The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, January 1, 1906, Page 5

BRILLIANT CAFE CHANTANTISEEK AME HE DE YOUNG'S. Stunts New in Lon- o T don Given With Local Hits. Miss Ethpl Hager and W. H. Smith Jr. Win Honors. BY SALLY SHARP. Last night—on to be exact, this morn- ing—the town was visited by as clever & vaudeville show as ever hit the trall, but 1t wasn't for you and me to buy with figs ETHVIe HAGER . goroe oo PHOTO Y ART SET WHO CLEVERLY EN- | AT THE FE CHANTANT AT M. H. DE YOUNG LAST NIGHT. - Rather was it loosed the De Young rs two r plebeian dol the grea s audit smart set from ¥ the young folk critics barred eville has come to San Francisco, together a band of could show Weber- <. There's Ethyl Hager. ttle K een de Young no one more Smith and Mrs. came night a bec he tables scattered about t Parisian fashion. After the ,bath—and the old year—had slipped @st, and the greetings been as follows: n Bianchard Pumpkin” s stance de Miss_Bdna Davis, Miss Frances Wilson, Ray - “Courtney Ford, Gordon Brom- field, Cleve Baker, Charles de Young. BEIECtIONS. . o0 auszsas-osesnns. SPAiDE Chicken™ Miss Ethyl Hager and W. H. Smith Jr. Character song— Weil, of Course 1 Don’'t Know." As sung by Miss Connie Ediss in the “Spring Chicken” (London). Miss Coustance de YOung. Musical bumber... +v.nss.Cleve Baker an ) Assisted by Mrs. Mark Gerstle Kathleen &e Young. “eThe Merchant of Venice” (up-to-dste).... Modernized by Mrs. W. A. Deane. Cast of cheracters—Portia, Miss Alice Ha- Jessica, Mias Franoes Btewart; 3 Ketiass, Miss Helen de Young: Bas- ssnfo, Thomas Eastland, tonto, Frank Mathien; belliff, Frank Owen: the Duke, Courtney Ford; Shylock, W. H, Smith Jr. ““The Rollicking Girl" iss Beesie Wilson, Miss Helen Failey, Helen de Young, Baldwin Wood, Ray Baker, Courtney Ford Assiwied by Mrs Kimball and chorus. Local hits there were in plenty. Not & man among the guests escaped a rep or two, Raphael Welll and Jack Wilson coming in for more than the usual wllotment. Here's ‘one om Raphael Welll: “What will Raphael Weill give Alice Roosevelt for a wedding present?” “The White House.” Here's Jack Wilson's: “What does Jack Wilson think about his baby?” “It's & howling success.” There were some jokes even more ruitful, but they elude me. T funniest stunt of all was ring Chicken” affair between Ethyl Hager and W. H. Smith Jr., wherein e latter makes heroic efforts to salute luscious lips of Miss Hager, but STOMACH, A~vD KIDNEYS. 1k, then the “Chantant” was | | who can’t make it without the friendly | aid of a tree stump. | The most spectacular bit—and a { really beautiful plcture—was the Swing Song,” where electric bulbs of es gleam from among the ng the ropes. In the ng out over the foot- ix dalnty little feet lace- B e Wilson, Miss s Helen Bailey, all pretty as pink rosebuds. s for the gowns, both on and off the they we mazingly pretty, and e the women—most of them. wce followed the “turns” and ! no cheerier lot of young folk greeted the new year out here on the Western ocean BODY FOUND WITH NOOSE ABOUT NECK Remains of Unidentified Sui- cide Discovered Near n Jose. SAN JOSE, Dec. 3L.—The decomposed | body of a man with & noose about its neck was found this afternoon by a party of hunters in the hills near Edenvale, | three miles from this city. The body was lying face downward in a clump of bushes. From the branches of an oak tree twenty feet distant the other por- tion of the parted rope dangles. It is sald that the man hanged himself and the rope broke. The body had evidently been exposed for several weeks. There is no clew to the identity of the suicide. —_———————— WILL JOIN MEXICO CITY WITH TAMPICO ON THE GULF | Richard Honey Is Gramted Concession That Will Give New Outlet to Southern Republic’s Capital. TAMPICO, Mexico, Dec. 31.—Richard Honey, of Mexico City, has been grant- ed a concession for a railroad connect- | ing Tampico with the capital of the country. It s expected that when com=- pleted the line will reduce the time of the trip over twelve hours. A day will be saved to passengers bound to Mex- jco City from the United States by water and from San Antonio about six | hours. Engineers are already in the field. —_———— Vassar College Matron Suceumbs. POUGHKEEPSIE, N. Y., Dec. 31.