The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, April 28, 1903, Page 6

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BRITAIN appears have under- in carnest the task of hunting the Mad [ the deserts of Somaliland and mad antics by capturing him, their efforts they have undergone rapid alternations of good of REAT to ks Mul h out ssitudes, h d bad. They have had the satisfaction <laughtering about 2000 of his men in one fight, and sfortune of losing a good many of their own fights. Up to date, however,,the Mul- to be safe from their pursuit, and tfie chase a lively one. d. Both the Government and the taxpayers would regret very ity compel them to assume sov- and become respon- a long as well do not desire Som; that desert wast aining peace and order among the wild The onl ¢ is the cause of all their troubles in that ica, and it seems evident that so long as cease from troubling nor leave sty sible for ma bitants A s iree he will no neighbors at peace. st mad in the ordinary sense of getting and in his de- rium he becomes possessed of divine wisdom At s what he says, and that is what his fol- There would be no objections ms nor to his divinity, any more The Mullah is n hat word. He has, however, a facnity of » a delirium whenever he desires, owers believe of rse to his deliri hose of other dancing dervishes, if his schemes to collecting tribute or limit his activities td his own than ther, confine rom his followers v. It happens, however, that whenever his di- s him 1t directs him to take the war- tribute not on his eir neighbors. In other words, he seeks of the believers, but the spoils of the Hence he has become a terror of the the Brit much against their will, have orced to employ some thousands of men and milli of dollars in the effort to him nd to but upon 1 giits or kil sbber is not without a high degree of to his own advantage. When bcgan between him and the British some vears ago he was. with a large band of followers, en- the sea coast. It occurred to the Brit- imander that it would be a2 good plan to hearts of the barbarians by turn- giant searchlights of a man-of-war upon- the camp and bombarding the place with the guns on board. The plan was carried out as The Somalis were duly terrified by the unexpected lights, but the Mullah rushed into the ranks crying out: “l promised to give you a gn from heaven, and behold it has come. These ghts are sent by heaven as a sign that God is on side. The British may fire their guns, but they cannot injure the angels who are swinging the lights.” heard and trembled. Since that time a rity of the Mullah has been greater than ever, and the raids of the Somalis have been more irequent and more fierce. At last the British have had to undertake the task of invading the desert and hunting down the wily agi- tator. How difficult the task is may be estimated rom the report that one of the pursuing British columns has recently made a march across 250 miles of country, where' there was not a drop of water to be had. The Somalis fight with the fanaticism of a fatalistic faith. Despite the slaughter by the deadly guns of the British soldiers the wild warriors rush the posts and overwhelm them by sheer force . vamped con strike ng the Somali biggest soon as concejved my The natives the of numiers. It is believed the Mullah has upward of 80,000 fighting men under his command. He is prob- ably too wary ever to risk them all in a decisive battle, | nor is it likely he will risk his own precious person in any fight whatever. Consequently it is no holiday task that the British have undertaken. It is; how- ever, a mecessary part of the work of subduing Af- rica, and the white man must bear the burden if he intends to pegsist in the job Some authorities declare that Rockefeller has about milked the Pennsylvania oil wells dry and is now selling oil stock and buying railroads. It may be, however, that he is simply looking_ for a larger field, and eventually he may sell the railroads and buy the earth. Having nothing else to brag about, 2 Minnesota uthority declares that his State has a more beautifu} name ‘than any other State in the Union, and now there is a chance for Oklahoma to-make a point. Telephone North 77 thing they wish is the Mullah | own followers | is skilled in turning the machina- | THE SA | RECEIVING THE PRESIDENT, RESIDENT ROOSEVELT