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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-11-13
POstoffice Inspectors Descend
on Promoters of the FL Pro-
greSsO Banana Company.
HALF-MILLI0N REALIZED
FROM THE GULLIBLE PUBLIC
Originator of Concern Started
on Money Obtained by Mother
Mortgaging Home.
" Leased Wire to The Tribune.


NEW YORK, Nov. 12.-Postofice
Inspectors Kincaid and Reddy, assisted
by three Central Office detectives, to-
day raidod the sumptuous Offices Of the
Ell Progresso Banana company and its
fiscal agents, the international Finance
company, in the Tribune building.
Five men were arrested and ar
raigned before United States Commits
sioner Shields, charged with using the
mails 10 defraud. The prisoners were
Frank G. Watrous, Oliver w, Simmons,
secretary and treasurer; Horton j.. Har-
vey, vice president; William II. San
ders, secretary OF the finance company,
and the Rev. Claude Severance, di-
rector.
Watrous's bail was fixed at $4,000,
Commissioner Shields fixed the bail of
Simmons, Harvey and Sanders at $500
and that Of Severance at $4,000.
Harvey and Sanders obtained bail,
The others were locked up in The
Tombs They will have hearing on
Friday.
Get Rich Quick.
While tho government authorities say
they have much evidence against the
men. the specific complaint IS based on
"a letter sent to DR.. George Nelson Dol
beck, in which il is charged false and
fictitious statements were mado con
cerning the company property IN Hon
duras
According to Inspector Kincaid, the
company, which has been in operation
more than year, has cleaned up from
the gullible public upwards of $500
600 The literature sent to prospective
buyers of stock spoke of the Honduras
property in glowing terms. The prop
erty, it is said, consisted Of $4,000 acres
of rich grazing and timber land on
which was rich mineral property, cot
fee plantation capable of growing 2O0,-
600 plants and 1880 acres devoted to
ia banana plantation
Inspector Kincaid told Commissioner
Shields that the company has an op
tiou on the land. which is ninety miles
from the nearest shipping point and
consists Of worthless swamps.
The FL ProgreSso Banana company
was launched in January, 1909. under
the laws Of Arizona and headquarters
nj Phoenix A branch was established
lin Houston, Texas. In order To cafry
out the project. Watrous, it is said. in
duccd his mother. who lived IN Denver;
| TO mortgage her home and household
! efTocts lie then came to New York
and arranged with The international HI
nance company 20 sell the stock.
Goes to Honduras.
With money obtained from stock
sales Watrous went 10 Chattanooga and
ouencd Offices in the james building.
There, according to the government au-
thorities. he took in more than 100000
| in a little more than two weeks.
The possibility of an investigation
causcd his departure for Honduras,
where hc obtained AN option on II tract
Of land and began go send glowing re-
norts 10 the New York Offices.
Meanwhile Il New Orleans newspaper
through its correspondent at honuiiias
named Hale started nm investigation
into the affairs Of tho EI Progrosso Ba-
mana company. Watrous threatened to
Continued on Page Two,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-11-13
MONTANA HAS ELECTED
DEMOCRATIC LEGISLATURE
py 1eased Wire to The Tribune,

HELENA. Mont Nov. 12.-Montana
has elected Democratic legislature.
which will choose a successor 10 United
states Senator Thomas Carter.
For three days the exact coilpleNlon OF
tI,n LEGISLATURE was in doubt, but returns
received today show that the Democrats
will have % votes on Joint ballot and the
Republicans iS,
The senate will be composed OF i
Democrats and l6 Republicans. The
house will be composed of AZ Democrats
and 50 Republicans with the one doubt
ful seat, that OF the representative from
Carbon county. given 10 the Repun1canS'
THO official count in Carbon county,
made today shows the election Of John
Tolman, Republican candidate for repre-
sentative, by fourteen votes
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-11-13
Will Burn Opium.
3y Associated Press.

