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The San Francisco call., 1909-09-15
PhRfNOLOGIST GOT
BUMPS SAND DIVORCE
Neglected to Read Sweetheaft's S
CraniaI Knobs Before He
Made Her His Wife

Edmund Hutchings. phrenologlst.
failed to read the cranial bumps of
the present Mrs Hutchings at the
time he was courting her at Bristol,
Eng, nine years ago. Since his mar
riage. he confessed to Judge Cabaniss
yesterday, his domestic life has been
nothing but bumps. due to an over
developed thirst. Recently his wife
nearly blew up his flat at 1900 Scott
street, he said, by allowing too long
an interval between turning on the
gas and striking the match. Hutch
ings received a decree of divorce and
the custody of his two children. aged
5 and 2 years, who have been badly
neglected by their mother according
to his testimony.
BROUGHT HOBOES TO DINNER
While she was refugeeing in the
summer of 1906 in a tent at Hayward,
Mrs. Laura b. Richardson told Judge
Graham yesterday her husband, emu
lating the good samaritan, brought
ND three unkempt hoboes and asked
her to get dinner for them. AS she
had six weeks old baby to care for.
she refused. whereupon he emptied a
DuckeII NdlST On lSi ilCdu. AtO
other charges made against Richard
Richardson were based on intemper-
ance The wife obtained decree of
divorce, $40 month alimony and Gus
tody of the two children
His habit of Dragging over his popu-
larity with other women was the main
complaint of Ida B. Spence against
Alexis L. Spence, a travelling optician,
when her suit for divorce was heard
before Judge ACabaniss. Mrs. Spence
was awardetiza decree and sf66 month
alimony.
No LONGER LOVES THE BARBER
Emma Marie Heath told Judge Mo-
gan yesterday the story of her young
Iife wrecked by Kenneth Lorenzo
Heath barber. She was induced to
marry Heath last February, when she
falsely swore that she was of age. She
was in fact but II years old, and inno-
cent of the world Heath took her
first to San Jose and later to Marys-
vile and Reno, where he had her sup
port him through her talent as pianist
in low dance halls. Richard Speckter,
q saloonman at Twenty-first and Mis-
sion streets. heard of this and, as a
friend of the family, went with her
brother to Reno. There she was res
cued. Her father is a grocer in Rail-
road avenue.
TOO MANY JOY RIDES
Henry Stelling filed complaint in
divorce yesterday against Mrs. B. Stel-
ling, whom, he married In March. 1896.
He says she has been indulging in joy
rides lately and has entirely neglected
her duties in their home at 2100 Hyde
street. Their community property con-
sists of Conc0rdia bonds. house and
lot valued at $4,000 and $500 worth
of furnishings.
Suits on the ground of desertion were
begun by Annie A OBrien against
William +. O'Brien, married February
IL, 1905, and by Wanda Brastow Hen
rici against Ralph r. Henrici, married
October, 1904; on the ground of cruelty
by Josephine Weiss against Joseph n
Weiss. married five years ago; for fail
ure to provide by Sarah E. Goldstein
against Albert GoIdstein. married four
years ago.
CHIRoPoDIST IN BANKRUPT COURT
George w. Duncan a chropodjst fled nett
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Want to know why drugs haven't
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The stuff that you take is moth
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the teeth as 1t affects the enamel
II. s.: For a quick driving home
shampoo simply dissolve teaspoonful
of canthrox in a teacupful hot water.
Pour on the hair and rub we'll Can
throx makes rich and plentiful lather
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irritation and leaves the hair soft,
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to put 1t. but it is only truth to say
that competition is keen among women
and she who is most attractive in ap-
pearance most often wins the best
husband and home. 1t is your duty to
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ion is to purify your blood. Get from
your druggist 1 ounce of kardene and
one-half pint of alcohol. Put these in
a quart measure and add half tea
fill the quart measure This makes
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ioacneg and a erntions of tbe sEin
Take / tablespoonful five minutes be-
fore meals and before retiring and it
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for winter.
RFF. d. To get rid of that shiny"
greasy look that troubles you, use this
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skin a clear. fresh and youthful ap-
pearance. Get from your druggist
ounces of spurmax, dissolve it in
half pint of warm water and add 2
teaspoonfulsf of glycerine. If applied
in the morning your complexion will
not need retouching the whole day
long 1t is a. true beautifier and is
widely used in preference to powder.
Laura s.: Always rub gently in
massaging, for if you rub hard you
do more harm than good. To make
is excellent for massaging and any
purpose for which ordinary face cream
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which refused to Yield to medical
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Costume, Cal
'Since using your Electro-vigor
am wonderfully improved In health.
1t has made my back strong and I
am not bothered with nervousness"
W. II. CARLEY-
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CONVICTED OF EMBEzzLEMENT- Eugene
Pearson formerly clerk in the transport serv-
lee. was found guilty of embezzlement yesterday
in the United States district court He will be
sentenced this morning. Pearson took $1.100 of
government money to play on the races
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ployment Wanted column of The Call.
The cost is only 10c a day for this
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ARGENTINA PLANS Expos1rroN-was,

