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The daily sentinel., 1908-02-27
ALLEGED IMMORAL
PLAY IS PRESENTED
Last Night Clever Company Gave Superb Production Of
Bernard Shaw's Powerful Drama, MRS. Wanens
Professional Great Lesson Morbidy Told

herself something which she is not,
but is proud of the fact that she has
preserved what she terms as her
business instinct, which has enabled
her to accumulate money SO as to
provide leberally for her daughter;
and yet she would not have her
daughter lead this life herself. When
the girl tells her plainly that their
ways of life are different, and that
they must part forever, Mrs War
rem snivels and shows herself essen
TALLY weak and ignorant woman.
Her pathos is the pathos of a weak
individuality.
The daughter, as the author in
tended. was entirely disillusionized.
Romance and the glamor of love had
simply been blotted out of her life
and she wanted none of it. The very
lowest depth of social evil had been
revealed to her and she "soured" on
all that pertained to the emotional
side of nature.
Miss Mary Shaw played in the til
tie role. Miss Shaw, if we recollect
correctly, is the original in this char
acter in the play, and what success
came to the piece in New York,
where it was suppressed, came
through the splendid manner in
which she portrayed the very inde-
fensible character of the ''impossi-
Bile" woman. She is a brilliant emo
tional actress and she we'll sustained
her reputation last night
But Miss Shaw Is compelled to di-
vide honors, willingly or unwillingly,
with Miss Pettes, who assumed and
played most effectively the charac-
ter of the daughter of the woman
impossible She is a very beautiful
woman is Miss Pettes, and she is
most unassuming on the stage, and
women can be that, if they will, on
the stage as elsewhere. and a large
degree of charm comes from that
winning manner. She did not at all
overdo the character.
For a very unenviable character
part, Sir George Crofts, which was
played splendidly by Mr.. Pratt, we
must give considerable credit He
is a very taking personality, and,
while we are inclined to hate such
parts. credit must be given the acting
done by those who assume them.
"A Mr.. Aylmer was cast for the part
of Frank Gardner. Gardner Is a
capable fellow; but he ought to take
lessons in pronunciation. Half the
time in the dialogue he was not un-
derstandable, and it is in this dia-
logue with MS parent. the vicar, that
there is large degree of charm, and
1t made one half mad that the dia-
logue could not be understood.
We would go to see Mrs. War
ren's Profession" again anywhere we
might be given the chance of hearing
1t. Our judgment may be poor, but
1t would impel us to listen once
more to the most excellent dialogues
for the worth of the dialogues If
nothing else outside of any other
charm that the play may have, if it
has any.
The daily sentinel., 1908-02-27
RENDERS DECISION MONDAY.

The review of the testimony given
at the preliminary trial of ]. Chester
Ong, published by The Sentinel and
given TO its readers within few min
utes after the trial had been con-
cludedl. was widely read and COM
mented upon, as the trial had
aroused keen interest and attracted
big crowd yesterday. The story of
the defendant, interesting and di-
rectly In contradiction to the stories
told by Mrs. Ong and Miss Heady,
told for the first time yesterday af-
ternoon and published almost in full
detail by The Sentinel, is accepted by
some as true version of the trou-
BILE and is doubted in it's entirety by
others.
Justice sweeney will render a de-
cision in the case on Monday morn
ing at IL O'Clock.
In the meantime, Chester Ong has
his freedom under bond.
The daily sentinel., 1908-02-27

