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The San Francisco call., 1913-09-11
apEsr1NYn Ar PANTAGEs

Destiny" little drama of the
gay white way" is the magnet OF
this weeks bill at the Pantages.
william Shilling. an actor new 10
these parts. but with a reputation
in the east. bears the burden Of the
sketch with realism. The mounting
of Destiny is elaborate.
In Mexico" a tuneful extrava-
ganza with a cast of 20 singing and
dancing principals Is the feature on
the new bill opening next Sunday
The Musical Lassies." with new
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To Spend Winter in City

DIT. and Mrs. William Boericke have
sold their home in Berkeley. where
they have lived for the last two years,
and have obtained the Jackson street
residence in this city of Mrs. Earl.
Doctor and Mrs. Boericke Will take
possession of their new domicile the
first OF October.
Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Metcalf
symmes dorothy Boericke) are en-
joying a sojourn in the White mount
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Invitations Issued

Mr.. and Mrs. John r. Aitken to-
day issued invitations to the mar
riage of their daughter. Miss Flor
ence Ellen Janet Aitken, TO Lieu
tenant william Fitzhugh Lee simp-
son of the Sixth United States in
fantry. Wednesday evening, October
/, at 9 O'Clock, in st. Lukes church
A reception will follow at the home
of the bride in Washington street.
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Return. From Santa Cruz

Mr.: and Mrs. c. ". Pennoyer and
j.. Raymond ATmsby have returned
from Santa CRUZ where they spent
the last few days as guests at the
casa del Rey. The season Is not quite
over at the. resort and several of the
smart set motor there to spend the
-.raelfsris
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~. alnd Mrs. Harnilton Hosts

The liome OF DIR. and Mrs. Edward
H. Hamilton Ia Broadway was the
scene Of. a .dinper party last night. at
which Mr. sand Mrs. William Ran
aolph Hearst were the guests Of
honor: among those who enjoyed the
affair were ,5irs and Mrs. Roy Pike.
Pr. and Mrs. Larry Harris, Mr. and
MIS-. lfux Bsrhsna. Mr.. and Mrs. Eg
BERT Stone and: Mr.. and Mrs. Dent
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Mrs. Fitch. Luncheon Hostess

IN. compliment to Miss Muriel
coonbs, the. .feted hancee Of Joseph
Gy4e,. Mrs. Robert Newell Fitch was
hostess at an informal luncheon at
her. home. in Lyon street this after
noon. Miss cooH.bs was one of the
bridesmaids .:at', the Fitch-stanord
wedding, WHICH was celebrated in the
carly. part OF June.
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they were guests OF the latter's sister,
Mrs. Drummond MacGavin, and have
returned to London to spend the win
ter. So delightful as has been their
sojourn that they have decided to
prolong their stay abroad several
months and will probably not return
to California until the spring.
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Enjoy Motor Tour in Mountains

Mr.. and Mrs. Stuart Hawley Miss
Harriet Meek) departed several days
ago for the mountains. where they
plan to enjoy an extended sojourn
The trip will be made by motor and
viii include visit to Tahoe and to
other noted resorts in the sierras.
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Level. Lea" Closed

tLevel Lea the Fruityale home Of
Mrs. Charles Clement Clay. will
be closed today as its mistress
VIII depart for Europe, TO be gone
FOR an indefinite period. Mrs. Clay
viii make world tour. returning to
Callfornia by way Of the orient.
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{ MRS. MAYNARD Ill

The .aiauys # trends OF Mrs. Frank
8Lsaisol and. aFts. frederick Hope
Beaver will .regsret.to hear Of the dan
gerons fllnesssoE Etheir aunt, Mrs. May
nards who u.s.. confined. 10 her apart
ments in the: Granada hotel Little
hope. IS. held out for Mrs. Maynard's
recovery. son$ account Of her advanced
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Concludes Visit in South

Mrs. Eugene Murphy will return
this week to her home In Buchanan
street. after having passed the last
fortnight in the south. Last week
she was the guest Of Miss Mary Phe-
Ian in Santa Cruz. and this week is
the guest visiting friends in San Jose.
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son is being planned by the city,
which has turned itself into a show
mans organization and turned out the
unworthy productions, with which, as
rule. the dweller without the city
gates has to content himself
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Bishops Portrait Praised

