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of Richel'eu and his performance of
Lord Dundreary" has grown as
popular and enjoyable as when he
presented 1t last year and it became
the laughing sensation of New York.
1t is generally conceded that Sothern
gave the most elaborate production of
"Richelieu" ever seen on New
York stage. Mr.. Sothern appeared as
Lord Dun6reary" the first nights Of
the week as "Richelieu'' on Friday
night and Saturday matinee and "Ham-
let Saturday night.
Going Some" is the name of the
new farce comedy, produced under the
management of the Messrs Shubert,
which is to be seen here for the first
time at the Belasco theater on Monday
evening. The comedy is the joint
work of Paul Armstrong and Roy
Beach, both widely known as au-
thors of I've outdoor" stories and
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REVIEW
OF THE WEEK.
BY William S. Brewer.

NEW YORK, April 10.-James K.
Hackett, the distinguished romantic
actor, returned to New York after an
extensive and successful tour Of the
south and west last Monday and pre-
scented rel ertoire of plays at the
West End theater which have already
Obtained the stamp of popular approx
al He opened his engagement with
1.-THE Prisoner Of Zenda." which was
followed by revivals of the dramatiZa-
ton of Churchills great story. "The
Crisis and that fine old romantic
drama, "The Caesars Return" It is
nearly a decade since either one of
these plays have been seen in New
York Mr.. Hackett also gave one per-
Torrance ot Alfred Sutro's powerful
drama, "Jobn Glade's Honor"
Grace George lat the Hachett thea
ter, has in "a Woman'S Way" the
most attractive production in her half
a dozen years as a star. There is such
an alluring zest to the play that it
holds one Y reason of it's clever au-
darcity and It's many bright lines She
has also the advantage of being eX
ceeCingly well supported. for in the
cast are numbered such well known
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players as Frank Worthing, Henry
Miller. j., Robert Warwick, Dorothy
Tenant and Ruth Benson. Following
out the custom which Miss George es-
tablished when she first became star
there was TO performance of "A Wom-
ans Way" on Good Friday night. "A
Woman's Way will run well into the
summer and seats are now on sale up
to and including June 1.
On Monday night Mr.. Sothern en-
tered upon the last two weeks of his
pres ent engagement at Days theater,
which is limited to three weeks. This
is proving the most successful engage
ment Mr. Southern has played in New
York in recent seasons. An effort was
made to lengthen the number of his
appearances here, but previous book
ings have prevented it. Sothern has
added another triumph to his dramatic
through his impersonatiOn
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to the EIdscn theater. Mr.. Breeze
| and Mis-. Wamp are the chief actors
! in it.
| Francis Starr. in 1.-THE Easiest Way
| Is still to be seen at the Stuyvesant
| theater. There does not seem to be any
abatement of curiosity to gee that dra-
ma
! Robert Willard, in "a Fool There
! Was" at the Liberty is still drawing
crowded houses.
There is no word to be said for
| "The Dawn of Tomorrow" the drama
| in which Eleanor Robson is successful
at the Lyceum theater. 1t is still at
tracing the attention of a discriminat-
| ing public.
| "a Gentleman From Mississippi is
! in the sixth month OF it's run at the
Bijcu. 1t is one of the real successes
! of this season. Thomas A. Wise and
Douglas Fairbanks are the pricipal
performers in it.
| This is the last week of Mr.. Collier
at the Garricix. The next presentation
will be Clyde Fitch's comedy of 1.-The
Happy Marriage"
| Henrietta Gresham has made a hi
| in a comedy entitled "Shem." 1t is a
pleasant representation, clean and en-
| Pertaining Miss Crossman is the CEN
! .ral figur.. III it and commands atten-
ton every minute she is on the stage
Elsie Janis in "The Fair COED" is
filing the Knickerbocker at every per-
| Torrance The announcement is male
/ that she viii, remain at the Knicl1er-
booker throughout the present season
| With eli of it's added circus feat
ures, tho Eippodrome is now pre-
serting the strongest bill in its his
tory The fame of its two spectacles
Sporting Days" and "The Battle In
the Skies is universal. The Birdland
ballet ha. attracted more attention
| than anything of this description in
An erica. With the coming of spring
Shubert A Anderson, who have pre-
/ sented throughout the season the best
circus acts obtainable, have made still
stronger the ring" bill given beneath
| the tent on the big stage. The Mill
| man trio If wire workers made their
| first appearance last week. O'DOra.
riding motor cycle in globe, is one
! of the seas on's "thrillers." Other
"rirg" acts ere Rose Wentworth and
Ouika Meara, Manuel Herzog's trained
stations. the Heras family Of acrobats.
the Emill;ons equilibrists, the Markell
Sisters. contortionists, and Winston'S
poryridinc seals
Pineling Brothers grandest show on
earth, now on view at the Garden,
entered upon it's third week Monday
night, ana it has prospered from the
first performance. And it should. 1t is
ir man. ways the most remarkable
show that has been offered here in the
memody Of the oldest circusgoer. There
is certainly amusement for every taste
and it is Of the wholesome kind
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AND YET FEW OF THEM ARE SAT-
IsFlED WITH THE SALARIES
THEY RECEIVE.
Few of the Players Would DO Able to
Earn as Much Money Along
Other Lines Of Life.

