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The San Francisco call., 1909-02-19
CHARMS AUDIENCE
WITH SWEET VOICE
Nine. Frieda Langendorff's Re.
cital in Christian Science
Hall Proves Success
By Walter Anthony

Nine. Frieda Langendorff's recital
last night at Christian Science hall was
lightly attended. The artist was greet
ed cordially by the few who were
there, and she has paved the way to a
wider hearing another time, when the
nature of her musical gifts is better
known.
The artists voice is mezzo soprano,
with a grateful tinge of contralto quail
ity. She sings high G with ease and
full voice and her tones are mellow and
warm in the lower register In style
she is Teuton and dramatic. rather in
innate and confidential. l mean she
sings the big arias and the large Ger
man songs with a depth of understand
ing and fervor that she does not bring
TO the smaller songs. Her enunciation
is peculiar at times and not always
sure and she does not always sing to
the pitch as, for instance in the Ru-
binstein number, ''Es blinkt der Thau,
where q superb rendering of the pas
sionate climax was marred by a elosin g
tone percepubly fat. The accident was
repeated when she sang the song again
for an encore
But seldom have / heard a warmer.
more vibrant and thrilling voice. Like
most German singers. her tones are not
as many hued as the Latin voice, but
hers is shot through with much brill
liancy, and in the declamatative pas
sages from Beethoven, Wolf and others
of the vigorous melodists, she is at her
biggest and best She has the heroic
style and presence.
With the singer is Nine Flora Karp
Hebron, pianiste. who was heard in
Schuberts "WandeFer Fantaisie" and
Chopin's Variations" In the Schubert
number she exhibited precise teehnic
and strong forearms She PLAYS with
great force, covering up, sometimes in
judiciousiy, the rapid finger work of
her right hand by too emphatic fist
ing with the left She disclosed much
Intelligence in her phrasing and gave
an interesting performance of her diff
hcult numbers. Both artists were well
received
Frederick Maurer's accompaniments
were discreetly sympathetic.
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-19
HIGH COURT FREES
MAJOR CARRINGJON
Once Popular Army Man, Sem
fenced to 90 Years in Prison
Is Released

News was received yesterday at the
Preside that Major Frank de L Car
rington- popular army officer and club
man. who was convicted of embezzle-
ment and condemned to so years Of
penal servitiude, is a free man. The
United States supreme court has re-
versed the decision of the Philippine
civil courts. and Darlington. who has
been enjoying temporary liberty on
bail. is planning an immediate return
to this country.
He was sent 10 the Philippines. where
a short time after his arrival he was
charged with apprOpriating $4,000 from
the treasury OF the Philippine con-
stabulary band He was hailed before
court martial and found guilty and
dismissed from the army he next
faced charges of embezzlement in the
civil courts of the islands and adjudged
guilty of six charges of embezzlement
For each charge he was sentenced TO
10 years in prison. An appeal from
this judgment was taken in the United
States supreme court. and during the
rehearing of his case before that
tribunal he enjoyed liberty on bail
During this period he found employ
ment as a steward in several cafes in
Manila.
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-19
CHRISTIANITY WELL
FOUNDED IN KOREA
Missionaries Tell of Work and
Praise Character of the
Natives
DR.. G. II. Underwood Relates
His Experiences in Hermit
Kingdom

