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The San Francisco call., 1909-06-02
THE SMART SET

state but viii returnrtO reside in this
city.
Mrs. Eleanor Martins attractive
home is. one Of the most hospitable in
the city and there are always two or
three interesting house guests with
this hostess for visits of long or short
duration. At present there is the fas-
cinating little grandpa az ghter .of the
hostess, Miss GeneVieve Walker, who
is enjoying an indefinite stay, and THE
baroness Won Schroeder. who Will re-
turn today after a brief trip TO San
Rafael and Will be. i y town for several
days before going 70 her country home,
Eagles Nest at san Ldis obispo.
An indoor garden party was the
unique affair planned recently BY Mrs.
Henry w. Stirewalt. and her guests
are enthusiastic over the original
scheme Of decoTatiO employed in the
pretty home. The house was literally
transformed into garden with rose
arbors and Japanese lanterns, while
the guests were: seated at small
tables for luncheon and bridge after
ward. The party was quite informal.
however, with only a score of. guests
in attendance.
Miss Phyllis PartingtOn left yester-
day for the east, but instead OF going
directly to New York she win remain
for a visit. at Seattle. where she viii
be the guest Of her brother. Jack Al
len Partington. and incidentally VIII
visit the exposition in the north Miss
PartingtOn will remain in the east for
indefinite stay and before her de-
parture was the compliuented guest at
a farewell tea given by her brother
r. Langtry Partington. in Piedmont
Mr.. and Mrs. Horace .Crocker havs
returned from their. European trip and
are particularly enthusiastic over their
tour of southern Italy. but their'
friends in town have not had an op-
portunity of extending a greeting,
since Mr.. and Mrs. Croeker are in Sac
ramento. where they are visiting rela-
tives.
Mrs. William Matson and her daugh-
ter. Miss .Lurline Matson. who left
Here recently for New York. sailed
yesterday on the Kaiser Wilhelm II
for. Europe and expect to. pass the
summer abroad
r. Witt Dougherty entertained a party
of friends at his country home near
Pleasanten over the weekend. and
during the summer viii be a frequent
host at these delightful affairs out Of
town.
Mrs. Aston Hayne has gone 70
Santa Barbara. where she viii enjoy
an INDEFINITE stay as the guest OF Mrs.
Margareta Hayne OF MontecitO.
Mrs. Louis II. Tarpley OF Portland is
a visitor in ,.hs city. and has been en-
tertained a great deal in an Informal
way since her arrival here last week.
Paige Monteagle has gone abroad
for the summer and will Join his
mother Mrs Louis FindIay Monteazle.
who is passing the season in Ger
many.
The San Francisco call., 1909-06-02

HE army claims the most inter-
esting news of the moment with
an engagement today and the. Pre-
sidio hop this evening. not to mention
the tea table gossip of people al. the
various posts. The engagement is an
-nounced of Miss katherine H. Carpen-
ter of Washington, D.. c., to William G.
Rawles. son of General j. B. Rawles. U.
S: A, retired who was lin command at
the Presidio from 1900 to 1903, and. who
now resides in this city. William
Rawles is in the reclamation service in
Fallon, New. but will come here this
month for his wedding with the att
tractive eastern girl. The wedding date
is announced for June 80 and will he
an event Of exceptional interest TO
army society in this city.
The bride elect is the daughter of
Mrs. Frances-I. Carpenter OF Washing
ton, but has been a..fEequent visitor
here and has many friends. The. couple
are particularly congenfal and are both
extremely fond of outdoor recreation
and their future plans include many de-
lightfuI horseback trips through Ne
vada, where their home is to be estab
lished after the ceremony this month
Major Walter A. Bethel. u S. A,
with Mrs Bethel and their little daugh-
ter; will pass the summer in Portland.
Mrs. Bethers former home, by the way.
when she was Miss Elizabeth Strong.
She is a sister of Mrs. Harry Stinson
Sladen and also of Mrs Robert Wilson.
and the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs:
Thomas n. Strong OF the northern city.
Major Bethel has been stationed at the
Preside for some time. but has lately
received.a special appointment for duty
at West Point and has decided TO visit
in Portland before going east to re-
main indefinitely.
The wedding of Miss Genevfeve Peel
and Grover Elam took place at $3.50
O'Clock last evening In the First Uni
tartan church. Rev. Bradford Leavitt
officiating. The church was decorated
with roses and the note of pink was
carried out admirably in the gowns of
the bridal party, The bride wore a
Paquin. gown of white duchesse satin.
embellished with panels of net. The
gown was made. with a court train and
the bridal costume was completed with
the conventional veil and wreath of
orange blossoms.
The maid of honor, Miss Georgia
Harmon. wore an imported gown of
pale pink satin and the four brides
mafds-Miss Elsie Zeile. Miss Mar
guerite Baum. Miss Hazel Therkelson
and Miss Carrie Bauer-were .gowned
alike in pink satin and carried shower
bouquets of pink roses.
The bridegroom was attended by
Wesley Forderer as best man and the
ushers were George Gum. Walter Mof-
fatt, Theodore Foster and James SteI-
Ter. A number of attractive gowns
were worn at the pretty ceremony.
and araong those noticeable in the
scores of handsome costumes was the
gown of pink and silver brocade- worn
by Mrs. Thomas Morffew. grandmother
of the bride. A reception at the home
of the bride in Pine street followed the
ceremony at the church
The young couple will pass their
honeymoon in the southern part of the
The San Francisco call., 1909-06-02
The Direct Primary Is Now in Effect

