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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-12-30
GERMAN "CHAMBER PLAYS"
Anew Feature OF German Dramatic Art
That Has Found Favor.

The German theatre, which is productive
OF 80 much that Is novel in the art, has just
put to its credit the -Kammerspiele," or, 20
translate IL literally, chamber plays"
The significance Of the description is plain
when one considers what the first word
mean when applied to music. The purpose
Of these new performances Ia TO submit
dramas TO the public in the same intimate
manner.
Max Reinhart, stage manager Of the
Deutsches Theater in Berlin, selected a hall
which had been used for balls and concerto.
II has but one small gallery. At one end Ia
the stage. The prosoenium arch, or what
corresponds to that in an ordinary theatre.
10 so arranged that the curtain rises no
higher than the point at which the ceiling
OF the room, when the scene is an interior, In
seen. This gives an aspect OF symmetry
rarely seen in stage pictures, and in a high
degree preventative OF the illusion which
Herr Reinhart seeks to produce - that
OF the third wall. The spectator is sup
posed TO look into a room from which tho
third wall has been removed.
OF course the manner OF acting on such
a stage must be suited to It's intimate sur
ro~undings. As it is the intention Of Rein
noIub W tOuuCo Othy mOuoru pays IN Lnts
little house, the acting Is all realistic. The
opening production was Ibsen's Ghosts"
which made a profound impression. Agnes
Sorms, the great Nora OF her day, appeared
for the first time in a mother role, and
won praise a. Mrs. Airing. The greatest
tribute to these performances was the
agreement that Herr Reinhardt had ac-
complished his purpose. He had made
the spectators feel that they had watched
this family tragedy through the wall Of .
houae in which IL was en- lCted.
The lighting Of the stage is done from
the top md through the windows. and Ia
said TO be a wonderful approx imation TO
the appearance OF nature. The audienr<
IN separated from the stage by only q marrow
space. That gave the necessary effect OF
distance without destroying the intimacy
Of effect from the stage. In every detail
the audience has the effect OF the lfe OF
This family, even to the noise made by the
I characters as they step from the carpet,
in the centre Of the room TO the board noor
about II.
The performances are given by sub
scription, and Herr Reinhardt was able
10 Accommodates only a small part Of the
number that wanted 10 zee the plays.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-12-30
COSTLY FRENCH WEDDINGS
REGULATED BY ETIQUETTE AND
THE BILLS MOUNT UP.
Floral Obligations OF the Bridegroom
Crush at the signing OF the Contract
-NeglIEe Costumes FOR Elaborate Coun-
try Marriages - what Paris Exacts.

FhOTAl OUtI NntNUuN " up hhtR1CoNs"1"
Crush at the signing OF the Contract
-NeglIge Costumes for Elaborate Coun-
try Marriages - what Paris Exacts.
The up to date French marriage IL a much
less pompous affair than the weddings OF
the last century. 1t Is conducted, however,
along we'll defined ceremonial lines from
which nobody who pretends to be in the
swim dreams Of departing.
The obligations Of the bridegroom begin
the very day his proposal Is accepted. He
pays his first tribute to his betrothed In the
corbeilte de ~idncdiIles, or engagement bou-
quet. This is a great basket OF pure white
blossoms-lilies OF the valley, ~azaleas,
white lilac, white roses and orchids are In
order. The basket in which they sre
grouped Is trimmed with lace. Some en-
thusiastio wooers spend as much az $500 on
this first gift, but, according to a leading
Partisan florist, 500 is nearer the average.
The floral obligations, however, are con-
t~inuous. tt same florist declares that Il 10
obligatory on the engaged man to send a
sheaf OF lilies to his sweetheart at least
every second day. She finds at her place
tbs first time she dimes with his parents a
corsage bouquet, and On the occasion OF the
signing OF the marriage contract the bride
groom provides one OF white n pink
flowers. On the day Of the marriage proper.
that is, the religious ceremony, he sends q
basket OF orange flowers ~garlanded with
tulle. The bride provides the women who.
in acc ordance with French custom at events
which combine a religious and social char
acter, take up the collection with purses
decorated with flowers to match her cor
sage bouquet.
The great show event Is the signing Of the
contract. 1t takes place in the evening,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-12-30
Use for a Powerful Voice.
From u Bits.

