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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-02-02
ALCAzAR PLAYERS
WIN IN WAR DRAMA
Winston ChurchiIl's 1.-THE Cri=
SIS Causes Many Throbs
at Popular Theater
Bertram Lytell, Miss Vaughan
and Other Members Score
a Decided Hit

It is not new thing for the Alcazar
stock company to achieve laurels; in
fact, 1t is a most usual occurrence It
follows then that 1t is according no
more than an ordinary need of praise
to say that the Alcazar production last
night of Winston Churchilps stirring
drama The Crisis" was another vic
tory to be added to those that have
been won. But one thing was accom-
plished last night that was almost
epochal-a new play was staged with
out single flaw OF action or mis-
take Of setting to brand it with the
earmark of a first night
There may have been one or two err
rors In costuming, but that is a thing
open to argument, and is matter of
personal Judgment. Leaving that
aside. the production was as finished
IN detail and as uniformly well pre-
sented in every way as the average play
IN the middle of a long seasons run
In scenic effect, costuming and char
acter portrayal The Crisis" was given
as complete, elaborate and satisfying
presentation last night as it has
ever been given in San Francisco.
This play of war time depends as
much on sincerity to the period in
which 1t is laid on any other single
element, and that sincerity demands
adequate costuming and a close ad-
herence by the actors to the niceties of
speech and mannerisms The true
spirit permeated it last night, and a
large audience throbbed time and again
TO the appeal of patriotism and love of
country. There were GREATNESS mo-
ments during the action of the piece
and spontaneous expressions of APP
proval, taking the form of curtain call
after curtain call at the end of each
act.
Bertram Lytell as Stephen Brice, the
young lawyer and Union army officer,
and Miss Evelyn Vaughan as Virginia
Carvel, the charming southern girl,
divided first honors. Both played their
parts near to the point of perfection
Howard Hickman made the most of his
strongest scenes in his characterization
of Judge Whipple. and A Burt Wesner
as Colonel Carvel, VIII r. Walling as
Clarence Colfax and John B. Maher as
Eliphalet Hopper were entitled to the
large share of applause which they
won. The minor parts were well taken
in every instance
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-02-02
FIRST NATIONAL BANK
OPENS NEW QUARTERS
Throngs of Visitors Inspect
Home of Big Institution

The First national bank opened in
its new quarters at Post and Montgom-
cry streets yesterday morning. Bust
ness, which had been duh during jan
uary. on account of the Indictment
weather Immediately began to assume
greater proportions and the officers and
clerks gave the new building the credit
for their busy day.
The corridors of the institution were
thronged all day with visitors who
inspected the new counting house from
the mezZanine floor down to the safe
deposit vaults. The interior of the
bank was filed with floral pieces bear
ing notices of success and good luck
The banking room proper is entirely
of marble and bronze. The ceiling is
white and old gold, inlaid with a deep
blue. The doors and all grill work are
of bronze, while the directors rooms
and office furniture are mahogany.
The safe deposit vaults, which are
said to be the largest in the city, are
almost complete. Several freight cars
were used to transport the steel sides
and fronts to this coast and it required
six months time to install them. The
old premises of the bank, it is reported
have been offered to the government for
an addition to the subtreasury site. but
as vet no answer has been received
from the treasury authorities as to
whether they have considered the site
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-02-02
SCHWAD DRYDOCk
IS INCORPORATED
Hunters Point Plant to Remain
Legally Separate From
Union Iron Works
Concerns to Be Practically Iden-
ticaI Now and May Later
Be Consolidated

Charles NJ Schwab, the leading stock
holder in the Union iron works. has de-
cided to operate the Hunters point
drydock, which he recently acquired,
as a separate corporation. The plant
was purchased with the purpose OF
making it part of the Union iron works,
but after consideration the new owners
have decided to keep its organization
distinct 1t will be operated by the
same interests and the two plants will,
for all practical purposes, be one, al
though retaining their respective en-
titles. 1t is intended to move the
Union iron works to Hunters point
later
The Hunters point property Will be
operated under the name of the Union
iron works drydock company. 1t was
acquired from the San Francisco dry
dock company at a cost of s1,S75, 900
only a few months ago. The articles
of incorporation were filed yesterday
and the capital placed at S2,00O,0OO.
The directors are given as John A.
McGregor, president of the Union iron
works; Arnold Foster, secretary and
treasurer of the Union iron works; j.
j. lyman, general manager of the Union
iron works; Joseph H. Congdon, cashier
of the Union iron works, and Mount
ford S. Wilson, the attorney. Each d.
rector has subscribed for one 500
share.
In the articles of Incorporation it is
specified that the purposes of the com
pany are to purchase, construct and
operate drydocks. floating docks,
wharves, warehouses, piers. factories
and vessels.
The Union iron works will be oper-
ated as before as a foundry and ship
building plant The drydock company
will be devoted to it's special purposes
for the present.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-02-02
DON'T DWELL UPON
CHURCH'S ERRORS.
Rev. Father Rice breaches Ser
mon at Mission Meeting in
ST. Dominic's
Tells People to Overlook the
Bad and Appreciate the
Good Done

