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Evening journal., 1907-01-03
M MTERES1 BOWLING
TALE AS TOLD BY THE PINS

y EVEN. ] guess we've in for it, sadly
murmured the head pin. There's Harry
johnson hanging up his cost and me
feeling 50 bad to-day. too. MY ribs are
so sore feel like they are going 70 break
every minute"
Cheer up. brother." said the optimistic
seven pin. 1T may not be So bad after alL
II I'm not mistaken, that's George Huxley
writing the names on the sheet. and IN
bet my trademark that's Billy Kirk put.
ting on his shoes
..Sh-sh-sh." whispered tire ten pin. Pop
Green Just came 10. Say. you, nve pin,
snove over on the spot, and you, three
pin. straightcn un."
'.aome day." observed the head pin.
rtrairhtening himself out I'm going 70
lose ny temper and bowl out that fel-
low johnson. The language ne used the
other day. when the seven and ton pms
happened TO stand up,was simply horr'oie'
1ry. but I was glad Miss Duck flh was
not working that day.
Honest. fellows. it makes me aush'
broke IN the four pin ITO see Frank Day
try to friehten us In TO falling The other
dav he slid over the foul line about sly
1eet. and didn't hit us near the rish'
,laco. but sixio was a little shalSy that
CAV and Slipped and fell against some OF
,s. and one or two OF the boys drcppee
over. and OF all the peculiar noise have
heard. nothing could equal that it re-
minded me Of the time when was
young sapiing growing In the forest
yes. and Mike McCurdy Is another
one" chimed IN the nine pin, only h'
makes ugly faces. Some day I'm going t'
laugh right 10 his face
SAY. ] wish that fellow who invented
the Tee Cooler had never lived observed
The eight pin. look at the difference i
makes In the rolling. Take Kid Reeves
for instance: "a. nice, easy bowler but ie
somebody mention Tee Cooler and my
what vicious delivery And have yol
ever noticed that quiet little fellow tina
rits ON the bench when the Kid is rolling
] believe they call him Naudain.
"Ouch. ouch: there's Webster getting IN
TOO. growiod the head pin II can't mn
derstand now some boys get so mucl
speed. Why can't they use "a soft. snail
like BAN. such as Petite Pennington aasT
y declare. II any more southpaw rol
crs get IN this game, I'm going 10 sec j
can't be made into a policeman's billy.
There's smelly Alsover and Steward il
now and I'm getting cross-eyed trying e
watch first the left and then the right
hand side OF the alley. Verify. our lot 81
not a happy one unused ore eight min.
Il do hope BIN Lawson. Merit Guye
and BIZ Bolen stay out for "a while
broke in the two pin. Those curve roller
keep me a-guessing. I start 20 dodge 9
iae right, and then that nesky bah SUNNI
nver. too. and then 1 nearly strain mysel
leaning back toward the left"
"'Nho IS that little follow sitting On IN
end OF the bcnchg' inquired tho aye pr
III strikes me 1 see him iiero auAc fls
quenuy. lie never gets IN the game, hr
notice him paving out money TO som,
body after each game. They call him i.
Tegie or something like-cheese It, cheos
it-hcre comes Pete"
Harold Harvey.
Evening journal., 1907-01-03
KEEP DOGGIt WARM

II Is always a good plan 10 take some
old blankets for the dogs on a winter
camping trip, says a writer in the
Travel Magazine. Most Of them will
allow YOU to cover them up ami Il is
much pleasanter to feel them sleeping
comfortably by your feet than to know
that they are shaking with the cold.
which cuts through their short hair
like a knife.
Every night for a week I buttoned
one OF the best dogs that 1 ever hunted
with into my coat and after wisely
watching the operation, he would tuck
his nose ccntentedly inside and HE
away to the land n dreams, where rar-
bits are thicker and hunters better
shots.
Evening journal., 1907-01-03
COME 1880 MILES TO WE'D
Briton Comes and Marries Young
Woman He Met in Honskong on
the Fourth Of July.

