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LOCAL NEWS.

Miss Lilliar Stevens is at home
for the holidays.
There is always some one to
answer the phone at the Chron-
icle Office, No. 139.
Mrs. Bates and little son, of
Urbana, Ohio. are visiting at the
home of Mrs. Bates parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. M H. Peters.
Mrs. Leroy Davidson, with
her little son. is visiting her
parents, Capt. and Mrs. j. H.
w. Stevenson.
Dennison's Paper Clips 10c
per box of 100. Stricklin Print
ing Go.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Rivers
and children, of umberton, N.
G., are visiting at the home OF
Mrs. Rivers parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. M. R. Knight, near town.
Mr.. Julian Webb has rented
the Bradshaw residence on third
street and will move there the
first of the year.
The Presbyterian Sunday
school will have its Christmas
tree on Thursday evening, Dec.
"a, at Z 30 o'clock, in the Session
room.
The League Hall was formally
opened last Friday evening by
the ladies of the Civic League,
with an oyster supper, which
proved quite a success, fnan-
cially and otherwise.
Rev. Marvin Auld, the new
pastor of the Methodist church,
has arrived and filled his pulpit
for the first time Sunday morn
ing, peaching to large and we'll
pleased congregation.
We believe it would be a good
idea for the Cheraw Board Of
Trade to offer prizes for a corn
growing contest to be particici-
pated in by the farmers of Ches-
terfeld county;
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GaskinsDgburn.

The following Invitation, whNh
has just been issed, will be read
with interest bYR large circle of
friends of this }popul1r young
couple:
Mr.. and Mrs. W. Gaskins
requests the honS of your presence
at the marriage 1 their daughter,
Viola Geneva,
Mr.. L. EOgburn,
"Wednesday evening,
Decpmer Ewenty-third,
uineteeraunhred and eight,
at htf pa$t six O'Clock,
Hop~cll Baptist Chnrch,
lacste}feld, S. G.
Barbie| Nelson.
The following invitation has
been issued:
Mrs. Elizt eth Barbie
requests the honr OF YOUR presence
at the marriage of her daughter,
Mary lbnelope,
ID
Mr.. Robert Hall Nelson.
Wednesday evening, December thirtleth,
nineteen hundhd and eight,
at eight b'elock,
Methodif Church,
Cheraw, South Carolina,
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Miss Ella Pollock is suffering
with a broken arm, caused by a
window falling on it.
The President made a ringing
attack on the editor of the New
York World in his special mes
sage to congress yesterday and
the reading of the massage Great
ed q good deal of laughter and in
it's reply the World brands the
president as a reckless unscru-
pulous Demagogue.
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Dance in Mas0nice Hall.

Tuesday night, Dec. 10, the
young folks of our city enjoyed
an impromptu dance in the
Masonic Hall. The couples
participating were as follows:
Misss Bessie Harrell with Mr..
Wilson Malloy.
Miss Laurie Harrall with Mr..
Crigler.
Miss Helen McIver with Mr..
Alex Harrall.
Miss Louise Meiklejohn with
! Mr.. Joe Lindsay,
Miss Margaret Malloy with
Mr.. Lem Boykin.
Miss Edith Nettles, of Darling
ton, with Mr.. Robt. Tomlinson.
Miss Harriet Godfrey with
Mr.. Louis Meiklejohn.
Miss Gussie Watts with DR..
Royal.
Miss Courtney Watts with DR..
Funderburk.
Miss Bessie Watts with MIR.
Purvis.
Stags-Mr. G. K. Waddill, Mr..
Lee Carway, Mr. Plunkett.
Chaperones-Mrs. Lem Har-
rail-, Mr.. and Mrs. w. P. Pollock.
Others present were Misses
McIver, Pearl Wake, May Reid, y,
lSusie McIver, Lottie Harrall,
land Messrs. Josiah Evans and
Will Wannamaker.
Music was furnished by the
italian band of Greensboro,
IN. G.
For fine Oysters phone 69-J.
F. Hunter.
The Sunday School Scholars
tof the Episcopal Church will
have gifts on their Christmas
Tree for tho Children of the
Church Orphanage at Charles
ton.
While out playing in the yard
yesterday one of Mr.. Thos. Fun.
derburk's little boys chopped of
two of his little brothers fingers
with an ak.
FOIEYSHONEY@rAR
atono tho oouxh has54hSa1s LANCE
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The San Francisco call., 1908-05-27
By Walter Anthony

