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The Washington times., 1907-10-06

All Over Again.

There was another Wild call for
Grumio and in a few moments it was
ali on again. This time Baptsta, who
would later appear as the cook in
Petruchios domestic establishment.
was not so famboyant in his CONVEX
sauon. Hortensio lost some OF his
tragic tensity OF tone and Little Miss
Serving Maid Curtis dts not hop as
sprightly
II wasn't all play.
Before the afternoon was over Kath-
arina was considerably paler. Bianca's
pampadour bore q less aggressive front
and immaculate Grumio's white shirt
looked a little wilted and his scrupu-
lousy precise necktie was dropping
Petruchio alone WAS the same. HIS
fee. did not drag more than when be
began. He still wor> his coat. though
most OF the other me- in the company
had shed theirs. Only once did Pet
ruchio take his of, and that was for
a moment when the tailor needed a
dress" to display before the critical
Katharine
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they were told TO fee from TIE wrath
OF Petrucho there was invariably a
scramble that would have put 10
shame the stampede Of wild Texas
cattle When the "old" serving maid.
Curtis. was told TO hobble across the
stage on her crutch, In this instance
the fraiicst uf frail parascls. the young
lady in the -ailor-made suit revived
memories of ''hop-scotch' days and
leaped across the cement floor in
way that !l.;.,ress the spectator with
the fact hat sheSTould make mag
niicent Atalanta. 50 feet OF foct was
She
Stage Director Hansford. much TO
the lone spectators surprise. did not
seem TO become alarmed at this super
lative arornt of energy. both vocal
and phyf3cal, which was going to
waste He let the newness Of the
parts wear gradually through the play.
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Quadruple Personality.

Tho poor tailor! He that suffered.
HIS was hard lot He was quad
rupie personality. A gentleman, a
serving man, and q groom, but most
Of all he was the suffering tailor, and
it was as the latter that he found
his hardest work. In the scene where
he IS supposed to snow several gowns
and hats to Katharine he came on that
portion Of the cement floor which had
been marked OF as the stage, bent
double by the weight Of an imaginary
box of ladies' flnery After his trials
with Petruchio, he is assailed by
Grumio. the steward. The tailor is
supposed to have a long pair Of shears
with which to defend himself, and
Crumio's weapon of attack is supposed
to be a light yardstick.
The stage director wanted this scene
to be reaIIstic. There was lots of
stage business to be learned. and they
might as well start at once. There
was a hurried search of the room for
weapons. When the searching parties
returned there were ore heavy piece
OF scantling and IN iron spike. The
spike was given the tailor and with
it he had to ward of the blows of the
man behind the big stick. Poor tailor!
There was a lock of relief when Mr..
Hansford yelled. Now tailor. rum
While they were searching for weapons
The Washington times., 1907-10-06

fective. A breathless young man came
running from an alcove wnere he had
been studiously mumbling his lines TO
himself
After summoning another youth
from behind a latticework partition
where he was walking up and down
as though he were a monk in cloister
telling his beads. the play was on!
Hortensio. long OF hair. and load Of
voice, when 1t came his time TO speak
his piece. burst forth in stentorian
tones filed with tragic significance:
Mates. maid!" How mean you that7
no mates unless you were OF gentler,
milder mold" Hansford-Pe truchio,
who has assumed a semi-reclining
posture against a rather undownlike
looking stone pillar, shuffles across
the cement floor and after adjusting
his eye glasses, tells young Hortensio
that he is not about to fight duel.
but is merely informing Katharine
that he does not wish to marry her.
The Washington times., 1907-10-06
GrumiO? Who's HeY

'AlI right. let's get to work on the
first scene. All right, Grumlol Grumio,
Grumio!" Mr.. Hansford's voice rose
until it drowned the chorus of Joe
weber's Hip. Hip, Hooray" company
which was rehearsing on the stage
I'VE flights down. But no Grumio ap-
peared. All. Grumio hadn't grown &C
customed to his new name Carl,
Carl Glidden" This was more eff
The Washington times., 1907-10-06

-HE making Of play may be
amusing to the onlooksr but to
the maker and hts helpers 1t is
mighty serious business.
Charles Hansford, who is a wash
ingtOn man. and his company had just
begun rehearsing THE Tanning of
the Shrew'' for the first time when a
Times man walked into the large, bare
han, with its cement floor, on the
sixth floor Of the Belaseo Theater one
afternoon recently. 1t was q very de-
termined group Of young men and
young women grouped around Mr..
Hansford. who sat In a chair about
fourteen sizes too small for him and
expounded the business Of the play.
The Washington times., 1907-10-06
THE MAKING OF THE PLAY

sembled near-players were standing
about with weIl-Nhat-do-y1u-th
ACKNOWLEDGMENT expression.
Mr.. Hansford. without raising his
voice or moving a muscle Of his face.
said. wei, let's begin at the first act
again.
The Washington times., 1907-10-06

