The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, August 11, 1906, Page 8

SATURDAY EDITORIA - P AGE aucusTii19%6 JOHN D. SPRECKELS......................Proprietor CHARLES W. HORNICK....................General Manager ERNEST S. SIMPSON......................Managing Editor ......Business Manager C. J. OWE Address All Commumications te THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL. e e———————————————————————————————————————— TELEPHONE—Ask for The Csll. The Operater Will Conmect You With | ke Department You Wish. BUSKNESS OFFICE.......... .2 .Hli'k.l and Third Streets, San Francisco en Until 11 O'clock ery Night in the Year. EDITORIAL ROOMS Market and Third Streets MAIN CITY BRANCH .1651 Filimore Street, Near Post OAKLAND OFFICE—101¢ Broadway «e+se..Telephone Oakland 1033 ALAMEDA OFFICE—1435 Park Stredt. vsee-..Telephone Alameda 5569 BERKELEY OFFICE—2143 Center !trut..........'l"olcphono Berkeley 77 CHICAGO OFFICE—Marquette Bidg...C. George Krogness, Representative NEW YORK OFFICE—30 Tribune Bldg...Stephen B. 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Mrs. George \\'rilcs‘, ber of Commerce has not at any time shown | with the conduct of relief in this city and she | presence here: | relief on | | 1 | ch prompted the sending s met but one or two e the rehabilitation committee deep, inborn sympathy which k the committee has to do. e representation on that com- in the camps, due the thousands 10 have labored early and late to send n mere dollars and cents without the s between those who hold the funds . George’s humane suggestion. | and say that the women who have done.so listressed in this city have been unjustly| overlooked in the choice of executives in tion of relief and that as a consequence the work ortant particulars. One readily remembers the e by the local Red Cross Society under the guid- hn F. Merrill at the time of the Spanish-American| e present emergency Mrs. Merrill, for some rcasoni ly understood, has been made to take a back seat. The Mrs. F. Iffy — —CHiCau0O INTER OCEAN. ~ S 2 |assume at once a gayer aspect but he seeras o have changed his role. |circus flavor and not opera, but it draws and Leahy is the doctor.| He is & aaturalborn zonductor, This is vaudeville with a Mr. Bryan has been convicted of wearing a silk hat. Nothing more damaging to political aspiration has been reported. since it was discovered that Jimmy Coleman slept in pajamas. What is the matter with the Chicago University? Has the taint of Rockefeller money extended to the faculty? The latest out- G. Sanborn in rekeving and succoring the|break is the announcement of Professor Thomas from: his chair the fire has been virtually ignored by the central|of sociology that “women who have led fast lives make uncommonly body in charge of the funds contributed. Miss Lucille Eaves has|good wives.” Another case of serambled brdins. le execu tive ability in handling an important depart- ,and Mrs. A. C. Bainbridge has unselfishly given | to the care and comforting of the rlis(rc.fl\’cd; finance cc ittee, perhaps through inad- e work of relief a real injury by neglecting nent executive ability and trained service in 1 women as we have named. The choice is have mentioned the names of Mrs. L. L. Payot, Mrs. M. H. de Young and a dozen Mrs. George does not overstate the case. work women are pre-eminent and it is a that these abilities have been THE DEATHLESS SOUL OF ANANIAS. 's work to keep track of all the lies that are 1 concerning San Francisco and the task is mostly th while, but occasionally a more absurd and more ma-| guard than common comes along and begs for one is J. S. Gordon, who is described in the Port- rnal as having “recently resigned his position as vice naging editor of the Syracuse, N. Y., Herald.” sit that description no more true than his statements ng the present condition of San Francisco, but if it is true he was allowed to resign. By way of example| cription of San Francisco as he professes to is his de t week: e not Arc open for business. It is impossible for them to nd the buildings are piles of debris over which the banks. 1 was standing 200 feet away from the banking houses and was confronted by a T nded from my position to the very doors of | t »oliceman if the bank was open and if there d enter it. He told me that if I cared to climb transact my busin The pile was nearly two | business done by the San Francisco banks is carried If the slinking soul of Ananias has found rein- | e should be Gordon. Of course, the Journal pub-| 1wwing it to be a tissue of falsehoods, because the e returns showing that the San Francisco banks are| v a larger buiness than they did at the same period last| een matter of comment in the press all over the United | y | these returns are published in every important (lail.