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The San Francisco call., 1908-04-05
SECURES STEVENS
TO sing IN "WANG"
Princess Tlleater Induces the
Popular Comedian to
Leave Circuit
San Francisco Favorite Will
Begin Special Season Cons
mencing April II

Edwin stevens, comedian, light opera
singer and character artist, has been
engaged by the Princess theater man
agement for special summer season.
He will make his first appearance
Monday night. April ~ in Wang
which is role that is declared by
critics to fit him closer than even De
Wolf Hopper for whom it was written.
stevens is fayorite in San Fran
cisco and has been ever since the days
of the old Tivoli, when as leading come
dian he made a record at that house
and on its favor fioated to fame in New
York His engagement. by the Princess
company is fortuitous. At present he
is under contract on the Orpheum cir
cult and was to have gone from Los
Angeles, to which city he is now head
ed to New Orleans. Most of the east
ern Orpheum theaters, however, remain
closed during the summer months, and
so President Meyerfeld, at the head
of the Orpheum circuit company con-
sented to Stevens engagement at the
Princess for the summer Meyerfeld
being largely interested In the Princess
as well.
For versatility and range of talents
Stevens is claimed to be the greatest
actor in the country, many competent
critics declaring him better character
actor than Warfield. He has also the
advantage of an excellent singing voice,
wherein he resembles De Wolf Hopper,
and a good voice in comic opera
comedian is not often discovered
The presentation of ''Wang" will fol-
low the production at the Princess of
Little Christopher" and THE Song
Birds In which Helen Bertram will
star.
Cecilia Rhoda. prima donna of the
Princess company, who is enjoying a
vacation for month. will make her
temperance with Stevens in Wang"
Her leave of absence will have expired
by that time and Miss Bertram's
months special starring season will
also have ended.
The Princess management states that
the engagement of Stevens is simple
move in line with its policy of securing
the best talent available.
The San Francisco call., 1908-04-05
FORCES THE FEEBLE KIDNEYS
TO FILTER THE IMPURE BLOOD
A Noted Authority Tells How to Prepare Simple Home
Made Blood Cleansing Remedy at Very Little
Expense Trouble

bladder and urinary difficulties and
other sympathetic troubles fitN
Here is a simple home remedy and
the recipe for making it up Is as fol-
lows:
Fluid Extract Dandelion 0ne-haf
ounce. Compound Kargon one ounce,
Compound Syrup Sarsaparilla three
ounces. Shake well in a bottle and
take in teaspoonful doses after each
meal and again at bedtime. The in
gradients can be obtained at any good
prescription pharmacy at small cost.
Here the readers OF this paper have
a simple yet powerful and effective
remedy for all forms OF blood. kidney
and bladder diseases. which should re-
lieve rheumatism and catarrhal affec-
tions and replace that weak. worn out,
indifferent feeling with strength. vigOr
and health.
The San Francisco call., 1908-04-05
MAJOR GENERALSHIP NOT
FOR GEN. FUNSTON YET
President Says Promotions
Must Go to Those Older
in the Service
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL

WASHINGTON, April 4.-Brigadier
General Funston. whose rise to high
position in the United States army has
been meteoric, must wait for promotion
to major general. Senator Curtis of
Kansas, from which state General
Funston halls, talked with the presi-
dent yesterday and urged that General
Funston be raised to a still higher place
in the army. The president expressed
appreciation OF the military ability of
the Kansas man, but said that at pres
ent he would have to provide promo
tions for others who had been in the
service much longer than General
Funston. Eleven years ago 'General
Funston was an insurgent officer with
the struggling Cubans against the
Spaniards.
There are many men who have been
in the army over 40 years who have
not yet become major generals, and it
is with the idea of promoting those
men as fast possible that the presi-
dent will go slowly in elevating those
of shorter service.
The San Francisco call., 1908-04-05
ARCHBISHOP WILL
SPEAK AT RENO
To Make an Address When the
Mackay School OF Mines Is
Dedicated
SPECIAL prsPArcH TO The CALL

RENO. April For the first time IN
20 years Archbishop Patrick Riordan
Of San Francisco will speak before
graduating class of a state university
when he delivers the commencement
address at the University of Nevada
June 10. The archbishop's appearance
here will be the occasion of the dedi-
cation OF the Mackay school OF mines.
structure donated by Clarence
Mackay of New York. The Mackays
and other prominent fasteners will be
entertained during commencement
week, according 10 an announcement
made today by President Joseph Ed
ward Stubbs.
The San Francisco call., 1908-04-05
PAXTON OWNS FIFTY
JOCKEY CLUB SHARES
Testimony Against Banker Who
Refuses to Support His
Son and Daughter

