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VETERAN ACTRESS
RECEIVES TRIBUTE
Blanche Chapman Presented
With Violets by Oldtime
Gallery God
Empress Theater Will Add to
Attractions at the Local
Playhouses
BY WALTER AVTHOXYo
Forty-one yearsis a long time to
spend in the thankless occupation of
an. using the public, but it is not with
out its sentimental compensations —
this lifetime of '"play-acting" — to at
least one person I know of-. I. mean
Blanche Chapman, whose debut was
made at Ford's theater. Washington,
where the president had been shot. Just
four yrars after that tragedy. She has
been an actress ever since 1569. When
she opened at the Princess latn Sun
day in the delightful play. "Mrs/ Wiggs
of the Cabbage Patch."' she celebrated
the thirty-seventh anniversary of her
first appearance In this city. She was
presented with a basket of violets and
among the fragrant blossoms there was
a card which contained this message:
"From one of the old-tjme gallery
gods of the Metropolitan theater who
had the pleasure marry times of seeing
Blanche and Ella Chapman and wit
nessed the last performance at that
Souse. Best wishes and success.
HAMILTON' H. DOBBIN.
Corporal of Police."
Miss Chapman would not know this
admirer should she meet him on the
street, and the pretty sentiment con
tained in-'the bunch of i violets touched
.her deeply.
The Empress theater, under the man
,agerncnt of Sid Orauman.jwill begin its
'career next Sunday afternoon. The
• theater in Market street, near Fifth
'avenue ip completed. Yesterday they
\u25a0were putting in the seats. When the
ffcandsomcpiayhoup* is opened there
will b«» a throng of surprised patrons,
; for it is a splendidly appointed, hand
\u25a0 come playhouse — a credit to the city
and to the men who built it. Sullivan
and Conf-idine acts will be played, that
firm of vaudeville magnates controlling
'r half interest in the local enterprise.
There will be a performance at the
Empress every' afternoon, and two
\u25a0every evening. The first evening
"show"* will begin at 7:30 o'clock.
Good Fuck to the Empress, even if I
<?o have to go tb another theater every
-week.
Will Li. Greenbaum Is never daunted.
Even when Pavlowa refuses to dance,
ar.d the biggest musical .attraction of
the season seems on the vesse«of fall
ing to nothingness, Greenbaum smiles
and says, "I can always go back and
gell perfumery." .1 like that spirit. So,
now when the Tetrazzlnl . concerts,
\u25a0which he was to manage locally are
postponed, Le smiles and says:
"The postponement of the Tetrazzini
dates merely means that the time of
the appearance of the diva here will be
held off for probably not longer than a
•week."
The Russian dancers will close their
engagement at Los Angles next Sat
urday night. They will then "pile"
into flieir special train and "beat it"
for San Francisco. In order to reach
here in time for the special matinee
that Greenbaum has arranged, Pavlowa
end Mordkin and the other dancers of
this unique organization will have to
make better time than any train run
nin gbetween this and the southern
An Interesting feature of the pro
duction of "The Dollar Mark" at the
Alcazar is the evident analogy' George
Broadhurst desired drawn between the
characters in his play and certain well
known characters in high finance
whose practices' Broadhuret desired to
condemn. Will R. Walling &3 Charles
Bavliss makes up to resemble J. Pier-
Hickman as TVftlie Stoncman is in
tended to present- the son and heir of
John D. Rockefeller.
' Lillian Russell's success at the Co
,lumbia is assured. She is always a
favorite here, not only for her charm
ing cojnedy but for her personality,
•which raJiates pleasant thoughts and
*unshinc. --.
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a m srs many persons as the theater
\u25a0•prill hold will be on hand at the Co
•lmubia this afternoon to give welcome
Blanche ChapMan Here
After a Long Absence
| Members of the theatrical world who are prominent at local playhouses
and heed to one of the greatest act
resses of modern times, Ellen Terry,
who will appear In a Shakespearan
address In which she will tell of the
bard's dream children, particularly the
women of Shakespeare's plays. The
event js under the patronage and aus
pices of the Sequoia club.
