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The San Francisco call., 1908-04-27
staff artist.

the Orpheum on a Sunday afternoon.
stands convicted of an Indifference to
toe dancing. Agnes Mahr, the "Ameri-
can Tommy Atkins" has two of the
greatest great toes that ever supported
a 1.-the, graceful person In swelter of
voluminous skirts. She danced upon
them yesterday with airy grace cover
ing muscles like steel wires, and she
spun like top on pointed peg; yet
only once did the audience give evil
dence of being alive to the difficulty
of her agile steps. We are told that
Genee in the. east and Maude Allen in
London are setting folks wild with
their unusual dancing. We had good
excuse to get little crazy ourselves
yesterday over Agnes Mahr, but kept
our heads like people who were used
to the extraordinary Perhaps it is be-
cause even pretty woman stepping on
the tips of her toes suggests, In spite
OF herself, the discomfort of SO trying
a mode of locomotion. But whatever
the reason for the indifference accord
ed her, Agnes Mahr deserved more
commendation than she received-see-
ing that the harder thing is to do the
better It is for vaudeville purposes, the
occasion of its necessity being entirely
irrelevant. 1t is enough If il is hard to
do. Miss Mahr was assisted by Flora
Dora, who danced a little and changed
her clothes frequently. We liked Avery
and Hart better. and Rosario and Do
reto equally well, which must be try
ing to the mana cement in view of the
obvious superiority of the dancing
girls turn.
Avery and Hart are ''cullud pussons"
One blacks himself up and the other
doesn't. Neither need to. One has a
slow, expansive style. and constitu-
tional hesitancy. He is gifted with a
NM hof Il
to see when he was drawing a picture
of cosn1ic vacuum and universal moth
ingness. 1t is expansive, round, cav
ernous and startling, and supplies an
exit for an unusual Interpretation of
that dark complexioned classic, No
body! You do not dream what express
siveness there is in that old song until
you hear 1t sung by this particular
darktown matinee idol The other
member OF the black company allows
himself a wonderful suit OF evening
clothes. in which he appears as COM
Portable and nonchalant as a waiter at
500 plate banquet. He, too, sings
and laughs and cracks jokes, and the
twain are worth their. salary, should
say.
There is only one other new number
this week and that is subscribed by
Rosaire and Doreto in stunt they call.
The Captain and the Sailor" They
are clever comedy tumblers, particu-
larly- the sailor. who falls with miracu-
lous precision all over the stage and
ends by reversing Miss Mahr's turn and
spins on his head
Marie Florence repeats her pretty
songs; the Banks Brezeale repeat
their instrumental music: Cliff Gordon
repeats part of his inimitable political
speech. to which he adds some new
triangular English; Flo irwin in the
Ade sketch repeats last weeks success
with her clever little company: Cole
and Rags we have with us for another
week. and the motion pictures are un-
usually good.
The San Francisco call., 1908-04-27
CROWDS JAM PLAY
HOUSE FOR SHOCK
"Mrs. Warren's Profession"
Draws Big at American on
Return Portrayal
Mary Shaw Wins Curtain Calls
and Makes Speech of
Appreciation
CAST OF CHARACTERS
IN SHAw'S PLAY,
"MrS. Warren's Profession"
By Walter Anthony

Not longer ago than March Mrs.
warren's Profession" came to this city;
was played by Mary Shaw and her COM
pany of clever players: created consid-
erable comment in the press and out;
excited the mild interest of the police
department and other organizations
presumably concerned with the sup
preston of vice; was seen by large
audiences of men, women and children,
principally women, and went its way.
It is back again with its frank argu-
ment in favor of Mrs. Warren's pro-
fession as q business for women to
pursue. If the police will let 'em; and
with it's sophisticated brightness shed
by George Bernard Shaw's galvanic
battery of wit.
A crowd such as the American theater
has been stranger to for nearly a month
gathered TO see the piece and get
shocked They could not have come out
of curiosity. so it is fair to presume
they liked it. Miss Mary Shaw at any
rate. repeated her remarkable portrayal
OF Mrs. Warren and earned the curtain
calls that ended I'm little speech of
thanks from the splendid actress whose
finest talents are disclosed in this play.
It is only fair to say that she does
not make Mrs. Warren's life very allur-
ing, in spite of the authors wit in max
ing the play so. There is no touch of
enticing salacity-if there is such a
thing-in the comedy, and not a sug-
gestion of nymphic pornography. 1t is
all very broad, plain, frank and un-
necessary.
A great sputter is made and erudi-
tion expended to preach the exist
ence, and the necessity, for the present
at least, of such institutions as Mrs.
Warren heads and Shaw defends. A
TRADE is on to convince the convinced.
If you like your meat strong; if you
are not offended at the discussion of
subjects from which women's club ex-
clude their male friends; if you are not
obtuse to excellent English and a clev-
erly built play, Mrs. Warren's Pro-
fession" will entertain you and Shaw
win make you think you are thinking.
The San Francisco call., 1908-04-27
SLEUTH THWARTS PLANS
OF FAIR RUNAWAY MAID

