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attractions, there will be scene from
Love Watches" in which Billie Burke
is starring; also scene from Sweet
Kitty Bellairs," in which Evelyn
Vaughan will play the title role, and
another from Fifty Miles From Bos-
tom Kolb and Dill are also on the
bill. and so it is that collectively and
individually this is to be one of the
most attractive events of the kind ever
given in this city.
With the seats selling at $3.50 in the
boxes. 81 in the orchestra and $3.50 In
the balcony, the Portola committee
hopes to add a considerable amount TO
their steadily growing fund for the
purpose of carrying out their Portola
plans.
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Theatrical Benefit

The Orpheum has announced the fea-
lures which it will offer on the after
noon OF the Portola theatrical benefit
and they are all headliners. Edna Aug
the favorite comedienne; Mary Norman,
who impersonates different types Of
society women; the Myosotis sisters,
wonderful v;ennese ballet dancers; the
Big City Four, male quartet, and
Revnard, the ventriloquist, are
numbers which will be seen in the
Garrick with the offerings from the
other theaters the afternoon of Octo-
Der g.
The sale of seats commences today
at all. of the theaters and the prospects
are that there will be few of them left
by october s. when the big benefit will
take place. In addition to the Orpheum
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Hanging. Great Bell

Today the huge cables which are to
support the great Portola festival bell
at the junction of Market and Third
streets will he strung across from the
Monadnock to the Mutual Savings Bank
buildings. This bell will be a solid
blaze of light, 40 feet high. with a
diameter at the lip of 120 feet and
when completed will weigh 16 tons.
When this monster decoration is alight
it will be visible for a radius of 30
miles and will be one of the most
unique as we'll as the largest decora-
tions of its kind that was ever devised
Contracts for the decorating OF all
the principal buildings have been ar
ranged and the work will begin i'm
few days. BY the time of the opening
of the festival the city. both on the
line of march of the pageants and in
the residence districts. will be a blaze
of red and yellow with splashes of the
tricolor here and there. All the IL
lunlinations of the city are being in
stalled and a number of the large build
ings are now being covered with in
candescents. The Humboldt Bank
building is installing a most elaborate
illumination scheme. which will be
completed and lighted on the evening
OF President Taft's visit.
Tons upon tons of confetti and
streamers and variety of carnival toys
and jokers have been ordered by the
dealers in all parts of the city. and the
carnival and revelry which will follow
the historical pageant the last night of
the festival will be more picturesque
and bizarre than any New Year cele-
bration that was ever held in San Fran
cisco in the old days. Music will be
furnished free by military bands on
that occasion and fun and frolic will be
fast and furious. The first sign of the
beginning of the carnival and revelry
will be the sSnfetti volcano which will
follow the float Of Queen VergiIia. This
ingenious contrivance will present the
appearance of real volcano with
smoke and fame, but instead of lava
and sulphur there will belch forth tons
of yellow and red confetti, which will
cover the streets and make the way for
the n1askers a blazing path of color.
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CRUISER WEST VIRGINIA
is IN NEED OF REPAIR
Warship May Not Make Voyage
to the Orient

HONOLULU. Sept. 2S.-In official
circles it is now said that the West
Virginia will not be able to sail with
the remainder of the squadron which
is preparing to start for Manila owing
to machinery repairs that will tax not
only the ships resources, but those of
the machine shops ashore.
broken piston has been found,
which must be replaced, and the prob
ability now is that the cruiser will not
be in shape for the voyage to the
Philippines, which was scheduled to
take place Immediately after coaling
The original itinerary provided for
the division of the fleet into squadrons
October l. when they depart for China
and Japan ports.
Vote for DR.. c. c. O'Donnell for cor
oner: the dead will be respected Rep .
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PortoIa Spirit Everywhere