NEW YORK, Jan. S.-When Miss
Emma Van Deursen, of No. West
one Hundred and Third street, indulg-
ed in a bit of persihage with Chris
TOPPER Shaw, young English con-
tractor with headquarters in Hong
kong, on Independence Day a year
ago in the gardens of the American
Legation i'm Pellin, China, she little
Thought that same young Briton and
herself would be married not so very
long afterward i'm far-off New York
But the gods Of love and fate held
the cards. the Rev. DR.. Henry March
Warren held the book and the young
coupie held hands-while the we'd
ding ceremony was performed in DR..
Warren's home, No AS West Ninety
fourth street.
Miss Van Deursen, while travelling
abroad a year ago, attended the an
nual Fourth OF July reception in the
Legation at Pekin. While chatting
with several Americans, Mr. Shaw
came up and was presented by mutual
acquaintance.
'swhy," said Miss Van Deursen,
llaughingly "are you looking so glum
on a day like this?"
Because" answered Shaw, quickly,
1T was on this day that my country
/ lost all such pretty -white-and-
/ blue girls like YOU"
In the course Of a subsequent stroll
about the gardens, however, persihage
and epigrams gave way gradually tc
less scintillating though more in
teresting dialogue. Il was love at first
sight. they both concluded, and an
Anglo American love alliance was
formed in the little rustic summer
house at the Legation under the starry
lnas
Evening journal., 1907-01-03
HEAVY MAILSAT POST OFFICE
Bills Advertising Matter and Calendars
Fill Up Pouches.

Mails at the local postofhce during
the past few days nave been exception.
ally heavy and the mail matter handled
yesterday exceeded that of Christmas
day.
This is due greatly 20 the fact that
many parties are sending out bills ana
statements, while advertising matter
and calendars make up much Of the
bulk Of the mails.
Evening journal., 1907-01-03

The Cincinnati Clubs twirlers will
start. for Texas on March I. accom-
panied by Catchers Echiel and Nc
Lean. The rest Of the team VIII fol-
iow about March 10.
The ST. Louis American League Club
has drafted McGn, the star pitcher OF
the Austin lrex.) team.
Evening journal., 1907-01-03
POLO TONIGHT

Tho DUPONT and Orange polo teams will
play at the Rink tonight. Both team.
are very evenly matched and a fast excit.
ing game should be the result The con
test will be the second in the league series
Each team viii trot out their best players
in an cndeavor to win.
observation-disclosures vs.. Orange.
January S-Tremont VS.. Orange. 4.
January10- VS. Rink.
January 15-duPont vs.. fremont
January 17-Oange VS.. Rink
January Brink VS. fremont.
January 2i-duPont VS.. Orange.
January 29-Tremont VS.. Orange.
January 3i-duPont vs.. Rink.
Evening journal., 1907-01-03
BOXING.

Tex Rickard win hang up a $4,000 purse
Tor a hsht between Young corbett and
Jimmy Britt
Tommy Burns viii be In Philadelphia
next week.
1t is rumored that it win be Cans and
Nelson in August
Cans says he win fight Jimmy Britt
Nelson and O'Brien.
Evening journal., 1907-01-03
BASEBALL.

Joe Cantillion, the new Washington
manager. will follow the example OF
Hughey Jennings. who win lead De-
troit and wear a new uniform. Neither
man Win play however.
Two Of :he Delehanty boys will play
ir the American League next season
Frank with New York and Jim with
ST. Louis.
Jack Hayden says that the report Of
his football injuries has been greatly
exaggerated, and that he viii be n for
baseball In the spring.
Evening journal., 1907-01-03

e.. M $50 693-3079
TEAM B.
NOTES or THE GAME.