Blitz w. Paxton, the Santa Rosa
banker, cited in Judge Graham's court
to show cause why he should not be
punished for contempt in failing to
obey an order TO contribute toward
the support of his blind son, John. and
his daughter. Roma, was shown by
testimony Friday to be the owner Of
so shares in the California jockey club.
The secretary Of the club, Percy w.
Treat. stated that Paxton has held the
shares since April, 1901. Their par
value is 800 each, and Treat said some
shares had been recently sold for s125
each
The San Francisco call., 1908-04-05

ing caused to be published an alleged
libel to the effect that she and Thomas
were elected from the hotel last Mon
day night.
she and not her double. Lillian Lor-
raine, who accompanied Thomas TO the
Knfckerbocker. Mrs. Thaw also adj
rnits she was with Thomas in the Cafe
Boulevard some weeks ago. but she
asks $4,000 dana ges, for. she declares.
she and Thomas were not elected. and
that Regan caused the story to be pub
lished solely to advertise his hotel
The San Francisco call., 1908-04-05
WILL COMMAND MONGOLIA

Captain Morton. who has been in
command OF the City OF Panama. has
been promoted to the captaincy OF the
Mongolia and viii take charge OF the
Pacific Mails big liner Monday Cap
tain Morton brought the City OF
Panama into this port from Ancon on
March 29. He was formerly chief offi-
Ger OF the Manchuria. He will succeed
Captain Hathaway. who died recently
OF heart disease in the orient.
The San Francisco call., 1908-04-05
Tribune Eliminates Hearst From
Consideration by Own Party
SaysDecisionMayP tFIiminMayors Chair
and Appease His Ambition for Notoriety
BY g. .. Carlton
specinI Dispatch to The Cali

the indignant cracker Il will see you
in hell first"
1t took the united efforts of Pullman
conductor and porter reinforced by the
train crew and the advice of fellow
passengers to convince Watson that he
was not being imposed upon, he
reluctantly and grudgingly dug into his
trousers pocket for the dime.
Secretary Thomas F. Smith of Tam
many, who is looking after the trans
portation arrangements for the Tam
many delegation. said to The Call cor
respondent today that the delegation
would probably be from 500 to 700
He said that the Denver hotel keepers
had quadrupled their prices and that
the charge for a 81 room during the
convention would be $S. Smith said
that he understood that the trunk
lines would make rate of one fare
and a third for the round trip. 1 ais
would amount to, about SIS
One of the coins sold at Elders
auction rooms today was rare $50
gold piece minted by Wass, Molitor &
Co, who did coming and smelling
business in San Francisco in the early
days 1t came to New York a few days
ago in a consignment of miscellaneous
gold coins received from Colombia. 1t
is the size of regular government
double eagle, but the metal of which
it is composed is of a brassy color,
differing materially from the reddish
hue Of United States gold pieces. This
is due to the fact that 1t was made of
pure California gold just as it was
smelted, which in its natural state
invariably contained substantial per-
centage of silver, which gives it the
yellowish color. The reddish gold of
ha -rff MI ho ri 2
of a copper alloy.
On the diverse side of the coin is
a large liberty head, almost exactly
like that on the regular $50 piece, with
the 13 stars around the border and the
date 1855" beneath the bust On the
coronet, however, instead of the usual
word. liberty" is found the inscription
wv. NJ & Co.
Madame Tetrazzini while standing
off the sheriff who sought this week
to attach her personal propeIxy to sat
isfy a claim for $39, 900 for breach of
contract, as told in The Calls dis
patches, has been entertained by ma
chine made music. She has a self play
ing piano in her bedroom at the Knick-
erbocker hotel and some of her near
neighbors have protested emphatically
against the coon song strains that float
through the transoms Of her apart
ment By merely touching a button
Tetrazzini can turn on the music.
When, Mr.. Hammerstein's italian prima
donna engaged rooms at the Knicker-
booker the management was delighted.
But then they saw an orthodox"
piano arrive, and for the first time had
a feeling Of terror that perhaps scales
and triIls would have to be silenced
behind padded doors. The piano was
a baby grand and was placed in the
drawing room. However, this was
nothing to the alarm felt when self
playing attachment made its appear
ance.
Now that he has returned to New
The San Francisco call., 1908-04-05

