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The San Francisco call., 1910-10-30
DAVIS RETURNING
AFTER LONG TRIP
Well Known Local Motor Cycle
Rider Completes a Tour
OF 5000 Miles
Two Atlanta Riders Make a
Wonderful Run to New
York City

Volney B. Davis, who about year
ago left San francisco on an Indian
motorcycle in company with ]. Soren-
sen for a trip east. is returning home
after delightful run OF about 5000
miles.
vice president of the San Francisco
organization will take the S:lo g. m.
boat today to go to San Pablo to escort
him back home.
Among the motorcycle exhibitors
who have selected their space for the
automobile show In Chicago in Feb
ruary are the Excelsior supply COM
pany, the Minneapolis motorcycle COM
pany and a number of others.
For its tour to New York this fall
the Atlanta motorcycle club OF Atlanta
delegated A. H. Coolidge and Charles
F. Moreland, both of whom ride Har-
ley-Davidson machines, to do the path
finding. The riders selected the old
highway taken by the New York Her
ald-Atlanta Journal automobile tour,
and despite the poor condition encoun-
tered in the Carolinas they maintained
a schedule of about 200 miles per day
for the trip.
c.. c. Hopkins. local agent for the
Indian motorcycle, has received WORD
from the factory in Springfield that the
Indian was awarded first prize and q
blue ribbon as the most perfect mech
anfsm at the Alabama state fair.
A. Freed, who handles the Thor mo-
tor in this section, has received advices
from the Aurora automatic machinery
manufacturer Of the Thor
that the 1911 models will consist of a
new seven horsepower twin. a four
horsepower single. chain drive; four
horsepower single, belt drive. battery
model, and a four horsepower, belt
drive. magnetic model. with single CYL
inder.
Continued gains are evidenced in the
exports of cycles, the figures for Au-
gust showing that machines were ex-
ported to the value of $64,641, as
against $50.403 for the same months
last year. Although the export market
shows healthier tone, as indicated by
the July and August figures, the results
for the eight months ending August
1910, still are somewhat lower than in
1909, the amount for this year being
$4s6,683, as against $616.732 for 1909.
The San Francisco call., 1910-10-30
WIFE IS DIVORCED
AT THE AGE OF NINE

The youngest divorced couple in the
world are to be found in the court of
Abyssinia, so we learn from a Paris
contemporary On May 16 of last year
the Princess Romanic. Onosk was mar
apparent, the bride then being 6 years
of age and the bridegroom IA. Now
they have been divorced. 1t is not q
question Of fault on either side. no in
compatibility OF temper. none of the
causes which figure so frequently in
our divorce division. The princess hap
pens to be the niece OF the Empress
Taitu. and this lady is not popular with
the regents Of the country. So to pre-
vent the empress exercising any bane-
ful influence upon the future rulers
wife. the statesmen have required the
prince to divorce her
The San Francisco call., 1910-10-30
SPENCERS PART;
TO SEEK Divorce
Wife, Who Was Alice Masten,
Will Charge Cruelty and
Nonsupport

