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Cash Grain and Provisions

CHICAGO. May 14-Cash quotations were as
follows: Flour, easy; No. s spring wheat s2e@
Sl-0s; No. red, 81. 0oas a .02; No. corn, Ioci
white b2Q5415c; fair to choice mailing barley,
66g ISc; No. L northwestern haxseea, Sl2o;
pork per bbl s13.25d1 .6745: lard, per 100 lbs,
$3.50; short clear sides (boxed), $7.3Tl5 g76215;
whisky basis OF high wines. S1.35
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Copd;tiop of tho TREASURY

WASHINGTON, May 14.-Todays statement
of the treasury shows: Available cash bal
ances, $245, 527, ,s31; gold coin and bullion, $22,
Az, 034; gold certificates S23, 1856. lao.
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Butter. cheese and Eggs

CHICAGO, May 14.--0n the produce exchange
today the butter market was steady; creameries,
lIq22c; dairies. 16@20c; eggs, hrm; at mark,
hrsts, lGc; cheese. easy. liz Mi212c.
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Northern Nneat Marlset
Northern Business

WASHINGTON
TACOMA, May Unchanged. Blue
stem, SSc; club, SEC; red. Sac.
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LOCAL MARKETS
Sam Erancisco Money Narket

New York exchange which has been stationary
for time took a turn upward yesterday.
Silver aud Hongkong exchange were also higher.
Other exchange rates stood as before. The
Bank Of England rate Of discount remained un-
changed at 3 per cent.
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sd. rnni. wool Market

ST. LOUIS. May 14--Wool-s Steady. Medium
grades, combing and clothing. 151k@ 161ac; light
fne, 13@14c; heavy fine, 9910c; tub washed,
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airs Page Of Conrnercial News
Deciduous and Citru, Fruits

Sehuler reports increased inquiry regarding the
supply. with indications favorable TO doing
good business right along.
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New York Money Market

NEW YORK, May 14.-Money on CALL easy at
l14q2 per cent; ruling rate, lA per cent; clos
ing bid, u per cent; offered, IA per cent.
Time loans, heavy; 90 days. 21a per cent 30
days, 2!5 to per cent; six months. 31a per cent.
Prime mercantile paper. SN Gi4A per cent
Sterling exchange, easier with actual business
in bankers bills at S4.ST2o for demand and at
81. S510 for GO day bills.
Commercial bills, $4.s4H.
Bar silver. 81 &c.
Mexican dollars 41c.
Government bonds, steady; railroad bonds,
strong.
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The leading fntnres Ranged as follows:

however tended to check sellers At the close
July pork was off 7I50lOc, lard was &c lower
and ribs were 215c lower.
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Nem YnrL stock LIst

T. F. Hutton & Co.. 4eo California street,
members Of the New York stock exchange, fur
nish the following list OF bond and stock sales
Yesterday:
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London Closing Stocks.

Bar silyer-Steady; PAID per ounce.
Money-1@1A per cent.
The rate OF discount in the open market for
short bills is 2Q2b per cent and for three
months bills 2@2s per cent.
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Boston Stocks and Bonds
THE COPPER STOCKS

BOSTON. May I4.-This is the most active
day OF the year. The buying of coppers is
tremendous, with every indication OF a further
rise Amalgamated was the leader and North
Butte and Range IN Boston We're the fayorites
shannon has started now for two or three
points rise. Range and Butte and Butte Coali-
tion are also strong.
COPPER CLOSE
Ihs following list is furnished nv n r 4ut
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Cnlifornfn stnnk nnh on Exchanre
OFFICIAL SALES
Mining Sfnckn

SAN FRANCISCO STOCK EXCHANGE
Following were the sales on the san Francisco
stock and exchange board yesterday:
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Assessment Directory Comstock Mine.
STOCK AND BOND EXCHANGE
THURSDAY. May 14-1O;so a
UNITED STATES BONDS
Pfd AL BID ASH.

