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The San Francisco call., 1908-08-25
PARTY FLEES FROM
BLAZING FORESTS
City Explorers Forced to Make
Detour to Reach Big Reser-
vOir Site
w. II. Hall Says He VIII Sell
His Holdings Rather Than
Be ObstructiOnist
shEc1AL DISPATCH TO THE CALL

SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL
HETCH HETCHY, via Yosemite, Aug.
24.-The supervisors party returned
this afternoon from a two days trip
10 Lake Eleanor, with every one safe
and sound. All were compelled to
leave the trail both going and COM
ing. Yesterday after their noon lunch
con at McGim Meadows the guides or
dered the party TO keep close to-
gether. The forest was burning fiercely
within 100 yards of them. At few
places on the trail the entire party had
TO run their horses for a distance Of
100 Yards. the big trees being ablaze
within a few feet of the trail
On the return trip today, after the
marty had started to return by the old
trail from Lake Eleanor, Captain
Wells. L. S. A, who with some SOL
diers was fighting the fire on the
ridge above. turned them back, stat
ing the trail was impossible Inc
party returned to Lake Eleanor, skirt
ing the southern part of the lake, and
came over the ridges by the new trail,
reaching Hetch Hetchy without FUR
ther misadventUre.
City Engineer Manson, in spite OF
the weary limbs of the supervisors,
took the members Of the party up 10
the dam site after yesterdays work.
The proposed dam is about a mile and
a quarter eastward from the present
end of the lake Two immense shelves
Of granite projecting from the main
wall will greatly lessen the cost and
the work necessary for the dam. When
the Lake Eleanor dam is completed to
the full height Of 200 feet the dam will
be 1000 feet long. Lake Eleanor. with
a 200 foot dam, will be capable of i'm
pounding 39,o0O,o0o,Oo0 gallons Of wa
ter
William Hamilton, the owner Of GER
tain properties along Lake Eleanor,
was the moving spirit of the Sierras
today and he showed TO the super
visors' party every courtesy.
Mr.. Hall, in answer to the ques-
ton. Are your holdings around Lake
Eleanor for sale2" replied. No. they
are not for sale, but we do not wish
10 play the role Of obstructionists to
the finish. While we would not sell
to any private corporation, we are
willing to sell on a business basis to
the city"
Hall would make no price to the
supervisors for his property. He
holds about 1000 acres of land, or one
half of the grant surrounding the
lake Recently he was refused the
privilege of putting in a dam for a
reservoir site by the secretary of the
interior, the reason being the city's
prior application and the government s
desire TO serve the public interest by
granting ii to the city. Hall said he
would be in San Francisco Septem-
Der 1 and after conferring with the
other members of the company would
make q proposition to the supervis-
Ors.
He admitted that he had entire con-
troll Of the company and the property
interest. The supervisors hope to ar
range on an amicable basis the Sc
curing OF his property
The members of the party exam
ined the entire lake and dam site and
the intake at the eastern end. They
were favorably impressed with its de-
STABILITY.
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-25
Personal Mention

