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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-10-14
EVENTS

BERKELEY. Oct 13--Captain Nance. the
new commandant. win assume authority at
the university next week
The second Of the Herzstein lectures was
given to-day BY DR.. AlOnzo Englebert Taylor.
Alcohol Fermentation was his subject.
Delegates from the university 10 the trrisa-
ton convention at Modesto viii leave Berkeley
October It Professors Meade. Fortier. Wick
son. Slower and SOule expect 70 attend the
R futile 'O5, president Of the senior class.
is H.
Engineer members OF the freshman class
complain that class officers most OF whom ara
in culture colleges TX class meeting hours
that the engineering u.smbers unable 70
attend The arrangement is to be changed
soon az a result OF the complaint.
Professor Marx, head OF the civil enginear-
ing department at Stanford. spoke TO a larga
audience to-day in the students observatory
on the possibilities open 10 graduate civil en-
gineers He championed the engineering
courses and their products. declaring that high
ideals are maintained by the latter and that
the courses are valuable and essential
Tie first monday concert OF the season was
given yesterday in Hearst Hall under the aus
pices OF the Art Association
The dozen men who comprise the rife team
are 70 use Krag -JOrgensen rifles In the annual
rifle contest this year. Governor Pardee hns
promised the equipment.
W R de Icons farce has been selected A.
production by the juniors on November IS AZ
the Grand Opera house In san Francisco be
Icons farce deals with scenes at the -rfre-s
settlement in West Berkeley. There viii ~
eleven members IN the cast
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GREEKS COME TO SEE
REHEARSALS OF AJAX"
Interesting Visitors From Colony in
San Francisco Are Present at
Preliminary Performance.

BERKELEY. Oct IA dozen
Greeks from San Francisco came to
the Greek Theater at the university
to-day 70 witness the Ajax rehear-
sails. One Of them. an old man Of i'm
pressive appearance, was in his youth
a model for Jupiter" in the studios
OF Paris. A score or more Greeks
from the Grecian colony in san Fran
cisco have arranged to attend the
Ajax performance next Saturday.
Rehearsals- for Ajax" continue
successfully, in spite Of the severe loss
the play has sustained from the Ill
ness Of Mss Barrows. Much had
been accomplished before Miss Bar
rows caught her cold (Which has
since developed into q severe conges-
ton OF the lungs). and the zeal and
energy Of the other actors, and Of
Professor J. T. Allen. who succeeds
Miss Barrows in the management.
promise TO make good most Of the
deficiencies Dewing is an ideal Ajax.
Keane Is known as one OF the best
actors IN college, and the part Of Tee
MESA viii not suffer in his hands. in
spite Of the very short time he has
had for practice. The other parts are
well taken. two or three of them no
tably So
The costumes and accessories,
brought by Miss Barrows from the
East, are rich and beautiful. and the
stage pictures viii not soon be for
gotten by those who see them. In
general. though the illness of Miss
Barrows is lamentable. yet the young
actors feel thai II she should by great
good fortune be able 70 drive to the
theater on Saturday morning she
would not be ashamed OF the perform
.nrc
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Durham. Mrs T. T Coghill. Mrs o. p.
Downing, Mrs. Edgar Bishop. Mrs. E. B. Stone.
George Greenwood. Mrs. E NJ Beck. Mrs c.
Schilling, Mrs. c. Houghton. Miss Kales Miss
Bishop. Miss Coogan; Miss Jackson Misses
Miss Sevilla Hayden, Miss Beatrice Simpson,
Miss Alice Andrews, Miss Marguerite Buffers
Miss Jessie Craig. Miss Vera Havemeyer, Miss
Agnes Ehrenberg.
A pleasant little neighborhood tea was given
in honor OF Mrs. Frank S Adams yesterday
at the home Of Miss Sally Hampton Mrs Ad-
circles.
Miss Hampton was assisted by Mrs Ed
son F. Adams Mrs George H. Wheaton, Mrs
Allen Harwood Babcock Mrs Lillian Brown
Everts Miss Florinne Brown. Mrs. Charles
Walkeley, Mrs. NJ. W. Kales. Miss Elsie Fry
Miss Ruth KaIes. Miss Rose KaIes, Miss Anita
Thomson and Mrs T. B. Coghill
Among the recently formed card clubs Is
lied this week with Miss Marion Horton a.
president and Mrs Whitehead treasurer.
Tuesday evening at the Hotel Metropolis. where
siding,
The membership includes: Mr.. and Mrs
Whitehead. Mr.. and Mrs Dorsay- Fred But
terrified, Miss Butterfeld, Miss Harriet Da-
Wis Miss Marion Horton, Miss Hazel Horton.
riii -'''- 49, anu ~ -s Dur
The current literature section gave the OAK
land Club lively afternoon yesterday BY in
Producing Mrs. Stetson's book, The Home
topic for general discussion. Mrs. Julia
SanDorn lea the DEBATE and opinions that
wanted airing were brought out and shaken
vigorously. Among those who made the argu-
ments interesting were Mrs Julia 8 San
born. Miss Ellen Horton. Mrs H Elliot Crane
Mrs. NJ. L. W. Curtis. Mrs David Spencer
Mrs. Sara Reamer and Mrs. E. F. Cole
Piano selections were given by Mrs G. q
Cobbledick. Mrs. Florence Hardiman MiIIe-
was chairman OF the afternoon assisted bv
Mrs. j. A. Colon. Mrs. F. A Lacy. Ms
Ralph Cole, Miss Colon and Miss Evelyn
Price.
Mrs. Oscar Long was guest OF the he
Youngs at the recent launching at Mare Island
Miss de Young christened the Intrepid
Miss Mabel Hill, the First PERSEVERANCE
clever young organist. has opened a studio in
the Central Bank building.
The W. II. Weilbyes left to-day for the Fast
They will first visit the Grand Canyon OF ire
Colorado, going on later to the exposition and
other points OF interest in the East. They
expect to be away until January.
Mrs. Charles Buffers has returned from
Europe and is once more domicfled at Clare
mont.
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BIunder Aids Republicans.

