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SPRING CLEANING FOR SAN FRANCISCO
THE whole sanitary system of San Francisco is up for recon
sideration and the city proposes to make a dean job of it.
B.utchertown must mend its manners, methods and morals or
suffer the consequences. The rat must go or die — preferably
the latter. We would not visit our scourges on our neighbors. The
garbage can must obey the law. The common law back yard will
-share in the spring cleaning. -.0" : -j: \Z<.
'\u25a0\u25a0".- Dr. Rupert Blue is doing a magnificent work for San Francisco
"whether there is danger of epidemic or not. No doubt all this fury
of sanitation is annoying to lazy people, but like an occasional dose
of castor oil it is good for them. Cleanliness is no longer an individ
ual obligation merel3', but has become the common concern of ail.
Therefore. Dr. Blue finds the city in a-receptive mood. We heed
.his warnings and buy poison and traps. Every man's back yard
is under inspection and the pursuit of the unlawful bacillus goes
on by day and night. <>>
Supervisor Payot, finding the city in a listening mood, pro
pounds his scheme for the municipal collection of the leavings of a
great city. He would subject them to a process described as
'"sanitary reduction" at the hands of the government. We under
stand that the plan .works well in Los Angeles. No doubt the result
, would be material improvement of sanitary conditions in the poorer
districts, and that is a strong reason for its adoption, but it would
also impose a new burden on the tax payers. Mr. Payot ought to
give us some figures on this subject if he has them, and likewise
some information about the cost of the present voluntary system
•would be acceptable and useful for purposes of comparison. The
collection and disposal of waste in this city as at present managed
is unscientific^ and incomplete. If Mr. Payot can introduce us to a
'•better plan we are ready to be shown. '
TROUBLE FOR JAPAN NEAR HOME
IF :t be the fact that Japan is preparing for war there can be
litile doubt that this activity is due to fear of an alliance be
tween China and Russia. Japan knows that Russia does not
willingly acquiesce in the facts accomplished by the late war
and may be expected to seize the first opportunity to retrieve the
loss of power and prestige due to defeat. %
Russia does not willingly let go of long cherished ambitions
and is never discouraged by defeat. The quality of enduring per
severance is peculiarly Russian. Defeat following defeat has not
quelled the Russian ambition to add Turkey in Europe to the em
•pire and raise the throne of the czars at Constantinople. The
;same spirit is likely to actuate Russian policy in Manchuria. China
•resents the unconcealed purpose of Japan to dominate and- possess
iManchuria. The province is nominally Chinese, but it is in fact
under Japanese rule since the war and every possible means is used
to exclude American, English and other foreign trade. Notwith
standing the protestations and promises of the Japanese goyern
\u25a0ment. there is no longer the open door in Manchuria. The Chinese
government has protested strongly against this exclusive policy,
but no response is made from Tokyo. In view of these conditions
a recent dispatch from Pekin is full of significance because it indi
cates an alliance between China and Russia. The news is that
China has notified Japan that a customs agreement for the Man
churian frontiers has been adopted with Russia. That is a direct
defiance of the Japanese policy, and an assertion of rights which
China has not been permitted to exercise since the war. There is
doubtless no immediate danger of hostilities, but the situation
shows how necessary it is for japan to maintain her -military arm
at its highest point of efficiency.
MRS. GREEN'S MISINFORMATION
MRS. HETTY GREEN adds to the distinction ot being "the
richest woman in America an ingenious equipment of wide '
and varied misinformation. In the latter field she is effu
sively liberal. In the other field j she describes her recent
operations with unexpected candor. -Months before the financial
stringeticy. she began hoarding. We quote:. . * \u0084
I saw the "handwriting on the wall" and began qtiictly tocail in my
jnoney, making a few new transactions and getting into my hands every
available dollar of my fortune against the day I knew was coming. 'Every
real estate deal which I could possibly close up was converted into cash.
] never buy real estate; first mortgages are good enough for me. . '
When the crash came I had money and I was one of the very, few who
really had it; the others had their "securities" and their "values," -I had -the
cash and they had- to come to me. They did come to me in; droves. : Some
of tljtm I lent mone3' to and some I didn't; that was my privilege;
The country was in the full tide of prosperity. \ ; The .'railroads
could not handle the business. The factories 'were •working 'over
time, but Mrs. Green and others like her decided it was too good
to last and began withdrawing capital from- industry.; ?ln a word
they created panic conditions. We do not assert that tliis was
done by design. ' No doubt the trouble was largely psychological,
and it was made acute by the hoarding: about which Mrs: Green so
glibly brags."
