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The Washington times., 1906-03-04

suit The Babes in Toyland' got all
kinds of high class advertising out of
the deal"
And, incidentally, the notoriety
didn't hurt your turn very much7"
Norworth smiled.
What other schemes to deceive
the creduIous reporters can you con-
fess2"
That's the only one he said. II
don't believe in that sort Of adver-
tising for my work / don't need it
in the first place, and, moreover, 1t
would do me no good If I did.
have to keep my turn up TO a high
standard and that is the best adver-
tisement in vaudeville"
But don't people forget you?"
NO; apparently not. I played in
a Western city after a three years
absence not long ago and the minute
my card was hung out the audience
applauded. Sometimes / get applause
in towns I am playing for the first
time. They think they know me and
when i walk on the stage with a
confident manner and a well here
| am; aren't you glad TO see me
again?' manner they give me a
friendly reception. If I made my
first appearance looking dtfhdent and
unassuming. they'd think, why that
chap can't be much. I thought he
was d celebrity"
Tell me-" I requested, don't you
find that audiences frequently like
some Of your business that doesn't
look particularly good TO you, and
that they turn down some of your
pet bright tnoughts?7
Frequently" he confessed. II
have tried for a week at a time to
make them accept something I par
ticularly liked, and then had to
mournfuIIy send it to the discard and
introduce something new"
This drift of the conversation
somehow or other led up to subjects
that pertain not TO interviews.
AS Norworth was Teaving, my
phone rang and the voice Of a fem
mime member Of the staff in the city
room inquired:
rs that Jack Norworth in your
room?"
After consultation with that gen.
tleman I admitted that it was.
ASK him what time he goes on"
she phoned. 81 have a few minutes
to spare and I want to run over for
his turn. It is the only vaudevills
feature I ever go to see."
"A quarter Of three" answered
for him, and. replacing the receiver.
l repeated the compliment to his
powers Of entertainment.
He made an observation which
nearly approaches the English equiv
alent for the familiar text book QUO
tatton, DE gustibus non disputan-
DUN, and, of course, I politely OBJ
jeeted to his application of the SEN
timent.
FRANK MORSE.
The Washington times., 1906-03-04

black face and a white face special
ty sandwiched in between the acts
OF DR.. Jekyll and Mr.. Hyde which
was being given in a Camden thea
ter. l was signed for twelve a week,
but the business did not pan out
well and after few days the man
ager called me in and gave me a
hard luck storT, winding up with the
statement that the best he could
do was to give me half-six week
The Washington times., 1906-03-04

ed there We had a big business and
as the time for the curtain to rise
arrived | had counted up SI25 in
real money as our half of the box
Office receipts. At that psychological
moment big burly constable came
into the office and sizing me uE
said;
Is this Mr.. Norworth?'
Il admitted the name.
II have an attachment for 5000
on your receipts, he said.
'One of the theater managers in
water tank community on the list
of the towns we cut out had secured
damages for violation of contract.
That was Just SO more than the
box office receipts, and the salaries
of the company were due that night"
He ceased speaking for a moment
and l joined him in the painful-mem-
productive silence with
thoughtful eye on his neat patent
feathers. Bat the conversation was
becoming tinged with gloom so /
FASTENED to change tne subject.
Return to your earlier life" |
suggested.
I'm a Philadelphian. you know"
he began. My first engagement was
The Washington times., 1906-03-04