The portrait. OF Bishop William
FORD Nichols. Which Miss Alice Chit
tendens has just Completed. is on exhi-
bftion. in 'ths'.latter's studio in Cali
1ornia street and is attracting much
attention. Favorable comments on its
hsndlirg. haye been received from
bfIother Artists. as well as from the
relatives and friends Of the bishop.
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Sympathy. for Miss Thompson

Deer. sympathy is being extended to
Miss Metha Thompson, whose father,
7t5ward Thompson. died at Mount
Zion hospital yesterday afternoon.
Mr.. Thompson had been confined to
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.Beylards to Give Dance

Mr.. and Mrs Edward Duplessis
Beylard' have issued invitations to a
dance At the San Mateo Polo club in
El. Cerrito September 20. The younger
eet from All the peninsula cities will
sattehds'
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To Be Mare Island Guest

Mrs James Lawrence Kaufman
wife of Ensign Kaufman, u S. N,
left San Francisco yesterday for Mare
island to visit for several days with
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k3'Au1I|SpFRINGS
A in the
3LII .z ~ WINGS:
By WALTER ANTHONY

native lecture will be delivered by
Charles B. Hanford, the noted actor.
These motion pictures were made by
Herbert G. Pointing. F. r. G. s.. who
accompanied Captain Scott as official
camera artist. within IL degrees Of
the pole. Pointing had taken pictures
in 80 different countries and had been
war correspondent during the Russo
japanese war before visiting the Po-
lar continent
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aims and expect TO remain there until
the opening of the winter season.
Mrs. Boericke has recently returned
from a visit to New York, where she
was the guest of her son In law and
daughter.
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. Depart for :.Rfonterey Ranch

1If.. and ALrs:. 4. D. Shepard viii de-
part -today ..fQr ::tlse Monterey ranch.
where they Will. remain until. next
week Miss Iarjoltie Shepard sailed
On; the aIarsiiltf.a. today for Manila,
10. be gone three months.
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Lieutenant and Mrs. Randolph scud-
der Mrs Kaufman, came up from
Coronado, where her husband is on
duty, the first of the week and will
spend September here. returning
toward the close Of the month to
establish her family for the winter
in an attractive bungalow in the
southern city.
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If present plans carry, one of the
biggest of New York attractions will
visit u.s. this season in Edward Knob
LAUGHS Arabian Nights drama, "Kis-
met" Otis Skinner will appear here
in the role that he created in New
York. that of Hail. the beggar.
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%AAcAS cNdcOio aSOs lyCI1llid4l
Thompson said in characteristic in
terview, that the reason why he
persisted playing THE Old Home
stead" was to save his children the
trouble of lot Of letter writ
ing Whenever he was absent from
the stage. he said, his family was
besieged by inquiries from folk who
wanted to know how long he had been
dead. 1--WE got to play, he said, .in
order to show EN- that I'm alive
suspect that Thompson's continued
appearance as Josh Whitcomb was due
TO other and deeper reasons, resting
with that public which retains the
power to be pleased in the presence Of
wholesome, innocent things. For now.
more than two years after Denman
Thompson passed away and nearly 30
years after the first presentation Of
Josh Whitcomb. a big revival of the
play is being. arranged in New York
My informant is not aware of the
identity of the timorous soul that is
TO conjure up memories of Denman
Thompson's keen, innocent and lovable
Josh Whitcomb.
The continued interest that Nc
Groarty's Mission Play at the Co
lunbia is exciting and the patronage
1t is attracting are eloquent com
mentaries on the taste of theater-
goers, for, though about to enter tho
fourth and final week OF it's enga ge-
ment in this city. there is no diminu-
tion in the crowds that attend the
pageant-drama, and the announce-
ment is made by the management
that the fourth week beginning next
Sunday promises to equal in attend
ance that of any previous week. In
all it is said that the Mission Play
has unfolded its beauties to more
persons than any other attraction has
lured since the Columbia opened its
doors in Geary street.
Margaret Anglin and her company
follow the Mission Play Monday even
ing, September %, in q repertory Of
Shakespeare's plays. including THE
Tanning of the Shrew," "As You Like
1t" and Much Ado About Nothing
X n X
The management of the Alcazar
announces that contrary TO the ORR
ginai plan, Madame Sherry" viii be
retained for third. which will POSI-
lively be it's last week. This change
in the schedule of its offerings was
brought about by the unexpected and
quite unusual demand for seats, to
accommodate which it is necessary to
retain Madame sherry for another
seven days.
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lar continent.
theatrical event Of Importance
will be the appearance on the profess
sional stage of Mrs. A. w. Scott Jr.,
who. at the head OF a company of
professional players. will appear at
the Tivoli opera house in Sudermann's s
-.Magda" and Maeterlinck's Mary
Magdalene." Her quasi professional
debut will last for one week only. be-
ginning next Monday night. The net
proceeds of the engas~nent will be
given to the Happy Day home.
Mckee Rankin is in charge of the
presentations
First honors on next Sundays Or
pheum bin are promised to be divided
between Valerie Serice in her musical
comedy, "The Little Parisienne." and
Miss Ethel Marlborough. who is de-
scribed as a vivacIous singer of new
songs and an elegant dresser" other
acts on the bill will be provided by
Hoey and Lee. comedians and singers;
Charles A. Delmore and Ben Light in
"a whirlwind of ragtime"; Wieland
and Mile Carlotta. in a juggling act;
Jack Kennedy and company in "A
Business Proposal; Buckley's circus;
and next week will conclude the en-
gagement of Elsa Ruegger, famous
celiist
The Empress program for next
week, beginning Sunday afternoon,
will offer as its feature act The
Mirthful Mermaids," who in the per-
son OF Miss Anna Morscraft and Miss
Helena Gandreau will do aquatic
stunts in large glass tank; May
Ward, billed as 'vaudeville's Live
Wire Coincidence; sketch, His
Nerve" which exploits a hero of the
Rafies type: Clark and Mccullough,
grotesque comedians; the Klein
brothers. German comedians; Thomas
and Gertrude Kennedy. in latest
dances. and special motion pictures
Wilt complete the hlll,,
The appearance Of such an actress
as Mrs. .Fiske in "the movies" lends
that medium of entertainment it's final
touch Of distinction. At the Imperial
this week the photo Interpretation of
Tess Of the d'Ubervilles,' with Mrs.
Fiske in the stellar role. has justified
the management IN their new de-
parture and has served to attract large
audiences of those who, having seen
the splendid actress in the flesh, en-
joy the eloquent pictures.
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Takes Apartments at Richelieu

