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The Yale expositor., 1908-12-18
A Natural Cause,

II think" said the smart child. re-
fectively, that Hungary must be the
most human-like of all the nations"
why so. my child?" asked the fond
papa.
Because" the smart child answered.
"it is governed by its Diet"
The Yale expositor., 1908-12-18

Give some people their pick and
they'll pick flaws every time.
The Yale expositor., 1908-12-18
oNrv ONE .RROMO oUININE-

That is LAXATIVE BRoMo QU1NINE. Look for
the signature of Il. W. GROVE. Used the World
over 10 Cure Cold in one Day. pc.
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-09
Personal Mention

Admiral M. Miller of. Berkeley is al
the Colonial.
j. Devlin and w. B. Hanna of Chi
cago are at the Audubon.
w. P. O'Meara. mining man OF
Tonopah. is at the st. Francis.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles ]. Sadleir OF
Reno are guests at the St Francis.
Mr.. and Mrs william X. Reasley OF
Los Angeles are at the st. Francis.
). Mr. and Mrs, M. M. ConneIl of Chi
.cago are Registered at the st. FpaEcis
Mr.. and Mrs. c. Frederick Kohl of
San Mateo are guests at the Fairmont
James E. Fentoii of Rawhide and
C. E. conklin or Iowa are at the Won
Dorm. IS
Mrs. Isidore Dockwsiler of Los An
Fairmont
are f. H. Sisson of Fresno and L. Roth
OF Stockton
Comtesse- de Tristan and Miss De
Guine OF San Mateo have apartments
at the Fairmont.
Miss Herman Hopes and Miss
Hopes of Philadelphia have apart
rilents at the Fairnont.
L. Anderson, Miss Anderson and Miss
Powell of Mare island make up a party
staying at the Fairmont
Ira r.. Hutchinson, Mrs. Hutchinson
and Miss c. M Smith of Fresno have
apartments at the st. Francis.
L. p. Doerhoefer and wife of Louis
vile, KY. and r. A. Moore of Water
bury, Conn., are at the Hamlin.
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-09
TRUST DEFEATED BY
ELECTION OF WIDOW
Judge Coffey Holds viii Invalid
idated by Choice 10 Take
Community Share

The trust created by the will OF ST.
mon Silverberg. who died in 1905, aged
72. leaving an estate now worth about
100000, was declared invalid by Judge
Coffey yesterday. Silverberg was sur
vtved by his wife, NJ Jeanette, and by
his children. Joseph S. Silverberg, Ar
thur Silverberg. Melville Silverberg. Ir-
win Silverberg. Mrs. Leonora Schweit-
ger, Mrs. Nettie Mack and Mrs. Sarah
Miner. BY the trust the widow OF the
decedent was to get an income OF $500
a month. and at her death the chill
dren. with the exception of Mrs. Miner.
were to divide the property. share and
share alike. AS TO Mrs. Miner II was
income from her portion until her
death Her children were to share
equally in her portion after her death.
each taking his or her share upon
reaching the age OF 80.
This trust was built upon the as
sumption that the widow OF Simon
Silverberg would not take her COM
munity property from the estate.
amounting to one-half, but Mrs. Silver
berg elected to take her community.
and Judge Coffey decided that in con-
sequence the entire trust is invalid
and must fall This interpretation was
given upon a petition from the execu-
tors to have him cOnstrue the will
The effect Is that about $250000 goes
to the widow and the remainder Of
the estate viii be equally distributed
among the children.
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-09
GhABs com FROM HAND

j. H. OHara. drayman. 449 CIemen-
tina street. obtained a warrant from
Police Judge Cabaniss yesterday after
noon for the arrest OF Matt Smith. VINO
he says is a foreman in the street
sweeping department. on a charge OF
grand larceny. O'Hara said he went
into a saloon at Sixth and Folsom
streets yesterday morning to buy some
seltzer water and took $50 gold piece
out OF his purse. Smith was in the sa-
loon and snatched the gold piece out
of his hand. Smith ran out Of the sa-
loon and O'1ara lost sight OF him. but
learned that he had changed the gold
piece in another saloon O'Hara re-
ported the matter at police headquar-
ters- and was advised to obtain the war
rant.
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-09
ATTACKS VALIDITY
OF OFB|LlBOARD LIMIT
Attorney for Advertising Agents
Objects to Ordinances Of
Restriction
Judge Seawell Says That Signs
Should Not Be Permitted to
Shock the Eye

