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The San Francisco call., 1907-06-13
VARIOUS WATER SUPPLY PROJECTS

H7HE CALL committed any single of water
supply Francisco We the best and accept the
general agreement that some of the lakes of
the Sierra Nevada will be found that requirement
We recognize further the weight of expert testimony favor OF
Tuolumne river competent project for
consideration We will reject without hearing the PROPOSE
the Cities notwithstanding the dubious
associations connected with the promotion OF that project and
the doubts the title lhe price asked for these rights
exobiant Indeed this proposition is
any standing bona hde offer be dssocaed
influences that have heretofore been
so active in boosting has been forwarded
way that politics and business and the politics OF
the done by Ruef
lanes D. Washington present the
tay the claims San Francisco for reservoir rights
neighborhood of the Hetch Hetchy valley other
point the Tuoumne 1t significant fact
that Mr. Phean finds himself confronted with protest against
grant signed by Mayor Scmz President W. S. Tevs of
Bay company Tevis within his rights
protest him
city when he seeks deprive San Francisco of valuable
rights. Yet his in this is unexpected There is
depth of baseness that he has sounded.
nmated that Secretary Garfield may look with avoring
the project The advice available Of Commissioner
Franklin Mr. c. Grunsky the reclamation
who have knowledge of the legal and engineering
involved If the should be made these rights would
the city nothing and the title would be subject only prior
reservations for irrigation Those rights would of be
fully protected of fact facilities irrigation
districts in Stanslaus county would be greatly improved by
adequate scientific of the food such the
would INSTALL They would be enabled their lands the
late fall, which they do for of
SO far San Francisco concerned is admitted that the
Spring Valley system inadequate for present needs The
company valuable property and must be treated fairly and
honestly The municipality will doubtless acquire the
distributing system of the company fair price Other parts of the
system necessarily purchased The Spring Valley
company difficulty finding market all
water can store The soutery spread of population on the
peninsula promises make great city San Mateo county
will by the Crystal Springs
Alameda county of supply urgently needed
that side of the bay.
All and others of like
recommendations will be for action by the time municipal
administration takes hold
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with knowledge of Orchards vianous

with knowledge of Orchards vlanous
after chosen him as his associate and agent.
In the trial of Schmz find similar lack of discretion
the of the defendants counsel least
left the public mind Doubtless the jury looks
very much the way.
1t has all the appearance Of grave of judgment
advise Scmiz not to that straight the
matter in Did Ruef pay you money received by him
from the French restaurants Such the question asked by
Heney It is the thing Schmiz had been asked care
you guilty guilty. and had refused TIN old
rule that silence good logic and good In
the the wretced shuttle by counsel for Scmz
impossible of execution Common revoted the
spectacle of defendant reducing his absurd by
advice of counsel The the lawyers supplies illustration
how far they get from the logical the unsoph
tcaed mind Nobody but lawyer who has spent his life splitting
hairs could conceive the possibility of the defendant refusing
straight question going the very of the
Having Schmtz the witness stand they should have
known that he all pertinent questions and the
shuttle out of at responsibility resulted nothing better than
damaging failure that could but convey the observer
that the defendants lawyers believed him guilty
We have desire reflect counsel in this
the fault of long training in hair splitting that obcures the
of relative values and makes them willing
aburdy for the sake of insignificant technical advantage
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A POLITICAL COMEDY

is interesting well instructive watch evolution
of the Japanese Having mastered the of they
taking hold OF the arts OF politics with much
and little scrupe if they had been taught by Abe Ruef
OF politics the first thing do is get up
spac The Japanese have already acquired that is of the
black and midnight order First of ALL they after Ao job
although scarcely
human but truth and in fact he ambassador We
not know whether this conspiracy equipped with $50OO0
corruption fund make it respectable but after
easy as lying.
AS the great protagonss of this remorsees find
nbaled the loud combat, the Jill and the och are
the unnaed might suppose of endarmen yet
Of profanity but merely the of lined up
bitter for the fray The ink flies and sputers It might
of monkeys practicng before looking glass
The comedy well done They have all the properties
of the political stage the paebord conspiracy the free liar
the with job, the headsn1an
like hsted engine at the door. 1t might that
Burnsno the celebrated sleuhhad his wish fulfilled
wad power the gie oursers thers
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to take a similar position at the Royal
Alexandria hotel at Winnipeg. which is
now conducted by W. H. Wills former
manager of the St Francis
United States Senator Francis a.
Newlands Of Nevada Is staying at the
Fairmont.
A. N. Brown OF FL Paso. Tex. was
among the arrivals at the st. Francis
yesterday.
Among the arrivals at the Hamiin
yesterday was T. ]. Lancaster. a hotsI
man of Willis.
CHARLES Gordon. a manufacturer OF
New York. and his wife are Registered
at the Imperial
Henry LIE Breton, Goldneld mining
man. and his wife registered at the
Hamlfn yesterday.
Z. r. Hanscom of New London. Conn
and r. +. Hanscom of Boston ara
guests at the Fairmont
L. H. Taylor. who Is Connected with
the United States reclamation service
In Nevada. Is at the ST. Francia
j. F. Goodwin, A l.. Smith ana r y
smith. three businessmen OF Santa
Maria. are registered at the Hannlin-
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Gossip in Railway Circles

