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BOTTLE BLOWERS HOLD
SEVENTH ANNUAL BALL
Large Number Attends Delight
ful Affair of the Association ,
in Garden Rink
, The "seventh annual ball of the glass
buttle blowers' association, branch 22,
in Garden rink, Saturday, night, was a
weH attended and well managed func
tion.
i here were 20 dances on the prosram,
,*oMowlhfe-ihe grand march and : waltz.
U was under the direction of John
Mofnso;i, floor, ant} William O'Brien,
assistant flood-managers, -these being
"idetMii.tut^ridinsy-.to the guests by A.
Ando!;on. G. Mdrsan, G. S. Reevo, George
Kofrj J/. k. Phillips, r. Frederick, J.
Morjyso*i,-- w. Kenny. J. I^ynch. Charles
McDermott. C. Campbell. C Hamill.
•,i.dward- : Burg!,»ioJr. T. l^ewis, S. Sim
• indn«is,.J. MVDfrmott. . F. Brunning. C.
Hopp.?. .Josoph BlancJiard Jr.. W. L«m
mon, A. CfuJnlan/C. Jerkensen. S.:Li«»ni
hs*n.".P.s Ha*n»ilton. C. Jeter, A. Thode,
J. Sl*J«l And J.. «adke.
''AMUSEMENTS
, * .
*!$ - "*\ T THE LEADING :
BS3fi^> TOISIIQI-iT
' :"MA?IKEES SATTJEDAYS AKD CHRISTMAS
'\u25a0'"'-"£.'\u25a0 'iXftiff- B. Harris rrcnentsy \u25a0 1
Tlie* t'lifciVrsal J»rauiatsc Triumph of tl.e
\u25a0I Tho liouso
Isy Charles liiclu. Author of "The Music
Snl^nijid Csst and Production.
PRICKS — $1.50. $1.00. 7.V. -50r;
Dee. 2S— "BEN HTTB-"
\u25a0
AMERICAN
Market st. lioar 7th.
TONMGHT— THIS WEEK OXI.Y.
>Tb«» Artistic Comedienne
ROSE MELVILLE
In tlie CharaeteriKtic Play
SIS HOPKINS
A Happy Blondinp of Fnn and Earnest.
: Sf><- the Kanious Snakentin<» Dance.
rii?Cr.S: ETeiiings— '2X>c. Mr. 75c. $1.00.
Matinees— 2.V. .V>c and 7.>f. SO HIGHER.
NEXT SUNDAY MATINEE.
L. li. S"tofk*r*>H }n the "Blind Orjranist" and
"Mrs. Templet Telegram**
NFW hIP h 1 1 H SUTUR and STBNER j
Hi:i-ASCO & MATER. Owners and Mantgcw.
TONIGHT— ALL THIS WEEK— TONIGHT
Ooorgc Mldtfletou's Dramatization of
The House of
1 ,000 Candles
Meredith Nicholson's Famous Novel.
PRICES— Etc. 2.V to SI; Mat., 25c t0.50e.
MATINEE SATURDAY* AND SUNDAY.
CHRISTMAS WEEK— 'BROWN OF HARVARD*
Best f f All the College Pl« y*.
P.!is street Near Filtoore.
Absolouiy Class A .Theater Building.
MATINEE TODAY AND EVERY DAY
ARTISTIC VAUDEVILLE
EVA TAYLOR & CO. in "Chums"; GASTON
AND GREEN In tfceir Nell Brinkley creation.
'•Spoonyville": FOUR FRAXKLINS: CARRIE
OI>ARJvE WARD & CO.; HAKRY TATETS ENG-
LISH COMPANY: ITALIAN TRIO; MAJESTIC
TRIO; New Orphenm Motion Pictures. Last
week Gl>: EDWARDS' BLONDE TYPEWBIT-
' IZRS with ARTHUR CONRAD.
Next Sunday Mat, ORPHEUM ROAD SHOW !
ETenSo? Priro* — io c . 20c. 50c 75c Box setts,
.$l. Matin«M» F'rices (except Sundays and boll-
<!st« — Kv\ 25c. 50c. Phone West 6000. "
> S. iOVERItIiiMAAAGER!
Ellis Street Near PUhnore*'
Cla*s A Theater
MATINED SATURDAY AND SUNDAY
THIRD WEEK
KOLB & DILL
Offer
Weiner & Schnitzel
Another Ptory With Music
n<»k fcr Aaron Hoffman. — Lyrics and Music Ijt
J. A. Eaynes.
(First Time on Any Stape.)
PRlCES— ETeninrit; 25c." 50c. 75c. ?1. Matl-
rpefi (except Sunflars and Holidays), 25c, 60c,
:P^__ " '
YaloiK-jB *t. nr. Thirteenth. Pbone Martet 17
TONIGHT AND ALL THIS WEEK'
Elaborate Production of
THE LOST PARADISE
The Groato*t Labor Drama Erer - Written.
Presented by the Valencia Stock ' Company,
ROBERT WARWICK
and Bh»H
BLANCHE STOOD ARD
Regular Matinees Wednesday. Saturday "and
Sunday. Prices 'JXrc to 50c. ' Erenlngs, to
75c. Box Seats, $1.
Next Monday— "lflE UNFORESEEN"
DA VTARLCC EMPIRE THEATER
M M. ill I HULU Sutter and Steiner Sts.
I m* \u25a0 tlMkiW Phono West 7140.
Hundreds Turned Away.
Secure Your Seats or You Won't Get In.
Immense Furore Created by the Great
HEEAS FAiOLT.
9— *-lUllan Acrobats-^— 9
World' Uenowaed Artists.
