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New-York tribune., 1907-09-07
THEATRICAL NEWS.

The New Circle Theatre will be opened tonight
with a musical piece called From Across the
Pond Adolf Philip. who will appear as one OF
the principal entertainers. adapted il from
German In the cast will be Miss Anna Boyd. Miss
Viola Da Costa. Miss Ethel Jewett. Miss Maize
Toilette Miss Nettie Lyons. Mis Kitty Black.
William Gale, Stanley Jessup. z. r. Nell ard Miss
Lizzie Reemer
With to-niEhts Performance the engagement Of
the 101 Ranch Wild West Snow at Brighton Beach
VII end Orlando Hartman head OF the Brighton
Beach Development Company said yesterday he
was satisfied with the returns Of this season He
IS planning larger things for Brighton Beach next
year
Miss Cariott5 NilIsoa. who will appear this sea
son in The Three of Us has received q letter
from Prince William Of Sweden inviting her to
give a few performances at the Royal Court The
atre in Stockholm next season. -Iiss Nillson was
born in Sweden and was presented 10 the Prince
when he was here
J. G. Huffman. general stage director for the
sluberts. discovered an attempt few days ago
TO make copy Of the mechanical arrangements
Of the express train used in the last OF Anna
Jkarenina' At the Herald Square Theatre. Now the
shuberts announce they win apply for a copyright
New-York tribune., 1907-09-07
OBITUARY NOTES.

Dr MICHAEL BESHOAR. a pioneer and
founder Of The Pueblo Chieftain' and The Tim
tdad Advertiser died on Thursday night at Trim
t1ad Col aged seventy-four years. He was born
IN PENNSYLVANIA. was graduated from Ann Arbor
University in 1858. and was the last survivor Of
hts class He was surgeon in the Confederate
army
LEWIS SELLS aged sixty-hve, died in Co
lunlbus, Ohio on Thursday night from Bright
disease He was the last of the four Sells broth
erz who owned the circus. which in 1888 was
united with Adam Forepaugh's show. The com
bined show was sold three years ago TO the late
lanes A Bailey and Ringing Brothers.
AUGUSTUS GIsIN. founder Of The Baltimore
Journal German died at his home in that city
on Thursday from acute indigestion. Mr.. Gisin
was ffty-four years old
New-York tribune., 1907-09-07
BAR NUMBER. PLEASE"
Quaker City Officials Saving Time
Why Poljteness Pays "HeHo Girl.

Hello Hello HeIo,'
Then perspiring wait in the booth. and maybe
one easps so much that the next time he pauses
between the syllables and says. Hello! Hell-o'
But cheer up. for here in New York. when the
g'fi hnally watts her voice the metal strand
she says. Number please
Note the please if you please II IN this
that the story lies. That little touch often cools
the anger Of the would-he conversationalist 1t is
oaI1h for the victim of wire-way hold-up
But IN delphia-somnOlent. by the testimony
Of the barber shop comics. but otherwise others
they manage things differently Now the ediot
has gone forth from the traffic manager Of the
keystone Telephone Company that the girls shall
omit the please hereafter. And this IS because
the mathematical experts Of the Philadelphia
phone company estimate 100 minutes are con
suned every day in this formula OF poteness-
But New York is safe. The Tribune is able to
announce this on the authority of the traffic super
intendent of the New York and New Jersey Tele-
phone Company. Don't use my name adiured
the man. don't my name. hut you can say
thar We won't cut out the please For nine years
now the girls have been under instructions 10 be
polite. The time consumed in saying please does
amount 70 something in the course of twenty-tour
hours. But just think of what soothing effect it
has on our patrons, We aim 10 please
Jessie Johnson, one of the prettiest hello girls"
on the job, and one whose marcel is waiver than
anything YOU can see of the boardwalk At Atlantic
city. had different series of reasons for the use
of please"
why" said Jessie, "of course were polite You
bet we are, II We're on uptown exchange. where
We know the people the different numbers.
don't waste much time in sayiu please to Mr.. Har
lem who's calling up tell Mr.. Noruugsde that
his wife expects Mrs. Morniugside to come over,
and SO on. But You take the girls downtown.
Take EN- IN the 3>th street an Plaza an Columbus
exchanges Why they're great. Ever notice the
sweet tones Of voice they pass out? Ever notice
how they say Number, please like angel call
ing from the portray Cochay of the pearly gates?
You know why? Wen. you're certainly gettin'
money under false pretences from The Tribune If
You don't know You must have read of all those
telephone operators who married mIlioualres-riCh
l1il!'Halres. cause some mIII0naires rated
such only IA tha yellow papers. Well anyhow. you
read about 'em. An every tine the millionaire
vas caught 10y the girls sweet voice That was
a starter Well we're the job. You never can
tell when you get a call in them hotel an banking
house districts whether The nan is elevator
starter with six children an wife. or whether
he's a Butte sport with roll an desire for
Little Bright Eyes 10 share his name an coin.
NJ. as long as tEey's such chances that hoatin'
around. tie telephone girls VIII he polite. an the
company don't need 20 tell us TO say please Well
always lie nice as can. except when we
know the party. Did you Eet your number?
New-York tribune., 1907-09-07
GIVES LIFE TO MAKE OTHERS LAUGH.
Charles z. Duncan, Oldtime Comedian,
0vertaxes Strength and Dies.