Oliver Cole of Los Angeles is at the
Savoy.
o. P. Wood of Los Angeles is a guest
Of the Stewart.
Mrs. W. Daienstein of Minneapolis
is at the Baltimore.
Lee Gundlefinger and wife of Fresno
are at the Dorchester
D L. Sharpe of Marysviue is regis
tered at the St Francis.
John K Branner of Stanford uni
versity is at the st. Francis.
Mr.. and Mrs. George T. Myers OF
Seattle are at the Fairmont.
Mrs Franz J. Sefert of Salt Lake
came to the Stewart yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs George H CoHie OF
Stockton are staying at the St. Francis
Mr.. and Miss Laird Massey of Bonn
bay arrived at the st. Francis yester-
day.
Thomas charleton of Denver and A.
L. Foster Of St Louis are at the Hol-
land
ham of Boston are staying at the Fair
mont
Mr.. and Mrs. J. F. Dunn of San Felipe
Cal, have taken apartments at the
Fairmont-
Mrs. D. B. Simon, Miss NJ Murray and
Miss Mary Murray are stopping al
the Stewart
J. B. Robinson of Los Angeles and
family are among yesterdays arrivals
at the Stewart
Mr.. and Mrs. W. H McElroy. and
child of Alabama are at the Fairmont
for q. few days.
J. D. Robertson and family of Chico
and 9. Wilks and wife OF Colorado are
at the Jefferson.
Mr. and Mrs william Pierce OF
Suisun are in the city for a few days
guests Of the st. Francis.
E. c. Falneaton of Los Angeles and
l. Danvers of Sacramento registered
at the Imperial yesterday
R. r. Bryan, R. J. Hurlbert and Mr..
and Mrs. T n. Hurlbert of Portland
are guests Of the Stewart.
Los Angeles persons who registered
at the St. Francis yesterday are Mrs.
9. H Hayes and Miss Pyle.
Among arrivals at the Hamlin yes
teroay were H g. Dearing of Texas
and Il. G. Jennings Of Brookline, Mass
F. L. Lusk, an attorney of Chico
and grandchildren, have taken their
permanent residence at the Fairmont
Mrs. e P Morey of Washington
D. C.. who is making pleasure trip tc
visit friends on the coast, is at the
Savoy.
E. E. Shaw of Montana, c. c. Paine
Of Cleveland and w. S. Ridgell of AL
lance, Neb-. are registered at the St
Francis.
L J. Clarke Of Portland and Frank
B. Cole of Tacoma arrived IN this city
yesterday and are staying at the st
Francis.
Mrs. A. B. Steinbach of Portland
Ore, are registered at the Fairmont
B. Galland of Seattle is guest al
the Fairmont-
Ada NJ Stephens of New York, Alice
A Langdon of Galesburg, Ill, and Mr.
and Mrs. J. E. Wheeler Of Redding are
at the Stewart
Irwin c. Keeler who for the pasi
year has been night clerk at the Fair
mont has gone into the hotel and bank
brokerage business.
Mrs. ]. II. Hay OF Kansas City. Miss
B. L. Marsh of Hollywood, Cal, and
Miss. c. L. Timmons of Los Angeles are
registered at the Victoria
Mrs c. b. Shaver and daughter OF
Fresno are staying at the Fairmont
Mr.. and Mrs. Philip Forve, Miss Mary
Forve and Miss Louise Forve of Los
Angeles are at the Fairmont-
A party of bankers from Chicago
among whom is F. r. Fenton, vice
pressS--at of the National Bank of ths
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-25
CAST of CHARACTERS
IN GEORGE BRoADHURST's DRAMA.
"The Man of the Hour"
By Walter Anthony

