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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1908-10-30
COUNTS ON LARGER
MAJORITY IN HOUSE
Secretary of Republican Con-
gressiOnaI Committee Says
Twill Be III to l64
Forecasts Made by Leaders
Predict Victory for Taft
in New York

NEW YORK. Oct 2e.-Representa-
tive Henry c. Loudenslager, New Jer-
sey, secretary of the national republi-
can congressional committee who has
been in charge Of headquarters at New
York for the committee, today gave out
his estimate OF the complexion of the
national house of representatives in
the sixtyfirst congress:
From the several thousand letters
received said Loudenslager, and
from personal interviews with poll
ticians and other observers from all
sections Of the country, I am con-
WINGED that a conservative estimate of
the political complexion of the next
house is that it will show 227 republi-
cans and 16z democrats.
Il am confident that the election re-
suits viii give an increase in the num-
Der of republicans rather than de-
crease"
Chairman Hitchcock of the national
republican committee said late today
that he probably would give out his
forecast Of the electoral vote tomorrow
afternoon. He said that the statement
would include the doubtful as well as
the certain states for both parties.
MEETINGS PLEASE TAFT
Hitchcock is still of the opinion that
Nevada will be very close, but he is
quite confident of Montana. Informa-
ton from leaders in Kentucky and
Tennessee is to the effect that the re-
publican candidate has more than a
fighting chance there. While he feels
sure about Maryland, he thinks the
fight viii be close.
Hitchcock said that Taft was feeling
unusually happy last night over the re-
suit of the meetings which he adj
dressed here yesterday, and particu-
larly the great one in Madison Square
garden.
The following forecasts were made
at republican national headquarters
today:
Senator Lodge of Massachusetts
New England will give its entire cleo
toral vote for Taft. Massachusetts
viii give about the same plurality II
gave TO Mckinley. $4,000. I have been
UP state in New York and am confident
that not only Judge Taft, but Cover
nor Hughes, Will receive large major
] tiles in this state
NEW YORK CONSIDERED SAFE
Secretary Straus Of the department
of commerce and labor-"Judge Taft
viii carry the state of New York by
a majority ranging between that re-
4 ceived by Roosevelt in 1904 and Nc
Kinley in 1900. Governor Hughes will
receive larger plurality than has
! been supposed
Former Governor Murphy of New
Jersey-'It is a question of majority
only for Taft and Sherman in New
Jersey"
Congressman Hawley of Oregon
Taft will carry every state west OF
the Mississippi. with the possible eX-
ception OF Missouri, Oklahoma, Texas
/ and Arkansas Taft will carry Ne
4 braska by from 5000 TO 10000"
Chairman Woodruff of the republican
state COMMUNICATION the canvass
made up state. I predict that Taftc
plurality will be over 125,0 900 anC
Hughes will not fall below $4,000.
do not hesitate to say he will poll &
heavier vote in Greater New York thar
/ his most sanguine friends think
HINT GIVEN OVATION
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High School Athletics


Lick's football eleven met the 1912 team on
the school grounds yesterday afternoon The
former won by score of 10 to 0.
Polytechnics football team, which will meet
the eleven of Mission high at the stadium on
next Saturday afternoon will be short two of
its best players Ito, right tackle, and VIII
Jones. right end.
Bernard Booker. Poly's basket ball player.
has taken the squad of candidates for the team
in charge and is rounding them into splendid
shape at the Y. NJ. H. F. hall. Booker former
ly played right forward on olytechnics team.
The Spartan basket ball team of the Young
Mems Hebrew association and the team of Lick
will play a practice game next Monday
evening at the formers hall.
The Lick high school football team will meet
the team of the California School of Industrial
Arts in return game next Wednesday. The
two teams played a score game and viii
merding entered a protest to the league officials
The game will be played before the officials So
there viii be satisfaction on both sides
By playing inside ball and hitting it at the
right time the Hanley Ryes had things their
own way in their game with the Clippers Sun.
day. The score was IL to 2
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TROPHY TO BE GIVEN
FOR COMMERCIAL VEHICLES

