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The San Francisco call., 1909-02-28

into trouble through attending a prize
nght His makeup was complete and
his freedom OF action was notable He
was not afraid of his hands and arms.
as amateurs usually are and was ef-
fective in his bits of bypIay, as, for in
stance, when he thinks the escaped
lunatic is after him. His adroit and
sudden turning and frightened glanees
were magnificent and eloquent and won
him much applause
Miss Genevieve Gillette was the
Swedish servant. She developed the
broadest humor irnagina Bile, and her
dialect was a delight. She has much
native talent for the stage. should
say The audience encored every exit
she made.
MINOR PARTS WELL PLAYED
Oscar Hueter was a manly and Wig
orous Richard; Willard Beatty was the
sanctimonious air; Miss Vera Lind
strom was a statuesque and beautiful
Cissy. for which role she was gowned
exauisitely: Miss Irma Northrup was
Mrs Goodly's ancient sister in a fine
caricature Of a makeup. Miss Gladys
ELLIOTT was perplexed and effective as
EbeueZers sorely troubled and deyot-
ed wife: MaTjory was in the hands of
Miss Florence Reinhold and was pretty
and deu1ure. Miss Lillian Capp was the
bookish Minerva with a stubborn dis
position TO support Darwin, while Os-
wald Lawton as the policeman, Clyde
Pitchford as Bigbee and Curtis ingram
as the superintendent of the sanitarium
were effective in their smaller roles.
A dinner was given last night to the
members of the cast by the senior
class, which graduates in June, and for
whose benefit and under whose aus
pices the farce was presented yester-
day afternoon. Those who enjoyed the
dinner were:
The Misses Genevieve Gillette, p. NJ.
Otto, Vera Lindstron1. Maybelle Arendt
Corinne Madison. Gladys Elliott, Lii
liam Capp. Florence ReinhoId. Mar9a-
ret Downie and Irma Northrup; Rich
ard Jones, Maurice Stewart CLYDE
Pitchford, Fred Hornick- Jack PhyI-
lips. Oswald Lawton, Willard Beatty.
Curtis Ingram, Freeman Smith and
Oscar Hueters
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-28
CROCKfR DESIGNS
ST. FRANCIS WING.
Young Millionaire Makes Debut
as Architect and His Plans
Are Accepted


TempIeton Croker made his: debut
yesterday as architect in chief to the
board OF directors Of the st, Francis
hoteI company. when he. submitted
plans for the new 10 story addition. To
the hotel which will be built on the
corner Of Post and Powell streets.
Young Crocker has achieved some
prominence recently as a supervisor Of
the sleuths.~ who. have been searching
Tor his sisters $50. 200. pearl. necklace.
but his prowess as an architect came
IS a surprise TO his business associates
When the original pians*for the addt-
ton. were drawn. and published, much
criticism was directed at the unsightli:
ness Of "a pyremidar. tower. that had
been. designed to. surinount the new
wing.
Persons signing themselves as lovers
Eof art" FER the good of San Fran
cisco. and ~connoisseurs" wrote be-
seectingly. TO the board Of directors Of
the ST. Francis hotel company and
asked that the hideous tower be elimi-
mated. IN fact, the criticism became so
strong and. general that the board de-
cided that something SHOULD be done,
and accordingly, at meeting held yes
terdaxs Templeton Crocker submitted
his plans which were Immediately ac-
.cepted. The tower will not be. as high
as the one formerly planned and viii
be OF Norman design
=. The new wing viii be Is stories high.
but the. rooms win only extend TO the
twelfth floor In the basement will be
situated Turkish and Russian baths.
work upon the addition viii begin at
once.
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-28
FEW RECRUITS: FOR. NEW
COMPANIES OF n. g. c
Inspection Shows Many Vacan-
: cies in Ranks. of Militia