Ell PASO, Tex. Nov. ia fortune in
contraband opium viii be destroyed here
November 81 Exactly 323 cans. valued
AT $50 each. Will be burned by order OF
the federal court. The aggregate value
is Sl6160. The opium was seized in
various raids durin" the last few months.
which resulted I'm sending six men 10 the
Denitentiary. The furnace OF the city
electric light plant will bc used to burn
the drug,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-11-13
4 afIInited States Living
'Nexico Concentrate
| in Big Hotels.
n DEALER FIRES AT
|rROWD AND KILLS BOY
l,pt Wants Law Empower
to Punish Of
I,ses Against Aliens.
,,;.;;-::-:-:-::s:i .:-.-..-:--::--'-'
ire TO The Tribune.

,ssd Wire 10 The Tribune.
tSHINGTON. Nov. l2.-Thc
2itratiop will make Il strong
4 Al the next session of CON
. d obtain the passage OF Il
ksjeh shall make tbe murder
. slien a crime against the
q States government.
4 Rodriguez incident, which
|,abroiled the United States
Mexico, is the latest of a long
4 such offenses in which the
IA States bas been powerless {
'Eesligalc, punish or make
siion in eases of outrage
d foreigners taking place
s.r in the country except in
b;t,ict Of Columbia and tho
|pres.
4 mesideut is away, but his
Dlc in favor of giving the
n government jurisdiction :
|ciienses against the persons
Ieisrers is we'll known.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-11-13
Long and Short Haul.
EN Ansociatrd Press.

JEFFERSON CITY. Mo- Nov. i2.-Thc
state supreme court LodaY sustained the
constitutionality of the long and short
haul law by uphodiug lower court de-
cisiou in the suit OF McGrcw agatnat The
Missouri Pacific railroad,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-11-13
Two Socialists Elected.

BY Assoclated Prcss.
TACOMA. Wash. Nov. 12.-Batc re-
turns show that two Socialists were
elected on the Pierce county ticket. They
are Joseph Parks. justice of the peace
and Pcder Sorenson, constable. These
are the first Socialists TO be elected 10
any office in the state of Washing
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-11-13
Salt Lakers in New York.

Special to The Tribune
NEW YORK, Nov, l2..Visito.s 20 New
work at the principal hotels from salt
Lake City. arc: Mrs, *. J.: Clapp. Great
Northern; D, j, Williams: Manhattan: Dr.
w NJ Brown. Broadway Central; j, L.
Gaskill, Murray Hi; Is. w Nicois AL
bnuys
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-11-13
Fifteen Thousand MOrmons Be-
lieve in PoIygamy Just as
Strong as Ever"
SO DECLARES A MINISTER
FROM CITY of DENVER
Methodist Bishop Declares His
Church Must Awake to Men
ace Of MOrmOnism.
BY Leased Wire to The Tribune.

BY Leased Wire to The Tribune
NEW YORK, Nov. 12.-The Mormon
question was the topic which exercised
the members of the General Homo Mis-
slons and Church Extensions, in session
here today at Grace Methodist Episco-
pal church on West One Hundred and
Fourth street. The subject WIS cata-
logued ldormon Missionaries and
Polygamy,' and was brought up by
Bishop Luther D. Wilson of Philadel
phia. He declared the church must
awake 10 the menace of Mormonism and
combat its inroads. He was followed
by Rev. DR.. w. D. Phifer of Denver,
who was closely listened to AS his dis
trict borders on Utah and the Mormon
confines.
Speaks Out Plainly.
"Dou't minimize the Mormon
devil" said DR.. Phfer "Fifteen
thousand Mormons believe in polygamy
just as strongly today as ever they did
They are propagating that doctrine just
as strongly as ever, Why, there was a
convention of sixty Mormon mission
aries i'll Denver the day left.
''Lct me illustrate. Coming to New
York I fell into conversation with d
man who came from Utah, 1t developed
that he was Mormon missionary and
in short order he was trying to convert
me. He introduced three companions,
all missionaries, and they set to work
on me. OF course, they did not know l
was minister didn L enlighten them,
either. was there on business to get
data for this committee.
'I asked about polygamy. Ny ans
wer was that whenever the Mormon
people should become sufficiently spirit
ualized they could safely practice polyg
amy. The reason, they asserted, that
the church had dropped the practice
was because of the insufficiepcy of the
standardization -
Criminal to Neglect Utah.
An animated discussion ensued on the
proposition to increase the missionary
appropriation 3 per cent for Utah Rev.
DR.. ScheU, president Of Upper Iowa
university, opposed it on the ground
that there were greater needs Of longer
standing.
Bishop Earl Cranston vigorously re-
torted that to neglect Utah would be
criminal mismanagement, The matter
was referred to sub committee. Bish-
op j. NJ. Walden presided.
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BY Associated Press.

