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The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1909-02-02
AGED WIDOW Of
LESTER WALLACK
TO HAVE BENEFIT
Wealth Left by Old Theatrical
Manager Lost in Unfortu-
nate Investments.
STARS WILL TAKE PART.
Performance to Take Place in
Theatre That Bears Late
Husbands Name.
STARS WILL TAKE PART.

In tho ,heatr. that stands to-day
. A.. - =, $50
"''
hte Lester "aliack VIII % he'o 'es''-
monial benefit on March for his
widow. now e,ghty-three years old, who
49, ,or. .,o >o,.,,o .h,. ,. ,.. -
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Marc KIow ~ Klow & Erlanrer and
Daniel Frohman are arranging the pro.
Rramme. and It is expected that all the
.tars in .ha citv AT IN. tim. will t.ke
mart
The benea. will be held under the
susplces OF the Theatrical Managers
Association. hut members OF the Lambs,
Ch,h and o,hars are interea,,nv ,hsr,-
ss,yes in IFS success Aug,stus Thomas
tho playwright, is foremost among
these,
Mrs. Wallack Is living with her son
Arthur, aged fifty. and his two ch,ldr.n
In a modest apartment at No. Yves,
Ono Hundred and First street She ,s n
remarkable woman for her wears. al.
though she has suffered Of late from
rheumatic troubles.
1T Is true that havs lost every.
thing" said the old lady to an Even
INK World reporter to-day. n, she Law
on couch in her pafIor. surrounded by
many relics collected by her husband
during his lifetime.
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h.nss, W. Wit. 49, 'o'u .'e
me when no d,sd and va t. ~, ".', ~
for ssvar,l rnfor,nr,,a ,,,o.,
would he in far hotter circ,rs,orao.
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'os"e WIZ" one mana leeoly' while with
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sword. dentsd in ronv ,,ooa. ''N
..,r,,I., 49,
inns sue sa!d remlmscently, was
the sword used by Edmund Kean ,ba
great English actor oba, 80,
1,s1t..,' 800 ""e" lie prayed
"'oe''' III Tue o'u Drur! Lane Theatre,
nearly century ago. Mr.. Wallack's
father was manager ~ tho n,,rh,,,.s
=, ,h, H. ~ p'"S mousse
~ Wv '''"'' "''N ne anu MI hean were
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1909-02-02

and List was there. ! wa, asked to
teen, The Duchess had a plano, and
when l finished playing, Moscheles
asked; Who Is this prodigy that has
thrilled us so with her m9s!c?'
And all that happened many, many
years ago-If recall correctly, not long
after the good Queen Victoria assembled
the throne. II all comes back to me so
plainly that sometimes | feel as II I
can see Llszt, Moschelcs, Thalberg the
Duchess and the others who encouraged
me and made much of me, so to speak,
when | was a girl"
Depends on Friends.
Mrs. Walack was born and raised in
England, She was introduced to Mr..
Wallack by the Duke OF Beaufort when
Mr.. ,Wallack held a commission in the
English Army
After we married and came to
America" said Mrs. Wallack, my hus.
band introduced me to nearly all OF the
actors and actresses of prominence here.
Edwin Booth, Lawrence Barrett, Will
lam Florence. Joseph Jefferson. Nine
Modjeska and others-I knew them
we'll
And now the woman who rs girl
entertained List, Thalberg, Moscheles
In the home of one of the first woUen
of England, whose brother was presi-
dent OF the Royal Academy, and who
graced New York society for years,
would to-day be impoverished We're It
not for the friends of her late husband
Mother, kept UP her music until sew
feeble she, could not manipulate the
keys OF the piano any longer" said
Arthur Wallack, and then we let the
plano go. She reads occasionally, but
Yes" broke In Mrs. Wallack land
| don't have to use glasses. either. I've
never worn them in my life; my sight Is
as good now as was when | was half
my present age. ! only wish could use
my fingers as we'll as my eyes, for I
might still have my piano"
Son Out Of Employment.
Young Arthur Wallack. thirteen, came
into the room, carrying pair Of skates.
That's one OF my boys" said the old
lady with pride. Hes a good boy, too,
and he waits on his grandmother when
ever she asks him.
THE other boy-Lester-is sixteen and
Is business man, II you please. We
call him our breadwinner since his
father lost his position with the Bureau
OF Highways year ago"
Mrs. Wallack explained that her son
had been unable to obtain employment
owing to the hard times.
Lester realized what tough time we
were having" she said, land without
consulting his father or me he wrote
letters to half dozen large importing
houses asking for a position. They all
replied, with the result that he got four
offers OF employment. We didn't Ike
the idea Of his leaving school to work.
because Of his age, but he insisted. 1t
was hard for him. too. because he had
to give up his play In the park and the
matinees in the afternoons, OF which he
was very fond. But he said he didn't
mind; he wanted to get an early start
In life. 1t pleases US all to think ne has
done so we'll"
No Income Now.
When Lester Wallack died In Septem.
Der, 1883. he left considerable property
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1909-02-02
February 1T to s,A, Quaker Oats Week.