When a*man with a few dollars lodes them up in a box he is
gravely scolded as : an enemy of the. commonwealth, but when the
same thing is done on a scale of millions it is quoted asa legiti- :
mate cause of pride. \u25a0
We do not blame Mrs. Green at all.- Doubtless she did what
lesser mortals would have done in like case. Her state of mind
was very general six months agoand when multiplied by thousands i
and tens of thousands helps to explain the -bad .spell - that struck
industry. and finance in October. Undoubtedly Mrs., Grwn'sJfriSt
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was shared by her. neighbors, but it does not appear to be a very
legitimate source of pride. \u25a0 . •
Mrs. Green, sitting on her millions, says she was approached
by an emissary of the Vanderbilts bearing the family \u25a0jewe.ls^m a
box and begging a loan on that security! 1: ...T0 an ordinary woman
it might seem a high social privilege to be permitted to lend money
in-such exalted circles. The money might -be part of the dowry "of
a countess,' but no glamor— is that the word ?— of rank or station
dazzles Mrs. Green's business eye. .She declares, she turned ? away
penniless the {\?anderbilts; with^ all their works and- pomps.' To be
sure, the Vanderbilts say that nothing of the sort happened, and
in fact the whole episode "may have been; the freak of a garrulous
imagination.. ' "' \u0084.'*'>,- '
Mrs. Green is fortunate. She. sees things.; Some of these
are real and some are not, butshe is proud of them all. The gift
of imagination is; divine. None of us would have suspected Mrs.
Green' of • "dwelling". in fhe,larid r 6i dreams. She has an imagination
that is not tight fisted. By that gift of the gods she is enabled to
see Roosevelt running for another term. ; When Cassandra lias
millions the world listens and never before have the ages looked
upon such a well heeled prophetess and oracle.
We hope that. Mrs. Green will keep on talking. She foresees
the impending ruin of the haughty yanderbilt family in their at
tachment to the goulash -noblemen -who are earning home' 'with
them cargoes of good American dollars. Therefore, did-Mrs. Green
refuse to be the pawn £ broker- for; the 1 family. jewels, and thrift is
made to wear the garb of patriotism.
THE LASTDAT— A. O. M., ' Alameda,
Cal. : When; may we expect, the last
day of the, world?':" , .
No - scientist has ever ventured;, an
opinion on g that ; point, v and . even r- the
bible 1* silent on the subject. The end
wlli r corae some time, I but ?do | not I lose
any sleep In regard to, the matter. ; Live
a life, that: will enable you to be ready
at any .'moment to answer the. last 'call.
: CALLING, CARDS-^T.G., City. What
is the regulation' visiting. card; for 'gen- 1
tlemen?-.: ..:\u25a0". %\\'- '..* ' ; ;.. .';'\u25a0'\u25a0. ,- \u25a0\u25a0•\u25a0.'\u25a0.-\u25a0;
Men's cards should.be 'small,' thin and
perfectly plain, except for., the Inscrip
tion in script, old' English ;or block let
ters. The man's 'full 'name, or the lni
Hililiiote
THE ' clubwomen of this city.hay«
shown ; so great a willingness to
co r operate with: the -board x of
health and : other authorities;; In
fighting the threatened quarantine that
they ; "are ; - going to - , be trusted the
city: with^ the responslbiilty "of/much:
of the work- that" is .Btill to be done: * A
large gathering of women 'ln the Cali
fornia club rooms last Wednesday was
addressed "by var lous •auth or itl es. - Nex t -.