MILES CITY. Mont, Nov. l2.--With
eleven small Custer county precincts TO
near from, Terrett CDemD for the legis-,
laturc is thtrty-four votes nnead oi
Fceman (Rcp) and the former cree
zion is regarded now as assured.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-11-13
s'u'sNED BY MOB
AMERICAN CITIZEN?

sslsd -, prty.
'ssroN, ssureo. Nov. l2.-ThronQh
= dgpattn. = report has reached
~ slIemuen Ie,uent that Antonio Rod
ii ,i'1 ir'''eyed !s Mexican who WAS
mob. s,ake wax. at Rock Springs,
~ Was really born in New
'e tdo Me MTro!e to be the ease
~ Mexican government
"Va on Page Two.
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Index toToday's Tribune
:sa...-!-::-!!-ssss-l--i-F-s. :
Departments
Domestic

. Americans in McNico concentra-
ting in biz hotels FOR safety. .... l
Count Leo TolStoi may have been
Imprisoned by Czar.......,.,.,. ]
. Methodist bishop tells menace OF
Murmonlsm ..... ...,....,..,.s-.. i
. British Tories sorry over Roosc-
. vclt's setback ....s.,es,..--,.. /
. Alleged get -rich~quick promoters
!. Woman orator says man invented
/. hides especially for women 80, s
!. Idaho officials attack Dillingham; 70
: Rich and poor minglc In horse
= show ,.',,,.. .s,s ss., ..-o
/. Police Investigate plot TO black
I. mail Rockefeller ..........a.....
: Congress Will revise the tariff, >
. Local
. Church and saloon In league. ...... ]
!, Railroad men give banquet. -
: Infautilc paralysis i'm Utah. ..,., 50
: Receiver asked tor mining COM
= Dany rs,.---- $500. ~
!. Educators to gather in Zion. ..... ~
: Democrats In auandary ..,.,,.,.,S
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AoNEs Make Mistake,


