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The San Francisco call., 1910-01-02

he exhibits, night after night. There
there were he'd be like any other man
caught crying; not a figure TO excite
sympathy But the Leipzig musicians
sorrows are genuine every night in the
year His woe is veritable and his sobs
come choking from the heart. 1 asked
Warfield how he could do this every
night.
Every performance is a new event. "
he answered slowly. ANY npn could
play that passionate scene in the sec
ond act if he were in tempestuous
mood. That would not be acting. So
one must work ones way into that
mood. one must feel the reality of il
ALL its supreme truth; its authenticity.
That's as easy to do today yester-
day, or as easy to do a year hence as
tonight, provided one has the power
to nut himself in Won Barwigs place.
That's much like hypnotism, YOU see.
The oftener a patient is hypnotized,
the easier it is for the operator TO get
him. I believe Won Barwig's story; /
feel again the ache of those Is lost and
lonely years, / see before me the re-
spected scoundrel from whose hands
has come this woe. Then I behave
as Won Barwig would And that will
be so as long as every performance is
a new event. Besides, acting, being a
reproductive art, is like music. Does
or conductor of Tschaikowsky' S
symphony Pathetique, or have you
wearied of reading Dickens or Shakes
pesre?v
You wouldn't class The Music
Master with those masterpieces. would
you?" 1 asked.
cav gHY not?' replied warheld after
Wa pause How shall one say
"
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-02
Mckee Rankin Threatens
Trouble for Miss O'NeiI

~ ECENT advices from New York
- state that Mckee Rankin. who is
there TO prosecute his suit against
Nance O'Neil. threatens to make some
sensational revelations unless the act-
ress, now under David Belasco's man.
agesal wing. Acknowledges the debt
of gratitude she owes him by keeping
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-02

tu yARFIELD unconsciously gave me
M another proof that he is far from
conscious OF his drama tic powers.
I had asked him what he is going to
do next year. "A play is being prepared
for me by Mr.. Belasco," said he. ut
hasn't been named yet, but it is nothing
like The Music Master; rather it is a
poetic drama of fantastic character,
quite unlike anything 1 have yet done. :
When you read a play, 1 inquired,
'can you see yourself in any given
character
Not at ALL
You don't know whether you could
compass the character or not?'
Il do not; that is. not at first. !
must have the play for long time; !
must read it over and over again and
get into it's furthest corners before any
The rest / get at rehearsals. A little
episode here or scene there will de-
velop itself and flashes of its signif-
canoe and reality will light up the va
rious moments until / gradually begin
to have a realization of David Warfield
in the part. Thus it happens sometimes
at rehearsals that / will say: I wish l
might be certain to do that as well on
the opening night l have a very clear
notion after working at part for the
necessary length OF time about the
characteristics of the individual l am
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-02

would surely laugh his head loose from
his. shoulders at the supreme nonsense
of the comedians Then he went back
to his Office and next day 1 read his
judicial opinion about this play, which
ne assured his readers was unworthy of
attention. full of broadsde slapsticks
and stupid clowning. That critic must
have forgotten how he had laughed at
the show
done things that are the finest. To OBJ
serve all the rules of writing Will not
make an interesting story. and to have
the technic of the stage al ones fingers
ends will not suffice to turn out a drama
worth while. But if'a play presents a
probability and interest; if the play
wright manages to get real blood into
his people and places them in circum-
stances that will reveal themselves as
they are; if the story starts from a
given point and logically ends pleas
ant journey besides; then I can't see
why the product can not be pronounced
good. Some very wise critics have
found grave flaws in Hamlet and it
has been claimed that it was a play
made in rehearsals' and perhaps 1t
was; yet the Judgment of the greatest
actors and theater goers for centuries
have commended the play, and that's
the best sort of evidence.
isn't it enough that Tie Music Mas
ter has pleased millions and that its
story is full of warm humanity? Let's
pretend it is a great play. 1t has most
all of the symptoms
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xt,v sHY not?' replied warfield after
M pause. How shall one say
w that The Music Master isn't a
great play, when it has been going
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-02

TOR six years now WarfeId has been
Fplaying The Music Master" and j
wondered how he could continue to
bring to the emotions of forlorn Won
garwig the freshness and spontaneity
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-10-20
Supplying the Family.

