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The San Francisco call., 1913-07-28
"THE CAVALIERS" UNUSUAL
FEATURE AT EMPRESS
"Tbe Passenger Wreck Detective
story, Catches the Audience and
Other Numbers Please

'The Cavaliers" carrying II people,
is the most elaborately dressed and
staged headline attraction that has fea-
tured the Empress bill in many weeks.
Alma Moore. soprano; Bert wainwright,
tenor. and William A. Galpin, baritone.
the soloists of the act, are excellent
singers and won great applause with
their finished production yesterday.
John B. Hymer presents THE Pas
senaer Wreck" a seriocomic melo-
drama, which Is a detective story con-
corning the deeds of q famous woman
crook. Edward Racey is an admirable
detective study and Bessie Burt Is the
adventures a carries off hard part we'll
The three Bennett Sisters, athletic
girls. offer a scene in a gymnasium
The Palace Quartet OF male voices were
popular.
The Georgia hiackface trio, Joe
Birnes with his droIl stories and an
added local act, the Snurs, acrobsts
and contortionists. complete the pro-
gram.
The San Francisco call., 1913-07-28
WHO'S WHO ON THE PACIFIC COAST

This volume. who's Who on the
Pacific Coast" is so lacking in the
real foremost men of the Pacific coast
that one is tempted to say that who's
not in this who's Who" are the emf
nent people.
Franklin Harper. the editor and pub
Usher, a Los Angeles man, has made a
stab It California, but the other coast
states are sadly lacking in leading
representatives. He says: of the
5000 who responded to requests for
data, it was found that about 1900
displayed no distinguishing feature
that entitled them to place in its
pages" If one but glance at some
of the notables given as residents in
his own city, he will ponder as to
who they are. For example, John Muir
does not appear. Many of the names
printed are of not even local import
ance. OF this inadequate book the
highest praise which may be paid it is
that it Is better than nothing and that
there are many names included which
are worthy a place In any similar vol
ume. (Harper Publishing company,
Los Angeles; $500
The San Francisco call., 1913-07-28
RUSSIAN VIOLINIST
STARS PANTAGES BILL
Miss OIea SamarOf. Assisted by
Pianist and CeIIist Tops yaude-
willie Offering

Miss Olga samaroff. violinist, a
beautiful Russian, is the star at the
Pantages this week in a musical Of
fering She is assisted by a pianist
and ce1list
Fred Ardath and his Dainty Maids"
are back again with a. series of comi-
cal situations called "A Night Out"
Roy La Pearl has powerful sing
ing voice which he displays to ad-
vantage in popular ballads
The New Expressman" is the Of
fering of Will Armstrong and COM
pany Howard and Dolores, enter
tainers. VILLA Hamilton, a boy cor
netist and the Lester Brothers, aero
batic clowns, round out the bill
The San Francisco call., 1913-07-28
LAND OF THE spuRrT

The Land of the Spirit (Scribners').
the title of new book of fiction by
Thomas Nelson Page stands for a
whole realm of thought and feeling
opened up by deepening note in ma
tional life.
Says Mr.. Page:
Possibly the most notable one
change in our national life In the last
decade Is the deepening OF its note.
Whereas, formerly attention was given
largely to things of the surface, of late
the mind has been directed more to
those things which lie beneath. A
whole realm has been opened up for
consideration and for work"
The San Francisco call., 1913-07-28

NOTES
NEWS
WILL IRWIN WRITES
A NEW HAIR RAISER
A Clever Novel of Murder, Mysteries,
Detectives and CIairvoyants

