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The San Francisco call., 1908-11-08

Mr.. Belasco that he is hard at work
on his new grand opera adapted from
The Girl of the Golden West" and
has completed one act
Puccini says: ''As my work on your
beautiful Girl of the Golden West
nears completion, does my enthusi-
asm increase Never have [ been so
inspired to give to the public the best
that lis in me as when collaborating
with yourself on this remarkable play.
The Girl lends itself so admirably to
operate Interpretation, there is in it
so much that is dramatic and appeal
ing-its incidents. characters, gripping
story-that l firmly believe we have a
work that will meet with the highest
public approval. In its original form
the play is so nearly idyllic that | am
having the lines translated into italian
and am changing but slightly certain
incidents of the piece. Our success
with Madame Butterfly leads me to
look for even greater things in The
Girl of the Golden West"
Geraldine Farrar has been chosen to
sing the part of the Girl in the Puccini
opera, the first presentation OF which
will be made in the Metropolitan opera
house IN this city in 1909. She will
make up to look like Blanche Bates.
Caruso will sing the part of the road
the role of the gambler sheriff.
The opera will be in three acts the
atmosphere of the plains in the last
scene being realistically heightened by
the Introduction of a number of spir-
tied western horses. ;
George Lask. for the last two
years stage director of the Princess
theater, in San Francisco, has arrived
in New York and is considering offers
of the post OF stage director that have
been made to him by various theatrical
firms. including Charles Frohman. Mr.
Lask is a member of The Players, the
Lambs and the Green Room club, and
is as popular in New York as he is in
San Francisco.
Rudolph Spreckels on his arrival here
found that his name was we'll known
to the reporters, who besieged him for
talks on the graft prosecution. Mr.
Spreckels endeavored to satisfy all de-
mands by delivering an address before
the Greater New York tax payers con-
ference. in which he told all about the
San Francisco grafters and their prose
cution. Full reports were printed in
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-08
The building exhibition
October

rewarded my kindness by declaring
afterward that she did not even know
me-"
Dave Warfield, who recently played
an engagement to crowded houses in
San Francisco and Los Angeles is a
great money maker for David Belasco.
The box office receipts rarely fall below
five figures. In Los Angeles, when
Warfield opened his engagement people
stood in line before the box Office from
80 p. m. on Monday until Wednesday
morning at g. This is said by New
York theatrical managers to break all
records for advance sales. In Colum-
bus. O.. the line former "a hours in
advance of the box office opening. In
every city in which he has played The
Music Master and "A Grand Army
Man" the line has extended from one
TO three fun city blocks
The box Office at the Stuvv the
ater here is also veritable mint for
Belasco, where Blanche Bates, another
California product, is playing in The
Fighting Hope" to capacity houses.
Evidently every theater goer in New
York wants to see Blanche Bates in
The Fighting Hope" during the first
two months of her run at the Belasco
Stuyvesant theater. Everybody is talk
ing of the play and therefore every
body is anxious to see it. Partly to
relieve the enormous demand for seats
to the evening performances and to
offer opportunities for out of town pa
irons especially, to see Miss Bates in
her new drama of New York life, Mr..
Belasco has established Thursday mat
inees.
Since her mothers death Miss Bates
has continued to live at Ossining, her
country place. Ossining is the polite
name for Sing Sing. Since it has be-
come a fashionable residence section
Sing Sing" suggestive of the New
York state prison, has been discarded
Singularly enough, The Fighting
Hope" develops in a home at Ossining
on the Hudson. When she leaves the
Stuyvesant theater after her nightly
performance the Belasco star takes
the midnight train to Ossining She
has just left the shadow of Sing Sing
at the theater to enter the same envir-
onment an hour later. There is proba-
bly, no precedent to this state of affairs
in the annals of theatrical history, and
Miss Bates believes David Belasco had
this in mind when he selected this
play for her.
Puccini, the famous composer, writes
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-08
GOLDEN STATE IS
SECOND TO BUILD
Handsome Structure Progresses
Rapidly and Will Be One of
Most Complete
Flowers and Shrubbery to Be
Planted in Spacious
Grounds

