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Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-12-22

never rallied, and despite the efforts
of his physicians. gradually grew
weaker until yesterday morning at
1927 o'clock, when death interviewed.
Funeral arrangements of a simple
nature have been completed and private
services will be held this afternoon at
o'clock at the family residence, 745
West Twenty-eighth street. Interment
will be made in Rosedale cemetery.
Rev. Baker P. Lee Of the Episcopal
church officiating.
The offices of the various roads en-
braced in the Gould system, including
the Denver & Rio Grande, Missouri
Pacific and Texas Pacific, will be closed
during the afternoon to permit the en-
tire staff of department heads and
clerks to attend the funeral services
The pallbearers will be the men who
have served with and under Mr.. Con-
nelly for many years. They are A. G..
Balch, S. c. Nash, G. I. Wapple, T. f..
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-12-22

strong book characters make poor play
characters. Janice Meredith seems to
lose much of her charm in being lifted
out from the attractive book covers,
where we left her in lavender-scented
repose a few years ago. Torn from its
nexus of carefully woven literary ex-
position the character is vapid and
embarrassing. The Burbank cast does
all that good actors could do with sucn
a play. 1t is regrettable that Miss
Mary Hall is again denied the oppor-
tunity to show her real attachments.
Janice Meredith is a most delightful
colonial maiden but she is not moved
by springs of action which call for
deep emotional powers in the simula-
ton of her character.
The most imposing affair in the stag
ing is the entrance of the Continental
soldiers in the third act.
To students of antiquities the Ray
mond and Caverly sketch at the Or
pheum is of great interest, with its
fascinating line of archaic jokes. There
is one about "stiff ticket" taken from
an Egyptian monolith. and another
about man putting his umbrella to
bed and standing in the sink all night,
said to have been culled from the comic
supplement of the Babylonian Hot
Blast of the year before the deluge.
But Messrs. Raymond and CaVerly
seem to have the nub end of the argu-
ment, inasmuch as they get away
with it,
Considered meditatively after the
show, good and bad together, the Or
pheum bill is the best which the house
has offered for many weeks. THE
Naked Truth" is the most ambitious
undertaking. The sketch was present"
ed on Broadway last summer and made
somewhat of a hit, being a consider
ably more finished product than the
present Orpheum production George
Leslie and company are good, but the
sketch is poorly written and is saved
only by the rather startling dlsrobing
speciality. A fake Scottish laird steals
the affections of a peasant girl, very
fascinating peasant girl, and is shown
up' by the small goddess of truth,
which the girls former lover. a sailor
boy, has brought home. When false
hood is told, with the goddess any
where in the vicinity of the falsifer the
prevaricating person loses some article
of his apparel. Tho girls father and
her lover, suspecting the perfidy of the
Scotch adventurer, secrete the image
near the old well where the pair do
their SpOOHllS' ~ INC q CleliiSo u NiiS
usual line of lovers persif1age one gar
ment after another is whisked off the
affectionate pair until there is little left
to go. The girls father appears, takes
the goddess from her hiding place. tells
the laird the cause of his losing his
clothes and asks him whether he really
loves his daughter or whether he is
after her money. The Scotchman can
not afford to lose anything more and
confesses that the latter motive is the
stronger.
1.-THE Girl of the Times has the MAX
ing of an excellent vaudeville sketch If
II could be made to seem a bit less
Improbable The fact that the news
paper woman calls herself a journal
list" and stops on her burglarizing ex-
petition to take notes in a notebook Is
amusing if you are inclined to be toll
Grant. There are other inaccuracies and
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-12-22
'BREWSTER'S MILLIONS
IS ENTERTAINING PLAY
ROBERT ODER WELL PLACED
IN ROLE OF SPENDER
Yacht Scene in the Third Act Still
Constitutes Effective Piece of
Stage Work-Cast
All Good
BY LEMUEL PARTON

