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The San Francisco call., 1910-11-05
ORPHANS BALL PROVES
A BRILLIANT SUCCESS
Thousands of Dancers Lend Aid to Cause by
Presence on the Floor

II any more successful affair has
taken place in San Francisco than the
ball Of the San Francisco social club,
which was held last night for the bene-
fit of The Calls fund for the Mount st.
Joseph's orphan asylum, it has passed
from the memory of eventhe oldest IN
habitant
From the moment the doors opened,
shortly after o'clock, until the wee
sma' hours" throngs of people filed the
Auditorium. Thousands Of dancers were
on the floor, and the seats surrounding
the entire length of the hall, both up
stairs and down, were filed with inter
ested on1ookers.
The hall was most attractively deco
rated for the occasion. Masses of grace
full greenery were placed at each OF the
pillars and in every nook and corner
garlands of bunting in the national col
ors draped the gallery. huge American
flags were at either end of the hall and
smaller national emblems hung across
the ceiling, interspersed with myriads
of twinkling lights.
MANY FLOWERS SOLD
At the left of the entrance were the
flower sellers, who piled a busy trade,
the quantities of beautiful blossoms
and the light hued gowns OF the girls
making one of the prettiest bits of
color in the room. The tables were
piled high with hydrangeas: chrysan-
themums roses, violets and all the
flowers of the season, some made into
corsage bouquets and others into the
smaller boutonnieres.
At the right was the refreshment
room where sandwiches, ice cream and
cakes for sale with lemonade and other
soft drinks" netted neat sum for the
good cause.
Cigars and cigarettes had a booth
all to themselves a little further down
the hall, but the energetic young sales
women carried on a busy business up
stairs and down.
Probably nothing contributed more
to the beautiful effect of the affair
than the handsome gowns worn by the
matrons and girls, nearly all of those
present being in soft hued evening
gowns.
PROGRAMS ATTRACTIVE
At the entrance copies of the hand
some souvenir programs were pre-
sented and many admiring comments
were heard on the interesting memen-
toes of the occasion. Following the or
der of the dances came photographs
which gave glimpses of the orphans for
whose benefit the affair was planned,
at play or at work. A history of the
Mount ST Joseph orphan asylum was
included within the covers, the names
Of the principal committeeman, and a
partial list 70 the subscribers TO The
Calls fund for the orphans came at
the close of the little book, and scat
tered all through were advertisements
from the leading business houses of the
city. representing thousands OF dollars
gained by the energetic committee.
The grand march began about 8
o'clock. and was led by Mayor McCar-
thy and Mrs. Mccarthy, followed by
Chief OF Police Seymour and Miss Sey-
mour, Fire Commissioner Max Goldberg
and Mrs. Goldberg, Supervisor Nelson
and Mrs. Nelson, Auditor Thomas Boyle
and Mrs Mary McGlade. Supervisor
Minehan and Mrs. Minehan, Supervisor
ODowd and Mrs. O'Dowd and several
hundred other members and guests o.
the San Francisco Social club.
DANCERS FILL FLOOR
At the .close of the march the band
The San Francisco call., 1910-11-05
FINCH SAYS HE GAVE ADVICE

FINCH SAYS HE GAVE ADVICE
The position of Charles NJ Finch~
who according to Marshall, started the
movement which led TO the bribing
or the San Mateo county officials, 10
yet uncertain
Finch stated yesterday that he wasn
absolutely innocent OF any wong
ing In connection with the San Mateo
job. He said that he had merely BEEN
requested by other contractors to adj
wise them on their bids.
Former Supervisor Julius Eikeren~t
kotter is still on the anxious bench.
He has shown a disposition to ard tho
district attorneys Office, but the dis
position has not yet expressed itself
in the form of a deposition or anything
equally serious to his former associates.
The indictment returned againsc
Blackburn yesterday charges that on
June 13, 1910 Daniel E. Blackburn,
then and now a supervisor OF San
MateO county. agreed with Charles s.
Marshall, who was acting for the H
s. Crocker company. to accept a. bribas
Of s1.1S4.50. on the understanding that.
Blackburn's vote as a supervisor would
be given in favor of the approval BY
the board Of supervisors Of the clarnli
OF the II. S. Crocker company, for
$25,536.S4 for furniture and equipment
furnished by the CrOcker company fors
the San Mateo county courthouse az
Redwood City. The agreement to pur-
chase the furniture by the county from
the H S. Croeker company was en-
tered into on April 8, 1908.
The witnesses examined and whos9l
names are attached to the tndictmentt
are: Carl ]. Coburn, County Clerk
Joseph II. Nash OF San Mateo county.
County Treasurer p. P. Chamberlain
Auditor w. H. UnderhiM, Jesse II.
Marks, William H. Cobb, Charles Henry
Crocker Charles 8. Marshall, Louis
Herbert Benas, William Andrew Bar
lage.
The San Francisco call., 1910-11-05