Excitement prevails among the
friends of William Lidsley Spencer and
wife over the news that they have
been living apart for some time, that
they have mutually agreed to a separa-
ton and that it is only a question of a
few weeks before suit for divorce is
begun. Cruelty and nonsupport, 1t is
expected, will be the plea upon which
Mrs. Spencer will ask for a decree. All
of the members of her family, when
approached yesterday on the subject,
were exceedingly reticent.
Mrs. Spencer. who was formerly Miss
Alice Masten, the youngest daughter OF
the late local millionaire. n. K. Masten.
is living in one of the old Tucker town
cottages on the corner of Washington
and webster streets, with her three
children. Spencer. who is the president
of the Spencer desk company. with Of
fees in the Monadnock building, is ltv-
ing in a downtown apartment. and
those on the inner track say that the
disrupted household harmony has
reached the point where 1t can no
longer be patched UP by either party.
Those who know Mrs. Spencer will
lean to the opinion that Spencer has
led a gay life and helped to get away
with the greater part of the money left
by her father. The estate of n. K. Mas
ten approached the million dollar mark.
but as there were 10 sons and daugh-
ters. as we'll as more distant relatives.
each of the daughters received as her
portion $4,000. To judge from the mod
est cottage in which she is living Mrs.
Spencer has evidently run through the
greater part of her fortune.
The Spencers were married about
nine years ago. the wedding being one
OF the most notable social events of
the day, and since their marriage they
have divided their time between this
city and San Mateo, where for a. time
they had an attractive bungalow. II
was not long after their marriage that
the distant rumble of matrimonial
storms reached the outer world Friends
of Spencer claim that she was unrea-
sonable, while friends of Mrs. Spencer
say the fault lay entirely with him.
What the real underlying cause Is the
public will not know, in all probability.
until the fling of the divorce complaint.
Mrs. Spencer has several sisters living
in this city. Joseph Masten of the
Croker bank is a brother, and she is q
sister of Mrs. Jane Ewell, formerly of
San Mateo. Mrs. Lowden Kendall of
Oakland and Mrs. Philip K. Gordon and
Mrs. w. F. Perkins OF this city.
The San Francisco call., 1910-10-30
ORPHANS Still
in need OF AID
Public Responds Generously,
but More Money Is Required
to Care for the Waits
Continued From Page 20

Mattern company enclosed check for
SIS for the worthy cause"
The insurance money on the orphan
age destroyed by fire a rev weeks ago,
when the children and sisters were in
such danger and had SO narrow an es-
cape, has all been paid without delay.
but 1t is q mere drop in the bucket
toward the matter of rebuilding
1t must be borne in mind that the
orphanage building was erected many
years ago, and was simply a wooden
she'll. 1t was difficult, therefore, to get
much insurance on it, and the furni-
ture was insured for very little
Large sums had likewise been spent
for repairs within the last few years,
the building having been practically
made over inside. All of this makes
the amount received for insurance seem
small beginning for new home for
the orphans unless large donations are
made.
WILL AID IN GOOD WORK
Donations and advertisements are
coming in rapidly to the committees of
the San Francisco social club, whose
ball for the benefit of the orphans fund
will take >place next Friday evening.
Mayor Mccarthy has called meeting
of women to assist in the benefit, and
they will gather this afternoon at 2
o'clock in knights of the Red Branch
hall, -1129 Mission street. All women
interested in the great charity carried
on by the sisters are invited to be
present.
Mayor Mccarthy will address those
present and suggest how they may CO.
operate.
The moving picture show at the Va
lencia theater Tuesday afternoon prom
ises to be affair of great interest. as
a series of pictures which are entirely
new will be shown. Three will be
shown from the theater's stock and
the other three will be donated by
Turner & Dahnken for the occasion.
FOR ORPHANS BENEFIT
The American athletic clubs
open meet for the benefit of the orphans
which will be held at the Presidio ath-
letic grounds this afternoon, has
brought out fine field of entries
The feature of the meet will be the
10 mile handicap race, for which there
are 25 entries. This contest is ex-
pected to result in a battle royal be-
tween James McGee, the Irish-American
club champion, and r. H. Lee of the
Pastirne club, who will start from
scratch. These boys have met several
times, Lee having the better of it in
most of the contests. In all the other
events the competition is expected to
be keen, and some creditable perform
ances should result.
An additional feature will be the
Gaelic football game between the Par
nell and Erin Hope clubs.
The San Francisco call., 1910-10-30
BARD MAY READ
HIS OBITUARY
Massive Work by Scholars De-
cIares Joaquin Miller
Died in 1902