Rev Edward Morgan, who returned
last week from a three months So
journ in Europe, is established in the
Hotel Richelieu at Van Ness avenue
and Geary street, where he viii be
domiciled for the winter months.
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the hospital several weeks ane his
death was not unexpected Besides
his daughter, he is survived by son,
Howard Thompson.
The Thompsons are among the old
est families Of the state and are one
Of the most widely connected. Among
the relatives who viii be saddened by
his demise are Mrs. Alexander Nc
Cracken. Mrs. George Flournoy, Mrs.
William r. Thompson, Mrs. Mary
Thompson Deady, Mrs. R. A. Hol-
combe, Mrs. Ray Taylor, Mrs. Web
ster L. Clarke, Mrs. Anna 1. Hall and
members of the Thornton, Craig and
HUE families.
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To Be Stationed at Annapolis

Letters from Mrs. James Parker Jr.
(Miss Julia Langhorne) tell of Lieu
tenant Parker's appointment to An
napolis. where he will be stationed
for the next two years.
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The official cinematographic record
of the late Captain r. f. scotts mem
orable expedition to the south pole
will be the attraction at the Cort
Theater all next week with daily
matinees. beginning next Monday
night. for six days only. An illumi-
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Spending Weekend in Monterey
Colonel Walter Finley. U. S. A., and
Mrs. Finley have gone to Monterey.
where they Will visit until after the
weekend
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Conclude Visit in Norway
Miss Kate Stone and her niece, Miss
Dorothy Baker, have concluded their
visit in Christiania, Norway, where
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scenic effects will be the added at
traction.
The sea coast echo., 1913-03-08
BURIED THE STANDARD POUND
Official English Measures VIII Be on-
earthed After Twenty Years
Have Elapsed.

