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The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-01-02
LEAP YEAR BOoAIs WEDDINGS.
Philadelphia License Clerk Hints
Women Became Courageous.

Philadelphia. Jan. e.-All records
were broken at the marriage license
bureau during 1912 and Robert E.
Ferguson. the license clerk, believes
leap year was largely responsible for
the great volume of business. During
the year permits to wed were issued
to 15.41s couples. an increase Of $40
over last year.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-01-02
BOOTH NOMINATED.
Taft Names Him Chief Justice Of
Court of Claims.

Washington. Jan. president
Taft today nominated Fenton Booth
Of Illinois. now Justice of the court
of claims. to be chief justice Of that
court, succeeding Stanton Peelle.
Henry Sherman Boutell of Illinois was
named justice of that court. succeed
ing Booth. Boutell is now minister to
Switzerland.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-01-02
ATTORNEYS RESIGN.

Taft Accepts designations of Two
United States Lawyers.
Wagner Of Mitchell. South Dakota,
United States attorney for that state.
and Charles Boynton. United States
attorney at Waco. Texas. resigned to-
day. President Taft accepted both
designations. which 1t was said at the
department Of Justice. were voluntary
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-01-02
MEET FUNERAL SHIP.

Six United States Warships to Escort
Reid's Body.
New York, Jan. 2.-British cruiser
Natal. bringing home the body Of
Whitelaw Reid. late ambassador to
Great Britain, reached the Nantucket
at 9 o'clock this morning. She was
met there by an escort Of six United
States war ships sent to convey the
funeral ship to this port.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-01-02

e . . . .
DEMANDS MADE BY
THE GARMENT WORKERS
The garment workers are ask. =
ing:
Increase of Is to 20 per cent. :
in wages.
An eight-hour day.
Full pay for overtime.
Sanitary shops.
No sweat-shop or tenement
> house work.
Abolition Of the sub-contract .
system.
. .... .ss
secretary Of the Knee Pants Makers
union. he led big strike and was
publicly hailed by his fellow work
ers as their natural leader. He has
been a socialist candidate for the
New York assembly.
The number Of garment worker.
now on strike in New York is various
" estimated at from $4,000 to 1885,.
900. It Is the biggest strike New
York has seen in ten years.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-01-02
KILLED HIS WIFE.
Retired Wall Street Broker Then Ends
His On Life,

New York. Jan. 2.-Hcnry G.
Edcye, retired Wall street broker,
shot and killed his wife today,
then took his own life at their
country home at Great South Bay,
BellpOrt, Long Island.
The San Francisco call., 1913-10-14

chorus that has been seer IN San
Francisco within memory
Anitua grew on us as the second
act progressed. with it's IL little black
slave boys executing their elflike
Moorish dance to the quaint lament
ing melody that Verdi took from
the northern Africans.
Suddenly we heard martial har-
monies. The scene changed and the
entrance to Thebes confronted us. On
came the king, sung by Pietro Brill
in a not big but very mellow lyric
bass; following swarmed the cour-
tiers. priests and principals, with the
famous march intoned by six
Egyptian trumpets and full brass
band. Here it was that the master
hand of Belucci proclaimed itself.
Not outside of the New York Metro
politan company itself has such per-
feet ensemble work been heard here.
The difficult task of controlling the
large choral and instrumental forces
was masterfully accomplished by this
lean jawed italian, who, we are told,
goes straight to Monte Carlo, to con-
duct after this engagement is fin
ished.
star of the evening was introduced, In
the person of Luigi Montesanto, who
sang, and in truth acted, the character
of Amonasro- No greater barytone has
essayed this role here in many years
And this man is physically well suited
to the. part He gave us rare piece
The San Francisco call., 1913-10-14
Women Are Called to
Serve on Grand jury

