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VOLUME CXni.—NO. 61. THEATER BILLS FOR NEXT WEEK PROMISE WELL Florence Webber, Hoosier Songbird, Appears in * Naughty Marietta' Young Prima Donna Ran Away From Home to Start Career on Stage ARREST FOLLOWED IN TERRE HAUTE Taken Home by Parents She Is Allowed to Study for Work and Wins Success Florence Webber, a phenomenally successful young: American prima donna, now appearing - as the star of "Naughty Marietta,*' which comes to the Cort next Sunday night, can recite a tale of adventure and misfortune which befell her at the commencement of her theatrical career. The singer was born and raised in Tndlanapolis and at an early age dis played a remarkably beautiful voice. When she was 14, which was exactly eight years ago, she ran away from her home and joined "The Prince of Pllsen" company and, to hide her youth, bought a long skirt and woman's hat. Her departure from home was neces sarily hurried, and her meager savings quickly disappeared. She obtained her first engagement In Terre Haute, and Just in time, too, for she was almost "stranded." After the first and only rehearsal she amassed sufficient courage to request a salary advance from her manager. Her splendid voice made her a desirable ac quisition to the company, so $5 was advanced to her, and that night she made her first appearance in public. The next morning she was arrested by an Indianapolis policeman at the behest of her father and she was dragged back to her parental roof. Then she whs scolded by her folks and laughed at by her friends, but her spirit was unbroken. She decided to ■tody fur tin stage. The combination of tlie art of David Warfleld and that of David Belasco has been remarkably successful in the pro duction of •'The Return of Peter Grimm" at the Columbia theater. It is a performance of rare charm, and although the theme Is most daring, the audiences find it interesting and compelling. The story is told with directness and force by a fine company of players. The second and final week of the en gagement begins next Monday night. There will be no Sunday performances during the Warfleld engagement. A. 11. Wood s elaborate production of Franz Le bar's comic opera. "Gypsy Love," will be seen at the Columbia theater following the Warfleld engage ment. The large company is headed by Phyllis Partington, a San Francisco girl; who has won high recognition. * * # Mrs. Langtry (Lady de Bathe) is scoring a tremendous hit this week at tho Orpheum. The theater Is crowded to the doors at every performance. Next week will be her last and she will present a new sketch, "Mrs. Justice Drake," the plot of which is laid in 1920. James H. Cullen, 'The Man From the West," and one of the best reconteurS in vaudeville, will present an entirely new and amusing act. George W. Barry and Maude Wolford will intro duce their singing comedietta, "At the Song Booth." The Hess Sisters, dancers, will in troduce representative dances of all nations. Ethel May Barker, sixteen years old, an acknowledged violin vir tuoso, will play classical and popular selections. Musical comedy' will have another inning at the Alcazar theater next ■week, when George Cohan's "The Talk of New York," will be presented for the first time in San Francisco, with I>ve-yn Vaughan, Bert Lytell. the full strength of the regular company, a score of specially engaged players, a large, well drilled chorus of "show girts** and "broilers" and an augmented orchestra. "Algeria,'' contines to attract large and well pleased audiences to the Savoy theater. "Algeria" could easily rua another month, but as "Mutt and Jeff* is booked, next week will be the last of the Victor Herbert opera. Robert Babkirk. a San Francisco boy, is doing a splendid bit of acting this week at the National, supporting Ray mond Whitaker in the intense drama, "Sherlock Holmes In a Scarlet Study." Raymond Whitaker, another Califor nian who first won fame in the east, demonstrated the fact that he belongs with the first leading men of the country. Miss Cleo Madison, the lead ing woman, is seen to good advantage. The road show at the Pantages is playing to excellent business and Is proving one of the best drawing cards that the local vaudeville house has ever had. The feature with the show is the English pony ballet, with Harry K. Hill, monologist. running close for top position. Walter Montague's tragedy of Han Francisco life, entitled "Twenty Minutes in Chinatown." will be the feature act on the new bill, opening Sunday afternoon. Fred Karno's London comedy com pany of 15 English comedians and Charles* map!in. the noted portrayer of "inebriate" roles are creating merri ment and breaking box office records at the Empress theater this week in "The Wow Wows." a typical and lu dicrous F.