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The San Francisco call., 1908-04-20
Huqhes AssaiIS Race
Track Gambling

NEW YORK. April 19.-A remarkabls
demonstration against racefrack gam
bling which at times assumed the form
OF A personal tribute TO Governor
Hughes. was made in Brooklyn today.
The demonstration was begun IN the
streets leading 10 the Bedford branch
OF the Young Mems Christian associa-
ton. where the governor was an
nOunced 70 address an antf-rzcetrack
gambling meeting. and attended the
speaker from his carriage 10 the plat
form OF the spacious hall. The mass
meeting was a nonsectarian AFFAIR for
men,
Governor Hughes spoke briefly. set
ting forth the unconstitutiocaliry OF
the present racing situation and warn
ing his auditors that upon them as
citizens devOlved the responsibility OF
seeing TO il that the state eonstitu-
ton was kept inviolate. he re-
ferred TO the charge that his oficial
conduct regarding the situation had
taken the form OF Legislative usurpa-
ton
Well" he added. Il never viii sup
port a measure that cannot openly
and directly discuss with the people"
The audience adopted resolutions de-
nouncing the Percy-Gray act. which
makes racetrack gambling possible.
The San Francisco call., 1908-04-20
COMMERCIAL TRAVELLERS
GIVE ANNUAL BENEFIT
Princess Company Offers Two
Extravaganzas in Aid of
Widows and Orphans

The San Francisco commercial trav-
eIers' association vii give its annual
benefit al the Princess thearer Tuesday
evening. April q. when the regular
Princess company win present the two
exrravaganzas. Little Christopher and
The song Birds that have already
made good with San Francisco's lovers
OF musical comedies The auditorium
and foyer viii be beautifully decorated
for the occasion and a special souvenir
program provided for every patron OF
the house
The funds realized over the cost of
the production viii go toward paying
death BENEFITS 10 the widows znd g.
phans OF deceased uemberA
The San Francisco call., 1908-04-20
PISTOL CLUB REUNION

OAKLAND. April Ie.-The Possible
pistol club. composed OF the best pis-
tol shots of the Shell Mound pistol and
rife club. held its annual shoot and dis
tribution OF prizes AT Shell Mound park
Thursday. The primary purpose OF
the club is TO find the best 10 pistol
shots in this district and then chal-
Ienge the leading shooting clubs OF
the country. Thursdays affair was In
the nature OF a reunion. the members
bringing their wives and children, and
20 crown the days pleasure the ladies
were induced to try their luck AT the
targets. Mrs. W. A Sfebe won the
first prize. hitting the target three
times out OF 40 shots. Mrs P Sheehy
and Mrs. A. Englehsrt also were sue
cessfui in hitting the target The fol-
lowing gentlemen are the officers for
the present season: President. Henry
windmuiier: treasurer. T. Mamie; sec
retary. w. A. Siebe.
The San Francisco call., 1908-04-20
Otto Feudner Leads
Champion Class

Otto Feudner. the local shotgun ex-
pert. did about the best work OF the
powder and shot deyotees who as
sembIed at the Ingieside traps yester-
day TO participate IN the monthly
events of the Golden Gate club. IN the
champion class he led his field. taking
into camp such clever shots as Ell Hol-
ling. Tony Prior and c. Haight- In
the 100 bird race he was higa man
with score of go birds.
Justins made q remarkably good
showing In the first class. getting 90
birds. Patrick led the second class di-
vision with 20. and Wood was high in
the third division with -
In the shoot for the Dupon trophy
the shooters were Handicapped In four
divisions, from the 20 yard down 10
the IA yard mark King. IS yards.
made the best score, getting IS birds
out of IS Feudner was on the 20
yard hre and broke p birds, and Price,
Is yards. got a like number. Sum
mary:
Chanpion elass-Hillins 81. Prior Sc. Feutner
81. Haight 81
F1rst cl.ss-Knizht SIS. ITerson IS KleTssnAi
I3, Aurcock "a Hoelle 81. Juetins 60 Hsupt s..
Second clsss-Price 6s. Ashcroft a. Thomas
90, Patrick 30. Robinson 81
Third class-Ss-noo As Lsek IS. Herring 3s
B.,le- s. Wood -, Miss Meyer 45. Ssakey So
Sooaan 50. vaieacia a.
Dupont rropky-20 yards handicap, Hzight IL
HolIing Is re1daer -. Prior = Is yards. King
yards. Price d Ashcroft 10. IL yards Leek 16,
Herring 10. Lemon IL.
The San Francisco call., 1908-04-20
Five Winning Mounts
for Rider Kelly

