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The San Francisco call., 1907-01-28
MISS TERRY LAUDS
OSCAR WILDE
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL.

NEW YORK, Jan. 27.-Miss Ellen
Terry, the English actress. has come
out In defense OF "Salome," further pro-
ouction of which is opposed by the di-
rectors OF the Metropolitan Opera
house. To a group of reporters she
turned interviewer today and asked:
- What is the matter with 'Salome =? ="
One trouble, she was told, was the
d1fhculty of judging, or even of ignor-
antly enjoying. this new music drama
as work Of art. because so many per-
sons insisted upon mixing II with moral
preachment and dragging in the per-
sonal character of the poet who wrote
the one-act drama in which Richard
Strauss found so inspiring a libretto.
IF that is the case" said Miss Terry.
why not be consistent and apply the
same austere standard to artists who
interpret the principal roles-Mr. Con-
ried, who produced the work, and to
Mr.. Hertz, who conducts the orchestral
'Salome' is the most daring and colossal
opera that modern genius has yet pro-
duced."
What are your own estimate and
feelings concerning Oscar Wilder"
Those of the highest veneration,"
replied Miss Terry. ct knew him as
man of society, and I am familiar with
his writings as a poet He has had
many imitators In my opinion, his
equal has not yet. appeared in the same
hemisphere. Other poets before and
since Wilde have been attracted by the
dramatic story of Herodias daughter
and John the Baptist Strauss frankly
draws his greatest inspiration directly
from this poem.
standing solidly behind Manager
Conried for his production of "Salome,
and insisting that there is nothing in
the performance which, should cause
offense to any one, the lessees OF the
Metropolitan Opera-house said tonight,
nevertheless, that rather than cause
trouble between themselves and the
Metropolitan Opera and Real Estate
Company, which owns the house. they
would withdraw the production. They
will meet the directors of the holding
company, present their views and urge
reconsideration of the request Tor
withdrawal, but they will not make
hght IT is not at all likely that the
Strauss opera will ever again be heard
in the Metropolitan Opera-house.
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-28
HARBOR IMPROVEMENTS
Bills 10 Further Work on City Front
VIII BE Introduced Today

SACRAMENTO, Jan. 27.-Senator Ed
ward l. Wolfe of San Francisco re-
turned to the capital tonight with two
measures which he will introduce to-
morrow for the Chamber of Commerce
and allied mercantile organizations
which are endeavoring to facilitate i'm
provements to the San Francisco water
front One is a constitutional amend
ment which provides for the extension
of the time of State bonds from twenty
to seventy-five years and for the estab-
lishment a sinking fund for the pay
ing off of Indebtedness incurred in har-
Dor Improvement. he other measure
provides for the issuance of $2,000,O00
of bonds for fund to erect "'wharves,
piers and a seawall within the harbor
OF San Francisco" The appropriation
made at the last session of the Legis-
lature was confined in use to the erec-
tion of a seawall and the principal des-
ignation of the bill to be introduced to-
morrow is TO extend the employment of
the $4,000, 900 to the building of wharves
and piers.
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-28
Miss Eileen Swift of Redwood City

Miss Eileen Swift of Redwood City
became the bride of James j. McCor-
mick, student about to graduate from
the College of Physicians and Surgeons
In this city, yesterday afternoon at the
altar of historic Mission Dolores
Church. The nuptials mark the cuI-
mination of a little romance having
It's origin in the San Mateo County
town. where the groom has been a
resident for the last few years. The
bride is the daughter of J. " Swift,
the editor of the Redwood City Demo-
crat, and has spent all her nfe at the
county seat, of which she is q AHesVe.
She is a graduate of the NotFe Gsame
Academy of Redwood City anA ~ 0x-
eeedingly popular with the younger set
After the wedding the coupSe left
for brief honeymoon. They VIII re-
side in San Francisco while the groom
completes his studies at the medical
school
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-28

efforts. San Francisco is rebuilding
splendidly, and it will not be long be-
fore she will be a greater city than
ever IN her history"
Neither Stubs, Severance nor Lovett
cared to discuss the action Lane viii
take in San Francisco. The two at
torneys, opponents in the great fight
that is now being waged between the
Government and the railroads, would
not confess intimate knowledge OF
Lanes plans All they would say was
that when the game opens this morn
ing they viii be there to play IL.
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-28
GAMBLING STOPPED IN HELENA