-.glish music hail farce. An entertaining program will be seen at the Empress next Sunday afternoon with "Nick's Roller Skating Girls" as fhe leading attraction. Lola Stantonne Paulisch of San Fran cisco, will fiddle her way into the hearts of Empress patrons. At the Cort theater tomorrow after noon the last of the series of 10 sym phony concerts, included in the regular season of 1912-13, will be given by the San Francisco symphony orchestra. On account of the general enthusiasm of local music lovers for Rachmaninoff's Symphony No. 2 in E minor, op. 27, and the many requests for its repeti tion. Conductor Hadley will open the concert with this number. It will be followed by Saint-Saen's "Danse Ma < abre" and Wagner's "Procession of the Guilds" and introduction to act 111 from "Die Meistersinger," will close the program. Sunday afternoon the tenth popular concert; and the last concert of the regular season of 1912-13, will be heard a; the Cert theater. Two choral works, with soloists, full symphony orchestra Some of the player folk *>ho v>ill entertain San Francisco theatergoers next week- INSTITUTES GREET BISHOP HANNA More Than 1,200 Members of Catholic Orders Welcome New Churchman More than 1,200 members and friends of the local councils of the Young Men's Institute and the Young Ladies' Institute gathered in the ballroom of the Fairmont hotel last night to wel aome formally Right. Rev. Edward J. Hanna, bishop auxiliary of San Fran cisco, to the city. In behalf of the Young Ladies' In stitute Mrs. Margaret Peacock, grand president, delivered an adress of wel come. Colonel Benjamin McKinley of the League of the Cross extended the welcome of the Young Men's Institute. Frank J. Klerce, past supreme grand president of the Young Men's Insti tute, presided. Bishop Hanna in his adress highly complimented the two organizations for their full membership and activity. H* told the value of these organiza tions to the Catholic church, and of his appreciation of their work. "The day of the old priest is passing away," he said. "Priests were former ly the moving spirits In the church, they were the directors. But now they can not accomplish the work alone. They need your assistance and co operation. Your work is a great work "This is a wonderful reception and it gladdens my heart. It is not only a reception to me; this enthusiasm I do not accept as for myself, but I ac cord it a great token of appreciation for that grand old man who has been with you for 30 years." Among the numbers on the program were solos by Miss Irene Buckley, con tralto; Charles Bulloti, tenor, and J. Emmily, basso. The reception committee included Mrs. Margaret Peacock, Miss Josephine Molloy, Mrs. Richardson, Mrs. Sweeney. Charles Wiley, Arthur Sullivan, J. P. Denehy and Edward R. Thomas. CADETS' BALL TOMORROW Trophy Won 1b Exposition Parade to Be Presented to Band The League of the Cross Cadets' an nual ball will be held tomorrow night at Knights of Columbus hall, Golden Gate avenue near Jones. A feature of the evening will be the presentation by Phil Clay of. the trophy won by the cadets' band In the exposition parade as the best military band participating. The following committee has active charge of arrangements: Colonel Ben jamin McKinley, chairman. Lieutenant F. McAuliff, Captain Milo Kent, Cap tain James Smith, Captain William O'Dea. Captain John Canty, Captain George Grimley, Captain J. R. Sprague. Captain Hugh Leonard, Captain Phil Powers and Rev. Richard Collins. and a chorus of 250 voices will be given. Tonight's opera at the Valencia the ater will be "La Tosca," by Giaccomo Puccini, first produced in Rome in 1900 and founded on the powerful story of Victorien Sardou of the same name. The orchestra will be under the direc tion of Arturo Bovi. Two of America's finest singers are Corinne Rider-Kelsey. soprano, and Claude Cunningham, barytone, f Those who have heard one of their song re citals know what a treat is in store for music lov«|s here when they give their concerts at Scottish Rite auditorium next Sunday afternoon and next Tues day and Thursday nights. * ♦ # Willie Sweatnam and his merry as sociates are still