T^iere is a long and an excellent pro
gram arranged for the benefit perform
ance of the Theatrical Mechanical asso
ciation, which takes place at the Prin
We announce the arrival
of new shipments of '^(§§Ste!Ss»a»»
. Velvet \B|S
Our stores offer the larg- i^^^^W l^a
est and most complete as- f^^^^M
sortment of this much de- •
Velvet pumps from ?4 up
Corduroy Button Boots
Again we are the first in town to show this novelty. It
has just appeared in New York and, can be found nowhere
else in San Francisco! In' black and navy blue now;
brown will arrive in a few days. CJO
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MAIL ORDERS Filled Carefully and > ' Promptly .' , •"
Send your- Name for our NEW WINTER CATALOG*
836 to 840 | .^ :: -; IlO'to I2s
Market St. t^QREsj Grant Avp^
inear Stockton \ S \u0084 r t near Geary *•
THE RAN FRANOISGQ OALIi,; THTmSD^^-DEGI]^EB 1, 191p;
cess theater tomorrow afternoon. This
is the seventeenth annual benefit that
the local lodge. No. .21; has given for its
sick and the charity*, fund.
Mabel Hite and her, husband, Mike
Donlin. one of the Giants and the
idol of the baseball 'fans, will occupy
first position on the opening bill at' the
Orpheum next Sunday afternoon.
It isn't every ball player who can
make a hit on the stage.
"PULLS" FAIL TO
SAVE MRS. ARNOLD
Alleged Clairvoyant Convicted
of Defrauding Mrs. Fran
ces, Shaw
Dessle Arnold; . alleged clairvoyant,
'whose professional name's "Mary Or
loff," was convicted of grand larceny
by a jury in Judge Dunne's- court
yesterday. r She defrauded Mrs. Frances
Shaw of $150 by persuading her. to be
lievethat the'spirits of ht , father and
"Dr. -Winthrop". advised that she- con
fide r money to . Mr.s, Arnold fcri invest
ment. Oscar', Arnold, husband of Dessle
Arnold; E.,C. Miles, an. attorney, and
Emma Smith arejolntly charged with
Mrs. Arnold, but- have not; yet been
tried. . - cV- .
The jury deliberated" only "13 - min
utes. Mrs. Arnold cried and. : shrieked
when the verdict, was announced. She
is llablef to 10 years'Mmprisonment.
Considerable influence was brought to
bear on" 'the i district attorney's office
in connection with this case. Prose
cutor McNuttjsald last- night: \u25a0-: ':\u25a0.\u25a0'.
The "pulls" of various persons, inelndlnjr Al
derman ."Bathhouse John" Coughlln of , Chicago,
who wired to the district attorney asking Rim to
do what lie cmiW Tor his friends, and some im
portant political of- San Francisco,
werp unnraillnp. , People camp to tWs office- and
told us this case ought not to be prosecuted, that
the defendants -rfere "Rood fellows" and that we
ought to fix the thlnp up^ -The only result was
that I nerer worked hardtr to get a conviction
in any. case. . . . : - .... *
Mrs. Arnold was, taken to the county
jail last -night,/ Judge •Dunne refusing
to grant her application for bail pend
ing sentence.,; She was defended by
Attorneys 'Carroll .Cook /and 'William
Hoff Cook. No witnesses were called
in behalf of Mrs. Arnold. Her attor
neys arguedl'that although embezzle
ment or obtaining money under false
pretenses .might.-- have been- proved
-against, the . the cone "thing
that was chot "proved was grand lar
ceny/. \u25a0*\u25a0\u25a0• \u25a0.V'.^V V .:V '- '''-•.-'. '\u25a0::'\u25a0:' " :
It developed* during "William Hoff
Cook's argtrtnertt*-that..','Dr. -Winthrop,"
whom Mrs. Arjpold said wag- her con
trolling mediuinV was, the same ghotft
whose adyjee to \u25a0 the officials of the
California '.isafetdeposit and trust com
pany; caused .the disastrous wreck' of
that institution.
FIRST ANNUAL CONFERENCE— The utate
\u25a0 playground association, of which O.K. Cush
ing of this city; is 'president, -and many promi
nent persons in the state members of the
board of directors,- will hold Its first annual
oonferenc«e at the St. Francis hotel December
35 to 17.
