The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, April 13, 1906, Page 7

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, FRIDAY, APRIL 13, 1906. WOLLE LIFTS THOUSANDS BY GREAT CONCERT The wonder grows of the symphony concerts, yesterday's programme attract- ing an audience that filled the Greek Theater even to the alsles. A conserva- tive estimate numbered it at 6000 people, and the genius of the box office pointed to a proud $2324.25 as the’ day’s receipts for the single seats alone. The pro- gramme, Wagnerian throughout, doubt- less accounted for a large percentage of the attendance. and the day wooed to the open. The audience did justice to both. It was one of the prettiest ever seen here, | |In gay frock and blossoming hat as to | |its plentitul femininity, and shadowed | | by sunshades still gayer that turned the place into a huge flower garden. Better | | behaved audierces there have been. Five | | thousand secems to be about the limit of | |the real symphony lovers. The other | | thousand or so of the simply curious that . | | were there yesterday dribbled off between BREWER BUSCH ON HOME TR Eminent Saint Louis Beer King Praises California as World’s Sanitarium. T\ | been rude if they had knawn any better. | As 1t was, it was stmply weird. | Emphatically, yesterday's was the best | programme so far presented by the Uni- | versity Symphony Orcaestra. | |are coming clearly to understand Dr. | [Wolle; Dr. Wolle himself is | achieving that definition, firmness of | ‘beat which he chiefly lacked, and the men themselves have most noticeably | gained in the ensemble spirit, In sensitive- ness of response and in tonal fineness. There was a lot of new material in the orchestra yesterday, some twenty-six men, engaged especially for the occasion, which makes the good work of the day even more remarkable. That is to be the size of the orchestra uitimately (100 men), and ope hopes it will be soon. The first note of the day, the “Parsifal’ Prelude— startied with its | | violins—positively | beauty. | For once one got enough of the tonc, a round, full, opulent, meaty note that satisfled to the very core. And throughout there was the tonal satisfac- tion; in the majestic tramp of the bass strings in the Transformation Scene (“Parsifal”); In the brass scream in the “Tannhauser” overture; in the massive turmoil of the Sigfried Death March; tone enough, and good, clear, fine tone | at that In | | majesty and sympathy of rendering the | | Death March counted up as the most important achievement of yesterday. Dr. Wolle seems to have nothing to | |learn either on the poetic or dramatic | |side, and his handling of this noblest of | | marches was an example of his best in | | both directions.. Also, he held his men | | here as he has not before held them. | | Both the ‘Parsifal” Prelude and the ’Trfinsformn!lcn Scene showed an ad- mirable degree of polish, finish, in their performance, the former particularly. | Well given also was the Good Friday | Spell. The Magic Fire Scene went not 5o | well in places, the flutes rather drawling | along instead of sparkling, and a general | uncertainty of ensemble making itself | felt. There was the same “feel” in the h Germany and America. | “Tannhauser” overture in parts, but on sident Roosevelt gets | the whole it went in spirited fashion. serving his country in his official | Altogether the programme was brilliantly sald Mr. Busch last night, “I |encouraging. Like the green things out to invite him to accompany me | there you can almost see the orchestra ting trip in Germany. 