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The San Francisco call., 1905-06-25
Dramatic Contest Announced
by the Playgoers Club.

The Playgoers' Club has accepted a re-
quest made by Philip Carr. the director
of the Mermaid Repertory Theater. that
the club should choose a play which has
not yet been acted for production by him
during the present year. The conditions
Of the competition are that the play must
not be less than three acts in length and
that it must be sent in under a pseu-
donym, with the real name and address
OF the author in sealed envelope, ad-
dressed to the Hon. Secretary, Playgoers
Club, Clements Inn. London. from whom
intending competitors can obtain all in
formation.
This is the second time the Piaygoers'
Club has been asked to select a play
from the great unacted-" George Alex
ander produced ''The Finding of Nancy"
by Miss Netta Syrett. in 1902. with him
self. Beerbohm Tree and Miss Lillian
Braithwaite IN the cast, as the result OF
challenge made by him to the club at
its annual dinner the year previously in
answer to an assertion that the unknown
writer has little chance Of his work be-
ing accepted.
The conditions in full Of the competition
are as follows:
1.-The competition is open to all with
the exception OF the members OF the
reading committee
2-Plays submitted must be in English.
not less than three acts In length and
must be original Adaptations are not
eligible
s-Plays submitted must not hitherto
have been produced
mo play can be received after July 81
next, and all plays sent In must be ad-
dressed 'sThe Hon Secretary. Playgoers'
Club, Clements Inn. London, W. c.
6Plays sent in must bear pseudonym
on the title page and be accompanied by
a scaled envelope on the outside of watch
is the pseudonym and on the inside the
real name and address Of the author.
eAu manuscript must be typed, ana
arnps to cover postage for the return or
the play must be inclosed-
THE Playgoers Club takes no respon-
sibility for the loss Of any play, but every
EFFORT will be made to return manuscript
safely to unsuccessful competitors
@Philip Carr has pledged himself 10
produce the play chosen oy tne coninil-
fee within three months after the an
nouncement OF the committees decision.
but the committee does not bind itself 70
select a play If the necessary standard OK
merit be not reached.
aThe author OF the play selected VII
receive a royalty OF not less rnan per
cent on the gross receipts OF the nrst per
formance Philip Carr, the director OF the
Mermaid Repertory Theater. Will arrer
the first performance have the nrst re-
fusal Of the play on the sans terns Ao1
period of five years.
1o-Any dispute between Philip Carr anc
the successful competitor shall be re-
ferred 10 the committee OF the Piaygoers
Climb for arbitration. and their decison
must be accepted as final.
11-Au competitors shall be deemed 20
have agreed to the conditions OF the COM
petition
The San Francisco call., 1905-06-25
San Mateo Supervisors Won
dering What to Do With
Sporting Mans License
SALOONS ARE LIMITED
Board Is Trying to Decide
Whether a Permit for One
Locality Is Transferable
Special Dispatch to IN. Call

REDWOOD CITY. June A.-Harry Cor
bett Of San Francisco has placed the Su-
pervisors Of San Mateo County on the
horns OF a dilemma. Under a recent rul-
Ing OF the board the number OF saloons
IN the county was limited to 106, suffi-
cient number. 1t was thought. TO quench
the thirst of everybody in the county.
Several appeals were made to Increase
the number Of licenses. but In every In
stance they were made in vain.
Along came Harry Corbett about this
time. He bought the resort known to
the gay and thirsty denizens OF San
Mateo and San Francisco as the Four
teen-Mile House. or Uncle Toms
Cabin" But Corbett apparently did not
buy the license to sell liquor at the re-
sort The owner Of that privilege moved
across the street, and took his license
with him uncle Toms Cabin without
license to sell strong waters is an ex-
pensive luxury.
Corbett appealed for q license, and the
Board OF Supervisors hesitated- The
limit had been hxed and could not be
broken. If one more license were given
100 more would be demanded Corbett
bought license now In effect at Wood
side. and asked that II be transferred to
the Fourteen-Mile House. Now the SUI
pervisors are striving 70 determine
whether a liquor license In San Mateo
County Is sold to person or to a local.
ity, and upon that decision rests the sue
cess or. failure of Corbett's venture He
has secured five years lease Of the
resort
The San Francisco call., 1905-06-25
PHOTOGRAPHIC BACKGROUND
OF THE HUMAN EVE
German Professor Exhibits New Instru-
ment Which Does Wonderful
ThfuRa