With 1.-THE Man from Brodney's
fresh in his mind the question thrusts
itself forward assertively, How could
a string of George Barr McCutcheon
inanities ever be made into play
When YOU read one of the books you
tell yourself at the end of each chapter
that it VIII be the last, and yet you
keep on reading to the end and per
haps grudgingly admit that 1t wasn't SO
bad after all
"Brewsters Millions" which opened
at the Mason last night, is broad
smear of sticky sentimentality on a
BACKGROUND of lurid improbability yet
Won sit through it and before it is over
YOU find that you are really enjoying IT,
An odd circumstance of the play Is that
every man in the audience has sneak
ing feeling that he could acquit himself
better than the hero if he only had 9
chance This probably adds to enjoy
nent-this vicarious sharing of the
heros troubles.
Robert Ober, as Brewster, who must
spend a million in a year in order 10
get seven millions, and June Mathis. as
Margaret Grey, are both highly. accom-
plished and both well cast in their
roles. although the very saccharine
sweetness of Miss Grey becomes bit
Glowing and Mr.. Obers pathetic, driven
from home, appeal for sympathy would
be more effective if it were little more
orotund and masculine.
The cast in it's entirety is one of the
best ever seen at the Mason. Too fire.
auently there is a shading down to a
dull drab of commonplace, or worse, in
the actors of minor parts of produc-
lions like "Brewster's Millions" but
every character and comedy bit in the
niece is surprisingly well done. Rawles,
the butler, played by George Harcourt,
Rrewsters friends, Barbara Drew, Mrs.
DeMille, all are well played, and not a
single one can be said to be miscast.
The yacht scene in the third act has
become familiar to most playgoers, but
IL stiIl constitutes a strilxingly beautiful
and realistic bit of stage Illusion. If
YOU look too intently at the lights on
shore when the boat begins to move
YOU. are apt to find yourself becoming
seasick, so effectively is it done. This
one scene offers the only opportunity
for anything unusual in the line of
stage craft, but there is a falthfulness
to small detail in all the stage business
of the piece which, summed up. makes
it an exceedingly well staged produce
tion.
1t not infrequently happens that
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-12-22
CLAIMS
THOS. CONNELLY

A simple knot of white on the door
of the offices of the Gould system of
railroads, at 544 South Spring street,
told of the death yesterday of Thomas
D. Connolly, general agent of that sys-
tenn, and said by those who knew him
best to be the most widely known and
most popular railroad man on the Pa
cific coast.
Mr.. Connolly was stricken with para
lysis last Friday evening at about 8
o'clock, sinking almost Immediately
into a state of coma from which he
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-12-22

the most important of the entire Texas
Pacific system.
Six years ago, when the .consolida-
ton of the various roads which COM
prise the Gould system took place. Mr..
Connolly was made general agent, with
headquarters in Los Angeles.
Mr.. Connelly's entire career has been
characterized by great nervousness
and untiring devotion to correct BUSH
ness principles say those most closely
associated with him.
Among railroad men generally yes
terday there was heard the same ex-
preston of genuine affection for Mr..
Connolly from the highest to the low.
the kindness and humanity WHICH
Mr.. Connolly had uniformly extended
to all with whom he had come in con-
tact having won him a permanent
place in their hearts.
Artists outfits, typography materials.
sanbOrn, Vail g. Co.. 4s4 and 1875 S. Bdway.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-12-22
w. D. Stubs and H. R.

Fitzgerald, w. D. Stubs and H. R.
Bingham.
Mr.. Connolly was born in 1866 in
Rome, N. Y, and in very early youth
cast his future with the railroad field,
entering the machine shops at that
point. where he learned the machinist's
trade. From Rome Mr.. Connolly went
direct to Texas, where he became iden-
titled with the Texas Pacific system,
engaging with the freight department.
After holding various important posi-
lions in Texas, gradually rising to
greater responsibility, about fifteen
years ago he was transferred to the
California department, establishing his
headquarters in San Francisco. Upon
Mr.. Connolly devolved the task of
building up what heretofore had been
a more or less undeveloped field and
so we'll did he perform this task that
it was not long before the California
department was recognized as one of
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-12-22
CALL BELIEVES PUBLIC
DOCKS ONLY SOLUTION
President of Municipal Waterways
Association Thinks S. P.'s Ter
minaI Rates Mere
Makeshift

Joseph Fl. Call, president of the Mu-
nicipai Waterways association, thinks
that the movement to request terminal
rates for San Pedro from the Southern
Pacific is satisfactory only as tenn
porary makeshift, and that it should
not be permitted to befog the main
issue of public docks
"The Southern Pacific may grant ter
minal rates and then take them away
again at it's pleasure" he saidn. IF
there are public docks at the harbor
the railroad may be compelled to grant
terminal rates; otherwise 1t Is merely
a concession which the road may re-
woke at any time 1t pleases. The way
to get genuine terminal rates and MAIN
tain them is to secure public docks"
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-12-22

Framed pictures and picture framing.
sanb0rn. Vail a. Co.. 43t and 7ah s. Rhwav-
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-12-22