BITET WESTOK & CO.. Inelndins JOHNDOK-
OVAtf, EEIXE MEYEKS and her
DANCIKG KIDDIES.
WALTER DANIELS, Character Impersonator.
DEFEND A and GEErN", Creatire Jurclii*-
Comedians. ;
SALE 6ZBTEES. Terpslchorea.n Artists. 1 -
SXGNOa CASIMERO CAEHIGNAJn, Lyrle Tenor
PANTAGESCOPE MOTION PICTURES.
V- (3&^ i ' fi Races EaciWeeV
Shise>
FIKST EACE AT 1:40 ' P." M.
. ".-..- 1- i- g n 11*1 'J»^ <J '" '' <— ' ™^^™"^' ttTt,
For speclr.l trains stopping at the ; racetrack
take S. P. ferry/ foot o« Market' it.. leave at ; 12
m., thereafter every U0 minutes until 1:40 p.m."
No' gmokin? in-the last two r ears,. which :'are
reserved for ladles «fld tbeir e^orU.
re< * r r THOB.- H. i. WTXXIAMS, Frasidest.
• PERCY W. TEEAT, Secretary.
STAR COMES AGAIN
IN POPUIAR PLAY
"Sis Hopkins Delights Audi
ences With Quaint Sayings
at American Theater
Company Is Good, With Excep»
tion of Lewis Medbury as
Leading Man
W alter Anthony
For' lo years Rose Melville has been
\u25a0 \u25a0 - " - . •• •\u25a0 \u25a0-..., .--.-.\u25a0
"Sis Hopkins," and, unless the signs
arc wrong, she will be "Sis" for; 10
years more. Slie was at the American
theater yesterday afternoon and even
ing, and there were large audiences at
both performances.; The: play belongs
to a class which embraces "Way Down
East," "Under Southern Skies" and
other pastoral dramas. -It is" not; for
the blase: or for the sophisticated the
ater goer. It is for those whose illu
sions are strong and who enjoys. a play
of smiles and tears and country fun,
rather than' the refinements of society
drama arid urban comedy^-
I guess, as the heroine^/of -the show
might say, most everybodyvlikes "Sis."
She is a highly improbable -caricature
of a person, but most lovable and bash
ful and awkward and much given to
homely words of wisdom^ as belliger
ent sometimes as the fierce braids that
stick their ribbon tied ends straight
out behind like misplaced antlers.
Miss Melville is the first and the best
of the country girls on the stage.''No
body has been ab,le to beat: her at her
own game, and that, no "doubt, is one
reason why she is sticking-to thepiece
which first exploited • her. She is the
show, of course. Her entrance is
amazing in Its clumsy
and her makeup challenges the cour
age of a pretty woman to put it on.
She has caught all the shy attitudes of
the country maid, and has incorporated
in her portrait every glance • and ges
ture which her prototype exhibits.
These she has worked into her exag
geration so that the. result; is more like
the type than the type is itself— as a
caricature is sometimes a better like
ness than a photograph.
MAXV SHED TEARS
She has a pretty command of pathos
and in her scene .with her father, in
the last act. the impressionable ones
in the audience" wept, .to -the shame of
the hardened patrons who watched
dry eyed.
Her company is graced by a funny
man—^J. T. Ray, whose Obadiah Odium
is an excellent product. He has a
brand of grim humor which^ finds ex
pression in his role of aspiring under
taker with an eye to business. He also
dances and was encored many • times
last night for his specialty.
It Is a pity that Miss Melville would
consent to the appearance with her of
a leading man — a heavy he is — of no
better attainments than those pos- ;
sessed by Lewis 'Medbury. To pick out
a single ' soul for, individual abuse
would seem like persecution, but -in
this, case it is merited by acting which
is so bad thatit Is funny. As the vil
lain he is an unconscious humorist. The
rest of the company Is fair and in some
Instances better than fairy As a whole,
the play Is well staged and:Miss.Mel
ville fills the. eye .-nearly all the time, 1
bo that it is excellent entertainment..
DI.V3TEX WIXS LOXG RACE
DETROIT, Mich.,- Dec 13.— P. J. Din
nen of Boston won the 72 hour go-as
you-please race which ended at Light
Guard armory tonight. , His record .was
354 • miles and 8 laps on a track
measuring 16 laps to the mile. Dinnen
announced that . he would be at Madi
son Square garden, New .York. .Tues
day night to challenge the winner of
the Dorando-Longboat race to a race
at any distance, 25 miles > or: over.
ALEXANDER A WBVXEIt
SYDNEY, Australia,- Dec. 13.— F.8.
Alexander, the American tennis player,
and Walter Dunlop of Victoria . today,
won the "Australian tennis championship
in doubles. Alexander won the Austra
lian singles. x
A FEW WORDS WITH
THE LADY OF THE HOUSE
r The desire ..of power * ln : . excess
caused the angels to fall; the, desire
of knowledge in . excess caused man
to fall; but in charity there is no ex
cess, neither" can angel- or man come
in'dangrer by- It. — Bacon.
, <cv a . \u25a0#. • «\u25a0•
The Dinner Menu .
Bisque of Partridge Soup
Boiled Bass
Saddle of ' Venison, ' Jelly :
Baked Squash, Potato Croquettes
Roast Chicken •-. .
Celery i Salad
Cheese Croquettes
Rice Pudding
3- ';».: ;» ;\u25a0;\u25a0;;« .