1 hope he | grow. Week by week the work s better. >. He is a great sportsman and | Week by week both conductor and men They are growing S BREWER WHO IS A INE AND ENTHUSIASTIC IFORNTA BOOMER. enjoy the shooting In my pre- | touch higher levels. is highly pleased with the | fy] to gee. Hardly one thinks of any n Francisco since his visit | jymit in the connection, and why should ago. He visited the new | thore bhe? Hotel yesterday and predicts | Next comes the last concert of the sea- 1 be a success from the start. lgon gt which, with the assistance.of & hted with the hospitality of | chorus of 300 voices, the ‘“Messiah” will ans in seeing that he enjoys | e given. BLANCH PARTINGTON. roughly. " BUSINESS MEN HEAR REV. DR. F. W. CLAMPETT Police Marksmen to Shoot. Divine Speaks at Chamber A team of ten men from the Police Department will compete with ten stu- of Commerce Devotional Services. There was a great attendance of men at the midday devotional services at the Chamber of Commerce yesterday. Hymns were sung and the Rev. Fred- erick W. Clampett, D.D., rector of Trin- ity Church, delivered the address. Dr. Clampett spoke on “The Intense Con- flict of Life” and told of the guarantee Mr. Busch th of S ornia at the Shell Mound | today. The ten men | H. Burkholder, Smith augh, J. P. Carson, J. Fennell, W. R. Proll, J. W. Wilson and T. A. Atch- rgeant J. H. Helms will com- the tean W iso | mand 1 dividual support and protection. Christian living, Dr. Clampett said, is simply God working in tae soul, and the soul working with God. In the { union of these, he said, lies the success of every‘life affected by the Christian | faith. The services, which have been largely | attended every day for seven weeks, | will terminate tomorrow. when Dean | Hodges will be the preacher. ————— PRYAL'S WIFE ACCUSES | HIM OF GROSS CRUELTY BRI, Says He Abused Her When She Told Him That Little Child Had Been Poisoned. Mrs. Helen W. Pryal of 1253 Vallejo | street, who recently secured distinction | by prosecuting her milkman on the ground that he sold her impure milk, | which, she said, caused her youngest ¢hild to suffer from ptomaine poison- ing, filed suit for divorce yesterday, ac- cusing her husband, Charles, of cruelty, 'he ptomaine poisoning incident has a place in her complaint, for, she says, when she telephoned to her husband that their child was poisoned he went home and upbraided her for bothering him. Mrs. Pryal further asserts that her husband developed a great aver- sion for her parents and refused her permission to visit them. His conduct, says the wife, caused her great mental | suffering, and, as a result, she asks that she be freed. Suits for divorce were also filled by Parmina against Archimede Bernardini for intemperance, Agnes H. against Frank K. Webb for desertion and Charles H. against Annie Coppard for de- sertion. Decrees of divorce were granted yes- terday to Jessis M. from W. H. Hutton for willful neglect, Rose from Leonard 1. Mainprice for desertion, Stella from H. P. Diamond for cruelty, James H. from Ellen Morrissey on the ground that the wife was insane when she married, and H. D. from Christina Pentz for intemperance. s QeSS . - TSR POL .PLANCON AS “MEPHISTOPHELES” VOO OO, vy (Que) Plancon says of the Kimball Piano: “ The Kimball ranks with the best piano in the world.” —————— LOFGRAN COMMITS SUICIDE BY CUTTING HIS THROAT Longshoreman, Finding One Razor Too Blunt, Tries Another and Is Successful. William Lofgran, a longshoreman, committed suicide in his residence in rear of 13 Freelon street early yester- day morning. He cut his throat with @ ragor. He lived with Mrs' Annle Crane, and the woman sald he had been drinking heavily and acting in a pecu- liar manner all Wednesday night. He chasea her out of the house about 5 o'clock yesterday morning. Policemen Moran and King were no- tified that something was wrong, and when they entered they found Lofgran lying across the bed in the front room with his throat cut. He was dead. A razor covered with blood was beside the body. After driving the woman out he went into the kitchen and attempted to do the deed with a razor, but it was | evidently not sharp enough, and he threw It on the kitchen floor, where it | was found with marks of blood on it. Lofgran was 31 years of age and a member of the Longshoremen’s Union. The union will ‘see that the remains are decently buried. The body was taken to the Morgue, No piano has ever had the epthusiastic en- dorsement of so many world-famed artists as the Kimball. It combines rare tone-color with a practically unlimited volume of power. The Kimball embodies the aeme of the most modern and complete development in piano building. Sold exclusively by | numbers in a fashion that