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Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-05

of the blase character, a role which Miss
Ethel Barrymore created at the Empire
theater in New York several years ago
but WHICH Miss Ethel failed to make
particularly famous Miss Albertson,
however, does a clever bit of acting of
unusual difficulty, and she does 1t we'll.
AS for Mr.. Stone and his mustaches,
his interpretations of the bored, egotis-
tic Englishman Is superb and faultless.
Therefore the comedy, being a good
one to work on, Is easy prey for the
Belasco troupe, who revel in that par
ticular form of acting.
George Barnum as John Baverstock.
the private secretary, holds the spot
light of the production in the fun
making line. He is simply George Bar
mum, and that Is about the best COM
pliment anyone could pay him.
Howard Scott is cast in the role of the
Right Hon. Henry Carlton, a part well
suited to him, and with Dick Vivian as
the ardent young Capt. Charles Carew,
he manages to afford plenty of fun.
The comedy is particularly amusing
to the young women patrons of the
Belasco because of the fact that Lewis
Stone, still on his honeymoon, must
stand to one side of the stage and watch
his bride, Miss Langham, subjected to
the ardent love-making of Mr.. Vivian.
The look of pain on Stones face of a
necessity went with the play, but 1t
looked pretty natural.
Miss Marie Howe and Ernest Glen
DINING, other principals, deport them
selves creditably, Glendinnings appear
ance being short but affording about all
the tragedy there is in the play.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-05
SUSPICIOUS CHARACTERS a.
ARRESTED BY POLICE

r. Santana, Francisco Sanchez and
Pedro Ramos were arrested by Special
Officer Rico at Seventh and San Pedro
streets last night and booked at the
police station as suspicious characters.
According to the story told by the
police at the station the three men, one
of whom was said to be intoxicated,
were acting in a suspicious manner on
Seventh street. When the officer asked
them where they lived they could give
no satisfactory reply
Although no confirmation of the story
could be had from the police depart
ment, 1t is understood that one of the
men is thought to have been connected
with several recent robberies in the
eastern section of the city.
Santana is well known to the police,
having served on the chain gang for a
period of several months during the
early part of last year.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-05
FREES COMPANY
OF ILL BLAME
Coroner's Jury Holds Street Railway
Is Not Responsible for Death of
Mathew Taaffe, Killed While
Boarding Moving Car

At the inquest held yesterday after
noon over the body of Mathew Taaffe,
the proprietor of the barber shop at 230
South Main street who died of injuries
received by being hit by a Pasadena
car last Friday night, the usual verdict
was rendered. Accidentally killed
while attempting to board a moving
car" was the way the verdict read.
Miss Alice Taaffe, the dead mans sis
ter, was the first witness called. She
testified having seen her brother start
for the car and told of his movements
while attempting to board the car.
According to the stories told on the
witness stand the conductor was negli-
gent in the performance of his duty,
having given the signal to go ahead
without looking to see whether anyone
was getting on or off the rear steps OF
the car.
Mrs. Taaffe and Albert w. Hall were
the next witnesses called. Their testi-
mony was confined to the accounts of
the dead mans past history and habits
w. T. Robinson, the motorman, said
he started the car on signal from the
conductor.
A. w. Grunwell the conductor who
was in charge Of the car at the time,
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-05
BAKERSFIELD JEWELER
ARRESTED FOR LARCENY

David Evans, !. manufacturing jew
eler of Bakersfield. vas arrested in Los
Angeles yesterday by Sheriff. Kelly
of Kern county on a warrant charging
him with grand larceny. Davis is said
to have robbed a jewelry store Of
Bakersfield of diamonds valued at $4,000
and sold them to G. T. Besick of Los
Angeles. The man was confined to the
county jail and this morning will be
taken to Bakersfield for trial.
Evans has been under surveillance
for some time. Recently word was
sent Sheriff Kelly that he had disposed
Of jewels in this city and the officer at
once came to Los Angeles.
Davis Is said to have formerly worked
for the firm he is alleged to have
robbed. He was at one time promi-
nent in Bakersfield society where he is
said to have passed as a man OF
wealth,
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-05
0RPHEUM BILL HAS
TWO NEW SKETCHES
BOTH BEING CLEVER