Etiquette
Condolences on any bereavement
are imperative from all- persons who
pretend to be polite. Tof ignore.: the
sorrow through which a • friend; , even
an acquaintance, may be passing, ..is
to intimate J entire "indifference. ;
To formal acquainfances a visiting
card alone is sufficient, -and"- on hear—
Ing of a death; in a family a : friend
takes ', her \u25a0 card and that ; of her. hus
band if she : is married and -incloses
it in an envelope. Should -the person
bereaved also ,be t married,: and it Is : not
her husband who *has \u25a0 died, the .regu
lar, rule of- cards for married -persons"
obtains..' That, is, the marriedr.woman
would . send one of *her own and-.two:
of her husband's, one : of, his (being-re
quired for both the; other man'* and his
wife. If the bereavement is oneiwhich
leaves a woman a widow, -naturally,
only one card . of each would \ be . sent
her. "\u25a0
If cards; of condolence are goinglto
a man and 'his wife the envelope
should be addressed : to, both./ ' ' ...
Nothing is *\u25a0 written' on the- cards, nor
is a corner turned.. The >bit» of paste
board \u25a0 represents -a call \u25a0.•which, is ; not
made \u25a0 in person, - as ' those ' In . affliction
would not; be receivings visits. , a :
Vl wit iuK Cards Sent After. Death An
nouncement—The • cards j should •; be /sent
as soon as announcement f of; the? death
is made. ; It: is % a*» very- gracious » act \of
courtesy, to^ go !Within;a- months to i call,
but", there -should* be < no 'feeling -'of
noyance . if ; the .visitor Is : not \i received."
Persons vary extremely t. about \u25a0-; this,
and while some like .to ...see j, friends,
others \do not V wish- their 1 sorrow in
vaded.- It isithe; privile&efor those:in
mourning' . to *i receive not, ; as they
choose,"; although' afters a^month one is
supposed ; to " be . at • home to • all', intimate
friends. >»Mpßß&£2^sN
The Boudoir
: Caref ulj ablution and the use of good
soap,- strict attention; to • diet,' plenty of
outdoor exercise, /an. occasional v mild
aperient and ' a; little ; cold \ cream i rubbed
.well \ into ; the \u25a0; face * on"; a % windy.' day;
also -on,': retiring,*: will 'secure': for any
one ! a complexion: to ? . be? envied^y
Warts
'-Iff warts are; not i very deeply rooted:
painting* them <twicer a: day: with s color
less iodine will remove I n?'ob-1
stlnate cases it; may b«.;- necessary; to
touch them every," ." lew "' days \u25a0 with
THE SAX ;TOAXCISCO CALL; DECEMBER 14,fia908.
Appearing jati^merican
ORPHEUM OFFERS
CLEVER PROGRAM
Sketch; Full of Action and Ginger
Is HPresented by^Eya^Tay'
vlor and Company
- It's i hard;- to ;pick a; star at 1 the;Or
pheum:this;week. "The, management,*: it
appears^ is; inclined; to make Eva'jTaylor
the :headliner, -.;\u25a0 butV there are '\ two ; or
three other l acts -that bid so 'earnestly
for the; distinction: that- it is I safe; to
say 'no- audience this week , wlll,uriani
mously, concede the honor to \ any one
of the ;4eaciingr • acts.
"Eva Taylor, : supported* by ! Louis Al
bion, ; Eleanor. ; Plerson ; and :.- Lawrence
Grattan, ; has fin the: farce, "Chums,"- a
sketch full ; of l action and : ginger.-. The
playlets hasltb' do with ; a*?. married; man
with' a liking- for. dancing :: girls,^ his
chum anditwo women; one the ; wife ' and
the/other herifriend. and 1 the adored one
of the chum.-' The- arrival of < the chum
from; abroad .and : tho \- : married 1^ man's
scheme to take* him to !anf afters theater
dinner j. with * the: dancing," girl,, start
things/ The. wife, that's -Miss - Taylor,'
garbed :in a dancing "girl's costume,
learns the: schemer from' th©^chum f from
abroad and the complications resulting
are good. , y : ' \ t
Billy 'Gaston-: arid ;• Ethel v> Green ,in
"Spoonyville." s a,Nell: Brinkley -creation;
have', a" dainty t singing and dancing; act
that . wins many encores. _ It's .'a" rare
conceitrand just ; the : thing" to
an Orpheum audience.
The- "Four Franklins,' aided : by. a
spring, platform, .do a; good flying; act,
particularly good because It's so > differ-?
ent,. Carrie Clarke Ward, assisted by
George \W. Fitch and Lois \u25a0 Bolton, ;.; is
this week , presenting t Sedley }\u25a0: Brown's
farcelet, "The I Cook LSdy." *>•/ There's .-a.
lot' of \u25a0 wholesome; fun"ln-,it.and" r it:ends
with a" scream when ~'Mls's>Ward<appears
in: just" a : fow things" wherif ordered « : to
serve the- tomatoes -undressed.-" • : '
Arthur Conrad and ; tjhe "blonde typists,
the Italian- trio,; Harry/ Tate's ; English
company in - "aiotoring," and the ' Ma
jestic • Trio are " holdovers \u25a0 who • complete
the bill.
•See the. "Page for the /Modern
House Keeper,'' which appears "reg
ularly yin - the 1- magazine ;of ; The
Sunday Call. .Cash* prizes are given
each week for best household' ideas
and kitchen; recipes. / Send in your
choicest * ones Ito "Modern House
Keeper; Page," The San Francisco
Sunday;: Call.. ;\u25a0- V 0 *•" J
nitrate -of '). silver. .This burns
flesh and must ;bev earefully^appliedl:^
.\«ckwcnr and-Lnce*— Real' arid imi
tation \u25a0 < laces :-. are .*„. mucli used ; in ' the
making-of the 'stj'lish: collars: and 1 .la-;
bots;for, the neck." An entire 1 novelty,
is ;;. a %i Jabot^ composed-, on Hone -side i= of
plaited '; ribbon.v the other '-; side of -lace
with crochet v buttons .- downrr the 5 cen
ter/- ; -' \u25a0\u25a0"\u25a0\u25a0. \u25a0; '\u25a0•-\u25a0 \u25a0 '- j '\u25a0\u25a0'\u25a0 \u25a0 - : ':.- : --:r; r -- : Y- \u25a0 v """.
