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The San Francisco call., 1910-10-02
GREEK THEATER STAGE
TO BE MADE A DESERT
Brilliant Scenic Effects Planned
for Student Production

BERKE KELEY, Oct. 1.-The Greek thea
ter stage will be transformed into a
desert for the coming production of
Shaw's Caesar and Cleopatra" A
double stage will be built by the stu
dent mana cement, the circle below the
diazoma being used, as in the appear
ance of Maude Adams, for the desert
scene, with lighted fires and sand.
The desert will be the meeting place
of Caesar and Cleopatra. one of the
main features of the play to be staged
October s. George Manship will take
the part of Caesar and Miss Barbara
Nachtrieb that Of Cleopatra
The students orchestra, under Paul
Steindorff, will render the music.
The San Francisco call., 1910-10-02
DUEL With fOILS
TAKES H SECONDS
Record for Time Made in Con.
test Over Quarrel of Fight
ers' Principals
Especial Gable to The Call

lOcecfot CGbte to ne Call
PARIS Oct 1.-As the result Of
challenge sent to Count Jacques d'Adels-
ward by NJ Fersen. two other affairs
Of honor were settled this week be-
tween seconds Of the original combat
ants.
The first duel this week was be-
tween former Deputy Pierre Bfetry
and Maurice de Noisy. who took the
the quarrel Neither duelist had ever
had experience with the foi1s. In try
Ing to hurry the contest. Bietry ram
his arm against Noisys sword and the
duel was Immediately stopped. Tbs
time, IL seconds, constituted record.
Jean de NIFTY, an author, and ROBBERS
Schefher, also seconds in the d'Adels-
ward-Fersen affair. fought the second
duel NIFTY. was wounded twice in
the arm before he would consent to-
have the duel stopped.
1t is said that other dueIs win re-
suit from the same quarrel
The San Francisco call., 1910-10-02
SAN FRANCISCO MAN
FATALLY HURT AT LODI
Low EweIIen Falls so Feet
From City Water Tank
TSpccidl Discotch TO The Gill

LODI. Oct. Lou Eweilen fell a
distance of so feet while working on
Lodi's new municipal water tank this
morning and received injuries from
which his physicians say he can not
recover.
The tank was completed today and
Ewellen, who came from San Francisco
to help install the plant. was engaged
In removing the scaffolding when he
lost his balance and fell to the ground.
One leg was so badly broken that DR..
A. N. Tower, the attending physician.
found IT necessary to amputate the
limb. He received other severe injuries
Word has been sent to San Francisco
and his relatives informed of the nm
fortunate affair.
The San Francisco call., 1910-10-02
"CALIFORNIA CITY"
DRAWS VAST THRONGS
Exhibition of Home Products
Proves Successful

OAKLAND, Oct. 1.-"CaIifornia City"
the miniature town of home industry
displays at Seventeenth street and
crowds from noon each day until late
IN the evening.
The demonstrators in the many va
rious booths have been kept busy an
swering the questions of thousands of
visitors, whose interest in the value of
home products is rapidly increasing.
The display will last until October s.
The San Francisco call., 1910-10-02
HIGH SCHOOL "FRAT"
INITIATION STOPPED
Police Find Boy Tied to Tree
With Face PIastered
I Speciol Disootch 10 The CoN1

OAKLAND, Oct. The police in
terrupted q high school initiation cere-
.Tnony tonight when they were called TO
Merrimac street and Telegraph avenue
to rescue the victim Of a drastic treat
ment.
Detectives Green and Gallagher, re-
spending 70 an alarm that q man had
been bound TO a tree in the yard Of
John A. Beckwith's residence, uncov-
cred Howard Thompson, high school
student. helpless there.
The boy, who lives at 979 Summit
street, had been stood up with his
hands tied and HIS face and eyes COW
cred with surgeons adhesive plaster
He was left there pending further ac-
tion when his tormentors were fright
ened away by the arrival Of the police.
e Thompson was set at liberty. He
refused TO disclose the identity of his
captors.
The San Francisco call., 1910-10-02
FERGUSON WILL NOT
RUN AS A DEMOCRAT

OAKLAND. Oct daniel Ferguson,
VINO. was defeated by Robert Callaghan
70 rfhe republican nomination for the
assembly from the forty eighth dis
trict. announced today that he would
not accept the nomination of the demo-
Gratis fro mthe same district for the
same ONCE A number Of his friends
wrote in his name for the democratic
nomination at the recent primary cleo
etion. Ferguson declared that he would
support Callaghan.
The San Francisco call., 1910-10-02
VETERAN AT YOUNTVILLE
is VICTIM OF LEPROSY
Case of Edward Fickert From
Stockton to Be Investigated

