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Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-20

the RankinDeKoven piece again in
the fall.
Henry Miller and Margaret Anglin
closed their season in the "The Great
Divide" last week, after having pre-
sented the play 252 times. They will
use the play to reopen their season in
the fall.
The little daughter of Mr.. and Mrs
James X. Hackett, who was operated
on recently for throat and ear trouble,
is now believed to be out of danger,
though she is far from well. Mrs.
Hackett MARY Mannering) has been
in New York with the little girl, but
she expects to rejoin her company for
the rest of the tour of GLORIOUS Bet
sy," Rida Johnson's play. The
closing weeks of the tour will be spent
on the Pacific coast and this city will
see the play.
Miss Maxine Elliott's next play will
be by Henry V. Esmond, the English
playwright, who wrote when We
Were TwentyOne" The initial pro-
duction will take place in London next
fall.
Francis Wilson is very enthusiasts
in his praises of the new play in which
he is to be starred next season by
Charles Frohman. The piece is en-
titled when Knights Were Bold" 1t
oSOlC a 3 ltiI ouCCCSS III
where 1t was presented with Jimmie
Welch in the leading role.
Cleo" the play over which Mrs.
Leslie Carter and Charles Dillingham;
had their final break and which was
brought out with Nance O'Neill in the
title role, has failed to score the sue
cess expected. The drama is to be
shelved, and Miss O'Neill will have to
look for new play next season.
MI oil Iry,
stock companies this summer. Henry
Dixey is going out in Edgar Selwyn's s
THE Energetic West" Amelia Bing-
ham and Virginia Harmed are going to
st. Louis. Dorothy Donnelly to Den
/, yer, Katherine Grey to Milwaukee
| Guy Standing and Edwin Arden tc
| Washington, Robert Drouet to Cleve-
| land, May Buckley to Denver, Kathryn
| Ostegman and Valerie Bergere to To-
| ledo.
Ellis Jeffreys, seen here with William
H. Crane has released the Shuberts
from their contract and next season she
is to star under her own management
in play entitled THE Sugar Bowl"
Augustus Thomas is at work on a new
play, and, owing to the success he has
had in his productions bearing geo.
graphical designations and to the pres
ent vogue of western plays, it is ex-
pected that this new drama will bear
the name of one of the wild and woolly
western states.
cable dispatch from London tells
Of the big success of Madge Carr
Cooke and the entire American COM
pany in Mrs. Wigs of the Cabbage
Patch" at Terry's theater. A large
and friendly audience gave the actors
a hearty welcome.
Lillian Russell's tour in "The Butter
fly" will come to an end in Detroit
about the middle of June. She will
open her season in the fall at the Illi-
nois theater, in Chicago, in a new play
by George Broadhurst and George V.
Hobart.
Nellie McHenry has secured a new
play entitled Calamity Jane 1t is on
the order of "Mliss," and Miss Nc
Henry's intention is to star in the new
play next season.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-20
PRISONER
CUTS HIS THROAT
CONTINUED from Page One,


