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The San Francisco call., 1910-02-27
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By I. Mabel Dilhan

~asoS s'ssopsssr 1sse@ss q inc leestsss ss@se Of
w Chief of Police John Martin
when had got together sufficient cour-
age to beard the lion in his den.
A very tame and genial appearing
lion responded to my question with a
quizzical smile. and the telephone bell
rang sharply. A moment OF attention,
nd-"Yes-yes-Oh, What is your
boys name? John? Oh. George-wen,
he will probably be kept, yes, goodby,'
and, hanging up the receiver, the chief
again turned TO me, spreading out his
hands in a deprecatory fashion. That
is the way it is all day." he said. "Peo-
PIE seem to think / am the whole thing
when it comes to giving out the jobs;
while, as a matter of fact, have moth
ing to do with it; nothing more than
than you have. What is it you want to
know? The women who disappear?
Well. mostly, they don't disappear.
Nine-tenths OF them show up again
either return voluntarily to their homes
or are easily located; their friends
usually have an inkling of where they
may be found"
Then the hundred or more disap-
pearances reported to the san Fran
cisco police in the last year were not
actual disappearance? I ventured.
by no means" replied the chief;
never more than one-tenth OF them
are; that is fact which applies to
all cities"
What is the proportion Of disap-
pearanoes In san Francisco in compari-
son with other cities?" was my next
question.
1T is lower. There are fewer disap-
pearanees IN san Francisco than in
most other cities of its size"
rs there special bureau to look
after such cases?"
NO, because the cases are not nu-
rnerous enough to warrant such de-
partment We run that along with the
usual detective work"
what kind Of women are they who
usually disappear? Who are they?'
They are mostly women who are not
in good circumstance The women in
better circumstances are surrounded by
so many people. have so many amuse-
ments and interests that they have not
the time TO brood over troubles that
women who are not so wei situated
find overpowering"
Are the women who disappear gen
orally or ever women Of education who
are trying to get along by themselves? ?"
Not often There is the occasional
case of a cultured woman who tries to
establish herself on a plane Of her own
and drops out of sight. allowing her
friends TO believe her dead while she
disguises herself as emectually as pos
sible. changes her name. place Of resi-
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has no trumps: on the contrary, he
probably has an honor or two, but
these honors look too compellingly
beautiful for him to part with
Rule s. When he opens the three
of a suit you may be sure that 1t is
from some combination like the four
and the three alone, or else from the
king, queen, jack, ten, three, two
Rule g. When playing against the
dealer, if he should lead king, you
may conclude definitely that he has
not the ace In the same way when
he takes a trick with the queen ne
can not have the king.
Rule 10. Let him take up the tricks.
1t always givesS him a little thrill OF
infantle delight.
Rule II. PLAY as confusedly as you
can or else he may find something In
your play to base conclusions on-ai-
ways a dangerous thing. When the
butchery is over smile at him, Wink
one eye knowingly and say, with
chnckle:
Partner, I think we made the most
OF that hand, don't your
Rule II. Remember that you are
always playing against three players
--your two adversaries and your
partner.
Rule 13. Never expect your part
ner to remember any card lower tnan
a queen. He is not an adding ma
chine.
Rule IA. Always return his suit at
the very first opportunity IN de-
clared trump, or he will 1ret anu
squirm himself into an alarming con-
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dence, the color of her hair, etc, but
such woman is very seldom met with.
It takes a woman of unusual strength
of character and will power to do this"
do mothers disappear?'
Very seldom If a woman deserts
her children it is usually a case of
mental alteration"
What is the average age Of the dis
appearing ones?"
There are more young girls than
older women. A girl who deliberately
runs away does not appreciate what it
means to her, all that she is sacrificing,
and what it will mean to her later in
life. and if she runs away she does IT
through thoughtlessness. Many young
women come from the country expect
ing to find work in the city, thinking
the work will be easier and life gayer
and pleasanter than at home and they
soon learn that they have been mis-
taken Some of these drop out or
sight for one cause and anotbelF III
would be far better for them to remain
at home and marry good, honest men
whom they would meet in their home
environment. They have practically no
opportunities for meeting men who
would make them good husbands in the
city where they drag their lives out In
long hours behind counters or in such
other hard and unremunerative work
as they can find if indeed they find any
work at all to do. Then, of course,
there is the stage struck girl who is
lured by the bright star of ambition
and thinks she is sure to achieve great
wealth and fame and who, knowing
she can never get the consent of her
parents TO take up the stage as a pro-
fession, runs away.
Are there many disappearances Que
to unfortunate love affairs?'
There are of course always few of
these"
what about the white slave traf-
fic'? Are girls being kidnapped for that
purpose?"
NO. The white slave traffic so
called, is about as absurd as the third
degree about which so many would be
reformers, clubwomen and others are
needlessly agitating themselves. The
girls who are found in questionable
places are usually there of their own
free will and generally assert emphat-
ically that they are of age and can do
as they like and prefer that life to
any other That is a problem for the
sociologist."
do women ever disappear TO escape
away from creditors?"
Very few, indeed, A woman can
usually rise to an emergency and get
out of her financial .entanglements by
legitimate means"
what is the usual course of the
police when a disappearance is re-
ported?"
An investigation is made of every
thing in connection with the woman;
her age. dress, size. height, weight, any
peculiar distinguishing marks, her dis
position, tastes, who her friends are,
who she goes with. her inclinations,
manner of talking, anything special
that she may have said, any desires
that she may have expressed; in fact,
of every possible detail that can be
obtained. Ii the occasion requires, We
get a photograph and print slips with
the photograph on them and send them
to the police authorities all over the
country. We notify the different po
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-27