would have | The men | rapidly | | inspiration of reading as well as | | up together, and it is good and delight- | which the Christian faith offers for in- | ACTRESS OF WHO 18 ‘THE BABES IN * COMPANY. T IF FARVLAN “Babes in Toyland” Teads Spectators Amid Fantasti Seenes Peopled by Gnomes —— The Hamlin and Mitchell musical ex- | travaganza, “Babes in Toyland,” will begin a two weeks' engagement at the Columbla Theater Monday night. “Babes in_Toyland” was written by Glen MacDonough, who furnished the libretto and the lyrics, and Victor Her- bert, who composed the music, and was produced at the Majestic Theater in New. York under the Stage direction of Julian Mitchell. An interesting fairy story is told in the extravaganza, which deals with the adventures that befall two children, Alan and Jane, who are hated by a wicked old uncle, who seeks to destroy them, in order that he may gain their fortune which has been left in his care. They run away from him and come to the mythical country of Toyland, where they undergo many strange and marvel- ous experiences. Of course everything comes out right in the end, and the vil- lalnous old uncle is punished as he de- serves to be. . The principal members of the com- pany are Ignacio Martinetti, Katherine Bell, Albertine Bensen, Gene Luneska, Maud Campbell, Gus Pixley, John F. Ward, Katherine Murray, Ida Ward, Edward P, Sullivan, Robert Burns, Walter . Schrode and James Wilson. There will be the usual quota of hand some chorus girls. The orchestra will be under the direc- tion of Max Hirschfeld. Owing to the length of the perform- ance the curtat®will rise promptly at 8 o'clock for the evening performances and at 2 o'clock for the matinees. PERSONAL. Thomas Bradley, a capitalist of Phil- adelphia, is at the Palace. V. 8. McClatchy of the Sacramento Bee is at the California. Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Porter of Lewis- ton, Idaho, are at the Palace. L. H. Tarpley, a prominent attorney of Portland, is at the St. Francis. Captain Connop of the English army is at the St. Francls with his wife. General Sumner, who, since his re- tirement from the army, has .been liv- ing in the south, is again at the St. Francis with his family. A. L. Craig, general passenger agent for the Harriman lines in the north, passed through San Francisco yester- day on his way to attend the Tran continental ~Passenger Association’s meetings at Los Angeles. A number of local 'Southern Pacific and Santa Fe officlals will leave for the south today. —_— Californians in New York. NEW YORK, April 12.—The follow- ing Californians are in New York: From San Francisco—W. H. Bray at the Astor, C. J. Feige at the Cadillac, H. F. L. Gardiner at the Herald Square, A. W. Hobbs at the Imperial, Mrs. 8. L. Leszynsky at the Cumberland, A. Mor- rissey at the Hotel Cadillac, B. J. Weller at the Wellington, Miss Stewart at the Saranac, W. W. Black Jr. at the Gerard and 8. L. Leszynsky at the Cumberland. From San Diego—A. Birdsall and wife at the Grenoble. TFrom Los Angeles—J. C. Demerden at the Murray Hill, N. McCloud at the Her- ald Square and H. C. Lee at the Hol- land. . —_— San .Kranciscans in Paris. PARIS, April 12.—Miss §. Pearl Jud- son and Mme. Bissey of San Francisco registered at the Herald bu- reau today. J. Sallor Shoots to KiIL In a row at the Haymarket dance hall on Kearny Street, near Washing- ton, last night Ernest Johnson, @ sailor, fired point blank at Albert Williams, a woodworker, with a revolver. The bul- let grazed Willlams' skull and the powder burned his face, so close was his assailant to him. Johngon was booked at the City Prison on a charge of assault with a deadly weapon. SUIT DISMISSED.—The suit of the Nevada Gold Dredging Company, ve. the town of Oro- Ville was dismissed by stipulation yesterday the United States Clrcuit Court. "The action was, t to the town authorities from interfering With the W‘g-nfl of dredging for gold in the te limits. Since the complaint filed the town has granted permiesion to the company to prosecute .