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DEMAND $1,000 OR
LEG; GOT THE LEG

ST. LOUIS. Mo, March sO-Threat-
ened the loss of leg unless he left
$1,000 in a designated spot, Edward
Tucker is the latest victim Of the
Black Hand. Unlike the usual run
of Black Hand victims. Tucker is not
frightened, for he has taken the black
handlers at their word. and believing
they would appreciate the leg as much
as the money. he left the wooden
limb in the place designated.
Leave $1,000 at the northwest cor
ner Of Twelfth and Plum streets, sat
urday, between eight and nine o'clock
II you fail to do this you will lose a
leg before Sunday night" the letter
ran. It was written in red ink, and
the only signature was black hand
with the word Society" written when
he went to the trysting place.
Though only a few know il. Tucker
lost his right leg many years ago and
wears mechanical wooden device that
when he walks looks like the real
thing. At eight o'clock Tucker left
his home. which is near the corner
specified in the note, carrying a bundle
under his arm. He walked TO a vacant
house on the corner and deposited the
bundle on the porch When he again
visited the spot this morning the
bundle was gone. Besides saving his
money Tucker played il down right
shabby on the Black Hand. for he sub
stituted an old worn out wooden leg in
place Of his good one.
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MISS KATHERINE WILSON
DEFENDS THE CUBANS

Miss Katherine Wilson, OF this city, had
the following letter in the New York Sun
yesterday:
Having read the letter Of Mr.. Quinton
published by The sun a few days ago on
Cuba and the characteristics OF the Gu
bans. feel bound 10 speak in their de-
fense. which | may be justified in doing by
the fact that lived in Cuba nearly two
years during the first Intervention and
revisited the island last winter.
Mr.. Quinton speaks Of the hatred Of the
cubans for us; their-incivility, and OF the
fact that American women and children
have had stones thrown at them.
During all the time lived there I never
saw anything but the greatest docility and
patient submission, kindliness and hospi-
tality. I have ridden. driven, motored.
and, most novel from a Cuban standpoint,
have walked In all parts Of the island, and
have only known smiles and good nature,
even just after the recommendation. when
the people of almost all classes were suf-
fering from starvation and other ills IN a
way which I hope few Americans have
ever seen or have any conception Of. our
door at that time was always thronged
with patiently waiting supplicants. and
there were never any threats. angry
words, rough behavior or thefts.
1 have never seen a drunken Cuban.
True. the children called after us, but in
the dearest little voces. saying "Good-by,' %
which we knew moapt their salutation
"Adios," used before as we'll as after a
meeting. Whenever one met a peasant
of any age who was carrying flowers. a
few were always pressed into our hands,
and l have had mine so filled during my
rides that I could hardly hold my reins;
and there Is no hut in Cuba so humble and
poverty stricken that the traveller who
stops 20 inquire the way will not be offered
coffee. or declining that, fresh cocoanut
water, and the only way in which money
will be accepted for such services is by
giving it to the babies.
] do not say that the Cubans love us,
but they know how to conceal their feel
ings, which we do not, and do not doubt
il Americans adopt the manners and slave
whip Of simon Legree that even the Gu
bans might retaliate. But let us give them
their dues at all events.
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We mal.e SHOW cards: Rucher.s..
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tion with markets for fruits and vege-
tables. the dredging and opening OF
the Pocomoke would practically mean
the reclamation and drainage of the
thousands of acres of swamp land i'm
Gumboro, Dagsboro and part Of Broad
Creek hundreds. This land if reclaimed
would prove a veritable garden for
the growing of berries. corn and fruit
end would add much to the fertility OF
Sussex county. which has blossomed
out as the great berry and potato pro-
ducing section of the East Recently
through the action of Mr.. Gum and
other citizens down in Sussex county
the reclamation of much swamp land
was begun, and now the improvement
of the Pocomoke river will be urged.
Former Congressman Hiram r. Burton
got a provision through Congress for
a survey of the PocomoSe and Major
Craighhill is arranging to begin work
under that bill
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NO NOTICE YET
OF LOWER COAL PRICES