. ARGENTINA PLANS ExposITIoN-W wash.
ington. Sept. 14.-George w. Fishback formerly
American secretary of legation at Buenos Aires
has been appointed special commissioner By
the directorate of the Argentine aRricuftural
exposition to enlist interest in that enterprise
An effort Is to be made to an appropria tjou
of $4,000 by congress to transport the agricul
tural exhibit now at Seattle to Buenos Aires
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RESTRICTS DEATH PENALTY-St Peters
hurg, Sept. 14.--Premier St0lypin has again
sent circular to the governors general OF the
district under martial law. instructing them to
restrict the application of the death penalty as
much as possible.
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take drugs. which
tear down.
To cure any
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help nature. Ma
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If she has the
D o w e r. T h / s
power is electric
ity. You see, cleo
tricity runs every
part of your body.
Most all the
ailments of man
can be traced to
the failure or
breaking down of
the nerves, stom-
ach, liver. kid
neys, heart and
digestive appara-
tus. The reason
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ARTISTIC VAUDEVILLE

-'CIRCUMSTANTIAL EVIDENCE an Intense
Dramatic Plsylet by Harrison Armstrong with
company Of u; ED WYNN and AL LEE in
Ihe BlIiken Freshman; CHARLES MON
IRELLt ROSA CROUCH and GEO WEIGH:
GARDNER and REVERE: LUCIANO LUCIA:
ARLINGTON FOUR; NEW ORPHEUM MOTION
PlCIJ RES. Last Week. Stunning Hit of the
Musical Delight. "AT THE COUNTRY CLUB.
Evening Prices 10c 25c. soc. Use: Box Seats
dsysl Toe. 25c. soc. PHONE DOUGLAS 10.
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CHIRoPoDIsT IN BANKRUPT COURT
George w. Duncan. chiropedist fled nett
tion in bankruptcy yesterday, with liabilities OF
S2S3 10 and no assets
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Health and Beauty Secrets
BY MRS. MAE MARTYR

A. L.: Treat canker in the mouth
with pure alum. but rinse we'll from
the teeth as 1t affects the enamel.
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STATIONERY DEPARTMENT
(GROUND FLOOR

The White House Stationery Department carries complete stock
Society Stationery including all the latest novelties OF the
European and American markets.
cards speciality.
Engraving the premises the skilled
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THE LATEST FICTION

..The Goose Girl by Harold MacGrath. =.
The Calling of Dan Matthews" by Fl. B.
"A Certain Rich Man. by W. A White.
Hungry Heart by David G. Phillips.
Red Horse Hill,'' by Sidney Mccall.
Anne of Avonlea, by Montgomery .......
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Envelopes to match.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-02