The public is demonstrating the sin
cerity of the prevalent Portola spirit
by sending in contributions of all sizes
10 the program fund, and the finance
committee now feels assured that the
sum required TO prepare the elaborate
plans for the celebration viii be given
bv the end of next week. The bulk of
The contributions will be made this
week, but there will be many donations
sent during the following week. II is
expected that the greater part of those
who intend to contribute their share.
however small. TO the entertaining of
the hosts of visitors who will begin TO
arrive in numbers within a week will
do so at the latest by the end of next
week
Several of the larger donations are
also expected during the week, and the
committee feels that every citizen is
now thoroughly imbued with the spirit
and enthusiasm which is necessary to
make the celebration the complete sue
cess which is expected and which is
necessary for the initial Portola fes-
tivsl.
With less than three weeks TO the
actual opening of the festival there yet
remains a great deal of work to be
done and there is need of large sums
Of money at once, but with all classes
Of citizens so vitally interested in the
success Of the program and with the
donations being made so faithfully the
Portola officials feel confident that ey-
ery-thing will be in readiness by the
opening day.
The building of the floats which are
10 take part in the great historical
pageant on the closing day of the fes-
tival is going on apace under the direc-
tion of George Lyons, the artist. and
the scores of actors are being drilled in
their parts as characters in the early
history of California by Stage Director
Frank Matthew. The great bandstands
representing characteristic scenes of
California landscape, which are being
built by Engineer Otto Schiller and a
corps of scenic artists, are nearing COM
pletion and all these viii be ready on
time
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Vote for DR.. c. c. O'Donnell for cor
oner: the dead will be respected. Rep. .
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BEEN CASE coNT1NuED-The c,

BEEN CASE ~CoNTINUED-The case of John
BEEN, charged with manslaughter in con-
nection with the death of. Miss Ethel BeveIl.
who fell from the double whirl'' at the
Chutes the night of September II. con-
timed by Police Judge Shortall yesterday
until October ) pending the result of the
coroner's inquest.
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VIOLATE LIQUOR LAw-Nrs. Marie Cordiuo
2425 San Bruno avenue. and Joseph Gibbs.
Pierce and Haight streets. earh fined
500 by Police Judge Weller yesterday for
selling liquor without a license. Gibbs gave
notice Of appeal on the ground that he had
been convicted the uncorroborated testi-
mony Of female decoy.
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about FIVE inches from the point of en-
trance. but despite that fact 1 have felt
no pain nor Inconvenience since the
shooting"
After consulting with the assistant
district attorney; the judge dismissed
the case on Ferrari's motion.
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YOUNGCH|LDRFN
TO Be HEARD IN
LARGE CHORUS
Pupils of Public Schools Will
Give Concert at UuiOn
Square
Great Electric Bell Will Soon
Be Placed at Market and
Third Streets

~ Little children's voices may now be
heard each day in every san Francisco
school practicing The patriotic and folk
songs which they are TO sing at the
open air concert to be given in Union
square during Portola week Day after
day they will rehearse under their va
rious choir leaders until their young
voices ar,e in training for the big final
rehearsal,under the supervision of Miss
Estelle Carpenter, the supervisor of
music in the public schools.
There aresto be 5000 Of these enthu-
siastic youngsters in these choruses
and they hsvetalready proved that their
songs viii be beautifully and intelli-
gently rendered on the final occasion.
Every type and every nationality is
represented in the San Francisco
schools, andtso it has been arranged TO
have the children of foreign nationali-
ties sing the airs characteristic of their
race The Spanish tots will render the
tunes of Spain, the youngsters from the
italian quarter will sing some of the
soft airs OF Italy. and the Chinese chill
dfen will be asked to contribute few
Of their weird, peculiar songs.
Some Of the songs to sbe sung by this
powerful young chorus are The Stars
and Stripes" Ny Fatherland,' Cali
fornia," Keller's American Hymn"
The Star Spangled Banner" and
America"
The children of the Lincoln school
are working particularly hard rehear-
sing for the concert. They are being
drilled in their songs by Mrs. F.
Bachman The school is endeaVoring
to make an unusually fine showing in
The Portola exercises.
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Taxicnbs for Rent
At all hours. Taxicab Auto Livery Co..
319 Van Ness av. Phone Market 1SO .
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SWfARS HIS WIFE
IS WITHOUT BLAME
DR.. w. A. Lampe Declares That
Bullet Now in His Brain
Was Accidental Shot