body that he is one of the best operat-
Ing men In the country. McGovern
first started out with the Santa Fe and
was taken from that Company by the
late ]. A. Fillmore and made trainmaster
at Winnemucca- In January 1903, he
was appointed assistant superintend-
ent at Sparks and a year later he was
sent tn the same capacity to Los An
geles. The following November he was
sent to Tucson as division superintend-
ent He will be succeeded at that place
by w. H. Averiil.
). H. Grimm. freight agent of the
Canadian Pacific In this city, makes
the statement that his line can equal If
not surpass the time made by any
american line with freight into this
city. He says that the Canadian Pa
cifc can bring stun Into San Francisco
via Vancouver In 8 days--14 days from
the Minnesota transfer point to sea-
board and then i've days down by
steamer.
w. B. Scott, assistant to Julius
Kruttschnitt, director of maintenance
and operation. who has been on an In
spection trip Of the lines OF the South
ern Pacific. has left for Portland and
Will return to Chicago after looking
over the lines in Oregon.
J. Ross Clark, vice president OF the
San Pedro, Los angeles and Salt Lake
line, who has been here on q visit has
left Tor Goldheld. S. ~
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Personal Mention

A A Castene of Boston is at the
Hamlin.
F. H. Grifath of Philadelphia is at
the Palace.
George Wrinkle of Goldfeld is at the
St. Francis.
John B. Markham Of ST. Louis is stay
ing at, the Robins.
f. H. Pillsbury and wife OF Barton,
VT, are at the Fairmont
Mr.. and Mrs. c. A. Minor of Tonopah
are staying at the Hamlin.
C. B. Shaver, lumberman of Fresno,
is a guest at the St Francis
j. +. Condor. a lumberman of Verdi,
New, is a guest at the Jefferson.
Edwin Berwick. a retired capitalist
OF Pacific Grove, is at the Jefferson.
Julius L. Bruml. a merchant of
Lockeford, Is staying at the Baltimore.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. B. Stanley of Gold
field registered at the Imperial yes
terdAy.
Frederick H. Gilman of Seattle. a
lumberman of that city, is at the st.
Francis
Frank Cummings .Jr.. who was day
clerk at the Savoy. will leave shortly
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and widely known as pianist Of nm
usual ability. Eden is a young bust
ness man of San Rafael and a popular
lodge member. Mr.. and Mrs. Eden will
spend their honeymoon at Lake Tahoe
and will be at home to their friends
June 81.
Mrs Arthur Geissler (who was for
merly Miss Carol Moore) and her little
son arrived a day or two since from
her home In Chicago. where she has
lived for the past year. and Is guest
at the home of her parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. George Moore. Mrs. Geissler. who
was one of the prettiest and most popu-
lar OF the debutantes. OF the winter
preceding her marriage. is being well
coined back heartily by her many
friends here. who are rejoicing in the
news that she will be here for soms
weeks.
Mrs. C. %. Alexander and Miss Marie
Berger were In Rome when last heard
from. After leaving Italy they will go
direct to Paris and probably will re-
turn home from there late In the fall.
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marriage by Rev. Father Blake. pastor
of the parish of st. Helena and an uncle
of the bride. The ceremony was per-
formed in the church and was wit
messed by only few friends OF the
couple. The bride is a popular girl
and has a host of friends in this city.
where she has resided nearly all her
life. DIR. Haderle is a prominent physf-
clan. having been identified for years
with the staff in old ST. Mary's hospital
After honeymoon trip in the south
ern part Of the state DIR. and Mrs
Haderle will make their home in this
city.
Mrs. Mountford S. Wilson accom-
panied Mr.. and Mrs. George Lent to
Santa Barbara In their automobile and
will return to Burlingame about the
middle of this week.
The marriage. OF Miss Maria Murray
and William j. Eden was solemnized
at high noon yesterday at ST. Patrick )
church by Rev. Father John Egan. The
bride is one OF the most talented and
popular young ladies of San Rafael
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.HE Southern Pacific is doing rush
work on the peninsula, and, though
the Bay Shore cutoff has been con-