Ideally, with fine melodic utterance
End sinister but poetic power, Robert
Asnten presented the stature and en-
bodiment OF Hamlet last night at the
Van Ness theater 10 an audience which
vas at all times closely attentive, and
~ the tips of each act and scene deep
ly moved and profoundly thrilled. Ham
let may not be the best Of MantelFs
personifcations, but it earns sincerest
respect and sdmiration. He makes the
Melancholy figure truth and not a
historic abstraction: he proposes a
Hamlet that lives and suffers and dies
revenged.
ITO die; TO sleep; to sleep. perchance
% dream To such familiar lines
Msntell brings silent but eloquent IA
Gssr play. His pauses are as freighted
via meaning as his words; and the
two are borne on to complete compre-
hension by appropriate gesture, majes-
80 pose and a countensnce which be-
Zones the mirror of his most fieeting
thought He has brought microscopical
scrutiny TO bear on every line of the
great Bard's solemn story Of Hamlet
Prince Of Denmark"
He plays Hamlet with more tender
ness than others of high renown. He
bends before the grief of Ophelia and
FOR moments is the true lover: he tot
ters at the anguished cry of his guilty
mother, who he accuses in compelling
voice; he yields to weaknesses of doubt
and fear, and is not always big. But
he YIELDS these Inconsistencies into a
masculine figure. black robed, full
length and superb
If Hamlet is not Mantelrs best char
Ter, It is better than any others framed
IN present days and viii be accorded a
place on the line with the best of this
best Of Shakespearean artists delinea-
lions.
Miss Marie Booth Russeu's Ophelia
was sweetly mournful and fragile. Her
scene in the fourth act with the queen
and Horatio could not be bettered Such
gentle madness; quick twistings on
thought; glances Of terror turning to
smiles Of confidence; half articulate
half dumb kindly mind unhinged-
like sweet bells tangled, out Of tune, .
we're all portrayed. Miss Russelrs
OpheHa shared honors there with Man
tells Hamlet
Burby's king lacked something of
1e-n force fitting one who could do
such desperate deeds; and Gertrude as
played by Miss Kingsbury was not al
ways convincing. Romafne Calender s
ghost was a fine voice and pose, and
LindsIey's Horatio and McGinn's Laertes
we're excellent representations. The
play will be repeated tonight.
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-27
GASCOMP ANY MUST
REPLY IN WRITING
Britton Ordered by Rate COM
mittee to Make Showing
in Black and White

A decided preference for an oral
showing instead OF a written show
down was developed by President Brit
ton of the gas company last night,
when the supervisors special gas rate
committee suggested that the company
present written answers, if it SO de-
sired. to the statements of Engineer
A. M. Hunt and Expert c. d. Stuart,
the boards agents. whose reports some
weeks ago riddled the pretentions Of
the company for dollar gas
with all due Difference to your best
judgment, gentlemen" said the re-
luctant Britton, ANY reply which we
might make to the conclusions of Hunt
and Stuart must of necessity be very
voluminous. I would much prefer
making an oral response in the pres
ence of these gentlemen
Supervisor Murphy pointed out that.
as the boards experts after six weeks
of careful examination had put their
arguments and conclusions in black
and white, it was only justice to Hunt
and Stuart for the company to do the
same. Supervisor Johnston assured
Britton that the committee wished him
to have the fullest opportunity to pre-
sent the company's case both In person
and by written argument
Britton promised finally to submit
his written showing by Friday morn
ing, and the committee will meet Fri
day to decide, If possible, upon rate
to recommend to the board.
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-27
AUTO WhISKS AWAY !
WOULDBf SUICIDE
Occupants in Mysterious Red
Auto Take Away Girl Who
Had Drunk Poison