SEATTLE. Nov. by the first of
December California's beautiful exhibit
palace on the grounds of the Alaska
nukon-Pacihc exposition viii be under
roof and ready 10. receive its interior
furnishings. All that then remains to
be done is the exterior staff work
which viii take several months to put
in place, but which will not interfere
with the work on the interior.
The large plat of ground about the
building viii be graded this winter
grass seed sOwn and trees set out the
gardeners waiting until about March
10 before setting out the flowers and
ornamental shrubbery. California by
her prompt work is the second state to
have her building ready. Work on the
California building began July 10 and
IL viii be about four and A half months
till its completion. The excellence and
promptness Of the work are due largely
10 the energy of the state engineering
department. which has had charge of
the work. Ben Thomas. being the local
engineer and +. p. Davidson represent
ing the California commission. The
building viii be the second largest
state building in the grounds. 1t is
OF mission architecture.
Work on the general features of the
exposition is progressing at a most
satisfactory rate. Fourteen buildings
are completed or nearly so. having
reached the stage where space is being
allotted.
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-08
CHEESE NOW RATED
AS DEADLY WEAPON
Man Who Comments on Its
Odor Is Beaten Almost to
Death With 1t

NEW YORK, Nov IA cheese did so
well as a weapon last night that Frank
Sinsinbick is now in hospital suffer-
ing from a fractured skull. He was
walking with two women companions
in Harlem about midnight when he
made remarks about the odor that
emanated from a package carried by a
man walking in front of him.
Suddenly the man halted and threw
the package, which contained a cheese,
at the objeetors head Sinsinbick was
knocked to the sidewalk and the owner
of the cheese beat the PROSTATE man
with the novel weapon. When the po-
lice arrived the assaulter had fled but
the cheese was left behind. The in
jured man may not recover.
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-08
RANGE PROVIDED
TO PROTECT BISON
Twelve Thousand Acres in Flat
head Reservation in Nom
tana Purchased
Congress Provides Money for
Land and Fencing and
Animals Are Wanted

WASHINGTON, Nov. THE bison
range in the Fla head Indian reserva-
tion in Montana, to establish which
congress at it's last session sappropria ted
900, has been selected The location
of the range is one recommended by
Prof. Morton j. Elrod of the University
of Montana, after he had carefully eX
amined several parts of the country. 1t
lies directly north of the Joeko river
near the towns of Ravalli and Joclo.
Approximately 12,SOO acres are en-
braced in the tract which will be
fenced in a substantial manner under
the direction of the engineering de-
partment of the United States forest
service.
OF the $4,000 appropriated only S10.
600 will be available for fencing, shell
ter sheds and other buildings necessary
for the proper maintenance and care
of the bison. The remaining $4,000
Will be paid to the owners of the land
many of whom are Indians Funds for
the purchase of bison are being raised
under the auspices of the American BIZ
son society, which was instrumental in
securing the appropriation
The first person to spend actual
money in the effort to preserve the
American bison from extinction was
the late Austin Corbin, who many years
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the New York newspapers, for New
Workers have become much interested
in the prosecution of Abe Ruef, espe-
cially as it recalls the old Boss Tweed
days in New York.
Miss Eunice Miller of Santa Bar
bara is visitor in New York
Mrs Bradford Barnard of Tuolumne
is with friends here.
Frank Wood was, here from Los An
geIes.
Mrs. Henry Davenport Mathews of
San Jose was here few days this
week.
Hotel arrivals included the follow
ing:
From San F'rancisco-Miss Hanna
Larsen, Mrs. r. E. Bunker, Mrs H E.
Richardson. Miss Grace Richardson
Mrs B. c. Wright, Mr.. and Mrs T. j.
Crowley, Miss Maize Crowley, Mrs
James G. Boobar, ]. Lidman, Harry F.
Grady, H. ID. Nieuhaus A. j. Morse
Miss Clara M. Stark. w. A Benson,
Norris Williams and T. o. Carol.
From Los Angeles-H. H. Harris,
Mrs l. A. Du Bois. r. r. Rogers, Mrs
Oscar Bryn. ]. Ralph Kingsley, w S
Jordan E. S. Highly and Charles Knapp
From Sacramento-George w. Pellier.
From Santa Barbara-Oscar r. Coast
and Miss Eunice Miller.
From Pacific Grove-W. A Eustace
Among the Californians registered at
the eastern bureau of the California
Promotion committee during the last
week were the following:
From San Francisco-Mr. and Mrs.
M. III. Reuben, c. c. Hemler, H. d. Nein-
haus, Oscar Schmidt, Helen Vail Wal
lace. f. Marriott Henry Warder, f. o.
Burnett, W. r. Ossing, Miss Lou Smith
and George B. Smith
From Los Angeles-Mr. and Mrs. F.
Lewellyn. Dan Carswell, l.. F. Colts
chalk and Henry S. Watkins.
From San Jose-Mr. and Mrs. Ralph
A. Hustled, r. S. Benson, W. A. Bolton
and Miss Sadie Carter.
From Santa Cruz-O. II. Cassidy, G.
Z. Meyer and 7. p. Boyd.
From Long Beach-Rev E. W.
Thornton.
From Stockton-Emma Reimers and
Miss Florence Sievers
From Berkeley-Mrs. Sara E.
Reamer and t. w. Wrampelmeier
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-08