have to bother about keeping them
satisfied"
by the way" / said. where do
you get the stuff you use?"
4 write it."
But the local hits? Where do
you get your hps?"
"Oh, l read the papers and keep
my eyes open for some timely local
isms In some towns, where / know
the newspaper boys pretty well, I
call on them to help me out. Some
Of them save up stuff when they
hear / am coming and load me up
with it. They can't always think Of
something new when I first tackle
them, but it comes to them before
ong."
How about your songs?"
81 write most of them"
And the music?"
81 write that. too. Of course l use
some songs that come out first in
regular theatrical productions. But
I change them around and put in my
own verses. One such song is
Amt He a Wise Old OWL which I
use this week That reminds me of
Babes in Toyland.' At the time they
were introducing it into New York
/ was playing at a house not a
block away. The press agent got
me TO learn one verse and the chorus
from one of the 'Toyland' songs, and
] introduced 1t into my turn. When
I had finished singing that night d
man got up In the audience and pro-
tested against any use of the song
as it was rank steal from Toy
land and declared he would get
out an injunction against me.
Il was quite defiant, of course. We
arranged to have the injunction
served on me the next morning
while I was walking down Broad
way. The man selected to perform
this service was a stage carpenter
who had once been a pugilist. The
arrangement was that I should
knock him down when he presented
the paper, in the expectation that
we would both get arrested and get
the case on the blotter. When ex-
planned to him that I would merely
knock his hat off he told me not to
worry about hurting him, but to land
on his jaw He presented the paper
to me just as a policeman stroIIed
into sight, and 1 went for him.
missed the hat and caught him
squarely on the point Of the Jaw,
nearly breaking my fist. / managed
10 knock my own hat off in the mix
up and 1t looked very realistic. The
cop nailed us both and hurried us
TO the station, where the whole ma
chinery of the law was tied up until
our offense was graveIy noted. The
stage hand told the sergeant his
company intended suing me for
$50, 600 damages. 1t worked like a
charm. All the papers ran a story
of the fight and worked In a lot
about the Injunction and damage
The Washington times., 1906-03-04

most obliging subject for an
interview have ever
~ known. In response TO a
message to call me up at
the Columbia Theater, which | caus-
ed to be delivered to him at Chases s
last Monday evening, he journeyed
through the night to the F street
playhouse to learn my wishes.
Il want you to prepare some
bright thoughts for publication over
night and supply theEt to me tomor-
row morning" l explained, when
some one disturbed my blissful con-
temptation of the domestic quarrel
between Tee-To and Hunni-Bun and
led me to the back of the house,
where Norworth was waiting.
"All right" he cheerfully agreed.
Make 1t noon and I viii drop in
on you at your Office and endeavor
to scintiIIate."
/ had a conviction that amounted
TO a hunch that it would snow next
morning, but l hugged my advance
information to my guilty bosom and
unblushingly shaking hands on the
proposition as an evidence of good
faith, hurried back to the honeymoon
argument.
With a punctuality born of years
in vaudeville, Norworth appeared on
the ninth floor as both hands Of the
Postofiice clock acquired their great
est altitude, and drawing up our
chairs to an angle from which we
could conveniently gaze down upon
he storm tossed pedestrians on
Times square 1 invited the prince of
monologists TO scinunate.
q suppose you want to know about
my early life and why I decided to
go on the stage" be suggested hope
fully.
Il don't see how we can get away
from that revered CUSTOM" / admit
ed; "how did you happen to break
in?"
Vaudeville has not always claim
ed my attention" he informed me.
Il once took a company out on a
tour of one night stands and played
a heavy role in the production"
I could not disguise my disappoint-
ment in the man.
so you, too. have listened TO the
call Of the Legit'," / exclaimed.
1T only lasted few weeks" he
hedged. my partner placed our
bookings after studying a theatrical
guide. We landed in towns I have
never heard of since. The guide
book alleged that some of these GEN.
ters of culture boasted opera houses,
but when We arrived on the scene
the opera house" frequently proved
TO be the familiar school house with
a raised platform. And mind you
our attraction was a good one even
il it was melodrama. But the play
didn't look good to the water tank
critics who compared us unfavorably
with the slap-stick comedy produc-
tions which satisfactorily answered
their yearnings for dramatic art.
Finally we Cancelled a number of
the advance bookings and struck ont
for real town, The night we open-
The Washington times., 1906-03-04

stairs, but that is just to keep them
quiet so they won't bother me. In
the bigger cities like Washington
the stuff l use for the downstairs
catches tie gallery also, and I don't
The Washington times., 1906-03-04

- ACK NORWORTH is the
most obliging subject for an
interview | have ever
- known In response TO a
Yukon Valley news., 1906-07-25
ROOSEVELT
Talked Of, but His Secre- tary is Positive He Will
 Not Run Again.

NEW YORK, July 16.-Before sailing for London last Saturday, where he goes as a delegate to the international parlia- mentary congress, John Sharp Williams, the minority leader of the house of rep resentatives gave it as his opinion that President Roosevelt would yet consent to run again.
 He said there was nothing about the presidents promise prior to election which would make it imperative that he decline the unanimous demand for his renomination which would spring. up from all corners when the end of his term was approaching
 OYSTER BAY, July 16.-when the interview of John Sharp Williams was shown to President Roosevelt's secre- tary, Mir. Loeb, today, he said positively that the president had meant exactly what he had said on the night of his election, that he would not be candi- date again for the office. That state- ment was irrevocable, and had been made without any of the qualifications suggested by Mir. Williams.
 Asked how it would be if Mir. Roose- welt was unanimously nominated by the party without being a candidate for the nomination at all, the secretary pointed out that the words of the president had had nothing to do with the nomination, but with the election.
Yukon Valley news., 1906-07-25
MITCHELL
Killed by His Own Sister for Staying Holy Roller
 Creffield.

