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The San Francisco call., 1908-05-10
SUMMERS, SEE SAILORS
IN TENDERLOIN'S DEPTHS
Autos and Carriages Take Snug
Visitors TO the Pitfalls of
Barbary Coast

The salacious set of sight seers had
an inning last evening in Pacific street
between Montgomery and Kearny.
This curious segment of the social
circle, wrapped in its dubious mantles
Of Snug respectability and condescend-
ing morality, went to Pacific street in
full force and with critical eyes
watched the American sailor get in
liquor to greater or less extent, as
the facilities of the Barbary coast pro-
vide.
In spite of the discords of the coast,
Of the cornets that are rasping and the
fiddles that are deficient In team work.
in spite OF the grammar of the bark
ers, who declare that both ladies and
gentlemen is welcome; in spite of the
slender claim on good looks that the
most presentable of the talent of the
coast theaters possess, crowds of the
morbid came in drags, carriages and
numerous automobiles last night TO see
the brilliant spectacle of sailors and
civilians raising alcoholic cain.
Even George Sonntag, who had been
professional recluse for years before
he became Tim McGrath's reception
committee, seemed bored by the at
set
They thronged both the white and
black dance halls and ungraciousiy oc-
eupied seats intended for people who
will buy drinks.
Chinatown drew large quota of Wis
itors, for Chinatown is brightly pre-
pared for the feet having its main
streets decorated and its pagoda tow
ers set with electric lights.
For all the crowd of regulars and
sight seers there was little trouble on
the coast. Large details OF policemen
paraded the streets and effectively pre-
served peace and crudeiy preserved the
law One of the city ordinances pro-
hibits women from drinking at the bars
in saloons and dance halls, but that
was one of the laws broken into frag-
ments last night
A strong provost guard, armed with
heavy clubs and equipped with hand
cuffs, patrolled the streets Industrious
" and kept the sailors fairly straight
and cuiet.
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-10
CHICAGO UNIVERSITY SALARIES

An increase of nearly 25 per cent in
the salaries of the University of Chi
cago teaching staff was voted recently
by the university board of trustees,
thus adding $4,000 TO the salary
budget. The new scale will go into
effect July /. This increase was sug-
gested by John D. Rockefeller, and the
additional expense will be met with a
part of the oil kings latest gift to his
school. Mr.. Rockefeller's contribution
Of securities, bearing an annual income
of $4,000. made on January 2. was inr
tended partly for this purpose.
The salaries of the full professors,
$4,000 at present. will be increased to
$4,000 on July 1. while the associate
professors will get $4,000 instead of
s2,5Oo. and the assistant professors will
get $4,000 instead of $4,000. AS soon as
the university's funds permit the SAL
ary of heads of departments Will be
increased from $4,000 to $4,000 and the
salary of full professors to $4,000. The
assistant professors will receive the in
crease at their next reappointment
their terms lasting for four years. The
teachers with the rank of instructor
who now are paid $1,000, s1,400 and
sl,600 for their first three years, will
be paid $1,000 the fourth year The
salaries of the deans will remain un-
changed for the present-Kansas City
Journal.
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-10
DECAY IN WOODS

The department of agriculture has
issued through the forest service a
circular on the subject of Decay In
Woods" in which strong plea is
made for the use OF preservation
treatment. OF the actual saving in
dollars and cents through this method
the fence post is selected as one OF
the examples The post says the
circular, "is of loblolly pine. and costs.
untreated. about cents. or, including
the cost of setting IA cents. 1t lasts
about two years. Compromising interest
at 5 per cert, the annual charge of
such a post is 7.53 cents; that is, Ii
costs 1853 cents q year to Keep the
post in service. Pressryative treat
ment costing 10 cents will Increase its
length of life to about eighteen years
In this case the total cost of the post,
set. is "a cents. which. compounded
at 5 per cent, gives an annual charge
of 2.04 cents Thus the saving due
to treatmen< is 549 cents a year As
sunling that there are 200 posts a mile,
there is a saving each year for every
mile of fence of sum equivalent to
the interest on $219.60.'-Kansas City
Journal
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-10
FOUR GIRLS DROWN
BY CAPSIZING BOAT
Craft Drifts Over Dam and 0c-
cupants Are Swept Away
by Fast Currents