VIII tbs work be worth while. or viii
1t be so many hours wasted, so many
days OF duty and OF labor gone for
absolutely nothing7 And all the days
and weeks that rehearsals are in
progress the company IS not drawing
g cent Of saIary
The Washington times., 1907-10-06

It was suggested that the parasol
which the serving maid had used as
crutch might be made TO serve. but
Curtis was practicing her hobble in a
far corner OF the hall
The Washington times., 1907-10-06

cheek, and raven locks" are in
reality a very simple walking skirt
and shirtwaist, pale face and light
golden hair. This same grandilo-
quent speaker is supposed to be at
tired in doublet and hose and is ex-
pected to reach every few mo-
ments for a sword, and threaten
the existence of some modiShly
dressed youth who j: referred to as
"thou dog, get me my dinner" or
"away, Sirrah, and lead my horse
hither."
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Blanca Hesitates.

"All right, Blanca. You exit upper.
right" Blanca, she Of the green shirt
waist, hesitates a moment. She has
The Washington times., 1907-10-06
I'D you ever see a play
made? Not written,
but MADE?

being made on the sixth floor of
the Belasco Theater last week.
Interesting?
The first-nighter in front at a
roaring farce doesn't know what
comedy really is until he sees staid
citizens in sack coats "spouting"
grandiloquent S hakeSpea rean
phrases at a weary-looking heroine
whose splendid raiment, blushing
The Washington times., 1907-10-06
>DRAnATIS PERSONAL

dangie like the
tassel Of a a 81
walks is with decided of large. feet
a
and s pale, and
lines hand instead of
o p is a bethumbed manuscript
before He
is in shir a
to get avrytu the smaIet
he mEh be cast for Lay o Dur
in is is of the Paderewsd
and shortw walk
Paduans take
motto at once.
light
waikiki skirt and oW-qu uttered pat
fashioned
after n
to be of perform their
Haberdashers
Fouro five dressed blue
light trouse
crossb a
egeVa
Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-10
WIRELESS SERVICE TO
ENClRCLE THE EARTH
Marconi Is Conducting Experiments
with View to Installing Number
of Stations for "Around the
World" Messages
By7Associated Press.

By Assoeiated Press.
NORTH SYDNEY, N. S., Oct. 9.--With
the arrangements fol. wireless system
between Europe and America so far pro-
gressed that transatlantic service may
be taken for an assured fact, William
Marconi, the italian inventor, will within
fortnight leave for the station at Cliff
ton island, the European terminal, where
he intends to conduct further experi-
ments looking to the transmission Of
aerial messages direct from Europe to the
Pacific coast. A station will be erected
at Vancouver, which is intended as one
of the primary stages of wireless COM
munication around the world.
Mr., Marconi has been at the Glace bay
station during the past two weeks ex-
perimenting with long g-distance communi-
cation, looking to the inauguration of the
transatlantic service which is expected
to be placed at the disposition of COM
mercial business within a few days.
The report that communication with
the Philippines had been made by the
Cape Breton station. was stated, by Mr..
Marconi to be incorrect.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-10
GIRL MURDERED, IS
VERDICT OFtJURY
miss sAPP SLAIN, NOT BY HER
OWN HAND
Physician Testifies at Inquest vThat
Wounds Could Not Have 6eenN
IS. Inflicted by Her.
By Associated d Press.

BY Associated Press.
MORAN, Kas., Oct. 9-Miss May Sappy
whose dead body was found in her far
theirs yard here on the night of Septem-
Der 27 with her throat cut, did not commit
suicide, according to the opinion Of two
physicians who testified before the coro-
ner's jury today.
Samuel f. Whitlow, the married man
now being held at. lola for investigation,
had told the jury that the girl had killed
herself because he.Fefused to elope with
her.
Today DIR. A. II. DeLong. who examined
the body of Miss Sapp few minutes af-
ter it was found, testified the cuts in her
throat were too deep and too long to indi-
cate self-destruction and that the fact
that there were two cuts indicated MUIR
der
DIR. B. &C. Lambeth had examined the
body the day following the girls death.
Her throat had been slashed twice. He
said he believed she died ten seconds
after the second wound was inflicted. He
thought it physical impossibility for
Miss Sapp to have committed suicide.
John N. Sapp, father of the dead girl,
testified that she owned razor but that
the razor found near the body was not
the one.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-10
ATTORNEYS IN WRANGLE
OVER PETTIBoNE, TRIAL
Defense Demands That Prisoner Be
Allowed Release on Ball or That !.
Case BE Called, Although.
He Is III
By Associated Press.

