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The San Francisco call., 1909-04-05
FIVE THOUSAND ATTEND
HALF HOUR OF MUSIC
Miss Edith Mote Smith Renders
Program of Song

BERKELEY, April 4.-Five thousand
people attended at the Greek theater
half hour of music this afternoon to
hear Miss Edith Mote Smith, whose re-
cital was to have been given two weeks
ago. but was postponed on account of
inclement weather.
Miss Smith is senior student at
SHELLS seminary of Berkeley, and has
a clear, bell-ifke soprano voice She
was accompanied by Warren d. Allen,
pianist and rendered the following
program:
Lift Up Thine Eyes (Frederick Knight Io-
GAM; Like Rosebud frank La Forge) :
Long Ago in Egypt LIZA Lehmann); Aria
from Wagner's ''Tannhauser'' .sThe Birth Of
Morn" tFrances LeonD; II Love But Thee
Frank La Forget; The Years at the Spring
Beach; la Folletta" (Marchestl.
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-05
GIRL DRAWS HATPIN AND
TRIES TO KILL HERSELF
Mother Protests i'm Vain and
Policeman Interferes

A frantic desire on the part of Ella
Kanoke. aged 20. to commit suicide
at Twenty-eighth and Valencia streets.
by stabbing herself with hat pin last
night. led to her arrest and detention
the supposition being that the girl has
lost her reason. While she was walking
with her mother she drew out q hat
pin and called out in a loud voice
that she was about to take her life
Her mothers efforts to calm her were
unavailing and finally she had to be
turned over to the care of Policeman
Patrick Casey.
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-05
UNRIYALLED VAUDEVILLE

MILE. ZELIE DE LUSSAN. Prima Donna OF
Metropolitan Grand Opera House. X. Y: S. MIL
I-ER KENT CO.; Jolly vIOLETTA assisted
by ~. Arnaud; ELSIE FAYE: MILLER & IVES
TON TOM NAWN & Co. 4-CASTING Dun
BARS: CHARLES MATTHEWS & Co: NEW
ORPHEUM MOTION PICTURES. Last Week
Great Musical Hit, S-MELANIS-S.
Evening Prices. IOc 25c. SOC 75c: Box Seats
81. Matinee Prices Except Sundays and Holt
days.. l0c, &c, soc. Phone WEST 5000
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-05
GOOD AUTO ROADS
NEAR LOS GATOS
Reports From That Section
Show Highways Are in
Fine Condition
Mountain Highway to Santa
Cruz Is Being Greatly
Improved
By K. K. PH0mmedieu

The following letter has been re-
ceived from a Los Gatos motor en-
thusiast concern
Good .u,o Road. that thhs seetion: ses 5nadS in
For the last win
ter Santa Clara
county has offered the automobilists
the best roads in California. During
this spring over 40 miles of the main
road has been covered with an IS
inch dressing of natural cement and
rolled smooth.
I'VE can safely state now that the
Santa Clara county roads are better
than the southern California roads.
The autoists that have gone through
the mountains to Santa Cruz say that
the roads are in fair shape. This
Santa Cruz road will be graveled be-
fore May day. Los Gatos has remade
all the main streets in town with this
natural cement. and it may now be
called the town without chuck hole
Christy Mathewson. pitcher for the
New York Giants, and Louis Pieper,
- ---- = coach OF the Har,
Ball PLAYER lay. oafd oaf i6 5e1%: Boston otsrtse tied
Au.o ran other day to find
out why some peo-
PIE even stayed away from the base
ball parks just because they liked to
ride in automobiles. Mathewson had
never driven big touring car. so they
dropped into the Rambler branch,
fans as well as automobile fans. Some
one ventured the remark that If Math-
ewson could do almost anything else
with his right arm he should have con-
troll enough to handle the big Rambler.
so the famous pitcher invited Pieper
and some of his friends into the ton
neau and gave them demonstration.
He says before the season begins he
will be driving a Rambler of his own.
One of the most interesting displays
to be seen in the automobile shops of
s.-,.,S,--T + sfndebaker snrs I,ag IS Rrothe a. the
at s1udebaker. California;. This
consists of de-
vice for the purpose of demonstrating
the superiority of the make and break
system of ignition as applied in the
Studebaker-Garford automobiles over
the jump spark system.
Francisco branch of the Michelin tire
company believes
Michelin Tires that his work has
Win Contest. Sy Dyeh the made reeords saslds
lin tires are making in various parts of
the country The telegraph news
Fla, recently: In the contest for the
Dewar $4,000 trophy, distance one mile
best two in three heats, a 130 horse
power car won the event The car was
equipped with Michelin tires The time
for three heats was 33 1-3 seconds
33 2-5 seconds and 33 seconds fiat
Brown beat his own worlds amateur
mile record of 33 3-5 seconds, which he
made on the beach in 1908 with car
equipped with MicheIins
The only other automobile events run
was the 100 mile stock car race for
cars of class D. listing from 81 900 to
S1,700, and class E. listing at 1898 and
under Both events were won by Buick
cars equipped with Michelin tires.
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-05
Clever Bill at Orpheum