HELENA, Jan. 27.-The resolution
calling upon the State officials TO. ex-
plain why the gambling law is being
fagrantly violated here will come up
in the Legislature tomorrow. Gamb-
ling was stopped today by order Of the
Mayor. Since Butte became a closed
town the gamblers have hocked hither
in droves. until the LegisIat are felt
compelled to investigate.
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-28
NOT BLAMED FOR DISASTER

TRINIDAD, Colo. Jan. BLY, the
verdict of the coroners jury in the
Primero mine explosion inquest. which
was concluded today, the Colorado Fuel
and Iron Company and its employees
are exonerated from blame for the dis
aster last Wednesday. as a result of
which twenty-four lives were lost. One
hundred witnesses were examined.
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-28
WILL LIVE AFTER CUTTING
TWENTY G-.SHEs IN THROATa
Los Angeles street Preachers Great Vi
taIfty FOils Plan to End
His Own Life

Los ANGELES. Jan. 2T.-Riehard H
Moore, a street preacher, was found IN
his room today with twenty wounds in
his throat and face, inflicted with
razor in an attempt to commit suicide.
In spite Of his many wounds. physicians
at the Receiving Hospital believe that
Moore will live
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-28
OVERTURNED IN A RUNAWAY

FORT RILEY, Kan, Jan. 27.-Seven
members OF the Kansas City Athletic
Clubs basket ball team and Lieutenant
Megttler of the Artillery Corps at the
fort were hurt here today while on the
way to the railway station following a
runaway down a hill which ended in
their carry-all being overturned. Lieu
tenant Megttler suffered a compound
fracture of the leg and the members OF
the club were badly cut and bruised.
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-28
CALL HEADQUARTERS,
1907 EIGHTH STREET.

SACRAMENTO, Jan. IA convict
toy factory at Folsom, the establish
ment OF a parole board. less dainties as
8 factor IN the reformation Of yegg-
men, hesitancy about acquiring addi-
tional property for the WhiI1er Re
form School and general retrenchment
in the matter of expenditures. com
prise the main recommendations OF the
report OF the holdover committee on
prison reforms which viii be submit
ted to the Assembly tomorrow.
The toy factory for Folsom is rec
commended as means OF providing oc-
cupation for cOnvicts. when the granite
ousrries become exhausted.
Assem- blyman Miguel Estudiilo or
Riverside, chairman OF the committee
explains this feature Of the report by
pointing out that the quarries cannot
last for more than a year or two.
After that time work OF some kind
will have 10 be provided for the con-
victs." said Estudillo today The
committee naturally did not wish to
recommend any form OF penal enter
prise that would compete with manu-
factories in which organized labor is
interested, and il had considerable dim
Guilty in arriving at a solution Of the
problem.
LABOR CANNOT oRJECT
Ine Toy factory came hr "a ndRRF
Inspiration. There is only one factory
OF this kind in the United states, and
the great bulk OF the toys annually
bought by Americans ere imported from
Germany, France and other European
countries A single manufacturing
interest OF the kind does not exist in
California, and organized labor can
have no objection 10 the establishment
OF one at Folsom. Convicts are un-
usually skillfUl In making gimcracks
and the State will have little
difficulty in taking advantage OF
their natural aptitude. in this respect
and convert the proposed toy factory
into an admirable prison Industry"
The report OF the committee says
that the charges that favoritism has
existed IN the matter OF disposing OF
the bags made at the San Quentin
jute mill are on the whole unsupport-
able In some cases farmers have Goa
spired with local 5obbers to get cor
ners on the output Of the Jute MILL
it is admitted. but as rule the sale
OF bags has been governed by the strict
commercial law OF supply and demand.
Traffic in opium has been discouraged
in both San Quentin and Folsom, the
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is purer, adultery less frequent and
the demeanor of men among themselves
less frivolous" He also declares that
without a question one sees less of
vice on the streets of the large cities
than on those of our own"
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-28
COUPLE CALMLY SLEEK DEATH

CAMDEN, n. j., Jan. 27.-With arms
entwined, an unknown young man and
a young woman stood on the tracks of
the Pennsylvania Electric Railroad over
Newton Creek early today and calmly
waited until an electric train ran them
down. Both were killed and their bod
les hurled into the water.
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-28
EAsTERNERs ARE TIMID