The speaker, the president of the
board of trade and the chief commls-
sioner of the Office of works will
shortly take part in an interesting
ceremony at the House Of Commons
This is the testing of the standard
yard and standard pound in official
use with the final and indisputable
standards that are buried away IN the
House of Commons.
In 1852 a hole was solemnly made
In the masonry by the side OF the
staircase leading to the committee
rooms of the house. and in the cavity
was immured the standard yard and
Mound. 1t is necessary to keep sub
sidiary standards for frequent testing
of other measures, and these are de
posted in a building near the house
known as the Jewel Tower.
For fear that heat or cold should
cause expansion or contraction OF the
official yard the temperature in the
room is kept equable by the most
delicate mechanism Should it rise
lamp is automatically lit as warn,
ing and even the bodily heat OF
person entering the room causes this
signal to flash out.
But in spite of these precautions
there is a fear that somehow the of
fetal measures in use might vary, so
every twenty years they are taken
with great care to be compared with
the standards in the house. The
chief commissioner of the Office OF
works is charged to roll away the
stone. Out come the standards and
the president of the board Of trade
compares them. The speaker sees
that the stone is duly laid again and
the structure of the house suffers nc
damage.
What is to happen If the standard
yards vary by hairs breadth ap,
parently has not been provided for
The ceremony was last performed In
f892-London Mail.
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Mr. william A. Radford win answer
questions and give advice FREE OF
COST on all subjects pertaining TO the
subject of building, for the readers or this
paper. On account of his wide experience
as Editor. Author and Manufacturer, he
Is, without doubt. the highest authority
on all these subjects. Address all inquiries
to William A. Radford. No. fI8 West
Jackson boulevard. Chicago, Ill. and only
enclose two-cent stamp for reply.
A four-room cement bungalow is an
interesting proposition The bungalow
style of house has been very popular
In California for a good many years
and it has steadily worked its way
east. During the past five years these
interesting little dwellings have grown
In popularity until it seems that the
more bungalows we have the more
we want
The Introduction of modern con-
veniences into bungalows has altered
the whole house building problem.
The first bungalows In the east were
not called by that name They were
known as summer cottages and they
were built usually on the bank Of a
river or near the shore of the ocean
or some pretty lake. They were mere
shells of houses without any attempt
to protect the family against cold
weather; but improvements have fol-
lowed until we now have not only
very artistic bungalow designs but
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lows. Then, If you have good book
and a fire in the CRATE you can enjoy
life If you have a clear conscience.
A living room like this will appeal
to every housewife who has ambition
to make home really comfortable and
attractive 1t will appeal to any man
when he comes home at night from a
hard days work and will keep him at
home if the wife Is of the right sort.
But I have seen such rooms too nice
to use ] have known women who
would not have fire In the fireplace
because the ashes sometimes get out
onto the hearth and sometimes there
Is a little dust that settles on the fur
niture. don't blame woman for
preventing unnecessary work so far
as possible. but cheerful fire In a
fireplace. properly built and taken
care of as it should be. sheds more
brightness and dispenses more com
fort than the cost OF taking care OF
q dozen fireplaces
One feature about this house that
should attract special notice is the
placing of the bedrooms on one side
of the house and the living rooms on
the other side with a hall between,
and the bathroom Is SO arranged that
1t is not necessary to go through the
living room to get to IT. IT Is difficult
to plan such a division of space when
the rooms are all on one floor. but II
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. VIZ. A. RADFOPDG

is very satisfactory arrangement in
this case. In this little bungalow
there are many cupboards and con-
veniences to aid in easy housekeep-
ing.
The plan of putting a sink in the
pantry is a good one If the pantry is
large enough. In this case the dining
room and kitchen are one room. By
getting rid of the sink there is moth
ing left In the kitchen that could be
considered Objectionable or out OF
place in a dining room, especially
when gas is used for cooking. The
dining room kitchen is in such close
communication with the pantry that
the work may be done with the fewest
possible steps, which is another point
of value to credit up to this pretty
little cement bungalow.
This arrangement also works well
in putting in the plumbing. The bath
room and kitchen sink being SO close
| together, the pipes both for hot and
cold water may be short and the
| sewer connections are all close to-
gether. 1t is a fact that the plumbing
| in some houses costs twice as much
as the plumbing in other houses that
are no better served when the Job is
done.
There is a grade entrance door at
the back, four steps below the kitchen
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source of every drop of sweet water
that flows on the face of the earth
1t is supposed to be suspended mlracu
lousy between heaven and earth. The
effect upon the spectators was, how
ever, so startling that it was found
necessary to place building around
1t to conceal the marvel.
Before leaving the pilgrim is taken
to pray upon dark-colored pave
ment. All agree that it is a stone
which originally formed part OF the
pavement of Paradise. On this stone
were formerly nineteen nails, three
and a half of which still remain. Tne
others were taken by the devil In MS
anxiety to bring about the end OF the
world, which will eventually come 70
pass when all disappear: but he was
fortunately caught by the Angel Cha
brial. who is their special guardian
and driven away.
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ORIGINAL lnveterate Smoker.

