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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-10-16

Ajax" after a series of disasters
sufficient to make another Greek
tragedy, was yesterday morning sue
cessfully performed at the Greek The
alter in Berkeley The first catastro-
phe was the illness of Miss Mabel Hay
Barrows, in whose charge was the
whole direction of the play and who
was also the Tecmessa of the cast.
Then followed the illness of the
choreagus and other important mem
bers Of the chorus. Rehearsals
sagged and at length it became evil
dent that the performance had to be
postponed. The proverbial i'll luck
followed the postponement In the
haste of the final rehearsals insult
ficiently clear notice of the time of the
performance was sent out and all the
way from 10 o'clock yesterday morn
ing-when it began-until o'clock
yesterday afternoon k-hungry
bands strove up the Parnassan
heights.
Nor could they have striven to
much better purpose. The perform
ance, in spite of everything, was
uniquely beautiful. Possibly 1000
people managed to be there in time
for it and will hardly be likely soon
to forget the experience.
The Greek play they have had
there before, The Birds" of Aristo-
PLANES. Shakespeare they have had
there. But not before have they had
a Greek play with a Greek audience,
as yesterday.
Miss Barrows was responsible for
this most admired innovation. In fact,
the evidence of this clever young
woman's acute Hellenic sympathies
and wide experience in her work was
patent throughout the production. 1t
was, by the way.s the beauty of the
Greek theater that tempted Miss Bar
rows to undertake the Ajax"
And what a setting it is, And what
a day of the gods was yesterday!
Before the play came a prelude that
pitched things in true Athenian KEY.
A white altar to Apollo stood in the
midst of the orchestra. that was also
devoted to the performance. To this,
to music, Lydian and Dorian of fash
ion, came troops of Athenian citizens
from the stage. ivy-crowned, bare
armed. flowing and glowing of gown.
You've seen the kind of thing in Alma
Tadema's Greek CONNECTIONS, or Sir
Frederick Poynter's. Children there
were, carrying baskets of roses to the
altar, young girls with hyacinthine
hair, brown-armed men with wine for
the altar, purple gowned women. They
moved in stately procession down the
steps to the orchestra and gathered
about the altar. There the priests
noured the Iihations burned little
cakes to the gods, offered up the roses,
while the maids Of Athens sang the
Delphic Hymn to Apollo. They after
ward disposed themselves on the or
chestra steps. lounging on cushions as
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-10-16
FIREMEN OWN
QUAKER CITY
Special Dispatch to The Call.

PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 15.-Phila-
delphia's Veteran Firemen gave well
come to-day to their visiting brothers
from California. The latter arrived
here at noon and were met at the
station by Chief Engineer Baxter and
a committee, together with a delega-
ton of ladies that took charge of the
wives and daughters of the strangers.
AS the men from the Pacific Coast
were a day late in reporting here the
programme originally arranged had to
be changed. Nevertheless they were
given pleasant outing during the aft
ernoon and rousing reception, fol-
lowing a banquet, in the evening.
Carriages had been provided, and
while the women of the party made
tour Of the big department stores
and had drive in the park, the San
Francisco fire-fghters were taken to
various engine houses, Independence
Hall, Cramps ship yard and the City
Hall. After the sightseeing the visit
crs were rendered a banquet at Thir-
tenth and Girard avenue. Later they
were entertained at the hall of the
Veteran Firemen's Association. The
building was gayly decorated with
flags.
The Californians leave here to-mor-
row for New York.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-10-16
Republican Candidates
for Congress Receive
Flatterlng Reception
Victory for Them Next
November Prophe-
sled at Big Meeting