EAdPORIA. Kas.. May s.--Four young
women. ranging in years from Is to 20.
were, drowned last night In the Neosho
river at Hartford. near here. The boat
in which the party was ridinS capsized.
The dead:
Elma Webster. aged IS.
Edith Webster, aged Is.
Grace Lyttle. aged 16
Bessie Lawrence, aged 90
In company with Kate Griffith, Mary
Griffith, Carol Lyttle. Emil Steinhouse
and Howard Lyon they we're cruisii &
in gasoline launch. When the party
was a short distance above the dam at
the Hartford mill the supply of gaso-
line gave out and the engine went dead.
Stelnhouse, who W as acting as engineer,
could not swim. Lyon got out of the
boat and endeavored to turn il and ruH
1t ashore. but his strength gave out and
the launch, with allrits occupants Yield
Ing to the swift current, swept over the
danis. Lyon rescued Mary Griffith and
Carol Lyttle, while Kate Griffith floated
dowd the esriver some distance and was
rescued by a passerby attracted by her
screalEs. only the body of Edith Web
ster has been recovered.
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-10
THROAT CUT AND
SKULL PIERCED
Captain Bard, a Monterey FISH
erman, Is Murdered and
Robbed

DEL MONTE, May 9-The body of
Captain, Bard. fisherman. was found
last night on the beach about $3.50
o'clock near Del Monte road by ]. e.
Whistler, a driver in the employ of the
Del Monte hotel. who Informed the DO
lice. The pockets of the dead man
were turned out, 1t is reported that
when last seen he had from $50 to $40
on his person.
The throat was cut from ear to ear
and the skull pierced by sharp in
strument, evidently a pickax. There
were also three distinct wounds by
the same instrument, piercing cheek
from ear to chin and fracturing the
jaw There is no definite clew to the
murderer.
This morning Sheriff Nesbit searched
the home OF the victim. finding s72O in
a tin box.
Two suspects were arrested, one on
the road to Toro ranch, and the other
at Castroville, both being taken to the
county jail at Salinas. Lynching talk
is rife, as the citizens are greatly
wrought up.
SALINAS. May 9.-ofHcers arrested
b +. Lorsh at Castroviile this after
noon on suspicion OF having murdered
Captain Boyd, fisherman, at Monterey
Friday night The prisoner was walk
ing from Monterey toward Castroville
when arrested. His eye is discolored
and his clothing blood stained
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-10
NAVY men PASS
CHEAP SHOWS BY
Best in Acting None Too Good
for Jack Ashore" Say
Theater Managers
Fitch Drama and Wang" Are
Fay0rites With Enlisted
Men of the Fleet

The belief that the bluejackets would
flock to places of cheap and glaring
attractions has been completely shat
tered since the arrival of the fleet. and
theatrical managers here have learned
that the navy man, whether officer or
enlisted, has a distinct taste for the
best in the dramatic line.
Every theater in the city has re-
ceived the patronage of the feet. but
the sailors have hocked in greatest
numbers TO the Novelty, where Kath-
crime Grey is presenting the Fitch
drama, The Truth" Such a play it
was thought, would be the last to
draw the sailor; but he is there every
night, and there in numbers. Groups
of them will enter and occupy row of
the best seats in the house. and the
spontaneous applause which comes
from them following piece of good
acting or on the recital Of lines having
a deep meaning shows the high stand
ard they demand.
They make no endeavor to appear
conspicuous. During the performance
OF The White Squadron at the Central
the orchestra struck up the national
anthem and blue uniforms were seen
TO rise above the heads of the seated
crowd. AT the conclusion of the music
they sat down again without noise or
ostentation.
Wang" at the Princess. is another
favorite. The marines seem to like
"Charley's Aunt at the Alcazar best.
while the petty officers have no eyes
for anything but John Drew and Miss
Billie Burke.
The musees and sideshows erected
with the coming Of the feet draw their
patronage not from the sailors, but
from the civilian visitors TO the city.
The average bluejacket has too much
money in his pocket to waste his
precious hours of liberty leave on cheap
attractions. Some extent of the way
they spend money can be judged from
the statements of paymasters that
$3.50. 900 was left by the fleet at La
Trinidad and a similar amount at Mag
dalena- Most of the money, however,
has been saved for San Francisco.
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-10
WHY SHE WORE MEMS CLOTHING