The play, MRS. Warren,S PrOfeS-
sion,'' by Bernard Shaw, which has
been discussed perhaps as much as
any play produced in recent years,
was presented at the Park opera
house last night to only fair audi
ence-
It is remarkable that there were
so few present to listen to a play
that critics everywhere have disa-
greed upon as regards its moral tone.
In our judgment it was one of the
very finest dramatic presentations
that has been given here in years.
The cause of the small house may be
attributed to other causes than OBJ
lection to the tone of the play. 1t
may have been that so many other
attractions have been outlined for
this week that the people have been
holding themselves in reserve for the
calls upon their time. But we an
ticipated that curiosity, if nothing
else. would have led them to attend
the production.
1t could not have been the purpose
of Bernard Shaw when writing the
play to shock the sensibilities of the
public. Certain it was his desire to
produce something that would win
the public's approval, as much SO as
forbidden. Shaw reasoned perhaps
that the ground of the play being de-
batable ground, he might win the
public's commentator if he would
attempt to clothe the text in such
manner that 1t would dignity "im-
morality" But the American pub
lie is most charry of dealing with
or condoning the impossible" when
it is thrown into the glare of public
ity, whatever it may do under cover.
So far as we regard language,
there was not one word said that
might cause the blush of shame to
come to the face of anyone, if they
looked upon the play in the right
spirit.
There Is genius in the entire play.
The dialogue is most brilliant and
attractive; there were many truths
told; many lessons to be learned, if
one desired to learn them.
The story in brief is as follows:
A young woman, strong minded
play characterizes her, "as hard as
nails" has gone to college, studied
mathematics, and prepared herself
for business career. She meets
her mother and her mothers
friend" Sir George Croft. This
woman is forced by the daughter to
tell the story of her Life. Like all
bad women, the mother blames So
ciety. She does not. however, fall"
in the conventional way. She rather
makes much of the fact that she has
preserved her Character all of
these years. She has seen the busi-
ness advantages of pandering to vice,
and associating herself with a veal
thy capitalists has become the man
aging director" of a chain of "pri-
vate hotels" which pay handsome
dividends. She has no desire to make
The daily sentinel., 1908-02-27

sad event the old clock again struck
one. Ten years later, about 1904,
the ancient timepiece chimed two,
and within a week the little twins of
Mr. Crooks sister Mrs. Collins
Yates. died on the same day. Friday
night, while Miss Margaret Crook
was watching by the bedside of her
stepmother, she was startled by the
sound of the long-silent old clock as
it pealed its fateful note one, and
within five days death had claimed
another victim from the Crook house,
hold. There is no explanation. The
clock has not been wound for years
No one lis superstitious In the Crook
home. 1t is mystery, that is ALL
The daily sentinel., 1908-02-27
COLORADO MUMMIES HAVE
BEEN FOUND AT LAST
The Race Ante(Iates Aztecs-The
Heads Are Shaped Like Those of
Apes-A Most Interesting
Discovery.

r Cave-dwellers, a race ante +
+ dating the Aztec cliff-dwellers, =
r whose homes are found in +
r abundance in the southwestern +
+ part of Colorado, were perhaps +
r the earliest race that inhabited +
+ that portion of America. DR.. +
= G.. d. Harrington, formerly of z
= Kansas City. who located in the r
+ Montezuma valley eight years +
= ago, and has since devoted =
+ much time to the study of the +
+ cliff-dwellers recently found =
+ mummies of a race that he calls =
= cave-dwellers, and who, he says. =
+ positively antedated the cliff r
r dwellers. Z
= = + + = + = =
The mummies were we'll preserved.
The bodies had been bound in an odd
position, with knees almost touching
the shoulders. Then they had been
wrapped in a coarsely-woven cloth.
apparently made from strands of
hairs spun into strings, intermingled
with two kinds of coarse strings
seemingly made of some vegetable
fiber.
Buried in Cave.
DR.. Harrington found these buried
in the farthest corner of cave, in a
manner not customary WIN the real
Aztec cliff-dwellers. The cave itself
differs from those of the usual Aztec
ruins. being much a cruder dwelling
than those generally found. The
point upon which DR.. Harrington
bases his belief that the mummies
are the remains of members of a race
that lived before the Aztecs is the
peculiar formation of the skulls. The
under jaws protrude abnormally and
the face slopes backward and up
ward in almost straight line to the
top of the skull, which again slopes
sharply backward to the base, where
there is large protuberance. This
skull approaches very nearly that of
the ape. Both mummies are males
Assertion Is Positive.
DR.. Herrington's years of study
lead him to make the positive asser-
tion that the race of which these
mummies are the remains lived be-
fore the Aztecs, and were of a much
lower order, the cliff-dwellers, Judge
ed by the shape of the heads and
other physical evidences as well as
their methods of living, were an in
telligent race and highly civilized, as
compared to other peoples living at
that time.
w. T. Bozman of Cortez, who was
in Denver yesterday, gave these ue-
tails of the find made by DR.. Herring
ton whose veracity has been estab-
lishd by many other scientific inves-
LEGATIONS in the cliff dwellings.
The daily sentinel., 1908-02-27
WILL OBSERVE A DAY OF
SELF-DENIAL AND PRAYER
February %, 1908, Set Aside for a
Sacred Purpose by the w. c. T.
U. of Grand Junction.