AZ the close of a grand ball a celebrated
actor Of the Court Theatre in Berlin stands
in the passage waiting for friends.
4 beautiful and tashionably dressed lady
approaches him and says: Beg pardon. have
I the honor u see before the our famous Herr
Donneratimme whose powerful and sonorous
voice 1 had the pleasure OF admirinR last night
in Macbeth? Might I ask you to do me a
little favor2"
II am quite at your service. madam"
Then will you be good enough 70 call out In
the street la your loudest tones for the carriage
., Baroness SwartzS"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-12-30
Not His Fault.
From HsMondo per Rive

FROM HsNondo per RivsrS.
Judge-And you. who remained honest
until you were 20, have smirched your name
and dlshonored your family. all for the SAKE
OF three miserable fTancs5
Prisoner-EHcus me. SIR. Wa . my ihuiS
that there were 90 fewt
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-12-30

to a low couture, where they finish in droop-
ing sprays of flowers or feathers.
In a very loose couture piled rather high
a plain velvet rib on run in and out through
the soft strands and curls is considered
particularly chic, especially for the &C.
butante.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-12-30

MMIXkssS!.XyzSk MA: ~ a: !;
oondilon WONDERFUL MEDICINE insist. on
t ssa'I WIN. 4 4. f sthE1I II: Il Us sSssl:i f fiss.. \ r !.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-12-30
COLLECTING CHINA BIRDS.
ODD PIECES GATHERED FROM
GERMAN FACTORIES.

n Best or Royal Dresden and Nielsen
Faithful Copies OF Birds From France
and Observation-Disclosures with Hundreds
OF China lnmates-A London Fancy.
There's a fad for collecting these" said
an avenue dealer in bric-A-brac, with a
gesture that covered an array Of china
birds. THAT'S why there are so many OF
them in stock this seas on. One OF the
women who collect them Is a customer Of
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-10-09
TO LOOK INTO IT
Committee of the Whole of the
Council to investigate Case
of Officer Page.
MAYOR GIVES ULTlMATuM
When Resolution Is introduced, He
Promises to Hold Up All Pay
Rolls If 1t Is Adopted.

Though the session of the city coun-
Gil was brief last evening. owing to
the fact that many of the aldermen had
to depart on an early train for Mime
Gpolis. some very important matters
were presented. During the course OF
the meeting Alderman Anderson pre-
scented a resolution to the effect that
inasmuch as Officer Page of the police
department has been indicted for a
criminal offense, and such a situation
is repugnant to the law-abiding citi-
Zens, he should be suspended until such
time as the circuit court may declare
him guilty or not guilty Immediately
Mayor McCaSlIrin interrupted with the
declaration that if such action were
taken he would not sign another single
pay roll voucher. After this highland
ed notice OF the mayor the entire mat
ter was referred to the committee OF
the whole to investigate the case.
Fees Are Too High.
Another resolution presented by Aid
erman Anderson calls attention to the
fact that the commissioners fees in the
No. sewer and storm drain district
were allowed at $400 by Judge e. <.
Parmenter This fee is termed exorbi-
tant, and the council respectfully asks
that Judge Parmenter reconsider the
matter of the fee to be allowed the com
missioner.
Petition i'm Proper Form.
The street and alley committee re-
ported that it had examined the peti
tons. and Withdrawals from the peti.
ton. for the annexation of certain
tracts of South Rock Island to the
city. and found the petition in proper
form. The committee recommended
that the necessary steps be taken in
the premises to grant the prayer of the
petition.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-10-09

All the news ali the time Ths
Argus.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-10-09

