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The San Francisco call., 1909-10-10
PLAY GOERS LIKE
kOLB AND Dill
German Comedians Make Great
Hit at Princess in the
Dream City"

There is no chance that Dream
City, will be taken from the Princess
stage for at least another week, as it
has proven to be the greatest success
that the favorite comedians, Kolb and
Dill, have yet staged in this city. Big
audiences throughout the week attest
this fact. The demand for seats for
the second week of the Kolb and Dill
engagement is even greater than it was
during the first, according to box office
reports, and the company, production
and music are proving triple strength
at the Ellis street home of musical
comedy.
Octavia Broskie, in the leading So
prano role, has made a success of her
lyrical opportunities, and the balance
OF the clever company supporting Kolb
and Dill is excellently bestowed in con-
genial parts. The scenic investiture is
elaborate and the scene in which pretty
Olga Stech appears in an airship, sing
ing an appropriate song, is enthusi-
astically received at every performance.
The chorus is lively and agile and
the performance. as all the critics
agreed last week, goes with dash and
spirit from start to finish. The princi-
pals, Kolb and Dill. have added materi-
ally to their reputation in this city as
fun makers and clever comedy pro-
ducers.
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-10
Cure Your
Rheumatism
Costs Nothing to Try


Rheumatism, Lumbago. Sciatica, Pain
IN the Back, have been cured, in the
real meaning of the word, by a little
Stillingia, Iodide of Potassium. Poke
Root, Guaiac Resin and Sarsaparilla.
Anyone, even young child, can take
these remedies in any reasonable
amount. with perfect safety, and the
results have been found to be astonish-
ing. 1t has been proven that this com
binatlon makes up the best rheumatism
remedy in existence, having actually
cured many stubborn cases of over go
and 40 years standing-even in per-
sons Of old age.
The five ingredients mentioned above
prepared with great accuracy and skill
not only in regard to proportion but
also in selecting the best material, have
been put up in compressed tablet FORM
and is called Gloria Tonic All good
druggists keep it.
If you suffer from any form of uric
acid in the blood and have Rheumatism
Gout, Lumbago, Sciatica, this Is the
way to drive it out of your system in
quick time.
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-10
dANDERS STEVENS TO
APPEAR IN VAUDEVILLE
Well Known Actor and George
Cooper Are at Wigwam

The management OF the Wigwam
taeater announces the opening Of the
fall and winter season OF twentieth
century vaudeville for this afternoon
The Wigwam will make a feature of
The appearance of Landers Stevens and
George Cooper, Two popular players,
in their condensed version of "Sapho."
Stevens and Miss Cooper viii be as
sisted by other players, and the act will
run 80 minutes The entire story OF
The famous play will be tersely told,
and some superb acting is expected.
Among big numbers will be that of
the FIVE merry McGregors. who have
picturesque singing act. "A Breath of
Scotland" IL IS said to be one OF the
finest numbers ever seen in the west.
II IS expected that the three va
grants italian street singers and musf-
clans, viii make a big hit with their
act. and the four Stagpooles will offer
2 new diversion, THE Crazy Caddie.
Dolan and Lenharr have a laugh pro-
voker in The High Toned Burglars
Christmas Tree" and Johan and Mack,
billed as the Leipzig chappies, will
present high class musical act. Other
features will be included in the bill.
The latest in motion novelties is Of
fered
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-10

presents a complete play with the as
sistance of his manikins.
The six Glinserettis, who have been
away from San Francisco for several
years, will reappear and merit cor
dial welcome. AS European gymnasts
they are in a class quite by themselves.
Carlin and Clark, German comedians,
will present an act comprised of dis
tortions of English and comedy epi-
sodes.
This will be the last week in which
to see Mary Norman in her unusually
excellent number: Signor Ancilotti and
his famous dog, Pilu. and James Young
and his clever company in Wanted, a
Sister"
new series of motion pictures will
be reeled Off
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-10
Gossip About the Theates and the New Dramatic Offerings
ORPHEUM OFFERS
MANY NEW ACTS
Excellent Bill to Be Headed by
Valerie Bergere

The leading act of what are prom
ised to be all excellent turns at the
orpheum this week will be provided
by Valerie Bergere at the head of a
company including Herbert Warren.
Lawrence Morton, Charles Melville and
Emma Campbell. The offering Will be
Edgar Allen Woolfss one act comedy.
The Sultan's Favorite.s' Its action IS
founded on the exodus recently re-
corded in the news of the day of the
women of the sultan's harem. As the
pride of the harem, Miss Bergere is
said to be provided with a splendid
opportunity in which TO disclose her
high gifts as an actress.
The Tuscany troubadors. a sextet of
singers will supply selections from
grand opera. Their production is hand
somely staged.
Ed f. Raynard. who will appear for
this week, is styled the ventriloquist
with a production In his act he
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-10

