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The San Francisco call., 1908-09-10
BOND BIDS A SPLENDID v1ND1cAT1oN

PLENDID vndication of San Francscos abiding faith
self and her future found the bids for the
the municipal These strongest
possible that the OF the country
faith and ready prove with money Still further
plain proof that better times already
which hiding during the late stringency
of its hole and hunting investment where the good
and the interest reasonable.
One hundred bidders competed for all part of the parcel
offered and the figures not less gratifying than the
money raced with local money Franccos
call for municipal loan New York Boston Chicago testified
by their bids to their belief in San Francisco.
Those who have lived in San Francisco the watched
her grow have aered the confidence must
be located OF the worlds greatest cities literally
backed with money and energies
whether proper confidence
like by the cautious financial world
OF civilization and monetary influence Any doubts of this
that have existed queed for good and all bidding
Tuesday Francisco her lofty
strength and integrity only the of her
have faltered hnched but likewise the
those keen folk who watch the readings the barometer
With the premiums offered the city will pay interest on the
borrowed money the of about AZ
higher than those which ruled five years ago. about
with the market The
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-10

-HE wedding of Miss Irene Van
ArsdaIe and Lieutenant Thomas
Kurtz. which will take place on
Wednesday evening" will be a
very quiet AFFAIR witnessed only by rel
atives and a very few intimate friends
The bride will be gowned in white
satin, with tulle veil. and will carry
a shower bouquet OF lilies OF the, val
ley. The maid of honor. Miss Hazel
Kicks OF Eureka. will wear white satin
and will carry white roses, while the
bridemaids, Miss Helen Sullivan and
Miss Florence Boothe, will be dressed
alike in pink satin; they will wear
wreaths of pink rosesuds and VIII
have for their bouquets showers or
baby roses. Lieutenant Hammer Will
I'LL the office of best man. The decora-
tions will consist of masses OF pink
roses and tiger lilies, the latter being
also used on the brides table. The
honeymoon will occupy two months and
will be spent in the southern part OF
the state.
Miss Frances Howard entertained at
a charming luncheon Sunday at the
Burlingame country club Those who
were gathered around the daintily dec
grated table were Mr.. and Mrs. Edward
Howard, Miss Ethel Crocker. Miss
Vera de Saba. Miss Dorothy Chapman.
Barclay Farr Kenneth Howard, Boyd
Van Benthusen. George Howard Jr. and
William Gring.
Mr.. and Mrs. Houghtou Sawyer, ac-
companied by Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Su-
tro. left Saturday for the northern part
of the state, where they will remain a
week.
Miss HeIoise Gebhardt is among those
who entertained recently in honor of
Miss Irene Van Arsdale. the popular
bride elect. Miss Gebhardt was hostess
at a 500, party Saturday. when she en-
tertained a dozen friends. Those who
were present were Miss Irene Van Ars-
dale. Miss Amalia Simpson, Miss Flea
nor Landers. Miss Clarisse Lyons. Mrs.
Hugo Mansfeldt. Mrs. Harold Law. Miss
Lulu Movet. Miss Dorothy Everett. Miss
Fernando Pratt. Miss Elysse Schultz
and Miss Helen Grey.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Laurence Dra-
per. whose marriage took place last
month at San Rafael. are now at the
Potter. Santa Barbara. They spent
some time at the Peninsula, San Mateo.
and recently We're in Los Angeles for a
weeks visit. when they were guests
at the Van Nuys. They will shortly re-
turn to San Francisco. and will occupy
a charming home on Washington street.
The dog show at Burlingame yester-
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Howard F. Holmes, the eminent en-
gineer who is building the bay termi-
nails for the Western Pacific. was in a
story telling humor yesterday He said:
"A man who worked for me had so
thin a face that he was the despair
OF every barber. for his cheeks rested
on his jaws and gave the artist no
chance for the display Of his talents.
Finally he went TO one. an in
genious sort of fellow, who. 10 get
around the difficulty of shaving his
sunken cheeks, would insert a finger
in his mouth
"One morning the barber was drunk.
and, inserting his finger, as usual, in
the thin ones face, withdrew it after
a few moments with frightful oaths.
mans face, yelled:
Yes, bless you; you made me cut
my finger with your blamed thin old
cheeks. Get out OF here before 1 do
you an injury" and the man went
away with a cash in his cheek from
ear TO mouth"
The colonist travel into the state has
exceeded all expectations so far and
are passing through Ogden daily for
the coast The average at FL Paso is
about It's. Owing to tickets not being z
good south of Weed the colonist travel
through Portland is light as compared
with other years. From the state
ments of the Southern Pacific agents
at Ogden and at Ell Paso the colonists
are heading for northern California,
and the class of people generally is
more of the settler order than those
looking for work.
A meeting of Hartman officials to
consider the standardizing of the
equipment which is to be placed on the
proposed electric lines across the bay
was held yesterday This would make
it appear that the work OF electroliz-
ing the transbay roads would be COM
menced shortly. The committee in
charge of deciding the matter Of stan
dardizing the equipment consists of W.
r. Scott. ]. H. Young. II. j. Small and
]. Q. Barlow.
j. J. Byrne, assistant passenger traf-
fic manager of the Santa Fe, arrived
here yesterday from Los Angeles on
his way to Seattle to attend the meet
ing of the American association of
passenger agents He will leave here
by boat and go east over the
line of the Canadian Pacific
The Chicago. Milwaukee and st. Paul
is to run an exhibition car over its
lines with display Of the products OF
the state OF Washington. This viii In
cIude fruit. grain. woods and minerals.
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-10
The Smart Set