/ labor by a corps Of picked artisans.
were designed and built under the d.
rect supervision of Albert n. Stoddard.
| the captain of pageantry for the COM
mission, who for twenty-one years was
associated with the great Mardi Gras
festivals that have drawn visitors from
every quarter of the globe to New Or
leans each year.
Captain Stoddard. too. perfected the
plans which will be followed by the
various organizations I'm manning each
float. many OF which tower forty feet
in the air with their papier mache fig
ures. He has held regular schools OF
instruction for the captains and squads
of persons who will people each big
car and these floats are expected to
surprise those who have witnessed
similar parades in Cologne. Paris. Der
lin. the various Italian cities and New
Orleans.
AS planned. Theodore Henninger.
president of the carnival parade COM
mittee. will ride in n carriage imme-
diateIy behind the platoon OF mounted
police that will head the carnival col
umn Then viii come the vice presi-
dents of the committee.
Constant Explosions of Fireworks.
In all there will he about forty bands
Of music in the moving column. which
will start from One Hundred and
Tenth street and Central Park West
about So'clock tnthe evening. Through
out the entire parade route to Wasli-
ineton square there will be constant
explosions Of fireworks and burning OF
red fire.
The problem Of getting the big floats
across the river from the northerly
shore of the Harlem was solved by
Captain StOddard. who will keep the
bridge at that point turning for hours.
taking over one car Mt time. as the
big floats are too large TO be hauled
beneath the upper framework OF the
bridge.
The Hudson Fulton celebration com
mission has planned for music on
large scale At the official dinner to be
held i'm the Hotel .Astor in New York.
Professor Gustav HinrichS has pre-
pared the program. and Lemafe,
famous orchestral Organist. will be
the chief performer. He will have a
magnificent instrument for his use.
With one exception it Is the largest
in the world. 1t contains 102 speak
ing stops which represent all the or
chestral Instruments in the world.
Even chimes have not been forgotten
1t has four distinct divisions. and all
the parts uf the great instrument will
be hidden from the view of those in
the big ballroom.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-02
Great Fight to Be Reproduced.

A reproduction of the Custer massa-
ere is TO be given by state troops of
Pierre. :. d.. in the first week OF DC.
tober. The troops have obtained per-
mission from the governor to take part
in the play and will he KILLED and
scalped" each day by genuine Sioux
Indians. some of whom took part in
the battle which wiped out Custer and
his men on the Little Big Horn more
than thirty years ago. The Indian
bureau authorities at Washington have
given consent TO the use of Iron Light
ming and his men for the purpose of
this reproduction, and more than 100
Indians in all their war toggery VIII
be under his command This is the
first time all attempt has been made
to put on reproduction OF the last
great fight between the whites and
the reds.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-02

lpoSe. PathOs pervadeS when the doors
of the homestead are closed upon the
wife and the home destroyed. The
sorrow and suffering which follow the
unhappy woman to squalid apartments
and TO drunken abuse from the man
with whom she has cost her lot is re-
lieved by the appearance of the hus-
band who hopes to again lead her back
to paths of right. The threats of death
by the brutal paramour have no terror
for the wronged husband. The little
cripple again sees and knows. Ii IS
his hand that rids the homestead Of
its destroyer
Then out of the binding New Eng
land blizzard comes the remOrSeful
wife TO the little homestead-to die
The ruddy blaze of the fireside lights
upon her face. made sw Get through
suffering. She hears her husband call
her wife. hears his forgiveness and in
her little homestead passes 20 rest
With its realistic settings and capa-
BILE Interpretation by an unusually tai
ented company. the story of The Lit
tie Homestead goes straight to the
heart
William Macauley. the star. viii APP
pear in the leading part. and he is well
remembered here for his excellent act
ing in 1.-The Minister'S Son" and
When We Were Friends and it is
with genuine pleasure that one can
look forward to a return visit of this
clever young actor. Mr. Macauley has
had this beautiful play rewritten and
an entire new third act being intro
duced.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-02
FLORA sZABELLE
DEFENDS THE STAGE