IS or CD new SIS Or coup. q.
MISCELLANEOUS BONDS
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MISCELLANEOUS

Alaska P A 80 40 Oceanic S Co. IL
AssO OH Co 291s 80 Pac Aux IA
Cal c A. 101 1O1 y Pac Borax- 15l 152 y
/ Cal Wine A 60 Pac T&T pfd T5 20
AIV& MtTm. 115 Do com l2la
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HOfmann Jewels Left
on Chair Disappear
Wife of Famous Pianist Loses
Gems During Recital Given
by Her Husband

While attending her husbands piano
recital last night at Christian Science
hall, Mrs Josef Holman lost q bag
containing s70e IN money and sLsBs
worth Of 5sEelry- Mrs Holman hao
attended the performance with Mr. and
Mrs E d Beylard Of San Mateo- and
during the intsrmiskion had gone be-
hind the scenes 10 speak with The
pianist Mrs. Hofmann left the jewel
bag On the chair adjoining her own.
and when she returned she found that
her va1uables had disappeared
The wife Of the pianist was greatly
affected by her loss, as some pleasant
memory was associated with every
article In the bag were q coIlarette
set with szpphires and diamonds. 3
round brooch of turquoises and dia-
monds. an ivy leaf clasp studded with
diamonds. a heur de lis pin with dis.-
nonds and pin Of rare design rep
reseuting a basket Of flowers.
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Blocks Appropriation
for Fraud Trials
Action OF Mann, Representative
From Illinois, Aids Cali
fOrnia Land Graffers
srBcIAL pssrarcH q ZEE ea1L

SPECIAL DISPATCH 10 THE GAIL
WASHINGTON. Jan 3a-The HYDE
Benson- -Dimond- Schneider o0nbination
may escape trial for conspiracy in the
land frauds en- account Of The aston
OF the house today IN refusing 70 ap-
propriate the expense Of trial IN the
uistrsrt cf colEnsia- TIE existiag
law provides that sE1s sistrscs xazs5 pas
half the expenses. even Of goTsrnnsnt
trials held in the district As the land
frand cases related entirely 10 Cali
fornia and the west. and only the
consummation Of TIE crime was ef-
fected ia this district. the department
Of justice recommended that the en-
tire expense OF the trial BE borne BY
the government thereby relieving the
district. which really is not concerned
An item Of $4,000 therefore was in
serted IN the urgent deficiency bill
Representative Mann Of Chicago made
the point OF order that II was p
change Of existing law Chairman
Tawney. with Needhan. Hayes ard
others. admitted this. but pointed ont
that If the noney was not provided
the accused men might escape trial.
since the district Of Columbia fund
Is exhausted But Mann insisted and
the item was stricken out
Mann insinnated that the trial was
to be held here because the depart
ment Of justice was afraid II could not
procure convictions IN California.
Hayes denied this and showed thar
one conviction already had been OBJ
tanned in California IN these cases.
Nsedham wiz dnte-Fisv the depart
men4 or justice authorities tomorrow
and ascertain whether funds can be
raised for The portion that must be
paid By the district Of Columbia II
not. be win oEer a bin making an
appropriated The trial viii cost
abeut s1B0.Gaa. mainly for bringing
witnesses here from the Pacific coast-
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Register NOW, Republicans

If YOU d0H'f Eanf Her.
rim 10 rule yOu, ger on the
register before April Is.
Old registration has all
expired-yOu H7usf register
again before April Is or y0u
can'f vote AZ fhe May
primaries
Registration closed April
Is.
Lzsf day on which reg
fsfered F0ter can move 10
another precinct and nor
lose his primary vote,
April 6.
Registrars Office In the
old city hall open from 9
a N. 10 5 p. N.
Register NOW, Republicans
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SummerfieId Divorce
Nevada Sensation
Lawyer Says Wife agreed to
Sell Honor for $1,000, But
Now Fights Back
SPECIAL D1sPATcH 10 The CALL

