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The San Francisco call., 1909-01-10
EVERYTHING NEW AT
THE MIGWAM THEATER
No HOIdOVer Acts for Mission
Vaudeville Playhouse

An entirely new bill will be presented
at the WigWam this afternoon and re-
1uafn for a week. Among the best
feature acts on the vaudeville circuit is
fhat by Sherman and De Forrest. a
Jay Circus, which viii be at the head
. or the attractions at the Wigwam. An
other comedy number Will be that Of
Eugene O'ROurke and company, in
- ParlOr A.. and Farnum, Wills and
flaHsey have an excellent singing,
dancing and conversational act.
Early Days East and West" Is the
title Of Arthur Young's offering, and
The Adler trio Of club jugglers and
acrobats viii supply much novelty TO
The program. Not by any means the
least interesting turns on the bill will
be that by John Fields. comedian. and
Nanaka and company. who are billed as
.the three surprises from Japan" The
newest motion pictures Will be pro-
fected on the big screen. Matinees are
Giren daily at the Wigwam.
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-10
New Dramatic Offerings and Gossip
BEST
AT THE NATIONAL
Sid Grauman'S Theater Offers
Novel Program

The National bill this week contains
every element Of successful vaudeville.
The new program will be presented
this afternoon and should prove the
most popular entertainment ever
lodged in Sid Grauman's enterprising
playhouse The Zelle troupe of comedy
acrobats heads the list OF attractions
ana liVelier band of entertainers
could not be found on the vaudeville
stage
Esmonde and wife in a dainty
sketch, The Soldier of Propvilie.
wlu supply an excellent act, and Alice
de Narmo, aerial equilibrist. viii give
startling and sensational number.
Other entertaining acts VIII be sup
pied by Blackson and Burns. black face
comedians, the Coopers. in new songs
and dances. Herbert cyril The Eng
nsh Johnnie. De Wenda and Been.
champion Jugglers of Indian clubs:
Kelly and Massey. comedians, and White
and King, in the Hebrew and the
Coon" New motion pictures viii be
projected on the large screen.
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-10

little below Midway point. shows the
peculiar colorfng OF the grasses and
water in their perfection.
Terra Gotta and a wonderful blue
seem to be the prevailing colors of the
Carmel country. says Mr.. Gale. The
grass positively shows pink. yellow
violet and purple tinges. making as a
whole sort OF russet gold effect; and
as for the splendid blue of the bay
l hope to paint what can not put into
words
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-10
THE POLITICIANS"
ARE RUNNING YET
KoIb and Dill at Princess Are
Elected at Every Performance

Kolb and Din are still attracting
crowded houses at the Princess in their
best Of shows. The Politicians. As
lhe two Dutch Migrants whom accident
force into political prominence, they
are enjoying the most congenIai and
funniest roles of their careers. The
introduction OF a shadow pantomime
Illustrating the flight of the principal
citizens OF Richvilie from a jealous and
"nraged husband is a splendid scenic
achieVement and a screamingly funny
episode The production is elaborate.
s'ld Adele Rsfter, the new prima don
na. has established herself as a great
taVorite with Princess patrons. Her
song. The Dream Girl" is one OF the
hits or the performance
George A. Wright is another and a
CLEVER addition 10 the Princess COM
q pany OF principals. He is one Of the
best character actors ever seen in this
city. Percy Bronson. Netta Nesta and
he other leaders in the merry making
are making Individual hits with their
sei GIFTED audiences. The Politicians"
WiIl be continued all through this week
with q matinee today.
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-10

brilliant and changing color-well rep
resents beautiful sunset scene, while
the CLASSY reflections Of the mellow
ltints in the slow moving waters are
extraordinarily well handled
Mr.. Gale has a number of sketches
and studies, as well as several finished
canvases of the wonderful Carmel
country, which he has rendered with an
appreciation and fidelity both rare and
satisfying.
The scene of Carmel bay, painted a
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-10

comes out well will probably be one of
the artists best conceptions
A striking Characteristic OF Mr..
Gales work Is the happy manner in
which he combines delicacy and
strength. His pictures are never COM
monplace, possessing in themselves
some intangible, pervading quality that
raises them to plane above the
everyday aspects of nature. A small
water color of the Alameda estuary-a
ship just coming in under the glory of
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-10
At THE CHUTEs

The Chutes skating rink is proving
= most popular place OF entertainment
these DAYS. The floor is the best on
the Pacific coast and there is a sep
aratc ring set apart for beginners. who
have the benefit Of instruction from
The best expert skaters. Competitions
add interest 20 the sport and the rink
IS open all day every day and every
evening as we'll
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-10