OAKLAND. Oct. 2e.--Joaquin Miller,
the venerable Sierra bard, sitting aIoof
In his retreat near Redwood peak, may
now have the distinction of reading
what eminent scholars will think of
his works when he is cremated in the
stone pyre he himself built and his
ashes are scattered on his beloved hill
sides This privilege comes to him be-
tween the de luxe covers of work
entitled The Drama" published by
English and eastern critics. Millers
obituary, which declares him dead
since 1902, is written in volume 20 of
that history, which has reached pri-
vate subscribers on this coast.
The essential facts Of the poets BIZ
ography are inscribed in the historical
perfect" tense. They recite that the
authors true name was Originally
was q miner and adventurer." and "for
years lived with Modoc Indians"
In $780," reads one Illuminating
paragraph, "he returned to civilized
life. started a. newspaper and. on short
acquaintance. married a contributor.
from whom he was afterward divorced
IN 1870 he went to England. where
tiOns OF the life and scenery of the
Pacific coast won him many admirers.
II was there he adopted the name
Joaquin, which he had borrowed from
q Mexican bandit and used in one of
his publications. His Songs of the
Sierras' and Songs OF the Sunland' are
valuable contributions to American
literature. In 1880 he returned to-
America and roamed over the country,
contributing to various journals.
"Afterward," concludes the biogra-
ply, he lived as hermit in California
until his death in 1902. America has
hardly done justice to this peculiar
product of its soil"
Scholars who give their names as
authority TO this account Of the life
and death of Joaquin Miller are DR..
Alfred Bates of Trinity college. Cam
bridge; Prof. James p. Boyd, A NJ, L.
B., Lafayette college. and Prof John p.
Lamberton. University of Pennsylvania-
They include Miller among the i'm
mortal playwrights because of his
celebrated Mormon drama, The Dan
ties"
There is no mention OF such poems
by Miller as that written in his hill
side eyrie.
Here let me dwell till some fair star
Stoop earthward and shall beckon me,
For surely Godland lies not far
Prom these Greek heights and this great sea.
While BIiIler's verse has been scant
in the last years. yet he has given ut
terance 10 his muse occasionally and
proof OF his living. He is still waiting
for the star to stoop, English critics
and eastern historiographers to the
contrary Notwithstanding.
The San Francisco call., 1910-10-30

Russia is becoming interested In hy-
draulic power plants. and is examin-
ing into the matter of electrifying
suburban divisions of its state rail-
roads. An vestigation is being made
of our high tension transmission sys-
tens, and, says the Scientific Ameri-
can. 1t is probable that a new field
will be opened for American engineers.
The San Francisco call., 1910-10-30

The Diamond shoals off Cape Hat
teras. the graveyard OF the Atlantic,
are to be protected by automatic elec-
trio devices. The diaphragms of two
large megaphones are to be vfbrated
by electricity, producing a volume of
sound which can be heard for miles.
The San Francisco call., 1910-10-30
GRAND COUNCIL TO
ASSIST Sisters
Knights of Columbus Will Give
Ball to Raise Funds for the
Homeless Waits

A committee consisting of the knights
and prominent members of California
council No. $50. knights of Columbus,
will meet in the red room of the st.
Francis hotel at Sis O'Clock Monday
night to arrange for a grand charity
ball to be held in November to aid the
homeless waits Of Mount st. Joseph's
orphan asylum.
The members of the council at their
last monthly meeting, voted unanimous
ly to hold charity ball in a large hall
to aid the Sisters of Mount st. Joseph's
in securing a home for the 500 orphans
in their charge.
The following members Of California
council have been appointed by Grand
Knight John z. Mullen to complete the
arrangements:
Andrew Carrlgan Or. Joseph G. Brady
Dr. 7. Z. Bailly William A. Landry
]. Il Dockweiler DIR. T. z. Tillman
Captain H P Gleesont James z. Mccormick
Joseph b. keenan, L. E. O'Connen
John J. Quinn DIR. T. ID. Quinn
Paul T. Fratessa DIR. 4. ]. s. Conlen
William ID. Shea Charles F. Bulotti
f. A. Healy Philip ]. Fay
Joseph w. Leddin William z. Humphrey
A F. Cosgrove James W. Moyles
Thomas ]. Savage A, A. Becker
DR. C. d. McGettigan Frank ]. Sullivan
p J. Dundon James NJ. Hanley
Joseph G. Hooper Joseph II. Grennan
John E. Mullen e J. Palmer
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Copyright. 1908. BY American
Pfsss Association

