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close their home in Jackson street
within a few days and have taken a
bungalow in Mill Valley. where they
will pass the summer months.
The Charles Dillmans. who have
been abroad for several months. have
returned and are at their Sacramento
nome, where they will pass the sum
mer with occasional trips to this city.
where they have many friends.
f. Somers Peterson and Robert Nc
Kisson. who have been passing the
early summer at BeIvedere. expect to
leave shortly for the southern part of
the state and will visit friends in the
various cities OF the south. While at
Santa Barbara they will be the guests
or Mrs Harriet Miller OF sMontecfto.
and In Los Angeles they will be the
guests OF Russell Graham and Robert
Craig, who are fellow members of psi
Epsilon fraternity of the University of
California Robert McKisson will visit
the Thatcher school in Ojai valley.
where he has been a student. and after
a brief stay will return to his home
In Toledo, o. Somers Peterson will
return TO Belvedere, accompanied ~bv
his sister, Miss Kate Peterson. who IL
attending the Blanchard Gamble school
at santa Barbara and is coming home
for the summer vacation.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph D. Grant. with
Douglas Grant. came up from Bur
Hngame yesterday and are at the ST
Francis for few days.
Miss Jennie Crocker, who has re-
turned after a delightful visit to the
southern part OF the state, was at the
st. Francis yesterday for luncheon with
Mrs. Walter Martin, Mrs Laurence
Scott and Mrs. Mountford Wilson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles M. BeIshaw are
in town for few days. but will return
to their country home at Antioch
where they expect to remain during
the greater part of the season. Mr.
and Mrs. Belshaw are at the st. Fran
els during their brief stay in the scitv.
Miss Marian Miller has returned 70
her home in Pacific avenue after an
extended visit at Ross, but will not
remain here after this month. as she
will leave late in June for the east
and Europe, accompanied by her
mother, Mrs. c. o. G. Miller.
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Gossip of RailWaymen

the steam shovels and dumping cars to
haul. dirt to the deep fills. This %
miles of road will be one of the finest
mountain roads in the world, and rail-
roadmen say that when completed 1t
will appear that a comparatively level
track can be laid in the steepest noun
tains. RavineS will have been filed
in, mountains will have been pierced.
and a broad. straight and almost level
highway will have been constructed
In one of the highest ranges in the
world. Speed has marked this work
from the start from the getting of the
rights of way to attacking the tun-
nels. Some idea of the way the work
is being prosecuted can be learned from
the fact that a hole 1900 feet long has
been dug already in the Applegate
tunnel. which was commenced late last
September
William Hood has given w. E. Marsh
general supervision of the work, while
A. j. Barclay is in charge on the
ground and makes his headquarters at
Auburn.
Charles S. Fee will leave today for
Seattle with his party and on the way
up the genial passenger traffic man.
ager Of the Southern Pacific will hold
impromptu lectures in his private car
on how to win the affections of the
public. Fee will be present also at
the deliberations of the transconti-
mental passenger association meeting
and will then go on to Chicago to be
at the annual meeting Of the Harri-
man lines.
The following are in the party: c. s.
Fee, James Horsburgh Jr., III. A. Jones,
t. A. Graham, c. M. Burkhalter. N. r..
Martin. c. NJ. Knox, L. Richardson,
Warren Holton, John C. Stone. j..
OGara, ]. d. Fish. E. w. Clapp, A. S.
Mann, E. Shillingsberg. w. McMurray,
A. G. d. Kerrell and G. I. Forsyth.
Charles B. Sealy of the passenger de-
partment of the Southern Pacific left
with his bride yesterday for Seattle
and will continue his journey to Chi
cago. Mrs. Sealy was Miss Mabel Mac
beth. who was also in the passenger
department Frank Batturs says that
henceforth she will be debating
to Sealy instead of Sealy debating.
road world. and the passenger depart
ment presented the bride with a hand
some silver service.
X. A. Donaldson, assistant general
passenger agent of the Southern Pa
clf1c, has been requested by 9. ;. Fee
to proceed to Los Angeles and meet
Ambassador Jusserand and escort him
to the city.
Il Gamma say that 1 am weel acquaint
with the French idiom." said Donald
son, but Il am free to say that as
Mr.. Jusserand is a scholarly man, we
win be able to get along in a con-
versational way in the Grecian tongue
f. w. Thompson of the Rock Island
will leave for Seattle tomorrow to at
tend the meeting of the Transconti-
mental passenger association, which
convenes June s.
f. NJ Murphy, president of the Santa
Fe, Phoenix and Prescott railroad, who
has been in the city for the last few
days. left for his home yesterday. He
is interested in mines, timber lands
and ranches, but regards the Repub-
lican as the most interesting of all his
possessions.
The appointment of S. H. Smith as
traffic manager of the Sierra railway
has been announced. effective June l.
This comes in the form Of promotion.
smith having been formerly general
freight and M S~ouoer a repf
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SO CHARMING FLOWER STUDIES

