The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, February 24, 1903, Page 6

ETHEL KITTREDGE WEDS ALHAMBRA RINGS Che Sedase Call. DA .FEBRUARY 24, 1903 DAY. JOHN D. SPRECKELS, Proprielor. TUES! Address @1l Communications to W. S. LEAKE, Manager. TELEPHONE. Ask for THE CALL. The Operator Will Connect You With the Department You Wish. PUBLICATION OFFICE. .. Market d Third, 8. F, EDITORIAL ROOMS, .. 17 to 221 Stevenson St. Delivered by Carriers, 15 Cents Per Week. Single Cople: 5 Cen Terms by Mail, Including Postage: DAILY CALL (includisg Sunday), One Year.....e 1$6.00 | PDAILY CALL (including Sunday), 6 months. ... ... . 8.00 DAILY CALL (incl ng Sunday), 3 MONthE. ey, cvererveos '-MI DAILY CALL-By Single Month...eecameeme:. SUNDAY CALL, One Year. eommosesess 86C wetwensieseene 1.60 P — WEEKLY CALL, One Year. renessonsnsere sosesatsse 1.00 re authorized to receive | brcriptions. Sampie coples will be forwarded when requested. 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BRANCH OFFICES—27 Montgomery, corner of Clay, op ntil #:30 o clock ) Hayes, open until 9:30 o'clock. € » open u 9:30 o'clock. 615 Larkin, open until ® o'clock M1 M n, open until 10 o'clock 2201 | Market, . corner Sixteenth, open until 9 c'clock. 1098 Va- | encla, cpen until ® o'clock. 108 Eleventh, open until 9 | oclock. NW. corner Twenty-second and Kentucky, open | 1 § o'clock. 2200 Fillmore, open until 9 p. m, | HILE reports from various capitals in Eu- THE CZAR AND THE gAISER‘ rope concerning the Macedonian muddle | V'V e to be contradictory and confusing, s becoming more and more evident that the only | are the Czar and co unknown proble the Kaiser s from Russia are too vague to | nean anything, and even should a definite statement | emanate from that quarter it would hardly help us e ation, for Russian intentions do not always i fficient to note that gn the joint mani Evi- y a to &n understand statements and Russi agree. As is Government festo with Great Britain, Austria. and France dently, then, the Kaiser has her decided to pl lone hand, or else he is going to assist the Czar. Just what mut interest there may be between the Kaiser and the Czar in the Macedonian disturbance The Germans and the Russians do ike one another, and their antagonisms have been increased of late by tions. Moreover, | their Asiatic enterprises have been antagonistic. The | Germans have obtained a concession from the Sultan | to constru from the Bosphorus to the| e purpose of heading it off the Russians have obtained is not easy to see Iw and for t Persian Gulf, ar a right of way from Persiu‘ om their Central Asian line For ages past the Russians 1ltimate control of the Bosphorus, ans have virtuaily as nation over the banks d a branch road umed a domi- f the Turkish | empire and have a strong interest in preserving it. | Thus there are abundant reasons for confl and railways t between 1e two powers and very little in the way of a com—[ mon interest | It is of course quite possible that the very menace | antagonism between them has led the Czar and the Kaiser to arrange a2 compromise and an agreement | in dealing w be us Governments © ) th e problem. If they have done so, it | e terms. Those | king the public into their confidence n would be lost in an effort to guess by what arrangement the in- terests of either of the powers could be conserved in | Turkey should the other be permitted to have its way. For a long time the jingoes of Germany have been forecasting the creation of a “Greater Germany,” and maps have been published to show its extent. One of the maps, recently published by the National Re- view, presented a vast empire made up of Germany, Holland, Belgium, Denmark, Austria and Hungary. This empire is to extend from the Baltic to the Adriatic, and from the German Ocean to the fron- tiers of Russian Poland. It contains a country which pre¢ent has upward of 100,000,000 of people. It minates all Western Europe and constitutes an em- | re that would serve an effective counterpoise to ter how she may develop in the future 1 can hardly be suspected of planning an empire by giving Russia a An attempt to carry out the scheme would precipitate one of the most gigantic wars in the history of the world ss to speculate as to t are not in the habit of and specul hussia nom Kaiser W, the attainment of s ree hand i Turkey Clearly such an em- pire is one to be dreamed of, but not to be worked It may please the stalwart jingoes of the father- land to discuss it over their beer and their pipes, but it woyld require something of a madman to think of it as a possibility, ard for all his extraordinary speeches the Kaiser has shown himself to be anything rather than 2 madman, In the meantime while speculation