The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, January 11, 1906, Page 7

ANSWERS DEAT ; THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, THURSDAY JANUARY 11, 1906, DR. HARPER OF CHICAGO H'S CAL — Heroic Fight for; Life Comes to | an End. “ Cheerful Almost: to the Very I Last. || DEATH. | » IN FACE OF ERFUI —— N VAR SSRRRRN T | o T OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO WHO PASSED AWAY YES- 10 D BRA ODDS. ] STRUGGLE FOR LIFE IN THE The body will remain in Iy until Saturday. It ed to Haskell As- grounds, escorted by iversity b university senate and rsity counc members of the i council acting as pallibearers. will lie in state in Haskell Hall - midday under a guard of honor of students of the university. services will be held in he university on Sunday ock. As part of the esses will be delivered by | ® ring th President of Brown University; | g e api Chancellor Andrews of the University of s 2 t Nebraska and Dean Judson of the Uni-j far versity of Chicago | at Dr. Harper had ex-| pired was recelved in the city with deep w. He was a man popular with men | tters and all united in praising him| & man of remarkable brilllancy ot | , executive ability FAMED AS A SCHOLAR. Harper's Great Work im Fleld of High- er Education. William Rainey Harper, the first president of the University of Chicago and the leading Hebraist of this side | of the world, was of Irish extraction being a great-grandson' of Robert Har- PLANS FOR HIS FUNERAL. per, a 'man of note in his day, who came to this country from the north of Ire- land in 1796. e was the son of Samuel and Ellen (Rainey) Harper, and was born at New ! Concord, Muskingum County, Ohio, | July 26, 1856. At a very early age he evinced an un- usual aptitude for study, and when but eight years old entered the United | Presbyterian College at Muskingum, Ohio. Six years later, at the early age of 14, he graduated therefrom with the | degree of bachelor of arts. As the | college was primarily for train- | ing voung men who intended to enter | the ministry, the study of the Bible in the original tongues was an important | feature of its curriculum, and young | Harper's graduating oration was, by his own volition, written and delivered in the Hebrew language. | For three years after his graduation Harper studied privately at hoge; then 1873 he entered the School of Phil- ology, under Professor William Dwight Whitney, at Yale University. Two years later, when but 19, he re- ceived his degree as doctor of philos- ophy. A few months after he was chosen as | the head of Masonic College at Macon, | Tenn. At the close of the year he was appointed to a tutorship in the prepar- atory department of Denison Univer- sity at Granville, Ohlo, where his capa- | bilities as g preceptor soon (1879) led to his selection as principal of a newly created department, known as Gran- ville Academy. MEMBER OF YALE FACULTY. The president of the university at the time was Dr. E. B. Andrews, later president of Brown University and the University of Ncbraska. Andrews and | Harper ~became lifelong friends. Through Dr. Andrews’ Influence, in |1880, Dr. Harper, who had united with the Baptist church while at Granville, was called to the chalr of Hebrew and Old Testament exegesis at the Baptist | Unfon Theological Seminary at Mor- | gan Park, Ill, and later, through Dr. rthe Baby in’s Food contains only soluble, nourishing ingredients, ob- tzined from wheat and barley by a etarchy andin- | us p Itisafood that | v and will mal %1 aithy man. Meliin's Food gives mar- | ccaudk the baby, being proper- a truly nourish: n of good health and vitality that the attacks of disease and prevents ckness. Send for a free sampic of Mellin's The ONLY Infants’ Feod receiving the GRAND PRIZE at St. Louis, 1904. Gold Medal, est Award, Portland, Ore. 1905. LLIN'S FOOD CO., BOSTON, MASS, AN Special 00 L 17 | Harper's influence, Dr. Andrews was | | selected as Superintendent of Educa- | tion in Chicago. » In 1581 Dr. Harper opened a summer | school for the ttudy of Hebrew and then ! began to teach that language by corre- - spondence, the outcome of which was the { organization of the American Institute of Literature, to promote home which in 1884 was succeeded by the | American Institute of Hebrew, a soclety ! composed of the leading Hebrew scholars {of the United States. In 1885 Dr. Harper became principal of ! the Chautauqua Society of Liberal Arts, | which position be held for six years, hav- ing in the meantime (1586) resigned his char 2t Morgan Park and accepted the