STOCKTON, Oct. Heath Officer
Knight today received notice from
Commandant Woodruff of the Veterans
home at Yountville that it Is believed
that Edward F'ickert, who admitted to
the institution from Stockton a week
ago, is afflicted with leprosy and sur
geon at the home confirms the belief
Fickert was laborer and resided on
the extreme south boundary of the city.
The health officer will make an in
yestigation of the case.
The San Francisco call., 1910-10-02
VALLEJO WILL GET A
NEW HIGH SCHOOL
Favorable Decision Comes After
Receiving Five Defeats

VALLEJO, Oct. 1.-After having been
defeated FIVE times the proposition pro-
viding $4,000 for the erection of new
high school in this city was finally ac-
cepted by the voters today. The vote
stood 645 10 149 in favor of the Issue.
The San Francisco call., 1910-10-02
OBERAMMERGAU PLAYER
TO VISIT PALESTINE
Americans Provide Means for
Anton Lang to Travel
Especial Gable 10 The Coll1

MUNICH, Bavaria, Oct. 1.-when the
performances of the passion play at
Oberammergau are finished Anton
Lang will visit Palestine at the ex
pense of Americans who have seen
him play. Every arrangement has
been made for Langs comfort and he
will be accompanied by a guide. He
says that to see the holy places in
Palestine will realize the greatest
dream of his life.
The San Francisco call., 1910-10-02

Directly or indirectly, one tenth of
the population of Scotland is supported
by coal, with an output of about 40 600,
600 tons year. The average wages of
the miners are between s8 aud So per
week.
The San Francisco call., 1910-10-02

Mrs. Mary Emery of Cincinnati Is
building a park solely for birds on a
two acre tract of land adjoining Evans
wood place. The ground has been
placed in the charge of the department
of biology OF the University of Gin
cfnnati
The San Francisco call., 1910-10-02

Below for soc Package, Free
by George, 1 never saw anything
like the effects OF that new treatment.
Protone. for the building up OF weight
and lost nerve force. II acted more
like miracle than medicine" said
a we'll known gentleman yesterday in
speaking OF the revolution that had
taken place in his condition Il be-
gan TO think that there was nothing on
earth that could make me fat. I tried
tonics, digestives, heavy eating, diets.
milk, beer. and almost everything elss
you could think of. but without result.
The San Francisco call., 1910-10-02

Mrs. Amanda w. Reed of Portland
ore. bequeathed $4,000, 900 to establish
a college in Portland, to be known as
the Reed institute.
The San Francisco call., 1910-10-02
Gains 80 Pounds
in 80 Days
Remarkable Result of the New Tissue
Builder PrOtOne, in Many Cases
Of Rundown Men and
Women

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-19
IMPROVED IN QUALITY.
Music Hall Songs Better Than in
the Days of Lottie Collins.
igG Correspondence of The Star.

Foreign Correspondence of The Star.
LONDON. MAY = talO
The death OF Miss Lotto Collins re-
calls that curious period in music hall
history which produced such songs a.
Daisy Bell "Daddie Wouldn't Buy Ne
Bow-wow' and a little earlier The
Man That Broke the Bank at Monte
Carlo" but Of them all ''Ta-ra-ra-b boom
decay was the most revoltingly popular.
London in those days was 40 place for
others than the deaf. Compared with
that period, the music hall song from
the musical point OF view, undoubtedl,
has greatly improved i'm quality. Il is
no big stretch of fact TO say hat it is
as well written as the ordinary drawing
room ballad of twenty wears ago, a.
though the sentiment may be different
from that of the drawing. room
In artistry, too, there has been q big
Improvement. The popular artist on the
stage OF the music hall nowadays holds
his or her position by his or her inner
ent ability, and by that Glon, No o..
now could haVe sue M q o tia ch nc +,
success of one SONG. Six months il about
the limit OF popular favor, and 10 thsra
Is no new song OF equal popularity back.
goes the artist, unless he or she h.s in u
ability OF which a popular sons is mercy
an advertisement. And il Is well that Il
should be SO: one Tara ga boo,.l-,.e-s. =
era il enough. 10y
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-19
ORDERS ARE REVOKED.
Temporary Change in Army's Plans
for Col. Langftt.

