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Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-04
s AL VATION NELL
OR WHO SAVED JIM PLATT?
A Critical Appreciation of Notable Play
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BY FRANK It. STONE

Edward Sheldon's Salvation Nell"-
"the new comedy of the slums"-it has
been called, now running at the Bur-
bank, is unquestionably an excellent
play in many respects, and notable as
a graphic end illuminating picture of
poverty and it's accompanying difficult
ties, dangers and degradations. But
as a sociological and psychological
study 1t has faults none the less grave
because they will be overlooked by
the casual
With the special merits of the Bur-
bank production as compared with the
cast and scenic get-up of the Fiske
presentation at the Auditorium last
year, this article has little to do; for
the purpose in hand, the plays the
thing" its motive and message, and
the logic and coherence-or otherwise
of its story.
The staging of this play by Mrs.
Fiske and her company was eminently
satisfying 1t is the barest Justice to
say that hardly less convincing and
complete in detail is the local stock
companys handling Of it.
Scenically, the play gives us three
very realistic pictures, even the least
pretentious of these-NelPs home, in
the second act-showing a welcome
change from the conventional rough
beam and broken plaster stage-con-
cept of a tenement dwelling to the
truer type of humble home life aspect.
Dramatically, the play is full of
heart-touching pictures-the emotional
thrills are frequent. Indeed, the whole
piece is a mot too) long drawn emo
tion. This is by no means to disparage
some excellent bits of comedy business
deftly threaded through the piece.
Realistically put on as it is, this
dramatic presentment of certain phases
of low life in New York grips the in
terest from start to finish, sending one
away with that gratifying feeling Of
fullness somewhere back of the eyes
and nose, and that (not unpleasanO
kind of near-pain across the brow
that We most of us, know as one of
the after effects of a good emotional
debauch.
Inherent in the fact that Mr.. Shell
dons production is before everything,
a Salvation" play, is good reason
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-04
DOCTORS ARE SUED FOR
EXPERIMENT ON GIRL
Operate on Unwilling Victim to
Quiet SuItan'S Fears

CONSTANTINOPLE, Sept. "A re-
markable law case is just now arous-
ing a great deal of public interest, the
facts which have given rise to an
action dating back to the pallny days
Of Sultan Abdul Hamid.
According to the statements now
made, while the eX-Sultan was still in
power one of his favorite daughters
was found to be suffering from appen-
dicitis and an operation was declared
to be imperative. The sultan, how
ever, was unwilling to entrust his
daughter to the mercy of his physi-
clans and surgeons in such an extrem-
ity without first assuring himself of
their ability to perform the operation
successfully, and he accordingly de-
manded that they should operate first,
in his presence, on someone else.
Seeing that his majesty was obdur-
ate, the doctors promptly went in
search of q victim, and finding at the
Italian hospital a young girl, Josefa
Schneider, who had just been dis
charged after an illness, they drove
her off to the imperial palace, despite
her objections, had her carried into a
ton, and removed her appendix, the
sultan calmly watching the proceed
ings.
The operation proved quite success
full and the patient recovered and was
sent home. Satisfied that the doctors
knew their business, the sultan then
permitted them to operate on his
daughter, who also recovered and was
cured. Josefa Schneider
is now suing the doctors concerned
for damages.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-04
ENGLISH WOMAN OPENS
DOGS BOARDING HOUSE

LONDON, Sept. 3.-The Westminster
Gazette says: Miss Olive Downes of
Ealing has opened q boarding house
for dogs and cats in order to obviate
the perplexities of their owners as to
the disposal of their pets during their
absence on holiday. A fully trained
animals nurse, Miss Downes is able
to minister to those of her boarders
who might fall sick. She sees that
they are well fed and exercised. They
run no dangers of infection.
In the course of a chat at her house
in Sunnyside road, Ealing, Miss
Downes referred to the comparatively
new career she has taken up.
I'VE sometimes nave to put up with
being laughed at" she said, though
cannot see there is anything ludi-
crous in our profession at all. At
present the only trustworthy method of
training is by serving a sort of ap-
premiership under veterinary sur
geon, the course lasting until pro-
ficiency is reached and the term vary
ing from four to six months the fee
being, under present conditions, mat
ter Of personal arrangement.
Miss Downes insisted that the
trained animals nurse does not usurp
the place of the wet" but acts under
his orders just as the hospital nurse
obeys the directions of the doctor. Nor
would the animals nurse think of her
self prescribing for a dog patient. She
has been trained by the wet" to rec
ognize signs Of illness, to realize dan
gerous symptoms and to know what to
do, so that valuable dog nursed by
a professionally trained woman, to
whom many animals take far more
readily than to man, stands a far
greater chance of recovery than in
unSkilled hands.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-04