February ut to sth, ouiker o,uweet.
This is the week Of good
breakfasts "Quaker Oats
Week." observed all over
the United States. Doyour
part; eat no other cereal
this week.
The best Of all cereal foods.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1909-02-02

When Lester Wallack died In Septem.
Der, 1883. he left considerable property
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1909-02-02

and save money. Consult our Cooper
alive selling department on the Third
Floor iou may buy furniture, pianos,
household goods, carpets, rugs, oil paint
lngs sewing machines. safes-.in fact,
almost anything YOU need for the house.
hOld-On NEST liberal terms.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1909-02-18
GIRL BRuTALLv ASSAULTED.
Beaten Into insensbility and Left fol
Dead, But viii Recover.

San Rafael, Cal.--Miss Elizabeth
Grapes, beautiful 19-year-old girl.
employed as bookkeeper in the office
of a local paper, is in critical condi
ton as the result Of brutal assault
Saturday night. While walking On
Fifth avenue. Miss Grapes stopped q
moment to listen to band playing in
the armory near by. and was attacked
by man who knocked her down with
his fist. Smothering her attempts to
cry out, her assailant dragged the
alf-stunned girl into vacant lot
about $50 yards away. In the strug-
gle her clothing was torn from her
body and she was finally beaten into
insensibility. Recovering conscious
ness later. she found herself lying on
the porch of vacant house. She viii
recover.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1909-02-18
Lives of Several Sick Children En-
dangered by Bomb Thrower.

New York. Scores of people were
thrown into a panic and the lives of
several tiny scarlet fever sufferers
may be lost as the result of the explo
sion OF a bomb outside the yestibule
Of an East Seyenty-ffth street tene
ment house early. Saturday. The po-
lice believe the so-called Black Hand
is responsible for the outrage, as they
say grocer named Pacolocci. who oc-
cupied store on the ground floor of
the building which was blown up, had
received threatening letters. Pacoloc-
ci denies this.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1909-02-18
Shocks May Continue FOL
Two Years.

Reggio.-Saturday night Professor
Alfani, director of the Florence OBJ.
servatory, while about to step into a
train for Naples, was thrown violently
TO the ground by what seemed to be
an unusually severe shock. Peasants
rushed to assist him to his feet and
anxiously inquired concerning the
dangers of further earthquake. He re
piled: BE calm, my children; that
was a quake of the fifth degree You
must not be frightened by these
shocks, for we will have them for two
more years"
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1909-02-18
An Ne A.ked.

The father OF the girl looked At his
caller.
You arp much older than my daugh-
ter" he said, but you are = million
aire, and she seems to want you--so I
suppose les all right.
Thank YOU" murmured the caller.
But there's one thing want you to
promise me-" the gray haired father
went on.
And what II that7"
The old mans tone grew more ~
rious.
Il want you to promise me that II
ever run for ONCE you will carefully
refrain from announcing that you in
tend to vote for me-
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1909-02-18
Whx Not2t

Why may not a goose say thus:
All the parts OF the universe l have
an interest in: The earth serves me
to walk upon, the sun to light me; the
stars have their infiuence upon me;
l have an advantage by the winds and
such by the waters; there Is nothing
that yon heavenly roof looks upon 20
favorably az me. am the darling Of
Nature. Is 1t not man that keeps and
serves me ?"--MontaiRne.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1909-02-18

Are you interested in California,
Arizona and Old Mexicof II 80, It
would be wise to write for full infor-
nation about the shortest line and ths
best service from your point to those
sections via the SALT LAKE ROUTE,
Utahs most popular Road.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1909-02-18

Il notice that leading actress
telephoned that her automobile was
broken down and she couldn't attend =
meeting OF her creditors" Wasn't
that sweet OF her Going to all that
trouble for a lot OF fussy old cred
itors."
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1909-02-18
Man Always omnivorous.