SEATTLE, July 13.-George Mitchell was shot and killed last evening by his sister, Esther Mitchell.
 Mitchell is the man who shot and killed Creffield, the prophet of the Holy Rollers, and who was acquitted the evening previous, and who since the acquittal was lionized beyond precedent.
 Sinco the killing of Creffield by Mitch- ell Esther had not spoken to her brother, the avenger of her dishonor. She appeared in the crowd waiting for the train and offered her hand in fare we'll. The acquitted brother eagerly accepted the proffered hand. He looked in her face and some friendly words passed, and then, as the brother turned to take the train after saying goodbye, she whipped gun from cloak which she was carrying on her arm and fired bullet into Georges head right behind the year. He fell over dead.
 The girl talked freely of her crime She said she had determined that George should die when he was acquitted on Tuesday, and that she had talked the matter over with Mrs. Creffield, the prophets widow. It was agreed be- tween them that whichever first got the opportunity should kill him.
Yukon Valley news., 1906-07-25
CUCCENHEIMS SHIP
 THEIR OWN GOODS
Dawson News.

One of the most notable figures that has appeared on the horizon of the Dawson markets for many moons, and one that has not been seen here before, is the Guggenheim concern.
 It is assuming grotesque and strange form to the oldtime traders here be- cause of the fact it is not buying all it's goods in the Dawson market. Thousands of tons of material are being shipped into camp by the Guggenheims, and among the consignments are hundreds of tons of groceries and other stock such as is carried by the Dawson wholesale and retail houses. The company is shipping for its big construction camps on the Twelvemile, and perhaps for mess houses and other establishments that will be opened near the dredges it is about to put to work. All other big construction companies in the camp heretofore have bought their supplies from Dawson houses. Even the Klon- dike Mines railway is buying in the city. The Guggenheims bought hundreds of tons of supplies here this spring from Dawson merchants, but it now seems they intend to ship their own stocks. They have leased the big Chute X Wills warehouse from the Bank of Commerce, the present owner, and have moved their Dawson office to the I4adue office building directly opposite the L.due quartz mill.
Yukon Valley news., 1906-07-25
CANDIDATE MURANE
 HERE THIS MORNING

Judge c. D. Murane, the republican nominee for the long and the short term delegateship to congress, was on the steamer Power, which arrived here at 8 o'clock this morning.
 Judge Murane had but slight oppor- tunitp to get acquainted with our peo- pie, for the boat remained scant half hour and he went on his way to Fair banks, where he will spend brief period before leaving for his home at Nome, which place he hopes to reach before the day oi election.
 Judge Murane Is is evidently alive to the fact that the victory is not to be won without an effort. If he fails in getting a considerable vote in the populous Panama his defeat Is almost certain.
Yukon Valley news., 1906-07-25
Looking Out at Dawson.

DAWSON, July 1S.-(From the News) Detective Welsh, Sergeant Frank Smith and several others left in the launch Emil Stauf this morning for a run down the river to meet the Sarah. They are searching for the men who are supposed to have taken the missing box of golddust from the Ida May on the Panama river few days ago.
 Many bad characters from the coast are known to have gone to the Panama this year via Dawson.
Yukon Valley news., 1906-07-25
J. W. YOUNG MADE
 COMMITTEEMAN

J. w. Young has been appointed republican central committeeman from Rampant district.
 He received notification to this effect yesterday, coupled with request to meet Nominee C. D. Murane today, who is on the Power bound for Fairbanks. JUNEAU, July 16.-The republican territorial committee has been made up as follows:
 George Irving, of Ketchikan, chair man.
 NJ. J. O'Connor, Douglas.
 T. A. Marquam, Skagway.
 T. R. Lyons, Juneau.
 P. Mccormack, wrangell.
 '. Blum, Valdez.
 J. Mctiinn, Fairbanks.
 r. F. Young-, Seward.
 J. W. Youns, Rampant.
 A. <. kepner, Candle.
 N. II. Castle, Council.
 Lars tun.ier-on, Kugurok
 \. J. Lewman, Nome.
Yukon Valley news., 1906-07-25
ARRESTED
The Man Who Bought the Shot Substituted for
 Stolen Gold.