MARTINEZ, Oct. 13.-Failure of
four Democratic nominees for Su-
pervisors and Assemblyman in Contra
Costa County to file certificates Of
nomination within the time specified
by law practically assures the cleo
ton of a Republican Board of Super
visors and the probable defeat Of the
delinquent candidate for the AS
sembly. The nominees are: Fred
Booth, Supervisor Second District;
Paul de Martini, Supervisor Fourth
District; ]. D. Wightman, Supervisor
Fifth District; A. L. Lang of Rich
mond, Twenty-second Assembly Dis
trict. The time limit expired last Sat
urday. None of the four names can
go on the ballot under the regular
party designation. They must be
placed as independent nominees and
go on the ticket by petition.
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those who come from those sections of
Canada an opportunity to associate
themselves with the new organization,
and those who wish to affiliate may
communicate with w. H Bull. the sec
rotary. at s51 Washington street, this
city.
The idea Of the organization was
originated by H. c. Upper. The fol-
lowing gentlemen and ladies have been
placed in charge OF the destinies Of the
new society: President, H. c. Upper;
vice president. W. L. Dimmick; secre-
tary, W. H. Bull; financial secretary,
F. Smith; treasurer, Captain ]. H.
O'Brien; chairman Of the social COM
mittee, Miss Margaret Armand; execu-
tive committee Tin addition to the Of
ficers), Rev. Fred tombstone and Rev.
Richmond Logan.
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WANT ELECTRIC
ROAD REPAIRED
Alameda City Trustees Are
Prompted to Act Because
of Numerous Complaints
FART LETTER Is SENT
City Clerk Says the Town
Is Used as a Graveyard
for Cars of Old Pattern