law effect
California candidates f pup
o o polite puts
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OF
the hands Of the politicians The legislature ed the popular mandate But the politician
die
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in
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conav
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P H sefinposed
thought
republican advanced Pending
and II
republican
McMray and Robert be responsible
themselves
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gives o t
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probably be equally will
dicatos
that for public definitely pledged stand with San and the
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lwarp
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Will
until the vindcaed and made ckn
date Tor nomination mandates politicians who
thinking for nu the la" for which worked
The San Francisco call., 1909-06-02
Gossip Of Railwaynen

the lines interested are still widely
separated on this Important subject.
They. however. have arranged for a.
meeting with the Interstate commerce
commission at an early date in order
TO obtain the views of the commission.
which will undoubtedly have consider
able influence in the ultimate ADJUST
ment.
c. A Rutherford Of the Rock Island
determined that a we'll known railroad
man who is visiting here should see
California at its best.
You have no idea how beautiful
California is" said Rutherford. 1T is
simply impossible 10 attain ANY con-
ception of the variety and the beauty
of the landscape by whizzing through
it on train To properly appreciate
our land you must take a drive. and
1 will take you for a drive"
Beautiful Californian flowers be
biowedr cried the ungenerOus visitor.
The next time I want to get ac-
quainted with your fora Til bow to
them from car window, express at
that"
How so?' he was asked
Il went out driving. Either Charley
Is mighty poor driver. or that
horse Well never mind hs
Jumped the track and I was flung over
q precipice- II I hadn't chung TO soma
Of your wild flowers Ia have been Q
corpse. today"
An automobile line has been started
from Coalinga to sPaso Robles and IS
doing a good business The distance Is
So miles and the machines run at an
average OF Is miles an hour.
f. f. Calvin. vice president and gen.
.era.l manager of the Southern Pacific.
will leave this morning for the north
and will accompany James McCrea.
president of the Pennsylvania system,
as far as Ashland.
L. z. stanton of the Chicago. Mill
waukee and St. Paul has returned from
his trip to the east.
Carl Howe. general manager OF the
New. York Central fast freight line. is
in the city on his annual roundup.
F. A. wadleigh. assistant genersr sr1
passenger agent OF the Denver and
Rio Grande. is in the city.
The San Francisco call., 1909-06-02

IN as.sssn n~s@ again match. s'' rn.@ .@ = ne
Transportation club plays
said w. c. Donnelly. who expended the
sum of so cents to see the railroad
men whip the AIerts of Alameda Don
nelly lives at Alameda and he went to
see the game as matter of civic pride-
1T was TO in favor of Alameda =
said Donnelly. "and / paid so cents
to see the game. Why. there was
nothing to it. And as for that Ala
media pitcher. He hadn't a curve TO
his name All there is to his pitch
ing is a slant. The Transportation club
ought to take a beam of wood. 1t
then might be able to hit a ball
Just to show them how to play I
am going to issue a challenge to the
Alerts to play them, and I'm going to
use my ramrod TO swat that chaps
pitching. Fifty cents for that game.
The first thing you know Norman Hall
will be landed for highway robbery"
1t was announced officially at the
offices of the New York. New Haven
and Hartford railroad company in
New Haven yesterday that John F. Ste
vens, vice president in charge of oper-
alton. has resigned to accept service
elsewhere" Nothing is known as to
the position stevens will assume in
the west but it is generally believed
1t will be on James j. Hill properties
Z Stevens joined the New Haven road
in April. 1907. after giving up his po-
sition on the Panama canal, and began
his main work of making a valuation
of all the companies. property..a task
lasting about year. Though the val
uation has never been printed. il is
understood il showed an appraisal Of
about s600.0O0.000. as compared with
assets of somewhat more than $685.
600. 900, as scheduled in the last an
nua1 balance sheet of the cornpany
Nothing definite could be learned at
either the Great. Northern or Northern
Pacific railroad offices in st. Paul as TO
the position Stevens will hold with. the
Hill lines. except that he will not go
Ito the Great Northern.
Information has been received that
the higher traffic officials of the trans
continental lines have had a number of
meetings in Chicago pertaining to the
Spokane rate adjustment, which also
necessarily affects the Reno and
Phoenix situations. 1t developed that
The San Francisco call., 1909-06-02
LES Miserables"