Rev. G. H. Underwood, DID,, the first
Protestant missionary TO begin work
in Korea, addressed an audience in the
First Presbyterian church, Washington
street and Van Ness avenue, last night
and told Of the rapid strides which
had been made in missionary work
since he established the first church
there % years ago. Rev. b. F. Hall
also spoke OF the work and the closing
prayer was said by DR. o. r. Avison.
the physician to the emperor of Korea.
WORK PROGRESSING RAPIDLY
DR.. Underwood spoke in part as fol-
lows
The Koreans seemed to have been
prepared almost miraculously for the
reception of the gospel. In spite of
the fact that a new language had TO be
mastered and a literature prepared, in
less than a quarter of a century the
progress had been so great that if the
percentage of converts were to be
maintained at the rate of the past year
the entire kingdom would be christian
ized within the next Is years.
The Korean missions now in exist
ence are self-supporting and all
the churches have been built at the
expense of the converts In the last
year the number of scholars studying
at the Presbyterian schools has in
creased from 1904 TO 122e4 and there
are many thousand more who are ready
to be taught the new religion 1t is
for the purpose of sending % more mis-
sionaries there that the money is need
ed by the church
KOREANS ARE EARNEST WORKERS
The speaker said that the Koreans
are bible studying. prayer believing,
active working and money giving Chris
lustrate his statement
1T is, therefore, only to the new dis
tricts that the missionaries need be
sent at the expense Of the church, said
Dr. Underwood
DIR. Underwood spoke of his expert
ences since he established the first
church and of the immense bible
classes, to which 10000 people come
after travelling 10 days to get TO Pyeng-
yang, where they are held yearly. The
missionaries will address other meet
ings here.
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-19
LICENSE GIVEN AS
SOP TO JAPANESE
Explanation Made of Condition
Referred to by Hobson

WASHINGTON. Feb. 1S.-During a
speech in the house today in which he
discussed the cruise of the battleship
fleet in its bearing on diplomacy. Hob
son of Alabama charged that Ambassa-
dor O'Brien at Tokyo had Joined in a
petition that Japanese be permitted to
sell ifauor in San Francisco withov
license He charged further that the
liquors were being sold.
The statement that Japanese in San
Francisco were selling liquor without
a license was challenged by Smith of
California, but the Alabama man read
the names of five who were regularly
in the liquor business whose sales, he
said were confined to Japanese males.
The five Japanese dealers mentioned
by Richmond p. Hobson were first
known to have been granted licenses on
November "a. When questioned about tt
the police commissioners had no de-
fense of their violation of the law pro-
hibiting aliens from securing licenses
to sell liquor, other than limiting that
such an action, it had been intimated
to them, would meet with favor in the
eyes of certain federal officials. The
exposure created a great stir in politi-
cal circles at the time. coming 1t
did at a time when the feeling between
Japan and the United States was some
what strained. To add to the furore ii
was learned that X. Matsubara. then
acting consul general in San Francisco,
had interested himself to an unusual
degree in having the licenses issued to
his countrymen. In the face of this
the common impression was that the
licenses had been granted the japanese
as slight sop to their injured feel
ers. in violating the law, had but ac-
ceded to the wishes of the federal au-
thorities to a plan originally arranged
with the aid of Ambassador OBrien of
Tokyo and Ambassador Aoki at Wash
ington.
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-19
SUFFRAGETTES ARE
LODGED IN PRISON
Women Refuse to Pay Fines
After Conflict With Police

LONDON, Feb. 1s.-Twice today the
suffragettes, representing the woman's
freedom league, failed to reach Pre-
mier Asquith to present to him the
resolution adopted by that body for a
continuation OF the militant ,propa-
ganda for suffrage.
Sixty or more volunteers for dam
gerous duty came into conflict with
the police in Downing street, where
squads of police, mounted and on foot,
had been drawn UP. The clash re-
suited in the rough handling of many
women and the arrest of "a.
Eight women were fined today, but
they refused TO pay and were sent to
prison for terms ranging from two
weeks to month.
Most of the women engaged in the
disturbances were from Glasgow. Man
chester. Birmingham and elsewhere in
the provinces. With the exception of
Mrs. Despard those prominent in the
suffrage movement held themselves
aloof.
Mrs. Bankhurst and the other lead
ers, who were only recently released
from jail. are holding themselves in
reserve
Tonights demonstration was of a
quiet character. Mrs. Despard, with a
companion. both In evening attire.
drove TO the house of commons in a
taxicab Mrs. Despard asked the po-
lice inspector TO be allowed to carry the
resolution 10 Premier Asouith. The in
spector politely advised her to send it
by mail He also offered to take il
in himself, but Mrs. Despard insisted
upon a personal interview.
Meanwhile q number Of other suf-
fragettes arrived, and as Mrs. Despard
refused to depart she was arrested with
several others and charged with OBJ
structing the police in the execution
OF their duty.
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-19
MRS. LEMP AWARDED
DECREE OF DIVORCE
Judge Finds Desertion Proved
and Allows Alimony

