The San Francisco call., 1910-11-03
DUCK "GUN" GETS
SNIPE AND DREAM
Vision of Betting, Baroness
And Tour Enlivens
Morning After
IlI WENT out duck hunting the other
day" said Jules Clerfayt, yester-


all day? No,
Wei. I Shot snipe You know I be-
long to a little club Of u here in the
city and I managed to kill exactly II
of the snipe Last night I had them
cooked and I gave a dinner to the
other members Of the club. We had
one snipe each and. of course. the other
things such as burgundy and liqueurs.
This morning I feel rotten. Let us
go and have drink"
The drink was taken, and then Jules
began to tell OF his dream-the result
OF the snipe dinner and other things.
TT was like this. I was at Monte
Carlo and was playing the wheel. The
baroness was sitting beside me. and l
saw that she had lost all her ready
cash and offered to bet for her. I bet
100 on the black for each of us and we
won. She paid me back the 100 and we
exchanged cards. Then, to make the
story short we toured over Europe for
six months.
Was this in the dream. Jules? ?" asked
one of the railroadmen who heard the
story.
"Oh. no, That is only a dream that I
have had every day for the last 10
years. I contemplate the trip. OF
course I will he incog all the time"
Come UP the street. boys. let him
enjoy his dream in peace said Carle-
ton Crane of the New York Central.
William F. Schmidt. general western
agent for the Missouri Pacific. and
Richard Boas. foreign freight agent for
that line. who has been visiting in this
city for several days. left Tuesday
night for Los Angeles
Matt Clarke. recently general agent
10 ba M hoe
appointed chief clerk in the local Of
fees Of the Illinois Central
Lew Stanton. general agent for the
Chicago, Milwaukee and st. Paul, left
Saturday on business trip TO Chica go.
H. A. Jones. freight traffic manager
of the Southern Pacific. left Tuesday
night for Houston, Texas. from which
place he probably will proceed TO New
York.
Clarence Haddock. commercial agent
for the Illinois Central, with office at
Los Angeles, is in the city on a bust
ness trip.
Free ". Blanche. city passenger
agent for the New York Central who
line of the company he represents, re-
turned here Tuesday morning.
J. H. Hixson, district fright and pas
senger agent of the Southern Pacific
at Fresno; c. NJ. Burkhalter, district
freight and passenger agent at Oak
land. and f. Shillingsburg, district
freight and passenger agent at San
Jose, were in the city Tuesday at
tending a conference of passenger Off
cials.
George H Fyler has been appointed
agent of the Star Union Pennsylvania
Der /.
G. A. Lawton has been appointed
travelling passenger agent Of the Queen
and Crescent, with headquarters at
Chattanooga.
The va rious committees of the Cali
fornia Association of Traffic Agents
held an enthusiastic meeting Monday
evening during a banquet at down
town cafe Several events for the win
ter season ere decided upon, including
a dance at the Fairmont for the even
ing Of November Is. Several excur-
sions were discussed.
Seth Mann, attorney for the traffic
bureau of tho Merchants exchange, re-
turned yesterday morning from Wash
ington. where he appeared before the
interstate commerce commission in
behalf OF postponement of the effect
i've dates ordered by the commission
In the Rocky mountain rate cases.
A H Payson, president and w. S.
Palmer, general manager Of the North
western Pacific. left yesterday for
their regular monthly inspection trip
over the line. They viii traverse II as
far as the new extension work has
progressed.
Great preparations are being made
by the entertainment committee Of the
Transportation club for the entertain
ment Of the members of the Sutter
club of Sacramento next Saturday and
Sunday. The Suffer club members Will
be taken through Golden Gate park
in automobiles on Saturday afternoon,
returning to the Transportation clubs
quarters in the Palace hotel in time
for an informal reception and banquet
at 6 o'clock
Special arrangements are being made
to secure San Francisco's best talent,
both professional and amateur, and
the visitors are guaranteed the time
of their lives Sunday morning the
visitors and their hosts will be taken
on trip around the bay on Captain
Leale's steamer Caroline.
The automobile stage line between
Sherwood and Eureka on the North
western Pacific was taken off for the
winter months on last Tuesday, after
an unusually successful season. Re-
sumption OF traffic will take place
again next spring as soon as the roads
are in a sufficiently good condition.