—Mrs. Helen H. Flett, for over twenty years matron of the infirmary at Vassar Col- lege, died suddenly to-day of pneu- monia. e el The late Hermann Nothnagle, the famous surgeen, Wrote an essay sev- | era} years ago in which he endeavored to prove that the moment of dying | was in most cases absolutely painless. | His own death evidently confirmed this | doctrine. LIVER i STUDENTS OPEN THE CONFERENCE Tenth Annual Session of the Christian Association Be- gins at Pacific Grove PACIFIC GROVE, Dec. 31.—The tenth annual university conference of the leaders and members of the Young Men's Christian Association held its initial session this morning under the presiden of H. O. Hill, the Pacific Coast secretary, and B. B. Wilcox, State secretary. Dr. Henry Kingman de- livered an address on “Christ's Mes- sage to the World Concerning Himself.” The afternoon gathering heard from H. | J. McCoy of San,Francisco the his- tory of the preceding conferences from the first one of 1895. After a general meeting Clayton S. Cooper of New York, | international college secretary of the Young Men’s Christian Association, urged the assembled Bible study lead- ers to chain their enthusiasm to defi- nite religious habits, especially the habit of Bible study. He suggested to young men that they individually should be what they wanted other men to be. “Pray to be right yourself,” he said. In the evening Dr. A. J. Gordon of Occidental College, Los Angeles, spoke on the holy spirit of truth, wisdom and love, and G. W. Leavitt spoke con- cerning the principles underlying the choice of a life work. G. W. Leavitt is | en route for China under the auspices | of the international committee of the association. The daily routine of the conference’ will include Bible study, mission work, technical business, ministry and for- eign flelds, with platform meetings. SNOW COVERS THE NOUNTANS Mantle of White Three Feet in Depth Upon Hamilton at the Lick Observatory RIS S SAN JOSE, Dec. 31l.—A mantle of snow three feet in depth completely covers Mount Hamilton. Thie is almost unpre- cedented. A layer of ice thick enough to support a horse and buggy covers the mountain creeks near the Lick Observa- tory. Last night a walking party of fourteen students from the University of California started up the Mount Hamilton trail, and as they were illy provided for the sudden drop in temperature suffered severely in consequence. They came back in carriages. SAN DIEGO, Dec. 31.—Rain and excep- tionally cold weather for Southern Cali- fornia were experienced in Ban Diego County to-day. Snow fell on the moun- tains and farther down among the foot- hills and valleys than for many years. Locally the rain amounted to a fifth of an iInch, making 4.57 inches for the sea- son, 114 inches over the average rainfall to this date. Snow fell Cuyamuca, in Escondido, Bernardo, Alpine, Descanso and Cam- po, while Jamuel reperts a hail- storm during the afternoon. Snow has mnot fallen In Escondido and San Pasqual valleys for eight years, but the ground was white in each of them this afternoon, though the snow did not stay long and there was no damage done. At Descanso, which is a little farther up the side of the western slope, snow was on the ground at nightfall to-night ard the thermometer was in the twenties. e e 0dd Happenings to Singer. Madame Maconda, the oratorio singer, among other funny reminiscences told the other evening that she was billed to sing t the Maine Musical Festival last year s a “‘coloratura soprano.” The good cit- izens were somewhat puzzled and expect- ant, but a few more indignant, and volced their indignation through an old lady, who called upon Mr. Chapman, the manager, to protest against the appearance of a negro vocalist among ladies and gentle- men. On another occasion while on a Broad- way car from Carnegle Hall with a music amateur, he said to her: ‘““The soprano part runs to high C in the ninth sym- phony, doesn't 1t?" The conductor who was at the moment recelving his fare, thinking the remark addressed to him, replied promptly: sir; the soprano only reaches as high B in the ninth symphony” “What!" exclaimed Madame Maconda, surprised at the accuracy of the man's statement. “How do you know that?” ““Why, I belong to the regular chorus at Carnegle Hall,” replied the conductor.