beginning last night week s mis-
sion for Catholics VIII be held IN
ST. Dominic's church. Bush and
Pierce streets. under the auspices Oh
Rev. Father John s. Rice. The sermon
last night was delivered by Rev
Father Thueute of New York on Jesus
the Founder Of a Church. lie spoke
in part as follows:
The mistake that non Catholics make, mis-
take which we can easily pardon. is TO dwel
upon scandals eXaggerate them, ana then oiteh
consciously or unconscl0usIy misrepresent the
good in the Catholic church Ihus theF gave
the Catholic church. the church OF the 50 caIle1
dark ages. stupid cruel, criminal appeeaIahce1,
and the natural conclusion Is that such a cnurch
not be the church OF christ Let me eAiIIaih
this mistake Of none athOlics more fully how
often must we not have heard and read the re-
mark .-Popes Leo VIII and Plus Y are indeed
good men. but there have been bad, immoral ana
unjust popeSf ask. How many
History mentions very few But why con-
tinualy speak Of these two or three popes' VINO VINO
died wrong but cOndemning. however, their
own wrong doing by always teaching mat whlch
was right: and forget TO mention the $50 learned,
virtuous and holy popest
Are the apostles all bad because lhere was
Judas among them
Members Of the Catholic church were cruel
in some instances, as at the time OF the spanish
inquistion On account Of these few instances
Of cruelty the grand work of mercy and charity
performed by thousands and hundreds OF thou-
sands Of religious persons at aii times ana IN ali
countries is ignored and forgotten. Such treat
ment is OF course unjust.
We witnessed an instance Of the great ln1us-
tce but few years ago. When the Philippines
wefe taken from Spain a great.hue and cry arose
about the scandalous friars and the ignorant
Filipinos The great. glorious fact that the
friars had worked and suffered. for more than
800 years had civilized and christanized 6,0o0,-
600 of barbarians; had built schools. colleges
and universities ignored Blemishes were
discovered. and these were written about and
preached about while the brilliant light and life
giving heart of the sun ignored.
You may speak about the ignorance of the
Filipinos. the superstition OF SPAIN the cruelty
Of the inquisition; every one who knows the
true history of the Catholic church. said non
Catholic missionary lately knows that for cen
turtles she has been for the masses of the people
e light in darkness, joy in sorrow and life in
death
We want you TO forget what you have learned
about the Catholic church from false sources;
we want you TO study her true history and then
you viii find every page the marks of her
divine character Judge the church by her
works and not by the misrepresentation.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-02-02
WILL ENGAGE Herring AS
CONSULTING ENGINEER
Works Board Authorizes Nam
son to Proceed on Plant

City Engineer Manson was author
lied by the board of works yesterday
to secure the services of Rudolph Her
ing Is consulting engineer for the garb-
age disposal plant. and Lorin e. Hunts
selection as assistant engineer to aid
in the installation of the sewer system
was announced The board stated to
sired Flynn e. Treacy's authorization
to do sidewalk work in Twelfth avenue
between Clement and California streets
that it could not interfere in private
in the name of John H. Gray upon the
original petition having been disproved.
Gray's son signed with the fathers
consent
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-02-02
TWENTY MILLIONS
COST OF CRUISE
BattIeships Will Have Caused
Expenditure of Very
Large Sum
SquadrOns to Be United in the
Atlantic and Proceed to
Hampton Roads

