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Kelcey and Shannon and the Alcazar
Folk Are Well Suited in "The: Idler"
SKETCHES BY ARTIST BOROUGH OF THE LEADING PLAYERS IX HADDOX CHAM
BERS' SOCIETY DRAMA. "THE IDLER." AT THE NEW ALCAZAR THEATER.
James Crawford
As If to compensate for the general
debility of Its previous offering, "A
Goat of Many Colors," the Alcazar man
agement last evening presented a play
"that Is rich In most of the ? elements
that constitute dramatic force. Its title
is "The Idler," and It. was written by
;.C." Haddon Chambers, an Englishman
.'•who knows how to conceive an Inter
esting P l( 3t and unfold It coherently.
.; This successor to a flabby vehicle
might be classified as genteel melo
! drama, for its characters are all well
to do folk •who speak and act . quite
; rationally in intense situations. In
deed, It is In the cumulative Intensity
.'of its situations that the power of the
play consists. From very early in the
'ficst act until the final curtain the in
terest of the spectator . is not allowed
. -to "relax. So absorbing of attention is
.every scene that such '\u25a0 structural de
fects as the confidential "aside" or the
soliloquy almost , go un
noticed.
.." The story treats of a fatal shooting
./in* a California mining camp, but" the
'action of the play takes place ,i, in 'Lon
don- "We find the man who committed
! t.he deed, a happily married baronet,
relentlessly pursued by a brother of the
.victim. In love with the baronet's
-young wife is a former suitor, who is
also a fast friend of the pursuing
avenger, and he endeavors to .win, the
" woman from her marital allegiance by
inducing his friend to forgive her hus-
: band. She succeeds in saving her
fepouse without sacrificing her, honor.
Through four acts the narrative is
carried with fine consecution of events.
The big scene is in the third act. where
.•the wife visits her would be lover's
•apartment In order to save Her , hus
' band. He believes that she has ac
• cepted his Imposed 'condition — to elope
with him — and after he has fulfilled
his part of. the implied compact and
claims his reward, she alternately
pleads for his pity and repels his pas
sionate advances. I have never seen
Mr. Kelcey and Miss Shannon do bet
ter acting than in that scene. It
should effectually" dispose of a growing
suspicion — warranted, perhaps, by a
comparative lack of opportunity in any
of their preceding parts at the Alca
zar that they were Incapable of<ris
jng to lofty height or descending to
impressive depth in t emotional expres
sion. Why -on earth didn't they pro
duce 'The' Idler" several weeks ago?
And the . other important people in
the cast seemed equally at eaae. Mr.
Wesner and Mr. Walling shared the
second masculine honors, though Mr.
Maher as an old beau was , equal to
the role's requirements. Miss. Lover-
Ing has returned to her own sphere as
an .ingenue after, playing a round of
oharacter parts that pronounced her a
marvel of versatility. Miss Be^lgarde, !
whose donning of shoulder straps ere
*he entered in the* third act; relieved
much of the uneasiness which her. ap
pearance in the preceding act had con
veyed to timid -femininity in front,
talked and walked- with the deport
ment becoming to a middle- aged ma
tron. Miss Merle's self-consciousness
led her into the indiscretion, of ' over
"ecting a coquettish "young widow.-
Any act of "The Idler" is more: en-
CEXTRAI* THEATER
In "The Millionaire Detective"- Her
schel Mayall has", another opportunity
to show his skill in: a dual character,
appearing , one moment as .the debon-^
nalre businessman, ' Robert Jlose, and in
the other masquerading as .the "de
tective." Sir Robert- Bancroft,'- who in
an ulster with agray wig and an
glish drawK' Ist, absolutely . unrecogniz
able. The first half of the , play is
mild as babyhood, and ; murder is not
even mentioned ; before; the third ; act,
when the ? offldous villain, " played ; . by
J ames Corrigan, advises a", "crack , on
th> head."-. V.. '•\u25a0 , \u25a0:.•-.•-•
• Revolvers are drawn only six times,
and there are not , over.' seven j big' D's
in the whole! play. : The only' shooting
is of the mock '\u25a0 variety. and : there;isa
poisoning .which also fails to t kill. •
"The star' sensation -Is the electric
homo-resuscltator;; by "which : tl-.e; En
glishman, supposedly, dead; Is brought
to life again, muphto'.the confusion of
the ; villains, who " are finally led off In
handcuffs.' '• ."'. .'.'; \u25a0".'.]
The chief • villain- is* aivillalness :Im
' personated by Claire Blnclalre" wlth'a
dleilnct lack of ' the\seducttvcness T that
is supposed ,to' characterlzeUhe. female
stage Tlllajn. . Evelyn Selbie as^llhe
leading' lady, has :a charming?.^ and
piquant individuality. - Gus'^Mortlmer,
made a success-Qf the orace \u25a0 boy > Eddie.
MELODRAMA AT XOVELTY
Commencing- with last night's per
formance "The ";' Sidewalks' --.of: \; New
York." ona of the blg'melodrama Shits,
took possession of the stage af| the
• Novelty theater. : iThe - play strikingly
depicts life \u25a0\u25a0 in > certain: sections ' of the
great metropolis, and . the> management
has given.it a, production^ far 'above the
average. .There are ; a' great, many, char
acters in the piece." Including a i comedy
Hebrew; a dandy U"cooh.*f:a ; "hobo"; *de-,:
tective," an : Irish : policeman j' and ta j hag .
of the slums.*" The I stage; pictures -show
\ vtj. known localities/ w&o&e Uuuo. ka^
ing Herald square at midnight. Terrace,
gardens and the Brooklyn ferry house.