Hazel Jones. pretty, petite and 16,
told Detective William Molkte that she
ran away from her home in San Jose
Saturday night to become a trained
nurse, when she was arrested yester-
day at $40 San Jose avenue. where she
was staying at the home of her sister
Mrs Brown. Molkte took the girl to
the hall Of justice to meet her grand
mother, who had come to take her
back. Acting on a dispatch from San
Jose, however. the police took her to
st: GATHERINGS home.
The girl had been living with her
sister, who is the wife of Paul Marston
we'll known San Jose capitalist. Deck
ing herself out in all her own finery
and that of her sister the girl stole
away after dark and took the train for
San Francisco. She was a student at
the San Jose high school. Her rela-
tives do not want her to be nurse
and think a stay at the home will be
good for her.
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PLOTS TO DROWN
DAUGHTER IN BAY
Father Beguiles His Child to
Visit Mother, Then Tries
to Kill Her
Twice He Attempts to HIurl Girl
Over Side OF Ferry Boat as
Plies on Course

Theodore Thorgensen, an old man
who lives with his wife at 1916 Broad
way, Oakland, has been acting queerly
of late, but when his 16 year old
daughter. Josephine, who works as a
clerk for Weinstock. Lubin & Co.,
in this city. got letter Satur-
day saying that her mother wished
to see her, she did not suspect
that it was ruse conjured by
her fathers enfeebled mind for the
purpose of working injury TO her. So
she attired herself in her best clothes
yesterday and gayly walked to the ferry
building to take boat. She was some-
what surprised at finding her father
waiting for her.
Father and daughter walked on the
boat together, and Thorgensen led her
TO a position near the rail. He stood
chatting there with her for several
minutes. AS they reached midstream
she was terrified to have him seize
her roughly and attempt TO throw her
over the side into the bay. In response
to her frightened cries, other passen-
gers rushed up and restrained the ex-
cited man. He calmed down and took
the matter SO quietly. however. that
they relaxed their vigilance. Just be-
fore the ferry reached the Oakland
slip he ran at the girl again and tried
to toss her overheard
Thorgensen was arrested and brought
to the central emergency hospital,
where he was placed in straitjacket.
He raved incoherently and it was evil
dent that his mind was crazed.
Josephine's mother said that he had
exhibited slight symptoms of insanity
several times in the last few weeks.
Save for the severe shock, the girl was
not injured.
The San Francisco call., 1908-04-27
PROHIBITIONISTS PRAISE
ANTI-SMOKING ORDINANCE
Law Prohibiting Tobacco Burn
ing on Closed Streetcars
Is Highly Commended

resolution commencing the mayor
and the board Of supervisors for the
passage of the ordinance prohibiting
smoking in streetcars was unanimously
adopted by the prohibition county COM
mittee April "a. The resolution fol-
lows:
Resolved that the board of supervisors is to
be commended for passing and the Hon 10 r.
TAYLOR for signing. ordinance 500. new series.
prohibiting the smoking OF any cigar pipe or
cigarette, or burning tobacco ~ any person rid
promote the comfort of the travelling public: and
we wish to especially commend such members OF
the board. who, while they may be smokers
themselves. are willing to forego their own pef-
sonal enjoyment In order that the comfort OF
others may be secured.
The San Francisco call., 1908-04-27
A Manly Religion

1t must be frankly confessed that
certain types of religious thought and
practice do not appeal to the manly
mind. Whenever 1T demands any kind
of slavish submission as requisite
condition, 1t cannot possibly enlist the
devotion or even awaken the interest
of the real man. But that conception
of religion that demands the sturdier
qualities of the soul. and insists upon
forceful action, must necessarily ap-
peal. A religion demanding strength
must appeal to the strong. religion
demanding courage must appeal to the
brave. A religion demanding as it's
chief principle that men should be
manly. strong, brave, will always ap-
peal to manly men.
The San Francisco call., 1908-04-27
NOTED SINGERS TO Go
ON VAUDEVILLE STAGE
Grace Elliott, Louise Mcclure,
AdeIbert EngeI and Ernest
Edwards Sign Contract