ST. LOUIS. Feb. 1s.-A decree of di-
vorce with alimony of $4,000 year and
the custody of her son was awarded
Mrs William J. Lemp Jr. by Judge
Hitchcock in the circuit court here to-
day. The decision followed a sensa-
tional trial which lasted more than a
week and closed Tuesday.
Judge Hitchcock said that the sole
ground for divorce recognized by him
was desertion. 1t had been established
he said, that Lemp had absented him
self from Mrs. Lemp for a year.
The plaintiff is not entitled IN a
decree on any other ground stated in
her petition" said the court 'The
issues on these grounds are decided in
favor of the defendant"
Lemp is given the society of the
seven year old boy from SATURDAY.
morning to Sunday evening of each
week.
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-19
CHAUFFEUR DENIED
MOTORMAN'
Police Commissioners Find Tes-
tinony Against O'Dowd Was
Changed by Applicant
Acenser of PatrOIman Admits
de Took Money From De-
posed Mans Brother

belbert NJ Seely, the chauffeur who
preferred the charges which resulted
iH the dismissal OF jeremiah O'Dowd
.tom the police force. ana who. at the
trial Of O'Dowd before the police com
~rlissioners. altered his testimony in
favor OF the policeman. was denied a
lAotorman's license by the police com
mission last night. -he rsct that he
had been approached and made some
oner was acknowledged by Seely.
.he told the commission last night
fhat CHARLES Gala CHER. brother in law
~ the deposed officer. approached him
and offered - pay him $40 -or the ride
toat O Dowd had taken and also 10
2 urcnase a new suit OF clothes for
him he also said that Ga1lagber
= PERSUADED him 10 change his testimony
2ne led him to believe that he fCzal-
= leghsrl had the commissioners ..ixed :,
"a ia 8 her. according 20 Seely. paid him
%He $lV, but did not present him with
TIE new suit IN
DOT BILE LICENSE ABOLISHED
*he- double liquor license. psid hv
~. leo saloons and restaurants.
MRieh was discussed at a special meet
}A or the board and the Hotelrnen's
?ola ton, was ordered abolished al
5aet hleht S meeting. Hereafter pro-
:. Se-oolls ana cares viii have
70 pay license Of only $500 g wear
Instead Of 81 900.
.Foliceman Mark NJ Willever WIN
as EhaFged with neglect Of duty. was
,. .i9Qnd. guilty and fined s25.
LICENSE IS REVOKED
The license OF Harry McGovern. who
e9naqcts saloon at Harrison and
d. Sixth streets. was revoked on account
q tae charge that +. Westo was robbed
n ne establishment on the night OF
january IL
2. Emile Hearn, Lawrence McEnernev
g ne'' Richmond latham We're appointed
estrolmen.
sklcenses were granted TO Bernat
g lllus. Is Powell street. restaura M
- = Ninsl, 1885 Twenty-sixth street.
sc EQonE Dwyer & Griffin. L East street
ka4Go1; F. Puccinelli. 2I4 Montgonerv
ESeque. restaurant F. 3. Ross. 1906
q Ignore street. kinetoscope.
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-19
CLERK SHOOTS GUEST
+ DURING HOTEL TROUBLE
T.. j. Guinea Resents Remarks
/ !. Passed by II. w. Howard