The Ferris Hartman people will be
the piece de resistance at the Gamut
clubs Christmas jinks Thursday night
The company will go out in costumes
in a body and present one act of "The
Tovmaker'' and will be guests of sthe
club thereafter The trip will be made
after the regular Thursday night per-
Torrance.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-12-22

THIS FILM WAS pRODIICED FROM THE
1l1cr mn MOST clNnpI ErE npIcINAI
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-12-22

"Poppyland," musical comedy
whose book lyrics and music are by
the producer and director, Charles AL
phin, will provide next weeks bill at
Fischer's. Mr.. Alphin's comedy tells
an amusing story of the adventures of
an opium field, confined for the nonce
in a sanitarium, where he is taking
the cure for his drug habit. A wealthy
old Hebrew and his daughter, who are
also patients at the sanitarium, fall
easy victims to the plausible and guile
full tales of the dope fiend, and the girl,
obedient to her fathers request that
she wed a wealthy man, is even on the
point of marrying the dreamer, believ-
ing his fanciful statement that he is
1.-The wealthiest man in the world"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-02-22

Elizabeth Foley, Miss Epple, Miss
Lura Dorothy and Mss Alma Harris,
who were awarded prizes.
At st. Mary's Catholic church on
Monday morning was celebrated the
wedding Of Miss Mary Vey, daughter
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Vey, to Mr..
William Pedro, brother of the we'll
known ranchmen. The nuptial bene-
diction was given by Rev. Father
Neate. The bride. who was given
away by her father, was attired in
a gown OF white eOliene over taffeta
and wore the conventional bridal
vein and orange blossoms wreath.
She carried white roses. Miss Rosie
Vey acted as bridesmaid, while Lizzie
Vey and Nadine Blakeley were flow
er girls. Baby Rita. little sister OF
the bride. was ring carrier. Mr.
Emmanuel Pedro was best man for
his brother. The church was beauti-
fully decorated for the occasion; the
music and singing was we'll rendered
by the Sisters Of St Joseph's acade-
my where the bride was educated.
The bride was the recipient of many
beautiful and costly presents. The
newly married couple left for Port
land for their honeymoon trip.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-02-22
Hotel st. George.
afternoon.

Geo. D. O'Connor, Walla Walla;
c. f. Cochran, La Grande; ]. C.
French, B. c.; John Clancy, A. NJ.
Foltzer, Portland; F. L. Wait, Cas-
cade Locks; j. ]. Hogan, c. Berkley,
G. II. Clark, Portland; L. Foersteman,
Milwaukee; F. L. Finkla, Portland; G..
McGilvery, ]. A. Ruch, Spokane; r.
Wakeln, Seattle; G. NJ. Jackson,
Spokane; D. Witkowski, San Fran
cisco; A. L. Beebe, Spokane; f. L.
Wilsdon, Toledo; c. Devendorf, Taco
ma; ]. H. Gault, Milwaukee; o. P.
Cherdron, San Francisco; p. A. Ger
ling, Portland; n. G. Johnston, OFT.
To-; C. D. Slocum, New York; w. c.
Motley. Portland; r. B. Stanfield,
Echo; f. Culp, w. Reddig, Portland;
J. II. Fish, X. c.; J. c. Hogan, S. F.;
Mrs. c. r. Curhma, Omaha; C. G..
Miller, Heppner, ]. w Messuer, Ba-
ker City.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-02-22
Chronic ConstipatIon Cured.

One who suffers from chronic con-
stipation is in danger of many serious
ailments. Orino Laxative Fruit Syrup
cures chronic constipation as 1t aids
digestion and stimulates the liver and
bowels, restoring the natural action
of these organs. Commence taking
it today and you will feel better at
once. Orino Laxative Fruit Syrup
does not nauseate or grippe and is very
pleasant to take Refuse substitutes.
Pendleton Drug Co.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-02-22
|SOCIETY EVENTS