has been com- P pelled to personally interfere in the unseemly squabble between individuals and committees { which has been going on in Butte, Mont., over his | reception “in that city. Up to the time that he ter- minated the exhibition of folly and vanity everything had been done to justify Mary McLean's description of Butte society in her celebrated book. The President notified the contending parties that he would not be the guest of any individual or fac- tion. The perennial quarrel between the copper ikings and brass politicians entered into the arrange- }nlcnt for receiving the President. Each gang had a | trap set, and each hoped to catch the President as a | victory over the others. But all their plans have been upset by the President. He is so averse to these [ exhibitions that he gives as little time as possible to garge cities, for it is in cities that political and social rivalry and ambition appear to turn a pleasant func- President McKinley frequently found it necessary | to avoid unseemly exhibitions of spite and vanity. official patronage, or to be used to advertise any: body's social or partisan grudges, or help boost any- body’s ambition. He is desirous of seeing and meet- | ing as many people as possible, and of seeing the | country. He is a young man, but he feels the burden | of his office, and, like all who have held it, desires to lay it by for a season and rest. While in Washing- ton he hears enough about patronage and appoint- ments, and sees enough crowding and quarreling about matters of social precedence and official po | sition. He sees all that he can stand of rival ambi- | his back upon them and faces what to him is a gen- | uine pleasure, the opportunity to see the people, who | meet him in their natural form and manner. Ii committees will only understand that when he met his old cowboys in Dakota, saw the broneos | buck, and fed out of the mess wagon, he was in con- tact with natural things and enjoyed it more than he will enjoy all the spreads and dress suit affairs, they will cut their programmes considerably. While he is here one thing should be kept in The most ample opportunity should be given to the schoo! children and young people on both | sides of the bay to see him and if possible hear him. | The young prize greatly an opportunity to see the President. It is to them an impressive lesson in patriotism and loyalty. | houseful of children at home, and they are very nat- ural children, too, as free of unnecessary conven- tionality as their father. IHe loves to meet and min- | gle with children, and has a rare and charming gift ew. of putting them at ease and keeping them on their | natural plane, where only they are interesting. Excepting a few politicians, and a few socially am- | bitious, the mass of the people, the fathers and ‘mo\l:er(, will be well pleased if their children see the President of the United States at olose range, and, if possible, hear him speak. His speeches to children | are models. They lead to rightness of life, and help | the young to a good start on their career. As many: | children as possible should have the benefit of his | counsel. Given in his manner it makes a useful im- pression that is more permanent than if it came from any other source. When his visit is over and he | passes on to meet the people in other communities | the memory of Wis words and his presence will linger | longest with the children | cisco and Oakland it should be left sufficiently elastic to permit him the opportunity to please more | people than can be reached and pleased in any other | way. and to do more lasting good than can be done him. | | The single taxers have begun a renewed campaign | in Boston by trying to explain to the owners of im- proved property that if the single tax were in vogue | the tax on their land would be less than that they | now pay on land and buildings together, but they do | rot explain to what faxation the Government would | have to resort to make up the deficit that would be lllhue produced. | S — | NEW WAYS OF CONQUEST. N\ | FRENCH statesman, mindful of the friendly h A relations between France and Russia, recently did the Czar a good turn by declaring that the | course of Russia with respect to China and Persia is not that of conquest or aggression, but a movement of “pacific penetration.” It is an exceilent