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The San Francisco call., 1905-04-08
Wants plans for Poles.

w. B. Bourn, president of the San
Francisco Gas and Electric Company,
yesterday sent communication to the
Improvement and Adornment Associa-
ton of San Francisco stating that ac-
ton has been taken which will greatly
expedite the removing of its wires and
placing them underground Bourn
also asks the association to submit
plans for Illuminating poles and the
naming Of streets so that the COM
pany may work in harmony with the
Board of Supervisors. The company
proposes to extend improvements to
Union Square and other places. replac-
ing all wooden poles with architectural
poles that may be approved by the as
sociation.
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-08
Tivoli Opera-House.

''F'lorodora," the most famous of all musical
comedies, will be produced for the first time
this Sunday night at popular prices at the
Tivoli. The story of the aspiring millionaire
and the scheming society widow the stolen
secret for the making of the perfume and the
rightful heiress is familiar TO all theatergoers
as also the enhancing tunes that have
been sung and whistled all over the world.
There is every reason to believe the coming
production will be popular as any that have
preceded it. The same lavish expenditure of
money that made the original production OF
this musical comedy the most costly ever
staged will be in the new costumes,
scenery and effects with which the manage
ment will dress this popular and successful
piece The cast will be an exceptionally strong
one and will include besides the entire Tivoli
company several new and clever people among
whom will be Aida Hemmi a renowned East
eru prima DONNA who prominently identf-
fed with the New York productions of 1.-The
Enickerbocker Girl and THE Jersey Lily -
and Walter Shannon. excellent barytone
One of the chief attractions of the piece will
be the Beauty Sextet," composed solely OF
California girls, selected especially for their
grace beauty and musical ability. They may
be relied upon to uphold the credit of their
native State and to fully equal, II not totally
eclipse the Eastern young women who first
took part in the catchy Tell Me. Pretty
Your The production Of ''Florodora,'' it may
safely be predicted. will prove one of the
most enjoyable entertainments of the season
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-08
BISHOP DRAWS
ON PGCILISM
DIR. Hamilton, in Address in
New York, Sees Something
in Prizering to Emulate
SPEAKS To STUDENTS
San Franciscan Says That
Successful Preacher Must
Be a Man of the World

NEW YORK, April TN an address
to-day to the candidates for admission
into the Methodist ministry and the
New York conference. Bishop Hamil-
ton Of San Francisco, presiding officer
of the convention, said the successful
preacher must be man OF the world.
He warned the candidates not to both
er about heresy or become heresy-
hunters. and declared that there was
too much philosophy and too little
Scripture In the study Of doctrine. He
told them to give the man with the
hypothesis about the Bible the right
of way IL he had the proper spirit. but
not to accept all they heard.
Above ALL said the Bishop, don't
preach 1t unless you know what you
are talking about. The Methodist
church does and Is expected TO furnish
the gospel for all other churches"
In recommending TO the candidates
the admonition for fasting, the Bishop
intimated that certain acts OF prize
fighters might be observed and emulat-
ed with good results.
Out where i live" said he. men
who stand up and strike one another's
faces for $4,000 of gate receipts go
away for weeks before and take care of
their bodies so they can withstand the
strain of the conflict"
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-08
PLAY REUNlTES
DIVORCED PAIR
w. il. Girard for the Second
Time Leads Ada Bernard,
the Actress, to the Altar
DRAMA REKINDLES LOVE
Former Manager by Chance
Sees Her Perform and Is
Captiyated by Her Graces
DRAMA REKINDLES LOVE
Special Dispatch to The Call

ST. LOUIS, April while attending
the performance of the Girl and the
Bandit w. L. Girard. a well-known
St Louis jeweler. was surprised to see
his wife, from whom he had been sep
arated ten years. behind the footlights.
Charmed again by her grace and laugh
ing eyes. he sought her after the show
and renewed his courtship. Before the
weeks engagement was finished she
promised to give up the stage and en-
bark on a second voyage on the matri-
monial sea-
Girard and Ada Bernard were mar
rfed in New York ten years ago. At
that time Miss Bernard was Della
Fox's understudy. Girard was man
ager Of the company. They went to
California for honeymoon and settled
there, but soon were divorced. owing to
Mrs Girard's longing for stage life.
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-08
Quenun AshIyn Turns
From DramatIcs
to ReIIg on.
Big Crowds Gather to
Hear Him in His
New Role.
special Dispatch 10 rhe cali