washer. 1t is believed the job was
blind. He deserted his post as window
washer and hied himself to the Hotel
Mitchell, mounted to the upper story and
began the work of pilfering the rooms.
He had rummaged about in many Of the
rooms when he sought to subject to the
same treatment the apartments of Con-
ductor V. G. Conner of the Pacifc Elec-
trio.
He was bending over the trunk of the
conductor, relieving it of the valuables
it contained, when Conner walked in on
him.
Swinging about, the robber confronted
the conductor with revolver in each
hand. He had hastily snatched the
guns from the trunk where he had
placed them within easy reach in case
he was surprised at his work.
Robs Conductors Pockets
Commanding Conner to throw up his
arms he then relieved him of $455
which the conductor had in his pocket.
Backing the conductor into the corner,
he commanded him to stay there until
he had made his escape. He then closed
and locked the door, Conner shouted
out of the window for aid and was re-
leased the police at once notified and a
search instituted for the robber. But
Burns had returned to work and was
washing windows at the Charter Oak.
He was not detected until arrested
Tuesday because he answered the de-
scription of the robber.
Taken to the police station, lit de-
veloped that Burns was a dope fiend.
On his person was found a hypodermic
syringe such as is used by cocaine
fiends.
Hysterically the man called for help,
repeating the name of DIR. J. H. Nc
Kellar of 81 East Colorado street,
whom he claimed had been treating
him for his habit. DIR. McKellar was in
terviewed and it was found that Burns
had taken one treatment from the doc
tor, but not for his drug habit. The
treatment was administered for gout.
Prisoner Identified
Burns was identified at the station by
Fireman William Warren, who said he
saw him as he ran from the Hotel
Mitchell past the Dayton street depart
ment. He claimed Burns ran down the
alley toward a point where it would
have been possible to have reached the
Charter Oak hotel after he had passed
the fire department.
Burns confessed that six months
previous he had been in the city under
the name of j. H. Brown. He confessed
to entering the power house near the
Raymond hotel about that time and
holding up the watchman there.
On the afternoon of April 18 Burns
was arraigned on the charge of robbery,
to which his charge of vagrancy had
been changed, before Justice Mcdonald.
The arraignment developed several new
facts about the case, among them being
the declaration that his true name was
Brown. Burns would have himself adj
dressed by no other name.
He was bound over under $4,000 bonds
for hearing the following day before
Justice Mcdonald, and at the hearing
was bound over for trial before the su-
perior court on the charge of burglary
and robbery.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-20
ROOSEVELTS WORSHIP
NEAR PINE KNOT HOME
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va, May 19.
President and Mrs. Roosevelt and
Archie Roosevelt worshiped today at
Christ Episcopal church, less than a
mile from Pine Knob, Mrs. Roose-
Velt's country home.
The service began at o'clock and
the Roosevelt party arrived promptly
accompanied by William and Joseph
Wilmer
The sermon was delivered by Rev.
j. ]. Clopton of Casanova. At the
close of the service the president ad-
vanced to shake hands with the min
lister and also turned to thank the
choir for the music. Before re-enter-
ing his carriage the president had a
reception. nearly every member of the
congregation shaking his hand. With
some of these the president chatted.
Before returning to Pine Knot the
party took an hours drive.
The weather was the warmest of the
season here.
The morning was so sultry that the
only jaunt the president took aside
from his trip to church was to Plain
Dealing farm.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-20
LURID MELoDRAMA is
"NELLlE, THE BEAUTIFUL
CLOAK MODEL" AT GRAND

Every lover of lurid melodrama, i'm
possible situations wherein the pretty
heroine is always rescued in the nick
of time, rough house comedy and
character delineation will delight in
what the Grand has to offer this
week. For Nellie, the Beautiful
Cloak Model" is a nightmare in four
dreams, with from three to five
spasms in each dream, and all are as
thrilling as any, and it is hard to say
which affords the deep-dyed villain a
better chance
Nellie" is by owen Davis, who has
nerve enough to admit his own child
in the program. 1t is kindly called
"panorama-d drama" but 1t seems
more like a cyclonic brain storm. 1t
was produced in New York and the
east side turned out en- masse to see
it, hence Davis made money. 1t is
impossible to take 1t seriously, either
as a drama or as stage spectacle;
it is utterly lacking in cohesiveness,
continuity or ethics; it is merely
hodge podge of startling situations.
which raise the hair of the younger
patrons and the risibilities of the older
ones. For the gallery god, it is per-
feet: anyone else will find a barrel of
fun in it if he will simply go and
laugh at it's absurdities.
Nellie, of course, is Florence Barker;
size is properly fearful, of sufficient
pulchritude to make the title adjective
eminently fitting; and does as much
with the role as her artistic tempera-
ment will permit itself to be sunk.
The fact that she doesn't make
screaming farce of the whole affair
shows her abilities most pronounced
ly; she even convinces one that she
takes Nellie in earnest.
Charles Gum is good as young in
ventor, Leslie King is properly arto-
cious as the genteel gent who sells
his ward to Hilton, the scoundrel, i'm
personated ably by Leo c. Bell-only
he doesn't smoke cigarettes. Frank
~Frayne has a good character part, that
OF a Hebraic porter, Ike; Muriel Full,
Ter puts in the pathos in very good
Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-20
WEOS SERVANT
AFTER DIVORCE
ARIST0CRATIC ST. LOUIS GETS
RUDE JOLT
Once Wealthy Physician, Who Laid
Out Cabanne Place, Leads Dual
Life and Maintains
Two Homes
special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, May 19.-The re-
markable dual life Of DR.. James Shep-
pard Cabanne, founder of fashionable
Cabanne place and a scion of one OF
st. Louis most aristrocratic families,
came to an end when he welded Della
Doherty. with whom he fell in love
when she was 16-year-old domestic In
his home, brown-eyed and slim.
The marriage, contracted when DR..
Cabanne was 6S years old and his bride
AZ. was for her honor and for the honor
of their four children.
DR.. Cabanne, practicing his profession
in exclusive West End homes and later
as street inspector for the city, was
known among politicians, contractors
and friends by his own name. In North
ST. Louis he was known as Mr..
Norris"
He maintained two establishments for
many years, one for his recognized
family and another on the east side of
Twelfth street, just north of st. Louis
avenue.
Children Bear Name Norris
For many years he was known in the
neighborhood of the latter place as MIR.
Norris" The children of Della DohertS
were not told until they reached young
manhood and young womanhood that
their fathers real name was Cabanne.
They still bear the name of Norris.
For a time, after Della Doherty left
the Cabanne home, where she had been
employed, she was known as Mrs. Do
herty," and her husband was supposed
by neighbors to be a travelling sales
man.
When she married DIR. Cabanne at
Clayton Saturday afternoon she gave
her name to the license clerk as Mrs.
Della Doherty." Both she and DR.. Cab
anne gave their address as 3213 North
Eleventh street, where they have lived
for two years. Justice Werremeyer, WIZ
advertises for eloping couples to come to
him, married them.
Divorced by First Wife
DIR. Cabanne was divorced two years
ago by Mrs. Julia Chenie Cabanne, who
lives at 5365 Cabanne avenue with her
two children. They had been separated
eleven years and her only, charge was
abandonment. DR.. Cabanne did not re-
sist the suit, and after the decree was
granted he went with Della Doherty to
live at the Eleventh street address.
Three of their children live there with
them-Nellie, Austen and William H.
Norris. The oldest child who Is %, is
the wife of Benjamin Moog, grocer at
1926 North Eleventh street.
DIR. Cabanne Is a grandson of Jean
Pierre Cabanne, who was one Of the
settlers of st. Louis when it was q
French village. The family has been
prominent here ever since.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-20
BELL WILL TRY
MAN-L|FT KITE
Inventor VIII PropeI Continuance by
Motor from Cape Breton as
Soon as Experiments
Are Complete
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
NEW YORK, May 19-"I am going
to my place on the Bras d'Orlak. Cape
Breton, within a few days, and will at
once experiment with motor equipped
with a man-lifting kite.
Last year my kite succeeded in lift
ing man and now that can raise and
keep him in the air 1 am going to try
and propel the kite by means of a
motor.
II am a firm believer in the heavier
than air. idea and believe that the en-
tire problem of aerial navigation will
be solved along that line
Returning from England today on the
steamer Amerika, Prof Alexander
Graham Bell, inventor of the telephone,
made the above statement as his next
intended move in the interests of aerial
navigation in which he has recently
made extensive experiments.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-20
HEIDELBERG INN