RENO, New Jan so--Attorney Sar-
dis Snnmerheld, one Of the best known
members Of the Nevada bar, has fled
an action IN court here In which he
asserts that his wife agreed 10 desert
him, giving grounds for divorce. pro-
viding he would give her $4,000 The
terms were satisfactory and Mrs. sum-
merfsld went TO San Jose. but now that
the sensational suit is begun she il
here. making a stubborn tight TO pre-
rent an unfavorable decision
Correspondents are named BY sum
naerheld and cruelty is alleged by ths
woman The complaint and al papers
are sealed. The case is being heard
behind closed doors Bu1 II is known
that the attack made on sumznerheld
By his own son and his sister IN law
In which be was almost killed, is said
TO have been inspired By the wife.
Subpenas are said 10 have been is
sued for several Witnesses One Of
them. a government reclamation on
cial II is alleged, was married re-
Gently and he maysleave the countrs
rather than testify
Mrs. summerhsld demands $500 :
month alimony-
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Begins by Calling LangdOn
Liar" and Ends With
Whifewash Statement
Cites Rabbi to Prove He Is
Ready TO Take Stand and
Tell All He Promised
Slippery CRATER Fails TO Touch
on Points Which Prove
Double Dealing

Abe Ruef is sqgezIf1g- As ne
finds himself being forced help
IeSsIy forward toward the doors
OF San Quentin, with conviction
and sentence drawing nearer
day by Gay, he has Iosf fhe SELF
assurance, brzyad0 and eg0fism
which sustained him while he
believed himself immune from
prosecution Now his silence is
broken by = wall of woe.
RHef emitted three distinct
squeaIs yesterday, each progress
sfYeIy louder He began BY
brfsrifHg mp in Judge Lzwi0rs
courf In fhe morning and call
ing District Attorney La1gd0n
= liar; he followed fhis with
formal interview shortly after
ward In which he enlarged ap0r
his reference 70 Lz1gd0n and
vigorously denied the existence
OF any pI0f 10 escape from cus-
fody; and then, after he had
taken the afternoon TO think II
over, he issued another and more
lengthy statement IN which he
crowned his own head with q halo
and turned the torrent OF his
righteous wrath against the mem
bers OF the prosecution He closed
this with a promise OF sill more 70
cone
YELLOW STREAK SHINES
The broad streak Of yellow
which Ruef usually keeps cloaked
under his consumnate egotisn
shone out brilliantly yesterday.
The opening 10 the public view OF
several interesting pages OF recent
graft history has Withdrawn the
bulwaTk behind which he has Tor
several months serenefy sheltered
himself, and he has joined heart
and soul IN the campaign OF VII
hcation by which the higher ups
are attempting 70 turn public sen
timent against graft prosecution.
Despite the presence IN his
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Imperinent Question No. 36
What Is a Transatlantic Marriage Like?

HndI IS fTdnSdHd0HC marriage LIKE
For the most original Or wtiest answer to this ques
ton and the briefeI the better-Ihe Call viii pay
FIVE DOLLARS For the next FIVE answers
The Call viii pay ONE DOLLAR each. Prize
winning answers viii be printed next Wednesday
and checks mailed to the winners at once Make
your answer short and address It to
IMPERTINENT QUESTIONS.
THE CALL
Winning In
70 A xurrhB Be-k1sy
Because Father Time makes up for lost ine-1krwise old
E
Maids pursuing with hearts alezp
Bachelors Jumping their freedom 10 keep
xez
Three look, the fourth leap
Lyon
Its hurdle the
L X
Oh, . fool jump old chance
r A H&rnznn
Because look before they leap
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rhmadeby The
Is
les
for indae
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EESTERDAE-2a-tly cloudy, northeast wind
-nEztnuu temperature. - minimum. -
FORECAST FOB T0DAx-Flirs fresh north
xest wind Page Ii
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Mrs. Harriet T. Boyd Says They
Viii Lie and Steal Quicker
Than Others
Ayers Their Religion Is a Form
and Their Charity
MisnOmer
Bitterly Arsigns DaT5hters OF
King and Brotherhood OF
81. Andrew