Through the effort Of a despondent
young girl to commit suicide by drink
ing chloroform at Ocean beach yester-
day, and her sudden disappearance later
in big red motor car, the police de-
partment is confronted with a mystery
which several detectives have been un-
able to solve. Though they are in DOS
session of four names, each said to be
he real name of the girl, the police
do not know who she is
The red automobile appeared on tho
scene containing two people, q man and
9. woman, while physicians were try
Ing to resuscitate the girl in the drug
store of DR.. NJ w. Burns at 1898 Forty
ninth avenue. They drove to the door,
bundled the girl into the machine and
raced away, leaving the astonished res
cuers without word of explanation.
When a patrol wagon from the park
station came UP DR.. Burns told the pa
trolmen q remarkable story.
Giving tho name Of Mrs Werner,
according to tho explanation Of DR..
Burns. a well dressed young woman
walked into the pharmacy and asked
for chloroform to remove stains from
a dress Suspecting something wrong
DR.. Burns motioned for one Of her
saw her walk to tho beach and try to
from her lips after more than half
had been drained Declaring that she
wanted to die she was carried back to
the drug store. A few minutes later
the automobile came mp.
DR.. Burns declared to the police that
she recognized the girl as vfenze Bi-
dance of 1851 Geary street. one OF two
women who were in an automobile
which turned turtle and killed their
companion, named Solinski, the night
of May IS, whom she had treated for
a broken nose. At the German hos
pital, however, the police were told
the Bidanco girl was there. The other
girl in the same machine, Buddy Wise,
of 1889 Geary, the police are unable
to locate. From another source they
were told the young woman who tried
to commit suicide was Miss Mary
Noble.
Detectives are hunting the mysteri-
Gus red automobile.
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-27
LORING CLUB RESPONDS
TO HEARTY APPLAUSE
Representative Musical Audi
ence Attends Fourth Con-
cert of Season

The Loring club gave its fourth con-
cert Of the season last evening at Chris
tan Science hall before a representa-
tive musical audience which not only
appreciated the good things set before
Il, but demanded more. and got them
IN the first number, Wine, Women and
song" the waltz movements written by
mat wizard Of waltz rhythms, Johann
Strauss, We're given with good shading,
good crescendo work and splendid
spirit, though at times the bases over
lowered the tenors, which showed
themselves weak
The Introduction and Hymn to the
s1n," from 8Iascagni's opera of iris
Has magnihcently sung by the club, as
listed by several instruments. The
melancholy music OF Franz Schubert
was heard in Songs Of the Spirits Over
the Waters" a number full of charm
and pathos. and a little composition,
dusk" by d. S. Moody, was repeated.
a string quartet gave -Crisantemi''
(Puccini) and an "Andante Cantabile"
of Tschaikowsky's with much charm
and delicacy.
Frederick Maurer accompanied the
marvellous harmonies of the Chorus
C Pilgrims" in q way that materially
sided the ensemble, and several smaller
compositions proved a good contrast TO
heavier and more intricate numbers.
The club was assisted by Bernat Jaulus,
Ricardo Ruiz, Gino Sevefi and Bella
Purt, violin: H Stahl. viola; Arthur
Weiss, cello; Charles Toepke, double
bass; Nicola Pinella flute: Gustave
Schneider, clarioDet; Gyula Ormay and
Frederick Maurer, piano. and Henri
Saiz, organ w c. Stadfeldt is director
Of the club.
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-27
A SUCCESS
WITH SWEET VOICE
Mrs. Thomas Nunan's Singing
Delights a Large Au-
IS dience