No notice has been received by local
dealers of the usual spring reduction
in the price of coal and there is now
some doubt as TO whether the reduc-
tion will go into effect on the first Of
April as has been. the custom In for
mer years. Heretofore prices on all
sizes of anthracite other than pea coal
have been reduced fifty cents on a ton
on April /, a saving which was always
taken advantage Of by large numbers
of persons who placed their orders in
advance for the next winters supply.
The custom has been to advance the
price ten cents per ton the drst of each
month, beginning May /, until il reach
ed the maximum on September 1.
The plan OF an April cut of fifty
cents was first employed some six
years ago. in September. when house
holders were returning from vacations
and preparing for the winter. The
bonus OF several dollars on the years
supply of coal, obtainable by the sim
pie precaution of ordering in the spring
instead OF the fall. has proved so sue
cessful that the demand has been
nearly evenly distributed over The year
and the September rush has ceased to
be OF serious Inconvenience.
I'VE know nothing about any re-
duction this year except what we have
seen in the papers," said one loca
dealer this morning. 1--WE expect such
a reduction viii be made but it will
not go into effect before the middle
OF the month. IT, however, there
should he a lockout there will prob-
ably be no reduction at all We ex-
pect TO receive some information next
week. II a reduction is made it is
likely to be followed by a great in.
crease in orders. as the market has
been almost at standstill FOL the last
few weeks.
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Bucher. sign painter. GIG shipley..
Or. Hubbard Raises Terrapin,

The Rev. DR.. T.. L. Hubbard, former
~ pastor Of Union Methodist Church
IN this city. is now a terrapin farmer.
While filling a charge i'm Baltimore he
finds time 20 establish and care for
on his farm in Dorchester county. Nd.
what experts of the Department OF
Agriculture pronounce model terra
pin pond.
During the summers DR.. Hubbard
conducts camp-meetings while other
ministers are enjoying vacations and
at such times his tcrapin farm is cared
FOR by n brother. DR.. Hubbard says
he Is not terrapin expert, but merely
is developing his pond with tho assist
snce OF Information Government ex-
perts send out.
Evening journal., 1909-03-30

Consul Frank w. Mahin. OF Nottingham
writes that large rolier-skating rink was
recently opened in Nottingham under the
auspices Of an American company who
have started rinks in many other British
cities
Evening journal., 1909-03-30

David Lambuth. in the Review Of Re
views, states that "China's fatal weakness
has been her lack of self-consciousness
This is to be cured by common educa-
ton. by postal service. telegraph and rail-
roads"
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Store your goods at the Guarantee
Storage warehouse. Sd and French.
Telephone Warner No. 1S40.~
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Mime. Marchesi.

Nine Blanche Marchesi is announced
for a matinee song recital at the Column
bia Theater Tuesday afternoon at A:3O
o'clock Salvatore Marchesi, her father
was famous as both singer and teacher.
Her mother, Nine Marchesi, was the
teacher of Gerster, Melba, Calve and
Eames
The program announced for the recital
is as follows:
Part tai Etude. +. Chopin: 'b, Der
ceuse," r. Chopin: tc) En- Forme de
Nalsc,' {. Saint-Saens-Brahm Van den
Berg.
Part Ia Air de Lea Grom The
Prodigal Son }, Claude Debussy: OBJ The
Nightingale Alabieff. a Russian folk
song with variationS-Mme. Blanche
Marches
Part :-tay When Thou Art With Me.
J. s. Bach: tbJ ''Niolette. y. Scarietti;
tc) Have You Seen But White LILY
Crow" ,165o, Anonymous: Id "Nymphs
and Shepherds H. Purcell: te THE
Lass With the Delicate Air" DR.. Arne-
Nine. Blanche Marchesi.
Part tai Romance Ron Schumann:
'tbl The Nauues'' tThe Waves, Nj. Mosz-
kowski; &c, "A Midsummer Nights
Dream tparaphrase), Lizst-Brahm Van
den Berg.
Part 5-tD Why So Pale Are the
Roses?' Tschaikowski; tb) Faint and
Fainter Is My Slumber dinner Lesser Wlrd
Mein Schlummer,, Brahms; tc) The Erl-
king. Schubert; Cd soft Footed Snow
Sigurd Lie: (e) Nobody Saw It. tNe.-
,mand's hat gesehnp. Carl Lowe. % 'Er
lists. Hugo Wolf-Mme. Blanche Mar
chest
Part 6-taJ "A Dream of May, HawlcE:
(by Cutting Rushes." Willeby; tcl Bird
Songs. Liza Lehman: The woodpigeon,
the ye1lowhamuer. the OWL the cuckoo
Nine. Blanche Marchesi.
Part la Chant Venetian. Benz
berg: fb) .'Mandolinc' Claude Debussy;
(c) ''Voce di Primavera,' Johann Strauss
-Brahm Van den Berg.
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plans In New York vest erday, said: I'm
all proba bility 1 shall follow the trend OF
interest In plays that are modern when !
can find play that is suitable In the
meantime I have had complete set OF
scenery made for a production of Ca
mile, which is my own version of Du-
mas story. / began to study the role a
year ago. 1 shall produce Camille during
my New York engagement, with a posi-
BILE period of special matinees in Ibsen' S
'Hedda Gabler' -
The Prince of Tonight" new mll-
steal comedy. was given its first perform
ance on any stage at Milwaukee last
Sunday night. 1t GOES into Chicago to-
night for a run. 1t is by Adams. Hough
and Howard. the authors OF "A Stubborn
the story OF an impecunious youth who
lands in fashionable Palm Beach hotter
The music Is tuneful throughout and the
book interesting and humorous The com
pany is headed by Harry Woodruff and
Georgia Caine.
After prolonged absence. during which
she has starred under the direction of
Liebler & Co.. and been conspicuous in
one OF Henry Miller's productions. Isabel
Irving has returned to the camp of
Charles Frohman. where she is likely to
remain for a considerable period. MI
Frohman has a number Of importan.
pans for Miss irving. In the first place.
1t will be she who will play on this side
the leading role In THE Flag Lieuten-
ant" one of the best comedies of Lon
don's output last spring. 1t was i'm this
play that Cyril Maude made distinct hit,
and once upon a time Mr.. Frollnan had
selected II for Mr.. Francis Wilson's new
medium.
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"The World and His Wife"