Mile. Zelie de Lussan did not appea
yesterday at the Orpheum. She had a
cold and couldn't, but Stage Manager
Harry Crndorff promised faithfully that
she would be on hand today and stop
the smoking while she sang. Instead
OF the noted Carmen voice we had a
substitute in the person of Edward
Barnes. who would be hit at "The
Cave" at 3 a. m. He is a typical en-
tertainer-sings and plays ragtime.
personally, when he sang l wished he
were playing. and when he tore Sousa's $
Stars and Stripes to rags 1 wished
he were singing.
The bill is the best that the Or
pheum has had for many weeks. 1t
is 1ull or interest and variety and every
taste is gratifled. Some might like
Jolly Violetta, the Parisfenne dancer
pest; she is certainly wonderful
dancer Some might prefer the CLASSY
act that Elsie Faye. Miller and Weston
put on. Others might choose s. Miller
kents Marriage in a Motor Car
which ranks with any playlet that the
Orpheum books.
rom Nawn has changed his act this
week and his turn consists really of a
monologue in which Nawn's drolIe-1,
has happy chance. He is noIiticsa, :,
running for the high office of alderman
and his wit is Dooleylike and pertinent
Marriage in Motor Car, is a wild
fantasy IN which young man finds
hlmself welded, after rfotous night
TO woman whose Inheritance from
her aunt depends upon her being mar
ried before she is 81. That's how she
picks out Harold. who is drunk. and
explains why she intends to divorce
nlm az once. She needed victim. and
Harold was "it." But Harold refuses
his wife and wins, as 1T was certain
ne would from the start 1t is a com
pact little sketch. with something NJ a
tug on the leg OF coincidence AZ the
nnish when the identity of each is dis
covered by the other-but IT is NO
more OF tax on creduIity than most
Piayiets are. Meantime II is funny
from start to finish
want to pay my respects TO the
eight Melanis. Last week the only
fault one could reasonably find with
them was that their act was not long
enough. In quality ii was superior: in
quantity. stingy This week thew are
more generous and are vocally splen-
did In the La Paloma's selection.
done by the hutist and violinist, Direc-
tor Rosner at the organ added a spIen
did sample Of embroidered accompani-
ment and weaved around the pretty
melody brilliant net of counterpoint
and ornament of runs and trius.
Jolly Violetta is a remarkable dancer
How good her impersonations are OF
famous French artists she initiates 1
can not say; but imagine they are at
least as good as the original. She is
large but supple. and her dancing is
startling-daring sometimes and grace
full always.
/ wish that Elsie Faye Miller and
Weston wouldn't call their turn -the
act dainty" That's an awful title for
a really good presentation of singing
and dancing. Miss Faye has an inim-
liable style of delivering her songs
and her masculine partners have most
dexterous feet and nimble legs. The
four Dunbars are still the hit they
were last week.
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-05

Men who drive automobiles are learn
ing that Fels-Naptha is a necessary part of
a motoring outfit. 1t is the only soap that
will quickly take oil and grease from their
hands and faces in cool or lukewarm water.
Most of the women who wash clothes
for men who drive or build automobiles
learned long ago that Fels-Naptha will take
out grease and CRIME better than any other
soap. And Fels-Naptha does it in cool or
lukewarm water without boiling the clothes
and without hard-rubbing.
The Fels-Naptha way of washing is
Just as modern as the automobile. The
progressive woman has said goodbye to the
slow-coach, washboiler, hard-rubbing way
of washing and has got aboard the time
saving, labor-saving, clothes saving
Fels-Naptha way of washing.
If you don't know the Fels-Naptha
way of washing, it will take only one trial
to convince you. Follow easy directions
printed on the red and green wrapper.
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-05

DATE PALM sToLEN-Berkeley, April A.
George Mohr, 1910 Shattuck avenue reported
this morning that a date palm worth So had
been stolen last night from his premises and
he offered $25 reward for the arrest Of ths
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-05

street, designed and erected by McCuI-
Tough, 2023 Market street pay Is per
cent.
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-05

We are repairing and remodeling furs
at SS 1-3 per cent less than summer
prices. H Liebes & Co. 1444 Van Ness
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-05
Anty Drudge Smoothes Over Domestic
Difficulty.