Wednesday;- 4 . the \u25a0 , meeting '.will ?, be }. re- \u25a0
peated*and:fuVther)detailsiof|thejcam- .
paign outlined for, the^workers itojearry 3
out/> ;i This -) meetlngjls ?bpen ji to;; every u
woman* in' the city.iwho ilsjlnterested •in.,
the :toplc : and,; the managers fof'thelclub^
hope ' that ' a" very i large^ attendance!, will \u25a0'..
be?. the'. result.*; ftThe'? meeting will -be"
called^to order.'at r lO o'clock. . ;
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Under the auspices : of the; Caedmon \u25a0
club Mlss'AgneslToblnVistoigive-aMlt-/
tie i talk Yon the;subjbctr'off the J modern 5
poets -arid ' thelr/poetry '} tomorrow] night ~
in Century, \ hall'j lThis Tpromises ; to \u25a0"»'
be onetof itheTmbst'interesting'literary *
events of -the % wlnter,;for 'thofhigh^ place*
, that'/ MissTixTbbin r holds> in ;,- England's]:
most * exclusive :: group -: of I writers and i
po4ts ijnakes; her *a', valuable >
on ; this , topJcv* > they
Caedmoni clujt>': are-Mrs.'* El can or j Martin^
Mrs.. Frank ; J.'"J Sullivan, . : Miss J Sprague,^
miss Murphy;, Mrs;; M.< J.; Fottrell, I /M rs. 3
T. : M. Driscoll, I ; Mrs. « W. f G* Hltchcocki!
and Mrs. Clinton' Jones.', ' " '.-,- \u25a0:>;_- ..',;"."' .:\u25a0"
\u25a0 "'\u25a0• \'"~ :': ' '•\u25a0 -\u25a0\u25a0:'\u25a0 :' \u2666 ''"\u25a0i:.*,-",.•..• v '-'•' 'i '-\u25a0 "\u25a0 ':'• \u25a0 ' i
. -The Miils^clubNylirßlvean annual [re'-J
'ception- % tomorrow: ? in ...if: its '\u25a0
'roomsratilsfissßush^street;i^B
; afternoon^ Mrs;;: peLosjMagee 1 ' 'will-; sing;
g&A Heunaa \u25a0 iicii&r '\u25a0;:wUljg^iifi)myMaii
"United l Democrr^y' 9
Answers to IQiicrics
tials of Lis Christian names and his sur
name should" be given,: preceded 'by
"Mr.," unless It is ifollowed; by "Jr." or
in., cases: where a title or: a degree Is
appended.
SEASONS^— W..E. P., City. .When do
the \ seasons begin?.'
. to .almanacs spring- com
mences March 20/ at 5 . 7 } p. ra.; r Washing
ton".time; summer,; June' 2l, at; 3p. m.;
autumn,: . September^ 23,,; 6 > ; a. in.,' and
winter; December 22, 1 a: m.
-. CLEVELAND — R. E. A., Placervllle.'
How- long: was Grovcf; Cleveland gov
ernor/of*New,York? v ; l
He .was .'elected- » governor of that
Kathleen Thompson
j.vloHn* solos. • Later 'tea and ices will ba
, ; served.;". Those "on v the reception'^com-'
: mittee are*Mrs.>C.sT.\:Mllls,^Mrs.. F.'Dl
'! Bates,\ Mrs. W. 11. - Byin gton.l Mrs.- E/'A;
\u25a0 Godfrey,. Mrs. ;j/ v M.f.Litchfleld.:. Mrs.'
'Alexander .Warner, iMrs.: Samuel ' J. iEva,"
Mrs. *. W. H.*Kellogg,.~Mlss -Henrietta
Casebolt, -J Miss ; E. H Grace -Un ger, . Miss
ElnakMiller,- Hiss Charlotte Lamb and
•: Miss I ' Amy. Corder .'•*.' -.' a
:':*:''\u25a0'• "V-i \ "\u25a0\u25a0'.* :i •-\u25a0-' *\u25a0 \u25a0 ..••'" '-; ;' . i. ''\u25a0:-. t
Thursday .will be social day ,at tho
Cap^ and 'Bella club; and^avyery,- interest- :
'ing- musical 'program: hasl been i'planned^
;for ; the event.>;vMrs.'\ ; Francis^ Joeeph ;
"willf be^ih'the chair/ The"
opening i number v'.wlll Jbei given 7;i ven7; by the
.'Cap and:' Bells r orcheßtra,*!;under;the dl-
:rectlon T of [' Richard '.^Carpenter," | af ter }
.which; Mrs. . Har\'ey \Toy^ will, sing 'tbreo
rshortrsongs.-* Miss /"Alice 5 Guthrle will
'give |a;vlol in'- solo ahd;Mrs.'.'James Mon^ ;
•roe Gamble ** several ;.\u25a0 reel tations. \u25a0*.; • L; ;,The j
; program 'f concludes fwith^ a '.'l piano/ solo
by Mrs. Edmund ; Stadmuller X ". Schar-.
