The San Francisco call., 1897-07-24
First Performance Given in
Oakland Under the
New Law.
Everybody Pleased That the
Rule Is No Longer Left
to Patrons Option.
Not Less Than $40 Fine For Block
ing Anybody's View of
the Stage.
OAKLAND OFFICE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, !
90S Broadway. July %. {

OAKLAND OFFICE SAN FRANCISCO CALI
90S Broadway, July %.
Not lady's hat was seen in theater
for the first time in this city tonight.
Although the anti-expectoration ordi-
nance, which would protect the dresses of
the ladies, did not find favor with Oak.
| land officials they have enough regard for
their own convenience TO protect them
selves and their sex in the theaters. The
high-hat ordinance introduced by Coun-
Gilman Watkinson was quickly passed,
and to-day it was signed by the Mayor
and became law.
The measure is very explicit. 1t for bids
the wearing OF any kind of headgear that
obstruots the view of people in the rear.
1t permits people to wear skull caps, lace
head coverings and other close-t fitting
headgear, but nybody who disobeys
must not be fined less than $40 nor more
than $25. In default the Elaw-b ker
must De sent to jail for one day for each
81 of the fine.
Next week the Macdonough Theater
will be reopened, and it is believed that
the new order will be very agreeable to ali.
The m a jority of our patrons" said Man
ager Swift to-day, like to have a common
rule by which 10 abide in the matter of
wearing headdrsss in theater. There is
always some difficulty about making a
rule which all society will abide by, and
in this case the delicate matter is now
taken out of their hands, and OF course
everybody will lie glad 10 obey the law.
All ladies and gentlemen are anxious to
do all in their power to contribute to their
mutual enjoyment. l only saw one
woman in all my life really try to obscure
the view of a gentleman behind her. and
that was in Chicago in Oakland.
ITO large number of our patrons the
ordinance will have no effect, for they
have already cultivated the practice of re-
moving their haiti, and l am sure the rest
will be glad TO follow"
Manager Stechan OF the Oakland Thea
ter gave the notice TO his patrons tonight.
as required by law, and every body gladly
! welcomed the change. For the first time
| in Oaklanp no man had a chance to COM
plain at being shut off from full view of
| the stage.
May Unite the Terminals.
OAKLAND, CAL, July % 3-The placing
OF the electric systems under the control
of one corporation in this county gives
prominence TO the possibility of some ex-
tension OF some of the terminals. Large
tracts of land in the Claremont district
are being placed upon the market. 1t is
stated that the terminals of the California
Railroad and the Highland Park line are
| 10 DS COuneCleu, anu LHuS give lllS IGTIL-
! tory good traffic accommodations. The
! line would run down the Redwood road
! and thus open up a big suburban resi-
| dence district. AS the Realty Syndicate
owns both OF these lines and most OF the
| large tracts of land in the neighborhood it
| would be but natural for them to thus
! play into their own hands.
shipping Fruit Direct.
! OAKLAND, CAL, July 23.-The glut OF
! fruit expected on the market to-day did
not materialize. The Modoc landed at the
/ Broadway wharf with 500 packages Of
| fruit at 3 A. NJ. The Duxbury arrived
somewhat later, owing to some broken
machinery, with 1900 boxes of peaches
and 800 boxes of potatoes.
Everything sold readily at ruling prices
! The firm of Hunt, Hatch 81 Co. have es-
tabished a free bus TO carry their Gus
toners from Fourteenth and Broadway to
! the wharf. A lunch counter is being put
in there and a telephone is in working
order. The San Lorenzo will be IN early
Saturday with more fruit.