Cricket Kelly was Walter Hilier's
chief rival FOR the riding honors ~ the
EneryTille track last week Miller
topped the list as usual landing eight
winners out OF so chances Kelly did
quite as well proportionately. winning
with I've OF his e mounts. Jockey
Mcintyre. who did so well the previous
week. suffered a bad slump. winning
only four races and finishing out o< the
money with &c OF his IS mounts Jockey
Gilbert. whose recent poor form may
be attributed 70 the tnseriority OF the
mounts he has been getting rather than
10 any other cause. finished unplsced
with .1s out Of IS mounts. Jockey Gold
stein. who rode well al Arcadia. landed
one second and four thirds out OF Is
chances The riding record for the
The San Francisco call., 1908-04-20
Keenes Win but One
Race i'm Week

Reene Brothers stable succeeded in
winning only one race st Emeryyille
IN the last week. and Is still consider
ably behind S. c. H;Idreth for the sea-
sons honors IN the winning owners
list The Keene horses have woa 42
races up 70 date. and H. G. Bedwell
who is their principal rival for the
honor OF saddling the greatest number
OF winners at the meeting. has won
60 The list OF the IS owners who have
IL excess OF $4,000 10 their credit out
OF the z43 that have had a share in
the seasons distribution Of purses is
as follows:
The San Francisco call., 1908-04-20
Favofife Has Close
Call in Final

The bettors had e close call in the
final OF the Class stake run yesterday
az Ingleside coursing park when the
10 l shot L VI y ran Gallant Boy
TO an undecided race and then took the
turn from the favorite IN the second
trial However. the hare was q good
one in the deciding test and when Cal
lant Boy got placed on the game he
ran I'D a sequence OF points and easily
overeame the early lead OF L II y.
Gallant Boy has been improving
right along. and when he led the speedy
Walia Walia last week the bettors fg-
ured P. F. Callan's entry was about due
10 annex 3 stake He showed q tre-
mendous burst OF speed and picked his
game up in clever fashion II looked
as though Georgetown would be in the
final. but IN the seminal round the son
OF Pocateilo ran unsigh1ed and lost 70
L II y in q f1uky test
Several long priced dogs brought
home the money. but favo-ites as rule
were successful The final OF the open
stake was captured by Louis Lagarmi-
sinis Pocatello-F-eda c puppy. Speed
way. 2 10 ! shot in the betting Miss
Emily carried the talents money. but
after showing plenty OF speed ran q
crooked race and was never in IL after
scoring the first turn
Tennis Ball. an eastern greyhound
which Is being trained by B F. Jack
son. showed 10 be 9 high class per-
former in bye race with Flower Girl
He will be especially -prepped" for the
big Atlantic stake 10 be run AZ Ingle-
side on May 10. Summary
Open stake first round-LoFal Frcat beat
keepsake- Nay G-z1zrd beat The Limit Galr-
more beat Wild Rose Speedway beat Tro1tle
Brewer Silver Musk bear Master Lane. Holly
berry beat P2giiscci. Seq1olz heat Pedizr BAUM:
Queens Beauty beat Old Peach. Post Boy bezr
Frank Duns. Svra Alto beat CurrT. Flower Girl
bye. Rzcelazd withdrawn. he Eowdy beat
EiIbe Royal Ponge1se beat Mission o1ssn; SiI-
yer Heels best Leading Lsdys Lady kelp beat
Ica1g Geraldine Mss EmllT beat Rosie Free.
Red Leaf beat Fairmo1t lass; Barney heat
Quick Action: Tie Minr beat Young Rocker:
Young CIoTerdzle bear Honest Wo-ksr-
Seco1d r0unt-Nsy G-1n1rd beat LCysl Front.
Spee6vzr beat t5alrco-e- Silver Musk beat
Hollvherry. SeQSoia beat Queens Beauty, Post
Boz heat Syra Alto Ihe ROwdy beat Flower
Girl Poaeense beat Silver Heels Mss Emily
beat Lzdy kelp: Red Leaf beat Barney B;
Third round-Speetwzy beat Nay Granard:
Silver Musk beat Sequois: Tie R0wdy hear Pest
Boy: Miss Emily heat PC1ge1ze. Young Clover
dale beat Red Leaf
Fourth rcund-Spzedwzy beat SlIFer Musk.
Miss Emily q bye. Silver Musk witbdr2E1s
Young Ciarerdsle bye
Fifth round-Speed-zy beat Young Clever
Final-Speedwzy bsat Miss Emily
Class stake. FIRST round-Sz1gernan : hye.
Gertrude withdrawn; Presto beat Country Girl.
Rocked Asleep beat Agile Sp1--. Golden Tralee
The San Francisco call., 1908-04-20
4FATHER OF BAsEBALL- DYING