professorship, of Semitic languages in the faculty of Yale University. He was then but 30 years of age. In 1859 he was elected to the Woolsey professorship of Biblical literature in the academic faculty of Yale and instructor in the Bemitic languages fn the divinity school. The duties of these three offices he carried on simultaneously until the close of the academic year pf 1891. For the season of 1891 he was principal of the Chautauqua system. Dr. Harper had previously (18%9) been Orders Promptly Fiiled. THAT MAN PITTS, W. PITTS, The Stationer, 1008 Market $t.. San Francisco RTERS| CURE SICK HEADACHE. and ' kindness of | offered and had accepted the presidency nas i of ‘the university proposed to be estab- lished in Chicago by the American Bap- tist Education Society, and had had much to do with formulating the plans there. GREAT WORK IN (CHICAGO, Dr. Harper spent the summer of 1891 in travel and study in Europe, and on his return assumed the active duties of presi- dent of the university, having as his aim the creaticn of a comprehensive and lib- eral school. and the reformation of the then prevailing systems of collegiate edu- | cation. His ability as a business manager was s0on manifested. John D. Rockefeller had in 1889 given $600,000 ‘to the project on condition Yhat $400,000 more should be raised In ninety days. This was done and a site of twenty-five acres at a cost of $400,000 was purchased and buildings were erected. Land and bulldings, however, were not the only factors needed for such an institution as Dr. Harper had planned. He needed more money for endowments. Mr. Rockefeller added a million dollars | executor of the Oggen estate and $1,000,000 more from other sources brought the total foundation and endowments up school not quite one session old. Later gifts from various people kave made the school one of the best endowed in the | country. On the opening of the school in Octo- ber, 1862, 589 students, mostly graduates ‘of other institutions, were registered. Dr. Harper took the head of the depart- ment Semitic languages, where he con- tinued to the last. but a small part of what he accomplished. He was an untiring, consclentious work- er in many other Iines. As teacher, writer, editor and lecturer he was widely known, admired and followed, both in this country and abroad. The works of his brain and pen both alone and assoclated with others are rather too numerous for detailed men- tion here, but it may be said that his series of Latin and Greek textbooks, based on inductive principles, and “Ele- ments of Hebrew' (1881), are of wide use throughout the seminaries and. colleges of the land. His high standing as a writer and scholar was well recognized when the degree of D. D. was conferred on him by Colby University in 1891 and. that of LI. D. by the University of Nebraska in 1583 and Yale and Tulane (New Orleans) in 1901 Dr. Harper, though a desk and library worker to the fullest sense, did not be- lieve in isolation from his kind, but was in touch with leading men in many lines of life. He was a member of several social clubs In Chicago and New York and of many leading socleties, associa- tions and institutions in various parts of the country. For some years he was an active member of the Chicago Board of Education. Dr. Harper was married in 1873 to Miss Ellen Paul, daughter of the vice presi- dent of Muskingum College. Three sons and one daughter blessed the union. JES T S IR MORE GIFTS FROM OIL KING. Rockefeller Will Continue to Aid Chi- cago University’s Growth. NEW YORK, Jan. 10.—Although John D. Rockefeller, whose liberal contribu- tions furnished to President Harper much of the means for carrying out his plans for the upbuilding of the Univer- sity ot Chicago, is out of the city and could not be seen, his son, John D. Rockefeller Jr., gave an authorized in- terview to-night in which, after ex- pressing the shock the news of Dr. Harper's death had brought, he de- clared that while his father had never committed himself to any definite pol- jey with regard to the university his interest in its future would continue to be expressed as it had been in the past, and that those of Réckefeller's family who come after ‘him will endeavor to carry out Rockefeller's wishes as to the welfare of the institution. Said young Mr. Rockefeller: The news of President Harper's death came as a great shock to my father and to family. My father will feel Dr. Harper's death most keenly, not only because of his relation- ship with the University of Chicago, in which my father such a d