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Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-02-26
Before Senate Naval Com
mittee Two AdmifaIS
Defend Navy
Charges That Our BattIeshlps
Arc DricEtiNe PrONeA
| Untrue
Committee Satisfied That
| Reuterdahl Sensation
Is Exploded

Washington, D. c.. Feb. 25-Experts
in naval construction-Rea Admiral
Converse, retired, president of the
board of construction, and Rear Asl-
miral Capps, chief of the bureau of
construction and repairs-were be-
fore the senate committee on naval
affairs boday in investigation ,oe'
charges against the navy made by
Henry Reuterdahi in recent maya
zine article. The charges were taken
up in the order they appeared n-the
article, and at the conclusion of !ex.
tended refutations by Admiral Con.
verse it was stated by Senator Per
kins that apologies OF the committee
were due the officers for having call.
ed them to answer such charges.
Chairman Hale assented to this view
and no member of the committee took
issue.
The development of principal inter
est in the testimony of Admiral Con.
verse was that two of the charges
made by Mr.. Reuterdahl were in lang
auge similar to that used by Lieut.
Commander Sims, naval aide to the
president, and Lieut.. Commander Hill,
on duty with the general board of the
navy, in articles which they prepared
and submitted to the secretary of the
navy at his request.
He disclaimed any purpose to in
innate that these articles of the state
ments of these offif1icers had been the
inspiration for the Reuterdahl attack
upon the navy. Nevertheless, these
officers are to be called before the
committee.
Mr.. Hale called upon Admiral Con
verse to take UP the Reuterdahl ar
ticle and give his views of the Char.
ges contained therein. The admiral
characterized some of the charges .as
very important" some so stated as
to give wrong impressions, !" and some
absolutely false
WAS there any difference of opin-
ion among members of the board of
construction in regard to the position
of the armor belt, furret construction
and ammunition hoists?" was asked.
members of the board were I'M
animouse in approving the designs
used, replied the admiral. He stat
Continued on page 81
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-02-26
First to Reach Chicago in
Great Race American
Is Second
Streets Blocked With People
Who Give Hearty
Erecting

Chicago, Feb. % Tricky coated
with mud, but otherwise in good con-
dition the first OF the racing auto.
mobiles reached this city today at
4:25 p. m. It was the army machine
which is carrying a message from
General Grant in New York to Fort
Leavenworth. The second car to make
its appearance was the American,
which is still leading the other con.
testants in the race from New York
to Paris. It was FIVE minutes behind
the message bearer.
The American car was in the lead
at Hobart, Ind, q short distance from
Chicago and its crew stopped there to
dine with the members Of tho pilot
car which left Chicago for the pur.
pose Of acting as escort. While the
dinner was in progress the army ma.
chine passed to the front.
Several hundred people gathered
aronud the Chicago Automobile club
and waited in the drizzling rain the
arrival Of the racers. Loud and long
cheers greeted the first car upon It's
arrival and by the time the second
machine came up the street was
thronged with people whocrowdei
about the club house to catch a
glimpse Of the contestants. The crowd
was so large that traffic was at a
standstill for some time and squad
Of police was called to clear the
street. Shortly after the machines
were timed in at the club house they
were taken to the garage.
The crews of both Of the cars stat.
ed after their arrival that they ex
perienced little difficulty after leav,
ing Hobart. Ind. It Is uncertain whes
either car will proceed.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-02-26

o. week ago. He said: Il didn't tell
him till had to-" Undoubtedly had
fhe boy made a clean breast of the
affair in the first place and told Mr..
Carr what the intentions Of Tina Haas
were, he would not have been placed
In his present predicaMent.
He denies having had any intimacy
with the girl at any time and says
that he had only been with her half
a dozen times since he first met her
He says that It was his intention to
attend school at Hutchinson, Kansas
as his father was preparing to sell
his farm property and move to Okla.
hOma. That is the reason, he state
that he was out at the farm at the
time of his arrest instead of in town
Story In Detail
The story in detail, as near as could
be CLEANED Tuesday is this:
Mr.. and Mrs. H. A. Ross have been
living in the city since last fall, Ross
being employed about the 500 depo'
in a minor capacity. His father is
said to be an old man, living in Kan
sas3sand Is well to do, and Ross ha.
frequently said of late that he intend
ed to go to Kansas and start res
taurant, and in some quarters 1t il
thought he wanted the girl to worl
in his place.
Mrs. Ross's Strange Action
The Haas girl has been employed
for some time hack at the home o
Harry Hastings and the Ross's livet
not far away. For week before tn
girl disappeared the Ross woman ha.
been in the habit of calling at tn.
Hastings home and taking the cir
away from the house for hours at
time, until the girl was notified tina
she must attend to her work or seel
another place.
The day of February 10, ON tn
| night OF which Tina went away, Mrs
Ross called and took her away from
the Hastings house and she was gon
| most of the day. That night Tin
made every preparation for doing tn
washing next day and said she il
tended to get up before daylight to be
gin 1t. Mr.. Hastings heard her mol
ing about, but supposing she was &c
ing to work, went to sleep again an
her loss was not known until the mex
morning. Inquiry was made at tn
Haas home and a search for the gil
CONTINUED on Pare 81
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-02-26
500 Editorial Association