ago fenced some 5000 acres at Blue
Mountain park. New Hampshire. and
secured a herd of bison. The Corbin
herd became in course of time the In
spiration of the national movement,
which is now furthered by the Ameri-
can bison society. This society, of
which President Roosevelt is honorary
president, and William T. Hornaday
director of the New York geological
park, is president. was founded in
1904, and the Montana bison range is
directly the results of its efforts
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-08
APPROPRIATIONS FOR
FOREIGN MISSIONS MADE
Methodist Church Sets Aside
Over Million Dollars for
Years Work

ST. LOUIS, Nov. THE general com
mlttee on foreign missions of the
Methodist church. at its session here
this afternoon, began the work OF
lemizing the appropriations for the
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-19
THREE THUGS FAIL
TO ROB OLD man
Highwaymen Beat Victim, but
Are Frightened Away by
Approaching Auto

OAKLAND. May 1S.-Jesse Bloods-
worth, go years old, living at 1911 Har-
rison street, was attacked by three
thugs in the San Leandro road late last
night and badly beaten. He had con-
siderable money on his person, and 1t
is believed by the authorities that he
was assaulted by men who knew ne
carried the cash.
Bloodsworth was returning from a
visit in Elmhurst and while waiting
for a car walked down the road to-
ward Fitchburg. The three men fol-
lowed him. When they had reached a
secluded part OF the highway they
made their attack. Two came on Bloods-
worth from the front and another
struck him several blows IN the back
At the same time one of the men
grabbed at his clothing as if he We're
trying to obtain the money
Before they had beaten the old man
unconscious an automobile turned from
a cross street into the road and in its
light Bloodsworth saw the face OF one
of his assailants. He cried out and
the three men ran back toward Elm
hurst. The automobile picked up
Bloodsworth and took him to Oakland
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-19
PROTEST FAILS TO
DETER FABIOLA
Hospital Association Sees No
Taint in Gate Receipts
at Emeryville

BERKELEY, May 1S.-Despite the
protest of the California anti-racetrack
league Fabiola derby day will be held
Saturday at Emeryville track. Earl H.
Webb, president of the Berkeley branch
of the anti-racetrack league, protested
to the women of the Fabiola associa-
tion, but the letter was unanswered.
Mrs. John Yule. president of the board
of managers of the hospital, said today
that she did not consider the gate
money taken in at the track Saturday
as tainted although she did not ap-
prove of gambling in the betting ring.
She said:
Although we received courteous
letter from President Webb of the anti
racetrack leagu we do not consider that
the standpoint of the league should af-
feet Fabiola derby day.
The hospital, which has done much
good will receive the money taken in
at the gate, and none of the money in
the betting ring will pass into our
hands. We do not consider that we
are sharing in racetrack gambling
when we take the money which is re-
ceived at the gate. Gambling. not
horse racing itself, is the bad in
fiuence.
1T is much the same as football
game, where the sport itself is noble.
although the gambling which attends
it is bad. The money we will Receive
is a free gift from Thomas H. Williams
himself, and under the circumstances
we can not see that we can at this
time, refuse the offer
Earl H. Webb has written to the di-
rectors of the Fabiola hospital asso-
citation as follows:
We urge you to decline to sanction
Fabiola day at the racetrack, not be-
cause of the impropriety of using in a
good cause the money won in a bad
business, for the money from any
source may be used legitimate1y for the
protection of proper end. But when
we accept the returns of definite day
that has been extensively advertised as
Fabiola day, and has thus, as a society
event, attracted to the racetrack many
persons who would not otherwise feel
justified in countenancing the gambling
evil, we certainly do much toward max
ing popular and honorable in the COM
munity an evil against which there is
rising tide of moral Indignation in
our country"
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-19
REBUKES COUNCILMAN
FOR USING PROFANITY
President Ellsworth Threatens
Burns With Election for
Disorder at Meeting