Not content with giving the public
murder story. VIII Irwin introduces as
the sleuth in his Red Button lady
clairvoyant who, by her mysterl-
Gus divinations, keeps the reader
at fever heat. No external sign
betrays the real thoughts of Rosalie LIE
Grange, the thrilling medium. She has
helped the police inspector several
times, and it is her love of adventure
and fondness for this same inspector
that leads her into unraveling the
murder. She has Inherited a great deal
of money, so no longer deals in mys-
ticism for pay. She uses her talents so
beneficently that one loses sight of the
fake clairvoyant. Masterful and calm.
she assumes command of all the in
mates of the boarding house. the scene
of the crime. BY her affectionate and
sympathetic manners she steals her
way into their hearts. She sizes up
people in a fash, being accustomed to
do this when she faxed frances. 1t
required some will power not to move
when Nine LIE Grange was affecting
trance and the culprit said You are
fraud. l am pointing a revolver at
your head. Wake and hold up your
hands or | will shoot YOU"
Murder and psychological musings
cinating novel. Love plays most i'm
portant role. When the heroine ac-
cepts her police suitor she sums UP her
reasons for her love and aid in a char
acteristic way. 1T amt good for
man to be too kind an smart. That's
for the woman-that's my part In this
combination Picturesque and erratic
In her language, she endears herself to
the reader by her kindly heart and win
ming ways.
There is the romance of be-
witchfng, impetuous young miss named
Betsy Barbara, and she is all that her
name implies and more. She reforms
a. lovable and irresponsible youth. Then
there is the love of the murdered man s
wife, who captivates the readers, and
the man who is first suspected, but who,
the author tells US, has the least to do
with the solution Of the crime In fact,
the guilt is fastened on several people.
only to be shattered. The title. THE
Red Button" givess not the slightest
clew, and the real culprit is ingeniously
worked up to. Snappy dialogue, for the
most part carried on in the expressive
but faulty language of Rosalie LIE
Grange. holds the interest till the end.
To tell the plot would spoil the story,
for 1t is we'll worth reading of sunny
afternoon amid cheerful surroundings,
as at night ones dreams might be
disturbed. The action is rapid and
humor mingled with tragedy makes this
thriller intensely absorbing Five
illustrations by J. Spero add little to
the book itself. Published by Bobbs-
Merrill company.
The San Francisco call., 1913-07-28
TARkrNGToN,s ~pENRop- NOVEL

In answer to the many inquiries
which have been coming in ever since
publication in magazine form of Booth
Tarkington's first "Penrod" story. an .
nouncement is made by Doubleday.
Page G. Co, that these tales are part
of a new Harrington novel to be pub
lished by that house next spring. The
volume is a continuous story, and not a
book of short stories; and the maSa
zine material has been adapted to that
purpose from the substance of tho
novel, upon which Mr.. Harrington is
now hard at work.
Ever since the publication of THE
Flirt,' Harrington enthusiasts have
hailed with delight the skill with which
he handled the boy character of Hedric.
At that time IT was announced that Mr.
Harrington had entered a field which
was a favorite with him; that he had
made a deep study of the heart OF
boyville, and there would be more
stories about boys from him in the near
future.
The San Francisco call., 1913-07-28
CALIFORNIA; LITERARY GIANTS

Herman Whitaker author of THE
Mystery Of the Barranca.' has lately
been characterized by a critic as one OF
the -four California literary giants"
the others being the late Frank Norris,
Jack London and John Fleming Wilson.
But it will be RENE mbered that Mr..
Whitaker has been a Californian only
since 1895. His interest in Mexico, the
scene of The Mystery of the Barran-
ca" as of his other novels dates from
his first visit to that country in 1904.
Mr.. Whitaker acknowledged In pri-
vate letter that the life he set forth in
"The Planter" with its descriptions of
conditions on the rubber plantations he
had actually lived for a period of six
months on the Colorado river, In the
state of Vera Cruz: only it was much
worse than I ever dared to put down in
the book,
The San Francisco call., 1913-07-28
GIRLS TO WRESTLE AT
AMERICAN TOMORROW

Excellent entertainment is to be
found at the American theater this
week, where "Rosinsky's Dream" a
musical act, opened yesterday. Ed s.
Alien Is the comedian.
The soubrette, Frances White, made
a big hit. Olive Morgan, the prima
donna. also continued her success.
George Ford's novelty speciality.
.SInce Bridget Learned the Texas
Tommy Dance" was well received.
Tho Twentieth Century Girls" re-
main. The girls will appear tomor-
row night in a special. boxing and
wrestling contest.
The San Francisco call., 1913-07-28
"PIRATES OF PENZANCE"
OFFERING IN TIVOLI

Gilbert and Sullivans delightful
opera "The Pirate of Penzance" will be
the offering this week, with matinees
Saturday and Sunday.
AS in all the Gilbert and Sullivan re-
vivals made at the Tivoli, the original
score will be followed.
The production under tho direction
OF Edward p. Temple will be up to the
Tivoli standard. and Temples inter
probation of tho opera can be depended
upon as being authentic
The San Francisco call., 1913-07-28
ALCAZAR OFFERS MRS.
DOT" BILLIE BURKE PLAY
Bessie BarriscaIe in Title Role WITH
Strong Support. Starts This
Evening

