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The San Francisco call., 1908-05-30

FRS. WILLIAM MILLER GRA-
HAM, who has had Mrs Elinor
M elyn a. Ass guest IN santa
Barbara since Mrs. Glyn left
San Francisco, has gone with Mrs
Glyn to Nevada, where, with Mr.
Graham, they are visiting various typ
ieal mines and ranches. Late In June
Mrs. Glyn will join her husband and
daughters in New York, from where
they will sail Immediately for Eng
land Miss Geraldine Graham Ii with
kinspeople in Pasadena
DR.. and Mrs. Grant Selfridge will
close their Broadway home this week,
and will spend the summer months. as
usual, in Ross Valley. where they have
charming home
Miss Mildred Pierce. who has been
visiting the Misses Woods in this city.
will leave In day or two for Mexico.
where she Is to spend several months
with her sister, Mrs Kennedy. The
Pierces' own home In in San Jose, but
Miss Mildred has attended all the large
dances here this season, and was at the
Fairmont hotel with her. mother for
the week of the fleets visit
Mrs. Frederick Fenwick and Mrs J.
J. Moore will leave town today for Los
Angeles, where they will spend fort
night. They will make the trip in Mrs
Moore's motor car, stopping at the
principal towns and watering places
en- route
Miss Maye CoIburn was hostess at a
luncheon on Thursday last, her guests
n n
girls from this side OF the bay. After
the luncheon, guests and hostess en-
joyed game Of bridge before return
ing TO town
Miss Mary Rowe, who has been visit
ing friends in Berkeley, has returned
to her home in San Mateo. Miss Rowe
recently returned from stay Of three
years in Europe
Mr. and Mrs. oliver Kehrlein, who
spent the winter at one OF the large
hotels here, have taken house in Palo
Alto, where they viii spend the sum-
mer months
Mrs. Henry Payot, who is touring the
southern part of the state with her
daughter. Mrs. Russell, is in San Diego,
where she will remain for a week The
trip Is being made In Mrs Russell 5
motor car. which she manages herself
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Arms Dakin
leave town today for a trip to the
Yosemite valley and Marfposa big trees,
expecting to be gone for several weeks
1t is with great regret that society
people here say goodby to Captain
and Mrs Orrin Wolfe, who leave on
Wednesday next for a two years stay
at Captain Wolfe's new post In Alaska
The Wolfes have made their home at
Fort Mcdowell ever since their mar
riage last September. and have done
much entertaining there Mrs. Wolfe,
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-30
Gossip of Ra.lwaYmen

The hour was late, and though the
warning hand OF the clock pointed to
the time that the last boat was to
leave for Oakland Andy Stewards gen.
tie nature would not let him desert a
helpless soldier. 1t was true that the
boy in blue had been enjoying himself
along the water front. and it was also
true that. owing to his meeting with
so many convivial souls. he had lost
the Portland train
He was lamenting his fate and hold
ing up belated suburbanites with the
question whether it were possible for
him to catch up the train by sprinting
If he crossed the bay.
ASK that man." said an Alameda
resident, pointing to Andy.
why, sure" replied Andy. ANY
man who can run fast enough can
catch up to any train in the world"
That's what 1 thought" answered
the soldier. suppose we take
drink
"You must excuse me-" said Andy.
You see the boat goes, in about
minute"
what do care for that?' bawled
the soldier. ''You come along and take
drink"
"But I'll lose my boat" pleaded Andy.
what do 1 care? Amt a-going to
get across the bay and sprint after
my train, which left five hours ago.
If you lose that boat you'll just have
to swim for II. as 4 will have to sprint
for mine. Now shut up and take a
drink, or else
Heavens, Andy, what's the matter ?p
asked several OF his friends next morn
ing.
Matter? That's a nice question.
Never will I stop again to answer a
soldier. The fellow chung to me like
my shadow. He never left me-made
me lose my boat. Go to a hotel? What?
With that thing hanging on to me-?
No, sir!'
F. w. Thompson, general agent Of
the Rock Island lines, will be busy
next month in thinking out congratu-
lations to the members of his staff who
are to get married. Tracy Cummings,
his assistant, is the first to take the
STEP He will be followed by. Edgar
Leroy Gurney. and Charles Gibbs will
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-30
MAY 80. 1908
The Smart Set