The validity of the billboard ordl-
nances adopted b ythe supervisors in
1902 and 1904 was argued before, Judge
Seawell yesterday on a suit instituted
by the Hergog company, ad-
vertising agents. for an injunction re-
straining the police and board Of works
from preventing the erection of board
ings higher than 10 feet. Under the
ordinances, the constitutionality OF
which was attacked, 1t is a misde-
meanor to build fence of infiammable
material within 10 feet of the inner
line of the sidewalk. or to build or
maintain any billboard more than 10
feet in height. In defiance of the
ordinances the advertising company
began the erection OF several bill
boards of height Of about 20 feet,
but was stopped by the police.
Attorney A. S. Newburgh, who is as
ISOLATED with John 7. Williams as
counsel for the advertising company,
contended that the prohibition of bill
boards higher than 10 feet was wholly
arbitrary, unreasonable and discrimi-
natory. He claimed that the ordi-
nanees are not in furtherance of pub
lie. health, public morals, sor the COM
mon public good. and therefore. are
void. 1t could not be asserted, he
said, that 1t was any safer to have
a wooden fence 10 feet back from. the
sidewalk than level with the sidewalk
therefore, there was an Interior pur-
pose in the ordinance.
1T is an element or weakness in
this kind of legislation observed
Judge Seawell that it is evidently
designed for some purpose not ex-
pressed. ! believe in coming right ou,
and stating that a thing is prohibited
because it is offensive to the eye II
1T is offensive to the eye. Why not?
Things offensive to the ear are prohib-
Hed- l believe the community is be-
coming more artistic and that. things
that offend the eye will be prohibited5'
Newburgh suggested that 1t would
require an official who was a physi-
clan. a lawyer and poet to decide
what should be prohibited, but he dis
claimed any idea of putting new bur-
dens on Mayor Taylor's shoulders.
Assistant District Attorney Robert
W. Harrison had begun HIS argument
in favor of the validity Of the ord
finances. contending that the super
vfsors were the best Judges or whether
or not the methods adopted by them
to reach a particular end were or
were not reasonable, when further
nearing OF the matter was postponed
TO tuesday afternoon.
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-09

has been reduced 26 miles, Track lay
ing has been recommended from Oro-
vile east and Is now one and half
miles from Bear creek
W. L.lGreiner. travelling freight and
passenger agent OF the Colorado Md
land. with headquarters at Salt Lake
city. is in the city on visit.
d. T. McCabe. fourth vice president
of~the Pennsylvania company, Is ex-
pected in the city early next week
c. W. Stenger. city ticket agent OF
the Hartman lines in Portland. is visit
ing the city.
F. NJ Saunders. agent Of the Star
Union line in Los Angeles. is here.
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-09
Visitors the Greatly Marvef Building Operations

Shore railroad, and all the districts of
this section have had many visitors
during the week. Scores of strangers
from the interior of the state have
taken advantage of sightseeing trips
to the city to investigate the home
properties along the coast south Of the
city. and activity in the market has
been marked. Not only is homesfte
property along the Ocean Shore being
Investigated by prospective purchasers,
but there has been an unusually heavy
sale of Ocean Shore bonds.
Salada Beach is making its improve
ments steadily and rapidly.
Having done most of the foundation
work in it's many miles of service and
water mains it is now putting in
cement curbs. cutters and sidewalks
and maeadamized streets. The object
of the company has been and is to get
in the substantial work first and then
to hasten the street work. When a
street is curbed and topped of at
Salada 1t means that sewer and water
mains have also been laid.
The new $4,000 railway station is
completed and will be occupied by a
regular agent appointed by the Ocean
Shore Railway.
Tomorrow the SiaplaInat Indians will
visit Brighton Beach in their specially
the favorite outing spot for organiza-
tions of this character, and the pro-
moters are doing much to foster out
door sports in this section. The Sia-
plamat Indians have arranged a pro-
gram of summer and other athletic con-
tests. The demand for realty in this
subdivision continues steadily Much
progress is being made in Improvement
work.
The excursionists who took the
Ocean Shore railway special train to
view the fleet obtained a fine view at
Rockaway. where fireworks were dis
played on Beach Hill point. The hill
lies between the Calera and Pedro
valleys and has a commanding view,
which takes in the Farallon islands,
Point San Pedro, West point, Mussel
rock, the cliffs, Mount Tamalpais,
Point Reyes and wonderful sweep
of the ocean.
A large construction company is
grading for a track to the lime rock
deposits. This will be a large enter
prise employing upward of 200 men.
Surveying is in progress for contour
ing the hills. and road Is proposed
across the peninsula to Millbrae. This
is the only available direct route on
account of the holdings of the Spring
Valley Water Company. When COM
pleted this road will offer a diversion
of routes for automobiles.
Many new lot owners have been adj
ded to the large list of purchasers. and
the increase in population is bringing
about great deal OF business activity.
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-09
GIRL WITH RELIGIOUS
MANIA KILLS HERSELF
Young Nurse Added to Long List
OF Those Who Find Poison
Easy to Obtain