On his way home wednesday even
ing City Wire Inspector William Buzz
ard was accosted by a shabbily dressed
man who asked him for "a dime.
It'll tell you the truth" the man
said, Il want to buy a package Of
smoking tobacco"
Here you are" the inspector re-
piled. IL just happen to have a pack
age with me. Does your brother
smoker"
Somewhat surprised, the man an
swered: es, sir; sure he does"
The Inspector handed over another
package
The man grinned and nodded.
Here are a couple of packages for
your other brothers, ehre's one foI
your cousins, two or three for your
relations and one for good measure
And as fast as he could get them out
of his pockets the inspector handed
the man a number of small packages
Before I forget it," he said in con
clusion, heres one for your grand
mother"
To the astonished group of by
ISLANDERS who had stopped to watch
the incident the wire inspector after
ward explained that an advertising
man had given him a big supply OF
samples, and that he had been waiting
for a god chance to distribute them
Youngstown Telegram.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-10-20
PURYEAR SENT ON
TO GRAND JURY
Dismissed on Charge of Killing, But
Not Yet Cleared.
RIG MON VA-special

r c H NJ o N d, VA.-Special.-
After a hearing which lasted near
ly four hours and listening to argu-
ments of attorneys for another hour,
Magistrate w. II. II. Kidwell late
Friday afternoon dismissed the
charge against County Officer B. F..
Puryear. charged with the killing of
Jesse Williams near the State Fair
Grounds on October 5th.
Immediately after the decision was
announced Commemorative Attor-
ney Julien Gum caused all of the
with eSSes in the case to be recognized
to appear before the grand jury at its
next session, which will be in Janu-
airy.
IN dismissing the charge Magis-
trate Kidwell stated that he was quite
certain that Williams could have seen
the white ribbon badge with police"
on it worn by Puryear as a badge of
authority. He said he could see it in
the dim light of the justices tent on
the Fair Grounds. He stated that he
had heard the case with an unbiased
mind and had refrained from read
ing the papers before the hearing.
He was sure he would incur no dis
favor in the eyes of those knowing
the law, and least of all in the esti-
nation of the public.
The case has been the principal
subject of comment in the city since
the action of the magistrate became
generally known.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-10-20
TAFT CONSENTS
TO RAISE MAINE

BEVERLY Special President
Taft intends to settle for all time, if
possible. the question as to the cause
of the destruction of the battleship
Maine in Havana Harbor Twelve years
ago.
This is to be accomplished by the
raising of the Maine by the coffer
dam method.
of army engineers appointed to con-
slider the removal of the wreck. was
submitted to President Taft yester-
day by Major General William H.
BiXby, and was endorsed in a state
ment by Mr.. Taft. General Bixby eX-
poets to have the wreck uncovered
and free for inspection by February
1 9Th, the thirteenth anniversary OF
the destruction OF the vessel.
The impartial spirit in which the
work of determining the character of
the explosion is to be undertaken is
indicated by the fact that Spain has
been asked. at the direction of the
President, to have a representative
present during the progress of the
work. The same courtesy will be ex-
tended to Cuba
In line with the Presidents desire
to remove ali doubt as to the cause
of the explosion, full publicity will
be given to the work as ii progresses.
Besides the army engineers there
will also be an officer of the United
States Navy present. The army en-
gineers will, however, be supreme
The total cost will be within $780,
000
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-10-20
VIRGINIA DANES
ELECT OFFICERS

BRISTOL. TENN. Special. The State
conference OF the Virginia National So
ctety of the Daughters OF the American
Revolution was concluded Thursday,
when the following officers were
chosen: Mrs. Samuel w. JamisOn, of
Roanoke, regent: Mrs. j. II. McCue. of
Roanoke, vice regent; Mrs. Robert
Gray, OF Bristol, secretary, and Mrs
Elizabeth Hammer, treasurer.
The conference last night pledged it
self TO raise funds to place a bust of
Thomas Jefferson in Continental Memo
rial Hall, in Washington.
The delegates yesterday went on an
excursion to Natural Tunnel. in Scott
county, Va, where they held a session.
Judge Joseph l.. Kelly, of Bristol. last
night addressed the conference on The
Rights of Women Yesterday and To-
daV."
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-10-20
TOOK The VICTIM
INTO HER CAR
WOMAN WHOSE AUTO MORTALITY
WOUNDED LABORER SHOW SUI
FERER EVERY ATTENTION.