ALAMEDA, Oct. 13.-Repeated COM
plants made to the City Trustees by
the Alameda Advancement Association
and the West End Improvement Asso-
citation about the alleged dangerous
condition of the roadbed Of the local
lines OF the Oakland Transit Consoi-
dated have led the municipal legisla-
tors 70 order the City Clerk 10 write
the management Of the corporation
concerning the matter. That official to-
day addressed the following letter TO
General Manager Kelly:
No doubt you are informed ss TO the condi-
ton Of the cars and roaabed and Aso tne
character OF service rendered, DIT X i possIDIe
that you are misinformed as 20 the sentiment
Of the people OF Alameda
The roadbed Is q disgrace 70 modern ciyiliza-
ton The cars no longer run on rails, oqt
bump along on the hznges q the wheels. II
everything iE favorable the cars follow the
Etresks b rust. which mark the last resting
place Of former rails. bu- any time and
without good reason The cz-s leave the stresks
OF rust and 90 paunging tnro trees ana poles:
thereby e1dznge--ng ne lives and heaith OF
The cars have ben apparently handed down
from antiquity. Alameda looks Ike q grave
yard q csrE. where Al cars that have outllVeo
their usefulness and passed away nave come
70 be inferred L nay be economy 20 utilize
your rolling stock 70 the limit. but il looks
though this city IS getting the worst OF II
Complaints s-z coming n from all directions
Sick people made Eicksr and well people
are made sick The people are becoming
aroused and unless something is done 10 ale
vfate conditions they will be prepared 10 take
radical action That Alameda with her popu-
lstiOn is entitled 70 something better goes
without saying
You may have come good reason for delaying
the repairs and reconstruction, but so far we
have not heard from them. The Board OF
Trustees meets next Monday night, when
communication from you concerning this mat
ter would be appreciated. Yours respectfully,
J. ". GILLOGLY,
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OAKLAND, Oct. 13.-An organization
known as the Sons and Daughters Of
the Maritime. Provinces has just been
formed in Oakland by those who came
from outside of the precincts of this
State. The new society will extend its
influence throughout California.
The maritime provinces are those sec
tions Of Canada that border upon the
Atlantic Ocean, and all natives Of Nova
Scotia, New Brunswick and Prince Ed
ward Island the entitled to member
ship. Two hundred and twenty Of
those who came from those three pro-
vinces have been found in and about
Oakland, and they have banded them
selves together for mutual help and adj
vancement. 1t is intended to give all
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-10-14
LIVES TO ASK
FOR FREEDOM
DespOndent Wife Fails in
Attempt at Suicide and
Now Brings Divorce Suit
WOMAN'S TONGUE WAGS
Mrs. Mabel Sheahan Talks
Without Stint Despite
Judge Melyin's Reprimand
Oakland Office San Francisco Call
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1915 Broadway. Oct 13
Worried by the actions OF her hus-
band until she attempted suicide BY
taking carbOlic acid, from the effects
OF which she was saved. Gertrude N.
Tesche to-day began divorce. proceed
ings against Arthur W. Tesche. a bag
gageman living in Alameda Shs
charges cruelty They were married
in the early part OF this year. both
having been married before. Hardly
had the honeymoon passed, says she.
before her husband refused 10 let her
little son live with her and insisted that
he was not a 1T companion for his two
little girls
From that time on her worries IN
creased. Her husband had little affec-
ton for her and made her drink whis-
ky when she felt Ill She became a
household drudge, while her heart was
breaking 10 see her boy. from whom she
had been separated His father left
sufficient means TO pay for his care
One day when she felt particularly blue
she drank the contents Of an ounce bot
tie Of carbolic acid. but neighbOrs
found her and doctor saved her She
says If she is forced 10 live with her
husband it viii either drive her crazy
OF to attempt suicide again.
The trial OF the Sheahan divorce case
before Judge Melvin to-day failed TO
bring out anything more sensational
than the charges made by Mabel G.
Sheahan that her husband chased heI
out OF their room at midnight. John
]. Sheahan. the defendant, is an insur-
ance adjuster in San Francisco. He
says his wife made life miserable FOR
him She believes IN spirits and spent
her nights out among them Mrs Shea
han was IN the witness chair all day
and tried the patience OF court and
lawyers in attempting to say more IN
her answers than the attorneys re-
quired. She was reprimanded many
times by Judge Melvin. but persisted
in telling her story in her own way.
Suit for divorce was begun to-day
by Mary E. Oulsman against Thomas
H. Oulsman on the ground OF deser-
ton. They were married in England
in 1877, but few years ago she states
he left her
Nellie Bright OF Berkeley dismissed
her action for divorce to-day against
Edwin Bright, whom she accused Of
intemperance. They went TO the COun-
" Clerks Office together to-day. having
made up their differences and said that
they had lived together too long to
want to separate He decided her a piece
Of property which she alleged she fear
ed he would drink up.
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citizens to See Trustees.

ALAMEDA, Oct. 13.-The West End
Improvement Association appointed
the following committee to go before
the Board of City Trustees Monday
night with petition in favor of call
ing an election of freeholders to frame
a new municipal charter: S. S. Green,
Martin Owens, NJ. c. Hawks. This
committee will act in conjunction with
a committee from the Alameda Ad-
vancement Association, which is COM
posed of P. S. Teller, Charles S. Neal,
George H. Mastick.
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NO Discus Sport.

BERKELEY, Oct. 13.-President
Jordan of Stanford and Judge w.
Morrow of the United States Circuit
Court will be the speakers at the uni
versity meeting in the Harmon gym
nasium at II o'clock Friday morning,
October IA. All university exercises
will be suspended at that hour. AS
the university meeting falls on the day
before the annual California-Stanford
football game President Jordan is to
have as a subject, intercollegiate
Sport"
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To Inspect Bonded Properties.