comes out of Jail after "eight years of
hell" that our hero's love-strong and
unchanging,-for Nell Sanders begins to
claim our interest and genuine Sympa-
thy. For, mark you, it is not as the
broken, starving jail-delivered wretch
per Sc GhOugh he is all that) that Jim
comes back to Nell-now Captain Nell
Sanders of the Salvation Army. He
comes because he loves her; comes not
for help or to sponge upon her, but to
ask her-coaxingly and flercely by
turns-to share with him his prospect
i've fortune. Never mind that fortune
in this case means felony-a contem-
plated diamond robbery, in fact-that is
incidental and not the point. The point
is his enduring devotion to this one
woman. And here we approach what
to some will seem the one weakness of
Mr., Sheldon's play, the fatal flaw from
a psychological viewpoint, which
makes me say. "See 1t when your emo
tional side is uppermost. Because your
intellect, if awake and alert and not
under the dominance Of your emotions,
will find it hard to accept without
question the method Of Jim Platt's
conversion"
In the hour of reunion with Nell
and after a finely conceived scene with
their child, born after Jim went to
prison and now seen by him for the
first time, this man who loved so stead
fastly and so passionately, could with
stand all Nells passionate entreaties in
behalf of herself and the child's future
and remain obdurate in criminal intent.
The poignant appeal of these intimate
personal human interests and in
fuences-and withal Jim is so human
he could stand out against, to succumb
a little later to the divine CALI in
the prayer of a Salvation" lassie-it
happens to be Nell, but that, too, Is in
cidental, though not without signifi-
canoe.
1t is poor business attempting to re-
cast another's work, but one cannot
help thinking it a pity that this clever,
interesting and appealing play could
not have included a rational psychology
ical development. For example, IL
Jim's first sight of his child could have
been delayed and brought about stimuli
taneously with the prayer scene in the
last act, then Jim's surrender might
have been artistically justified on all
hands, each onlooker pleasing himself
(or herself) in ascribing the operating
force. The emotional and "other world
ly'' could credit "the divine;" the ra-
tionally competent and mentally alert
could and doubtless would-"lay it to
the kid''-plus the woman, of course.
When all is said Salvation Nelr' Is
a play worth seeing, and there is a
touch of something like genius even
in the way the author makes an un-
usually sudden curtain cover the limp
of his lame psychology.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-04
GERMANS AND CZECHS
ENGAGE IN FIERCE RIOT

VIENNA, Sept. 3.-The continual
national disputes between Germans
and Czechs have led to unfortunate eX-
cesses in Vienna. Four hundred Czechs
arrived here from Prague the other
day with the object, of visiting the field
sports exhibition. The Germans, how
ever, regarded this visit as a provoca-
ton and considerable agitation against
the coming of the Czechs was carried
on by the Germans.
On their arrival the visitors pro-
ceeded to the Czech club house, where
a crowd of several hundred people had
assembled, and commenced demon
strating on the appearance of the
strangers. One of the Czechs was so
maltreated that the police intervened,
upon which the crowd attacked the
officers, throwing beer tankards and
rotten eggs at them and using their
sticks as weapons. Several policemen
were injured, one officer very seriously.
The demonstrators were finally dis
persed with great trouble and the
Czechs were again able to venture on
the streets.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-04
ATTORNEY KIRKPATRICK
DROPS DEAD AT BEACH
San Franciscan Who PraCtiCed in
Arizona Victim of Asthma