William Faversham comes back to the
Belasco Theater next week in his first
great success as an actor-manager. THE
World and His Wife. This play was
seen In Washington for the first time last
September and since then was presented
at Cincinnati. Chicago and New York
In the latter city Mr.. Faversnam achieved
great success at Days Theater. where
he is now playing. 1t was felt that Mr.
Faversham had brought back TO the
famous playhouse the prestige 1t enjoyed
during its best days. Fashionable audi
ences have visited Days Theater nightly
during his stay there. When seen at the
Belasco Theater next week Mr.. Faver-
e sham will be surrounded by the same
company, with one exception, that sup
ported him when seen here last Septem-
Der. The new face in the company is Mr..
Berton Churchill, in the role of Don
Severe
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Plays by Popular Vote.

That some idea may be gained relative
to the particular plays in Mr.. Mantels
repertoire most desired by patrons. the
management of the New National Theater
will repeat the voting contest which
proved so popular during the Mantell en-
gagement two years ago.
Accordingly, little ballots are now being
prepared. on which will be enumerated
the twelve plays of the Mantell repertoire
this season. AS the engagement will be
limited to one week, more than eight
productions cannot be made. 1t has been
announced. however, that If the demand
for certain plays warrants il, a special
midweek matinee viii be given.
Mr.. Mantells engagement Will open with
special holiday matinee Monday. Feb
ruary -. Following is a list of the plays
from which theater patrons will be asked
to select their favorites: Merchant of
Venice" "Otheilo." The Lady of Lyons"
Julius Caesar Romeo and Juliet"
king JOHN Macbeth" King Lear"
Hamlet" ''Richeleu." Louis XII and
King Richard I'LL"
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THE Richest Girl"

Marie Doro will be seen in The Richest
Girl at the New National Theater next
week. The play Is new comedy by
Gavault and Morton. authors of "My
Wife, in which John Drew appeared at
the New National last season. 1t is a
light entertainment. with an unconven-
tional Partisan heroine. Charles Froh-
man has engaged Mr.. Orrin johnson for
the leading support. The company in
cludes Frank Burbeck, Louis Massen
Fred Eric. Fred L. Tiden. Desmond
Kelley Anne Meredith and Beatrice
Noreiand.
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all the principal roles in the meZZo-so-
prano repertoire. including E,rda in S1eg-
fried" when Jean DE Reszke sang the
title role OF that opera in Paris. One OF
her principal numbers will be the Gluck
aria from ".Orpheus.
Herbert Witherspoon has sung at -FOUR
Worcester festivals. twice in succession
at the Cincinnati May festival. and IN
the Bach festival at Bethlehem. n. j.
as well as at the Sheffield and Norwich
festivals in England. Mr.. Witherspoon
will be heard i'm arias from Il Nespri 81
ciIiani'' and lie Nozze di Figaro as
well as the concerted music. The pro-
gram wifi be given under the personal
direction OF the eminent composer-pianist
Signor Pietro Florida
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Sham"

Sham is the title of the new comedy
in which Henrietta Crosman will make
her first appearance at the Columbia The
alter next Monday evening.
Although the principal feminine char
acter in Sham" represents a New York
society woman, the particular kind of
sham is not unknown in every city
throughout the world. Katherine Van
Ripper, as she is known. employs every
possible strategy TO maintain her posi-
ton in society, despite the fact that her
father after dissipating two fortunes.
left her with a very small income and
very eXtravagant ideas.
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Oberammergau Pictures.

