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The San Francisco call., 1910-12-17
SERVICE IN MEMORY
OF W.FRANk PIERCE
Scottish Rite Masons to Pay
Tribute to Dead Sovereign
Grand Inspector General

Services in memory of William Frank
Pierce, sovereign grand inspector gen
eral of the Ancient and Accepted Scot
tish Rite of Freemasonry in California,
who died recently, will be held tomor-
row evening at O'Clock in Albert Pike
Memorial temple. 1859 Geary street,
under the auspices of all the bodies
of the order in the state.
An invitation has been extended to
the women to attend The opening ad
dress will be delivered by Fred j. II.
Rickon, the prayers and benediction by
p. f. Ferguson and Z. II. Morgan and
the eulogy by Charles l.. Patton. Ac-
companying the services will be an
elaborate musical program by choir
and Bernat Jaulus.
The committee in charge of the ar
rangements consists of Fred j. II.
Rickon, Robert E. Allan, f. S. Britain.
j. A. Hill. Fred Koenig, J. r. Ruck-
steel. H. F. Seller, A. l.. Smith, II. f.
Starbuck and c. G. Gebhardt.
The San Francisco call., 1910-12-17
appraisement Of two millions.

There will be two
dances of social impor-
tance next week for the
debutantes. Miss Cert
rude Thomas will be in
troduced at the dancing
party to be given Tues
day evening in the
white and gold ballroom
at the Fairmont by her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
William Thomas. There
will be several dinners
preceding the affair.
The Christmas dance
to be given by Edward
NJ. Greenway next Fri
day evening will attract
several hundred guests,
and promises to be the
most enjoyable of the
Greenway assemblies.
There will be several
dinners, as usual, be-
fore the Greenway
dance, and one of the
largest of these will be
given by Mr.. and Mrs.
Walter E. Dean for
more than so guests.
Miss Katherine McRae
will entertain at an in
formal tea to be given
this afternoon at the
Palace for a score or
more of the younger
girls. Miss McRae has
been the guest of Miss
Erna st. Goar at the
home of the latter in
California street for
several days and has
been the feted guest at
round of informal teas
and luncheons. She will
return to her home in
the south next week.
.
Miss Marian Miller en-
tertained at one of the
informal luncheons of
the week given at the
Francisco club, when
the feted guests were
Mrs. Douglas Fry and
Miss Elizabeth Woods.
Mrs. Alfred Roncovieri
entertained at one of
the elaborate bridge
parties of the week
given at her home in
Vallejo street, and half
a hundred guests en-
joyed the hour at cards
and informal tea after
ward.
The San Francisco call., 1910-12-17
ANDJURYLOOKS
FOR A FOOD TRUST
Wholesale GrOcers Testify and
District Attorney Invites
Witnesses to Appear
Dspqtch 10 The CALI

lOPectot DBp0tch 10 ne all
FRESNO. Dec 16.-Two prominent
wholesale grOcers Of this city were
summoned before the grand jury to-
day as witnesses in the investigation
regarding an alleged food trust" in
this city Henry Graft of Fl. Graft &
Co. and Louis Kutner OF the Kutner
Goldstein company were the two men
who testified.
The following invitation has been Is
sued by the district attorney.
ANY one in possession of infOrnls
tion which shows or tends to show
that the antitrust law Is being vio-
lated in Fresno county is invited and
earnestly requested TO call at the dis
trict attorneys Office in Fresno city In
view OF testifying before the grand
jury"
1t developed today that an antitrust
prosecution was not possible unless IL
could be shown that extOrtiOnate prices
were charged by a combination This
is the effect of an amendment to the
Cartwright law. The grand jury ad-
journed to meet the second Monday in
January.
The San Francisco call., 1910-12-17
BILL FOR DEFICIENCY
REPORTED TO HOUSE
Money Wanted for Judges SaIa-
ries and Other Expenses