NEW YORK Special.-There was
one automobile fatality in the city
Wednesday in which the motor par
ty did not put on full speed and run
away. leaving an injured man dying
on the road. On the contrary, he
was carefully lifted into the car. his
head pillowed on women's laps and
he was driven to a hospital. where
he died.
According to witnesses, the car Of
r. J. McKeever, a Brooklyn contrac-
tor, was running only about six miles
an hour Wednesday when along Pei
ham Avenue. In it were Chauffeur
Ernest Warren, of 6SS Carroll Street;
Mrs. Stephen McKeeVer, sister-in-laW
OF the owner of the car, of 1876 Sixth
Avenue; Mrs. Mary Dalton. of 1O1
Sixth Avenue; Frank O'Leary. of 2S
Baker Place, and Mrs. James Reilly,
all of Brooklyn.
Near Southern Boulevard the
driver blew his horn and turned to
one side TO pass grocery wagon.
Just as he was about to pass the
wagon he saw a man in his path.
Warren jammed on the brakes, but
could not stop before the man had
been knocked down and one front
wheel had passed over him.
After the chauffeur had pushed the
close the man lying moaning on the
ground, the men, aided by the young
er woman, lifted the injured man and
placed him carefully in the tonneau.
Then the women got in and made
him as comfortable as they could.
There was no policeman in sight
ana the party did not call one. Ford
ham Hospital was only a block dis
tant' and passerby showed them
the way.
At the hospital. while the passen-
gers waited in the machine, the chauf-
feur told of the accident and said
that they would wait for the police.
The victim, evidently a laborer about
twenty-one years old. was hurried TO
the operating room, but died Just as
he was being placed upon the table.
The police OF the fremont Avenue
station arrived shortly after the
man death and a policeman drove
TO the office of Coroner Schwanecke,
one Hundred and Seventy-seVenth
Street and Third Avenue. in the auto
with the McKeever party. Mrs Nc
keever tainted in the machine as il
drew up before the building. Her
companions did not dare tell her that
the man was dead
The coroner examined each MEM
Der OF the party, and during his ques-
tlonlng Mrs. McKeever tainted twice.
The coroner, too. concealed from her
Ae'~S mat tic ndu QlGQ.
The chauffeur was paroled in the Gus
Jody OF Mrs. McKeever.
There were SIS and a small brass
check of the O'Brien Contracting
Company, 576 Morris Park Avenue,
numbered 1877. in the young mans
pocket. When ne arrived at the hos
pital he had conscious moment when
he asked for priest. AS the priest
entered the room he expired muir
muring: Mother, mother"
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-10-20

The balloon was equipped with
wireless and the wireless stations
along the coast were besieged during
the morning with inquiries desiring TO
know If aught had been heard from
the America. According to a pre-ar-
ranged plan, Wellman was TO flash
word by wireless If danger overlook
him. so that a boat could be sent as
aid.
Plans for the trip were made seve-
raj months ago and the balloon has
been resting here for nearly three
months. 1t has attracted a great deal
of attention among the strangers who
throng Atlantic City during the sum-
mer and fall months.
The America is nearly as large as
Count Zeppehn's biggest dirigible
The hanger, which was built to
house IL is ESQ feet long. eighty feet
wide and eighty feet high.
Elaborate plans were made and
the trip. A hydrogen gas apparatus
was brought from Paris. Eighty tons
of sulphuric acid and sixty tons of iron
turnings were secured to furnish the
hydrogen.
The balloon was equipped with an
expert wireless operator, and a full
set of aerOnautic and navigation in
strumentS. Some of the latter were
especially constructed for this trip. An
idea of the carrying capacity of the
<AAAANA ia - OOhNGgC0 Dy the ldCl lnaI
she could take her crew of seven,
enough gasoline for a days run and
seventy-five passengers. The fuel sup
ply for the transatlantic voyage was
slowed in a steel tank with a capacity
of 1900 gallons.
Trip Can BE Made.
Chief Engineer Vanniman declared
that the trip could be successfully
made. The America was rebuilt from
smaller balloon.
1t is sausage shaped affair of
monStrouS size. The reconstruction
went on in Wellman's workshops in
the suburbs of Paris last winter and
spring.
1t is second to the Zeppelin in point
of size, among the airships of the
world.
Its length is 22S feet, its greatest
diameter fifty-two feet and its volume
$4,000 cubic feet.
Total lifting capacity $4,000 pounds
twelve tons.
The steel car is 156 feet long and it's
weight is $500 pounds. The balloon
part is composed of three thicknesses
of cotton and silk and three layers of
rubber and weighs $500 pounds.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-10-20