wenka'g, Romanzero," : opus 59.' :• / . ' :~- :
\u25a0 The" . California /-state* -floral :aocte
ty, I held, its » regular.^ ; monthly f-meetlng
Friday., last'i at ;the* 'homo ,' ! ol\Urs.\'W. i S.'.
Chandlorjjin.Dunqanr street. ;\u25a0 The': siib-.
jectfofjtjje* afternoon* was .wild *flowers*t
and several^ enjoyable: talks] and -papers:
were - read; by various members; .-\u25a0; '
J:? Golden :. Gate rcomraandery; .. in!
Sutterjstreet.wagj filled
Wednesday^ •\u25a0afterooon > *^horijDr.'^Daylds
Starr v *"Jordan "addressed ?; the 'j member's -
of "the Forum i clubland v their,fguests*bn"j
the; sub jectfof pj apari.VS Ever jy: member,
of l thej_cl ujbTwas I permitted bring I; 1 0 -
gtiests,'; uml ' almost nil - the women's .<
Clubs v.v.-fire r pprospntf d. . " Dr. 1 -: .1 o rdan!s l
;talklwp)mugtr€teriiwith;irtrit^
—CHICAGO INTER OCEAN.
Subterranean Streams and !
r Bedrock Water Courses I
Editor. Call—^Dear Sir:, 'ln a recent
issue you published- a dispatch ; from
San Rafael concerning i a '; "grrand sub
terranean stream t>f .*\u25a0 water in Marin
county." r Your: informant: wag misled
by appearances. There is. a great dif
ference .'between : a '\u25a0;\u25a0 real :\u25a0 subterranean
stream^ and- the water \u25a0; courses -on \u25a0. bed
rock I resulting from 'the wash j from the
hills , during - the rainy; season; • The
depth at ; which the water was ; found.
85 feet, seems :to determine the 'fact
that'the stream Is only the usual accu
mulation j of ; subsoil water, , which^wni
diminish -in, May and; cease altogether
in' August. Probably 40'.per:ecnt of a
rainfall of 60 inches finds its way to the
subsoil [courses : oh bedrock;, and. it' is
not j surprising that some very copious
water: courses jshould ' be discovered
here, and there? according to the topog
raphy of the bedrock. Tours truly,
k^l% ALEX. F. OAKET. i
San. Francisco, February 14.
state at ! the NovemberVelectlon In 1883
to ..serve for4three years.' He took his
seat; January ; .,l following, but, did not
serve his | full term, for; on? July 8, 1884,
he was nominated for,the presidency of
the United" States' and resigned before
his ternvas governor expired.:
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' PARTNERSHIP—A., S.; Sacramento,
! Cal. If ( several : men form . a copartner
; ship, ; agrreeingr:in: writing 1 to devote all
their.: time -, and attention to > the . bus!*
nes3,t: -would- one; of 'the partners have
the I rigrht to start j the 'same kind of
business; on; the : same -street within a
few blocks of the partnership store?.
--All-parties- to such a 'contract are
bound by the terms thereof.
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STATE /FLOWER— It C. H., Cityl
What is i . the state | flower; of California?
Do; flowers grow out of doors the year
round 1 In San\ Francisco? v '-?. \'] ' % >
|;* The • state - flower of ; California ; is the
! eschscholtzia., or grplden, poppy. .There
: are \u25a0. flowers | in ; bloom * out of doors : all
the year.- round In San Francisco and in
many parts . of .: the state, v . ' -
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ALUM CROSS— J. 8., City. How is an
i alum" cross i made? ." . \u25a0 ; ..
I'-,; Have i> a C wooden* .form .covered with
canton flannel, . rough side ' out; h&ne in
a strong bath pf dissolved alum and.al
lowiit to remain until it Is crystallized
, to the : desired thickness.