FAIRBANKS, July 2O.-George Ra- phael, porter for Louis Spitz's saloon, has been arrested in connection with the big gold robbery.
 Officers found out that he purchased 95 pounds of shot which tallied with that found in the tampered-with box found near Panama July 16.
 The accused man declares that he was an innocent purchaser; that he did not know what the shot was intended for, and that he was paid to buy it.
 He says he does not know the parties who hired him to make the purchase.
 The officers are up against another stone wall.
Yukon Valley news., 1906-07-25
RUSSIA
Will Receive Aid from German and Austrian
 Emperors.

PARIS, July 19.-The Journal says that during the recent interview be- tween Emperor Franz Josef of Austria Hungary and Kaiser William of Ger many it was decided that both Germany and Austria should interfere in Poland with armed forces in case the Russian emperor finds it impossible to control, the three emperors thereafter to act in perfect concert for the maintenance of the status quo in their respective pos- sessions.
 Emperors William and Franz Josef will not await the last extremity before marching troops across the boundary, but will seek to meet the revolution in time to find it at its weakest. Emperor Nicholas has been advised of the nature of the decision arrived at, and his fears are expected to secure an invitation to proceed to act long before the world in general shall regard the step as neces- sary.
Yukon Valley news., 1906-07-25
TO EXAMINE
 THE NEW ISLAND

The Washington bureau of geological survey is sending out large expedition the chief purpose of which is to examine a new island reported to have been thrown up on the coast of southwestern Alaska, about which much curiosity is expressed by the scientific societies of the world.
 It is said the infant island presents a superficial area of feveral acres, and with Barnslov and another smaller island forms one point of small triangle about 70 miles west of Unalaska. The first news of the new island was brought to Unalaska by fishermen, who were unable to approach it because the waters surrounding 1t were still scething from the heat.
 From reports already received the bureau experts express tslisf that th. san Francisco quake had no connection with the formation oi th. island, which Is undoubtedly oi volcanic origin.
Yukon Valley news., 1906-07-25

Juneau Is soon to have a street rail- way.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1906-12-13
JOINS OIL CRUSADE
GOTHAM FINDS BAD CONTRACT
WITH GAS COMPANY.
Attorney Also Flnds that Members OF
the Rockefeller Group Are Direc-
tors or the Gas Company---Disputc
as to Cost OF Producing Gas.

A contract made by the Consolidat-
ed Gas company. of New York, with
the Standard Oil company, calling for
the delivery OF 2s5,o00 gallons OF oil
to the gas company at AS cents a gal
lon, has been found by Assistant Cor
poration Counsel Burr, who has been
investigating the cost OF manufactur-
ing In New York. The price named
in the contract is said to be l cent
per gallon more than is paid to the
Standard Oil company by any other
corporation. Mr. Burr said that the
difference in the cost OF oil of l cent
per gallon means a difference OF 5
cents on every 1,0ee cubic feet of gas
sold.
stood why the price paid for oil is a
very important factor in sustaining
the legal rate OF so cents for gas in
New York.
The Consolidated Gas company has
pleaded in the gas hearings that 1t
was compelled to buy all its oil from
the Standard Oil company, because
that was the only oil producing COR
poration that could supply all the oil
needed.
In summing up its ccst for produc-
ing gas. the Consolidated Gas COM
pary included the cost OF oil at the
quoted rate. Mr.. Burr also made
public the statement by accountants
who were engaged by him to examine
the company's books. The statement
purports to show that gas, according
to the company's books, costs $3.50
cents per 1000, instead OF 74.S1 cents.
as the company claimed.
He also finds. he says, that William
Rockefeller, James Stillman and 9TH
er wealthy men are directors In both
ethe Consolidated Gas company and
the Standard OIL company.
John A. Carver, OF counsel for the
Consolidated Gas company. said:
The figures were not cent gall
Ion over what was paid by other COM
panies. On the contrary. the price
was less than many companies were
paying In the city OF New York"
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1906-12-13
RUFF rs DEFIANT.
Boss Refuses to Rise for Arraign-
ment.