A contest that will be Of no small interest
Is likely to take place next spring for the
Powell Efans 81. 600 trophy. open to CONNER
cial vehicles. The trophy. donated BY the presi-
dent OF the American automobile association.
was formally accepted the quarterly meeting
of the board OF directors of tie American auto
mobile association. held in New York city For
the convenience Of the members Of the associa-
ton 1t was decided 10 remove the offices Of
the touring board TO New York city in the
near future and its work carried on from the
general headquarters. 437 Fifth avenue. Powell
Evans was named as chairman Of what will be
known as the touring information and maps
board, while Frank B. Howar, who has beer
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JOHN d. FAvORs TAFT
Gives Reason Why He Will Vote
Republican Ticket
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALI

KEW YORK, Oct. 2s.-John D. Rookie
Teller. president Of the Standard oil
company. gave out an interview today
telling why he intended TO vote for Taft
FOR president. He said. Il support Mr..
Taft because. on comparing him per-
sonaily with Mr.. Bryan. his chief op-
pOnent, / find the balance of fitness
and temperament entirely on his side.
The election Of Mr. Taft. I believe,
makes for law and order and stability
OF business. He is not q man. / judge,
TO adventure with rash experiments or
10 impede q return 10 prosperity by
advocating measures subversive Of in
dustrial progress.
1T can not be said that the present
administration has in any way what
ever favored the specials interest TO
which my life has been devoted
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PEANUTS AFFECT
SALE OF AUTOS

Even peanuts have an effect On the auto
mobile business writes W. T. Reynolds. south
ern representative OF the TT. r. Franklin man
featuring company. to A. II. Weihe of the Con
soldated motor car company. local agents for
the Franklin cars I'm Texas the forecasting
OF business for the coming season Is based
to quite extent on the outlook OF this crop
In one section a yield Of $50 bushels per acre
is reported. giving the peanut lead over al
other crops IN that section. AutomObiling
through Texas opens to view a vast acreage OF
this crop. which Is yearly increasing. and viii
undoubtedly materially assist the automobile
business as the growers are manifesting an ex-
IRENE interest in the rain"
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.. 5. MINERAL PRODUCTS

WASHINGTON. Oct. ga grand
total of s2.069.2s9,196 worth of mineral
products in the United States is an
nounced in the statistical summary for
the calendar year 1907, issued today by
the geological survey. OF this amount
Sligo l25,191 was non-metallics $685.
024.0O5 metallic. and 100000 non
specified. The mineral products for the
previous year aggregated $1,000, 007,o34.
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SUMMARY

Game called in fifth; rain. Three base hit
Williams. Sacrifice hits-Zeider, Williams.
First base on called balls-0f Jones l. Struck
der TO Williams, Nelson to Miller to McCay.
Time of game-40 minutes. Umpires-Perlne
and Leyenson
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STEAMER TALKS WITH
STATIONS AT SAME TIME
San Francisco and Honolulu in
Connection by Wireless in
MidOcean

SEATTLE. Oct. 29-For the first
time in the history of the wireless a
steamer between San Francisco and
Honolulu has been in communication
with both stations at the same time.
This took place aboard the steamer
Lurline of the Matson navigation COM
pany, which talked at the same time
to both ports when 1.400 miles out of
San Francisco, bound for Honolulu.
The Lurline is equipped with the Mas
sic system.
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PoRTLAND :. Los ANGELES

Los ANGELES, Oct. 29.-Portland de-
score of to 1. w. Smith, bush Lacquer
from DolgevilIe, was put in to pitch
for the locals, and while he was only
hit eight times, four of these were for
extra bases, and he also passed five
men and soaked another with the ball.
The locals contributed three raw errors
to the result. In the first inning a
walk, a hit by pitcher and Johnson's
home run, which bounced into the
bleachers, won the game. Los Angeles
scored one run in the eighth on two
singles and a double. Score:
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Robert Moulton, catcher for the
Theta Delta CHS, won the last game
in the semi finals in the inter frater-
nifty baseball series, on the campus dia-
mond from the Chi Phis. this afternoon.
by knocking one of Buffers offerings
out of the lot for a home run in the
fifth inning. The game up to that time
had been close and exciting, the score
being l to /. Both batteries were In
good form and received good support.
Brick" White and A1oulton officiated
for the winners and A Butler and
Johnson for the short-enders.
The winners will play the Delta
Kappa Epsilons next Tuesday at 2
o'clock in the finals. The score:
r. H. z.
Theta Delta CHS ............. 2 s
Chi Phis ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
umpire-Ralph Myers.
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THOMPSON GETS MATCH