An amusing incident occurred be-
fore the examining magistrate at Tou-
lon last week. A widow. Nine. I'm
bert. was to appear as a witness
When her name was called the usher
introduced an elderly gentleman in an
iFreProeehable frock coat and felt hat
The judge, In a surprised tone, de-
nanded what the visitor wanted, and
in a very pleasant voice the gentle
man replied: II am Nine. Imbert .
The Judge, in severe tones, told the
gentleman TO cease his nonsense and
TO answer properly. again repeating
the question, who are your II am
Nine Imbert. / am the office keeper
TO the collector OF taxes at verieres
and was born at Mans in 1874"
The magistrate was more surprised
than ever, and made the lady sit down
and then the mi-careme fetes expla-
through his mind as a possible expla-
nation. and he suggested the festival
Not at all. sir" was the reply Il
have the right to wear this costume
/ served as courier under Marshal
Bazalne with the army at Metz. and ]
had from him written permission to
wear male attire. and since / obtained
his AUTHORIZATION | have worn no other
costume"
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-10
DROPPED nHE cARps IN CHURCH

The other Sunday, writes a corre-
spondent of the Manchester Guardian,
a friend took me to hear him read the
lessons in his parish church. On our
way we had to pass under a railway
bridge off the high road. and there we
saw some boys playing cards. /
thought that they might have been
worse employed, and 1 begged my
friend--a good. earnest man who re-
garded such shocking incident as an
imperative call to duty-not to inter-
fere. He addressed a few earnest
words, however, to the young gamblers
and bought their cards from them for
shilling and we hastened forward.
the dirty cards hidden in my friends
breast pocket.
Observe the Judgment, continues the
correspondent. We sat well to the
front In the church, and when the good
man stood up and threw off his light
overcoat before going to the lectern,
out flew all the we'll thumeed cards
about the aisle, His horror when we
had come upon the young reprobates
was easily eutdone by that expressed
upon the faces around him in church.
There was an awful pause. and there
lay the tell tale cards, old and worn in
guilty service. My friend quietly set
about picking them up one b1 one and
restoring them to his pocket no one
besides himself daring to take a hand
In such rigorous whist.
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-10
CHINA REPLIES TO
JAPAN'S PROTEST

PEKING. May 9.--The Chinese gov
ernment has handed In a formal
reply to Sapan's protest against the
construction OF the Tsinmintun- Faku-
men railroad China asks Japan TO de-
termine and dx the distance. according
10 usage elsewhere. at which she viii
permit the existing line to be parelleled
and In turn places a limit upon Japan's
right TO oppose the construction OF
railroads in Manchuria on the ground
that thcy parallel and compete with
the Japanees controlled lines.
Baron Hayashi. the Japanese minis
ter. has handed in to the foreign board
the name OF four Chinese merchants
who are officialiy promoting the boy
colt movements against Japanese goods
and he asks that they be suppressed.
Acting Upon advices received from
Lor don the British consul has directed
the consul general at Canton TO ad-
wise the Canton viceToy to suppress the
boycott. The foreign hoard has asked
the assistance of the French minister
TO China IN the suppression OF the
several rebels who. according TO a tele-
gram from the governor of Yunan
province, have captured the Laohu pass
on the Tor king border. who possess
French arms and who have been
trained by F'renehmen.
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-10

"CR|BBING" GOODS
TO BE GRADUATED
All a Mistake" Says Professor
Who Is Alleged to Have
Made Adverse Report
Failure to Use Quotation Marks
in Extracts From Dante
Cause of Trouble