Josephine Webber. an ID year old
and orphaned nursegirl. killed herself
yesterday afternoon by. drinking car
ooiic acid at the home Of her. only rela.-
tive, an aunt. Mrs. ]. .Westbrook nf
27S0- Twenty-first street. The girl had
recently come from San Jose. where She
had been working among strangers
She secured the poison during an. hour s
absence at noon yesterday, and, though
Dr. j. w. Gum worked long, over her,
she never recovered consciousness aft
er taking the drug. Her aunt said
the girl was affected with d religious
mania which she believed drove the
suicide to her rash. act.
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-09
DRINKS. POISON IN
PRESENCE OF WIFE
Attempts Self-Destruction Be-
cause Woman Had Refused
to Live With Him

Louis Regli. laborer living in the
Mission, whose wife went home to sher
mother. Mrs. Mazee of 10S Wolf street
last Saturday, after a family quarrel
followed her to her mothers house yes
terday and 'besougft her TO return to
him.. After her refusal he secured a
bottle of carbelie acid and drank II
In her presence. The man was taken
TO the central emergency hospital
where he was pumped out and later
pronounced out of danger.
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-09
NATIVE SONS WILL MOVE

The grand. secretary of the Native
Sons of the Golden West has been noti-
fed that expiration of the lease
the building at Cough and Geary
streets, where the office of the grand
parlor and the library are located, will
have to be vacated. The reason for this
notice Is that after July the building is
to be removed, also the one adjacent,
which was the storehouse of the
relief committee. The office or the
grand parlor will be in the Delbert
block, corner of Van Ness avenue and
O'Farrell street.
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-09
STRIKES HIS SICK WIFE

warrant was issued by Police
Judge Shortall yesterday for the ar
the carmen's union, on charge 81
battery. The complaining witness Is
his wife, who said she had been i'll in
bed for weeks and had been able TO
get out of bed for the first time yes-
terday morning. Her husband. she
said, demanded money from her and
because she refused struck her
several times on the face and body.
The judge fixed Campbells bonds at
1000.
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-09
FALLS AMONG THIEyrs

Thomas Kimball, an electrician on
a steamer, was taken to a room in
Pacific street Wednesday night by a
ran and woman and robbed of sac.
Policemen Boland and T. Sullivan arr
rested Ethel Clark and William Henry
well known thieves. and yesterday
they were identified by Kimbal1 and
charged with grand larceny.
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-09
Chanee of Tirne.

The Northwestern Pacific will put
into effect Saturday, May, o. its sun~
mer schedule. Leave San sFrancisco
daily, Z :35 a. M, for Sherwood and
way stations; a. m. for Guerneyille.
a. m. for Glen Ellen: II a. m. for
santa Rosa: 1880 p. M for Ukfah; $50
D. M for Santa Rosa; $50 D. -ra. for
Glen Ellen. Via Sausalito the schedule
will be S:I5 a. N. and 2;45 p, M daily
for Cazadero and Is p. m. week days
TO Point Reyes. Extra trip on Sundays
at 9:45 a. m. for Point Reyes
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-09
BREAKS GLASS IN DooR

Attorney John Kenny broke the
glass in the door of Police Judge
Shorta1is courtroom yesterday morn
ing with a broom handle just before
court assembled He was arrested by
Bailiff Minehan on charge of being
drunk in a public place and the Judge
ixed his bonds at $1,000
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-09
SENTENCED TO rnrsoN

Frank McMullen and William Brown.
who pleaded guilty to grand larceny.
were each sentenced to one year in
prison by Judge Cook yesterday.
Charles MartinelH, a young man who
had pleaded guilty to two charges of
embezziement, was admitted to proba-
tion for. four years.
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-09
soLpIERs auENCH rHIRsr

Three soldiers stole a keg of beer
from brewery wagon at Union and
Fillmore streets Thursday evening.
put 1t on q Union street car and took
ii to the Presidio. They were seen BY
citizen, who notified Policeman c.
Brosnan. who could not get any. trace
of the keg or the thieves.
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-09
COOK DIsMrssEs WRIT

The writ of habeas corpus obtained
for the release of Thomas Nelson and
Walter j. Harvey. arrested on suspicion
Monday and held without any charge
being preferred against them, was dis
missed by Judge Cook yesterday for
want of prosecution. The two mon
had been liberated by the police.
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-09
sunset. Contributor.