Electricians union No. 537. at its
meeting in Roesch hall last Monday
night, after lengthy session prepared
a scale of wages to be presented to
the city authorities as the wages to be
paid the men in the employ of the
department of electricity. The rates
asked are: Gas foremen and outside
operators. s125 per month; cable
splicers. $50; operators, s125; linemen
and battery men, s120. E. s. Hurley.
the business agent of the union, was
directed to present the same to the de-
partment of electricity.
The San Francisco call., 1908-04-05
LOUIS B. PARROTT is
SUMMONED BY DEATH
Senior Member of Firm of Well
Known Importers Passes
AWAY in Berkeley

Louis B. Parrot, senior member of
the we'll known firm of PARROT & Co.,
importers and commission merchants,
died at his home, 2616 Dana street,
Berkeley. Friday. Parrott was Sc
years old and had been an invalid for
several years. He left a wife and two
daughters.
Parrott came to California from
Maryland 40 years ago. He was a
nephew of the late John Parrott. and
for many years he was prominently
identified with local business affairs.
The San Francisco call., 1908-04-05

York after most active campaign
waged in the interests of the Boston
engagement of The Man of the Hour
z. D. Price has begun the organization
of a stock company which will provide
summer entertainment for the citizens
of Denver. AS the active manager of
the Alcazar theater in San Francisco
for three years, Price learned all the
tricks of stock management. AS long
ago as October he arranged for a sum-
mer season at the Broadway theater,
Denver The project will be his indi
vidually.
r. L. Underhill of San Francisco and
John Wilmington of Los Angeles were
the only two delegates from California
to attend the executive committee
meeting of the national association of
life underwriters held at the Manhattan
hotel last week Underhill is eneral
agent for the National life insurance
company for the district embracing
central and northern California. Under
hill said to The Call correspondent that
the next convention of the national as
sociation of life underwriters would be
held in Los Angeles the week begin
ming August II of this year and that
from 200 to 500 delegates would be in
attendance.
Mrs. Benjamin Lathrop of San Fran
cisco, well known member of the
smart set has issued cards for song
recital to be given in the assembly hall
of the Colony club, 40 Madison avenue
Through the courtesy of Mrs. Richard
Stevens), Wednesday,
L. D. Godshall of Los Angeles was at
the Fifth Avenue hotel few days this
week.
Mrs. II. C. Van Ness of San Fran
cisco spentea few days at the Hotel
Seville.
Dr. Twichell of Sacramento. is at the
Herald Square
The San Francisco call., 1908-04-05

pose the rapid introduction of this system and through
subsidiary companies to build and operate this sys-
portaton than exists between every city, town and
village in the United States and Canada
In order to bring the immense advantages of this
system into immediate prominence the National Rapid
Transit Company Is making plans for the insalla
ton OF short sections of road at several of the most
popular resorts in the country Passengers
on these roads will enjoy the heretofore undreamed Of
est curves and up the steepes grades at far
greater speed than the fastest railway ran AID in ab
SOlute safety.
These roads at the resorts will pay
nous dividends and at and the time demon
strate praccablity OF the Valentine MonoRa Sys
tem thus securing for the the widest and most
favorable publicity.
The National Rapid Transit Company is the parent
company 1t will hold 81 per cent of the capital stock
of all the subsidiary companies, which will rapidly be
organized operate commercial roads Therefore the
shareholders of the National Rapid Transit Company
as in the profits of subsidiary company that will
operate this system
The undersigned company Fiscal Agent has
ceived instructions from the National Rapid Transit
Company offer the first allotment of treasury stock
for public subscription Only enough of this stock will
thoroughly and rapidly placing the company div
dend paying basis This should be accomplished in a
very short time.
We cannot today estimate the future value of
the stock of this company but we are so thoroughly
aware of money making possibilities that this the
first public offering of stock In the parent company, will
soon be withdrawn and closed in which those de-
string acquire stock will have to content themselves
with ownership of stock In the subsidiary companies
These companies will yield large returns for the invest
ment but will not however, approach anywhere
the earning power of the parent company.
The San Francisco call., 1908-04-05
MRS. EVELYN THAW SUES
H0TELMAN FOR LIBEL
Complaint Objects to Report of
Her Election and Asks
$4,000 Damages
SPECIAL DIsPATCH no ZEE I'll