The inspection OF the national guard
OF this state wifi be concluded about
the middle OF March. The muster OF
the companies in the middle south has
not been. satisfactory and several COM
panies may be recommended for mus
ter out because. some companies
showed less than 80 men instead Of 81
rank and file.
The report Of each company will show
its standing on the night OF muster and
inspection and VIII serve as the basis
for action BY the war department IN
the ma tier Of state allowance under the
appropriation act
There was q rush in. this city TO form
new organizations a few weeks ago,
when Governor Giliett announced that
he had received from the war depart
ment a request that he organize 1S
companies Of national guardsmen to be
held in reserve for coast defense and
said that he would take steps to secure
the necessary appropriation to provide
for the maintenance of Is companies
Of coast artillery.
-Four former national guard officers
started out 10 organize companies in
this city and during the first week
each found a few men who We're will
ing 20 get behind the heavy guns. but
since then recruiting has been difficult.
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-28
HUSBAND USES RAZOR
IN ATTACK ON WIFE
Nancy Perry Makes Accusation
i'm Suit for Divorce

Nancy Perry. in suit for divorce
from Frank w Perry fled yesterday.
accused her husband OF attacking her
with a razor. But for the timely inter
ference OF an outsider she would have
been severely hurt. Mrs Perry alleges
She also accuses Perry OF having ViO-
Iently beaten and slapped her
other suits for divorce fled yes
terday were: Edith Reeves against
Robert Reeves. willfuI neglect Viola
Clough against Edgar p. Clough. habit
ual fntemperance. William Lee against
Mae Lee false representation as 10
reputation and character before mar
riage.
Judge Cabaniss granted two divorces
yesterday-Louise Eckhzr6t from An
ton Eckhardt on the ground Of willful
neglect. and Ray Cannon from James
Cannon on the ground or cruelty.
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-28
DRAPERS SCOFF
AT GOSSIP OF
DIVORCE SUIT
Absurd Say Members OF
Family of Gotham Story OF
Marital Rupture
But Mrs. Draper Is Not at
=. Home. to Those Who
: Would Ask
Scout Tale That Prominent
Local CIubman Would
Wed Another

So absurd do members Of the family
OF Colonel and Mrs T. Waln-Morgan
Draper of New York and san Rafael
consider the story that appeared IN a
New York tattletaIe weekly TO the ef-.
feet that he. colonel is about to sue
his wife for divorce in the New. York
courts and then marry the daughter
OF James r Pitcher. the Aetna. ipsUr-.
ance company magnate. that they
would scarcely trouble to deny the re
port yesterday. The improbability OF
the story is to be further demonstrated
next week. II is asserted, by the ar
rival at the home in San Francisco Of
Colonel Draper himself who Is now in
Oregon !.
The family is living in one of ths.
Frank Johnson cottages on the mill
above the grounds of the Hotel Aafael,
a beautiful site. arording a view of
everything between il and Mount Yam
alpais. -,
MRS. DRAPER .NoT HOMED
Miss Dorothy Draper. the daughter.
and Morgan Draper. the younger son.
were at home.
My mother is not at home the son
said. and then inquired the object Of
the calls He readily suspected, as did
Miss Draper, that the New York gossip
had been responsible for the visit "
My mother will not see you on that
matter, nor discuss IL. I am sure" said
Miss Dorothy authoritatively. You
know the character OF the paper that
published the story. We are from New
York, and there nothing that appears
f- il
slant. There is absolutely nothing in
the story: but mothe= has refused 10
discuss the matter, II is so absurd
Why, my father is coming down from
Oregon next week The entire article
is as false as the sentence which says
that my parents separated. 20 years
ago. You see that could not be pos
sibIe."
The New York story was a highly
seasoned dish for vftiated society pal
ates. It is said that Colonel Draper
was about TO become engaged to Miss
Philarf Pitcher as soon as he could
secure divorce from his wife Miss
Pitchers father is a millionaire insur-
anceman, and is interested largely in
mines Colonel Draper. who Is a min
ing engineer, has had charge OF the
Pitcher mines. and in that way. the
story developed. the colonel and Miss
Pitcher met
PROMINENT CLUBMAN
The Diapers are well known locally.
Colonel Draper is member OF the BO-
henian club. Socially the women are
prominent The Diapers were the only
persons who entertained Admiral and
Mrs Evans at a home affair while the
famous sailor was in California with
the fleet last year. There are three
children-Miss Elsa Kelsey Draper.
Miss Dorothy and young Morgan
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-28
BULLOCK FREED OF
GRATING CHARGE
San Mateo District Attorney
Acquitted by Jury