MIR. Ellsworth will again present his
reproduction of the Passion PLAY an the
Belasco Theater next Sunday afternoon
and evening February ~. under the aus
pieces of Washington Aerfe of Eagles Mr.
Ellsworth the play seventeen times
and his three hundred views were ob-
tanned only through the courtesy of the
committee in charge Of the Passion Play.
Twenty-Five choir singers and a select or
chestra from the United States Marine
Band. also cathedral chimes. will be In
trOduced
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Recital and Lecture.

At his recital al the Washington Club
tomorrow evening Stanley Olmsted will
speak briefly on Form I'm Formessness'
and the Modern Sonata" He will play
the Sonata Appassionata" by Beethov-
en-. as exemplfying the zenith of the
classic form, ana the Sonata Eroica. -
by tampbell-Tipton, showing the appIica-
ton OF rigid principle TO highly modern
lied Coloring.
Mr.. Olnsted VIII also PLAY the first
movement OF MacDowel's ''Keltic So
nata' ard the final movement OF Grieg' $
Sonata opus 4.
Between these works and excerpts
groups OF short modern pieces will be
played The form in which Mr. Ohm
sied has east this recital and the supple
meUting of short lecture is at the re-
iues; OF numerous readers of his highly
distinctive novels. THE Nonchalante" and
The EnTGtionalist' -
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Shubert management in English speaking
roles. She will begin her work early
next season, probably at the Maxine Lii
OFT Theater.
Margaret Ellington, who is Mrs. Daniel
Trohman in private life. who recently
returned to New York. apparently wei,
from California. has been again ordered
20 the Pacific coast by her physician for
further sojourn in the land of sunshine.
She will be Joined the latter par: of this
month by her husband The climate of
California was found to agree with her.
Charles Frohman presents Ethel
Barrymore this week. presented" Otis
Skinner last week and will present
Marie Doro next week. with "presenta-
tons of John Drew, Billie Burke and
Francis Wilson to follow. Which, being
interpreted, means that Mr.. Frohman
controls more prominent stars than any
other manager in America. And they
are all successful.
The republican marriage as depicted in
Julia Marlowe's play The Goddess of
Reason" is q form of execution devised
by the revolutionistS in France between
1871 and 1874. when they became cloyed
by the use OF the guillotine in putting
to death all aristocrats and royalists. The
marriage consisted in tying together a
man and woman and then throwing them
into the river Loire to drown. Thou
sands of aristocrats met their death IN
this way.
Milton and Sargent Aborn have engaged
for their grand opera companies which
will play spring seasons at Brooklyn
Washington. Newark and Boston. the fol
lowing principals: Estelle Wentworth
Lois E,well. FritZe Won Busing. Bertha
Shalek Hattie Belle I.add, Alma StetZler,
Bertha Davis. j. Francis Boyle, Domen-
leo Russo. George Shields. Harry Lick
stone. I-mberto Sacchetti, George Cramp-
ton. Forrest Huff. Harry Davies and Max
Fichander and Carlos Nicosa as musical
directors.
Miss Marie Doro is provided with an
automobile for just about two minutes
during the entire performance of THE
Richest Girl Feeling that the machine
WAS not earning its salt, or. rather,
is gasoline. the little star requested that
She be allowed the use of it for cross
country travel between the smaller cities
of her present tour. Miss Doro'S request
granted, and she now uses it fire.
quently.
Ii is expected that in about Il week
there will be an Important change in the
east Of The Travelling Salesman now
playing in New York. Miss Gertrude
Coehlan, who has mad the leading role
play this season. will retire from the com
pany on account of poor health and her
part will be acted by Miss Elsie Fergu-
son. Miss Ferguson Is playing in
THE Battle" which is also running In
New York
Mrs. Leslie Carter, speaking about her
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Wright Kramer Lectures.