who was Miss Mabel Watkins. plans to
spend few months here every year as
the guest OF her mother. Mrs. A A
watkins.
Miss Mary Keeney viii go down to
Menlo Park today for visit Of sew
eral days. when she will be the guest
Of Miss Florence Hopkins.
M. and Mrs George T. Page and
their daughter. Miss Leslie. have re-
turned TO their home in San Rafael.
where they will spend the summer
months. For the winter the Pages We're
at the HiIlcrest in California street
Ms Gerald Buckley VIII. be hostess
at an informal luncheon this week az
which Miss Anna Foster viii be guest
Of honor. Since the announcement OF
her engagement to Dr. Lawrence Draper
Miss Foster has been the honored guest
at several affairs given by the girls OF
the smart set Mrs Buckley. who was
Miss Edna Middleton Il an mtImats
friend of Miss Foster
Mr- and Mrs- william r Wheeiefy
who arrived IN this city Last Sunday
en- route 20 Washington, D. G., nave
been the recfpterts OF rouuad OF So
ctal compliments. eroWd1ng eacn day
and evening One OF the r1osr inter
esttng OF these affairs was luncheon
given yesterday az the st. Francis hotel
by a group OF women friends. who
form the Round Table. Of which Mrs
WheeEer was member Mr. and Mrs
Wheeler leave next Tuesday Tor
Warrington where they Will PROBABLY
reside for several years. Thsy have
closed their country home m Alpine.
San Diego county
Mrs. Charles Mason OF 5ausaIfto. and
her daughter, Miss Wtutfred Mason.
win spend the summer months on the
Atlantic coast with various relatives
and friends Mrs Mason and her daush-
ters spent last summer In the east re-
turning IN time for Miss Mabel Mason's
marriage TO John Bishop which took
place In Sausa1tte IN Fehruary-
Miss Grace Hammond wzs hostess at
a luncheon yesterday given m hsr home
here to a dozen girls Of ths younger
set
Mr.. and Mrs y. W. Dickson OF BeA'
vedere and their daughters Win leave
where they VIII spend the entire month
Another BAH game tomorrow on the
Menlo Park golf links VIII attract the
smart set of that part Of the country
TO the little clubhouse The game last
Sunday was enjoyed by about 100 So
ciety people. who afterward lunched
informally on the grass Among them
were all the prominent members OF the
Menlo Park set-the VIII Taylors, the
Gus Tay1ors, Mr. and Mrs Edward
Eyre. the Macondrays, the Pringles.
Miss Alexandra Hamilton, the Henry
Med. Spenders. the Alexander Fraser
Douglases, the Fred McNears. the
Athertons, the Percy Moores, Mr.. and
Mrs. Joseph Coryeu and q score OF
others
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-30

make his announcement when the new
$1,000 house he is building at Ashby
is completed
Tracy Cummings Is one Of the best
liked men in the railroad world and.
is receiving many good wishes. He
is to be married June / to Miss Louy
street. Miss Schweitzer is the sister of
Mrs Trotter. wife OF Captain Alden,
Trotter. u s. A, who were reeentx
married at the F'airmont The honey
moon will be spent in the east Cur
ney Will be married June 10 to Miss
Mary A. Carroll at her home in this
city Gurney is city passenger agent
of the Rock Island lines and one OF
the rising men OF the transportation
world. Charles Gibbs. contracting
freight agent. refuses as yet to make
any announcements until the new .
house is finished
Modesto" remarked well known
raflroadman, "is one of the smartest
towns in the state. 1t held the state
prohibition convention there on
Wednesday and while the delegates
were in session received the news that
North Carolina had gone their way by
10000. Immediately a small boy was
hired to carry around the streets a ban
ner with this inscription:
North Carolina has gone dry by
100000"
The saloonmen saw this and promptly
sent around another boy to follow the
first with banner on which was writ
ten.
'swho in L cares?"
Senator William A. Clark president
of the San Pedro. Los Angeles and
Salt Lake road. called upon E. E. Cal
vim yesterday. His private car was
sidetracked at San Mateo and was
picked up by the train to Los Angeles
last night.
The Chicago and Alton has put on a
IS hour train between Kansas City and
Chicago, which is the speediest train
between those two cities by I hour and
As minutes.
All the railroad Offices will be closed
today in honor of Decoration day.
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-30
LEAGUES STRENGTH WITH pEopr =

rTOIH tne MdIysVIIie appeal
From this time on the Lincoln
Roosevelt republican league will work
with redoubled energy, conscious of
its strength and irresistible power in
the public sentiment that is behind II
With its organization of the state COM
-pleted. with the public thoroughly in
formed regarding the issues, and with
the question of self government
brought right home to every voter In
every assembly district and in MANY
supervisorial and other districts, there
Is little doubt what the result of the
next primaries will be-
But eternal vigilance and hard work
from now until August IL will be the
price OF liberty for the republican
party. Every friend of a free partv
should lend a hand.
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-30
VICTORY AHEAD FOR LEAGUE
From the siskiyou New

