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The sun., 1908-05-13
tCTORr FUND MEETING.
Managers Asked 10 Deduct Dues From
Fourth weeks salary.

The tyenty-seventh annual meeting OF
the Actors Fund Of America was held
Yesterday afternoon in the Hudson lpeatre'
Less than fifty Of the 800 members were
present Daniel Frohman, the president
said that in the twenty-seven years OF the
funds existence il had disbursed more
than a million dollars 10 the needy, but
that the last year had shown deficit Oh
3!7.OO
MFR. Frohman said that in the last year
five inmates had left the funds home
ON Staten Island without giving notice.
Two Of these had applied for reinstate-
ment but had been refused, An old woman
in the audience said that she was one who
had left. She said that the home was an
agreeable place. but that being able to
work she thought II was right for her TO Set
out and give somebody else chance.
William H. Crane said that the trouble
with the actors is that II is hard to interest
them when they are prosperous. ihere-
unon the speaker offered a resolution TO
ask ALI managers in America to insert a
clause in the contracts 10 deduct from the
fourth week the annual :? dues OF the fund.
The resolution was unanimously carried,
George W. Sammls OF the fnaTs an
nounced that his organization stood ready
10 give the fund 10 per cent. OF the receipts
Of their festival. This oher was accepted:
The following officers were elected Tor
the ensuing wear: Daniel Frohman, presi-
dent. j. r. Grismer, vice-president Tony
Pastor. second yiCe-president; Henry b.
Harris treasurer; Frank Mckee. secre-
tary; Al Hayman, F. +. Mackay, William lH.
Crane, Heinrich Conried. Joseph Brooks,
Thomas McGrath, Az, Hayman and Frank
Bnrlleck. trustees.
The sun., 1908-05-13
BLIND tom AND BLIND JOE.
The NorkhOuse Gets Them Both, for They
Won't lie Parted


Blind Tom and Blind Joe made their
periodic appearance together in the
Jefferson Market coust yesterday afternoon
and as usual together, took their equally
periodic departure for the workhouse.
For twelve years Tom and Joe--Tom
Brennan and Joe Riley-have been giving
the police and workhouss authorities a
sodden version Of the Damon and Pythias
legend. Yesterday morning Policeman
Bell Of the Charles street station found
them sleeping peacefully side by side
on the pavement a. Hudson and Horatio
streets. Both we're drunk
Here are two old chums, Judge. said
Bridge Policeman Foley when the blind
friends faced Magistrate Steinert. They
get pinched together and 60 10 the work
house together. Riley broke a window
once because a Magistrate wouldn't send
him 70 the workhouse with Brennan. They
had to send him then. They can't get
along without each other
IN see about that said the Magistrate.
Here, Riley, I'm going TO let you 60 and
send Brennan 10 the workhouse."
NO. you don't cried Riley. He won't
90 without me and | won't stand for II.
I'm going too"
very well, said the Court The work
house for both
Thank you Judge said Brennan,
putting his hand on the shoulder Of Riley.
who was led to the prison by policemen.
The sun., 1908-05-13
STEAMERS COLLIDE ar SEA.
The Ottawa umplnE Back 10 quebec Ne
News OF the ThOrald.

MONTREAL, sQue,. May l2.-Wirelessi sd-
vices received here to-day report q collision
between the Dominion Lines steamship
Ottawa, formerly the White Star liner
Germanic, and the Norwegian collier Tho
raid on Sunday last in the Gulf Of ST..
Lawrence. The Ottawa was 80 seriously
injured that she was compelled to turn
back. She was reported this morning
25s miles below Quebec which she will
reach tomorrow. Nothing has been heard
as to the condition Of the Thorald, but II
is not believed that her injuries were serious.
A brief Marconigram received at Fame
Point from the Ottawa told the bare fact
that the vessel had come into collision with
the Thorald in the Gulf and had forehold
full Of water
The Ottawa sailed from Montreal for
Liverpool on Saturday last with light cargo
and 100 saloon passengers. The ThOrald
was bound for Montreal from Sydney with
a cargo Of coal for the Dominion Coal Com
pany.
The sun., 1908-05-13
.OLD FAITHFULo DEAD.
A Regular Of Jerry McAuleys MlSIlOn
Passes Peacefully Away,