The company proves itself well adapted
to this style of drama.
KEXDALL STILL DRAWS
This Is the second and last week
of Ezra Kendall's successful engage
ment at the Van Ness theater, where
he has been provoking more: laughs
than ever before. His production : of
"Swell , Elegant Jones" is better than
any In which the comedian has yet ap
peared, giving himvmany. clever; lines
and splendid acting .situations. T;The
last performance will be given Satur
day night. *ÜBBS|
"The Prince Chap,", with Cyril Scott
in the star role,, will, be the attraction
at the Van Ness next Monday • night.
This comedy holds an international
success to its credit.
VAUDEVILLE AT WIGWAM
Three- of the acts on the Wigwam
theater's current, bill are '.unusually
strong. The Bell trio, lyric artists; La
Zar and La Zar, a comedy musical. team, 1
and Yarick, a magician, scored' hits
last night. - Also; on the program, and
also well received, are Clifford and
Hall, .singers and dancers; the Sisters
Excela, in songs, dances " and ; poses;
Agnes \u25a0 Champney, soubrette, and the
Rapiers. Motion pictures of the Burns-
Squires fight are shown. There tis in
terest in the announcement" that the
Wigwam has secured: "That" quartet
(Sylvester, Jones, Pringle and Morelle).
who were the talk of New , York last
season. "That" quartet opens next
Monday.
SPECIAL GRAND JURY
FOR MAGILLS CONVENES
Accused , Bride Says Only
Wrong Was Marrying
Banker so Soon
CLINTON. 111., July 29.— Although
scores of persons have called; at: the
county jail to see Fred Magill and his
bride since they ' were brought back
from California yesterday morning,
none of Magi IT s family has been to see
him.;" ; ; • ' 7'
The special" grand Jury 'which Is to
investigate the sudden death of Ma
gill's, first wife. Mrs! 'Pet Magill, con
vened this morning. > The state has
• * \u25a0 * -. \u25a0 \u25a0
subpenaed 74 witnesses for examlna- 1
i tion.\ •:- \u25a0•/:.• ' > . ••' i
~ Mrs. Fay Graham Magill L asserts she '
i and " Magill are innocent of the -death
of, Mrs. Pet Magill. " :.
S"I:S "I : did:, wrong; in marrying Fred s so
soon," she'' said, .'"but that" is all. 'If 'it
were ' to ; ; be done over: again/ we "would
do the same/.': ; ; V . .
"We have but. one story," = said /Ma
gill. \u0084 "My first .wife- killed" herself and
that, is; all there is to ,it. " As, soon : as
I discovered the • suicide " of •my wife I
made" the fact' known.," I -asked Fay.i to
call at' the ; house. ; ':\u25a0 Fay and •I :\u25a0 were no
more than * v friends \u25a0',-, until \u25a0 after the
death" of . my. first wif e." '
FIFTEEN SENTENCED TO
DEATH FOR CONSPIRACY
".GUAYAQUIL, \u25a0 Ecuador,'; July .29.-—A
court martial has sentenced ififteen'sbl-^
dlers , implicated: inithe recent' political
plot -' against'; the ' president ; of -the ;"re
public.-General Alfaro, to death byj
shooting. \u25a0 -.) \ v.. , .•". . . . V, ;' .
• Eight.of .{the men, \vefe executed Jin \
this -city -. thiPi morning \u25a0 : andUhe \ remain^
der '.will ; probably,' be f shot";! this ;after^i
noon." Nine 'other , "soldiers have, been
sentenced?, to: penalu servitude '-"for life
on ;th c \u25a0'• earn c. charges. v - -^ !\u25a0
The "\u25a0 government . :has [ discovered 'a
new! conspiracy at ; Quito ;knd : the '. leadf.
ers of * this \u25a0 moyement,> fleeing : f romf the
capital, 1 '••haver arrived here.
El i Pizmo • Bench
Hotel, camp and ; cottage:llfo." Finest
seav beach on r . Pacific f Coaet^for^ surf
bathing. , - ;\Take i Southern •- Pacific ' Coast
linettralns. ' -' . \u2666 ;
•SALVADOR ;R.VISESf EMBARGO
.WASHINGTON,;; July^ 29:~Inforrna^
tion has-been"; received; that the; gov
ernment of Salvador.has.raised'the^enA'
bargo'upon the estates) of ;the Molssant
brothers'. In that country. "J;£ TheTj state
department ; has not ' yet* determined ' its
flnalcourse. S/.'':' \u25a0 "^V ." '
O el Monte ll eight h i KxcurnI ob
Sunday j (August) •*)'.*> Lunch\at« famous
1 Hotels delri> Monte. &tally-ho>ti ride *^and
round itripltickefall'fincludedif or f52;50."
For; tickets ' applyA Phelps-Lewis sCo.V
THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL,. TtJESDAY;, JULY 30, 1907.