Jesting one. , At the next meeting, which
:.willltake place Wednesday^in.the rooms
iln^Bush; street,; the; speaker, ot the aft
ernoon- /will , be \ Mrs. \u25a0 Laura" Br ldo ' Po w-
evil
\u25a0ahdif^whait 'Clubwomen ;; can j do '•, to : pre
vent < girls > from -entering:; into:-; social
; slavery.: ; .-Mrs. ; 'James; Kelly.' and 'Mlsa
? Gertrude jFlemmlng- will- sing. ' /.'
"Wednesday'of this . week \ the members
j and jr* friends • of Hall;*, club
will" s meetjin]thelCallfornla* club {rooms
1 for 1 a jfshbrt I pfogram/. whose ~i principal
I feature lwill.be la.) talk i on -Spain and .the
I Spaniards \u25a0 by,; Miss . Cal thea .Vivian." Miss
will be: essentially'; from
a : woman's i standpoint, * arid <the> little
; traits!' of ; character," and .touches:: of
.; Spanish "l peasant life : in 1 her /recollections
; of i Spain"; wjllibeTthingsJqultejunknbwn
' tojany.g'uide book.; The talk will take
place : at 1 o'clock.Vand 'be'preceded : by
va\u25a0\u25a0 b us mess: m<» istinff • r SS^^K^^^^£^M
•*\u25a0\u25a0. ."\u25a0\u25a0•\u25a0• •.\u25a0"\u25a0:.\u25a0\u25a0•\u25a0 :\u25a0•.\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0.\u25a0', '•. •:\u25a0> '• \u2666 !•\u25a0•' ' v-'-x\ : ' „•*''- \u25a0
" ipr.^Clnre'nce E...Edwqrdß Interested
the*: members' of 1 the '(council Vof.' 'Jewish
' women 'ilast week' with*a' talk 'upon the
; beauties) of was'lllus
\u25a0trated'j.wlth^ several? fine r lantern} slides:
The riveVa^and;;fqrestsHof
\u25a0the i- Btate,t- as Vwell ;' as - its ' \u25a0;; Industries,
'Vineyards iand \ orchards,*;: were 'treated
. by,' ; Dr. ;V Ed words,: .whose, -connection
iWfthftheiCallforniaiPromotionJcommlt
;: tee f quail fies^himi^to^speakSwith? great
-Jcnowledge^ of ithe^?. state. ,".5 Miss Carrie
• Shuefmanf preceded rf the' lecture /with
:nvo:nnej"pianoßoloa. 'Tea and ices were
I served.'-- \u25a0 : . , : ' ; •" ; ' \u25a0. ~'~\u0094 -'W^^^^BBtttt
• :\;The,ciionian'"club; has been especially
\u25a0jfayoredj^of ,f late ?|ln^numberlng-; among
', its^ma'nyj clever* "speakers >V. the T Rev.
r-Wilham Kirk -Guthrle.- whose -topic
JwaslVCharles^thp -Fifth."/ arid the ;Hev.
|.WilUamfßader?* who ;: spokeSbf js the |in")
FEBRUARY 1.7, 1908
PaderewskKs Coining Will Complete Trio of
World's Masters of Music Heard Here
Walter Anthony
AFTER- Hofrnann,* Carreno; after
Carreno, PaderewskL We shall
not lack points of comparison in
the artistry of the World's ac
knowledged leaders of pianoforte fame.
I wonder what we;will* say of Pade
rewski? Will he still . turn down* the
lights, the better to Jmpreaa with his
peculiarly soulful style of playing, or
'will: he* expose bis much advertised hair
to the : glinting effect of ; bright lights?
Will we grow hysterical about him. or
listen as from Missouri, .with no mind
to be affected by aught but his playing?
Eastern accounts of r his performances
this season glow with prai*e, but are
not chronicles of hysteria. . Perhaps h«
has .grown" past the emotJonal""prodi
gality, of youth;; however, w« shall see.
and. in the meantime be assured that
the interest that' attaches to the name
"of Paderewski— excellent patronymic for
publicity purposes---!* , still keen.; Man
ager '\u25a0 Greenbaum, who ;, would scorn ; to
flb about mch things. «sy» there is a
heavy ; advance ' sale. ; and : lots o f money
orders for tickets to b« »call«d for by
"round trippers" from all oTer the ȟb
urbs of greater San Francitco.-
Paderewskl will play but two recitals
ln^thls neighborhood. One will b»
given in Dreamland rink Sunday after
noon, March 1, the other will be given
Friday, afternoon,. February . *». at Ye
Liberty playhouse, Oakland.