After having expended the las' cf his fast fail
5ag strength IN making CROW ds laugh. Charles H.
Duncan en- odtime comedian and vocalist. died
cew days ago a. his home, 10 I3s East l7th
street Duncan lad appeared in many houses in
this country and IN England He usually dressed
IN evening clothes tor his sketches. depending en-
ri~elE upon his voice songs and the expression of
his face - draw laughter and applause
F1r FIVE wears be served as . hospital assistant
IN The navy. When his enlistment ended he re-
turned home to New albany Ind. and finished his
education. Then he decided 70 try his hand IT
amusing the public HIS first appearance was ar
FoZ's Theatre. in Philadelphia IN ls77. in Harry
. Richards sketch. The Clubhouse" Later he
sang there in "Plnafore." In 1850 he travelled
with the Berger family. famous bell ringers. Since
then he has appeared in all the large cities this
country. and abroad in London. Liverpool. Dublin.
Glasgow and Paris. Re was seen here at Huber's
Museum. Tony Pastors, Proctor & Keith's. the
Circle and the Gotham. in Harlem
He began 70 have attacks Of heart disease
rheumatism also was added n his troubles. but
sti-l he kept on PLAYING. Finally, upon finishing
IN May sixteen weeks on the road with Edmund
HAYES. IN The Wise Guy" he was no longer able
70 keep on his feet. and taken - the New
York Hospital as soon a. he reached tbs city. 10
hope was held out for his recovery. and his wife
took him several weoks ago from The hospital 70
their apartment in 18th street. whera he died
New-York tribune., 1907-09-07
LIBEL AGAINST BIG SCHOONER.
The Thomas w. Lawson Involved in Suit
for $259,00O.

A 1tbe1 was fled Yesterday in the United States
District Court against the schooner Thomas W
Lawson said to be the largest sailing vessel afoat
According TO the IibeIants, the Sun company they
chartered the Lawson for five years. beginning
May :. 1906 from its owners. the Coastwise Trans
rortatfon Company. Under the terms Of the char
tAr the SIM company was TO pay the owners OF
the vessel $500 month for its use in the trans
nortatfon Of general merchandise. II was stipu-
lated however that crude and refined petroleum
products should be the principal part of the car
e,o.s The company was also to fit out the Lawson
:, the satisfaction OF H. Wilkinson. surveyor at
this mort for the Bureau Neritas, whose purpose
Is 10 survey and rate vessels all over the world
for insurance purposes
On August =, last, the Sun company ordered
the vessel 10 proceed TO Sabine Pass, Tex, but
the skfnnar declinAd sail until additional I'M
New-York tribune., 1907-09-07
EXPULSION OF SIKHS.
Great Britain May Lodge Complaint
7cith State Department.