WASHINGTON. Dec. 16.-The urgent
deficiency appropriation bill, carrying
sS50,000 needed for the current fiscal
year, was reported to the house today
by the appropriations committe. Among
the items are 100000 for continuing
the investigation of the mineral re-
sources in Alaska; s550O00 TO continue
drydock work at the New York navy
yard; s17, 900 for the salaries Of the
recently appointed five additional
Judges for the half year beginning
January next as $1,000 per annum
each. together with $500 per annum
expenses. allowed for each additional
Judge in connection with the service on
the United States court of commerce,
and $4,000 for the expenses of the
court during its first six months Of ex-
istence, beginning January u.
The San Francisco call., 1910-12-17
GOVERNMENT CLERKS TO
WORK LONGER HOURS
Taft and Cabinet Add Half an
Hour

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16.-President
Taft and his cabinet decided today that
all government clerks employed in
Washington shall work half an hour
longer each day The decision is In
line with the policy of the administra-
ton for greater efficiency and economy
in government departments
The time for reporting each morn
ing was fixed at $3.50 O'Clock instead
Of g.
Up to few years ago the govern
ment clerks in Washington worked
from 8 o'clock until 4, with half an
hour for lunch, making an actual
working day of only six and a half
hours. Then the hours were extended
to 4:90, so as to give a seven hour day.
Now the clerks will have to work
seven and a half hours each day.
The San Francisco call., 1910-12-17
CEMENT DUST FATAL
TO DAIRYMEN'S COWS
Owners of Animals Will Ask
Company to Take Action
TSnecinl DisnnIch 10 The Call

SAN VICENTE. Dec. 16.-Dairymen
close to the Santa Cruz-POrtland
cement company here have decided to
arrange a meeting with +. r. Davis.
superintendent of the cement company
to protest against cement dust which
is injuring pasturage lands Dairy
cows have been dying Off lately and
dairymen say the mortality is due to
cement dust collecting in the stOmachs
of the animals. About $4,000 acres Of
land are affected by the cement dust
MAINE BANK FAILS-Saco. Me- Dec 16.-The
SscO savings bank closed its doors today. The
action was taken after a conference between
the trustees and state bank examiner.
The San Francisco call., 1910-12-17
ARGUMENTS FINISHED
IN MRS. KRAUSS' TRIAL
Husband Testifies That Defend
ant Is Mentally Deficient

LOS ANGELES Dec. 16.-Arguments
in the case of Mrs. Daisy Turner
Krauss, the Memphis society woman on
trial for assault with intent to kill
Franklin II. Griffith, a real estate bro
ker, were completed tonight. The case
will go to the jury tomorrow.
Although the defense interposed is
that Mrs. Krauss was insane when she
fired at Griffith, no witnesses were in
troduced to prove that contention ex-
cept her divorced husband, DIR. William
Krauss, dean of the medical college OF
the University of Mississippi He testi-
fed that she was not insane, but was
slightly deficient mentally, being ir
some respects like a child.
Doctor Krauss was the last witness
and the arguments began with instruc-
tions from the court that they must be
finished tonight so that the case could
go to the jury tomorrow.
The San Francisco call., 1910-12-17

The reception to be
given this afternoon at
the Claremont country
club, when Mr.. and Mrs.
George McNear Jr. will
introduce their daugh-
ter, Miss Ernestine Nc
Near, will be attended
by the debutantes and a
large contingent of So
ciety folk from this side
of the bay. Miss Nc
Near has been enter
tanned at all the parties
of the younger set this
season and several on
her own account. There
will be several debu-
tantes in the receiving
party and half a dozen
of the older friends of
the hostess and her
mother.
Miss Helen Elizabeth
Cowles, who has lately
returned from abroad,
will entertain at an in
formal dancing party to
be given this evening at
the home of her grand
mother, Mrs. Marvin
Curtis, in Union street,
Miss Cowles has not
made her formal debut,
but is a frequent host
ess at these informa'
parties for the younger
crowd of boys and
girls. She has beer
travelling in Europe for
several months and the
party this evening will
be the first that the
young hostess has given
since her return.
Miss Jane Hotaling
was hostess at one OF
the largest luncheons of
the week given yester-
day at her home in
Franklin street, when
the debutante guest of
honor was Miss Edith
Rucker. There were "a
girls, and most of these
were debutantes of the
season. The decorations
were Chinese, with the
scheme elaborated in
tiny oriental figures on
the table and a floral
adornment of red carna-
tions. white and yellow
chrysanthemums. The
favors were attractive
Chinese novelties.
The San Francisco call., 1910-12-17