Reports from Los Angeles say that
Tie Hartman company, which was for
merry at the Princess. is making a big
success there in 1T Happened in Nord-
land" one Of the big hits in the play
being scored by Walter de Leon in a
song OF his own composition
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-12-15
PROHIBITION IS
GOOD FOR INDIANS

st. Paul MINI. Dec 14-Prohibi-
tion by force works SO we'll, Pussy
foot Johnson federal agent. in pre-
venting the sale OF liquor 10 the In
dians, declares that for the first time
In years over large section OF north.
ern Minnesota the Indians nrc spend
ing their allotments of money for the
government for sugar, -four and other
necessities. and the nights are free
from warwhoops and settlers sleep
peacefully In their beds This is the
result OF the governments unexpected
action in enforcing an old and almost
forgotten Indian treaty and closing the
saloons In FIVE Minnesota counties
large section Of northern Mime
sofa is covered by the old treaty. un-
der which the government maintains
that 1t has the right OF preventing the
sale OF intoXicaDtS. In only a portion
OF the treaty area are there now any
Indians. but the treaty rights are still
in force and acting upon the gov
ernment agents closed the saloons in
Becker. Clearwater, Hubbard, Cass
and Mahnomon counties, In a num-
Der of cases conlscating the liquors
found, The first raids were followed
BY orders extending the closed terri
tory, which will go into effect Dec. 81
unless modified, In three northern
cities strong movement is on foot
to secure an agreement by which sa-
looms Will be allowed to operate, since
there are no Indians in those sections
who might be affected by the opportu-
nifty OF obtaining liquor
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-12-15
HOUSE REFERS
Taft MESSAGE

Washington. Dec. 14.-Taltipg up the
presidents annual message the house
today went through the formality Of
referring il and distributing it among
the various committees.
Mr. PAYNE, who brought In the res
olution for reference, offered an
amendment proving that those pho-
toeraphs relating to appropriations be
referred TO what he designated as the
sleeping committees on department.
al expenditures, OF which there is one
for each department.
Explaining his amendment, Mr..
Payne said:
For the first time IN my recollec-
ton. president. in wise and well
chosen orders. has pointed out the ne
cessity for economy in expenditures In
the various government depart
ments"
When Mr.. Fitzgerald OF New York
interrupted MIR Payne TO question him
about the amendment. the republican
leader sharply exclaimed:
The gentleman from New York can
never get rid of the i6ea that some
one IS trying 10 hoodwink some
body
Il am sorry my colleague can never
get rid OF ,he Idea OF trying TO be-
foozle somebody with his resolutions,
was MI Fit2Gerald's rctort- The
amendment and the resolutions were
adopted.
Warning of the nations unpreparedl
ness for war was given by Representa-
tive Hobson oil Alabama in an eX-
tended speech in favor OF a more lib.
eral naval policy. His colleague, MIR
Richardson. made speech OF more
than an hours duration In advocacy
of liberal waters policy, particular!
affecting the Mississippi river and its
tributaries.
The District of Columbia approprla-
tion bill. carrying an appropriation OF
more than ten million dollars for eX-
penses OF the district In the fiscal
year of 1911. was reported. as were
also several invalid pension bills. The
latter were read and passed,
The house today agreed to take re-
cess next Tuesday over the holidays.
voting to reconvene on Tuesday, Jan.
uery 4.
At 3;f p. N. the house adjourned
until tomorrow
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-12-15
GROWTH OF POSTAL
BANKS IS ENORMOUS

Chicago, Dec. 14.-The Postal saw.
ings Bank league has issued, from
headquarters here. a bulletin giving
a digest Of the annual report OF the
Comptroller of the Currency, Law.
renee o. Murray. on the growth of
postal savings banks the world over.
which serves to emphasize the need
for such banks In the United States
The table shows that thIrty-four conn
tries or colonies have such banks and
that, during the last decade, the mum.
ber OF depositors In these banks have
increased from 21.1S2 SS7 10 l0.S20,303.
or nearly 100 per cent. while during
the same period the deposits have IN.
creased from Sl.l3S.944 TO S1,eS9,2 ,299..
SIS, or approximately rs per cent.
During sthe decade the average demos
II Of each depositor has fallen from
S564l To S495S. While the number
Of depositors I'm postal savings banks
Is i2 per cent OF the number OF de.
positors in all foreign savings banks,
the deposits are only about 20 per
cent of the total deposits in such
banks.
In the thirty -four countries and de.
Tendencies having postal savings
banIs the United King lom leads in
the number of depos!tors and amount
OF deposlts-that Is. l1.OlS,25l and
S7Sd.73i,5SS. respectively In Japan
there are S.Q1$.193 dcpositors; inItaly
there arc S.013,192 depos.tors In Italy,
2,106,237, Austria. 2,0G4 .i03; Russia
1.ISS.930, Netherlands, I,f0I GO and
british India, 1,2G2,7G3. Canadian pos
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-12-15