A demonstration that tells of victory
ty of San Francisco took place at the
Alhambra Theater last evening. This
demonstration marked the Inaugural
ton of the Republican Congressional
campaign in the Fourth and Fifth
districts, and julius Kahn. candidate
in the Fourth, and E. A. Hayes, candi-
date in the Fifth, had every reason to
believe when the meeting adjourned
that though the fight has just COM
menced it has been won.
For the first time since the national
campaign opened the Alhambra was
crowded-every seat was occupied
and in the rear of the auditorium
stood an interested crowd. And it
was not only a big crowd, but it was
an enthusiastic crowd. The names of
Roosevelt and Fairbanks, or the name
of Kahn or Hayes were the signal for
mighty shout of approval. For
Kahn and for Hayes there were
naught but cheers and commentator.
In the absence of General George
Stone, chairman of the Republican
State Central Committee, e. F. Wood
ward secretary of the committee,
called the meeting to order. Judging
from the large crowd present" said
Mr.. Woodward, the candidacy of Z.
A. Hayes and Julius Kahn is safe and
victory will be theirs" He then intro
duced Colonel George H. Pippy as
chairman of the evening. Colonel
Puppy was greeted with cheers when
he rose to accept the office. Colonel
Pippy's address was short, but to the
point. He said:
1T is pleasure to look this audience
in the face and discuss the issues of the
coming Presidential campaign. Cali
fornia will show her appreciation of the
statesman, the soldier, who placed love
of country and patriotism above ambi-
ton for office-Theodore Roosevelt
I'VE have with US tonight a repre-
sentative of Southern California and
the distinguished men that are your
candidates for Congress. 1 shall close
for you are anxious to hear from
them
Colonel Pippy's address was followed
by some excellent singing by the Stan
ford University Republican Quartet
The songs concluded. Colonel Puppy in.
troduced Frank P. Flint of Los An
geles. Though Mr.. Flint comes from
the SOUTH" said Colonel Puppy, Ibis
speech will interest you the more wher
you know that he spent his boyhooG
days in this CITY," Mr.. Flint, who was
extended a f1attering reception by the
audience, said in part:
Mr.. Chairman, Ladies and Gentle
men and Fellow Republicans: We are
to-day the most prosperous nation on
earth, as result of the Republican ad-
ministration, not only in the past eight
years, but during the period of over
fifty years since the inception of the
Republican party. The reasons given
by Democrats why there should be a
change Of administration are chiefly
that some acts done or about to be
done by the Republican party are un-
constitutional. We have violated some
provision of the constitution! Another
| reason is the protective tariff system.
The people of the nation have been
taxed! I believe the party is able to
answer the charges.
DEMOCRATIC CRITICISM.
I'm reference to the violations Of the
constitutional provisions by the Repub-
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lican party: Since the Republicans
the Democrats, has violated the con-
stitution. When Abraham Lincoln was
endeavoring to maintain the Union he
was violating the constitution. In his
next campaign every act was a viola
ton. They then contended that the
constitution prohibited the Govern
ment's spending money on internal i'm
prOvenIents, and that national banks
were III violation of the constitution
We find some Democrats willing to be
presidents of national banks. and some
of them are managers of Parker's cam
paign.
THE homestead act, which has done
more to build UP this Western country
than any other legislation, was uncon-
stitutional. Every act put into effect
by the Republican party, every act that
has been particularly beneficial, de-
clared at the time TO be unconstitu-
tional, was afterward adopted by Dem
ocrats as the law of the land. Even
as late as four years ago we find acts
| then claimed by our opponents to be
unconstitutional, now quoted as au-
| thorities. From 1856 to the present day
the Democratic party has been from
| four to twenty years behind the times
! We find the party that denounced Alb
raham Lincoln in bitter terms quoting
! him to-day. Why, we find Mr.. Parker
! going back only four years and calling
upon President Roosevelt to follow the
great and beloved William Mckinley.
| We do not find him pointing with pride
and asking the President to follow in
the steps Of Grover Cleveland, or the
! doctrines of William Jennings Bryan.
To-day they say that President
Roosevelt Is violating the constitution
! in the same way that Abraham Lincoln
violated CD it; as Grant, as Garfield,
Hayes, Harrison and Mckinley The
Republican party does not have to re-
write the Declaration of Independence
! in its platform. The Republican party
carries it as a rule and guide to it's way
and keeps within its lines.
There are two Democratic parties
to-day. Mr. Bryan has said of Mr.
| Parker that he is an ''artful dodger,' "
for no one but an ''artful dodger'' could
stand on such dishonest platform as
that put up by the present party And
yet Mr. Bryan tours the East speaking
for Parker.
They say our President is unsafe
Unsafe to Bryan, because he does not
go far enough; unsafe for Parker. be-
cause he was not near enough to Wall
street. All the power of Wall street
could not keep Theodore Roosevelt
from doing what is right. And IL took
! all the power of Wall street to nom
! mate Alton B. Parker in face of oppo-
| sition from Bryan and all the West
ENDED THE COAL STRIKE.
"They claim that the President is un-
| safe for the reason that he stopped the
| coal strike. He brought together repre-
sentatives of the mines and representa-
tives of the miners unions and effected
a settlement TO prevent death among
the poor Of the East. He brought to
the miners better wages. better condi-
| tions. an honest days pay for an hon.
est days work.
Our country is the richest country
it is the greatest manufacturing coun-
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ruler. Odysseus was naturally and
cleverly portrayed by Monroe Eman-
uel Deutsch, and Maynard McFie was
picturesquely and dramatically effec-
tive as Agamemnon. The parts of
Teucer and Menelaus were both well
handled by William w. Lyman Jr. and
Warner Brown respectively, Miss
Gladys Clare Wickson was a classic
Athena, and little Aileen Jaffa was a
pretty Eurysaces. Albert Merrill Cleg-
horn led the chorus of the men eff
fectively. The music, by WHY'S Peck
Kent, was a feature of much interest,
preserving excellently the Greek char
acter. There was some bad Califor-
MAN in it's rendering, however the or
chestra being the weak spot of the
performance. The end of the trag-
edy, with it's noble dead carried off
the stage, reminded of the Greet
Hamlet" But the noble dead had
q nobler departure here. Not as For
tinbras' men carried the king, with
his head tucked under servile arm,
went Ajax. The body lay most nobIy,
like figure on a tomb, carried on the
shoulders of six men, and, followed
by the slowly marching chorus. was
royalty taken out. Effective ending of
a highly effective production.
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THE rHEATERs.