The new volume of the national edi-
-tion of Victor Hugos works contains
some interesting particulars about the
composition of Les Miserables." Be
tween conception and completion no
less than 32 years elapsed The idea
of the romance occurred to the author
in 1880. He signed an agreement about
it in 1882; he began to write in 1S45.
set 1t aside in 1s4S. returned to it in
1860. finished it in 1851. and published
it In 1862 His readers will be inter-
ested to learn that Jean Vatican was.
in the first manuscripts. called Jean
TreJean, and that his story was based
on the true story .of a certain Pierre
Maurin who. in 1901. was sentenced
to five years penal servitude for
stealing loaf of bread from a bakers
shop. The original of the bishop was
Monseigneur Miollis of Digne.-West-
Minister Gazette.
The San Francisco call., 1909-06-02
illinois Fusion
Results in
Sorry Job

With regard the tariff situation the plight Illinois sorry
enough with Shelby Cuom the lone
the The election of Lorimer absolutely divorces
from her sister Minnesota Iowa and Indiana
in the tariff fight
Through fusion factona partisan coalition Illinois given
slap that could have been dealt straight lines
Lormer the choice of the republicans state at the
primary election. Hopkins joint with progressive
republicans of his but he infinitely preferable to the
boss who would have been able popular
plurality field of wooden
Lorimer like political bosses has been to do
business the camps of all parties Parisansp party rn
cpes been subordHated pos by and his
k Illinois, California and wherever they have permitted
to flourish.
Lorimer, the labeled republican, openly sup
the candidate governor last fall
beat Deneen the republican, who had stood for reforms and
who adfasy stood the way of Lorimers attempt to grab
control OF the expenditure of 100000 authorized by the people
for the construction of waterways.
He helped elect Ogeby lieutenant governor worked up
the fusion organization of the legislature which dead
lock Deneen coned the offer of the senaorsp of
the fused combine and Lore finally decided
himself The democrats of Illinois bossed by Roger Sullivan
his kind have jobs for The election Blonde
Boss Lome republican, the United States
the worst
The San Francisco call., 1909-06-02
ANSWERS TO QUERIES

sARDINEs-w. s.. sausalito. Cal. How are
sardlnes cured and prepared for the market?
The fish are first carefully washed
in the sea. Then they are sprinkled
with fine salt; and after a few hours
the heads, gills. etc, are removed; they
are then washed again, and spread on
willow branches or wire work, exposed
to the sun and wind if the weather is
dry, but in damp and rainy weather
to current of air under cover. They
are next put into boiling. oil, in which
they remain for a short time, when
they are taken out. The oil Is drained
from them as much as possible, and
they are packed in the familiar tin
boxes. The boxes being filed are
loaded with OIL the lid soldered on
the tins placed for a short time in
boiling water orr exposed to the heat
of steam. The boxes that have leaked
or bursted in boiling are rejected, while
The San Francisco call., 1909-06-02

those which are sound are ready for
the market.
JUMPING BEAN-H. f., Alameda, CAL Please
explain what the Mexican jumping beans seen
IN tne store windows OF San Francisco are.
ihey are the seeds OF the Mexican
euphorbia. plant classified as Sebas-
tania palmeri- Each seed contains the
larva OF moth which by its sudden
movements causes the seed to roll or
Jump. according to the amount of
power exerted.
WEDDING INvITATIoNs--w., City. Have
received an invitation to reception to be given
expected?
Books on etiquette say: people
nving. at distance receiving invita-
lions send their cards by mail. Those
VINO can not attend either send or
leave their cards.
The San Francisco call., 1909-06-02
The Organ
Of the
Reactionaries