The following program has been
announced for Friday, February 2S,
to be observed as a day of self-de-
nial and prayer, under the auspices
of the w. C. T. U. of, Grand Junction:
10 a. m.-"Need of Prayer" ..i...
Mrs. Shawber.
II a. m.-"Faith in Temperance
Work" -. Mrs. Elizabeth Smith
IL p. m.-"The Need of the Hour in
Our Temperance Work..
Mr.. w. A. House
/ p. m.-"How to Create Temper
ance Sentiment" ..........
.......... Mr.. Roy McClintock
2 p. m.-"Influence of Great
Lives" 800. -. Mrs. Budelier
p. m.-"Victory Through Pray
er.'' Mrs. j. NJ. p. Martin
Mrs. A. p. Hubbard. organist.
Baptist church.
The daily sentinel., 1908-02-27

Saturday night the San Francisco
Opera Company, headed by Teddy
Webb and including forty comedians,
singers and dancers, will be seen at
the Park opera house in the tuneful
and merry comic opera, The Toy
maker" The seat sale has openeI
A big audience is assured
The daily sentinel., 1908-02-27

Seven candidates were given the
first degree last night at largely
attended meeting of the knights of
Pythias. Three new applications
were received. 1t was announced
that all preparations for the great
banquet on tomorrow (Friday) ev-
ening have practically been COM
pleted. and the outlook for the sue
cess of the banquet could not be
more roseate. There will be at least
200 guests.
The daily sentinel., 1908-02-27

Mr. and Mrs. w. 6. Wallace ar
rived home yesterday morning from
an extended western trip. While alb
sent Mr.. Wallace made a trip into
Arizona to make Investigations upon
some mining property for himself
and other parties. They have been
absent about six weeks.
The daily sentinel., 1908-02-27

Rev. Becker, manager of the local
lyceum course, Is expecting a repre-
sentative of one of the great lyceum
bureaus to reach here in few days
to confer with Rev. Becker concern
ing the probable series of attractions
for the lecture course of next sea-
son. great array of talent will
be selected as usual.
The daily sentinel., 1908-02-27

The negro arrested yesterday,
whose name was given as Reed. was
a stranger in the city and was not
Syl T. Reed, the young colored man
so well known in the city, who has
resided here for several years and
bears a good reputation.
The daily sentinel., 1908-02-27

Large congregations continue to
attend the revival services at the
Methodist church. DR.. Forsyth is de-
livering strong. forceful and effect
i've sermons each day. The services
will continue throughout the week
Much interest is being aroused.
The daily sentinel., 1908-02-27

The fourth division of the Ladies'
Aid Society of the Methodist church
will hold cooked food sale Satur-
day at the Canon furniture store.
The daily sentinel., 1908-02-27

Our buggy business is littl1
this winter but on heavy harness We
are delivering the goods. Fret
Mantey.
The daily sentinel., 1908-02-27

At the st. Regis Miss Mary Shaw.
the actress. and her company were
guests during their stay in the city.
The company left this morning for
the west.
The daily sentinel., 1908-02-27
OLD CRANDfATHER'S CLOCK
TOLLS THE HOUR OF DEATH
A Strange Mystery-Old Clock Has
Not Kept Time for % Years But
Has Repeatedly Given Warn
ing of Company of Death
Angel.

+ A dispatch to the Louisville +
: Courier-Journal from Rich +
= mond, Kentucky, under Satur- +
+ days date line, states that the +
Z old-fashioned grand fathers +
+ clock owned by Ben. F. Crook, =
+ aged 20 years. of Kingston +
, which has not run for a quarter +
= of century, has mysteriously +
= struck just before a death in +
= vaded the family for the past +
= sixteen years. +
= + = + + + + +
The facts are told by the Hon. R.
H. Crook. the present County At
sorney for this county. Mr. Crook
says though the old clock was but an
ornament for the parlor, yet few
days prior to the death of his broth
er, William Crook, in 1891, the time
piece chimed out the hour of one.
Three years later their mother pass
ed away, and few days prior to this
The daily sentinel., 1908-02-27

j. Harry Sayles, one of the lead,-
ing fruit men of Palisade, was in
town yesterday.
The daily sentinel., 1908-02-27