Cyclone Johnny Thompson has been
offered a chance to meet the winner
of the Harry LombardK Dalton
fight. which takes place at Marysville
November 5. Thonpson's manager de-
clared last night that probably he
would accent the offer.
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SUMMARY

Home run-Johnson. Two base hits-Danzig
2, Kinsels, Ellis. Sacrifice hits-Cooney, Raj
terry, Casey. First base errors-Portland g.
Left on bases-Los Angeles 3, Portland G. First
base on called balls-on ". Smith 5. of Kin
sella Q Struck out-By Kinsella 5, by W
Smith I. Double play-W- Smith to Easterly
to Dillon to Easterly. Passed balls-Easterly
q Hit by pitched ball-Raftery. Time of
game hour and 80 minutes. Umpires-o Con-
nell and Toman
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CoRTELYoU ADDRESSES MEETING

NEW YORK, Oct. 29.-George B. Cor
telyou, secretary of the treasury, adj
dressed a large and enthusiastic mass
meeting at the Murray hill lyceum to-
night making plea for the election
of william H. Taft and the entire re-
publican ticket.
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PoaIRooMs RAIDEn

NEW YORK, Oct. 29.-Two spectacu-
lar raids of alleged poolrooms were
made today by the police at different
places on the east side of the city.
In the aggregate ESQ prisoners were
taken.
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JUST WHAT 1 NEED

often the very business you were
looking for will be found in The Call
Business Chance columns-good idea to
keep your eye on them. Lots of good
opportunities offered daily.
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RAKER WINS FIGHT

SAN BERNARDINO. Oct. 2s.-How-
ard Baker of this city knocked out
Charles Ansinger of San Francisco in
the sixth round here tonight. The men
are lightweights.
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chairman OF the touring board will become
chairman OF the contests board which viii take
the place OF the technical board and have
charge Of all contests other than racing or
speed events. such touring. technical. en-
dursnce. hill climbing and economy tests. A
long list OF individual members passed.
upon and provision made that any individual
member whose application is hled after this
date viii be extended the privileges Of the asso-
citation covering the fiscal year ending Decem-
Der l, 1909.
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DO Hou Want $500.
Read THE CALLS weekly offer on
maze 12
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Fast Time Made at the
Indoor Meet
Many Closely Contested Races
Under Auspices of Gaelic
Dancing Club