1t was announced yesterday, and Mrs.
Grace Carroll Elliott confirmed the
statement last night, that she. Mrs.
Louise Mcclure. Adelbert Engel and
Ernest Edwards. all well known church
and concert singers in the bay cities,
had signed contract to go upon the
vaudeville stage. Mrs. Elliott, whose
maiden name was Grace Carroll, is
well known in musical circles, and is
> member OF the San Francisco musi-
cal club. She is a sister of Lena Car
roll Nicholson. also a prominent figure
in local music. Mrs. Elliott's voice is
deep contralto and it has been much in
demand in church music and oratorio.
Her stage name viii be Miss Carroll
England. Mrs. Louise Mcclure, who
IS q granddaughter OF Mrs. Seldom s.
Wright. viii assume the stage name of
Miss Byrd and will sing soprano in the
quartet A sketch called The Artists
Dream will be utilized Stuart Morri-
son viii play the role OF the artist
Edwards. the bass. was Dick Jose's
manager for several years
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day and night. Then / took him to
all the best specialists in skin diseases
but they could not do much for him.
He sometimes screamed with pain
when put on the salve they gave me.
When he was two years old the
eczema got on his arms and legs SO
that had to keep them bandaged up
and / made gloves for his hands SO the
nails could not poison him worse. We
could not get nights sleep In months
and my husband and were al broken
up. Then my mother asked why
did not give up the doctors and try
Cuticura. So 1 got q set and he felt
relieved the first time l used them,
the Cuticura Ointment felt SO cool.
He used to wake up and ask for Cuti-
cura to be put on when he itched so
badly that he could not sleep, and he
would say, 'Ohl Mama. that makes
my sores feel so goodP l gave the
Cuticura Remedies good trial and
gradually the eczema healed all up
and now he is as well as any other chill
dren. He is now seven years old and
the cure has lasted two months, so I
think 1t will never return. / can't
tell you how glad | am that Cuticura
did such wonderful work In our case
and / shall recommend it everywhere.
Mrs. John @. Klumpp, so Niagara St.,
Newark, N. j., Oct. II and %, 1907"
A single set Of Cuticurs Remedies consisting Of
Cuticura Soap (s5c). Ointment s5oe ,. and Resol-
suniciens to'cure. Sold throughout the world Potter
Drug 4 Chem. Corr. Sole Props. Boston. Mass
srMaed Free. Cuticura Book On Skin Diseases.
The San Francisco call., 1908-04-27
ATTEMPTS TO END LIFE

Frank Althea, a telegraph operator,
attempted suicide yesterday while de-
spondent over III health. He swal-
lowed poison. Althea was removed
from his room. s11 Howard street. to
the central emergency hospital, where
he revived.
The San Francisco call., 1908-04-27

Mr.. and Mrs. J. f.
Peters of Stockton,
DIR. and Mrs. Six.
Mrs. j. d. Peters.
Miss Anna Peters,
Mr.. and Mrs. Norman
McLaren.
Mr.. and Mrs. Porter
Ashe,
The San Francisco call., 1908-04-27

CASTOR Ashe.
Miss Elizabeth Ashe,
Miss Sue Nicol.
Robert Hayes Smith,
Judge and Mrs, Charles
Weller,
Mrs. John McMulifn.
Lansing Mizner.
William Ashe Jr.
The San Francisco call., 1908-04-27
BOY ACCIDENTALLY SHOT

Willie Cotter, 8 years DID, was play
ing soldier with rifle in front of his
fathers house. 2001 Fulton street. veg
terday, when he accidentally pulled the
trigger and shot himself in the leg.
The San Francisco call., 1908-04-27
SILVER JUBILEE
AT THE fAIRMONT

The silver Jubilee of the wedding
of Mr.. and Mrs. w. L. Ashe was cele-
brated at a dinner party given yes
terday evening at the Fairmont no.
tel. Toasts wishing many added years
of happiness were given and de-
lightful menu was served. Among those
present were:
The San Francisco call., 1908-04-27

tor and got ointments
and medicines but his
face kept on getting
worse until it got so
bad that no one could
look at him. His
whole face was one
crust and must have
been very painful.
He scratched day and
night until his face
sometimes looked like
a raw piece OF meat.
/ was nearly insane
with his scratching
The San Francisco call., 1908-04-27
BOY SCRATCHED
DAY AND NIGHT
Eczema Began When a Tiny Baby
and Lasted 7 Years-Tore Crusts
from Face Till It was All Raw
Screamed with Pain and Could not
Sleep Though Specialists Failed
CUTICURA EFFECTED
A WONDERFUL CURE

when my little boy was six weeks
cid an eruption broke out on his face.
The San Francisco call., 1908-04-27

pr Siegert's Angosturs Bitters tones the system
creates beslthful appetite Refuse substitutes
The San Francisco call., 1908-04-27
The Paragraph Pulpit
Unitarian

Appears every Monday. Wednesday and satur-
day
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-01-29
JOYS 20 0onos.