OAKLAND. May 1S.-"Mr. Burns. l
want to tell you, right now, that If
you do not observe the amenities OF
this council and come here in the
proper condition you VIII be removed" i"
Such was the language in which
President Ellsworth of the city council
rebuked Harry Burns, member elect
ed at large. for the use of profanity in
debate on the council floor tonight.
You may fool the first ward part of
the time," were the maudlin words of
Burns to Benjamin Pendleton, chair
man of the auditing and finance COM
mittee, "but d--d if you can fool us all
the time"
Here Burns was. checked by Els
worth and by the hubbub that arose in
the lobby. Ellsworth delivered his
threat, and Burns defantly offered to
sacrifice his $40 for the month. Fine
me a months salary" he shouted, and
Ellsworth replied:
you will be fined, I promise you,
and you will be removed if>you do not
restrain yourself"
Burns, noticeably not in normal
condition. had obstructed the council
proceedings by objections to the eff
forts being made to prevent deficit
growing out of the extraordinary ex-
penditures for the rat crusade.
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-19
PRINCE HELIE AND ANNA
LONG FOR WEDDING BELLS
Boni May Take Hand by De-
cIaring Helie Unfit Step
father for Children

PARIS, May 1S.--When and where
the wedding of Prince Helie de Sagan
and Nine Gould will take place has
not yet been definitely decided. They
regard themselves as engaged and
would like to solemnizes the marriage
Immediately. Certain peculiar circum-
stances, however, prevent them.
First there is the clause in Jay
Gould's will reducing the share of each
child a half if he or she married with
out the consent of the executors. II
the marriage of Nine. Gould occurs
within the very near future it can be
assumed that the consent of her broth
ers and Miss Helen Gould has been
given, otherwise the ceremony will
necessarily be delayed to permit the
courts to decide the issue
The most serious obstacle to the
marriage is Count Bonfs attitude,
which involves the possible limitation
of Nine. Gould's rights over her chill
dren. Count Boni is furious at thought
of the wedding and makes no conceal
ment of his intention, If this occurs, to
demand modification of the divorce
decree which gave her the custody of
the children. basing this demand on
the ground that the prince would not
be a suitable stepfather and that such
close relationship with his children
would be prejudicial to their interests.
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-19
MURDER CHARGE
FOR GUN WIELDER
Victim of Shooting at Druids'
Picnic Dies and Slayer
Must Face Jury

SAN RAFAEL, May 1S.-David Ma
honey, now in the county Jail. faces
possible fate at the end or q galiows
rope. owing to the death yesterday or
Alfred f. Krause, San Francisco metal
polisher, whom Mahoney is alleged TO
have shot two weeks ago during a
drunken quarrel at Ell Campo picnic
grounds near Tiburon.
Mahoney, a well known character OF
Tiburon, had become enraged at Krause
over some trivial matter and, turning
suddenly on the men who had crowded
about. fired a shot from a 20 rife, the
bullet penetrating Krause's thigh and
severing one of the main arteries.
Mahoney was arrested on complaint
of a committee of the Norma grove OF
Druids. under whose auspices the picnic
at Ell Campo was given. Mahoney was
released on bail almost Immediately.
District Attorney Boyd, on hearing
of krause's desperate condition, hao
Mahoney rearrested.
Mahoney, until today, gave no appar-
ent heed to the seriousness of his posi-
tion, laughing at the idea of even the
possibility of a murder charge being
preferred against him.
When told this morning of Krause'
death, Mahoney went to pieces.
District Attorney Boyd said: I had
Maheney arrested as soon as learned
of the trouble that had occurred, but
have been able to secure but little
Information that might throw light on
the affair.
Constable Harmon of Sausalito for
some unknown reason did not make
any report of the shooting, and l have
had to depend largely on the .'city
police"
Mahoney is a married man. A pitiful
scene was enacted at the county jail
when, in his wifes presence, Mahoney
was told that he would be arraigned
for murder
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-19
CUPID MAKES NEW
BERKELEY RECORD
Three EIopements in Two
Weeks From One Drug Store
Is Latest Achievement

BERKELEY. May 1s.-During the
last two weeks three of the young
women clerks employed in Bowman S
drug store at the corner of Shattuck
avenue and Center street have been the
principals in secret weddings. The
news of their elopements has just be-
come known to their friends.
Miss Gladys Adams, formerly a ste
nographer in the drug store, whose
parents live at 3102 Shattuck avenue.
was the first of the trio to wed. She
was secretly married on May 3 in Napa
to Earl Bogardus, receiving teller of
the German-American bank of Oakland.
The ceremony was performed by the
Rev. DR.. Garth of the Baptist church
of Napa.
The groom is the son of Mrs. A B.
Bogardus, book keeper of the First ma
tional bank of this city.
Miss Ruby Simpson, also clerk in
Bowman's drug store, likewise found
Napa a Gretna Green. She was married
there secretly to Harry W. Palmer, a
graduate of the university with the
class of 1908. Mrs. Palmer is the
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. L. Simpson OF
1928 Dana street. The groom is the
som of Mr.. and Mrs. ]. w. Palmer of
1888 Claiming way.
Miss Jennie Love, daughter OF J. c.
Love of 1882 Claiming way, and Fred
Seaborn, a clerk in the auditors office
formed the third couple. Miss Love
was book keeper in the drug store. The
marriage was performed last night in
Oakland.
Mrs. Love, mother of the bride, was
apprfsed of the marriage of her daugh-
ter over the telephone last night, when
Mrs. Seaborn rang her up and exclaimed
that Fred and 1 are married"
The couple left Immediately on their
honeymoon.
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-19
STUDENT TO HELP
BUILD EXPOSITION
Edgar Harris Cline Appointed
Assistant in Alaska
Yukon Fair