Douglas Herald: What is the matter
with the new 500 Editorial Associa-
ton? There are many matters of To-
cal interest to editors along the new
line that an association could handle
satisfactorily. A meeting could be
held at Max between trains any day
or IL more time was needed. any OF
the towns would be glad to entertain
Somebody say something
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-02-26
H. A. ROSS and WIFE ACCUSED
OF KIDNAPPING tina HAAS
Farmers in Northeastern Part Of County Accused Of Being
Principals in Mysterious Abduction Case
Mrs. Ross IN Constant Society Of the Girl Before Young
Grow Pot Her on Train
Gl Left Note Saying She Was Going Away TO Be Edu-
Gated and Would Be Good

: *"*****"***.***~*
!: Dear Father: Don't worry :.
: about me. / am going away to =
: get an education and some day 8
: l will be back. will be good :
: girl. "Tina Haas" =
: ************+**~*
This was the message left by Tina
Haas the night she, went away from
the home of Harry Hastings, where
she was employed as domestic. The
note was not written by her, but those
who claim to know say the writing is
that Of Mrs. H. A. Ross, who seems
to have been instrumental in the
spiriting away Of the girl.
Sensation Promised
The kidnapping of Tina Haas
promises to be one of the sensational
matters of the year.
The more the plot is unfolded the
greater the mystery deepens as to
the reasons why she, a green country
girl, voluntarily left her home to go
to a distant state among strangers.
never before having made q trip Of
any slength-even with friends-and
as to what inducements were held Out
that made her take this step.
Crow Helped Her Away
As stated in yesterday mornings
Tribune, the girl disappeared from the
home of Harry Hastings, who resides
on Third street, the night of Febru-
airy 1914. Lawrence Crow, an eigh.
teen-year-old lad, was arrested last
Friday evening at his fathers farm
near the Ross place, charged with
completely in the abduction, it hav
ing been ascertained that Crow tool
the girl down to the depot in this
city to meet No. 2 at an early hour il
the morning on the above date.
What Crow Says
Crow was seen at the jail yesterday
morning. He said that he had beer
staying at the home of his aunt, Mrs
H. A. Ross, in this city, while he wal
attending the high school. That ont
evening Miss Haas came to him, ant
in the presence of the. ROSES, asket
him to accompany her down to thu
depot as she intended going to Gen
eseo, Kansas, to attend school. HI
says she asked him to say nothing
about it to anyone, and that that wa
the reason whv he had denied al
knowledge of the whereabouts of Mis-
Haas when questioned by Chief Car
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-02-26
pined Norwegian Royalty

Christiania, Feb. 25-The American
minister to Norway. Herbert D
Pierce, and Mrs. Pierce, to night en-.
tertained for the first time King Kaa-
kon and Queen Maud at the Ameri'
can legation. After dinner there was
reception to the diplomatic corps
and high officials of the government
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-02-26
UNDER SEA
Great Tunnel Under Hudson
River Now in Op.
Grafton
Passengers Transferred il
Ten Minutes by Eight
Car Trains

New York, N. Y, Feb. 25.-'Over
to Jersey" gave way to under to
Jersey" tonight and while the ferry
boats wendell their laborious way
overhead, thousands Of persons were
being transported by subterranian
route from shore to shore in about
the time that 1t takes the surface
craft to warp into their slips.
The Hudson river tunnels connect
ing New York City and Hoboken.
Continued on Page 81
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Accident. Must be Reported