II w. Howard. night clerk at the
Tnion Square hotel, shot and seriously
wounded 7. J. Guinea, a travelling sales
man. during an alteration in the hotel
1aEt night
=. According TO the story told by wit
nesses OF the shooting. Guinea resented
certain remarks made by Howard and
starred toward the counter Howard
r alleged to have pulled his revolver
and fred one shot at Guinea, which
struck him in the right breast.
The police did not learn OF the shoot
ing until an hour after 1t happened, as
the hotel attaches failed to notify the
6fBcers. Howard was arrested. Guinea
travels for Jenkins Brothers. hardware
merchants OF Chicago.
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-19
EAGLES WILL FLUTTER
AT VALENCIA THEATER
San Francisco Aerie to CeIe.
brate Tenth Anniversary

The Valencia theater will be the
scene of much merriment tonight when
members of the San Francisco aerie
No. 5, Fraternal Order of Eagles. as
semble to celebrate the tenth anniver-
affair were completed yesterday by the
social committee, consisting of the fol-
lowing prominent members: c. F.
Williams chairman; William p Nc
Cabe, Charles Holdsworth, Edward
Fano. T. Sheehan and +. Daunet
Besides the performance of THE
County Chairman" which will be pre-
sented tonight. arrangements have
been made for number of interesting
specialties by members of the aerie.
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-19
CHAMPION TRAMP OF
WORLD IN STOCKTON
"A No. L" Who Has Been Wan.
dering Since 1883 Visits Coast

STOCKTON. Feb. 1S.-The self stvIed
champion tramp of the world visited
Stockton today. Four years ago he
was in Stockton as Professor Jones
and carved faces out of potatoes in
show windows.
"A No. l. claims to have been a
San Francisco boy bootblack. bat has
been a wanderer since 1888. He speaks
four languages and has Travelled in for
eign lands extensively. Wherever he
goes he inscribes his cabalistic sign
"A No. l."
In 1894 he received $1,000 cash and a
medal for tramping from New York 10
San Francisco Out of that sum he ex-
pended $50 for a tombstone in a ceme-
terry at Cambridge. Pa. The epitaph in
scribed thereon is "A No. !, the Ram
bler-resting at last.
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-19
CLOVERDALE OPENS
IT'S CITRUS FAIR
Handsome Displays Are Ar
ranged in Artistic Manner

Especial Dispatch TO The Call
CLovERDALE. Feb. 1s.-The citrus
fair opened here tonight in a blaze
of glory. The pavilion never presented
a prettier sight than when the electric
lights were turned on and the crowd
began to assemble for the opening ex-
ercises. The displays are handsome
and artistic and well worth travelling
far to see. President William t. Brush
presided and John l.. McNab of ITkiah
was the orator of the occasion. There
was a large crowd present and every-
thing passed off very pleasantly The
main street of the city is ablaze with
festoons of incandescent electric lights
at night.
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-19
FRENCH OFFICERS
=. KILLED AND EATEN
Report of Trouble Comes From
Congo District

BRUSSELS. Feb. 1S.-A special dis
patch from Leopoldville. a mission sta
.tion and settlement of the Congo inde-
pendent state says that three French
officers have been killed and eaten by
rebels.
The Patriote states that the gravest
news has been received OF devastation
): caused by floods in the lower Congo.
: villages have been destroyed every
where.
Tie inhabitants are dying in great
numbers.
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-19
EXCHANGE SEAT SOLD
FOR CREDITORS BENEFIT
Transaction Is the Result OF
Bankruptcy Proceedings

: LOS ANGELES. Feb. 1s.-Fred DORIS
seat on the New York cotton exchange
win be sold TO Charles A Spearson for
the purpose OF meeting the expenses OF
tile brokers bankruptcy proceedings.
The petition Of Carroll Allen. trustee in
The proceedings 10 dispose OF this seat
Tor q consideration Of $4,000. less the
customary brokerage and commission.
was today approved at meeting Of
DORIS ezpiitoEs.
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-19
CAFES ON CITY
RISEN FROM RUINS
F. E. House, Minnesota Rail-
roadman, Was Here Shortly
After Disaster