! of girls and boyS-girlS and boys that
we are rearing under those conditions
| that all history shows are best for the
| development of the stout hearts and
sane minds in sound bodies that are
| better protection to the state than az
mics and navies and are the best sure
| ties of the people.
Ladies and gentlemen of the Farm
ers' National congress, the work of its
Goth annual session is in your hands.
Your responsibilities and your oppor-
tmities are great What you say and
do here will have wide influence. You
will speak and act for millions of work
ers and billions of capital Surely it
behooveS you to be careful and conserv-
ative, yet forward-loolIing and aggTes-
sive. May you point the way to vet
greater profits in farming. May the
words you speak and the resolutions
you adopt ring so true and clear and
loud that they will be heard and heed
ed. stirring into being yet greater am
billions and energies among farmers.
arousing 10 greater efficiency all pub
lie agencies. and helping nightly to
create a right public opinion and yet
further to awaken the public con-
science"
Talks on River.
Following President Stahl's address
this afternoon, Hon. Joseph Z. Rams
dell of Louisiana, member of the riv-
ers and harbors committee of congress
and chairman of the executive COM
mittee of the National Rivers and
HarbOrS congress, delivered an import
ant address on Water Transportation
AS 1t Especially Affects Farming"
Mr.. Ransdell arrived last evening. and
Immediately on the conclusion of his
address here will depart for Minneapo-
lis, where he appears on the program
of the Upper Mississippi River I'm
provement association Mr.. Ransdell
is an enthusiast on the subject of riv-
er transportation. and this morning in
conversation with an Argus represent
ative said, Rate regulation of railways
is all right but it does not tend TO
cheaper transportation charges The
development of water transportation is
the only thing which solves that queS-
ton. Surely the Mississippi river is
not less important than the Ohio, and
congress is practically committed to a
9-foot channel for that river 1t needs
earnest work on the part of the people
interested, but you can get deeper
channel if YOU work for it properly
6-foot channel seems to be satisfactory
to the Upper Mississippi River I'M
provement association, and it can be
secured. l myself thank an S-foot
channel would be more suitable, but if
a G-foot one is satisfactory, it is the
more easily secured
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-10-09
MUNICIPAL MATTERS.

City Council Room, Rock Island, Ill,
Oct. s, 1906.-The council met at D.
m. in regular session. Mayor McCasll-
rim presiding and all the aldermen
present. The minutes of the last two
regular meetings were read and APP
proved
Alderman Sherwood from the finance
committee submitted the weekly labor
pay roll ordinance for the weeks end
ing Sept. % and Oct. 6. which were
considered and adopted by unanimous
vote. allowing claims as follows:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-10-09
The TRANSPORTATION Question.

foreigners at "a less price than that
charged our own people.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-10-09
Is the Best Occupation.

while we would obtain better condi-
tons for farming and a larger share
of the wealth that is created by our
labor and the employment of our capt.
tai, il must not be understood that we
do not consider farming the best of all
occupations, all things considered; or
that we have any desire or purpose to
be unjust or unfriendly to others; or
that We desire more money just for the
sake of the money Itself If we did
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-10-09
SAY DATE WAS CANCELLED
StrolIers Wanted Chance to Try for
Tri-City Championship.

The Strollers claim they were dated
to play the Black Hawks next Sunday
to contest the latter's claim to the
amateur championship of the tri-cities,
but the Black Hawks cancelled the
date The Strollers are composed of
Williams. SIS; Steinbech, c; Thomason,
2b; Selmer. 1b Fox, p; Gaeiser, IF;
Kramer. IT, Erbs, CT Anderson. 3b !;
John Schwack is manager They are
playing a strong game, defeating the
S. & l.. team of Davenport Sunday IA
10 5. getting IL hits. while Fox held
the Iowans down to four safe drives.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-10-09
Old Time Teleeraphers Meet.

Old Time Telegraphers Meet.
Washington, Oct. 9.-The Goth an
nual convention of the Old Time Tele-
graphers and Historical association
and Society of United States Military
Telegraphers met here today. \ large
number of delegates were present.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-10-09
IT WAS MEIDROTH
Former President of Peoria Asso
citation, Not George Hughes.
Guilty
OF ATTACK ON BELDEH HILL
Three-Eye Annual Meeting Sits Con-
troVersy at Morning Session
at Chicago.

Chicago, Ill. Oct. 9.-(Special)- -
Sixteen representatives of the Three
Eye league attended the opening SEES
sion of the annual meeting at the Sher-
man house in this city this morning.
The Peoria controversy was the first
matter taken up, and representatives
of that city were closely questioned
upon the authorship of the charges
against Belden Hill of Cedar Rapids for
which George Hughes was suspended.
1t developed that Hughes had been the
scapegoat for former President Meid-
roth of the Peoria association. who real
~ originally preferred the charges. The
result will probably be that Hughes
will be reinstated. while MeidrOth will
be censured.
Attend Big Game.
The meeting adjourned at noon and
the delegates became guests of the Ce-
dar Rapids association at the worlds
championship game between the Cubs
and the White SoX. The question OF
salary limit and changes in the circuit
will probably come up at the session
tomorrow morning
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-10-09

No sickiy women or weak men will
ever regret taking HOLSTERS Rocky
Mountain Tea. It's brought happiness
to thousands of homes. Tea or Tab
lets, IS cents. T. II. Thomas phar-
macy. ~
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-10-09
Attend Big Game.
FARMERS CONVENTION.