NEW YORK. April 19.-Eenry Chad
wick. known throughout the country as
the father OF baseball IS reported d.
ing at his residence IN Brooklyn to-
night Chadwick IS suffering from
pneumonia and heart trouble He Is
S3 years old Chadwick was born in
England and came 70 the UnIted States
when q youth He has written many
articles on baseball and other popular
pas<iues. and Is an authority on the
rules OF his favorite game.
The San Francisco call., 1908-04-20
unmonnnAaE CAUSES DEATH

Francis Collin. proprietor Of the
Franklin heuso. Golden Gate avenue
and Franklin street. died suddenly from
a hemofrhaee while visiting the home
or J. ]. Eddington. 1880 Jones street.
last evening He was ss years OF age
and had resided In San Francisco 30
years.
The San Francisco call., 1908-04-20
Pdiaroifa Scores His
Ninth Victory

Last week produced no important
changes in the list of winning horses
for the Eneryville racing season. Pa
5aroita scored on Saturday his ninth
win OF the meeting and is now the
most dangerous rival of Burleigh and
Gemmen for the distinction of winning
the greatest number OF races during
the season. OF the I.040 horses that
have been seen under colors at the
meeting The following 81 have won
in excess OF 81 600 each
The San Francisco call., 1908-04-20
ONE TALLY WINS GAME
Angels Shut Out Portland in
ErrorIess Match

Los ANGELES. April 1s.-LOs An
geles defeated Portland today in
single run game. enc OF the most ex-
citing of the season Three hits in the
sixth inning accounted for the lone
tally made by Easterly. Groom and
Nagle pitched splendidiy. Both teams
played errorless ball Score.
Los ANGEL
The San Francisco call., 1908-04-20

Sacrifice hfts-NazlP. RsfferT- Left cn tssss-
SzE gle l. oT Grocn = Struck Our-BF Naxle.
y Groon 3 Double Qlzy=Bernzrc % Delrzs
2afte-y 70 Ceo1ey- Tine Of gzme-l hou- sud
o nizutes- Unpire-Perrine-
The San Francisco call., 1908-04-20
DELLAR MAKES GOOD

The village constables could not han
die the crowd that turned out on the
Oakland field in the morning ana the
overflow from the bleachers Threatened
TO interfere with the work of the BAH
tossers. but. fortunately. II did net.
The Oakland rooters had a chance to
begin shouting early in the game and
they never stopped. for the Comrnufar.
were always there with the sign over
the heads OF the seals
During the first three innings oak
land gathered three runs, whge the
The San Francisco call., 1908-04-20