corraling laughs through the medium of Rupert Hughes' "Excuse Me" at the Cort. The final performance will be given Saturday night. Laura A. Sawyer, who forsook the support of Otis Skinner. Rose Coghlan and other stars and succumbed to the blandishments of the Edison moving picture interests is the headline fea ture at the semlweekly change of film plays introduced last night at Grauman*B Imperial. She appears in the playlet. "A Day That Is Done," based on Tennyson's poem, "Break. Break, Break." The other photodramas are "The Melborn Confession." "When Mary Grew Up." "The Empty Studio" and ''Hubby's Polly." Winter Sport* at Truckee Tobogganing, skiing, skating and sleighing. Conditions unusually good. Cable returns your toboggan to start ing point. Exhibition and instruction in skiing by a Swiss expert. Reduced fares, limited to return 10 days from date of sale. See agents Southern Pa", eiflc-—Advu ' PIONEER AND PROMINENT MASON GALLED BY DEATH Colonel A. S. Hubbard Rode Horseback to San Fran cisco in December, 1866 Colonel Adolphus S. Hubbard, a Cali fornia pioneer, and one of the founders | of the sons of the American Revolution, j passed away at his residence, 565 j Fourth avenue, yesterday morning. | Colonel Hubbard was born in Dv Page county, 111., July 7, 1838. In the last ! year of the war he went to New Mcx- j ico, joined the regular army and, with his troop, rode horseback from Santa Fe to California, arriving here during the latter part of December, 1866. In 1872, he married Sarah Isabelle Sylves ter, who, together with one son, Theo dore Worthington Hubbard, an attorney of this city, survive him. Colonel Hubbard was a Mason for 53 years, and has always been prominent in the fraternity. For 20 years he was secretary of Oriental lodge No. 44. He was one' of the founders and a life member of Oakland commandery No. 11, K. T., and issued the first number call ing for the institution of that com- j mandery; a. member of Martha Wash- j ington chapter, R. A. M., Chicago, and I St his death a member and treasurer I of Golden Gate chapter No. 1, O. E. S. For years he was president and reg- j istrar of the California Society, S. A. R., and was past president general of the national society. Colonel Hubbard was secretary of the California Historical society. He was I also one of the organizers of the Cali- j fornia Genealogical society in February, j 1898, and one of its first vice presidents. He was a member of the Episcopal j church, and one of the founders of St.! Luke's, having been first superintendent of the Sunday school. The funeral will be held tomorrow ] from Golden Gate Commandery hall, ; under the auspices of Oriental lodge No. 144. WOMEN RECALL WORKERS WILL CHECK UP NAMES Program Committee in ( ruxndr Again-*! .fudge Weller Haw Planned Series of Hnllles The workers in the Weller recall will hold a meeting this afternoon in the Phelan building to check up the names which -have so far been gath ered. Rabbi Martin A. Mey.?r is ex pected to speak and Miss Philaletha Michelson and Mrs. Alice Best will be the other speakers. There is great rivalry among the women as to whom will secure the greatest number of signatures. Mrs. Osman Reiehel, an independent worker, has obtained 1,700 names, while Mrs. May Tyrrell, who organized the twen ty-sixth district, comes next with 600 signatures. A definite series of rallies is being planned by the program committee in charge of Miss Isabel Munson and Twain Michelson. Tomorrow noon the San Francisco center of the Civic- League of California will take up for discussion the police court situation at a luncheon In the Palace hotel. At torney George Knight will defend Judge Weller, while Louis Ward, con nected with the district attorney's of fice, will speak on police court prac tices. A paper by Gavin McNah, opposing the recall, also will be read. TBE^CALE NOLAN WORKING ON NEW SOLUTION OF PROBLEM Supervisor Proposes Leaving Matter of Hetch Hetchy to New Congress Supervisor Edward L. Nolan is work ing on a new solution of the city's water problem. He proposes to trust to President Wilson and the new dem ocratic congress for the Hetch Hetchy permit, instead of leaving the matter in the hands of Secretary of the In terior Fisher, who may go out of office in March. Despite the rumor that Secretary Fisher may be reappointed, Mr. Nolan has taken steps leading to municipal indorsement of a Hetch Hetchy bill in troduced by Congressman John E. Raker. Mr. Nolan sent