WJe-John, you've just got get some to Sop
that auto. Your clothes are full of grease, dirt
cement and dear knows what ALL I've tried every
chemical cleanser knoT, but can. get them clean.
Anty Drudge-"And you've missed the only thing that
will make them clean. Fels-Naptha will take out
every spot. Try it! You'll seei''
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-05

A small want ad in The Call brings
results. Try 1t.
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-05
By Walter Anthony

Tim Owsley is an ebonized James
Mcintyre; Sarah Green has a voice like
soft. black velvet, Charles Bougia has
barytone which is sympathetic,
Sarah venable sings with much power
and effectiveness and Sissieretta Jones
still remains the BLACK PATTI and can
not be excelled by many sopranos of
lighter shade in the Interpretation of
those songs which appeal directly to
the heart Miss Jones can warble some,
too. and sings operatic arias with mu-
sical taste and artistic effect She
heads The Blackville Strollers" at the
American theater, and alone is easily
worth the price to hear when she sings
the "Suwanee River" melody with much
fervor. She invites the tribute of tears.
ECONOMY Is APPARENT
Her company needs strengthening,
not so much among the principals as in
the support and in the chorus. The
evidences of an economic spirit are ap-
parent and there is not as much live
illness in the ranks of the dancers as
the public is wont TO expect from a
musical comedy company made up of
the careless and animated children
from Africa.
leo OH Win Tim OWSiey because
he is the big hit of the piece. His fun
is of the noisy, obvious order, but it
is pervaded by a sensitiveness and an
appreciation for humor which are rare
ly encountered in a comedian, black
or white. He succeeds in initiating a
negro with remarkable fidelity to our
ideas of the race and could scarcely be
better. Some comic songs of his are
particularly good and in his burlesque
scene with Charles Bougia he was a
great jet joke.
MUSIC FITS NONSENSE PLOT
You will be surprised when you hear
Sarah Green sing. In another company
which did not boast OF Black PATTI
she would I'LL the bill nicely. Her
voice is quite free from that strident
character which the voices of most
negresses exhibit, and she is a graceful
dancer, too.
The music, which was written by
Trevor L. Corwell, is bright and tune
full to fit the nonsense plot of the play.
There is little need for scenery and
little supplied. and the costumes are
not elaborate nor especially beautiful
With the addition of few members
TO the chorus and more animation the
play. The Blackville Strollers," would
be the perfection of negro musical
comedy.
The audience yesterday afternoon
was enthusiastic over the singing of
Miss Green and Bougia in their tuneful
duet, I've Taken Quite a Fancy to
You. and was even more dernonstra-
tive over the excellent vocalisan of the
star. Black Patti
The play will run a week
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-05
Special Show
at Studebaker's

CUIISISI6 OI a VI
vice for the purpose of demonstratin
the superiority of the make and brea
system of ignition as applied in tn
tudebaker-Garford automobiles owe
the jump spark system.
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-05
SISSIFRfTTA JONES
APPEALS TO HEART
"BIack Patti" Invites Tribute of
Tears by Singing in Black
vile Str0IIers"
Tim 0wsley, the Comedian, Is
Big Hit of Musical Comedy
at American
CAST OF CHARACTERS
In the Musical Comedy,
"BIackVilIe SfrOHerS"

Ry S. Tutt Whitney.
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-05

r. f. Thompson. manager of the San
Francisco branch of the Michelin tire
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-05

The following letter has been re-
/ ceived from a Los Gatos motor en-
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-05

this city IS at the
Studebaker Broth
erS company of
California. This
consists of a dc
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-01-20

equalization; while BY granting REL
bates the council would apparently be
taking upon itself the duties Of a
board Of equalization, and when re-
bate Is granted other property hold
ers must naturally make up for the
rebate-which thus brings about a
method oi assessment not contem-
plated by the laws and might in an
extreme case render absolutely
nugatory the work Of proper board
Of equalization.
Of course II the rebate was made
up out Of the general fund 1t would
be plainly and absolutely illegal II
no new assessment Is made Il Is not
very clear how the amount can be
made up.
The fact that this committee was
hard at work in the city hall yesterday
speaks much for the business admin
istration" that many confidently ex-
pect from the new councilmen.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-01-20
REALTY TRANSFERS