Interest, but Boniuse ot the pece: feslings. of personal re- gard, friendship and admiration of the man, ‘which is long s . -, Not only the University of Chicago, but the cause of education in this country has lost in the death of Dr. Harper one of its mtnldl and ablest promoters. Probably “,3 greal er organizer than Dr. ever occupied the position of president of a uni- versity in this country, if in any country. The contribution which he has made to higher Sith he University of Chicago a8 Hts president with tl ity as its it | to his first gift; $500,000 was glven by the | | to_ $3,600,000. Quite a good sum for a | But that work was | BRITISH FLEET DUE AT NANILA English Squadron Will O(fll at Philippines and the Americans Will Be Hosts WILL ARRIVE TO-DAY Officers and the Men of the Visiting Ships Will Be Extensively Entertained MANILA, Jan. 10.~The British cruiser | squadron, commanded by Admiral Sir Gerald Henry Noel, consisting of the flag- ship Diadem and the first-class cruisers Hogue and Sutlej, is due here to-morrow morning. Elaborate preparations have been made for its reception. On Thursday Réar Admiral Train of the United States navy will give a ban- quet to Admiral Noel, the captains of the British fleet and civil and army officials on the flagship Ohlo. A ball will follow the banquet. The junior officers of the battleship will be entertained at a sim- ilar dinner in the wardroom of the Ohio. On Friday night Acting Governor Ide | will entertain the British and American officers at a dinner; the officers of the American marine corps will dine the British marine corps officers; the chief petty officers of the American fleet will give & banquet to the British officers of the same rank at the Metropole Hotel, which both Admirals Train and Noel will attend, and the *“jackies” of the Ameri- can fleet will entertaln the visiting | “jackles” at a minstrel show. | “On Friday afternoon Admiral Noel will give a reception on the Diadem. On Saturday afternoon the British residents will entertain the officers at a garden party and on Saturday night the Elks will give a banquet and ball. The Britisk squadron will sail on Sunday. The American fleet, consisting of the battleships Ohio, Wisconsin and Oregon, and the cruisers Cincinnati and Raleigh, is anchored off Manila. s = e versity president durlng an equal number of years Whatever the future of the University of Chicago may be will in a large measure result from the courage and foresight as well as the wisdom and pre-eminent ability shown by its first president during the years of Its or- ganization and early history. | B Although he was but 48 years of age, Dr. Harper had lived sixty years as reckoned oy average standards. He was always up early, | oftentimes by daybreak, busy with his sten- | ographers, wearing out two or three of them | before the day was over, and then seldom retiring before midnight. Chicago as & young | university needed just such energy, ability and | indomitable courage as Dr, Harper brought to | it. The university as it stands to-day Is but | & part of the great educational scheme he had in mind. The city of Chicago itself 1s hardly large enough to hold the great world's uni- Versity It was his ambition to oreate. Tt is but natural that the deep interest my father has taken in the university in the past Wil be continued in the future. Although he Never committed himself to any fixed policy foward the university, he watched it grow from year to year, and as its needs developed he did what he could to assist it. This he will continue to do and those of his family Who come after him will_endeavor to ocarry out his wishes for the well being of the in- stitution. —— EULOGIZES DEAD EDUCATOR. President of Stanford University Pays Tribute to Dr. Harper. BY DAVID STARR JORDAN. STANFORD UNIVERSBITY, Jan. 10.— Among the university presidents of America Dr. Harper stood in a class by himself. No other teacher has shown such tireless energy and a great- er wealth of unselfish devotion. In all his strenuous work as administrator he never forgot that he, like his col- leagues, was primarily a teacher. He had enormous capacity for intellectual effort. He never forgot anything or anybody or their relations to his work. His university ideals were conceived on the most exalted plan and developed with a degree of completeness of an- alysis never before known. In the face of criticism and misunderstanding he held firmly to these plans which he believed that the future would ap- prove. But above, beyond and more important than his energy