— Abbotsford, Sir Walter dcott’s old home, was visited by 7000 pcople last year. 5 “No, |/ RICANS LOST IN HENCD Relatives in United States Daily Besiege Consulates in the Southern Republic DISAPPEAR FREQUENTLY P e —— Many. Leave This Country to Begin Life Anew Freed From the Old Restraints CITY OF MEXICO, Mexico, Dec. 31.— Many Americans have come to Mexico never to be heard of agaln by their friends and relatives, according to the reports which are received at the United States consulate in this city. Hardly a day passes that letters do not reach the consulate telling of strange disappearance in this country. What becomes of these missing Amer- icans is a mystery. In many cases, it is believed, the sought for person pur- posely hides his identity and enters upon a new life in this republic. Occa- sionally the missing man is found and those who have made inquiries con- cerning him are placed in possession of the information of his whereabouts. In other cases the mystery of strange dis- appearances 1s solved by that the missing persons are working in mining camps remotely situated from the outside world and that they have been careless about writing to those who are interested in their welfare. Some of these missing men—how many there is no way of knowing—perhaps meet with evil fate. They may suc- cumb to the perils of the desert or the mountains, or perhaps they fall In with desperate men and are Kkilled. Many of the letters which reach the United States and other foreign con- sulates here are full of tearful anguish of heartbroken mothers, wives and sis- ters of the missing ones. Sad stories of sudden homeleaving are told in some of the letters. The Canadian commerclal agency here has received an Inquiry as to the whereabouts of Dr. Bellefueille McDon- ald. The missing man was i1l in a hos- pital In this city some time ago. What became of him after his recovery no one here or at his old home in Canada seems to know. An instance of ‘the discovery of a miss- ing man took place a few days ago. B.J. Parkinson, a well known attorney of Cali- fornia and Arizona, came to Mexico last July on a brief business visit. He sud- denly disappeared from this city on July 27. It was supposed by his friends that he had departed for home. Several days ago a letter was received at the United States Consulate from the old home of Mr. Par- | kinson saying that nothing had been | heard of him since he came. to Mexico, and urging that search for him be insti- tuted. Notice of the man’'s strange dis- appearance was inserted in the news- papers of this city, and the advertisement brought the desired result. Mr. Parkin- son was in a remote mining camp, situ- ated in the Sierra Madras, when he chanced to pick up a copy of a newspaper containing a notice of his disappearance. He then gealized, he says, for the first time, that he had neglected to notify any one of his change of plans upon coming to Mexico. Robert Vaughn, a prominent mining man, came to Mexico from British Colum- bia several years ago. He resided in this city. Some time in 1901 he left on a pros- pecting trip into the mountains. That was the last that was seen of him by his friends here. home. A few days ago the British Con- sulate received an appeal from friends of | Vaughn in British Columbia asking that search be Instituted for him. No one there had heard of him since he left this city in 1901 All of these missing people have been reported recently. There are many others who have been reported to the foreign Consulates here during the past few months, RASH GIRL SWALLOWS POISON AND DIES Resentment at Father Leads to Desperate Act of Which Victim Repents. CHEYENNE, Wyo., Ben 31.—Because William T. Rodgers, her father, refused to give her mother his pay check that over- due bills might be settled, 18-year-old Bertha Rodgers, arose from the supper table last night, and saying, “I will not live another hour,” went to her room and drank carbolic acid, dying in agony. Before death she repented and begged to be saved. Three hours later her sweet- heart, Joseph Hudson of Denver, arrived to spend New Year's with her. —_—————————— BERKSHIRE HERMIT DIES. Noted Character of Massachusetts Hills Dies Alone. PITTSFIELD, Mass., Dec. 31.