Billie Burke's most successful STAR
ring vehicle, Mrs. Dot Is to be start
ed on a weeks run in the AIcazar thea
ter this evening, with Bessie Barriscale,
Forrest Stanley, Howard Hickman and
the best talent of the stock company
in the cast.
No role in Miss Barriscale's roper
toire is better suited to her acting
qualities than is the title part of Mrs.
Dot
She will appear as the youthful.
pretty and vivacious widow of a mil
Iionaire London brewer, whose wealth
was bequeathed to her.
The San Francisco call., 1913-07-28
JOHN MASON IN "AS A
MAN THINKS" IN CORT
Popular Star Declared to BE Loxicnl
Successor to Late Richard
Mansfield

"As a Man Thinks" in which John
Mason is starring. will be disclosed to
a San Francisco audience tonight at
the Cort Mason has not been seen
locally since his appearance In The
Witching Hour and is sure of cor
dial welcome.
Mason has come to occupy a dis
tinctive and enviable position on the
American stage within the last few
years. In fact, he is ranked by many
critics as the logical successor to Rich
ard Mansfield.
las a Man Thinks is said to afford
the star even more admirable acting
opportunities than the part OF Jack
Brookfield. the gambler, in The Witch
ing Hour
The San Francisco call., 1913-07-28
PATSY

Mr.. s. r. Crockett whose novels
"The Stickit Minister" and The Men
of the Moss-Hags" attracted general
and favorable attention, introduces
Patsy. lively, saucy person. as the
central figure in new Galloway ro-
nance, to be published by the Macmil
Ian company, In which smuggling and
Patsy's abduction and recapture by n
royal prince and all the other good
things synonymous with Mr.. Croctetts s
name have a part. While the book is
one OF historical adventure. the love
interest is paramount throughout. The
time of the story Is Just 100 years ago.
when smuggling was in full blast
along the shores of Solway.
The San Francisco call., 1913-07-28
HANDY BIRD BOOK

Charles K Reed has produced an
excellent western bird guide, including
birds of the Rockies and west to the
Pacific. Containing 76S birds and
plentifully illustrated by Charles A.
Reed. Harry Harvey and B. J. Brasher.
Il is q marvel of compaotness. The
colored Illustrations are so excellent
that any bird seen may readily be rec
ognized by means of them. The color
and markings are very distinctly
shown. The author evinces compre-
hensiye knowledge of his subject, CIV
ing technical descriptions and
thorough understanding of their haunts
and habits. The author even tells the
range of the birds. This edition Is very
carefully indexed and every bird lover
and sportsman Will be glad to have It
Bound in q flexible cover and half an
inch thick. It Is just the thing for the
The San Francisco call., 1913-07-28
THE PSYCHOLOGY OF LAUGHTER

ID. Appleton & Co. announce under
the above title popular exposition by
Prof. Boris Sidis of Harvard university
of psychological study OF laughter in
general and of the ludicrous and the
comic In particular. The basic prin-
ciples and the general factors Of laugh
ter, rfdfcule, fun and allied conditions
are brought to light and their great
Importance in mental life made clear.
The subject is presented in a popular
form so that the reader has no difficulty
in following the trend of the study and
can grasp with facility the main prin-
ciples of the work
The San Francisco call., 1913-07-28
THE CITY OF TOMORROW

DR.. Frederic c. Howe, director Of the
Peoples institute, finds confirmation of
the idea that the city IS the hops
rather than the despair of civilization
in the European and especially the
German city In his new book, Euro
pean Cities at Work" (Char1es Srcib-
ner's Sons), Doctor Howe finds cities
that are great agencies of civilization
in European countries; cities that are
consciously planned. with every provis-
ion for the life OF the people; cities that
reduce poverty, that provide generously
The San Francisco call., 1913-07-28
NEW BOOK NOTES
Latest News and Announcements by
the Publishers
JOHN BARLEYCoRN

AJack London's John Barleycorn,"
telling the adventures of his own life
from his first recollections, all through
his wandering years and struggles to
his present high title of fame and posi-
ton, will be published by the Century
company in August. Its serial publica-
ton in the Saturday Evening Post
brought the author surprisingly large
number of letters from men and women
all over>the country expressing in many
curious ways gratitude for his vivid
portrayal of John Barleycorn's" con-
stant insistent appeal TO men and boys
eyerywhere
The San Francisco call., 1913-07-28
THROUGH THE BALKANs