While the Lincoln Roosevelt league
was defeated in this county 1t was
done unfairly and the cause for which
the league fought will not suffer. The
leaguers will have time to organize
for the next contest, and thorough or
ganization in each precinct Is ali that
Is needed to put them in the ascend
ancy in the republican party, de facto
as well as de jure. H. r. Raynes and
DR.. w. w. Barham, who led the fight
for the league, are receiving the con-
gratulations of fair minded men with
out regard to party Affiliations.
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-30
VOTERS ARE WITH THE LEAGUE
From the Mountain View Raeisrar


The league was organized only a
year ago with the purpose of freeing
the party from the domination of the
corporations and giving California an
honest government. 1t cannot be de-
MED that majority of the voters of
the party are in sympathy with this
reform movement. That this senti-
ment was not given fuller expression
fact that in many of the counties the
delegates were appointed under the in
nuence and direction of the machine
and did not necessarily represent the
sentiment of the voters
The league will continue the work
IT has SO well begun and stands an
excellent chance or electing ma
1ority of the delegates at the August
primaries: There is every reason to
believe that the voters of the state
are sufficiently aroused to overthrow
the machine, which has long been and
still Is disgrace to the republican
voters Of California
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-30
GOOD MEN FOR LEGISLATURE
From the Stockton Record

Every citizen should make it his
business and his pleasure to induce the
best grade of men from the business
and professional walks of life, men
munities, men who are known to be
independent of machine politics and
above the reach of the Southern Pa
ciic's political bureau, to consent to
stand for nominations to the legisla-
ture and to be prepared to go to Sac
ramento next winter determined to
clean up the political house of Cali
fornia.
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-30

Let another answeths has
by with cursoy discussion of advsabty increasing
ambassadora salary and housing the ambassador dwelling
owned by the government
1t will be sad day for the republic however, when Lowell
John Jay must be barred from diplomatic because
not afford ecprocate royal with
ment the splendor of which shall dazzle all Europe
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-30

Some of the orpedo boats in the
fotilla attached to the battleship squad
rons are having hard time of it
buffeting the pillows of the Pacific.
When the crews go ashore they have
hard time avoiding the buffets of
Pacific hospitality.
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-30

An attachment has been put on the
Morrell airship. In the light of sub
sequent events, the inventor would
have been gratifed had it been firmly
attached last Saturday.
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-30

A democratic club in Los Angeles is
raising house fund by taxing men,
bers five cents each time they swear.
The directors should have passed the
plate Immediately after that chair
manship caucus at Fresno.
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-30
NOTE AND COMMENT

The Missouri has Shown" those
who declared Mare Island unfit for a
naval base
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-30

1t is reported that Mrs. Elinor
Glyn, the near-famous author, won
more money at the table of Rawhide
faro bank than she could have earned
in three weeks at her trade of author
ship.
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-30
Ilnpertinent Question No. So
What's the Dearest Thing in California?

For the most original west to this queshon-and
the briefer the beter-The Call will pay FIVE DOLLARS
For the next FIVE answers The Call will pay ONE DOL
LAR EACH Prize winning will be printed next
Wednesday and checks mailed to the once Make
YOUR answer short and address it to
IMPERTINENT QUESTIONS.
THE CALL
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-30

Financier Hetty is patronizing a
beauty doctor, thus dispelling all ru-
mors of her intended marriage. APP
parently she wants to remain Green.
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-30

winning Thing in California
s5 nr,ze J Leavtt
Me-Tm worth a cent
81 prize victoo La Honda
20 cent in The Call brought position at stoo o~r
cheapest possible -
e, nrize d Ranle
The climate of this glorious
can't be bought sold.
But you think Abe Ruef would trv
If he could do it ION the sly
To barter it for gold?
TO Hale Lo
cheap about California. - ' 'SAs
That half OF the Ruef jury that voted not guilty.
to Mrs l. Eckhapdt Fifty third st. Oakland
Hearst when he's here at other times he's tbs cbe,n.s.
thing in New York ~ - - --@F~''
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-30

The Chicago and Alton has put on
IS hour train between Kansas City and
Chicago, which is the speediest train
between those two cities by hour and
As minutes.
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-30

All the railroad offices will be closed
today in honor of Decoration day.
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-30

Miss Grace Hammond waS hostess at
a luncheon yesterday given N hsr home
here to a dozen girls Of the younger
xaf
The evening world., 1908-11-07
HCLD-UP VICTIM
SAVED BY POLICE
AND ARRESTED
Real Estate Dealer Ross and
Man With Him Both
Sent to Cells.