This romance deals Nth O
curious admisture Of American
plotnness and Europedu high
life; with o young Indiana girl
dokzled by o title and in the
clutches o. quartet OF sharp
ere headed by an tnpecnnious
British peer; with the girI's An
glomonfoo brother. q Russian
noble In disguise. an escaped
Russian convict and a Joifhiess
WLIe, and. most important % all,
Vith the girl's shreWd, witty,
courageous, rssonrcefuI gn0rd-
ian. Daniel Voorhees, Pike of
KoEomo. Daniel loves he In
diana girl and e determined to
save her from the shorpsrs even
against her own vii Read and
yoa WiH learn hov Daniel. with
but n singie friend 10 aid hiri,
faced a most difficult dilemma
and s"hy he figured so promi-
nenfly IN an International ro-
nance In which heraldry was
more important than hearts and
cupidity far more conspicuous
than Cupid.
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Theirs something wrong With yau.
Dan" II aid efnnhaticallY There
aomrthiHE miahI. wrong II M
Ike you : 90 running on tn way n
less thsfa.s something behlnd II"
He Etanped for I'iss waa whlstlIuz
softly II himself Nbiatlins Ike IL
man who i striving TO recall som
tune TIM / nnlf half forgotten TheH
he turned i, Perkins
'R"meniHt TIM I'D tune. Tom" h
asked =ssrpi II.nsrievez
Get M Snapnsd Perkins That
million YtHr- - Wis don't -
keep up u .lute II foure raIng 10 -
musicf VIM do ~ rnre HIaaf Swss.
Geneviefe. anywafE
II ustd :. suov samelods lint SIN
It--onee lime IN. said Pc auIefIx
I used n near I'm Simpson whlsfIs
i vents nsfnr, Il died ID left =
TINT maH.9 o. NJ faH ihnze Two kIaz
Tom" h. turned suddenly aud trinz
fixed HI friend With m arnSaturf
finger ashnt would ran think Of :
gunrdinu fhni Aee=n.t GuHfHI=
Perkins regarded him rsIIelllauSlF
.DcnenIa on wI.rae guardian ~ I
md whether the gaafdees want him n
ATTEND II business IT not II your.
milking aIIauf those lids Of John Slmn=
sons. ID shy you've done about Al
Top could De expected 10. You've kept
the moneF together. haven't you
You've niads II gfow. You've sent II
along ffanlHr-oteT there What mere
could anY one wnnI.s
Maybe Il a ISM enough
when ~. those two coming home =
vent on Perkins. why don't the
come baeE ana spend Johns money
where II was made-at homer
Il DON believs they're coming baeh
right soon. replied Pike. Things
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and looked with startled eyes into the
kindly blue ones TINT gllmmered into
his own.
sA-giri" b seemed to hear the boy
say. "A little girl. mr.. simpson,
In bis fancy he saw the BIZ man
nod. saw bin place the pipe back in
bis teeth and extend his two palms
until they were foot or so apart
a girl. Dan ne heard. bout 30
long. Dan ma purifier than Ill get
out An shea goin' 10 be a bic re-
spenslbility. ny boy. Wen havs to
sell heap o. lots 70 nay what she's
igoIn' TO cost. Dan--a whole heap OF
lot"
And gradually the picture seemed to
fade away. and. like dlssolving view,
it place Wa taken By another--the
picture OF half timbered house that
stood back among some trees # the
corner of Main and Center streets. He
could see the worn steps lending up to
the xerandf md himself approaching
half fearfullY along the gravel walk
thai led In fr0m the rusty gate.
On the vefanda sat tie big nun With
the heavy features nnd the corneob
pipe. and he heard the voice again bid
ding him come up. and then there
was call TO some one within. and
woman emerged with : white bundle
In her arms.
.show her to Dan.s he heard the
mans voice say. and then. when the
woman had removed a bit Of the fam
mel covering from the little face and
he had looked upon 1t. startled. abashed
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Refuse = Marry Divorced Couples.