halts at the prob- lem of an allignce between the Kaiser and the/Czar on the Macedonian problem, the force of circumstances is steadily tending toward a point where they will be compelled to play their hands out. The Mace- donians and the Bulgarians appear resolved to put | an end to diplomacy in the closet, and force an open | recognition of their claims. The Sultan, on the other hand, appears to be as ready for war as any of them. He has 2 good afmy well equipped that is ready to fight without pay. He whipped the Greeks very easily and he believes he can whip the Bulgarians angd Macedonians with an equal facility. In that belief he is doubtless right, but the powers that left Greece at his mercy will not be so indifferent toward Mace- donia. The situation, therefore, is really threatening, and will so continue as long as the will of the Kaiser and that of the Czar remain unknown factors in the problem. The Central American states which are striving to raise the storm and stress of a war cloud over them- selves should leave nature attend to their differences, | port of that body. | not be based on sentiment. |in pas | and vicious criminals can be governed | jacket in many cases are to be deplored must be done to prevent anything that may even The volcanoes in the pesky region seem able to do all the killing that is necessary to preserve peace if not | and the lcast since 1882, The marriage rate of 867 to prosperity. DISCIPLINE AND TORTURE. ETWEEN punishment which elids in the en- B forcement of discipline, and the infliction of that excessive punishment which becomes tor- ture, the distinction is wide and plain to see. It ought not to be difficult for any one to note it and to keep it in view when giving consideration to the genera] subject of prison administration. It appears, however, that the recent disclosures concerning the use of the straitjacket in the State prisons have had the ef- fect of confusing a good many people, and unless care be taken to recall attention to the wide differ- ence between discipline and torture, we may have either a legislative restriction that will seriously in- teriere with prison discipline, or else none at all, leav- ing the way open to excessive putishments, The Call was first to expose the cruelty ofvthe straitjacket punishment as sometimes applied. Every charge made by The Call has been amply sustained | by the evidence submitted to the legislative commit- tee of investigation, and confirmed by the official re- That there 1s much in the evidence to occasion. profound feeling among those who have any sympathy with the unfortunate inmates of prisons is unquestionable, but now that the Legislature is call- ed upon to deal with the subject by statute, it is neces- sary to remind the law makers that legislation should Emotional enactments are never advantageous. The issue is one to be con- sidered calmly and conservatively. In no other way can it be rightly settled. The object to be attained is that of safeguarding the convicts against cruel punishments inflicted either at the same time leaving in the hands of the prison officials ample power to make use of punishments sufficiently severe to restrain even the most incorrigi- ble criminals. It is not to be expected that hardened by gentle means. If they are to be punished at all the punism~ ment must be something that hurts. It must be of a ature so severe that the desperate will dread it and obey the rules and orders of the prisons rather than subject themselves to it. There ought to be no great difficulty in devising a means of preventing torture while leaving ample room for the exercise of punishment as a means of en- forcing discipline. It is for the Legislature to make such provision. If the subject be approached calmly and judiciously it will be an easy task. If, on the, other hand, there be an effort to satisfy sentimentalists on the one side, or to ignore the barbarities of ex- cessive punishments on the other, the result is cer- | tain to be unsatisfactory. Either the prison officials will be deprived of powers absolutely necessary to the government of the prison, or else no restriction will be put upon them at all. The evils that have followed the use of the strait Something so much as approach the torture of an unfortunate inmate of the prisons, no matter how vicious and dan- gerous he may be. On the other hand there must be strict discipline. There is no disputing the fact that prison administration in California is mild as a rule; much milder than that of older States; so mild in many respects that a good many habitual criminals have no fear whatever of a sentence to penitentiary. The re- sult is that a considerable percentage of the convicts | are