With a bullet. imbedded in his brain
his wife, in theif apartments in the
Holland house, September s., Dr. W.
Alvin Lampe proclaimed publicly in
Police Judge Conlan's court yesterday
that the shooting was accidental and
that he would not prosecute the charge
of assault to murder against his wife,
Mrs Jessie Lampe, and would not
swear to a complaint against her.
AS he made his statement tears ran
down his wife's cheeks, and she
trembled violently. They entered and
left the courtroom arm in arm.
NO COMPLAINT FILED
When the case was called the judge
asked If complaint was on file, and
Assistant District Attorney Ferrari re-
piled in the negative. Attorney Aitken
for the defendant added: And none
will be-"
Doctor Lampe, after being sworn,
replied to q question of the Judge: L
will never prosecute her, because 1 am
thoroughly convinced the shooting was
accidental"
When the judge asked him to ex-
plain why he believed the shooting
was accidental he said that on the
afternoon of the shooting, while he
and his wife were on their way to a
theater, they quarreled about an i'm
material matter. Later. when they re-
turned to their apartments, his wife
took a seat on a chair near the dresser
and he stood facing a small mirror
over the dressing table preparing to
shave.
HOW SHOOTING OCCURRED
After I had applied the lather." he
continued, and 1 had the razor in my
hand, the quarrel was continued. /
turned around and walked toward my
wife with the razor still in my hand,
and, although her back was turned
toward me, she could, by looking into
the mirror, see me approaching her.
She opened the top drawer in the
dresser and took out a revolver. She
undoubtedly believed that / was going
to attack her with the razor and she
turned and pointed the revolver at me.
Then the shot was fired, but l am
thoroughly convinced the pulling of
the trigger was accidental. For that
reason i viii take no part in her pros
ecution, nor will / swear to COM
plant against her"
That mark on your forehead" said
the judge, lis where you were wound
ed" and Doctor Lampe replied: Yes.
the bullet lies imbedded in my brain
Il
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-07-14
MAJORITY OF PRESENT DAY DIA-
MoND STARS SHOOT BALL
WITH UNERRING AIM.
IS PULLING TO FOREIGNERS.
Instances Which Show What Some Of
the Big Leaguers Can Do in This
understandable Feat of Herman
Long-Low Throws Faster Thar
High Ground House" Ones.

One thing about baseball that as
tonishes foreigners more than any
thing else is the remarkable accuracy
Of the throwing. This is especially
true of those who have played cricket.
The batting and the catching and
stopping of balls is not nearly so i'm
pressive to them as the way the play
.ers shoot the ball around the diamond
with the unerring aim of rife shot.
The reason for this is probably be-
cause the foreigners can not get the
knack of throwing down as the Ameri-
cans do. An incident at Philadelphia
park few years ago will illustrate
what baseball player can do in the
throwing line.
One afternoon the Phillies were
playing the Boston Team. BILLY"
Hamilton was in center field for Bos-
ton and Herman Long was at short
stop. During the game there came
cry from Hamilton, who was seen ex-
citedly pointing to an object which
was dashing across the ground To-
ward the flagpole in deep center field.
The scooting object was a rat. Long
was standing in his position at short
stop with the ball in his hand Her
man heard Hamilton's cry, wheeled
around, took one glance at the rat
running across the field, gagged the
direction of its fight without the loss
of second and let the ball go. The
ball hit the rat and there was one less
rodent in the world.
Longs throw was fully 200 feet, but
he hit the flying animal as if it was a
stationary object. No sportsman ever
made prettier shot at bird on the
wing than Long did that afternoon.
When it is considered that shortstops
usually throw at a man standing on
a base, Longs Judgment in gauging
just how far ahead of the animal he
was to throw in order to make the
kill was really wonderful.
Throwing at an object in the air is
one OF the hardest feats, for looking
up at the sky when taking aim is
much harder than when a player has
the grandstand or the bleachers for q
background. Last spring Jim Della
hanty gave an exhibition of clever
throwing at Columbia park, in Phila-
delphia.
A foul ball wedged into the screen
on top of the grandstand over the
visiting players bench. Delahanty
picked up an old bail and threw if
against the screen. missing the obiect
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-07-14
HANDSOME SALARIES PAID
TO STARS OF THE DIAMOND
Several Players Drawing Over $4,000
a Season While TWO Receive
Twice This Sum.