Big Ed Walsh, the White Soy spit ball
artist, is back in the fold, after throw
ing a big scare into the Chicago fans
Walsh was holding out for $500
salary Whether or not he got it, he
and only a few others know. But his
case incites discussion of the question
what a pitcher of his ability is worth
to the management. The chances are
that Walsh's ability will win ball games
meant several times $500 to the owner
of the White Sox team last year, but
does it follow that Walsh should be
paid $500?
What is a topnotcher like Walsh
really worth when it comes right down
to brass tacks? What percentage of
the money that his name and prestige
draw through the turnstiles should a
player receive as compensation? That
depends. The player thinks he should
get at least half. The club owner must
view the situation from another angle.
without taking away from the base
ball stars glory, the owner of big
why he would have to turn down a de-
mand for a salary of $500 in the
case of Ed Walsh or $4,000 in the case
of Mike Donlan.
In the first place it would wreck the
ball club, for every other player would
go on strike in a holy minute One
player has to be paid certain pro-
portion to what his team mates get. BY
paying the men like Lajoie, Cobb,
Walsh and Donlin in proportion to the
amount of money they draw through
the gates the salary list of the ball
club would soon be away above any
reasonable limit and club owner
wouldn't be able to get a just return
on the money invested; in fact he
would go broke.
Public in the Dark.
The public never has had very
clear idea Of just what the ball play
ers received in their envelopes on the
LIST and 18th Of every month from
April until October. Many think that
every well known player gets at least
$4,000 and that the most famous stars
draw down from $4,000 to $4,000. And
the public's sympathy has all been with
the player until very lately. There
have been so many phoney hold-outs,
retirements and threats to jump to the
outlaw league by players who never
intended to do anything but jump right
into the band wagon, when the proper
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dramas The new fOur-act comedy is
ess+ ntia1l. ar. outdoor" play with the
winning OF a foot-race-a hundred
ward dash--as the central factor in the
plot It IS described as q comedy con-
corning cowboys and college men. and
is said to be the first piece in which
there cont-e sting elements nave been
humorousiy commingled The leading
numbers of the company are Law
renee Wtrost, Walter Jense, George
Leach, Oza WALDORF, Muriel Starr
Laura Lemnars, Thos. j. Kerrigan,
Herbert Cothrill, George e. Henry
Escamilo fernandez, Augustus Glas-
semeir, Hugh Cameron. Charles West
William Harrigan, w. Tammany
Young.
Jcmes T. Powers in Havana" is
recognized everywhere as the most
popular comedian in the most popu-
lar musical entertainment Of the sea-
son in New York city.
The Nessrs. Shubert have scarcely
ever hal more satisfactory tenant
for one OF their houses than "Tne
Newlywecs and Their Baby" at the
Majestic theater 1t is true that the
baby makes considerable noise but
ne is the only baby on earth whose
CRYING nlakes you. laugh and so the
public crowds to see him.
1.-The Beauty Spot, new musical
play by Joseph Herbert, comes to-
night at the Herald Square theater
The muse il by Reginald DeKoven
"Tne Beauty Spot" brings to New
York once more as a star, Jefferson D.
ANGELS, who is assisted by Marguerite
Clark and a company including George
MacF'arlane, Frank Doan. w. E. Den
ny. Harry Tebbuit, Francis Tyler, Vio-
la Gillette, Joan Newcomb, Billie Nor
ton and many others. The chorus
numbers so, among them being artists
models, show girls, bathing girls and
"ponies" An orchestra of SO will be
feature Of the engagement at the
Herald Square theater.
This is the lat week of Brewster
Millions" at the Academy OF Music. 1t
is understood that Mr.. Mantell will
transfer hi sefforts to this playhouse
when he has ended the present en-
fragment at the New Amsterdam
theater.
Wilton Lackaye, in "The Battle" is
being l1Derally supported Dy large du-
diences that visit the Sevoy at every
performance Of that play Mr.. Lackaye
himself is attracting much attention
to his acting by series Of talks
here and there on Socialism"
There is no abatement of public in
terest in the play Of ''The Man From
Home" which has been on view at the
Asior fror the beginning of the pres
ent season. 1t is wholesome COM
edy. we'll acted and deserving Of the
success it has had from the first per-
Torrance Of it. William Hodge, Henry
Jewett and Olive Wyndam are the
principal actors in the company.
Success still attends Miss Adams
in What Every Woman Knows" That
is one OF the, star attractions of the
season. A book of photographs of that
actress in all her successful persona
tons has just been published.
The run of "a Stubborn Cinderella"
ended tonight. The next attraction at
the Broadway will be series of
moving pictures depicting prize fight
Mr. Klire's melodrama of 1.-THE Third
Decree" ie drawing large audiences
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BASEBALL STARS
DRAW FANCY PAY