BERKELEY, May 9.--Misses Ethel
Lucy. Viola Ahlers. Carrie Winters and
two other goods OF the University of
California, who were accused OF al
legged "cribbing" In an Italian exami-
nation. will be allowed to graduate. ac-
cording to statements made by Prof.
j. L. Clarke, who gave them the test
in place of their regular instructor, j..
A Child, and is said to have reported
that they had cheated
1T was all a mistake" was the
statement of Professor Clarke today.
He said that the faculty had investi-
gated the matter. but had reported in
favor OF the young women. Miss
Ahlers, one of the young women In
volved in the alleged cheating. said
that the examination was not conduct
nature OF a thesis on Dante's Divine
Comedy" which was to have been pre-
pared outside the classroom because
Instructor Child was taken III and had
to leave for Europe.
The young women, according to Miss
Ahlers, who is a prominent member
of the Alpha 0mieron Pi sorority. were
allowed to study several text hooks in
connection with the preparation OF
tAC assay WSiC lAicuc II OAAi
several of the authors. hut the young
women failed to credit the extracts by
technical quotation marks.
The similarity of the papers submit
ted In place of an examination was due
to this cause and occasioned the ad-
verse report on the part of Professor
Clarke. The young women explained
their case to the college authorities
and they Will be allowed credit in the
~.-{T ..-t& ~ -
members of their class next Wednes-
day
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-10
PENALrzrNG NIGHT BUYERS

From Vienna comes the report that by
a special order of the ministry of the
interior persons who ring the night
bell at the chemists between 10 o'clock
at night and 6 O'Clock in the morning
will have to pay tax of so hellers
t5d) Ia addition to the cost of the
medicine or other articles they wish to
obtain. The object of the order is not
to increase the chemists receipts nor
to burden the public with any new
taxes, but merely to induce the public
to get medicines ana drugs during the
hours the shops are open-that is. from
a. m. TO p. m. In urgent cases the
sd. will not be charged. the physician
making the prescription e. N. (expe-
citis nocturna.) The chemists have
agreed to allow the assistants on night
duty to keep the moneys received from
the new tax as some reimbursement
for their extra labor.--Kansas City
Journal
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-10
5000 SAILORS TO
GATHER AT MASS
Open Air Service on Goat Island
Viii Be the First in
This Port

Mass celebrated this morning in the
United States naval training station on
Goat island. at which all the Catholic
officers and men of the fleet. some 5000
In number are to gather, will be the
first public religious service held in
this port in connection with the ar
rival of Admiral Evans ships Rev
Father Gleeson, chaplain of the flag
ship Connecticut, and informally in
charge of all of the Catholic sailors
who made the voyage, is expected to
be present, and Rev. Father William p.
Sullivan will be the celebrant of the
mass.
The knights of Columbus of San
francisco. under whose auspices was
arranged this unique religious assem-
blage. will also attend the service, and
especial arrangements have been made
to convey friends to and from the
mainland. Two ferry boats. chartered
by the knights, will leave the Mission
street wharf No. 1. Immediately south
of the ferry postoffice, alternately on
the following schedule: Sis, $50. e:15
and $3.50 a. m. 1t will be we'll for all
friends who wish to go to the sailors
mass to take the earlier boats, If pos
sible, as the regulations as to carrying
capacity of the ferry boats must be
strictly adhered to and many may be
debarred by numbers.
The service VIII begin promptly at
10 o'clock Rev. Father J. W. Sullivan
of St Patricks seminary Menlo park,
will preach the sermon, and Fathers
Gleeson and w. P. Sullivan will also
take part in the service.
The altar which will be used for
this service was designed by Rev.
Henry /. Stark of the Paulist Fathers,
and was made by the boys at the naval
training school 1t is built OF Cali
fornia redwood and is effectively
carved.
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-10
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The San Francisco call., 1908-05-10