played a waltz, and for several hours
afterward waltzes and two steps kept
the floor filled with dancers.
A great part of the success of the
evening was due to the fact that each
and every member of the club worked
indefatigably to gain that end. Greet
ings of the heartiest were extended to
committee left no stone unturned to
prevent any possibility of wall flow
ers' or lonely partnerless men.
Curator George Barron of the park
museum and former Registrar of Voters
George p. Adams sold tickets in the
box office; tickets were taken at the
door by Police Officers o. H. Roediger
and ]. Fl. Coleman under the watchful
eye Of Corporal Peshon; Mrs. Mary Nc
Glade Of the Catholic Ladies Aid So
ciety had charge of the flower sales,
with Mrs Mary Prendergast as treas
urer, and assisted by the members OF
the aid and of the Cecilia choral club
of Mission Dolores church. They
wished to express their thanks for the
flowers donated by the park commits
sioners and the following florists: Po-
desta, Rosario, the Ferrari nursery,
Parodi, the Young American company
and Rossi.
COMMITTEES INDEFATIGABLE
Mrs J. j. Donovan was chairman of
the refreshment committee, and among
those assisting here were Mrs. Mar
garet Welsh, Mrs. Golden, Miss Mitchell
and Miss Annie Hogan. Mrs. Michael
Casey was in charge of the lemonade
booth; Mrs. James Wren was chairman
of the cigar committee, and among her
assistants were Mrs. Thomas Finn, Miss
Kate Costello, Mrs. James Carroll Mrs.
Connor Murphy, Mrs. Milan, Mrs. Dew
any and Mrs. ODowd.
It is impossible at the present time
to estimate the amount raised for the
fund, but several thousand dollars are
Sin sight" it is declared as the result
of the splendid work done by the club,
the Catholic Ladies Aid society. the
Ladies' Auxiliary of the Ancient Order
of Hibernians and their friends.
The following were in charge of the
success of the affair:
Committee of arrangements John P Nc
Lsughlin, president: W. 81. Bemiss, secretary;
G. L. Dam. Michael Casey. Joseph F. Sullivan
Advisory committee--Mayor P. H. Mccarthy,
Chief of Police John r. Seymour. Chief of Fire
Department Thomas R. Murphy.
Floor manager-Chief of Police John F..
Seymour.
The San Francisco call., 1910-11-05
NEW ORLEANS IS
POVERTY STRICKEN
j. Ellis Barker Says San Fran
cisco Is Far Better Fitted
for Exposition

New Orleans, a poverty stricken
town, suffering from a stagnation of
it's industries. can not be compared
seriously with San Francisco in the
claims for the holding Of worldwide
exposition"
Such was the declaration of ]. Ellis
Barker, the noted English authority
on economies and author of standard
works on social conditions of Europe,
who arrived in San Francisco yester-
day on a tour of the country, taken for
the purpose of gathering data on a
forthcoming work on the status of the
wage worker in this country. He is
at the Argonaut hotel. He visited New
Orleans, examined the conditions ex-
listing there, and, after being in San
Francisco single day. unhesitatingly
said that of the two cities San Fran
cisco was far better fitted to hold the
fair in 1915 than was New Orleans
THE poverty in New Orleans" he
said, "is intense. / found that city
suffering from stagnation of indus
tries in very much the same way as
some of the cities of southern Europe.
Two reasons at least which make it
entirely unfit as the site of a world
wide exposition are that it has in
sufficient accommodations and that
during the summer time-when the
people of Europe want to travel--it is
not a fit place in which to live San
Francisco I find so immeasurably su-
perior to New Orleans in all respects
that the two cities can not be COM
pared
Barker is one OF the few English
authorities of his kind. that can find
praise for the social conditions of the
United States as compared to those of
Europe. An ardent protectionist, he
holds that the putting into effect any
of the free trade doctrines preached
will result in injury to the country
When / came to the United States
of America" he said. 'I fully expected
that the cost of living here would be
much higher than in England; but I
find this Is not the case, at least so far
as the people of small means are con-
cerned. Living here is cheaper for the
poor and more expensive for the rich
than in England
One of the few points regarding the
west which Barker criticised adversely
was the status of the state officials and
the judiciary.
The San Francisco call., 1910-11-05
PHILIPPINE ASSEMBLY
REFLECTS M. QUEZON