BERKELEY, May 1s--Among .the
honors given members OF the 0adaat-
ing class OF the University of Caltfor-
mia is the appointment Of Edgar Harris
Cline of the class Of 1908 to be assist
ant to Professor John Galen Howard
in the architectural work in connection
with the Alaska Yukon exposition az
Seattle in 1910. Cline. who Is greatly
esteemed by the F4culty OF the depart
ment OF architecture OF the university
will have much TO do with the planning
Of the various buildings for the great
exposition.
Young Cline will return to the uni
versity next semester to continue MS
studies. He will go to the exposition
grounds some time next year he Is
popular on the campus and is member
of the Acacia fraternity. the Masonic
society
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-19
CLOSING OF BANK FATAL
TO MERCANTILE HOUSE
Allegheny National Drags Down
Carothers & Co. in Its
Fall

PITTSBURG. May 1s.-The closing of the AL
legheny national bank this morning by the con-
troiler of the currency the direct cause OF
the failure this afternoon of Carothers & Co..
according to the statement of the latter firm.
The decision of former Cashier William Mont
gomery. accused of wrecking the bank through
the embezzlement OF cash and securities. to
waive preliminary hearing today and to be held
for the grand jury investigation, prevented the
taking of any testimony by United States Com
missioner Lindsey today and officially light
was thrown upon his alleged peeulations So far
as the court records are concerned, Montgomery
Is charged with only the embezzlement of $780,
900 cash and S125, 900 worth OF securities
That the bank has in some manner sustained a
much greater loss is apparent from all of its re-
cent statements showing that it could sustain a
loss approximating $1,000 900 without impair
ments of its capital. and the statement made to
City Treasurer ]. f.. Steel last week, when he
made inquiry to the city's deposit of So 546,-
953. Steel said today he was told last week by
officers of the bank that the alleged shortage
was about $500, 600. but the hank could pay ii
out of surplus and undivided profits and continue
business without interruption.
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-19
RECEIVER Is APPOINTED
FOR RICKEY INSTITUTION
Judge Langan Names Deputy
Treasurer Frank WildeS
to Position

CARSON. New, a1ay 1S--Judge Langan in
the district court today heard the demurrer %
the appointment OF a receiver In the case or
the State bank and trust company which Sus-
pended last October. At the afternoon session
Frank WildeS. deputy state treasurer, was ap-
poin ted receiver for the bank hy the judge The
bonds are fixed at 81 000. 900. The failure ~
in the neighbOrhOod OF 500, 600
1t is believed that the bank eventually VIII
pay 80 cents on the dollar. Many attempts
have been made TO reopen the institution. but
wrangling among the directors and stock holders
prevented action. All OF the directors and
number Of the officials OF the deflnct bank are
under Indictment on charge OF embezzlement.
The trials will probably be postponed for some
time. in al cases technical fights are being
made on the Indictment. The trial Of T. B.
Hickey, the president, viii take place first
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-19
MINISTER RUSSELL SAYS
VENEZUELA LIKES CASTRO
American Representative De-
nieS Serious Clashes With
South Au,Aricau president

NEW YORK. May 1S.--W W. Russell.
American minister to Venezuela, arrived here
today on the steamer Caracas. Mr.. Russell
was accompanied by his family. He is home
ON leave of absence aud viii 90 10 Wash
ington tomorrow.
Mr.. Russell said little information OBJ
tainable at Caracas regarding conditions at La
Guaira. which is under close quarantine a
result OF an outbreak OF bubonic plague.
Reports OF serious differences between Presi-
dent Castro of Venezuela and Minister Russell
were denied by Mr.. Russell.
Reports of President Castro's i'll health have
been considerably exaggerated. The president
appears to be In excellent health and rides out
every day. Mr.. Russell says there appears to
be no doubt of CaStros hold upon his power
The rank and file Of the army is loyal to him
and the officers his friends.
The people OF Venezuela must i'm SYM
pathy with their president. too said the
minister. "eIse they would not submit to his
direction OF governmental Affairs