Passes Peaceiung away
Old Faithful is dead. II you ever
attended a meeting at the Jerry McAnley
Cremorne mission at i0l West Thirty
second street you know who -Old Faithful
was. In case you have never been TO the
mission 1t may be said that he was the one
man who through all the quarter Of a cen
fury and more Of the missions existence
is credited with never missing meeting
He had a certain seat, well toward the front
and against the left hand wall Of the meet
ing room, which he always occupied, after
first shaking hands with the superintendent,
Charles +. Ballou, and chatting with him
a moment.
Stunt. Ballou knew Old Faithful so
we'll that he even knew the old mans name,
Peter Weber. To most Of the other work.
ers in the mission he went only by the name
which he had earned by his constanoy,
The mission Ia not at all squeamish about
those Il takes In; Is rather rejoices 10 bring
within its influence crooks and buns and
toughs and the rihraf Of the under strata
OF the TenderlOin. but Old Faithful
was none Of these lie never was arrested
m his lie anu ub lhi 40 ehy Si'0 H'''" 80
never drank He was only more or less
feeble old man. too old longer to get or do
work rs day aborer,
The meetings at the mission bagln about
\ o'clock. A few minutes before that time
laN night Old Faithful came shuitlng
through the doorway and as always,
n ooped and spoke to Supt. Ballou Like
,Nerybody else last night he wiped bis Tore
head and remarked about the weather,
Pretty hot for an old man. he SAID,
Then he moved along. little more slowly
than WAS his custom, to his old time seat
against the wall He sank down on the
bench. his head dropped back, and that
was all. 49,.
They csrriel him to an snteroom' put
lie Was already dead, From MS home
pis West Twenty y-eighth street, MS TWO
sons James and Rufus were summoned
James is a machinlsts helper and RUFUS,
like his father in his earlier days a uay
iaborer The sons said that they believed
their mother was living, but that she ana
their father had been separated Tor 80 many
wears that no one knew where she was
Neither OF the sons has the money necessary
10 bury the old man and the body was sent
TO the Morgle, later to be buried IN the
DOtter's field.
The sun., 1908-05-13
CHARLES D.. RYAN 1 NICIDE.
Salesman for Realty Company Of Which
Brother Il General Manager.

Salesman for Realty Company Of Which
/ Brother k General Manager.
Charles h. Ryan. a salesman for the
Queens Park Realty Company Of 2SS Broad
way and brother Of Frederick B. Ryan,
general manager Of the company, sho, him
self through the right temple little after
II O'Clock yesterday morning in rooming
house at iI7 East Twenty first street and
was dead by the time doctor arrived.
Charles +. Ryan had been in the firms
employ about slx weeks His accounts are
said to have been all right.
Ryan appeared at the Twenty-Rrst street
house about two weeks ago he didn't
talk much. Coroner Shrady was told that
he was nephew Of Edgar H. Ryan Of Daven-
port, la
Anong his eaec ,s was a letter from An
EnkebIll Of 5S5 North Twenty-seventh
street, Omaha Neb There we're two let
ters written with typewriter on the Queens
Park Realty Company stationery, but
not signed One dated Nay aud be-
ginning Dear Old Ar 81 id that Ryan was
sorry he. All, Was up against H. but that
the writer WAS in the same boat.
I've been on the water wagon a couple
Of months the letter continued. 'and
have bet my broth er $50 that could stay
on for year. est night, though, got on
q Christian Science drunk mostly pop. /
th nix / shall 60 West before long
The other letter was addressed Dear
Lem" and dated April a. Il said that the
writer had been with the Euf alo Bill Wild
Wet Show in Paris and had been liN ing
with his brother in Crawford, n. j,
"l'm making money now the letter
read. i long TO 60 TO the other side, but
have decided TO give up being a wanderlust.
I'm sorry Tor the fuss kicked up with you
at Colon, Bco9e did II, and II / had been in
my right senses | wouldn't have done il
for money
In an envelope was q golden lock OF hair
tied with blue ribbon. There was no money.
A deposit Of t2ss had been withdrawn from
the Crawford National Bank on May
The sun., 1908-05-13
GI 4TEMALI rs TRANQUIL.
80 says Railroad President HOdgsOn. With
Good Word for cabrera.