The common knowledge possessed by
an audience was never more sympa-
thetically appealed to than at the Van
Ness theater last night when THE Man
of the Hour" was presented. That
certain reserve of information based
on experience and demonstrated fact
was at hand and the playwright's
premise that graft turks in high places
and debauches the peoples servants
needed no apology nor explanation
We knew all about it. We knew, too,
better than we did last year, when the
timely play was here before. that Hor-
rigan's speech about the difficulty of
landing rich bribers in Jail was true.
There was some doubt in my mind
whether The Man of the Hour" which
was an up to date play a year ago,
would prove still fresh. The audience
dispelled the doubt before the story
had gone through the first act, and as
the plot wound about the boy mayor
and meshed him IN political intrigues
the same effect which last year made
the play a big success was observed
Besides, the merit that lies in the story
and the interest that attaches TO the
pretty romance running through it
keep interest alive and alert through
out the four acts.
The play dragged a bit last night. 1t
was cyril ScottS first appearance in
the role of Alwyn Bennett, the mayor.
He read his lines with eloquence and
effect; his facial expression is fine,
as all who saw him in Prince Chap
know. He has fine imagination to
bring out of his lines their hidden
meaning and to point with a gesture
the significant thought or word. Even
his love making is convincing, though
the lines allotted to him and to Ruby
Bridges Gas Dallas Wainwright are
lush with sentiment-sticky, so to say.
Scott is admirably fitted to the role,
which, 1t is said, was written for him.
and when the nervousness attendant
upon first performance has given
way to the ease of familiarity, should
play the part perfectly. The earnest
style and the sincerity which are
part OF Scotts histrionic equipment
have ample scope in the role of the
honest mayor fallen into practical poll
tics.
Felix Haney, as last year. was the
big success in the character role of
James Phelan, though 1t Is doubtful if
he did any better work than Louis
Hendricks did as Horrigan, the baf-
fed boss. Both were splendid charac-
terizations. Ethel Brandon, old favor
ite. is back in the same role of Mrs.
Bennett; was given a splendid well
come and deserved it. Ruby Bridges,
who was seen before as Dallas, is as
charming as ever in the romantic part,
and the cast generally, remaining as it
was last year, is adequate to the de-
mands OF Broadhurst's drama of to-
day.
The production is well staged and
set, of course.
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-25
EXPECT $500 DELEGATES
TO ATTEND CONGRESS
Secretary of Trans Mississippi
Commercial Organization Be-
gins Preliminary Work

Arthur F. Francis, secretary OF the
trans Mississippi commercial congress.
opened Offices in the ferry building
yesterday. where he will arrange pre-
liminary matters for. the congress.
which meets in this city October 6.
About $500 delegates to the congress
are expected. This includes govern
businessmen. Clifford Pinchot. chief
forester; F. H Newell, chief engineer
of the United States reclamation
service, and Andrew Carnegie are ex-
pected at the convention. President
Roosevelt will send a personal repre-
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-25
EIGHTEEN BABIES
FOUND IN SQUALOR
White Faced Infants Are Res
cued From a Farm" in
Cole Street

Eighteen white faced little babies,
sick from neglect and from confinement
in Ill ventilated rooms. were. rescued
from the baby farm conducted by Mrs.
Frances Sevenoaks at 6lO Cole street
yesterday, and were scattered about
among various homes and institutions
until they can be permanently estab-
lished with trustworthy guardians. Just
what suffering and privation her unfor
tunate little charges have been forced
to endure while in Mrs. lSevenoaks' care
will never be fully known, for more
than half the children are mere infants,
and of the others not one is old enough
to give coherent account of the mis-
cries of the last few months.
The farm was visited yesterday by
Secretary NJ ]. White of the society
for the prevention OF cruelty to chill
dren, DIR. ]. A. Kuykendall, and Officer
w. H Young of the society. The con-
ditions of the place were found to vio-
late SO absolutely all the city ordi-
nances that control such establishments
that Secretary White at once ordered
the woman In charge to restore the
children. to their parents or place them
in the city's charge, and closed the farm
until such changes as are necessary
have been made.
Nine of the little inmates, all too
young u Wdlhs were luQQ16Q- 1QIO a
small, dark kitchen, in the alleged care
of an alleged nurse. In the other six
rooms of the fiat five adults and the re-
naming nine children were living, the
dirt and disorder of the rooms abso-
lutely defying description. The chill
dren's only playground was a steep
outer staircase, used by the tenants of
the adjoining fats for the drying of
clothes. and the accumulation of gar
- = .I-t-s II
telescope baskets with damp pillows for
mattresses and unaired blankets for
covering. This fact partly accounts for
tho physical condition of the children.
all of whom are suffering from throat
and skin disorders
No record was kept of their parents
names and addresses, nor had Mrs.
Sevenoaks ever obtained the authority
Of the city for the management of such
a farm, or the permits from the board
of health required in such cases.
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-25
TREADW[LL JURY
READY FOR TRIAL
Panel Is Completed After Three
Weeks of Effort to
Find Men
Hot Exchange Between Attor-
neys Concludes Session
in Afternoon
Jurors Selected to Try
TreadWell