Since his variations and fugue, op. 23.
which he will play here, have become
available, through publication, I have
seen ' a copy, > and th« work promises
much. It is the best thing from Pade
rewski's pen.. Its opening theme In 2-4
rhythm is bold In Its simplicity; hymn
like'a« a battle song, bare of ornament
and direct in its octave- setting. E flat
minor is, the prevailing key and mode.
Tbe .variations — 21. including . the
fugue — are In T many styles, from a
Siciliano treatment to ecclesiastical
calmness, and back to wild dance meas
ure. The work Is surely. one of solid
attainments In classic expression and
should "sound" well.
Paderewski . has recently declared
against Strauss of "Salome" fame. . He
has condemned- the :muslc as .hysteria,
and the composer as a seeker of quick
fame." The fugue and variations will
not be found to be neurasthenic or to
contain the fault of hysteria, as much
as these characteristics have been dis
covered in Paderewskfs . publicity
agents. .
Greenbaum, under whose manage
ment the two concerts are to.be given.
Issues the following notice:
I "Notwithstanding .the : enormous ex
pense of bringing this artist her* for
but one concert, the prices will be very
moderate, ranging from $2.50 down to
11,:: including a reserved seat. The
scale is $2.50. $2. $1.50 and $1, and ths
box office* will open Monday morning.
February 24," at Kohler & Chase's,.Sut
ter and Franklin streets, and both of
Sherman, Clay & Co.'s stores, 1635 Van
Ness, and at the corner of Sutter and
Kearny streets.
.•.•Mail orders will be filled in the or
der in which, they arrive. • These must
be accompanied by. check or money or
der made payable and addressed to Will
IL Greenbaum at any of the box offices.
All orders will bdheld until called for
unless -self addressed and stamped en
velope Is jlnclosed.j lnclosed.
"Mail orders: for the Oakland ooncert
should be addressed to H. W. Bishop.
Ye Liberty playhouse, Oakland. The
Mine prices prevail.'*
.Political disturbances in Portugal,
Oscar Hammerstetn's operatic venture
in, New York and social amenities have
conspired" to bring to San Francisco
Signor Maurice Bensaude, a noted
barytone. Will ' Greenbaum has done
the, rest, ; which I* " to say he has en
gaged the .singer for a series of con
certs. Bensaude ' will, be remember^sd
as the barytone with' the Ellls-Melba
company, which visited us about seven
years ago.: H3 created a • senation. It
will be recalled," as Marcello in "La Bo
heme," when Melba sang Mimi and De
Lussan sang Musette.- He was the
Toreador to -, De Lussan's Carmen and
has sung - Amonasro to Gadskl's uVlda,
After' his'aeason'with the Ellls-Melba
company he returned to Mme. Sembrich
and appeared as the > barber; in "The
Barber, of Since, that time he
has toured Europe with Sembrich. Eng
land and Australia with Melba and has
recently, appeared In Madrid, where his
wife was prlmadonna.^ \u25a0
, Both of these artists were singing in
South America when political' troubles
caused - them to r cut their engagements
and spend a' year In this country." Ac
cordingly they came to San Francisco
to visit Dr. J. de Sousa Bettencourt,
vice consul general of Portugal , to. this
country and resident of this city. They
purpose' taking a rest, the barytone be
ing under :\u25a0 contract .with Hammersteln
to slngr with Mme. Tetrazzini next sea
son at the Metropolitan opera house in
New. York.- \u25a0 •
-Greenbaum found them h*re. and en
gaged them for a series of; recitals.
Although they ar« trained- In the Ital
ian school' thjey are declared to be
catholic in their tastes and sing, it Is
said, :not - only the music .of the /Latin
; The members of the club fe#l- that they
chc^ie: wisely; in ma?tlnßT their year's
course 'of ' stiidy^entirely . of ' Spain;
What ? th«y are learning of its people,
literature, history and" its politics ia
proving surprisingly . Interestlns and
they reel already well acquainted with
one 'of the most, picturesque countries
of the old world.. .