Washington, D. c., Feb. 25-The
house committee on interstate and
foreign commerce today authorized
favorable report on the bill which
requires railroads to make monthly
reports Of all accidents TO the Inter.
state Commerce Commission and au-
thorizes publication OF these reports
by the commission.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-02-26
Double Header From Ohio

OUuUIC rs0duS1 1tVHt VItIV ~
Cincinnati, o., Feb. 26-The rival
republican conventions in the Sixth
Ohio district today instructed dele
gates to the national convention for
Taft and Foraker respectively.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-02-26
Regular meeting

The regular meeting of the Com.
mercial club viii be held next Tues.
day night It will be an important
one.
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-22

the acting game and show the west
that he's to the good as player. ~All
want to do" he said. is to prove 70
my native town that I am good for
something besides fighting I've proved
it in the east. but the west is neighbor
to Missouri and it has to be shown and
then convinced It's easier TO persuade
London. I've found. than IL is to con-
vince San Francisco, for London fell
even for my Gentleman jim Perhaps
I'm handicapped here because I have
too many friends who bet on the Sulli-
van-Corbett fight Let's see; how long
ago was that? Anyway. I've been on
the stage 1e years since then and near
Iy any man would learn something in
that time; don't you think soy~
1 read over his Shaw epigrams ana
agreed with James J. Corbett.
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-22

jolt. Cousin describes the low down
pug; the british fighting man who has
won success in the ring solely from
his ability to withstand punishment
He tells her that he can understand
her If she travels with socialists and
anarchists and nihilists, but that he
cannot understand her sympathy for a
prize fighter such as Cashel Byron is.
He declares that fighter is a man of
brutal nature, whose skill in using his
fists is due to his ferocious and ami
NAL nature and that his finish is
wrought out in some low tavern where
he lives his last days with a tarnished
reputation, a disfgured face and a to-
tally brutalized nature. At the end of
that speech looked over at the box
where Jimmy Britt was sitting. He
wasn't leaning over the rail any more.
All that l could see of him was the
top of his blonde head. He had slid
out of sight
But the speech. as matter of fact,
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of the fact that he was selected by
Shaw to play the role of the English
pugilist in "Cashel Byron's Profession"
1t was his first big success in the east
and he played the role at Dalys in New
York with considerable success down
stairs as he expressed it, the gallery,
according to him, not caring much for
Shaw's truthfulness.
But mainly Corbett interested the
cafe and myself as story teller
1T was over eight years ago." he
said, and had 80 weeks contract in
vaudeville. My managers had to put
me out on one night stands in order to
fill in the time, and so I went into the
land of Rubes. At that time vaudeville
wasn't very well known, and it was
funny to hear the natives discuss the
new form of entertainment. I struck
one town and wandered around taking
in the pastoral sights with the other
Rubes. The village was plastered with
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-22

evidence that I have acquired some
skill as an actor.
L met Shaw in London when I was
over there playing Gentleman jim He
saw the show and pictured me in the
leading role of his play, 'Cashel By
ron's Profession. 1 was to be Cashel
Byron, the champion pugilist of the
world, and was to be the one who falls
in love with Shaw's heroine. the dSugh-
ter of one of England's nobility.
That is the way Shaw doped it out and
that is the way 1t finally happened. At
that time in London. as I told you, 1
did not take the drama seriously. but
later I did. and then the play was pro-
duced in New York First. however, we
tried it out in Hartford and it was a
success. Imagine me in Shaw com
edy! Funny, isn't it2 But got away
with it, at that"
Corbett thereupon proceeded to tell
me the story of "cashel Byron's Pro-
fession," and as he talked he illustrated.
The loungers in the st. Francis cafe
drew nearer and nearer and soon he
had an audience which might have
been deadheaded, but which was none
the less enthusiastic. However, he
did not see his many hearers. and in
the course of his. uninterrupted mono
logue on Shaw he delivered himself
of the epigrams quoted above.
Speaking of that Hartford pre-
miere." he said, Jimmy Britt was
there. He occupied a box with some
friends and sat against the rail in
order to lean over at proper intervals
and applaud publicly knew what
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-22

was coming. to- him and the rest of
US pugs in the second act and waited
for the opening. You remember the
cousin of Lydia. who is in love with
her the same as Cashel Byron is, tells
her. after the butler, who is also in
love with the aristocratic maiden, has
divulged casheTs profession. what a
of prize fighter and wants to know
what such person is like. Then fol-
lows the description. It's an awful
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-22