SPECIAL DISPATCH TO The CALL
NEW YORK, April 4.-Evelyn Mes
bit Thaw has disposed of the con-
ficting reports regarding her associa-
tion with E. r. Thomas and their Wis
its to the Hotel Knickerbocker and
the Cafe Boulevard by bringing suit
against James B. Regan, lessee of the
Knickerbocker, charging him with hav-
The San Francisco call., 1908-04-05

Of the daughters who survive him, one,
Mrs. Frances McComas, is in Paris, and
the other, Mrs. Parker Whitney, at
Rocklin.
The funeral will be held from the
family residence. at 2:30 o'clock Sunday
afternoon. the services being conducted
by the Rev Edward L. Parsons, rector
of ST. Marks church. The body will
be shipped east.
The San Francisco call., 1908-04-05
Difference l24 Hours
As p. m.

ing of construction will be effected in this way
also what great saving of time Because of the eleva-
tion of the tracks there will be no snow bockades, no
washouts obstructions tracks nothing to in
terfere with speed and safety Rights OF way will be
obtained cheapy compared with surface roads
because the tracks will offer practically obstruction
Heavy not necessary to this system. Every
will be separate unit that Is 1t will have It's own
motor and yet with full load OF passengers. 1t
will weigh over 10 tons; thus the operating
and and tear the track will be very light
compared with regular railroads. with their 20 ton
coaches and 100 to $50 ton engines.
To 1t up here the advantages or this system
over any other In use.
The San Francisco call., 1908-04-05

II is patent then at all interested that you will
prefer to be shareholder in the parent company the
National Rapid Transit Company.
In the limited space of this advertisement
only give superficial description Of this system but
sound reasoning great foresight and busi
Judgment raroadmen of high position. engineers
of prominence to whomever the model Of the Valentine
Mono-Rai System has been exhibited, pronounce it by
far the wonderful conception and application OF
simple engineering skill to practical commercialism
and predict for it beyond measure.
II you will call at this Office shall be pleased
show you the model in operation and explain revery
detail of the system If convenient you to CONS
today don't delay and perhaps be too late to
of the present allotment of stock
The San Francisco call., 1908-04-05
By the Valentine Mono-R.ailWay

In the above illustration you see Southern Pacific
train which left San Francisco at o'clock pulling
into Paiaro, one hundred miles from San Francisco,
II 80 a. Tt also shows Valentine Railway
which left San Francisco at the time pulling into
Los Angeles, 4S5 miles distant from San Francisco, at
II 80 m thereby showing how 12A hours time be
saved transit between the two cities when the VAL
entire MOno-RaiIway System is installed To travel this
distance in 80 train will travel at average
speed of 40 miles hour about three times the
schedule speed of any road in America today.
During the past 90 years the combined thought and
effort of the greatest engineering minds of the world
working on the related problems of speed and safety
only succeeded in raising the train speed
from about 40 miles an hour to so miles per hour,
! The Valentine Mono-Railway System at one jump
the safe speed from the so miles per
to $50 miles per hour.
The reason that the present types steam and cleo
trio trains do travel at much higher speed than so
miles hour is not because they lack power but be-
cause imminent danger of derament consequent
hazard of human life In the Valentine Mono Railway
System derailment is absolutely impossible under any
conceivable conditions consequently any possible speed
be travelled in safety.
AS implied from the word mono-rail the cars of this
system operated single compound rail- the two
drive Wheels in each truck, being placed tandem or
bicycle fashion Because of the very center of
ity these wheels maintain the equilibrium almost per-
ecy, but tendency of the sway from side to
side is corrected by four supplementary wheels in each
truck which operate underneath and either side of
the rail These lower wheels under pneumatic con-
troll and be brought against the side of the
rail at any pressure required. The position of these
wheels make derailment physical impossibilty and
because oftheir pneumatic grip the rail they make
it possible to ascend % per cent grades high speed
The tracks of this system will be elevated to an aver
age height of about 6 feet the supports frame work
etc. will be all steel and ron therefore practically in
destructbe This elevation of the tracks will do
with grading filling in, tunneng, etc.. which will very
materially reduce the cost of construction
In traversing hilly countries this road will attain a
height in one mile that any ordinary train would wind
OuHd m nat an nv
The San Francisco call., 1908-04-05
THREE TIMES THE SPEED
ABSOLUTE SAFETY
CHEAPER RIGHT OF WAY
CHEAPER CONSTRUCTION
CHEAPER OPERATION
CHEAPER MAINTENANCE