REDWOOD CITY, Feb e7.-District
Attorney Joseph J. Bullock is a free
man. After being out 5s minutes this
afternoon. a jury. OF which Richard
Mccain of BereSford was foreman
found Bullock not guilty of a charge
or maifeasance in office Six ballots
were taken. three men. Henry Hide
brand of Woodside A. T. Beer and John
Glennan Of Redwood City. voting for
conviction on the first three ballots
Beer standing out until the end
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-28
DAVID BELASCO GUEST
OF BOHEMIAN CLUB
Function Attended by Many of
His Boyhood Friends

David Belasco was feted last night
by the members of the Bohemian club
at an elaborate dinner, followed by the
presentation OF a eleverIy written play
by DR.. J. Wilson Shieis. president O.,
the club. The affair was planned as
san Francisco's tribute to the great
playwright, and many of those who at
tended the function had known BeIasco
in his boyhood days
A number OF prominent persons spoke
at the dinner, including DR.. J. Wilson
Shieis Joseph D. Redding, Charles i.
Fields. Willis Polk and Waldemar r
Young
David Be1asc0 made a pretty reply to
the short speeches which all touched
upon his life. either as boy IN San
Francisco or a great dramatist.
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-28
NORTHWESTERN TO
SPAN RUSSIAN RIVER
New Bridge Will Add to
Scenic Route
TSeecioI Dispdfch 10 The Gail

Especial Dispatch 10 The Call
SANTA ROSA. Feb 2T-The North
western Pacific railroad has begun
work on the construction OF a bridge
across Russian river to connect Camp
Vacation with Russian river landing
and provide for the extension OF the
6Iuerneyille broad gauge line across
the river to some point on the narrow
gauge to Cazadero-
with a third rail laid on the latter
line summer traffic TO the Russian river
camping points caQ be handled over
either route and campers can have the
privilege or coming up from San Fran
cisco on one line and returning on the
other, making a loop with beautiful
scenery.
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-28
JURIST DECIDES OWN
RULING TOO SEVERE
Superior Judge Mitigates Deci-
sion Given When Police Judge

Judge Cabaniss has proved successful.
IN the police court Milt Healey was
convicted Of selling opium and fined
$500 By the Judge. He appealed from
the decision. and the appeal came be-
fore Judge Cabaniss. since elevated 10
the superior bench His honor made s.
judicial examination Of his own judz-
u1ent. decided that Police Judge Ca
banfss had been rather severe and
rnftfgated the penalty to z fine OF 800
or 10 days in jail in the alternative
Healey decided that he would serve
the 10 days.
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-28
QUEEN LILIUOKALANrS
LEGAL ADVISER DIES
J. o. Carter a Prominent Figure
in Hawaiian Affairs

HONOLULU. Feb. 37--J. O. Carter.
for many years a prominent hgure IN
the business and political life OF ths
Hawaiian islands died todzr aged n
wears He was adviser 70 Queen LII
oufkalani at the time the monarchy
was overfhroWu- He was one OF the
Oldest white natives of the island.
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-28
CAST OF CHARACTERS
In George Broadhurst's farce
"What Happened 10 Jones'

Ebenezer GoOdly, professor OF anatomy
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Fred Hornick
---....----..s..-.. Gladys Elliott
Marjorys Ebenezer's youngest daughter,
.s-.-.--...-..F Florence Rheinhold
Richard, engaged 70 Marlory --.--....-.
Oscar Hueter
Helna, Swedish servant .Gensvieve Gillette
Cissy, Ehenezer's ward Vera Lindstrom
Minerva, Eheuezer's eldest daughter
---.---.. Lillian Capp
Alv1na Starlight, hrs Goodly's sister;
---.-.--......-.Ir .IruaA Northrop
Jones, who travels for hymn book
house. .---.-.-.-...-...R Richard D. Jones
Holder, policeman Oswald Larton
Antony Goodly, bishop Of BsIlarat
....I.-- -.s..---- Willard Beatty
William Bigbse, inmate Of a sanztorjun
..----------- Clyde Pitchford
Henry Fuller, superintendent Ct sanato-
nan -..#..-. -.....-. Curtis Ingram
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-28
DRUNKEN OPERATOR
CAUSES2OODEATHS
Captain Russell of Pacific Mail
Liner Describes Acapulco
Disaster