The commercial traveller leaned
back in the corner of the Pullman
smoking compartment
you've all heard men say, Yes
I'm an inveterate smoker; smoke all
the time except when I'm asleep.
Well, Iiran across man last simmer
that's got them all beaten; he smoked
even when he was asleep.
"He was an Italian workman and
he was riding on the trolley that runs
from Saratoga to Glens Falls. He had
pipe in his mouth and his eyes were
shut. At regular intervals a puff of
smoke would come from between his
lips
81 began to watch him, wondering if
he really was smoking in his sleep.
A few minutes and my answer came
in the shape of good. hearty snore.
after that 1t was-puff. snore;
puff. snore: puff, snore-until his pipe
went out Then he woke up. filed his
pipe, lighted it, and once more-puff.
snore: puff, snore-unti1 the conduc-
tor woke him up at GIens Falls"
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BULL WITH 22 COWS

much of their time sleeping on land on
playing IN the water near the shores,
The old bulls. however, have the most
extraordinary vitality Arriving on the
Islands about May /. they remain con
stantly on land until the last of July or
the early part of August without eat
ing single thing or even drinking,
but living on the great amount of fat
they have stored up while at sea. Dur
ing all this time they maintain most
vigilant watch over their harem, and
are always ready to repel invaders,
whether human or others, and to fight
their rivals to a finish
At times. especially early in the sea-
son, all the seals on land sleep the
greater part of the time. A person
may note a harem of which every
member, even the vigilant master and
the hungry pups, is sound asleep Inc
seals furthermore have the faculty or
sleeping in the water, resting on the
back with the long hind flippers held
aloft or snugly folded along the body,
and with the nose protruding from the
surface. 1t is this habit of sleeping at
sea which enables the hunter to ap-
proach close enough to hurl spear OF
discharge load of buckshot, and has
resulted in pelagic sealing with all It's
attendant evils. While individual seals
or entire harems may be asleep, the
rookeries as a whole always present
an animated scene, accompanied by
steady volume of discordant sounds
both day and night. The bulls ire
quently utter savage roars OF dehances
and keep up constant scolding, chuck
ling and whistling in order to MAINTAIN
discipline, and the cows have shrlit
bIeat and the pups an answering cry
far more penetrating than the calls or
eve and lamb. Off each rookery there
is throughout the season a party or
swimming, playing and sleeping seals.
and an incessant passage Of seals TO
and from the rookery and hauling
grounds Some of them are bachelors,
but most OF them are cows, whose ne
cessity for going to sea for food IS
greater than that of any other mem
bers of the herd, for they nave 10 sus-
tain themselves and also provide nour-
ishment for their pups. On the ap-
proach of cold weather, the cows and
pups leave the islands together Up
to that time the pups have subsisted
solely on milk, and they then have To-
learn to catch their own food, consist
ing of fish and squid. Inasmuch as the
natural mortality among the pups in
their first year is fully fifty per cent.
it is evident that they experience many
vicissitudes in the tempestuous seas to
which they commit themselves The
males follow shortly after, but some
remain about the islands throughout
the winter in mild seasons, and the ma
tives always depend on seals for food.
in December and January.
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Simple as Could Be.

Tarts were on the table, on the
dresser-in fact, everywhere. 1t was
the day of Mrs. Swankle's party, and
the cook was making great prepara
hons for the feast
VERY nice-ve-ry nice!" said Mrs
Swankle, impressiyely. "But what 9
pity, eook-they're all the same!"
"No'm," replied cook, firmly
"Some's apple, and some's raspberry
"But they're all marked II. A.
said the mistress. How can you tel
the difference between them?"
Easy 'm," was the cooks proud ex
PLANTATION "The apple tarts are
marked 1T. A. for ''Tis Apple, and
the raspberry ones are marked IT. A.
for ''Tain't Apple'!"-London An
swers.