ANTE HAVE been at work for weeks
M preparing a monumental guide
for playing bridge with bad part
ners. Everybody has been writ
ing books about how to play with
good partners. but no one has seen
that-as there aren't any good part
ners in the world, all partners being
more or less bad-what we really
want is a work on how to understand
bad partners and not on how to un-
derstand good bridge.
Instead of avoiding, as we have
In the past. the bad players at the
club-hiding behind screens in card
rooms and even taking sanctuary in
the barber shop when we see them
approaching - we now go bravely
forth and shake them cordially by the
hand. AS a consequence of this affa-
bility on our part and of our special
and kindly method of play with them,
they all hope for chance to play with
us. We are known among them as
the only man who appreciates really
good play" as they call it, and as a
result of this they play a hundred per
cent better with US than with any
other man in the club.
The forthcoming work on which we
have been so busily engaged and of
which we have spoken is to be en-
titled:
"Rules for Playing Bridge Whist
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How to Make the Best of Bad Partners at Bridge

ditjon of nerves. He must have a
reason for leading that suit and it will
go hard with you if you don't return
it. Never mind what is in your hand
or in the dummy. Never. at no
trumps return your best card of his
suit, or he will think you have no
more; overtake your card and lead
another suit.
Rule Is. As he will never return
your lead at no trumps it is often
wiser to open weak suit in the hope
thdt when he gains the lead he will
switch to that suit in which you are
really strong lr the same way he
VIII be certain to notice none of your
discards save the last. Try to ar
range your. diseards in such a man
ner that your last shall give him the
information that. with another part
ner you woulo have conveyed by
your first
Rule 16. Never explain or point
out. You will only confuse him and
give yourself a headache in the bar
gain. Simply continue to smile
blandly and ecstatically as if you
were cat being stroked under the
chin.
Rule IT. Remember that he par
ticularly enjoys making what he calls
a fat trick. that is. a trick with two
or three court cards in it. This sort
of trick always stimulates and ex-
cites him. 1t also goes to his head to
make a trick in the trump suit at the
very. end of a hand He will invaria-
bly, save his trumps until the bitter
enc with this unholy surprise in view.
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which is found upon the body or among
the effects Three suicides were
brought into the morgue in San Fran
cisco in one day and each one OF them
had left a letter.
OF all the suicides. though, the most
sinister and the most inconce1vaDle IS
that of the woman who is determined
to kill herself without leaving any
trace of her identity. For days, weeks,
and perhaps months she has worked at
her problem She will die and she VIII
not let anybody know what became or
her Every possible means is conSld-
cred Finally her plans are laid, and
from her calculations it is hardly prob
able that anybody viii ever see her
remains Without doubt that period
preceding the taking of her life is ter
ribIe for her, more terrible than any
sane person knows.
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Ie 4e lrch