The boys wish Cobb would keep quiet.
They say he makes TO much noise.
Pussy came back with a nice total last
night, rolling 5ll.
Kerr just missed 500.
Scott was way off. not even getting 400.
Team B will lose their captain and he
viii be greatly missed.
Evening journal., 1907-01-03

1t IS believed that Pitsburg wants
Catcher Bert Blue. OF Columbus, 50
badly that Barney Dreyfuss win give
Catcher Phelps and cash FOR him.
Heinie Peitz viii probably land IN
Louisville as part Of the deal for out
fielder Bin Hallmann and Catcher
Shaw. Petty has good chance OF
being manager Of the Louisville team.
Evening journal., 1907-01-03
$40 ~ I00-l-I
BELMONT
CADETS WINNERS

st. Thomas Cadets basketball team de-
6eated the Upland High School ~ TO 6
IN an exciting game at West End Reading
lsoom on New Years afternoon. The
pame was played before the Wilmington
High school Delaware College Freshmen
contest. The lineup.
Evening journal., 1907-01-03
DUPONT LEAGUERS
ON The ALLEYS
Team A Won All Three Games
While Team c Won
Two

Clubs of the dupont Bowling League
spent "a pleasant evening on the alleys
last night. Teams A and ID rolled snort
handed and the former wen all three.
Toaml c captured two from Team d. The
scores follow:
Evening journal., 1907-01-03
Misa stroud strioken.

Miss Lulu Stroud, Of No. sos West
Fourth street is seriously IN at her home.
Evening journal., 1907-01-03
BELMONT LOST


The Peirce team won two out Of three
games from the Belmont boys last night
The scores follow:
Evening journal., 1907-01-03
ADJUSTMENTS.

lOCKsTADER' GARRICK THEATRE
y A Great Bill FOR New Years Week
and his Royal Venetian
Y IG1Oh Band of thirty must
clans
c. GRANT GARDNER and
MARIE STODDARD,
ARTHUR & MILDRED BOYLAN * CO.,
THE -FOUR SINGING LILIES.
ALLAN MUELLER q co.
THE kINETOGRAPH
AL WESTON & CO. WILL MEADE.
Prices the same 25c. 35c SOC. Box seats IS
Afternoons at 215 Evenings at s Is
Evening journal., 1907-01-03
COMEDY THEATRE

4o2 MARKt.T STREET.
". o. Hyrup. General Manager
commencing January 3 1907.
Fox Hunt
A Modern Diogenes
HONEYMOON to Niagara Falls.
illustrated Songs.
Sung by Clinton Martin.
Music by Miss Bertha Peacock
Admits. 10 cents; children. cent?
,,..s'-aa, On n. m. &c to all
EVENINGS. $50 p. m.
This building IS thoroughly heated.
Come in and wait for your car.
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-14
SECRECY ABOUT THE PHILIPPINES

TLTHAT have the Philippines the United States? The
NM New York Evening Post has been conducting nvestga
ascertain the truth this regard but with
official conspiracy of silence designed conceal the
Representative Florida endavoed Congress
matter his resolution calling for the information
pgeonoed personal request the War Depart
brought enlightenment. default
official help Mr. Clark made independent estimate from which
quote
The and naval
1898 In 1893 the
Military Academy West Point $47957Z In 1906
$oo47G, about three and half 1893
fountainhead down
$48673o9 The 1906
OF 1893
was
colonial policy,
mainly the Philippines OF which alone
complications and therefore
the S5T73 at this time and the still
OF the army navy due wholly Philip
pines and that considerable of the
due responsibilities in the Philippine archipelago
other noncontiguous territory the Atlantic
Pacific.
Mr. Clark estimates that including the S20OO0OOO paid
Spain Philippines S67 500 259 up June
years half much making
billion dollars Probably the figures exaggerated
this the only estimate available and certainly the burden of
proof the national administration that refuses information
belonging of right the public
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-14

thin stick about long, cage
after the robbery.
theory that somebody got urrepous possession
of the cashiers key the and suggested
that of dozen who daily the er cage might
pockeed the bills while Fitzgerads back The
known counters the often ten times
day. and there other officials who have the
aid of this theory is seriously suggested that
the employees stricken with sudden insanity that mad
dened to crime.
Fitzgerald free say that the treasury ocessystem
rotten The of large mesh and there of
three inches the bottom Men and and should
have required great skill in egtohand palm thin bundle
of bills while the teller looking
The question whether the Government has lost anything
robbery The treasury officials give the idea that they
have the numbers of the stolen bills but this be only bluff
When handles 100000 in currency every day should
difficult of elimination identity and segregae
the numbers of the sixtwo stolen But if be assumed
that they have the numbers the will be held
either the bank 1t is the knowledge of
this fact we'll the customary difficulty in exchanging
OF large denomination that makes the robbery mysterious
stolen gold for $4,000 would be very awkward
The situation presents poentaes of udcros embarrassment
that might have supplied Stevenson with another comedy of
like "The Wrong Box
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-14
ABsURDIrIEs OF EXPERT TESTIMONY"