\" paper m ‘\}‘.F ("".11]".1':»' AP T NI | LLEAHY, THE DOCTOR. | OLICE COMMISSIONER LEAHY is his own best press} agent. He can wear diamonds and have wads of money in| his inside pocket, but he has friends among the “swell| mob” and when they steal anything from him they give t back. The Commissioner’s pickpocket friend, who was too modest to disclose his name, knows when honesty is the best policy. He dis- d that he had robbed the wrong policeman, or, perhaps, he was discouraged and disappointed at finding that after a week in office a Police Commissioner had no more than $40 in his pocket. Thus the rewards of industry are dwindling day by day. That Commissioner Leahy has friends among the saloon- keepers as well as among the pickpockets one learns from the in- cautious remark of an officious official, of whom the vulgar would say that he “butted in” at the wrong place. He was properly re- buked and warned not to “make any more such breaks.” Thus a course in diplomacy will naturaily become part of the appropriate training for the police force. Under Mr. Leahy's gavel the proceedings of the commission Enslaver of Bov Duke Foiled | bv Experienced Cdward. | ONDON, July 21.—Mrs. Ather- ton, who has just been divorced L by her husband, Colonel Ather- ton, is the type of woman who makes history and domestic tragedy. Five or six years ago she was the talk of South Africa and the fame of her capers there soon spread to England, and every boudoir in London echoed with tales of her “goings on.” This was in the days of the South African war, and Mrs. Atherton divided in- terest with De Wet and Buller and Roberts; in fact, in certain circles she was more spoken about than any of the three popular generals. She is the style of woman for whom men, more especially boys under five-and-twenty, sacrifice honor and gold galore. Mrs. Atherton’s special prey in South Africa was a Duke, a boy just one-and-twenty, heir to a princely fortune, and whom she knew to be engaged to a beautiful girl with whom he had_grown up. He had been in | love with this girl all his life until he fell into the toils of Mrs. Atherton, who literally gave him no chance of | escape, pursuing him from post to post. Flattered by her attention he lost his head; forgot, too, his fiancee and was in the very act of eloping with her when his soldier servant, who had found it out, whispered the secret to the colonel of the regiment, who promptly frustrated Mrs. Ather- ton's move, and in less than a week afterward the Duke was recalled to England and his family made aware of the intrigue. The mother of his fiancee proved his best friend in the matter, for were it not for her there is no doubt Mrs. Atherton would still have got him back. The lady in question went straight to the King, explained to him what was happening, told him of her daughter’s grief, and showed how disastrous it would be for the credit of society were a Duke to run away with and probably end by marrying a woman of Mrs. Atherton's reputa- tion. The King agreed, and the in- stant the steamer conveying the Duk arrived at Southampton a messeng was sent on board requesting him that evening to go to Buckingham Palace. As all ahe world knows Edward VII is a past master in diplomacy. He accomplished with the Duke in ten minutes by coaxing what bullying would never have done. In a fatherly way he said: “Don’t make an ass of yourself, my boy. If vou do you will be sorry to the day of your death. I know these women; I know them.” The upshot was before the boy left Buckingham Palace he had promised the King that in less than a month his discarded fiancee would be his wife. And he kept his word. Never had a ducal bride such a rush with a trousseau. Dressmakers were up!day and night completing it, and the world was told the rush was because of the burning desire of “his Grace” ta get back to dutv in South Africal _house. But Mrs. Atherton was hot on the Duke’s trail She arrived by the next steamer. She meant to make trouble. She pursued the boy into his own _She threatened she would show him up; she harangued him, pouring forth what she called “her devotion” on him, and if it had not not been for his promise to the King there is no doubt she would have got him back again. For one whole night the Duke walked about his rooms try- ing to make up his mind as to what he was going to do. Such power had she over him that he was near breaking his promise to the King. In the morning he had a visit from the mother of his fiancee, a woman quite as clever in her way as Mrs. Atherton. Before an hour was over that lady had his man pack his things and she bundled him into a hansom and accompanied him in the train to her country house. As soon as he arrived there the girl he had loved since he was in the nursery was in his arms. Day and night his future mother-in-law kept vigil to see that the adventuress never crossed his path. The date was fixed for the wedding and announced. Then came a telegram from Mrs. atherton saying she would make a scene in the church, that she was “heartbroken,” cte. It was suggested;in answer to this that the best thing she could do was to go to the Duke’s lawyers and receive a sum of money to buy her good