Mrs. Charles Quincy gave the
fourth and fifth OF her series Of
parties for the members OF the Sun
day school classes OF the Church of
the Redeemer on Monday afternoon,
when she entertained the members of
her own class and those of the class
of Mrs. Lima Sturgls on Thursday
afternoon. The last of the series
will be given next week.
Mrs. Il. r. Swlnburn entertained
the Duplicate Whist club on Friday
evening. The club guests were Miss
Gertrude Sheridan. Mrs. A. w. Nye,
Mrs. Thomas Warner and Mrs. A. No
Allister.
Mrs. G. l. Ia Dow will be hostess
for the Jolly Neighbors' club on next
Tuesday afternoon.
The North Side Bridge club met
Tuesday evening with Mr.. and Mrs.
Max Baer. Prizes for points were
WIN ny MlSs ilthiS l<hdtI anu MI
G. /. La Dow, club guest.
Mrse. E. p. Marshall will entertain
the Duplicate Whist club on Monday
afternoon.
Mrs. William Moore entertained
the Monday Afternoon Thimble club.
Miss Fay Bartholomew left on Fri
day for a short visit with friends at
Heppner, returning to Pendleton on
Monday.
Mrs. G. w. Phelps is visiting her
sister, Mrs. NJ. b. Metzler. of Hepp-
ner.
Mrs. Harry Skiles Of Walla Walla,
was a visitor in SPendleton a few
days this week the guest of Mrs. Ern-
est Skiles, who returned to Walla
Walla with Mrs. Harry Skiles on
Tuesday, where she will visit for a
couple of weeks.
Two events which were to be given
next week in honor of Miss Froome
had to be cancelled, on account OF
Miss Froome leaving today for Port
land.
The ladies OF the Sanctuary chap
ter OF the Episcopal church, will give
a hyacinth tea on next Thursday eve
ming at the home of Mrs. w. f. Brock.
The postponed dancing party given
by the Married Peoples Dancing club
will take place on next Wednesday
evening at Eagles hall.
Mrs. Charles Carter returned on
Tuesday from a 10-days' visit with
friends In Seattle.
Mrs. Elmer P. Dodd, of Hermiston,
is an expected visitor in Pendleton
next week.
Mrs. Alice Sheridan, after a pleas |
ant visit of two weeks in Portland, |
returned home Wednesday.
Mrs. ]. F. Robinson was hostess on
afternoon for the H. T.
club.
The last of the many events this
week in compliment to Miss Froome, |
was the thimble party given by Mrs
George Hartman on Friday afternoon, |
when q number Of the friends of the
honor guest were invited to hem
kitchen linens which were afterward
presented by Mrs. Hartman to Miss |
Froome, together with guest prize.
Judges were selected by the hostess |
to decide the best quality OF needle
work, prizes for which were awarded |
10 Mrs. Henry Laatz and Mrs. Thomas
Warner. Mrs. Louis Hunziker assist
I'd Mrs. Hartman in serving a delight
Pul collation. at the close of the
afternoon.
Mrs. william sklles and Mrs. Thos.
Spohr gave an enjoyable company Of
he week on Tuesday aftern oon In
to Miss FroOme. The
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-02-22
Difference Explained.

Wilie-I say, father, what is the
difference between well and "good?'
Father have noticed, my son.
that about the only time when you
are good is when you are not well?-
Philadelphia Inquirer.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-02-22

provement" and each member is re-
quested to come with suggestions on
chow to make Pendleton a more
healthful place in which to live"
This promises to be an interesting
afternoon.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-02-22
Club Notes


Mrs. S. A. Lowell will entertain the
members of the Thursday Afternoon
club with a program on "The Holy
City" The meeting time has been
postponed from Thursday until Sat
urday, March 7.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-02-22
The City Beautiful.

Mrs. James Johns will be hostess
for the Current Literature club at the
Nash residence, Thursday, February
27.
TIL subject chosen is "Civic I'm
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-02-22

Mrs. William Sklles and Mrs. Thos.
Spohr gave an enjoyable company of
the week on Tuesday aftern oon in
compliment to Miss Froome. The
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-02-22

Mrs. Frederick Shoemaker has is
sued invitations for a Swastika party
at Eagles hall, on Friday, February
2S. Cards will form the afternoons
entertainment.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-02-22

A Jolly company of the week was
given last evening by Mrs. Lee Moor
house when she entertained a large
number of the teachers of the city
schools at cards Military 800"
formed a pleasant pastime, the sue
cessful fort defenders being Miss
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1908-03-05
The Senatorship.
Wilmington Messenger.