day drew large crowds TO that Interest,"
ing little corner OF the social world IL
was held at the Carolan polo held- some
of the very best dogs in the state were
entered. Among those who listed
their dogs were Mrs E. r MORGAN
Miss Virginia JoIliffe, Miss GeneyieVe
Harvey, Mrs Francis j. Carol@n. MIS-
Walter Hobart. Miss Marsaret Darro,i'
Mrs. Walter Martin. Mrs. William A.
Deane. Mrs. J. A. Wiborn. Mrs Sidney
C,avill. Mrs. George F1exner. Mrs "A. r.
HAYES Mrs. Charles Kincaid Harley
Miss Frances Reed and Miss A Wolien-
OF course Miss Jennie Crocker5 Boston
terriers We're in evidence and carried
OF a number Of prizes. as did the oull-
dogs belonging to A. r. Hayes of Pasa-
dena and the far famed collies owned
by William Ellery. who won such
record for themselves at the last New
York dog show. Among those who
were at Bur1ingame yesterday were
Mr. and Mrs. James Athearn Folger.
Mr.. and Mrs Perry Eyre. Mr. and Mrs
Thomas Driscoll. Mr.. and Mrs Charles
Frederick Kohl. Mr.. and Mrs William
Geer Hitchcock, Miss Sara Drum. Mr..
and Mrs. Aylett Cotton. Mr.. and Mrs.
John Lewis Mr. and Mrs. Antoine
Borel. Miss Chonita Borel. Miss Guada-
lupe BoreI Miss Amy Brewer, Miss
Leonore Brewer, Mr.. and Mrs. Philip
I.ansdale, Miss Claire Nichols. Miss
Margaret Nichols. Miss Frances How
ard. Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene de Saba. Mr..
and Mrs. Clement Tobin. Edward To-
bin. Mr. and Mrs Edward Eyre Mr.-and
Mrs. Joseph A. Donahoe Miss Evelyn
Cunningham, Miss Genevieve Cunning
ham, Mrs. Edward Barron. Miss Evelyn
Barron and many others.
Miss Amalia Simpson was hostess at
a most delightful luncheon Tuesday at
the Colonial, in honor OF Miss Irene
Van Arsdale whose marriage to Lieu 4
tenant Thomas Kurtz will take place
next Wednesday The table decorations
were of pink bridesmaid roses Those
who enjoyed the hospitality of this
charming hostess were Miss Irene Van
Arsdale. Miss Agelia Van Worst. Miss
Lillian Van Worst. Miss Marjorie Shep-
ard. Miss Dorothy Edwards Miss Eloise
Gebharit. Miss Elysse Shultz. Miss
Eleanor Landers. Miss Jennie Lee. Miss
Corinne Madison and Miss Dorothy
Woods
Mrs. Rosenstock and her daughter.
the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Evan Searles
ar their home at MontecitO.
have returned to town.
Mrs. Richard X Hines and Miss Han
nah Hines OF Macon. Ca. are visiting in
Piedmont as the guests OF Mrs George
Gift and her daughter, Mrs. George
Stratton.
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-10
FOUR HUNDRED THOUSAND PEOPLE PAY DEAR FOR
Mr.. McENERNEY'S VACATION

