Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-06-12
CITY OF RESIDENCES
Berkeley, CAL, Attractive to
Men of Many Tastes.
CLIMATE Is PERFECTION
Schools and Colleges Abound and
Artist Colony Exists There.
CLOSELY BOUND TO OAKLAND
The Two Cities Are Practically One
With Combined Population
of 200, 900 People.
CLOSELY BOUND TO OAKLAND
BIZ WILLIAM e. CURTIS.
Special Correspondents OF The Star and the
| Chicago Record Herald.

Special Correspondents OF The Star and the
Chicago Record Herald.
BERKELEY. Cal. May 30, 1911.
Oakland and Berkeley are practically
one city, with a combined population OF
about 100000. There Is no visible bound
airy between them. and a stranger would
never know when he passed from one
to the other. They have the same street
car, water, gas and electric light systems.
and Oakland merchants are very general
ly patronized by Berkeley people. Both
towns are improving In appearance, and
by the recent census rank high among
the fast-growing cities Of the United
States. Berkeley had s. 1O1 population In
1890. During the next ten years the In
crease was 159 per cent and the enumer-
ators found 1924 population In 1900
During the next ten years the increase was
still more rapid, being 2O6 per cent. so
that in 1910 the enumerators found Al. 434
population within the city limits. Only
Pasadena and Los Angeles grew more
rapidly than Berkeley.
In 1890 Oakland had 1852 population,
in 1900 1t had 66,96O and in 1910 there
were 150,174 populations. gain Of i24.7
per cent.
The rapid increase in both cities is
largely due to the emigration Of homeless
people from San Francisco after the fire.
Importance Of Oakland.
Oakland has many factories and a large
business. 1t is the county seat and the
terminus Of three raiways-practically
four-two divisions Of the Southern Pa
cific, the Santa Fe and the Western Pa
cific. The latter is the recently COM
pleted extension OF the Gould system,
connecting at Salt Lake City with the
Denver and Rio Grande and at Denver
with the Missouri Pacific. The shops and
terminals Of these roads are in Oakland
and require the employment of fifteen or
twenty thousand men. There is a great
deal of freight transferred between the
railway trains and ships. Millions Of dol
lars worth OF raw silk, tea and other
oriental produce comes in from China and
Japan and Is shipped by the fast over
land freight to the east at Oakland in
exchange for -four, cotton and other mer-
chandise from the Mississippi valley.
Berkeley Is purely a residence city and
educational center the home of 10000
men who do business in San Francisco.
the seat OF the University OF California
and group of preparatory schools, with
colony Of artists. novelists and men of
ideas of their own. who find the climate
perfection and nature sympathetic with
their moods.
Recently there has been an overturning
OF political things and an advanced So
cialist was elected mayor of Berkeley
after a short. sharp and hot contest, in
which Theodore Roosevelt took a part.
He came here during the campaign to
deliver a course OF lectures sbefore the
students OF the university, and remark
able lectures they were. He initiated his
friend. the German kaiser. by preaching
in the openair theater on Sunday to
congregation Of 5000 people. 1t was an
impressive scene. He preached for an
hour or more on civic righteousness and
the duties Of Christian citizenship, and
nobody complained of the length of his
sermon. In his Characteristic way he
''butted into" the campaign, and told
students and the citizens Of Berkeley
generally how they should vote. He
mentioned the candidates by name, COM
mending one and condemning ire other,
but evidently his admonitions were un-
needed because the socialist he con-
demned was elected by an overwhelming
majority two days later. and 1t Is a pop
nlar impression that most of the students
supported him. Roosevelts friends and
idolators here. composing what is known
as the progressive republican party. were
very strong for the socialist, just as they
are for the recall Of the judiciary. They
fell out with him on those two points,
notwithstanding his earnest efforts and
lengthy arguments to bring them around
to his point OF view. There was a good
deal of resentment felt among the pro-
gressives of Berkeley that he should take
such a pronounced position in local
contest, but he justified himself on the
ground that he was out there TO do good
to the people and he didn't want to miss
an opportunity.
After the election there was some guy
IT, - e~sft 80 1, -ff~
to convert his followers, but he took 1t
good naturally.
You can see Theodore Roosevelt at his
enjoyed his visit to Berkeley particularly
because he was able to mix up with the
students and exchange enthusiasm on
several subjects. He spent part OF
day at the chapter house of Alpha Delta
Phi his fraternity, and left his photo
graph. appropriately inscribed. as a SOU
venir of his visit. He took particular in
terest in the system Of student self-gov-
eminent. for which the University of
California Is Eoted; In athletics, which
are never interrupted here. because the
climate allows the students to play base
ball or foot ball every day In the year.
and in the dramatic activities, which are
farther advanced and more comprehen-
sive than in any other American institu-
ton. This is very largely due to the
dolph Hearst in a little wooded amphi-
theater on the borders Of the campus, in
very picturesque and beautiful site.
The effect is enhanced by the approach.
through a steep and winding path among
the live oaks. 1t is the largest and the
finest open-air theater In the world. seat
ing nearly 5000 spectators. all of whom
can see and hear perfectly. All the uni
versity exhibitions and ceremonies ia &c
place in this theater. and Sunday after
noon 1000 or 5000 people gather there to
sing hymns under the leadership of stu
dent glee club.
The dramatic clubs Of the university
and German, French and Spanish as well
as English. They have given Samson"
a spectacular play founded on the Bible
story: The Merry Wives Of Windsor and
several others OF Shakespeare. Van Dykes
poetical drama. The House Of Rimmon."
and several Of Ibsen's works. The woman
undergraduates take the roles belonging
to their sex, and have been quite as sue
cessful as the men.
The chorus is one Of the best ever seen
upon an American stage, being under con-
slant drill and discipline in the most thor,
ough manner.
California's Novelits and Artists.
California is very proud Of its novelists,
Its scientists. its painters and Of all ma
tive sons who have distinguished
themselves in scholarship. in litera-
ture and in art The people are
now almost hysterical in their enthusia sm
over "Natoma," the first successful grand
opera in the English language. and with
an American plot.
The music Is written by Victor Herbert,
and the lfhrefto is nv Iosenh r. Reddtn1