phrase, and no doubt will serve its purpose in the diplomatic. | councils of the nations. There have never been any international agreements barring the people of one race from making a pacific entrance into the lands of another, and if Russia can only make her treatment of China and Persia conform to the phrase she will have nothing to fear from the protests of her neigh- | bors. Pacific penetration is, in fact, going on in many parts of the world. The Brazilians are making such a movement into the territory of Acre at the expense of their neighbors, the Bolivians. When first the con- | troversy over the subject arose Brazil did no fiiore than dispute the extreme claim of Bolivia and assert that the boundary line between the two nations was a proper subject for arbitration. While the Bolivians were negotiating Brazilian colonists settled in the | disputed district and virtually took possession of it. Not being able to plant rival colonies in opposition | to those of Brazil, Bolivia undertook to establish her hold over the térritory by turning it over to a syndi- cate of capitalists to exploit it and develop it under Bolivian fovereignty. Against that project Brazil entered a protest. Her colonists rose and captured the Bolivian poste, and it is now announced that she | claims the whole territory. There seems no way in which Bolivia can_effectually resist. Pacific penetra- tion has done its work and Acre is Brazilian. A still more interesting experiment of the kind is being worked out in the southern provinces of Brazil by the Germans. The enterprising people of the fatherland have established strong colonies in several of those provinces and are rapidly obtaining control of their industries and commerce. Once or twice Brazilian statesmen have objected to the meth- ods of these colonists, but the objections have been futile. The Germans are making no war on any- body; they are increasing the wealth of Brazil and developing its varied resources. Before many years they will undoubtedly be strong enough to dominate the ‘provinces in which they are settled, and once more pacific penetration will have accomplished the task of conguest. R, 'Thcre_ is w0 way to stop progress of that kind. tion into struggle for prominence. | to change the itinerary of his journeys and blue- | pencil the programmes of local committees in order | | President Roosevelt is not out to hear tales about | 2 | tions and pushing and crowding. These things are | . | the unpleasantries incident to his position. He turns | President Roosevelt has a| If his meeting with them | | is not already part of the programme for San Fran-| im all the exclusive functiors which are arranged for | | FRANCISCO CALL, TUESDAY, APRIL 28, 1903. ! M. Chamberlain has recently expressed the opinion ‘that the war between Britain and Boer in South Africa was the result of a misunderstanding, and that British sufremacy might have been established in the Transvaal by peaceful means. In taking that view, | however, he has probably ignored the fact that Kru- ger saw to what end the British settlement of the coun- try tended and determined to make the fight for in- dependence before it was too late. China has the Russian advance is to be checked ‘at all the time to make the fight is now. V gration a strong race can make a conquest by col- onizing a country just about as effectively as any other way, and it is that fact which makes recent world problems so perplexing to diplomatists of the old school. > * e ——— s The Philadelphia mint has coined for the Philip- pines 2,500,000 silver pesos, 0,100,000 bronze coins valued at $91,000, and . 3,600,000 nickels valued at $180,000: so the Filipinos may now get ready to do | a cash business and have a glad time on the Fourth of July. | w DEMOCRATIC ROLL. ECENTLY the New York Times uridertook to R survey the Democratic field from Maine to Texas in search of Presidential timber. It ignored the Bryanites as unfit for the service and confined itself to the tents of the opposition, and there it discovered an assorted lot of statesmen and Judges from among whom it believes the party can pick a winner for the race next year. | The list is worth noting. The place of honor and first mention is given to Alton B. Parker, described |as a man “of seli-command and great good sense.” Next comes Richard Olney, “a man