BoodKng Supervisors Resign and
New Members l?akelleMs>
Continued \u25a0 from Pace .' 1, ; Column 4.
quickened . i strength . : of /resuscitation ;
already the swirling, clouds of , Iricompe;
•tent v government ' that; have*; sucked\the
breath from: her: lips? are ~vanishingibe|
fore' a promise '\u25a0 of clear, skies ; and .fresh
ened]- civic N atmosphere ;V'for^the^flrst
official • act iof the * new 'board jwas Lone
aimed ' at I the city's Immediate 'material
Uplift.. ~< -\.y.j *\u25a0 "v" r^%^'^^:&^ :^%
; With : the r ink ; still "wet V upon :. their,
"newly 1 signed- commissions,'^ the C mem-"
bers of the board adopted; their; lnitial
resolution— -a resolution calling 1 : for jan
immediate 'detailed ?;' report-^f rom^the*
treasurer "of .the ; city -of i the ; exact f con-;
ditlonv of - financial 5 aff airs,\ and
reports * from t the f heads % of •;' every i de^
partment, J showing » the < present « condi
tion of 5 those>i departments £ and^> their
greatest" needs ; of, rehabilitation and
betterment. vj- ' • \u0084-'..'. ' }\u0084'>>.:
; ;"< That : Patrick , McGushln, ; bribe ; taker
and saloon keeper, is still a member of
the newly organized board 1b due to no
faultfof , Mayor ;4 Taylor ior i the I croft
prosecutors, \u25a0 nor,., to; a»yj lack fof* desire
on > their " part/ to /accomplish': his, ref
inoval;. When \u25a0 the l time came,' for ; >the
mighty sweep iof i the cleansing i broom
last '. night r McGushln -i was „ not ~ to ; ; be
found. Earlier >". In •\u25a0 J the>>day \u25a0he shad
eluded ;.the i emissaries sent :« to I request
his presence yin the ; board* room,^but
when finally found , had promised; to \ be
ln ; ; attendance ;. last . night , • \u25a0 {\u25a0 '• -" >-
• The 1 promise ".. was ' broken v and > '. he
could not be located;a second. time,;but
even ; then s his absence- caused,no?em
barrassment:to;Mayor, Taylor. ln carry-?
ing' out his \u25a0 appointments, " nor - did 4lt
alter the \ program. V.JiZ Comte : Jr^ one
of. Mayor /Taylor's \u008416,, chosen, ones,i.was
absent from- the -: city jl yesterday^ and
his absence necessitated T the i delay^ in"
securing * one resignation.: J 1 McGushln
was absent and so his | resignation was
the one left over for action -at; the next
meeting of the board. e> o ! .. v ;-i-'-^?.;
. The : meeting at : which the itransfor
mation In the ; board ; was * accomplished
was ; the second one I held \ for. the :pur£
pose ' during.; the ,' day. ;> The * board V was
called \u25a0- together /during ; the ? afterrfoon
with the Intention, of , carrying (out ( the
formalities (of '\u25a0> therchange.>ln j admlnisf
tratlon at : that time,"; but 'despite the
power of District .Attorney
big club four;- members^ of i the;. :old
board were not to.be found "and'AudltoV
Horton, whose" signature, was needed on
the bonds of all ; the ; new appointees be
fore, they could be seated in 'the Aboard,'
was also v mlsslng.V* The,' meeting ? v was
postponed, but * the time ; spent I was I not
without; results*. ;. Eleven \of the "i fifteen
resignations ; neededHcp accomplish • the
work of the graft were
signed V and placed > with '\ that .; of I Dr.
Charles Bdxton, :\u25a0 who gave' ; way a 1 few
days i ago to". Mayor.-.Taylor.'.^^'Vf^^Sl
"At "the I evening*, sesslonl there r^were
but two absentees Vof J the old'::^; board.'
One was' McGushin "ana ' the ; other^was
M. v.WA Coffey, who ,was 'confine6;Ho^hls
home \u25a0 with illness, : : but twho' sent t his
resignation .to : District ; Attorney -Langri
don.';. '' The meeting -.was -late. In ;begin^
nlngV but noHlme was lost in; carrying
out • the ;work ", before ; . lt).when^lt ;> was
eventually] called. At \ the • ratejof f one
in five minutes the 15^boodlersi were' re
moved and their sucgessors ' named; and
sworn; into, office, afteri haying" fulfilled
ttoe legal •;? f : - -
.' , From.only,.two)sources;came;-expres
sions of '.dissatisfaction \u25a0at '• the * tiirnVof
affairs^: -Both' r \u25a0Supervis'brJO'Nelll'vahd
Supervisor :Tveitmoe ; objected i violently
to the lcarrying^qut fof jthe : "wholesale'^
removals and appointments, /arid jTveit
moe went •so \u25a0 far f as » to i leave t the Aboard
room, announcing, that; he'could .not act
as a member of the.board \ until its legal
status ,had been", determined by? the
courts. \u25a0 <\u25a0 ;•\u25a0"•,.'.,.-; \u25a0;\u25a0 '/ '\u25a0: . \u25a0--:::'.•;..\u25a0' \u25a0'
; O'Neill did not" rettr^rbuthej placed
himself ..on record as f opposed 'to
method of "'; removal \u25a0 arid ; appointment,
though I the end 'accomplished, Vhe t de :
clared, was \u25a0 ' one -, which ; should have
been , brought : about ; long \u25a0 ago * through
the ; employment : of. other; means. "
; "I desire- to -go. on recojrd'i with: other,
than 1 the general Tobjections that' l ihave
already %& made," 'u-t declared i>
toward ; the v closes of :\u25a0 the J; proceedings.