time came that the dear old public 10.
switched it's sympathy-or ouita
chunk of ito the club owners w.a
have outgrown the position of slou.
owners and barterers in human cbo,
tels''
Still others think the players are d.
Ing pretty well to drag down as NM,
as $4,000 for a season on the diamo,s
If all the big league pay rolls wera
summed up and an average taken. y
would be found that the PLAYERS 70
ceived about $4,000 to $4,000 apiece ~,
the six motnhs' work or play. which.
ever way one happens to look at II
Does $4,000 seem like a pretty fa;,
remuneration for a seasons work? Thu
public is divided on that, but probablv
there are as many who would say tina,
an average of $4,000 is just.
Joe Tinker a Wise Boy.
Joe Tinker, of the Cubs-and he 10
one of those players whose contracts
call for quite a bit more than s9.2Oo-
went to the defense of the magnatas
not long ago and said that they were
more than generous in paying salaries
when 1 think" said Tinker "of the
way I used to work as lather for s1s
a week before 1 became a professional
baseball player I have to stop and
shake hands with myself for my luck
In being able to draw major league
money. I couldn't earn the money the
Chicago club pays me doing anything
else if 1 didn't have my baseball repu-
tation to fall back on. And I want
to say that the ball player has pretty
good time earning that salary. At least
l do. for l love to play ball. Being
paid a good salary for doing the pleas
ATTEST task on earth is what | call
pretty fine arrangement. I am sat-
lsfied and I think right down in their
hearts all the players have a good deal
to be thankful for"
The surprise given Jick Doyle's IA
ther wnen he first saw his son Johnny
play a game typifies the light in which
q part of the fans view the ball play
er's life. Jack had been mighty good
to mis- parents, and every pay day sent
part Of his salary to the old folks at
Holyoke, Mass. They knew he was
getting big salary, and his father
thought Jack must be working like
slave to earn so much more money than
he had in the mills around HolyOke.
One day when the Brooklyn club,
which Jack was with at this time, WIS.,
tied Boston for a series Jack went
down to Holyoke to visit his parents
and persuaded his father to return to
the city with him and watch game.
The old gentleman went. His first
shock was at the luxurious quarters
which the players occupied-at no ex-
pense to themselves. Then came the
game. The elder Doyle was disguised.
1t wasn't what ne thought 1T was going
to be- He believed the thousands OF
fans utterly crazy when they got ex-
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Ordnance Inspector Arrives.

NAVY YARD, PUGET SOUND, Apr.
14.-Commander M. Johnston has re-
ported here for duty as inspector Of
ordnance of this navy yard, relieving
Commander G. r. Slocum. Common
der Slocum and family left today for
their nome in Illinois. He was one
of the most popular officers ever on
duty at this yard Commander John
ston comes from the Asiatic station.
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ANNOUNCEMENT

II is with pleasure that we announce
that the Templeton Cleaning Co. has
changed hands.
II shall be the policy of the new
management to be prompt, with
prices right and first class wc-k guar
Anteed
We shall continue our .punging and
pressing club at the usual r~css. The
regular club rate for four sui.s per
month is $3.50 per month or $500 per
year.
As a special inducement to new
members we will for few days start
ing Monday, April IL, 1909, sell men,
berships to our club for $1,000 per year
In advance, which means saving OF
$500 on a years pressing. This is
for few days only.
Templeton Cleaning Co.
No. South Third street, corner Main
Phone 926
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The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-04-28
MEMsER ASSOCIATED PRESS.