his analyti- cal power and his attention to detalls was his loyal devotion to the cause he served. The university was all in all, he asked for nothing for himself. In all his complex educational machinery his own life was as simple as that of a child, clean, unselfish, loyal and de- voted. He gave his life to the growth of higher education, and it is befitting to theuman that when the end came he should still be in the harness. ———————— ALLIANCE FOR HERBERT GEORGE CITIZENS’ Postal Card Ballots Mailed to the Mem-~ hers of the Organization Show Result of Election. On January 1 every member of the Citizens' Alliance in good standing re- ceived a blank postal card by mail, on which was printed the following ticket named by the nominating committee: For Prest _Herbart Geo: For Vice President. P. Schw For Treasurer. %. . “Dimond Voters were Instructed as follow! “Make & cross in square following eech name if you favor above ticket. If you wish to vote for some one else fill in the blank ticket below: For - My card number The nominating committee was com- posed of Joseph Gloss, Wakefield Baker, W. R. Wheeler and A. A. Watkin Tuesday night the polls closed and yes- terday the count was made. Out of 11,336 votes cast all but 27 voted for tho re-election of Herbert George. Upon being notified of the re- sult Mr. George reappointed the follow- ing as members of the executive com- mittee for the ensuing year: Henry D. Morton, Henry T. Scott, 1L W. Hellman Jr., Vanderlynn Stow, R. P. Schwer- in, Andrew Carrigan and C. R. Johnson. W. B. Alexander was reappointed secretary and 8. W. Hoyt retained as head clerk. Bush Finnell will remain at the head of the legal de- partment, With Mr. Orrick as assistant and Judge T. C. Van Ness of counsel. The growth of the alliance business has necessitated the securing aof additional office room, but there will be no offices outside the Crossley bullding except the offices of the va- rious employer assoclations that report to the ffice. It I8 the purpose of the associa- There are now established Oitizens’ Alliances in the 1ollowl% California cities: Santa Rosa, ma, d, ersfleld, ta Cruz, Fresno, S ns, Jimitown, Stent, Santa Barbara, Lot ‘Angeles and San’ Diego, > Vi The present membership of. the alli- ance is reported to be 16,035. During his| the vear 2321 memberships were drop- ped by reason of removal, resignation and other causes. The number of new memberships was 1220. ————— Insolvent Switchman. o A. R. McEwen, railroad switchman of this city, filed a petition in insol- vency yesterday in the United States District Court. He owes $390 and has no assets. ¢ PRSI S e (R | To Finish Floors and Woodwork Use only “FLOOR-SHINE" Enamels. ~Oak, Mabogany, Cherry, etc. Sold by Hale Bros’ * PASSES Har}y Gates, an Old Time Favorite, Is Dead. His Wonderful Voice Well Remembered mn Ciy. America has ever produced, and & sing- er who made the Tivoli Opera-house famous in the early days when comic opera was first gaining foothold In San Francisco, is dead. He passed away yeserday morning at one of the hospitals in this city, the result of a general breakdown caused by the death of Hattie Moore, his wife, in Boston last December. He left the| stage many years ago, and until a few i weeks since kept a little stationery and | book store at Devisadero and Fulton, streets. He was in fair health until he received the news of her death. Then he failed rapidly, and at last was taken to the hospital in a much weakened condition. His heart gave way about 11 o’clock yesterday morning and death came to him at once. The passing away of Harry Gates will bring tears to the eyes not only of actor folk of the world over, but to Harry Gates, the greatest lyric tenorl { the older generation of San Franciscans who used to sit in the early days and listen to his sweet, wonderful singing. He was unlversally loved and every- where respected as a man who would | do no one injury. It is sald that in the ! profession singers were free with harsh ! words about one another, but never was there an unkind thought about Harry Gates. ) He had a wonderfully strong and| sweet tenor voice. His only rival dur- | Ing the seventles and eighties was Tom Carl of the Boston Ideal Opera Com- pany. When a youngster, barely out of pinafores, Gates was a popular choir | boy in Buffalo, N. Y. In Chicago he| | sang in the largest churches. and studied music under Dudley Buck, the famous composer. So charmed was Buck with Harry Gates’ voice that he wrote many of his famous compositions to fit its range and sweetness. It