behavior. Accordingly $100,000 was paid by the Duke’s lawyers, and the scene was averted. Captain Reginald Lopes Yarde- Bul}cr, the co-respondent in the action which has just taken place, is Lord Churston’s heir and was quite a boy when Mrs. Atherton met him for the first time. The Churstons are a Devonshire family, Every one is very sorry for his mother, Lady Churston, who is greatly distresse({ over the affair. Such a Shock was it to her that it was thought she would never sur- vive the blow. People are wondering who will ‘pay Captain Yarde-Buller's costs, as his family, though a very good ane, is very hard up. ‘ A great flutter was caused among a limited few gt the last court by the appearance of two women who, it transpired, had entered without cards. One of them, it was subseauently ascertained, was an American, named Mrs.' Barrett, but the other wo- man's name and nationality I have not heard. They have been living at a boarding-house in Bloomsbury, but have mnow flown to ABngh.ton. For any .one with dring it is a comparatively easy mat- tu. vo enter Buckingham Palace on the night of a court. The police and the varions attendants never examine cards—there is really no time to do $0, so rapid are arrivals between 10 and 11 p. m. Once inside the hall of the palace the rest is plain sailing. The King and Queen, who cannot hear that anything in the slightest dezree “infra dig” should happen, .. Answers to Queries... B - - PANAMA CANAL—J. L., City. For a position on the lPanama Canal send ap- plication to the Panama Commission, Panama. . SEAMEN'S PAY—J. F. Jr., Potrero, City. The pay of a first class seaman in the United States navy is $24 per month, that of a second class seaman $19. The pay of third class seamen $9. FEZ—Reader, Santa Cruz, Cal. The red caps commonly known as fez are | manufactured in the city of Fez in the Moroccan province of that name. Their fine color is produced by a dye made from a berry found in the vi- cinity. | KING AND PRESIDENT—Subscriber, City. A King may leave his kingdom at any time for the purpose of visit- ing foreign territory. There is nothing in the constitution of the United States nor in the laws of Congress that says that the President of the United States shall not leave the territorial limits of the Union during his term of office. b = = have been most desirous that this in- cigdent should not leak out, and people ‘connected with the newspapers have beén requested not to mention the af- fair. It was really the very “outre” way in which the two intruders were dressed which attracted attention to them. Some one asked the acting Leord Chamberlain, who was taking Lord Althorp’s place, who they were, and he then endeavored to find out. When questioned Mrs. Barrett said shie had “lost her card,” and she went on to explain that her friend’s was with it. They were then requested to give a reference to some one in the room, but, of course, failed to do so. Then the acting Lord Chamberlain 8aid, “I have no altérnative but to agk you to leave.”” Mrs. Barrett was parfectly self-possessed, and remarked she had never heard such a piece of injustice in her life. The conversa- tion took place in an ante-room, the ladies having beén Bummoned thither for their interview with the Lord Chamberlain, “If you will give me your carriage card,” he remarked, “I shall have it ordered for you.” They had no car- ridge card. Having arrived in a cab which they dismissed on entry they had_intended to return in a similar vehicle. A dramatic note was struck hete. Mrs. Barrett's companion fainted and did not recover until various restoratives had been applied. As soon as she revived'the Lord Cham- berlain told a servant that a lady was ill, and directed him to procure a cab immediately, as she desired to return home at once and could not wait for her carriage to arrive! Mrs. Harcourt, “Lulu” ‘Harcourt’s charming American wife, introduced a new idea in table decoration on the night the King honored her with his presence at dinner. On each of the six small tables was a bower of greenery of about fifty inches in height. This was massed with roses and sgiilax and had a most charming effect. The royal guest congratulated his hostess upon it. Mrs. John Jacob Astor was ‘one of people invited “to meet” the King. She grows more stately each year, but she is the type of American woman who never become popular here, being far too cold and too reserved to ap- peal. Women not half so handsome as she—like the hostess, for instance —score by their pleasant manners, while Mrs. Astor has only limited suc- cess. She was also one of the guests who were invited to meet the King at Consuelo, Duchess of Manchester's new place at Roehampton. On that occasion she wore the most marvelous lace, a gown which is supposed to have belonged to Du Barri. It is of point de Venice and was worn over cerise satin. Her jewels were rubies. She was quite the most beautiful woman in the room. | Rodin’s “Thinker”Given-Place Outside Paris Pantheon. Rodiu’s Le