PROFESSOR BTEPHENB . TO . LECTITRE— The
third lecture in the unlrersity extension series
which Prof. H. Morse Stephens Is delirerlDfr
for the mechanics' Institute . on • "The End- of
"the Eighteenth - Century .In Europe" will be
given at Lane hall tonight.' The subject of
this lecture will "be "The French Revolution
and the Belgian Revolution."
(( ANNUAL BEFORE CHRISTMAS CLEARANCES COMMENCE TODAY '
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IVI V All MUliheiy rat VkMf ßeduced Prices
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fon broadcloths, men's wear materials, ex- finished fabrics and basket weaves. Ira-
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Street and -business dresses oflcrge, Shepherd plaids and other fabrics Everything imaginable made up in silk in fashion favored styles, with
to the most exquisite, of afternoon and evening frocks of broadcloths and workmanship undeniably, the best to be bought. Elaborate or tailor
' novelty weaves. There are some delicate models elaborate with chiffon, made dresses, showing the new narrow skirt_ effects, many trimmed with
braiding arid embroidery. ; ' •-« - , " ' '{ dainty yokes and sleeves, afternoon and-everung shades.
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NAVY LEAGUE MAY
MEET HERE IN 1911
Secretary Suggests That Local
Members Should - Present
Claims of San Francisco ,>
San .Francisco has fair prospects of
securing the next annual convention
of the Navy League of the United
States", -which meets in , February of
next year, owing to tho % interest now
aroused 'throughout the country over
a Pacific battleship fleet. Secretary
Henry N. j Ward of Washington, D. :C.
where, the headquarters of the league
are located, has written to Prof. Fred
erick M. L.-Van\Orden of 225 Market
street, a "member of the ; league in this
city, regarding ameetlng on the coast.
Secretary Hard said in;part: v
\. Although as secretary I have no :
\u25a0-'-\u25a0authority .in : the matter ; further
than to collect information in re
' to the most desirable* place to
; hold the convention. I feel that:
. there might be many advantages
- -to the league and to the purpose
, which It aims to serve if the con
vention were held this year on the
Pacific coast. .:\u25a0- -
: You are- doubtless aware that
the management of the league
recognizes the importance to the
country of having a "Pacific coast
navy.". r It would seem that the
time is ripe for giving more prom
inence to. this idea, bringing it to
the attention of the public, and se
» curing the recognition of the prin
ciple by congress. ;
The convention probably will be
'held some time. during the-month.
of February, 1911. If Navy league:
members in your -city and others
who are interested in- seeing an
adequate: navy "built up were to
* take hold of this master as a com
mittee or, otherwise, and if you find
a sentiment favoring: the holding
of a convention in San Francisco,
and present the matter so^that it
can be laid'before the board: at its
next meeting, it Is possible that
the convention may be held in your
The convention has iveyer before
been held off the Atlantic \u25a0 seaboard.
The officers of the league are: Gen
eral Horace Porter," president; former
Secretary of the Navy Truman H. New
berry, vice president; J. P. Morgan Jr.,
treasurer. .
EUCALYPTUS NURSERY
IN BANKRI/PT COURT
. Lacking, funds with which even 'to
pay the state-license of $30 the United
eucalyptus nursery company of Ala
meda. petitioned the United States dis
trict court yesterday to declare it a
voluntary bankrupt. The concern owes
$5,418 and has property, worth $2,325.':
\u25a0 R. L,. Heninger, a trainman of Oak
land, Is a bankrupt. He had no. assets
and owes $466.
SEVEN CIVI L WAR
SOLDIERS IN ARMY
List of -Men Who Rose From
the Ranks in Rebellion
Thinned by Time .
From recently Issued statistics It is
learned that of the 4,310 commissioned
officers on the active list of the regular
army. \u25a0 only seven served In /the army,
navy or marine corps during the civil
war who were not- graduated from the
military or naval academies. Those
officers are: Brigadier General Earl D.
Thomas,' Brigadier General Charles Lv
Hodges, Brigadier General Daniel H.
Brush, Brigadier , General George B.
Davis, Colonel John L. Clem. Major
Daniel W. Arnold, Colonel Jarae3 N.
Allison.