The Fasteners are not made Of the
same stun that Californians are I
have no hesitancy in saying that il
Philadelphia or New York suffered such
disaster as visited San Francisco that
not one-hundredth part Of the people
would stand by and aid in the recon-
struction. Calamity alarms the East-
erner and robs him OF his confidence:
calamity steels the Mesterner 70 greater
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as lawyer he does approve the form of
the Held amendment. That report will
have more than q tendency 10 remove
the honest doubts that have arisen as
70 the best form Of amendment Then
IL, the body Of the Assembly there are
forty-two pledged votes-the votes OF
men who believe not only that the
party pledges should be redeemed. but
in direct primary nominations. There
is another element that more or less
frankly is opposed to placing the nomi-
nation OF candidates for public office
wholly in the hands Of the people. This
element finds some comfort in the fact
that the present Legislature cannot be
called upon 70 act upon the main Ques-
tion for two years. Any temporlzing
or delay is welcomed by them. Some
OF them may vote against the Held
amendment. Others viii be glad 70
go on record as favoring the amend
ment. which cannot be ratified for two
years, and thus pass the buck to the
Senate.
Beardslee's confidence IN Held's
ability to secure more than the neces-
sary hfty-four votes tomorrow is
wholly justihable.
EsTUDILLO's GOOD WORK
Miguel Estudillo, chairman OF the
committee on ways and means and act
ing chairman Of the committee on con-
stitutional amendments, is in no small
degree personally responsible for the
Assemblys opportunity TO put the
whole question before the Senate COM
mittee at it's public hearing Tuesday.
The death Of Assemblyman J. j. Burke,
chairman OF the constitutional amend
ment committee, left the committee
disorganized and bade fair to result in
material delay. Estudillo is one OF the
friends OF the direct primary movement
and when he learned the Senate COM
rnittee had agreed upon, date for
public hearing he decided TO give the
Assembly an opportunity to place the
question before that committee half
settled. Acting on a well settled prin-
ciple Of parliamentary law as ranking
member he assumed the acting chair
manship Of the Assembly committee
and called a meeting for Saturday. The
action OF the committee was a foregone
conclusion. Ratification OF the COM
mittees action by the Assembly to-
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-28
PRIsoN FARE roo DAINTY

The sample menu includes soup, hsh,
macaroni, corn, hominy syrup, rice
pudding. gingercake, stewed dried fruit
and coffee.
The report says:
I'VE have known of eases where
hobOes and yeegmen have deliberately
thrown themselves I'm the way of the
eagIe-eyed officers of the law for the
sake Of spending a few days in the city
or county bastiIe. We also have heard
of cases where prisoners, after obtain
ing their liberty, have, with malice
afOrethOught, committed another crime
in order TO get back in our State
Prison"
The committee believes that too many
men are employed in the San Quentin
Jute mill and not enough on the work
OF clearing away the hills where ad-
ditional buildings are to be erected.
Consulting engineers, foremen and
other labor that costs the State $500
per month for this work is declared by
the committee to be "a useless waste
of money"
The committee, in addition to recon-
mending the creation OF a parole board,
urges a general extension OF the parole
system. California paroled only 223
prisoners in the seventeen years ex-
tending from March, 1889, to Decem-
ber. 1906 Illinois paroled three times
as many in the same period. and other
States considerably more than the lat
ter II is pointed out that there were
Sos prisoners eligible for parole in San
Quentin under the existing laws at the
end OF last December. The extension
of parole. 1t is declared, will do much
toward relieving the oYercrowded con-
ditions both at San Quentin and Fol-
som.
Protest against the acouisition oF
forty acres OF additional ground for the
Whittier Reform School is based on
the grounds that the price asked for the
property is eKorbitant and that there
are too many demands on the State
treasury. The committee recommends
the addition OF sloyd TO the curriculum
of the reformatory
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-28
Folsom Prison Conyicts
May Manufacture Toys
Assembly Committee Suggests New
Occupation for FeLons
Nv Frederick a. Brandt