The difficulties opticians have expert
enced in arriving at an accurate dag
nosis of the complaints from which
their patients are suffering have led
20 experiments in photographing the
eye. For this purpose an instrument
has recently been invented, affecting
optical science in general, and the fur
ther development OF the eye special
lists profession in treating eve dis
eases and faulty vision In particular.
According to a German exchange the
assistant OF the university clinic OF the
Royal Charity Hospital. DR.. Walther
Thorner, has succeeded in solving a
problem which had received much at
tention from many others before him,
but with little or no success He has
managed to photograph the back
ground OF the eye and obtain good pic
lures of II, too. His invention repre-
sents a material Improvement on the
opththalmoscope invented by Helm
holtz in 1850. The after, however,
only admitted of viewing the back
ground of the eye.
The fact that all attempts to photo
graph the interior of the background of
the eye had remained fruitless so far
was due to the peculiar construction
Of the eye. It is difficult TO light up
the interior to such an extent as to
enable one to take a photograph of it,
and even in the use of strong sources
of light the exposure would require so
much time that the eye would have to
be fixed. which would mean great in
convenience TO the patient. Now DR.
Thorner has constructed an apparatus
with which he first succeeded in pho
tographfng the eyes of animals, espe-
cially cats.-Exchange
The San Francisco call., 1905-06-25
AROUSES MARKS
To HIS DUTY
Vigorous Action of Miss c.
A. Whitney Causes Him to
Care for His Ailing Wife
EXCUSES HIS NEGLECT
Man Says He Did Not Call
Physician Because Treat
nIent Brought No Result

OAKLAND, June 24.-Nigorous action
on the part of Miss c. Anita Whitney,
secretary of the Associated Charities.
and the publicity given to the story of
his treatment of his sick wife. have
caused James Marks Of 24l Hannah
street to quickly take measures TO at
least insure the comfort of the aged
woman In the future. Yesterday morn
ing, Immediately after the visit of the
secretary on Thursday evening. he hur-
riedly summoned DR.. Frank L. Adams
to attend his wife, and to-day, for the
first time in many months. so the
neighbors say, he absented himself
from his work at the Judson Iron
Works TO give personal care TO the
sick woman When seen at his home to-
day Marks was at work cleaning up
the house, the interior of which yes
terday more resembled the hovel OF a
band Of gypsies than the home of a
man fairly well to do. Beyond giving
a reason for his neglect to secure the
services of a physician for his wife, he
refused to talk of the case. When
questioned on the subject he said:
MY wife was formerly attended by
DR. Burchard, and when he died 1 called
another doctor, who, after one visit
said he could do nothing for her. He
prescribed a course of diet which my
wife did not like. and she would not ear
the things that he ordered. so I made
up my mind that I would not have a
physician who would not allow her to
eat what she liked.
Il did not have any one to take care
of my wife because IL would have done
no good. and besides. / do not want
any one around my house when am
away at work"
Miss Anita Whitney. the secretary of
the Associated Charities, said this
afternoon:
Il do not intend TO make any fur
ther complaint against Marks unless
his future treatment of his wife makes
II necessary for me TO take up the case
again. Since my visit to his house
on Thursday evening, he has called a
doctor, and I have been informed by
the neighbors that he has been at home
caring for his wife yesterday and to-
day"
The San Francisco call., 1905-06-25
SUBURBAN|TES
GOOD BOOMERS
Every Town in San Mateo
County Working for Ad-
yancement of the District
PROMOTERS ORGANIZING
Newspapers Are Heartily
Indorsing the Plans Of the
Citizens of Lively Suburbs
Special Dispatch to The cali.

SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, June "a
The movement for the general improve
ment and advertising of San Mateo
County and its municipalities has become
general. Town authorities are expending
large sums of moneys in needed civic
adornment and conveniences, promotion
committees are being organized and the
press is a unit in urging the activity and
cooperation Of citizens. An evidence OF
the position Of the press OF the county is
the following editorial which appeared In
the Enterprise of this town to-day:
From now on enterprise should char
acterize the movement of our Board of
Supervisors. Our county has a future
beyond estimate The metropolis of the
coast Is improving and developing with
astonishing rapidity and great capital Is
seeking employment in every direction in
San Francisco and from all parts of the
country. San Mateo County. the natural
beneficiary Of this growth. the home ter
ritory ,of this development. should leave
no stone unturned to get now her natural
desert.
South San Francisco sees 1t. San Ma
teo sees it, Redwood City and other
points see 1t. and the activity Of their
promotion committees and societies shows
community and clearly defines what we
as a county should do to enhance and Sc
cure our own betterment. Subdivisions
are being laid out in all directions, rail-
roads being built through our midst and
others projected.
Now, let the country do its part. Inn
prove our country roads and make more
of them. Alameda County has set an
example we would do well to follow. Not
only are her roads In perfect condition,
but they are lighted with electric lights
for miles in every direction. What Is the
result? The automobile clubs Of San
Francisco go to Alameda County. Every
ferry boat takes parties and machines
across the bay.
''They would prefer to come into our
country, but our poor highways and dark
avenues forbid. Every night and all
night long on the one avenue leading
from San Mateo County to San Francisco
a stream of teams conveying the produce
Of our rural country struggle in the dark
on the heavy road to reach the market Of
San Francisco. We need these improve
ments from every standpoint that COM
mon sense can indicate. and never SO
much as now.
The San Francisco call., 1905-06-25
FIERCE TIGERS BECOME
A PUBLIC MENACE
Savage Beasts XIII People and stock
I'm Mexican Terri

Tigers. driven from their mountain lairs
In the territory of Topic by the scarcity
of food continue to ravage the haciendas
of the valleys. They are becoming such a
general danger that the municipal au-
thorities have offered a reward of $40 for
every tigers skin.
For several months great numbers OF
the animals have swarmed through the
marshes of the lowlands along the coast
and in the valleys of the territory or
Tepic having been driven out or the
States of Sinalos and Sonora by the floods
and the extremely cold weather. The
damage caused to the haciendados and
the danger incurred by the presence Of
the animals were such that many OF them
offered rewards for the skins of the ami
mails some time ago.
The tigers. however, seem to like the
warm weather and the good food that
they are getting In Tepic anu instead Of
decreasing their numbers have greatly
increased within the last few weeks Now
the municipal authorities of the territory
have also offered a reward for the skins
of the animals.
The tigers have become so bold that
thew will enter the houses on the plan
tations and help themselves to whatever
comes In thefs path Several deaths are
reported In different parts Of the terri
tory. In many sections of the State 1t is
necessary 10 nave dIneu suaius seaeioneu
at night, to insure the safety of the other
people in the settlements
Live stock is suffering more than any
thing else. With the slight provisions
that are necessary for the shelter of stock
1t leaves them in most cases without any
protection at all from the beasts Even
the presence Of numerous guards around
a bunch of cattle Is oftentimes INSULT
cient to keep the tigers from getting
away with an animal or two from along
the edges Of the herd
Hunting for the animals has been great
ly stimulated by the offer of the Gov
ernmcnt and scores of hunters are scour-
ing the country for them The number
of the skins that have been turned in
thus far is large. and it is hoped that
it will not be long before the animals are
driven back to the seclusion Of the noun
tafns-Mexican Herald.
The San Francisco call., 1905-06-25
IINFMAN KILLED BY
CHARGED GUY WIRE
Thomas Doak Meets Death
While Pursuing His
Dangerous Calling.

OAKLAND, June 24.-While at work
on a pole near the corner Of Twenty
sixth and Valdez streets this morning,
Thomas Doak, a lineman in the employ
of the Pacific States Telephone Com
pany, accidentally came in contact with
a guy wire which in some manner had
become charged from the lines carry
ing the current to Providence Hospital,
and was instantly killed, life being ex-
tinct when the body was lowered to the
ground by his fellow workmen-
The accident occurred at II o'clock
while a CREW under the direction of
Foreman James McKeehan was at work
building a new line. The wire which
caused the death of the lineman was
one which is not used for the transmits
sion of the current. and not observing
that another was in contact with 1t.
Doak did not attempt to avoid touching
it He had thrown his safety belt
around the pole. and movement OF
his body brought him in contact with
the guy wire
AS he touched the wire, there was a
slight flash and a moment later his
body was hanging limp in the safety
belt which kept his body from falling
to the ground. Two of the linemen.
Daniel Powers and Herman Holland.
who were working with Doak. hurried
to the top OF the pole, and cutting the
safety strap. lowered the body to the
ground, and IT was at once removed to
Providence Hospital, where every effort
was made to revive the unfortunate
man, but without success. There Is no
doubt that the shock of the heavy cur
rent produced instant death.
Doak had only been working in this
CITY for six days and resided at 20
Third street in San Francisco. He was
33 years of age and recently came here
from Los Angeles, where he leaves a
wife. who lives at 74oh San Pedro
street
The San Francisco call., 1905-06-25
SYSTEMATIC CONSERVATION
OF FORESTS IN GERMANY
"Hochwnldr Covers One-sixth Of Her
Area and II Increasing
Every Year.