EUzI ~ CAR AccmExT-samu.i Romeo
C ~ W1loz street h-oke his leg hy fall
frrz EoFL1x Ellis street car an Ellis street
rsenr- Ey1e Tes-erdzF- Romeo Was standing ca
rhe rezr piatt1-u wbea The car gave q iurch
a-1 rrec[pira-f1 hin u the pavement. Romeo
k-aErzl
The San Francisco call., 1908-04-20
LONGSHORE LUMBERMEN
ENJOY ANNUAL PICNIC
Carpenters Lose Tug of War to
Their Guests After an
Earnest Contest

The longshore lumbe-men's protec-
tive association of San Francisco held
its annual picnic at Shell Mound park
yesterday and 5000 guests were enter
tanned. Games OF all descriptions were
held In the athletic arena. the feature
event being q tug OF war between the
carpenters and longshoremen The lat
ter defeated their guests after a fierce
contest The dancing pavilion was q
scene OF activity and enjoyment until
late in the evening The following is
the committee of arrangements:
George = McManus. chairman
Geocge AcSulry Michael Daltoa
George A Hansen John c. Williams
Lawrence Buckley Niles kehoe
Edward Jones Gus johnson
Thomas Cumm;axs Daniel J. OSeW
The San Francisco call., 1908-04-20

The water in a well at PiQua, o., sud
denly turned hot the other day. The
cause Is unexpisIneds
The San Francisco call., 1908-04-20
.Bzftet for Piper IN ninth.
SUMMARY

Two base hftsHZesdsr. si.tte-y WIIuar,x
Sacrifice hit-yan Hsltrea- First base on csIIed
b2Ils-Hopkfns l. Villa 3 Strurk nrrs-Hr
Hopksn. s. By willis 3. Double plays-Hs,ev "a
Hogan TO Altman. Hsitnuiier 10 Slater: Mob
Ter 10 Zefder 70 Wfliinnx Passed haj;-Qlsf
tery Time Of gamsI hour % minutes. T-n
The San Francisco call., 1908-04-20

TROLLEY VICTIM DTEs-Peter Tanouy. q
years Of age and who resided AT 3SSi sEx-peurh
street. died AZ ST. Lakes hospital last nskht
the result OF injuries he received hr being run
down bT Valencia street car last Monday night
The San Francisco call., 1908-04-20

best the Seals got was on in the open
ing period Oakland played the game
nicely with men on the paths all the
time The hit and run and sacrlrice
were worked strongly all the time and
both feats had much 10 do with aiding
Oakland runners around the paths
Chief Esola could not peg the ball
very well. and this failing also helped
some OF the Oaks
Dellar, the new suburban pitcher
procured recently from the Northwest
league. hurled for the first time tnls
season and made good. He held the
Se44s safe In nearly every inning and
was never In serious danger save
once and then Left Fielder Cook saved
his life. Deilar had perfect control Of
the ball and fielded his position nicely.
Thsobold also did well, but the Oaks
managed to slap his offerings when
they needed runs.
COOKS GREAT CATCH
With two on the paths and as many
down IN the third inning Rollie Zeider
started one for the left field fence that
looked good enough for q second to
break up the game But II was good
for this second and no longer. for Cook
managed TO get under il and spear II
right on the fence. preventing two runs
and possibly saving the game then and
there. The score
G 49,
The San Francisco call., 1908-04-20
SUNAAH1

Two base hits-Altman. Van Halrren. HeIt-
muller. EsoIa- Sacrifice hffs-Hsiey, NeichoIr.
AtnaA Hsitnuller. EaEaz. Struck out-RT
The San Francisco call., 1908-04-20

The standing Of the boys who have
ridden Al least one winner during the
meeting IS As follows:
The San Francisco call., 1908-04-20
The Calls Handicap Forecast
BY j. z. Jeffery
.NSMUTE-NETTING
overweiet

Ratings for Deduct point for each poun
overweight
The San Francisco call., 1908-04-20

Tnec6old 3 By DeIlar ; Hit by pltcher-Cu-ris
Time-l hour and 40 minutes Tnplrs-O' Con
nell
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CRITIC-LISARO-THE MIST
FIREBALL-BOOGER RED-COLLECTOR JESSUP

: yeer ol1s and upward.
Reuarks
rirebsN has been freshened rp aod nay
Be expected 70 run : good race Bcoger
Red Is fast and Is IN nicely Collector
Jessup's last rsce indicated that be was
rounding ioso foru; he Is : shifty sprtnter
when night good
The San Francisco call., 1908-04-20
81 RacE-ss fsslae.: ..n..E: y.sr os sp-.se:
BOLOMAN-PALAD

q. z, wenoerg-Fl1sh Of Cod
Blk z. GzlTeseoo-T
The San Francisco call., 1908-04-20
OAKLAND.