MANILA. Nov. 4-The assembly to-
day unanimously reelected Manuel
Quezon delegate to congress. The as
sembly refused to eleot Benito Legarde.
whom the commission had named as
the second congressional delegate. IT
looks as if the assembly and the Phil
fppine commission would be deadlocked
on the matter Of representation at
Washington. as 1t has been customary
for each house to name one delegate.
The San Francisco call., 1910-11-05
Pressmen Indorse Fair

SAN JOSE Nov. AT a meeting Of
the county organization of the inter
national brotherhood of printing press
men, held in this city last evening. a
unanimous Endorsement was given San
Francisco as the place for the Panama
Pacific exposition in 1915 and resolu-
tions were unanimously adopted urging
the passage of senate constitutional
amendment So and assembly constitu-
tfonal amendment 33. The members of
the union were instructed to work for
the amendments on election day.
The San Francisco call., 1910-11-05

pus delicti, proof OF the commission
OF the crime II ne was indicted we
could not convict him without his own
to give"
The San Francisco call., 1910-11-05

GOLD CONES FROM sEAGwAY-Seattle. Nov.
4.-The steamship Cottage City arrived from
Skagwsy today with 100000 In gold bullion.
The San Francisco call., 1910-11-05

GOODWIN WILL SPEAK-Elliot r. Goodwin.
secretary of the national civil service reform
league. VIII deliver an address before the
Commonwealth club at luncheon today at
the Palace hotel.
The San Francisco call., 1910-11-05
BIames Administration

SEATTLE, Nov. flames Wicker
sham, delegate to congress from
Alaska, said today that the coal land
question in that territory never would
have been brought into existence had
the present law been carried out
promptly by the department of the in
terror. He continued:
Under the law which passed con-
gress in May last the president is en-
powered to withdraw all coal lands
from entry. and President Taft imme-
diately availed himself of the privilege
by withdrawing the Alaskan coal
lands. But very large amount OF
coal land was located in Alaska before
the passage of this law, and these are
the claims which should be investi-
gated and allowed to go to patent or to
revert back to the government do
MAN,
The San Francisco call., 1910-11-05
BAZAAR TO BENEFIT
FAMILY OF RANCHER
Especial Dispatch 10 The Call

TOMALES, Nov. 4.-The farmers and
ranchers of this district, aided by their
wives and daughters, will hold big
benefit bazaar tomorrow night for the
family of Dominica Ponchi, the rancher
who was crushed to death beneath a
wagon load of wine just after he had
received telegram from his wife that
she was on her way from Italy to join
him in company with her two daugh-
ters after separation Of two years
They are en- route from New York,
ignorant of his death.
Even a liar may be given credit for
The San Francisco call., 1910-11-05
ALL GOAL CLAIMS
UNDER SUSPICION
Government Agents Will Inves=
tigate rs Other Groups
in Alaska
Governor Gillett and Congress
man McLachlan Exonerated
by Official