bold, impudent, unruly, reckless and menacing. In proportion to the numbers of the convicts, the guards are few. Ii discipline were relaxed, and if the fear of severe punishment were wholly removed from the mass of convicts, there would be imminent danger of outbreaks that would end in murder. Let it be repeated that it is easy to distinguish be- | tween punishment and torture, between discipline and cruelty. There should be no confusiog of the two. Only by taking a conservative course can the Legisla- ture do justice to the issue and conserve alike the spirit of humanity and the enforcement of discipline. BV — A New York newspaper having referred to Marconi as an “Anglo-Ttalian,” an indignant correspondent wrote to warn the editor that if Marconi ever hears of the matter he will give the editor a thrashing, for Mar- coni's mother is Irish; and thus do well-meaning men get into trouble when trying to pay compliments to distinguished foreigners MASSACHUSETTS BIRTH RATE. P First, a plea for denying admission to professional schools to all applicants who have not taken the degree of bachelor of arts; and second, a statement based upon reports from six classes gradu- inclusive, that Harvard men are not begetting children enough to reproduce their numbers. The latter statement has produced the greater im- pression upon the public, and to some extent has been misrepresented. In the report itseli President Eliot gives a detailed statement in tabular form of the num- ber of marriages and the number of children for each RESIDENT ELIOT'S recent report for Har- vard University is marked by two salient feat- ures. of the six classes, the totals being 831 graduates, of | whom 634 are married with 1262 surviving children. | Commenting on the statistics the report says: “It is not probable that many more children will be born to these graduates, unless, indeed, few may have mar- ried women much younger than themselves. It is as- sumed that the surviving children are about one-half males; it follows that these six classes have by no means reproduced themselves; that they have indeed fallen 28 per cent short of it.” President Eliot goes on to add: “The table sug- gests further that the highly educated part of the American people does not increase the population at all, but on the contrary fails to reproduce itself. If many other colleges and universities publish class re- ports analogous to the Harvard reports, a competent statistician ‘might establish from the assembled re- ports some interesting and important conclusions.” It will be seen President Eliot does not assert posi- tively that the more highly educated classes do not reproduce themselves, but only that the Harvard gradhates do not. It is quite probable that statistics of the graduates of universities in other sections of the country would show quite a different state of things. Harvard draws most of her students from New England, and it has been noted for some time past that the birth rate of the people of that section has been very low, and the fact has been conspicuous among the griduates of the common schools as among those of the universities. Almost simultaneously with the publication of the Harvard report there was published the annual report of births, marriages and deaths registered in Massa- chusetts. The one throws a good deal of light upon the other. A summary of the report on the birth rates says: “The rate, calculated on the estimated population of 2,870,710, is only 25.07 to 1000 of the living population, less than that of the previous year, on or from a disregard for humanity, while' by marriages, 17.34 to 1000), is scarcely more encour- aging, for it is less than the rate of the previous year, and shows a decrease of .42 below the average rate for the ten-year period just closed. The death rate dur- ing the year (16.82 to 1000), is the least since the year 1851, so that the eXgess of births over deaths (8.26) is favored by other cénditions than increase in number of children. A table showing excess of birth rates over death rates in five-year periods for half a cen- tury makes a favorable showing in later years, partly through this same cause, a decrease in death rates, rather ghan increase in birth rates. From 1870 to 1800 the excess shows a decreasing tendency, but from 1890 on a favorable tendency.” It is noted further that in Massachusetts the chil- dren of foreign born mothers are largely in excess of the children of native mothers, so that the showing is much better than it would be were not Massachusetts helped out by immigration. From such statistics it seems safe enough to draw the conclusion that the charge of a lack of reproduction runs not against the Harvard graduates only, but against the people