CONTINUED From Page Three)
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-11-11

We are making a speciality of our passen-
ger service, and we expect to put on faster
steamers and better steamers even than
those we now have. We shall carry some
freight, but ours Will be more of an eX-
press than a heavy freight business. Our
freight at present consists largely Of
silks, curios and tea rather than Of the
heavier articles"
rs Canada sending much wheat to
Japan?" 1 asked
mot as yet. We are having some ship
ments from the province Of Alberta,
which lies just east of the Rockies. That
province is beginning to raise winter
wheat. 1t produced something like
2,O0O,O 900 bushels this year, and its possi-
bilities are very great. The wheat is the
turkey red variety which comes from seed
imported from Kansas, 1t is superior TO
the Kansas wheat ana will make more
pounds of bread to the barrel. With the
growth of this product we shall probably
have large shipment TO Japan, not only
on account of the quality, but because
Of the low freight rate which we will make
from there to the Pacific and to the
orient"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-11-11

as our chief competitor in the foreign mar
kets Mr.. Whyte said;
Your people do not appreciate our posi-
bilities. Your wheat lands are well defined
You had something like 4s,OOO,OCO acres un-
der crop last year, and your average was
about thirteen bushels per acre. Canada
has 8O,OOc,0OO acres upon which wheat can
be grown. 1t has five times as much wheat
land as is now cultivated in the United
States, and even if you deduct 100, OOO. 900
acres on the account of swamp. muskeg
and other bad lands, we have three times
as much good wheat land left as you have.
AS to our acreage crop, it is twenty bushels
and upward per acre, instead of thirteen.
When our land is all under cultivation we
shall be able to supply the greater part
Of the European demand and aid in feed
ing you"
who are to be your chief competitors in
the wheat market of the future?"
THE United States will compete for a
time" said Mr.. Whyte, but your popuIa-
ton is growing so rapidly that it will
eventually consume all you raise and wiz
probably have to call upon us. Among
other competitors Russia and Siberia will
probably lead, but Russia is still very
poorly farmed Argentina viii always be a
competitor and India-an Australia like
wise"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-11-11

There is a great dairy country right neaS
Edmonton which is now producing butter
for British Columbia and the western mar
kets. That region is adapted to mixed
farming, and a great many Of your Penn
sylvania and Ohio people are settled there.
They have big barns, just as in the United
States. The land there produces the finest
oats. I know farmers who grow from
eighty to 100 bushels per acre and the oats
will weigh forty pounds to the bushel II
crews timothy as tall as a man and also
barley and other grains. It is not so cold
near the Rockies as farther east and in
many respects It is more desirable for
settlement than the wheat belt proper.
British Columbia promises to develop
somewhat like your states of Washington
and Oregon. II has many small valleys
which can be irrigated and which will pro-
duce the finest Of apples, pears, peaches
and prunes. That country is just opening
up and we expect It to have a great in
crease in population in the near future"
FRANK G. CARPENTER
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-11-11
Gorernment and RaiIways.

II see, Mr.. Whyte, that both the Domin-
ion and the provincial governments Of
Canada are going into railroad building.
Ontario is pushing line northward to-
ward Hudson's bay, and the Grand Trunk
Pacific, from Winnipeg 10 the Atlantic, Is
to be built by the federal government. VIII
II pay the governments to own and operate
their own railwaysT'
II think not" was the reply. Railroad
ing is a profession, and It takes trained
men to manage the business successfully.
Politicians cannot make good railroad
operators. They are dependent upon the
people for their election and continuance
in Office and they must take their con-
stttuents into consideration in making rail-
road appointments. Bad men may, there
fore through political influence, retain rail-
road positions. and good men may lose
their Jobs. Indeed, I do not see how a
railroad can be successfully handled by our
government with our present political ma
ohinery. 1t will not pay"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-11-11
View RniIronG. for o.nadn.