John C. Rice and Sally Cohen present
a new playlet 1.-THE Path of the Prim-
rose," this week at the Orpheum, q
sketch that saw the light of day only
two weeks ago. 1t is bright and orig
inal and deals with an amusing situa-
ton. Both Mr.. Rice and Miss Cohen
are above the average in acting abili-
ties.
Marzelo and Millay, billed as eccen-
,tric acrobats and burlesque wrestlers,
live up to their names. Their wrest-
ling stunt is something that has not
been seen on a vaudeville stage for
many a long day, If ever at all, and Is
highly laughable. Their acrobat1c
stunts are not great but surprising.
and their general makeup Is even more
alarming.
"England's famous comique," Edgar
Atchison- Ely, sings funny songs with
a good voice and with dialect that is
superfine, and wears charming smile.
He was recalled again and again last
evening.
Warren and Blanchard, the comedian
and the singer, are the usual funny
men, but their act is interesting. They
spring new Jokes, the singer has good
voice and the comedian has an excel
lent makeup.
Ned Nye presents skit on the order
of the chorus girl act in musical
comedy. He is assisted by his rollick-
ing girls and the Reid sisters. They
sing and dance and the Reid sisters
do some clever acrobatic stunts.
Violet Allen and company present
Scarf Aliens original farce. "The
Travelling Man" The talk is fast and
furious and pleases by it's very swift
ness. The scene Is laid in train and
the porter, the butcher boy and the
brakeman proceed to make things live
ly for the woman tourist and her COM
panion, the travelling man. Searl Allen
regularly takes the part of the travel
ing man, but owing to his illness
Thomas Lowell is substituted.
The holdovers are Black and Jones,
dancing comedians, and Villa Holt
Wakefield in song readings.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-05
UMPIRE" WINS
CLOSE DECISION
FRED MACE AND THE "P0NIE ES"
SAVE 1T FROM MEDIoCRITY Y
Former Has a Clever Role, but Buff
foons It-Pocket Edition Danee's
Are a Hit In Football Game.
Other Openings

THE Umpire" wins at the Mason this
week, but the decision is close-so close,
in fact, that with the cheers from the
bleachers and the howls of delight from
the fans can be heard intermlngled fhe
boots of the more discriminate in the
boxes and grandstand, and the calls of
rotten" Still "The Umpire wins, al
things considered.
Two things make for success insth(
plethora of mediocrlty: Fred Mace al
the umpire himself. and the pony ballef
They work hard, those ponies and ara
often in evidence, but what they dh
especially In the dancing line, is clevel
Their finale, when they play footbd
game in miniature, Is as spirited
thing as has recently been shown hep
and 1t excited the audience to q file
frenzy OF enthusiasm. IN
Mace has made new stage charactr
of the umpire proper, and in the map,
especially while he sticks closely to Iis
football lingo, he Is excellent. He Ps
n large vocabulary of new slang, andhe
makes 1t go spiritedly. His descripPn
of his great game wherein he let's he
home team lose by calling two "sde"
men out because he is entranced d a
couple of pretty eyes in the stand, IAN
epic worthy Of place beside that gretest
of all baseball classics, Casey atthe
Bat" and his topical song is scately
inferior to it.
But Mace has tendency to gebut
of his character, and to buffoonJ he
initiates Eddie Foy at times, 6as-
trously. He shouldn't; he has asood
enough role for any man in his uipire
part, and he can make much NOR of q
hit by sticking to 1t and not wandring
about over the whole field of coledy.
Barring this tendency, Mace is goa for
a home run every time he goes tdat.
Harry Hanlon is another who derives
word of praise, AS j. Stanley 1wton
he maintains his atmosphere pdectly
and does good work, while Bradl9 Mar
tin as the Hon. "Shifty" Goode Yes up
to his name. The rest of the IN are
nil.
The principal young womenlphold
the feminine honors but feebly. Huelma
Baker Is a rolypoly blonde [ good
looks. but she cannot sing as he for
merly did. Edyth Yerrington lso has
retrograded as to vocal ability kath-
crime Bum has the best voice and in
one duet she shone. But nondf them
is entitled to prima donna hors.
The play itself is poor drive 1t has
no plot, no locale of consequ ce-wit-
ness football game in theobby OF
hotel-and no pretense at dtinuity.
Just why 1t was created itfould be
hard to say; that character dthe UNI
pire is worthy of n better andiore ade-
quate setting. The music 1.-THE main
is strongly reminiscent of ther and
better things; the songs ardot start
ling, and the comedy Is noespecially
brilliant, though now and en- a good
joke comes out as If by acient. The
costumes are pretty. hover, and the
scenic and light effects are blcome ad-
ditions to the evening. ill. 1t Is
worth going to see IL onlbecause of
the ponies and the umpirnot to for
get the bit of football CHE.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-05
"AT PINEY RIDGE"
GIVES FERRIS E0PLE
CHANCE TO FLAX SOME