| Wine Brewers' . Association, If the House.committee on foreign} COAST AFFAIRS AT THE CAPITAL Amendments Acceptable to Californians to Be Offered to the Fassett Wine Bill SATISFY ALL INTERESTS Measure to Resurvey Land in Imperial Valley Will Be Reported Upon Favorably SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL. WASHINGTON, April 12.—The New York and Ohio Interests that have been | at odds Gver the new Fassett wine bill | will appear at the next meeting of the | House ways and means committee and | urge the adoption of the amendments upon which they have agreed. These amendments are that wines shall be | divided into three classes—pure or nat- ural, sugared and compounded. Pure | wines are< to contain not more than 15 per cent of saccharine matter, su- garea can have more than that amount of sweetening *_matter added, while winés with adulterants are to. be la- beled - “Compound,” instead of “Artifi- cial.” As provided by the Fassett bill these amendments will be accepted by Representative Needham and Percy Morgan, president of the California affairs reports a bill dealing with Chi- nese exclusion it may not be either the Foster or Denby bill, but a measure the main feature of which will be a provi- | sion for stationing in China officers of | the Department of Commerce and La- | bor for the purpose of examining Chi- i neee desiring to come to the United | States. This would not be seriously op- posed by the California:delegation. The | sub-committee having the matter under consideration has not yet con- cluded the hearing. Senate and House conferees have agreed on Flint's valley amendment providing for a resurvey of the land in Imperial Valley, for which $201,000 is appropriated. ~The House conferees were brought to an agreement through the efforts of Representative Smith. The Senate in executive session to- day confirmed the nominations of L. H. Minor for Postmaster at Ferndale, Cal. A Dbill for the establishment of a life- saving station at Neah Bay, Wash,, and the construction of a first-class ocean- going tug for life-saving purposes was passed by the House today. —_—————————— GIVE INFORMATION ABOUT A PROPOSED PIPE LINE Promoters of Profect to Bring Water From the Yuba River Explain Route of System. M, C. Taylor and John Neate, who have sub- mitted an offer for a municipal water supply from the Yuba River, have fled with -he Board of Supervisors some additional informa- tion in connection with their project. Relative to the proposed pipe line of the North and Mid- dle Yuba River Water Company the promot- ers esay the South Yuba River would be crossed by an fron brh thence _the would run_through Ne: crossing the American by bridge, thence across the Cosumnes, Mokel- umne 'and Calaveras rivers, thence through Joaquin County to Alameda to the Bay of San Francisco, which it would cross at some shallow place by bridge, perhaps between Rus- sell and Alvarado, to a point near Millbrae, thence to San Francisco, about 170 miles. In another communication Taylor and Neate say they tmve iron mines easily accessible from which it Is proposed to manufacture the steel for the construction of the water pipes. 15¢c HUCK TOWELS || Large size | prise while they last, | Easter is only two days away and a new Spring Hat from Pra- gers will make it a perfect day. Our Great Millinery Department is being thronged from morning till night, and in order to prevent the crowding of orders on Hats to be made up, we are offering this wonderful opportunity: 10 per cent off on all Trimmed Hats in stoek, and there are thou- sands of them still from which to choose. All popular priced—885, 87.50, 810 and Every one of them copies of famous im- ported designs. Men’s Furnishing Surprise Men’s Sn-%endm. 10e—Medium weight webbings; mohair ends and nickel buckles; a good 20c value. Friday Surprise C nd tan, Fllex [ose— embroidered effects; sizes 9% to 11; 12%c values. JC Friday Surprise .... “ee GROCERIES Hot Cross Bans, made with Rum- ford Baking Powder, will be served free today. & Coffee—Our Hawailan blend value; Ib .... Peaches, Apricots or Cherrles—Ex- tra standard; 10c tin 9e Soda Crackers—Paradise; fresh and crisp; 3-1b. cartons; regular 325¢; special . -20¢ Martiw’s Eastern Cheese — cream: Ib. 25¢; special....... Postum Cereal