"Without i passing 'Judgment ; on <' the
legallty;of the appointments made here
tonight, I .submit.th at; the . - standing/of
Edward \u25a0: R." Taylor?- and t his : power,} to
make; such 1 appointments has ; not],been
determlned, v and I ;. believe it': to j be", poor,
policy ' at - this' time' to *do ;'• anything
which will add -. to the chaos now exlst^'
ing in the city's affairs: "^..h^^t
"I belierve; that:Dr.;;Taylor's -title -ito
the 'i office of k Mayor ; should * have'e been
established , first, v' Without commenting
on 'i these "resignations, : otherwise 1 ; than
to say . ," thatV I * personally. -would { have
been '\u25a0 glad , to -have : had-, them j come ; long
ago, ; I do not \u25a0 think [ that I they f shuld ibe
accepted riow.\'l have no desire to see. the
government' of Uhe^cityS plunged v 1 into
worse" chaos ithari It was before by, these
wholesale resignations-. and.; appoint
ments." v ; ''. .'...".- :-'-\ ,'v :v: v ; \u25a0'.;-;\u25a0;\u25a0
It was shortly^ after thisi that .* Super-;
visor Tveitmoe Uef t'. the ; hall, his , stated
ment • of his i reasons ; f or; ref using;t6":act:
with "-ithe lnew.; board" being oriade V: parti
ofUhe '.'' official minutes fpf/the:; meeting^
Owirig!to; the'dlfflculty in'tindingTall;
themembers of I thejjold . bbardNof super^
visbfs. it : . was JlO:ls {o'clock ,when^Mayor +
f Tay lor stepped into the . board j room i arid
walkedfor, the first jtlmeHo. the rostrum
of i the 'city's 1 executlve.'fv Behind : him
came ; the ' 15 f riien 1 chosenT to';take^upi_the ;
duties of goverriment.\They <i fq*undj seats;
within ; the ;; railing^ at * the •• rear Jof Zttiei
floor : and" a'; minute Hater ! the imernbers
bflithe.old; board "i filed.; into UII9V room!
aridjf-walked \u25a0 to; their^desks^.They.>had
been "gathered ; tbgether'and^ held 'outside i
the f chambers underj the L superyisiori£ofi
Sec ret t Agent ? Burns,;; every, v safeguard
beln"g,adopted'to r preyerit^a' possible sllp^
in'. plarisiat[the;last minute." :: \;/: ; '
Mayor Taylor 'ascended the vdias k at
thechead jof ; ;the "room and'; rapped for
order ; without ; delay.; jßelow'v him,^ at
thel side of .. the " clerktbf board,*; sat"
District*. y Attorney. 1 ,-.' Liangdori,7;r,whbse'
power ; over, the { made; possible
that - "which was rto 'j happen* within*, the
next I hour, rand :. a ~ quarter.'. -v Gallagher,'
chief iof the < old ; board.*: led \ the|march
of vboodlers into the" iroom>C" L: : t Tne* room
became" suddenly still' and' the' rolll was
called/- • .;\u25a0 '/:*&;::. H- ! X; >^--' v -'^" ;r v : '- :\u25a0
"Fifteen ?li. members f? present,".; your
honor," reported ;th<e 'clerk. '-X.'f^r )'. " ;
The i mayor; "ordered jth'e Jniiniitesj ap
' proved'as i f eaid.'f and Vthen: pi tin ged t wl th^
out"- preliminaries^ Into"; thel' .business ifbf
the, night., ,' «*« * '
i'<?tVl i .have" "before iine^the^eslgnatlqn'iof
Dr. Charles lßoxtqn.^anditoiflllttheXva^
cancy thereby; caused *l| appoint 5 James
P.; Booth as a;supeVviBoKandfa*member;
of Hhe* board; of supervisors *to ifilli- the
uriexplredj term' of <Dr. Charles, Bbxtori,'/
lieTanribunced.' I "''..' ." ', '_,j \u25a0:\u25a0 {", iT-jZ-ll]
%t; iThel ! fbrSiattbrder fc 'of appointment : 'arid i
: Booth's»cbmmission:\were^ read |by.\ the
clerkA ; Booth;^ walked ?4 arid
signed % his rbbridKlyingi ready?, fof.^him
onri a* desk^at 7 ! the .t side fof § the "clerk's
table.t^From;-; there^he^wentvtb: the
xlerk'sfbf fice,\whereTthe|bb~nd Js was lap^
pfbvedJby^fAudltor^l^b"rtbri] r arid|h^twas'
sworn /Intbirofflce.fTOrirmotiori^bf^Su-;
peryisqri Gallagher, -:1 the'S sergearitWat
! ar msli escorted % hlm^ tq^ af seat^ in | the
board. r .i Gallagher' s| mbtibn}?raisedl the
first' protest jfrqmiTveltmoeTandiO'Neill?
but '\u25a0'• 9.1 te r I _ hearing |Uhem oce
vote -wasVtakerigarid^theJ^seatlrigSrqf
Booth i was f accompllshed^^^^^^^l
CqffeyV^^riquiicediOle^^yM^jn^n"
theS formality *Jbf|"seatingoßbqthlHid_
beenlcarriedj out. /SBB&B0Bm
I?! The i^was^read'vandftthe
mayor j^aririouriced^the » appointment^ in
stein,^whose. filing of^bond land^ swear-!
ing? into' ; office^wass^i accomplished I -as
Booth's had beenl' Agaln£there". was, a
protest ' f rom .< Tveltmoe farid 'O'Neill, : but
.this timeVtheir objectlon? t to> the 'entire
\u25a0proceedings 1 ; .was!"* -"of
record f and' there twerelho^furtherV de
lays' from? this"; sourceTfeTh'e) remaining
resignations ft andi appointments .^-were
read:- while the seatlng^'of }»theC : ap;
poln tees V;' preceding^,' themg,was ;*>v being
carried i puV" and S the 'if,up'?Jln
this ; mariner ? saved'a 1 great deal -of time
during Jthe^rest^ofstbefsession;p;V; ; _ M>
'^Si The order in whlch'the_!remaining. su^.
pervisVrs ; were ;' seated fas ff ollowsv
Gustave (Brenner^ to " succeed t Daniel *G*
Coleman;; George' l* iCehter," 1 ! to; succeed
Sam*: Davis ; ; Dr. A. 'Al d'Anconiar,' to j suc^f.