1t used to be held that primitive
man was vegetarian; but the an
thropologist Ortyay has made careful
and extended Investigations. which
indicate that primitive man. like the
modern savage, was omnivorous
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1909-02-18

Mistress-"Nora.w why didn't you nm
ish winding the clock? You only gave
1t couple Of turns" Nora-"S hure.
and I'll be lawn yez termorrer. mum,
and I'd not be afther dom amy Of
the new gyrurs work."
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1909-02-18

Are you interested In California.
Arizona and Old Mexico2 II so. 1t
would be wise to write for full infor-
nation about the shortest line and tho
best service from your point to those
sections via the SALT LAKE ROUTE.
Utah's most popular Road.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1909-02-18

A strange phenomenon takes place
at little Caudebec twice year The
sea, announced by laundering sound
and an undulating swell that runs
along the rivers face. comes up from
the channel and flows into the Seine.
Tranquil and hitherto unrufled, the
river receives this violent visitor In
one undulous wave that rushes like
a tide along the surface of the wster.
--Harper's Monthly Magazine.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1909-02-18

Are you Interested in California,
Arizona and Old Mexico? II SO. it
would be wise to wife for full infor-
nation about the shortest line and the
best service from yoir point to those
sections via the SALT LAKE ROUTE
Utah's most popular Road
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1909-02-18

who are them people Twin next
door," asked Mrs Gadsby's Uncle
Hiram.
Il don't know she replied.
Il s'pose they've just moved in ?"
NO; think they have lived there
for a good many years.
Amt they decent?"
Il really don't know. | have never
heard anything about them"
HIM Gosh, you people must be
mighty well on"
What has our financial condition
to do with the people who live next
door,"
why. you don't seem to ever have
to borrow anything"
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1909-02-18

Simple Garole for Sore Throat.
Tincture Of myrrh. two drachms, wa
ter, four ounces, vinegar, four ounces.
Nix by shaking up In bottle.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1909-02-18

g II you were one-half az particular
about being pleased with your jcweIry
as we are to please you, your prob
lens In that line would be quickly
solved.
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-29

If there spies this appear
the employ OF the United Railroads. Mr. Cahouns indg
nation home His private papers, he
OF unexpected candor seized The fact
papers copies Of reports made the district attorney
Francisco paid public money not appear to
weigh with Mr.. Calhoun all
When receiver OF goods appeals his
rights that, his opinion ory him in possession of the
Tunder he becomes ridiculous situation
promoted by the queer parallel that he nvokes order
the status OF prosecuted people oppressed by emperor
sultan No fence caught with the goods could be eloquent
1t necessary charge Mr. Calhoun with any personal
the dishonest practices of his employees,
by the service OF the United Railroads. which
chief executive and he is only responsible for their actions,
but declares them innocent and when the stolen papers
recovered under OF law he persuaded that if happened
ST Petersburg 1T would international In
the OF mock heroics he xclaims long people
san Francisco will you submit the ouages perpetrated by
Spreckels:'
Calhoun schooboy rhetoric? simply recovery
stolen papers by the hand law There ample and abundant
proof OF the facts Mr. Calhoun simply puts himself the position
asserting what he calls constitutional right hold possession
OF stolen goods This IS the plain simple issue which Mr. Calhoun
VIII not be permitted obscure by his ridiculous haun
Mr. Cahouns lofty rhetoric lived up his employees
IF the detectives traded reports says Attorney Rogers was
without my knowledge To Steal fco the phrase
trade the wise call But suppose Rogers
plan OF defense with Mr. Heney by what lawyers
the transaction? You change the
breach OF confidential relations by giving another 1t is
just plain stealing by whatever name it travels.
That all there this affair service men-NIr
Railroads been securing by confidential reports
made to the prosecution and paid for with public
Tlghu Teclams his property that ateges
and spoils Mr. Calhoun makes himself ridiculous.
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-29
ANSWERS TO QUERIES