a desperate attempt to escape from the
county Jail. The attempt to escape
was discovered before the men had
made their way out and the prisoners
were overpowered by Turnkey Oscar
Norrell and George Gallagher.
When he was taken north he was in
charge of Jailer Martin Aguirre and
Deputy Sheriff Woods. He was placed
by them in the Harbor police station
at San Francisco to await a morning
boat for San Quentin, and escaped.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-20
BEGS LIFE TERM
TO SAVE FATHER
Indiana Murderer Orders Lawyers to
Drop appeal and Defeats Effort
to Introduce Insanity
Plea i
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
MUNCIE, Ind, May 19.-Oyer the
protests of his attorneys, who were
saying that they would appeal the
case, but with the consent of the pris-
oner himself, who said he desired the
wishes of the jury carried out without
interference from his attorneys, Lewis
Ledbetter, who killed Orda Kirkwood,
was sentenced to life imprisonment in
the Michigan City penitentiary by
Judge Liffler of the circuit court.
The case in several respects was re-
markable. After he was found guilty
by the jury Ledbetter demanded that
his attorneys retire from the case and
cease annoying him and the court by
demands for a new trial and by state
ments that the case would be appealed.
Ledbetter declared that he was salts
fed with the jury's finding and that
If he was his attorneys ought to be.
This statement of itself was the
basis of a renewed plea by his attor-
neys that Ledbetter was of unsound
mind and incapable of advising his
counsel, as the common law requires in
criminal cases. Ledbetter replied by
saying that he knows when he is well
off and the reason he desired to serve
a life sentence was because of the fear
that second jury would sentence him
to hang.
81 have a chance to live, at least,
which is something, and don't want
to throw a chance like that away"
he told an officer. Besides, my father
is getting old and has worked hard
for what little money he has. After
what 1 have done and the disgrace L
have heaped on him 1 suppose 1 can't
expect him to have a peaceful old age,
although he deserves it, but I can, at
least, spare him the expense of going
through another long trial for me and
trying to save my hide, which is not
worth much, anyway"
The father, a well-to-do Blackford
county farmer. was willing to sacrifice
all his possessions to help his son.
''I was drunk when I did what 1 did
and I'm sorry. but that won't bring
Kirkwood back to life nor save me
from spending the rest of my life in
the penitentiary," the prisoner said.
Ledbetter has dissipated much of his
life, and has been morose. Now he
seems suddenly to have changed. The
fact that he killed a man who had
always been his friend weighs heavily
upon his mind, and, seemingly, he
welcomed the punishment that to many
seems worse than death.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-20
UNITED PRESBYTERIANS
GATHERING IN DENVER
BY Associated Press.