—George Tichnor, famous hermit of the Berk- shires, 75 years old, died in Tyringham vesterday. Jilted early in life by a handsome girl of Stockbridge, Mass., after returning from the Civil War, he lived alone in a log cabin near the sum- mit on Loug Mountain. Former President Grover Cleveland, Richard Wateon Gilder, Robb de P. Tytus and Mark Twain, together with other noted summer residents of Tyr- ingham, took an interest in the old her- mit and tried to make him give up his life of solitude. 4 —— e English card sharpers are in a bad way. One of them remarks as to three- card monte: “Even the soldlers are get- ting too smart for us.” VICHY CELESTINS Natural Alkaline Water CURES Dyspepsia and Stomach Troubles _— The genuine is al- > learning | It was generally supposed | that he had gone elsewhere to make his | Lessons given in fancy needlework and embroidery. Class days--Mon- days, Wednes- days and Satur- days. | {}} store but a week. Everything go first. Gowns Cambric gowns, yoke of small tucks with high neck, trimmed with hemstitched ruffle and embroidery: special price for this sale, 70e. Gowns of soft finished muslin, V neck, trimmed with fine tucks and embroidery insertion; special for I this sale, 85¢, Gowns of soft finished English long cloth, neatly trimmed. yoke with lace insertion, neck with lace beading and edging, cuffs with | India linen and lace; sale price, $1.00. Gowns of fine cambric, round neck, trimmed with ribbon and lace, cuffs with insertion and edg- ing of Valenciennes lace; special sale price, $1.25. Chemisette gowns of soft fin- | ished long cloth, yoke with small tucks, neck with medallion em- broidery, cuffs with Swiss embroid- ery; special for this sale, $1 Others at $2.00, $2.25, $2.50 up to $5.00. Chemises Chemises of unfinished long cloth, yoke with Valenciennes in- sertion and lace edging; sale price, 90c, | Skirt chemises of fine cambric, neck trimmed with embroidery, | beading and Swiss edging; sale 'l price, $1.25. Skirt chemises of soft finished | long cloth, yoke' with all-over Swiss tucking, neck and cuffs fin- ished with dainty embroidered gal- loons; special sale price, $2.2 Kearny and Sutter Streets is bright and clean. Drawers Drawers of good quality cambric, with wide hemstitched tucked ruffies of India linen; special price for this sale, 45¢. Drawers of soft finished cambric, wide ruffles trimmed with blind embroidery and clusters of small tucks; special for this sale, 65e. Drawers of long cloth, with wide ruffles of India linen, trimmed with pretty Valenciennes lace and inser- tion; special price at this sale, 75e. Drawers of extra good cambric, ruffles. with handsome Swiss em- broidery, neatly trimmed with clus- ters of small tucks; special price for this sale, 90¢, Drawers of long cloth, with wide full ruffles of India linen, trimmed with two rows of Valenciennes in- sertion, edged with lace; special price at this sale, 35, Others at $1.50, $1.85, $2.00 up to $3.75. Corset Covers Corset covers of soft finished long cloth, neck and sleeves trim- med with dainty embroidery, edg- ing, beading and baby ribbon; sale price, = Corset covers of cambric, neck with wide insertion, edged with lace, beading and baby ribbon; sale price, 75¢. Corset covers of India linen, front made of bands and lace inser- tion, neck and sleeves trimmed with lace and baby ribbon; special sale price, $1.00. Others at $1.25, $1.45, $1.75 up to $3.00. when you see them. Silk ~ velvets in changeable, striped and checked effects; formerly sold from $1.50 to $2.00; now 35e. for 85c ten of the latest Sale of Lace All-Overs Fine quality Venice and Point Gaze all-overs, in and prettiest patterns; small neat floral designs in white, cream and ecru; 18 inches wide; just the thing for waists and yoking; regular price $1.25 and $1.50 2 yard, now S Fancy velveteens with colored dots and figures; in all the pretty colors; formerly 75¢ to $2.00, now axe. Ladies’ imported very large assort: embroidered desi Se. special at 30e a Annual Sale of Muslin Underwear | Commences To-Morrow Morning This yearly event is welcomed by thousands of ladies in San Francisco, for they know it affords an opportunity to purchase under-muslins at far lower prices than they must pay at any