ALCAZAR-''Lord and Lady AIgy."
CALIFORNIA; Texas Steer"
CENTRAL-''She"
HUTES-Vaudeville
1SCHER's-''Down the Line"
GRAND-"Arizona-"
MAJESTIC-"A Japanese Nightin
gale"
ORPHEUM-Vaudev
TTvOLI-"Der RasteIbinder Matt
nee-Hofmann-
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the old Athenians may have lounged,
and the picture may not be forgotten.
After, it is easily understood that the
Ajax" was impressive.
This of the Greek tragedies is pos
sibly best suited to student represent
tation. Most of the characters are
young and powerful men, and the emo
tional element is of simple quality.
The play has, however, never before
been given by a university, though
twice produced in Chicago and New
York-in the latter place by Creeks
under Miss Barrows' direction.
The cast throughout was satisfying,
and the whole performance dignified
and classical in feeling and excellent
in detail. James Turney Allen, upon
whose shoulders the weight of the
production fell after Miss Barrows' de-
lection, and James K. Fisk, the stage
manager, must both be congratulated
upon their work. Augustus c.. Keane,
who took at very short notice Miss
Barrows' role, served also a good turn.
The best of the acting was done in
the title role, by Henry Bronson Dew
ing. Mr.. Dewing gave an earnest and
quite powerful picture of the mad
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-10-16
SPOONER ACT
TO BE TESTED
spee,sl Dispatch to me Gail.

CALL BUREAU, HOTEL BARTON,
WASHINGTON, Oct ia case in
volving the constitutionality OF the
spooner act for the construction OF the
Panama canal, and. in fact, the entire
proceedings OF the United States in the
purchase Of the canal and work upon
It's construction. has been set for hear
ing IN the Supreme Court Of the Dis
trict Of Columbia on October Is. 1t will
test the legality Of the action of Con-
e IS in providing for the canal, and
esp scially the action OF the administra-
ton in accepting the Spooner act as the
legal authority under which everything
was done It is brought against Leslie
NJ. Shaw, Secretary Of the Treasury,
and is for the purpose Of preventing
him paying out any money TO continue
construction.
The petitioner IS Warren 3. Wilson,
a lawyer OF Hinsdale, Ill. The petition
asserts that there has been no appro-
priation by law for the expenditures
that have already been made for the
canal. nor for those now being made,
nor for the issuing of s130. 000, 900 in
bonds. It is asserted that the Spooner
act is unconstitutional and invalid,
both in Panama and in the United
States; that the payments being made
are unauthorized and unwarranted,
violating the provisions Of the consti-
tuition which state that no money shall
be drawn from the treasury except
upon appropriations made by law.
The petition concludes by asking for
an injunction against the expenditure
Of any more money.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-10-16
Jurors Want Election
Commissioners
Punished.
No Answer Received From
Judge LaWlOr Concern
ing Their Cases.
District Attorney Gives Assurance
That he Will Take Up Charges
Brought by Merchants.