or Fix Prune Coffee Large 25¢ packages 19¢ Castile Somp—Good imported soap, 17c _bars ase ‘ream Rolled Oats or Califor- n:: C\Vhalt—Resularly 1bs. for 35c; spaeial 9 IDS..........n- "Full 20¢ rayurprise No.90 NO C. 0.D.,, MAIL or TELEPHONE ORDERS. PRICES FOR FRIDAY ONLY. Pragers Popular Grocery Dept. Offers for Today and Saturday The Usyal Friday and Saturday Butter Sale Is NowOn I colors; | values— 19¢ Ladies” Hand Bags Strong Leather Ladies’ Hand Bag, with clasp; fitted with coin purse; colors of brown and black: 50c values. Friday 39c Surprise wesssngernens Yard Wide Burlap 10c¢ The staple quality used so much for wall and floor covexing. and for cushions and portieres. Greens, blues, reds, brown, nat- ural, ete. Limit, one bolt to each customer. Friday 10‘ Surprise Sale, yard 15¢ Perfumes 63c Roger & Gallet celebrated Per- fumes—sold regularly at 63( 75¢ an ounce. prise Sale Near Cut Glass Bowls 10¢ Fine Iot of Glass Bowls; round, square, fluted shapes; alse your choice of a fine line of round Plates in assorted shapes; just the thing for fruit or for a dain- ty dessert; all Imitation cut glass after famous Tiffany ware and all polished to a beautiful lus- ter. Worth many times the 10‘ Friday Surprise price of.. 6 Rolls Toilet Paper 35¢ A large shipment of Toilet Pa- per just received in Household Department, third floor; regularly 10c per roll. Fri- 35c day Surprise, § rolls for $2.25 Suit Case $1.50 Light weight Suit Case; just the thing for a summer trip or for Sunday outings. Res- $1 50 . ular $2.35 value. Fri- day Surprise price.... LIQUORS Easter Wines—Port. Sherry, An- gelica, Tokay, Madeira; regular- Iy $1.35 gallon; special.. . ... 93¢ Yellowstone Whiskey- Zither Rye or Bourbon; $1.25 bottle. .. .$1.05 01d Millview Whiskey—Bottled in U. S. bonded warehouse; 90c bot | | R e Sonig ccdio SO bottles; im= ported: $1 bottles ...........85e Vermouth—Noilly Prat French; §0c DO S0 5505 ... 53 Assorted Cordials — Creme de Menthe, Cacao, Rose, ete., put up in fancy decanters; bottle....73e American Club Sour Mash Bo: S Rcgularly $2.25 gallon; special Sauterne. Riesling, Zinfandel—Six year-old wines; gallon....... TSe UNION MEN CONDEMN The Supervisors' public utilities committee will meet next Wednesday aftermoon at 1:30 o'clock to consider the offers mada to sell water supplies to the city of San Francisco. —— Oscar Wilde. The many people who have contrib- uted to the belated vogue of the great poet will find something of rare inter- est In this week's Town Talk, some comments by Wilde on the late William Sharp (Fiona MacLeod), found in a col- lection, made by a local publisher, of writings now out of print. This week’s Town Talk is the Easter number, con- sisting of fifty-two pages, beautifully illustrated, and containing a great deal of exclusive news. There is an amus- ing story of the sensation created by a soclety woman’s costume. The Specta- tor tells of a startling precedent set by two priests; also of the encounter be- tween €roesus and the Spirit of Bohe- mia. The riot at Lotta’s Fountain is discussed editorially. There is a poem from the pen of James V. Coleman, a letter from Herman Scheffauer and a thrilling short story by George Homer Meyer dealing with the bombardment of San Francisco by a Japanese fleet. Two Charges Against McDonald. Randolph W. McDonald, commission merchant, Commercial and Drumm streets, who was arrested on Wednes- day evening by Detectives Silvey, Mc- Gowan and Conlon, was booked at the City Prison yesterday on two charges of attempt to commit criminal assault. The complaining witnesses are three little girls, Rose Pardini, Maggie Far- rell and Gracie Hare. WANT TO SELL CHURCH.