LONDON, April Shakespeare ia
nous dictum viii have TO be altered.
hereafter it must run--and some men
achieve greatness by getting convert
ed Quentin Ashlyn. hitherto a so
eiety entertainer" of no particular con-
sequence, has become something like a
national figure by the simple means of
nnding the Lord.
Ashlyn, whose line is refined va
riety business. has for the last few
weeks been appearing at a certain
West End hail as singer, 'racon-
teur," and so forth. There is no evil
dence TO show that he was coming
money. One afternoon last week he
happened TO stray into the Albert Hall,
where Torrey and Alexander, the
American evangelists. are holding mon
ster revival meetings. A day or two
afterward il was announced that the
performer, having become converted,
had given Up his former calling and
Cancelled all his engagements He had
no other means of subsistence, il was
explained, but trusted the Lord to
provide" Here is the story of his
conversion" in Ashlyn's own words:
As TOLD BY THE ACTOR.
Tt came about this way Last Fri
day afternoon, after a game of bill
hsrds, g friend Of mine asked me to go
with him to the Kings Theater, Ham
mersnith. We found it was full, so we
parted. and 1 was going past Albert
Hall on an omnibus when il occurred
TO me to 90 in.
I did SO. and heard Or. Torrey
preach. felt deeply impressed, but
was not converted. and gave my
sketch as usual in the evening. Yet
7 felt sick Of the business.
I went TO Albert Hall again, and on
Monday night at home read DR. Tor
rey's pamphlet on the Day of Judg-
ment That settled it. 1 determined
that I must serve the Almighty. and 1
went TO the meeting on Tuesday and
told DR. Torrey. l felt l could not go
IN playing the fool in order to enter
tain other people. l had done with
sketches. and thesters. and billiards,
and things Of that kind"
So On the following evening instead
of giving his usual entertainment, Ash
lyn testified to his conversion. At first
the audience laughed. thinking il was
all part Of the programme. but when
they became convinced that the enter
tainer was IN earnest they heard him
out and applauded. Since then Ash
lyn's evenings at St Georges Hall
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-08
NOW ATTRACTs CRoWDs.

1t is possible that Ashlyn is absolute
ly sincere, but 1t is fact that whereas
his ordinary performances seldom, if
ever. made the S. r. o. sign necessary,
st. Georges Hall will scarcely hold the
folk who want to see and hear the
converted entertainer" His fame has
spread from Lands End to John O.
Groats. Admission to Ashlyn's revival
meetings is free. but a big collection is
taken up every night. Ashlyn declares
that he gets not a penny of this. 1t is
understood, however that every mail
brings the converted entertainer more
or less handsome donations from good
folk who wish to demonstrate to him
that he has made no mistake in trust
ing the Almighty 'to provide"
A few days after the entertainer
found Christ as he expresses it, the
following amusing letter appeared in
a London daily journal. 1t was writ
ten by Miss Frances Kapstowne:
with regard to the conversion of
Quentin Ashlyn, the papers have
omitted to mention that he is the man.
ager of a party of three girls called
The Puritan Maidens. l am one of
these, and although we should not
have been permitted to leave his party
without due notice, he now tells us at
a minutes notice that he is leaving the
profession.
II, in my un-Christian way, refused
several good offers, as 1 believed my
self to be under some obligation to
Mr.. Ashlyn. I see now that the cor
rect thing to have done was to leave
him in the lurch. In future contracts
should have a new clause, namely
In case of managers conversion, -
all tours to be considered Cancelled
TALK OF SACRED PLAY.
Torrey and Alexander, however, ex-
press themselves as delighted with
their histrionic convert
There have, however" said the
former. been quite a number of con-
versions among actors, and quite q
vigorous crusade has been begun BY
these men. One prominent actor tells
me that a determined effort is being
made from within to raise the tone OF
| the stage to a Christian standard
surely not a ridiculous thing to at.
tempt In a Christian country"
The American evangelist added the
surprising information that a star
would be made soon with a sacred
play with converted actors, but HI
could not yet permit publicity to bt
given to the title OF the play.
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-08
Excursion to Ukiah.