Among sthe contributors TO the May
number OF Sunset are Owen Wister.
Admiral W. l.. Capps. James ID. Phelan.
Chozo Koike. consul general OF the Jap
anese at San Francisco; c. s Aiken. d.
S Richardson. Austin Adams. Durant
Drake. j. NJ Carroll. Julia Green.
Thomas Springer. and Henry Gray.
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-09
ASKS LEGAL sEPaRAT1ov

g Charles q. Kulllman sued his wife.
Frances, for divorce yesterday on the
ground OF desertion. They were mar
ried in January, 1906, and have no
children
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-09
SEEK PENINSULA HOMES
Boom at Tracts Along the Ocean
Shore Railroad

Fleet week has caused boom in
property in the tracts along the Ocean
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1908-02-27
WHY HE WAS HAPPY.

He was a bald-headed bachelor.
whose heart for the first time had been
moved by the tender passion.
Then you confess" he said, in a
trembling voice to the object of his
regards, that you like me little
that you admire certain qualities of
my head?"
YES" shyly responded the young
lady.
And may l ask" he continued. in a
tone of emotion, what those qualities
dre?"
Il can hardly explain" said the
young lady, bashfully, but think 1t
is because your head is so mellifiuent.
l can't express 1t more clearly"
And you can never know how | APP
preciate your high opinion" exclaimed
the happy bachelor, as he pressed her
hand. He didn't know just what
"mellifluent" meant. but he was sure 1t
was the synonym for something grand
and ennobling, and when he babe her
good night he rushed eagerly home,
excitedly took down the dictionary and
turned feverishly to the endeared
word. His blood changed to ice as he
read" smooth, soft, mellow"
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1908-02-27

and II differs from all other boats in
that II stays where Its builders put
It. Notwithstanding II has no anchor
nor moorage OF any sort. Ii Is unique.
also. In that II does not float. An
other item IA its uniqueness Is that
Il Is built OF stone-marble. I'm fact.
1t really Is gorgeous summer
house constructed in the form OF q
beautiful boat of the best Chinese
type.
Precisely when 1t was built Is not
publicly known, but II Is not an old
craft. nor even 80 old as to have lost
its charm for the lady by whose
orders 1t was constructed. 1t is said
the dowager empress spends good
deal of her time when she Is at the
summer palace aboard this substan-
tial, unsuitable, and In all respects re-
liable craft.
The furnishings Of the boat are ex-
traordinarily beautiful, according TO
the Chinese standards, and this is es-
pecially true of the room where the
empress occasionally dimes.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1908-02-27
the PSYCHOLOGICAL MOMENT.

PA. what's psychological mo-
ment?"
I'VE will suppose that your mother
wanted a new $50 hat, and that / was
downtown and had just met beauti-
full young lady who found It exceed
ingly dificult to keep herself from
falling In love with me. We will sup
pose also that l greatly admired this
young lady, and that we had paused in
front of candy store and said lot
of complimentary things to each other
and that l had finally invited her in
side and bought her a big box of candy
and that we had looked at each other
and done a lot of signing. and that
then the girl had sadly said good-by
and started out and that / had fol
lowed her. We will suppose that, hav-
ing reached the street, / was about TO
start after the young lady when
heard your mothers voice. Remem-
Der this is all mere superstition, but
we will say that l paused with feel
ing of guilty fear and, turning, saw
your mother only few feet away and
hurrying toward me. John, we will
suppose she said wait a moment.
wish to speak to you You may easily
imagine what my feelings would be
In the circumstances. But we will
suppose that / paused, expecting her
to tell me that she had been following
me for hours and that she would place
the case In the hands of her lawyer at
once-say. you understand, that this is
merely hypothetical case-that it is
merely a fictitious case constructed
for the purpose of illustration, don't
you? Well, while was turning over
in my mind such thoughts we will sup
pose that your mother came up TO me
and said: John, IL really don't look
well In anything but that $50 hat.
Don't you think you could afford to
get 1t for me?" That would be a psy-
Geological moment. She would get the
hat"
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1908-02-27
IN LIES REALITY
eoAsTFuL MAN, As DESCRIBED
~ ONE WRITER.
From the Beginning to the End, Al
ways the Mother-soul to Guide
and Guard Lords Of
Creation"