today gave a daring exhibition OF
bomb" throwing as he flew above
the field at Bennings' race track on
the outskirts OF Washington.
He also raced about the track in an
automobile TO give an idea of the speed
OF an aeroplane.
He flew from the Bennings' racs
track, several miles from the heart OF
the capital, 20 q vacant lot between
the White House and the state. War
and Navy Departments building He
flew exceptionally high and fast and
circled down gracefully To the land
ing place. which he reachad at 1920
O'Clock. His flight was watched by
tens of thousands of interested spec
tators who occupied roofs Of buildings
and other points OF vantage.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-10-20
DALAI LAMA'S
POWER IS GONE
Chinese Government Arrests His
Agent and Will Control
Thibet Hereafter.

CALCUTTA,-Spec China has
crushed out the last vestige of the
Government of the once powerful
Dalai Lama at Lhassa, according to
advices received here from Thibet.
Chinese soldiers seized the agent
of the Dalai Lama and spirited him
away to a secret hiding place, upon
a warrant accusing him of conspiring
to send supplies TO the Lama at Oar
jiling.
An order OF decapitation followed
the arrest OF the agent. but this was
later cancelled for fear il would re-
suit in an outbreak. The agent is an
abbot, seventy years of age. and he
had acted as the minister OF Lama,
who lived in strictest seclusion. The
arrest was the final step in the move
ment of the Chinese Government to
wrest the powers from the Lama s
Government in Thibet.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-10-20
HEAVILY FINED FOR
RUNNING BLIND TIGER
RIG limo Nd, VA.-SpeciaI.-

RIG MON d, VA.-Special.-
Wiley DowHes, colored, fifty years
old. was convicted in the Police Court
Saturday of a charge of selling
whiskey on Sunday without a license
and was fined 500, given sixty days
in Jail and required to furnish $500
security for twelve month, which he
was unable to do, going to Jail for an
additional term in default.
The case was one Of the most ag-
gravated ever heard in the Police
Court. Several witnesses, and one in
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Goode. colored-of-
fered most damaging testimony. the
latter swearing that, when remon-
strated with by her, the accused said:
You can't tell me anything. I've
been doing it for thirteen years.
Witness tried to show him the err
ror of his way, but he was obdurate,
and the pitcher went to the well once
too often.
According to this witness. Downes
sold whiskey regularly every Sunday
from his back door. minors being
among his customers.
NDownes lives at 400 North Seven
teenth Street. Policeman c. NJ.
johnson and +. 1. Gentry surprised
him when he was away from home.
walking in and making themselves at
home Awaiting his return.
A quantity of whisSey was cOnfis-
Gated, and Ahen cornered Downes
broke down and confessed. Offering to
throw a certain coke dealer if the
officers let him go.\ In the Police
Court he denied making the 'Sonfession.
the confession.
The accused was represented by At
torney Nathaniel Tyler. who disputed
the authority of the officers in raid
ing the house without warrant.
Asked where they got their authority,
for what the attorney considered UNI
promptly replied that the Legislature,
the City Council and the Board of
Police Commissioners vested him with
authority.
Although this reply somewhat put
quietus on further questioning on
the part of the attorney along this
line, counsel for the accused reiter-
ated that, in his opinion, the officers
exceeded their authority.
1t was seen early in the proceed
ings that a conviction would result.
counsel for the defense realizing that
II was hopeless battle.
commemorative Attorney Minitree
Folkes represented the prosecution
and was unusually magnanimoUs TO
the accused, allowing him TO intro
duce much testimony that was OF an
irrelevant nature. to argue his own
case and TO leave the witness sand
repeatedly and describe evoIutio,s in
the air in a dramatic manner The
hearing was not without its inter, St
ing phases.
The specific instance for which
Downes was tried occurred October
I'd.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-10-20
STANLEY KETCHEL
IS SHOT DOWN
Middleweight Champion Wounded by
Man Named Hurd.

SPRINGFIELD MO. - Special
Stanley Ketchel, middleweight cham
pion pugilist of the world, was shot
through the right lung at the ranch
of r. p. Dickerson, five miles from
Conway Mo-, Saturday morning. He
is in dangerous condition.
A special train carrying doctors was
sent from here at $50 o'clock by
Dickerson, with whom Ketchel has
been staying. Two bloodhounds
were taken to find the trail of a man
named Hurd, who is said TO have done
the shooting. No details could be
learned. but 1t appears that Ketchel
was shot during a quarrel.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-10-20
KING MANUEL FINDS
HAVEN OF REST
Dethroned Portugal Ruler Given
Home by King
George.