Miss Billie has grown in the affections
of all her hearers.
Praise is due to the play, Love
Watches which is Miss Burke's star
ring vehicle. 1t is light, airy. frothy.
but exquisite in construction and witty
in dialogue Most persons go to the
Van Ness to see Miss Burke and reyel
in her radiant personality, but they re-
main to see the comedy. which has
peculiar and quite irresistible charm
much as the star herself has.
Last Wednesdays matinee proved
popular and there will be another given
next Wednesday as well as the regular
Saturday matinee.
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-10

r. w. Priest. representing Henry B.
Harris at the head of "The Third De-
gree" company, arrived in San Fran
cisco last Thursday to boost the pub
licity affairs of the company. Priest
does not hesitate to call THE Third
Degree" Charles Klein's strange and
powerful drama" and insists that in
Fernando Eiiscu, the leading woman OF
the company, a now found star has
arisen over the theatrical horizon.
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-10
This decks attractions

VAN NESS-BiIIie Burke in "Love Watches
yALENCIA-"The Great John Canton"
PRINCESS-Kob and Dill in Dream City.
ALCAZAR-"The Rose of the Rancho"
GARRICK-"The Girl Question"
ORPHEUM-VaIerie Bergere heading Vaudeville
NTAGES--vaudeviIIe
NATIONAL--VaudevilIe. So
WIGWAM--VaudeviIIe.
AMERICAN-VaudeviIIe.
CHUTES-Amusemenf Park.
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-10
PRETTY MISS BILLIE
CHARMS AT VAN NESS
Love Watches" Proves At
tractive to PIaygoers

Miss Billie Burke achieved a real
triumph ar the Van Ness theater last
Monday night when she made her first
appearance as a star before a large
and fashionable audience. Since the
opening night a record business has
been done at the avenue playhouse. and
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-10

Billie Burlxe's season at the Van Ness
has been the most profitable. says the
Van Ness management, OF any dramatic
engagement during the year. She has
broken all box office records for a
dramatic presentation. -
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-09
WHO IS LEADER
OF S.P. MACHINE
M'GARVIN is LIKELY TO BE
BRUSHED ASIDE
RLUNoERS OF sUB-BosS MAKES
HIM UNFIT
Bump Convention Will Probably Bring
Out a New Moses-News of
the Political Pot
Boilers

Among numerou S other worries which
beset the Southe1 Pacific machine is
that of estabnshing G a leader of the or
ganization forces for the coming cam
paign Don McGa1rVin has been tried
and has made a mess of it. Walter
Parker is sick man, and his physician
has urged him to keep out of politics
entirely. Another leader must be in
troduced to the ia ithful at the Shrine
auditorium September %.
That a change in leaders comes at
the most critical period the machine
has ever experienced is regarded as
particularly unfortunate by Southern
Pacific politicians The independent
forces have been gaining strength at a
remarkable rate since the recall cam
paign, and now have a showing that IS
causing the politicians to come togeth-
er frequently.
It is said that this worry reached the
point of consideration of the advisable
ity of calling off the convention at
which the machine candidates are to be
announced. The fact that this VIII
classify the candidates who wear the
collar is a matter for more serious
thought than has ever been the case ~
former, campaigns. 1t will not only tel
the machine followers who are owned,
but it will likew wise serve as a hint to
the independent voters. This conditlon
cannot be treated with the contempt
that machine leaders would have given
it a few years ago.
Since the convention is not only tc
brand the candidates but will introduce
the new sub-boss as WELL the list OF
delegates is being made up more care
fully. The names to be chosen for the
city central committee are being
picked, and this list will be finished be-
fore the END of the week. The precinct
eaucnses will be held September IL
IT is thought by some politicians that
the insignia of the sub-boss will fall
either to Judge James w. Mckinley or
NJ. p. Light. Judge Mckinley has peel,
the brains behind Republican political
movements locally for a number OIL
wears. If he is announced as the local
assistant Moses of the machine 1t VIII
srinaply mean that he takes the open
n esponsibiIity that has heretofore been
], is under the surface. Mr.. Light Is
NJ roninent German-American, who mas
Al ways been an influential organlzatloh
W orker. ,.
While thousands of Los Angeles per-
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-09
BLAMES WIFE
FOR SHOOTING
MARTIN SAYS HE WAS MADE
INSANE BY BEHAVIOR
SoRDlD STORY TOLD BY MAN
NOW ON TRIAL
Admits That Only "Lack of Car
tridges" Prevented Tragedy Long
Before Wife Was Shot
Down