''At Piney RIDGE" Hch the Dick
Ferris company put on the Auditor
ium last night, gives It company
chance to relax a bit4is week. In
stead of the strenuositof the Sardou
drama. the players ep aside into
bucolic paths and an rural atmos-
phere and surroundingdepict the SIM
pie life. The change lst be welcome
to them; that it is less so to the
Auditorium clientele Evidenced by the
ardor with which thenfolding of the
plot was followed Ia night and the
interest the play eyed
"At Piney RIDGE by David IIig-
gins, and Is not newlre; ne played 1t,
and 1t has been seen stock, so no ex-
tended comment is lulred OF 1t here.
1t is a melodrama, course, yet not
one Of the strenuouype, and its melo-
dramatic moments not It's best. one
enjoys 1t most ipts depictions OF
country life, whicare plentiful, and
which the Ferris cpany brought out
both in action amin settings to the
most complete degt. Viewed as such,
IT Is a delight, d many will find
wholesome amusent and happy mo-
ments in watchint.
From the emohal Zoraya to the
still somewhat stnuous but, by com
parison, very ft, Cindy Lane is
quite a step foFlorence Stone, but
she proves her II known versatility
by making the u without a quiver.'
She appears to quite as much at
home in the mo subdued role as she
was in tho won of passion but a
week back, amber handling of her
scenes was alirable. Dick Ferris
again dons therease paint and ap-
pears as Jack Fe, and finds the role
much to his lilg. Ferris Is an actor
of parts, and s naturalness behind
the footlights by no means his least
noticeable feate. He and Miss Stone
play excellentwell together, and give
q finished Importation OF their as
What wouI have been delightful
comedy was urred by the careless
enunciation DAVIS Lobdell in the
"Topsy" par'f Susannah. She was
all there but distinctness. Gertrude
Kellar proyeA real delight as Azalie
Deering, thSld generals daughter.
Her work gf better all the time and
she came n ry close second to Flor
encc Stone. The sort southern burr
was rather krworked by all the COM
nanv. but IS is a pardonable fault
when one dsiders what delicately
elusive thiu the accent south of the
Mason andlixon line is. Tennesssee
mountain ynery as depicted by the
artists az q AUDITORIUM stage staff
was very lisfactory to the audience,
the scene q Piney hldse winning
hearty appuse.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-05
BELAsc| OFFERING GIVES
GOOGHANCEs TO STONE
Nd MISS ALBERTS0N

PatronsIf the Belasd were given two
especial tAats last niht at the COM
pany's inial performalce of Ills Ex-
cellency te Governor,la clever satire
on BritisHco colonial ruleirom the pen of
II. G. CaIpn, whose coAedles have en-
joyed woIdwide fame.
The flrt was seein Miss Lillian
Albertson the new leding lady. In a
role WORTHY of her actthe second be-
holding lewis s. Stoi, the recently
lnoculated benedict, weflng mustaches,
so that we're II not fo1is evident sad
ness ons might thinHhim related TO
lack BlSckwood.
The rSle Of CountesStella de Gex is
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-05
ELDTORO
Cigars Cents

is the one cigar you can be SIRE is genuine
Porte Rtcan--in name and quality.
FL Toro represents the best 5-cent cigar
that Porto Rico can produce. Smokers
of FL Toro cigars know how far superior
this brand has always been to any cigar
sold for 5 cents.
This years Porto Rican tobacco crop is
better than ever before and only the
choicest selections are used in the FL Toro.
For this reason the FL Toros now on the
market are particularly recommended to
smokers.
! Every H z0ro is now handed. This is
the cigar that has done so much to
popularize Porto Rican cigars among dis
eliminating smokers.
Porto Rican-American Tobacco Company
Manufactures, San Juan, Porto Rico.
Gee. w. WALKER, Distributor, LOS ANGELES, CAL.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-05

said he saw no one near the back step
when the car started. Grunwell claimed
the man walked toward the car after
it had started and that he missed the
hand rail when he tried to board 1t.
The jury was composed of the fol-
lowing A. j. Leck, manager for Des-
mond's Furnishing company; George
Popkins of tailoring firm; DIR. McFar-
land of the Yale Dental parlors;
Thomas Page, manager for Nordlinger,
the jeweler; C. Eyke of the Del Rey
restaurant; George A. Ralph, the gro
Ger; and Harvey Johnson, a money loan
broker.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-05
Funny Show at Flsoher's

