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Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-24
Favor Sensible Reforms

"rhey favor sensible and useful re-
forms, but not too radical, so as to
make China first able to stand upon
her own feet. The number of these
sensible reformers is few. 1 am one
of them.
1.-THE ruling classes also know that
something should be done, but they are
at their wits ends to know what to do.
'"The third class is composed of
young students who are too rash. They
need training and experience
Financial reforms should be carried
out in the first place, but without for
eign advice and capital it would be i'm
possible to do so under present con-
ditions.
II was working out scheme which
had to be abandoned because it was
necessary to call on foreign advice. The
new coinage is a stop gap.
"One thing upon which the majority
of Chinese are agreed is that China has
been deprived of many rights by con-
cessions and territorial grants and by
the way her people have been treated
by foreigners in China and foreign
countries"
Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-24
MAN SUICIDES AT BERKELEY
Stranger Takes His Life After Will
ing Body to California Med-
cal College
Ry Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
BERKELEY, Feb. 23.-The body of
an unidentified man, who committed
suicide last night, was found this morn
ing on the town hall site.
The name "F. T. Jameson, Seattle,
WASH" was found ON the deceased.
That the deed had been premeditated
was shown by letter in which the un-
lrnown said he contemplated taking his
life and hoped that his identity would
not be revealed. A picture and letter
in French, both from a young woman,
were among the mans effects. In the
letter the man willed his body to the
University of California medical col
lege.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-24
Requires Extreme Measures
BY Associated Press.

ST. PETERSBURG, Feb 2s.-In the
course of an article pointing out a gem
eral improvement in the financial sit
uatlon Premier Whites newspaper or
gan, the Russkoe Gossudarstvo, states
that owing to the impossibility of rais-
yng the $500 000,00O required to meet the
extraordinary expenditures provided
for IN the budget By ordinary means. it
win be needful TO have recourse to the
more or less extreme measure 10 which
other states frequently resort when
they find themselves in an analogous
diajcgltss .,,a
Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-24

employees was signed, which gives thir-
ty-fve cents an hour to the 10000 hed
carriers employed in Chicago, or an in
crease of five cents over the old scale.
Men working in caissons will receive
cents. The new scale had been under
consideration by the Masons and Build
ers' association for some days. II
Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-24
Manifestauts Driven out
BY Associated Press.

PARIS. Feb. 23-The authorities, as
sisted by the police, took the inycn-
tories Of twenty churches today amid
manifestations. Many barricaded doors
were broken down and hremen drove
out the manifestants by playing water
upon them. -Four arrests were made,
Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-24
JONES BILL PASSES HOUSE
Anti Saloon League Claims This Will
Drive Liquor Selling From
Residence Districts
Rv Associated Press.

COLUMBUS. Ohio, Feb. 23.-The
house by a vote of 81 to 16 has passed
the Jones bill, which is backed by the
Ohio anti-s saloon league. 1t provides
for municipal local option by petition,
instead of by election, and places the
initiative exclusively in the hands OF
the Temperance people.
1t is claimed by the anti-saloon
league that it will enable the people
TO drive saloons from all resident dis
trictS of the cities.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-24
sEARcHLIGAT ON INSURANCE
Joint Resolution In Albany Calls for
Inquiry Regarding Indus
trial Policies
BY Associated Press.

ALBANY, IT, Y, Feb. 23.-Industrlal
insurance will be subjected to a special
inquiry II a joint resolution introduced
i'm the senate IL adopted.
Critics Of Industrial insurance have
alleged that the poor are robbed by
exorbitant weekly premiums many fold
greater than those OF ordinary lnsur-
ance. ~ -
Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-24
ALEXANDER is SERIOUSLY ILL
Equitable's Former President Does
Not Rally From Second
Operation
By Associated Press.

NEW YORK, Feb. 23.-Fears over the
condition of James w. Alexander, for
mer president of the Equitable Life
Assurance society, were expressed by
the three physicians who have been at
tending him since an operation was
performed yesterday
This was the second operation upon
Mr.. Alexander in two weeks and was
performed for an organic trouble.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-24
sWlTcHMAN LOSES HIS LEGS
Santa Fe EmpIoye at San 5ernardlno
,- Hurried to Los Angeles
Hospital
Special to The Herald.