F. E. House, president and general
manager of the Duluth and Iron Range
railroad company and one of the lead
ing railroadmen of the northern dis
trict, is in this city on a pleasure trip,
accompanied by his wife and two sons,
prominent orchardists of North Yakima,
Wash. House had heard much of the
progress which San Francisco has
made since the disaster. but he was
all but awestricken when he walked
down the stairs OF. the ferry building
and gazed up Market street. for the
first time in nearly three years.
Ten days after the great fire and
earthquake House numbered one among
the crowd of men and women from
the outside world that hastened to the
stricken city 10 look up relatives and
friends and incidentally TO gaze upon
the greatest ruins of modern times.
DOUBTED THE STORIES
Nobody is in a better position than
am to appreciate what has been done
in San Francisco during the last two
years and a half" said House yester-
day afternoon. Il have been listen
growth of the city and all this sort
of thing, but 1 took these with a grain
of salt, so TO speak l looked upon
them as fables. or to say the least
somewhat exaggerated tales.
Now, however. 1 am convinced that
San Francisco has done more in a
short space of time and under adverse
conditions than any other city in the
world has ever been known to accom-
MI fSh hax ha aar
looking over the great improvements
and l know that I have not yet seen
one tenth of them The progress that
has been made is more than marvellous;
it is miraculous, and nobody who has
not seen the city for the last couple
of years can properly appreciate what
has been done.
WORK Is NOT APPRECIATED
The people in my section. OF the
country have not got the right idea
about your city. They believe that
some progress has been made, but
most of them are under the impression
that the buildings which are being
erected are ordinary ones, sufficient to
last for a time. Few understand that
San Francisco is being rebuilt the
most modern and up to date city in the
world.
Il was very much surprised to note
the quality as well as the quantity OF
the buildings. The style of architect
ure is of the highest type and the
buildings themselves are of the finest
that the best material and the most
skilled labor are capable of producing
There is a great field for big eastern
capital here, but 1 question whether
financiers of the east appreciate it
The only way to convince them is tC
bring them here and show them what
you have done and what you are doing
The financial situation in the north
and the east is slowly but surely right
ing itself but the change for the bet
ter is not coming about quite as fast
as the people expected 1T would a year
ago. However. l look for rapid strides
toward prosperity within the next few
months, and 1 believe that the good
wave will sweep the country from one
end TO the other"
House will remain in this city for a
few days. after which he will travel
south and enjoy brief stay at Pasa-
dena.
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-19
STRINGENT LIQUOR LAW
ENACTED IN KANSAS
Druggists Can Not Sell Spirits
for Medicinal Purposes

TOPEKA, Kan, Feb 1S.-What is
probably the most stringent legislation
enacted in any state in the union was
passed by the house today. The bill
absolutely prohibits the issuance of
permits to druggists to sell liquor for
medicinal purposes.
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-19
BAD HABITS CAUSE
OF HIS DOWNFALL
Charles H. Purdy Arrested on
Charge of Forgery
Especial Dispatch 10 The CALI

Especial Dispatch 10 The Call
NAPA, Feb. 1s.-Charles III. Purdy. a
young man who has resided here for
the past month. is under arrest today
on charge of forgery. He is wanted
in Lodi for having forged the fndorse-
ment of A. Purdy, well known resi-
dent of that section, to a check in the
the check at the National bank of Lodi.
receiving the full amount Constable
Secord arrested Purdy in Napa. and
an officer from Lodi will take the
young man to that place on Friday for
his trial. Bad habits led to Purdy's s
downfall.
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-19
PERSIAN POET WILL
LECTURE AT ST. FRANCIS
Mira AIi-khuli Khan to Make
Final Address This Afternoon