Washington. Sept 6--Who no information of an
official character concerning the summary and Nio-
Iart expulsion OF tre Sl5hs from Balliaslam. Wash
yesterday has reached the State Department. Vet
i' is confidently expected that Z the facts vera
reported ia the press, Ambassador Bryce soon viii
b. heard from
The British government takes pride above all
things. protecting the lives and property Of its
saltsets, and f. is expected :hat soon m"
British consular officer. who rs reported 70 be look
ing into the matter has completed his investigation
and communicated uEth tre summer homo Of the
BRITISH Esnhaesv ar Intertale. \ H. formal com
plant Viii be lodged with tho Sr'e Department
j. is believed that the task oC Investigating this
matter wll f4u upon oscar hlocker fhe British
vfoe-o0nsai Ct Port Townsend as being probably
tha nearest consular officer 70 Tho s".ne or 'ha-ln
c.-aa'.
The state Department is alvavs embarrassed I'm
dealing with -e.G-1ts OF this character. owing to
The fact. which the arrentton Of Congress has
often been called that the national government and
even r.e United States courts are not clothed with
the authority enter the confines ~ state.
even tr protect Foreigners iu their treaty rights
An that the state Department can DO I'm such
case AS that az BeIlusharu is 70 follow the
well worn pr-cedents established I'm Wyoming,
Louisiana. California and elsewhere N cases
where E9reiEu1rs have been mobbed or killed.
that ts the department, IN the name Of the
President, may address the Governor or wash
iGgt0r. transmitting. perhaps. the complaint ot
the British Embassy. II there should be one. and
requesting him 10 take steps 70 prevent q recur-
renee Of the trouble such appeals have generally
been effective. and doubtless would b in this case
Notwithstanding the racial feeling which appears
20 have been eugendered and which always adds
very much to the difficulty of the officials IN I'D
t1eting matters On a prorer basis
Probably in the end claims for damages sus-
tanned hv the individual Hindus who were beaten
or driven away from lucrative employment viii
be preferred II the agerieved individuals care
Irgp against q
-r,lr,cioal authorities 81 Belngham in the local
courts Just as the japanese restaurant and bath
house keepers have done in san Francisco. IN
doubtedlv the State Department would very much
prefer that this course be followed
II however owing 70 local antipathy on the
part Of white people Of Bellngham 10 the Hindu
colony. j. saou4u be found impossible to secure
4,s+ice ~ the hands Of the local judiciary. then,
as was done in the case OF the murderous attacks
1ror the Chinese at Rock Springs. Wyo-, and upon
the Italians in New Orleans some years ago. the
r--ac,rt,ve will recommend to Congress that in
IDENTITIES be paid the victims.
New-York tribune., 1907-09-07
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New-York tribune., 1907-09-07
MISS NETHERsOLE PLEASED CRITICS.
VIII Begin Season in Kansas City and Reach
New York in January.

Miss Olga NethersoIe arrived in this country
yesterday on the Cedric. Of the White star Line
While abroad she played sa Nine be~nhardts s
theatre, IN Paris
-'I was received 50 well she said. that have
contracted 70 return next spring Nv appearance
in Paris was the fuldlment Of q lifelong ambition.
and The encouragement Of my friends Nine. Bern
rardt and u. Rostand. was sufficient for ne. The
critics q the French metropolis were cornnh-
mentary."
Miss Nethersole will leave here on MCndav morn
i.E On q special tram for Kansas city. where she
begins her season. Her engagement i'm &.- York
this season VII he ct the Asror Theatre. where she
viii probably appear for several weeks. beginning
-a-lr IN January In the course of this engage
merr she viii play The Awakening. The sub
marine" and q dramatic version ~ 7 Plg'iaocl'
EIlss EetEerscIe said she and Rudvard EipLtuE
have arranged for the production in Paris in De-
c=-aae- of The Light that Failed with Nine.
Fe+-na as Maize. the character created by Miss
Gertrude Elliott
New-York tribune., 1907-09-07
a LONDON DEFENCE OF AMERICANS
From The London Da..y Mail

lr0Tn LTUHUT I-.-|E
.,,,t-.-z are not disposed 10 accept quietly the
et.Eeesr.r that they are the principal hotel SOU
.--rI- hunters They admit they have D weakness
t,r a--Irt-.. rreraeu-Gs rf the places they visit,
but tha assert that In the main they obtain them
!- a legitimate manner
-failv Nal" representative who spoke on the
s--fser7 10 O number or Americans at West End
hotels one evening found some Indignation existing
~ tho acrusati.u which. however. was not alto
- must say that have seen little articles taken
sometimes. said one lady but not uy Americans
and ,y- daur breed kleI-ouaniacs- Al any rate.
She added .rra things which are taken are usually
OF little value
IIerry X BgowCe. prominent New York man.
said IL was undoubtedly tact that American Wcrn-
an b4f 4 craze for souvenirs and some of them
might "lff small articles ~ hotels without think
Ing they wer- doing much wrong
II think he added THAT Il YOU kept careful
watch ar your hotels YOU would nnd that your
-..I.r.4Ie 4v-r. pretty keen oa Souvenirs. This IS
their mother country, and naturally taey would ts
proud OF ANYTHING which would rerllEd them or
their visit Perhaps Americans are offenders 20
some extent. but y IS your ColCuists, no doubt.
who are causing YOUR hotel p-ourtetor5 some little
trouble in replacing the ash trays and spoons
New-York tribune., 1907-09-07
ODD THINGS IN THE NEWS.
RIVER EATING UP : TOWN.