Processing Christians viii lie
quicker, SEeaI quicker and Lhfnk
evil quicker fhaH any one. Their
religion is 3 form, their charity
z missioner. OF
Mrs. HarrieI T. Boyd ar meet
ing Of the Daughters OF the King
and Lhe brotherhood OF ST An
drew zf Grace church last night.
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MINING

Irjunrti1n Is issued fmbi6dlng The sEl. 4
z9s0s shrrrs uf stock q Gal6held Gunsa1-
ds'sa r.ss Is
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SUBURBAN

Sru6e1H form branch q 1
publican 5e1Ene al E-E1s uni'
Principal lanes q Be-kels
dsh1 e Echoal paper as re
~ hoard u education
NcCEu1 r. zEu1ed On Ihr.
Esfael police believe he be
fed=-zl officials say he -0ba
nffcs.
EEf q ssl0onmen q Ala
ar result q crusade q CIVIC
Nurs money 5k asked Tor c
Representative KD0rlEnd. Y
TIraFi6lnc f8- reEu-reT-
FruitTEle woman shut fr
refused 4n 1ezve husband fur
t1-Ium-
Distinct zz1orneT q Alan
bsnks 1brr rssh rzrrznts Q
-isk-
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sznz1e committee fsr1-z ship suhsse-. but q
r-0zeA q presidential election dims rrospec
q biL Pare
approrriErson - prosecute California sBr
thieves Page
Jerome admits Evelyn ThsWTs Efprr is -ru-
and deBouBces bozh White an6 Thsx as dere
e-ttes. Page
Receiver asked sr holding cvupauv q i
Morse steamship trust Page
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Professng ChrssIizrs she cr8ed
-rEf lie quicker. s1ssl quicker and
rh1nk ersi quicker than any one Their
rsiEson IS form shslr charity mis-
~r-e-
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SPORTS

whether me wslk0ut - walters VIII szrana
~1n derens on the meeting q reEssHnnt keepers
tedEE- PzEe 8
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EFFECT OF Jim" REA'S DISCLOSURES

nEOPLE asking themselves Who the
- whose price for blocking the of legislation dspeasing
the Southern Pacific company S. 900
sion? The story, told by "m" Rea, new
although before has it been given with detail by
having intimate knowledge goes on beneath the sur
face OF politics Memories still persist Of proposed
tepaed action by the Sacramento jury
the and motives
grand jury pulled down" by influences of oeraby
well understood but the who sold protection for
price greatly reOced when the of limitations
their plunder
Indeed this $50 apiece considered in the light
OF political retainer The cOmplasan
take for that price anything trying than to sit tight
and block the II they needed for anything in the line
OF positive legislation railroad steal ckery
more would be demanded The was frank
and cold booded market place and although the articles were not
marked IN plain figures there misunderstanding among the
parties bargains each OF which trust BETRAYAL
The course OF later legislature described by
more familiar in popular recollection Rea merely supplies
details Il IS common knowledge that Jee" Burke was effect
the late legislature That fact has printed in many
and has been disputed by anybody Rea describes
Burkes functions in this regard in these words:
ere Burke what call the hnanapolicl
bill taken out from the flies to
MS u9pedentedand he them there
names are called, Mr.. Burke directs
Burke IS Herrns first lieutenant the government
Of California He present governor the state and
most OF the justices and the appellate
IS there denial dispute about these facts? secret
unfortunately that popular government and republican institutions
have been destroyed California by the Southern
but until Rea spoke had complete vision of the
and methods employed compass namy These dis
closures have already had parang effect The organs dumb
What the orders Mr.. Herrin? You at YOUR COM
nand ready band OF brgand and beers slit throat
destroyed reputation but they snguary reluctant
this critical situation There has been word from Hearst
de Young or Dargie.
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LESSON OF TWO CONVENTIONS