The plutocrat ball team of the
American league, it is declared by a
magnate, would be about as follows:
Pitcher, Donovan of Detroit, Joss OF
Cleveland, and Walsh of Chicago,
each drawing around $4,000. The
catchers would be Sullivan of Chi
cago, and Criger of st. Louis, each
pulling down about $4,000. Charles
Schmidt, the Detroit catcher, re-
fused to sign this season at that fig
ure. Hal Chase of the Highlanders
leads the first basemen, with a pay
envelope of $4,000. Jajoie, of course,
leads the second sackers, with his
$500. Bobby Wallace of the St.
Louis Browns drew $500 for three
years during baseball wartimes, and
gets close to that figure now. Bill
Bradley, the Cleveland third sacker,
leads the players of that position
with a salary OF between $4,000 and
$4,000.
Cobb, of course, tops the outfelders,
with his $4,000 salary at the age of
% Sam Crawford, the great smuggling
center fielder of the Tigers, is the
best-paid player in that position this
season, drawing close to $1,000 Matty
Mcintyre of the Tigers and George
Stone of the ST Louis Browns, vie
with each other for the honor among
the left fielders, each drawing about
$500.
In the National league both Man
ager Frank Chance of the Cubs and
Manager John J. McGraw of the New
York Giants are reputed to be draw
ing $4,000 salaries this year Chance
drew $500 last year. Five of the
worlds champion Cubs draw between
$4,000 and $4,000, as follows: King,
Tinker, Evers, Overall and Brown.
Christy Mathewson, the star pitcher
of the Giants, draws $4,000, and Mike
Donlin about $4,000 Leach, third
sacker of the Pittsburg club, draws
$1,000. Lobert, the star third sacker
of the Cincinnati Reds pulls down
only $4,000.
Pretty fair salaries, business men
will doubtless remark, that these
stars of the national game are paid.
But what of it? But for the stars
the game would be dull and the man
ayers would fail 20 get the money.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-07-14
GREATEST" BASEBALL CATCH
Bill LANCE Made 1t While Playing
with chicagos, and 1t Saved Him
a Heavy Fine.

The greatest individual feat ever
performed was one by which Bill
LANCE, now retired, saved a game for
Chicago and $500 for himself in Wash
ington in 1895. There is an odd story
connected with the play. LANCE had
missed a train in Boston two days
before, failed to reach New York in
time to play there, and Arson had
fined him 500. Thereupon he missed
a train to Washington, and arrived on
the grounds after the teams had prac-
ticed and just in time to play, and for
that Arson fined him another 500.
The game that afternoon went IL
innings, Chicago scoring one run in
the eleventh There were two men
out and a runner on the bases, when
kip" Setback, then one of the hard
est batters, smote the ball terrific
blow and sent it flying over Lange's
head toward the center field fence.
The hit seemed a sure home run, but
LANCE. a man weighing 225 pounds,
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-07-14

cANNIBALs AWAIT ROOSEVELT.
A French Hunter of Renown Warns
the President to Be Careful.

New York.-Henri Gauliard, an ex-
official of the French government, has
written to Secretary Loeb offering his
services to President Roosevelt as
guide on the hunting trip the latter
has planned in Africa after his retire
ment from the White House. Mr..
Gauliard, during his stay in the French
colonies, was himself something of
Nimrod. He shot seven elephants and
many Important, although he modest
ly disclaims any great prowess, and
speaks gently of hungry cannibals who
prefer white men to feast on.
After leaving the French govern
ment service he Travelled around the
world in the search of health, and is
now in the employ of the Chateau Des
Beaux Arts at Huntington, L. L
Altogether in Mr.. Gauliard's expert
ence the most dangerous animal in his
part of Africa is the buffalo. But If
there is not much risk from the ami.
mails, there is some from the natives. In
his district they were all cannibals.
''They eat human flesh every day"
he said. They keep slaves and eat
them when they are ready. Have l
seen them? Only once. It is diff
cult, very difficult to assist at their
fetes. But 1 know that many white
men have been eaten. They prefer a
white man when they can get him. L
/ had not had many soldiers with ne
they would have eaten me-
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turaed and. Withouf looking, sprint

turned, and, without looking, sprint
ed desperately straight out toward
the fence, racing with the flying ball.
At the last instant as the ball was 60
ing over his head, LANCE leaped, stuck
up both hands, turned a somersaHlt.
and crashed against the fence. The
boards splintered, one entire panel
crashed outward, and out of the wreck
age crawled LANCE, holding the ball
in his hand, and the crowd went mad.
LANCE came limping in, with the
crowd standing on seats and shouting,
and said to Arson: Fines go, Cap?"
Nope" said Arson, and the catch had
saved the big fielder 5000.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-07-14

Pitcher Karger of the Cincinnati
team has been turned over to St.
Paul.
George Decker, who once played
with Capt. Anson's Colts. is dead on
the Pacific coast He succeeded An
son on first base
Ragon of the Cubs has been re-
leased to Des Moines. The pitcher
was obtained from Cincinnati a short
time ago.
There are two John Everses in the
great game. The lesser light is a
catcher and has never cut much
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-07-14
SUMMER SCHEDULE ON
RIO GRANDE RY. JUNE l.