The Pacific Mail liner Newport, which
arrived here yesterday. reached Aca-
pulco two days after the burning of the
Flores theater, in which more than 200
lives were lost. The people of the
Mexican town were still stunned by the
calamity. There was not a home in the
place untouched by the. general be-
reavement- Some houses were closed
altogether The whole family had gone
to the show and all had perished. In
the town was a herd OF unclaimed
horses They had carried their owners
TO town that night and the owners had
died IN the flames.
Captain Russell OF the Newport went
ashore and when he returned and told
what he had found the passengers sub
scribed $50 and sent it ashore as their
contribution to the relief fund
MACHINE OPERATOR DRUNK
Captain Russell gives the following
account OF the disaster:
The fire was caused by the ex-
plosion of a gasoline tank about 10
minutes after the show opened The
Hldu VINO was operating the picture
machine lacked experience and was
half drunk
The theater was a fimsy. wooden
structure with a false ceiling of cotton
cloth. The whole house was in flames
within five minutes. There was only
one exit, a small door in the front of
the building, so that only those on the
ground floor had a chance to get out
Those in the gallery Just piled oEer the
rail in heaps and the fire from the
blazing ceiling broifed them aliveA
The loss Of life is placed at more
than 200 George Moreno. the Pacific
Mail agent. his wife and two children
had a narrow escape. Two of their
servants were burned TO death
CoMMANDANTE RESCUED SOME
Governor Flores and his two neph-
ews were at the theater The governor
sat near the door and got out quickly.
One of his nephews was burned about
the head. The conrIan ndante and his
men did good work. They tore some
boards out OF the side OF the shack and
through the hole many escaped 1t
was all over in 30 minutes. There was
not vestige left OF the tleater The
victims who were mot burned to death
were either choked with the gases or
suffocated under the bodies of their
fellow sufferers.
Many persons have become insane
and Acapulco is in the depth OK woe
and misery.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-11-07
IRON PRODUCTION IN CHINA.
Ideal Conditions Found There For Eco-
 nomcal Production.
From the Iron Trade Review.

From the Iron Trade Review.
 Imagine river connecting our Lake Superior ore deposits with Pittsburg, a river navigable to tow boats and barges another similar river suited for bringing down coal and coke, and river naviga- ble to ocean going vessels connecting Pittsburg with tidewater, and one has a rough sketch of the position in China.
 The Hanyang iron and steel works are 600 miles Inland, on the Yangstelxiang river, navigable to large oceans goins steamers. The 60 per cent ore is lowed POO miles down the Tayeh river to the Hanyang works, and coal is lowed 200 miles down another river to yne works Erection of the plant was started in 1884, the origina1-plan being that of using ore from point some 75 miles down the Yangstekiang river, with coal mined near the plant. The coal proved unsuitable for smelting, and the present system has supplanted the original.
 The works are nothing, rom the Amer lean standpoint, producing only about 500 tons of pig iron daily, while the du- plex steel plant involves two 15-ton con- verters. now being installed, with four open-hearth furnaces, making about 25o tons of steel ingots daily.
 While very little, relatively is known of the geology of China, enough IS known to make 1t obvious that there are vast possibilities. We used to be amused by the tales of American and British engineers who had had experience with Chinese methods and Chinese labor The ridiculous ineffciency of the labor and the adherence of the people to weird traditions melted our disabilities, but those are things which can change. The fact that China has been so uttely im- mature is the best evidence of what can be done in the future, when already China has at will sent her pig iron into the United States
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-11-07