George ID. GraybilI, contractor,
1442 Lombard street.
ID. w. Robinson, real estate,
SI03 Bush street.
Ed Schultz, z43 Mission street.
William Holm, 80 Sanchez street.
ID. A. Radbruch, $500 Mission
street.
j. l.. Konrad, California brewing
supply company, 425 Mission
street.
Grover Grady, real estate, 2536
Iwenty-fourth street.
z. p. Conrad, grocer, 1892 Mar
ket street.
9. r.. Hansbrow, paper supplies,
1858 Mission street.
George w. SoIch, manufacturing
supply agent, 743 Mission street.
Joseph Michael, retired mer-
chant, 1902 Sutter street.
Samuel Goldstone, barber, SIS
Hayes street.
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-25
SUFFRAGETT[S TO
STORM CONVENTION
Women Will March in Body to
the State Republican
Gathering

One of the most significant proofs
of the earnestness with which the
women of the equal suffrage league
anG affiliated bodies are taking their
work at this important time of cleo
tions and conventions will be given
Thursday when they will march in a
body to the republican convention in
Oakland, and attend all the sessions of
that and the following day.
This step was decided upon yester-
day when several important meetings
were held in the rooms in California
street. For several weeks the MEM
bers and officers have been concentrate
ing their attention upon Thursdays
convention, for the issue will be a
very important one for the cause
A committee of six women was ap-
pointed yesterday to stand at the en-
trance of the Liberty theater in Oak
land, where the convention will take
place, on Thursday, and ask every
woman entering the hall to wear one
of the yellow badges recently distrib-
uted to the members for that occasion.
Favorable reports from various Cali
fornia cities and counties were read
yesterday, and the league is confident
of successful finish this campaign.
DIR. Minora Kibbe presented a reso-
luton to the meeting of the state cen
trail committee yesterday asking that
the press and the public generally be
notified that the equal suffrage asso-
citation denies the frequently made as
sertion that women suffragists are
working for anything but the ballot.
DR.. Kibbe wished it generally under
stood, in the name of the league, that
no other issue Is at present interest
ing the organization.
The new officers, elected at the last
meeting, were inaugurated yesterday
the board being as follows: Mrs Mary
T. Gammage, president; Mrs. william
Gunton, vice president; Mrs. Ellen Sar-
gent, honorary president; Mrs Isa
Johnson, secretary; Mrs. Sarah Norton
corresponding secretary; Thomas Hay
den, treasurer. Directors: Mrs. Hor-
ace Coffin, Mrs. NJ Owens, Mrs. E.
Hathaway, Mrs. Helen Moore, Mrs. M
Monahan, Mrs. Minnie Andrews, Mrs
Agnes Peas, Mrs. L. M. Tuohey.
Agnes Pease, Mrs. L. NJ Tuohey.
Miss Maude Younger Mrs. Pierce
Miss Vivian Bailey Mrs. A. G. Mccarthy
Mrs. Frances Speeder Mrs. Schirtser
Mrs NJ e. White DR.. Harriet Welch
Mrs. Ellen Sargent Miss Sabina Solomon
Mrs T. Pinther Mrs. Chamberlain
Mrs. Nellie Eyester Mrs Jerome ChurchiIl
Mrs. W. L. Neelands Miss B.. Wheeler
Mrs. ]. Arnott DR.. S1ocomb
Miss Mary Fairbrother Mrs. H. Sawyer
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-25
NATIONAL