By Associated Press.
BOISE, Idaho, Oct. 9.-The attorneys
being unable tolreach an agreement among
themselves, the matter of postpontng the
trial of George A. Pettibone, accused of
completely in the murder of former Gov
ernor Steunenberg, was taken up in court
today by Judge Wood who presided at
the Haywood trial. The defense con-
tinucd its tactics of trying to force the
state to grant bail for the prisoner, his
attorney declaring he demanded imme-
diate trial or release on bond. Unless bail
is granted, they declared, Pettibone would
go on trial at this time. even if the strain
of the ordeal costs him his life. Judge
Wood said he was informed that Petit
bone was unable to leave the hospital
and return to jail. Under such circum-
stances he could not see how he could be
placed on trial Tuesday next
AS to granting bail, the judge declared
this was a matter to be considered sep
arately from the postponement and after
the original matter had been disposed Of
Adjustment of the matter was finally
postponed until tomorrow, when Clarence
Darrow, Pettibone's chief counsel, will be
in court.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-10
ACCUSED OF PENSION
FRAUDS, DENY CHARGE
Former Mayor of Oakland Goes on the
Stand In His Own BehaIf-Testi-
mony contradicts Former
Statement
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 9-W. r.
Thomas, former mayor of Oakland, went
on the witness stand in his own behalf
in the United States district court this
morning in the case of the United States
against E. Barnett and w. R. Thomas
for attesting to signatures to pension
vouchers when the pensioners were not
present. Assistant United States At
torney Mckinley read from a statement
which Thomas signed atf the instance of
al pension agent and which stated that
Barnett had been present when the pen
sioners are said by Thomas, to have
sworn to their signatures. Thomas now
says. that on second thought, Barnett
hadtnot been present
A number of witnesses were called to
the stand by the defense to testify to
the character of Thomas, among them
being Former City and County Attorney
Murphy, and others who said they had
seen the pensioners, who are the gov
ernment's witnesses in the office of
Thomas on the pension days named in
the indictments.
The jury returned a verdict of not
guilty.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-10
MINISTER DEN0UNCES
DOCTRINE OF M0RMONS
Dr. J. r. Loba of Chicago Says, I'VE
L Have the Viper by the Neck
and Should Throt--
h tic lt'
BY, Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
CHICAGO, Oct. 9-Dr. j. F. Loba, pas
tor of the First Congregational church of
Evanston, after relating to the Mems
club his personal experiences among the
Mormons, closed his remarks last night
with hitter denunciation of the sect.
1T was tremendous delusion In the
beginning he said, founded on dishon-
esty, chhcanery, a sordid lust for gain
and immortality. We have the viper by
the neck and may we throttle it,
When DIR. Loba was a boy his father
took his family from Switzerland to Salt
Lake. After several years under Brig
ham Young the family escaped over the
mountains eastward.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-10
RAIL WAY FlREMEN IN
EAST ASK INCREASE
Employees Of All Lines Between Chi
cago and New York Desire
General Readjustment
of Wages
BY Associated Press.

By Associated Press.
( NEW YORK, Oct. .9-Railway fremen
on all eastern lines. according to state
ment published today, will demand fur
ther increases in wages in the near fu-
ture Railroad officials who have been
questioned on the subject say they will
not grant the demands, and one Erie of
fetal is quoted as saying that wages are
more likely to go down than up.
The division chairman of the Brother
hood of Locomotive Firemen, it is stated,
will meet Grand Master j. j. Hanrahan
in Buffalo on Tuesday next to formulate
demands for what is termed "a general
wage readjustment" on the railroads in
the territory embracing all the lines east
of Chicago.
1t is stated that the scale of wages is
by no means uniform, and the firemen's S
officials are credited with having de-
clared that an aggressive fight will be
made to obtain the adjustment that is to
be asked for
Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-10
HIRED BY MILLIoNAIRES
TO STEAL CHURCH RELICS
Sensation Caused in Paris by Confess
sion of Suspect That He Was
Employed to Bribe
Priests
by Associated Press.