—A petition for the sale of St. Paul's Methodist Episcopal Church, located on Broadway, near Powell street, was filed yesterday by the board of irectors of the church. Benjamin Heskins Offered $25,000 for the property. J. J. Pfister, president of the board of directors, said it had Pot been decided whether or not & new church | would be erected or consolidation with some other church effected. I3 ACTION OF RIOTERS = The State Building Trades Council at a meeting held last night denounced the action of those who took part in the dis- graceful riot at Lotta’s fountain last Sunaay. - The members of the council maintain that while the meeting held at Wood- ward's Pavilion, in. sympathy with the officers of the Western Federation of Miners who are held in Idaho on suspicion of murder, was attended and indorsed by union men, the parade and the riot that followed were not. Because of the trouble that followed the meeting the Bullding Trades Council will take no further part in this move- ment. Following are the resolutions that were adopted: Reeolved, That the Building Trades Council, in regular session assembled, congratulates oi- ganized labor on the success of the mass rieeting held at Woodward's Pavilion on Sun- day, the Sth inst, and correspondingly de- nounce those engaged In creating disturbance some hours after the meeting adjourned at or around Lotta's fountain; and be it Resolved, That we commend the hervic and faithtul performance of duty of the Police De- partment of this city in suppressing such un- jawful acts as were being committed by those who had nothing to do with the meeting or are not interested in legitimate trades unfonism of this city and State, The Building Trades Council at its meet- ing last night appointed the following committees on Labor day celebration: Committes on prizes—Harry Thieler (chair- man), Thomas Carrell, W. Farrenkopp, W. S. Harvey, A. Markley. B, Korbus, D. J. Dunn, E. Kelly, B. Maloon, C. Philbrick, C. R. McGurn, N. Fredericks, G. McLynn, M. §. French, J. F. Robinson, R. Makree, E. Thompson, N. Arnold, E. Mercer, E. Whits, McPhereon, Thomas Maxwell, J. Stapleton, the have 1. 7ok ~ N NBC NI - < —The scientific, reconstructed baking ; oodness and nutrition of Bisc n marvelously enhanced. . —The new method of protection by which all dust, dirt and moisture are completely excluded from the package ‘and the freshness and goodness of its contents are care- WHAT THE STANDS FOR - purity of the packing. NBC- NBC-NBC - NDBS - (B N NATIONAL BISCUIT COMPANY it 2nd Crackers This is the trade mark which ageufl red and white on each end of the absolute the baking Charles Klotz, J. McDonald, John Haigemos- cer, J. Rorke. C. Murphy, W. Warner, M. Lon~ . F. Curran. Commitiee on Ways and Means—O, A. Tveit- moe (chairman), Ed Ainscow, J. Steele, F. H. Pratt. A. E. Yoell, H. M fansen, J. H. Ault, E. R._Elder, G. Scaddan, E. L. Nolan, L. Mathewson. Finance committee—F. E. Haskell (chair- man), Willlam Miskell, William Rother, J. Scot:, T. M. Latimer. E. Smith (chair~ Committee on music—a. man), C. J. Coyle. Ed Poole, F. Mulineux, D. Bonsack, Frank Mayo, W. J. Baccus. Committee on games—T. F. Parkinson (chair~ man), J. M. Walker, L. Fiaherty, Daniel Shea, L F. Pine, V. Sexton, J. J. Swanson, P. Vaughn. J. J. Corbett. A. Borden, E. C. p, H. F. Neflson, J. E. Burke, James Rear- don, J. B. Fleming, J. P. Burke, C. (VNeil Reception committee—R. M. Hamb, president Alameda County Building Trades Council. chairman, assisted by the presidents of unione atfiiated with both councils. ‘W. D. Mahon. the president of the Street Carmen's Association of America, who came out here to settle the Oakland troubles, i8 now suffering from an acute attack of rheumatism and has canceled his Sacramento engagement. Golden Gate Hall on Sutter street nas been rented for the nineteenth anniver- sary entertainment of the Journeymen Butchers’ Protective and Benevolent So- clety Sunday evening. The committee having in charge the ar- rangements for this event are: John M. Pachter, Benjamin Davis, Frank Krauer, John W. Danz. Charles Welsheimer, Benjamin Oswald and Abraham Me- Creadile. A joint union picnic of all affiliated with the fron workers of this city will be held at Schuetzen Park, San Rafael, on Sun- day, May 30.° J. P. B, Jones, E. A. Clancy, Patrick Vaughan, James Walker, Thomas Stack, Henry G. Hausten and David Warwick are the committes ap~ pointed to make suitable arrangements. The Stablemen’s Union has been en- joined by Superior Judge Hebbard from keeping 1its pickets Interferifig with Doy.e's stables on Sixth street. 160 [ S 1D INEe pledge both and the [N} o D * &Ce )