4N. N. City. Works de-
scriptive of the horse say: @WiId
horses abound in the grassy plains OF
North and South America. though thew
were introduced into America by Euro
peans."
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SUBMARINE CABLES. - Subscrthar
city. There are 3S2 submarine cables
IN the world that are governed by prf-
vate eompan1es These aggregate a
by nations number 1922. representir~ =
mileage of 35,129.
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Answers to Queries.

PAN AMERICAN.--Subsc Cftv.
Pan American means all American.
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LIGHTWEIGHT-S CITY.
Joe Cans is the recognized lIghtweight
champion of the present time Tne
weight is 133 pounds at ringside.
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Iownsend's Cal gIace fruits ana can
dies at emporium. Post and Van Mesa
and 1zos and 1920 Valencia street
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GIVE A "FREAK" DINNER.

took the world of Mayfair by storm
and painted London red.
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Humors Of the Town.
By James Crawford.

A GROUP of my actor acquaint-
" ances were relieving the tedium
~ of rehearsal by discussing the
death of Lewis Morrison.
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A FRS. PETER D. MARTIN will
MI leave within a short time for
lv the East for visit, but it is
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took twelve meals day, and the doc
tors were in doubt as to whether he
died of alcoholism or overeating"
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CONSISTENT IN HER FRocKs.

Consuelo Duchess of Manchester is
remarkably consistent in the matter
of her frocks. During the season
Just passed, she wore various tones
of purple and mauve all day long as
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1906-08-16
Gompers Writes Letter
To Encourage Maynard

In Congressional districts where or
ganized labor Is strong and The mem
Der from the district is known by his
record to be favorable 20 labor lsgis-
lation IT is the policy of the American
Federation OF Labor 20 lend @ helping
hand 20 secure a denomination and "a
reelection. This the federation has done
I'm the case OF Congressman Harry l..
Maynard OF the Second Virginia dis
trict. Maynard has a fight on for the
nomination, and 10 contribute some
help. President Gompers of the Ameri-
can Federation OF Labor has written
Maynard a letter which has been made
public In which the president of the
American Federation of Labor eX-
presses the hope that Maynard Will
mot only be nominated but triumphant
ly elected, and that you may serve
the cause Of. labor and OF the people
as faithfully In the future as you have
done IN the past
Maynard district Is the strongest
labor district I'm the South, and for this
reason the action OF his district viii
IN a measure give some idea OF the fed
erations influence in politics in the in
dustTial sections Of the Southland
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UNION WORKNEN BACK
ON THE BIG STATION
Bricklayers' international Body to
Settle Dispute That Tied Up Opera
lions on Union Depot.

The suspension OF work on the Union
station occasloned by two laborers lay
ing a concrete slab on the roof work
which the bricklayeTs said should be
done by their craft, has been settled
and this morning all members of the
building trades employed on the sta
tion returned TO work At "a meeting
last evening between a committee rep
.rescntng the Brlchayers' Union and J.
C. Mcfarland & CO., the contractors.
Il was agreed that the men should re-
turn 10 work and the question raised
by the bricklayeTs that the laying OF
the concrete slab be done by brIcklay-
cTg and not lab0rers, be referred 10 their
international body for a decision.
The contractors and the men en-
pl0yed on the Union station want il 10
be known that the difference which
arose between Mcfarland q Co. and the
briCkiayers on Tuesday afternoon over
the laying Of the concrete slab has no
bearing on the suspension or work on
buildings on which uon-union plum bers
are employed. Every mechanic at work
on the Union station is a union man
and is In good standing.
The brickIayers say the same question
of Jurisdiction over the laying OF a con-
crete slab was raised when the new
Government Printing Once was IN
progress Of construction, and that Gen
eral Sewall, IN charge OF the work. de-
Cided in favor OF the hTiCklayers
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GUN FACTORY BAND
CONCERT TOMORROW

The Naval Gun Factory Band will give
an open-aiT concert at the Navy Yard
tomorrow evening. beginning at 1880
o'clock. Jacob G Moody, the leader,
has selected the following program:
March-"First Brigade. J. y. c."
Weldon
SeIection-''u Trovatore" ............V Verdi
Golden Sunset John T. Hall
Grand fantasia on My Old Kentucky
Home .-.....-...-------.- -DaIbey
Variations for all instruments.
Medley Oyerture-"Bits of RemiCks
Hits. No Arranged by Lampe
Patrol-"American" -. Meacham
March novelty-"Hap0y Heiuie" ..Lampe
The Star-Spangled Banner"
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GONPERS STARTS
MAINE BATTLE
Starts for Scene Of the Great
Contest and Leads Charge
on Saturday.
RALLY OF THE LABOR UNIONS
MONDAY Talks Added 10 Regular
Speeches in the Fight Against
Littlefeld.

Samuel GompeTs, president Of the
American Federation of Labor, left the
city today FOR Lewiston Ne. where on
Saturday he is 20 make the opening
speech in the Congressional campaign.
IL is the first decisive move OF The
American Federation of Labor TO enter
politics. and is carrying into effect the
threat made by the labor leaders when
last March they presented their bill
OF grievances 10 the President and 10
leaders OF the majority IN the two
houses Of Congress.
At the headquarters of the American
Federation of Labor today it was stat
cd that assurances had been received
that the meeting IN Lewiston. Me,
Saturday evening will be a r0using one.
that nearly every labor union in the
immediate vicinity of Lewiston Will at
tend In a body and show by their
presence that they are iu hearty accord
with the leaders Of the American Fed
GRAFTON of Labor in the determination
TO take an active part in politics. The
full strength of the federation viii be
turned loose in Representative Little
fields district as he is regarded as an
avowed enemy of organized labor. His
defeat for reelection next month would
encourage the labor leaders 10 work all
the harder 20 down the Representatives
on the declarations black list. This list
viii not be published. but is known
TO every worker in the labor field
President GOmpers viii, ia addition TO
the Lewiston address, make six speeches
In Ltteheld's district. beginning next
Monday night al Rumford Falls and
continuing each successive night az Llv-
ermore Fails. Bath. WaldOboro, Rock
land. and Finalhaven- He viii also
make MONDAY talks at these places.
To offset the effect Of Gompers work
the Republican Congressional campaign
committee will send Speaker Cannon
into LItIlCneId's district 10 follow iu
the wake of Jhe labor leaders. Score
tary Taft IS also scheduled 10 speak in
the district The election takes place
September 4. the day following Labor
Day.