Heart failure caused the death of
w. ]. Kirkpatrick, an attorney with
offices in the Wilcox building OF TINS
city, and whose home was at 1921 West
Seventh street, a short time before
noon yesterday at Ocean Park.
Mr.. Kirkpatrick had been ailing for
some time from asthma and had gone
to the beach hoping that the ocean air
would benefit him. While on the upper
court of the Wade apartments, where
he was living, he fell and expired.
Mr. Kirkpatrick was a native OF San
Francisco For ten years he practiced
law in Tucson, having been probate
judge for Pima county six years of
that time. In April of last year he
came to Los Angeles. He was 40 years
of age. A widow, daughter and brother
anruiva him.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-04

why 1t should be seen when the in
tellect is tired out or for some reason
more or less dormant, and only the
emotions restlve for exercise. This
though the play will interest at any
time-will save you some misglVings
and the trouble of speculating on the
problem, why didn't Jim Platt do
the obvious thing" OF course, the
answer Is, Because, then there would
have been no story-a very little. I'm
less-see lower down.
Now because he has set himself to
write ''salvationist" play, the author
has, with true American thoroughness,
apparently felt called upon to play the
salvation racket for all 1t is worth.
"Salvationist" methods and propa-
ganda are bound to be right through
to the end-the dominant and trium-
phant factors. But it Is this very
faithfulness to a r'.ibboleth in itself
irrational that Is accountable for the
one serious fault in a fine play, Let
us examine:
What, after all, is it that makes Jim
Platt worth our interest, pity or con-
sideraion at all? What but the ca
pacity of this otherwise unpromising
specimen (who never had a chance")
for steadfast and whole-hearted love
of Nell Sanders? There is nothing else
in his character, as developed, to at
tract us; though the possibilities OPEN
ing out of this one saving trait are,
needless to say, infinite. Our first
sight of him is as a 'boozer," sponging
for drink on the earnings of Nell, the
poor bar-room drudge who loves him,
and whom, after the brutal manner
and, according to the lights (Which are
darkness) of his class, he really loves.
Kind to her when sober when in drink
the devil nFOTOnfS ROh bpr .
Sponge on her earnings? Bully her?
o, yes; but then, as he tells her boss,
in attempting a vicarious levy on her
wages, "She won't mind" She's too
fond Of him to take 1t in anything but
good part. Like the cockney hooli-
gan, who, overtaking his true-love
on the street, greets her with thump
on the back enough to stagger an OK,
it is just his playfulness-and love;
and she knows it and accepts 1t as
such.
But 1t is in the second act, when Jim
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-04
COMMISSIONERS BELIEVE
RAILROADS ARE HONEST

CHICAGO, Sept. 3.-Interstate Com
merce Commissioner Prouty, who at
tended the railroad rate hearing here
yesterday, said the commission was ap-
preaching the rate investigation with
an open mind
There is absolutely no suspicion in
my mind" he declared, "or so far as 1
know in the minds OF the commission
ers, that the accounts of the railroads
have been padded or juggled in any
way.
There Is large appropriation which
is used in paying for the examination
OF railroad books of account, but our
force Is not sufficient to keep the check
right up to date. In my Judgment.
however, all suspicion that the rail-
roads are trying to do such a thing
should be set at rest at once"
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-04
CELEBRATE BI-CENTENARY
OF CHURCH IN CANADA

HALIFAX, Nova Scotia, Sept. s.
A triune celebration of ten days du-
ration, which is being participated in
by prelates, priests and laymen
throughout the Anglican world, opened
in Halifax today. In recognition of
the bi-centenary anniversary OF the
establishment of the Anglican church
in Canada, the real occasion of the
celebration, King George V, the tenn
poral head of the Church of England
presented magnificently bound copy
of the book 'of common prayer to the
church in this country.
Today the new Catholic cathedral of
All Saints, Halifax, was dedicated with
imposing ceremony.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-04
WOODEN SHOES GREET
COLONEL AT ALTON
Tells the Crowd Men Must Help
Selves Before Law Is Useful