other time. The prices below show that these are most extraordinary values. We planned for this sale by purchasing the garments in immense quantities the manufacturers. We purchase the very latest goods—in fact, the garments have been in the Use Perolin, the dust killer--an an- tiseptic powder— prevents dust ris- ‘i:g when sweep- Gs:m pound can direct from ‘We advise our regular patrons to purchase early, as the most desirable styles are sure to Skirts Skirts of good quality muslin with India linen flounce, hem- stitched tucks and wide band of :’mzll pin tucks; special price now, Skirts of soft fimshed cambric with full flounce and dust ruffle, flounce is of India linen finished with dainty Swiss embroidery; spe- cial sale price, $1.65. Skirts of English long cloth, with circular flounce of India linen, trimmed with imitation Cluny in- sertion, edged with lace; special sale price, $2.00. Skirts of cambric with wide flounce of India linen, trimmed with bands of English eyelet em- broidery and insertion, large ruffle of Swiss embroidery; sale price, $2.50. Skirts of fine long cloth, wide flounce and dust ruffle, flounce made of one piece trimmed with gr;t(y embroidery; sale price, Others at $3.50, $4.00, $5.00 up to $10.00. Short Skirts Short skirts of cambric, ruffle of hemstitched tucks, trimmed at bot- tom with dainty patterns of blind embroidery in Swiss; special sale price, $1.00, Short skirts of English long cloth, ruffle trimmed with clusters of skmallbtuclés‘ finished lwitl’n Nain- sook embroidery; special sale price, $1.25. Siter * Others up to $2.65. Fancy Velvets and Velveteens at 35¢ Goods worth 75¢, $1.00, $1.25 up to $2.00 a yard Do you wish a pretty gown or dainty waist of velvet or velveteen? Then attend tiis sale while we are closing out our entire stock of these goods. While the price is lower than you have probably heard of before, nevertheless the goods are desirable in every way. You will notice thi 15 ] Brocaded velveteens in solid col- ors: navy blue, green, brown, red, tan and black; $1.00 and $r.as goods for 33e. soc Embroidered Hosielfy for 3oc hosiery of black gauze and medium weight lisle thread, also medium weight cotton in a ment of the latest styles of silk gns on insteps; regular soc hose, pair. MAY NOT HOLD JOBS AND MARRY Colorado Attorney General Says Such Practice Would End in Confusion. DENVER, Colo., Dec. 3L—Young wo- men in offices who are stenographers, and incidentally discharge the dutles notaries public, will forfeit their commis- sions if they marry. This opinion by At- torney General Miller, it is feared, will affect the business in the office of the Secretary of State materially and fewer commissions will be taken out in 1906 than heretofore. The Attorney General holds that when married, a woman notary cannot use her maiden name and to use the one she ac- quired at the altar would lead to endless confusion and that it would be impossible o identify her on the records. —_——————— HOSTLER FOUND MURDERED; WIFE IS UNDER ARREST WOME Blood on Ax and Woman’s Dress Lead Police to Suspect Dead Man’s Spouse. LEXINGTON, Ky., Dec. 31.—Murdered in his sleep Richard “vashington, a hostler at the Mansfleld stock farm, was found to-day with his head split open with an ax. His wife is under arrest, charged with the crime. The police, however, rode to the Mansfield place to-day in response to a telephone message from Washington's wife, say- ing her husband had been killed. ! A bloody ax and a dress Delonging blood and having the appearance of cealed. She alleges that two white men entered the house last night, each having a club, and beat Washington into insensibllity. The detectives have quizzed her relentlessly all day, but she adheres to her story of the killing. —_————— Respect Inspired by the Navy. Probably no other single element has done more to build up the political au- thority of this country during these re- cent years American navy. Our counsels have not been less peaceful than before—we have as carefuly abstained from en- tangling alliances—our political wis- dom probably remains about the same as before, certainly not having been perceptibly increased, and still working itself out, under the fallible judgment of mar, by the somewhat hilly road of experience—but more note now by the world at large of what | this nation thinks or wishes than was | formerly the case, and our opinion is! more sought after. Our authority has been Increased without doubt by sev- eral contributing causes, but among these probably none has been more ef- fective than the growth of sea power as a solld backing for what this nation has to say in these days.