George H Murphy. Deputy Consul
General for the United States at Frank
fort. Germany, reports as follows on
care and extension of the forest LANDS
of Germany: Nearly one-fourth OF the
surface of the entire German Empire
Is covered with forests (about $4,000
square miles,. more than one-sixth
(3S,0O0 square miles, being occupied Dy
what the Germans call hochwald,
that is, forests of full-grown trees.
The area occupied by trees OF the
pine family Is more than three times
as great as that occupied by all the va
rieties Of deciduous trees combined. or
the 5,65S,00O acres Of deciduous trees
1,172,000 acres are oak, $4,000 acres
are birch. alder and aspen and 4,019,OO0
acres are beech, etc. OF the 1S,495,OOO
acres of needle-leafed trees, 12.327,000
acres are pine, $4,000 acres are larch.
5.482, 900 acres are red ir and $4,000
acres are white FIR.
About 2h per cent Of this 'hochwald'
is owned by the Crown. nearly 40 per
cent by the State, Is per cent by munf-
cipal governments and about 40 per
cent by private persons.
The entire area devoted to forests Is
to-day nearly 100000 acres greater
than 1T was twenty years ago. Be-
tween 1883 and 1900 the decrease in the
area of forests OF deciduous trees
amounted to $4,000 acres, while the
gain In the extent OF the forests of
pines, larches and frs was 10000
acres.
The San Francisco call., 1905-06-25
KEY ROUTE CHANGES TIVE.

BERKELEY. June "a. - The Key
Route is 10 operate boats half hourly
after o'clock at night until ] o'clock
in the morning. The new schedule
went into effect tonight The last
train 10 leave Berkeley at night will
be at 1925 a. m, this providing pas
sage for visitors in Berkeley TO the
city at an hour when hitherto TO train
or boat was available. The first train
TO leave Berkeley is TO be at 6:45 a. m.
and the next at $40, after which trains
will leave every twenty minutes Rntil
p. N. Commencing at 1925 o'clock
trains will leave half hourly until 1925
a m The boats will leave the San
Francisco side at 6, Gao and Z g. m
and every twenty minutes thereafter
until z o'clock, when half hourly trips
will be made. Cars in Oakland will
leave to connect with the boats at the
same time the trains leave Berkeley.
The San Francisco call., 1905-06-25
White INSECTS
WORRY FARMERS
Centipedes Spread From As
paragus Beds and Attack
Other Sorts of Plants
EXPERT TO INVESTIGATE
Professor Woodwork to De-
wise Remedy for New Pest
Spreading in the State

BERKELEY, June 24.-Farmers
throughout the State have sent in re-
ports, following the announcement re-
Gently made by Professor Woodwork
that centipedes are ravaging the as
paragus crop in the Sacramento Valley,
to the effect that other vegetables are
being attacked by a white insect. be-
lleved to be variety OF centipede,
many crops being threatened with de-
struction by the peculiar-appearin
pest.
1t is the belief of many agricultural
lists that the insect Is mono other than
the variety of white centipede which
was sent to Professor Woodwork for
examination from Sacramento. and
after some investigation Professor
Woodwork Is inclined to believe that
the growers are correct. Accordingly
the literature regarding centipedes will
have to be radically revised.
Hitherto, according to Professor
Woodwork. centipedes have been al
ways regarded as carnivorous. They
were supposed to eat other insects or
forms of minute animal life. and never
were considered In the light of a pest
In the vegetable world.
When the Sacramento Valley aspara-
gus men sent to Professor Wordsworth
specimens of white insect which had
attacked their plants, he promptly pro-
nounced the insect a centipede, Of the
Scollo pendrella variety. similar in
structural characteristics to the big
centipedes that are common in the
southwestern part of the United States,
though not nearly SO large. At that
time. Professor Woodwork stated the
literature treating Of insect life had
never contained an allusion to any
herbivorous instincts of centipedes, and
that their depredations In the aspara-
gus beds was a novelty.
Now that the centipedes are reported
to have attacked beets. carrots and
other roots throughout the northern
part of the State. Professor Woodworth
is convinced that the pest is not to be
confined to the asparagus beds, but re-
quires treatment of a different char
acter than that originally suggested for
its suppressio, when lime was proposed
as a death dealing dose. He will give
the problem careful attention and en-
deavor to procure a remedy which will
wipe out the the white insects
wherever they appear.
The San Francisco call., 1905-06-25
ROBBINS
,r,.t.r.. I'm Encyclopaedia.