On Sunday. April 10th, the California
Northwestern Railway will run an excur-
sion to TJkiah. Each ticket insures a
seat, for the company will not sell sim
gle ticket above the number of seats pro-
vided. Fine of departure from Tiburon
Ferry will be $50 a. M, and from Ukiah
on the return p. m. Train Will not stop
in transit. Fare for the round trip only
81 90. Tickets will be on sale Monday.
April 10th, at ticket office, $50 Market
street (Chronicle building).
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-08

MAU RELEASED ON PROBATION
Charles Mau. convicted OF burglary was al
lowed to go probation by Judge Cook yes
terdsy He Is only IS years OF age and his
friends promised to send him away on a deep
water vessel On December 70 he entered the
residence OF George Chandler. 20 Van Buren
street.
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-08
Good pictures for Little Nforav

We have an immense collection Of beau
tiful pictures, framed in the newest ana
prettiest styles, on exhibition in our new
art gallery. Visitors cordially invited to
inspect this collection whether wishing
to purchase or not. Sanborn, Vail Co.
TAI Market street.
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-08

WANT DIsPENsARY CLOsED.-A petition
signed by FIVE citizens was filed with the Su-
peryisors yesterday requesting that the ..Orien
tai Dspensary'' at S2S Sacramento street
conducted by Chinese. be closed on account Of
its alleged unsanitary condition.
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-08

RAILROAD COMPANY ExONERATED-
Coroner's jury yesterday rendered verdicts OF
accidental death and exonerared the United
Railroads and the Southern Pacific Company
from blame for the killing of p. Anderson on
March 25. E. H. Moore on March 26 and
Arthur H. Reed on March 27
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-08

CIGAR MERCHANTS QUIT FIGHT -rns
last OF the cigar merchants to be accused by
the police OF selling pools horse races have
abandoned their effort to restrain the police
from blockading their places OF business Jo-
seph Friedman. e Gosliner and A 3. Broyer
dismissed their suits yesterday and Judge Sea-
wells calendar is now clear OF poolroom cases.
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-08

A CALI. TO MEN-A mass meeting for men
will be held at the Alhambra Theater to-
morrow afternoon. Addresses will be delivered
by pastors representing the various churches
Of the city and the music will be furnished
BY the Knickerbocker Male Quartet
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-08

FEDERAL HALF HOLIDAY.-In conform
ity with the new State law declaring satur-
day to be half holiday, Collector Stratton
shas ordered the Custom-house to be closed
at noon to-day
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-08

Forest, Fish and Game Show.
Athletic sports in an indoor forest. .
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-08

Proving another a hypocrite does not
prove your holiness.
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-08

Try the United States Laundry. 1ot
Market street. Telephone South 420.
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-08

have been straight revival meetings
and attended by folk who want to hear
from his own lips just how the erst-
while entertainer was saved"
I have no plan for the future" he
said the other day, Il am trusting in
God TO provide me with some other
form of livelihood. People ask me
what ] shall do 1 tell them that if
1 can rely upon God in the hereafter 1
can rPlV upop him nOw''
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-08

SANTA CRUZ, April 7.-Ben Lo.
mond is to have bank and news.
paper. c. P. Davis, formerly of Kes.
wick, is to be the founder. He will ac'
as editor and banker.
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-08
BEN LOMOND TO HAVE
BANK AND NEWSPAPER

@. p. Davis. Former Resident Of Kes.
wick. Will Act as Capitalist
.-1 IT6f&<~
Los Angeles herald., 1905-04-17
City Should Be Protected