DENVER, May. I'm. L. Armstrong
Of Butler, Pa, Is the first delegate to
arrive in Denver to attend the annual
general assembly of the United Pres
byterian church Of America which con-
venes in the First United Presbyterian
church, Lincoln and Fourteenth ave-
nues, Wednesday at 2 p. m.
Three hundred and fifty delegates will
be here from all parts of the United
States and Canada, also missionary
delegates from Egypt and India. Among
them will be the ablest members of the
denomination.
James McNaugher, president of AL
legheny seminary, is moderator of the
assembly and will preside at the ses'
sions here, which will continue week
Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-20

portrayal of a lame boy. Marie
Bishop is good as Mrs. Horton, the
woman with past-not far past,
either. Lillian Hayward is superb
as Hortense Drake, the hard-hearted
forelady, and Myrtle Selwyn is her
own bully self as Polly Joy.
There are a host of minor charac-
ters who all work hard. but Not nearly
SO hard as do the stage hands.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-20
FREIGHT WRECK DELAYS
SANTA FE SERVICE
BY Associated Press.

ALBUQUERQUE, N. NJ, May 19,-
The wreck of a fast freight on the
Santa Fe early this morning at Maine
station, twenty miles west of Flagstaff.
Ariz.. has delayed traffic on the Santa
Fe from twelve to fifteen hours.
A broken fiange on a car is said to
have caused the smashup, which totally
demolished ten cars with their contents
and tore up the track for several hum
dred feet. Traffic was resumed tonight,
Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-20
SOUTHERN PACIFIC is
BLOCKED IN OREGON
By Associated Press.

gon special from Medford, Ore, says
traffic on the main line of the Southern
Pacific is completely blocked by the
occurrence of two derailments
A light engine jumped the track near
Tolo this morning. 1t was too heavy
for the wrecking apparatus at Ashland
and the Roseburg outfit was dis
patched.
This latter while running at high
speed was ditched near Woodville.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-20
BELASco RETURNS TO
ROMANTIC DRAMA WITH "a
ROYAL FAMILY" TONIGHT

The Belasco, after two most sue
cessful weeks of ripping farce, will
return to romantic drama with "a
Royal Family" tonight. The play was
one of Annie Russells successes, and
should be a good vehicle for Miss AL
bertson and Mr.. Stone.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-20
To BurIesque "Phedre"

Fischer's theater will have a bur-
lesque on "Phedre" for its new show
opening tonight. The skit is said to
be very funny, and all the company
have good parts.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-20
RAINS FALLING NORTH
OF SAN FRANCISCO
By Associated Press.

SAN FRANCISCO, May 19.-The
storm off the Washington coast yes
terday evening has moved rapidly
eastward and now overlies Montana.
1t has caused rain from San Francisco
northward and eastward to the Rocky
mountains.
Thunderstorms are reported from
Boise, Baker City and Seattle.
High southwest winds are reported
from Nevada.
The temperature has fallen over the
northern half of the Pacific slope.
Conditions are favorable for fair
weather in California Monday, with
fresh west winds.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-20
OTIS SKINNER IN
1.-THE DUEL" TO OPEN
AT THE MASON TONIGHT

Otis Skinner. an actor we'll and IA
vorably known hereabouts, will begin
a weeks engagement at the Mason to-
night. His play is 1.-THE Duel" which
created furore in France, where it
was written. E. M. Holland is in the
company.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-20
Auditorium Is Dark

The Auditorium, so far as theatricals
are concerned, is dark this week. The
Californians will put on 1.-THE Bohe-
mian Girl" next Monday.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-20
Unique Shifts Acts

The weekly shift of bill at the
Unique tonight will give that the
ater's patrons a number of new vaude-
vile acts and a new sketch by the
Unique Comedy company.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-20
Empire Changes Bill

The Empire will change it's bill to-
night, Offering new vaudeville acts
and a new sketch.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-20
Ross Quits Canal Employ
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, May 19.-David W.
Ross, general purchasing agent of the
Panama canal commission, will resign
shortly to become president of a large
manufacturing concern in Chicago.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-20
PITTSBURG Y. w. C. A.
EARNS FRlCK ENDOWMENT
By Associated Press.