George HILBERT of the Chinook
Observer, was in the city yesterday
on matters of business.
R. S. Lawson Of Portland was do
ing business in this city yesterday
and was sojourning at the Oecident.
John v, Burns of San Francisco
was business visitor in Astoria yes
terday.
Mrs. George Winship Of Ilwaco
spent the day in this city yesterday,
being registered at the Occident.
D, Weingarter of Portland was
among the crowd Of people aiighting
from the noon train from the me-
.tropolis yesterday,
], 7. Segrist of Seattle was in the
city yesterday afternoon on business,
returning homeward on the evening
train He was registered at the Mer-
wyn.
K. F. Sandstrom Of Tacoma spent
the day here yesterday and was
domiciled at the Northern Hotel
G, B. Entwistle Of Buffalo, N, ",
was one of the host of business visi-
tors in Astoria yesterday.
]. D. Lindstrom Of Hammond was
in the city yesterday for few hours,
ID, H, Lyon Of Brook6eld spent the
day in this city yesterday.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-01-20
Reporta m Wrltlnr-

Councilman Curtis, member Of the
ways and means committee OF the
common council, said last evening
that in the future this committee win
make II a practice to take active no.
tice Of all petitions and other com.
munirations addressed 10 the council
BY citizens and referred to II for ac-
ton or report. A usual practice has
been TO Gle many such petitions or
communications without comment,
but Mr. Curtis states that the ways
and means committee will make a
written report in relation to each
and every matter placed in its hands.
Doubtless the other committees will
do the same thing, as there seems to
be d disposition in the new council
to do things in business-like way.
OF course while new brooms sweep
clean" on the other hand, habits
learned early are apt to be followed"
and citizens generally will doubtless
be greatly pleased atthe way the new
eopncilmen--and Mayor Smith--are
taking hold Of municipal affairs
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-01-20
THREE MEN MAY HAVE
BEEN DROWNED
HAVEN'T RETURNED FOR
THEIR FISHING BOAT SINCE
LAST SUNDAY.

According to a statement that was
brought to town BY BILLY" Davis
yesterday morning there is posi-
biIity that some grave mishap may
have befallen three men from this
city who went hunting Sundey on
the Columbia river up near Fern
Hill.
Three men were observed to arrive
up the river Sunday in one Of the
ordinary Columbia river fishing boats,
and because Of their somewhat pecu-
liar actions we're observed quite close
ly by the children of the Davis family
who reside on the Oregon side Of the
river there. After a short time the
men anchored their fishing boat and
put off in light sliff in the direction
of McGregor's Island. The river was
very rough at the time and nothing
more was seen Of any Of the party by
the members Of the Davis family,
though watch was kept for their
return.
Their fishing boat still remains un-
called for. Mr.. Davis yesterday dis
cussed the matter with Mr. Mack, the
fish warden, and from the license
number on the boat it was ascertained
that it belonged to Charles S. Schultz
of Uppertown. Whether Mr.. Schultz
was in the party or not is not yet
known.
If the members Of the party are
all right It seems odd that they should
have left their boat in the river, at
the mercy Of the ice packs and
storms, while on the other hand the
light skiff in which they put off for
Island may have easily
been overturned in the rough river
and the three men lost.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-01-20
ADJUSTMENTS
SHORE ACRES

Archie Boyd, who is playing the
part ot Nathaniel Berry in James A.
Herne's great play, Shore Acres
has been identified with the stage as
a leading character actor for several
years. He has been conspicuous in
many Of the great productions Of the
country and has a reputation second
to none as an artist OF unusual YER
satility. Mr. Boyd like most Of the
old-time actors as he sometimes
styles himself, began Al the bottom Of
the ladder and worked UP. He will
be seen here in the great play @Shore
Acres" at the Astoria Theatre next
Saturday. He began his histrionic
career in De Bars stock company in
St. Louis, II which city he was born.
II was during the Civil War when he
went upon the stage, ST. Louis at
that time, was one Of the storm cen
ters Of the great civil strife. AT that
time the Ben De Bar theatre in St.
Louis was one OF the most prominent
play houses in the United States. Be.
fore being assigned part he was
in the theatre Mr. De Bar
was one OF the great actor managers
of his time, coming to this country
from England when in middle life,
Young Boyd was ambitious to be-
come an actor and much to his sur
prise, the opportunity came TO him
much sooner than he expected. De
Bar was an observing manager. He
knew the relative value OF every mem
Der of his company, He thought he
saw in the boy the making Of a char
acter actor, which was not exactly
any part Of the youths ambition at
that time. The youthful member Of
the company was inclined to protest,
saying he couldn't play character
parts but De Bar insisted that he
could and that was his beginning as a
character actor, from which line he
has never departed.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-01-20
Police On New Beats.