tn recently published paper Dr. George Franklin She discusses
absurdies partisan production of expert testimony in
courts been in the Thaw The net
result of the prevailing system that ures simply reject from
consideration and all opinion because has become
obviously marketable commodity Dr. She suggests two ree-
dies for the present discredable practice and these
attorneys o experts, let
entirely the hands of the who could
absolute freedom
which might incline strongly
control would entirely do with
absolutely
medical profession would always be
glad their instead Of stunning the
false which frequently
Experts purposes should be made official part Of
should the unsuccessful party
paid by the State Testimony of this kind to- the
right understanding great many difficult questions of scientific
involved contemporary lawsuits Under the partisan
system Of taking testimony Judge has the utmost difficulty
reconclng the conflict Of evidence, and jury simply
bewldeed The chief junction OF the modern witness
foolish dscred scientific great
the parties gant Take the Spring Valley Water Com
panys against the of Francisco The corporation
employed expensive engineers who that the companyS
upward OF S5OOO0OoO The city engaged equal
number engineers property
be right but the evidence anywhere from $4,000 to $00O
which will probably later of the pockets OF
This virtually the only question involved
the guess which right take
the easy way and split the difference.
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-14
Personal Mention

]. r watterhouse of Reno is at the
Hamlin.
Charles z. Fredericks of Los Angeles
is at the Savoy.
Mrs. J. n. Giilett, wife of the Cover
nor. is at the St. Francis.
Paul F. Markoff of Rochester, n. Y,
is at the Jefferson Hotel.
Mrs and Miss Flanagan of Reno are
registered at the Majestic
DIR. Martin Igel of Berlin. Germany.
is registered at the Hamlin.
r. S. Rogers and wife of wimanac,
Ind, are at the Baltimore Hotel.
f. A. Wallace of Grand Rapids is
registered at, the Jefferson Hotel.
George c. Grant, a leather manufac-
turer of Chicago, is registered at the
Baltimore Hotel
A. r. Won Colson and family are
registered at the Imperial Won Col
son is a capitalist of Corning. Iowa.
W. L. Troutvine and wife. accom-
panied by Mr. and Mrs. Charles Dell of
Los Angeles. are at the Hotel Hamlin.
Mrs. A. W. Rollins of Washington.
d. c., is at the Dorchester, accom-
panied by Miss H. M. Magee of Bev-
erly Mass. They came to view the re-
building of the city.
L. Rucker. for many years night
clerk at the Palace Hotel, has returned
after an absence of six months and
viii accept position as clerk at the
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-14
Now that Colonel Heuer has resr
Colonel UndOeS the
Work of 'SchWerin

Colonel Und0eS the ~ III - - 81, ~. o-r - how that off,
work or SchWerIn cherished plan Of the South
permission War to build pile
bridge Carquinez
Orient with Alice that OF the railroad
operation When reached Chicago the coast
Schwerin Harmans which he
dered coupled Tat This done without exciting commenh
the Chicago Bna Schwen travelled with the
explaining him of the bridge from
the railroad standpoint Taft gphed Colonel Heue to meet him
Bencia and when division reported his chief the
grou where the proposed bridge be built he found him thoroughly
bridge which extremely hazardous The
speak
Later the railroad officials banquet Taft at the St Francis
which the that he prepared
allow the Southern Pacific like build the bridge
with
which he alluded the which he had
Washington before had
the furnish him with
sailed
Orient Taft read the typewriter which the peoples side Of the
strongly FORTH and began the different
he had the from Chicago, while Shwrns
The railroads denied
Colonel Heuers this the
navigation of Sacramento and San Joaquin
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-14
THE COCKY JAPANESE