Edward G. Martin, on trial on
charge of assault with intent to COM
NIT murder, who is pleading insanity
as defense, told his story, or as much
of it as the court permitted, yesterday
in department II of the superior court.
He began his recital by telling of
his marriage, March 4, 1907, to the girl
at whom he fired three shots, all talk
ing effect March %, 1909
Questioned by counsel for the de-
fense, he told of his riding as Jockey
and of an accident at Sheepshead Bay
seven years ago.
II was thrown in a hurdle race and
the horse rolled over me. My head
was hurt and a blood clot formed.
The skull had to be opened and
scraped. l tried to ride after that, but
my nerve was gone. Things would
blur, and more than once 1 fell off
of my horse. I'VE had such spells since
then whenever I've been brooding
about anything"
1t scarcely required anything like
that to show mental ALTERATION If half
what he told of his marital misfor-
tunes, in connection with the fact that
he continued to live with Georgette
Martin, the woman he shot, for nearly
two years, be true.
Frequently intoxicated and more
than once untrue, Haunting her un-
faithfulness in his face, is, in sub
stance, the story of Edward G. Martin
of the two years of his life with
Georgette Martin, as told by him yes
terday under oath.
Reciting an event in 1907, within a
month after their marriage, the de-
fendant told of following his wife
through the streets, finding her drink
ing in a cafe, and then entering a
lodging house arm in arm with a man
she met on the street. Martin had
made a scene, it appears, trying to
break in the door of a room in the
house with a revolver until the land
lord came, took the weapon from him
and removed the cartridges, returning
the weapon.
Take me home and I'll explain" his
wife had begged, according to Martins
story.
She had followed him to their rooms,
and there, on her knees, begged for
giveness. Her promised explanation
was that she had been drinking too
much and did not know What she was
doing.
In the midst of this narrative the
defendant broke off abruptly, adding
thoughtfully after a pause: And 1
had no more cartridges" indicating
that the eliminating tragedy of the
lives of this pair in March. 1909, might
have occurred in March, 1907, but for
, the lack of cartridges at the moment.
The rest of Martins story, covering
later periods of a stormy marital ca
reer, were similar in tone.
Other witnesses told of his demeanor
in the receiving hospital and county
hospital after shooting his wife and
attempting to kill himself and of his
confinement in the insane ward for
| time because of violent behavior
The trial of the case will be resumed
Friday.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-09
RICH SOUTHERN PLANTER
MAY BE IN LOS ANGELES
Wife Believes Wealthy Georgian Who
Disappeared Made Way to
Angel City

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. S.-Mrs.
Mabel Gerrin, wife of Edward S. Ger
rim, owner of a plantation near Au-
gusta, Ga, and said to be wealthy, left
tonight for Los Angeles to search for
some trace of her husband, who dis
appeared from his hotel here eight
days ago.
Gerrin is so years old. The couple
were married in Omaha August 10 and
came to San Francisco to pass their
honeymoon. Early last week Gerrin
suddenly dropped out of sight and Mrs.
Gerrin called on the local police to as
sist in finding him.
Detective failed to find any trace of
the missing man and his wife left for
Los Angeles, where she says her hus-
band owns a home at 535 Wall street
She believes he may have gone TO Los
Angeles while mentally deranged.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-09
TELEGRAPHIC BRIEFS