class of the university have received
their costumes and are fully prepared
to go before the footlights In the Greek
theater next Tuesday night. The King
and the Booster a play written by
Sam Hume and David l. Levy. will be
staged. 1t abounds with college wit
and clever lines and is said to be out
or the ordinary for the senior ex-
traYaganza. which demands that the
plot. action and characters be essen
TALLY and wholly grouped around col
lege affairs
The King and the Booster" has the
college element predoninating, but can
be appreciated by an audience which
knows nothing of college life and stu
dent affairs. ~
The choruses and music for the play
will be elaborate. There will be eho-
ruses of court attendants, guards, au-
tomobiles. demons. Nile maidens. AM
azons. twins, college girls, Teddy bears
and Others The music for the play
is original and catchy.
David l.. Levy. one of the coauthors
Of The King and the Booster" will
play the part of Potayto, king of Pa
lemthla. He Will be supported by the
booster. Reginald Ruffnecke Rahrah,
the part which will be taken by Sam
Hume, coauthor of the play Crown
Prince Dopio, the automaniac, will be
taken by Van v. Phinney. general
chairman of the committee in charge
of the production.
Other members of the cast are:
Duckunda. the prime minister. Tom n,
Thomson: Cap Syze, the army Harold K Bax,
ter: Evil Genius No. l. John w Barnicott,
Evil Genius No. 2, Enstaee NJ Peixotto tit
devil; Teechumhow the tutor. Harry NJ. Hall;
Hotamlet. the CONT. Paul h Yost; Corporal
Of the Guard. Hiram f. Casey; Tom Lesley
Einsteiu: Jerry Robert p Blake tho n,Ytas
Osiris. the deity. Frank f. Joinson YioIantra
the princess of Paleuthia, Elma f. Edwards;
Princess Paroxeyed of Saponio fance Of 20.
tayto Julia Evans; Nine Dafy Dill. the sur
fragette. Ida NJ Cowley; Bcefor Louctta Wier;
Arfta. Helen NJ Young, the twins: maid OF
Paroxeyed. Marguerite Daniels; the college girl
Carrie Parsons
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-10

DIAMOND THIEF IS
CAUGHT BY POLICE
Bankers Stud Is Not Recovered,
Despite Capture of the
Supposed culprit
Pickpockets and Sneak Thieves
Ply Trade During the
Parade Hour

OAKLAND, May s.--Causht in the
act of stealing a diamond stud from
L. ID. stephens, a banker OF Woodland.
George Morse. who Is believed to be
an expert pickpocket. was arrested in
the rear of Ye Liberty theater this
afternoon by Policeman MeKeegan
after a thrilling chase of several
blocks. Morse struck up an acquaint-
anceship with stephens In Broadway
soon after THO parade had passed the
reviewing stand. and he was unusually
solicitous in directing the banker TO a
streetcar. As Stephens started to
board the car Morse reached boldly to
his shirt front and suatched the dia-
nlond from its fasteniags.
WOMAN SEES THEFT
The theft was witnessed by Mrs.
stephens, j, w Laymance and Mrs F.
G. Dan. OF 2gi2 Regent street. Berkeley.
who Immediately called TO stephens
and apprised him of his loss. Realiz-
ing that he had been detected Morse
ran down Fourteenth street into a
saloon at the corner OF Fourteenth and
Broadway. where he stopped at the
bar.
While he was standing there Po-
liceman McKeegan entered the front
door and the pickpocket made a hasty
exit through the side entrance. Nc
keegan started In pursuit and over
took the man in an alley behind Ye
Liberty theater
The captive was taken TO the city
prison and searched, but the stolen
stud. which was valued at $3.50 was
not found.
THIEVES ARE ACTIVE
While Mrs. Howard Henderson Of
Ills l street. Sacramento. was watch
Ing the parade from a window in the
Hotel Crellin this morning. a sneak
thief entered her room and stole a
purse containing So. Mitchell l. Phil
lips OF Hanford, Cal. reported 20 the
police that purse containing $50 and
two railroad tickets was stolen from
him while he was on streetcar
coming from Berkeley to Oakland this
merning. Pickpockets secured VAL
liable watch and bracelet from W. A.
Wishart OF 1925 Telegraph avenue.
while he was watching the parade in
Broadway this morning.