So s7 8olie. &t sfeaes I paid
aaarity; In
fact, Win s 2rye pleas
ure'
.'The people in the car began to perk
up and crane their necks and stand on
tiptoe, and ogle the deacon, for, by this
time, he was, as they say down south,
sure. certain expecting something.
Now, deacon. l understand that
they have taken out predestination and
damnation from the creed and that's
where it hits me and hits me hard
What l am going to do about it / do
not know / feel that have been
tricked.' There were number of the
congregation present in the car and
there was a great shutting of feet and
unrest generally. And l went on un-
der a spell of breathless anticipation
They have taken out damnation,
and if there is anything that has in
duced me to stick to the church and
pay up when called on, even to attend
ing the church fairs and oyster sup
pers, it has been this damnation in the
creed
And more stir and more struggling
to view the deason, who now was red
dening up just little-in fact, just
enough to notice.
Those who knew me were now be-
ginnig to grin, even some of my brother
church members. So again went on.
".There are some men in the church
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-27

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'fWhat becomes of @unrecovered
bodies of the people who are drowned
in the bay by suicide or otherwise?"
'If a body gets into the undertow
and goes out through Golden gate 1t
is taken miles out to sea, where, with
being torn by rocks and fishes and
lashed by the waves, there is in a very
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short time no body left. which can
easily account for the bodies which
are not recovered"
Are disappearance cases increasing
or decreasing"
1.-The cases are not proportionately
more numerous than formerly The
city is larger than il was 10 years ago,
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audience and very attentive one at
that, as the deacon would testify. You
could hear a pin drop almost.
$50 now, deacon I continued, I
have been a member of the church from
my boyhood's earliest days. attending
it before arrived at the years of dis
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fe lioillE &t fieses I paid
ey ft aa aaarity; In
fact. Win e pleas
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1910-01-13
LEWIS IS CONFIDENT.

My majority for reelection this year
is twice as large it was last year, -
said Thomas L. Lewis, president of the
United Mine Workers of America. when
he returned to the headquarters of the
organization last week to begin writing
his annual report to til national conven-
ton, which will open January IS.
The tellers of the vote of the indi-
vidual unions also have arrived and at
once began counting the ballots. Ap-
proximately 1.S00 local unions voted. and
Lewis says he has returns from which he
is able to calculate that he has a major
ity of $4,000 votes over his opponent,
William Green, of Coshocton, Ohio. Lew
is majority over John H. Walker of Dan
vile, Ill, in last year s election was 49,
OOO
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1910-01-13
TYPOS. ELECT
OFFICERS
Transact Much Other Important
Business-The Membership Turns
Out in Full Force.

The regular meeting of Charleston Ty-
biographical Union No 146, which re-
ccssed Christmas night reconvened on
Saturday evening in Odd Fellows Tenn
pie with the largest attendance that has
turned out for several months and was
promptly called to order by Vice Presi-
dent Crossman in the absence of Presi-
dent Shook
Several important communications
were read and disposed of and much
routine business transacted. The Sec
retary- Treasurer in compliance with the
new law gave out to the members their
register numbers furris%nl by Tntern:-
tional Secretary Treasurer Hays and dis
tributed the statistical blanks to be filed
out by the members and recorded on the
local and international books for future
reference.
The election of officers for the ensuing
year resulted as follows:
l'resident-John l.. Toby Heizer.
Vice President-Clyde Fraser
Recording Secretary-Howard S. Jar
rett.
Corresponding Secretary-Daniel c.
Lovett, Jr.
Secretary yTreasurer-Mrs. Frank w.
Snyder.
Sergeant at-Arms-Lawrencc D. White
All of the above officers were unani-
mously elected.
There were number Of candidates
and quite friendly contest for I. T. U.
Auditing Committee which resulted in
the selection of Frederick J. Mueller.
William G. Samples and John A. Hunter.
The newly elected officers were duly
installed and entered upon their duties
The election of new delegates to the Kan
awha Valley Central Labor Union was
postponed until the next meeting and
the old delegates will continue until their
successors are chosen.
Robert E. Shanahan, John L. Mason
and Ray d. Hunter were elected to mem
bership. Brother Mason was a member
back in the COS and held several impor.
tant Offices in the Union, but for the
past fifteen years has not been actively
engaged at the business, being editor and
manager of several papers of the State
during that time.
The committee appointed at the last
meeting to arrange for social session
to be participated in by the wives and
families of the members reported that ow-
ing to the Holiday season rush the event
had been delayed somewhat, but active
preparations we're again under way and
that it would take place in the near fu-
ture.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1910-01-13
FRANK HAYS ELECTED.