The San -Francisco colony, of New
Englcnd women" met in the club room*.
1566 Bash street. Friday afternoon last
to enjoy an unusually interesting pro
gram:': The' club ' tookup'the compara
tive" merits of." the -different states a
few ; months ago,; and * have been', in
;yest!#RtlnK .the' very thur;
"oujrhly."*. l^ast Frlilay*««veral' i»a^ers
were /read in which . Maine (continued
frbm.the s lastmeetinß),and;Nx!w Hamp
shire, were ; treated. : Two or' three good
musical numbers were^also ;'on '. th« pro
gram': and^ the. "afternoon "ended ' ' with
a'; sociable cup f of 'tea.;- ,
'The ' Papyrus' cliib held, its regular
meeting. Thursday,. afternoon last^wheln
the|new.; mem.b,ers\supplied' ; a ; very iri
terestinsiar.d^amuslng^program. mu»l
cal Jaud* Htornryv > Some of those ',. who
took s part t.were "MrV. Carman. ; Mrs. ; M.
Remington, '\u25a0•'.' Mrs. 'A. lievin. ,' Mrs." Wil
liam*\u25a0'•:'Bo'gart,V Mrs. . /: Charles V Lutkey.
Mrs.' Otto sßorner, Mrsi G. 78. sMcGUI,
Mrs. i William . Little." Mrs. , J. ; C.* T Brook
over, 'Mr?. \u25a0••• I*': Sorensori. CMrs. ''/Robert
Chri*»tK£Mrs.,L. F. : McDermott^- Mrs.
OllvcT ßrown,, Mrs. C.Hutton.'s Mlss> lda
Remington, Mrs.' G.Woltge, Mrs. Well
banks; and Mrs. .Northon.
" The -members) of "^the California J club
have. - enjoyed j- several exceptionally,
g-ood musical programs , thla .week,' for
the monthly.; meeting- of [ thc, : musif:al
section J> and \u25a0 th« , regular social day
came, close" togtther, :.- -Tuesday.: MUi
people, but Grieg. Schumann. Brahms
and other composers of the Teuton
school as well. A special feature of
their programs, Greenbaum announces,
will be the representation of the rich
folk music of Spain and Portugal. Th*
concerts are scheduled to take..p!?c3
during tb# week of March 2.
• • •
The first appearance of the Lyrfs
string quartet will be next Sunday aft
ernoon at 2:30 o'clock In Lyric hall.
G Severi, first violin; M. Dolln. second
violin: X. Firestone, viola, and W. Vil
lalpando, violoncello, are the player*
and their instruments. The affair !.<»
strictly Invitational and requests for
tickets will be taken care of if art
dressed to Will Greenbaum. Lyric hall.
If sufficient interest in quartet playing
is evinced next Sunday a series of
recitals will be giv°n. The program
will consist of Mozart* Quartet No. 15.
in B flat, and Mendelssohn's first quar
tet In hi* twelfth opus. Severi will play
Beethoven's -Romanze." Tschalkow
jiky's "Serenade Melancollque* and Tir
indelli's "Pasquinade. " Gyula Ormay
will be accompanist.
• • •
Mrs. Florence Mills of Berkeley t#lis
an interesting anecdote concerning
Ysaye and professional court?sr
among the great. It was while Mrs.
Mills was In Berlin several years ago.
Ysaye gave a concert at the Phllhar
roonie. The audience went almost mad
over the master's playing. After the
printed program had been played h»
was encored At !c*st six times. Finally
the' orchestra players began to leave.
but not so the audience, which de
manded more. Ysaye appeared on th*
platform with his violin in his ca»«.
and acknowledging the applause, callert
attention to the fact that he could play
no more, seeing he had no accompani
ment. At that juncture a gtant with
a head of hair like a lion'a man*
stepped from the audience and volun
teered his services. The two seemed
to know each other and the audience
cheered wildly. Ysaye took his fiddl*
from the box while the big man seated
himself at the piano. Together tney
played. without note*, the "Carmen *
fantasia. Never had the piece been
played more brilliantly. The player*
were as one man and swung alone
with tremendous strides. The big man
at the piano was Kreisler, the violin
ist.