Can Canada handle its big wheat crops
when they Gomez"
II think So" replied the railroad vice
president. 1.-THE march of railroad build
ing is rapid in this part Of the world. The
wheat belt is being opened up by trunk
lines and branch roads will be constructed
to meet the demands OF the farmer. We
expect to build a great deal Of new track
this year. and we shall double our tracks
wherever needed. We have been sending
800 grain cars a day from Winnipeg to
Lake Superior, and by this time next year
we shall have a double track between
those two points. There are other rail-
roads being constructed In addition to ours.
The Canadian Northern is building a line
through the wheat belt above us, and the
Grand Trunk Pacific will have its route
through the same region. Our explorers
have surveyed that country to ascertain
where the most fertile Of the wheat lands
are, and we shall have our own tracks. with
branch lines. Railroad building in the
wheat belt will go steadily on, keeping as
far as possible in advance OF the settle
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-11-11

and mountains, which turns first to Cape
May, Atlantic City. Newport, Bar Har-
Dor and the hundreds Of other seaside
resorts along the Atlantic coast and a little
later takes its flight INTO the mountains.
SO that it seems strange to raise such a
hulabaloo over the mobilizing of a mere
6,0O0 soldiers when one remembers the
peaceful armies which are continually CAM
paigning through the country. Anyone who
has witnessed the scene Of hustle and con-
fusion as the returning advance guard of
this army comes streaming into the Grand
Central station in New York on the hrst
Tuesday I'm September, armed with golf
clubs, tennis racquets and fishing tackle,
with baggage trucks on every hand piled
high with the impedimenta of travel, gets
some faint idea Of the proportions to which
this movement attains.
More practice. perhaps, would facilitate
handling the soldiers Of Uncle Sans army.
The armies OF peace, at all events, mobilize
rapidly and yet successfully. They are al
ways at Il. Even now these armies are
gathering again, this time for the annual
advance upon the winter resorts OF the
south. The vanguard is ready to make its
annual capture of the baths at Virginia
hot springs and to find recreation in the
mountains of western Virginia and the
CarOlinas. In a few weeks these and other
hosts from every part of the land viii be-
gin to move on to that marvellous stretch
Of surf-beaten sand which marks with an
unbroken line Of foam the eastern coast
of Florida from the mouth of the St
Johns at the northeastern corner Of the
state, through nearly five degrees of lati-
tude to Miami-an entire state given over
to~,a preat winter plavprO1tnd farming The
nearest American approach to the famous
Riviera.
An army OF 100000 tourists visits Florida
each wlnter-an army five times as large
as that which wears the uniform Of Uncle
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-11-11
siberian wIent Field..

do you expect much competition from
Siberia in your wheat raisingr' I asked
YES" replied the vice president. Isl
IBERIA. outside Of Canada, is about the only
country which promises TO form a new ele-
ment in the wheat markets of the world.
For a few years before the war Siberia
was producing about SO,OOO,OOO bushels of
wheat. That was it's average during the
years between 1898 and 1902 In 1903 the
crop amounted TO 6O.0OO,OOO bushels. and it
will probably exceed that now that the war
10 closed. There is a vast tract Of land
adapted to wheat raising between the
Ussuri and Amoor rivers extending from
the Pacific westward. That region Is be-
ing settled by Russians. They come across
from Europe on the Transsiberlan railroad
o. by sea from Odessa on emgrant steam
ers subsidized by the government, That
region can produce millions OF bushels Of
wheat. II will probably furnish a large
part OF the supply Of Japan and China.
There are also wheat lands In Manchuria
and farther west in Siberia. Indeed, it is
hard to estimate Just, what northern Asia
viii do in the wheat markets of the fu-
ture."
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-11-11
Lines to HHdson,n Bay.

What do you think Of the plan Of MAX
ing the future wheat route to Europe via
Hudsons bay?'
"That matter is yet to be settled. We do
not know how far the bay or the straits
which lead into 1t can be navigated. Hud-
sons bay is said n be free from ice, but
It Is uncertain how long the straits can
be kept OPEN II a clear channel can be
maintained there for good part OF the
year much Of the wheat may go to Eu-
rope that way. The haul from the Sas-
katchewan valley to Hudson's bay would
be much shorter than TO Lake Superior,
and Hudson's bay is much nearer to Liver
pool If the straits are TO be open for
only a short time the grain would have
to be stored until the year following its
harvest and that means elevator charges
and heavy insurance. Indeed, there are
many questions entering into the prob
lem. We ought 70 know exactly what We
can expect as to the navigation Of the