Flora Zabelle. who has played
here in support of her husband. Ray
mond Hitchcock. in musical come
dy. has come back on Anna Held for
the latteris sermon on the alleged
immortality of stage life
Anna Held ought to be ashamed
of herself said Miss Zabelle. 4
will never let my daughter go and
do it, says Miss Held. Fancy slap
ping like that at the hand that has
fed and clothed her for SO many
years. It's disloyal, to say the
least. II | had a daughter. just let
me tell you, and she had to earn her
living, I'd say Take a try at the
calcium. my dear. and if you make
good as being daughter of your
mother you Should--I will feel assur-
ed that you have discovered the best
and most profitable way of making
a living and | Will be satisfied. Peo-
pie have such queer ideas regarding
the life of an actor. They think that
there's nothing but light and music
and champagne--and Jewels and that
a girl merely picks up her salary.
On the contrary. there's no harder
work on earth. We can't work if
were sick. We get sick il we drink
200 much or stay up late nights. We
are not pretty unless we take care of
ourselves and we cannot take care
of ourselves in crowded cafes or
places of like ilk. Now. honest. can
we? Anna Held knows all this and
vet she says. Shun the stage. The
temptations are terrible-scarcely to
be withstood,' and all that Fudge
and NONSENSE" said Miss Zabelie.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-02

THE Merry Widow" with it's infec-
tious waltz it's beautiful chorus. its
charming widow. noble prince. gay dan.
GERS and superb orchestra. is coming
for return engagement, which it is
believed will beat the record of rec
ords which was created when Saw
ages merry makers were here before.
The company, as excellent as ever, and
in some respects strengthened. will
give three performances at the Grand
in Davenport. next Saturday, matinee
and night. and Sunday evening.
There seems to be no cure for the
Merry Widow" epidemic. 1t is a de
liriously enjoyable malady which the
piece excites. The waltz alone has
started more feet tripping the light
fantastic than any other composition
penned since Strauss wrote BLUE Dan.
ube' for Vienna-where, incidentally.
The Merry Widow first enjoyed the
light of stage production.
But the waltz, as theater-goers of
this city now know, is by no means
the only charming musical composition
in the operetta. Indeed musical crit
les everywhere have pronounced the
score of THE Merry Widow" to be a
perfect mine of melodic gold. and
many have professed to find, for in
stance in the Hungarian folk music.
finer examples even than the waltz,
of Lehar's genius as composer. Mu-
sically THE Merry Widow has come
to America as a revelation, teaching
the truth that true music and fine
writing is still to be found in light
opera, just as it used to be when Sulli-
van penned "Mikado" and "Pinafore.'
and when Strauss wrote his immortal
values and comic operas. The I'M
learned in music adore Lehar's bril-
liant and swaying melodies, and the
student approves the wonderful con-
struction which is apparent. 1t takes
genius to write music like this, and
few composers have succeeded in join
ing the merits of serious music with
the hilarious delight of popular music.
Lehar has been one of the few to sue
coed in this almost impossible task.
The story is too well know to be in
need of repetition. 1t has become a 1
classic in the four years of its exist
ence, and is the model now for a score
of other writers who lack only the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-02

used to sit on the side edges of the
stage so close to the actors that
have seen Il tragedian in one OF his
most solemn passages step over the
legs OF a spectator. Just so. we are
informed, sat the diSnitaries and not
abilities who attended the Globe il
Shakespeare's time. No woman treads
the boards of China. We know that
the parts of Ophelia. Portia. Rosalind
all Shakespeare's galaxy of immor
tai women-were created" by boys.
The Chinese actors are a low caste. so
low that even the lowest Of the spec
tatorS despise them. In the days OF
Shakespeare the English actor was
brother to thieves and thinkers. being
unworthy of Christian burial. The
actors of the Globe company lived to-
gether In the basement of the theater.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-02
LITTLE STAGE STORIES