of Massachusetts generally. The birth rate in that State, even when helped out by counting in the children of foreign born parents, is lower than the rate of any country in Europe with the exception of France. e — A lecture on the philosophy of Hindostan told a woman’s club in New York the other day that in | the lore of the Bralimins there are recorded eighty- seven ways by which a2 woman can get rid of a lover, but it is safe to say none is better than the American woman’s way of tapping his pocketbook inccs!anfl\ for caramels and ice cream. i ALTON B. PARKER. WING to the vigor with which Judge Alton B. | O Parker of New York is being recommended | as a candidate for the Democratic nomination for the Presidency in 1904 there has developed a good deal of curiosity concerning him. Up to the time of the beginning of his boom, the Judge was absolutely unknown outside of New York, and but little known there; and as a consequence the sudden springing of his name as a Presidential possibility has been re- ceived with giore of wonder than anything else. Re- publicans as well as Democrats are asking who is he and what has he done? Naturally enough the Southerners are takin‘g'morc interest in him than the people of any other section ‘m' the country, because the appeal for support on his behalf is made mainly to them. Over and over again efforts have been made to bring Southern men to | declare for him at this early date, and it is evidently | the tactics of his boomers to bring the solid South to the next convention as a unit for Parker and by ;lh;«t means give him a prestige at the start that will go far toward overcoming the Bryanite phalanx of the West Under such circumstances it is impossible to keep Parker any longer as a dark horse. Diligent search | has been made of his record and his life is now being made known to the public. The Atlanta Constitution | has taken part in exploiting his career by the publica- | tion of an elaborate review of his life, and we learn from it that even a favorable reviewer cannot make the career impressive. In fact, the Judge appears to have | | led 2 good, honest life, marked by a high degree o | success at the bar, but without any service which has | | rendered him distinguished above his colleagues. The reviewer says: “The history of Alton B. Par- | | ker's boyhood and youth reads like the history of the | boyhood and youth of ninety-five out of one hundred | other lads.”” He is now 32 years old anft what was | said of his boyhood might almost as well be written of his manhood, though by way of giving him some- | thing of repute the reviewer says he was “regarded as a remote possibility for the nomination as far back | as 1892.” ' Parker was born in Cortland County, New York, and studied at Cortland Academy, aiterward gradu- ating from the Albany Law School in 1871 and be- ginning the practice of law at Kingston, which has ever since been his home. We are told that he once | took a prominent part in a fight for the Spcakershi'pI | of the New York Assembly, but his candidate was | defeated by an opposition candidate supported by | Daniel Manning. It is added: “Judge Parker was always a strong partisan, and_ was chosen as delegate | to several State and national conventions, in all of | which he played the role of adviser rather than talker, He is generally thought to have been largely instru- mental in bringing about the first nomination of Mr. Cleveland.” It is rather late in the day to boom Parker as the man who was instrumental in nominating Cleveland, and the assertion sounds much like a fish story, but it must be borne in mind that something has to be said for Parker, and as the things that can be well | said are few, his friends must be permitted a large liberty in the eulogies. During the New York faction fight between Cleve- land and Hill, Judge Parker sided with Hill and was \' rewarded by appointment to a vacancy in the Supreme | Court and afterward to a position in the Court of Appeals. | court. In 1897 he was elected Chief Justice of that Then the reviewer adds: “Aside from the judicial positions mentioned and his campaign work for his friend, Mr. Benedict, in the latter’s Speakership contest, Judge Parker’s active participation in prac- tical politics has been limited to his efforts as chair- man of the executive committee of the Democratic State Committee during Mr. Hill's successful 1883 campaign for the Governorship.” That is the total of the man’s political record. For the rest we are told that his physique is splendid; that e looks not more than 40; he is at e--e in any com- pany, and has the faculty of adapting himself to any surroundings. It is a happy faculty to have, and if tinted fruit MID clusters of