Nothin' to speak of. He just comes
out and makes a little talk But it
doesn't hurt the show much. 1t doesn't
last long
And to think I was taking $1,000 a
week in real money for that kind of a
reputationl Awful isn't it?"
Corbett has some fine plans for next
season which he told me about. but
which are not yet ripe for publica-
tion. He says he is going to stay with
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-22

role. that of Patricia O'Brien. or Pat.
as she is known in the play. is one
that reveals the highest attainments
of the histrionic art and stamps the
star as one of the greatest actresses
of the age. Her support is also splen-
didly selected and personal hits are
scored by Wilfred Lucas as Dan NAL
lory. Alice Leigh as Mrs. O'Brien. Eva
Dennison as Nora. Patricia's light
headed little sister. Giles Shine as Pat
O'Brien. Earle R. Williams as Dick
Crawford. Madeline Travers as sylvia
Simpson, and Amy bee as the eccentric
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-22

didn't do me (Cashel Byron) any harm
because the girl knew l was nothing
but a great big overgrown boy without
guile or meanness. At the end of the
play when she tells me she was willing
to marry me at any stage of the drama,
1 looked up again at the box and Jim
my's head was clearly discernible over
the brass rail"
corbett is proud of his success in the
Shaw play in the east and he is proud
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-22
,IkrES:J'CLHBElT
Makcc Epi$ramC on
GDONGEDERNARDSHW
WALTER NNTH0NY

The funny part comedies the serious part"
squares himself with his wife when he
matrimonial business and breaches about free
with red whiskers, but he's
GOT an awful punch in his pen hand
"PeopIe tells the truth about
fhem why his plays at hOme but do NOT go
TO They might blush"
Even Jimmy Britt bucked Byrons Profession
when described pugIiSt"
"AppIaue is divided al a Shaw play Upstairs is
little or none there plenty The fellow upstairs
downstairs thinks he
derstands andcI cIapS hands it,
Some epioran1s J. ex-champion
heavy vefohf puofsf light (buf
UgHfueoHf) comedian his heart in his work
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-22
Van Ness

II has been a long time since as COM
plete an artistic triumph has been
scored in San Francisco as that of Rose
Stahl in ''The Chorus Lady" which
opens its second and final week at the
Van Ness theater tonight. This will
probably be the last chance to see The
Lady" as the production intact win be
taken to London next March. where it
is expected to run for a year at least.
That star and play have taken the
city by storm was evidenced at the 1rst
performances. when Miss Stahl was ten
dered an ovation such as has seldom been
accorded any artist coming to the
coast. Press and public united in prais-
ing the clever comedienne and her per-
formance was set down the following
morning as one of the most delightful
and at the same time most appealing
that has ever been given IN a local
theater.
"The Chorus Lady is . play that
appeals to all classes and as IL is
presented by Miss Stahl and her clever
players there is no resisting It. The
public in general Is more than curious
about the life behind the scenes and
as this life is shown in The Chorus
Lady without concealment 1t proves
OF considerable interest. Another fea-
ture of the play which must be given
due credit is those wonderful gowns
which are worn by the show girls in
the second act. and into which they
seem TO have been poured. They are
the original Tanagra sheath gowns
which started the dfrectoire craze in
Paris last spring and are the highest
examples Of the art OF the modiste.
Miss Stahrs performance OF the title
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Attractions at the
Local PlayhOuses

Rose Stahl remains at the Van Ness
another week and should not be missed
the Princess management cancels the
biIlboards and says that Kolb and Dill
will do another week In Playing the
Ponies; a George AIDE comedy with
music comes to the American and
college farce will be seen at the Al
cazar Arthur Cunningham win appear
in Joe Murphys shaun Rhue. and
new vaudeville bills will be seen at
the Orpheum. National. Empire and
wigwam. What the press agents have
to say about their shows follows.
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-22

But it's different in the east. If
am put down on the program for
stunt nobody there expects me to DO a
bag punching act or a monologue on
the ring. am accepted as an actor.
Here in the west ] can not live down
my former ring successes and my
peighbors expect me to put on the
gtsves even though the play is polite
comedy.
I DO not aspire to play Ibsen, but my
success in New York in playing George
Bernard shaw's -cashel Byron's Profess
sion should be. It seems to me, bit Of
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-22