ALTON, Iowa, Sept. 3.-As soon as
Col. Roosevelt appeared on the rear
platform of his train here in view of
the. crowd two small wooden shoes
we're tossed to him by a man near the
car
THAT is because my forefathers
came from Holland" shouted the
colonel, holding up the trophies so that
all could see them.
The stop was made where hundreds
of men were lined up on the top of
freight cars and on coal shed, whence
they had a full view Of the car plat
form. Col. Roosevelt talked very
briefly to the people, telling them that
while many problems called for legis-
lation, yet the ability of every man
to help himself was essential before
any legislation could be Of any as
sistance to him.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-04
City CLAIMS RESERVOIR SITE

SAN BERNARDINO, Sept. 3-The
city Of San Bernardino today filed a
condemnation suit against c. Il. Ilgen-
fritz, the owner of land on Little noun
tain, north of the city, where it is pro-
posed to construct a reservoir for the
water department. This is needed to
furnish a developing portion of the
town its water supply.
Ilgenfritz, who resides at st. Louis,
has repeatedly refused to answer or
acknowledge receipt of letters written
by the city officials asking him to set
a price on his holdings, now only a
barren hillside. For a year an effort
has been made 20 secure a response
from the owner and the city has now
decided to appeal tn the courts to con-
denim the land needed.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-04
FIvE-ToN coRNIcE FALLS

NEW YORK, Sept. 3.-A sixteen-foot
length of terra Gotta cornice work
weighing five tons fell from the top Of
sixteen-story building here last night,
crashed through and upset scaffoldlng
In It's descent, pierced a heavy timber
hood over the sidewalk built to protect
pedestrians, and, bouncing into the
street, struck team of horses, killing
one instantly and injuring the other
so badly that 1t was shot A workman
and bystander were slightly hurt
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-04

MAN ACCUSED OF SETTING
FOREST FIRES EXAMINED

EUGENE, Ore Sept. 81. H. Gregg,
who was arrested on the charge of set
ting fires in a national forest, was ex-
amined before United States Commits
sioner Calkins yesterday and placed
under bonds of $4,000 to appear for ex-
animation September TO-
This is believed to be the first case
of it's kind in this state which has
passed the point of preliminary ex-
animation
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-04
KING sENps aREErINa

EUREKA, Cal, Sept. 3.-Three thou
sand people enjoyed the second dav of
the Norwegian saengerfest today, Wit
Messing this big historic pageant, list
ening to the music Of the specially pre-
pared program. A message bearing
the greeting of King Haakon Of Nor
way was cheered by the crowd
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-04
P0STMISTRESS AGED SO
YEARS is REAPPOINTED

HIGH HILL, Mo-, Sept. 3.-Mrs.
Mary ]. Miller, aged S8, a niece of Jo-
appointed postmistress here, claims to
be the oldest postmistress in the United
States.
She was first appointed under Presi-
dent Mckinley in 1897. Her husband
was an army officer during the Civil
War.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-04
MYERS REMAINS SENT EAST

REDLANDS, Sept 3.-The remains
of George S. Myers, the millionaire
who died Monday, were placed on a
special car this evening and are being
taken to st. Louis. The delay was
caused by the difficulty in getting
car. Members of the family accom-
panied the BODY
The Mena weekly star., 1910-08-18
BOSTON USED DYNAMITE
 TO CHECK 4 BIG FIRE
Two Million Dollars Worth or rroP'
 erty Destroyed Before the Flames Were Put Under Control.