ceed ;7ohn^J.i Furey ; ; Bernard I Fayirion-f
ville,' ..to t> succeed /Jatnes*lj.f Gallagher;
.Thomas 'Magee,- to \u25a0 succeed'; Cornelius :'J.^
Harrlgan ; >.\u25a0 E. J. ; Molera,^ to £ succeed
James '• P.Vi Kelly if-. Charles f AT;, Murdock,'
to succeed -Thomas ;F.*il*ohergan ;\ Daniel
C% Murphy.V. to : ; succeed i Max Mamlock ;
Henry Payot, to" succeed]F.l P." Nicholas;
Loring VP.- Rlxf ord," to] succeed (Jennings
J. . Phillips ; : ; Lippman I Sachs, ';, to** succeed
I*' A.; Reajt William ' G.*;Stafl6rd,'Ho"t suc
ceed %W."-i W.^Sandersoq:?;.; Matthew 'I L
Sullivan, to succeed .Edward 1 ; L^Walsn."
/ 1 As K their \u25a0 resignations ?were l accepted
the ; old? supervisors: arose land \ left $ the
roonv: one « by/ one, alonehfj;There >wag
none;to greetjthemasCthey^passeaViyet
most 7 ot < them I remalned2lnithe l ishadow
of { the -doorway, until the ; meeting waa
at an end. : . '. \u25a0 \u25a0!> ' ! /". ; >:-;r '\u25a0'''\u25a0/;- ''\u25a0\u25a0..\u25a0
X' The 5 new board , completed,^ the \u25a0 roll
was" called i on BuggestionVof Supervisor.
Bran den stein. Supervisor i'd'Ahconaj in-
troduced'^the re'solutlon'j calling if or 1 re
ports \ f rom t all 1 departmental , heads and
,the 5 city .treasurer,:, and * the iflrst{meet-I
ing of l . the " new * boar«« fwas adjourned
until r-y 2:30 '• o'clock V<Wednesday.« after-;
noon, when , . the / board^ will'. 1 meet ' in
special I session \. to ; organize > with the
new which « are;; tor- be"; se
lected;by Mayor; Taylor!; in ; the mean
time.,-"'- ;:"•'.:','..•'\u25a0-.• \u25a0•\u25a0\u25a0'. .•'\u25a0." '\u25a0'\u25a0. '-\u25a0'. :-' •. •
'A At '.the close of , theimeeting^District
Attorney Langdon : said: > "'.•".•",\u25a0>:;
i 4i 4 ."The ? district ; attorney.'s ; : - connectlon
wlth: municipal : affairs,!! outside ; : of his
own r* affairs, ; Is 'about 7 concluded.''. :,The
unusual powers and Tdutles
by. the; district attorney lwere ,'thejresult
of [extraordinary conditlonsrtThese'con
dltlons y are * now jbeing? rapidly/relieved
andr.the" necessity * of j| the «at- r
torney's assuming, the power t bf| govern^
ment;no longer .exists.' -~ When \the.(re
maining member: of- the j new j boards of
supervisors ' is . duly . installed ?my * task
will 5 have X been i performed; %'X The J crea
tion i of J the vacancies : in board i of
supervisors 'j was v ; my -1 part iof ft the ? re
habilitation of « municipal^ affairs? ; » The
creation: *of the new , board was , the
work "of -the mayor." , ' '
Absent Boodlers
Delay Proceeding
; The swan song of the.boodling/sup
ervisors was sung^yesterday afternoon,
when .; for, f oiir hours ithe* ; members ;6l
. the ; old j. board \ hun g about? the " : hall >of
Justice *aiid r ' vicinity * waltiri*g." toTreslgn
and u s make '^way v for ,i the lr^» successors.
.That f the; : opportunity! .waslinoti given
them iuntiljevehlngi.wasi duetto ; the^fact
JthatS fourKofS their i number^Colemau,
Coff ey,| Davis |and"McGushlh,tcduld'j "n_qt
be * f ound/f arid f:{ the VI formalities ;i_werc
necessarily. delayed.'V; The 'time twas(riol
wasted^, however, :.for the^ll. supervisors
whOv,-wjere »' presented were '"called i aside
one 7 &tr, a _V ; time f-pyil District T ; Attorriev
Langdon and * their?: signatures t secured
to;the iblank resignations^ which'; had
been prepared ,"f or .them. \u0084 " - A:"».- : •
"^"Gassy"! Kelly, full ; of v whisky, ; j fight
and protest,*,wasjtheionly , obstreperous
member"; of the; herd. He , had a^,bad Iday.
all"' around land; secured more attention
for himself - in ithejboard \ room* thahlhe
ever did when he •was_sober." i . %He '\u25a0 started
off :\u25a0 the^daV by, a' cowardly; attack : on|W/
H.'i;Thompsqn,f a; newspaperman whose
backwas turned to him." This was irTjthe
morning,* "when i*he>was\ not inearly-r'so
drunk* as ~he£ became^jlaterV in"; the' day."