A popular New England preacher
says that if his sermon ever stretches
beyond the twenty minutes to which
he means always to limit it the words
Of his little daughter ring In his ears,
and he reflects that some of his con-
gregation are doubtless feeling as she
did on memorable occasion. The Oc-
casion was the little girls sixth birth
day, which CHANGED to come on
Thanksgiving day. She went to church
with her mother and sat quietly
through the service. The sermon was
unusually good, the minister could not
help thinking He had plenty to say,
and he said 1t fluently.
How did you like my sermon?" he
asked his young critic as they walked
home together, her small hand In his
big one.
"You preached awful long, father"
said the little girl "but beared it be-
cause love you, and / knew I'd have
q nice dinner when got home and for.
get what I'd been through"
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-01-29

corporate limits of the town. The
constables are efficient officers, but
there exists necessity for an officer
In direct touch with the sheriff's Of
fee and many citizens think we are
entitled to one. A constable or po-
lice officer might be appointed a dep
uty sheriff and be of much benefit to
the city generally. If the matter
were properly presented to Sheriff
Mcdonald, we see no reason why he
should not make the appointment.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-01-29
DROPPED INTO LAW.
The Hotel Man Turned His Court Ex-
Psrience to Account.

The Hotel Man Turned His Court Ex-
psrience to Account.
A Missouri Judge. travelling on cir.
cult, once had before him in a small
country town case In which tavern
keeper was held for the payment Of a
large amount of money which he had
not agreed definitely to pay. The court
declared that, although his agreement
was not on record, it was involved by
construction or implied in his particI-
patton In business proceeding con-
hected with It.
After judgment had been rendered
the court adjourned for dinner, and
the judge found that the only eating
house In the place was the inn kept by
the defendant in the case he had Just
decided. He also found that the de-
Rendant personally superintended the
preparation Of the meals and that the
food was charged for on the European
plan.
The judge called for two boiled eggs,
which, with the other food he ordered,
were brought to him done to a turn.
He ate them, and at the end of the
meal the bill was presented to him.
He was astonlshed to read ON 1t the
following items: Two boiled eggs, Is
cents; two chickens at 70 cents, $3.50.
Calling the proprietor, he asked:
"How's this? I've had no chickens.
Why do you charge me for themT'
Those are constructive chickens,
your honor" answered the lnnkeeper.
"What?"
why, they are implied In the eggs,
you know" the man persisted.
His honor began to understand and
said no more.--New York Times.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-01-29

dinner time. Then they had seats al
the captains table. which happened
to have room to spare. They entered
the saloon to be observed by all, and
they had already taken their places
when Lady Gordon found herself be.
side her liege lord. He had been to
Madeira and stayed a day and was
on his way home. For just a min
ute the wife was observed to flush ND
and turn pale and look around like a
hunted animal. Then Sir John whis-
pered in her ear. and she was herself
again. What he said was:
"Don't 6utter yourself, dear. Your
old man will be willing to come down
with an extra half million to keep this
from the public"
That was all. He never spoke to her
again during the run to port and total
~ ignored the man with her, and be-
fore dying, six months later, he paid
all his debts and sent word to Lady
Gordon by her maid not to let his de-
mise keep her out Of society for more
than a week. M. QUAD.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-01-29

right on his side, for in studied ant.
complex hypocrisy he has nothing
to learn from US. If an Arab would
rob his guest am speaking from per.
sonal experience-he will first talk al
length on the subject of honor, hospi.
tally, and so forth. He will gradually
work the matter round as to why you
are travelling, throw out suggestions
that spies, enemies and intruders can.
not claim hospitality, suggest that he
himself is poor. question himself as to
whether he ought not to detain you as
prisoner, again state that he is In
want, and thus shift from blackmail
to cajolery and from gentle requests
to threats, until he has extorted a
sum Of money which in his curious
brain he might describe as the least he
could accept with honor or the most
he could extract without danger to
himself"
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-01-29