Newport. July I6s---NewnorI clergy
men viii no longer take any part IN
marriage ceremonies wherein either
applicant has been granted : divorce.
10 matter how their matrimonial
troubles were caused
! couIaa. whose Identity Is being
kept secret. recently called upon
many Newport eIergyman. but the
the ministers visited refused 10 mar
r the pr. and they departed.
They cine In N automobile and
did not sesk. the city guardians -
learn the regulations required TO oh
IaIn a marriage license. Within the
last "a hours, and without any Official.
notification to anyone, the elsrymen
have once and for IL decided not To
perform marriages for divorced per
sons. No one knows why this action
was taken.
The la Is such. however. that d.
soreed couples can and have been
married Dy Justices OF the sApreme
Court an Superior Court Judges, and
20 long = couples are willing to Be
welded n this manner ne Justices
will oblige them, n In the case OF Mr..
and Mrs. Hollis 1. HunneWell here
some years ago and two years ago IN
the case of Herbert II. hartman and
hrs. Brady Hall.
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"sHEs GOING 10 RAKFY THE non. aLHERIo 81. AUBYs-

required promise md the ave with
which he heard thai The newest atom
o. humanity TO arrive was already
motherIess. md then The picture faded
aEaIn. Then came : sueccsslen Of sim.
liar views
He saw the dinRg real estate office
grow into respectable brick building.
nnd then into \ handsome stem edlfice.
aid the hRaYy featured INN turn
grayer and grnyer md more somber
and more rdwofkIng. and h could
remember lie day when the tn Ethel
was brought to the Office for the first
time and of tho manner in which she
began TO grow up. He recalled The day
When she reached Ine mature age OF
twelve and Of how he had presented
10 hen Bible for Gift and Of the
manner In which h had bluzhed for
III his twenty-five years
aud then IL recalled the day when
john Simpson hnd e0nhded IN him
thaf the kids" WIRE To be given nd
Fantages and were Il be sem abroad
IL school There eHme blink after
tint. hut h Hecnlied n U n Ind been
bnt yesterday the feeling with which
he Ind gone on mo corner and
wrestled With the grief that Ind beset
him lie could even see the nniterlne
hand thai waved In him from The car
window IL The trnln took her md her
brother avaf
Suddenly the door behind him opened
md shut quickly. and quIek steps
caused him tn drcp his feel to the
floor He turned and found \ visitor
at his elbon
Dan. zaId the newcomer. "it's
al yours Jenkins Just got a telegram
thai the : md O. has decided 70 offer
you the representation for this end ef
the state"
..rhat so1' responded Pike aim.
Iezsly.
.0f eourse It's 20. manr replied ths
other. shak = him vigorously BY the
shoulder. Wake NJ. can't you7 IT.
worth fifteen thousand year 70 your
Pike turned QuizzIeal eyes upon hi
friend and folded the letter be held In
hi hand.
much obliged TO you. Tom" be said.
y guess In Kind Of znset TO-DAY. Col
letter here that--jolfed me : little.
IN thinking Of going AVA Tor :
SPELL"
Going auayr' calculates hi friend
With wide eyes. "Golng away!
Where7"
I guess II take ; trip across the
water replied Pike dreamllY. al.
ways wanted to see those foreign
parts. those venIees and Romes and
Londons. Anst be queer tribe over
there. Tom. Not much like n plain
folks here. ehf Lots OF high and
mighty dukes and earls and things and
coafs Of arms ana crowns and coaches
With white horses, chi"
Tom Perkins sat down In : chair
nth gasp of asIonishmenl. he
stirred at hIs friend nth frank amaze
ment written on hla face and opened
hIs mouth twice before his llpa formed
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sort o. seem 70 attract en- over thera
IL must be q mighty fins place"
"uuHfs replied Perkins diaguaIsdIy.
whats the matter win Kokomoi