He 1 1 accused-^- thek?. newspaperman ; ,of
writing V- ' an : v uncomplimentary article
concerning- him,"; which* the latter: ad-.
mltted^''-vThe^nißwsp,aperniah : ?;Uurne'd
away, : and' as ihe. did' so Kelly valiantly,
: rushed "^ at-.' him -t from i- the: {rear ./and
planted; an -unsteady^ swinging, blow} be
»hind'his ear. ji,The";victim of jsiiper
vlsoriai;{display>Kof'i dignity,; answered
;the ibl6wjmerely.\with l words! fthe"|pnly,
Cretallation-whlch^. Kelly'sf use
and r. condition L^would ?allow,* : and f-; the
jwrathfulJ supervisor^ was hurried *. away
;byrseveral-;bystandersri..,, '•*•' /: x 1x 1 -- 1 ,f,:
\u25a0\u25a0(i Kelly] put^on\the'] flriishing. touches h by.
makingl: a \ round Jof 'saloons 'during • the
\ noon \ hour^ and !was ;the^ only; one '• of j" the!
bobdlers >\who L" protested -', : whenKcalled
.bef ore .^District iYAttofney.',- : . Langdon ;in
'thetafCernoon?and^told; to sign one' of
thetblank*' resignations.; . : .' r^ ; :
' .'Til^rezhlne'-a'^right,": he i declaimed,
"but?. nbbody'sTgoihV?, dictate •ime;hbw4 l
.rezhirie. £ I'll! rezhine ;rn'; own', way/? for
rlzhlectedi.by 'the'; "people." V.-.V \u0084 ;; /'\u25a0',
VvHevPUt'i a oh 'the
'word iV'people," ;"and • jdrew, V -f rom \u25a0his
pocket : with ;] a": flourish^ a '\u25a0/. long => type"
wrltten'fdocument. ;-i It .was an ,'extended
productloni; given; over principally,., to!! a"
reiteration*' of j the ;v statement ? that ' he
! had; nejerjdonej any/wrong,* arid! ending
.with; 7 the fdeclafatlonTi that -he"' resigned
Vunder {threats; of ;•;' " "
> self I \VhVexr
plained rproudly^^y'/trJ" ;^ ; \u25a0 '\u25a0; *",
U^"Thls lwil^hajdly(do,'*ilaughed Lang;
don .: after ¥he|hadg read!. it. ":j/;"I?^ guess
you'di,better.| slgn^; thisj'othe'r . kind." ! !,
[ '."Won't," pouted' Kelly,' like a naughty
chlld.^4V^-^.V;'Vi"^"-!>;wf'"' ; ir--? ? .'.'.= ; - \u25a0 -':."?: :
: Langdont spread<out; the. other paper
and 'smiled tcoaxlngly/iatCthe^recalcl-"
tf an t. c 'i'^ Kelly,^ hiccoughed % twice 'p r arid
signed i'hislj name"Xtb\the'\ resigriatiori:
> -;In theCmeantlnieltheyold^andUheriew,
boardi m'eiribers|! had^been C! getting "jto^J
gether.VC*The u'laUer^/came^; early \u25ba>: arid]
went^ into -caucus^with^Maybr^Taylor :J
'in\the*/anteroorrii off .^'/the^ supervisory, j
chamber,'3allf of |ithe)^6!s being |
except ; A. ; Conite k ' J r.r-; w ho ;;was ; ab ssetn t
frbmfthe^city: 1 ''A':~..'.\ ':;'' : -^i-~'^:'\
13 Drlvenl* f rom -^theivy usual
placeTjf the- bobdlers ,^hurig'; around';; the
sal6qris|ln{thehylclnltyX6r;.'o^njthn;Slde*
"walkj ln>-fr^ntfof| ; the J hall ;,fbf |f justice!*
Theyl bl us te red |'as S of Jol d,"!; but %th% t h e':;b I d
tlm'ef satellites, I'alwayVfreadyjTV'lth^the'
"glad *£ hand," S strari gelyj avoided g them. T f
,The| fri endless gone's Jwal ked t alone ; .;'or
stood?, in i"groups|[of ltwosTor^thfees.^
Ups tai rs.i i ri|, th e| ; rooms ; o f i the 7 c 1 e r k
. r . r) v:':J'> J^'^^it^jj^-T .*.:\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0" ":.V'^ '\u25a0'\u25a0": ':'\u25a0'\u25a0'\u25a0 ':< : n:~"--v : --' : \u25a0-"'\u25a0-<- •'r :i^.-. •\u25a0\u25a0'\u25a0'-- \u25a0>*'\u25a0"•'\u25a0•\u25a0 \ • '- -" *\u25a0' >- '; . i:^"' "
s^
~ t. • '^ .' '' .' - ' t ... '"' h!• \u25a0 . .'\u25a0; . »,\u25a0.\u25a0; '-'" : Wtf»' ';: \u25a0"%' -'9\u25a0' \u25a0\u25a0
On Sale Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday
ai Jilstft^
T- 1 / QSilks-r. -Plain and ? ; fancy short lengths of the season's novelties. :
' : - '"' fl' ( Wdsh Fabrics—^Hundreds of useful lengths in newest patterns. -
V r^QDf3pery Goods, Cretonnes, Burlaps, Curtain 1 Nets, Denims, etc.
'\u0084 Q Ribbons— All ..weaves, , all^^widths, for all purposes; useful lengths.
.„ , fl lates, Trimmings— Some of the prettiest shown this year.
Also Continuation Today oflhe
Great Embroidery Sale
Vj -fk y and {60c^for Manufacturers V:trial strips \ of. the daintiest
gjLm W(p- and Nainsook Edgings, Insertions and Baby Sets; "f
I \j. .^'- 4jyd. lengths only. Beautiful patterns on sheer materials. iJI/L
of /the'; board,. District Attorney i Lang- i
don vwas rgolrig!:"through!allv:'sorts* , of ;
gymnastic {exercises iwith! the , big stick: ;
* : 'Gassy" " Kelly /jwas - only ' ; one .of L". his
troubles.^None %of i the ! other i boodlers \u25a0-
showed any" hesitancy about .resigning, ;
but "X they 'all,; exhibited "signs 'of /heart i
disease^ when the; rumor 'got. around
among "therii" that :; lmmunity;! contracts
had •".been?! declared':: ofC.^They; 'all .-- de
manded;, irii, chorus i.to know ".what this
meant, :r t'and'' LangdOh,itold -.them. ../
|'3 He! explained ithat Jthe ; status , of | lrn
inunlty K r con tracts ",% would i} remain , the
same r astbef oreyaridithat } they [need . not
look -toward i aVsbJourn! at * San x.Quentln
soslbng.t'as;*they tractable.