Both Manager Fischer and Stage
Manager Fred X. Griffiths gave their
audience a big surprise last night, the
former in the lavish manner he has
mounted the new bill. "Betty's Hus-
band" in providing handsome new
scenery and costumes, and the latter
In a clever and laughable comedy. The
piece tells humorous story OF the at
tempts of a fickle lover to discard an
old sweetheart and the new one to re-
tain her lover. Miss Nellie Montgom-
cry as the much married Betty and
Billy Onslow as the Irish servant, are
the hits of the bill, while close sec
ond come Miss Florence Morrison as
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-05
Married 81 Years

Mr.. and Mrs. F. A. Weblen, of 567 Forest Street,
St. Paul. Minn., who have been married fifty=o
years, are hale hearty and vigorous Mr.. WeibIen at
the age of seventy=One and Mrs. Weiben at the age
of seventy three, thanks to the great renewer of
youth Duffys Pure Malt Whiskey.
Mr. Webn served in the United Navy during
of the Rebellion and business
land, Wis, before he moved St. Paul
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-05
SWEETHEART Goes
KILLS HERSELF
Pleads with Youth to Remain with
Her, and Commits Suicide When
He Refuses to Comply
with Request

Bertha Jane Routt of Long Beach, 10
years of age, who had frequently told
her younger sister, Mile, that she
would kill herself if she had any quar-
rel with her lover, fulfilled her promise
last night when her sweetheart came
to Los Angeles against her wishes.
The girl drank nearly half pint of
carbolic acid and the three physicians
VINO were summoned at once pro-
nounced her case hopeless. She died
at o'clock, forty-flve minutes after
drinking the poison.
Bertha Jane Routt was the daugh-
ter of Edman Routt, a brick con-
tractor living at 1345 Railway street,
Long Beach,
For five months she had been the
sweetheart of Sydney Crosby, a brick
layer, 21 years of age, whose home is
on East Sixth street, Long Beach.
Two weeks ago the girls father or
dered Crosby to discontinue his fire.
quent visits, claiming that the late
hours his daughter was keeping would
prove disastrous to her health.
Rather than lose the pleasure of her
sweetheart's visits the girl decided to
leave home, and with her sister secured
a room at the little home of Mr.. and
Mrs. A. Lewis, 249 East Fifth street.
Prior to this time Bertha had been
working several months as a domestic
in Seventh street residence. This
place she held after moving to the
Lewis home.
Here young Crosby continued his Wis
it's, according to Mrs. Lewis, every
night. Several times the elder sister
told the younger one that If anything
went wrong between her and Crosby
she would do something desperate and
hinted at self destruction. Her sister,
however, did not take these threats
seriously.
Bids Sweetheart Good BY
Last night about o'clock Crosby called
and after a short conversation said
that he had to go to Los Angeles and
that he was to meet party there on
business at o'clock. Bertha begged
him not to go, saying that she was
lonesome and that she believed he was
going to Los Angeles to see another
girl. Crosby was firm, however and
soon started for the street to catch
car bound for Los Angeles. The
Routt girl followed him to the street,
having, in accordance with his instruc-
tions, placed O shawl about her shoul-
ders. With tears in her eyes she bade
him good by. Then she returned to her
room, whore her sister lay almost
asleep. A moment after. lying down
upon the bed she began to tremble
violently and her sister was aroused.
The girl complained that she had a
terrible headache, then fell back on the
bed, motionless. Thus she lay, uncon-
scious, until death ensued.
A number of neighbors We're at her
bedside when the end came. The ia
ther arrived a few moments later. 1t
was hard for him. for but four weeks
ago his little son died of spinal menin-
gifts. The girls mother died many
years ago, but her father had remar-
ried.
A pint bottle. half full of carbolic
acid, was found hidden among the bed
clothing.
The body was taken to Cleveland &
Harris morgue and the coroner noti-
fed.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-05
Good Bill at the Unique