the Bay Shore cutoff has been con-
siderably delayed, owing to the
impossibility to get the timber as
quickly as was desired for the building
of trestles, it is said that as the piling
is now being received in large guam
titles, the cutoff will probably be ready
for train service in about three months
time Work is also being hastened on
the Dumbarton bridge All the grading
has been done from Redwood City to
the bay and also has beentlargely done
on the peninsula road between Mayf1e1d
and Los Gatos. There will be three
stations between Mayfeld and Los
Gatos. one at Los Altos, the second ut
Elevada and the third at the crossing
of the Interurban line between Con-
gress Springs and Saratoga avenue.
The Santa Clara college, which is to
be removed from Santa Clara to place
near Los Altos, has begun grading for
its buildings, which when completed
are to cost 81 900. 900. Its railroad sta
ton will be Los Altos.
w. A. McGovern, who Is take charge
of the coast line, will be here on June
Is, and there Is considerable specula-
tion among railroad men as to the
course he will pursue. He has the repu-
tation Of being strict discipIinarian
and remorseless in the manner OF max
ing changes. It IL conceded by every
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PATRIOTISM AND BEANS

IN EAR old Boston is recovering from brainsorm,
due to the thoughtless symbolism of municipal
nusted with the duty of finding inspiring emblem,
lodestone bring back the Bostonian
by and land for participation the observance d
home week gracious institution which
Bundle not his best the capacity of ymbost he selected
the advertising emblem and visible sign of smoking
bean pot This poetic The implication that
knows nothing but beans unnd we'll
fact Boston does know how cook beans that
anything else. Now, if it pie-but refrain
This symbolic appeal the at large to come
home and be comfoed has been rejected that it
mered picture Of Faneu hall has been substituted on the
that expected the vagrom Bosonian
md his face honeward.
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THE WAY OF THE CRIMINAL LAWYER

THE way of criminal lawyer witness passes under
standing We find striking illustration of this
the two remarkable trials that hold attention of the
whole American public In Boise city the LAWYERS
for the defense bringing examination
the witness Orchard that he had fully appsed Pettbone of his
criminal character early of their
details of Orchards youthful crimes emorseessy brought
coupled with the fact that he had Petit
bones hearing seemed it counsel desired Pebone
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George Kennan Is,
Here Investigating

/;..... Kennan here this
.>~"11111 his first He
HcIc inveStigdHg several when his fame
accorded
achievements but then the
troubles tk deal Of time and usually devoted
other who still reform subjects the
chap reported and published his
Siberian suffering and the wehd
of When
and
Mount Pe
Martinique he there about what doing and
climbed while
motif
municipality with publishing he discovers show
San Francisco is still of 0
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ISadOra Duncan'S Kin
Create Sensation

ISadOra DuncanS Kin ponuen irO aD1du w'cs me 'ns'
Create Sensation Berl;n hv tbs anna.~an. - ts - -
Isadora Duncans brother
brother Athens
the
adora has quite following in the classic fad
sensation in Berlin caused by the baby which baby of
1907 propelled by
Dunn Everybody in San Francisco interested
children family
residence no
family
greatly surprised when she took repositories
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Comedian Furnishes
Haughty Servants

GOODWIN had splendid
So1'culau u.lsnoS home London which required
HaughV Servants men in its
he
standing he asked the first who approached perform the
groom replied haughty and passed leaving
Goodwin
with
dignihed looking individual who been mistaken for
This much for the
American Citizen about the
the
hchd An hour later
the head
alongside of
coachnlan Now will do that rand
myself said To comedian hukes the he
had hand and another
hour vehicle order after
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Pioneers Rule Was
to Retire at Ten

when possible He invariably bed 10 o'clock OF
when he place of had make his
but when home retired o'clock He
before the earthquake demolished bankers brokers'
almost he
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Tells How Powell
Street Was Named

Powell wash med for
OH CCe " % 1'aAl0d Major William d.
this Major Powell Williams large
land this the time
Mr. Rice who
that all sold with to family
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The Irlsiider
Writes ,of Nat Goodwin, George Kennan,
the late John Perry Jr., Isadora Duncan's
: family, and Naming of Powell Street.