Mrs. Thomas humans delightful So
prano voice and charming personality
united in scoring a success for the
singer at the concert given by her in
Century club hall at Franklin and Sut-
ter streets last night. A large audience
of musical and society folk filled the
auditorium of the hall and encored the
numbers given without stint Mrs.
Nunan responded graciously to the call
for encoreS, and the extra numbers in
their turn melted the audience by their
charm to demand still more vocal ia
vors from the singer.
Prominent among the delights of the
program was the singing by Mrs. Lii
liam Birmingham of a group of songs
composed by Mrs. Nunan. The sweet
ness of the melodies won the warmest
praise from the music lovers in the
gathering.
The program opened with a piano
solo, Liszt ballad, by Mrs. Oscar
Mansfeldt, which was thoroughly en-
joyed. Then Mrs. Nunan gave her first
numbers. group of German songs of
the composers Refs, Schumann, Hen
schel. Schubert and Brahms. The
in her treatment of these numbers. In
the second part of the program Mrs.
Nunan gave the arias from French and
Italian operas. Her vivacious singing
of the ''Valzer di Musetta" from La
Boheme" was a gem of the evening
Temperamentally Mrs. Nunan is quali-
fed to sing the sparkling La Boheme'
music and the spirit she put into the
song animated the entire gathering.
Another gem of the evening was an
aria from Madame Butterfly"
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-27
CONSIDER PROPOSAL TO
RENT VOTING MACHINES
Election Commissioners Hear
Offer and Seek Legal
Opinion on Matter

Carl Lomb, president of the United
States standard voting machine COM
pany, appeared before the board of cleo
tion commissioners at it's meeting last
night and made an offer to rent $50 of
his machines to the city at a rental for
the first year of s21,S75, $20,875 for the
second, s19,s75 for the third. $18.875 for
the fourth, $17,S75 for the fifth and
s16.S75 for the sixth. At the end of the
said sixth year the city would be the
owner of the machines. During all this
time the city would have to keep the
machines insured for more than 800. 900
and would have to pay all repairs and
storage charges. Commissioner Gator
was of the opinion that the machines
would not come up to the requirements
of a law that he expected to have
passed in the Legislature next fall. but
despite his objections the proposal Of
Lomb was ordered submitted to the city
attorney for his opinion as to the legal
ity of the instrument.
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-27
WELCOME NEW CHIEF

The hall of Court Robin Hood No.
at 933 Market street was crowded last
night with members and grand officers
who assembled to greet Daniel Teare,
a member of the court, recently made
grand chief ranger. Past Chief
Ranger w. F. Spencer presided and ex-
tended welcome and congratulations
to the new head of the order. He was
followed by Past Grand Chief Ranger
Harry L. Simon, who on behalf of the
court presented the grand chief foun-
tain pen with which to write his mes
sages to the court and gold ring. A
programme of music and song fol-
lowed, with addresses by Leo Kauff-
man, G. S. c. R.; J. J. Cody, O. s.; +.
A. Goblin, G. r. s.; Frank Conklin, G..
T.; J. B. Raboli, G. J. B.; DIR. G. H.
Julli and DR.. c. NJ. Troppmann, grand
trustees; A. S. Alexander, G. O.; John
Barrett, the oldest forester in the
state, and Major F. w. Hensley.
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-27
SUES TO GET DEED TO
LAND HE HAS BOUGHT
A. j. Minaker Asks That Con-
yeyance by Sunset Conn
pany Be Set Aside