SAN BERN ARDIN Feb. 2S.-
George Durbin, "a Santa Fe swtohman.
fell from a moving box car in the local
yards tonight and was run over. Both
legs were later amputated. Serious
wounds were inflicted on the mans
geles company hospital on a special
train
Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-24

James A. Foshay was born in New
York in 1856; educated at the New York
State Normal college and came TO Cali
fornia in 1885, Prof. Foshay is married
and has one daughter. He was school
commissioner from 1881 to 1887 and is
at present superintendent of schools.
He was elected supreme president of
the Fraternal Brotherhood in 1905.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-24
EXPECTED DEBATE DELAYED
Orators Yield to Request Not to
Enbarrass interests of
France
BY Associated Press.

PARIS, Feb. PA sensational de
bate was expected in the chamber of
deputies today. as several orators in
tended to question the government
upon the Moroccan situation. Premier
Rouvier appealed to the chamber not
to force n debate now as it might en-
barrass the interests of the country.
The orators, with the exception of
M. Jaures, the Socialist leader, yielded
to NJ. Rouviers request.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-24
WI TING FANG
GIVES INTERVIEW
SAYS RUM0RS ARE GREATLY
EXAGGERATED
China Is at a Crisis in Its History,
but Former Minister to United
States Does Not Expect
Trouble
By Associated Press.

BY AssOCIated ITese.
PEKING, Feb. 23.-Wu Ting Fang,
former Chinese minister to the United
States, when interviewed for the first
time today on the existing situation in
China, spoke in support of the boycott
as follows:
"China is passing through tran
sition stage. Her statesmen and peo-
pie feel that China needs REFORM but
there are great differences of opinion
regarding the means. There are sew
eral classes of reformers. There are
those who speak foreign languages and
who have been abroad and who have
had experience on both sides Of the
question.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-24
CLOSE HUNDREDS OF PLANTS
Fire in San Francisco Throws Eight
Thousand Out of
Work
BY Associated Press.

SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 2S.-It is esti-
mated that over 5000 persons have been
thrown out of employment by the fire
which destroyed station @ Of the San
Francisco Gas and Electric company
yesterday.
About 400 factories were shut down
and II is not expected that they will
be able to resume work until Monday.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-24
Waterbury Defeats Potter
By Associated Press.

BOSTON, Feb. 2S-Lawrence Water
bury of New York, the American anna
teur racquet champion, defeated Austin
Potter of this city today in the national
tournament held at the Boston Athletic
association.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-24
Dyspepsia

Don't think you can cure your dyspepsia
IN Iany other way than by strengthening
and toning your stomach.
That is weak and incapable Of performing
It's functions, probably because you have
imposed upon it in one way OF another over
and over again.
You should take
Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-24
Hoods sSarsaparilla

It strengthens and tones the stomach,
and permanently cures dyspepsia and all
stomach troubles. Accept no substitute.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-04-22

represents the epitome of American
church music
After leaving Grace church eight
years ago, and after having conduct
ed the ever memorable tours of Batch
ford Kavenaugh, the then great boy
soprano, he organized 'tRoney's Boys, .
selecting five youthful private pupils,
who had come from different states.
Nature has been better TO Mr.. Ro-
ney than. TO many musicianS-it has
blessed him with a high degree of bus
mess ability. Mr.. Roney is honest,
clear minded, progressive, and in all the
years of his musical career his stand
ards have been kept flying at a high
point His platform fame, as grown
out of the success of 'fROney's Boys"
is not due to any sudden inspiration.
but is the result of a lifetime of en-
deavor along musical lines, which, in
the most natural way. led him to his
present popular position.
The personnel of "Roney's Boys
changes as the lads grow too old for
their parts, but only talent of unusual
merit ever finds its way into the lit
tie company Mr. Roney is to bring
his boys" five in number, including
Tracy HOlbrOok, the young violin vir-
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-04-22