Poseur, recently placed in the Paris Pantheon. iy By Will Sps k . ODIN'S great statwe, “The Thinker,” has ,ust been put up in bronze outside the Pantheon in Paris. This gives Rodm the greatest R distinction possible, and is more of a triumph for his ideas tham might be at first supposed. For many years he fought for his position step by step, and held the ground gained only by the greatest energy. When “The Thinker” was first exhibited it created more of a sensation than any of Rodin's other work. He said it had more meaning; and his friends said it had even more meaning than he suspected. His critics howled. “Crude,” sensational,” “rubbish” were-a few of the ¢ isms applied to it; but, of course, these came from the so-called sic” sculptors, who thought little more of their art than that it should be an embellishment of architecture. But Rodin’s work held its own. The idea of “The Thinker” explains itself. A prehistoric man, all muscle and appetite—which is shown by the expression of the face—has The first idea of his_tribe. an idea. He desists for a moment from the chase and other occupations incidental to the maintenance of life and thinks. His affitude conveys the feeling of greatest abstraction, and instinctively we expect to see him arise and turn his thought into action. The type of man shown in the statue is a blending of the races and yet unmistakably Caucasian. His muscular development is superb—in fact anatomically it is carried to the point of exaggeragion. .= —» ey The Smart Set . I e - RS. JOHN DAHLGREN, who has been visiting friends in San MRafael, has returned to her __country_place at Santa Cruz. Mr. and Mrs. Dahlgren and Mrs. Dahlgten's daughter, Miss Katharine Martin, arrived from their home in New York about a month ago, but have beén at Santa Cruz ever since. Mr. and Mrs. Francis Grace (for- merly Miss Martin) have been at Mrs. Dahlgren’s place there ever since they wege driven from town by the fire. Mr. and ‘Mrs. Albert M. Dibblee left a diy or so since for Columbus, Ohio, where they will remain until some time in October as the guests of Mrs. Dibblee’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Rogers, and other relatives. o0 Mrs. Thomas Eastland, who has been so seriously ill, is recovering, to the delight of her friends, although she has not yet recovered her strength sufficiently to be out. Mrs. Eastland will leave in the near future for the country, where she will spend the rest of the summer. . e m Among the attractive girls who will be missed from San Francisco this winter Miss Edith Berry, who, with her mother, Mrs. Jessie Patton Berry, will probably remain at their San Rafael home, where they have been since May, during the entire year. is Miss Helen Woolworth, who leit for Europe shortly after 'the fire, was, when last heard from, touring Switzerland with Mr. and Mrs. Pope of New York in their automobile: Mrs. Horatio Hellmann, who has been ill at the German Hospital for the last fortnight, is well enough to go to her own home on Gough street and will go a little later to Belvedere, where she is spending the summer. Miss 'Edna Davis is at Tahoe Tav- ern at present with her father, Willis Davis, who is regaining his strength rapidly there. They will be absent about a month longer. . . e Mrs. Harry Yeazell, who has made her home in Fresno sifice her marriage last winter, has been spending a few weeks as the guest of ‘her sister, Mrs. Emmet Rixford, atithe latter’s cot- tage in Sausalito. . AREL e o Mr. and Mrs. Frank Miller and Miss Edith Miller, who* have been visiting recently at their former home in Sacramento, are jow spending a brief time at Del Montg before return- ing to Hollyoaks, S3usalito, where they will be during the rest of the summer. T Mrs. Frederick Henshaw's friends will be delighted to hear that she is again able to be out after having been in bed for two weeks on account of a badly sprained ankle. Mrs. Hen- slgaw twisted her foot and injured one of the tendons as she was alighring from her automobile at her country place at Fair Oaks, where she is spending the summer, Miss Georgie Shepard and Mrs. P. Hawes have gone Baker to Del.&Ionte for &< g G. from Fort a brief stay. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Wakefiel spending the summer montehse dwai:l: Mrs. W akefield’s parents in San Diego and with friends in Los Angeles, . . . Mrs. F. W. Dohrmann and Mrs. B Paulsen have returned from Enropo; :._ndfiure staying at Dr. Kaspar Pis- s _charming country home, The , in !Eoss y:alle.y. Miss Mary Adell Case, w been §pending.the summer l:‘t’ Pl:; Alto, is now visiting friends at 1943 Bancrpft way, Berkeley. She leave: carly in September for Paris to re- sume her mufical Studies. . The marriage of Miss G Jordan to Edward ::lintone"a:‘sfi B; popular civil engineer of hang);ai, was to have been celebrated very. soon, but owing to the eritical iliness of Miss Jordan has been jne. definitely postponed. ] —————in. ' Townsend's Cal. dies at Emp. and tf'l:e‘ ;;:‘“v::‘:r