The annual indoor field night and
dapee of the Gaelic dancing club took
place last evening at the Auditorium
rink before crowd of 1900 spectators.
Though the entry list was small. the
athletic events We're closely contested.
especially the relay races. Most OF the
runners found the turns difficult TO
make. Glarner being the best at it, The
SathOlc school relay was close
FhrougnOut, 81. Mary's team winning
~ close margin from Sacred Heart.
Inc hiSh school relay was very close
and exciting between Lick and COgs-
Wen. LoWen coming a poor third Hupp
or LICK IN the last relay stumbled and
lost MS lead and speedy Caldwell. tax
ing advantage of his opponents fall.
carried his schools colors to victory.
Enc 900 yard race brought out a field
OF nve starters. Glarner took the lead
az the start and at no time in the race
was there any danger Of his losing IL.
tucker OF Lick made second and Nc
Namara of the University OF California
third. The time was lbs As.
The mile race was a very fast one.
Glarner led the first part OF the race.
with Soldier King trailing him. but on
the sixth lap Craig took the lead and
Won as he pleased in ABB 2-5 Glarner
and King fought IL out for second
place, the former winning by two
yards
The athletic program was quickly
run OF. and was promptly followed by
a number of fancy dances, after which
the entire evening was spent in dane
Ing, Joseph P. Kelleher and wife lead
ing the grand march.
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interest in snow cleaning contract, through
prizes from every day life and the every day world
do not strike the melodramatc audience worth
while. But the girl battled for with bitterness,
fought for to the very doors of DEATH rescued from
terrific perils, and finally wooed and amid
thunderous applause,-here is the perennial lure
fresh the flowers in springtme. The big
mechansns but afford the realistic setting for the
stirring love story.
The plays of the minor dramatists, as has been
seen, move with tremendous energy. Perhaps this
energy is often misdirected but it always aims to
depict and emphasize primitive emotions, with
modern trends Hence, injured maiden, noble
heroes cigarette smoking villains the adventures,
always in red Gas it in the beginning. is, and
ever shall beg; vice in diamonds and satns, virtue
in rags; steamboat wrecks, triphammers loco
motives, bridge scenes; the heroine shot out Of
cannon and caught nervily in the nick of time by
the hero, hanging head downward from nearby
tree; thrilling rescue scenes on the plains, cow
boy pursuing flying wild steer whose back is
dashed the helpless maiden But at last when the
curtain drops, you may be that the crowd goes
home satisfied; for the villain has met his terrible
doom, and Virtue has come into her
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theaters; riding like millionaire in fifteen thou
sand-doar automobile, finished in the luxurious
style of Pullman palace car; and the Japanese
valet always goes along He is keen money maker,
and regards the melodrama largely from the acute
angle of the box office. Starting with the tradi-
tiona shoestring," he eight theaters,
and partner in the Bijou circuit, covering nearly
all the first class cities south of Washington; and
is also an associate of E. D. Stair in the Stair &
Havin leasehold, covering theaters in practically
all parts of the country
Its Peculiar Appeal
A ND what to make out of the activi-
ties of these highly successful minor dramatsts?
What is the peculiar appeal of melodrarna and
what is the fitness of these writers? The founda-
ton on which they build is primitive,-love, hate,
revenge. jealousy centerng round the heroine For
woman. as the supreme prize, is something human
ity grasps at in flash, and these melodramatc
writer's therefore present each in his own way the
idea of the poets of all time: Love is the eternal
quest In SO called higher class writings,
dramas, such intellectual rewards for the hero as,
/" He in time became great lawyer, " He lived to
be the leading portrait painter of his time :" He
now owns a chain of meat markets., He secured
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JUST before the rise OF the curtain hears
- sounds suggesting motor in distress, mingled
avuh sharp ordinations in clear treble and vibrant
bass
As the mist OF painted canvds is quickly dispelled
Dick Irenuuy and Alicia Morgan to be
seated sveu toavard the boa OF rakish runaboa.
From the OF this contriounce OF his Red Majesty
clouds OF 0apor and hoarse eacklings denoting
perhaps group, possibly diaemper, some other OF
the ailments 10 auieh the mp to date, deep going
may be subject
Trelaiuy regards the te1vard mechanism aunh a
look in ay]lich concern and robust Of huuror
seem to be striving for mastery Alicia duly touoaUs
suH though it may be noted that her glance is less
complex, being frankly apprehensi0e.
Before the spectator has than time to take note
OF the clear charm OF lheias broaOn eyes, the graceful
a,uviness OF her dark tresses all bound round Vnh
oa0ing anto zeil before the nonUotrs ont in front
exhaust the lis Of Trenavay's attraaions,-a is
no longer deemed just TO cast a hero upon the avord
Obvious gits.-the action begins
Trenavays contribution is quick leap to the ground,
fouoased by hasty but comprehensive surrey OF The
aIeels the gearing, and such other Of the mechanical
snbtleies 0isibl from aboae A Hcia, Nth the
conservatism OF her and d,aitnl regard for the
gov,, vhose dainty foLds CLEARLY discernibf,
mains in her scat. She is, nevertheless, ready
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TRENwAY ukrmsting ont his head: What!
ALICIA greatly relieaed): Nothing l scared
for instant. thought you might have been
hurt when that thing fixed.
TRENwAy: Hurt! Say, Alicia, don't you know
that | invented the devil cart? l eat every
morning for breakfast. I'm just having little
vacation, resting here.
The tinkeriug continues apah rene7ed vigor. There
snors from the MOTOR and the petrol 1dpor
threatens to become east cloud, suallouing mp the
a,jhole scene.
Then there's unusually loud snot, sudden in
crease in the smoke cloud and Trenaiuys head is
once more thrust ont in the open. His face is gem
eronsy bedecked avh areaks OF aery dark SCOT, and
one might imagine him nnderandy for chimney
saUeep, perhaps in training for minstrelsy.
TRENwAY (dabbing at the smndges his broaV aOith
CRIME amounted fingers; looking at Alicia: Be-
fore / do any of this work, want to know
something.
ALICIA (inuoeeHly): What?
TRENwAy (7vah discriminatory: Will you marry
me9
ALICIA (aoh mild asperiy and that a,onld-be mature
kindness 1Uhich is sought BY young girls, ueH
assorted: Now What did you promise when
Continued page 10
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wears ago one big scene was regarded as sufficient
to make play; to-day there is a big scene in each
of the three, for, five acts. Some dramas have
twelve others many eighteen scenes. Stats
of electricians, cabinet makers, carpenters, model
makers, and other special craftsmen are often en-
gagged for weeks in constructing the massive scenic
effects. The cost of new venture is seldom less
than eight thousand dollars, sometimes as high
as twenty-four thousand Of this sum- half usually
goes for photographic work, and two years supply
is often ordered at one time, in quantities suf-
Gent to permit the of ten thousand pieces a
week for eighty weeks
From financial point melodrama is important.
There are five firms in New York city whose lists
include about sixty melodrarnas: and the total
receipts reach the neighborhood OF five million dol
lars One manager permitted to take a glance
at his confidential ledger, summing up last years
business, and this is what | saw: Total receipts.
SI,666,444 salaries, S36S,ooo; photographic work,
So2 900; railroad tickets $4,000; and many other
large items The average weekly business was
$4,3o5.8S
Many instances could be given showing the hold
melodrana has on the popular fancy The Queen
of the White Slave" has been running tor hve
years and has made mint of money: Other
well known plays have done equally we'll Some
of Mr.. Carters melodramas, now on the road five
and eight years. seem to bear the gift OF peren-
NAL life.
The rewards of melodrama go likewise, in lesser
degree to the actors and the actresses. TO supply
trained people for first rate parts one manager has
recently hit the idea of opening melodramatc
school, for free instruction of likely applicants,
who may later be called to fill places in his vari-
Gus companies Leading players usually receive
forty to sixty dollars week; but occasionally, in
vaudeville, to which they naturally gravitate often
ten times that For example, as the result OF
popularity in melodrama, Joe Welsh who starred
in The Peddler'' at hundred dollars week,
is now receiving twelve hundred week as Hebrew
impersonator Charles 7. Aldrich in Secret
Service at good but not high salary, draws
eight hundred week as The Actor Magician.
The practice of starring a good looking but I'M
skilled actress, trick in SO called higher
theatrical circles has its counterpart in amusing
and amiabe foible in meodramas of certain type.
That good actor make" bad play, just
second class horse, is understood in melodrama;
but good actor is used in this in special
sense The good" actor is the good looking fellow
who can't act little bit, maybe, but with whom
the girls all fall in love sight.
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THE MOTOR CONSPIRES
By Ar ba B1odget
Drawing by H. B. Lachman