LO N o N.-Special.--The British
royal yacht Victoria and Albert COM
manded by Commodore Palmer. left
Portsmouth Wednesday for Gibraltar to
bring Manuel, of Portugal. and Queen
Mother Amelie to England to make
their future home. The royal yacht
was sent at the personal direction of
King George and the King personally
conferred his orders upon Commodore
Palmer at a private interview.
The Victoria and Albert may be ac-
companied to England from Gibral-
tar by a warship.
A close guard will be kept over the
young King for fear of his assassina-
ton after his arrival here.
Advices from Lisbon Wednesday
stated that the city is tranquil and thai
the new government is advancing rap
idly towards permanency.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-10-20

ThA property at Red Hook, men
toned in the marriage contract is
worth Njust exactly $4,000, and il is
burdenSd with a mortgage Of $4,000.
which lieaves its value $4,000.
Ali the real estate in New York
city whose addresses have been given
in an apparently innumerable list, ie
worth Just 100000, and not 5000,
600, as was stated.
And this property is burdened in
the following manner:
One thirN-that is to say, $780,
OOO-belongs\to the first wife OF Mr.
Chanler, and On the remainder there
is a mortgage df $4,000.
Property Worth 100000.
That leaves the property worth ex-
actly 100000.
This wonderful marriage gift BIZ al
American millionaire thus represents
in the event of the sane of this rea
charlottesville only after long anC
probably interminable II formal
ity-s6O.OOO. plus the $4,000 for the
Red Hook property.
L say $66,0O0. and when say thai
I realize that it is not eveic enough
to buy the collar of pearls that shoulo
have been my marriage giN If Mr.
Chanler had offered me a rharriag'
gift.
AS for the personal income OF Mr.
Chanler, il is worth 100000 year
of which he guaranteed to me by tbs
marriage contract $20,00Q-that is L
say. one-third. and not a cent more
And that is all. These details
| should be stated so that while the,
do not subtract by so mudh as a sin
gle sigh from the total OF his grea
passion, nevertheless they shall serv'
! to dissipate, in part, the picture o
myself surrounded by sacks of golC
plate rising to the height Of sky
scraper on the horizon behind m,
head.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-10-20
CHAMBERS WAD
WAS NOT so BIG
Songbird Would Dissipate Pic
ture of Herself Surrounded by
Sacks of Gold-He Prom
ised Her Annuity
of 500. 600

PARIS Special.-Lina CaVa-
Lieri is not outwardIy worrying
about her ante-nuptiaI contract.
and she seems TO have a very
clear idea Of exactly what the
contract expressed before she
signed ID. Her brother, Oreste
CavaIieri, has arrived here and
has gone over I'm detail with his
sister all the stories published in
the American newspapers.
After celebrating for a few
days the singer wrote the follow
ing statements:
(By Lima CaValierf.)
/ have read the many articles pub.
lished which purported to enumerate
the incalculable benefits that accrued
to me within a few months after my
marriage to Robert w. Chanler.
Permit me now, once and for al
time, to detail exactly what these in.
calculable benefits were and whai
they were not.
Not a Love Marriage.
Let ii then be understood once To-
all that this marriage of mine wa
not love marriage. 1t was not un
til after q courtship. whose ferVo
was beyond all bounds, whose pas
sionate intensity was beyond concep
ton and whose promise contained Sc
rious guaranty for the future, that
consented to marry Mr.. Chanler. BIZ
II the ardor OF this love. OF Mr.. Chan
ler's part, should not be minimized
neither should the, guaranty for tn
futute that HzaRtained be exagger
ated. sNElI
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-10-20
Licenses Issued.

r c H NJ o N d, VA.-SpeciaI.-
A license to do business in Virginia
was issued to the Southern Transpor-
tation Company, a corporation under
the laws of New Jersey, a written
power of attorney having been filed
with the commission appointing John
A. Lamb, of Richmond, Va, statutory
agent Maximum capital authorized
by charter-$250,0O0 Objects and
urposes-Operating barges and doins
a general towing business.
A license 10 do business =. Virginia
was issued to Southern Towing Com
pany. q corporation pdder the laws
of New Jersey a written power of at
torney having been filed with the COM
mission appointing John A. Lamb. of
Richmond, va. statutory agent Max
imum capital authorized by charter
$3.50, 600 Objects and purposes--Op-
Grating barges and doing a general
towing business