rs lawyers vacation trip Europe why
100000 people should go on indefinitely paving Is cents more
than the legal for the gas they obliged to
The question absurd expect
and o better than that contained federal
has the three weeks of what
opportunity hold every this CITY, that
sufficient then another may by
company three weeks hence its OF its lawyers
has returned by that time would appear be advisable
the corporation absent lawyer stay away indefinitely
Nobody begrudge Mr.. Garret McEnerney his vacation
seems hard that all his fellow townen should 81 for IS
worth OF they burn while he reehes his body
riches his mind by European travel Mr. McEnerney vacation
too
absence Mr. McEnerney that was chiefly urged by
the support OF plea for delay the hearing of its
injunction which only stops the city from enforcing
lawful but enables the suing company collecting
higher illegal as the munich
patys hands tied also urged by the that
there darit be read and dgesed lawyer who should
beg for three weeks digest the testimony given
his profession absurd Unfortunately gas
the could OF the absurdties pleas
delay granted
situation painu-for the gas consumers-but it is not
The process Justice stops midway of
One mans leisure important rights
10000 1t this sort OF practice too common in the courts that
long ago subject pointed remarks by
William Howard Taft is the complaint grievous wrongs
due to the laws delay that has recently engaged the attention of
The American bar association
permits status quo ante to be disturbed by
radical change Judge Van Fleet set
thousands added obligation proceed diligence and
without Of time But Mr. McEnerney Europe The
people OF San Francisco wait
The city contends with strong showing facts
that the dollar unjust 1t necessary here
the OF technical testimony
The single fact that the Los Angeles gas company
featuring under virtually identical conditions sells light 80
thousand with profit sufficient the
position here assumed certainly points condition urgency
that makes the
isHing
appears further from the testimony that gas company
seeks make pay loss from leakage
defective plant The asks profit
The Call does profess with
OF corporation law, but believes be fundamental
elementary that extraordinary Jurisprudence that
calculated and fixed reasonable
plant But the principle ontended for by the petitioner
based the nfm defective plant higher
should be the rate But apparently all these difficult considerations
wait for adjudication until Mr. McEnerney returns from
Europe One hivers contemplation of possibility that Mr.
McEnerney might ALL Would the whole
be parzed and the wheels OF justice suspend their lazy
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-10
Gossip of Railwaymen

A special car will be provided for the
persons in charge of the exhibit. and
fl Is estimated the cost Of this travel
ing exhibit win be close to sso.o0e.
Take the right hand side when you
go out of the office and you'll find 923."
sang out the accommodating official TO
a man seeking information
He took the~left- naturally. and the
official was greatly incensed.
Don't you know your right hand
when you see it?" he yelled at the
man.
when see it, grimIy replied the
visitor. as he held up an empty Sleeve,
I am on my way now to the claim ad-
juster's Office to find out what damages
he will give me for losing my arm
through the carelessness of your train
crews"
That just shows" said the railroad
man. that it pays TO be polite even TO
a man with one arm There is no
knowing whether or not he has a suit
for damages against you in his empty
sleeve
H A Jones. freight manager OF the
Southern Pacific. has returned from
Chicago He went there TO arrange
a uniform bill OF Iading for the Harri-
man lines. according 10 the orders OF
the interstate commerce commission
All the railroad Offices will be closed
tomorrow.
The Idaho railway and navigation
company is planning TO build a line
from Lewiston, Idaho. TO the upper
Snake river country to tap a coal and
timber section. and 1t is expected that
grading will be commenced shortly.
The company viii also operate a line
of small steamers on the upper Snake
river TO handle freight and passenger
business. pending the construction OF
the road
He was from a distant land where
there are no telephones. and by dint
OF hard work had risen to be section
boss
He was given an important section.
and at the house was a telephone He
looked at the instrument with sus-
picion. and when the roadmaster told
him that his duties would be lightened
by the use of the telephone he grew
credulous as to the sanity OF the boss
One day the phone rang and he an
swered it.
rs this South 7455ss?" asked a
strange voice
Il want no joking over this thing .
cried the section boss angrily: sI'n let
you know that am no box carr
Virgil G. Bogue, chief engineer of
the Western Pacific. has returned from
an inspection OF the road from Oak
land to Salt Lake.
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-10

the district of Columbia. A delegate
without vote represents his territory in
congress- A district has no such rep
resentative
TOLEDO wAR-Subscriber. Lexing-
ton. Cal. What was the Toledo war
In the United States?
That was a boundary controversy
between Ohio and Michigan which
came to head In 1885. Just previous
TO Michigan's application for admission
into the union. The trouble was about
that territory which contained the city
OF Toledo, and its history may be
traced back to the ordinance of 1887,
respecting the division of the north
west territory. In the year named
Ohio proposed to- assume control Of
the disputed tract. Michigan responded
by making such action highly penal,
and appealed to the federal govern
ment An armed collision seemed inn
minent. Finally 1t was agreed that
Michigan should be admitted into the
union and awarded certain territory
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-10
Answers TO Queries

