The San Francisco call., 1909-05-23
CUSTOMS OFFICERS
FIRED FOR FRAUDS
Government Threatens Prose-
cutiOn of Higher Ups" in
Service and Private Life
Importers Complain of Seeming
Immunity Enjoyed by PeO-
pie of Wealth
By c. c. CARLTON
Especial Dispatch 10 The Call


NEW YORK. May 22.-The announce
ment following visit Of Secretary of
the Treasury MacVeagh TO New York.
that men higher up" both in the gov
ernment service and in business and
social life. would be implicated in the
customs irregularities, has aroused
fear in the minds Of some prominent
New York and SAN Francisco members
Of society and all sorts of influences
are being brought 10 bear on the
authorities.
Dress making firms and importers.
who are threatened with prosecution,
have told the local customs officers
that they could not understand why
people of wealth could violate the
customs regulations with seeming i'm
punity, while those OF lesser wealth
or distinction We're made the goats"
One importer called attention to the
fact that trunks belonging TO Mrs.
Charles N. Oelrichs contained finery
worth nearly $4,000 and the customs
authorities accepted Mrs. Oelrichs ex-
planation that she had been i'll upon
landing and that her maid had erred
fl making the declaration.
In the case Of Frank Carolan and
George A. Pope. whose families re-
turned from Europe last January on
the Lusitania with about 65 trunks be-
tween the two families, the declara-
tiOns that the trunks contained moth
ing but a few articles purchased on
the other side apparently satisfied the
authorities for the time being, but
some secret service men connected
with the customs overheard mutual
felcitations exchanged by the travel
ers, and as a result two customs in
spectors were dismissed.
Investigation in Paris was followed
by m Official report Of extensive pur-
chases made there by the Carolans and
the Popes and the customs authorities
then communicated with the heads of
these two distinguished Burlingame
families, one Of whom replied IN effect
that il was not the fault OF any mem
ber Of his party II neglectful inspec-
tors passed their baggage in without
demanding the proper duty
In a story Of old San Francisco en-
titled The Other Side Of the Door,"
by Lucia Chamberlain, love and mys-
terry are entwined in a captivating
way. A young man. alluring and quix-
otic. but inclined TO be wild" takes
upon himself the stigma Of murder in
order to shield a woman. The heroine
happens TO be the one person who can
quote cOndemning words against the
accused. There is fine psychological
interest in her persistence in telling
The truth, though il may slay the
young man she has grown TO care for
The petition Of actor Hackett that
he be ad5udged a bankrupt following
closely upon the heels OF the announce
ment thar Robert Warwick, the former
member of the Valencia stock COM
pany. has been subpenaed in behalf
II Mr.. Hackett in the divorce proceed
ings Of Mary Mannering against her
husband. was subject OF interested
discussion on the Rislto.
Hackett. who has been a very sue
cessful actor. started out as an inde-
pendent manager several years ago.
he secured control OF the Lew Fields
leater from Oscar Hammerstein and
uenamed il The Hackett
Hacketts own company in The
Crisis" earned for the actor 100000 and
q second company with Isa belle Irving
neLted $4,000 in one season. But a
Fool and a Girl" with Fanny Ward in
the star role cost $4,000. and closed
after TWO weeks engagement. The
House Of a TboUsan nd Candles" was an
other expensive production that ended
an loss. John Glayde's Honor" which
followed at Daly's theater. ran for six
weeks, and cost Hackett s32 900.
According to present plans, Miss
Billie Burke viii sail from London
direct TO san Francisco at the end Of
July, and begin her san Francisco en-
gagement some time during the first
part Of August She viii play a rather
lengthy engagement in san Francisco
In her present success Love
Watches" and surrounded by the com
pany that is acting with her now at
The Haymarket theater, London.
Miss Marie Doro's San Francisco en-
gagement IN The Morals of Marcus"
in the performance Of which she will
be supported by Edwin Arden as Sir
Marcus. viii begin June u.
This viii be Miss Doro's first appear
ance on the Pacific coast as a star
After her san Francisco enga cement
Miss Doro contemplates making a trip
TO Honolulu.
Among the Californians registered
at the eastern bureau of the California
Promotion committee during the last
week were the following:
From san Francisco: w. w. Brad
ford, Mrs. A. NJ. Mates. Louis Cranz.
Dorothy Jay, Delger Trowbridge. G. A.
Buell. and wife, George D. Cohn. J.. o.
sheer, George Kahn. r. G. Muller.
From Sacramento. Jerome J. En-
right w Z. Carlson, Mary WestfieId.
From Los Angeles: Mrs. H. J. Fow-
= sr ". L. AndeTson, Margaret Drewes.
Miss Grace George and her company
viii visit San Francisco probably in
February, where she plans to present
A Woman's Way" and will also very
likely give several performances of a
School FOR Scandal"
night has been suggested for an
other Of the now famous Get To-
gether" dinners Of CaIifornians in New
York, TO be held during the celebra-
uon Of the Hudson-Fulton memorial
exercises A dinner of New Workers in
California is also outlined for the time