pink blossoms, Miss Ethel Kittredge be- | came the bride of Edmund Baker last evening at 8 o'cloc of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Edward H. Kittredge, 1818 California street, was.the scene of the pretty wed- ding. The bride was beautiful in heavy white satin and duchesse lace. Her film, tulle vell was fastened with orange blos- | soms and she carried a shower bouquet of llies of the valley. She was attended by Miss Mary Batker, mald of honor, who was becomingly gowned in white chiffon with lace embroidered in span- gles, and carrled carnations. The brides- maids, Miss Eleanor Warner and Miss Grace Holt, were also gowned in similar creations of white chiffon and lace. Miss Kittredge was charming in white lace ver silk with garniture of lavender vel- vet and pearls. Philip Paschel, a warm personal friend of thé groom, was best man. The ushers were Walter Perry Johnson, Revol Blanchard, Henry Van Dyke and Silas Palmer. The officiating clergymen were Rev. F. W. Clampett and Rev. Charles R. Brown of Oakland, where | the family of the bride formerly resided. The congratulations and good wishes were followed by a wedding supper, after which Mr. and Mrs. Baker departed on their wedding trip to Southern Califor- nia, Both the bride and groom are gen- eral favorites in society on both sides of the bay. Mr. Baker has business inter- ests in this city, where he represents one of the largest German cement companies on the coast. . . The Pioneer Women's jubilee reception vesterday at Golden Gate Hall in honor of their fiftieth anniversary in California was well attended and many friends were hospitably entertained between the hours of 2 and 5 o'clock. Mrs. George Habenicht”will entertain at euchre this afternoon complimentary to Miss Mazie Crowley . Mrs. Marcus Daly, widow of the well- known milllonaire of Anaconda, Mont., has taken apartments at the Palace, with Mrs. H. Carroll Brown, wife of a promi- nent banker of Baltimore. FaE Miss Lily Knoll of Los Angeles is vis- iting Mr. and Mrs. Alton R. Vaughn at their home, 2i25 Pine street. . 9.9 The national president of the Woman's Relief Corps, Mrs. Lodusky Y. Taylor, of Minnesota, will be the guest of honor at a reception at Utopia Hall to-day from 3 to 6 p m S Mrs. Joseph Masten will be at home on Thursday and Friday of this week. e e Mr. and Mrs, Louis Levene announce the engagement of their daughter, Lena, to Danfel Harns of this city. « . e Mr. and Mrs, taken apartments i prd Alfred Spreckels have n the Oliver Hotel. . The r&eption given last Thursday afternoon by Mrs. E. C. Priber and her daughters, Miss Linda and Miss Lucy, at_their residence on Scott street, was most successful and enjoyable. The host- esses were assisted in recelving by Mme. Tojetti, Mrs. C. Schilling, Mrs. J. W. Stetson, Mrs. L. Jockers, Mrs. W. Winter- berg, Mrs. A. Runyon, Mrs. J. Brandt, Mrs, O. Schiller, Miss McKeown of Vic- toria, Mlle. de Freniere, Miss Eda Volk- man, Miss Ella Hess, Miss Hochstein, Miss Way, Miss Stetson, Miss O. Ep- stein, Miss de Boom and Miss Kreutz- mann. Among the guests were: Mrs. Charlés Hildebrecht, Mrs. E. Roelker, the Judge has any eager desire to be President, he might as well rejoice in his ability to adapt himself to defeat. P e — A curious illustration of the petty spite and jealousy that exist in high society circles in Washington is found in the recent report that a grand reception at the White House was made as uncomfortable as POs- sible for everybody by the officer in charge for the purpose of discrediting the alterations made by the architect. That of course is the story told by the architect's friends. On the other hand, the friends of the officer assert that the architect has really made the building about as drafty as a barn. visability of reducing the State poll tax from $1 to 10 cents. As voters are required to pay the tax before interest of economy, as it will make it much cheaper for the bosses to fit their gangs for the exercise of the franchise. ‘While Carnegie is dispensing millions for libraries, Croker is buying race horses, and of the two the lat- ter is doubtless getting rid of his money the quicker and is least in danger ‘of what Carnegie called “the dis- { 1000 (or when reckoned by persons married, instead of | grace of dying rich.” The Pennsylvania Legislature is discussing the ad- - Mrs. C, C. Morse, Mrs. Mark Sheldon, Miss Sheldon, Miss Lavinia Glesting, Mrs. Blodgett, rs. John Farnham, Mrs. William Abbott, Miss Louise Heppneé, Miss Mabel Phillips, Mrs. Ca- lle, Mrs. A. Jackson, Mrs. Charles Bundschu, rs, Ernest Denicke, Mrs, M. F. Hay, Mrs. Sexton, Miss Musto, Miss Eline Roeckel, Miss Aimee Cellarius, Mre. Keyston, Mrs. J. Fay, Mrs. C. Bertheau, Miss Paula