TONI Ihe Kansas LItV journal
The town of Elwood. directly across from St
Joseph. is its last legs More correctly. its last
legs are about to he swept from rnder it The
hungry Muddy. which eats fev thousand acres
or rich farm land every year between Sioux City
and st Louis. has stretched out mouth for FL
wood, and the little village is about to give up the
Shost Some time ago government engineers made
a survey of the river and recommended 70 tne
War Department that $4,000 be spent to save Ell
wood and Lake Contrary, the latter Just south of
81 Joseph, on this side of the river No action
mas been taken as far citizens of ElWCOd can
see 50 to-day they started circulating petition
10 Secretary Taft TO have his wOrkmen get busy
About $4,000 damage has already been done The
town has gradually moved back into Kansas in the
face OF the water, but II cant go much further
and unless speedy relief comes If will be aban-
IL
New-York tribune., 1907-09-07
BY MAIL FROM HE'LL.
From The Kennehec journal

From The hennehec Journal
James Wight. of RoCkaud. received last week a
latter plainly rostmarked Hell II was some
thing new To- him. as It will he - the reader. todt
the place Indicated - within the jurisdiction or tiT
Postal Union, and ne had some cu'i2s!.J as - ne
geographical location Of IT, The letter Hd Hpl
smell ~ birthstone nor was there anything IN
eauuv about il save the p-StmarE- Opening H.
Mr. Wight found that the letter was written ny 4
friend Who assistant surgeon IN -Jhe Hli-i
States navy ON one OF tn" THTsalps tAdt ,l9tlsl
Tsar-I-rd some since. when the acquaintance
was formed. and was written At and m5.t-a IRON
rfs native village IN Norway. In the Norwegian
language. there IS nothing Internal abor. Ite-
and II probably never occurs Z" the residents ttt
English speaking countries might ne . bt staFtiln@
New-York tribune., 1907-09-07
LOAD STALLED THIRTY EIGHT HORSES
From The Boston TraAscript

Thirty-eight horses driven in q single team by
eghteep men attracted much attention in Cam
bridge late yesterday. They hauled q sixty ton
shaft from the Boston & Albany Railroad yard at
Harvard and 9Th streets up through Nam street
Massachusetts avenue and Mount Auburn street 10
the Boston Elevated Railway power house 2t 10y l.
Ston street So many horses working together
would have been enough. Of themselves. to draw a
crowd. but rhc shaftinG heavy that the
street surface could not at all points sustain ~.
and when the heavy truck sank down through the
solid pavement almost to the hubs blockade was
formed This was lifted only by the aid OF a
wreckinC car. which furnished a cable and power
10 give the load start. Tho break through
the pavement came at Burleigh and Main streets
but the trail of the truck plainly dlScernlole
over a large part Of its route It was midnight
before the load was landed ~ the power house.
New-York tribune., 1907-09-07
BoNAPARTE MEETS MORRISON.
Neither Would Disclose Nature of Confer.
ence Held at Boston.

Boston Sept 6-AttOrney General Charles j.
Bonaparte left this city shortly before noon TODAY
for Mount Desert. Ne He had a brfs4 conference.
with ex-Assistant Attorney General Morrison at
the Hotel Somerset previous TO his departure
Neither the Attorney General nor Mr. Morrison
"ou+o dlsclose the nature OF the conference II IL
known. however. that Mr.. Morrison was in charge
OF the gathering Of evidence in the case against ths
STANDARD OIL Company which was tried in Chicago
and which resulted in the imposition Of the Ss Geo
1G0 fine
II Is understood that the conference renewed that
Of last night which Mr. Morrison and Nr Bona
parte had over the telephone IN relation to the re-
ported promises of immunity Of the Chicago &
Alton Railroad in relation 70 the Standard OIL
cases.
New-York tribune., 1907-09-07
.wAMTs THE LAw oNn EnnlE 80