The following is the summer sched-
ule for the Rio Grande railroad to
take effect Tuesday, June 1st:
Daily. Excepting Saturday, Sunday
and Monday.
Point Isabel
Leave 800 a. m. Arrive 1920 a. m.
Arrive $50 p. NJ Leave 500 p. m.
Saturdays.
Leave 900 a. m. Arrive 1920 a. m.
Arrive 300 p. m. Leave $3.50 p. m.
Leave $50 p. m. Arrive 700 p. m
Sundays.
Arrive $50 a. m. Leave 7:00 a. N.
Leave 9:C0 a. m. Arrive 1880 a. m.
Arrive so p. m. Leave $3.50 p. III.
Leave $50 p. m. Arrive GAS p. m.
Mondays.
Arrive $50 a. N. Leave 700 a. m,
Leave 600 a. Ia. Arrive 1920 a. m.
Arrive $50 p. IN. Leave 500 p. m.
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Gregory, Bats &
Brooks and
Sam'l Spears,
Lawyers.

We have formed a partnership I'M
der the foregoing name for the trans
action of our law business in the Low
er Rio Grande Valley Offices will be
maintained at Brownsville and San
Benito. The business of Gregory,
Bats & Brooks at Austin, will be
maintained as heretofore.
T. w. GREGORY,
r. L. BATS,
V. L. BROOKS,
SAM'L. SPEARS.
Office n the Browne Building
Brownsville. Texas. May 1, 1909.
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Young Herzog is one of the players
picked up from the minor leagues by
McGraw last season. His work in both
the in and outfieId is of high order,
but his weakness with the bat is ali
that prevents him from occupying a
regular berth
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-07-14
BLACKSMITH SHOP

The blacksmith shop formerly
owned by N. E. Kendall, near From
tier Lumber Co. has been purchased
by
Manuel Flores
Expert blacksmith All kinds of re-
pairing, horseshoeing, etc, done.
First class work. 5-27-lm
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-08-13
Game Law violators, Beware.

It seems impossible for some
men to wait until the hunting
season opens September Z. Every
one should make himself a game
warden and catch the ''too eager
ones who break the law and do
not give the others the sport an:
ticipated. A fine of 500 for each
bird or sixty daps in Jail is not too
much for the v~iolator. Special
game wardens have been appoint
ed in this neighborhood and it is
hoped they catch every guilty one,
Some are being watched at present
and may get what is coming to
them before the week is over
Join the gun club and shoot clay
pigeons until the season opens.
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Washburn,

August time tells on the nerves.
But that spiritless, no ambition
feeling can be easily and quickly
altered by taking what is known
to druggists everywhere al Dr..
Shops Restorative. Within 48:
hours after beginning to use the
Restorative improvement will be
noticed. OF course, full health.
will not Immediately return. The
gain, however, will surely follow.
And best Of 81, you viii realize
and feel your strength and ambi-
ton as It is returning. Outside
influences depress first the 'sinside
nerves then the Stomach, Heart,
an Kidneys will usually fail.
Strengthen these failing nerves
with Dr. Shops Restorative and
see g how quickly health will be
yours again. Sold 81 9. G.For-
bes. All s:3ssa5s Il
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-08-13

If Stanton continues to prosper
it will oe one of the largest towns
on the new line. During the past
week Stanton has entertained ma
ny surveyors engaged in various
lines of work. There were recla-
nation, geological and historical
fellows besides the railroad sur
veyors and a crew of men from
Mandan surveying an addition on
the west of the Stanton townsite.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-08-13

The drawing of the Couer DIAL
enc lands began Monday and will
take three days, the Flathead land
sale began Thursday and the Spok-
ane reservation will begin Monday
Each of the 1885, 900 persons apply
ing for Couer D'Alene lands haa
one chance in 1888; each of the 100,
600 applicants for Spokane lands
one in 400, and of the $1,000 for
the Flathead lands one in Is.