THE SALTY oCEAN-Reader, City. Why is
the water of the ocean salty, and why is the
wster OF the Great Salt lake OF greater density
than that of the ocean?
The saltness of the ocean is no doubt
the result of the chemical changes that
have taken place between the elements
which constituted the crust of the earth
during former geological epochs. The
water in such seas as the Mediterra-
mean and the Gulf of Mexico contain
more salt sthans is to be found in the
open ocean. The interesting discovery
has been made that the water at the
bottom of such seas or CULTS is salter
than that which is upon the surface.
The reason of the greater density of the
lake mentioned is the greater amount
of salt in the water
LETTERS Subscriber. Oakland. Cal. Has
wife the right TO open letter addressed to her
husband:
There is a law of this state which
prohibits any one from opening let
ter addressed to another Any prose-
cutting or district attorney will be able
to say If wife could be prosecuted for
opening her husbands letters.
TEN FULL--C. H.. City. cigar dealer runs
a slot machine and offers 80 cigars for 10 full
or better" / got an ace fun and he refused 10
give me more than 2J cigars. Can l. by law,
compel him TO give me the full amount adver
tised?
You had better tell your troubles to
reputable attorney as this department
is not an adviser as to legal rights
EAPoLEON-T. II. P. Please publish in the
query department history of the life Of Ma
poleon.
This department has not the srace TO.
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-29

fornian history and its connection with
the Spanish people. Father Sesnon
urged his hearers to continue the study
of the states history and expressed
his own deep personal love for it. He
entertained the club also by reading
bits from a letter written in 1893 from
the Presidio of San Francisco TO the
authorities in Mexico, in which an ac-
quakes which had taken place and
ings This damage was reported as
being at an end, as there were no more
buildings to injure.
Mrs. E. de Los Magee and Miss Ber-
trand sang, completing the enjoyable
program.
The California club will meet tomor-
row afternoon for their social day, and
a musical program of German COM
posers has been prepared under the
direction of Mrs. V. S. Walsh, chair
man of the day.
The dramatic and literary section of
the California club will meet Thurs
day, under the leadership of Mrs. VIII
A Maddern. M4eterlinck's Sister
Beatrice" a miracle play, will be the
subject of the afternoons discussion
ance and Mrs Maddern will interpret
the play as it is read.
This will be the closing meeting of
this section for the year and will also
mark the end of the four years lead
ership OF Mrs. Maddern. The work
will be taken up again with the open
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-29
Clubwomen and Their Work
By Mary Ashe Miller

"7HE womans auxiliary of the So
4 ciety of California Pioneers held
L the annual election of officers Sat
urday afternoon and heard the
annual reports as well. The president,
Mrs Charles j. Deering was reelected,
but the rest of the ticket. with few
exceptions, is new. Mrs. E. Burke Hal
laday was chairman of the nominating
committee.
The reports showed the organization
to be in a fiourishing condition. and
the president in her report urged the
members to continue in even greater
degree their fidelity and earnestness
in the work
Mrs Henry B. Wetherbee, leading
member, seconded Mrs. behring's re-
marks heartily in brief speech The
officers who are TO be installed the
last Saturday in April are:
President, Mrs. Charles J. Deering;
vice presidents, Mrs. Aaron NJ. Burns.
Mrs Adolph Rosenthal, Mrs. Francis ].
Sullivan Mrs. George J. Bucknall,
Mrs. Joseph B. Coryell; recording sec
retary. Mrs L. Eugene Lee; corre-
spending secretary. Miss Jennie Huff;
treasurer. Miss Caroline Shook; libra
rian. Mrs. Joseph M. Neasten; his
torian. Mrs. John Fl. Jewett; directors.
MIS-. Louis SfOSss JOiH W. bur
nett, Mrs. Jerome Madden, Mrs. S. w
Holiday, Mrs. Aylett +. Cotton and
Mrs. j. l.. Martef.
The Council of Jewish Women will
give a Passover dinner on the second
Seder. April g. at which they will enter
tain about so newsboys and other Jew
ish working boys.
Under the Craftsmanship of Mrs. Will
liam Reinstein an elaborate feast is
= fvtt.
money and food being given generously
by the members of the council The
affair will take place at o'clock in
the evening at the Emanu-El sister
hood house. Golden Gate avenue and
Steiner street. Rev. DIR. Bernard Kap-
Ian and Cantor Solomon will oficiate at
the services which precede and close the
dinner.
Among those who will assist Mrs
Reinstein In arranging the affair are:
Mrs. George Greenzweig. Mrs. J. G.
Levy. Mrs. Emanuel Elias, Mrs. A.
Schwabacher, Mrs. David Hirschler.
Mrs David Hirschberg, Mrs Charles
Rosenbaum, Mrs. ]. NJ. Jacob, Mrs. S.
Sweet and Mrs. Eliza Magnus
The Clionian club met Tuesday last.
the feature of the afternoons program
being paper by Rev. Father Sesnon on
Junipero Sierra.
The club. having completed it's study
of Spain, is closing the years work
with number of papers on early Cali.
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-29