, least OF until department officials had
an opportunity to give il thorough con-
si6eration 1t is expected. however,
that this governments reply may bo
ready for delivery to Gov Greek With
IN the next day or two.
The report from ManaSua that the
Nicsragu6n congress, probably antlci'
pating the early retirement os Presi-
dent Zelaya, attempted TO authorize
ilImoer OF important conceSs {, 10
friends OF Le!aya. calls attent. TO
the number OF vastly rcmUner rgtIve
Inonopollcs already enjoyed BY /slaya
and his friends.
The facts as TO these moDopolics are
contained in Official reports TO the
state department, and are said 10 be
susceptible OF absolute proof
THIS attempt at wholesale monopol-
ization OF the resources Of the repub-
Tic, and. in fact the recognition or
federation oil mouopolies In am form.
ia In direct and deliberate violation
oi the Nicaraguan constitution. which
specifically ordaIns that there shall
be no monopolies that pay worry large
dividends"
One of these is called the Aguardi-
cutc syndicate, WnlCn naa0leS run
made from sugar cane. This mono3.
oily paid in the year 10 per cent. and
still another is the cattle syndicate.
which Includes slaughter tax and cat
tie export duties, which pays two per
cent month. Other monopolies in
clude.
The sole right for expectation Of CO.
coanuts on the Atlantic coast; the eX.
rortation OF turtles. sponges, pearls
and mother Of pearl on the Atlantic
coast; the fisheries on the Pacific
coast; company formed for the in
PRODUCTION of crude oil for refining in
Corino. the monopoly for nall manu-
featuring, and the soap trust
II is said President Ielaya controls
all the monopolies and concessions
herein mentioned and receives the
lions share Of their abnormal earn
lngs.
The existence OF these and many
other unlawful monopolies has consti-
tuted a great burden TO the Nicarag-
uan people and has resulted in an
almost complete paralysis OF trade.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-12-15
LUCKY BOY BONANZA STRIKE.

Salt Lake, Dec. li.-Senator Fred
Balzsr and his brother, Bert. and
their associates, the Stevens brothers.
are feeling rather fine these DAYS.
caused by bonanza strike Just made
at Lucky Boy, says the Nina Miner.
in their lease on the Hardscrabble
claim, lying about 200 feet west or the
main working shaft OF the Hubbard
lease on the Lucky Boy, they nave
encountered a lot of ore that shows
after number OF careful assays had
been taken values better than $500 per
ton The shaft in which the ore was
cut is only down 80 feet The dis
covery is of a different part Of the
district from where the previous finds
were made, and has causcd a revival
Of interest Senator Dalzar went over
TO Hawthorne the first OF the week
10 make, an Inspection of the property,
with Wow OF increasing the present
force and inauguroting a more eXten-
eive campaign Of Development.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-12-15
BROKAW FIRST
INTENDED SUIT


New York, Dec 1T developed to-
day in the trial of the divorce suit of
Mrs. W. Gould Brokaw that it was her
husband who first threatened TO sue
A telegram from him 10 Mrs. Elair,
his motherIn-law. was the medium of
this information, and 1t also contained
his version Of the incident that as
sumed the greatest importance in to-
days session OF the trial. The tele-
gram follows;
Il have closed my house and am
sorry TO say must sue Mary for a sep
aration. Her act, eliminating in a
house party last Sunday night. forced
meto this step. She entertained three
ladies and three men that day. Two
of the ladies' ! don't approve OF, and
the third | don't know at all. | do
not know the men She allowed one
man to occupy my bedroom over night
after putting my nurse and one lady
In bachelors quarters, She refused TO
give me the names OF the men in spite
of my request"
John w Mcintyre, Mr., Brokaw's
lawyer began drilling into all the at
tendant circumstances of this "culmi-
mating house party" with great cir
cumstantiality Mrs Brokaw parried
his questions as skilfuIly as ever, but
showed some agitation over the insist
ence laid oil the personality OF Bun
nie' Wells, one Of tho guests.
Mrs. Brokaw testified that she had
first met Mr.. Wells in Baltimore five
years before his visit TO her husbands
home in COMPANY with Miss Nan Den.
nison of Syracuse. n, Y, Mrs. Frank
Gould and another man whom Mrs,
Brokaw only remembered AS Mr..
Thompson,
Mr, JcIntyre WAS desirous 10 know
how the upstairs rooms OF the house
were arranged and What room she oc-
cupied the night of the party
Rooms Not Connected.
Wasn't Mr.. Brokaw's room con
nected with yours7" he asked.
NO, the door from Mr. Brokaw's
room opened on the han"
And did IL not open so near the
door Of your room that from your
door YOU could have shaken hands
with a person standing in the other?''
Il never tried. Mr. Mcintyre"
We'll. now, where did you assign
Miss Dennison to sleep2"
In Mr. Brokaws room
Wasn't there some change2 Wasn't
Mr. Wells finally given that room?"
Yes"
Did Mr. Wells come prepared to
stay all night?"
II think he did
Mrs Brokaw was excused from the
stand after five days OF testimony
Witnesses TO corroborate Mrs Brokaw
Her counsel intimated that he would
soon produce nurses, maids and 9th.
er witnesses to corroborate Mrs Bro
kaws stories Of broken doors and up
roarious nights
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-12-15
BELIEVE CHILD IS
HELD FOR RANSOM