AS usual the Unique theater was
packed to the walls last night and the
features presented by the speciality
people, as we'll as the Unique stock
company, were of a high order. The
Sweres in a comedy sketch, MAN
gled," are exceptionally good and their
coon songs and dialogue exceedingly
funny.
Jones and Wilson in a travesty on
"Niobe." cleverly presented q novelty
and one that appealed strongly. Billy
NcRobie, in eccentric monologue and
latest parodies, was warmly received,
while the Unique stock company In
"Tit for Tat" presented a one-act COM
edy that was scream of laughter from
start to finish, under direction of
Richard Cummings and James p. Lee.
The motion pictures and illustrated
songs rounded out a good bill
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-05

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Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-05
Made In Porto Rico,
From Porto Rican Tobacco

That's one thing that's re about FL Toro
cigars-something extremely doubtful about
the many so-called "Porto Rican" brands.
The recent fncreaS ) cost of Porto Rican
leaf is responsible for the many brands of
doubtful quality now being rushed on the
market.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-05
Electric Stove Causes Fire

A small fire caused by the overheat-
ing of an electric stove destroyed about
$50 worth OF furniture at the home Of
F. K. Lindsay, 2627 Menlo street, last
night.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-05

the giddy widow, and Tracey McDer-
mott as the young husband. Nick
Cogley gave representation of a
funny old lawyer.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-05
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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-07-12
THE SURVEY OF THE
MAUI FOREST RESERVE

The survey of the forest reserve on
West Maui, which has been going on
for some time under the direction of
Territorial Surveyor w. E. Wall. is now
1.early completed. 1t has been an i'm
portant undertaking and one that in
volved much work over very difficult
ground.
The department has now begun the
work Of going over the survey of the
Alawa lots, on the Eva side Of Nuuanu
Valley on Judd street extension. The
original survey was made over year
ago and some of the STAKES have been
broken off. The ground is now being
gone over, and lost stakes renewed so
that buyers and prospective buyers
will be able Enthusiastically to identify
the lots they buy or lid on.
Surveyor Wall is now at work, as
as are other heads of departments, in
preparing his annual report for Gov
ernor Carter.
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THE LAHAINALUNA
CASE MANDATE
Arrives From the Supreme
Court of fhe United
States.

The mandate from the Supreme Court
of the United States in the Lahainalu-
ma case, has been received and was
filed. with the clerk of the Supreme
Court of the Territory yesterday after
noon by Castle & wilmington, attorneys
for the plaintiffs and appellees in the
case.
The mandate recites the decision of
the Supreme Court of the Territory in
sustaining the demurrer of the Terri
tory to the complaint of the plaintiffs,
F. J. Lowrey, George P. Castle and W.
o. Smith, trustees, and then recites
that this decision has been reversed,
and remands the case to the Supreme
Court of Hawaii for proceedings in con-
sonance, and at the same time awards
the plaintiffs costs taxed at $102.50, and
awards execution against the Territory
for this amount.
The suit was brought to recover the
Lahainaluna property or stipulated
damages to the amount of 5000 for
breach of covenant by the Territory
of a covenant in the deed by which
the Lahainaluna property was trans
ferred by the American Board to the
Kingdom of Hawaii. The covenant
was, in effect-without attempting to
give the exact wording-that the gov
eminent of Hawaii would always use
the property for the purposes of a
school in which should be taught in
addition to sound learning, orthodox
If the government of Hawaii
should fail in this covenant it should
pay the sum of $4,000, and it is this
sum for which the suit was actually
brought. The case was decided against
the Territory about four weeks ago.
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SEWER AND WATER RATES.

The water Office is busy place these
days, this being the time for the semi
annual payment of water rates. These
rates must be paid on or before July
Is or a penalty is added.
Up to the close of business yester-
day about $4,000 had been paid in
out of total of nearly $4,000.
Sewer rates are also being collected.
and viii become delinquent at the same
time that water rates are OF sewer
rates there have been collected so far
about $4,000. The collections last Janu-
airy were between $4,000 and $4,000.
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1906 REQ" TOuriDQ Cor

Seats five persons, complete, with
black cape-top, two pairs oil lamps, gas
lamps, gas generator, shock absorbers,
ETC.; has been used about one year Just
been overhauled. Is in Al condition.
Two-cylinder generating, of 1920
horse power; 94-inch wheel base; car
ries five passengers; has detachable
tonneau; two speeds, forward and re-
verse; 40 miles an hour. First pur-
chase price with extras was $500.