auence The transition lightly accomplished the
~ delightful world and there sodd pi-
details iguraively speaking digging for the oil Strange
thing that real life 1t happened the Blanks of
San Francisco last week
family who have lived lives
When daughter
household school dfed society with elaborate
capable her
which of member of the
interesting group
Blank continued to live unaumng
family without the slightest
They properly increduous and,
assured
spend happy long
dreame o places.
of Towels situation But for all
story they have
OIL shaft reached pools of Cor
been vers) the of the land
consultations they parted with few for
appraisenent of twoml
The San Francisco call., 1910-12-17
Move to Thwart SmuggIers

For the purpose of preventing repe-
tition of the attempted escape of the
10 chinese from the steamship Man
churia two weeks ago, customs and
immigration inspectors boarded the
steamer Asia last night before it put
into quarantine after arriving from
the orient
This is the first time in years that
inspectors have been sent on board a
vessel before the quarantine officials
had passed upon the health of the pas
sengers. but Collector of the Port STRAIT
ton is determined that no more snug
Cling shall be carried on from vessels
arriving from China.
The inspectors were instructed to fire
upon any boats which came near the
vessel during the night. They will re-
main until the vessel is ready to clear
from port again.
A thorough investigation of the vari-
Gus departments under him has been
begun by Collector of the Port Fred
erick s. Stratton to determine if any
Of the charges made by dismissed Gus
toms Inspector Charles Freund that
men in the service were connected
with smuggling of opium are true and
to prevent the Teal king" of informa-
tion from underoficials and to gen
orally reorganize the methods of the
customs house so that a check may be
had on every employe.
Thirteen inspectors and boarding Of
ficers were called before Stratton yes
terjay and questioned as to what con-
nection. IL any, they have had with
alleged opium or Chinese slave girl
smuggling.
They were also interrogated as to
whether they had themselves or wheth
er they knew any who had given out
information on important matters re-
quiring investigation by secret service
and other government agents before
the matters We're to be made public,
with the result that the Investigations
had been rendered useless.
The customs inspectors and boarding
officers denied knowledge of all wrong
doings and leaks" Bot the position
and detail of each man was noted for
the collector, and hereafter he Will be
in position to determine at once who
Civ esout secret information.
Letters have been sent out to depart
ment heads, warning them that any in
formation given out by them or those
under them, will result in the immedi-
ate suspension of the offender
The inspectors and boarding officers
summoned yesterday were: Charles f.
Langhams A. f. Buckley, Warner NJ.
Horr. II. @. Crafts, Charles B. White,
Clare G. Williams. ]. H. Brock, L. NJ.
Rasmussen, H K. Geary, NJ. j. Hurley,
B. H. Mcneil, William Thomas and
Charles G. Reay
The San Francisco call., 1910-12-17
DETECTIVES DISCOVER
GROUNDS FOR DIVORCE
Girl Charged With Vagrancy
and Companion Jailed
Especial Dispatch TO The Call

SAN JOSE. Dec 16.-Evidence OBJ
tanned at 2:30 o'clock this morning by
Mrs. Celia M. Hoffman, wife of a prop
erty owner of this city, will be made
the basis of divorce proceedings and
may mean the postponement of we'd
ding that was set for New Years day.
Armed with warrant, detectives
entered a room in a lodging house in
Santa Terese street and found L. f.
Hoffman in company with Miss Louise
Safaro, aged %, the fiancee of a San
Francisco clerk. The girl was charged
with vagrancy. but sentence was post
poned when she showed that she was
to be married shortly.
Hoffman was arraigned this morning
and is held under $1,000 bail.
The San Francisco call., 1910-12-17
SUPERVISORS DECLARE
TOWN OF LATON DRY

