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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-07-04
FLORENCE ROBERTS
TO PLAY "SAPHO"
Daudet's Noted Story TO Be
Given Scenic Production at
BeIascO Playhouse

Florence Roberts viii play "Sapho"
this week. IN response 10 what the
Belssco house declares has been an
unusually insistent demand. The Dau-
oct play has long been -one OF Miss
Roberts greatest productions. and it
was foregone conclusion that she
would present it at the Alcazar be-
fore the close Of her present engage
ment at the Suffer street house.
''Sapho" was written by Alphonse
Daudet mainly as a warning TO his
son and TO other young men TO be-
ware of the entanglements which are
so easily entered into and so difficult
10 break of.
The play tells of the sorrows brought
20 Fanny LeGrande and Jean Gaussin
by their mutual infatuation. When
they first meet she is sophisticated
woman OF the world an habitue of
Paris cafes, and he is an awkward.
bashfuI youth from the country.
Thurlow Bergen viii play Jean. and
the rest OF the cast is filed by the
best OF the AIcazar company. with
many extra people as silent auxili-
aries. IN the staging there has been
no spsring Of expense
AllSuC IN the extreme VIII De the
setting Of the first act, showing a
Partisan bal masque in progress. With
scores Of gayly CARRIED jewellers con
stsnty crossing and recrossing and
Laughing and chatting. Fanny and
Jean meet for the first time and fall
in love, so cleverly is the scene man
aged that they could be recognized
as the principal actors If they did not
utter a word. Each movement of
every individual in the throng is made
so that il win contribute a realistic
ensemble without interfering with
rhe central subject-Fanny's growing
inflammation for the awkward Jean
And the closing scene of the act,
where he carries her up spiral stair
case. was never rewarded with less
than half a dozen curtain calls when
the play was presented in the old Al
Cszar.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-07-04
MABEL MCKINLEY WILL
SING AT THE WIGWAM
Complete Change of Bill Offered
at Vaudeville House

Not less than a dozen new acts are
promised this week at the Wigwam
theater, not the least popular of which
is likely to be the number supplied by
Mabel Mckinley, who is one of vaude-
ville's favorites.
Bonner, the horse with human
brain, will be feature act. Glamour
de fApache" Glance of the underworld)
win be presented by Cooke and Rothert.
Partisan dancers. Francesca Redding,
a we'll known actress, will present
''The Man From Texas" the Herbert
Brennan Helen Downing company will
be seen in "1'he Intruders."
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-07-04
DRAMAS NOTABLES TO
BE SEEN AT FISCHER'S
"StageIand" Will Introduce
BurIesqueS This Week

The last performances of Charles
Alphin's merry melange, "Om TO Mex
ico," Will be given at Fischer's theater
this Sunday afternoon and evening
and at the matinee on Monday, "the day
we celebrate" 'Stageland, styled "A
potpourri of jingles and chatter" by
the same author and composer, will be
presented.
''Stageland" viii be entertaining to
those Interested in theatrical affairs, as
some of the characters to be repre-
scented are magnates in the show world /;
Abraham Erlanger and William A.
Brady and well known stars, Lillian
Russell, Eva Tanguay and George Co
han.
Ben T. Dillon VIII characterize Brady;
VIII King. the clever Hebrew imper-
senator, will be Erlanger; Dave Morris.
George Cohan; Maude Rockwell, the
divine Lillian, and Nellie Montgomery,
the extraordinary soubrettes Eva Tan
quay
The scene will be laid on board of
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-07-04

Blanche Bates tour OF the Pacific
coast in THE Fighting Hope" will he
an extended one and will include San
Francisco.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-07-04

Thomas Leary and Georgiana I.earv.
two players well known here. have i'm
portant roles IN the production of .The
Merry widow
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-07-04

The first matinee performance Of
The Merry Widow" viii be given to-
morrow.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-07-04

Even those outside of the b. p o. e.
,.-t-scl, is TO convene in Los Angeles in
.T,,lv. will read with interest the report
~ the investigating committee ap-
noinfed by the order to look into the
later OF the reported wanton slaugh-
Ger az the elk of the northwest. This
rsorarafftee the substance of whose re-
1,orf is published in the course of an
srtfcle on the order in Sunset for July.
esfahIishes the fact that the order of
Iriks IS not responsible for undue hunt
ing of the animal Other matter, as
well as portraits Of prominent mem
hers of the order, make this number OF
especial interest 10 the brotherhood. .
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-07-04