OAKLAND, Oct. 13.-At to-day's
session of the municipal water supply
advisory committee City Engineer F.
c. Turner and Councilmen Wallace
and Meese were chosen to make an
inspection of the properties bonded
by George w. Dornin. president of the
City Council, as a possible site of a
municipal water plant. Two hours
discussion was held over the situation.
The committee adjourned until Mon
day.
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saws Engineer Used Fists.

OAKLAND, Oct BE. L Bald
win, a Southern Pacific locomotive en-
gineer, was arrested to-day on COM
plant OF Albert Hemenover. 1900 San
Pablo avenue, who charges that Bald
win struck him in the face during an
alteration about a team that obstruct-
ed the engine switching at Fourteenth
and Franklin streets.
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Were Nonsuited.

OAKLAND. Oct. 13.-The suit
brought by the Shaw Brothers. pho
tographers to stay Tony Lubelsky, Of
the Novelty Theater from ousting
them from their rooms, was decided
against them this afternoon by. Judge
Ellsworth. They claimed to have a
lease of the premises until next jan
uary,a but 1t was shown that the lease
had been made with the rent collector.
who had no authority.
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FORM LAND coMPANY.-Oakland, oct.
13.-Articles of Incorporation of the North
lands Development Company were filed with
the County Clerk to- day. The principal place
Of business OF the corporation Is Berkeley and
the capital stock Of the company is $4,000. OF
which $65 900 has been subscribed The d.
L. Higgins and Francis Ferrier- of Berkeley
and Wickham Havens OF Oakland.
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Declare Cor open shop.

OAKLAND, Oct. 13-The Restaur-
ant Keepers Association of Oakland
has decided to declare for the open
shop" and in a few days the secretary
OF the Citizens Alliance will begin the
porting Of open shop cards in nearly
all the restaurants of the city. It was
decided at a meeting OF the associa-
ton. held yesterday, to leave the mat
ter OF posting the cards in the hands
OF the alliance.
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WIZ Talk About schools.

OAKLAND. Oct. 13.-City Superin-
tendent of Schools ]. w. McClymonds
will be the guest of the school teach
ers of Oakland tomorrow afternoon at
the Lafayette School when he will de-
liver an address on his recent tour of
inspection of Eastern schools.
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Governor Appoints HI. G. CapweII.

OAKLAND, Oct 13.-H. C. Capwell,
president of the Oakland Board Of
Trade, was to-day reappointed a mem
Der of the board of trustees of the
Home for the Adult Blind in this city.
Governor Pardee appointed Mr.. Cap
well a member of the board last May.
but inadvertently the appointee failed
to qualify, so the Governor renewed
the appointment to-day.
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LATE SHIPPING lNTE1LIGENoE.'
ARRIVED.

ARRIVED.
Thursday Oct. 13.
stmr Maggie. Eagles. 4 hours from Half
Br stmr wyeneld. Watson. 100 hours from
LAdysmith.
sschr Ida A. campbell.A hours from Point
Reyes
SAILED.
Thursday. Oct. H.
Stmr Chas Nelson. Iverson. Port Los Angeles
DOMESTIC PORTS
MISUNDERSTANDING Oct 13-schr Esther
Buhne, hence Oct L: stmr Chehalis hence Oct
10: schr Repeat, hence Oct Z.
Sailed Oct 1a-Stmr Grace Dollar for San
Francisco.
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Greek Section Hand KiIIed.