'Sgaelty Sgypelty damage last night con
Jsnl9i'Shed windows and store
uusd At about $500. One Of
.nat suffered was the store
i, SauOnhl W Candy company. cstab-
n American, but now owned
~,san, Upon learning of its
t,ys;sonership. the crowd took up
PUN TO buy the proprietor new
also were smashed in the
'e,,is ii,a.Ion Wy OF the National Rail
IN f;siy ;isiy before the rioters renI-
4 voro wus Tho property of the
. d rh,erhi!ncnt. Other places Mt
IN revisited were The Hotel
sfe ass ass ouadalalara Times, the
|iss " vsiisc n OF Downs & Son. also
fb.v '. hogcrs Real Estate com.
asS 8 seslaeneo Of j. Slaticry was
~, Was stoned. VI 'o9'p"
=, hlppc, prevented the ,noh
lns w < MS home in the Ameri-
seys,os, sanding guard with a
~ ~ 'asai q American families are
uih,% abandon their homes in
tisls m IT., concentrate in the priu.
aarc fha he proprictors Of the lat.
ef ar,y, @ are prepared to resist
Ane,d;ss.unrs ds.ns If necessary.
b. I da, consulate is guarded
Tho "ae'.aashment Of the Tenth
% rec,. authorities insist tiIcrc
Ieisl 'lSvufIcnee Of vioIemre and
0audfed arrests have beer
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TELLS OF COUNTESS TRYING
TO COMMIT SUICIDE
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
ST. PETERSBURG, Nov IA pri-
vate message received here from lula
SAYS that Countess Tolstol twice at"
tempted to commit suicide today by
drowning through a hole in the ice.
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&ciaied Press.
|bALAJARA, Mexico, Nov. II -
B. Carothers. Il local real estate
.sAot aud killed Jesus LoZa, a
tud Mexican, and wounded
10 Chavez, d gcndarme, in de-
. bis home against an attack by
y hst night.
fGs surrendered to the authori-
ihs first opportunity and was
} b the state penitcntiary at mid
<Hng q preliminary examination
h was placed incommuDicado
tsday morning,
gh inn entire police force, foot
rAtsd, and the Tenth regiment
W, we're called out. rioting,
kssn st s o clock in the even
p suppressed only after three
4 vigorous efforts and after ad-
damage to property had been
sfs affair was q continuation
previous nights violence by
. and wOrkmen.
Mob in Business Section.
Thursday night, the mob trav-
ppdly through the business sec
Eillng rocks through the windows
American buildings, many of
"a already been demolished, and
ned the American residence sec
rsn they were ovcrtaken by the
and police.
eeserS, who declared at the police
'as' he is Mexican born at Sal
ol Coahuila. but whose par
Nulslanans. was guarding his
he western part OF the city,
caCss and doors of which had
EOteI II the first nights riot
tue mob approached.
s Iiist alarm he took his family
;@t Tor safety, he said. From
y! DC opened fire with a rifle.
'ap home.
Vslek action Of the police and
,gsslsVented the mob from seiz.
noriS and wreaking vengeance
=; he surrendered TO Jefe
j. .nipapa,' who placed him under
= .ooE him to the pcniteutiary.
brother of G.. c. Caroth-
4 f''dn consular agent al Torreon,
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Smoot had done his work so well that
it was kept from Bishop Nibley and
members Of the quorum of the twelve,
Nibley. Apostle Hyrum NJ. Smith and
Nephi l.. Morris, who were ardent pro
hibitionists learning that their efforts
for prohibition were being thwarted b.
the federal gang, in manner most
mysterious, Joined in n telegram to
Smoot, Sutherland and Howell, appeal
ing to them to cnll Off the federal gang
or else there would be the charge that
Continued on Page Two.
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DOMINION

was member OF the company playing
"rhe Gentleman From Mississippi" Io
had achieved high distinction In such
roles as Matthias iu "Tho Belle aul
once when Doe rendered Hamlet. 1t
the Powers thcator Chicago the whole
audience rose 90 It's feet and gave him
an ovation
Mt Clement was born boo Illinois Dec.
a. 1868 clay Clement was only nis
stage name. his real name being Glenn
ont Laird Geiger he made mis- first
appearance with tho sheridan uramat
ic company in California Boo 1854. In
1887 he married Miss Matte h.. MAJ
shall herself "a fine singer and actress.
They had one son, who appeared at the
Colonial here not long since. on the
death ~ his first wife Mt Clement
married Miss Kara RenWiu, but they
were divorced 100 1905. Later hc mar
ricd Miss Katherine kerrigan, who
survives him Nj Clements high
literary attachments were shown par
ticularly in the Flower speech in the
play Of "The New Dominion This
speech was so often requested by the
alter goers that IL was finally published
by him for public distribution.
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Tho late clay element That viii
have startling sound 20 many a Salt
Ioker who had no intimatIon that the
popular actor had passed away. The
Associated Press seems 10 havr over
looked his death and only the receipt
Of New York papers this week con-
viewed the sad intelligence 10 his many
friends In this city He died az the
University hospital Kansas city, ~
pneumonia. on Monday Feb q, aud his
BODY was taken for interment TO PARIS
Texas
MIR clement made his first great sue
cess In this city In 1895 when he APP
peared as Baron Won Hohenstaunen,
I'M his own play. THE New Dominion
The engagement was one of the most
notable OF those times, and his return
visit was equally successful. Another
of his plays. "a Southern Gentleman
while II had not the success or It's pre-
dercssor stiu eyinced the high qualities
OF Mr.. Clement both as play writer
and as an actor During late
years he had appeared in the play Of
"Snm Houston" but IL was soon aban-
doned A. the time Of his death he
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-03-12
American CAPITAL to Help
Revjve French Opera