GHANCELLOR E. BENJAN1IN-ANDREWS of the University
of Nebraska have acquired pretty idea OF
and spirit of the Japanese In address made
in Chicago he characterized these Asiatics thus:
to
is o a to
which
right attend the schools of
of
talked
OF
of individual greatly
only
ckon later
In word the Japanese disposed be troublesome
The have do with chip
shoulder the better AS long the japanese
considerable numbers they will
danger Nor they desirable way
they inferior unreliable and tricky. We very well
spare the lot
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-14
A MYSTERY AND MANY THEORIES

~ HERLOCK HOLMES might confess himself bafied by the
bewlderng variety OF theories that grown
mysterious robbery of $4,000
the Chicago subtreasury The bills all of large
nations ranging $1,000 $1,000 They make up
package one-quarte inch thick might carried
off in a wastcoat pocket
The taken from the occupied by the asserting
George Fitzgerald EVERYBODY con-
with the has theory and of them have
Fitzgerald suggests that while he work
employed repair the poked long stick through the
knocked package of bills off his desk
might have been shed through opening
Of the OF the locked while Fitzgerald
theory permitted
within reach of loose money without being watched
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-14
Answers to Queries


LUTGENS HOTEL-oldtimer City.
Lutgen's Hotel, a famous German
caravansary of San Francisco, opened
in 1852 and conducted until the later
SOS, stood on the east side of Mont
gomery street. between Bush and Pine.
facing the center of the Lick House.
WIGWAM-J. II. b., City. The files
of The Call and the index thereto hav-
ing been destroyed by the big. fire, it is
impossible to furnish the exact date
corner of Geary and Stockton streets.
THE HERO FUND-T. C. p, City. A
person who claims that he is entitled
to medal out of the Carnegie hero
fund should communicate with F.. M.
Wilmot. secretary and manager of the
fund. Pittsburg. Pa.
TAxATIoNAM. C. F., City. The gen
eral rule of taxation is that person
who owns real or personal property in
one city cannot claim exemption from
taxation on such property because a
resident OF another city.
new Key Route Inn of Oakland under
N. S. Mullens. formerly OIL the Palace.
who will manage the inn.
Mr.. and Mrs. George McIntosch and
Miss Adella F. McIntosch of Blooming
ton, ILL.,, registered at the Hotel Hamlin
yesterday.
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-14
The Smart Set

n event of this evening will be
~ the dinner to be given by Mrs.
~ E Walton Hedges in honor of
Miss Lorraine de la Montanya
and Edward Davis. whose wedding is
to take place in June 1t is to be a
very quiet affair during the first part
of that month, the exact date not hav-
ing been selected as yet. 1t will be
noon wedding at the home of the
brides mother Mrs. George Terbush.
on Franklin street There is possi-
bility that Miss de la Montanya will
have several bridesmaids as well as a
maid of honor. but no selection of the
maids has been made.
Mr.. and Mrs Jack London will be the
guests of honor at the Sequoia Club
tonight. when the first general meet
ing held since the fire will take place
at the clubrooms in the California
building, 1925 California street. Mr..
and Mrs. London are TO leave soon in
their yacht for the tour of the world
which they have planned. This will be
one of the red letter nights" for the
Sequoians and they look forward with
pleased expectancy to this reunion of
the clever members. A number of din
ners are to be given before the meet
ing among them one by Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Aiken in honor of Mr.. and Mrs.
London.
Miss Nellie Chamberlain, who is well
known here, entertained at a charming
luncheon on Saturday last in Santa
Barbara, where she is spending the
winter. There were twenty-five guests
and among them the following whose
names are equally familiar here: Miss
Stella McCalla, Mrs. Charles Ealand,
Miss Edna Davis. Miss Sydney Davis.
Miss Blanche Nixon. Miss Delfina Dib-
blee and Miss Elizabeth Livermore.
General stephen P. Jocelyn, U. s. A..
retired Mrs Jocelyn and Miss Louise
Jocelyn are expected to arrive here to-
morrow from the north and will be
guests at the Palace Hotel for few
days. General Jocelyn. until his re-
tirement on March 1. was commander
of the Department Of the Columbia and
stationed at Vancouver Barracks. Prior
TO that he was for some time here as
chief of staff. and he has a host OF
friends in San Francisco who will be
delighted Ito welcome him back and
who are regretting that his stay here
is to be so brief Mrs. Jocelyn was here
for a short time only, having gone
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-14