one may quickly divine-to help 1Dith
excellent, clear voiced advice, or yith
such suggestions as her intuition may
prompt
There is brief pause.
ALICIA (anaionsly): What is it
TRENwAy: HIM; collie, l guess
I'll have to take look.
He slips off his coat and selects
from the tool boz an assortment OF ap-
pliances,-a big asreneh, hammer.
seaeral edged tools, a bunch OF cotton
1Udste, and Wicked looking sdW
Grnnting, it might seem a trife osten-
tatiously, he prepares to craavl be-
meath the hull.
ALICIA: Oh, Dick! You're not 60
ing to get your clothes all spoiled,
are you!
TRENwAY (aUith gentle irony): No,
indeed! This'll be good for EN-.
Best thing in the world for new
suit is to smear it up with oil and
mud. Wish l had an ak!
The motor chngs once, aUith whdt
seems to be a touch Of humor; possibly
OF the malicious sort, though one can
not be certain
ALICIA: Well, please be careful!
| want you to look your very
best when we get to the Williams
you know they have never seen
you, and will all be terribly
critical.
Trenavay disappears beneath the
hui, and the spectators ears become
audre Of vigorous hamu,ering, sharp
tinkering, and finally OF sturdy sauU-
ing. The motor giUes sudden
chonk, = much like the eonvnlsiUe
and agreeably startled jump of the
child that is jabbed 1oaIally in the
ribs.
ALICIA (qMicklyl: Dick! Dick!