t..t,4- ,.u y.lr Ola, FIRST rrIEr. Ap
80 r.,r.gt ., fta Drsrr ar perHap.
fb9 ouars continue follows some of
thI. sort OF thing aids il lowering
the standard of the Performance Then
others arc nut uu the pay ruIl draw
monthly salaries. yet ave never heard
In moro than two orr three perf'r-
r.Hurts ia Cd Year
Do vo4 under the GlularI direction
f.1f th. Drerl hcean Dos down ward
career Hone was revived ZOO DO"
fr4rf. .f r-p Jfseusfn1 uuHIl whom
OH. eur....ar- Nse4.e,r AMI Urlue-
som assumed tho ur0a1.Unr.
.....,r. f ...-- .-. rrf tho PROMISES
.f r.,... ,,.,.. ,..H,,.,..-. t.pr, ssrr seen
g.. De-. t..t .,r-,,... EulfF.- Hnr Tho ucr-
..,,,...,.... 90 ....,r Dl.rr wont from
.-F .t.. ,..,-.. SINGERS ver. ENGAGED
r... ESQ. ..i,f.f ~.fa- u.tn would rot be
federated ip am, ofFrr great uIty and
90. .... l.tr.- ,-..,1r Dbl. Blessed from
.t.. .t.... ,..,.r, ..r- pl lack OF good
-r,fs,s n,,t t5, apar4 houses under
'.'-.- nUl '.'' ,-.,f 49,. r0t r4viur
49, o.,t,,. ,.,t,,,trias secure the
f,,'t .-.t.ts f,r tl,, mann
49, t.ts ,,,t ,o irdurement for
,rl, amer fHc
- ,....,,, ,. ,,-.. ir T.ondo1 New
-. I y. p.t,rsiurc tbat Paris
YORK ana 81 l''-.,,,'E ' ...,, s,,,'5l
t'l. ll' .'l'"' ,,. ,.ra4t
~ L'l '''-I
iI'"'" .' ''0' ''
More than four OF hNr years a-" Wv
theatcr of tine tr1nI fF secs H'n l''
beginning IN tine lhihd. on 7'Hl' 90 '''.
dissatisfied citizens. Inc h'td on d
thcatcr run ou better and more liberal
lines was put before lur h'ute OF "
A~truC. hc agreed i1 take tine HI'l
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,Sl.'
~ AXIS. Malcn g. May. 90 gI
- people who believe boo govern
mont ,,,,,..,s,...,,,. OIL. ..lt.....
n
''l '"lil'Ii'i' "''' TO- '''' '.' ."
know there is reason Coo relieve UHH'
Pl.fs has me worst o.D.r 90 ANY city
.. .t I4 H,.t f....,..
'' JUS ''"E DIT. QUO DO
the government runs l'- lN' ''t 'F "
nluses-.'I.. Dl.r." ana "I1H Opera
.,...U.u.-
l'' "N.~'1 '.''' "'N' "''"' 1912
t.r union H- .t WlfI % .t..- ''.
l......5.. SD, .,r ... r.pr tt. a-. at sos.
.,4.....,,t ...r4 h...
'' ''''
iltt is q" h, "". Cd. 90
world aud tltt De- tp d., .a..t 90 ODD
,,,....,. ...,.t ..rv.. -..... ,....
.
'."' A'I''' ''"" '''''''
Significant TACT that 10. Amer ..'..
mIIllouairg- arc mostly 3D. iIth,. al n
Of th, magnificent New Iuettc. boo N"N
York
Work has lust bccu begun uu this big
international enterprise. and b. Is .1a
hoped that the building which Wu ha
called tho .1be9tr. dies Cuamp=-IlN-
500. win be opencd To the public "a y,aI
from next October It's hackers inelui,
tho Inevitable j Picrpon, M,rlan. ~
X Vanderbilt otto Kahn. james St..-
man. Baron I,othschild Sir Finest Cas-.
sal ltbo man who floats King Edward
of England financially. CamU, saint
sasns and Jules Mas-clct. the conn o--
en-. count d'Haussouville. Countess
GreffuIbe. Princess 4. dc Br1-lo, Com.
d'Harcourt and Princes de- Branruwlu.
Tho now house will re under tn pd-
trouape also of a number of Cunu-
mental ROYALTIES.
The enterprise has been started under
tho direction of G1lre. Ast!uC. thr1ug
whose efforts the elaborate produ,l uu
OF s3Iome was given here by the Cor
man Dperl company 10 was he who
lrnurht the Russian singers from 81
PETERSBURG last spring for a season of
Russian opera. and he has complete
am arr3ngsments with the MetropH lit1u
.lupauv of New York for "a short -ea-
som Of opara here this spring These
.urecs4ful and meritorious prudu tons
established his reputation as "a clpabl
u1useer with the most critical must
lover. and made certain the succe b
of the ue,, theater where artists from
every country will have "a chance % Doe
heard
'Tbs decadeuce of the opera and the
opera Continue i'm Paris is the result
of government monopoly and the
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originating the fight Profits general
ly In this branch OF the trade were
Whitfield down to the vanishing poin,
during the month that the warfare
lasted, and am parties Interested are
declaring they viii never DO it again.
The First Congregational choir con-
tinues for the present THO, the tenor
being absent. Choirmaster Fred Smith
has out his search lamp trying 60 find
a tenor who can Am th, bin
Organi~t Tracy Cannon OF the First
congregational church win play prior
to sunday morning service. "priere.'
by psvred. Largo" boy Handel offer
tory Mondelssohns Spring Song"
with the finale Handers "Postlude iu
Tracy Cannon has been appointed an
Adjudication In tho Granite stake vocal
contest the urcliminaries Of which arc
being held Friday and this evenin-,
with the finals on the evening OF the
18th inst
Cavendist Cannon. a young piano
pupil Of Tracy cannon has composed "a
hymn tune said Co Doe of marked merit
The performance OF Sir John stain
,r's clutata OF THE DrugifNiOn' was
$50 successfully given last sunday
evening Boz S. PaJrs Episcopal church
thaf 81 repetition has been called FOR
and It viii uo given again next sunday
evening Hugh ". Duuguu the hari-
tone. wuHe specially good impression
and he win re-8uuoIr tomorrow.
The following musical program viii
Doe observed sunday evening at the
Third prashytcgIuu church organ
voluntary chopin. Miss Florence
Nelson. anthem. In Heavenly Love
Abiding" tNuIhaUl the choir. Duo
"Jseu- lover OF my SOUL" MaesenD.
VI .sse- lUuibc Miller and Ruth GILLIAN.
w Noi quartet Nearer stu nearer
Ms o. %. Morris Mrs Hays Bliss
MCCI1iu and Npssr- NcNioDc aud
Cary soprano solo, "O irvine RE-
de.uer." tGoun1il. Miss Morris. trio.
"He We kind" DMUer. the choir
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pEsEREr EVENING NEWS SATURDAY MARcH p 1910