MAD STONE-W. r. r., Quincy, Cal.
What are mad stones. where are they
obtained and what is their value?
The mad stone is a light. porous
stone of a greenish color, said to pos
sess the property of drawing the venom
from the bite of a mad dog or other
animal AFFLICTED with hydrophobia. The
stones are very rare. They have been
found in the southern. part of the
United States. There is a great deaf
of difference of opinion as to the merits
OF the stone. There is no market
value for it. 1t is worth what one who
possesses 1t asks for 1t and what
purchaser would be willing to pay.
Y-DISTRICT-J. E. NJ,
Aptos. Cal What is the difference be-
tween the territory and the district In
the United States?
The name district has been given in
American history to divisions OF the
country which are territories In organi-
zation, but without elective or repfe-
sentative institutions. as for instance
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-10
Personal Mention

. T. C. Lusk of Chico is at the Fair.
mont.
Hamlin.
G. s; Pierce of Fresno is at the
H. r. Chase of Santa Cruz is at the
Dorchester.
DR.. Fl. N Barnes of Richmond. Colo.
is at the Holland.
w. B. Marshall of Boston is staying
at the st. Francis.
r. E. Taylor of New York Is regis
tered at the Stewart.
G. w. Brown of Rio Vista is staying
at the Pacific Grand.
DIR. G. B. Clifford of Santa Barbara
is staying at the Grand
DR.. r. ". Dresser OF Paso Robes
is guest at the Grand.
c. c. Desmond of Los Angeles is
staying at the Fairmont.
H. J. Corcoran of willows is regis
tered at the Pacific Grand
r. Kneer and John ]. Mcdonald of
Peoria, ILL.,, are at the Savoy.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ward NJ Smith of
Stockton are at the Fairmont.
Mrs. A T. Preston of Santa Rosa reg
istered at the Holland yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. IS. Buck of New York
have apartments at the Fairmont.
III. NJ. Robinson. a banker of Los An
geles. is staying at the st. Francis.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles A. Freeman of
Muskogee have apartments at the Hol-
land.
Mr.. and Mrs. ". S. McClatchy OF
Sacramento have apartments at the
Stewart.
H p knight. a hotelman of Fresno.
is at the St Francis, accompanied by
Mrs. Knight.
1T. WyrelI and wife of Minneapolis
and F. w. Webster of Sacramento are
at the Jefferson
Among recent arrivals at the Imperial
are H R. Holt and wife of Los An
geles and c. W. Baker and wife of
Chico.
G. c. Beckman. accompanied by Mrs.
Beckman and their daughter, of Jack
sonville, Ore, have apartments at the
St. Francis.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. A. Talmage of Los
Angeles, with Miss Virginia Talmage
and A. A. Talmage Jr., are guests at
the Fafrmont.
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-10


in the. north if it gave up it's claim
to the. Toledo country.
FIRST RAILROAD-R., San Jose,
CAL When and where was the first
steam railway operated in the United
States and when was the first locomo-
tive used in this country?
The first railroad operated in the
United States was the FIVE mile line
from Quincy, Mass. to tide water for
the transportation of granite from the
quarries. 1t was commenced in 1926
and was completed the following year.
The first locomotive was the .Stour-
bridge Lion" built in England and run
by Horatio Allen over the Honesdale
and Carbondale railway. built by the
Delaware and Hudson Bay canal COM
was on August of that year, when
the locomotive was found to be too
heavy for the track.
The first American locomotive was
the one constructed from a design
furnished by Peter Cooper. the pf1ilan-
thropist, built in 1880 and run for the
first time November 2 of that year over
the Baltimore and Ohio road.
A WIFE'S CLAIM-R.. Berkeley.
Cal. How long has wife claim on
community property II she leaves her
husband? Can he secure a divorce
without her knowledge and can he
sell the property without her sigma
ture?
These questions being such as call
for legal advice after all the facts
have been heard, and as this depart
ment does not furnish such advice. IL
suggests that you consult some repu-
table attorney who will advise you as
to your rights in the premises. In
order to procure a divorce on the
ground of desertion, there are certain
forms which the one commencing the
action must follow
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-10
Irnpertinent Question No. 6S
How Were YOU Sfung?

briefer the better-The Call viii pay FIVE DOLLARS.
For the next FIVE The Call will pay ONE DOL
LAR EACH. Prize winning answers will be printed next
Wednesday and checks mailed to the once Make
your answer short and SEND 1T ON A POSTAL
CARD to
IMPERTINENT QUESTIONS.
THE CALL
h avenue Ber
One who stoop sovnd dynaniting.
stree city.
All that a and a little bit
o NJ. Arnsuo Missouri ST. city,
man who hasn't forgotten that his a woman
Ness avsnne. city
gentleman all that his wife neighbors
think her
Anes.se East Twenty strto Oakland
One who doesn't have
81 j. Pine sreetc city,.
who has almost much the feel
of others he has for his
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-10

action the city that safe going
projects contemplated
the important the acquisition adequate supply
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-10
BIRDS AND TROUT OF KLAMATH

THE Klamath region partly Oregon and partly California
long neglect, coming We speak of
the undoubd industrial and agricultural potentaies of
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1908-07-03
LYONS ooop work.