OAKLAND, Oct. 13.-George De-
dacks. As years old, a Southern Pacific
Company section hand, was instantly
killed at Shell Mound Station this
morning by the Berkeley flyer. De-
dacks vas standing too near the
tracks. He leaves a widow in Greece.
his native country. The Coroner took
charge of the case. sDedacks roomed
at S57 Cedar street. -
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OAKLAND. Oct. 13.-The following
marriage licenses were issued by
the County Clerk to-day: Anton
Schwartz, q, and Pearl Erickson, 10.
both Of Oakland: James Walsh. 2s.
and Mary Howard. p, both of Green
wood, Mendocino County.
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TO PROBATE MEHRMANN WIII.-Oak
land, Oct 13--Petition for the probate OF the
will OF the late Ferdinand Mehrmann was nIed
to-day. His estate consists OF property valued
at SIS. 600 OF this amount $500 Is personal
property and the remainder consists OF i've
pieces Of real estate In the city o. Oakland
valued at S25. 500.
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WILL HOLD COMPETITIVE DRILL
Oakland. Oct 13.-The Cadet Corps OF ths
First Congregational Church and the Starr
King Cadet Corps OF San Francisco will hold
competitive drill next Friday evening az tn,
armory Of the former organization Fifteenth
street The victorious company viii receive a
handsome silver cup Officers OF the National
Guard viii act judges.
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SUES TO RECOVER LAND oakland Oct
13-Suit was begun to-day BY q. Biehs againg4
F. J. Woodward John 5. de Lancey. Margaret
K. Evans and W y. Dean to recover a nieqa
OF property he values at $1,000. The defeuda-ei
say they had a judgment against him and Ia
the property sold 10 satisfy the claim.
amounting TO $3.50 This. il is said is all thar
the land was worth above the three mortgages
which incumber the place.
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ter, she studied there with J. W. Green :
wood and later at the Royal College OF
Music in London under Sig. Visetu and
under Jacques Bouhy at Paris In a
/ Royal College performance of Schu-
mann's "Genoveva,' in 1898 Nine. Lunn
/ first earned notice as a student. She
made her professional debut at the OPP
era COmiQue in London in StanfOrd'S
Irish opera "Snamus O'Brien,'' and
then sang the principal contralto and
mezzo-soprano roles for three years
with the Carl Rosa opera company
Since 1899 she has appeared constantly
before the London and English pro-
vincial public as a concert singer and
as the first contralto of the Royal OPP
to study the role of Kundry two years
ago, when she was member of Mr..
Maurice Grau's company. Metropolitan
opera mouse, in New York, and sang it
der the direction of B. J. Lang
Herr Conreid has ISSUED the pros
pectus of the opera season. The con-
ductors will be Alfred Hertz. Arturo
Vigna and Nahan Frankie The artists
are:
soprani-Mesdame Aino Ackte.
Bella Alien. Mathilde Bauermeister.
Katharine Senger-Bettaque. Emma
Games, Marguerite Lemon, Maria de
Macchi. Nellie Melba, Lillian Nordica,
Paula Ralph, MarceIla Sembrich, Ma
rion Weed, and Alma W. Powell.
Mezzo-Soprani and Contralti-Mes-
DANES Olive -Stad. Louise Ho-
Iner. Josephine Jacoby, Florence Null
ford, and Edyth Walker.
Tenori-Jacques Bars. Alois Burg
staller, Enrico Caruso. Andreas DIPPED,
Enrico Giordani, Heinrich Knote,
Francisco Niubo, Frank V Pollock,
Albert Reiss, and Albert Saleza-
Baritoni-Bernard Begue. Eugene
Dufriche, Eugenio GiraIdoni, Otto Co
ritz, Adolph Muhlmann, Taurino Par
Wis. Antonio Scott, and Anton Van
Rooy.
Bassi-Robert Blass. Marcel Jour
net. Pol Plancon, and Arcangelo
Rossi.
Paderewslzi will make tour of
the country, beginning in December,
under the management of Charles A
Ellis
Josef Holman, the violinist, has ar
rived for an extended tour, under the
management of Henry Wolfsohn-
Heinrich knote, of the Prince Re
gent theater, Munich, has been grant
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her husbands mistress Isn't that a
dramatic situation2 Don't you think it
ought to be effective, and lead to some
thing potent for the plays success
But it is all worthless.
The killing fault of the composition is
that the wife has bought the coronet
of a duchess with her fathers dollars,
and has taken the duke for better or
worse as part of the bargain. quite I'M
derstandingiy and heartlessly, and tine
audience isn't sorry for her when he
turns out worse than she expected.
Clara Bloodgood is me actress, and eX-
ira emotional. but it is no use-she
can't evoke any syInp athy. Fitch is be-
rated for bringing out a set of carica-
lures as subsidiary chamberlain
American cultured girl unmaidenly with
the language OF the BoWery, an English
dowa ger duchess unwomanly' with the
misTnanners of Bow Bells, and so on;
but I don't think that would matter if
his heroine were sufferer to be
pitied.
In what was meant for the great act
of the piece-the Fitchian sensation
the duchess tears the coronet from her
head throws the now hateful thing and
herself on the floor before the duke and
beseecnes him TO strike her. so that she
may have legal cause for divorce. The
audience rather regrets. 1 think. that
he unclenches his fist without hitting
her, because the blow wouldn't really
hurt the actress, while it would give
the duchess no more than ought to be
coming to her, and might make an
arousing impression outside the foot