All that is long I . s fluffy,; and; in , tiny
plaits is good forthelneckwear.and'the
materials \u25a0. employed ; are:'.the», finest ~. of
sheer' linen, lace, ".tulle, and,;- Brussels
net."" "\u25a0'•."•'\u25a0\u25a0'.•; ,'\u25a0\u25a0 - V \u25a0\u25a0• ",.. V ' " : \u25a0' r ..''"-\u25a0.' ; ."
KarrlajfN-r— Almost' nothing-, but pearls
for the* fashionablo^earring-s.",v,These'
in- all sizes- from i baroques pearls '.of
five-eighths* of i;anvirichl;inj'diamcterAto
real; pearls j the size! of *a]pea.^They/are'
set -either^ closer to C-the* ear; or .below.
alj tlny/diamond.^ Itnitaliobr pearls^of
good- quality'; ''are 'extensively? used/.*'
GloVen— Short ; gloves i - : rather; Uhah
longiwill* be the >most* serviceable tgif ts
for - this ; season's •\u25a0•? styles. *;;,The ' heavy
leather.' ; color viforp practical -1 morning
,wear-—the?[dainty| silk ?lines|for^ after- 1
noon*; and£thej] finest]*; suede fandu glace 1
kid ? for s evening. * . For| extreme? evening
dress -the - -longest 7 imousquetaire' in
white iare- the ? most: practicalr?--'
: 'Handkerchiefs—^While; white \u25a0: = hand
kerchlefsr are •' always *«theiperfectioni of
good titaste;'i; there s^ is ganrjirresistible
daintiness j aboutfithef colored | handker-^
chief sicarried ; ;byi the (Parisienne."^ Some"
of s the Jmost^ chic*are» of color*
the 'border -jstripedvwlth^whiteJand' the
hem;iwhite.-^ The?; tendency^ is ?for^geo"
metrical 5 ratherJethan^grac'efuly designs"
inHiandkerchlefs/sandfmany^are^ simply
cross • In',- color^withfaShem to"
matchHheicoloriofi these r' llnes.i \u25a0/.: ,".'
Do -You -.Want * $5.00 f
Read- THEK CALL'S^weeklySfoff er -on
page -a. :r-::\ : '^K-T!: t^''T;sM&£h :^SBKM
The Kind You Have Always Bought
Signature of C^ja^/j^&S^Si
NORDICA'S LYRICS
THRILL AUDIENCE
Famou s American Singer Proves
Democracy M iAxti in Pro=
gram-at Van Ness:
Prinia Donna Receives Great
Welcome From Assembled
Throng of Music Lovers
Walter Anthony
As regal as a queen and gowned
like an empress; Lillian Nordica^ the
American singer, stepped. upon the \Van
Ness stage yesterday af ternoon •. and
proved the democracy of . art. Every
\u25a0body applauded her splendid voice and
thrilled with;; the power -of , her :s lyric
\u25a0bursts of ;sorig. \u25a0 : . .*; .
i.j.The prinia 'donna was j given , a splenr
;<iid welcome. ; lt was - a little over a
year r ago .that we last" heard v her,' great
voice. ; She sang' for,;us;the.n r with "the
San Carlos ; opera '. and the
•memory "of her art:andvyoice;iedlmany
toUhe" theater in Van^Ness , avenue ; yes-
Iterdayl: ; They; were^not] disappointedf
She- sang > a superb >£ program^ superbly,"
and" renewed her f conquest of '.other
years. / ' : - : '?'y;}-[ ' - '
SIXGIXG DELIGHTFUL
"There; is • about her -singing ;.a» weav
ing; of jthought to melodyj aridra furtive
suggestion* 'of acting., which * lends , to
the**- ensemble a persuasiveness^afto
"gettief;? unusual and/;delightf ul. 'i.;.r Heir
interpretationof \u25a0Schubert's ."ErlKirTg"
k'wasj an illustration Tof ;,this. The song
became ; a ; tragic tone .'drama, { in .which
:the startled; cries 7 of; the boy; the in
sinuating; tempting' voice" : of ; the '\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0 Erl
King J and ;i the - sooth in g,: flr m \u25a0•.-, tones of
the\, father, : blended .{with -the clatter
of the '\u25a0: horses' hoofs ; in^ Schubert's;; ac^
companimeht, made a. thrilling effect!
\u25a0„ -The house 1 was sold(out;|bri nearly : so/
There were. no se*atslleft|in":thejbalc6ny
or>; gallery,; and but; a;: scattered few
downstairs. ', Thus far \ the Nordicacon-r
.cert ;is the. big event -*o£; this; season in
San Francisco. .