Incidentally!)!! heb' informed f theni. ;'t that
nbthirig' had;everj been ipromisediln. the
original. contracts ;whlchtmlghtvbe i con
strued Slntoianj: agreement- -'that -l\i they
were' to % hold V.iintll ;:the'',>nd '(of
'their /. terms, ? * and s that) sthe"5 the"' advice y of
Attorney, H.j M.V.Owens^might,.be , good
for ' some .' but : not '\u25a0 for .them."! V
•\u25a0". The , • result ?f was ['\u25a0 that '- r » Langdon
pocketed ollV resignations; -< properly
signed: : ; They were r drawn"; to v become
effectlvetupon ? s their fllingri*!, withy i* the
clerk », of i the < boar d/U this \ safeguard be
irigl token? to"; prevent \ the } possibility • of
anyl? attempted ! i; interruptions the
part of ; former. Mayor Schmltz. . who had
threatened ;!to| forestall ;'the; program
introducing, a list of him^
self i the Vmiriiitel that > resignations J wer e
filed.' v Schmitz ; tried •(this ? when>Boxtbn
resigned/by; sending (the'name^of; Sam
uel P Sawyer ;to clerk £ of ; the} board,
butt in ;his ; haste ifo*- get ?lt ! there ; flledClt
with'jthe jclerkVbefore Bbxton's^reslgf_
nations had Ibee'ri* handed ;' in!" and ;SO • nul-;
lifledUhelbrilyji force ? it vriiighti possibly
haye 1 : had *under!« other r , conditions. . ?\:*"!!;
Colerrian.iMcGushin!! Davis Sand', Cof£
fey \were \ the :!f fourV: supervisors who
were iinlssing/, Gallagher., was > also s abt
sent early, In; the 'afternoon,' but ' Secret
Agent Burns | went' ori v a ; ;llttle r stilljhunt, !
located J him"; arid j had I him t! at v, trie : - hall
by * 3 :3o"b'clock.';,;The: four •others; how^
ever,' could *ri oti be • found h diirln g }, the '; af -^
ternoon. : This, ; and I the'; fact's that
tor] HortonTi whose] presence ;,was^ neces
sary to 'insure* the J proper r. signing '{of
the J bonds [to :bej filed ( by:,the i new;;ap
poiritees,'* could ribt^bel located,**; caused
the} long f del ay? arid I the ! final pos tpo ne -
merit luntll X 9 * o'clock. ': :; v i-\~jso&iHEߧo*
i 'Thelf of mXbf^theireslgnatipns? secured
by ilirigdori» was 1 as! follows:/ -, •\u2666;' . .
: • "SAN FRANCISCO. 1 Cal.f July 1907. >
v- .VTo : His . HonorJ; Edward;! R. f\Taylor.
Mayor ; of ; the City /and " County? of j San
Francisco,'" ? and if. to • the > Honorable ; the
Board .: of j Supervisors ; of said City and
County} of -' SanVFrancisco! ':i?'i. { \; v v
V^,"Gentlemen :;*..> I Shereby^resign j from
the^bfflce «^of j supervisor 'of j the .city. "arid
county^bf !San]Frariclscb,* L and asia mem
ber/of (the] board lof I supervisors fbf (said
city}.* and g county;]? thlsj? resignation -^to
take.'effectSupon'ithei presentation of
this fi resignation '.ltoith^Yclerk of the
saidftbbardfbf^supervisors.", *v ! ;^:
v i Supervisors^ O'Neill 1" and ::;J Tveltmoe.'
the* only |membersjof|thejoldjboa.rd£tb
remairi^in^bfficelunderl Mayor
admlnlstratlbn^^were^thessolejoccuparits
of l.thVi'superylsbfs'^ seats i.ln -the < board
"rooih'<the>* greater^ part^ of ;? the ~after£
nobn.^i'j.They^were^ not >*, lnvltedy to ; the
caucus? InUheFant'erobmlarid\they/dldn't
careJtbfassoclate[withfthe?boodlers. J 4So
th'ey'2'sat'ati their decks 'and) talked to-;
' 'gether. ';•'. ?'":'!"" •.-/. /..-'.' 7 / -:'^ : -'- ; ''-: :; \^ '\u25a0%
•. *-h:>U.- Brandensteln;: one- of the i mem_;
b\rs|of|tXoJnew^oard,}il^
* fobriiiorice * during i- the ' Afternoon; J arid
1 as|hetpassea.njehirid|the7ralllrig!lnHh"e
boards robmlarmemberjof I class f of :
! "regulara'^whioTareJalways^presentfat
* aiboard|ris^etlhgSaridfalways|eager|to
whisper,; some • deep j secret \in V a", super-;
; visorlal jear| made %a "j dash f or \u25a0 v him.'