1 read with pleasure in last Sundays
Call an appreciation OF Alice Chitten-
dens wild hower studies by Lucy b
Jerome. and like others who have ad-
mired the beauty OF these UNIQUE
paintings, have wondered how long
the University Of California Is going
TO wait before buying them for a per-
manent exhibit at the art institute.
Will 1t wait until Stanford has dis
covered them. or until the Academy OF
Sciences takes possession of theme
Their scientific accuracy would make
them most valuable as a botanical ex-
position. but their deIicacy OF execu-
ton and the exquisite beauty of their
coloring make me hope that they will
not be buried in any merely scientific
collection.
If We're building a country home
should have a morning room in xrav-
green satin wood and around IL tbess
80 charming flower portraits vVoul5
fern the most beautiful friszs uozsfble-
This last a gratis suggestion to NJ
VIII Crocker or the Joseph ID. csraDts
or any other people OF taste win =,
understanding Of the real value or spcbl
a work of art
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"The Call of the Wild"
prize o n. A. spaIng.B Bencia.
An outing dandan inning for vo,,-o
81 r. s1uet,Be Berkeley -
A of
81 Paul shinzOn
A spread of luncheon underneath the bon0b
Irampled by A
hen beaed, the last"
a picnic is a wilderness enow n
(Apoogies % Omar KhayyamO
Il = sPontI Iobos
Porto
prize to L A. Edwards ss5T
Cupid's best invention
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Spring Valley
Jussles
| lechhicalities

hopes the declare effective barrier the
nation OF the project ndorsed by the Overwhelming of the
citizens OF San Francisco.
No word OF defense his real client spoken
by Brobeck There attempt explain the
infamous San Francisco has suffered the hands of
Spring Valley There promise has there
promise the OF Spring Valley San Fapcsco
supply that would reduce the penalty insurance which San
Francisco compelled pay for the privilege OF being robbed
by Spring Valley.
The technical aspects OF the in which the people of
Francisco had proceeded their fight for pure
adequate fire protection the burden OF Spring Valleys plea
for continuation OF It's prvateers license.
The city, said Brobeck had right purchase lands
exchanged for lands be used immediate the
etch Hety plans The supervisors had about their work
al and contrary the spirit the law Brobec
have construed The had assumed EXPIRES
OF the popular will before their plans for the
the proposed system completed in their last
Brobeck could find nothing the charter which would permit
the supervisors consider scheme for the acquisition public
utility by the joint of from the
sale OF bonds Hence the will OF the people of the
supervisors must go for naught.
And finally according Brobec, the overwhelming by
which the people declared for the Hetch Hecy project free
dom from Spring Valley nothing "a purely
academic declaration"
Spring Valley, fighting from behind dummy Root may
impede the work of the people with spun technicates but
Francisco will fight until that academic declaraon results
the completion Of the finest municipal system world
and in freedom from Spring Valley.
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draw into itself again know acknng the tide Of life
through all
Hill undoubtedly exaggerated by implication the attitude of
the Pacific and people toward the That there
been and unfortunate misunderstanding the both
the and the Pacific without That
impressions fosted by the nuar
and left uncoected by the pdeful will wiped
by the Seattle exposition fairly be
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their enterprise and on the spirit that carried them MANY
rough places the campaign for national international
cooperation
The benefits OF the Seattle exposition will the entire
North American Pacific and the prominent part California
taking as an exhibitor will especially large measure
OF those benefits this James Hill president Of the Great
Northern railroad and OF the nations
dions on the Pacific coast emphasized national that
result from the big said
This exposition may be regarded the laying Of the
the
santy broadening tie which both the civilization
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Secretary. of State Knox the invitation is
national and removes any question of national
corporation in the festival celebration which
means so much to California, both historicall,
and with regard to her commercial relations
with the nations of the world
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men IN charge of the big exposition are to
be congratulated on more than one score.
They changed the history OF international ex-
positions in one great feature by having their
exhibition complete and ready for the public
on time. They are to be congratulated. too on
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ME that Secretary of has formally
invited the nations OF the world send warsps Portoa
festival is wecome 10 San Francisco Coming from
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project those doubts must have been resolved
by the proceedings in Judge Seawells court
yesterday.
Attorney WI Brobeck, assuming to repre-
sent the dummy Root, began the construction
of the wall OF technicalities which Spring Val
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any ceduous citizen entertained doubt the char
of the fight Spring Valley would make retain
the pocebook San Francisco and defeat the Heh Heehy
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PortoIa
.(anpaigh
Goes We'll