H. w. Kluge. the Palisade mer-
chant, was in town yesterday.
The daily sentinel., 1908-02-27

]. w Deem of salida is in town to-
day.
The Washington herald., 1908-07-25
DETECTIVE IS VERSATILE
Drops SvvindIinE Inquiry TO Hunt
for Dirt ShOveIs

Detective Frank BaUr. Of the central
Office. has stopped his investigation OF the
operations Of Miss Caspari the alleged
swindIer. long enough 20 hunt for the
owner Of six new G.rt slcveIs- From in
vesuEati1g a mysterious swlndlInE case
TO hunting for the owner Of d5rt shoveIs
IS quite drop. and the detective IS proud
Of his versatility.
Yesterday afternoon he was coming
down . street. II the region Of the sec
oad-hanG dealers. when he spied James
A Dove and companion. each burdened
with three new shOvels- Baur recognized
the men as those he had assisted in send
ing TO the peuitentiary years ago and
when they tried 10 sell the shOvels for a
small amount he made inquiries. At the
first query the men dropped their shoveIs
and started out 10 beat the Olympic rec
ords for sprintinE- Raur captured Dove.
but the other escaped.
Dove, who is twenty-five years old. lives
at 1914 Eighth street northwest. and is
held on a charge Of petit larceny. In the
meantime BaUr is trying 20 find the
owner Of the shoveIs-
The Washington herald., 1908-07-25
LOCAL RAILWAY War ENDS
Traction Companies Agree to Pro
vide Information to Commission.
Supervising Body 10 Get in Round
about Way What Was at
First Refused IT.

BY q roundabout method, the heads OF
the Washington Railway and Electric
Company and the Capital Traction Com
pany have agreed 70 furnish the District
electric railway commission with all IL
formation desired
This move Is regarded as an indication
that the local street railway compa anies
will recognize the commission. which is
q declaration OF peace after a miniature
war between the railway companies and
the offspring OF the Interstate Commerce
Commission
Shortly after its organization. the Dis
trict electric railway commission asked
the railway companies for information in
regard 10 schedules and the number and
construction Of cars
Refusing 10 recognize the authority OF
the commission, the railway companies
declined to furnish the Information, on
the grounds Of legal considerations. The
psaIed 10 the Interstate Commerce Com
mission. which demanded the desired IN
formation Of the railway companies
Chairman Knapp, OF the Interstate
Commerce Commission. yesterday re-
ceived letters from Presidents Hamilton
and Norment, OF the Capital Traction
and Washington Railway and Electric
companies. in which II was stated the
information would be forwarded. The
information viii be given the District
electric railway commission. and peace
Is declared
The Washington herald., 1908-07-25
PERMIT GIVEN mr.. GUTHRIE
He VIII Preach Tomorrow Evening
IN Iowa Circle.
Equipped Himself with Authority
from Park and Police Depart
ments to Hold Services.

While 1 have not received the permit
from the superintendent Of public build
lngs and grounds 70 hold services in Iowa
Circle tomorrow night. / am informed
that such a permit has been issued. said
Rev c E Guthrie, last night.
Dr. Guthrie. pastor OF Hamline Meth
odist Church, who was unCeremoniously
elected from Iowa Circle on Sunday night
last. while in the act Of preaching a ser
mon. has doubly equipped himself with
permits for the coming Sunday night
service He has obtained a permit from
the police department. as well as from
the park officials.
Dr. Guthrie said last night he had re-
ceiTed letters and releErams OF sympathy
Tor the humiliation he suffered. from
strangers. who also expressed the wish
that be would be permitted 70 hold serv-
Ices there every Sunday in warm weather.
Ten fun companies viii go out from
Hamline Church tomorrow night. but
the company viii head VIII be the only
one that viii hold service in a public
park The other companies viii hold
their services in places controlled By the
police authorities" lie added
The Washington herald., 1908-07-25
BALDWIN UNPACKS BALLOON
VIII Have Dirigible Ready for
Delivery on Monday.
Plans Several Experimental Flights
Before Making Official Trial
Trip Next Month.