qualified for the very highest places.” Third in rank stands David Bennett Hill, and of him it is said: “Mr.Bryan is always deeply irritated by the suggestion of Mr. Hill's name for the head of the ticket.” Melville E. Ingalls has the fourth place, for, as the Times says, “his name must be left on the list notwithstanding his defeat in Cincinnati, a city where corruption is rife and treach- ery to party candidates a rule rather than the excep- tion.” Judge Lurton of the Sixth Circuit of United | States Courts, gets a recommendation because “he is not a politician, but he possesses abilities and quali- ties that would win for him as a candidate the confi- dence and respect of voters who have not of late been able to support Democratic candidates.” David R. Francis of Missouri is pronounced fit on the ground that “he was in Grover Cleveland’s second Cabinet and is much in the public eye of late as the very successful president of the Louisizlna Purchass Exposition.” Next it is suggested that should Mel- | ville Ingalls and Tom Johnson divide the Ohio dele- gation, the factions could profitable harmonize on Judson Harmon, who “is another of Mr. Cleveland's Cabinet officers whose name is spoken of when the subject of next year’s nomination is up.” Finally, | says the Times, “there is Cleveland himself. It is a | remarkable ‘fact that the name of Mr. Cleveland is heard now more frequently than any other of those | we have mentioned.” The list, of course, will go to Mr. view. Bryan for re- moner thet he will discuss every suggestion made for |a Presidential candidate for the party. When he | finishes it will be found that the scalp of each and | every one of the gentlemen named is hanging to the 1 belt of the big brave of the Chicago platiorm. Not | one of them will receive his-sanction, and he will find | a joy in slitting the political throat of each with his | glittering snickersee. Mr. Bryan has a list of his own. It is mainly made up of persons who have no reputation as statesmen, but who are willing to stand by th: Bryanite platiorm and howl calamity for- evermore. The world’s production of gold during the last ten years is estimated to have a weight of over 4900 tons iand a value of more than $2,291,000,000, and if im provement in mining methods progresses at the same rate as in recent years we may in future have gold enough and cheap enough to please an old-time Populist. l the Missourians in furtherance of his Presidential candidacy, he took a firm stand in favor of “de- partment stores, especially those that have branches in several cities,” as a Democratic principle the highest importance. He put this forward sol- emnly, and as a substitute for Bryan's 16 to 1. Candidate Hearst should be admonished by the fate of Candidate Bryan, who stumbled through running on a one-legged issuc. Candidate Hearst should add to his stock of issues. *Now, why not de- i clare that some of the numerous breakfast foods are political issues? Those cereal preparations are widely advertised, and advertising is what Hearst wants. Prepared in various ways, resembling sometimes an MORE ISSUES NEEDED. N Mr. Hearst’s last political letfer, an epistle to | | | mended as a morning diet; but their name is legion, 4 and there must be a preference among them, even as Hearst discovers a preference for trusts that de- stroy competition and are good in his sight, white other trusts are speculative, and therefore bad. In his next letter will he not decide between “ueta- balahay” and “Ineedachunkari,” and bring~His ro- bisst-and bulbous.intellect to bear on this whole, en- tire and intricate breakfast food problem? Then there are other subjects just fitted to the hands of is mind, such as Should adults drink milk or eat it? and Where does the light go when you blow it out? that will supply him with material for discus- sion and His typewriter with grist to the end of the campaign. ‘Democratic Legislatures are already commending Mr. Hearst’s letters by resolution, and speaking of them as'“state papers.” So it is evident that the series will go into the modern-archive room of the party as its chief treasure, ‘and the author should cover as much ground as possible and 'spread the illu- mination furnished by his intellectual lamp over a great variety of subjects. It is significant that other Democratic leaders have admitted the necessity for new issues on which the party can get together. But while they have been dis- cussing the necessity Hearst boldly marches out and discovers department stores as the needed issue. Now let hin;l turn loose among the cereal prepara- tions, and he will soon have a platform so new and so spick and so span that the party can stand on it and the country sit down on it with pleasure. In the disturbances which are now agitating the Balkan states the Sultan of Turkey seems to enjoy a tremendons advantage over his European friends. 