Runs AND HITS BIZ INNINGS.
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Spanish POliteness.

1t has been said that the French
are the most polite people in the
world, writes our lady correspondent
in San Sebastian, but / do not think
any one who really knows them will
agree. However, they have some
charming little ways, and when they
are rude it is because they are, deep
down, thoroughly selfish. Ny per.
sonal opinion is that the Spaniard is
about the most delightfully."- polite
person one can possibly encounter.
II you ask your way in the street, OF
some ordinary woman, she will al
most certainly go out of her way to
accompany you down the street and
to carefully put you on the right
road. They are very cheerful and
gay, but they are never vulgar-as
we understand the word in England.
Even the men in the streets who
stand and frankly stare at n pretty
girl do it in light hearted, pleasant
way which does not give offense. AS
to the manners of Spanish men be-
longing to the best society, they are
almost perfect. Watch a Spaniard of
distinction address his mother or any
elderly lady, and you will see man
ner which is tender and caressing,
and at the same time exquisitely pro-
tective.-London Tribune.
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THE COUNTRY STORE.

does there live little urchin, growing I'D
about the farm,
who can scorn the honest pleasure or re-
- slst the breezy charm
VI JoItlng drive with father" while the
horses pick their way
over Aprl's chirping runiets or the au.
,tumn's binding clayg
FOR the drive is to the Corners" and the
~, team draws up before
1hat abode OF life and color which it's
patrons call ''the store"
In It's depths are plow and harrow, while
their pictures on the wall,
Boldly done In green and scarlet sneak in
eulogies of all
on the shelves are rainbow ginghams.
~, woven stout for little boys,
Clumsy boots for Sunday service and 10
swell the schoolroom's noise.
Shining tin, and loops of harness-could =
city shop hold more
In Its prim and ordered quarters than this
bulging country store?
Then the clients that it gathers! Men of
wisdom most profound
captain AbeIs most hundred" and has
sailed the map around: nus
Jolly, self-professed old loafer. drawlino
out a travellers tale
While the despot of the postbag shuffies
calmlo through the mail
Polltics and social matters, local news and
weather-lore
Occupy this humle senate q: ,uped about
the country store.
Then, perhaps. the boy grows weary while
the graybeards wag away
AND his copper-toed tormentors feel amiss
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1908-04-21

a story is told of New York car
conductor who had once been in the
ministry, and who retained some OF
his former ways of speech i'm his new
calling.
He had been at the front OF the
car collecting fares. and when he re-
turned to his platform a well-dis-
posed person told him that man
had boarded the car at Houston
street and had found a place inside.
The conductor stepped inside the
doorway, and ran his mild gaze up
and down the car, but could not be
sure which Of the tightly packed pas
sengers was the late arrival
"Will the gentleman who got on
at Houston street please riser" he
asked. calmly.
The gentleman rose involuntarily,
and with a bow and a Thank youi'
the conductor collected his fare
Youths Companion.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1908-04-21
Can Women BE Friends?