MOBILE May l2.--The reports Of the
troubled conditions in Guatemala that
have been chronicled are unfounded eI-
oept in regard to the attempted assassina-
ton Of the President. said ID. b Hodgson
general manager Of the Guatemala Central
Railroad, who reached Mobile to-day
The attempt on President Cabrera's life
failed, and those who were implicated
wene tried by court martial and sixteen
were shot. There has been absolutely no
restriction to free transit in any part OF
the republic, and persons were able to
come and go az they pleased at the time
Of the affair just as though normal condi-
tions prevailed. and normal conditions did
prevail at once
The President IL very progressive, but
he has giany enemies He wants 10 do
what he can 10 bring the country forward,
The Minister who, II was reported, was
confued in Guatemala had gone there a.
the accredited representative from Spanish
Honduras When the trouble occurred
he sought refuge in the Mexican Legation,
evidently Inspired by the idea that IL was
unsafe 10 be on the streets Of the city at
that tirhe lie was 10y no means detained
by force, nor was the Mexican Minister inn
prisonsd'
The sun., 1908-05-13
THE kNIERIEpS SEPiRATED.
Horse show Exhibitor Does Net Defend
NIIes Suit she Gets some Property.

MINFoL,, May 10 Mrs. Jessie X.
Knieriem this morning obteined a sepsra-
tion from her husl nd, EdwardA Knierien,.
in the Supreme Court here before Justice
Wlliem Carr, end in lieu Of alimony ac-
cepted title to property and the buildings
thereon ct 3, 5, ! and 0Jardine place Brook
lyn There was no contest, Ms. Knieriem
being the only one to take the stand.
She said she had had no support from
her husband since May, 1907, and that as
she had no means Of her own for her sup
port she had been compelled 10 stay with
her mother since she was abandoned in
July, 1905.
One condition Of the separation is that
Mrs. Knieriem shall return to Knieriem
all the jewelry that belonged to his first
wife.
1t is understood that Mrs, Kineriem will
meke her home with her mother Mrs.
L. B. Reifsneider in Philadelphia, Kinerem
blamed his mother-in-lew for all OF his
misunderstanding with his wife.
The sun., 1908-05-13
DIED.

ARASTRoN6.-At New Haven. Conn., Nay r.
1919 Catherine Boughton Bradley. widow Of
PhllAndo Armstrong.
Funsra services will be held At her late residsnes,
- Howe Et.. New Haven. Saturday afternoon
at half past O'Clock. Friends am invited 70
attend.
BENNET, ,-orvine G.. at the Presbyterian Hospital
on May u, In the 18th year OF his age,
Funeral from the residence OF bis brother er-ln-lAW,
Mr. Charles Milton MGthsr. 10 West i11d St.,
Thursday, May H. A. p. n. Intsrmsnt ~
convenience OF family.
BERG suddenly, on May u, At hs rsSIdenoa ~
West 5ld G., Walter Gilman, son Of the late
Prof. Albert ". Berg, In the SH year Of bis
are.
Notice Of funeral hereafter
CALENDER - Suddenly. on May u. iooA sadie
Lsuer. wife OF william Nelson Calender. IT..
At Upper Montclslr. y. J.
Notice OF funeral hereafter
FLANNERY,-At Pennington. n. j.. on Nay 10.
Margaret wife Of the late Denis Fiannery and
mother Of the Rev. N, q, HAnhery.
Solemn requiem At St. Paul's Church. Court and
Congress sts., Brooklyn. Wednesday. Nay IL
IntermeDt In FlatbuSh.
HERRICK. Entered into rest, on Saturday, MAy O.
In the Esd year OF his age, Dwight stiles HsFriok,
beloved husband Of Sarah Frances Simpaon.
Iv,, PeeEshll, n, ". on Wednesday, May 10,
1903, t4o'elOck p. n. New YorkceDtp train
leaves Lexington av. temporary terminal o.
I:sS p. N, Kindly omit noWep.
LINCoJN.-In Providence. r. l.. May 10. Laura
Elose PeArce, widow OF John Larkin Lincoln
In her sSth year
hcCoRKLE-on Tuesday, Nay u, Al Tire Grafton
Washington, d. c., In her Slth year, Caroline
NJ widow Of Henry N. AcCorke and mother o Z
Nm, A. 2. Bates.
Services and interment At Hartford. coun. On
Friday, May IS.
SCHLADKRhUNDT. At Buffalo. n. y, On Sun.
day. Nay TO- In her beth year Caroline. widow
Of the Rev. Joachim SchlAdsrmunda.
sAITH.-Sads R. Smith. AZ her resideueG tn
SomsTville, N. j., Nay H.
Funeral Wednesday a. 1:So oroloet
TAGGART.--on Sunday, Nay 10. sara Porter
Ames, widow Of Alfred G. Taggart mother Of
Manon Ames Taggart.
) Fyntral MAJ u q her late residence PGrsdiss
valley. Pa.
The sun., 1908-05-13