WASHINGTON. Feb. In round
numbers the crNise of the battleships
when it is finished at Hampton roads
February % will have cost the Ameri-
can people $4,000. 600. That cost is fig
ured on the prices prevailing in the lat
ter part of 1905.
The $4,000 men aboard have spent
about S6.4OO.OO0-an allowance Of $500
for each officer and man-spread over
IA months.
The repair bill after the ships reach
their home ports is expected 10 run up
TO between s.. 00O. 900 and Sc. 1000 600.
Rear Admiral ArnOld's third squadron
of the Atlantic fleet, now concentrated
at Guantanamo. is under orders to
leave there between February s and 10
to meet Rear Admiral Sperry's Is bat
tleships. which are to leave Gibraltar
February s. Somewhere in the broad
Atlantic the ships Of the several squad
rons will get into wireless cOmmunica-
ton with each other and then. with
Arnold's ships as an escort. the vessels
will proceed to Hampton roads.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-02-02
COMMENTED WOMAN
SENTIMENTAL FUN
H0yt's Satire on Feminine Poll
tics PIeasingIy Presented
at the Valencia

Between Charles II. Hoyt. the adapt
able Valencia street players. several
somewhat vaudeville and musical com
edy effects and the graceful festoons Of
steampipes along the gunwales of the
theater there were more than one Con-
tented Woman in the near Mission last
evening. The Valencia theater put on
Hoyts political satire, and, while the
Blanche Stoddard the only "Contented
Woman" on the cast, the theater was
filled with the satisfied.
Hoyt wrote his play before the word
suffragette was invented but he
grabbed the species out of Denver or
Sacramento or some other intense To-
cality and had a lot of fun and a bit of
sentiment AS the burlesque is the
predominant part of the play, the lead
ing woman, Miss Stoddard, found. with
all her splendid work, a coterie of
rivals for honorable mention. Miss
Lillian Andrews, for instance, who
minded and terrifying advocate of
equal suffrage, persistently tickled the
funny bone of the audience. Her team
mate in the play her husband, Uncle
Todie," played by Charles Dow Clark,
and she were a farce in themselves.
The scene in the last act when the
man exerted his supremacy and sent
his subdued wife to bed, was irresist-
ible.
Miss Helen Lackeye secured fresh
approval for her acting as Mrs. Ebb-
smith. Miss Lackeye made most
handsome third decree Divorce. The
other girls in the cast, short haired or
picture hated as their roles demanded,
were highly diverting. And the intru-
sion of ballet in the ballot play was
a vote getter.
OF the men, Gerald Harcourt as Cut
ting Hintz, Thomas MacLarne as Ben
ton Holme and Reginald Travers as the
negro waiter were good and sufficient.
For an evening of contentment, see
the "Contented Woman" at the Valen-
cia theater.
VAN NESS
Eugene Walters drama. THE Wolf"
was given its first production in this
city last night at the Van Ness the
alter. The play drew a large audience
and was well received. 1t will be re-
viewed at length in tomorrow's Call.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-02-02
MISSION PROMOTION
SAYS SYSTEM is POOR
Assert That Records Will Be
Useless in a Few Years

The map books in the office of the
recorder of the city are in a deplor-
able condition and the DEGREES quieting
title TO property under the McEnerney
act are not being properly indexed, ac-
cording 10 a renOrt OF a special com
mittee Of the Mission promotion asso-
citation especially appointed to investi-
gale those books. last night,
The committee reports that unless
steps are Immediately taken to place
The books in good condition the records
a. property in San Francisco viii in a
few Years be as incomplete as they
were three DAYS after the fire Of 1906
The committee also recommends that
a system Of indeXing the DEGREES in
The NcEnerney cases, similar TO that
OF indexing the other instruments filed
with the recorder, be adopted.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-02-02
WOMAN WINS RIGHT TO
SHARE IN BIG ESTATE
Widow and Children Must Di=
vide With Niece

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1.-The case of
William Motley and others against
Cecil Brown and others, involving the
right of Emma Danford, an English
woman, to participate in the distribu-
ton of the 100000 estate of the late
Charles Motley of Hawaii, was dis
missed by the supreme court of the
woman's favor. Miss Danford was Not
lev's niece and lived with him as a
member of his household. His native
wife and her children contested Miss
Danford's right to share of her
uncles property on the ground that
she had exercised undue influence upon
him in the making of Will in her
favor
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-02-02
ROAD MAY BE PART OF
TRANSCONTINENTAL LINE
Railway From Sacramento to
Tahoe Thought Part of Scheme
TSpeciol Dispotch 10 The Call