Tie orders recently issued for Lieut..
Col. William C. Langfitt. Corps OF En-
sineers. on duty at Washington bar.
racks. TO relieve Capt. Warren r. H.n.
mum. Corps of Engineers. in charge of
the District water supply system, ora
the Improvements of the Potomac river
taken in order to permit the assirnment
Of Col l.anshtt to duty as engineer sec
rotary of the lighthouse board, in place
y Thomas l.. Casey. who is not in
good health and has been granted ieava
Of absence
II is understood that Col. Laneftt's
nresien' orders are temporary, and that
or the local works, now In charge az
Capt. Hannur. and tina; the latter will
remain on duty here as his chief az
sistant- The change is expected to fol.
low the enactment CT Legislation pIac-
ing the lighthouse establishment entire.
~ under civil control
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-19
AUTOMOBILE BURNS UP.
Gasoline Ignited as Tank Was Be-
ing Filled.

An automobile in iiamcs was a spectacle
that drew many observers about 10
o'clock this morning. TIE automobile.
owned by the Auto Livery Company. was
in front of the co.rpanX's garage in the
rear of the Cochran hotel. 18th and h
street north vest.
Harry Black. driver of Standard Oil
tank wagon. was filing the tank of the
automobile with gasoline when the fire
started. His left arm and leg were slight
IL burned. His. wagon came near de-
struc.ion.
F;iack tried To put ont the fire. Others
cot the oil wagon out cf the alley.
An alarm from box Iii summoned sew
cal fire companies. So much Roadway
had beer gained by the fire that il was
impossible 20 save the automobile from
a,rfost complete destruction. About ST.
40 carnage resulted.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-19
HIGH SCHOOL NOTES.

Reuter- of Central is running the DO
at fast clip this season for the Cen
tralites. and came out on the top of the
heap in this event recently at Jacob
Tome. The Jacob Tome track competi-
tons always have entries the best
preparatory school runners around these
parts so 1t seems that Bill Foley, the
coach of the Blue and White squad, must
have had Reuter- In the best possible
condition This is Reuters third year at
the running game, and he has improved
considera bly, with practice. Il would not
oe at all surprising if Reuter- dld not
and the track captaincy at Central for
.he next season. He played halfback on
The O street eleven last fall, and owing
20 his speed, made several long and sub
stantial gains Tor his school curing the
Ugh school foot ball selles. He and
Napt. Hamilton will be the loglcai
.nolce for the haIfback positions thus
coming season.
A meeting was recently held at Tech
Ideal for the sole purpose OF discussing
The track situation at TINS school IT WAS
me intention of Mr.. Myers, the princi-
pal, to find out just how many boys In
me school We're interested III this branch
u high school athletics. Waiter Thrall
will manage the track men this season
and will try to get many entries for the
spring meet this year. Thrall is a dash
man, but also shines in the 44U. 1t would
ooost high school athletics consider oily
If TIE Machlnists would strive to pro-
ducc enough track aspiraEts 10 compete
n the spring games. Western aid t1usi-
ness have already signIfed tneir inten-
tons OF entering well-balanced squad
to compete against Central, which has
beer SO successful during the last few
years In winning the bunting. 1t has not
been many years ago when 1t Used to be
nip and tuck with Central and Tech to
ath .etics, SO the Machin.sts should get
busy and uphold the name of their preGe-
cessprs.
Track is the foundation of all sports.
many proclaim, one would imagine
the high school boys. who are always
ready and inclined to enter athletics,
sole purpose of benefiting themselves for
the other branches OF sport INDUCED in
by the high schools. Many would raise
the cry that the real reason this sport
was abandoned was that training quar-
tiers are very scarce, which Is very true
but this should not keep the boys from
training In the spring and summer out
doors. where many grounds could be put
In use as training quarters. The foot
bail and base bali teams do not ex-
perience much difficulty in obtaining
grounds OH which to practice so II Is I'D
to the boys OF the various schools
whether this sport continues to be con-
s,dered as local high school competi-
ton or is blotted out
Leland, the Eastern High first baseman.
who was predicted to bat with the best in
the league this season, has not come up
to expectations. and. in fact. is hitting
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-19
BURIAL OF JAY w. POWERS.
Late Patent Attorney Had Been in
III Health Several Years.