The God of Love" is the title of
a Dante and Beatrice play written for
Henry B. Irving by Justin Huntley
Mccarthy.
The Matinee Girl in the Dramatic
Mirror says that she heard Howard
Kyle. the actor. YEARLY declare the
other day that he thought the Cook
Peary affair was without parallel.
Lee Kohlmar, eminent for his i'm
perSonation of the sunny Teuton of
musical comedy has enlisted in the
company of Miss Blanche Ring and
will repeat that performance in The
Yankee Girl Harry GilfOil, who
whistles, will also be present in the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-02
SAVAGE'S MERRY WIDOW" TO BE SUNG;
THREE PERFORMANCES AT THE GRAND

skill that has made the original the
worldwide success it has become.
Savage will not disappoint in the
company and cast which he will send.
And the production. too. will be up
to the high artistic standard which
has made the name of Henry w. Saw
age synonymous with perfection in
play producing. The chorus of sing
ers and dancers will be as heretofore
one of tn, principle features in the
success that THE Merry Widow is
bound TO achieve.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-02

his season the management has eX-
pended a large amount of money,
which was used 10 secure the best
The policy has proven to be a wise
one. and those familiar with affairs
are well aware Of the fact that this
organization this season has surprised
the keenest expectations of its man
agement. The company embodies a
cast almost twice the size of the usual
attraction II was the chief aim 10
give the attraction a bright and bril-
liant appearance. to which an abund-
ance of handsome young women were
essential Faded beauties found no ia
vor with the management, neither did
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-02

Deborah of Tod's" whose author is
Mrs. De La Pasture.
One of the lyric gems in Sam Ber-
nard's new play The Wizard and
the Girl" bears the title How Can
You loot a Toot-Toot When You
Have No Toot-Toot to Toot?" The
name of the poet VINO admits it's
authorship is VIII Neelan.
False Gods the translation of
Rrieux's odd play LA Fol" in which
Sir Herbert Tree and Mrs. Patrick
Campbell have been appearing in
London, has been obtained for pro-
dCction at the New theater in New
York, where it will be acted prob
ably by Miss NARROW and Mr.. Sothern.
The Milwaukee newspapers an
donna in Miss Grace Kennicott.
Chicago songstress who has been
playing there in "A stubborn Cinder-
ella role in which she appeared
in Rock Island recently. They say
her voice is a melodious marvel. that
her personality is one of the most
they have encountered,
and that she can act like an artistic.
They are proud of their discovery.
Miss Kennicott is Il descendant of DR..
John Kennicott, who came to Cook
county in 1892. Her father. Flint
* ennicott. was n we'll known actor
in the '70S when he DlaVed Pierre
in The Two Orphans" Last season
she appeared with the Donaldson
Robertson players.
Lewis Single Binder. straight 5
cents. Many smokers prefer them to
10 cent cigars.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-02
1.-THE LITTLE HOMESTEAD"--A STORY OF HEART
FELT INTEREST--A PLAY WITH A MORAL

The Little Homestead" by w b.
Patton. to be played at the Illinois to-
morrow. afternoon and evening. tells
a touching story of human interest
4 story with moral forcibly told and
beautiful iii it's pathos, writes one who
recently witnessed the play. Ii ap-
peals to the fine sensibilities. raises
the emotions of indignation. sorrow.
Pity and applauds righteousness tri-
umphant. 1t is Il story which makes
one better for the knowing. yet a tale
of such dramatic force and virility
that interest is heightened by every
word, every situation.
The quaint New England setting is
a fitting atmosphere with which 10
surround the characters. II is a home
like. simple. real play. There stands
the little homestead. counterpart Of
which is craven on many a heart, and
about it are the true characters of
everyday life. who each adds his or
her quota in the unfolding of the
and dramatic picture.
One feels at home by that Preside
with the devoted young husband and
handsome wife: Shudders at the en-
trance of the villain who crosses the
happy threshold and strikes at its
sanctity: sorrows at the frailty of the
wife who in moment of blind infat-
uation succumbs, TO the wiles of the
destroyer; weeps with the discOnsol-
ate husband and finds hope in the little
ill-shapen cripple to whom the wife
has been kind and who knows that his
ieformed being was created for pur-