Robert Hfchens and Jules Guerin
travelled through the Balkan peninsula
to gather material for the articles
which have been running through the
Century Magazine this year and for the
elaborate book which the Century COM
pany VIII publish in the late fall. The
text and pictures, II in the colors of
Mr.. Guerin's canvases, will cover the
natural scenic glories of Dalmatia, the
classic ruins of Greece and the wonder
ful mosques of old Constantinople
The San Francisco call., 1913-07-28

y
Mrs. Robert Augustus Bray has re-
turned to her home in Oakland after
an extended visit with Mrs. Clinton
Walker in her summer home in Plumas
county.
Miss Flora Miller entertained a house
party OF subdebutantes over the week
end at the summer home of her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. H. NJ. A. Miller in
Ross Valley.
Sympathy is being extended to Mr.
and Mrs. George H Hellmann, whose
little daughter. Miss Louise Hellmann,
fell and broke her ankle last Thurs
day The little girl was taken i'm
mediately to the Hahnemann hospital
and it Will be several days before she
can be removed to her home in Cali
fornia street
Mr.. and Mrs. Larry Harris motored
to Lake Tahoe during the week and
spent the weekend at the tavern.
Mr. and Mrs. Alfred B. Ford, accom-
panied by their two younger sons
Norman and Godfrey Ford, have re-
turned to their home in this city after
tour OF the southern part of the
state.
X
Mr.. and Mrs. Tenant Harrington
have returned to their home In Colusa
after several days in San Francisco.
where they were called by the death
last week of Mr.. Harringtons mother
Mrs William p. Harrington.
Mrs. George Neal, wife of Lieutenant
Neal, u. S. n, has returned to this CITY
after having visited In Mare Island
for several days last week Mrs Neal
is at present the guest of her parents,
Rear Admiral J. B. Milton. L. S. N
retired and Mrs. Milton in their home
in California street
Miss Rhoda Neibling has gone to
Tahoe TO visit for several weeks with
Mrs. James Farrell and her daughter,
Miss Kathleen Farrell, who are pass
ing the summer there.
=
Frederick Tillman Jr will return TO-
day to his home In this city after hav-
ing passed the week end at the Paso
Robes Hot springs.
X \
Mr.. and Mrs. wellington Noting
ham of Oakland announce the en-
gagement OF their daughter. Miss
francesca Wyoming Nottingham. to
Harvey s. Hunter Of this city. Both
Miss Nottingham and Mr., Hunter are
members of pioneer families of Cal
ifornia- The wedding will be an event
or the early part of September.
The San Francisco call., 1913-07-28

for recreation and play, that own pub
lie utility corporations and run Them in
the interest of the community. He
finds cities in Germany that are built
with a S much thought as a great war
ship, with all of the experts of the
country in its service. In these cities
he finds a suggestion of the city Of
tomorrow, as 1t is built for people and
that controls property in the interest
of the people
The San Francisco call., 1913-07-28
THE NEW AMERICAN DRAMA

Richard Burton, we'll known as vice
president of the Drama league, has
written a work on The New American
Drama" which the Thomas Y. Crowell
company is to publish in September.
DR.. Burton's chief aim is to trace the
growth of a native drama on American
soil, in place of the foreign importa-
tions so long the dominating influence.
The San Francisco call., 1913-07-28

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The San Francisco call., 1913-07-28
BY RUTH CAMERON

rs there any greater mental torture m
/ the world than 10 reflect upon lost
opportunity
As one LOOKS back. il sometimes seems
impossible TO understand phy one did
not seize the golden occasion and ride
triumphant 10 success or happiness on the
crest of that high nave Of opportunity.
If only" ne say. rcgretfully. If
only il mere yesterday. or last week, or
last rear. and had that chance once
more. hon much better | pould use it.
And then NE fall 10 thinking of The
The San Francisco call., 1913-07-28
SOCIAL NEWS

The Burlin game Country club pre-
sented a gala scene Saturday evening
on the occasion of dinner dance
which was attended by the residents of
the peninsular cities. The ball and
banquet rooms were attractive with
ternery and roses arranged in red and
green.
Among those who participated in the
nerriment were:
Hr and Mrs George Al Colonel and Mrs. Ham
mer Newhsll ilton Wallace
Major and Mrs. Sydney Mr.. and Mrs. Talbot
Clomsn Walker
Hr. and Mrs. Lawrence Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
Irving Scott Hastings
Lieut.. and Mrs. Emory Mr.. and MIS-. George
Kfushfp Cameron
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Nc
M and Mrs Joseph s Mr.. and Mrs Gerald
Tobin Rathbone
Mr and Mrs Willard Mr.. and Mrs William
Chamberlain 9eer Hitchcock
Mr. and Mrs. Baldwin Mr.. and Mrs. George
Mr. OoD and Mrs. Harold Mr.. and Mrs. Henry T
Mr. and Mrs Andrew Mr. and Mrs. william
Welch Jr. s Tevis
Mr. and Mrs. Atholl Mr.. and Mrs Robin
Mclean Hayne
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry y.
Stetson
Warren Spieker has arrived in New
York, where he will pass the remainder
Of the summer, and Is registered at
the Hotel McAlpin. In October he will
The San Francisco call., 1913-07-28
BOOK REVIEWS