Der Of the officers Of the feet, fresh from the
high up, overbaked civilization OF Msgdalena
Bay and Boston, will be there land every
one OF them will be cordially welcomed) and
II will be our gladsome duty to try to show
them not only CaliforhiR's true Bohemia Of
the Long Ago, but It's surviving spirit OF to-
day.
you have to be a Californian. a San
Franciscan and a Bohemian concluded
the man who was explaining, TO catch the
precise notion Of what IL coming 10 the feet
officers tomorrow night. To one who knows
gladstone duty Oh, OH"
The sun., 1908-05-13

'sleepless wonder says he was one Of the
intended victims Of Mrs, Guinness Of la
porte, Ind. .
Herpln said tonight that he received
a letter from Mrs Guinness some time ago,
asking about bic history, means and other
ahairs, and suggesting that she might
make him a good OFFER. Herpin says he
replied that he was not looking for offers,
but Mrs. Guinness wrote him again, urging
that he come and take charge OF her farm.
This be aaYs he also refused
The sun., 1908-05-13
One Road Making Money.

KANsls CITY May 12.-The remarkable
prosperity Of the Kansas City Southern
Railway Company, one Of the few railroads
whiohare making money, was brought out
in the annual meeting Of the stockholders
this morning. The net earnings OF the
property for nine months 10 March 81,
less taTes, are t2.lse.O74lo. The net for
the remaining three months Is estimated
At not less than Se22, ,lSS.
The sun., 1908-05-13
HIGH JINKS FOR NAVAL MEN.
Bohemian club OF san Francisco Enter.
talns Them Tonight.


talns Them Tonight.
New Workers having friends among the
officers Of the feet in San Francisco should
offer prayers for their welfare tomorrow
night" said a member Of the San Fran
cisco Bohemian Club at the Lambs yes
terday.
"The feet officers have been having all
sorts OF good times. some Of which hear
we're pretty hard TO endure and from some
OF them they would have been glad to
escape. But il will be easy for them to en-
dure what's coming to them tomorrow
night, and II is a safe bet that every officer
who can get away from his ship will be on
hand.
-The affair I'm talking about is The
Days Of 40 high jinks at the Bohemian
Club. Here is the notice have just re-
oeived, and you get a hint in il OF what Is
coming to the feet officers
The invitation which the Californian
showed is printed on big sheet Of brown
paper IN imitation Of the sort butchers
once used TO wrap around chops. 10 sug-
Rests altogether O do1ger which might have
been printed by the local job printing office
for the Red Dog Music Hall, In part il
reads:
BoHEMAEs ALL: Come on the evening OF
Wednesday. May the thirteenth, at nine
O'Clock and help us 10 recall CALIFORNIA;
Golden Age OF romance and life,
THE DAYS OP 20.
Just where the Leavenworth trail hits the
old Post Highway, on the northeast corner.
will he set up the Red Dog Music Hail. and
there by song and speech and dance and
play we will pass the hours after the fashion
Of our ATEonaut forebears
The Two Men Of Sandy Bar will be on hand
with the Iuos Of Roaring Camp imuch grown
upJ, while Tennessee and his Chum and Truth
ful james. John Oakhurst, An ain and sew
sFal like him will act a. the floor committee
. - II u expected that q goOdly. num-
The sun., 1908-05-13
PEARSON TO DO SIPHON TUNNEL.
One Bid. by = Clerical Error, Came TO
Twenty-Five Billions.