Louisville, Dec. 14-To scatter the
clouds gathered about the possible mo-
tives behind tho disappearance last
Wednesday of eight-year-old Alma
KeIlner, Frank Fehr. millionaire brew
er and uncle OF the child. today said
Gatly that kdnapers we're entirely
responsible.
Mr. Fchr's statement today quietcd
rumors of skeletons IN the Kellner
family closet
Money is what The kidnapers want
aud that Is why they Will not harm
Alma and Why we arc trying not to
be unduly alarmed said Mr.. Fehr
He said at the time the kldnapers
thought proper-when excitement
abatcs somewhat--he expected a ran
som proposition. Mr.. Fehr believes
that Alma is held in Louisville.
Today brought no further clews and
neither the state nor city reward that
mad been 1orecasted.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-12-15
INSTRUMENTATION HOIST.

Salt Lake. Dec. II Tho Austin.
Manhattan Consolidated Mining com.
pany, operating the old Stokes prop
erty at Austin, Nevada is making
preparations for more active cam
paign of development work, according
TO advices received today. The com,
pany has just ordered 5O-horse pow
er hoist and compressor from the
F, c. Richmond Machinery company
OF this city. shipment OF which was
made today. The head Office of the
company is in Chicago Some very ex
travasant reports of the property have
recently reached this city from a Ger
tain Illinois brokerage house AmonJ
other wild statements the write
places the ore reserve at over $780,.
100000, and promises dividends OF q
per cent almost at once.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-12-15
Miss May Potll

Tho above pictures show three dis
tinct types OF exceptionally beautiful
women, each with Il rare individuality
lot in common With the other. The
North, the South aud West are rep.
resented in this trio. They are known
TO members of The Top o TIL
World company as The Handsome
Three" Mics Smith plays the part
OF Kokomo, the Esquimo Belle: Miss
Oswald, "Stalacta." and Miss Poth
The Queens Trumpeter." The At.
lanta Constitution and Journal In
speaking Of THE Top O. Th' World"
said: Without exception this com.
pany possesses more beautiful aud
shapoly girls than has ever been seen
IN The city or Atlanta in any musical
SHOW for the past twenty ycars,"
which the writer could remember.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-12-15
Watson- I amer
Clothing Co.
376 Tweniy-Fo Fourth Street
INCREASES CAPITAL STOCK,


Boston. Dec. "details in con-
nection with the merger Of the Gus-
genheim copper properties are eN-
pectcd 20 reach the final stage during
the next - hours. after which the
various companies interested VIII be
notified OF the basis on which the ex.
change may 10 made for shares Of the
Utah Copper COMPANY. In order to
effec, the merger the capital stock OF
the Utah Copper company viii be In
creased. and il is said that the ratio
of exchange in the case OF the Boston
Consolidated Will be two and one'haf
shares for ono OF Utah Copper In the
case of Nevada Consolidated II Is SAID
that tao ana one-quarter shares viii
be given for ono of Utah. The Gar
field Smelling company viii probably
not be taken over at present.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-12-15

tai savIngs banks have but 1905 de-
positors. hut their deposits amount
10 Si5190, iS4, making the average de-
posit account S2S9SS, by far the lars-
est average account In postal savings
banks in any country. Such countries
as Egypt, Tunis, Federated Malay
states and the Dutch East Indies fig
ure in the list Gold Coast has the
smallest number OF depositors, 4lS Its
deposits have grown from s1S.551 to
$73.S20 in ten years, and the average
Of the deposits In 1907 was S5I72.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-12-15
TRUST MAKES WAR
AGAINST LABOR