Secretary knox countries
possessions to Italy because
OF the large Italian population the Pacific
intimate sympathy between California and Italy
the Mesna disaster nseparabe early
history OF California and the blood knshp of Cali
forna people with the people of Spain acceptance
The nations invitation countries
through their ambassadors ministers Washington and in its
draft upon the bank OF national courtesy that nm
doubed will be promptly accepted by the to which it
was addressed.
In the cooperation of the department state Com
missioner Moore has achieved distinct personal triumph and at
the time insured splendid character for he
Portoa festival The of his be greatly
enhanced by this cooperation OF the federal government He and
San Francisco are to be congratulated The campaign epoch
marking celebration the Golden gate goes apace
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DAN FRANCISCO and California ioin in the nations b.
congratulations the auspcous opening of the
- Pacific exposition Seattle Seattle and te
The San Francisco call., 1909-06-03

The appointment of S. H. Smith as
traffic manager of the Sierra railway
has been announced. effective June l.
This comes in the form Of promotion.
smith having been formerly general
freight and passenger agent.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-02-12
JOSEPHINE hood LOST AGAIN
Victim of Bigamist Evades Family
Rather than Return Home.
Located in New Mexico, but Disap-
pears when Relatives Send
Message to Police.

AsheviIle. y. c. Feb n.-Miss Josephine
Hood, tee AshevTe girl. who was located
in Tucumcarl. \. Mex. yesterday. after
a search lasting since her marriage. in
1906. to Lord Reginald sholto Douglas.
the notorious bigamist, has disappeared,
and all efforts 10 locate her to-day we're
futile.
Several months after her marriage to
the bogus lord the family OF Miss
Hood. aided by the state Department, in
stituted a dTigent search, but were IN
able to ind single trace of her. It WIS
believed she had beza murdered. until
several days ago a letter from a friend
told the family that she was living OF a
ranch near Tucumcsri- 4 telegram was
seat there to-day by her brother, Edwin
Hood. but when the chief Of police re-
eeived the message the young woman had
disappeared
A dispatch from the New Mexico town
tonight says Miss Hood arrived there
in October, and took up 1s0 acres Of gov
ernment land. ana that she spent much
money on it She was known TO many
OF the residents Of the place and was
regarded as wealthy.
Il is said that when The bigau1ist de-
serted Miss Hood few days after her
marriage she began the struggle for her
livelihood rather than bear the shame
OF returning TO her family. and it is be-
fsa1-a5 unv- that she X determined rcx-er
TO allow her family 10 locate her.
Relatives here are almost crazed by
the latest Developments in the mystery.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-02-12
ROOSEVELT TO LAY STONE
Lincoln Celebration In Lexington
VIII BE Great Event.