with its new plays, marched down the field through and over the bswildered opponents. six, eight, ten. dozsn yards at a down. until the coach of the In dians exclaimed: 'I cannot understand what is the matter with my men. never saw them so completely at sea-"
 The final score was 85 to Q, and the plays had made good" The PrsNce- ton game was won g to 5. and the liar yard game 2S to 0, and within a year half the teams in the country were play ing "tackle-back" plays. In tho same or that year Harvard played against ale no fewer than 20 men. They were consider ably heavier than the Yale mon. ana yet the majority of those who were taken out were not injured, but rather 50 ex- hausted by their efforts to meet these plays as to make 1t advisable to replace them with fresh men.
 Such an Incident of football cam paign may throw some light upon the reasons why the sport has acqureo its tenacious hold upon players ana spectators. History shows that the game of football has been severely criticised and denounced and even forbidden py law, but with singular insistenoe It con tinues to asserts its vitality. and 1t never was more popular than in America today. East and west. north and souths N spreads. Whatever objections there may
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-11-07
tenacious Hold Upon Players
 and Spectators
GAMES CRITICAL PERI D
Important Conference and Agreement In the Winter of 189o-feoo at New Haven and It's Mean
 Ing to Game.

From the Century Magazine.
 In the winter of 1S99-19Oo, before an open fire at New Haven, with sleet and snow beating at the windows and the wind bowling a gale outside, three men sat thrashing out the never-failing subject of football strategy One was the cap tain of the next years team at Yale, the second was the field coach, and the third was a graduate adviser
 Its the fundamentals we must work on," said the field coach "'The reason why we had such a close call last year was because we have been gradually drift Ing away from the good old principles of blocking your man, getting through. and tackling low. I tell you, any team that masters those fundamentals in the first month can then build up a game that will win"
 That's true said the captain. We worked on other things so much that we Were certainly weak in the cardinal prin- ciples."
 T absolutely agree.with that" said the adviser. but I also believe that in the general system the possibilities of offense are not half exhausted, and that a set of plays can be given a team that will sim ply annihilate the defense of the oppo- nents, provided. of course, the men know straight football"
 By jovei 1t would be pretty fine" said the captain. If we could do that!'
 Tt can be done" said the graduate: but 1t will be the hardest for you and the coach 10 carry 1t out
 What do you mean by that?" queried the coach.
 Because the plays will be entirely un- satisfactory to everybody while they are being put in practice. By the first of Mo- moan the time spent upon them, and predict the direst failure, If they are con- tinued."
 Do you really mean that?"
 Certainly l do, and then 1t will be up to you to stand the gaff,' as they say, and carry them through until they begin to have their effect. The first week they may work a little from their very novelty and because the men are interested. Then before the individual members of the team have had sufficient practice to make them complete every movement of pre- clsion the defense will prove the strong CT. The scrub will stop the plays or tangle them all up; the team will first lose confidence, then ambition, and finally you will find even your best men, while not in rebellion, desiro>-.S dropping the plays and going back to the simple ones upon which they have been Chilled in the past.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-11-07
An Old Sherlock Holmes.

From the Glasgow Medical Journal.
 Tn connection with the death of Dr. Whitelaw of Kirklsintillooh, an interesting story is told of his early career. Being called up one night he was walking along with the messenger when he was rot upon and knocked down in a lonely part of the road
 His pockets were rifled and he was left lying on the road severely injured. One of tho articles stolen was clinical thsr- mometer with which he had that evening taken the temperature of . patient He remembered the temperature registsred, also that he had not shaken down the mercury before putting the thsrmometer back in his pocket and He Communicated these facts to the police.
 Sometime afterward thermomstsr reg 1stering the Identical temperature was dis covered/ in a pawnshop in Glasgow and by this means the police were enabled to track the doctors assaiiants and to arrest them
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-11-07

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be to it-or, rather. to the abuse of it. the history of the sport would indicate that 1t is There to stay" and the part of wisdom both of Its advocates and its critics would seem to conSist in en- deavoring to eliminate tho objectionable features.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-11-07
Keen Still.

From the New York Times
 The man who has the greatest com, mand of language is the one who knows when to keep still.
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