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The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-10-09
Butterfly on the Wheel.

The story of "A Butterfly on the
Wheel" which the Messrs Shubert and
Lewis Waller will present at the Met
ropolitan theater Monday. October II.
dealing with the torture Of a married
ftrt in good society who gets herself
compromised. holds attention through
out. 1t is sprinkled with much orig
inal humor that gives it real zest.
sparkle and spirited movement. Most
Of the laughing lines fall to the lot Of
the blunderer Of the piece. Lord Ell
lerdine. who lis not at all the typical
British silly ass" We are used to see
ing ad nauseam on the stage. but q
normal human creature. whose
stupidity appears to. proceed spontane-
ously from himself. and not from the
imitation of his type b. a multitude Of
butterfly. Her husbaAd. the Right
Hon. George Admission. NJ. p. loves
her. but attends strictly to parlia-
mentary business. Peggy l%anguishes
under his neglect. but fiourishes under
the attentions of Roderick Colling-
wood. who is altogether too much in
love with her. AS butterflies are not
classed among the wise creatures of
this world. pretty Peggy need not be
lations With the enamoured Roderick.
She is indeed a foolish, albeit innocent
lady. and like SO many other ladies
who are foolish and innocent. allows,
even compels. mischief to heap up in
her train. Her husband sue for d.
vorce. Hence the trial scene. in
which the butterfly is broken or the
wheel of justice.
AS the mass of circumstances and
inuendo presses down on her more and
more heavily. she sees through her
agony the futility of her attempted ex-
planations-she sees her condemna-
ton in the riged attitude Of the un-
emotional jurors. Then she is asked
to read a letter which her husband re-
ceived before she left London and
which told him exactly what her
movements would be- With a scream
! Of horror she crushes it in her hands
, and shrieks that it II a trap. She
pleads wildly with the Judge. the jury.
the cross-examiner to believe her
that she has been mischievous and
silly; that she has permitted Colling-
wood to follow her, but that she is In
nocent. that she loves her husband.
And as he leaps toward her she sinks.
fainting. to the floor.
The next day Collingwood and Lady
Atwill confess that it was their con-
spiracy, and Peggy is restored to the
affections Of the Right Hon. George.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-10-09
'BENNER & BEGG.

by pitched ball. by Wood, Meyers;
struck out. by Tesreau 1, Crandall 3,
Wood IL; sacrifice hit, Hooper; left
on bases. Boston 4. New York s. Um-
pires. KLEIN. Evans. Rigler and
O'Loughlin.
What They Said Before the Game.
New York, Oct. 9.-Neither Of the
rival managers was inclined to make
any predictions, but they showed no
uneasiness or lack of confidence in
their men. John ]. McGraw, manager
MY men are in fine condition and
l know that they are ready to give a
good account Of themselves. We gave
the Athletics a hard fight in five Of the
six games last fall, but I do not think
the Red Sox are any stronger. II as
strong.
Il rev have to worry about
can always be depended upon to twirl
brilliantly when there Is anything at
stake. Marquard suffered from the
strain OF his long winning streak, but
he is now back in shape again and I
look for him to pitch fine ball in the
coming battles. We possess an ad.
vantage in the pitching staff. as aside
from Wood ! do mo- believe that the
Red SoX have any box men who are
the equal Of our twirlers."
Jake Stahl. manager Of the Red Sox.
reiterated some of his previous state
ments by saying:
my team has played consistent
baseball in winning the American
league pennant and will play consis-
tent baseball in winning the worlds
series I believe that my pitching stan
is the best in the country, and every
thing else being equal. this will count.
Gardner is fully recovered from the
injury to his finger and the players are
in fine condition and confident"
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-10-09
California for Wilson. He Saws.