ed by his heels over the outside of
the battlement to kiss the exterior
surface Of the stone. This was court
ing death, and sailors were about the
only persons who attempted he feat.
Where the legend of the kissing or
iginated, we do not know, but Queen
Elizabeth is credited with the origin
of the term "Blarney" as we know it
today. One of the McCarthys descen-
dan. from the builder of the castle,
was repeatedly commanded to declare
his allegiance to the queen, u kept
putting off the emissaries with smooth
excuses. Finally the queen exclaimed
in evaporation. This is all Barney;
what he says he doesn't
The stone selected for the Destowal
of the fift of such eloquence bears the
builders inscription written in Latin,
which translated reads: "Carmac Nc
Carthy. the strong built me in 1446.-
Denver News.
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and to the ground and made such a
burst of flame Mr.. Hird could not shut
it off. His trousers caught afire and
his han burned more or less, but he
finally reached a place OF safety and
e~xtinguisned the flames on his cloth
ing.
Meanwhile the wagon was aflame,
the blaze leaping 25 or 30 feet into
the air and threatening the buildings
and tanks. The burning wagon was
pulled to a safe distance and allowed
to burn. 1t vas the old wagon and
not the new one, received the day be-
fore, that was destroyed. The fire de-
partment was called out but it's SER
vices were not needed.
Fires in the Continental Company's
plants at Carlsbad, Albuquerque and
Silver City in the past few year have
been started by faucet friction.
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VAUDEVILLE ATTRACTION
WAS GRAND SuCCE

Something new in Roswell in the
way OF a regular vaudeville show was
opened at Armory Hall Monday night,
this being the first regular theatrical
of a professional nature put on at the
new building and being virtually the
opening of the house TO professional
workers. The attendance was good
and b show being put on has many
features of interest.
The Dancing Lubins exceeded the
expectations of the audience, altho
they have proven their worth in pre-
vious performances in Roswell. They
are certainly wonderful performers.
Joseph Franz rendered a very select
baritone solo in good voice n was
much enjoyed.
MI. Eldon charmed the audience
with his representation of the fair sex.
He has a pleasing soprano voice.
The slack wire performer, Mr.. Are
do, is among the top notchers" of the
work. in this work. His stunt of bal
ancing various articles and riding a
buggy wheel on slack wire was one
of the striking features of the even
ing.
The Hindoo box mysteries, perform
ed by Smith and Ruston, was a won
derful act and nystifed the audience
to a certainty. Ask ~" Finley con
corning the act: he knows all about
it.
The attraction will continue every
night this week with change of pro-
gram Thursday night.
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LET FOR ROAD
PlAiNVIEW TO LUBBOCK

L. N. Hoag, OF Malaga, of the con-
tracing firm of Harrison & Hoag,
passed through this morning on his
way to Plainview, Texas, and while
at the station reported to Roswell
friends that his firm has just been
awarded the contract by the Santa Fe
railroad for the construction of the
roadbed for a branch railroad from
Plainview to Lubbock. The contract
vas let yesterday, Mr.. Hoag stated.
and he is on his way to Plainview to
start the work. Harrison & Hoag
have done a large per centum If the
grading for the extensions and i'm
provements made by the Santa Fe III
this part of the country in The past
several years, and Mr.. Hoag is consid-
a reliable source of information
on such matters. Therefore, the Plain
view branch will no doubt be EXTENDED
to Lubbock this summer, and Lubbock
will get a railroad. The Lubbock ex-
tension was surveyed some time ago
and was abandoned for a while.
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Mcdowell Minter and T. T. Loveless
are court bailiffs. Miss Lorena Jones
is grand jury stenographer.
The Grand Jury.
E. H. Williams, foreman; j. w.
Langford, HAL Cobean, Austin Pratt,
A. L.. Neatherlin, G. w. Wiley, ]. H.
Baker, J. C.. Anderson, r. A. Talley,
j.. E. Laverty, E. P. Malone, E.. F.
Hardwick, Lucius Dills, M. U. Finley,
James Garrard, Hugh Morrow, S.
Snipes, Bert Ingerson, George T. Veal
Tucker Milan and M. Brock.
Federal Petit Jury.
j. A. C~ottingham, R. M. Love, G. S.
Crosby, J.. S. Bowers, Walter Stone, P.
j. H~ochstatter, J. w. Kilgore, U.
Smith, John E. Henderson, Albert
Blake, Morris Price, ]. A. Tinsley, C..
C. Reagan, Jas. c. Hamilton, j. H. Nc
Pherson. R. ]. Donnahoo, w. S. Al
bert, John Snallson, B. F. Smith, A. J.
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STREET PAVING Is NOW
COMPLETED AT CRJ