SACRAMENTO, Feb. THAT the
Sacramento and Lake Tahoe railroad,
which is to be built between this city
and Lake Tahoe, work beginning this
summer, may eventually become a
part of a transcontinental line is be-
lieved by many who are familiar with
the project The road, which is TO be
primarily a lumber road, the majority
Of the stock being owned by G.. A.
Smith of Minneapolis, a millionaire
lumberman. has purchased terminal
grounds on the banks of the Sacra-
mento river in this city. indicating
that it IS the intention 20 operate
system of boats between this city and
San Francisco in connection with the
new road.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-02-02
REYNOLDS is APPOINTED
SECRETARY OF TREASURY
Chicago Banker Given Last Va
cant Job in Taft Cabinet
T Special Dispotch 10 The Call

lOpeCidt DISPdicH 10 ne NdII
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1.-George NJ.
Reynolds, president of the Continental
national bank of Chicago will be sec
rotary of the treasury in the Taft cabi-
net This fills the one blank in the
cabinet slate.
Reynolds, who is also president of
the National Bankers association, has
built UP the bank of which he is presi-
dent from a small concern to one OF the
largest and soundest institutions in
Chicago. He is a man of considerable
personal means, but is without ex-
tensive outside connection.
Although Reynolds will be charged to
Illinois, in the parlance of federal
patronage he comes TO the cabinet
without the political backing of any
member of the Illinois delegation in
congress. However, his selection will
doubtless prove acceptable, for his
standing as a banker and financier is
unusually high.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-02-02

Fels-Naptha is better than an extra
pair of hands in housekeeping.
1t makes dirt fly from walls, floors,
woodwork, inoleum, windows, porcelain
fittings and anything else that's clean
able, just as it does from clothes.
No scrub-brush or hot water is nee
essary, mind you.
Just Fels-Naptha, cool or lukewarm
water, and a soft cloth.
Fels-Naptha dissolves the dirt in
iiffy SO it can be rinsed away; it doesn't
have to be secured off.
AS Fels-Naptha is also germicide,
1t IS good sanitary precaution to do
your housekeeping with it.
Did you ever try wasnng dishes with
Fels-Naptha in lukewarm water1
1t cuts the grease quick as a wink
and makes the glasses shine.
Directions for all uses of Fels-Naptha
are printed on the red and green wrapper
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-02-02
MEMBERS RESIGN AND END
CLASH OVER VACCINATION
Long Beach Health Board Dis
rupted, but Peace Restored

LONG BEACH, Feb. Members
Hakes and Gunby resigned from the
board of education today rather than
enforce the state vaccination law.
George Marshall and Davis Hughes
who were selected in their stead. Joined
the other members of the board in a
resolution to abide by the law Thfs
closes the long fight between the
board of education and the state boa rd
of health, and the district attorney was
notified today so that the prosecution
for misdemeanor threatened il the
board did not take this action before
noon today will not be carried out.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-02-02
SONS OF CABRERA'S
GENERAL JOIN COLLEGE
GuatemaIan President Immured
by Fear of Enemies
TSpecia Dispotch 10 The Call

SAN JOSE, Feb. Enrique and
Robert Letona, sons of General Letona.
commander of President Cabrera 8
army in Guatemala, registered at
Santa Clara college today, where they
viii remain until they acquire an Eng
lish education.
Enrique says that political affairs in
his country are quiet and that CONNER
cial affairs are exceedingly bright be-
cause of the large coffee crop He
says President Cabrera is seldom seen
in public on account of his fear of
enemies.
Sons of the wealthy and best known
families of the Spanish-American re-
publics are coming to the famous Jes-
nit institution of learning in larger
numbers each year.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-02-02
AGED HUSBAND AND WIFE
FALL DEAD IN STREET
Old Man Expires Beside Body of
HeIpmate of Fifty Years

ST. LOUIS, Feb. 1.-While summon-
ing aid for his wife, who had droEs q
dead in the street from heart fail
last night. Sebastian Stoll. So ye j
old died beside the body OF his help
mate of SO years.
Mrs. Sebastian Stoll 66 years old.
was on her way home from church
with her husband when she expired.
Her husband believing she had faint
ed had gone to a nearby house and
obtained assistance, when he fell life
less beside the corpse of his wife
a double funeral will be held from
their home tomorrow.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-02-02
NOTED PIONEER JOINS
MANY OLD COMRADES
"Uncle" John Spaulding, Famous
in Early Days, Passes Away
TSoecioI Disoatch 70 The Call