1i he cannot bring peace out of discord the others dare not without e Xciting innumerable dangers to themselves. . i ARG same kind of problem on her hands, in Manchuria. 1f| h_modern facilitics for mi- | of | emulsion and sometimes a poultice, they are recom- | He has promised the readers of the Com-| WRITERS’ CLUB ENJOYS RARE PROGRAMME e AL S The Pacific Coast Woman's Press Asso- clation held an entertaining session yes- terday afternoon at Century Hall, where one hundred ladies assembled for the in- formal reception. Foliage and flags com- prised the artistic decoration of the Lall. Mrs. Florence Matheson, the president, presided during the musical and literary programme which was offered for enter- tainment. Mrs. Margaret Hall read a paper entitled wo Little Klondike:l.' § Mrs. Charles Newman recited My Ships,” by Ella Wheeler Wilcox, and 2150 gave a clever dialect selection. Mrs. Eva- Jyn Winant Dickey sang two vocal solos, und Mrs. H. C. Bunker read a paper on “The BEvils of the Slot Machine.” During the informal reception which followed the programme one of the guests most cor- dially welcomed was Miss Ina D. Coolbrith, the California poetess, who is an honor- ary member of the association. Miss Cool- brith had been absent for some time. ! P The musical recital given by the pupils of Efther A. Mundell at the home of A. W. Foster at San Rafael yesterday wes a social as well as a musical success. The | Foster home was beautifully decorated for the occasion, and many society folk from San Francisco were present. The musical programme was commenced at 2:30 o'clock and consumed an hour. It was as follows: Trio, “‘Festival March’’ (F. Behr), the Misses Foster and Alexander; bridal chorus from ‘Lohengrin” {R. Wagner), Miss Alma_Birm- ingham; duet, *Pas des Amphores” (C. Chaminade), the Misres Dodge and Dollar; ““Tarantelle’ Miss Margar.t Sheehy; song, “‘Cu Herbert), Miss Irene Miler; °* ‘mezzo (L. True), Miss Ina, Petham; duet, ‘‘Hungarian Song'' (. Behr), the Misses Graham and O'Conner; (V. Herbert), Miss R. Casey; * 3 ita Water d’ Automne’ “‘June Barcarolle’” (P. Tschaikowsky), Philip Favmonvill “‘Song to Evening Star’ from (R. Wagner), Misses Driscoll and ‘‘Valse de Concert’” (E, Schutt), Miss Dollar; duet, “Attack of the Ulans” '(C. Bohem), Messrs Evans and Johnsos . A very delightful tea was given last | Saturday at the residence of Mrs. Charles W. Slack, on Sacramento street. The hostesses were the members of the Asso- ciation of Collegiate Alumnae, and the occasion was the annual reception xiven by Mrs. Slack to the juniors of the Unt versity of California and of Stanford U versity. About 200 guests were received. The Slack home, which is artistic and spacious, was beautifully decorated with purple and vellow iris, eschscholtzias, American Beauty roses and scarfs of crimson and blue and gold. Elaborate re- freshments were served in the dini room and a string orchestra was placed . Mrs. Slack was assisted the following named: Mrs. Frederick Burke, Mrs. Frank Prentiss M Deering, Mrs. Charles M. Bakewel rs. exander Morrison, Mre, Warren Olney Jr., Florence Dorsey, ' Mrs, Julius Kahn, Mrs. Wil. liam H. Trwin,” Mrs® M. B. Kellogg, Mrs. Cowell, Mrs: orge. M. Cummings, rs. Henry Holmes, Frederick Slate, Mrs. Roberts Sm A Charles W. Wil Mrs. C. A. Duniw, Frederici Mrs, W, Matthe: Miss McFadden, Mis Miss Eliz. abeth Adams, Miss Duffy, Miss Knox, Miss stelle Young Miss Brier, Miss Campbell, Miss McArthur, Miss Lillie J.” Martin, Miss Jessica Peixotto, ‘Miss Jordan, Miss McKinne, Miss Frisius, Miss Cunningham, Miss Moore, Miss McGrew, Miss Barnett, Miss Schulze, Miss Barry, Miss Wemple, Miss Doran, Miss More- head, Miss Kermiston, Miss Ibs, Miss Foster, Miss Metzler and Miss Begcher. s &fe Miss Edna Robinson entertained a num- ber of friends Informally on