Capt Thomas 5 Baldwin, OF New York
the aeronaut, arrived in Washington yes
Jerday, and after a short conference with
Brig Gen. James Allen. chief signal Of
hcer Of the army. Immediately started
the work OF unpacking the various parts
Ct his di-igibIe balloon. which Capt Bald
win is under contract 10 deliver 70 the
Signal Corps before next Monday.
Aided by a squad Of enlisted men of
the Signal corps. in charge OF First
Lieuts. Frank P. Lahu and Benjamin D.
Fouiois. OF the Signal Corps. Capt Bald
win spent most Of the afternoon moving
the various parts Of the dirigibIe 20 the
balloon house at Fort 9Iyer. Va. where
they were unpacked and prepared for
assembling.
The dirigible VIII not be put together
until next week. when a large tent for
housing the machine will be erected on
the driu ground at Fort 0Iyer. where the
starting point Of the course viii be
located Il IS expected that this tent
viii be delivered BY the contractors on
Monday. and it viii Immediately be
placed IN position
The work Of assembling my dirigible
VIII DG simple ana VIII Only require I0IT
OF five days" said Capt. Baldwin. 7
viii be assisted by Z force Of mechanics
who are experts in balloon construction.
and viii be on hand to-day. so as to
begin work as soon as the tent IS hoisted.
I shall make about ten or twelve pre-
liminary fights TO get the balloon in
smooth working order previous 20 under
taking the official trial flight before the
board Of army officers. do not expect
10 begin these preliminary fights until
about the second week in August. al
though my machine may possibly be
ready prior 10 that time.
The dirigible IS about ninety feet long
and has only one balloonet inside Of the
gas bag II has a displacement Of I.2S0
pounds and will carry two men Its opera
;ion IS so simple that any one can learn
10 run IL within a short time
7 have gone over the country over
which the fights are 20 be held. and as
far as I an concerned I think il IS ideal
I believe" Capt Baldwin continued.
that the dirigible balloon viii prove 3
valuable engine Of war Experiments
abroad have progressed farther than they
have In this country. and the successes
OF foreign aerOnaUts have been unusually
rapid However. there is every. reason to
believe that within the next few years
American ae-onauts will be able 10 equal. Z
II not excel. the work which is now being
done abroad by Count Won Zeppelin and I
The Washington herald., 1908-07-25
PANTS PROVE her WATERLOO
Girl Who Qualified as Mail Carrier
VIII Not Get Job.
Regulations Require Trousers in
Uniform, and DIR. GrandfeId Is
Too Modest 10 Put Question.

Acting Postma ster General Grandfeld
yesterday solved a problem which bade
fair 10 become troublesome. DR.. Grand
held officially decided that woman could
not be a mail carrier without making it
decidedly embarrassing for her and caus-
ing her 10 lose her womanly modesty, and.
incidentally. her skirts.
Several weeks ago an order was issued
establishing city free delivery IN the
hourishing town Of Idaho FANS. Idaho,
and an examination was accordingly held
10 obtain the lone carrier TO perform the
service.
The examination was held. and Il de-
vsloped that but one applicant has quail
fed. a young woman. whose name the
department. deIicateIy withhoIds. The
Civil Service Commission certified her
name 10 the department, and the Ques-
tion arose as 10 whether a woman was
eligible for appointment
Investigation showed that while TO
women had ever been appointed as city
carriers. there DID not appear 10 be any
IegaI reason why they should not, and
the young woman in question was on
the point Of receiving the appointment,
when Il was discovered that there was
a law in existence requiring the POstmas-
ter General 10 designate the character OF
the Uniform 70 be worn by carriers. and
describing il generally
In large. bold type It stated that car
riers were 10 wear pants. the description
of which was fixed IN detail BY a former
Postmaster General. following the enact
ment OF the law
When this discovery was made. II was
decided 20 ask the Civil Service Commls-
sion 70 hold another examination. Dr.
Grandfeld's native modesty compelling
him 10 abstain from asking the young
woman who was eligible. whether. q
appointed. she would comply with the
law and regulations regarding dress
The Washington herald., 1908-07-25

thing he needs in e highly protected mar
ket, and sell everything he produces in
the open markets Of the world
What He Expects
IN my support OF Mr. Bryan. I do not
want it 20 be inferred that I expect ar.
Br, an 70 agree absolutely to do every
thing organized labor would demand We
are fair. recognizing the fact that busi-
ness men have rights and prerOgativ
that must be respected. as well as MEM
bers OF organized labor Al we request,
in word, is a square deal tnat is square.
and an administration Of the affairs Of
the government OF the United States by
the executive. the legislative. and the
judicial departments OF our government
In other words. We demand that which
Ar- Bryan has made the watchword
during his political carer. namely. equal
rights to all and special privileges 70
none"