A venire of IL women and 13 men
has been summoned by Judge George
Buck of Redwood City to appear be-
fore him November 5 TO qualify as
members of the grand jury that will
Investigate the affairs of San Mateo
county. ignoring the opinion of the
attorney general that women can not
legally serve as grand jurors, Judge
Buck will establish a precedent since
this will be the first time that women
have been members of the inquisi-
torial body. Mrs. Leila r. McRoskey
of San Mateo. society matron and
poetess, is being mentioned as the
"forewoman" of the grand jury
The San Francisco call., 1913-10-14
Departs for East

Mrs. Frank B. Anderson has Joined
the ranks OF eastern visitors, having
departed Saturday for New York to be
gone several weeks. On her return
she will reopen her home in this city
for the winter
Goodbys were also said last week
TO Mrs. Truxtun Beale and her sister,
Miss Alice Oge. who left Friday for
Washington, D. c., where they will
pass the winter. Mr.. Beale has been
east all summer and has divided his
time between Philadelphia, Washing
ton and Newport, in the latter place
being the guest of his brother in law
and sister, Ambassador and Madame
Bakmeteff.
The San Francisco call., 1913-10-14
Sellars to Depart Shortly

matter of deep regret to wide
circle of friends in all of the bay
cities is the approaching departure
Of Lieutenant Commander David Sell
lers, L. S. N, and Mrs. Sellers. who
have lived in California the last two
Years, where the former has been on
duty as naval aid to the board of
presidents for the Panama Pacific in
ternational exposition. They will
leave San Francisco early in Febru-
ary for the Atlantic coast, and Lieu
tenant Commander Sellars will return
10 sea duty. A series of entertain
ments are bing planned in compliment
10 the navy matron prior TO her de-
parture from this state.
The San Francisco call., 1913-10-14
Clever Comedy Makes
Debut at AIcazar

Charles Ruggles is a mighty good
actor-everybody knows that--but he
wasn't clever enough last night to
hide the shivers of delight--or en-
barrassment-that chased up and
down his spine when an enthusiastic
fiattering reception in Your Neigh
boris Wife" at the Alcazar. Ruggles
hoped upon the stage carelessly and
started to act. Then the storm broke.
favorite had been away from dear
San Francisco 20 years instead of just
one lonesome year. Ruggles bowed
and squirmed and made deprecating
little gestures. 1t was no good. They
kept up the applause and it looked
like he was being forced into cur
tain speech. Genuine affection on the
part of the audience saved him. how
ever
Your Neighbor's Wife" is a clever
comedy. 1t is filled throughout its
three acts with snappy conversation,
bright quips and rather delicate but
amusing situations. The locale is
Fruitvale, just across the bay. The
story concerns two unhappy husbands
who decide to change wives in hopes
of arriving at matrimonial happiness.
They live in cute little houses built
a few inches apart One of the hus-
bands is a home lover, who likes to
cut grass from the 2x4 lawn Satur-
day afternoons His wife loves to
dress and attend matinees, to the
neglect of her household duties. The
other hubby is gay bird, fond of
short "nips' and poker. His wife is
real honey dove. Cooks fine din
ners and all that, but is untidy as to
dress. So the lords of the two houses
decide to swap helpmates, and around
their troubles the plot centers.
As Harry Miller, the sporty hus-
band. Ruggles has fine opportunity
to display his talents. He does his
role with careless ease and mas
terly conception that win admiration.
He would make dandy suburbanite
maybe. Anyway, he got curtain
calls and applause.
Herman Cripps, as John Robbins,
the grass CUTTER was good, but the
role is not one for Cripps. He does
red blood" plays much better. Plays
where he has chance to be pictur-
esque and daring and shoot guns. But
at that he assumes the role of a
grass cutter with credit. Alice Patek
and Louise Brownell as the abused
and neglected wives, are at their
best. They combine with Ruggles
and Cripps in preventing. by splendid
acting any touches of indelicacy.
Lois Meredith as Sally Potter, Je-
rome Storm as Billy Hall, her sweet
heart; "A. Burt Wesner as Brown,
neighbor, and Frank Wyman and S.
A. Burton in minor roles round out
the cast
Elmer Harris. San Franciscan, is
the author of the play
The San Francisco call., 1913-10-14
To Spend Winter Here