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Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1913-03-20
BEATING THE BISCUIT SHOOTER

a tmld-looklng little man took a seat at the counter of the
Eagle Cafe and ordered ham and eggs. He looked bewidered
when the waiter turned his face toward the kitchen and yelled
vociferouly:
"A mogul with two headlights!
a second later the little man said:
Beg pardon, sir, I'd like to have those eggs turned over >,
Blanket the headlights - yelled the waiter.
An engineer next took his seat at the counter.
Wheat cakes and coffee for mine, he said.
Running orders!s yelped the waiter hmskly. and turned
Ito confront the next one.
A beefsteak, well done said the last arrival.
"A hot-box, and have it smokingi' was the information
given to the cook.
Seine scrambled eggs, please, = piped another man.
The waiter turned around and yelled:
Wreck 'em on the main 1nei''
Pack, a fireman on the M. & st. Il, noisly mounted one Of
the stools.
Let me see yer switch list, e he commanded.
Gimme a couple of battleships and a pan of Murphys on the
main line and a string of flats on the siding he ordered:
1t was the walters turn H. look mystiGed.H
the eoW-car off the Java train 81 continued the fireman
and switch me a couple of life preseryers for a consolidation
and as IT, a long drag to the next ~feedtank, you better I'll the
auxiliary to its full capacity,
Say, interrupted the biscnit-shooter, I've only been here
a week You left me behind at the first stop u
Excuse me- apologized Pack 81 thought you were
an old-head. Gimme a couple of pork chops and some fried pota-
course, Eou can bring me a cup Of black coffee and some dough.
nuts. Fill up the lunch-bueket. too. because it's a long drag to
the next hash factory Put the coffee in the bottom and fill the
upper deck with sandwiches and pie,
q got you. Steve, 4 replied the waiter. A44A@
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1913-03-20
Mothers Pension Law
One Of Best Passed

.###Esg=-GE asEn44.4aHH
Among the last of the bills of sthe
house which the senate accepted was
the Mcfarland Mothers Pension Bill.
The provisions of this act are to au-
thorize counties to levy a special tax
to raise a fund to carry out the pro.
visions OF the law, which allows on a
proper showing to the county court,
by an applicant in persen o. by g
friend, the payment to a mother with
dependent children SIS per month for
n child and 81 per month for each
additional child under fourteen years
of age. There is a limit of six months
on each payment, but the county
court may continue the payments for
additional six months SO long as the
court, after proper Investigation, is
of the opinion that the money should
be paid. The object of the law being
to allow a mother with small children
a compensation by right, Instead OF
charity, which will allow her to hold
the family together, experimenting
such earnings as she may be able to
secure for herself.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1913-03-20
New Size Of Money
to be Great Change

Within the next month or two If
present promises are kept, our citi-
zens will witness the greatest rev
olution that has ever been made in
the size and appearance of paper
money in the United States. Each
of the two billion notes of that
kind now in circulation will be sup
plemented by uniform pieces of cur
renuy about a q~uarter-size smaller
than that now used. If the comment
occasioned by the establishment of
the parcel post, the rural free delivery
and every other innovation Uncle
Sam has made in the last twenty
years could all be rolled into one, it
would not bring forth a tenth part of
the popular interest which will be
manifested when the people realize
that each and every piece of paper
money is to be changed. The day
will sound the doom of the counter.
feiter who now raises a one to a ten,
a two to a twenty, a twenty to a fifty
dollar bill, or in fact misrepresents
any denomination.
Then, says an editorial writer in
Leslie's Weekly, the value of 3he new
bill will be apparent on sight. Any
note with Washington's portrait on
it will be one dollar; Jefferson's, two
dollars; Lincoln's five dollars; Gro,
yer Cleveland's, ten dollars; Alexan.
der Hamilton's, twenty dollars; An,
drew Jackson's, fifty dollars; Frank.
Inns, m hundred dollars; John Mar
shalls, five hundred dollars.
1t would then be utterly impose ole
for a forger to boost a one dollar bill
to a ten dollar bill as is so frequently
done, because within a few months
after the system has been in vogue
every man, woman and child will have
learned that George Washington's
picture stands for one dollar, and not
ten.
We will then have the safest and
the simplest of national currency sys
tenn in the world.