ment.
On FIVE charges Of extortion found
against each OF them by the grand
jury Mayor Eugene Schmitz and Abra-
ham Reuf, OF San Francisco, We're
Thursday arraigned in Superior
request of counsel for the defense the
case was continued until next Monday
for the purpose of giving the accused
further time in which to plead.
A dramatic scene was presented in
the court room as Mayor Schmitz and
Mr.. Ruef appeared before the bar.
Number 303. Eugene e. Schmitz
and Abraham Rhef for arraignment,"
Judge Dunno announced as he took
his seat on the bench.
Breathless silence fell on the audi
ence as the mayor arose and faced the
clerk. He listened attentively as the
formal indictment was read in monot-
onous monotones. Ruef declined to
rise until the third Indictment was
read and then only after he had been
W w ~ Sy tiAS Jboce'
Mayor Schmitz arose promptly
when the reading of the first indict-
ment began. Francis j. Heney, the
assistant district attorney, called the
attention of the court to the fact that
only one of the defendants was stand
ing, but Attorney Henry Ach, appear
ing for Reuf, and Attorney John Bar
ret, appearing for Schmitz, protested
that it was not necessary for the de-
PENDANTS to stand. Ruef made ne at
tempt to rise and Judge Dunno did
not compel him to leave his chair.
When the formality Of reading the
first indictment was over the mayor
sat down and one of his attorneys,
Frank Drew, asked for continuance
until Monday. Judge Dunno stated
that it had been the understanding at
the last calling of the case that the
defendants would make answer
Thursday. The motion for a contin-
uance was denied and Judge Dunno
directed that arraignment under the
other indictments should proceed.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1906-12-13
LIQUOR MEN WILL FIGHT.
Temperance People VIII Try to Amend
Dakota Law.

The officers of the state Anti-Saloon
league, representatives of the w. Z. L.
u. and of the prohibition party were
in session in Mitchell concerning the
formation of the county option bill, as
an amendment to the present state IL
quor law. 1t is on this proposition
that these three temperance bodies
are to operate in conjunction before
the legislature this winter. The county
option bill is designed to give every
voter in the county an opportunity to
vote on the question whether licenses
shall be issued in any town in the
county 1t is well known that the
sentiment in the country precincts is
against license, and with the farming
element voting on license the promo
ters of the option bill feel safe in say
ing the license will be defeated in the
greater majority of the towns of the
state. The liquor men are making
ready to fight the bill when it is pre-
sented, and they are confident they
can defeat the proposed sweeping re-
form.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1906-12-13
WEEKS HAPPENINGS
NEWS OF THE WEEK IN A con-
DENsED FORM.
Authorities Stop WedGing--Iiad Heard
Threat of Groom, Who Is a Hail
Blood Indian, to Desert the Bride
Other State News.

After a marriage license had peeh
partially made out the county autnori-
ties of Minnehaha county stepped III
and prevented the marriage OF Joseph
Vollin, mixed blood Indian, ana
Miss Maggie Galbraith, Of Dell hap-
ids.
Vollin was arrested few days ago
and lodged in the county jail on d
charge of seduction preferred by tne
girl. The girl was desirous OF Voliln
making reparation for running ner
and was ready to marry the mlxea
blood, but it came to the knowledge OF
..le county authorities that Voliin haa
stated that If forced to marry the giri
he would desert her as soon as the
marriage ceremony was performed
and the marriage accordingly was pre-
vented.
Just what will be done in the mat
ter has not yet been decided The
girl met Vollin last summer while ne
was temporarily in Sioux Fails with
a bunch of horses which he had snip
ped from Montana.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1906-12-13
AT LAW OVER DOGS BITE.
Extensive Litigation Over Small Case
in Charles Mix County.


A dog bite has caused lawsuit In
the courts of Charles Mix county,
which, before it finally is adjusted,
doubtless will reach the state supremet
court The suit is entitled Burk vs..
Potter. The plaintiff instituted the
suit for the purpose of recovering
damages from Potter because a dog
belonging to Potter bit him when hei
went upon the Potter premises I'M
search of a scoop shovel. The cases
was originally instituted before a JUS
tice at Wagner but the defendant
took a change of venue to the court
of another justice and demanded a
jury trial, which was held. This re-
suited i'm the jury returning verdict
awarding Burk damages in the sum
of $40 against Potter 1t is announc-
ed that Potter refuses to abide by the
verdict and will appeal the case to
the state circuit court, which will con-
vene in Charles Mix county in jan
uary. Everything indicates that the
case finally will reach the state su.
preme court