Gus Ellen. the coster comedian from ..Lunnun"
Who VIII be feature Of advanced vaudeville
next week. has grievance against Eddie Foy.
Elem dropped into the Casino few nights ago
and Foy IN the grotesque arrangement that
has made him a Broadway favorite. Elem said he
wss dumfounded
MS my other self" be told the mana agement Of
the New York Theatre = want the courts on this
here chaps track. He's copped ny character.''
Henry J Goldsmith VIII consult the law on the
subject for the English comedian. When Edward
Foy heard Of the danger he turned big black
cigar in his mouth and looked eloquently the sky
New-York tribune., 1907-09-07
THE cops" AND THE DEAD CAT"

favortte dodge b. New York policemen on pay
day 70 get their envelopes from the station before
they fenort of duty IS TO find dead cat some
where along their peat By order Of the depart
ment they are required 10 report this find TO the
station Immediately, but nothing hinders friendly
cop from passing the cat the line into another
pocemans territory Then he. too. may report
to the station the discovery Of dead cat But at
the West 3th street station house the other DAY the
lieutenant behind the desk got wise when five OF his
men reported a dead cat within two hours he
ordered roundup Of hall dozen street cleaners
on Tenth avenue. and with one accord the %nlte
wings testified that il was discarded muH which
the COPS had been reporting and then passing along
down the line
New-York tribune., 1907-09-07
OBITUARY..
- ,e,, No IoHN 3 rHoMPsoN.

,-avr brunswick Sept. . tSpectali--The Rev D..
rohn Fodfne Thompson. 8 retired minister died
a. the Mckinley Hospital Trenton. from a stroke
IF apooIe,v in the seventy seventh year or MS
age he was born at Readlnstoh. y -, Q" 80
. a. tsqo He had many pastorates. He served
-. r-trsr Prashvterian Church. Berkeley. Cal. FOR
oa ,,aor and was editor Of The Occtdent II
san Francisco. Dr.. Thompson was a graduate OF
Rutgers College. class OF ISL He was the Hrst
nasror Of the Highland Park Reformed Ch1ren
Of this city serving from 1891 to 1870 he leaves
~ --.;fo "a q SON professor Henry D. Thompson.
Of Erlnreron-
New-York tribune., 1907-09-07
CANAL UNDER MOUNTAINS.

Washington Dispatch to Chicago Record-Herald-
4 report has Just reached the State Department
what is declared TO be the greatest engineering
work of the kind vet attempted on the European
Continent II is he canal under the Rove
Mountains to connect the port Of Narsellles more
directly with the River Rhone- Consular Clerk
n r Kirk Of Paris reports that the Minister Of
Public Works I'm France and the Counsel General
Of Bridges have recently reported the expenditure
over SIS 900 the construction OF ta tunnel
canal which is 20 he four and one-half miles long
eeysntz-trea feet wide and forty-three feet above
the water level TO the vaulted roof. II VIII be
completely lighted by electricity and VII possess
a small railroad running along ITS side
New-York tribune., 1907-09-07
ACTORS, SOCIETY BUYS NEW HOME.

The actors Society Of America has purchased
.bs tbrae story dwelling house at No III West
a., etraet for its permanent headquarters The
louse will be remodelled according to plans ap-
moved bv the board OF directors. The new home.
when ready for occupancy, Will have cost the
society about $250Goo The society is at present ct
No IL. West 40th street
New-York tribune., 1907-09-07
WILLIAM n. MERRILL DEAD

Boston, Sept. G-The death Of William II
Merrill. associate editor Of The Boston Herald
at his home in bingham. was announced to-
day Nr Merrill died last night, after an i'll
ness Of four days.
He was born in Chatauqua County. New York
in 1910 Before coming to Boston, in 1919. h.
was executive clerk Of the Senate at Albany
For fifteen years he was chief editor Of The
New York World
New-York tribune., 1907-09-07
SPANISH YACHT WINS KINGS CUP.
Second Prize Taken by the Spokane Ire
gatta at San Sebastian.

Bnboa. Sept. 6.-The Spanish sonderklasse yacht
Prfncessa de las Asturias has come in winner In
borb the international races, and has. therefore
,,.oo the Kings Cup. The secoDd prize, cup
i,.s,, h,y Queen Victoria, went to the Spokane /.
o,e of the American competitors The victory OF
the Spanish yacht is, Of course. popular here King
Alfonso watched the races to-day from the royal
yacht Giralda-
The American yachts VIII leave here for San
c.bsstfso tomorrow to take part in the regatta
her
New-York tribune., 1907-09-07
LORD LoBEBURN SAILS FOR CANADA
Chancellor May Visit New York-The Gus
todv Of the Great Seal.

London Sept s-The Lord Chancellor. Lord
Lorebura. sailed Tor Canada on the Empress OF
Britain to-day. He VIII visit Niagara. and posi-
bly, New York This is the trst occasion on which
Lord Chancellor has left the United Kingdom.
The Law forbds that the Grsa' Seal. of which he
is the custodian. be taken out of the country. Il
ia supposed 10 be constantly kept in his personal
custody. but Lord Loreburn has arranged Tor safe
guarding the seal during his absence.