Besides contemplating perform
Rnce Of Camille" Miss Roberts plans
a week of Shakesperean plays at the
A-cazar theater.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-07-04

"The Frisky Mrs. Johnson one of
the prolific Clyde Fitch's comedies. will
follow 'Sapho" at the Alcazar the
alter and in turn will be followed by
success of which production Miss Rob
erts bases much. If the Royle drama
is a hit in it's revised form it wiz
Roberts this year. Royle. the author
will be here in person to superintend
the rehearSals of his unusual drama
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-07-04

Eugene PresbreY has completed the
oramatization of The Coast of
Chance" and George H Brennan will
produce II next fall Miss Jane Oaker
viii play the leading role in this pIav
taken from the novel by Esther and
Lucia Chamberlain
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-07-04
Gossip of the Stage

Besides contemplating perform
Rnce Of Camille" Miss Roberts plans
a week OF Shakesperean plays at the
A-cazar theater.
When George Foster Platt leaves the
Valencia theater 10 assume his duties
q stage director Of the New theater in
Gew foTk ne VIII be succeeded by
Seorge Osbourne, who hereafter will
have charge Of the. Valencia stage.
Eugene Presbrey has completed the
oramatization of The Coast of
Chance" and George II. Brennan will
produce IL next fall Miss Jane Oaker
VIII play the leading role in this play
taken from the novel by Esther and
Lucia Chamberlain.
Mrs. Temples Telegram" viii fol-
: low What Happened TO Jones' at the
, Valencia and VIII be the second Offer
{ ing Of the summer Sason of farce.
( II was originally produced at the Madf-
son Square theater. New York. and in
GUIDED in the cast Frank Worthing
William Morris and Thomas Wise.
Harrison Grey Fiske is justly max
ing much out of the success recently
} achieved in this city by Holbrook
Blinn, who supports Mrs. Fislze in her
production of Salvation Nell Blinn's
father is connected with the customs
service here. His mother was Nellie
HoIbrook Blinn and was a co-stal with
: William +. Sheridan. She was The
first woman 10 play Hamlet in this
country.
The first matinee performance Of
( The Merry Widow" viii be given to-
morrow.
4 Blanche Bates tour OF the Pacific
coast in The Fightin9 Hope" will be
an extended one and will include San
4 Francisco.
Thomas Leary and Georgiana I,earv
two players well known here have inn
! portant roles IN the production of The
Merry Widow"
paid in FulTy is announced for early
temperance at the Van Ness theater
Eugene Walters other famous play,
The Easiest Way" is also booked for
production at the avenue PLAYHOUSE
Wagenhals & Kemper. the producers
OF ssPaid in Full" will have i've com
psnies on the road playing that drama
this season.
Charles Dow Clark has been enjoy
ing a three weeks vacation. He viii
resppear at the Valencia theater il
ssWhat Happened to Jones"
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-07-04

a ship, Of which Tracy McDermott will
be captain, and the comedy and ener-
getic chorus viii have plenty to do
during rehearsal of a musical comedy
that is called for all hands. There will
he many musical interruptions and Miss
Rockwell. who has made a great hit
here, will sing waltz song.
Alphin, who never dsappoints Herr
Fscher's patrons. promises in Stage
land" an unusually good offering. Mat
inees are given Monday, Wednesday,,
Saturday and Sunday.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-01
Announcement
of Victory Said
to Be Premature
Spanish Opposition Papers Declare
Fiercest Moorish Tribes Have
Not Yet Been Overcome.

MADRID, Sept. So.-The popular rejoicing
which began in the capital last night over
the victory of the Spanish forces in
Moroc 20 eliminated at m'dnikht when I'm
mense crowds assembled before the royal
palace shouting Long live the king" On
appearing on the balcony, King Alfonso
was wildly cheered.
The Heraldo this morning insists Spain
muEt obtain a reward for her military
sacrifice by diplomatic action. The oppo-
sition press covertly insinuates that the
proclamation of victory is premature, as
the Beni- -Buifrur, Beni-Said and Beni-Gah,
the fiercest tribes, have not yet been
whipped.
MELILLA Sept 9O.-The Spanish troops
which yesterday succeeded in placing their
flag on the summit of Mount Guruga, re-
tired from their advanced positions today,
as these were deemed of no strategic i'm
portance. The Spaniards occupied a posi-
ton on the Benz Ensarridge after a short
but sharp engagement in which there were
a number of casualties.
The occupation of Mount Guruga yester-
day was accomplished without opposition
the Moors having vanished on the Spanish
approach. Their whereabouts could not be
ascertained by scouting parties but today
they made their temperance, large num-
bers of the tribesmen gathering on the
neighboring heights.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-01
Freight Train
Hits Automobile
One Man Killed and Two Injured in
Grade Crossing Accident at
Buda, III.