PITTSBURG, Pa, May 19.-In a pop
ular subscription campaign of ten days
the members of the Young Women's
Christian association of this city have
raised a fund of over 100000.
Thereby they earn an endowment
fund of 5000, 900 from H. C. Frick for the
purpose of building permanent home
for the association in Pittsburg.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-20

Ezra Winrow--I never see the like Nv
that storekeeper in Canniff's mills. He
amt ever got what yew call fer but
always offers something just as good"
Silas Stubble-Runs in his nature.
Ezry Why, even when his country
called fer him durin' the Rebellion he
sent a substitute. b'goshi-Puck.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-20

Everything you want you will hnd in
the classified page-a modern encyclo-
Dedia. One cent a word.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-20

SIS your husband up yet?" inquired
the early morning caller.
"I guess he is" replied the stern look
ing woman at the door.
"Well I'd like to say few words to
him"
80 would 1. He hasn't come home
et"-Philadelphia Press.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-20

(Continued from Page One)
Hinch's saloon. but while Jarvis, with
gun in hand, advanced the Herald man
lighted matches, and finally the negro
was discovered covering in the mar
Live Oak daily Democrat. (Live Oak, Fla.) 190?-190?, 1907-12-27

The Tampa Tribune quotes What
the Democrat recently said about
Mrs. Quackenbos and her peonage
detective work and preiaees It with
the following kindly reference 10 the
Democrat, which is warmly aDprecia--
ed:
The Live Oak Democrat, which
We love 70 read, does al times beg the
Question; bit al other times il has a
truthful and voHdrously forceful xay
Of expressing itself and that is the
reason We love 20 read it-yes. love.
Congressman Clark, in calling upon
the attorney general for Eight on tn
.peolage prosecutions in Florida is do
.ng exactly the right thing. But he
has a way o. always doing the RICH.
thing, especially when the welfare 0.
his state and the south is concerned.
As the Tribune called TO its readers
attention two or three days ago. thesz
peonage investigations, confined as
they are to a toothcombing process
to draw out every little infraction OF
the law in the south, awaken a ma.
tural suspicion that they are prin-
cipally designed to cast reflection up-
on this section. For why are not
these Jealous emisSaries from Wash
ington sent into the richer fields o.
the west and east in search Of the vic.
tins of bondage? The Live Oab
Democrat discusses the same subject
very ably as follows"
Live Oak daily Democrat. (Live Oak, Fla.) 190?-190?, 1907-12-27

A. Izzt the Rsilrss1 C0nnlss0a
has 1gss1sd TT rSa1s entsTIag liz
elty ~ 01ns:Sset q ssE sa.0n 1aS-
seHzsT szss6a hsrs u s11r0ysd ss-
a9z and vim facilities sqsaI 70 tas
desnzads g1On e. The tine ioT be-
ginning the wogk and bringing II u
compIstl0s hze besn fred b. the
Commission, a. E:zisd 10 oar loczl
eeIsmsa, and We shall nov we u the
rallgSzls "mfsd weir WIEN the7 are
told what 10 10 BY VIZ ssly soassIts:~
I'd authority IN tals giz;e. The rail-
road De02le Themselves admit the
!sStJes u or elaima t0F new and
sD.to-dzts dsDOt, but thg sesmsd
unwilling o. unable 10 taks Initiative
IN tss matter. LIT ~ hope that win
the lssDalse communicated 70 them
BY ne Commission they viii get a
prompt wGys % Themselves and give
~ a station 70 E5leh We can all
point With Dri6s, rather than view
with dlsgggt. az Ia nov the care.
Live Oak daily Democrat. (Live Oak, Fla.) 190?-190?, 1907-12-27
BRYAN CHS 1T.

The expected has happened and
Governor BroEard has appointed
Hon. ". ]. Bryan, Of Jacksonville,
United States Senator % succeed the
,ate Senator Mallory. This gives
XT. Bryan the vOEltiOA until the lsgis-
latare shall eject his successor. Il e
q very distinguished honor that haa
come - quite young man bat little
yagt thirty years o. eye. and il will
perhaps give him some adyantage
07er bis opponents In the coming
primary "a, Il does not assure BIS
election. nor even make T. probable
and the other candidates IN the race
Lave 10 reason 10 BE- discouraged
Mr. Bran has not earned the Sen
aiCTshlD, and be gets u from Coger.
nor BToward merely In discharge Of Z
political debt due him from thai
gentleman The people. Of course
viii not be Influenced IN their choic'
by this purely personal transaction
between two friends, and Mr. BryaI
must show himself worthy above an
of the other candidates better ftteo
FOR the ofiice--beiore be can hope :,
have his appointment as Senate
ratified by the Democratic party d
the primaries.