company. Emma Eames found the
atmosphere so chilly that she preferred
o. leave. giving some one else "a chance
to sing pCsdcmona There is reason
% believe that Mime Sombrich would
stil be "a member OF the company had
Mr. piprel been the general manager.
he ls. therefore. not the only one who
has made regrettoblc and costly mis-
takes
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-03-12

a New YORK writer says that oscar
Hammursten of the Manhattan went
into grand opera with no intention OF
making money What be- WAS after
was fame -thc worldwide fame which
has since come 10 him, and, besides
ne really seems TO enjoy the worries
and the multlfarious details OF man
aging an opera company Had he
hoped for gain he would have given up
the game long ago. II o. true that Mr.
Conricd made $500 900 out Of Wagner's
"Parsifal." and Henry W. savage also
made a great deal Of money with that
work and few others. among them
MADAME Butterfly" But these are
exceptions which prove the rule that
opera giving Is not profitable. even un-
der the most favorable conditions. 20
institutions which draw their frequen-
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tors from a population ~ some 5000 000
IN and near Greater New York
The imported Milanese management
does not approve Of star casts. the
thing New Workers want most and
pay premiums 90 hear When la
Bobcmo' was given with Caruso scot
Il. and Farrur. g. seats were sold Tor
So and $50: set that was several weeks
ago. and this performance has not been
repeated Grau would have repeated BE-
several times. and made "a lot Of money
for the directors The Milanesc man
agemcnt has. from the beginning been
hostile 10 American singers iu the
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