was at this point that his many friends prevalled upon him to leave business and devote his future to music and the stage. Circumstances led him in this direction, although it was many years before he became exclusively a lyric tenor. His first public appearance in opera was at McVicker's Theater in Chicago In 1871, where he sang the tenor role in ¥Il1 Trovatore.” After this he went to Boston to study again with Dudley Buck. There he sang in Christ Church choir and was tenor In the famous Boston Temple Quartet. He was a high degree Mason there and sang at Masonlc gatherings. But it was by his work in San Fran- cisco that Harry Gates became so uni- versally popular. He came out from the East in 1877 with the English com- pany of Caroline Ritchings. They played at the old California Theater, and he scored his first success here in | “Geneyieve de Brabant.” Then he sang for two 8éasons at the old Wirnter Gar- den on Stockton street, between Post and Sutter, leaving there to go to the Tivoli. | At the Tivoli he shone as the leading | tenor of the day. He made comic opera there a success. Crowds listened en- raptured at his voice and afterward be- came his personal friehds. He sang the tenor roles ‘in ‘“Patanitza,” Die Fledermaus,” “Bells of Corneville” and many other favorite pieces of the day. In the tenor role of “Maritana” the world has never heard his equal. At that time he was married to Hat- tie Moore. She was the leading so- prano of the day, and the two shared the plaudits at the Tivoll. About 1833 Harry Gates left the Tivoll. For years he sang in churches and at benefits, glving his voice whenever he was asked. He edited the Music and Drama, a dramatic paper, for many years. That failed, and he opened an “Actors’ Rest” with Harry Nieman, an- other favorite of the old days. After- ward he went to Livermore for a time and then came back to run the little store on Devisadero street. Though he had not sung for many years, he kept up his interest in musie. Recently he told a friend that now and then, despite his lack of training, his voice would return with its pristine sweetness, whereupon he amused himself by running over the old masterpieces that had won him fame and delighted en- thusiastic thousands. Harry Gates was 58 years old. Age had told on his health. He was a grand nephew of General Horatio Gates of the American Revolution, and his real name was Horatlo Gates. His mother was of a very prominent New York family. Harry Gates was very successful in business be- fore he went on the stage. At 23 he was general claim agent for the Chicago and Northwestern Railway at Chicago. The funeral will take place on Friday. The body will be cremated. A P Ploneer Woman Passes Away. OAKLAND, Jan. 10.— Mrs. Isabella H. Lacy, the widow of the Rev. E. 8. ‘Lacy, one of the best known of the earlier clergymen of San Franelsco, who was pastor of the First Congrega- tional Church of that city from 1856 to 1865, died last night at her home near Milla College. She leaves two daugh- ters, Isabella and Martha Lacy. The funeral will be held at 2 p. m. on Thursday, January 11, from the resi- dence of F. F. Barbour, at Webster street and Prospect avenue, —_— Well-Known BEducator Dies. SAN DIEGO, Jan. 10.—Rev. Samuel Sprecher, a clergyman and educator widely known, died in this city to- night, aged 95 year: Rev. Dr. Sprecher was born In Washington County, Mary- land. For thirty-five years, in the ca- pacity of professor and president, he was connected with Wittenberg Col- lege at Springfield, Ohio. He was the father of District Attorney Sprecher of San Bernardino, and leaves relatives in this city. g A Veteran Federal Attache Dies, WASHINGTON, Jan. 10.—Franklin Moore, employed in the Pension Ofilce for forty-two years, died here to-day, aged 88 years. He came to Washing- ton from Lowville, N. Y., where he was for some time principal of an acad- emy, being succeeded in that position by Elihu Root, the present Secretary of State. One of Moore's pupils was for- mer Secretary of the Treasury Lyman J. Gage. s Prominent 'Woman Dies. MAYFIELD, Jah. 10. —Mrs. William Fisher,a well known resident heré ‘and prominent In lodge affairs, died yesterday morning of pneumonia. TIn- terment will be held@ to-morrow at Holy Cross Cemetery, Menlo Park. —_— 5 Death of Mrs. Margaret Campbell. SAN JOSE, Jan. 10.