in the front rows will catch them if
they don't get out.
The broken rainy daisy leg be-
longs to a girl who slipped and fell.
Perhaps she was working for a living,
and in any case she is too be pitied for
both what she was doing and what be-
fel her while dong it. Yet she may
have taken the deplOrable job solely
because il would have been pleasure
able to her bat for the accident For
in that Same Octette is the daughter of
q deceased United States army gem
eral, and sister OF a captain affianced
70 a great heiress, with a mother of
social account, and herself sufficiently
belle to have been q toasted guest of
our toppy Seventh regiment at a formal
presentation of her fathers portrait. I
give these particulars, without the
name, to show that at least one nur-
tured, cultured, luxuriated young wo-
man sa show girl for the sake of the
frOlic.
If I were married." she is quoted to
me as saying, "of course wouldn't
do this sort of thing; but I don't see
why girl shouldn't have her fling
while SHE'S free. And. you see. I'll al
ways be able to say that I've been an
actress
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-04-22
PRESS AGENTS PROMISE.
Vaudeville at orpheum.

The great San Francisco earthquake
seems destined to materially alter con-
ditions In the west, in almosts every
line of activity, and it's crumbled and
ruined theatres viii produce a decided
change in the Salt Lake dramatic Of
ferinSS. The Orpheum circuit will have
to take out one of its cOgs, and to pro-
tect Los Angeles, which has largely
been supplied with talent going on
down the coast from San Francisco,
these attra ctiOnS Will have to be
switched off here, going west, and then
forwarded over the Salt Lake Route to
the southern coast city. A larger night
ly offering will consequently be the re-
suit.
Just at present the earthquake is af-
fecting the house in another and less
certain manner. Three of the principal
performers for the coming week were
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-04-22
"The Christian"

One of the events of the theatrical
season in Salt Lake will be The Chris
tian," which will open its engagement
at the Salt Lake theatre next Friday
and Saturday.
The story of the play is almost too
well known to require repetition, and
the production has been a tremendous
success wherever it has been present
ed. '"The Christian has made the
phenomenal record of having played to
over double the average receipts of the
representative theatres of the CONT
nent. The reason of the success is
easily understood 1.-The Christian" ap-
peals not only to all classes of theatre
goers, but to those who seldom or
never attend a dramatic performance
Though powerful, the story is strictly
moral, and advises a liberal religion
which, acceptable to ALL does not Of
fend any sect or creed. One of the
strongest proofs of this. was offered up
in a special matinee given at the
KnickerbOcker theatre, in New York
it being attended by $50 divines of all
different denominations, many Of
whom had never before been inside
theatre.
The play differs somewhat from the
book story, but only to the extent of
dramatic requirements. Glory QuayIe
appears as presented in the book. In
the story John Storm is controversial
character, a parsonage whose sombre
attributes as described by the author
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-04-22

caught III the city, with all their baS-
gage, and whether they will arrive here
in time for the Monday night perform
ance is still somewhat of a question,
although Manager BisteS is confident
that the full quota of acts will be ready
to go on. Singularly enough, the prin-
cipal one of the performers caught in
the San Francisco catastrophe is THE
Great AIbini,'' a dealer in the occult
sciences, and in necromancy. He is ad-
vertised as a master magician, and
perhaps it is on his powers in this line
that Manager Bistes is banking on his
arrival for Monday evening. His pro-
gramme viii change each evening. and
will consist of card tricks, illustrations
of mental teIepathy, illusions and mag
ic of a most entertaining character.
Fuller Rose and company come in
clever farce entitled 'Slick Dick, y
which has proved a great laugh-pro-
Queer so far this season. Australian
boomerang throwing is introduced as a
novelty, the experts from the baby con-
tinent throwing the boomerang far out
over the heads of the audience and
bringing it easily and gracefully back
to the hand OF the throWer. RawsOn
and June are the team appearing in
this act. Raymond Teal is a minstrel
singer. whose songs are said to be of a
fetching variety, as are also those of
Nelly Mcguire, who sings some genuine
English cOster songs Ferguson and
Passmore, singers and dancers, fill out
the programme, with the kinodrome,
which next week shows panorama of
CeylOn scenes.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-04-22

greatest 'celloist living in the world to-
day. He plays a Stradivarius, which
he bought of George Hart, the cele-
brated London dealer, for $4,000. &C.
rardy is distinctly an emotional player
and when he interprets a composition
he puts his whole soul into the work.
with the result that he is able to raise
his audiences to great heights of en-
thusiasm- From compositions of great
technical difficulty to beautiful and
soulful arias he passes in masterful
manner, meeting all intricacies, simply
electrifying his hearers.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-04-22
"The Lion and the Mouse"