An unusually tall man. who said he
was Charles Ross. a real estate dealer,
was arrested early this morning, after
lie had been rescued from an alleged
hold up in the hallway of No. "a
Bowery. by two policemen. A second
man, who said he was Thomas Clark,
as charged with being a suspicious per-
son.
According to Patrolman Frank Daily
and Probationary officer George T..
Hammill, they saw Ross standing in the
hallway at No 90 Bowery shortly after
midnight. A second man was standing
beside him and the officers said he APP
peared to be trying to so through the
real estate mans pockets. Hammll app
preached the doorway. and after watch
ing the actions of Ross companion az
rested him.
Ross was also taken to the Elijah
street station. He had . large dam
stud in his shirt front and another in
ring. Some cash and hundreds OF key
were found on him. He said he haA
about $500 earlier in the night, and
thought lie had been robbed.
Ross said he lived at No. 81 West
one hundred and Twentieth street.
The evening world., 1908-11-07
VICTIM OF POLICE
CLUB TAKES FIT
IN COURTROOM
Splitter Falls in Commissions
While Accusing Haugh
of Assault.

Harlem Court was thrown into a wild
uproar to-day when Emil Splitter, OF
No. l65 East Eighty-ninth street. who
was beaten and dubbed by Policeman
James F. Haugh on election day morn
ing, suffered a VIC ent attack of con-
vulsions while waiting for the case to
be called.
Mr.. Spitzer's seizure came on without
warning. and SO violent were his strug-
giles that II took six men to hold him.
He was carried out of the court room
to nearby physician's. screaming:
Don't hit me, officer Don't hit me-"
There were many women in court.
and the widest excitement prevailed
while Mr.. Splitter was crying and strug-
Cling. The jam on the stairway was so
great that the court policemen had TO
clear a way with their clubs
Magistrate Breen called the case. and
Mr.. Splitter and his three witnesses
stepped to the bridge Few seconds be-
fore the scene occurred. A lawyer who
appeared for the policeman asked that
the case be adjourned. Mr.. Splitter. who
seemed nervous and i'll. protested, and
the attorney then stated that HauEh
was detained at Headquarters on an
other case.
TIE Magistrate said he would wait
until the accused man could reach the
court. Mr., spitze1; leaning on the
Eighty-sixth. street. was making his
way TO the body OF the court to await
Haugh's arrival when he was attacked
by commissions.
When the case was called the police
man was held in 500 bonds for trial,
having waived examination.
The evening world., 1908-11-07
HUNDREDS OF ELDERL Y FOLKS
HERE WILL APPRECIATE THIS

That the readers OF this paper ap-
preciate advice when given in good
faith is plainly demonstrated by the
fact that one well-known local phar-
ma y supplied the ingredients for the
vegetable prescription" many times
within the past two weeks. The an
nOuncement Of this simple, harmless
mixture has certainly accomplished
much IN reducing the great many
cases O.. Kidney complaint and rheu-
m..lsI lera, relieving pain and mis-
cry, especially among the older popu-
la,lon, who are always suffering
more or less with bladder and uri-
nary troubles, backache aud particu-
larly rheumatism,
Another well-known druggist asks
us to continue the announcement OF
the prescription, II Is dolux so much
<ssl good here, he continues, thai II
The evening world., 1908-11-07
Ex-senator Smiths Son Will
Wed Miss Plan1ondon, of Chicago
Engagement of Young Newark
Publisher Announced by
Fiancee'S Parents.

Mr.. and Mrs. Charles A. Plamondon.
Of Chicago. announce the engagement
of their daughter. Miss Blanche @.
Plamondon. to J. Henry Smith. second
eldest son OF former United States
Senator James Smith ir.. of New
Jersey.
The wedding will take place in Chi
cago soon after the Christmas holidays.
Miss Plamondon is n social favorite
in Chicago and also in Newark, where
she has visited frequently. Mr.. Smith.
a graduate OF Princeton, OF. is men,
her OF the firm OF T. r. Howell & Co..
Of Newark. and vice-presIdent of the
company publishing the Newark Star.
The evening world., 1908-11-07

would be crime not 10 do so. II
cannot be repeated too often, and
further states many cases OF remark
able cures wrought.
The following Is the prescription.
OF simple ingredients, making a
harmless, inexpensive compound.
which any person can prepare by
shaking we'll In a bottle: Fluid Ex-
tract Dandelion, one-half ounce
Compound Kargon, one ounce; Com
pound Syrup Sarsaparilla, three
ounces, Amy first-class drug store
Will sell this small amount OF each
ingredient, and the dose for adults Ia
one teaspoonful, TO be taken aft, r
each meal and again at bedtime.
There is enough here to last for one
week II taken according to directions
Good results will be apparent from
tas trst few doses. ..
The evening world., 1908-11-07
Isad0ra Duncan F'ances THROUGH
Beethoven,s Sevenh Sun1phonu