AT GOODWIN had a splendid country
home near London which required
many men in its various departments.
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A pretty wedding took place at noon
yesterday in st. Helena. when Miss
kathleen Blake and DR.. John A. Had
erie. both Of this city. were united in
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-06-14
Home Trade Hints.

A dollar spent at home stays around
home and may return to you after a
few days.
II you want to make your own town
prosperous you will spend your money
in your own town in preference to
some bigger burg long way on.
The way to start wagon out Of the
miro is for all the horses TO pull to.
gether. One way to pull together Is
for everybo to patronize home indus.
tries whenever possible.
Money in circulation around the
town you live in is much better for
your interests than the same money
in circulation In a city hundreds of
miles away. Your dollar is lonesome
in big city. but It has friends around
home and is therefore more useful.
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CHAPTER xi.
. Receive . Call.

Going to bed at :hrcc o'clock on a
winter morning In house whose
ways arc disauic,ins. after n duel In
which you escaped whole only by
IhccT good luck. does not NJ one for
sleep. When I finally drew the covcos
over me It was to lie and speculate
upon the events Of the nigh, In con.
ncction with the history of the few
weeks had spent at Gicnarm. Larry
had suggested In New York that Pick.
crinE vas playing some deep game.
and !. myself. could not accept Pick.
crinE's statement that my grandfath.
cr's large fortune had proved TO be- n
myth. II Pickering had not stolen or
dissipatcd It, where was II concealed?
Morgan was undoubtedly looking for
something Of value or he would no,
risk his life in the business: and II
was quite possible that he was en-.
ployed by Pickering TO search for hid.
den property. This idea took strong
hold of ne. the more readily. I fear.
since had aiwayc tccn axious TO see
evil In Pickering. There was. to be
sure. the unknown alternative heir.
but neither she cor Sister Theresa
was. imagined. person capable of
hiring an assassin TO kill me.
On reflection I dismissed the idea
of appealing to the county authorities.
and never regretted that resolution.
The seat of wabana county was 20
miles away. the processes OF law were
unfamiliar. and I wished 20 avoid pub.
Iicity. Morgan might. of course. have
heen easily disposed of by an appeal
"a, the Anmandale constable. but now
that I suspected Pickering OF treach.
cry the caretakcr's Importance dwin.
died. I had wanted all my life for
chance at Arthur Pickering. aAd In
this AFFAIR hoped to draw him into
the open and settle with him.
I slept presently but woke at my
usual hour. and after a tub felt ready
for another day. Bates served me.
as usual. a breakfast that gave a fair
aspect TO the morning. I was alert
for any sign OF perturbation In him:
hut 1 had already decided that
might as we'll look for emotion in a
stone wall as in this placid. colorless
serving man. had no reason to sus-
nect him of completely in the nights
anair but had no faith in him. and
merely waited until he should show
his hand.
nv my plate mex. morning I found
,bis note. written in a clear. bold,
woman's hand:
"The Sisters of St Agatha. trust
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H5ERlAI&
G2STORYGD
chAPTGR X.-contlnusd.
csSystshs isss ~ sesseHssvsii Co.