NAI1ONAb
The bill at the National this week
prise in store for the National patrons.
Malvene, Thomas and Alfred, singfn z
and dancing artists, lead the bill. The
motion pictures and Juno SaImo. ''The
Devil Dandy" follow. Salmo is a con-
tortionist whose equal it would be hard
to find.
Della Stacey. who .parades across the
stage in a directoire, sings several
songs, and with her handsome gown
makes a hit. The great Terley, imper-
senator of famous statesmen. has a
splendid act. Carrie Ezier and Josette
Webb present an. entertaining sketch.
Miss EZier's imitation Of a drunken
woman brings down the house. OFT.
Nelson and Stedman. in the skft,
taneous success.
Kelly and Violette are back. Every
spectator in the house helped to well
come them last night. SirronJe, the
handcuff queen, is a regular lady Raj
fies. Handouts and shackles, most diff
ficult to open, are like a piece Of string
to her.
CENTRAL
DIR. Jekyll and Mr.. Hyde is the at
traction at the Central theater this
week, and even those who saw the
illustrious Mansfield in the same drama
will be glad to see Herschel Mayall
Mr. Hyde. Mayalls work In the diff
cult part of DIR. Jekyll was well taken
last night and he merited the gener-
Gus applause given him by the audience.
The fiendish character of Hyde was pic
tured with all it's horrors by Mayall,
and his quick changes from one char
acter to another were we'll done. While
practically all Of the work of present
ing the drama was done by Mayan,
James Corrigan. as the servant of Dr.
Jekyll.A gave the audience real treat
The comedy parts OF Elmer Booth
and Alice Condor gave the audience
many opportunities to laugh. During
the evening interesting pictures were
shown on the biograph.
CHUTES
The new vaudeville program at the
Hugh Lloyd and his wife create a SEN
safion in their bounding rope act
Crimmins and Gore, who are old favor
ites. were cordially welcomed, and
their skit, Like Mother Used TO Make. .
was received with great applause and
iaurhter. Santelle, the modern Her
cules. is a splendid specimen of ply
sicaI culture and Nelusco is a re-
narkably clever magician. Cora
Thomas is a versatile singing come
dienne. and the new moving pictures
were also a hit on the bill. The popu-
larity of the skating rink and the con-
cessfons in the amusement park con-
tinues.
PRINCESS
.sThe Toy Maker" was played last
night at the Princess theater to a
ca5acity house. The production will
be reviewed at length in tomorrow s
Call.
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-25
MAJOR FOSTER LOSES CIGaRs

Major A. B. Foster of the Philippine
scouts is mourning the loss az 400
cigars, which We're found in his trunks
by the customs officials when a search
of the army transport Buford was
covered by Inspector Charles ]. Ben
ninger among Major Fosters baggage
and they were seized. Fifty cigars
were all that the Philippine scout was
allowed to bring with him without pay
ing duty, and as no manifest was
made of the other 400 the boxes were
taken by the Inspector
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-25
WILL LINE UP BABIES FOR
PROSPECTIVE PARENTS
Children's Agency Adopts New
Plan for Securing Homes
for Infants

The methods for those wishing tC
adopt a baby are going to be very
finding the baby is concerned. The
third Friday of each month has been
set apart at the children's agency as
general meeting day for all the
boarded out babies. and any one wish
ing to select baby will have chance
for the first time. to view them all to-
gether. The afternoon will be made
sort of gala day. the foster mothers.
who receive from $40 to s12 a month
for the care of the children coming
with their charges and the doctor TAX
ing the opportunity to make her usual
Inspection of the tots. There Is at pres
ent in the care OF the agency an un-
usually fine lot OF sturdy boys waiting
for homes. 1nree OF TOUR Cdtn-
olfc boy babies, ranging from
tiny ones up to years OF age. are
ready to be taken to some desirable
home During the Afternoon coffee is
served and the whole affair Is OF a
social nature
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-25
PRINCESS
ppINGs LYNCH FROM RENO

Chief Biggy received a dispatch yes
ter5ay afternoon from Reno. New. that
Tohn ]. Lynch. charged with embez-
zIing bonds of the Ocean Shore rail-
road company, had left for this city in
charge of a deputy sheriff. He will
arrive here this morning about s
o'clock. Lynch waived extradition
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-25