"Twenty-one years is long enough"
he replied, "and then It should have
the provision for the city, II 1t sees fit,
to buy the property after a certain
number of years and buy it for its
tangible worth; not that and the value
of the franchise which was given the
railway company by the municipality.
ut Is bosh for company to say II
will not build on a twenty-one-year
franchise. We had a similar case In
Chicago. The Allen bill was passed,
making 1t possible for a city council
to give a franchise for fifty years. We
started in to have that law repealed.
We had very hard time of 1t. but ac-
complished our purpose, and now fran
chise grants are limited to twenty
years. The railways during the time
we were fighting for the repeal put UP
the same cry that they would make
no more improvements, but the bluff
did not hold good After the Allen law
was repealed they were very glad to
come to time"
Los Angeles herald., 1905-04-17

courts for their claims. The city
gained reversal of the case after five
years of fighting, by taking it to the
highest court in the state.
Decreased Previous Cost
"Some years ago, Chicago started in
to do its own work. This was what
was done in one instance. A sixteen
foot sewer 12,629 feet long was con-
structed at an average cost of SAL per
foot. This was done when contractors
refused to work for $43 foot When
the city had completed the work for
itself, there were no extras to be add
ed to the original estimated cost and
the city had all the machinery used
and was included as a part of the cost
of work. These are two examples
showing why / am so much In favor
of city doing it's own, work.
"Akin to the contract system in its
effects and consequences, is the gen.
orally adopted method of farming out
public franchises to groups of favored
individuals regardless of the rights
ana demands or the cltlzenS at large.
DO you think an individual owning a
valuable possession would give It
away for nothing to another? Hardly.
Yet, that is whatthe municipality
does in most cases
I'm public utility corporations the
principal value is found in the fran
chise itself, In a majority OF instances
the franchise is predicated upon the
monopoly in the use of public prop
erty for specified purpose. The pub
lie itself gives value to the franchise.
Take the total amount OF bonds COM
pany of this character issues. subtract
the value of it's tangible property and
you have the value of the franchise.
In the larger number OF Instances, the
franchise will have greater value
Los Angeles herald., 1905-04-17
YOUNG GIRL IS
BRUTALLY SLAIN
TWO NEGROES SUSPECTED OF
THE CRIME
POSSE IN SEARCH OF THEM
Lynching Is Feared at Little Falls,
Minnesota, II Perpetrators of
Brutal Murder Are
Captured

By Associated Press.

By Associated Press
LITTLE FALLS, Mimi, April 16.-
The dead body of Jeanie Kintop was
found in the woods this morning about
four miles from this city. A handker-
chief was tightly twisted about her
neck and the head was a mass of
bruises. Two negroes were seen in the
vicinity of where the body; was found
and a search is being made for them.
follow.
The girl, who was about to leave
for the northern part of the state to
take UP homestead claim, had been
in the city purchasing supplies. She
left here Monday evening for. Darling,
from which station she was to walk to
her home. distant about two miles.
After leaving Darling she was not seen
again until her body was found today,
The place where the girls body was
found bore evidences 4 of terrific
struggle. Her empty pocketbook and
the parcels she was carrying were
found in ditch near by Her watch
was found on the body.
Charles Nelson. living near the scene
of the murder. heard screams on Mon
day night and saw two unknown me-
groes near the spot. It is suspected
that they committed the crime. A
posse is searching the country.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-04-17

by the operation, than does the tam
gible property.
"In fact. many Of these corporations
serving the public under franchises
have the value Of their stock depend
ent on the length Of time which the
franchises have to run. The longer
time the better of course. A railway
corporation Is going to get a. fran
ohise for just as long a period as is
possible. There would be little hu-
man nature exhibited by its promoters
If It did not"
Suppose. Mr.. Harrison, that the
city is not in a condition to take over
its railways and must give franchises?
Suppose the railways are offered fran
chises for twenty-one years and they
say they will stop putting down their
rails; what them"
Los Angeles herald., 1905-04-17
SPEED ORDINANCE
COMES UP TODAY
CoUNCILMEN DETERMINED TO
PASS MEASURE
SOME AUToIsTS OPPOSE IT
Report That Citizens VIII Attempt to
Have Limit Reduced From Ten
to Seven Miles an
Hour
SOME .AUToIsTs OPPOSE IT