a letter to Congressman Raker at Washington, asking for copies of the bill, which would give San Francisco an outright grant to water rights in the Hetch Hetchy valley and all land necessary for the Sierra system. On receiving copies of the bill, Mr. Nolan will present the matter to the board of supervisors, asking that they officially indorse it and urge all Cali fornia's representatives at Washington to do their utmost to effect its passage. "Secretary Fisher," explained Mr. Nolan, lias only a month more in • office: While I believe that he would do -the right thing by this city, still the time is short and the permit at best will be a rev ocable orte. I do not believe we should spend $40,000,000 or more on a water system that must depend on a revocable permit. On the other hand, the bill introduced by Congressman Raker will give us an outright grant of perpetual rights in the valley. Raker is a democrat. The new congress and new president will be democratic. Our chances for success witli Raker's bill are therefore good." * , DOCTOR JOSLEN IS BARRED An attempt by Dr. Otto C. Joslen to have his certificate to practice mcdi- I cine restored through the medium of the superior court, following its rev ocation in June. 1905, failed yester day when Judge E. P. Mogan sustained the action of the state medical board. Judge Mogan held principally that Doctor Joslen had lost the right to appeal from the board's action be cause of delay, the statute of limita tion being in effect. The court also held that V"» doctor's contention that •moral turpitude," which the statute requires to be present before a license may be revoked, was present In Jos len's case and that the medical board's action was not illegal. Joslen claimed that the board re voked his license solely because he had been convicted in the Cnited LUMBER MILL BIH\S HONOLULU. Jan. 29.—The Pahoa lumber mill, located near Hllo, together with 4.000,000 feet of lumber, was to tally destroyed by fire today. The loss is estimated at $500,000, with no insur ance. The origin of the fire has not been ascertained. ——• P. Henry Wanted —A warrant for the arrest of P. Henry was issued by Police Judge Shortall yesterday on the com plaint of Wallace Everett. 811 Califor nia street, who says Henry passed a worthless $150 .-check, j GEARY CARS TO FERRY PROMISED IN FORTY DAYS i Plans and Specifications Are Approved by the Public Utilities Committee of Supervisors Plans and specifications for the ex tension of the Geary street road to the ferry were approved by the super visors* public utilities committee yes terday, and the board of works was authorized to call for bids for the lay ing of the tracks from Kearnj' street down Market to Sansomc, where the cars will proceed on outer tracks to the ferry loop. » City Engineer O'Shaughnessy an nounced that all is In readiness for building the extension! and that, pro vided no legal obstacles are thrown in the way, the Geary cars will be run ning to the water front in 40 days. Regarding the westerly extension from Thirty-third avenue to the beach. Mr. O'Shaughnessy said that the grad ing- is now under way and will be com pleted In 30 days. Within 60 days the tracks will be laid and cars running to the ocean terminal. A fight is on between Supervisors George E. Gallagher and Alexander T. Vogelsang as to what crosstown exten sion of the Geary street road shall be built first. Mr. Gallagher wants a line built at once in Van Ness avenue. Mr. Vogelsang declares that an extension through the proposed Stockton street tunnel is the most necessary. He won the first victory yesterday when Mr. Gallagher's project was temporarily voted down. L But Mr. Gallagher claims that he has only begun, and that he will bring the matter before the board of supervisors Monday. It came up yesterday before the public utilities committee, and failed to carry. Supervisors Murphy, Mauzy and Vogelsang voted against it. and Supervisors Gallagher and Bancroft in favor. Mr. Vogelsang explained that he was not opposed to a municipal line in Van Ness avenue, but that the surplus In the Geary street bond funds should be used for the most essentia? extension, and that In his opinion this was the Stoekton street tunnel line. Mr. Vogelsang suggested that the city engineer be asked to give an esti mate of the cost of several proposed extensions, but Mr. Gallagher replied that he refused to have his project coupled with the Stockton street tun nel. A motion was then