AUBURN. Feb 1.-"Uncle" John
spaulding died at his home in
Auburn after lingering illness.
He was a forty-niner and was one
of the most fearless stage drivers
of the early days. OF later years he
was superintendent of the South Yuba
water company. running through Ne
yada and Placer counties, and did much
to perfect this great canal. He re-
NAMED a pensioner of the company
until his death. Lake Spaulding, high
up in the Sierras, was named after the
pioneer He was aged IS years and
leaves one daughter and several step
sons.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-02-02
AUTO PARTY DITCHED;
QUICK RESCUE SAVES LIFE
Tire ExpIodes and All Hurled
From Speeding Car
[SpecioI Dispatch TO The CoHl

ISPeciaI Dispdtch 10 The Call
SAN JOSE, Feb. IA large touring
car driven by Frank Jenkines and con-
tanning Mrs. Frank Jenkines, Mrs. Mag
gle Mitchell and Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Helm turned turtle last evening in the
Stevens Creek road and all of the oc-
ditch.
Mrs. Mitchell, who was pinned under
the machine. was quite seriously in
lured and probably would have been
killed had she not been rescued imme-
diately from her position by other
members of the party.
The accident was caused by the ex-
plosion of one of the tires while the
auto was travelling at a high rate of
speed.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-02-02
HEAVY GOLD sHTPMENrs

NEW YORK, Feb. 1.-Heidelbach.
Ickelheimer e. Co. today engaged $780,
600 in gold for shipment Friday to Ar
gentina, and $500 900 in gold for Buenos
Aires was engaged by the National
City bank Kidder. Peabody & Co.
swelled the total Of the movement by
tho gagement of $e50.000 in gold for
Buenos Ayres-
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-02-02
DoNNER LAKE PIoNEER mrs

SAN JOSE, Feb. 1.-The funeral OF
Moses Schallenberger, the man who
built the cabin at Bonner Lake in
which the members of the i'll fated
Bonner party persisted in '46, was held
fornia in IA with what was known as
the Murphy party, which crossed the
RocHy mountains by way of Trrckee
river and what has since been known
as Bonner Lake.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-02-02
ANTI-RACING AGITATION
ORIGINATED IN PETALUMA
Baptist Convention Responsible
for Proposed Legislation
Especial Dispatch 10 The Call

PETALUMA, Feb. 1.-The agitation
against the racetrack gambling, which
has resulted in the prospective victory
In the legislature, was started in Peta-
luna at the Baptist state convention
which was held in Petaluma a year ago
last November. A prominent Baptist
woman. Mrs Amanda Hicks, of Berke-
ley, was entertained at the home of
George p. McNear. There were 1 "
eral prominent Baptist divineS also be-
ing entertained at the same place and
the woman requested her host and fell
low guests to assist in the drawing up
of a stringent anti-racetrack reSolu-
ton This resolution was as follows:
whereas, God has given manifest blessing
upon the recent struggle for moral reform and
good government in our great metropolitan cen
ter, for which we give profound thanks TO him.
and
whereas we should be encouraged by this to
go forward In seeking other needed reforms: and,
Whereas, 1T is evident that the life OF cit
les is being permeated by the gambling mania
which is fruitful cause Of defalcation and de-
teroration in morals;
Therefore we desire to register our protest
our state. and believing that the operation of
the notorious Emeryville racetrack in such a
proximity TO the state university constitutes a
strong solicitation to youth in that institution
of learning TO take the first steps in vice, and
this causes the question of licensing this place
TO be a matter of state wide concern and we
furthermore urge constituency to seek to
arouse the public sentiment through pulpit and
press in order that those elected to represent
our communities in the next legislature be such
men as shall rid state of this and similar
breeding places of vice and crime.
w. Z. STORY,
T. =. HOLMES.
w. t. HARPER,
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-02-02
Anty Drudge Tells How to Make
housekeeping Easy.

Mrs Hardscork 81 certainly do detest housecleanin,
time. Here I've been scrubbng and scrubbing uzkl
the skin rs all of my kraDckles and just can't get
the floors and paint clean"
Anty Dr~dge-%An the elbow grease in the world wOn't
clean things if you the wrong soap. Get
FelsNaptha and the grease and dirt floors and
patchwork viii disappear ike magic"
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-02-02
MoMAN CoMMnTs suIcIpE

aDespondency caused by an accident
10 her husband, which viii incapacitate
him from working for several months,
Tod Mrs Lizzie SWeetman TO take a
fafal dose of carbolic acid with sui
tidal intent in 3aer home al $50 Bryant
street late last night She died on the
operating table ia the central emer-
Eenc5 hospital