FRESNO, Dec. 16-The town of La
ton on the Santa Fe railroad in this
county was declared dry" by the board
of supervisors today after a hard fight
had been made to secure a renewal of
the licenses of three saloons. The vote
of the board was unanimous and the
liquor establishments will go out OF
business January 1.
The San Francisco call., 1910-12-17

Members Of the Fri
day night dancing club
enjoyed their holiday
reunion last evening at
Century hall and the
affair was a great sue
cess. The hall was dec
grated with greens and
Christmas berries, and
there was a large at
tendance. The debu-
tantes were out in force
and scores of pretty
gowns added to the
brilliant scene. Among
the patronesses who
have guided the club to
social distinction are
Mrs. James Potter Lang
horne, Mrs. Wakefield
Baker, Mrs. George F.
Ashton Mrs. George A.
Moore, Mrs. Louis F.
Monteagle. Among those
on the list of member
ship this season are:
Miss Dora Winn
Miss Muriel Williams
Miss Florence Williams
Miss Olive Wheeler
Miss Frances Newhall
Miss Virginia Newhall
Miss Cora Otis
Miss Constance McLaren
Miss Harriet Stone
Miss Jane Selby
Miss Cora Smith
Miss Ruth Slack
Miss Edith Slack
Miss Gertrude Thomas
Miss Marie Louise Foster
Miss Lee Giryin
Miss Julia Langhorne
Miss Louise Mccormick
Miss Evelyn Barron
Miss Helen Bertheau
Miss Mildred Baldwin
Miss Ethel Crocker
Miss Ysobel Chase
Miss Vera de Saba
Miss Katherine Donohoe
Effiingham Sutton
Bancroft Towne
Clark Van Fleet
c. W. Wheeler Jr.
Bradley Wallace
Ernest Mailliard
Ward Maillisrd
Kenneth Moore
Duval Moore
Cosmo Morgan
Harold HayenS
Chauncey Goodrich
Walter Hush
Henry Brett
Arthur Fennimore
Leon Abbott
The San Francisco call., 1910-12-17

Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Proctor gave an elab-
crate dancing party last
evening at the Clare
mont country club and
about so people from
this side of the bay
were among the guests.
The San Francisco call., 1910-12-17
STRATTON MOVES TO
THWART SMUGGLERS
Inspectors Board the Liner Asia
Before Ii Reaches
Quarantine
Continued From Page 1

had complete charge of a smoking
section of II rooms. The average daily
attendance for one week at this place
was 400 drug Victims Many of these
were well dressed businessmen, some
were fashionable patrons, and many
girls, under age, went there to crafty
their opium craving.
Sheriff Finn denied that. he recon-
mended the parole of opium users ar
rested and convicted by Fickert as
stated by the district attorney yester-
day. ffckert had the case of Charles
Levy, notorious drug user, looked up
and on the paper forwarded to the office
the name of Sheriff Finn is signed as
sponsor for the parole of the drug fiend.
A queer situation has developed in
connection with the theft of the gold
bullion. To prove conclusively that
the gold being disposed of by the
Woodsons is the stolen Tanana bullion
it may be necessary to subpoena the
assayer who cast the gold bricks. AS
the closed season has begun in Alaska
this witness can not come until next
spring.
Smith, with great craft, left the dis
position of the bullion entirely to the
Woodsons. To account for his pros
perity he hit on the plan of daily visit
ing the race track. On his return he
would meet the Woodsons in the street
and get the money from the sales
Though rumors of more arrests are
many, Detectives WILDER and ODay
will not discuss the case While the
Henry woman has been a vaudeville
performer. both the Woodsons have
been acrobats and entertainers
The San Francisco call., 1910-12-17
liz STANDARD OF YAUDEYILLE !

HATTNEE TODAY AND EVERY DAY AT 2:I5
EVERy EyENING At s:l5
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-12-27
THE COUNTY PAPER.