SPOKANE, Nov. 4.z-An investigation
into rumors of the fraudulent acquisi-
tion of the remaining % groups of
Alaska coal lands will be begun i'm
mediately by special agents of the gen
eral land Office working with the de-
partment of justice. These 25 groups
include practically all of the coal lands
in Alaska. The charge is that much of
this was secured fraudulently by pro-
fessional locaters through dummy en-
trymen as in the five groups already
investigated.
simultaneously with this investfga-
tion comes the criminal prosecution of
the men invited.
I'VE are confident said Special
Agent Andrew Christensen, in charge
of the Alaska coal land prosecutions,
that we viii secure convictions of all
persons charged in the indictments re-
turned in Spokane Thursday, and that
it will also result In the ultimate res
toration to the government of all coal
lands in the cases wherein indictments
were returned Thursday in the Dunn,
Brown and Doughton groups or at Ia
coma in the Stracey or English and
Christopher-Simm groups.
The government will attempt to
prove conspiracy and fraudulent par
lIt1pdliOn anu Will nave the Illllc " LIIc
land Cancelled and restored in the name
of the government.
In justice to Governor Gillett, Con-
gressman McLachlan and other assig-
nees of the original locaters it should
be said that the government. does not
charge them with having any connec-
tion with the conspiracy
The claims involved in the latest in
dictments do not include the M. A.
Green group, as was first stated
Mac Kenzie Arranges Bail
WASHINGTON, Nov. 4-While ii
was denied today by counsel for Don
aid A. Mackenzie, whose name was
mentioned in the list of those indicted
yesterday in connection with the
Alaska claims, that he had received
information in regard to his indict-
ment, 1t was admitted that he had gone
out of the city to arrange to give
bonds in the case.
Mackenzie simply bought claims
from the locators. according to his
counsel, and by that action violated no
law.
The San Francisco call., 1910-11-05

Even liar may be given credit for
being busy person.
New-York tribune., 1910-01-16

I don't know what that means says she.
Well" says l. it means that maybe he's playin
billiards at the club.
oh darn" saws She real wicked
It turns out that Brother Robert has said he'd
take sister to the matinee that afternoon, and the
date has got clean by him. She wants to 60 the
worst wav too Mother wasn't handy, Aunty May
had the icebag on her head and there WASH anyone
else within reach Accordin' to the rules, there'd
Torchv" saws She 4 don't see why you couldn't
take well as anyone else,
Thanks" says |; but | don't want to my
release that way. I've got EN- trained down to the
Office so they'll stand for a lot; but rngin in
matinee durin business hours would break the
spell"
oh pshawl" says she. Il fix that part of
it j" and off she goes, up to see puppah.
If she'd back and SAID the old man was
havin a fit on the floor; woudnt have been any
surprised But say, Marjorie must have pull
accordn to her weight; for inside of four minutes
she comes slippn down the front stairs, maxim the
gas globes rattle and gghn the pictures the wall
It's ali right, says she. " Father says you re
10 telephone Mr. Piddie that you won't be back
and then you're TO that get to the theater and
home again without being kidnapped I'll be ready
It was shame. though that I missed seen Piddie
when he got the word All | could hear gasp
ike he'd been butted Just above the belt, and then
he hung up the receiver. | expect I'll send him
10 the nerve repair shop some day.
DIT YOU should have seen me and Marjorie sittn'
- on the broadcoth cushions and bein' carted down
to the theater | swelled up all could but at that
| wa MT much more dot the landscape.
There's times when | feel real chesty and can hear
nv feet make a noise when | walk; but this wa mt
one of EN-. And when It TO paradin' down
the middle after the usher, with Marjorie putin
behind | felt like of them dinky little river tugs
town hoatn grain elevator. | was loolln for
the house to let loose Ha-ha!" 1t didn t. though.
They expect most anything to drift into them
afternoon shows;
say. Miss Ellins," says |, after she'd squeezed
herself into her place, pinned her feather lid up in
front of her, and opened the chocolate creams I've
H..
boards or get a program What's don-variety
or a tunpy y-tump show
Why" says she, this is Shakespeares Romeo
1Z-z-z-zing! says Stung again, Who unloaded
the tickets on you'"
New-York tribune., 1910-01-16

nHEE bu- / = getun'
L , 10 be uset- course.
/ don't figure -ut no
New-York tribune., 1910-01-16