VIII rgten the people,
They know hel get the ferry for nickel and il
be roundabout they know that they reach the
ferry municipal United Railroads will
The United Railroads grab of Market and its horseca
hurdle will the Presdo
and Ferries franchise apses in 1913 and then the municipality
get that line the Stockton
The 10 bugaboo will deter the people
The project from every standpoint of the
believes Francisco and its commercial
ment good thing The Chronicle is attempting
against The face Of the proposed bond
held readers of that paper daily
that S8o00000 be taken Of the pockets of the
payers lump. AS of fact. disregardng the
savings city would repair expenditures,
levy interest principal of these
regard that would be produced by
old that levy becomes something like penny the 500
assessed valuation
Considering experts qualified
them insist that they will be largthe civic project
be paid for without additional expense the payers
San Francisco and possibly great saving the expense
OF erecting city hall on the old site.
On question of the the community will divide
the camps OF the progressive and nonpogresve The Call
believes great majority of the people of
belong and will be found with the pogresves The community
that has sufficient faith in its future borrow money
deserves the sagnaton that inevitably follow civic apathy
That should be of penny
retrogressonss surprise
Chronicle city blocks throughout
He unwilling pay anything posteriy make
any for the profits he has reaped from the enterprise
other people in the city where he made his money.
That he should be unwilling pay penny 500
in San Francisco only natural he is paying
York property purchased with money made
The burdens of payer heavy and pennies
If who make their money here be UP BY
local their development of cities necessarily
be hampered.-
The San Francisco call., 1909-06-02
Letters From The People
WHAT THE BAR ASSOCIATION


WHAT THE BAR ASSOCIATION
SHOULD DO
Editor Call: Curtis H. Lindley, IN his
answer to your editorial on the law
yers' banquet. made the argument that
until a corrupt lawyer is convicted he
may associate as a respectable member
of the bar, even if it takes 10 years TO
convict him, and every one knows he
is guilty.
am mechanic, but I think 1 would
not care to call him one of us.
L think IT the bar would follow the
methods of some of our. fraternal asso-
Citations and kick out member when
ne olsgraces himself the public would
not say, They all look for the almighty
dollar and uphold grafters"
Lincoln. Cal, May 80.
The San Francisco call., 1909-06-02
Impertinent Question No. lO6
What's PuzzIing You?

For the most original wtIest answer this questionable
brefer the better-Ihe Call will pay FIVE DOLLARS
For the next five The Call will pay ONE DOL
LAR EACH. Prze winning answers will be printed next
Wednesday and checks mailed the winners at once Make
your short and SEND 1T ON 4 POSTAL
GARD to
IMPERTINENT QUESTIONS.
THE CALL
to whafsa
o southTnh street San Jose
"The Call of the Wild
prize to A. Sparing Bnica.
An outing for the old inning forth vouny
Grant sreetB
state of mind
81 E. wsshn nrreete city
A spread of luncheon the bough
Trampled on and by
Then belated, mis- the last express.
picniois wilderness
(Apologies Omar Khzyyan)
o n. G.. 4PoIntIo
A miniature Pooa
l. A. hrtyfour treeo
Cupds best invention.
The San Francisco call., 1909-06-02

HE democrats of the Illinois legislature who by with
OF the republican wings broke the senatorial deadlock
elected Billy Lormer to the United States rendered
The San Francisco call., 1909-06-02

the sucker state and the nation a doubtful
service
Illinois would be better off. with no repre-
sentative at all in the United States senate
than Lorimer, "a stock yards politician known
throughout the state as the "hlonde boss :,
The San Francisco call., 1909-06-02

. erts said .'sRam. Bobs Bahadur has proved
his right to the confidence of the people OF
Edwards realm. He knows what he is talk
ing about. when those remarks are directed
at fighting, fighting men and fighting forces.
Quite. aside from the immediate effect
The San Francisco call., 1909-06-02

- ENERAL EARL ROBERTS, Engands greatest military
figure, has denounced the English army sham That
- denunciaton delivered house of lords
The San Francisco call., 1909-06-02

: 1t has not declared Itself ON the other bond
propositions, but it would be quite in line
with its policy and that of its Nevada in
corporated ownership to oppose the play
grounds and park bonds.
The 10 cents fare. to the ferry dust cloud.
The San Francisco call., 1909-06-02

-E Chronicle constituted itself the organ of the private
and eaconare opposed the Issue of bonds for
acquisition Geary railroad and civic center.
The San Francisco call., 1909-06-02