Twenty-Five Billions.
Bids were opened yesterday by the Board
Of Water Supply for the construction OF
the siphon or pressure tunnel under the
Waikiki River in Ulster county. The siphon
is part Of the system for bringing water to
this city from the Catsklls.
-Four bids were received, the lowest being
submitted by s. Pearson a Co., whose bid
WAS a. SO5 900 and 10 whom the contract
will undoubtedly he awarded. The two
next lowest bidders were the Macarthur
Brothers Company, N,S52,0OO and I. A.
Gillespie a Co, t4,6S5 ono.
A fourth bid was sent in by the Bradley
Contracting Company, but when the engi-
neers OF the board finally tabulated the bids
presented by this concern il was found
that the Bradley Company wanted i2S, ,0OS,-
7SO 900 for the work. One Of the speciflca-
tions asked the bidders 70 name price for
pumping water from shafts and the pres
sure tunnel on a basis Of million foot gallons
Owing 20 an error the Bradley company
ouoted $50 OOO on each million foot gallons.
and on 500, 900 units this made their bid
225 600 OOO, 900. II was explained to the
company that what the company intended
10 bid was 80 cents for each million foot
gallons. As the envelopes containing the
sealed bids had been opened the board
could not permit rectlhcation Of the mis-
take
The sun., 1908-05-13
Jersey Mayors Form a L..Eu,

The preliminary organization OF New
jersey Mayors League wss effected yester-
day afternoon in the Mayors oftice al the
City Hall in Jersey City. Mayor Mcbride
Of Paterson was elected chairman. He
will appoint committee on plan and scope.
which will report at a meeting IN Jersey
City on June 0. There was a discussion
ON AVIATION problems, water supplies, State
achOd moneys and public utilities..
The sun., 1908-05-13
10 SHARE WATER WITH CANADA.
Omclals Have Been COnferrIng Over Alberta
and Montana Irrigation.

OTTAWA, May l2,-Dominion Astronomer
King and Superintendent Of Forestry Camp.
bell have returned from Washington, d. c.
where they conferred with the United States
Lands Reclamation Bureau with reference
to the proporionate amounts Of water to
be taken from the two international rivers,
the st. Mary's and the Milk. for irrigation
works in Alberta and Montana.
The present irrigation system in southern
Alberta Is practically dependent on the
81. Mary's River and other streams which
rise in United States territory. The Ameri-
can Government now proposes 20 divert
the water Of the St. MaTys into the Milk
River, which hows In part through Canadian
territory, with the object Of establishing
an irrigation system in Montana at a cost Of
about 81, 100000
The division Of water would seriously
affect the irrigation system Of Alberta.
Owing 10 the dual control OF the streams
and in order TO avoid dispute an effort is
now being made TO negotiate a treaty pro-
viding for permanent and equitable di-
vision OF the waters.
The sun., 1908-05-13
borrower Indicted on Convicted Bankers
Evidence.

SAN Francisco May l2.-J. Dalhell
Brown, the convicted manager Of the
wrecked California Safe Deposit and Trust
Company made a full confession TO the
Grand Jury and corroborated his evidence
with many discriminating letters and docu-
ments. On his story the Grand Jury in
dicted james ID. Treadwell, a mine pro-
moter who got heavy loans from the bank.
for perjury.
After giving testimony Brown was trans
ferred 10 San Quentin Prison 20 begin his
eighteen months sentence, recently imposed
after he had pleaded guilty 70 one charge
Of embarrassment
The sun., 1908-05-13
COIer'S Turn Next.