The Charlotte Chronicle of Thurs
day copied the Messengers editorial
expressing surprise that Governor
Glenn should be so silent on the
question of the universal demand by
the people Of the State for Senator
Overman's reelection and says by
way Of comment:
Yet the Governor remains nOn-cOm-
initial on the subject of his supposed
candidacy for the Senate. Ii he Is going
to make the serious effort for over
mans place he ought to announce 1T. II
he has no intention OF being~a candl-
date for the Senate. the graceful thing
for him to do would be to come out in
open support of Overman, the choice OF
the people. 3.
There is hardly a day that the
Governor does not make q speech
somewhere in the State on some sub
iect or another But he observes
wonderful silence on the senatorial
question while all the State is de-
manding Mr.. Overman's reelection.
Why is it that the Governor has
nothing to say on this subject?
There are rumors that he is candi-
date for that office If he is why does
he not come out in the open and de-
clare himself? Why does he not tell
the people whether he favors Mr..
Overman's reelection or opposes it
on the ground that he thinks he will
make the people a better Senator?
If he is a candidate for the place let
him say so and openly oppose Mr..
Overman s reelection. That would
be the more manly course for him to
pursue
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1908-03-05
Negro Prejudice Against Whites.

Charlotte Observer.
An infrmity of the colored race
and one which it should strive to
overcome, is the tendency of it's men,
bers to side in almost any case with
each other without regard to the
merits of the question involved. 1t
is discOuraging to see the cOlored
Methodist bishops in session at Wash
ingtOn giving expression to sympa-
thy with the negro soldiers who shot
up Brownsville and to see that a
negro mass meeting there, Tuesday
night, after having been addressed
by at least two bishops, adopted res
olutions demanding the restoration
to the army of the soldiers involved
in the Brownsville affair. >~COlOred
meetings at many places at different
times have expressed like sympathy
and the matter has been carried by
this race into politics, to the injury
OF Secretary Taft, who is known as
the choice of the President for the
Republican presidential nomination
all this in defiance of the fact that
the Presidents dismissal of these
troops from the service was based
upon evidence which convinced him
OF their guilt and the consequent
Righteousness Of his action, and the
further fact that the weight of the
testimony taken by the Senate com
mittee on military affairs tended to
show the guilt of the soldiers, and
the still further fact that the COM
mittee named nor any other body has
given them u verdict OF acGuittal.
Yet, blind to all these things, their
fellow negroes pronounce their inno-
cence Off-hand, call for their rein
statement on the army rolls and set
about to punish the President and
his representatives in the campaign
with their displeasure on account Of
Brownsville. Is this only because
the troops dismissed are negroes?
Certainly it is for no other reason.
for their defenders have no better
evidence of their innocence than those
who believe them guilty have. The
race does not raise itself in the esti-
nation of the whites by such exhibit
tions of racial feeling as this 1t must
learn to recognize criminals as crimi-
mails, to whatever race they may be-
long, and stop flying to the defense
Of negroes who are accused for no
better reason than that they are ne
grOes. This is a word of friendly ad-
monition and it ought to be needed.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1908-03-05

A Step in the March Of Progress
Baltimore Manufacturers Record.

Baltimore Manufacturers Record.
The people in the State of Virginia
are to be congratulated that their
representatives at Richmond have
passed and that the Governor has
sigEed a bill which repeats the law
prohibiting the building OF any rail
road parallel to the Richmond, Fred
ericksburg & Potomac Railway. The
wisdom OF such a repeal was pointed
out by the Manufacturers Record in
it's issue of December 10 in comment
ing on the application for the charter
OF the Fredericksburg & Southern
Railway Co., which proposes to build
an electric railway from Fredericks-
burg to boswell, Va, and to ulti
mately connect it by a six-mile link
with the Richmond & Ashland EIec-
trio Railway, that is controlled by
the interests backing the new COM
pany. The effect of the law which is
thus abolished was to constitute Il
railroad monopoly in that part OF
the State which affords the shortest
route between Washington, D. e.,
and Richmond and made it practi-
calIy impossible for any interests
other than that represented in the
old road from doing any railroad
development there. By the repeal OF
the law IL progressive step is taken
and encouragement is given to new
enterprises.
1t is particularly worthy OF note
that the advocates of repeal consti
tnted a large aiority of each branch
of the Legislature. notwithstanding
that the uphOlders OF the statute
which has been removed were pos
sessed of the argument that the
State itself was a stockholder in the
old line of road and its voting trus
tees opposed its abolition. With the
granting OF its charter the Freder-
icksburg & Southern Railway Co.,
will now be able to proceed with the
construction of its line, which will in
the near future be a valuable all to
the development OF rich portion OF
Virginia, and which, according to
some expectations, will probably and
ultimately become part of an electric
railway to connect Washington and
Richmond