CAMOtL + MOFFETT, writing in Golfers declares that
political conventions, having attained their highest develop
~ ment have lost their usefulness and give way to some
improved form OF selection The idea expression
the correspondence Raymond result of his
at the Chicago and Denver gatherings 1t common
reoach superficial observers conventions have
TO be debatVe bodies The the press have
sgazed them canned conventions they assembled
merely to register verdict given by their constituents In
word these conventions assemble only the result Of
direct primary held by the national electorate AS Mr. Moett
and Raymond point they really rather clumsy and
expensive method OF recording foregone conclusion
1t IS notorious fact that the professional politicians in the
republican party did Taft Cannon or
Fairbanks for instance would have suited them better The
condition repeated democratic politicians
the rank and file of the party nomination and have
settled the result by nstrucng the delegates That to saw
the debeave function OF national political gone
OF existence both Chicago and Denver Raynond
Mr. Ban the ballot, like of
political
nearer to the people and becoming fact democratic
determine
and they Of
understood
ton It begins look the hand national
abandoned
by national each
regard to local Offices
The people have had good dstrus their political
venons These assemblies have become the They
invariably manned by professional politicians ready to take
program and make bargains advantage Cali
the last remaining onghods this vicious system
but its doom is certain.
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earned bad but there signs of reform The rgor
the has sotened 1t be that contemporary grow
more touchy and umpy At any molycodde is treated
with consideration 1t is we'll
There period the long ago when the Oakland boy
promised develop process OF evolution
imperfect mobility owing his shortened In those roaring
before the panstakng philanthropy the late Mr. Huntington
put gates the local trains the habit and sport of Oakland
youth jump and off the moving diverting
pastme but it shortened boy Mr. Huntington
beneactor of the Oakland Species although indeed never
be
In similar line of evolution San Francisco might in
developed the humbess boy had the
permitted with its customary fury Somebody has invented
safe and conservative OF police
the rest 1t deemed worthy of mention the papers
that the emergency hospitals had done business
cedng day. 1t boodes although wholly noseess
fourth The frework of the sidewalks
ouawed The wonder that the thing stopped long ago.
but fact the appeal makes slow progress against
feather bed Of sentiment
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r BRYAN values his reputation advanced thinker
MI 1t is day that he does adopt comfort
lV vagant economic founding The latest OF these
added to Mr. Bryans is the proposition that
government shall all deposits the banks This
Professor Laugh the Chicago university economist demon
strates article printed in the Scrbners
Laughn examines the plan the light of American history with
these results
Finally the appeal to history gives the plan authority We
fund April 1929 The conditions country
OF banking such
have much value Then
both and deposits Expansion OF
both deposits;
would be guaranty Of
What The
OF onehalf of stock
90
banks suspended and the itself year
S40842 the by IL
of
satisfactory
proved signal failure, although the d
conclusive conditions.
The direct and inevitable tendency OF the plan
wildcat banking with the crash
the trouble would be hundredfold aggravated
Doubtless the credit would the strain, but IS
certain that such special fund would be
sufficient to the bill and the would be
by the issue of bonds Apart from this plan
adoption would at start period OF dangerous gambling
visionary speculation involving banking
credit Government supervision of the banks would wholly
Intellectual check this 1t plan to encourage fool
the pursuit the his folly attempting
a law of human
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kins for the latters fourth OF Jul,r
dance Miss Martin and Miss Elizbaer,
Newhall. who were also her gues+z
viii join their mother at Lake Tahoe
tomorrow.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alexander Fraser Dou~-
las and Mrs. Douglas sister, Mrs Da0-
iel Shean. leave tonight for a nonth,s
visit at Tahoe. after which Mrs Sbeo1
will join her husband, L,ieutsn 49,
shean. at Fort Crook.
Mrs. Francis Sherman BoederfeI5 r-t,Y.
be hostess at a lunch party todav s,5
Will spend several hours on the havl
with party OF friends Mrs Roa5o-
field and her mother. Mrs. Phflfp Wsa-
yer. are 10 leave for Honolulu July ~
Another military hop will be given ..
the Preside on the evening OF FriSav
July IS. with the officers ana vvo-~-,,
OF the hospitable post as hosts T5-
affair will be one OF the largest xfV-a,,
at the Preside this season.
Miss Evelyn Herbert and Frederfcs- r
Southerland were quietly married Sun
day evening last in ST. PauPs churc,,
in this city. The ceremony was ~
formed by the Rev. Mr. Renison ara -
witnessed by only a few relatives -,
friends. A supper at one OF the 49,. -
town cafes followed Mr. SoutbarIsr.1--
business interests are in Monterey a. =
he and his bride will make their 80 80
there. uS
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England the party will make a short
stay at Lake Tahoe.
Captain and Mrs. J. c. Cantwell. who
have been visiting their old home in
Sausalito. left for the east yesterday
to be gone for an indefinite time.
Mrs. Elizabeth Gerberding and her
little daughter Beatrice. who recently
returned from stay of several years
in the east and Europe, are again in
their old hcme at 2574 Pacific avenue.
They were in Berkeley with friends for
a few weeks after their return, but
came to the city last week and will re-
main here for an indefinite period.
Miss Janet Coleman, who has been
visiting her sister. Mrs. Jennings. in
Washington, d. c.. is expected home to-
day. Both she and her sister. Miss Per-
sis. are great favorites here and Miss
Coleman has been much missed from
the seasons merrymaking.
Mrs. George Grant. who is spending
the summer in San Rafael. is visiting
her daughter. Mrs. Robert Clay Bolton,
in this city for a few days.
Miss Dolly MacGavin has returned
from a visit of four or five days with
Miss Frances Martin in Ross valley.
Miss Mary Keeney will return this
afternoon from Menlo Park, where she
was the guest of Miss Florence Hop
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One of These Women
Could Lead Society