Why don't thai Elfl come back homs
and marry una settle down. Tel ne
that
Pike smiled 4neeriy. and his head
seemed 70 shrink Into h shoulders ;
tribe - he thrust his hands into hIs
pockets.
Il gneas shes going 70 marry md
settle down. Tom. all right" he aid
slowly. Prom Hhat I hear shes 20
Ing 10 marry one Of those dukes OF
earls vas mentioning
Marry forelgnerl" cried Perkins.
jumping 10 hls feet. why. | thought
she
Never mind what Yon thought.
Tom returned lie. I'm telling son
she's saIng 20 - married That's xnY
! que she won't be likely TO como
back u Kokonlo. guess Kokomo.a
pretty poor leaking plaes after aoms
Of tho other places shes been zee.
ing.
"Ho. 10 you EnovY" zzEed Perkins.
drawn. his char forward.
Pike lifted tllE letter be ID folded -
II ct this fram her he said sin.
ply. Want 10 know what's in itfs
'Yez. answered Perkins.
II can't lsS You read If. bnt It's fram
a place In itnIY Sorrento he vent
on slowly. niouIhlng the unfamiliar
word. she saYs she's going to marfY
the Hon. AimerIe 81. Auhyn. heir n
the ancient house Of Ha.eaatls. nd
she wants TO make q settlement IN
him he can't marry without my eon.
sent. yon know. Tom. L he does the
money goes 10 tho Kokomo orphnn
asyiumzf
'GoIng to give Jour eonsentf" n.
qulred Perkins.
Don't know. answered Pike. i've
got to Iook the young nm over fri
| promised John slnpsnH I'd always
look HIInr her. That MaH when zhe
was born lie sald gIrla sometimes
got Int ti'sht uln.r and they'd nesd
some one 10 mi them anI. Senu.ls
gDid. doesn't II. TONY Inn AlmefIe
81 AnDxn MnsI IL u member OF con.
gross ~ something over there, Maybe
he'll be seuator some day | cnn.f
object. Tom. I he's got : show 70
make good living for her. can Il
Say. whaf Is n settlement anyway
You don't suppose I've been keeping
her short Of money. do you. and shes
had 10 borrow =
Perkins shock bis head gloomlly.
Don't ask me. be saI1 II don't
know anything about women. WhY.
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rs feet on
the desk Of
the office In
the Central
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me WORDS
"Europei" he saId ut Inst
Europe he replied Say, Tom.
you remember jim cooley7 They sent
Jim over there. didn't fhey1 Made
him vice consul Or something over n
Tondon7 I'd maybe get chance "a
see Jim and talk TO him about---about
old times
His voice died down. and he regarded
the wall ngain.
Never happened to hear of folks
over there OF the name of-of Haw.
castle. did you. TomT' be vent on. II
don't know what aort OF business they
are In. but guess they're we'll to DO.
Never happened 70 hear OF them, chr
Perkins shook his head. and Pike
went on.
maybe I'll write to Jim Cooley and
ask him about these people. Jim d be
likely to know 'em. guess Vice con
sui must be . pretty biz bug over
there"
Law easeT' asked Perkins suddenly
sort Of" answered Pike quietly I
don't know thar ID call II just thai
Perhaps the trip would Be chungs
anyway. And I'd Ike TO ZEE this INN
Hawcaslle."
Where does this Hawcaatls liver
asked Perkins.
England Got house be cali
HawcasIIe Hail.
''what about the K. ana CIR asked
Perkins suddenly
II guess the K. md @. I'll have 70
wait awhile"
Perkins stood up resoIuiely and faced
his friend.
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Man
lone
By BOOTH
HARRINGTON
and
HARRY LEON
WILSON

and maryelously choking a. TO the
throat, the big voice went on again:
shes going to Be Ethel. Dan. that
bundle Of infancy. And maybe some
Of these days she'll be getting herself
n tight place. ana It's going 70 DO up
to you. Dan. TO help her ont. ana
you're going to promise me that you'll
DO 1t. boy. Horace. the other i'd. he'll
grow ny maybe to have sense. and
he'll look out for himself, but it's :
tough place for girla. Dana mighty
tough place.
He could almost hear the hushed
voice in which the boy had given the