Mr. and Mrs Charles Dougherty
have closed their home in Pleasanton
and have taken apartments at the
Hotel Bellevue for the winter. Re
Gently they have been the guests in
Mill Valley of Mrs. Charles Fl. Cush-
ing and her daughters, Miss Lucy and
Miss Agnes Cushing, who visited them
at Pleasanton for several weeks dur
ing the summer.
Mrs. Cushing and her daughters will
come to San Francisco Wednesday to
reopen their apartments at the Kel-
logg for the winter. Their home in
Mill Valley has been rented to Mr..
and Mrs. Kenneth Gum (AIiss Ger
trude Hood), who, since their mar
riage, have been living with Mr. and
Mrs. BENJAMIN Gum in San Rafael.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gum will take possess
sion of their new home toward the
close of the week.
The San Francisco call., 1913-10-14
I'M THE SOCIAL WE{d27 :: NEWS OF THE THEA ATERSF
3MQ[ISp[PlNGS
IN u in the
.NIt zN ~ WINGS

Actor Frank Moulan, now playing
leading role in .'The Count of Lux
embourg." which opens at the Colum-
bia next week. tells the following
story on himself 1t is guaranteed to
be bona fide.
when l was starring in "The
Grand Mogul," he said, Il arrived in
Chicago for the opening and found
my name sheeted in tall letters from
one end of the city to the other I
felt proud and important. 1t seemed
that everybody was bowing to me.
/ felt my whiskers and even they
seemed to be growing faster than
usual. So / walked over to barber
shop l often patronized and took a
chair. wondering if the barber, in
his nervousness at shaving so i'm
portant fellow, would draw blood.
He lathered me, whetted his razor and
asked:
by the way. Mr.. Moulan, what
brings you to Chicagog'
Billy B. Van sounds as if it's owner
would be most pleasing person. 1t
is said that he leads a double life,
inasmuch as nine months of the year
he is comedian and for the other
three months squire and politician
in the little town of Yam Harbor,
n. III. Also when at home he holds
down the jobs of fire chief and coro-
ner. Billy B. Van is now playing his.
hilarious farce Props" over the
The San Francisco call., 1913-10-14
Verdi's S Aida Is Given
Charming Production
By Italian Stars

We surely had an Italian night in
Eddy street last night. A night of
the old San Francisco of a decade ago
yes and farther back than that. Re-
calling the memories of Agostini, of
Dado, of Adaberta, of-oh, what's the
use Let's tell how the night started
at the Tivoli with cold audience fill
ing the seats. half white fronts and
Satiny shoulders and half Windsor ties
and long hair and frayed cuffs.
And about $50 a long, lean replica
OF the immortal Dante, named Belucci,
waved his wand and called up out of
the deeps of the orchestra pit the
eerie mystic phrases that Verdi
penned at the beginning of his won
derful Aida
And some 10 minutes later a new
tenor, Chiodo by name, was intoning
for us the everlasting sweetness of
Celeste Aida" in a nervous, hesitant
fashion Too early in the opera this
its biggest tenor solo. made great de-
mands on a not yet thoroughly
erable sweetness and fullness in its
upper register, but plainly not at it's
best.
And so we waited the while Dante,
that is, Belueci, did fine things with
his band of instrumentalists Came
Amneris, called on the program Fanny
Anitua, and our coldness and unre-
sponsiveness were suddenly not with
us.
This woman. with the dignity truly
of the daughter Of a king and the
stature of a Juno, poured over the
footlights a marvellous golden food of
tone. A true mezzo soprano, linked
closely to mental musicianship. and
dominating every scene in which she
had a part by the sheer force of her
magnetic personality. Here, indeed,
was star uncovered.
Now came Lucia Gresham, the Aida
of the evening. Possibly due to open
ing night nervousness, she seemed q
bit inadequate to the vocal demands
of the role. A lyric soprano of big
range, with warm middle register,
her voice seemed to lack resonance
and power to carry out into the thea
ter over the sometimes too ambitious
orchestra.
So we got to the temple scene at the
end of act one, and had given to us a
wonderful piece of ensemble work on
the part of the .chorus-a purely local
chorus, by the way. got together and
trained during the last three months.
And the finest looking grand opera
The San Francisco call., 1913-10-14