Foreman Lilienfeld of the Grand Jury
had a conference with number of his
colleagues yesterday, and it was de-
cided to request Mayor Schmitz to sus-
pend the Election Commissioners pend
ing prosecution for misfeasance.
1t is certain that the prosecution will
be instituted, if not by the District At
torney, as has been requested by the
Grand Jury, then by the Merchants
Association, the board of directors of
which gave such instructions to it's at
torneys on Friday. The jurors regard
the violation of law on the part of the
Commissioners so fragrant that depri-
walton Of office, they think, should fol-
low forthwith.
The testimony that was taken before
the Grand Jury in connection with the
charges against the Election board will
be Transcribed and laid before the
Mayor The evidence concerning the
personnel of the precinct officers in the
Almshouse district will be particularly
called to his attention The following
counts against the Commissioners, as
set forth by Foreman Lilienfeld in his
letter to Judge Lawlor, will also be
presented in the effort to convince the
Mayor that the commission has been
guilty of violation of law that calls for
immediate steps on his part:
"First-Not one of the officers of this
precinct was on the assessment roll.
''Second-All the officers who served
in this precinct were of the same po-
litical affiliation, and so expressed
themselves in their applications for ap-
pointment.
"Third-Five of the six officers Of this
! precinct registered and voted in the
| Seventy-th Precinct of the Thirty
ninth Assembly District
"Fourth-Three of the six election Of
| ficers who served in this precinct were
and are at present employees of the mu-
nicipal government"
Judge Lawlor had arrived at no con-
clusion yesterday as to the request from
majority of the Grand Jury that he
! instruct the District Attorney to pro-
| coed against the Election Commission
| for removal from office. Should he de-
! eide that he could not comply-that the
law would not permit of such a course
he would probably make secret com.
The grand jurors were given assur-
ance yesterday that the District Attor.
ney's office would without hesitation
take up the prosecution Of the Com.
missioners if asked to do so. If Judge
Lawlor does not see his way clear t.
set the law in motion the jurors will
therefore send the request directly t.
District Attorney Byington.
The police have found no trace of tn,
whereabouts of Adolph Steffens, wht
was indicted for illegal voting In thu
Seventy third Precinct. He is believed
to be in hiding in the city or in SOM
adjoining county.
James F. Lawler and Ernest Adam
were accepted by Judge Sloss yesterda.
morning as sureties on the bail bond o
Joseph Rebstock, the indicted precinc
inspector, in the sum Of $4,000. LAWYER
business was given as that of mer
chant and his residence Is Huron street
Adams as a hotel-keeper. residing at 2
Eddy street.
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Continued on Page rs, Column 1.
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I'm reference to the violations Of the
constitutional provisions by the Repub-
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-10-16
MAJOR FRANK DARLINGTON
UNDER ARREST IN MANILA
Wei known Army Officer Accused of
Falsifying Vouchers of Civil
GOVernnlent.

MANILA, Oct. 15.-The Prosecut-
ing Attorney has fled briefs in FIVE
cases against Major Frank Darlington.
charging him with Justification Of
vouchers Of the civil Government TO
the amount Of $500. Major Caring
ton has been arrested.
Major Darlington commanded the
Philippine scouts. He came to the
St. Louis Exposition 70 take charge of
the scouts there, but was ordered back
40 the Philippines to answer charges
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-31
WINTER WHEAT
Farmers of South Dakota Believe It b
Coming Staple in That State.

Special to The Journal.
Sioux Falls, 8. D., Aug. 31.-The farm
ers Of South Dakota, owing to the injury
by rust to their wheat fields, are earnestly
considering the ACCESSIBILITY of embarking
more generally in the raising Of winter
wheat as a substitute for the spring va
riety Those few who experimental this
season with winter wheat are so well
pleased with results that predictions are
m ade that it is only a question of time
until South Dakota will be classed as
winter wheat state.
Experiments have shown that winter
wheat which is drilled in between the
rows Of standing corn does much better
than that put in on wheat, oats, barley
or other small grain stubble. When the
cornstalks are cut, the part that remains
in the ground holds the snow and forms
a protection for the wheat during the
severe cold of winter.
Authorities agree that In this latitude
winter wheat does best If drilled into the
ground the latter part of August or fore
part of September
1t has also been shown by experiments
made by South Dakota farmers that VIM
ter wheat drilled in on small grain stub
bic will yield only from fifteen to twenty
bushels an acre, while that drilled in
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-31
PLAGUE OF RUST
II STILL SPREADS
WHEAT rs DETERIoRATING IN
NORTH DAKOTA.
Cutting and Threshing Delayed by Wet
Weather = Rugby, Darlington and
Souris Sections Send Unfavorable Re
4 ports - Little Expected from Late
Grain.