Can women be friends? History
and tradition abound in evidences OF
great and enduring attachments
among men. THE soul of Jonathan
was knit with the soul of David" so
firmly that the Hebrew prince did
not hesitate to invite the wrath of the
great king, his father, and himself
forfeit the crown; the Pythagorean
Damon was happy to pledge his very
life for the doubtful temperance of
Pythias; even the egoist Montaigne
was so much affected by the death OF
La Boetie that, to escape from his
melancholy. he "chose a new mis-
tress," and at intervals to the day Of
his death, in the words of his own
journal, was suddenly seized with
such painful thoughts of his friend,
and It was long before he came to
himself, that it did him much harm"
Subjecting this emotion to analysis,
in conformity with his custom, he
reached the conclusion that true
friendship could exist only between
beings wholly independent one of an
other. A father could not hold the
relationship toward his son, because
of the stronger paternal attitude and
the necessary disparity in age prohib-
iting equal comprehension of all sub.
jects; between brothers, 1.-The compli-
cation o. interests, the division of es-
tates, the raising of the one at the
undoing of the other, strangely weak
en- and slacken the fraternal tie"
since of necessity pursuing fortune
and advancement by the same path
they must often jostle and hinder one
another; betwixt the sexes love inter-
venes, more active, more eager,
more sharp, but withal more precipi-
tous, tickle, moving and inconsistent,
fever subject to intermission,"
whereas true friendship is "a general
and universal fire." temperate and
equal, constant and steady, easy and
smooth, without poignancy or
roughness;" indeed, even among
themselves, women are pronounced
incapable of maintaining the sacred
tie, not being endured with firmness
of mind to endure the constraint OF
so hard and durable a knot Geo.
Harvey, in the North American Re-
view,
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All Wenr Coats.

Forty odd years ago men wore
shawls in New York City, as in small
er American cities The mans shawl
was for a while fashionable and ia
miliar. Now, according to the New
York Sun, even the women have dis
carded il. THE sight of a woman
wearing a shawl nowadays" said a
New York City physician Ca woman
herselD to the reporter, "is enough
to give one n start, and take a keen
interest now i'm looking for this old
fashioned garment. There are few
places ia which | see It. Even i'm the
poorest parts OF the city the women
have somo sort of a Jacket, however
old and worn it may be. / suppose
that the manufacture of tailor made
clothes has become so cheap that any
body can AFFORD to buy them as read
lily as a shawl"
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81 was looking over the society col
umn of my newspaper" said a lady
Of the old school to the New York
correspondent Of the Cleveland Plain
Dealer, land it did my heart good to
see how people have returned to the
good old habit Of giving their girls
names that stand for dignity. poetry
and the traditions of our race.
There was not a Sallie, q Mamie
or a Nellie i'm the list. In one an
nouncement Of a reception given by n
mother on the coming out OF her
daughter there was one Dorothy, one
Alice and one Eleanor. two Helens,
one Augusta. one Elizabeth and
thank heaven for iti one plain, lovely
and oid-fashioned Mary. There was
a Lucy, q Jane, an Agnes and three
or four Ruths. It seemed to me, al
most, as If ! we're reading social
roster Of the respectable days OF forty
years ago"
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Another Kind of Memory.

In the Hewitt family 1t was Frank
whose wonderful memory was held
up as an example to the other chill
dren. and Mabel who was alternately
chided and pitied for her forgetful-
ness. Therefore a remark made By
Great-Aunt Hewitt when she went to
the city on one of her rare visits
caused considerable surprise.
you ought to have trained that
boy of yours betteri" said Miss Esw-
lit, with considerable severity. How
in the world he can be so forgetfui
when there's Mabel for an example
1 don't see for the life OF mel"
Mabel" echoed the mother. IN
amazement why. Mabel has the
oorest memory i'm the family IL
she has an errand TO do. we have to
write 1t down for her. and in school
she can't remember dates or rules or
anything without an awful struggle.
But Frank-why, he never forgets
anything he's once been told"
Yes, he does" said Great-Aunt
Hewitt, testify. "He forgot which
was my chair In the sitting room ev-
cry day Of tho two months those chill
dren were at my house, except when
/ managed TO get II ahead Of him.
I've seen Mabel rout him out OF it
day after day. and he looked Just az
bewildered every time
ITS all very well for the boy to
have head crammed with rules and
dates and figures, but there's another
part Of his memory that needs look
ing to. and mighty hard work it'll be
to get It I'm good order. n I'm any
judge. Youths Companion.