You know" said Corbett. how.
when you are away from home. you
enjoy discussing the most trivial af-
fairs Of your native town. I'm going
to tell you of a meeting I had in
Cleveland with Dave warfield and his
manager. Mel Stoltz. 1 was playing in
The Burglar and the Lady-that was
two years ago. nearly three now-and
Warfield was there in The Music
Master 1 think. We met at the hotel
and sat down to a comfortable chat
after the show. We reminded each
other of all the old time resorts. of the
coffee Joints and the places where We
used to find sharp steam beer. We
talked so long and recalled so many
places that Warfield got hungry, 1
guess. He says: Say. let's go out
and dig up a coffee emporium. 1t was
then 8 o'clock in the a. M The idea
struck Stoltz and me as good, and so We
did. Imagine us three perched up on
stools with our feet twisted around the
legs of the high chairs eating our
grub like we used to do 20 years or
so before in Eddy street or Kearny
street. made sops OF my doughnuts
and remember that warfield got away
with huge hunk of pie! This sounds
like monologue, but it's the truth.
Ask Warfield if it isn't
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-22
This decks attractions

Van Ness-Rose StahI in "The Chorus Lady"
Amercan-comedy with music. "Just Out of College"
Princess-KoIb and Dill in "PIaying the Ponies"
Acazar-coIIege comedy, "a Strenuous Life"
VaIencia-Arthur Cunningham in Shaun Rhue"
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
NationaI-VaudeViIIe
s-Empire-VaudeviIIe
Wigwam-Vaudevie
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Here's a joke on me- went on this
reformed giant 1T happened while
1 was under the 80 weeks contract
that 1 told you about was getting
$1,000 in real money every week at the
time, too. My vaudeville career was
coming to an end, but I had to be kept
busy even if 1 did those one night
stands Of which 1 am speaking.
When 1 struck one of those funny
towns I used to ramble around and
pick up sayings A couple Of natives
were staring at bill on fence. 1t had
my picture on it. Sure. says the Older
chap. pulling a fine growth of whiskers,
that's Corbett. L seen him last night
What does he do? asked the other
fellow.
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-22

r COURSE we talked of other
things than the drama, and Of
other persons besides George
Bernard Shaw. the Irish icono-
~ clast and critic of critics, but
mainly we. or rather he-James
J. Corbett-talked about the pugnacious
writer Of alleged dramas and he Ut
tered much wisdom on the subject OF
Shaw and his plays. It seemed to me
as he worked his way into the center
. Of the ring and limbered up on Casnel
Bvron's Profession" which play he was
starred In and was picked out for Dy
Shaw himself, that there was much IN
common between the two men, In spite
OF the distance that separated their
training quarters. Both are lighters
and both have succeeded IN life, II
money and credit are the measure OF
success. II Shaw had been given Cor
belts physique he might have been a
champion prize fighter; if Corbett had
been given Shaw's mental equipment
he. doubtless. would have gone around
smashing ideals instead of noses, ana
would have valiantly undertaken, clean
handed and alone, to have thrashed into
humility all of England's dramatists
since Shakespeare.
The star OF the American theater
sat with his brother Tom and myself
in the cafe at the St. Francis hotel
while James J., the shifty vanquisher
Of all the huskies 20 years ago. drank
huge potions Of water and bewailed
the fact that rheumatism and his doc
tors orders kept him away from some
thing wetter and more potent
The occupied tables and the busy
bar were ignored by the native son as
he talked and warmed to his story tell
ing ana philosophy. He sidestepped
with his old time grace my leads into
pugilism and kept TO his. game of
drama He would not talk fight, and
nothing could make him.
I don't even do gymnastics any
more" he said. Perhaps I'm getting
physically lazy. At FIRST 1 didn't take
the stage seriously, but now do, and
have for many years. must study and
think and work to keep up the pace
that modern theatricalism has set
Perhaps would never have been an
actor IL it had not been that once
was a fighter. but it's surely cinch
that I'd be better OF now as player II
I. had never been in the ring with Sui
livan. IN the west particularly the
theater patron refuses to accept me as
an actor and presumes when / come on
the stage that ] am going to do vau-
deviIle stunt or another Gentleman
jim act Of heroism-
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-22

Vaudeville said his friend.
Nope. I'm not going
"'why?'
"'Aw. HI he said. I've read the
book