SOuIo Ledu oOCIcV Cali
suburbs society has been
Alameda
Marin and San Meo and what happened
at hotels and
Fred Sharon and
Will Croker social would the
responsibility could Sharon, though she has
children
her daughter Miss Breckenridge she is gifted with
indispensable leader VIII
Crocker despie climbers chose she could
rally around her old families that
OF late have mng the dizzy whi The friends OF
both Mrs have
them York their social calendar for
would all the old southern families following and the cultured
be
he could help him with
the climbers Ned
been almost poweress during few
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REPEATING A LAW OF HUMAN NATURE

R. BRYAN values his reputation advanced thinker
is day that he does adopt and comfort
vagrant economic founding The latest OF these deec
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The Insider
Succession of eastern clubwomen for trial
marriages of years duration is not popu-
lar with more romantic people OF thlS CITY
iaIMarriageS Are ~
Not Favored Here ~

COCIETY is in a fearful fever ths
IrLaIMarrIagcS arc of suggestion by
NOT Favored here - certain
Bo.to, should precede
age The average girl on thinks hard enough to eaten
his getting during e long
yeoutb that the Club ladies Brymores
the when the SUBJECT gwen
how times that well
promised the engagement on the very
wedding trial when eoquetth htte
indeed, are getths mess
strongminded ideas of and all that sort OF thing
There Miss Mary Greeneaf and the rector OF
church. Sausalo say broken of because Mss
she loved the thought OF do
Blandng Maddox engagement and that OF MISS
the changed their minds
Cher and eutenan
problem
engagements would appeal
earthquake
day and build a so story building
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The Smart Set

A engagement Of interest to the
~ smart set on both sides Of the
n bay is that of Miss Katherine