Boston Aug 11.-boston was swept by A confiagration that destroyed Sz'- 900 .O0O worth of property and, driven by a strong northwest wind. threaten ed to spread to the center Of the city.
 The flames were first discovered shortly before o'clock in the lumber yard of Blacker and Shepard ana within a few minutes had spread un' til Dover street was afiame. A gen eral alarm called all the fire ap- paratus in the city to the scene and al 7:sO D. m. call for help was sent to Brookline, Cambridge and Somer vile and all the available fire fighting apparatus in those towns was rushed to the scene of the contagration. Al 8 o'clock Chief Grady said the fire was under control It will spoldei for several days however.
 The lumber yards, 50 tenement houses and the Dover street bridge were in flames at one time. Three pieces of fire apparatus were lost oy the department because of the rush o the flames. Several firemen ant many policemen had narrow escape' from serious injury. Many of tht tenement house dwellers in the fir' zone also had narrow escapes iron the rapidly spreading flames.
 Hundreds of pounds of dynamite were used to blow up buildings.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-08-18
POSTAL BANKS FOR TOWNS FIRST
Larger Cities VIII Have to Walt Until Experiment ls Thoroughly
 Tried Out.

Beverly, Aug. 11.-Under a decision reached by President Taft after con. sultation with Postmaster General Hitchcock e chain of postal sayingl banks will be instituted as soon ai the machinery has been prepared, in a series of smaller postoffices geo graphically distributed in order that the experiment may be thoroughly tried out before the banks are started In the large cities.
 This is necessary, not only becaus1 1t Is desired to make the system ai nearly perfect as possible before 1t ia put into general operation, but also because there Is only s1,O00,OO0 avail. able for this purpose just now and a new appropriation will be necessary before the law can be generally en. forced.
 So far as possible, each state will be provided with at least one of the experimental postal banks and the selections will be made from among presidential offices in the small com munities that have shown the highest efficiency under the rating system Of the postofiice department
The Mena weekly star., 1910-08-18
ANOTHER BIG SPOT ON THE SUN
Prof. Hicks of St. Louis Says the New Spot Is 6o,ooo Miles
 In Diameter.

St. Louis, Aug. 11.-Another gi Santic spot has developed on the sun according to Prof. Ira L. Hicks, St Louis noted astronomer, that makes all former spots of recent date look like cabbage patches. Hicks says the spot looks like volcano big enough to swallow the earth without an effort He says 1t is at least 60.00O miles II diamater and 1t Is the cleanest cut spot he has seen in year
 The sun was acting badly, Hicks says and he hurried to his observa tory and took half hour observation He found the spot to be so big that fl was visible to the naked eye through smoked glasses. There is apparently great flame boiling from the edges Outside the edges of the main spot another 15.e00 miles beyond, is large devastated area. Hicks says tn spot appears to be two days old and fl likely to be visible for several days.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-08-18

sure Of 1t, as McMurray had double crossed him at other times. but thi. time he was going to fix 1t so he wouldn't lose out. and when McMurray got his 10 per cent of $30,000,000, ol whatever 1t amounted to. he (Adamsl was going to get per cent of the pro ceeds.
 Wanted Gore to Withdraw Bln.
 T also met Jake L. Hamon at Wash ington. He told me to go to that OlC man Gore and get him to withdraw that fool bill of his against the Mo Murray contracts.-
 Congressman Carter, who is 6 par Cherokee Indian, and who was for twC years a member of the house commit tee on Indian affairs. was then asked
 Do you think majority of the In dians are in favor of these oontractf giving 10- per cent to McMurrayf"
 There Is no doubt that they are, he replied, "but there also is no doub that in signing the contracts many were influenced to do so by persons who had an interest in them"
 Adams was described as a Delaware Indian, who frequently has been men toned as having called on President Taft In matters pertaining to Indian affairs It was Adams to whom the Indians in this state were asked to ad dress telegrams urging President Taft to approve of the sale of the lands McMurray is the holder of the con tracts, by which, according to Senator Gore. 10 per cent of s3.00O,0O0 -at toneys' fee" would be allowed
The Mena weekly star., 1910-08-18
PROMINENT EDITOR OF WAL.
 DROh, ARK., CONVERTED.
SlOO SAFE--HIS LETTER
waldron, Ark, Oct. g, 1909.

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 In the last case, however, my wife agreed to try your Baby Balm. went to my doctor and told him that l wanted to try 1t. He said he did not know what 1t contained, but to give 1t a trial. We did, and 1t worked like a charm. Now my wife will not be without 1t: and the baby has not had bad case with his bowels since we began using 1t.
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