abroad with her daughters. From here
they viii go to Southern California
and there is a possibility that after an
Eastern trip they viii return to Cali
fornia to make their home for at least
a part of each year.
Mrs. James L. Flood. Miss Cora Jane
Flood and Miss Crosby OF New York.
who is Miss Floods guest, went last
week from their country place az
MenlO TO spend several days at Del
Monte.
Mr.. and Mrs. George B. Sperry left
on Saturday last for New York. whence
they will sail on March % for Europe.
The length of their stay abroad u
quite indefinite, depending entirely
upon their own inclinations but they
probably will travel during the sum-
mer. returning here in the fall.
Mrs. E. R. Dimond will 60 East
within a few weeks for stay OF sew
eral months vita relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Porter Bishop
and Grantland Voorhies have returned
from months stay at the BjsnoD
ranch in Santa Barbara County. where
Mr.. Bishop and Mr.. Voorhies had some
excellent shooting.
MIS-. A N ToWne and Mrs. Clinton
E. Worden. who have been East dur;ae
much of the winter. arrived on Friday
last at Del Monte and took possession
of their apartments there. which had
been especially fitted up for them with
their own furniture They Will rcmain
there for an indefinite period.
Miss Elizabeth Livermore. who ia
spending the winter in santa Barbara.
will entertain at an informal tea At
her home there tomorrow afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Brockway Metcalf.
Mr. and Mrs George d. Metcalf. Miss
Marian Huntington and Ensign Martin
r. Metcalf. U. S N. have gone In the
Broekway Metcalfs' motor to Del donts
for brief stay.
Mrs John Bidwell returned 10 be-
home in Chico last Saturday after :
stay of four months with her sister.
Mrs. Alexander, at the latter's norne In
Washington. d. c.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Galen Howard
and Mr. and Mrs. Warren Gregory went
to Del Monte last week for stay q 4
few days
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-14
How to Fill Heuer'S
Place Is a Problem

How to Fill TIcuerS - ;.bv 20 find successor Colonel
race is Fro0fc7 retired last week thus Great
ing vacancy division engineer the Pahc Coast very
of wished to nave CLOCK
repaired Christian could enter the mosque ana no
could clock They finally decided 10 aHow the
aled his hands and knees from
threshold.
done
military colonel while as It hap
highest ranking engineer that chances 70 De
and hbors solution
Department the Mohammedan problem IS very ueh the
do the job but without the
limited that
officer who attained his majority
during be jumped to the rank his job demands
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-14
Result Bears Out
Advice of Herrin

Result Bears Out :, I ~ W % - % "Cn 1 Taeiue
AuViCC VI ACiiH corporation claims the
land develops William
in position say
told his chief The reliable
that Herrn the Hartman
with
deprive South
Pacific of much in
Pacific succeeded shutting
popular created
Hartman fgh His counsel did
the has lost the of meat in its
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-14
When the same railroad ,
Found the Captains
NaVigafed SCOWS

When wasl later
permission build a
NdVIgdCu oCO"S Dumbarton Point
filed number of adavit had
he
swallow evidence whole after
his which
which
requent intervals He reported fayoby
was
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-14

Mrs John Bidwell returned to her
home in Chico last Saturday after 4
stay OF four months with her sister.
Mrs. Alexander. at the latter's norne in
Washington, d. c.
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-14

Miss Elizabeth Livermore. who ia
spending the winter in Santa Barbara.
will entertain at an informal tea AZ
her home there tomorrow afternoon.
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-14

Mr.. and Mrs. John Galen Howard
and Mr. and Mrs. Warren Gregory went
to Del Monte last week for a stag q q
few days