Free Excursions to East San Mateo
Saturdays and Sundays. Get tickets in
advance. East San Mateo land com
pany. 81 Kearny street.
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-25

For falling hair. dandruff and poor
hair there is nothing better than our
S, S. Tonic. S. Strozynski, 124s Sutter.s
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-25
ro ARRrsT TRuANrs pARrN,

TO ARREST TRUANT'S PARENT-A warrant
was obtained from Police Judge Shortau yester-
board of education, for the arrest Of "John Doe''
Pandoln. fisherman, for refusing to send his
son Gabriel, years Of age. to school. Several
suit
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-25
Trv Murine Eve Remeav

For Red. Weak. Weary. Watery Eyes.
Murine Doesn't Smart-It Soothes.
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-25

COMBS REACHES LIMA-LIma. Peru. Aug
24-Leslie NJ. Combs the American minister
leave OF absence.
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-25

NoEUNIoN MAN IS sHoT-Birmingham
Ala, Aug 24.-Another act of violence occurred
in the strike zone early today, when a nonunion
miner named Clayton was shot from ambush on
his way TO work in the Sayreton mines.
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-25

present it Is obvious that the amount
is too high for the available resources
of the defense.
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-25
Republic of that city, arrived at the
Fairmont last evening from the south.

Registered at the ST. Francis are
w. G. Setback Of Buffalo, n Y; Edwin
Riis OF Copenhagen, Mr.. and Mrs. F. w.
Mcintosh of Los Angeles. Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Easton of La Jolla, Cal, and
mento.
Mr.. and Mrs J. c. Laughlin of
Washington, D. c.. arrived in this city
yesterday on their way to Japan
and registered at the ST. Francis
Laughln is secretary of the Japanese
worlds fair commission and Is on his
way, with the balance of the commits
sion, to- collect data concerning the
exposition so that the merchants of
this country will understand its scope
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-25
SPUR TRACK IN MISSION

In q communication to the Mission
promotion association from the South
ern Pacific company, read at a meet
ing held last night in the headquar-
ters of the association. Sixteenth and
Valencia streets. it was stated that the
block at Sixteenth and Harrison streets
is to be laid with spur tracks and
switches. Before this work is COM
menced the land must be filled in. This
is a long sought for Improvement by
the businessmen and manufacturers of
the Mission district
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-01-03
Couldn't Stick Him Again.

A bishop, accosted in Fifth avenue,
New York, by neat but hungry stran-
ger, took the needy one to hotel and
shared gorgeous dinner with him,
yet, having left his episcopal wallet in
the pocket of different episcopal jack
ct, suddenly faced the embarrassment
of not possessing the wherewithal to
pony up. "Never mind" exclaimed his
guest; II have enjoyed dining with you.
and I shall be charmed to shoulder the
cost. Permit me-" Whereupon the
stranger paid for two. This worried
the prelate, who insisted, Just let me
call cab and We'll run up to my hotel,
where shall have the pleasure of re-
imbursing YOU" But the stranger met
the suggestion with, "See here, Old
man, you've stuck me for a bully good
dinner, but hanged if I'm going to let
you stick me for car fare!"
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-01-03
Blind Mems Dreams.

One of the most Intelligent inmates
of blind asylum. who came into the
world blind, says that he never dreams
of the things he has read about and
never dreams of any thing or person
that he has not in some way come in
personal contact with. He dreams of
music, of the voices of persons he
knows, of such incidents as might
happen at the home or in some place
in which he has actually been, but
never of incidents in other places or in
other lands. Even although he has
read descriptions of localities, of nat
ural beauties, of the appearance of
street or q city. no idea of what they
look like comes to him in the fancies
Of his sleep. There is a class of blind
people who become blind when quite
young. Such blind people never dream
of any scene or object except those
which have remained in the memory
from Wat the actually saw before
they became blind. Pearson Weekly