' .Bfarideristeln^ayolde^^^ey(lnte>^ew,'
but <. the .action v was' noted ,and a laugh
went around , the . board : room.- "It's"be
ginning; early," ;was v the general rcohiment/;rcohi
ment/; *;'-.-.•. ;' : > ',r.' ''*«\u25a0'; '.'"/ .'" ;\u25a0 • '\u25a0\u25a0/''
- .After the members of the board' ap
pointed;by,Mayor.' Taylor, had .filed out
of the anteroomithe old:members gath
eredilntthe|assembly;foom .to hold the
regular* meeting.: iMayorJ Taylor jbeing
absent, T vGallagher was t placed nomi
nation 'for. actlng?chalrtnan by'Loner
gan. "iThe > roll- was , called.' Cofte>v.Cole- ;
mah.< Davis, ; Mamlock^ "and;. * McGujshln
being absent.v; Kelly ( nodded^* bver : his
table uwheh . his .' name was %lled ; and
was present." -' , f 5 ' : :
t": Supervisor,; Phillips ardse.> stated that
he;believed"that(<he;members 'present
were to', get' home i to supper,
as " the I hour,- was %,* la te, ' \ and , moved an
adjournment'^until'9 ; o'clock."; Tyeitmoe
took exception : and called l for; the" regu
lar; forder/ of '(business. • "The ihour^ls
late,"/,he^said, r l"but. 9 .o'clock, will V be
later/'^lThe .vote ; on] the f motion .was 10
to. 2, andr.the board stood adjourned.
Kelly^ .and Friends
Wreck a Saloon
; J^.Whlle 1 Boodler i Nicholas .was consol
lng himself side of ..the bay last
Saturday ''and ' Sunday in of
'greati. number.-- and : potency, - "Gassy"-
Kelly,;;another?of v 'former/states^- ; the
riieh; on? the : board -, of /supervisors, i.waa
having, his ; round ; 'of /festivity v at .' Point
Pedro, -"{.whither,? he i> t went* with cronies
to''.'flsh." ';': How: many "; fish i they,, caught
neither" Ben'j nor ; Levy, nor
ff,.:- : i^'-.. '' •'\u25a0'**\u25a0, I-;'.:;-./:-'.-* .\, \u25a0'. \u25a0•> \u25a0-...\u25a0 ••\u25a0--:; \u25a0\u25a0 - ;,\u25a0\u25a0--.\u25a0 - .' \u25a0 , -. <. \u25a0\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0 \u25a0\u25a0 ' -.\u25a0.'; \u25a0 \u25a0.:\u25a0\u25a0• \u25a0-\u25a0:.-\u25a0', '^^^^m
1 Handsome $400 Kohler & Chase Piano
1 $225 Metrostyie Pianola and Bench
\u25a0 And Over $14,000 in Other Gifts
I- . \u25a0 Wjfi? \u25a0- \u25a0 tf^ •\u25a0>-.' -s
Xjfl O,
Or as near^that date as is possible to have all reports ;
;\u25a0 .. \u25a0 ;
?; \u25a0If - ; you did riot ;\u25a0 see our advertisement in Sun-
at^the i store -or Iwntei^df' 'rules'* and
l^pulation lists, when\we will mail full particulars.
' the time^xp^s 'August 8. Do not delay:;
Address ;I)esk B/ Contest Department;"
\u25a0 KO3^R/&:CHAiSE;;
I. Corner Sutter and Franklin 'sts., one block
above Van Ness. ' . /-V.,..
• : The home \u25a0->\u25a0 of ;i • the Weber, V Steck, Fischer,
&p^ler^,&- Chase, Wheelock, Stuyyesant^- Kohler &» I
{Camptei^and-avdoze^ |
>theVPiari6la; ; Piano^ Metrosiiyle^iTtiemodisV-^th^re are i
,other "Players," but itney are not Pianola ?Pianos— : l
iMetrpstyleVandiTheinoqist. \u25a0; : , 'i.;,, S
-teji \u25a0 < KOHLEE &. CHASE. ! |
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SPECIAL! EXCURSION RATES
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l^Teltepteoae jTeaipoi «i yy 1 312t5l ifIIODER-X SERVICE .
Charles Hardes. nor Kelly himself, can
say, ' but ' they': dimly ' remember Tpaylng
Jack Mori, a saloon keeper and friend,
$200 for wrecking his place at the re
sort. \ . ' -.;'\u25a0..•«-"
! Kelly went to the fishing resort with
the tenderloin 'notables Saturday after
noon. He : was still a s supervisor. , and
therefore an honored guest.- It was to«
late to "fish 'when, the "party reached
Point Pedro, ' so It proceeded to Morifs
saloon, the owner, being .an old ..J.tlme
friend. ? . The visitors 'played ; cards and
had* a;. convivial time ; until past mid
night, when "the " proprietor* suggested
It; was; about -time for all to 'go to bed.
_• Flesh-' and 'blood could not stand such
a suggestion, and the guests at the inn
gave vent c- to '\u0084 thef r •> displeasure .by
breaking, the mirror. in. the place. .Then
they broke all" the windows and kicked
down the'door."
. The next \u25a0. morning, the friends of
Kelly collected ;.thelr nerves and their
funds and -paid - Mori , $200. How » much .
Kelly chipped In .was not divulged yes
terday along ;the great red way., -of
Golden. Gate , avenue., but It seemed to
be the consensus of opinion that it
wasn't much. ' . ira|
BLACK * HAND " CRIME
DETROIT, . Mich., July 29.— Tony
Leto, aged 25, was found tonight lyings
helpless /In 'front of his -home, shock
ingly* multilated, with knife wounds In'
his ' abdomen, chest and ' thigh and ' be
hind*, his -ear. The": police arrested; ;#
young "Italian. whose hands were cov
ered ;: with ...hlood \ when ;he was apprrr •
h ended and are * holding him "on suspi
cion."* _•. Leto L refuses to name his assail
: ant} and ; there ' are rumors * that the . a.t
falr;was.'a:Vblack?hand" outrage;"