What dye think, though? She'd picked this show
out all by herself, put up real money for it-and
that with two Injun drammers runnin' right on
Broadway! Said she d seen the same thing half
dozen times before, too. Aw, sayi | couldn't get
next to any such batty move as that. And when
thought how this was my first plunge into two
dollar chair 1t made me sore.
Wake me up when it's all over" says l. and
settles back for real rest.
There's where l hung out the wrong number.
That want any dope drammer at all Course,
Shakespeare don't know how to ring in burnln fiat
houses, mill explosions, any real thrIlers like
that but there's somethin' doin' in his pieces.
There was this one, anyway. 1t quite
sometime before | got any ghmmer of what it
all about; but before the first act over l was
SIttIn up, all right.
What do YOU think of herr" says Marjorie
The with the Maxine Elliott eyes and the
gushy voice?" says L Oh don't call her such a
much but if Romeo wants her as bad as he says
he does | hope it won't be a case of NV pa won't
let me But say what for did they kill off the only
real live they had that Mr.. Cuteo? Say he
all to the good, and 1t was shame to have him
punctured quick
The parts l liked, though, want the ones that
Marjorie got herself worked up 1t the
balcony scene she come for When they got to that
she grips the seat in front and CLUES her ewes on them
two that was swappin the long, lingerin breakaway
tackles and every in awhile she heaves up sigh
like cuttin' out airbrake.
After it all over, and most everybody that
counted had swallowed knockout drops. Marjorie
gives a sidelight on what S been runnn through
her head
Il could do that, says she, II just know
could"
. Do WHAT" says /
why Iulet's part I've been studying it for
months ever since our class gave it school They
wouldn't give part then but just you watt Ill
show them
You're ioshin' j." says l.
Honest [ didn't think she meant it, She didn't
say any more about it, and all the way home she
was as quiet a bale OF hay
THAT was the last see of Marjorie for near a week.
L then. one afternoon as | was goin through Tin
pan Alley on an errand the Ellins carriage pull
up, and out she comes.
Now say. knew a minute that want any place
for Marjorie The buldin' she goes into is one OF
them old fve-story brownstones, where they sell
have theatrical agency the second, and give
New-York tribune., 1910-01-16

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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-02-06

bourne, when she was 10 years old. She
had been tutored for year by her
father IN the graces of the ballet. Her
debut was rs Little Red Riding Hood
IN a Christmas pantomime in New Zca.
land. IL was from the New Zealand
stock company that Emily Annie Grif.
hths graduated 10 n little circus COM
pany led into the wilderness of the
Antipodes by Sandy Malcolm That
was in the late 10 s. Since then She
has appeared with practically all of
the principal English speaking stars
Dean of American Actors.
One of the most important announce
ments in the theatrical world is 10 the
effect that ''thc dean Of American act
ors," Denman Thompson of "Old
Homestead fame, roturns to the foot
lights after "A LAPSE of many years. NJ.
Thompson will appear in Keith S the
ater, Philadelphia, next Monday. when
he will present his character Of Joshua
Whitcomb as il was first written and
offered to the public moro than forty
years ngo. 1T was this sketch which
was afterward elaborated into the ma
tionally famous drama of rural life.
1.-The Old Homestead. The rights Of
producing the latter play long since
passed into other hands. but the pro-
duction of the first original sketch as
played by Mr.. Thompson more than
n generation ago, remains with himself.
Mr. Thompson made his initial reap
pearance at Keith S theater in Boston
short time ago and was literally the
sensation of the town. The theater
was crowded day and night with en-
thusiastic admirers, showing what
strong hold the personality of this re-
markable character artist has upon the
general American public.
War on Ticket Spectators.
The New York police are engaged
in another of their theoretical war
fares against ticket spectators. In
addition to holding a corner on all the
best seats in theaters and charging
three and four times the face value for
them the spectators give n very un-
pleasant few minutes to every person
who starts TO enter a playhouse. The
moment one starts for the portals of
the theater a squad of spectators bear
down upon him blocking his way and
lmportunlng purchase. 1T resembles
the old time Bowery scenes when the
merchants literally dragged pedestrians
into their stores.
Spot Lights.
Miss Blanche Ring. who made the
song Rings On Her Fingers, - famous
on Monday night in our very newest
musical comedy, "The Yankee Girl.
at the Herald Square theater. "The
Yankee Girl'' sounds like George NJ.
Cohan but it ism 7. The company will
include Harry Gilfoil.
Nat Wills of vaudeville fame has
contracted aeroplania. He wants to
own a flying machine and soar through
the ambient All winter Wills has
been looking forward to an engagement
in Dayton where he hopes TO commune
with the Quite Wright brothers.
Raymond Hitchcock in "The Man
Who Owns Broadway leaves Boston
next week for a circuit tour. To use
Cohanism he will leave them laughing
when he says goodbye,
William Collier will play in England
next season.