~ sCASSs
]. Arthur McHenry of San Diego,
foresees success for the democratic
ticket in California. despite the fact
that the governor of that state is
Colonel Roosevelt's running mate. He
said:
The recent ruling of the court,
which holds that the names Of 1T
electors shall not be placed upon the
official ballots in California. is going
to drive into the democratic ranks a
great proportion. If not a majority OF
h Taft people of that state. These
men Will not flock to Mr.. Wilson be-
cause they favor the principles for
which he stands. but with the sole aim
Of defeating Theodore Wilson.
1T appears now that the only way
for a republican in California to sup
port Taft and Sherman is to write the
names Of their electors upon the bal
lots. II this method should be pur-
sued. I believe that many ballots
would be thrown out. Furthermore,
I think that the Taft managers nov
realize that they are SO Handicapped
hat hope Of success has been aban-
doned. expect to see the word
passed down the line to their follow
ers to vote for Wilson and defeat
Roosevelt"
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-10-09
Talks With Men of
National Prominence
At Washington. D. q
"Reing connected with politics IN
Al WASHINGTON. D. q

Being connected with politics in
my OWE country, I have followed
rather closely political affairs OF the
United States for years." remarked
EN-Bailie Peter Burt. ]. p, Of Glas-
gov. Scotland. land the situation
which has most impressed me during
my travels through the states for the
past several weeks is the apparent alb.
solute lack Of interest shown in the
approaching election by the voters
generally.
Coming w on the steamer 1 en-
deavored to sound the sentiment OF
my fellow travellers. native to Ameri-
ca. and gained the impression that the
election Of Governor Wilson. the DEM
ocratic nominee. was assured. Two
men. asserting that they had been
lifelong republicans. informed me that
they intended to vote the democratic
ticket this fall.
When I landed in New York. how
ever. and began to circulate among
the partisans. I was not so sure that
1 had been properly informed. In one
section OF the country one candidate
seems to be leading. while in an
other the leader Of another party
seems to predominant the sentiment.
But In no section do I find the busi-
ness people manifesting any interest.
There is not near the interest dis
played that n witnesses in general
elections in Scotland and England.
Save for the banners which I have
seen floating from the various head
I do no think that I would have real.
lied that a campaign was on"
MI. Burt is chairman of the liberal
party's organization committee for
the western division of Scotland. Ask
ed as to the expenditure of moneys
in campaigns here and in Scotland.
Mr.. Burt replied that he did not be-
lieye there was much difference on
this point between the countries.
"Our elections are very expensive
he continued. "of course We do not
spend In aggregate as much as the
Americans, but 1t must be remem-
oered that our territory is not near
SO large. Save for our candidates for
office no accounting is required under
u laws for the moneys spent in
political campaigns. Each candidate
is limited to a certain amount, but
the organizations supporting him are
not required to account for the man.
ner or amount Of their expenditures
At home. practically every spends
money: n the sums do not pass
through particular channels. such a.
your campaign committees.
There is a corrupt practices act
which prevents the Improper use OF
money in our elections. and our broad
franchise practically makes vote buy.
ing Impossible. Furthermore. NJ
candidate would run the chance of q
contest, or unseating. bS permitting
his supporters to violate the corrupt
practices act. Every candidate gen
erallE' has a paid solicitor to direct
his campaign. to protect him agains;
violations"
Mr.. Burt is an ardent single-taxer
He said that he has found America,
municipalities adopting such method
Of assessment as will permit the al.
most immediate introduction Of sin
question becomes a more vital politi.
cal issue.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-10-09
On and Off the Stare
lRy Georxa A RsnsonA