Acting Chief Of Police Oberg yes
terday made ont new list Of beats
for the seven members Of the force,
and as a result there are one or two
decided changes. The complete list Is
as follows: Officer Thompson, Fourth
street 10 wst end; Officer Houghton,
Fourth 10 Ninth streets; Officer Lin
vile. Ninth to Twelfth streets; OFF.
Ger Wilson. city At large; Officer Rim,
clerk at headquarters and subject to
calls. The FIRST FIVE officers are de.
tailed from 7 o'clock in the evening
10 5 in the morning, Officer Wilson
is on from 5 in sthe morning to 4
o'clock in the afternoon. Officer
Rim viii be on duty from 8 to 5.
BY this shifting ofiicer Linville, who
has long been in the district from
Fourth 70 Ninth, goes 70 Ninth to
Twelfth Officer Houghton win take
the redlight district vacated BY Lin
willie, Officer Thompson, who has
long been on duty In the central part
Of the city, goes to the west end Of
town. Oficer Debeau takes the beat
from Twelfth street to the depot;
Officer Hansen from the depot cast
to Alderbrook.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-01-20
Expetts Are Named

The books of the city treasurer city
auditor aud other city officials, are 10
be experted by w. r. o'Brien and
John Nordstrom. AT d meeting Of the
city council Monday night the council
referred the subject 10 the committee
on ways and means, with power to
act and yesterday this committee an
ncuned that II had selected the two
gentlemen named for the work, The
cost Is not 70 exceed $l0O.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-01-20
The Man who Eats

The man who eats does 50 with the
expectation Of being satisfied To
this end he seeks the best possible
place to crafty his normal appetite at
the most rational expense. These ac-
counts for the steady stream Of peo-
pie to and from the portals Of the
Palace Restaurant in this city. The
reputation Of the Palace is. founded
immoEeably upon the certainty and
amplitude of the service it renders to
every purse, and appetite, big and
little, Open day and night. Com
mercial streets, opposite the Page
building.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-01-20
Fish chalrmanshlp-

Representative Lcinenweber Of AS
toria has been named as chairman Of
the Fishery Committee Of the lower
house At Salem, a position Of much
Importance. Mr. Leinenweber may
we'll be pleased that he was selected
for this place, and doubtless he will
do much for the interests Of the fish
ermen Of the lower Columbia river
II any opportunity presents. Just what
fish legislation Is being planned has
not yet been made known.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-01-20
The perl,na Almanac.

. The druggists have already been
supplied with the Peruna almanac for
1909. In addition to the regular as
Economical matter usually furnished in
almanacs, the articles on astrology are
very attractive to most people, The
mental characteristics Of each sign are
given with faithful accuracy A list
Of lucky and unluclsy days will be fur
nished- to those who have our alma
macs, free Of charge Address The Pc
runa Co, Columbus, o.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-01-20
DEAD COMMISSIONER IS
HONORED Or RECORD
BOARD OF PILOT COMMISSION
ERS PASS RESOLUTIONS IN
: MEMORY OF THE LATE
SYLVESTER FARRELL.

The Oregon Board Of Pilot Com
missioners Consisting now Of A. ".
Pendleton and F. ]. Taylor) met in
this city yesterday in adjourned ses-
sion, and one Of the FIRST things that
went to the records in the hands of
Secretary Ross, was the following
resolution Of respect in memoriam Of
the late Sylvester Farrell, deceased,
until his death a valued member Of
the board. 1t reads as follows:
Whereas, it is with regret that
this board has learned Of the death,
since its last regular meeting Of Mr..
S. Farrell, one Of its members, re-
solved, that we hereby express our
sorrow at his sudden and unexpected
death that this board fully realizes
that, in his death, it has lost wise
and useful member and its members
have lost genial and whole-souled
friend and companion, and, Resolved,
that we hereby extend to the family
of the deceased our sincere sympathy
in their bereavement and that these
resolutions be spread upon the min.
utes of this board and a copy sent to
the family Of the deceased"
The board then turned its attention
to the routine matters that had gath
cred during its FIVE weeks Of recess
and dispatched everything in the
usual careful manner, and adjourned
until the meeting in course.