Suit TO have delivered TO him the
deed TO land for which he claims TO
have already paid in full was brought
BY A. J. Minaker yesterday against the
Sunset building and real estate COM
pany. Hugo j. Newhouse and the IN
turban real estate company. The land
is situated IN Thirfy-siNth avenue. near
Q street and Mina41er entered into an
agreement in January. 1906, TO buy it
from the Sunset company Tor sI075.
paid in fnstallments- Having paid IN
fun and fulfilled all other requirements.
lie asked for the deed. but was refused.
the complaint states Searching the
records, he found that the Sunset COM
panx had transferred the land to New
hOuse-its attorney and a director
who in turn had transferred 1T to the
Interurban real estate company. Min
aker- asks that the court cancel both
OF these conveyances and order the
Sunset company to give him deed.
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-27
CARNEGIE TO BUILD
new PEACE TEMPLE
Gift of slOO,Ooo to Central
Americans Received With
Enthusiasm

CARTAGO, Costa Rfca, May 2s.-The
Central American court of Justice held
its opening session in this city yester-
day with brilliant and interesting cere-
monies, during which Andrew Car
negie's gift of 100000 for a peace tenn
pie was accepted. The inauguration of
this court has awakened great enthusi-
asm not only in Costa Rica. but in all
the states of Central America The
day was observed as a national holi-
day throughout Costa Rica, Nicaragua
Salvador and Honduras
w. L. Buchanan and Enriaue C. CreeI
are respectively the high commissioners
OF the United States and Mexico to the
court but they have no official connec-
tion with it. The court consists of one
regular and two substitute justices
from each country represented who sit
for terms of five years. The court will
have power to determine it's jurfsdic-
tion, interpreting treaties and conven-.
tions and laws germane to any matter
in dispute, applying the principles of
international law. Every decision must
be in accordance with the agreement of
at least three Justices.
Ambassador Creel and Commissioner
Buchanan delivered addresses The lat
ter closed by saying:
II have received a cablegram from
the secretary of state of the United
States of America, Elihu Root instruct
ing me to say that he has been author
lied by Andrew Carnegie to offer $780,
900 to build a temple of peace at Car
tago for the exclusive use of the Cen
trail American court of justice as an
expression OF his sympathy for the
peace and progress of Central America
Gonzalez Viquez, president OF Costa
Rica, accepted the gift amid great ap-
plause by the assembled delegates
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-27
COWLES RECITAL
IS MUSICAL Event
Music Lovers Gather to Hear
Mansfeldt's Pupil at
Lyric Hall

No more interesting event than Cecil
CoWfcs' recital has or will be given
this season in local music circles. The
young woman has developed from a
marvellous child under Hugo Mans
feldts training to matured virtuosity,
although she is still in her teens At
every appearance critics and profess
sional musicians generally have pro-
nounced her technic wonderful and her
interpretations splendid in their COM
prehensive grasp and poetry. She will
be assisted this evening by Warren
Allen, another Mansfeldt pupil, who
viii play the orchestral transcription of
the orchestral score on second piano
in Chopin's E minor concerto. The re-
cital will be held at Lyric hall tonight
and large audience is assured.
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-27
VAUDEVILLE AIDS
LITTLE ORPHANS
EIks Give a Great Benefit
for the Children's
Agency