report declares, and little of this or
other drugs is being smuggled into
either prison.
The committee finds that Califor-
MIA feeds her prisoners better than any
other State in the country. The menus
of a week are published to sustain the
committee in declaring that epicurean-
ism NAV be questioned as a desirable
feature in the regeneration of male
factors
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-28
LANE WILL PROBE
HARRIMAN'
TACTICS

iects this toll from shippers even on
freights that come UP the coast road
ano that never reach the wharves- job
bers and manufacturers claim that TINS
toll should not be collected by the
railroad when AZ is not paid by the
railroad to the State, and it is for the
purpose Of determining the merits OF
this charge that todsy's hearing viii be
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-09-17
LIPToN TOO ARBITRARY.
William B. Duncan, jr., Disliltes the
 Rumored Conditions.

New York, Sept 18.--Yachtsmen ev- pressed the opinion to-day, in discuss ing Sir Thomas Lipton's challenge now on It's way from Europe, that Sir Tho mas will ask that the contest for Amer ica's cup be sailed not under the new racing rules, but that the yachts be limited to rating of 6S or 70 feet William B. Duncan, jr, who has taken prominent part in international races, said to-day that 1t had been rumored that Sir Thomas would make such a request This would mean, MT. Dun can said, boat about 75 feet long on the water line. MT Duncan could not say how this would be received by the club members of the New York Yacht club, but he said 1t hardly seemed like ly that anyone would suggest the use of pack horses for the Derby. The opinion of many members Of the club was, that the Americas cup, as the great speed trophy of the nautical world, should go to the fastest boat without tramelling conditions. Mr. Duncan said that Sir Thomas is not in a position to make demands as he Is the challenger.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-09-17
CHANGE FOOD.
And Lose That Uneasy Feeling.

A man who has always been a skinny chap" although hardly very i'll, tells of the way he put on flesh and reduced his irritability and nerv- ous condition.
 By chance he had taste of Grape Nuts food at the table of friend and enjoyed the favour so much that he began to have it every meal. He says:
 'In a short time found myself an other person, the old feeling of discon- tent and uneasiness left me entirely, il became a pleasure to go about my work, whereas, before, for years, I had always had the feeling of being a little weary, but now I seem to have a sur plus of energy for everything; my weight has increased il pounds in four weeks, and am still gaining.
 T have never been very sick and am satisfied if my present improve ment in health continues, I shall not be.
 "The change that this food has made in my life has ben remarkable and so satisfactory that I am glad of the opportunity to tell you" Read "The Road to Melville" in pkgs There's a Reason."
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-09-17
CIrY COuRr DIsPosAL.

Judge Tyner had the usual long Mon day morning docket to dispose of yes terday.
 A charge of breach of the peace against William Glrard, of 266 Congress avenue, was continued until September 30 nisi He is accused of assaulting Louisa Girard.
 Thomas J Hackett, charged with in- terfering with Officer Stowell, had his case continued until September 2S
 John Sehonoysky was fined $1 and costs of $6.S6 on plea of guilty for
 On a charge of being a common drunkard Hugh E. Brown was given sixty days in jail. Other cases of in- toXication were acted upon as follows. James w. Mullen and Bridget Hart thirty days; Andrew Murray, S5; Mich aal Kerrigan, B; William McA1illan, $3; Thomas Daily, judgment suspended; and Edward McNamara case continued until November l, nisi, under the care of the probation officer
 Michael Began was fined S1O and costs of sSS6 on a charge of having committed a breach of the peace on Oscar Behler. of 607 First avenue. West Haven. Behler Is In charge of the bag gage room at the depot at night Re gan came around intoxicated Monday night and caused disturbance, after which he threw Q big stone through the. window striking Behler in the neck.
 Began is a waiter in the HIlddletown asylum and he came here on a trolley ride Sunday Judgment was suspend ed on the drunkenness charge.
 Patrick Frank was fined S2 and costs for tr6SpasSing on the railroad cut He is sixteen years old, and was raking over the rubbish, resulting from the hrc at the rear of Edward Halls store on State street. Frank said he was look ing for marbles.
 Frank Nadulney sixteen years of age.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-09-17
NEW HAVEN MORNING COURIER TUESDAY l l9o7