Sunday afternoon complimentary to Mrs. A. Ger- berding, who is about to leave for Eu- rope: The callers were cordially recefved and hospitably entertained. Among those present were: Mr .and Mrs. J. Tomlinson, Dr. and Mrs. J. Wilson Shiels, John Bennet, British Consul Miss Ella Bender, Miss Florence Mason, Ca, tain Penn, Captain Johnston, Sherril Sch Jack Howell, R. Willlamson and A. Jarboe. s Mrs. Eleanor Martin has returned to the city after a short stay at Burlingame, where she was a guest of the Martins. R Miss Florence Bailey will leave on Sat- urday for a trip to Washington and Ure- gon. The popular debutante will probably | spend the coming fall and winter in the | i | | | | | | | | { East. . The Rev. Frederick W. Clampett, D. D., and Mrs. Clampett will give a reception to the Jrinity Church choir at their resi- dence,”Sacramento street, on Wednesday evening, May 6. Mrs. John Morrisey left Saturday mora- ing for 8t. Louis, -where she wif. spend a few weeks visiting her mother. She will take a flying trip to New York and a few of the principal Eastern cities be- fore her return. GOES TO PHILIPPINES AS WOOD'S SECRETARY Horatio Pollock Arrives Here on His Way to His New Post of Duty. Horatio Pollock, former private se tary to Millionaire John Wanamaker and a man of considerable newspaper ¢x- perience in the East, who was recently appointed secretary to General Leonard Wood, is at the Palace en route te the | General Wood, who has been | Philippines. assigned to the command of the milita: forces in the province of Mindanao, de- parted for his new post four weeks ago, going by way of Egypt, where he intends to make an investigation for the Govern- ment. Secretary Pollock will leave here for Manila on the transport Thomas, which STOCKHOLDERS MUST LIVE UP TO AGREEMENT “WASHINGTON, April 27.—Justice Brown in the United States Supreme.Court to- day rendered the opinion of the court in the case of Clinton B, Wiser and others vs. John Lawler and Edward W. Wells. The case was appealed from the Supreme | Court of the Territéry of Arizona and in- i volved the operation of the Seven Stars Gold Mining Company, operating in Yava- pai County of that Territory. Lawler and |“'elhi, the original owners of the mine, bargained to sell it for $450,000 to 'the Seven Stars Company. The deed was placed in escrow with the understanding that the purchase money should be deliv- ered to the company. The property was advertised very extensively both in the United. States and In Great Britain and | the claim was made that there were many misrepresentations in the prospectuses. The stockholders made an effort to hold | Lawler and Wells responsible for the mis- | representations and to estop the payment of purchase money to them. The court held, however, that they had not been cognizant of the representations of the mining company and that even if they had \ been informed on that subject they could not have been held responsible. The opinion affirmed the decision of the Ari- zona Supreme Court. PERSONAL MENTION. Elwood Bruner of Sacramento is at the Lick. Dr. E. H. Mayne of Breoklyn is at the Palace. Dr. and Mrs. Stewart of Chifago are at the Palace. Attorney E. A. Forbes of Marysville is at the Grand. i i | i is at the Grand. Dr. and Mrs. R. Mills of Ashland, Or., are at the Grand. Dr. R. M. Malster of Honolulu is reg- | istered at the Grand. George Schwinn, a merchant of Huren, GOOD HIGHWAYS ARE DISCUSSED IN CONVENTION ST. LOUIS, April 21.—The National and International Convention of the Roads Assoclation was called to order 10 o’clock in Odeon Hall by Chairman | D. Kingsland. Among the earlier arr als to-day was Gemeral Nelson A. Milcs U. 8. A., president of the National Hig weay Commission, accompanied by wife. He will deliver an address to-mor- row. President Roosevelt will make t closing address late Wednesday aft Good . H. Moore, president of the soclation, made a short address, afier which he introduced Mayor Weils, wh accorded a hearty welcome to the asso- ciation and the visiting delegates. Governor A. M. Dockery followed with au address on “The State’s Duty,” and “The Exposition’” was a subject fully treated upon by President D. R. Franci< of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition Hon. Martin Dodge, director of the partment of good reads inquiries of Department of Agriculture, spoke on