An automobile line has been started
from Coalinga. to sPasO Robles and IS
doing a good business The distance -
50 miles and the machines run at an
average OF Is miles an hour.
The San Francisco call., 1909-06-02

Mrs. William Natson and her daugh-
ter. Miss .Lurline MatsOn. who left
here recently for New York. sailed
yesterday on the Kaiser Wilhelm II
for Europe and expect to pass the
summer abroad
The San Francisco call., 1909-06-02

of friends at his country home near
Pleasanten over the weekend and
during the summer. viii be frequent
host at these delightful affairs out OF
fov
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-09-17
BISHOP WARD
 CRITICALLY IIL

Very deep solieitude has been Ielt by the Methodist church, South, for several days on account of the con dition of Bishop Seth Ward, who was appointed by the Episcopal College to hold the conferences of his church in the Orient. When the bishop arrived at Yokahoma he was very i'll. The case was such that Dr. Lambuth, the missionary secretary, immediately cabled to have the bishop brought home. It seems, however, his condi- tion was such that it was inexpedient to undertake the home trip. Every report represents Bishop Wards ill- ness as extremely critical and his life is despared of.
 Five bishops of the M. E. Church, South, have died in the last three years.
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-09-17
GEORGIA CROP ALSO
 SHORT, SAYS GRIFFIN

That crop conditions in Georgia are nothing like so good as has been generally reported, is the news Ben L. Griffin brings on his return from a two weeks lecture tour through the Cracker state. Georgia has had too much rain," says Mir. Griffin, 'and, while the cotton fields look pretty and green, close examination shows the plant has run almost entirely to weed and bears little fruit. 1 believe the cotton in that state will be almost as short as in Arkansas and Texas. The only good crops saw was while pass ing through the northern part of Mis- ssisippi,"
 Mr. Griffin has been delivering a series of lectures in the interest of the Georgia Farmers Union, having accepted an invitation of National President c. S. Barrett. He will within the next few days make his formal announcement and begin an active campaign for Congress from this district.
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-09-17
BIG MILL MAY
 BE LOCATED HERE

The directors of the Board of Trade held a meeting yesterday af- ternoon to consider a proposition from the Philadelphia Milling Com pany, who are contemplating the es- tablishment of a big roller mill and stave factory in Conway, with an an nual payroll of about $40,000. The milling company was asked to send representative to confer with the Board of Trade, and it is probable if reasonable bonus can be agreed upon that the industry will be located here.
 The board also instructed the sec retary to investigate the cost of es- tablishing free ferry across the Ar kansas river to Perry county, and it is likely that it will be put in opera tion at an early date.
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-09-17
COFFMAN BOOSTS
 ARKANSAS LAND

Little Rock, Sept. 17.-No state in the Union will receive such a boost as Arkansas in the glowing report of the resources of the state which is being prepared by State Land Com missioner L. l.. Coffman for the Ma tional Land Congress, which will meet in Chicago November 16. Com missioner Coffman has been requested to make this report showing the cost of lands in the state, the character of the crops, the climate, the amount of rainfall annually, the extent of the schools and churches, and anythin:, else which would be of interest to the farmer and home-builder It is ex- p'ained that the society is endeavor- ing 10 encourage better homes and modes of farming among the aori- culturalists, and advising them to 9 to the state which offers the greatest Inducements.
 Commissioner Coffman thinks the state which beats the truthful report about Arkansas will certainly have to offer something better than the Garden of Eden, for he will show Arkausas to be the original promised land of milk and honey.
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-09-17
ILL HEALTH FORCES
 PROFESSOR TO RESIGN

On account of i'll health, Prof. R. B. McSwain has deemed it best to resign his position on the faculty of Hendrix College, and will soon go south to spend the winter, The news of Prof. McSwain's enforced with drawal from the college faculty and removal from the city will be received with much regret. Hendrix profes- sors state that he is without doubt one of the most brilliant students who has ever been connected with the in stitution, and Prof. McSwain and family have many warm friends in Conway.
 Miss Anna Prince will leave Mon day to resume her work as mem Der of the faculty of the Little Rock high school.
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-09-17
FINDS INDIAN MILESTONE.

Russellville, Sept. 17.-Ed Bern hard has found in Illinois river, near this place, an Indian millstone, such as were used by Indians years ago. The stone was taken out of the bed of the river, where it has apparently been for a century. The stone is small one, round and smooth, of the kind the Indians used in grinding corn in a hollow log or stone. This was worked by hand on the inside of the other stone.