When Charles Klein's latest play,
1.-The Lion and the Mouse" is present
ed at the Salt Lake theatre, Salt Lake
City theatregoers will have the oppor-
tunity to pass judgment upon the most
recent work of the author of The
Music Master"
THE Lion and the Mouse" deals Wig
orouSly with one of the most discussed
problems of the day. that of the power
exercised by wealth in politics The
title suggested by that of Aesop's Fa-
BILE is strikingly- apt, for the play treats
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-04-22
Scene From "The Christian" at Theatre.

gether a. series of incidents that hold
the interest as has nothing that has
come before 1T. The situations, the mo-
tiVcs. the characters commngie with
out the least Earring. or Juggling or
straining, giving d pleasing f1nesse to
a story that is said to be taken from
life The clmaxes develop quickly
and break magnificently, while the
lighter moments are as rolling as
SouSa march, the sentimental frag-
ments being truly natural and the COM
edy bits as sparkling as the lights
which adorn the stage.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-04-22
ADJUSTMENTS FOR
THE WEEK

Salt Lake Observation-Disclosures =
afternoon and night, "Constanee;" 4
= Friday and Saturday and Satur- =
= day matinee, THE Christian" =
y New Grandeur nights and y
y Wednesday matinee, "A Deserted y
Z Bride" Thursday, Friday and +
= Saturday nights and Saturday =
matinee, 1.-The King of Detec- y
= tiVeS."
y Orpheum.-VaudeVill y
Lyric.-Empire Comedy COM y
pany. y
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-04-22
Roney's Boys.

Long before the country knew the
name of Henry s. Roney, he was
teaching the piano, voice, theory, Civ
ing organ recitals and conducting
choirS and choruses. For ten wears
he was organist and choirmaster of the
Grace Episcopal church, Chicago. and
who does not remember the time when
the vested choir at Grace was famous
in Europe as well as in America? Fifty
boys. and twenty-five men were under
his direction. and the Churchman. the
leading Episcopal organ in America,
at that time said: MIR. Roney's choir
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-04-22

presents him in the light of a religious
fanatic. Holding in .-ind that people
go to the theatre for amusement. and
not TO be preached to from behind the
fOotlights, Mr.. Game relieves the stage
John Storm of his pronounced re-
iSiOus characteristics and presents
him as noble, self-sacrificing man.
Yet the change made in the character
Of John Storm, and in the general con-
Struction of the play itself. does not
disappoint the readers of the book who
may so to the theatre only to see the
characters transferred to the stage.
Lillian Lawrence viii be seen as
Glory Quayle and John Sainpolis as
John Storm.
Photographs soc a dozen at Browns
studio 81 Wet Second South
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-04-22
liking of Detectives"

The King of Detectives at the
New Grand next Thursday for three
nights and Saturday matinee, doesn't
signify a cheap. trashy d-me-noVel YER
sion of a stin cheaper play-but one of
the best detective plays ever written.
1t is by Theodore Kremer, the famous
playwright, and is under the direction
of Sullivan, Harris &, Woods, known
throughout the country. The SenSa-
tional life and death struggle in the
balloon, the funny living picture and
fake scenes, the great court room scene
and the greatest murder trial ever wit
messed, all go to make I'D a story
which, by the way, is a true one, full
of heart est-awe-inspiring and
thrilling. Founded on UnVarnished, I'M
adulterated and Unexaggerated facts.
a story to be remembered and deserves
the hearty patronage of the public, who
have turned out packed houses all over
the country where this famous produc-
ton has appeared.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-04-22
"a Deserted Bride"

"A Deserted Bride" which VIII be
the attraction at the New Grand for
four nights and Wednesday matinee, is
said to be the most magnificently pre-
scented comedy-drama ever offered to
the theatre-g going public, while in Incl
dent and theme it is one of the most
powerful, every climax breaking with
almost volcanic intensity. So much, by
way of introduction. To go into the
play itSelf-nothing can be said to de-
tract from its worth. In the entire
company, from the actor who inter
prets the leading part down to the mere
stage Ioiterers, there is not one single
person who has been negligently Sc
Iected or -unintelligently cast. This
comedy-drama, which lacks all the
meIodramatic thunder of by-gone days
is new and unknown, but cannot remain
so for its magnificent staging at once
becomes its herald and sounds its own
alarm. Nothing has been sacrificed to
appearances, for there is brought to-
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-04-22
kubeIik.