Lexington. Ky. Feb I-Preparstions
for the celebration Of the 10oth anniver-
sary Of the birth Of Abraham Lincoln al
his birthplace in I.aure. County tomorrow
were completed this afternoon. and tbs
event will be the greatest Of It's kind ever
celebrated in Kentucky. L Is expected
that 1900 people viii journey TO the little
town Of Hodgenville in honor Of the oecs-
sion
The Lincoln farm is located two miles
from the town. and the committee in
charge Of arrangements has engaged ve-
hicIes Of every description for miles
around 10 convey visitors from the town
10 The scene Of the celebration Auto
mobiles by the scores haze been sent
from Lexington. Louisville and Cincin-
natl 70 accommodate visitors OF Importance
who viii be present from almost every
state in the Union
The ceremonies viii consist Of speeches
by President Roosevelt, Gen. James A
Wilson. Gen Luke z. Wright, ex-Gov.
Joseph " Folk. Of Missouri president
OF the LINCOLN Farm Association, and
Gov. Augustus E Wilson. Of Kentucky.
Ali Of the speeches will be placed in z
steel box. which VIII be deposited in a
receptacle cut in the stone. after which
the massive piece of grsnite viii fall
into place
President Roosevelt will use silver
troweL made especially for the occasion,
( in spreading the cement in the laying q
the corner stone Of the memorial hall
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-02-12
By the President of the United States of America.
A PROCLAMATION.

OF
the esanee
o.
lite
wheea by sido
the twelfth day of February hundred and
apeaalb a
Now therefore Of Of
by trel
mnaeH hunfe al holiday
the
Washington
hundred and O. hundred Hyd
President:
RoBEr rBAcoNSe Secretary IF
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-02-12
PUBLIC IDOL ExTOLLED.
Gov. Deneen Addresses Illinois As
rembiy on LincoIn's Career

Gov. Deneen Addresses Illinois As
~embsy on LincoIn's Career
Springfield. H.. Feb. n.-Abraham LIN
coin was the idol OF public life mirrred 10
the members Of the forty-sixth general
assembly here to-day BY Gov. Charles H
Deneen and others who delivered ad-
dresses at the Lincoln celebration in the
Hall Of Representatives
The one hundredth anniversary Of the
birth Of the emancipa;or tomorrow vas
anticipated to-day with appropriate cere-
r1ony In Joint assembly the legislators
met to do homage to the memory Of Lin
coin
Gov. Deneen and the other States Of
hcers and the justices Of the Supreme
Court occupied seats on the platform
The galleries were filled to overlooking.
TIE big oil painting Of Lincoln hanging in
a corner OF the hall of representatives
was adorned with a huge saral wreath.
A musical programme broke the monot-
ony Of the speaking.
Gov Deneen in the course Of his re-
marks said.
The career Of Abraham is the most
remarkable N our annals Destiny made
him he instrument 10 preserve the na-
ton and 10 strike the shsckles from the
slave. Yet he had been trained neither
for Statesmanship nor war Born IN pow
erty. Injured 70 the harsships and dangers
Of our pioneer life. denied the ordinary
opportunities for education. and doomed
10 hard and remuEeratiTe toll, be broke
the bars of circumstances and wrested
with his evil star.
'-Self-educated. self-disciplined. and
self-msstered. it fell 10 his lot 70 bear
greater burdens than had been imposed
on any man since Washington.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-02-12

Pittsburg. Feb. u.-PTesident Roosevelt.
En- route from Washington TO the birth
place Of President Lincoln In Kentucky.
arrived here on special train AT s-15 To-
night and left at s.9o on the Pennsylvania
Railroad The President stepped out on
the rear OF the observation car and made
q brief speech 20 the crowd on the plat
form. which had succeeded in getting
through the gates at the Union Station.
he said:
I am glad TO meet you people OF Pitts
burg. vas pleased TO pass through the
sta-e OF Pennsylvania When I retire as
President I want 10 feel that the people
believe that I did the best I could"
President Roosevelt. noticing a numhel
Of women in the crowd remarked:
7 notice that some Of you have brought
your better halves along The American
man Is 8 good fellow. But think thai
hts wife Is stiH better fellow"
President Waves Adieu-
The President was greeted with cheer:
al these remarks When the train wa:
leaving he appeared on the back plat
form. and as long as it was in sight oi
the people he waved his hand and said:
Good luck 20 you; good luck 70 YOU
AL the piain-clothes men Of the Pitts
| burg police force were az the station, ans
70 further guards the President a squa'
/ oS. policemen from the central police sta
/ ton. under Capt Murray. were ststione'
along the platform while the train re
mafned al the station.
Thousands Of people we're barred fron
the platform who had come TO get
/ glimpse of the President and to thes
/ he waved his hand as the train passe'
Through the tTainshed in view OF tn
/ crowd
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-02-12
TROUBLE OVER GAS REBATES.
L. :. Commissioner shields Name
Used without Authority.