:^Such .a; perfect control;. of the- mezzo
.voice;, as MmeJ; Nordlca. possesses^ is;: a
marvel ', hot . to -bo' missed -with impunity
by - students jof the r art 'of -.singing or
, lovers \ of -a * p erf ect \ yoi cc.% *{ Her <inter
,p"retatioh:; of ;*TWalter.Ytßummers'":sohg, >
.".Twilight," was ; perfect . ih; its* beauty;
andf? Bizet's ;^Viellel/ Chanson" . v ; was "~ a
miracleT; of -whispered y tones-|—each. ", one
grounded; arid fullV and? clea"ri*;withl the
suggestion fof silver? bells In the'issu
ing ;\u25a0 notes." f '; ['."\u25a0'>
WELL EARNED APPLAUSE
: She sang a little song by Andre
Benoist, ; her \u25a0 accompanist. .. "A". Theme"
it is 'called, -and she added ' to the inter-
esting^melody-.:-an ' archness/ of facial
expression; that -brought ':>' well' earned
applause. Benoist, by) the way, is a
sympathetic 'accompanist and anKex-'
cellentJ pianist. '. :,/'.'/,
; The; : narrative and curse from \Vag
ner's and f Isolde--' was some-;
what- disappointing. " 'The rich";.brches*
.tral> garb:- could \ only: be ,i hinted ?"at »In
the? piano's^ tempered.; tones, and ;i 'the
support jof ;^the .singer'; in ;; the , clashing
climaxes -.was mot;i not ; weighty enough ; to
pose :;; the ]\u25a0 taxed ~£ ! voice ,:. upon £ securely*.
'Neither J: did *I £ find /the a rrangerhentv of
\u25a0the * Chopin : nocturne 1 an '•agreeable ? ex
"periment,; though -{the/ embroidery of
the ;j piano v melody, ".,' was 1 "wonderf ully
sung by.Mme.Nordica, and! was as fine a
bit of jlacewqrk^as/ could :bev founds in
Italian " - son ; baskets." - The
imystiC:; note, ; the; (twilight K effects l;6f
Chopin's .music "were lost when "the
melody lwas .wedded to concrete thought
and • printed; words;; :
f: ; delightful was herj. singing
of Richard Strauss'. "Caci lie,". the Tschai^
kowskyJspng, r and;Brahm's. i "MeinLiiebe
ist/GruenV;.- '-:\u25a0:\u25a0\u25a0; Faure's V "Nell, I ,'*" with " ; its
tricky ;l accompanimerit;-..,was .a^triurnph
for the man; atV the piano;: as' well- as
for the singer,\and was worth the en
core it received. , ; :
HAS TWO BEGIVAERS
. .'With Mmc; Xordica are . two .begin
ners, 1 both: promising.; Miss Showers
is Ya\ miniature pianist, a - frail, fair
girl;;.ih.pink;'whojplayed with, amazing
strength, in: view,jof the ; Vp'erf ormer.'s
size,- and wide' awake apprehension of
musicals truth: V Her.VPolonaise',' ; in : A
flat, .which ; Chopin ; wrote s t or. wrists of
steel,' proved :- too; large for. her? as ; yet. ;
Like ' children's'-shoes, she hw ill -"v grow
into ; its? : measure- . - Better .was; her
Grieg's: KVPapillon"r ; and : 'her V encore,
Paderewski'si."Mihuet."
';'' Frederick": Hastings made "a • very fa
jVorable; impression: 011' diis , indulgent
a.udience/V \u25a0Ills- v tones .' have v;, musical
quality,' arid he ; lias r a: musical -brain',
Jjutvhis' voice Slacks ;foundati6nV- tit; is
of } the throat, .throaty. . ApparenTly?ho
has no •diaphram. '*.'.{ Lessons' are -,what
he '; needs,'" not ; "too } much iridulgerit'ap
plause: • He' sirigs^vvlth; spirit \u25a0 and Un
derstands the: impulses . of; his. music,'
and'; he has ;a r voice 'to;, do bigl things
wJ th. He is !_ appearing : prematurely,'
arid; his,|tones ; alreadyXsh6w ; i theTeff ect
of /e_ff6f tiand'Tmuscular; vo'caHzation. lie
wasr/liberally : \u25a0
SAVjFRAXCISCAX : IvIIiLED
REDDING;; Dec. iC^Frarik^E^ Col^'
lins, a blacksmith "vvho : resided; at Vl2o2
Kentucky, '. street,. Sah Francisco \u25a0''\u25a0 ac
cording; to^a i union : card found' upon
him,', was. killed 1 near theißedding! depot
last;, night - . while ,;;i attempting sto i get
aboardc-a. moving; freight strain. * He
fell; between! twojearsjini sueh iat man
ner .that ".the wheels I severed "the** head
f rom? his ixbody^andfc cut off X both? feet
and : one s of 4 his s hands. ? He *. was ; . about
45iyears;of {age. : > "•/ \u25a0 >''\u25a0•• '' •::,"-
JOHX^W; GATES', MOTHER ! DEAD
- PORT ARTHUR,- Tex;,-, Dec. : 13.— Mrs.
Gates."fmother « ! of« John W.tGates.'i; died
herevtoday.' ' .' ".' V / ; .. . >>.*\u25a0¥-:
HOLIDAY BATES
\u25a0 'Greatly reduced r.- excursion '\u25a0 rates Lover ; Christmas; jahd
t Newv Year's ;for 'round trip tickets iiSetween all .points in
California Where the one way fare is" $10.00 orless.
'will be sold at: one and ; - orie-thir d € rate for < the
v Tickets: on sale; December:23^t24;^2s^
'Good, for return -till January 4, 1909.
c^Aiinrupßß.B HSfSiFitfi
884. Market St; 14 Powell St., Market St. -Ferry Depot,
a n d » l 3tHi&nd f Frankl ml Sts^iOakland t!