PARIS, Oct. ga great sensation has
been caused by the remarkable confess
sion of Antoine Thomas of Clermont-Fer-
raid, who was arrested with his mother
ana his brother, charged with completely
in the theft of the famous cope of Ortiz
which belonged to the state and was val
ued at 100000. from the Church of Am
bazac, near Limoges.
For months precious relics have been
disappearing from churches. creating the
presumption that a gang of thieves was
systematically at work. Thomas, who
gave himself up to clear his mother and
brother. declares that after the passage
Of the church and state separation law
and the taiglrg OF the church Inventories
began antiquarians Of Paris, some of
whom are millionaires. hired him and
others to go through the country and
bribe the parish priests to surrender the
relics and substitute counterfeits, which
could later be turned over to the state
He says this plan Of operation coptin-
Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-10
BALTIMORE BANK, IN
HANDS OF RECEIVER
Farmers Trust and Deposit Company,
Conducting a Wide Business
In the State, Seriously
Embarrassed
Rv Aesociated Press.

BY Associated Press.
: BALTIMORE, Oct. 9.-Receivers were
appointed today on the application of
Alexander H. Robertson with the assent
of the company for the Farmers Trust,
Banking and Deposit company of this
city.
The receivers are Messrs. Beverly w.
Mister and E. s. Johnson, both of whom
qualified by filing bond for 100000
Tightness of money is given as the cause
of the embarrassment of the company,
which, conducted banking institutions In
several towns in Maryland Officials de-
cline to make any statement of the finan-
cial condition of the bank.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-10
ROBBERS FIGHT BATTLE
ON TRAIN WITH GUARDS
Armed Men Attempt to Steal Large
Sum Of Money on Russian Rail-
way--Four Persons
Killed
rsr Associated press.

Isy Associated Press.
RIGA, Russia, Oct. 9.-A band of armed
men made an unsuccessful attempt Mon
day evening to steal q large sum of
money in transit over the Dorpath-Walz
railroad While the train was between
the stations Of Elwar and Boozenhof the
robbers suddenly opened fire on the car
ahead of them in which bank official
with the money in his custody was trav-
cling. The official returned The fire and
for while the exchange of shots was
lively, and CONSERVATION reigned on the
train.
When the melee finally was over 1t was
discovered that a gendarme, two passen-
gers and one of the robbers had been
killed and that the bank official and sew
eral passengers, including woman, had
been wounded The robbers escaped and
the bank official saved the money.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-10
To Search for Pearls

BY Associated Press.
SAN DIEGO. Oct s.-The power
schooner Bolinas, which is owned by the
San Pedro Canning company, of which
d. H. Hume is general manager and
president will sail tonight ON a trip down
the coast Of Lower California, for the
purpose of prospecting abalone and pearl
fishing where Mr.. Hume has a number
of concessions from the Mexican gov
ernnnant
Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-10

ued for months. but as most of the
church treasures could not be counter
feited, he finally went boldly into the busi-
ness of wholesale burglary. Thomas esti-
mated the amount of his robbefies at
s400. .o00
He further says the antiquarians OF
Paris got rid OF their plunder in England
and America, and announces his inten-
tion to make clean breast of it and ex-
pose his accomplices. who have aban-
ldoned him.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-10
Condemns Land for city

BY Associated Presa
SAN FRANCISCO. Oct s.-City and
County Attorney Burke today began pro-
ceedings to condemn for public use the
land on Washington street adjoining the
hall of justice. A bond issue to acquire
this property was authorized two years
ago. The hall of justice is to be rebuilt
and enlarged.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-10
Yuba cIty May Ineorporate

BY Associated Press
MARYsvILLE, Oct. AT a. mass
meeting held at Yuba City last night
committees were appointed to obtain sig
natures to a petition in favor of munic--
ipaI Incorporation. The citizens were
spurred to this action by the recent fire
which destroyed most Of the business
section.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-10
COTTON Men Refer ResoIutlon

Ey Associated Press.
ATLANTA, Ca. Oct 9.--By a vote of
4 to i, the bodies composing the Interna-
tional Association of Cotton Growers and
Spinners voted to refer the Hefiin resou-
ton asking congress and the British par
lament to investigate the cotton cx-
changes to the different bodies for in
dividual action. The Southern Cotton
association voted in the negative.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-10
Furriers Return to Worh

NEW YORK, Oct. 9.-The strike of the
furriers ended yesterday. 5000 men RETURN
ing to work The men wanted closed
shop conditions, which means recognition
of the union. About 1000 of the men
gained their point, but the others will
sontinue to work under the open shop
plan.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-10
HrInqs coaI. for Fleet

SAN FRANCISCO. Oct 9.--The British
steamer Fitzpatrick arrived here today
from Newport News with 1894 tons of coal
for the United States war vessels now on
this coast The coal will be discharged
at the Mare Island navy yard.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-10
rhIs voter Is 1o4 year oId
BY Associated Press.