spending the summer in California
but will depart shortly for the At
lantic coast, their home. Mrs. Brey-
fogle before her marriage was num-
bered among the popular women of
Oakland.
Mrs. Elmer Sprague Church, who.
until her marriage of the late SUM
mer, was Miss Mercy Edwards, will
be the inspiration for the elaborate
reception at which her aunts, Mrs
julius Joseph and Mrs. ]. E. Travis,
viii entertain tomorrow afternoon.
Two hundred guests have been asked
to greet the young bride. who will
lend the motif to several social favors
during the early season.
Mr. and Mrs Church have just re-
turned from their honeymoon trip
and are established at their new home
in Shafter avenue
X X
The production of the Bernard
Shaw drama, Candida" by members
of the Players Club of San Francisco,
Thursday night, before members and
guests of the Adelphian club of Ala
media, will claim wide interest. Only
occasionally are the Shaw plays at
tempted in the bay cities, and their
presentation is always given close
attention by students of literature
and of drama
y \
With Miss Josephine Heinrich as
her guest of honor, Miss Bessie Maher
will give luncheon tomorrow after
noon at Hotel Oakland, sharing her
hospitality with the bevy of girls in
the Heinrich Rosborough bridal party
and a few additional friends. Miss
Maher will be one of the bridesmaids
at the wedding next Tuesday.
x
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Wingate have
been spending October at their ranch
near Chico.
Miss Aimee Jorgensen is planning
to be the house guest of Miss Carmen
Ghirardelli several weeks during the
early winter. Mr. and Mrs. Chris
Jorgensen will remain in their Yo-
semitic valley home through the sea-
son, coming to town only on brief
visits.
The San Francisco call., 1913-10-14
Mayor Rolph Invited
To London in 1914

A letter was received today by
Mayor Rolph from Albert L. Kiralfy
commissioner general of the Anglo
American exposition, which will take
place in London next year to cele-
brate loo years of peace and prog
ress between Great Britain and the
United States, inviting the mayor. on
behalf of the executive committee of
the exposition, to visit London for the
purpose of attending an international
convention of mayors which will be
held under the presidency of the lord
mayor of London.
The San Francisco call., 1913-10-14
Mrs. Phillips Fetes Tea Club

One of todays affairs of interest
was meeting of the Tea club held
at the residence of Mrs John Har-
rold Phillips in Washington street.
Mrs. William c. Morrow, who re-
viewed several Of the newer publi-
cations, was the contral figure on the
program. Some of those who at
tended were Mrs. Edward de Witt
Taylor. Mrs. Charles Shurtlen. Mrs.
Charles Deering. Mrs. c. E. Grunsky,
Mrs. Sewell Dolliver, Mrs. J. b.
Rawles. Mrs. n. A. Dorm and Mrs.
George CasweIl.
The San Francisco call., 1913-10-14

Orpheum circuit with the Beaumont
sisters
Handsome William Faversham will
be seen at the Cort, following the en-
gagement of Kitty Gordon, as Marc
Antony in his elaborate production
of Julius Caesar" This is said to
be one of the most lavish Shakes
pearean productions that the Ameri-
can stage has known. The Brutus
will be r. d. MacLean, an actor of
Miss Constance Collier will be the
Portia. She Is described as a beauti-
full woman and a special favorite on
the other side
Evelyn Vaughan and Bert Lytell
are coming back to San Francisco,
where they are sure to be welcomed
with open arms. Lytell and his
charming wife made a big hit with
Alcazar patrons not only because of
their excellent stagework, but be-
cause of their big personalities and
annual co-starring season at the Al
cazar on Monday evening, October 81,
with repertoire of successful plays,
most of which will be entirely new to
this city. broadway Jones,s their
opening play, is one of the brightest
and snappiest nonmusical comedies
that George Cohan ever wrote. Both
of it's principal characters fit Bert and
Miss Evelyn to a nicely.
The San Francisco call., 1913-10-14
Entertain Weekend Party

Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick Sharon en-
tertained coterie of friends over the
weekend at their handsome country
residence in Menlo Park. Mr.. and
Mrs. Harry Mendell, Mr.. and Mrs.
DixwelI Hewitt, Mr.. and Mrs. George
Kelham, Miss Louise Janin, Miss Ro-
sta Nieto and Miss Augusta Foute
are among those who will return to-
day to their homes in this city after
having passed the holidays as their
guests
The San Francisco call., 1913-10-14

terest is being awakened by the plans
for the semimilitary ball at the Fair
mont October %. Invitations to this
affair were issued last week, and
every. one who can viii be there to
take his fill of fun from the unusual
gayety. The queen and Balboa will
reign conjointly that evening and will
open the ball with a grand march to
start at 10 o'clock.
Edward Miner and William Lange
will be in charge of the floor and will
be assisted by the following commit
The San Francisco call., 1913-10-14
Entertaining Niece

Mr. and Mrs. c. c. White are en-
Pertaining their niece. Miss Hazel
Lee Roberts of Washington, in their
home in Broderick street. Miss Rob-
erts os Washington. in their home in
Broderick street. Miss Roberts is the
daughter of the Hon. E. E. Roberts.
congressman from Nevada. and is one
of the bellies of the White House set
in the national capital
The San Francisco call., 1913-10-14
FREE.PUBLIC LECTURES
FOR SCHOOLS ANNOUNCED

There will be three free public lee
lures given by the department of ed
ucation of the city of San Francisco
during the remainder of the present
week. The subjects and dates are as
follows:
Tuesday. October IA. Rochambeau school,
Twenty-ffth avenue between Lake and Cali
fornia streets-..Thes Sierra Nevadas aud Elec
tric Light and Power by Fred :. Myrtle.
Thursday. October 16. Crocker school, Page
and Frederick streets'sITae Panama Canal and
the Panama Pacific International Exposition
(nloving pictures1, by Louis Levy.
Friday. October II. Bryant school, Bryant
street near Invent ty-seeond- -aF Flies and Mos
quitoes Carriers of Disease. and Methods OF
Control" by Prof. w. b. Herms. University
OF California.
The San Francisco call., 1913-10-14
Stork Brings Daughter

Mr.. and Mrs. Percy Hannigan are
receiving the congratulations of their
friends on the advent of a daughter,
born Saturday. This is the third
child in the family. the others being
Percy Jr. and little Miss Elena Han
nigan, who are at the family home in
Los Altos. Before her marriage Mrs.
Hannigan was Miss Gertrude Renton.
The San Francisco call., 1913-10-14
Democratic Club to
IndorSe Candidates

The San Francisco Democratic club
has named the following. committee
to indorse candidates to be voted on
at the November election.
Henry colombat, D. !. Mahoney. II. A.
Laurin, Gilbert Terrell, Thomas Afford, B.
II. Avery, Theodore A. Clack, Barclay Henley,
Thomas J. Ford, NJ. T. Seeley, o. G. Wilson,
Edw. o'Dea ~ l. Lynch, G. A. Henning and
G. w. Eastin.
The committee will meet at s
o'clock this evening at 615 Pacific
building to make its selections.
The San Francisco call., 1913-10-14
GEORGE WELLS, INJURED
BY EXPLOSION. is HOME

George Wells. son of Mr. and Mrs.
George r. Wells of 1901 Pine street,
was a passenger on the army trans
port Sherman, which arrived in this
port last night. Wells is returning
home to recover from the effects of
an explosion he experienced while
in the Chinese revenue service He
barely escaped with his life and for
a time it was thought he would lose
his eyesight.
The San Francisco call., 1913-10-14
POSTOFFICE CLERKS WILL
HOLD SIXTH ANNUAL BALL