CHAPTER X.-continusd.
gathered up the fragments OF Nor
san's lantern and went back to the II.
brary. The lights In half the CANDLE
sticks had sputtered out. extin-
guished the remainder and started 10
my room.
Then. in the great dark hall. heard
\ mufiied tread as OF some one follow.
nor In any place could identify-yet
Enthusiastically on steps OF some sort
beneath or above me. My nerves
were already keyed to breaking
pitch. and the shost.like tread In the
wall angered me. Morgan. or his ally.
Bates. undoubtedly. o reflected. at
some new trick. ran into my room.
found heavy walking stick and set
on for Bates room on tho third floor.
u was always easy to attribute any
sort OF mischief To the fellow. and
undoubtedly he was crawling through
the house somewhere on an errand
that bodcd no good TO me.
II was now past two O'Clock and he
should have been asleep and out Of
the way long ago. crcpt To his room
aud threw open the door without, I
must say. the slightest idea OF ind.
Ing him there. hut Bates. the enigma.
Bates. the Incompatible cook. the pcr.
feet servant. sat at u table. the light
OF several candles falling on = book
over which he was bent with that
maddcnins gravity he had never yet
In my presence thrown on.
He rose Mt once. stood Mt attention.
inciininr his head slightly.
Yes. Sir. Gicnarm."
Yes. the dcvii!" roarcd ai him.
astoniahcd at finding him-sorry. I
must say. tha, he was there. The
stick fell from my hands. did no,
doubt he knew perfectly well that I
had some purpose In breaking In upon
him. | was bafiicd and In my rage
iioundcrcd for words to explain my.
self.
Il thought ! heard some one In the
house. ! don't want you prowiing
about In the night. do you hcar.''
Certainly not. sir" he replied In
Ericved tone.
I glanced at the book he had been
reading. II was n volume of Shakes.
pcar.'s comedies. open at the FIRST
scene Of the last act OF Winters
Tale"
Quit. a pretty bit Of work that. I
should say" he remarked. 1T was
one of my late masters favoritcs.'
Go to the dewitt" I bawicd at him.
and went down 10 my room and
slammed the door In rage and
chnsriu.
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-The Reverend Paul stoddard. sir"

"Tho Reverend Paul Stoddard. SIR"
The chaplain of st. Agatha's was q
big fellow. as I had remarked ON the
occasion OF his interview with Olivia
Gladys Armstrong by the wall. HIS
light brown hair was clOse-cut; his
smooth shaven face was bright with
the freshness OF youth. Here was q
sturdy young apostle without frills.
but with vigorous grip that left my
hand tinGlins. His voice was deep
and musical-a voice that suggested
sincerity and inspired confidence.
I'm afraid l haven't been neigh.
borly. Mr.. Glenarm. was called
away from home few days ago after
heard of your arrival. and have
Just got back. ! blew In yesterday
with the snow storm"
He folded his arms easily and
looked at me with cheerful directness.
AZ though politely specializing n to
what manner OF man ! might be.
1T was u fine storm: got great
day. out OF it, ! said. IAN Indiana
snow storm is something have never
experienced before"
This In my second winter. ] came
out here because wished TO do somc
reading and thought I'D rather do II
alone In \ university"
"Studious habits are rather forced
on one out here. should say. In my
own case my course Of reading IL all
cut out for me-"
The Glenarm collection Is famous
the best In the country. easily. Mr.
Gienarm. your grandfather was Ger.
tainiy an enthusiast. ! met him sew.
erai times. though he was tribe hard
to meet!"-and the clergyman smiled.
MY grandfather had his whims:
but he was u nnc. generous'hearted
old gentleman" ! said.
"You haven't been on our side Of
the wall yet. Well. promise not to
molest your hidden treasure II you'1l
be ncishboriy." and he laughed mcr.
rily.
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that the intrusion upon his r"ounds
By Miss Armstrong. one of Il stu.
dents. has caused Mr. Glenarm no an.
noyance. The Sisters beg that this
infraction Of their discipline will be
overlooked. and they assure Mr.. Glen.
arm that II will not recur."
An unnecessary apology! The note
paper was OF the best quality. At
the head OF the page "St. Agatha's.
Annandale" was embossed In purple.
Ono Of the sisters I had seen beyond
the wall undoubtedly wrote it-possi'
bly, Sister Theresa herself. A clever
woman. that! Thoroughly capable OF
plucking money from Euileless old
gentlemen! Poor Olivia! born for
freedom. but doomed to pent-up ex-
istence with q lot Of nuns! ] resolved
to send her box Ut candy sometime
Just to annoy her guardians. Then
my own AFFAIRS claimed attention.
Bates" asked. do you know
for this house?'
He started slightly. should not
have noticed II II I had not been 30
keen for his answer.
mo. sir. can't put my hand upon
them. SIR"
That's all very well. Bates. but you
didn't answer my question. Do you
know where they are? I'll put my
hand on them II you will kindly tell
me where they're kept"
Il fear very much. Mr.. Glenarm.
that they have been destroyed. tried
to ind them before you came. to tell
you the whole truth. sir: but they
must have been put out OF the way"
That's very interesting. Bates. Will
you kindly tell me whom you suspect
OF destroying them? The toast again.
please"
His hand shook as he passed the
plate.
II hardly like to say. sir. when It's
only n suspicion"
"Of course ! shouldn't ask you To
ipcriminatc yourself. but I'll hnvc To