Congressman McGavin, of Him
OILS, is a man to be admired for his
true Americanism. In the house yes
terday he grilled the American girls
who sell themselves for foreign tit
lie to good brown turn. His speech
dubbed over with patriotic utter
anees and the most scathlng sarcasm
which made combination that
would burn any sensible American
woman to the quick who had been
guilty OF selling her horor for an
empty foreign title. We publish n
synopsis of his remarks on the first
page aud want everybody to read II
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-01-29

The dahlia rivals the hanson cab in
the matter Of having smothered the
memory of the man after whom it was
named. But persons who use it at
least pronounce hanson" as Joseph
Hanson pronounced his surname,
whereas probably most people call the
flower "daylia." thus getting hopeless
~ remote from the Swedish DR.. Dahl,
the pupil of Linnaeus, who brought
this Mexican plant into cultivation in
Europe. How many who know the
fuchsia have ever heard of the six
teenth century German botanist Leon
hard Fuchs? Germany. by the way,
calls the dahlia "Georgine' in honor of
another botanist, Georgi. = Chicago
News.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-01-29
Blind MANI nrnnnn.

One of the most intelligent inmates
OF blind asylum. who came into the
world blind, says that he never dreams
or the things he has read about and
never dreams Of any thing or person
that he has no. in some way come In
personal contact with. He dreams of
music, of the voices of persons he
knows, OF such incidents as might
happen at the home or in some place
In which he has actually been, but
never Of incidents In other places or In
other lands. Even although he has
read descriptions OF localities, of nat.
ural beauties. of the appearance OF a
street or a city. no idea of what they
l0oA like comes to him In the fancies
OF his sleep. There is a class of blind
people who become blind when quite
young. Such blind people never dream
OF any scene or object except those
which have remained in the memory
from what they actually saw before
they became blind Pearson's Weekly.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-01-29
RIuffed the Parson.

The former Lord Elphlnstone's par
ish minister was very scatter brain.
ed theologian and in his sermons Of
ten knew not the end from the be.
ginning. One Sunday his lordship, In
his customary sleeping. gave vent to an
unmistakable snore. This was too
much for the minister, who stopped
and cried, "Waken, my Lord Elphln.
stonev'
A grunt followed, and then his lord
ship answered, Pm no sleepin', minis
ter"
"But ye are sleepin'. wager We
dinna ken what I said last" exclaimed
the pastor.
sou, aye" returned the peer. Eye
said, 'Waken, my Lord Elphinstone.'
AYE, aver said the minister. But
l wager We dinna ken what / said last
afore that"
"Tuts," replied the nobleman prompt
ly. "I'll wager We dinna ken yer
sell" Dundee Advertiser.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-01-29
What His Music Rill Maant.

An architect who had planned and
superintendent the building of a west
side residence had turned over the
completed house to Its owner. The
architect had been in nowise hamper
ed In the expenditure of money, yet his
customer, being good business man,
gave his personal attention to the de.
tails of the cost.
what does this meanT" he asked
on final inspection Of the bills. "Three
hundred dollars to a quartet of trained
musicians. How can anybody have
given a concert already In my house
when no one is living there?"
They were testing the acoustics of
the rooms" the architect explained.
Every room in your house has been
submitted to that test. There win be
plenty Of music there later on, and l
certainly wouldn't want to finish the
house without being sure that the
sounding properties were satisfactory.
In these days every private house or
hotel that amounts to anything is put
through the acoustic test before It
leaves the architects hands."-New
York Sun.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-01-29
CUPID AT THE BAR.
Why the Loving Maiden Posed 40 q
Grand Jury.

Why the Loving Maiden Posed 40 6
Grand Jury.
III you were IA jury, Clara" said
the embarrassed young lawyer hest
tatingly, 81 could plead my cause with
more self possession. But in Cupid's
courts l don't think can claim to be
a first class advocate"
Perhaps you have not had an az
rensive practice. William" suggested
the maiden softly.
That's II exactly. Clara" eagerly
reioined the young man, moving his
chair a little nearer. I'm a new hand
at this business, But IL felt sure the
Jury
Meaning me?"
"les-wasn't prejudlced against the
COUNSEL
what kind OF jury are you consider
ing me, williamT" she asked, with
downcast eyes,
IA common jury. of course. You
couldn't be grand jury, you know"
why notT'
because | don't plead before grand
luries.
Il think, William" said the blushing
maiden, II would rather, for this occa-
sion, be considered grand jury. If
you don't mind"
why. dearT'
"Because"- And she hid her face
somewhere In the vicinity OF his coat
collar-"because have found a true
Rill"-London Answers.