SENDS RESIGNATION-The resignation
of Governor Post of Porto Rico reached
the bureau of insular affairs yesterday and
was forwarded to President Taft at Bev=
erly.
CHARTER ADOPTED-st Joseph, Mo,
adopted a new charter at a special cleo
tion yesterday which places the city in.
the list Of those operating under the com
mission form Of government
MARRY IN PARIS-Miss Florence
Breckenridge, daughter of Gen. ]. c. Breck-
enridge of Washington, D. c.. mar
ried in Paris yesterday to Thomas F.
Hesketh, an officer in the English Horse
Guards
POSSE STILL OUT-The posse near
Huntington, w. Va, has not yet captured
the negroes Jim Creel and Jerry Lick who
made a double attempt to assault three
young white girls, daughters of Mason
county farmers, yesterday.
CROOKS ARRESTED-several San Fran
cisco detectives are in San Jose working in
conjunction with the local detectives dur
ing the Native Sons celebration, and yes
terday arrested five bunco men, who are
well known to the San Francisco police.
MANY INJURED-Thrty were injured,
several seriously, in a head-on collision
yesterday between two interurban cars
the Elgin q Belvidere electric road, near
Huntley, III. A relief car was sent from
Elgin and the injured were taken to that
place
REJECT WAGE sCALE-The wage scale
offered by the Chicago city Railway COM
pany to its employees was rejected by an
overwhelming vote in a referendum which
closed yesterday. Arbitration must now
be enlisted if further complications are to
be avoided.
ENDS HIS LIFE-W. e. Burnside dep
uty treasurer of Clellan county stepfather
of County Treasurer Pringe and well
known politician, shot and killed himself
in his office Port Angeles Wash. Tues
day night His aged mother lives in Sac
ramento, Cal.
KILLS PEACEMAKER-George F. Shoe
maker foreman OF the Whatcom Falls MIL
company, was stabbed to death by Hugh
Finnan. a logger at Belingham. Wash
early yesterday. Fnnan was lighting with
stranger aud Shoemaker endeavored to
act as Deacemaker.
VETERAN EXPIREs-Joel Benedict Err
hardt, president of the Lawyers Surety
company, died yesterday Of heart disease
in his room at the Union League club in
New York. He had been IN only a short
time. Mr.. Erhardt served through the
| civil war. attaining the rank Of colonel
and later held several federal positions
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-09
GIRL TO BE SECRETARY TO
PRESIDENT OF OCCIDENTAL
Miss Mary Ruth Perkins, Graduate OF
Smith College, to Reach
City Soon

Miss Mry Ruth Perkins, B. A, class
of 1900, smith college, will arrived IN
the city in a few days to take up an
important work at Occidental college
as secretary TO President Baer.
Miss Perkins was DR.. Baer's secre-
tary in New York for four years and
for the last two years has been serving
President Seelye of Smith college as
his private secretary. She is niece
of ''Father Endeavor" Clark and
served both DR.. Clark and Or. Baer in
the Christian Endeavor headquarters
in Boston before going to New York
with DIR. Baer.
Miss Perkins is to become assistant
to the president at Occidental college
and serve DR.. Baer as his secretary.
Her former experience and her last
two years in. a similar position at
Smith college will make her particu-
larly valuable at this time when the
greater Occidental claims so much of
President Baer's time.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-09

sons are celebrating Admission day the
bosses will worry over the problem or
the advisability of abandoning the con-
vention. They are virtually FORCED 10
hold it. but in conference have ad-
vanced the opinion that its calling was
pretty hasty business realizing that
the best machine politics in this year $
campaign is a fight under cover ana
with unlabeled candidates.
Organize Club
Marshall Stimson and l.. A. Waldron
will be speakers at a meeting called to
be held tomorrow night at Goethe hall,
corner of Sanborn Junction and sun
set boulevard, to organize a Good Gov
ernment club.
Rump Is Unconstitutional
According to George Lyons, candi-
date for councilman. the proposition to
hold a city convention is 'unconstitu-
tionaP' in that it directly opposes the
city's constitution-the charter
''The holding of a convention is
plainlv opposed to the spirit of the di-
rect urinary provision of the city char
ter-which is the city's constitution
and I should feel myself that much less
a good citizen if ] were to encourage
il or take part in it," said Mr.. Lyons.
Il am asking NV friends not to make
anv effort to obtain the Endorsement of
the convention for me-
Where Barney Stands
Councilman Walter J. Wren has been
asked by his friends to be candidate
for the council again, but he has not
vet made his announcement. Council
man Barney Healy is also waVerlng-
he has not finally decided whether he
win run for his present position or be a
candidate for mayor.
"Whatever do I viii stand where 1
have always stood,'' says Mr.. Healy
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-09
PACOIMA QUARRY PLANT
PLANS ARE APPROVED
Advertisements for Bids to Be Opened
October 18 Ordered by the
Board of Supervisors

Plans and specifications for the plant
to be installed at the Pacoima rock
quarry were submitted to the board of
supervisors by the highway commits
sion yesterday and approved. Adver-
tisements for bids were ordered, and
these bids will be opened at 2 o'clock
October IS,
The specifications call for the COM
pletion of the plant within 12O days
a{ter the signing of the contract, a
penalty of $25 day being imposed for
each days delay and q bonus of $25 a
day being awarded if the plant is COM
pleted before the time fixed.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-09
Store
Open
All Day
Admission
Day
MILLION CHILDREN WILL
HELP IN FULTON FIESTA
More Than 100000 to Take Part in
Great Parade in New York
City October