Baguio, Benguet province. In the
island of Luzon, has been designated
as the place for a sanatorium to. which
the soldiers In the .Islands .will be
brought instead of 'the States.
The place is situated in the mountains
and is described, as having an excel
lent; climate. There is a hospital for
civilians there at present. °
t Regular muster was held at the Pre
sidio yesterday. The Thirtieth In
fantry j was reveiwed by Colonel
Charles Chubb. Companies One Hun
dred and Fifty-eight, Seventy. Sixty
flve and Sixty-seven,, of the coast ar
tillery corps, were reveiwed by Cap
tain T. B. Steele.
A garrison court consisting of Major
O'Nlel, Captain Reams, Lieutenant Ful
ton, Lieutenant Johnson of the First
cavalry, has been appointed to meet at
the Presidio.
Captain C. W. Han, Fifth cavalry,
Schofleld barracks, registered at army
headquarters yesterday. He is- staying
at the Hotel Stewart and will leave
shortly for Honolulu.
Lieutenant Harris, Thirteenth Infan
try, has been detailed to take charge
of the transportation funds for the
coming trip. December 5.
\u25a0 Captain Ernest Locke, aid to General
Bell, coast artillery corps, visited the
post yesterday. He will leave for the
Philippines December 5.
Colonel Phister has been detailed to
summary court,* relieving Major Rou-
ORDER OF.OWXS INCORPORATED— The inde
pendent order of owls baa incorporated as a
fraternal organization, with the folio-wins
directors: R. Slew, W. B. Poloska, A. E.
Conn, M. Wolmar. J. I>. de Gear, D. B.
Denwlnlene, A.. Lewis and John A. Halpin.
COLLECTION OF OUTCASTS
TAKEN IN EMPTY HOUSE
Under' Warning ;to. Quit City
Judge Gives Them Freedom
. A collection, of nln© hoboes, dope
fiends and drunkards arrested by Po
liceman .Quinlan and Special Officer
Cochran. in a vacant house ait Jackson
and Sansome streets lat» Tuesday
night, were before Police Judge Flood
yesterday on *he Charge of vagrancy.
One by one the judge summoned the
prisoners and asked how they came to
be In the house. None of them could
tell. Following a warning to quit the
city Judge Flpod dismissed the
charges.*
ONE MILLION DOLLARS
FOR A GOOD STOMACH
This Offer Should be a Warn-
ing to Every Man and
Woman
The newspapers and medical Jour-
nals have had much to say relative to
; a famous millionaire's offer of a mil-
j lion dollars for a new stomach.
. This great multi-millionair© was too
busy to worry about the condition of
his stomach. He allowed his dyspepsia
to run from bad to worse urrtll in the
end it became incurable. His misfor-
tune should serve as a warning to oth-
ers. Every one who suffers with dj"s-
pepsfa for a few years will give every-
thing he owns* for a new stomach.
Dyspepsia is caused by an abnormal
state of the gastric Juices. There is
one element missing — Pepsln. # The ab-
sence of thl3 destroys tha function of
the gastric fluids. Thay lose • their
power to digest food.
"We are now able supply the pep-
sin in a fitrm almost Identical to that
naturally created by the system when
in normal health, so that it. restores
to the gastric juices tfceir digestive
power, and thus makes the stomach
strong and welL
"We want every one troubled, -with
indigestion and dyspepsia to come in
our store ani obtain a box of Rexall
Dyspepsia Tablets. They contain Bls-
muth-Subnitrate and Pepsin pre-
pared by a process which develops
their greatest power to overcome di-
gestive disturbance.
Bexall Dyspepsia Tablets are very
pleasant to take. They soothe the ir-
ritable, weak stomach, strengthen and
Invigorate the digestive organs, re-
lieve naseau and indigestion, promote
nutrition and bring; about a feeling of
comfort.'
If you give Kexall Dyspepsia Tab-
lets a reasonable trial w>e will return
your money if. you are not satisfied
with the result. Three sizes, 23 cents.
50 cents and (1.00. Renumber you can
obtain Rexall Remedies in San Fran-
cisco only at the Owl Drug Co.. Inc..
710 Market St.. 77S Market St., Post
and Grant Aye., Fißmore and Geary
Sts, and Sixteenth and Mission Sts.
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