Las Cruces, N. M.-The last block
Of pavement on Main stree las been
completed and from the convent north
to the end of the street there is not a
break in h smooth, hard pavement,
nor in the continuous line of cement
walks on both sides of the street.
Under Mayor Lohmanis direction
overhanging signs in the business part
of town have all been removed. and
porches have been remodeled OF re-
moved. The fronts of all the adobe
buildings have been remodeled and in
most cases have been pebble dashed
and made to look very solid.
Street lights have been put up at
all the principal corners. The pave
ment is s%prinkled every day and is
kept COO and hard. Last but not least
Mayor Lehman, backed by the other
members of the board of trustees, has
put on a force Of white wings" as a
permanent fixture and no urban boule-
vard is kept in better trim than the
new pavement.
The whole city has been benefited
and a spirit of civic pride has been
started that will cause improvements
to spread gradually to every part of
the town. The entire cost of the
work has been but few thousand
dollars.
Besides Mayor Lohman the follow
ing as members OF the board of trus-
tees have been instrumental in bring
ing about this good work R. L..
Young, 8. P. Ascarate, p. Moreno, Es-
tevan Lucero.
When the new bond issue of $40, 900
has been approved by the voters, the
improvements will be continued Io
other parts of the city.
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FAUCET FRIcTiON;
FIRE AT OIL TANKS.

Willard Hiru. local manager for the
Continental Oil Company, had a mar
row escape from serious injury and a
big conf1agration was threatened at
the storage tanks and plant of that
company, in the northeast edge of
town at $50 last night. Mr.. Hird was
testing the oil in the old tank wagon
He turned a little gasoline into he
palm of his hand to ascertain wheth-
er 1t was coal oil or gasoline and as
he turned the faucet a second time
1T burst into fame, the friction from
the faucet starting the fire. The gaso-
line ran over his hand, on his clothes
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SOLO singing is doing much to make
the gospel message effective.
The morning services are fairly at
tended and are feasts of good things
for those who attend them.
The service this evening will be
held in the basement of the church
and will begin at 1880 and close at
Sis sharp.
Rev. Lewis, who is in charge of the
song service requests that all who
sing whether members of the Baptist
church or not come and go right into
the choir and assist with the singing
throughout the revival.
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How to Kiss the Barney Stone.

TOW TO MSS inc Die nSy SSoHS
Time and sieges have dealt unk1nd-
ly with certain portions of the old
castle, and undoubtedly, the Blarney
Stone has suffered more than its share
A cannon ball struck 1t in 1916, dur
ing the siege of Cromwelrs army and
broke 1t in two. Since the stone Is
at the bottom of a battlement pro-
truding from the top of the castle,
such a reuture might endanger its sta
bility were 1t not held firm by iron
clamps connected by sixfoot rods
with the top of the parapet. These
rods also serve as handles for the
kissers.
The prospective kisser lies on his
back, with his head toward the rock
while a companion prepares to crouch
on his feet. Throwing his arms Sover
his head he grasps the two upright
rods n gradually pulls himself over
the pecipice, while he companion
brings all his weight to bear to pre-
rent the feet from following b body
over the wall. As the under surface
OF the stone to be kissed is half a foot
or more below the level of the wall
on which the kisser is lying, he must
pull about three feet of the pper por-
ton of his body over the edge, then
throw his head back as far as possible
swing it under h Blarney Stone,
stretch his neck and implant the kiss.
Since the trunk Is the heavier portion
of the body. the center of gravity IS
over the abyss and only the weight OF
the man sitting on b kisser's feet
and the grip on the bars prevent a
fall. 1t is undoubtedly possible for an
absolutely fearless person with great
strength of arms to raise n lower
the body so as to kiss the stone with
out help from the footman, but 1t
would be a foolhardy undertaking for
the inexperienced.
In days of old, In order that the
kiss might be eficacious, 1t was tho't
necessary for the victim to be lower