He was a strong. valiant little boy.
He lorded 1t over his playmates; he
posed. half-contemptuously for the
eager worship of the small girls. He
was sure of his ground he got what
he wanted. He fought and gave other
boys bloody noses. He did all that
was expected Of boy. and little
more. And In the evening. when he
was tired, he went to his mother. and
she rested him. He exaggerated the
deeds of his day, and talked big. But
she undressed the hero, and rubbed
smelly things on his bruises ''He Is
wonderful child" she said. proudly
And she sang him to sleep.
He was a capable young man. Cock
sure of himself, he did the things that
seemed best to him, and he had his
reward. And he found a pretty girl
who would listen to his pardonable
Boosting, and who would say: How
wonderful ii is to be strong man.
SO, finally, he offered her his name
and protection. What a wonderful
thing 1t is" she said, Ito have such a
lover" Pride and love struggled In
her eyes as she looked at him. When
he received the first setback to his
ambition. she said Never mind. dear.
Well see it out together" And she
married him, and braced him up.
He was a successful professional
man. Men acknowledged his forceful-
ness, and he laughed at their want
OF It, He had his way, usually. But
sometimes he didn't. There were
other forceful men in the world He
was bewildered every time he found
it out. But she set him back on the
feet of his self-confidence, and he
Numbered ahead and won. That was
all of his life.
And that is all of all our lives. We
say-we men-that we take care" Of
women. We look at them to the end
of life, they take care of us. At the
end, we are as at the beginning
boastful, fighting, self-sufficient chill
dren, who come home when we are
tired of everything else. and relate
our triumphs. And the wise, loving
guide of our little lives-the woman
accepts it all generously for a little
more than II is worth, and tucks us
up and kisses us good night. and
watchfully lets us go out to the play
ground again in the morning.
o. big. laundering scholboys, lords
of creation! Stop in your noisy play.
now and then, and give thanks that
at the bottom Of things, silently guild
| ing and guarding you. the women are
taking care of your little world and
seeing that 1t does not hurt you too
much. And however real your play
may seem to you, be glad that there
is a solid reality to turn to when your
legs ache-the mothersoul that is
slowly teaching you how to grow up
in spite of your persistent babyhood!
Cleveland Leader.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1908-02-27
woMAN's PLACE IN COMMUNITY
Or. Edward Everett Hale on Their
Work and influence.

In his Monthly Talk in the Woman's
Home Companion. DR.. Edward Ever.
EFT Hale says:
'Will you please to remember that
the bottom rock of American success
is the habit DIFFERENTIATION that every
place, village. town, neighborhood. or
whatever you call 1t. shall have home
rule. II / and Mr.. Goodchild want
to have a road and q bridge which
shall go back to the rhododendron
swamp. we build the road and we build
the bridge with such help as he can
get from Mrs. Tucker OF from Mr..
Champlin, and we do not write to q
sub-prefect. who writes to q project.
who writes to an assistant COM
who writes to the secretary Of engi-
neers, who sends word to us from the
seat of government whether we may
build 1t. Life where you stand ex-
presses the foundation principle. the
subsoil. the hard pan. the bed rock OF
American life.
Now. very queer thing has de-
veloped in the evolution of this prin.
ciple. 1t has proved that where the
men OF the country have been too
busy. or have thought they were, to
attend to their own Affairs. the WON
en- have been able to attend to them
better than the men do.
Take this business which have re-
ferred to. Of q neighborhood library.
feeding a region of not more than four
or Ave thousand people. The affairs
of that library, IL they are well con-
Quoted. are conducted by the women
Of the neighborhood. They know what
their children want: they know what
their husbands need. And 1t is very
fortunate for the neighborhood and
the library that they can harness the
horses and can drive themselves to
the meetings Of trustees and select
the books and tell Miss Dorcas how
many she may buy"
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1908-02-27
Nature Beauty.

There is lady in Washington, the
wife of a prominent scientist in the
employ of the government. who has al
ways been told by her husband that
there is nothing unlovely in nature
and who, in turn, has carefully endeav-
pred to inculcate the same idea in her
children.
One day the youngest. Mildred aged
six, came into her mothers presence
saying:
Mother, won't you have the maid
brush down that horrid cob-web in my
room?"
yes. dear" replied the mother,
but don't call 1t 'horrid. It's only
because it's in the wrong place. In
itself, it's beautiful"
Il don't see how any one could think
a cobweb beautiful" responded the
little girl. except. perhaps" she
added, doubtfully, 1.-The cobs illus
trated Sunday Magazine.