The last of the series of lectures on
the arts, industries and literature of
Persia by the Persian poet and scholar.
Mira Ali-khuli Khan. will be given
the subject being The Poets of Persia .
The lecturer is under the patronage of
Mrs Francis Carolan and other society
women. He has given FIVE lectures in
all
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-19

MINER ELECTRoGUTED- -GoldheId Feb IS.
Through coming in contact with the machinery
of the electric pump at the bottom Of 400
foot shaft Michael Feeriek. miner employ ed
at the LOTUS and Davis lease on the Great Bend
mine. instantly electrocuted Mt noon today
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-19
New Chandeliers

| Four 1872 watt lamps give as much
| light as rs 16 c. p. carbon filament
lamps. The New Westinghouse Nernsf
Chandelier makes 1t possible. Call ana
see them. Nernst Lamp Company. 2O2
Aronson building
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-19

COMMITS SUICIDE-Tonopah, Feb is-Nade
despondent by domestic troubles W. H. Croake
of Yreka, CAL committed suicide this morning
by taking a quantity OF laudanum.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-05-22
CONDENSED DISPATCHES,

During the past 90 years the mortali-
ty in Connecticut from tuberculosis has
decreased about 70 per cent, according
to the first biennial report of the Con-
necticut Board of Health, for the period
ending Sept. 80. 1908. The board at
tributes the decrease to better modes
of living and to a more general
knowledge of its infectious character.
The Earl OF Granard was invested
with the insignia of a knight of the Or
der of st. Patrick at buckingham pal
ace Friday by King Edward This ap-
pointment was made to fill the vacancy
resulting from the death of the Earl
of Howth. The Earl of Granard mar
ried Miss Beatrice Mills of New York in
January of this wear.
While struggling in the waters of the
Lamprcy river at Newmarket, N. H.,
in an attempt to rescue Mrs. r. S.
fallou. from drowning Thursday night.
Albert q. Smith lost his life, and the
woman was drowned before help could
arrive. The body was recovered Fri
day by dragging. Smith and Mrs Bal
lou, who had been on the river i'm a
motor boat. had anchored the craft and
were padding their way to shore on d
cunning float. The float upset. throw
ing them into the river.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-05-22
OVER THIRTY ROWING CREWS
Are at Philadelphia for Today's Seventh
Annual Regatta.

Philadelphia, May 21.-More than 80
crews are here tonight for the seventh
annual regatta of the American Row
ing Association, which is to be held on
the Schuylkill river tomorrow after
noon. The Cornell eight reached the
city late last night, but the Harvard.
Georgetown and the New York and
Baltimore oarsmen got in during the
day. Despite rain which fell through
out the day. practically all of the WIS.,
ting crews We're out on the river to
try the course.
The crew which attracts the most
attention is the Harvard junior eight.
which is entered for two races. The
Crimson oarsmen will meet Cornell
and Pennsylvania in the race for
Junior Fights and then they will try
conclusions with the Malta Boat Club
of this city, in the eight-oared shell
race for the Stewards cup. In order
that the college Fights may have a
chance to row in more than one race
the Junior college event has been put
first on the program and the race for
first eights has been put last.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-05-22

conductors of electric trains on road.
where steam and electricity are inter
mingled as power. will be admitted
henceforth to membership in the Order
ct Railway Conductors. accordin~ ~
the decision Friday Of the Grand Divi.
SION of the order during it's sessions at
Boston. which have lasted now nearly
two weeks. The proposed amendment
to the general laws which will permit
the Grand Division conventions submit
ting any matter it desires to a referen-
dunn vote for approval was likewise
mace law. The number Of vice presi-
dents was also increased from three to
five and legislation was also enacted
WHICH will provide for one legislative
committee for all of Canada. The re-
port of committee favoring pension
plan was adopted. and various pension
plans are now under consideration by
the convention.