Long after the city's little orphans
were sound asleep and dreaming last
night several hundred of their friends
gathered at Dreamland rink in Steiner
street to enjoy the Elks' big vaudeville.
and incidentally to express their ap-
proval of the work that is being done
by the children's agency in this city.
They came from far. and near. the rep
resentative men and women Of San
Francisco, and poured into the big audi
torium until the last seat was filled.
Father Crowley, well known as the
friend of all the homeless boys of the
state, opened the program with short
address. He outlined the great work
being done by the childrens agency,
which is a branch of the associated
charities.
few minutes later the curtain rose
upon a perfectly arranged military en-
campment with score of men grouped
about in the khaki, blue f1annels and
rough hats of regulars. These were
presently Joined by six men In the
regulation grease paint and negro cos
tunes of end men, and William ham
mond Jr.. who acted as interlocutor.
The program followed without q hitch,
the songs, which were alternately grave
and gay, being interspersed with the
stories and jokes so dear to minstrel
shows
After a splendid opening chorus AL
bert Newman sang I'm Wise in a
manner that met with great approval.
Russ Pariser, who possesses nne
barytone voice, followed with Star of
My Life" Harry Shed made one of the
hits of the evening with the classical
favorite, I'm Afraid to Go Hone In
the Dark" Later Shed brought down
the house with an imitation OF the
Japanese young schoolboy who is
telephoning an order. II. Koerber sang
Roll On. Thou Dark Blue Ocean,"
later giving another solo, "Goodby.
Sweetheart Goodby" Buck Ward
sang EVERY Ones Picking at Me-"
bringing tears of enjoyment to the
house, and Tommy Branch's topical
song, Travelling" with various local
illusions in 1t, scored great success.
Jack Heaney infused sen.,ment INTO
You Look Good to Father, and How
ard de Courcey sang an entirely new
song Never" with more raps for the
higher ups. Frank Oates barytone
SOLO. Because. was enc0red. and
James McVey, whose first song was
.Bohemfa." followed 1t with the spirit
ed East Side, assisted by full
chorus. ..Samland.'' q medley of pa
triotic music, with plenty OF clashing
brass and drums, ended the first half
of the program.
The second half opened with two
original recitations by Billy Rogers,
the cowboy poet, In costume. Several
songs from This Quartet followed,
after which Max Horwtnski gave a
short talk upon evolution. The news
boy trio rendered selections, after
which = roaring little farce. Under
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-27
AUTO INJURIES DENTIST

Herbert Merriweather, a dentist, who
lives at 24S0 Sutter street, while riding
in Van Ness avenue on his motorcycle
yesterday, coIlided with an automobile
driven by T. A. White of 723 Franklin
street. He sustained fracture of the
left leg, which will keep him home for
some time. Merriweather attempted to
stop a fight about two months. and a
half ago between two Japanese at Bush
and Buchanan streets and sustained an
incision i'm the back. He had only been
discharged from the hospital two weeks
when he was forced to return yester-
day-
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-27
wHALERs LOSE THEIR SUITS

The suits of Frank Miller, George
johnson and Alfred Carlson against the
shipping firm of George Plummer &
Co were dismissed yesterday in the
United States district court by Judge
de Haven. Miller. Johnson and Carl
son were signed for whaling cruise
on the steamer Charles Hansen. In
September. 1905, they were transferred
to the steamer Olga, which was pro-
visioned for a three months cruise.
The Olga was caught in an ice foe
and held until August, 1906, and it
was necessary to cut down the rations
of the crew. The libelants sued to re-
cover $4,000.
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-27
VOTERS MUST REGISTER

Registrar Zemansky announced yes
terday that electors who have not reg
istered since the first of the year must
do so before July % If they wish to
vote at the primary election to be held
August II. Those who have registered
already and wish to change their
political faith are given until the same
date in which to have the change made
in the great register.
The August primary will be held for
the election of delegates to the state
conventions to name 10 presidential
electors; delegates to nominate con-
gressmen in the fourth and fifth dis
tricts; delegates to name senators from
the seventeenth. nineteenth, twenty
first. twenty-third and twenty fifth dis
tricts, and assemblymen from the
eighteen districts in this city.
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-27
PROHIBITION wins
IN NORTH CAROLINA

RALEIGH. y. c., May 26.-North
Carolina was carried for state pro-
hibition today by a majority that is
estimated at from 10000 to $4,000 on
reports and estimates received up to
midnight.
The prohibition ticket has carried
1S out of the SO counties by majori-
ties approximately $500. The anti
prohibition ticket has 90 counties by
majorities approximating $500. This
calculation is partly based on esti-
mates, and the prohibition leaders say
that it is possible for the prohibition
majority to reach 50,o00l
The election passed of very quietly,
no disturbances of any moment being
reported. The total vote cast in the
state was about 175,000.