Unofficial returns from various parts
OF the United States says that Frank J..
Hays, who is Secretary Treasurer of the
State Miners organization, has been
elected National Vice President of the
Miners by at least forty thousand votes
over his opponent, E. S. Mccullough of
Michigan. Hayes has carried Illinois by
thirty thousand at a most conservative
estimate. The reports also show that he
has carried Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana.
Illinois, Iowa, Kansas. Missouri. Arkan-
sas, Oklahoma, Texas, Colorado. wyom-
ing. Montana, Washington and British
Columbia and perhaps Brother McCul-
lough's own state of Michigan.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1910-01-13
JOHN B, LENNON DEFEATED

Eugene Brias of Cleveland, O., has
been elected general secretary of the
.Iourneymen TaiIors' Union to succeed
John b. Lennon on the first ballot by
about 900 majority.
John B. Lennon is treasurer of the
American Federation of Labor, which po-
slt1on he has ably filled for quarter of
century He is one of the ablest and
best known men in the labor movement.
and his defeat will come as n surprise
to his many friends throughout the coun-
try, and his successor will be nut to n
severe test to uphold the prestige of his
organization, which John Lennon has
been successful in putting on such a
high plane and one of the foremost
unions in the country
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1910-01-13
LABOR LEADERS
MAY ATTEND
Workmen's Compensation Act Con-
ference--Welchf and Davis Ap-
pointed by Governor Glasscock.

On last Friday Goycrnor Glasscock APP
pointed William T.. Welch. of Wheeling
President of the West Virginia State
Federation of Labor; Ben Davis, of this
city, President of District No II, United
Mine Workers of America, and Col. L. V.
Barton, of Wheeling, State Labor Com.
missioner, as delegates to the conference
to discuss the Workmen y COMPENSATION
Act, which viii follow the National Civic
Federation Uniform Legislation Confer
ence which convenes in Washington, d. G.,
ON the Goth, inst.
The conference win be held under the
auspices of the Minnesota EMPLOYEE g
Compensation Commission and the Gov
crnor is desirous of securing the surges-
tons and methods advanced by the con
ference hence he has selected a CONNIE
tent delegation who have the practical
knowledge of the question and urges
them to attend and furnish him all the
information possible
1t IS to be hoped that they will be able
to attend as the information secured will
be of great value in securing the employees
liability bill at the next session of our
legislation. If Presidents Welch and
Davis attead it will be at the expense of
their organizations, as expenses do not
go with the appointments. We feel sure
that the Federation and the Miners or
ganization viii gladly furnish the neces-
sary wherewithal for their officers as it
will be of great benefit to the labor move
ment of the state.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1910-01-13
GoMPERS ON KIRBY

oiier water to an animal suffering
with rabies and you intensity its mad
ness says Samuel Gompcrs, speaking of
letter written by President Kirby, of
the National Association of Manufactur
ers, IN reply to the invitation of Seth
Low, president of the National Civic Fed
Grafton, in which Kirby disapproves the
plan of having his organization repre-
sented at a meeting which Samuel Com
pers and John Mitchell were to attend
When anything affecting the inter
ests of the laboring man of this country
IS presented to-J. Kirby it is ant to SET
MN altogether wild, he added. He con-
tlnued to say that he and those engaged
IN the canse represented by him believed
themselves to be citizens of the United
States and quite as much interested in
the uniformity of the laws as any other
class IN the country, to achieve which was
one of the purposes Of the meeting to
winch he had been invited.