the subject, “What the Government Is Do- ing for Highway Improvement.” United States Senator A. C. Latimer of | South Carolina spoke from the stand- point of the farmer and also as a legis« lator, declaring highway improvement tc be the most important subject to come be fore Congress, for it affected more peopl than any other of which he was aware Hon. A. W. Campbell, director of Pub- lic Works of Canada, spoke on the sub- Ject of “Proper Road Construction and Maintenance.” GROCERS PREPARING FOR ANNUAL OUTING to Attend Picnic Next | Month. San Francisco will be closed up Wednesday, May 6, as far as the retail grocers are concerned. This Is “Grocers’ on C. A. Weyerhauser, one of the wealth-| Day"—the only day of the year when the iest lumbermen of Minnesota, Is at the | retaj grocers feel that they can afford to Palace. dgvoh, their time to play. | F. H. Kennedy. a manufacturer 6f ag- | This year's celebration will be given | ricultural implements of Stockton, #s at | under the joint auspices of the Retail | the California. | Grocers’ Association and the Retail Gro< | Gail Borden, the Massachusetts mil- | cers’ Protective Union, two organization here yesterday and regisicred at the Pal- ace. Major W. G. Hawley, lionaire manufacturer, and wife arrived | that in the past have been rivals, & Postmaster of | and the retail which now are planning to come together | As a result there is widespread Interest grocery _stores will be San Jose and department commander of | closed from one end of San Francisco to the Grand Army of the Republic, is at| the Occidental. w. Harriman of the Southern Pacific Com- | pany, returned vesterday to the city from a visit to the lower part of the State and | Is registered at the Palace. ! E. 0. McCormick, passenger traffic man- er of the Southern Pacific Company, nd Mrs. McCormick returned yesterday from Paso Robles, where they passed sev- eral weeks for the benefit of the latter's health, which has greatly improved. A. D. Sheperd, general manager of the | Pacific Imorovement Company, returned resterday from the State of Washington, whither he went last week in company | with President George Crocker to inspect the company’s coal property at Carbon Hill, near Carbondale, about thirty-five miles east of Tacoma. From there George Crocker started eastward over the North- ern Pacific. P Californians in New York. NEW YORK, Apr 2I.—The following Californians ave in New York: ¥rom San Francisco—At the Vendome, T. H. Bar- ton. At the Imperial, O. H. Curtaz and wife, Miss F. Miner and H. H. Youug. At the Belvidere, P. Daly and C. Loesch. | At the Victoria, W. B. Lenure. At the | Herald Square, G. Gresnzweig and D. !Ma,\'er. At the Metropolitan, A. E. Hink- man. At the Park Avenne, H. G. Hooke | ana wite. At the Broadway Central, I. | C. Lake. At the Mariborough, A. A. Lotto. At the New Amsterdam, Miss E. { K. Ogilvie. At the Holland House, P. | Priet and wife. At the Manhattan, Dr. | A. Barkan and I. Lingdin. | From Santa Barbara—A. Poett, at the | Murray HilL | From San Jose—F. Al | the Hotel Birtholdi. { i — | Californians in Washington. | WASHINGTON, April 2I.—The follow- | ing Californians registered here to-day at the New Willard: J. C. Campbell and John M. Curtis of San Francisco. At the National, L. W. Storer and wife and Frank Blythe of San Francisco. e e——— McFarland, at i Point of Maritime\Law. The attorney for Victor Krison, a sail- or, who was arrested at Eureka a short time ago for an assault committed on the | nigh seas, appeared yesterday In the United States District Court and de- | murred to the complaint on the ground that the alleged assault did not take place { on the high seas, but in the harbor of | Topolobampo, Mexico, and that the court therefore had no jurisdiction. Judge de | Haven took the matter under advisement. ———————— New Things in Cameras. | New cameras, new films, new papers. | ¥ull lines of fresh goods at correct prices. Also printing and developing. s.nbm:n, Press Clipping Bureau ( | Vail & Co., 741 Market st. | | V. 8. Thorne, assistant to President | the other in order that all may join in having a good time. A resolution was passed at the last meting of the Grocers’ Association that all stores should close | and that a large card to that effect should | be sent to every grocer in San Francisco at least a week prior to the picnie, with