Hoeff, Miss Ade- alde Samuels, Miss E. Donnelly, Misses Zwelg, Mrs. Tirey L. Ford, Mrs. Willlam Cole, Mrs. Newton Rosecrans, Mrs. R. Carmany, Miss Jean Pedler, Mrs. M. Gardner, Mrs. Bar- Tows, . George Meyer, Mrs. Reuben Hale, Mies Helen Speyer, Mies Root, Mrs. F. Hess and Miss Lillian Quinn. T The- directors of the Mardi Gras ball S ———— NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. CONSPICUOUS IN A BALLROOM. akes of Dandruff on the Collar and Shoulders of a Gentleman in Full Dress. This is the thing you quite frequently they can cast a ballot, it is believed the bill is in the | see in the baliroom-—a man's black dress coat literally covered with dandruff. It must be annoying to the wearer, and certainly not a pleasant thing to observe. But dandruff can be eradicated. 1t is a germ disease that will some day cause baldness. Newbro's Herpicide kills the hair-de- stroying germ and stimulates the hair to a rich, abundant growth; it does more— keeps the hair soft and pliant. Furthermore, Herpicide is a most pleas- ant toilet accessory: pleasing of odor and cooling to the mlr. Sold by leading d s. Send 10c in_stamps fz)r sample -to The Herpicide Co., Detroit, Mich. YOUNG BUSINESS M AN BUSINESS MAN AND SOCIETY GIRL MARRIED YESTERDAY. PHOTOGRAPHS BY HABENICHT. L The home | !hm'n announced that the sale of tickets | | for the ball will not close until this after- | noon. It wi at first decided that the | sale should close on Saturday, but the | demand has been so great that the di- | rectors consented to extend the sale. Those having charge of the Mardi Gras ball find that the list of invitations sent out was very imperfect, owing to the fact that a number of names which should have been placed on the list were omitted. Therefore they have decided to allow | those wishing tickets to put in an appli- | cation at the secretary's office to be con- | sidered. A quiet but charming home ~wedding | was that of Miss May Palmer, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. George H. Palmer, to| Dr. Richard F. Tomlinson at the home of | the bride at § o'clock last evening. The | ceremony was performed by Dr. George Adams, pastor of the First Congregation- | | al Church. The wedding was quiet owing | to the recent death of the groom's fath- | | er, and only a few of the most intimate | triends of the bride and groom were pres- ent. Pink was the prevailing color of the | decorations. The bride was attired in a beautiful gown of white crepe, over which fell the folds of a bridal veil. She also car- | ried a large bouquet of Bride roses. The maid of honor, Miss Gertrude Palmer, | sister of the bride, was attired in white | chiffon over pink and carried a beautiful bouquet of American Beauty roses. Dr. Nelson Crooks of Santa Barbara acted | as best man. After a short wedding tour | of the south the couple will return to | the city, where they will make their home. | e ah S. Baldwin gave a Iuncheon’ yesterday in honor of her niece, Miss Por- ter. The house was beautifully decorated for the occasion with daffodils and ferns. Those present were: Miss Julia Garber, P | Mrs. | Miss Frances Harris, Miss Harvey An~‘ | thony, Miss Amy Porter, Miss Della Mills, Mrs. Charles Lyman Bent, Miss | Charlotte Elllnwood. Miss Lottle Woods, | | Miss Maude Woods, Miss Helen Allen and | Miss Alice Willis. . | The Misses Mary and Gertrude Josselyn | !snv' a very pretty luncheon to a number | | ¢ their young friends at their home ves- | terday. Among those present were: Miss | | Ruth McNutt, Miss Buckley, Miss Allen, | Miss Emily Wilson. Miss Maud Bourn, | Miss Mabel Toy. Miss Cole, Miss Helen Dean, Miss Katherine Herrin, Miss Elsie | Sperry, Miss Moore, Miss Genevieve King, | Miss Hazel King, Miss Spreckels and | | Miss Jollifte | | ot A T R SR Annual Cornell Dinner. | Former members of Cornell College held | their annual dinner last night at the Cal- ifornia Hotel. About fifty . were seated around the tables at which covers were | drawn at 6:30 o'clock. Prominent among | the speakers of the evening were President David Starr Jordan, of Stanford Univer- | sity and President Benjamin Ide Wheeler of the University of California. —————— | To Refund Duties. | WASHINGTON, Feb. 23.