Autos Are Being Bought
for Christmas Presents
-,'}-': J. H. \u25a0 Eagal, rrianager;. of \u25ba the ; automobile/ departroeht of ' Studebaker
I Brothers'.' company! '6i i Calif prniaj ? at- the > wheels of Ithe\new.; Studebaker
; E-M-F, 'yesterday?, while! trying^outithe car witha party of friends. '
$me Runn
E-M-F f "30" Are^'Demonstrated,
R. R. l'Hommedieu
An \u25a0 interesting - sign * of prosperity
of'.theytimesiis to;be. seen along.auto
mobile; row. •; Automobiles";: are V: being
bought' for jChristmas presents. . '.\u25a0 Sev
eralof .the ; dealers:.report \.that they
have sold <cars?"toVpersons '-. who_'/stipu
late •;that ;* vehicle ;; must /be /delivered
Christmas -morning^ in j perfect running
order. Most ;thesel cars [.have been
bought:for sons. -It-has; been*.realized
.that La - motor,; car., is .' a - good thingl:to
give a youth' when" it :/can be afforded,
for it .keeps! him out *in : the ; open -air
and occupies ;his " mind;.arid ,t, t time^' and
keeps :him;:out.' of r mischief." Vlt' r;also
gives?;him- a"^certainv*amount* of*-selfr
reliance. 'It > has J been .^found*-- that h. the
first cost. is a little *• high t for.;a^Christ
mas present, but: in. the long-run it
\u25a0 «
pays/?;;.;:.;-,; \u25a0\u25a0:\u25a0-\u25a0 -•.:,-\u25a0'':\u25a0?\^:- \u25a0\u25a0,
•r-'. Fine \u25a0", running.^ qualities ..were; demon
strated', '\u25a0'. yesterday, i.when j -the ; ';new
Studebaker E-F.-M
.* 3 0?. \u25a0 - was Vp v t -on
the : streets • for 'the
first v time, v- With
v _":, '." "'.."' ., ;:;. ..." v
IXew.Stmlebnker .- [
vls x Given ' a' Test -' j
; y v- \u25a0\u25a0:\u25a0:.-.v..-\u25a0\u25a0.-.-\u25a0----. \u0084.-...'<V:Johnw-.H.\, ..Eagle,
manager of - the t automobile department
of i- then Studebaker»: Bros.' a company ?, of
Callfornia,^at Tithe>wheel,Ethe. car.was
taken?over; all ;\u25a0 kinds iof *roads,*> in: each
mechanically qualified?tOi meet,, the-de
mands f of • a; thoroughly * serviceable! car
in; ;this * city.; The 'exceptionally.;^ good
road '\u25a0', clearance': and \u25a0 th.c ..comparatively
light' weight" of, the :machine • contrib
uted V to,* proving.- that^ the - E-M-F., "30"
will, .undoubtedly/;enjoy = j a :, wide popu
larity. \u0084"iFrom".theitimeithelcar- left: the
company :v offices 3, until *-.it 2 returned.) its
running.was perfect.; ""SDuring the entire
afternoon's:' run! not;' one.momentiwas
spent onithe engine.'.; So.well did the car
behave3that?:atithev^conclusion".'of -the
test,TAuto -Manager-EagaUsaid:: "From
the«manner >; in .which;; the; care has.be
haved! this s afternoon .: I":can:" see noth
ing by another : big".'Studebaker^year;
f or; us. 0 While * have 1 enjoyed - a .con
stant? demand^ for" our} cars, during;* the
last'^year, -il.^am .confident*-:thati:the
E-M-F;i"3o"..will :;be' one';'ef ;the?:most
popular > cars-ins California -the coming
year.;:"!, «for one,: have "certainly;? been
agreeably? surprised."
•'* The; -New\u25a0; Orleans automobile club
POTRERO WOMAN:S-CLUB
TO PRODUCEkCANTATA
Affair; Will Be Given, in Pucfc^
ett's HalJ for Benefit of the
Boys' Clubhouse
"The Merry Milkmaids,"; an operetta
cantata; (will be presented at Puckqtt's
hall."'vChufch>street; near*: Market,'. next
Thursday? evening auspices
of .the Potrerp'. woman's club, for the
bnnefit-;of the " fund which is to ";be
used in .the. erection of a*. boys': club
house in l;th'e-Potrero. ' A -cast-- of :j 4O
voices- has been- srehearsing5 rehearsing the
for. two '.months .under, the direction of
Miss "Jennie VLong^andrMiss
Martha 1 ! McKeand," and an excellent* en
tertainment? is |assured.'v- - ; -;( ' ; -- *
r-The-r -The -: Potrero f.Womans 1 club has se
cured ' a ' number • of .valuable •improve
ments for >that ..district, ': including a
freeWpublic^library.va^slte:'. from *\u25a0 the
Westerh^Paciflc for. a school and a night
schooUfor.;American t pupils. = - /
thejdub;are:
'Mrs.^lrvingJM., Scott;; president;. Miss
K."' Shipley.* >vice \ president ; f Mrs. . A:» S:
Guhn, 1 ' '.;-: secretary ; -:'\u25a0 Mrs." , G. ; Brainerd;
treasurer. ?' Fifty . of \u2666 the -leading'.women
of Sthef- Potrero -are. numbered ;in the
club's? membership :,r011.%
" The r club point; out-, the ,ur
gent-necessity, for; a \u25a0 boys' clubhouse
in "the ."Potrero.w" By •, this -means, -they,
urge,'? the -" boys 'can' : be • kept -^ off ,';the
streets.iJOiit {of ,the« saloons i and ;away
fromt,the^undesirable of
the s"corners.'' .:'.- :>U" V. "i : , : >-i -CTA
:It:is alsoi pointed out .that, the boys
need &V place '\u25a0'\u25a0, for ? ! evening '; recreation,^
and jthelproDosed^boys'Jclubhouse-is-de
signed to- fill-all 3 these: wants.*. -
KARACACIiASS WILL CELEBRATE
The ilf th - anniversary v of: the Men's
baVacaclass^of,the>First:Baptist church
will s hei celebrated'^. this* evening t under.
the Vdirectiont of /Rev. X George ;,E..Tßur'
1 lngame.i pastor.^ and '\u25a0? J. v ß;V ßoger, head
teacher.^The": programs Tvill^ start lat
8 i p.'s m:> sharp i and t will J include ?an ad
dress ;by<Benjamin*ldeVWheeler:as '.well
as v musical /.numbers. ; '. Admission v.'ill
beJTfreeJlßffiH|gßPßSßHß^ - .