Native Sons hall will be tempor-
arily converted into postal station
Saturday evening, when the Post
office Clerks Union holds its sixth
annual ball. Mail pouches, letter
racks, conveyors and cancelling ma
chimes patterned after postoffice
equipment will make an attractive
decorative feature. Frank A. Haas
will preside as floor manager.
The San Francisco call., 1913-10-14
KINGS ARE WELCOME HON]E|
Return to San Mateo Foothills Place.
Society Leaders Are Back
From the East After
Visiting Relatives

A warm welcome is being extended
TO Mr.. and Mrs. Fritz King on their
return to California after an extended
sojourn in the east. They visited
relatives in New York. Boston, Balti-
more and Annapolis The Kings ar
rived in this city last week, and after
short stay at the Palace hotel de-
parted for their home in the San Ma
teo foothills. where they will be domi-
ciled during the winter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Boswell King and Will
liam King visited with their parents
over the weekend.
While in the east Mr.. and Mrs. King
were entertained by their other son
and daughter in law, Ensign and Mrs.
Starr King, who are stationed at An
napolis.
The San Francisco call., 1913-10-14
TO GIVE MUSICAL COMEDY

The Jewish Juniors of San Bruno. .
a neighborhood club, is arranging for
the presentation of a musical comedy,
up in the Air. for the benefit of a
new clubhouse fund. The play will be
given early next year. The book,
lyrics and music were written by
David l.. Wolf and Howard J. Green
of this city.
The San Francisco call., 1913-10-14
Return to Belvedere

Mr.. and Mrs. Frank P. Morrison and
their daughter, Miss Amy Morrison.
have returned to their home in Bel
vedere after brief visit in this city,
where they were guests at the Hotel
Tairmont
The San Francisco call., 1913-10-14
Sailing for Europe

Miss Ethel Crocker departed for
Europe today, sailing from New York
for Paris, where she will spend the
winter with her uncle and aunt, Prince
and Princess Andre Poniatowski. Mr.
and Mrs. William II. Crocker, who
have been with their daughter in the
east, will return towards the close of
:he month to their home in Burlin-
game
The San Francisco call., 1913-10-14
Beaten SenseIess by
Six Men and Robbed

Dragged into lot at Pacific street
and Grant avenue by six men, Vim.
cent Corvec. visitor from knights
Landing, was beaten into insensibility
early this morning and robbed of SIS
and watch and fob
The San Francisco call., 1913-10-14

|
Immediately following came the cul
mination of the nights artistic effort
the trio of Amonasro, Radames and
Aida Gresham did her best vocaliza-
tion in this and was forced to respond.
with Montesanto. to tidal wave of
enthusiastic applause Chioda was ap-
parently not in the best of shape. but
this artist will undoubtedly give a
good account of himself before the
season is far advanced.
Anitua again used her beautiful
notes to good advantage in the open
ing scene of the last act. AS the sol
enn line of Egyptian priests filed
across the stage and from the temple
within intoned the doleful prayer to
the gods, Anitua revealed her great
power of dramatic expression. Here
1t was that she rose to full climax of
her powerful voice and sounded high
above the laundering brasses of the
orchestra.
And of this orchestra: Belucci at
times betrayed a tendency to make a
symphonic tone poem of the score and
obliterate the singers. Belucci knows
well the difficult task of building up a
climax Always does he keep in re-
serve a volume of tone to give us at
the necessary moment.
Another week and the brass sectioI,
will be well mellowed down and betf
ter balanced with the strings
The mystic moonlight that the great
Italian has woven into his score at the
commencement of the third act was
marve1ously well done, with it's
strange combination of muted strings
and harmonics of the bass fiddles.
The stage business was extremely
wei handled. Belucci, we are told, is
responsible for this. A truly versa
tile mani
The ballets were charmingly well
done. Tonight Puccinfs La Tosca~
will be given with much heralded
Carmen Melis in the title role.