NEW YORK. Oct. 9---Among the voters
who have registered in the east side
Ghetto is Simon HARRIS who gave his
age as l04 years. The old man REGISTERED
and went to and from the effice without
assistance
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1907-08-05
WOMAN STRANGLED
MAN BADLY WOUNDED
DAYTON, OHIO, TRAGEDY WILL
RESULT IN THE DEATH OF
TWO VIcTlMS-MAN is
NOW DYING.
Arrests Are Made in Case
Brothers and Sister Of the Dead Girl
Have Been Arrested, Charged
With the crime-Were Seen
Following the Couple
Before Tragedy.
Special to the Herald.

Special to the Herald.
Dayton, Ohio. Aug. 5.-Anna Mako
veitz lies dead at her home in this
city, and Abe Cohen, a travelling sales
man, lies in a hospital with a bullet
through his abdomen, which will
prove fatal. The crime of which these
are the two victims, occurred last
night near the Soldiers Home, where
many such outrages have been perpe.
trated.
Cohen was wounded while attempt.
ing to defend the honor of his two
companions, Anna and Bertha Mako
veitz. After he had been beaten down
and shot Anna was dragged off and
strangled. Bertha remains in a hys-
terical condition.
James, Jacob and Bertha Mako
veitz, brothers and sister of the muir.
dered girl, have been placed in Jail as
a result of reports to the coroner that
they were seen following Cohen and
Anna last night
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1907-08-05
Drowned In the Loire.

Anglers. France. Aug 4.-FOrty pas
sengeTs in "a third-Class railroad car
were drowned this afternoon i'm q rail
road accident three miles southeast
Of this town. The locomotive of a
crowded train jumped the track while
entering the bridge over the river
Loire The stone railing gave way
and the engine plunged into the river.
fifty feet below. dragging down with Il
its tender and the baggage and third
class car. Fortunately no other cars
went into the water. as the coupling
between the second and third cars
broke The conductor and the cuEin-
Ger were the only ones saved. They
escaped by swimming The third
class car was well filled with passCn-
gers. and the roof was blown off by
the air as Il sunk into the water and
an were drowned like rats in a trap
The engineer was pioned beneath the
locomotive.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1907-08-05
THE sURFsIDE HOTEL,
VeIaseo's Big Resort House. Is Now In
Ashes-5urned Yesterday.

Velasco. Texas. Aug. 4-Velasco's
beautiful Surfside Hotel is in ashes.
The pride of the Texas coast has gone
up in fire and smoke. About 2 o'clock
this morning men at the life saving
station discovered fire in the north
end of the building. and Immediately
notified the inmates. who we're all
gotten out without loss of life The
fire. being on the north side of the
building. burned very slowly until the
wind struck the flames. Very little
OF the effects were saved.
Many Of the guests lost money, val
uables and return tickets. There is
no real cause assigned for the fire.
Il was well known that there was no
fire in the kitchen, as parties had
been there just before the fire, and
and the fire caught in the negro wait
er's room, and there were no negro
walters there
Among the prominent guests were
Mrs. d. r. Boumar and family of Fort
Worth. She lost about $50 in money
and other valuables Mr. +. +. Alex
ander now in town. left his furniture
and silyerware all there. expecting to
20 back next week. and all they had
was lost People are departing this
they all being hauled up
early by hacks that hurried to the
scene of the Conflagration.
II Is said that the insurance had
lapsed The hotel was a beautiful
structure. newly remodcled and paint
cd. and about $4,000 worth of costly
furniture put in.
The hotel was a large three-stOry
frame building. The total loss is
about 100000.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1907-08-05
SAYS J. I. C. CLARK, PRESS AGENT
OF THE STANDARD OIL COM
PANY IN COMMENTING ON
THE COMMISSIONER.
The Fine is Mol 10 Be Paid
He Says, So Why Should We Worry
Over the Report-could Not Be
Expected to Answer at Once
Such Labored Report
As Was Made.
Special to the Hernld.

Special TO the Herald.
New York. Aug. 81. I. c. Clark
press agent for the Standard Oil Com.
pany. on being asked today by the
newspaper men what his company
thought of the report of Commissioner
Smith, answered, assuming a flippant
manner, that Good little Smith has
earned his salary at any rate" He
then added, a little more seriously,
that his company could not reasonably
be expected to commence right away
on a statement that it has taken a
year to prepare. why should we
trouble about the matter, anyway
he asks, when the fine is not going to
be paid?"