PEORIA M, Sept so.-wnnam Arm
strong. age "a of Quincy. H., is dead, his
brother Harold. aged 1s is dying and
Archie johnson OF Granite Rapids, Ore, is
seriously injured, as a result of collision
between their automobile and Chicago
& Northwestern freight train at Buda, Ill,
fifty miles north of Peoria today. The two
injured men were brought to Peoria and
taken to hospital In an unconscious con-
dition and so far have not been sufficiently
revived to talk OF the accident. The body
OF William Armstrong who was driving
the automobile at the time Of the accident,
were held by the coroner of Bureau county,
who will hold an inquest tomorrow.
The party left Chicago early this morning
after purchasing the machine in which
they were riding and it appears that a
corn field prevented them from seeing the
on-rushing train at the fatal crossing. The
Armstrong boys are sons of Andrew Arm
strong, a wealthy manufacturer of
Quincy.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-01
Tammany Hall
Names Justice
Gaynor for Mayor
City Democratic Convention for Full
Control of Chieftains-Mayor
Mcclellan is Ignored.

NEW YORK. Sept SO-The democratic
convention for the city Of New York to-
night nominated the following ticket:
For Mayor-Justice William Jay Gay
nor OF Brooklyn.
For ComptToiler-Robert NJ Moore Of
Manhattan.
For President Of the Board Of Aldermen
John +. Calvin Of Manhattan.
The nomination was made with q great
demonstration of enthusiasm and by q
unanimous vote. Tammany had its own
way at the convention, which initiates the
democratic campaign for control of the city
government for the next four years. OF
the i,ss delegates represented, Tammany
had control-to all intents and purposes-of
almost the entire representations of the
boroughs of Manhattan and the Bronx,
mastering 9is votes.
The Tsmmany cohorts were so strong
that they over-rode with ease the opposi-
tion faction headed by State Senator Pat
rick II. McCRrren Of Brooklyn, who hoped
to secure the denomination of Comptroller
Metz OF that borough The convention
nominated for this office Robert NJ. Moore,
president of the Commercial Trust com
pany the Tammany selection.
In the mayoralty fight, Justice Gaynors
chief opponent will be Otto T. Barnard,
president Of the New York Trust company.
few days ago and who has some assurances
of support from the fusionists. There yet
remains the possibility that the Independ-
ence league will make the contest a tri-
angular one by naming a separate ticket.
The platform adopted by the democratic
convention dealt broadly with national
state and municipal questions denouncing
the recent tariff legislation and objecting
to any interference of local affairs by the
state legislature. There was no mention
or even indirect reference in the platform
to the retiring administration of Mayor
Mcclellan. This rather astonishing omis-
sion called forth considerable comment from
delegates.
Outside of the mayoralty fight chief in
terest in the campaign will center in the
contest for district attorney, who will be
nominated at a separate convention later.
District Attorney Jerome's attack on jus
tice Gaynor earlier In the week makes it
unlikely that his candidacy for reelection
win receive democratic endorsement.
Mr.. Jerome's attack received scornful but
brief mention from several Of the speakers
tonight
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-01
STRIKE AT WAITING STAGE
Its Over" Says Company-"only
Begun" Say the Strikers.
AK-sAR-BEN BOARD STILL HOPES
Governors VIII Meet Today to
Attempt Some Means of sccur-
ing Full Service for the
Carnival Rush.