NEW YORK, Sept. S.-Nearly 1,O00,
the children's festivals of the Hudson
Fulton celebration on September 30
and October 2.
More than 100000 of these children
will take part in a parade on October
2, and, for them, thousands of flags
have been provided.
Many thousands of the children are
being daily drilled in the public parks
in folk dances and other exercises and
during the celebration their exhibitions
will be given in many of the parks
1t is said that never before have so
many children taken part in any one
affaira
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-09
SURFEIT OF CHICKENS
TIRES WASHINGT0 0NIANS
Enforcement of Regulations Starto Fad
of Dining on Fowl, but Craze
Is Rapidly Abating

WASHINGTON, Sept s.-Of chick
ems young and chickens old; chickens
tender and chickens tough; chickens
hot and chickens cold, Washingtonians
have had enough
Owing to the enforcement Of the new
health regulations. occurring the main
tenance of certain sanitary conditions
in chicken coops and barnyards and
the fire regulations governing the
proximity of hen coops to residences,
owners of egg producers within the
city limits have to a large extent
found it more profitable to kin off
their fowls rather than meet the new
requirements.
AS a result, chicken dinners had be-
come quite fad with the Residents
of the national capital.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-09
interpretations

The following articles of incorpora-
tion were filed in the county clerk ;
office yesterday.
The Conner company-Capital, $75, 600
Directors: Louis j. McQuade, George L..
Kilo, Los Angeles; Joseph L. Dunley,
Sacramento: George A. McQuade,
Eureka; Horace ]. McQuade, Phila-
delphia.
Wood Glazing company--Capital, $10,-
600. Directors: Eugene H. Prescott,
George w. Lawyer, Clara e. Prescott.
Cerritos Gun club-Directors: A. 7.
Jergins, Harry A. Cole. William H.
Cole, b. II. Dyas, G.. T. Cline.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-09
TERM IN
PRISON FOR AGED MAN
Morton, 81 Years Old, Sem
fenced to One Year in New
York Penitentiary

NEW YORK, Sept. S.-Although he
is so years old, William Morton will
begin his eighty-third term in prison
in few days.
In special sessions court yesterday
he was sentenced to Imprisonment in
the penitentiary for one year, having
been convicted of stealing several pairs
of women's stockings from a Sixth av-
cue department store.
For years he has been a law breaker.
Lately he has confined his operations
to shoplifting, and in. the last three
years he has been in the penitentiary
four times.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-09
R0THSCHILD'S SWEETHEART
REACHES CHICAGO HOME

CHICAGO, Sept. S.-Suffering from a
nervous collapse as the result of the
shattering of the first romance of her
life, Miss Olga Menn daughter of
Rudolph Menn, the girl for whose sake
Baron Oscar Rothschild is said to have
killed himself, arrived home today .ac-
companied by her mother.
When questioned regarding the re-
ported engagement of her daughter to
Baron Rothschild Mrs. Mehn declared
that it was true that the two had been
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-09
Child Bitten by Dog

Harry Armenvariz. years old, liv-
ing with his parents at no Gibbons
street, was treated at the receiving
hospital last night for a severe lacer-
alton of his left foot caused by dog
bite. The little fellow was running
along the street in play when bulldog
sprang at him and seized him by the
foot and chewed it severely before
nassershY could drive the dog away.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-09
CHILDREN OF WELL KNOWN
NEWSPAPER MEN MARI led
Miss Edith McRae Becomes Wife of
John +. Scripps of San Diego
at Detroit, Mich.

DETROIT, Sept. S.-Miss Edith Nc
Rae, of this city and John Paul
Scripps of San Diego. Cal, were mar
ried at noon today at the residence of
the brides father. The father of the
groom. E. W. Scripps of San Diego and
the father of the bride, Milton A. Nc
Rae of this city, have been associated
in newspaper enterprises in many parts
of the United States for tWenty-seven
wears,
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-09
Malay Tin Output Decreases

output of the Malay states shows a
decrease during the first five months of
this year as compared with a cores
ponding period of 1908. This is a re-
suit of lower prices. according to Vice
Consul General Chamberlain of Singa-
pore. His report on this subject states
that the total production for the first
five months of 1909 was only 13,413 tons,
as against 20,616 tons for the same
period last year.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-09
Build New Railroad

SAN DIEGO, Sept. 8.-The first spike
in the permanent San Diego & Arizona
railroad was driven at 9:05 this morn
ing, with little ceremony. The right of
way is graded almost to Tia Juana,
Mexico, and construction work on this
first leg of the line will be rushed for
ward as rapidly as possible
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-09
Union to Hold Meeting

The September meeting of the Evan
gelical Prayer union will be held Fri
day. beginning at $3.50 a. m, at the
Central Presbyterian church. A spe
cial meeting for young people will be
held in the evening, led by j. A. Wells,
general secretary of the California
Christian Endeavor union.