was given ten days in jail on charge
 of Vagrancy.
 Luciano Fruttorline, Salvatore Pas
 torello, eighteen years, and Luciano
 Fruttorlone, all charged with occupying
 swings at Riverside park, said swings
 being reserved for children only, were
 all discharged.
 Andrew Murray was fined $2 on a charge of drunkenness. Frank Casta'di was discharged on a charge of non-support. As the governor has not yet rendered his decision on the requisition of Chas.
 Rappaport, charged with being a fu- gitve from justice, the case was again
 continued, this time until to-day. Michael Burns, of 10 Vine. street, was | fined $5 and costs of $7.lS for commit ting a breach of the peace on Maria Cunningham of No. Vine street. Antonio Ciarlegio, eighteen years old of 5S Dow street, charged with threat
 ening his father and mother at their home, on Davenport avenue, had iuug ment suspended. The parents showed a desire to press the case, and the court | ordered no witness fees
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-09-17
POSTAL EXAMINATIONS.
Will be Held Here Again Novem.
 Der 20.

A civil service examination will be held for the positions of clerk and carriers in the local postoffice on No vember 20. 1907.
 Clerks in offices of the first and sec ond class, and all carriers in the city delivery service are divided into six grades as follows: First grade, $500; second grade, $500; third grade, 5000; fourth grade, $1oOO; fifth grade, l$t,1OO; sixth grade, $1,200.
 Clerks and carriers at first class of fees will be promoted sucessively to the fifth grade and clerks and carriers at second class offices will be promot- ed successively to the fourth grade.
 Appointments of clerks and carriers are made as substitutes, who are paid at the rate of 30 cents per hour when lserving for absent clerks or carriers; and they are eligible for appointment as auxiliary employees who are paid for actual service at the rate of 30 cents per hour and are required to work not less than two hours each day.
 All regular carriers receive fifteen days vacation annually. A vacancy in i the regular force must be filled by the promotion, of the senior substitute. Age limit, all positions, IS to 4 years Male applicants must be at least feet inches in height and weigh not less than 125 pounds.
 For application blank, fun instruc- tions, specimen examination questions and information as to the location of the examination room, inquiry should be made at once at Pierce M Maher at the postofIice. Applications must be sent to and received by H. N, Sax ton, secretary, 2d U. s. civil service district, Custom house, New York, N Y, on or before October 21, 1907.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-09-17
WALKER DEATH UNEXPECTED.
Body of Late Admiral Will Probably
 Be Cremated.

York Beach, Me, Sept. 16.--Admiral Walker who died to-day, had been i'll for several days, but his death was quite unexpected. He had been spend ing several weeks with his family at the Pickering cottage of Miss S. A. Pickering of Salem, Mass. Death was due to heart disease
 It is expected that the body of the retired naval officer will be taken to Boston tomorrow. A daughter of the admiral left for that city this afMr- noon to arrange for services there to- morrow. It is the understood inten- ton of the admirals family to have the body crenated, after which the ashes will be sent to Washington for interment at the national capital.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-09-17
REDUCED FOREIGN POSTAGE
After October 1 New Schedule is Ef.
 fective.

Postmaster Howarth yesterday re- eeiyed instructions from Washington .lat, beginning October 1, a new rate on foreign postage will go into effect, Under the new schedule letters and ilc' rchandise will be forwarded from the l'nited States to foreign countries at a rate of five cents an ounce in- stead of five cents a half-ounce, the present rate. Each additional ounce will cost three cents.
 An innovation in the postal service to go into effect on the first of next month will be the sale of reply cou- pons for six cents. These coupons are intended to be mailed with cor .respondence tEat requires answer. The coupons can be exchanged abroad for foreign stamps to pay the return postage.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-09-17
CASE or STRIKERS GOES OVER.

When the charges of intimidation against Organizer Frank A. McGee of Worcester, Mass, and Secretary John A. Dunn of the local Moulders' union were called in the city court yester- day morning Attorney Fitzgerald rep Iresenting the two men, asked that the cases go over until Saturday.
 City Attorney Simpson asked that the day be "Wednesday and Judge Ty- ner compromised by making 1t next Friday. No other action was taken in the matter and the men continued to be out under bonds of $2,500. The men were arrested last Satur- day on warrant charging them with Iintimidating employees at the McLagon foundry, on Audubon street; also with annoying the company
 The union moulders have been out on strike for about three weeks, and their places have been taken by non- union men. There are about forty men out in all.