When Commissioners Mitchell and Gal
laher Of the Department Of Accounts get
through With their Investigation OF the
Fire Department they will begin probing
into the afiairs Of the Office Of Borough
President Coler. Experts from the depart
ment have for nearly three months past
been Al work inspecting the books and
accounts of the departments and bureaus
In Brooklyn. No charges Of any kind
have been made against the Coler admins
tration and the inyestisatton Viii be merely
N pursuRnSe Of q general policy.
The sun., 1908-05-13
EVANGELISTIC MEETINGS.
Or. John wesley Hin Leading Them In III
Church OF the Ascension.

DR.. John wesley Hill Leading Them In the
Church OF the Ascension.
At the series Of evangelistio meetings
under the leadership Of the Rev. Or. John
Wesley Hill Of the Metropolitan Tabernacle,
which are held in the Church Of the Ascpn-
sion, Fifth avenue and Tenth street, DR..
Hills subject for this evening will be al'he
Law Of Spiritual Discernment. The sub
ject for tomorrow evening 10 The Souls
Contact With God and that for Friday
evening Is 70 be -The Secret Of Prevailing
Prayer These meetings are held az the
invitation Of and with the cooperation Of
the Rev. Percy s. Grant, rector Of the
parish. There 10 TO be q full choir and an
attractive service.
DR.. Hill, who s TO lead the meetings. iS
the third generation Of his family Of Method
list olergymen. He has brought many
members 10 the Metropolitan Temple during
the six months in which he has been there.
He has just been elected chaplain Of the
Republican convention at Chicago.
The sun., 1908-05-13
UNIONS WIN BUTTE STRIKE.
Telephone Boycott Enforced Despite In.
functions Of Courts.

BurrY, Mon, May l?,-The strike Of
operators and linemen Of the Bell Telephone
Company, which began fifteen months
ago and which seriously crippled the tele-
phone company, was settled to-day, the
telephone company conoeding nearly every
thing to she labor unions, even dismissing
the Injunction suits under which some
OF the labor leaders we're sent to jail for
contempt OF court.
The Bell company has done practically
no business in Butte since last August, the
labor boycott being complete in spite Of
court injunctions, 80 that merchants have
not dared use the Bell telephones,
The sun., 1908-05-13
MAD A. L. HERPIN on HER LINE.
Former "SIeepless Wonder" says Mrs. Gun-
ness Tried Ia Get Him.

TRHNToN. ~ j.. May i2.-Albet y.
Herpin Of 6lO May street, who attained some
notonety few yeans ago as a supposed
The sun., 1908-05-13
THIS week is the elimination of
the seasons activity in the Or
Chestrelle Department.

Instruments of all styles and sizes that
The sun., 1908-05-13

This Annual Spring Sale always
stirring event, is particularly important
this year, owing to the notable char
acter of the instruments involved. The
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-05-01
PIONEERS READY
FOR REUNION
ELABORATE PREPARATIONS
FOR ANNUAL EVENT.
Conquerors of the Wild West VIII
Meet at Weston to Talk Over Old
Times-Celebration Promises TO BE
the Best In History Of Association
Camp Grounds Provided for ALI
Strong Speakers Appear on the Pro-
gram.

Active preparations are now beinl
made for the 18th annual reunion OF
the Umatllla County Pioneers assocl.
alton at Weston and the official in
vitatlons to the event have Just beer
sent out by President S. NJ. Barnes.
The reunion will be held May 2S,
2s and 80 and promises to be the best
ever held. An elaborate program has
been prepared and a number of good
speakers will be secured for the days.
Camping grounds will be provided for
all who desire to camp while attend
Ing the reunion and most delightful
time ls promised to all. The official
call and invitation sent out by Presl-
dent Barnes is as follows:
Weston, Ore. April 80. 1908.
Gentlemen and Ladies:-We extend
to you a cordial invitation to the 18th
annual reunion OF the Oregon Pio-
neers' Association OF Umatilla County,
to be held at Weston on the 2Sth, 29th
and S0th OF May, 1908.
In case any member OF the assocl-
alton has died during the last year or
at any time prior to this date, friends
or relatives will please notify the Sec
retary at once, giving date OF death
and age Of deceased, which will be
entered in the register opposite the
name, in order to complete the roll.
S. A. BARNES,
President.
NJ. O'HARRA, Secretary.