LAMA" which was not published un-
I'll after the composers death Mr..
Arens, before it was PLAYED, talked
about it in an interesting ard instruc-
tive manner The composition makes
no new disclosure of its authors power
II mas the MacDoWell charm and dainti-
ness, and Is altogether pleasing in a
to withhold it for a revision that he
never found time 10 make.
N"tlarsky, the bog yioInist, who has
l.enlrkall" talent and facility. played
Saihi-Saeas third concerto. But why
81 let i'm mature Iu private
IsCia.d""e beautiful NTH sym
pAony was the last number 1t sent the
!also audience home happy.
The evening world., 1908-11-07
Metropolitan Opera-House Is
Crowded and Hundreds
Are Turned Away.

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,r.,,,,'e saiI was 3 revival of the Greek
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ara TIA, she succeeded IN a remark
5b,e degree there can be no doubt.
Wearing nothing hut dlaphanous
d~ar.r.es nat the knowing explained
consisted o. tunic and a peplum, with
her feet, Lee arms and neck oare, her
.lnee Illuminated every bar Of the COM
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~ the recent 9aIome cancers 'al mn
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The evening world., 1908-11-07
NEW OCEAN LINER LAUNCHED
North German Lloyd's Berlin One
Greatest AhOnt.

BREMEN. Nov The twin screw
steamship Berlin. of the North German
LLOYD line, was successfully launchr
here to-day. She is one OF the create.
passenger and cargo steamers ahoat,
though not as speedy as some OF Il
fast express vessels OF the same lin
she is destined to carry 500 passenger
and crew OF 400 men.
Her Dimensions are. Length, 6l2 feet
inches; beam, 70 feet S inches; depth
to lower promenade deck, 90 feet 8
inches and draught. 81 feet s inches.
The new steamship Is intended for the
Mediterranean service. and in her de-
sign and construction comfort and
safety have been the primary objects,
The evening world., 1908-11-07

TO vote over In his little home town in
Long Island, Tuesday, he was cautioned
to vote for certain civic improvements,
and seeing several of these issues on the
nallOt he made his cross under them all,
and let It go at that,
But what do you think" he said
yesterday. Il didn't read the stun, and
! found l votes for the extension Of
II II goes through It will mean the tear
ing down OF my house at the end Of
We'll, we'll" said Congressman Joe
Rhinock, OF Kentucky. who owns part
OF the H!ppodrome, that is almost
"oh, l would go SO far as to say
that" said Hawks. but II will be home
icide."
Robert Drouet who played John Storm
In The Christian" with Miss Viola Al
len, and who is widely and favorably
known 10 New York audiences, left last
night for Washington to join Miss Annie
Russell and play the principal masculine
role in THE Stronger Sex" which comes
TO Weber's Theatre Nov. a.
A certain wag who Is nearly always 10
be found in the neighborhood OF Broad
way and Forty-second street stood on
the curb as dusk was gathering yester-
sheet poster, all in Yiddish characters,
which As the fastest outre method OF ad-
vertising Louis Mann's engagement In
The Man Who Stood Still"
"Humph," said he, fine sign poster,
that. Its for managers only"
The evening world., 1908-11-07
GREAT BRITAIN LAUNCHES
ANOTHER GIANT BATTLESHIP.

DEVONPORT, England Nov. The
'olIingwood the most powerful Of all
British bottle-sEips and the sixth YES
sci Of the pr"adnought class to he
placed in the water was successfully
launched her" this afternoon. Mrs. As
quith, who Was accompanied by her hus-
band, the Prime Minister, gave the sig
nal which set the launching machinery
n motion and a. the huge mass Of
-tce. plunged into the water she chris
t'n,a NeSs'l CoilingwoCd.
dead weight t.at ever LEFT the launch
ING SIP II is estimated that II dis
places $500 tons ~ water When com
pleted Tie displacement Of the Coll.ng-
wood vii. bee over ~ .50, tons.