Probably no measure to be considered
by the council at its session today will
be more closely watched by the general
public than will the automobile ordi-
nance which is to be recommended for
passage by the legislation committee.
The provisions of the ordinance
specify a business district in which It
Is made a misdemeanor to run an
automobile at q rate Of speed greater
than ten miles an hour, and four miles
an hour across street intersections.
outside of this district fifteen miles Is
made the limit, and all over the city
the motorists are required to slow
down to four miles an hour while pass
ing within ten feet of street cars which
have stopped to either discharge or
take on passengers.
The ordinance meets with the ap-
proval of the more conservative class
Of automoblists. according to President
Fleming of the Automobile club, yet
there are some motor enthusiasts who
do not agree with its provisions, and
they have been exerting their influence
with the various councllmen. They
have had little success, however, as the
city fathers are determined to pass a
law which shall protect the Los An
geles public.
Clubmen to obey Law
The automobile clubmen have as
sured the council that If the proposed
ordinance becomes a law they will dc
all in their power to aid in its en-
forcement.
Certain councimen are expecting G
fight on the floor of the council cham
ber in regard to the limits imposed by
the ordinance. One citizen appeared
last Monday and spoke for some time
on the subject, arguing that sever
miles an hour and three miles an houl
across street intersections is fast
enough. He intimated that others
question came up for final settlement
Citizens of South Main street desire
that the business limit be extended
cut that street as far as jefferson
They claim that motorists tear dowr
that busy thoroughfare at a. speed
which endangers the lives of pedes
trians. and that many school children
attending the Twenty-eighth stree
school are in constant danger wher
crossing the street going to and from
school. The statement is made tha
mothers are forced to take their little
ones to school and call for them agar
in the evening. A like complaint
comes from East Adams street. and the
council will today attempt to remedy
this state of affairs.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-04-17

one of these lights. When it buys the
same service from the Edison Electric
Light company it pays $103 for it, show
ing the immense profit to them. When
say each light costs us $55 year
that includes interest on money in
vested, wear and tear of machinery,
ETC., and the fact that our machinery
is in use only one-half the time.
"If the city's charter permitted it to
sell power to private individuals so
that the machinery now idle during the
day might be put into action continu-
ously the city could light its streets at
a much lower figure than it does. We
are now seeking to gain this provision
in our charter but hardly think it
will come this year.
There has been corruption on the
part of lighting companies to keep
their hands on a monopoly, but the
lighting question is only one of the
many In which corruption Is rampant.
1.-THE contract law and the enfranch-
Using of private corporations to serve
the pubic are tne cause OF ninety
nine per cent of the bribing of OFF,
cials and the rottenness of municipal
government" ;...
"Then you believe in a city doing
its own work, Mr.. Harrison?"
Indeed / do" he replied with
emphasis. Here are two examples.
A piece of work was contracted for
by Chicago which was to cost the
city s35O.OOO. 1t was poorly done and
when the full settlement was asked for
by the contractors to the $S5O.OOO was
added a bill for $65O,0OO evtras /. e.,
things not specified in the contract but
sanctioned by the department head
under which the work fell. So dex-
terously was the work performed that
they gained judgment in two lower
Los Angeles herald., 1905-04-17

it is one of general reform-and good
ness knows there Is plenty Of room for
action"
The subject was a delicate one for a
man to handle who Is not sure whether
or not he has had enough politics, and
Mr.. Harrison side-stepped back to the
public lighting question at the earliest
moment.
Coming, papa?" came in anxious
tones from some one in another room,
but the roar of the surf and the SUM-
shine outside were not temptations
enough to draw Mr.. Harrison from the
story of his party's fight for NUM-
cipal electric lighting plant for Chi
cago.
Eight years ago. he continued,
Chicago had HOO electric lights for
which the city furnished the power.
Today it has 500 and is making ar
rangements to install 1000 more. This
gives Chicago by far the largest public
lighting system in the world.
Edison Makes Big Profit
"It costs the city $55 year for each
Los Angeles herald., 1905-04-17
EDUCATORS PLAN MEETING
President Roosevelt to Address Edu-
catlonai Association

BY Associated Press
NEW YORK, April 16.-With Presi-
dent Roosevelt as the chief guest and
leading educators from all sections of
the United States among the speakers,
the next general session of the Ma
tional Educational association, which
will be held In Asbury Park and Ocean
Grove, N. j., next July. promises TO be
the most notable in the associations
history
The meetings will begin Monday,
July 3, and continue five days An
elaborate program has been completed.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-04-17
AMBASSADOR WHITE is
RECEIVED BY ITALY'S KING
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press
ROME, April 16.-Henry White, the
new American ambassador to Rome,
was received in audience by King Vic
tor Emmanuel today and presented his
letters of credence.