; GOLDEN* '\u25a0 GATE .PROFESSIONAL -CLUB'S
DINNER— The Golden Gate t = proreaslonal .'clnb
held ", Its 1 010011117.' dinner iat * the i Hotel s Flanders,'
]35 iWest I Forty-seyenth ! Btreet.l last i night.vrbere
was ia i larffe ; attendance "' and * matters -i pertaining
to s the I purposes ' of f. the I club j were i discussed • dnr-
; Ing Hhc ? course } of | the t dinner. .. . ;
has announced a big automobile ;rac
.-' • - ..\u25a0--.. .: irier ' carnival for
Mardi v Gras sea
son, : February.- 20.
21: and. 22.-: .The
meet will be held
—- t •
I Track. Races - t
I Orleana • (
over ; the 'fair- grounds . track. . 'A.num-i
ber.-of' professional, stars'have been se
cured .to J drive : cars ; in the ' races; while
several 'amateur;, events have been ar
ranged. - The ; feature -. of the program
arranged; : by. the racing committee,
comprising IT. .C. [- Campbell, president
of;:the v club; Homer George,, secretary;
Frederick ; I. .Thompson, chairman : of the
board ? of : and Ginder Abbott,
will^be ta = -24* hour race 'for: the cham
pionship -. of.-, the * world with- a ; trophy
for : the; owner; of 'the winning, car," and
cash prizes » and -^gold " n medals for the
drivers, with other, trophies .for com
petitors. „,: Assurances . are , already had
that: not: only t American cars will com
pete, but -also French • and probably
Italian' machines : will be seen \ in action*
Short: races with cash prizes also have
been \" offered for. professionals.. Rich
trophies will -be ; awarded in all of the
races.^B^HBHMaMBHMMnIHHMHBeaB
Consul -General William H. . Michael
of Calcutta" writes as follows -concern-
Ing the Increasing
use of automobiles
in British India:
" "The increase of
motor cars " in all
I Autos, fa- India I
I He come Popular |
parts, of India and v the need of quali
fied .drivers -for them Tsuggested the
desirability of giving thorough instruc
tion on this line .in the Bengal civil
engineering-; college, at Sibpur, which
was undertaken , nearly" a year ago.
Now -;tho, government, of the United
provinces; has sanctioned a" whole time
ins tructor :in ; motor, car. .work ; and , man
agement: of such "cars in " the Roorkee
civil engfneering, college. inUhat prov
ince. India is | rapidly : becoming an in
viting field- for. manufacturers: of auto
mobile andi motor.' cars,r;and .It - seems
stran ge .: that ; Am er ican manufacturers
are taking no practical; lnterest. in; the
awakening.*^ European automobiles are
seen everywhere in ; India. 1 but the
American^ car -is .completely absent.
There ". is < a fair*; field ' here for automo
biles, ( and American manufacturers
should enter it before European agents
get ; full possession. . Catalogs, however
attractive, 'will not suffice." \u25a0
PURE MILK ASSOCIATION
SEEKS FINANCIAL AID
Plan to Hire Inspector When
Additional: sl*ooo Is
. Secured
The' Milk improvement association [of
San .Francisco, having \u25a0 planned to * raise
$l; 000; to add to' a simllar:su"m : already
in -the -treasury for the 'purpose iof en
gaging a. competent milk inspector, 'has
made an appeal to the public in a novel
way;. ; The; work i s being carried -tOT
ward by .'a .committee composed of Mrs.*
Henry Paj\)t,- Dr; Adelaide \u25a0 Brown land
Mrs. Arthur' Cornwall. .
;;,. Small banks in the shape |of milk
bottles have been • placed in the stores,
florists' ;; shops, ; banks /and restaurants^
in conspicuous .positions,' with I tl*s '\u25a0> fol
lowing notice: attached: .
"A Christmas J present for/San Fran
cisco. Will ; you ' help to raise : $1,000 for
the i' Milk c improvement .association -to
enable -to j give .the ; city la* Christmas
present -.for; a year? .We 5 have -.51,000.
andv-need "-$1,000." more. Everything
hel-ps.'lszx^;-*;;: -^- v";v j-:v':." f ~' ..->. .--.
\u25a0:XThe "-appeal is "\u25a0 made ; on behalf 'of 'the
children- of the," cityj. and if i this. sum is
raised-:an^inspector." will *be appointed
to'.visit^all.the dairies. 'Ninety per cent
of lthosejsupplyingStheTcityjare located
mil ililn Hf Hi iiiiiiili tfllßllpi WMW| HI 111 l(Ul
.^"Subscriptions "r may. also be sent to
Mrs." {Henry \ Payot,* the "•? treasurer, 96S
Ellis street. .'.. * 'JXi&SEmxMdmmm
FAVORS' THE MILITIA
'.' Dec. " 13.— National
guard: interests>are,promoted by!an;or
der:-': of ,v the * war d departments .: contem
plating^ that "all:- requisitions -received
from militia^ authorities'; for clothing
and 'A equipment ?? be ; filled by - ssue
, from ithe5 1 army.' source •; of; supplies of
the .{latest-; style •ot articles called ifor.
Officials 'sayiltzis a; case of , the s regular
army being side tracked for the bene
fit of the; militia. . .'-^MSBB
'??%'s\u25a0 iS fP y^^^k EP^^ adk 8 aY"
becond Hand Automobile
'\u25a0\u25a0nil SPLENDID CONDITION
WINTON MOTOR CARRIAGE CO.