Mr.. Burton Holmes has enlisted the
services of his friend and fellow-traveler.
Mr.. Wright Kramer OF Boston. who will
deliver the five Trayelogues which served
Mr. Holmes so well last season viz:
Berlin Vienna Paris, London"
and ''FeZ.' in such cities Mr.. Holmes
cannot visit. Not only is Mr.. kramer in
complete accord with all OF Mr.. Holmes
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Boston Symphony and Paderewski

The next Boston Symphony concert,
which will he the fourth of the series,
VIII he. given in the New National The
ater on TUESDAY afternoon, February 10.
This concert will present Paderewski.
Washington will hear Paderewskis SYM
phony at this concert for the first time.
This symphony, which was begun in the
summer of 1904 and was completed only
last December. has not yet been pub
Nshed. Paderewski will also be the So
loist, and his plan Is now to play the
Saint-Saens concerto in G minor No. 4.
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methods. but he has close sympathy
with the subjects named because he Wis
| tied the cities mentioned with MIR. Holmes
when the latter made his recent studies OF
the same. Mr.. Kramer will commence
his series with "Fez' next Sunday night
at the New Masonic Auditorium.
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"Millionaire's Revenge "

a Millonaire's Revenge" sensa-
tional rnelodrama, will be the Offering at
the Academy for the week of February
10 1t has thrilling story of absorbing
interest and shows the snsres set for
young chorus girls and pretty models.
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zone Of the historians advances the
theory that Horaces poems were written
as advertisements for a wine merchant :"
Yves. and I'll bet Michael Angelo was
an agent for some marble quarry.-Chi-
cago Record Herald
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THE CRESCENT BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION
VIII give their Seventh Annual Mask Ball,
FEBRUARY o. 1909. S PM.
NATIONAL RIFLES ARM0RY
Valuable and cash prizes given for tho best
masks. fcI3t.S
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Shubert management in English speaking
roles She will begin her work early
next season, probably at the Maxine Lii
oft Theater.
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of a theater Is 1,SOO, does IL require mat
number of persons to fill 1t? Not always.
There Is. a modern theater in New York
city. the Majestic, that is nightly packed
by Three Twins
Charles F'rohman and Arthur Bourchier
last Wednesday night presented Sam
SON at the Garrick Theater. London.
with Bourchier as Brachard and Violet
Vanbrough as Madame Brachard. The
play and the players received tTemen-
dous reception and curtain calls were re-
peated after each act.
In 1.-The Climax. produced for the first
time in Poughkeepsie last week, the story
relates to a famous singer who loses
her voice through the designs of her
follow a public career. The strong scene
i'm the play is where she regans her voice
Chase's bill for next week ranges from
music TO monologue. jeff dc Angels will
appear in The Rehearsal The Stanis-
aus STANCE and Julian Edwards vaude-
vile grand opera. The Patriot. will be
given. and All Grant will appear in laugh
able dialect stories and songs. Other
well known entertainers will participate.
Miss Billie Burke was i'll and could not
keep her engagement III Boston She tele-
graphed her manager. Charles Frohman,
regretting that her Illness should cause
him inconvenience. Mr.. Frohman an
swered That's all right. There are
LOCO weeks. but there is only one Billie
Burke
Requests from all over the country are
pouring in upon Mr. l.. Stoddard Taylor
manager of the Belasco Theater, for
copies OF the critics program which
was introduced a couple of weeks ago.
The innovation has been commented up
on by newspapers from Boston TO Chi
cago. and will doubtless soon reach the
coast.
Nine. Marietta Oily. who made her first
American appearance at the German The
ater. New York, two weeks ago. has
signed contract TO appear under the
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Mrs Edwin Arden. the president of the
Twelfth Night Club, las started move
ment in New York through that organiZa-
ton to give a benefit for Clara Morris,
who has been very Ill. Daniel Frohman
is to give help in the enterprise
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Mrs. Leslie Carter, speaking about her
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AN ELOQUENT TRIBUTE.

The death of Johnson
tributes to his life
try All speak of him in regard
national loss But of all the tributes
lowing from the of Judge &C Goodwin editor of the Salt
Lake Telegram, rings
THE death of Governor A. Minnesota
maserful figure view
much squalor Abraham advantages
childhood and still in the twenseven
majority he had been three times
candidate president
presidential candidate party.
In all his there anything
played the galleries He nothing
and yet he from utter obscurity
friends believe that the will
all the United a
death will like personal loss all people, and
chance to see him chief magistrate of this republic
1T is hard to analyze his He plain in
without culture aggressive, his
way. His Swedes what
the deeds Ericsson accomplished
tegrity of heart He plain could
proah him. As could appeal him; he had
time to listen to ALL and he had the integrity to do what he be-
1eved to be right whether it did
to matter to him,
1T will be with exceeding that neighbors Min
nesota will gather about their
children his will always a place"