New York, Feb. 1I-No little talk was
caused about the Federal Building to-
day when the complaint was made to
Judge Lscombe that the Gas Consumers
Audit Company was sending out broad
cast statements to consumers that they
would collect the rebate money quickly,
and at a cost Of only 81 70 each consumer.
A woman living at 42S West Twenty
fourth street stated in her complaint that
representations had been made 10 her
that this company was authorized 10 do
the rebate collecting by United States
Commissioner Shields. Mr.. Shields lost no
time in denying having given any such
authority He said:
Information having come to Us that
agents representing various alleged audit
ing companies are using my name in the
collection Of gas receipts. ] wish TO serve
notice on the public that such represea-
tations are entirely false and without
Foundation.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-02-12
ESCAPED CONvICTs CAUGHT.
Frozen Nearly TO Death After Escape
from Sing sing.

New York. Feb. 1.-TWO days without
food and almost frozen 70 death. Paul
Kelly and Charles F. Mccarthy. con-
viets who escaped from the Sing Sing
camp. were captured BY the police this
afternoon in a bath house in West Ho-
boSen.
Kelly is the rnotorman Of the elevated
train which jumped from the tracks into
the street at Columbus avenue and Fifty
third street on September Il. 1868 kill
ing twelve persons and iujuTinS eleven.
With Mccarthy. he escaped from prison
Tuesday afternoon.
Both men were still IN their prison
clothes. which had become frozen 20 their
bodies
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-02-12
ATTEMPT At ESCAPE DENIED.
ComHisSioner says JeroTae's Activ-
ity at Jail Was Needless.

New York, Feb. 1i.-After a thorough
Investigation at the Tombs prison today,
Commissioner Of Corrections Barry ex-
pressed the belief that no attempt 70
spirit Harry Remington Mercer cut Of
the jail had really been made. Commis-
sioner Barry made no effort 10 conceal
the fact that he believed the case was
truTnped Up. in sense.
The commissioner declared that Mercer
could not have been taken OUT of the
Tombs. and that the keepers arrested by
District Attorney JeTome's order had
done nothing wrong.
Joseph 4 Shay. the lawyer who acted
in the Hams case Sho Is out on bail.
has come out with a bold statement, in
which he says the district attorney S
onice planned the whole thing. Shay
declared that the bottom would drop out
of the case when il came I'D for q hear
Ing.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-02-12
KAISER MUST PAY TAXES.
Bill including German Royal Family
Makes that Provision.

Berlin. Feb. I1--By a vote OF Il 10 Is.
the Reiehtag's finance bin commission
has decided TO abrogate the privilege by
which the Kaiser ard ether German SOW
ereigns and Members OF their houses have
hitherto been exempted from taxation.
II the Reichtag confirms the commits
sion's decision. the members Of the royal
families viii pay the same direct taxes
as private citizens, including income tax.
Inheritance duties. and taxes on real es-
tate
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-02-12
LAMPHERE CASE DROPPED.
Charge of Murder Against Prisoner
Is Finally Dismissed.

Laporte. Ind. Feb. I1-That Ray Lam
phere, convicted Of arson. in connection
with the burning Of the Guinness house.
in which Mrs. Guinness ard her three
children we're eremated. wiz never again
be tried in connectio2 with the famous
tragedies Of Murder Hin Farm. devel-
oped to-day, when states Attorney Smith
dismissed the indictments against Lam
phere for completely IN The murder Of
Andrew Heleselein.
Lamphere- who is nov serving an inde-
terminate sentence Of two to twelve years
for arson. believes he win be paroled with
the completion OF the minimum term.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-02-12
HEARST PAPER ovERRULED.
Must Plead 70 Indictment Charging
Criminal Libel.

New York. Feb lin decision hand
ed down this afternoon Justice Dovling
overruled the demurrer fled January IS
by Clarence S. Shearn TO the Indictment
charging the Star Publishing Company,
publisher OF the New York American,
with criminal libel Of John D. Rocze
feier. jr Under the decision the Star
Company VIII have to plead TO the IN
dictment.
Mr.. Shearn. after seeking 20 have the
indictment set aside. demurred on the
ground thst corporation. being simply
a piece OF business machinery. cannot
entertain malice. and can not. therefore.
commit criminal libel lie submitted a
lengthy brief
District Attorney Jerome submitted a
brief in special % the Indictment