A man who does great deal OF work
in correcting some large dictionaries. en-
cyclopedias and historical reference
works. who has studied ten languages
and who Is well posted on a number OF
foreign lands, examined over fifteen thou
sand pages Of an encyclopedia recently
published in this country. Much of the
work he did without the publishers
knowledge Though this encyclopedia was
considered to have been edited very care
fully. he discovered over one thousand
mistakes in the first volume alone. In the
following volumes he found many thou
sands.
In speaking of one of the most famous
violin virtuosos who ever lived. it was
stated that in his youth he fell out with
his parents and ran away to Cassel, Ger
many, twelve years after he died. In CIV
ing sketch of q living European author.
the statement was made that he wrote
and published his first book nine years
before he was born. In calling an editor s
attention to this error. the editor replied:
Verify. bright kid this! What pre-
cocity!''-Success.
The San Francisco call., 1905-06-25
B|CAMY CHARGE
MAY Be RESULT

OAKLAND, June A.-Another chap
ter has been added to the Kling-Dexter
domestic troubles. News has been re-
ceived from Ilion, n. Y, that w. A. Killing
and Mrs. Carrie Brown-Dexter, neither of
whom has received a final decree of di-
vorce, were married In that city within
one day after an interlocutory decree was
granted the former wife of the groom.
Mrs Dexter's husband was awarded an
interlocutory decree in October last.
Just what steps will be taken in the
matter is yet uncertain. The former Mrs.
King. residing at 727 Fourteenth street,
says 1t is question in her mind as to
whether Killing and Mrs. Dexter are
worth prosecuting for bigamy.
King came to this city from Cleveland,
o., to further the new building project
of the Y. M. c. A., and was elected sec
retary Of that organization. When the
association discovered what character of
a man he was, he was suddenly dropped,
and soon departed for the East. While
identified with the Y. M. C. A., King
became involved in a get-rich- quick
scheme, and secured the Endorsement of
the Rev. E. E. Baker. pastor of the First
Presbyterian Church. When the thing
was exposed there was furor among
churchgoers.
While in the Y. M. c. A. King met
Mrs. Dexters VINO was tHeii Soioiot IA
the First Presbyterian Church. Henry c.
Dexter. a deputy county assessor, Sc
cured a divorce from his wife, who was
then in the East, on the ground of deser-
ton. Then came Mrs King and, on
June 13, an interlocutory decree was given
her on the same ground
Mrs Killing is employed in local
printing office, and has held the position
of compositor for the past two months.
earning her own living since she was de-
serted by her husband.
The San Francisco call., 1905-06-25
WANTS AN INVESTIGATION.

OAKLAND, June 24.-Prosecuting At
torney A P. Leach still insists upon a
full investigation of the facts sur
rounding the mutilation of the $500
lottery ticket, which was done In the
presence of Chief of Police Hodgkins.
When the Perry search warrant case
was called this morning in the Police
Court he asked that ii be extended un-
til after his term of vacation had ex-
pired as the lottery company's attor-
neys were away. Judge Smith set Au-
gust as the date on which a hearing
will be had The Board of Police and
Fire Commissioners have not yet con-
cluded their investigation
The San Francisco call., 1905-06-25
BRISK WOOING ENDS
IN AN ELOPEMENT
Girl of Fifteen Runs Away
With Man Twice
Her Age.

wALLA WALLA. Juno PA brisk
wooing terminated yesterday Afternoon,
in the elopement of ffteen-year-old Zella
Masse with Henry C. Stewart, a man
twice her age and who is proprietor of
tho Northwestern Music Company of this
city Stewart, accompanied by a stranger
giving hts name as Ross Leslie. appeared
in the Auditors Office at o'clock and
secured license, Leslie swearing that
the bride-to-be was eighteen years of age.
The girl went to Stewards room and
changed her short dress fo- a travelling
suit Immediately after the ceremony
they drove to the depot and took the
$3.50 o'clock train for Pendleton.
The girls father. a wealthy retired
farmer in company with Sheriff Painter.
started after the couple last night. Masse
swears that he will have his son-in-law
arrested on charge Of abduction.