•
Alexander T. "Stewart of Oakland, has
recently returned from a seven months'
sojourn in Europe and the east. "We
have returned," says the violinist and
musical writer. "as travelers usually
do, with »a strong determination to do
what we may to advance the standard
of music in tnis part of the world."
• • •
Gehe Albert, a boy violinist of whos?
playing much is promised.. will make
his San Francisco debut Tuesday even
ing. February , 25, at Century club
hall. . His program is Immense in pos
sibilities and those who have' heard him
declare Albert is a veritable "child
wonder." He will play Wieniawski's
"Premier^ concerto." Chopin's "Etude"
in E flat. Paganini's "Witches' Dance."
Liszt's . "Rhapsodic Hungrolse'! No. 9
and. Sarasate's "Zers:eunnerwei3en." >.
'Fannie Zwerln. a young pianist of
this city, will jglve her first concert
at ' Lyric hall \u25a0"" Wednesday * evening,
February 28. H«r program .will in
clude many interesting numbers and
she will -be assisted by Mix Dalin.
violinist, and Guyla Ormay, accompan-
Ist.
•
Miss Nellie E. Carpenter and Francis
Ilamlin, assisted by Gus Schneider,
will give a recital tonight .- at,; .the
Twenty-third avenue Baptist church.
* Cobalt's Silver Output ;
Consul E. A. Wak«field of OrillU
writes that the value of the output of
the mines in the cobalt district of On
tario, Canada, is increasing rapidly, a.*
shown by the returns for the year 190Z
Promotion and -speculation hay» perr
haps retarded development In the dis
trict, but its richness and comparative
permanence seem assured. During 194"*
reduction and smelting works will bj»
In operation which, with improve^
mining methods, should insure a pro*
portionata increase in the output. Fol
lowing are the total shipments- of si£
»r. ore from Cobalt to the close of
07:. . / .
Y»«r. - \ Tons. { V«lSc.
19«> 2.144! 1.473.15H*
190* 5.1291 3.900.0<X>
1307 .. . — 14.0401 io.ooo.o*)
Total 21.471 [.f 13.500, wi
MOTHER OP XAVAL OFFICERS
X«w England has furnished nearly a*
many of our present naval officers of
Rag rank as all the rest of the United
States combined. The highest offlc?r
of the navy. Admiral Dewey. la a
native of. Vermont, a state without a
seaport. Of the 22 rear admirals on
the list, eight are New Englanders.
This is a remarkable showing for so
small a' section of the "country. — Kansa*
City Journal.
Eleanore ,M. ! Joseph, accompanied by
Frederick Maurer. delighted a very
large audience with nearly two hour*
of song, her selections varying from
Mendelssohn's glorloua aria from
"Elijah", to the familiar "Marseilalse."
Every ; number was- enjoyed and Miss
Joseph had finally to refuse the en
cores "that her audience demanded.
\u0084T hree piano *olos,' were also played
that rame afternoon by Miss . France*
Wilson, one of. the city's youngest and
most -gifted musicians.'
The Thursday following Miss Ellle
Volkman ..was the singer ; o* the .after- '
noon, and proved to be the possessor
of .] an exceptionally attractive person
ality and a\ soprano 'voice of unusual
sweetness. Samuel Savannah, who
played several violin selections, shared
the honors of !the\afternoon with Mis*
Volkman. . .
An interesting program will n* given
under the auspicos of the civic section
of "the" California club .tomorrow 'af*
ternoon. The; subject of Japanese im
migration is to be discussed and tho
pros aad cons will be taken reaptci
tively by John P. Irish and Walter
Macarthur.
,*s^B»*Tinf ?P *
To celebrate the anniversary of their
founder the " members of the " Susan- B.
Anthony club held : a delightful valen
tiu« party Saturday night in Sequoia
hall, Bush, street. A srlendid dramatlo
and musical program occupied the .early
part^of" the- evening, after which all
sorts of ; valentine : features, "-especially
planned ; for .the occasion, were enjoyed.
Dainty - suppers were paok"d in heart
iShapedi-packages. :. each with an ap
propriate and original ; verse, i and th»
supper table .was decorated with crim
son /heajrts^ and; arrow?. .A small ael- :
mittanee fe?" was charged "for this**N
fair. for. the club treasury had b««a
depleted. sicc«.th« flre» -"—n*