—Hartford "Courant. i The Duke of Argyll was sixty years of age recently. one years he has produced upward of a dozen books, including the opera of “Di- armir’ in the great jubilee year. of | to the Washington woman, stained with | having been washed, were found con- | than the growth of the | is taken | During the last twenty- . 1LABOR UNIONS BACK ,UP CHORUS SINGERS Members of Metropolitan Opera Company Demand Higher Wage. NEW YORK, Dec. 3L—The Central Federated Union, composed of delegates | of all the labor unions, indorsed the de- ! | mands of the Metropolitan Opera Chorus | Singers’ Union to-day and Director Hein- ! rich will be visited by a committee to- morrow which will present the union’s demand for an increase of wages from | 8§15 to $25 a week, and if that demand is | not complied with it is declared a strike ! will be immediately ordered. Efforts | made to-day to secure co-operation from | the members of the orchestra and stage mechanics failed. —_—re————— Privilege to Wear Nightcaps. Queen Mary’s kindness took a very odd | form in the case of the Earl of Sussex. | He was a valetudinarian who had a great | fear of uncovering his head lest ne should take cold. Accordingly he petitioned Queen Mary for leave to wear his night- cap in her royal presence. Her majesty, in her abundant grace, | sranted his petS ion twice over. His pat- ent for this privilege is perhaps unique in royal annals: ‘‘Know ye that we do give our beloved and trusty cousin and coun- | selor, Henry, Earl of Sussex, Viscount Fitzwalter and Lord of Egremund and Purnell, license and pardon to wear his cape or nightcap, or any two of them, at his pleasure, as well in our presence as o the presence of any other person or persons within this realm or any other place in our dominions wheresoever dur- ing his life, and these our letters shall be sufficlent warrant in his behalf."<BEx- change. YOUNG WO WHO WORK Good opportunities of | | il ing demands. Apply at 216 Bush it - January 2, ¥ Refined fellow-workers, employment,, Steady Reasonable pay, promotion, With a company that. watches over their weifare, Furnishes them 'uncheons without, expense, Provides rest. rooms with matrons in attendance, and The rapid development of business and the eral new telephone exchanges in the near future will necessitate a larger force of operators, thus affording an exceptional! opportunity for the right kind of young women. You may make application and begin your work now or arrange to begin at some later date. We are engaging operators to meet com~ Stales 38 Skel S MYSTERY OF DIAMO THEFT MAY BE SOLVED Criminal Reported to Be Willing to-Disclose Gem’s Hiding Place. NEW YORK, Dec. 3lL.—Information been given to the police indicating that the mystery which has surrounded the theft of three great diamonds from the cutting department of T!ffany’s nearly seven months ago will soon be cieared up and that part of the gems at least will be recovered. It was learned to-night that Prentice Tiller, known throughout the United States as one of the cunning crim- inals in twenty-flve years and who is now in jail in Dayton, Ohio, has agreed to dis- close to the Pinkerton detectives the hid- ing place of part of the booty obtained in the Tiffany robbery. In a sent out by the jewslers the diamonds and fered for their recovery, but it is under- stood that Tiller demands 335,000 for thell restoration. ———————— Hobo—Excuse me, lady, but I can't chop no wood fur yer. I'm supersti- ::y bout begiunin’' any work on Fri- Housekeeper—Well, back to-morrow then. Hobo—To tell yer the truth, lady, I'm so awful superstitious that all days look altke to me.—Chicago Journal. —_————————— The blow of a whale's tail is the strong- est animal force In the world; the kick a giraffe is second and the stroke lon's paw the third. you can come a ing of our sev- street, Room 28, on and after