It's sci by hand end printed old time Camp
hell press,
But every item in 1t has interest none the
less;
And week by week its coming wakes a sweetness
in the world
The little county paper brings within its wrapper
curled.
The little county paper
From the old home town, ali me.
Has anybody died this week?
Let open II and
The outsde's patent medicine. poem aud recipe.
Rut SMILES are on our visnge when It's hor1ely
type see:
The Ink ia badly eveled aud some words are up
side down,
But It's the little paper from the sweet old county
The little county paper.
Like letter from a friend
IT comes to bring comfort
And the long weeks golden end,
The editor is lazy and he don't get round much
TO gather up the items at the blacksmith shop
and store:
told
In simple old time sweetness of an English style
The little county paper.
Some ones fence heen whitewashed oh?
The old church steeples painted
And they're tired of Parson Gray.
The back page has story Of the old Ned Blunt.
line type.
An old smell hangs around its folded pages like a
pipe,
But sweet with morning music it can make the
city seem
Because 1t brings the old town up to visit Us in
dream.
The little county paper,
Been rohberies anywhere?
Whossgone away 10 visit
And who's come to visit there7
1t hasn't much pretension. and It's still the same
old thing
1t used to be when childhood filed the world for
with spring.
But how we watch and hunger for the little sheet
TO como
Each week from Hofnoly Corners where many
friends dumb
The little county paper.
On welcome friend II Is.
With all It's quaint old gossip
OF sweetrr world than this,
Baltimore Sur
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-12-27
y BESLTTING yICE OF ,iR1tE +.

In Ii season of distinctly human interest 4
correspondent writes 10 protest against the prac-
t.re OF box borrowing At thts time old emo
t,ons have sway old protests rise ap against the
5u5ustnsss Of human experience, cid chords are
touched and the fires II Old rasantments burn
the nore brightly for that they have been 50
long dousad eith fereetfuiaess
7be trouble about boob-borrowins Is that it
Is one " hose ven4al sins where the borrower
7euas Hls 5re5it gith 10 intent of repaying the
loan. aud where the creditor pr ssts his wares
ot the Debtor
y good book is somewhat iiEe a woman who
Has ueeu eon. and somewhat very much unlike
lef We nave known the eans possessor of d
}pitat}f8t 8ife to parade her es the evidence Of
iis own bfowess bnt hss jealousy was all the
more futeusa for thu fact Of hts vain desire 10
exploit bls achievement. Whereas. the man
sglth tat aood bopk becomes of Il sudden gener
Gus to a fault, IT, loves it like wife, but he
desires above All. that te world NAV share his
loee.. Lei Inn bat discover among his friends
one WAC has not plumbed his particular delight
and IRE gains an added pleasure in bidding it
farewell forever
The boo{ shelves Of IT, world arr pathetic eY-
5deuce oil hueoa weakness and the SHOCK 10
human trust Yet tie tsouble lies just in this
desire TO loan not Ia tfse dosEfe 70 steal. All
aud sund5s thc devices TO guard against be-
setting Yjee have proven vaeuous and stiltboFn.
There is S br8zenrg about tha p6sst sion of an
alien bapk hica has it's feeble counterpart oHly
ia fhc carrying At a granger umbrella The
commandment against theft is subject To I'M
man limitations In some taings-espeeialiy
t7is robbery Of 5ae eeeapst Of an pleasures, this
deprivation of tae besl At aH lrieads-the most
,5rt4oas tfe fHe l6oss csIloas
f5e ease cals # iHdeaa itcails for ANYTHING
fora spartan virtue ard martgrtiha resignation.
who Wishes oHly his own books should set him
sel AGAINST HsteRins u tte pleadtHg Of his
frleBd VITO pressing tbs loan upon him. viii In
eytabls afterwards abezz him for his failure TO
return it and who wishes 10 Keep his own hooks
shofild steruiy4set his face against Tho most hui
Hyaa Of an emotions. tbt dcsire share his own
pleasure with Others
That neither of th"se truths save baen oh
served points want If fundamental caution
aldeh in the deeper ANALYSIS Indicates the
heart Of a raee that ~ too prone IN pride itself
on It's braiu
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-12-27
W I.Niislil1li.i N NIt.iII-