Kubelik, the celebrated Bohemian
Violinist, assisted by Ludwig Schwab,
accOmpaniSt, and Agnes Gardner Eyre
solo pianist, viii appear at the Taber-
nacle on Friday evening, April q, pre-
senting a programme of uncommon ex-
cellence. Interest in the coming of this
remarka bic young musician, who at
the age OF % has been pronounced by
all Europe and America the supreme
master of his art, is widespread and
expectant. The most sensational and
at the same time the most scholarly
viOliniSt of the day, he is endowed
with a fascinating mystic personality
and an abundant poetic temperament
that exercise a charm as complete as
that produced by the beauty of his
playing As great as was Kubelik's
success with his audiences on his first
visit TO America four years ago, it was
small as compared with that of his
present visit. During his absence he
added to his phenomenal technical
control the qualities of soul, feeling
and deep musical understanding. Ku-
belik will be heard here in HandePs
Sonata No in E major; Ernst's Con-
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-04-22
orpheus Club Concert.

After several days of anxiety owing
to the fact. that their virtuoso soloist
Jean Gerarde. was at the st. Francis
hotel, San Francisco, during the earth
quake, the Orpheus club is once more
relieved by the assurance that he will
be in Salt Lake in time for their con-
cert next Thursday. He will play a
number of times on the programmes.
among other selections a Rubinstein
sonata for cello and piano. with Ar
thur Shepherd. without doubt Gerar-
dy will achieve a triumph here. He is
a singularly fascinating player and the
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-04-22

tuoso now closing his fifth season with
the company, to sing in Salt Lake
They will be heard in the tabernacle on
the afternoon and evening Of May 5.
No announcement of prices is yet
given owing to an effort that is being
made among musical people interested
to get Mr.. ROneyS consent to play to
prices that will put the concert within
the reach of all, which they hold can
well be done in a house having the ca
pacity of the Salt Lake tabernacle.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-04-22

of a struggle between a strong man, a
mighty factor in the financial world,
and the daughter. Of the man he has
wronged.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-04-22

certo Pathetque in F sharp minor;
Beethoven's Romance in CT major:
Sarasate's Spanish Dance No. s. and
Wieniawskis Carnival Russo. These
selections will permit him to run the
gamut of the emotions. to display his
temperament and musicianship, and
to show that mastery of the nlechani-
cal side of his instrument that has
given him the sobriquet. demon of
technique" Miss Eyre, a pianiste of
great talent, will render q LeSchetisky
Barcarolle. a Chopin Nocturne, a Cho-
pin Valse. and a Saint-Saens Etude
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-04-22

Photographs soc dozen at Browns
studio 81 West second South.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-04-22

The showing Of girls IN the other
new beauty play, "The Social Wbjrl, q"
is SO violent that one Of it's Eggs is bro-
ken: which seems to prove that ballet
kicking is physically, if not morally,
as bad as it looks and worse besides.
There is an octette OF rainy daisies"
who are supposed to be caught in
shower. They carry umbrellas spread,
and hold their skirts clear of the
ground. as they stroll and sing. Eight
more girls, these dressed as bootblack
boys, set out a row of high chairs
close behind the footlights. The first
eight take seats, and place each a foot
on box to have the gaiter brushed.
There is a swishing of white petticoats
and f1ing.ng of black stockings at
every change of feet; whereat the boot
blacks turn their faces away from the
customers, and toward the audience to
wink knowingly and sing IT'S a
shame TO take the money for a cinch
like this" Then the roguish octette
spring from the chairs there is a whirl
of black and white-hosiery and dinity
around their heads, and they run
away as though afraid the Johnnies