publish even q short history of that in
dividual. You can find condensed and
extended sketches of his life in the free
library in Hayes street.
serts that Peter Maher could hit harder than
any man In the ring in the last 10 years. B
contests the correctness of this?
There is no possibility of ascertain
ing the punching ability of any fighter.
as there is no means of registering
the force of blow on the human body.
Maher was known as one of the hard
est hitters who ever fought under
marquis of Queensberry rules. There
being no record of the force of blows.
1t can not be stated with any degree
or positiveness as to which fighter in
the last IS years was the hardest
hitter
LEAsE-M. S. City II a leases lot for
period Of fve years to and the latter erects
lease record, can A at the end of the lease
mold claim the building?
The whole matter would depend upon
the terms of the lease.
FIRE SYsTEM-R. l.. s.. Oakland. Cal
Where can find description of the high pres
sure nre protection system and the auxiliary els
cisco?
Call at the Office of the fire commits
sioners in this city.
AIRsHIP-R. L. s., Oakland Cal Does the
snlJsd states government offer a reward Of
VI 10000 to inventors of airships for MACHINE
40 miles?
tt does not.
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-29
PRIZE OFFERED FOR MOST
BEAUTIFUL WOMAN IN STATE

The executive committee of the Portola prize
amounting photo young
n the of California.
1t desired make the celebration discovery
by Gaspar Portola governor California
statewide affair." and it hoped that photos
of its most beautiful this
All young should competition both from point
patriotism and for the offered The photo finally
model poster drawing representative
California will be distributed world
The competition will Friday. April The executive
right publish
deem
Mark the and address plainly the back of the photos
Phelan
building, Francisco
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-29

ing of the new club year in Sep
tember.
At the meeting Of the San Francisco
musical club. held recently a program
of German composers was given which
proved most enjoyable The numbers
were as follows:
Fugue. ID major ---.-..-.-........ Bach
PrestissimO from sonata op- $1,000. Beethoven
Miss Helen Stroupe.
Recitative and aria from Marriage OF
Figaro Mozart
Mrs. r. L. Ulsh.
'Kinderseenen'' -------..--.-.-.-.-. Sehumanu
Mrs. ". S. Noyes.
''Es Hat die Rose Beklagt'' ..--....... Franz
Der Herriiehste von Allen ------.- SchumaDn
''Der Lenz' -----.......... Hildach
''Stille Siekerheit' -.-................. Franz
Mrs. Eugene E1kus; Albert EIkus. plano
Chromatie fantase and fugue. ......-... Bach
Miss Florence Nachtrieb.
Ferbisches LieberspieF' '............. -HenscheI
Entlcement ------.------- -Rlie Sauf
Mrs E. J.. Hueter; Frederick NIaurer piano.
''Iiszt March" and ''Elhntsnz" from mid
summer Nights Dream .----..- .Mendelssohn
Miss Clara Rauhut.
Mrs. Clara Bewfek Colby, editor and
proprietor of the WOmen's Tribune OF
Portland. Ore. has recently arrived
from the north and has delivered lee
lures at Stanford university and else
where in this vicinity on Suffrage"
The London Times referred to Mrs
Colby as "the eloquent lady from Ore
gon" when she was heard in a suf-
frage meeting in London a few months
since.
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-29
The lnsi1er
City of Angels Put
in Rank With Advent !

amenS tne decay
and death of cities villages ana
linked
England named Advent ana says
called Dy
Apart great pure Latin sound
of is IA in ITSELF"
And o Observes
at at RANDOM one
Parkersurg Nash
ana
Billings and Bunker anu
their nanes-unc
doubt
little
of the states is found IN @
santa
Barbara bernauo
angeles Town u
O the o its full
studying our map more
Dolgeve
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-29
| roubled by
INDECENT
(onsumptives

done without infringement of the citizens legal rights The quar-
anne of the could be invoked for benefit
single section and they be applied all be of
general enforcement.
conference of charitable organizations held
Angeles proposed deal with the locally sending
patients back their homes explained
law this proposed be done is scarcely possible
American citizen OF his liberty the ground that he i'll and
pennless Indeed there is objection Angeles
sick 1t is the who wanted and will be
home if the law allows 1--WE nothing people
who able support themselves coming with disease
object other communities sending sufferers who
penness and dying explained the OF the deportation
scheme That OF where the shoe pnches
excludes any application of quarantine powers 1t is Of
hardship suffered by Los Angeles with
Francisco that outside communities given sending their
INDECENT place where they be taken
the public cost but unfortunately effective legal remedy this
condition has yet been discovered