made that the city engineer prepare plans and speci fications for the Van Ness line and an estimate of cost preparatory to a call for bids. This was voted down. A resolution was adopted by the su pervisors' public utilities committee yesterday calling upon the United Rail roads to extend the Brannan street line to the Mail docks. This will require only a block of single track in First street and an outlay, according to Engineer Le Gare of the company of but $5,000. The United Railroads wants a permit to make a switch connection at Presidio avenue and California street to run empty cars of the Jackson street line to the Clement street carbarn. The company will get the permit if it guar antees to build the much needed line to the Mail docks. This was the trade proposed by the supervisors yesterday. The Modern Way of Keeping House Cooking with gets is the modern way of keeping house. Cooking with coal * or wood means hard, dirty work. When you cook with gas you use a match for kindling—no dirtj no trouble. ' The kitchen is always clean. "Pacific Service" is also very econom ical. It will greatly reduce your fuel bill. Why not investigate it? "Pacific Service" Is "Perfect Service" PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY j I 445 Sutter Street §„, Francisco I THURSDAY, JANUARY 30, 1913. PHILIPPINE BILL SCORED BY TAFT President Says Islands Are! Not Yet Ready for Inde pendent Government Arraigns Democratic "Con formation to Cobwebbed Platform Planks" "WASHINGTON, Jan. 29.—President Taft, in his farewell speech to the Ohio Society of Washington tonight, vigor ously attacked the bill now pending in congress proposing autonomy and in dependence in eight years for the Phil ippines. '"Is it possible," asked the president, "that the democratic party is going to reverse the policy that has vindicated itself by 10 years* experience merely for the purpose of conforming to the cobwebbed planks of forgotten plat forms? Will they not, before they take such an irretrievable step, obtain re liable information as to the conditions that obtain in the islands? "This issue has been relegated to the limbo of free silver or the narrow doc trine of state's rights. Those who con tinue to give out their lucubrations on the Philippines are now less than those who expect to attend the next inaugu ral ball." Speaker Clark, who followed the president, declined to debate with him the democratic policy of Independence for the Philippines. "I am not going to debate the iHl— tlon of Philippine independence with President Taft," said Mr. Clark. "I have no Inclination to make a Philip pine speech, and I'm not going to, either. I wish we were out of there in as good shape as we were when we got in. But according to the democratic platform—which I didn't make—we are committed,, to a policy. I believe that when a man gets office on a platform he should live up religiously to the planks that are in that platform." President Taft began his address with a eulogy of President McKinley. From praise of McKinley he turned to the Philippines and said In pari: "After three administrations and more have passed, and aftT two suc cessive presidential campaigns with silence on the Philippines as the Issue, the country is asked to make a change. We are asked to meet a recrudescence of opposition to our Philippine policy and the threat to turn back the hands of time; to reverse the verdict of a decade and to give up all our achieve ments for a new experiment, which can only result in confusion and hu miliation and Involve us in interna tional complications and bring us again, with damaged prestige, to an abandonment of that policy." VISITOR TO CLAIM BRIDE Love at first sight will lead to the altar today Miss Ruth Anna Hightower of 1539 Oak street, daughter of Patrol man John P. and Mrs. Hightower, and Charles D. Rogers, an insurance man of Vancouver, B. C. Miss Hightower and Mr. Rogers were introduced and saw each other for the first time a few days ago. Mr. Rogers came here for a holiday and is staying at the St. Francis. He was given a letter of Introduction to Miss Hightower from her sister, who is married and lives in Vancouver. MeConnell to Speak—Thomas Mc- Connell will address the Open Forum this evening in Jefferson square nail, his subject being: "An exposure of McDonough Bros., bail bond brokers. and the seamy side of local police courts. particularly Judge Weller s court." 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