Tho Ak-Sar-Een Board of Governors has
q meeting scheduled. for this morning, when
the strike situation will be discussed once
more. The governors are hoping to Sc
cure a resumption OF normal service before
the carnival gets under full swing. They
were to have met yesterday. but could not
get together.
Thursday showed slight apparent devel-
opment in the strike situation. The COM
pany still rests upon the assertion that
the strike is settled and the strikers claim
1t has only begun. Meanwhile there is no
night service, though the day service, yes
terday at least, was improved, especially
during the rush hours, when an evident
effort was eXerted to meet the demands.
The company continues to hire all the
desirable men 1t can get, and the officials
insist they will soon have a full quota
Claims of the Company.
1--WE are filling in the places and building
up the service as fast as possible" said
Mr.. Luessler. "Of the number of en-
ployed this morning 1 believe eight are
men who went out on the strike. Twelve OF
the old men came back Wednesday Be
tween 2 o'clock Tuesday and 6 o'clock
Wednesday night we had employed seventy
men.
Some OF the strike breakers are making
applications for permanent employment
with the company and we are hiring such
OF those as will make desirable employees
The strike breakers are being replaced by
permanent employees as fast as we find
efficient men. We could fill up the places
much faster II we were not so particular
as to the qualifications of the men hired
A number Of the strikebreakers left last
night for Chicago
I'VE will make no announcement about
night service according to Mr.. Wattles'
decision, but will put on extra cars during
the rush hours. We have reached the
point now where we are able to do this !"
Newest Plan of Strikers.
The newest plan Of the strikers is 10
invoke the intercession of the Iowa State
Board Of Arbitration to settle the strike.
This is TO be done through the Council
Bluffs Central Labor union
Another plan is that fostered by c. o.
Pratt. an appeal to the Interstate Com
merce commission TO take a hand on the
grounds that interstate traffic is being in
terfered with.
Il am informed by attorneys that there
is q law by which the commission can take
charge OF and operate a railway which is
not living up to its franchise" says Pratt
"A petition signed by citizens interested in
seeing the service restored will be filed
with the commission in a short time.
Officials of the Council Bluffs Central
Labor union have promised that they will
take up the matter with the Iowa Board
Continued on Second Page)
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-01
Railway President Puts
Yale Lock on His Pockets

II any sliek-fingered scamp gets the
pocketboOk and passes of President Robert
McClelland Of the Tabor & Western Rail
road company now he will have TO pick a
Yale lock first.
Mr.. McClellsnd. who lives at Tabor. Ia,
is having trousers made with this sort OF
lock on the pockets to shut out the roguss
and enable him TO keep his purse and
passes.
Three times within a year in Omaha these
valuabIes have been picked from his person
without his knowledge and three times have
they bean restored to him by Postmaster
Thomas. to whom they we're delivered by
pOstmen who found them lodged in mail
boxes. But alas for the money, ii was not
amOng the things recovered a single time.
Now President McClelIand is a modest
man, nor is he obstinate in yielding to an
argument. He admits Il is possible for a
clever pickpookst to set his money away
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-01
GERMAN SYNOD ADJoURNS
Evangelical Church of North America
Makes ImpOrtant Changes in
Its POIity.

BURLINGTON, Ia, Sept. 3o-With the
installation of officers the general confer
ence of the German Evangelical church in
North America closed a ten-days' session
tonight. The most notable action OF the
conference was the granting Of permission
to young peoples societies of the church
to use the English language in communi-
ties where English is the predominatIng
tongue. 1t is thought that this action will
eventually lead TO the supplanting OF Ger
man by English in the church,
Other action taken includes affiliation
with the church federation OF America, the
extension OF the church educational sys-
TEN. extension OF the foreign mission field,
widening OF home missionary work to ex-
tend into Canada, retention and strength
ening of the parochiaI school system, or
ganiEation Of a ministerial aid society and
the decision to erect a tuberculosis hos
pital and other benevolent institutions
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-01

from him and he is ready to confess that
the time has come for drastic measures OF
precaution on his part
To have his pockets thus filched three
times in one year is too much, and to i'm
pose on the postmaster and his mailmen
by leaving the recovery OF his valuabIes TO
them he appreciates gets 10 be a tiresome
thing after a while.
President McClelland advertised his loss
the last time in the Omaha papers and Of
fered q reward Of Is for their return. one
paper by typographical error made II
15oe Doublequick came Mr McClelland 10
Omaha when he learned OF that misprlnt
He didn't care to bankrupt any railroad
Just for his own sake.
But Postmaster Thomas had not Vet read
the pToffer Of the $500 reward and wouldn't
have accepted II anyhow, as it was beoom-
ing pretty regular thing to recover the
McClellAna passes
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-01
Soldier Brave in War,
but Aeroplane Gets Him

preparing TO fly he frequently turned to a
soldier near him and remarked
why don't that fellow go up? / can't
stand II any longer"
After Wright had made his last flight
last evening and the crowd OF visitors had
left the island CarOn went 10 his bunk and
as he was turning in said TO his roommate
Harris. old boy, goodbye"
Then Caron reached over 10 one side and
grabbed his rifle and before Harris could
prevent him placed It to his head and fired.
lie died almost instantly. He served four
years IN the Philippines and during his
service had received several medals for
bravery
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-01

NEW YORK, Sept SO.-worried by the
responsibility Of assisting the aeronauts
preparations for their aeroplane flights at
Governors island Quartermaster-s
James Caron OF Company /, Twenty ninth
infantry, committed suicide in his bunk
outside the redoubt Of Fort Jay last night
shooting himself through the head with a
rifle.
ca. on had been delegated to assist Wright
and Curtiss In the preparations for their
flight during the last two days. and this
seemed greatly to excite him. During the
late afternoon yesterday when Wright was
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-01
DELAY IN RO0SEVELTS
RETURN TO NARl0BI
Illness of Edmund Heller, the Zoo
IoGist of Expedition, II the
Cause.