USE CALL WANTS— THERE'S A REASON: ;,SyCCESS
BOY ACCIDENTALLY
BLOWS OFF HEAD
Strikes .Trigger o! Repeating
in Climbing Into
a Cart
Body Lies AH Night in Road
Leading toSulphur Springs
. VALLE JO, Dec.' 13.— G«or^e CoUlns, *
17; year 'old boy," was found this after
noon, on the. Sulphur springs road, two
and -a half, miles west of .Vail ejo. ' with
the. top.: of his head blown off as the
\u25a0result .of the accidental discharge'of hla
shotgun. " ; ' \ J .v. v * '
* Young. Collins left his' father's ranch
In a ; two "wheel* cart yesterday to ' take
some' groceries to the ranch: of/, his
brother,- Thomas > Collins,- several ') miles
distant. He took" T^ith* him" a repeating:
shotgun. . ".."--':\u25a0 .'
The boy took the\Siirphur spring*
road.^which leads'through. several gates.
It"ls' supposed that young' Collins 'got
out "of : the cart, opened the sate • near,
which' he .was found, and, upon 'getting
back Into- the ; vehicle , In some * manner
Hit the trigger of the ahotgun,- dis
charging-its load Into his head. The
boy^wasnot.mlssed'and no search was
made, until today, each rancher t h 1 n'fti a ar
he was at the home, of the other. '
Ga« Coasumen, Attention .
• For a small* monthly charge- for^use
of our automatic regulator your.'-'fraa
bills reduced to a minimum amount for
the light and heat reauired. For; par
ticulars. " , ,
Gas Consumers Association,
. Phone Park • 846. '345 Halght St. *
AUTOMOBILES
Ready Reference for Buyers
A/*IMI3 MIDDLETON MOTOR CAR C 0.."
A ViTID ; 550 Golden Gate. .TeL FraokUa 17M.
AIITOrAD WALTER C MORRIS. '
AUIUvAK. 640 Van Ness. T. FranVß S7T?.
Ti\\\C\r: HOWARD AUTOMOBILE CO.,
DUIV^rV 429 Golden Gate »t.. TeL Mart«t 13S«
rfinn STANDARD MOTOR CAR CO..
» rUKII 342^47 . G. G. «t.; , teL " Martet 3240.
1 ASWLI nRII - C The Creentandl Co.. Inc..
LUMJIYIUDILC uth & Valencia. M^t 139S
M ITfHEI 1 OSEN * • HUNTER AUTO CO..
IUI 1 CnELL4O7 G. Gar.. < ar. T. Mariet 2723
Ail/I AVn S. G. CHAPMAN,
UAKLAPiU 324 Van Ness ar.
AVCDI A lNin WUlys-Orerland M. \u25a0C. Co..
UycKLAnU b3QG. C. aT. T. rraak. 4320.
r»ir»r»/*r? A nnf\W Mobile Carriage \u25a0 Co.. -
PIERCC'AKKUW 762 O. G.T.Ftln 17»«
niuni m D B. WHITMAN.
RAmPLcK 491 G. G.\ aT.. TeL ; Market 763
DCVAIII T Heaaolt Freres SelUns Braucb,
KCiNAUH 316-322 Van Ness. T. Market 98 L
ncr\ J. w. leavitt.* co..
KbU; 441 G.G. aT.. TeL Market 721 and 3287.
STODDARD-DAYTO> ffiff &IF-
CTIinCD A VCD Fr»aiant ' and Mission ata..
O 1 UUCDAKIIK pnene Donglas 3000.*
1 TflllDlCT -NEW AND SECOND HAND. '
i 1 UUKIO 1 540 G. G., aT.. TeL Franklin 2*6s.
YVHITC THE WHITE CO.; 137 Hire* »C.
Yf 111 1 C 53S 17tn St.. OaS. TeL Market 1708.
AUTO SUPPLIES
AIITfI TISbQ i. gixxig * sow.
AUIU IUrO4-3 Grore it. TeL Part 1323
CDI ITnfIDC IGNITION APPAHATUS. :
OrLl 1 LPUrtr 520 Van New. ,T. Market 23M
AUTOMOBILE TIRES
u.iuui.uniii nr in--'- \u25a0-- 1 i'i'mi i
niAMnvri \u25a0\u25a0''diamond ecbbeb co..
UlAlTlUll U 502 G. G. ar. * 2d * Mission
Ciey THK FISK KUBBER CO.. r~
riolV Golden Gate & Larkin. T. Franklla 4321
anil 1 ' G and JTIRB CO.
a"*! :*» 414-41S Van Ness tr. T. Market 10W
FOR HIRE .:
MAX^AUMDDCK g^agS l^-
/U7HITP THB WHITE' CO., 137 Hayee »t..'
." * 11 * c 838 17ta at. Oak. - - TeL Market 1705.
GARAGES
' * : ' -' : '- -'- --, '\u25a0 '.nj-nnrainnrr --'i
PAriCir • Pacific /and Polk* sts..
T^>r 1 jT l V Tel. Franklin 2920.
PfIIHTERS, TRIMMERS & BODY BUILDERS
al morris cd. ni^g^a. ; aa •'•
REPAIR SHOPS ""
PPI-IANCP" M 7-557 Fttltoia street.
KCJ~IAIiyC TeL Park 324 and Park 323.
SAUNDERS-MIDDLETON SXXIi
SERVER-FRENCH -£gjb&?&;
SECOND HAND CARS
WHITC THE WHITE CO.. 137 Hares St..
TT 111 1 C B3s 17th St.. Oak. TeL Market 1703,
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