The San Francisco call., 1910-07-03

ried away the remains OF the orgy, fearful of
recurrence of the rage
ASSAULT ON THE BULL FIDDLE
The pastimes and recreations of the great are
always matter of interest to common mortals, and
SO one learns with some sense OF exhlaration that
Mr.. Jack Johnson relieved the tedium of a Reno
Sabbath by recourse to his bull fiddle. The effect
producedis is thus described by of his suffering
audience:
against M to aP Johnson anG 'Ts Rm
fighter and baste him once in while for
his eccentric eScapades, but have no hesitation
in saying that he is the worst bull fiddler l ever
heard scrape bow He has barbarle sense OF
is amusing to see him seize his enormous fiddle,
carefully tune it up and start his Pianola and his
compartment his guests take to the window
ahead OF the phonograph or five miles behind the
planola He just saws and saws with an efstatle
in rapture. and he IS picture OF an incipient
The police were busy elsewhere.
DOING HEARST POLITICS
Andrew NJ Lawrence who was formerly man
aging editor of the Examiner, appears to be
Hearsts political plenipotentiary in Chicago we'll
as editor of his morning paper in that city. The
Chicago Tribune reports the results OF a confer
ence between the independence league and the
democracy, the latter represented by Roger {. Sui
van the state boss, and the former by Lawrence.
Ihe Tribune gives this the hrSt article OF the
protocol drawn up by the conference:
Assurance from the county and state demo-
cratic organization that the Illinois delegation to
the democratic national convention of 1912 will be
solid for William Randolph Hearst for president.
Now the question arises, who are the high con-
tracing parties conducting the corresponding nego-
tiatons in California
Concerning the results OF the Sullivan-LawrenCe
protocol when submitted to the democratic state
central committee gather from local paper,
to wit:
The dramats personae arc agents Of Hearst
and members OF the democratic state central COM
The central committee says: "On what terms
w Tn n ooTE oondo0 5o that e HeaT assured
the solid delegation from Illinois in the next
The curtain fell on the stage hands tanning the
scurred for ice and doctors
La Folettes weekly charges Congressman Dun
can McKinlay with being spy in the ranks of the
insurgents in congress- attending their conferences
and reporting the proceedings TO the house machine
If this is should call it OF contrbutory
negligence. The insurgents should have known
Dunk as a standpatter.
THE COURSE OF TRUE LOVE
McCutcheon runs cartoon entitled His Pres
ent to the Bride" The picture shows a grinning
lion displaying formidable set of teeth and the
beast is in the process of delivery from an express
van in front of house whose doorplate bears the
legend "T. r. Jr.,' presumably San Francisco
residence Through the windows is a visbly
alarmed family with policemen, camera fends and
the popuace in front. The trbulations OF young
married couple and the strange devices and aliases
by which a comfortable obscurity was sought to be
conpassed may be gathered from the following CON
versaton surprised by Chicago reporter:
Were going again, Eleanor
nounced Teddy Jr.
Il won't tied
1--WE gotta. Haven't outveitted them all
far? How in the world did anybody way
here recognize US
But look Teddy, everything's unpacked and
it twice now.
you won't have to pack We're going across
to Dl2"
They moved but the ardor of the chase did not
slacken and the blockade of DIP was at once made
effective Then:
Were going to move once more Eleanor,
and we'll stick there until the finish
Tedf'-With strong accent on the Ted
Got to-
(which way. Ted?7 in sort of hist tone
Follow me" whispered the of the Re
doubtable One Then he pulled his straw
down his eyes but it slipped back where it
belonged
MIR. Roosevelt you going interest your
self in politics on the coast?
Nov, can't say thing about that.
Will you say what you think OF Taft?'
will you talk about conservation
MOI
Here the door of C22 slammed shut.
The lion was stuffed, but the reporters were
not. If the colonel had sent the prosecuted pair
real lion he might have been useful if he had no
objection to eating Chicago reporter.