Special to The Journal.
Grand Forks, N. D., Aug. 31.-The crop
conditions, so far as the weather Is con-
cerned, have been anything but satisfac-
tory for two or three days. Monday was
cool and cloudy with light rain here and
there, and Tuesday was showery, with the
temperature still low. Grain has not
ripened at ALL and cutting and threshing
have been delayed. The conditions have
favored the spread Of rust and, while
early grain Is out Of the way, there is
still great area Of late grain which will
be injured
Threshtng returns come in slowly. At
Fertile, east Of Crookston, no wheat has
yet been received at the elevators, but
threshing will begin in few days. Local
farmers say that the damage there will
not be as great as has been stated. The
first wheat received at Sanborn yielded
thirteen bushels an acre and was badly
shrunken. The grain sold at 80 cents,
making g, return Of s1o.4o acre, which
Is better than I'M many years.
Unfavorable reports have been received
from the country west Of Rugby and
north of Darlington. Farmers who hoped
for twenty bushels an acre will be salts
fled with half that yield. Souris also sends
out an unfavorable report. Late wheat
there is said to have made no progresN
for some time, and little is expected from
It. Early wheat will make YIELD but 1t
is damaged.
rAt Bowbells the first grain threshed
was barley The yield is not stated, ex-
eept that it was good and the grain bright
and plump showing not a trace Of rust
or any other defect.
With favorable weather the bulk Of the
grain will be cut by a week from this
standing, but little has been expected
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-31
MINNEAPOLIS IS
FASTEST CRUISER
Race With Columbia Proves SUI
premacy Over Worlds Com
merce Destroyers.
Special to The journal.

Special to The Journal.
Washington, Aug. 31.-The cruiser
Minneapolis is the fastest commerce
destroyer afoat. In a race from New
port F. to HamRtogn a Ro ads Satin satup
bia and the Prairie by just three min
utes. The Minneapolis time was 2O.4
knots an hour during the entire trip.
The distance travelled was $50 knots;
the time consumed, LILO minutes.
The Minneapolis and the Columbia
are sister, ships, both built by the
Cramps Of Philadellphiaa: The colum-
was building, and the Minneapolis as
the Corsair, and, in view of their speed,
protection and armament, the Euro
pean powers thought they were well
named.
They are built Of steel; each has
three screws. The Columbia has four
tunnels, the Minneapolis two. Each is
4l2 feet long, has So feet inches
inches. Each is Of 1875 tons. The
Columbia has 18,509 horse power; the
Minneapolis 20,862. Both have the
same tremendous powerful engines, the
same boilers, the same protection and
ornaments and the same complement
of men-4T.
The Columbia was first to be finished.
I'll OuC CI1c11 Gl1p 9oHC uioNtO $50 MINUS
an hour, and held the record for speed
until the Minneapolis was tried in De
cember, 1898. She ran across the At
lantic, from South Hampton to New
York, 3,109 knots, in days, % hours.
40 minutes-an average of l8.4l knots
an hour. If comparison with the ocean
greyhounds is needed, the Deutschland,
for example, has made 3,082 knots in
days, IL hours and minutes-an av-
| erage of 1881 knots
. The Columbia cost the government
$685. 900, exclusive Of armament. The
Minneapolis cost $3,2O4,6OO, because
she won for the builders a fine race
against time. She made the official
record of 23,O73 knots an hour on her
trial trip off Cape Ann and earned for
the Cramps the extraordinary premium
Of $414,000.
At one time on the trip the Mime
apolis made sprint at the rate of
25.O2 knots an hour and maintained
it for u knots. According to the Eng
| ish plan Of determining speed, she
should be credited with this record.