E Readers oil The KtelH}a4td I ,fg@ ftf44 will hear
M out in the statement that We have never tor
4 moment expressed the belief. either THAT *
srreeident Roosevelt has been huaily disposed
Ia as factor. or that ne has felt even in me-
Interest moment Of defeat that such was tAt
-. II may be that he has run his face as
pminant personage. tina, he has saot his bolt
*IAd that his future is practically rs uue}entfal
~ any one OF the tragic world asuets Who. hay-
- made history, live themselves ia an indIG
rent present as the survivals Of an eventual
80
Il Holding this view, thsse is patent straintne
51fteT Invention in the Washington story sent
kpns rs a seni-onclai white House expression. L.
31hc effect that the Damon and fylhias tradition
f .Wsil and THE dore" IL again resurrecteg
|p woridexample OF tealty inS politics ~
Sese cordial letters seem scarcely more Nan
he ngments Of hopeful brain warning against
snDpf, Whose are they, and whose imagination
f&2gised them Do they enlanate from Taft er
- they represent an advance from Roosevelt
= we're better to think that they indicate neitfs-
3, for there is j dgpity OF the presidency and
- u something Of courage IN man who fol
- held the attention Of a great people Is
ssincing then, that BIZ vas q fighter
III there was reason for Roosevelt IN the last
nDaign, The reason was that Of TAFT and MS
1ppwters. II there WAS reason for hope q
eeveif friendship toward the administration
- meyer justified The sitnalioa gas one
konplete severance. which, cannot, without
ftspect b. brought al this day 10 4 bar
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-12-27

monous confluence of irreeoncabIe differences
The genius OF Taft is that OF toueIiation and
peace bat il cannot IN the nature of things
make the first advance to a practically declared
enemy. The genius Of, Roosevelt is that OF an
taEenism ana he cannot hope TO preserve the
hold upon the popular confidence winch is his
salvation by accepting final the hrst setback
OF his eareer-
There arc curious things in politics, but IT is
neonceivable that this story of reunion Of
sentiment between two men dlametrically or
posed one 10 the other, can be OF them,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-12-27
TIE, kNOCkER.

w. :. G., IN Newport News Times Herald.
1t takes all sorts OF citizens to make growing
town.
Good ana had and poorer sorts, but tn poorest
in the bunch
Is the chap that's always kicking and for
knocking has n bunch.
Your knocker doesn't rap the kind NJ
things he knocks.
frock.,
It's all the to him. Just his hammer hits.
the nail
But knock he must matter what and all
thing he'll bewaH
He knocks the shipyard. knocks the docks and
everything he can.
The preachers and the churches and the
cemetery man.
And when tho shipyard gets a ship OF 10000
ton.
lie growls more because forseth. II
didn't get but one,
He lends G helping hand to anything
that goes,
But he's to raise objection to whatever
YOU propose,
any good,
But he never knocks his brains out tho /
really wish he would.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-12-27
The Old Year Dying
DY 4. II, &

The old year is dying. the days that have fed
Have vanished with laughter and tears.
And the hot words Of anger carelessly said.
VIII bring back harvest wrrh years.
Inc deeds so unworthy We thoughtlssAy did,
Our Judgment unjust and hard.
Though the days may be dead. can never be hid
From the eyes Of our Ail-seeing God
The hearts have wounded envy and
greed,
The dislike for those who outshine Us.
Have dropped into time, coming years feed.
Till like weeds they sprins up and surround
The old year is dying, We cannot undo
The deeds we have done in the past
hut another years coming, perchance we'll live
through
And better seed tbs past.
Life Is uncertain, there's sorrow to bear.
Our hopes and our dreams may decay
But little while longer and then shall wear.
crown, not CROSS day
And greet the new with song,
There's work to be finished life speeds away
Let US meet II with hearts that are strong.