—] - Margaret Campbell, mother of District Attorney James H. Campbell, died here this even- ing, aged 80 years. She had been a resident of the county since 1859. - ASTORIA, Or., Railroad and Navigation Company day libeled the French bark Jean Bap- tiste for towage into Astoria. signees, Samuel Elmore & Co., general average bond to cover the claim. December 29 the Jean Baptiste driven under North Head and let go her Her position was deemed peril- ous and the Oregon Railroad and Navi- gation Company’s tugs Wallula and Ta- toosh stood by until Saturday, when she was hauled make port until Sunday evening. | Orezon Railroad anchors. OLYMPIA, Jan. turiaerty Washington Home Builders' tion, notifying the company that it lIs prohibited from doing business in this State for failure to comply with build- ing association laws. DEATH COMES Al SAN FRANCISCANS. TTLE Into Astoria. Jan. seaward. They and the Castesnid, |\FAMOUS LYRIC TENOR TO REST. —_— COURTS TO SE MATTER OF SALVAGE |is Davis soon French Bark Jean Baptiste Is Libeled for Towage 10.—The Oregon to- NO MARDI CRAS, SAY WISE ONES |No Preparatory Action Yet Taken Toward Masked Ball by Direetors of Institute SOCIETY DISAPPOINTED “Skip a Year,” Say the Ma- nipulators, “and the Next Ball Will Be a Hummer” “No Mardl Gras this year!"” That's what some of the directors of the Art Institute are saying—but, of | course, they might change their minds, if their minds somersault quickly. 1 Hero’s Ash Wednesday only six weeks away, and nothing done—for Willis Da- | vis, president of the board, and Lord | High Chamberlain of the gay reign of | | King Carnival, is fil at home, and there's seemingly no one willing to take his place. And thus the matter stands | | A meeting of the board of directors was beld on the last Friday of December, but nothing came of the discussion as to whether or not the masked ball would be neld. As a matter of fact, much argu- | | ment was adduced to prove that the lapse of a year would but whet the appe- tite of soclety for the next Night of Rev Iry—a trick tried on the town a few years ago with amazing success. Now, the board of directors will not again convene—unless the unheard-of precedent of a special meeting be estab- lished—until the 26th, which will be but a month from Shrove Tuesday, altogether too late to begin preparations. It s said-that Director James D. Phe- lan is not an adherent of the proposed biennial scheme, believing the annual Mardi Gras ball to be a tradition of San Francisco bohemianism, and that it | shouldn't be tampered with—particularly when it pays—which it did last year. But thus_do matters stand—a passive negative to the inquiry that's going the rounds of society, “How about the Mardi Gras?” Meanwhile, don’t order your gown oF your costume, until further notice. Of course, there's the possibility of Wil- being himself agam, in which case things might pessibly hap- pen. POLICE COMMISSIONERS WILL SOON HAVE NEW PRESIDENT Alexander O'Grady succeeded himself last night as a Police Commissioner at a meeting of the board. He presented his credentials, which were approved by the members present, who compli- H con- ed s | mented the youngest. member of the board. did i —— Fails to Comply With State Law. 10. — State Auditor | Clausen to-day malled notice to the Los Angeles headquarters of the Co- operative Home Bullders’ Association, uregon aga | Associa- was not The Nayigation Cnw. pany’s clalm is in the nature of salvage. A new president will be elected in the near future. Dr. Poheim, the incumbent, will step down and out, and in all likelihood Commissioner Drinkhouse will get the plum. The move was not made last night, for Dr. Pohelm was elected president pro tem. Sergeant Ross, who has had charge of the Chinatown squad for more than a year, asked the Commissioners to re- lieve him of his work in the section and send him back to the Harbor dis- trict, where he is assigned The Com- missioners were loth to lose Ross’ services and referred the matter tp the Chiet. Dinan declared that he belleved Ross was entitled to a vacation for his | good work in the section and recom- mended that he be allowed a week Ross will take the vacation and. after that report for duty at the Harbor pre- enet. CASCADE The City Chemist in his analysis of the different beers sold in San Francisco has found Cascade Beer Absolut.ely Pure It has a delicious, satisfyin flavor and builds up health ang strength. will ask for it again. Get it from your grocer. Bottling Dept., 427 Valencia St BEER If you drink it once you PHONE MISSION 319 4IRS River and Chicago. HICAG Union Pacific & Notth-Western Line. - Over the only double-track railway between the Missouri In Less Than for this famous. train. “Electric lighted throughout. R ooy SRR TS AT INAN