NARIOBI EAST AFRICA, Sept, 30
Colonel Theodore Roosevelt, who was
expected to arrive on October 10 from his
hunting trip in the Mweru district, probably
will not come in until the twenty third, The
delay in his arrival is caused by the indis-
position OF Edmund Heller, the zoologist
OF the expedition, who is suffering slightly
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-01
MALAY FISHERMAN CHANGES
USUAL ORDER OF SUICIDE
Sam Yong Ping Hangs Himself by
Feet TIL pead Through III
Fortune.

NEW ORLEANS, Sept .So.-Hanging him
self by the feet instead OF by the neck was
the novel method of self-destruction
employed by Sam Young Ping, an aged
Malay fisherman of the gulf coast OF
Louisiana, news of whose suicide was
brought here. The Malay is said to have
been the wealthiest fisherman in the
Baratria bay settlement, but during last
weeks storm his fortune was swept away.
His body was found hanging head down
ward from a tree, his legs tied firmly to
the branches.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-01
NO CRITICISM FOR GRANT
Secretary of War Says Officers May
Use Discretion About Wear
ing UnifOrms.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30. - Secretary
Dickinson finds nothing to critieise in the
action of General Grant in taking part in
a temperance and law enforcement parade
In Chicago in his Eniform as a major gen.
eral OF the United States, and says each
soldier and officer has a right TO deter
mine the matter for himself
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-01
GREAT MILITARY PARADE
twenty-five Thousand Soldiers in
Hudson Fulton Pageant.
FOREIGN SAILORS TAKE PART
Germans Given Ovation They
March Past Reviewing stand sing
ing AmericA-West Point
Cadets Also AppIauded.

NEW YORK. sem. 30 Twenty five
thousand men of arms today marched
past the massed representatives and spe-
cial ENJOYS of thirty-seven nations, while
1000, 900 citizens. seated in grandstands
OF standing along Fifth avenue. shouted
themselves hoarse in cheers. The great
military parade was the climax of the
Hudson-Fulton celebration
Although there were tremendous ova-
tions for each body of American troops
and unstinted applause in overwhelming
volume for the British sailors, the most
conspicuous reception of the day went to
the sailors of the German fleet, a picked
body of magnificent men, who, as they
reached the reviewing stand, fell into the
formal slap-slap Of the parade goose-step
and burst into my Country 'Tis of Thee"
with an overwhelming volume of brasses
and a fervor which took away the breath
of the listeners. The benches sat silent
for a moment and then, rising bareheaded
to their feet, cheered and cheered and
oheered again. until the voices gave way
and they could only wave hats and hand
kerchiefs in a long ecno OF applause.
Applause for Cadets.
Applause from one stand or another was
continuous throughout the parade. but
evidences OF being surfelted with festival
impressions. Between the battery Of
cheers for the Germans, and again the
thunder of applause for the precision OF
drill with which the West Point cadets
moved past. the characteristic Yankee
humor of an American crowd found op-
portunity for expression in a thousand
familiar salutatlons to those in the lines.
There was ample evidence today that
whatever may be the interest in historic
pageants and parades of merchant ships
past anchored men-of-war-gold braid,
bugles and the roll of the drums have lost
none OF their fascination for the great
mass OF the public.
Small Towns Represented.
For the first time during the Hudson
Fulton celebration, all the small towns
within striking distance Of New York sus-
pended business today to watch the parade
past the court Of honor and the official
reviewing stand, of the sailors and mar
iners OF seven visiting nations the regular
soldiers the blue Jackets. the National
guard and the naval militia of the United
States and the police Of New York City.
So many men representing so many
branches OF the war departments OF the
world have not been seen on American
streets before; so many wearing American
colors have not been seen since the days
Of the civil war The total count of those
IN line today outnumbered the enlisted
roll of the American regular army before
the Spanish-American war Four thou