These are not theories, guesses, or dreams. but
demonstrabe facts that are ready to to
you Granting this what about profits? You know that
transportation is the most important and most profit
able business in the world. The railroads of the
try earned $625 900 900 net profits last year.
With system possessing SO many advantages as the
Valentine Mono Railway System, is 1t not entirely
enable to predict that this invention will greater
profits than any other commercial or industrial enter
prise in the worlds history?
The greatest profits in any enterprise realized
by the original investors those who have the judgment
and courage to buy when stock is selling away below
actual value. Such opportunity is presented to you
todaythe greatest money making opportunity that
ever been open to you. The National Rapid Transit
Company is the sole of the Valentine Mono
way. The company is capitalized at $10000O00 one
million shares value $40 each having for it's pur
The San Francisco call., 1908-04-05
GUARANTEE

IT. within 10 days from the date OF subscription, any
purchaser of this stock Is not fully satisfied with his
investments wi upon surrender Of his receipt,
fund every cent he has paid to us-whout argument
Office Open Until go Saturday Night
PRESENT CASH PRICES FOR STOCK
The San Francisco call., 1908-04-05
Price of Stock
Advances April l lth

This stock viii advance in price Saturday, April
18th, at IL o'clock midnight All applications mailed
before that time will be honored at present prices, sub
jeet to the following unprecedented
The San Francisco call., 1908-04-05

Tom Watson, Georgia pop is typ
ical specimen Of the 'cracker brand
Of statesman. He is tall. lanky, hoi-
low eyed Georgian of the clay eating
type He dresses in a somber black
frock coat. and with white bow tie,
looks like preacher of the old school
But in action he bellies this description
lie is a veritable fire eater. With his
high, shrill voice, his whangdoodle
style sweeping the air with his arms
like a windmill, be could collect
crowd Of fellow congressman about
Him before he had uttered a dozen SEN
tences. Watson's conduct Of maga-
zine in New York was an III starred
venture The New York atmosphere
was not to his liking and New York
did not take kindly 20 his populistic
theories. So back TO tie piney woods
he went.
II Mcclellan Is not to be classed as
nresfdentfal timber one must regard
watson as a mere sapling and very
Green one. Here is a story TO Illus
rate. on the way back TO his woods
~ rode in a Pullman buffet car. 1t
rnav or may not have been his virgin
exnerience in a Pullman OF the buffet
fvpe. but when he had finished
luncheon aboard the ear Watson flew
into a great rage because the porter
taxed him an extra 10 cents for bread.
what Pay extra for bread cried
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-12-28
BO0TtEGGING
A Gang of Colored Men Here
Are Accused of by Fed
eraI Authorities.

frank Watson. eolored, alias Jok-
err, and Adrian Meyers, colored, alias
Snow, both from Fairmont, vera tax
en- from the county jail hers last
night by United States Deputy
Marshal E. d. Hupp, charged With
fntoxicants at this point.
Jim Harris and Eugene Craven had
previously been arrested on similar
charge and held for the federal grand
jury's action at Parkersburg in
January There are about 1azrn
more. under suspicion here Mos.
Of their work is believed to be done
on SUNDAYS.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-12-28
cIIAKLEs GREEN FINEp

Charles Green. colored. and sam
RucImnn were fined. 81 and costs
each by Magistrate &. H. Gordon
for diorderly- conduct. Green was
arrested on a warrant sworn ont rs
Ruckman charging him with assault
and battery, but the Magistrate de-
cidcd Green was not guilty. % 4thc
charge ann dismissed the warrant
and then fined both for dIsorderly
conduct. They paid their fines and
were released.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-12-28
AFTER THE GRIPPE
Vinol Restored This Mans
Strength

Several years ago was attacked by
n severe case OF grippe, which left me
with hacking cough, soreness in my
chest, and bronchitis. took nearly
every kind OF cough syrup sold on the
market, besides medicine given me by
physicians.
received no permanent relief until
my druggist asked me to try vinol.
and after taking three bottles was
entirely cured.
I believe Vinol TO be the greatest
blessing ever offered to the public, as
it does what is claimed for it, r. 2. r.
Hicks. Maplesville. Ala.
The reason VIuol cures chronic
coughs. colds and pulmonary troubles
Is because it contains tonic iron and
all the healing and body building ele-
1nents Of cod liver oil but no oil.
Vtnol is also Ilnexcelled as strength
builder Cor old people. delicate children,
weak and rundown persons. and after
sickness.
Stone & Mercer. Drueglsts,
cIurI<sIlurg, W. Va.