Funeral services for Jay W. Powers a
cousin TO Hiram Powers. the celebrated
sculptor. who died Tuesday evening. We're
he ii al O'Clock this afternoon at his
late home. ts,4 Massachusetts avenue
northwest. Rev. Mr.. Hoberson, assistant
pastor OF the Church of the Ascension,
officiated Interment was made i'll Glen
wood cemetery.
The pailbearers We're Robert Barnhart.
Edward Clarkson, john Earle and III. W.
Fred
Mr. Powers was born IN Rochester, y.
York, in 1888. For many years he was
engaged in the patent business in Min
neapolis. ard was the inventor of num-
Der of things. Later he went TO Chicago,
where he taught hydraulics in d college.
Three years ago he came 10 Washington
and shortly after his arrival here mis-
health failed, and he was in ali health
from that time until his death He was
son OF Thomas Hart Powers, a Baptist
clergyman. His widow, Mrs. Emma X.
Powers, and two children survive him.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-19

very poorly for the southeast nine Capt.
Parker stated recently that Leland sus
tanned Il badly bruised leg in the carly
part of the season, which has handicapped
his work with the stick in the high school
series so far. He has been fielding
in erroress style. however. The Eastern
scribes- cannot discover the real reason
the base ball nine made such poor
showing this season, as everything looked
promising in the early spring. 1t can
safely be said that the Eastern has not
had much luck.
speaking Of track. ii, must not be for
gotten that Western has likely looking
running game. This school made a very
creditable showing in the local indoo
meets during the past winter months, and
so should be able to give a good account
OF themselves In the spring competitions.
The boys across the creek have q most
excellent relay four, and il is claimed
that any squad abe to produce four fast
runners at the quarter mile has spien
did nucleus for a point winning track
team. A runner who makes fast relay
can be used in the DO and 40, and is al
most always q very fast man i'll the dash
events. Then he can be used In the hur-
die events also ii he shows any kind of
form in taking the hurdles. as he already
has the speed. Western owes its presen
strength to the faithful manner in which
tie boys trained under many disadyan-
tages during the winter months.
II is rumored at Business that the next
base ball captain who is most likely to be
elected to succeed Frank Davis will be
Whitmarsh. one of the best players on
the nine and also one of the most pop
ular fellows in the school He was a
member of last years championship nine
ard by his snappy work in the infield
and outer garden has proved to many
followers Of the Business nine that he
would make good leader Although the
smallest player on the team. Whitmarsh
stands head and shoulders over many of
the larger high school ball players when
it comes to playing and displaying knowI-
edge of the inside points OF the game.
Whitmarsa is the man FOR the job, and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-19
Distribution of Guns.

In answer to many inquiries the War
Department has issued a statement to
the effect that municipalities desiring to
obtain obsolete field pieces for ornamental
purposes may obtain them upon formal
application to the department through a
senator or representative. The gun car
riages cannot be given away, but may
be purchased after condemnation, the
average price being about SO.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-19
"A Trife Under Forty"
TOM the Queen.

Balzac's woman of thirty" is enjoying
the heyday of popularity, as he prophe-
sied-nay, prolonging il beyond and far
into her fourth decade. and no one can
compass the all-important silhouette so
triumphantiy as she.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-19
The Worlds Greatest Convention
Greeting?

Hail the time when the
world will be one great family,
with one religion, expressed i'll
love OF one another in thought
and deed. The present Con-
gress of World Sunday Schools
is fastening the glorious era.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-19
The New OMcers.

The officers elected were follows:
William Fl. Lee, New Haven. president:
J. Stearns. Cushing. Mass. first vice
president: George NJ. Courts. Texas. Sec
OId vice president: J. A. Moran. CHI
cago. third vice president; a. NJ. Gloss
brenner, treasurer.
The members OF the executive commit
tee are Harry *. Dean. Grand Rapids: +.
Lawrence Fell, Philadelphia: Benjamin =.
Moulton, Rhode Island; e. A. Kendrick,
Buffalo: A. T.. Southworth. Chicago; l.. 7.
Davidson. Louisville: George II. Ellis.
Boston; Alex FitzhuEn. Des Moines: W.
T. Fletcher. Kansas City; William Green,
New York; II. W. ]. Meyer Milwaukee;
w. T. Mil.igan, San Antonio. Tex; Will
liam Tsan. New Orleans: Robert Schal-
kenbach, New York; Fred l.. Smith. Ml:-
neapolis: Edward Stern. Philad alpha
John Stovel. Winnipeg. Canada: Rufus e.
Williams, Richmond. president. vice presi-
dents and treasurer. eX-ofticio; FRANKLIN
W. Heath, secretary, the Bourse, Phila-
dephia, Pa
In order to expedite the business of the
convention part of the program arranged
for this morning was taken up at spe-
cial meeting last evening.
]. Horace Mcfarland Of Harrisburg
Pa. read paper on higher education OF
printers, which was received by the con-
vention with much applause. A paper OF
the cost of production OF printing was
presented by Frank l.. Webner of Cincin
natl, expert accountant, and was the sub
ject of general discussion during the even
ing on the floor of the convention.
The paper on apprentices, by Thomas
f. Donneliy of Chicago, was discussed by
Isaac H. blanchard of New York and ].
Stearns Gushing of Boston.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-19
Beyond the Reach of the Poor.