1t is u testimonial TO the patriotism
aud good sense OF South Carolina Dem
ocrats that j. Fraser Lyon will be re-
nominated for attorney general with
out opposition.
Whil" 1T Is customary for an attor-
ney general to be given a second term
by the people, Mr.. Lyon has had 10
perform So mahy unpleasant duties
and has performed them with sue h
unflinchiDs courage and determine
ton, that opposition to his renomi.
ma ion would have caused no surprise
amongihis friends, Had there appear
ed the slightest probability that lie
;ould be defeated, some lawyer won d
nave been found To enter contest
with him. But the people OF South
Carolina know that Mr.. Lyon has e
Tor them incompatible service, amt o
s.-u did appear that they were unal-
prCcia,ive Of It. News & Courier.
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1908-07-03
DEATH OF
MIR. ]. A. MITCHELL.

Mr.. Jcler a. Mitchell WAC was Tie
oldest resident OF our town died at his
home after brief illness in the s2nd
year of his age. Mr.. Mitchell was born
and reared in this community and dur
ing his entire life made this his home
lie was married twice. BY his firS [
wife he had one son, Mr.. j. VIM Nit
chell, and three daughters Mrs. Stro
tIer OF Johnston, Mrs, Guess of ben
mark and Mrs Dial of LlurenS, Mrs.
Dial having since died By his las t
wife be only had one Child Mrs. f IL.
Hendrix Of Lecsvile. He also leave
an aged and bcreaNed wife. Mr.. Mitch
ell was progressive farmer and was
Que Of Leesvillc's Slaunchest citizens
Jnterment was made in the family
burying ground Monday at ll:OO a. m.
LeeSville News
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1908-07-03
A Nice Sense of Honor.
tOriginal.l

tOriginall
"Speakin' O. mirages," said the old
rancher, "we don't pear TO cit no
such mirages as we used to git. Dun
no whether the elyments has changed
or my eyesight is brcakin' down but
don't see no more land liftin' with cv,
crything drawcd us if ii war 4 paintin'
under your nose such rs seen often
when i fust come to the country"
What kind of mirages do YOU have
down here, asked the gentleman from
Massachusetts, those that elevate OBJ
jects or those that show objects hav-
ing no cXistencc?"
"Waal, l reckon you'd call 'em ele-
vators."
"Ive seen miragcs on Lake Mich
iGan," said the Chicago man, "but
never knew whether they We're the
eastern shore elevated or the western
shore reflected"
There amt no reflection down here,
remarked the rauchcr. What YOU see
you see. l saw somcpin oncct that
changed the hull course of my life
1t want no reflection, YOU bet yer life"
How was that?' asked the MasSa-
chuSctts man.
"'Twas this away: When ] war 4
young man l worked ut COW punchin'
for Il man as lived ON n ridge that
looked over like ridge fifteen milo
away. The river run between each
ridge midway, ana the ground on each
side the river war rs like MS two peas.
Tanner lived on the east ridge he
war the man worked for and fifteen
| miles away ON the other ridge his
brothcr-m-law, Brant, had built 4
house after the same plans. The same
architect had planned 'cm both. and
lumber lad been sawed for the two of
en- ut oncct. Each stood in the cen
ter of Il big ranch.
Tanner had daughter, Eumicc.
that TUX shine TO me / war an in
noccnt young fcllcr i'm them DAYS ana
hadn't no notion O hOokin' up with
amy one and tried TO keep her off my
scent, but she fullcrcd me like Il blood.
hound and somehow, though / could
git rld o most things, couldn't git rid
o her. Whenever Id try it she'd set
down beside me kind o. lovin' like. ana
that ii he the end o. my irwin Ia
shake her.
'Waal, ut last she hivcd me, ana the
fust thing knowcd / had gone TO tn,
ole man and aXcd for his gal. He was
willin', and so we was engaged. ms
they say in the towns Eunicc oucct
havin' lasSoCd me gimme a good deal
o rope. list rs though we WAS married