Pittsburg. Pa, Dec. 1i-War was
formally declared upon the United
STAGES Steel Corporation by leaders al
organized labor throughout the United
States aud Canada at TIE close OF Il
two-day conference today. The deci-
sion TO battle against the stand taken
by the steel corporation i'm lis policy
OF open-shop was reached by the la
Dor conlerces after hours OF debate
AT the conference, Samuel Gompers.
president OF the American Federation
OF Labor, presided and through his The
measure was put upon the record
books OF the executive council of the
federation.
The grievance OF organized labor
against the steel corporation as set
forth In the resolution have been for
warded TO President TAFT, to the sen.
ale and to the house of representa-
tiyes, Governors Of the states In
which the United States Steel Corpor-
alton owns plants or has interests also
will receive copies.
Greed Of Corporation.
The resolution, in part, follows
"A crisis in the affairs OF labor has
arisen. The gigantic trust, the United
States Steel Corporation, is using its
great wealth and power in an effort 10
rob The toilerS OF their rights of AM
erican manhood and of the opportun.
ity to resist It's further encroachment
Grown rich by the consent OF the peo-
pie OF our country, this corporation, In
its mad greed Tor still greater riches.
sweeps aside. makes aud unmakCS
law. its enactorS and executors. and
is now engaged In an effort 10 destroy
the only factor-the organizations II
its mployer-StandiDg between il and
unlimited, unchecked and uubridle6 in
dGStrial. political, social and moral
carnage II there exists any virile
power in oT time, and life to check
the absolute autocratic domination of
civic industrial and political lie of
our people and our republic. II must
be found in the indomitable Will ana
mission Of the much misunderstood
and misrepTesented organizations OF
labor.
Refuse to Be Crushed"
The United States Steel Corpora.
ton has declared war on labor In lis
0SkltN lliS tOl DOId dLlOl nE-1
decreed that the only obstacles TO its
complete sway-organi2ed labor-sball
be crushed, The labor organizations
consists OF its employees, their wives
and little ones. human flesh and blood.
1t Is by their labor that they live; they
have no purpose other than safeguard
Ing their lives. their character. their
future. the safety of the republic and
humanity.
The factors now confront each 9th
er BY their purposes, attitude and
actions must they be judged
we recommend that the executive
council of the American Federation Of
La hor issue circular to all unions
of America and appeal for financial
10 aid the striking iron,
Steel and tin plate workers
we further recommend that the
amount OF such contribution should he
not less than ten cents per member.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-12-15
MEN AND WOMEN CARRIED
DOWN LADDERS SIX STORIES.

Kansas City, Dec. 1.-Two women
and three men were carried down lad.
ders from the sixth floor of the KEN
per building. in the heart of the bust
ness district. when fire In the base
ment last night filled the building with
auffocating smoke. cutting OF escape
by the stairways and elevators. More
than fifty tenants descended in pan
ic TO the street on the fire escapes.
The fire was confined 10 the base
ment and the damage was Slight
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-12-15
AViATORs TO SAIL SOON.

Los Angeles. Cal. Dec. l4.-Louis
Paulhan, the French aviator who will
compete here during aviation week.
January 10 TO 20, cabled today that
the entire party Of aeroplanists who
are TO take part In the series of aerial
contests would sail for the United
States next Saturday.
81 shall do my best TO b7eak all en-
listing records in competition with
Americas foremost aviators,' was
Paulhans cabled promise.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-12-15
THREE ROBBERIES
IN SUCCESSION

San Francisco, Dec. "A candy
store at Ninth and Market streets, ad-
joining the drug store OF DR.. Edward
Gleason, WAS held up and robbed to-
night by lone bandit, who answered
to the description OF the man who
robbed Gleason'5 place twice in success.
sion last week, and to capture whom
the police have swept the city with
greater dragpet than any before en-
ployed in San Francisco.
That he secured nothing was due
to the fact that there was little money
in the cash drawer. and the boldness
OF his action indicates that II was in.
spired by spirit Of bravado. The
robber oontented himself with ques-
t!cning the terrified girl behind the
counter as TO the mission of the two
detectives stationed In front OF Dr.
GleasoD's drug store, 30 feet away.
II is possible the fact that the drug
store was closed because of the death
OF Mrs. Gleason, the proprletor's moth
er, prevented third visitation there
Or Is il the land Of The bravo ana
n.