fsnEn tie Cleveland Plain Dealer.
a clergyman thinks great ma ortiz
Of divorces are brought about by pow
erty.
Then it might be Well 10 raise the d.
vorce rates
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-19

The Lady-What would you expect me
TO give YOU il you'd split that NooG for
ne" Tie Hobo Some new kind OF amos
;act {. fsCal-and yer'd i,after give il be-
f.re ] ~ter;sI.- Cleveland Leader.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-19
Watched by the Spirits.

And be just as pleased that You have
been alive, on the mortal sphere, when
this one comes to visit You; and think
what the next may bring forth for some
on this earth They will look through ma
lures telescopes, from the immortal side.
and now they view it from the mortal.
And spirits do gather in many and great
numbers to look upon these manifesto
lions, which are different from our view
If we be in our own place of dwelling:
but as VIC may travel to any spot or
place in the world of this world, or in
the world OF the spirit world. or in the
bright darkness Of the intermediate place
which you call heaven-or air, or what
you please, 1t is there. and no name just
fits it perfectly. for it is a power in itself.
just as immense as this earth is real
and great to you.
The air is just as great and important
in that 1t holds all the elements of life.
growth. and brings its influences to make
all planetary systems, combined or SIN
gle. keep their place, just as you would
blow a bubble into the air. and see it
rise, and float. and yet stand alone, to-
all the eye can see in mere looking. 1t
has become the wonder of wonders to me
more wonderful than stars and comets.
because II is so light and phantasma gori
cal that it stands not in the way of
anything. nor can anything keep its place
without ii.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-19

Mrs. Church-You say she was war
correspondent oncee
Airs. Gpiaair-Ye.; - s-as secret ~
Of = aomaa : ciuh To1 i r 81 :eUa%n.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-19

this fact should not BE overlooked il
making the selection.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-19
Advice to the Scientists.

Some professors in the future had better
take my word in time, and study the at.
mosphere, and become the pathfinders Of
the ways and means OF moving worlds
with a ligntness and ease az great as you
see or get some wOrld-distant message.
On unseen wires it comes. but it has its
reality. even il it has It's rail to run its
course upon Worlds have their rails,
which are magnetic currents, each hay
ing its own, because Of its powers, great
or small.
Casting bright horoscope. to use one
of your ancient words revived. that the
times will be in many ways aSitated over
some looked-for problems. and some un-
| looked for. yet the way things do even up
! in the cycles Of time and the states OF
necessity is a power from power so
great that 1t moves things in way
| which no man can compass in his mind,
nor need he think ever to do so, unless
some special dispensation come to us in
! the future of time. when all things Will
| be gathered to new world. and Inc Old
| ones melt to mist in the sunlight Of some
| glorious command, such cas- one which
was given. Let there be light, and there
| was light" And the manifold and Won
derful phases of the heavenly life. which
is vast and yet not SO vast but that all
have and receive their due reward. and
over their reward, always and come into
all the gentleness of character which en-
shrines one loved in their own--a mon
arch. a child of the poor-all have their
help, which never misses.
No fear Of comets. nor any disturb
ances of any nations. need ruffle the
serenity Of this world. unless man 50
| go against all commands that he bring
| upon all the doom of punishment, which
rs only chastisement and correction, and
unto which. not even then, need be so
| greatly feared
| Let the evening pass before your mental
vision as one Of the wonderful happen
| ings which come and so upon this earth.
| and bring their lights and shadows, as
this world always has the two at the
! same time Happiness here hath its
shadow, and shadow has its light