the reguest that he tack the same up in a conspicuous place and the retail grocer | close his store. There will be many of the usual fea- tures of the games and races. The ladics | and children will be looked out for with the same care as for many years past and there will be some specially valuabla prizes for the ladies. The children will come in for the candy distribution and numerous races and games will be given, so that every one will have a chance to take home a prize. Nearly 1000 prizes have been contributed, and as the Retail Grocers' Association puts up $0 in coin to be given as the first gate prize, numer- ous picnickers will have reason to rejoice over having gone to the retail grocers" celebration. There also are special games and contests for retail grocers and their clerks and for commercial travelers and also for newspaper men. The money resulting from the pienie will go toward entertaining the delegates to the annual convention of the Nationak Grocers’ Assoclation, which meets in this city in 1904, ———— SACRED HEART PARISH DECIDES ON PICNIC Glen Ellen Is Chosen by Parishioners ® for Their Annual Quting This Year, At 2 meeting of the parishioners of Sa- cred Heart pagish last evening it was de- cided to hold an annual picnic at Glem Ellen on Thursday, May 28. The rallroad companies have agreed to grant the parishioners a special rate and ample conveniences for the handling of a !arge crowd. Elaborate arrangements are to be made for the affair and indications point to a very successful outing. The committees in charge. of the affair are: Grounds—E. L. Walteufel (chairman), J. Hughes, J. T. Redmond. Printing—T. J. Fallon (chalrman), 8. W, Mollsenburg, M. Butler, J. Ambrose, A. F. Burke Jr. Music—J. A. Foley (chairman), R nnan. Press—Captain J. F. Seymour (chairman), J._Tormey. J. B. Feehan, A. F. Burke J Programme—J. J. Hughes (chairman) ‘Advertising—E. Perry and John Flood —— “Townsend's Cal. glace fruits, 715~ Mkt ——————— Townsend's California glace fruit and candies, 50c a pound, in artistic fire-etched boxes. A nice present for Eastern friend: Moved from Palace Hotel building to 713 Market st., two doors above Call building.* —_—— Special information supplied daily business houses and public men by Allen’s), 230 C Telephone Main 1042, the fornia street. | sails on May 1. When the war with Spain | was declared Pollock was among the first | to respond, and recruited Troop B of the | President’s regiment, which he accompa- nied to Cuba. While in the service he | became closely identified with General ‘Wood and their acquaintance soon ripened into a strong friendship, which was mate. rially responsible for the young se tary’s present appointment. ————— Postal Clerks and Carriers Wanted. | A United States civil service examin: tion is announced for May 13 at San Jose | for the positions of c¢lerk and carrier in the San Jose postoffice. Age limit 18 KOJ (5 years. Apply to the secretary of the onsolidated Board of Examiners, 1 Jackson street, this city, or to the auxili- ary secretary at the San Jose postoffice. —_—————— SAN DIEGO, April 27.—The Pacific squad- ron, consisting of the flagship New York, Ma: blehead, Ranger and Boston, sailed this morn- Ing for the north. her first stopping place to | be San Pedro. The Alert also departed, her | destination being Long Beacl GEORGE WASHINGTON'S QUEUE. It Hid a Luxuriant Suit of Straight and Very Dark Hair. ' The Father of His Country concealed a Inxuriant suit of hair beneath his queue wipg. Many now wish the old fashion were in vogue to conceal thinned hair or buldness. Yet no one need have thin hair nor be bald if he cure the dandruff that causes both. Dandruff cannot be cured by scouring the scalp, because it is a germ disease, and the germ has to be killed. Newbro's Herpicide Kills the dan- | druft germ—no other hair preparation will. “Destroy the cause, $500 she gorm ey to e germ. leadi: giets. Send 10¢ in stampy tes g, The Herpicide Co., Detroit, Mich. T y Then Get the First . *. Great Novel About the Whitecags , * “The Gentleman From Indiana.” READ ALL ABOUT THEM AND HOW YOU GET THEM IN THE ..New Animal Fable Puzzle Page... AND WATCH FOR THE Three Legged Elephant Fable :INTHE:: ¢ NEXT SUNDAY CALL 50 Prizes TSTHMor i 50 Prizes Read These Fables. Tell Them to Your Friends. This Page Installment of BOOTH TARKINGTON'S ! "N