—The Senats Committee on Pacific Islands and Porto ico has favorably reported the House | bill to refund the amount of duties paid on merchandise brought into the United States between April 1, 1899, and May 1, 1900, and also on merchandise brought into the Unijed States from the Philip- pines between April 1, 1898, and March 1, 1902. . | man as far as the | ties” WITH SCOTLAND’S SWEETMELODIES Even to the whiskies on the programm., concerts of the “Kilties’" veste everything was the brawest o' @ Scotch. Mascagni Sunday, and Wi F. Robinson, Gordon Highlander, w > regiment of bonnie Scotchmen at i beck, yesterday at the Alhambra- baton wags. And 'twas a piqua suggestive contrast. Pantomime com hardly to the true Gael as it comes ¢ to the Latin, and their regimental would blackball a Robinson a la tore. Still, one would gladly welc crease or two in the regimental star and it's there behind scenmes, for ti and spirit of the performance 3 proves that Mr. Robinson does take his coat to very good purpose on oc sion, But it's oh! and it's oh! for a of the Creatore ginger. : It is no true “hoot men” who will hearing the “Kilties.” One gets alm the scent of the heather, the babbie the wee bit burnie, the sw of w cloud-topped hills, even the nutty tang the oat cake as one listens to the Scotch lieder. Forty men at least there are in band, in the full glory of the Gor Highlanders' regimentais. They make brave show as they march on with m tary precision, with thelr tartans a Kkilts of Gordon plaid, their cairngorn and their philabegs adorning their har some six feet. A great drum major, ma be a pompadour short of 7 feet, and t longest gentleman in Canada, leads t regiment. p The “Kilties'” virtue in chief is pre | cision; that they reach to a mest cred table degree. There are many excellent executants in the band, playing with l,' sweet, sure tone and large le"hnltnlh A cility. The clarionets are strong, | are two fine cornets, good. trombone horns—in fact, there is full weight your meney in the “Kilties.” their programmes are distinctivel though it is true that the Ros: liam Tell” opened yesterday's it is in the Scotch melodies, and Braes,’ “Duncan Gray,” no Luck About the House,” and so o that the band particularly shines, ar these are indeed worth hearing. Stil there was a splendid rendering of “Ki Dodo” scenes that went with any amount of vim and clean, snappy accent The interest of the programme does not depend wholly on the band, however. There is Pipe Sergeant Ferguson at the pipes, and with a virtuoso handling of the drone that should lure a true Scotch- Pled Piper drew the Master Eugene Lockhart, an does a Highland fling to nd David Ferguson sets the > with his quicksflver hornpip- ing. Harry Hawes in an effective trom- bone solo, J. Coates Lockhart, a tenof of rather innocent attainment, and the “K choir that marched only to the tune of “Annie Laurie” constituted the rest of the attractions. The band will play all this week, both afternoon and evening. BLANCHE PARTINGTON. PERSONAL MENTION. Dr. D. Smith of Livermore Palace. L. L. Green, the Oroville banker, is at the Grand. Dr. R. F. Winchester of Santa Barbara is at the Palace. J. M. Jones, a large landowner of Co- lusa, is at the Grand. Louis Conrade, a mining man of Marys- ville, is at the Russ. S. Potter, who owns a large ranch near Martinez, is at the Grand. W. C. Ruddell, a cattieman of Leove- locks, Ney,, is at the Russ. A. T. J. Reynolds, a fruit grower of Walnut Creek, is at the Lick. A. W. Fergusson, executive secrstary children. agile small b admiration, feet a-ting is at the | for the Philippine Islands, and his wifa and son arrived from the East yesterday and are registered at the Palace. Mr. Fergusson left the Philippines on Ocgober 1, returning home Ly way of the Sues canal, and has been In Washington for geveral weeks. He is now on his way to Manila. Willlam- A. and Robert A. Pinkerton, the well known tives, are due hera in a few days. ormer, accompanied by B. H. Moon of St. Paul and several others, including Joseph Eppinger of this city, will leave for the Orient on the steamer Siberia on March 1. They expect to make a tour of India before returning to this country. Miss M. White, who is sald to be one of the wealthiest young women in New South Wales, is a guest at the Palace She is the daughter of H. C. White of Sydney and niece of Sir James White. Both father and uncle are largely inter- ested in various enterprises in the colo- nies and have great reputations as the breeders of fast horses. Miss White Is quite famous in her country as an ath- lete and is regarded as an expert horse woman. She is traveling for pleasure. ———————— Ex. strong hoarhound candy. Townsend’s.® —_—— Townsend's California glace frult and candies, 50c a pound, in artistic fire-etched boxes. A nice present for Eastern friends, 639 Market st., Palace Hotel bullding. * —_——— Special information supplied dally to bueiness houses and public men by the Fress Clipping Bureau (Allen's), 230 Cali- fornla street. Telephone Main 1042 4 RE CONTINUED ARE YOU DREADING LEOPARD’S = BEGAN FEBRUARY 22 AND WILL . . - H ~Next Sunday’s Call... The Tenderest, Host Dramatic Book of the Age, Read the Short Story Series. Read The “Coloncl Kate” Papers.