Despite the fact that the United
states. like London. Paris. Berlin and
otner places. has q society Of Dram.
atists and Composers, We have heard
OF It accomplishing very little for the
inexperienced members, or those who
are struggling to get a hearing. In
writing OF the society's work an edi-
In other words. Of what material
benefit is q society OF dramatists which
protects those that can protect them.
selves and seemingly does nothing for
the benefit Of those who contribute the
means to send delegates to Washing
ton to lobby for or against measures
Immediately affecting the interests Of
such delegates?
The society has been in existence
a great many years. So far as We
know. 1t q always limited Its ef-
torts 70 these narrow confines. The
protection 1t has sought has been for
the comparatively few. the successful
dramatists who have works on the
stage exposed to piracy. Has 1t ever
reached down into its midst to help q
struggling brother or sister?
1T has no executive committee Of
experienced persons to act as q
guardian for the inexperienced ones.
a committee to whom contracts may
be referred. or will exercise the in.
huence OF the club in seeing that exact
justice is accorded its members in
dealing with managers. a committee
that will stand by its junior members
with all the prestige and power Of q
strong institution to make. for ex-
ample. the plagiarism Of unknown
works an Improbable undertaking.
That is what the French Society Of
Authors and Composers has been do.
ing. n doing so we'll that its authors
ty extends yer all the world. And
that the American Dramatists' society
can and should do,
1T has been asleep. so far as its
opportunities for doing a great work
are concerned. 1t could confer the
same dignity on American authors
that French and German authors en-.
JOY"
The leading role in Fine Feathers"
Eugene Walters new play. has been
played by three different men since its
first performance. Wilton Lackaye
opened in the role and was then sue
ceeded by Arthur Byron. And now.
Frenk Sheridan is playing it. Mr..
Sheridan recently retired from the
cast of The Bird of Paradise and
was secured on a rush order. after MI.
Byron had given notice tina he was
returning to New York.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-10-09

lNVSAelAtuSu xxVII1 3d80 O
brought Devore and Doyle over the
plate.
Tesreau held the Red sox runtess
until the sixth inning. Twenty Red
.Sox players faced the quick breaking
moist ball before the first hit was
made. That was a long drive for
three bases by Speaker, who. came
home for the first u on an inheld
out by Duffy Lewis.
Seventh JciH's Downfall.
The seventh inning saw the end Of
Tesreau. Three singles and a double
sent three Boston players home and
Manager McGraw was quick to see
livery. Wagner started the trouble
for Tesreau in the seventh after Stahl
had been retired. sending a line drive
to center. Cady followed with anoth-
er liner to center and the Boston del
egations in the stand gave a lusty
cheer. Wood forced Cady at second,
but Hooper shot a double past Merkle
putting Wagner across the plate and
sending Wood to third. Yerkes re-
sponded with a sharp drive over Sec
ond and before the ball could be re-
turned to the infield Hooper and
Wood scampered over the rubber.
ul011tS Tlk11t ANVU1ys
With a lead Of two runs the giants
had to take the offensive and nobly
responded with a ninth inning rally
which failed by one run of tying the
score:
I'VE won. as I thought We would,
but the Giants gave us a great fight"
remarked Manager Stahl, as he led the
players aboard an early evening train
for Boston. Zoe Wood carried US to
victory with fine pitching and our
players were ready with their bats
when hits meant runs"
McGraw Still Hopeful.
"The series is Just beginning" said
McGraw, land while we would liked
to have won, we r by no means dis
heartened by today's defeat. The Ath-
letics were defeated the first game Of
the worlds series last year, but they
captured the title of champions"
Business at Standstill. :
Business came to q standStill. in the
financial district, while the game was
in progress. The crowds on the stock
forsook the stock quotation tickers
and hung around the news tape. which
carried the record Of the game. Scores
Of bankers took q holiday, while the
directors Of the Missouri Pacific rail-
way advanced a directors meeting
one hour that several Of them might
see the Red sox and Giants do battle.
Crowd Easily Handled.
The crowd at the Polo grounds was
handled without confusion and there
virtually was room for all who came.
Spectators obtained high prices for
seats in the upper stand. but many
lost money. az the would-be. purchas
ers failed to meet the exorbitant de.
mands.
The attendance figures fell short o.
the first game between the Athletics
and Giants last year. The paid admis-
sions Of the contest totalled 49,
$50. Just 1851 less than last year.
The total receipts of the game. &c.,
127. Of which the players receive $40,
568. and each club $13.523. The Ia
tional commissions share was $1.513.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-10-09
Brazil Defeats Bubonic Plague.

That the development of the thou.
sands Of unused acres Of Brazil would
be aided by greater encouragement
to foreign emigration to that country.
was the contention Of DR.. Graca Cou-
to OF Rio de %Janeiro. Brazil. DR..
he South American republic to the
fifteenth International Congress of
Hygiene and Demography. and the
author OF several books, published In
both English and Spanish, treating OF
the control Of infectious diseases. He
saw great possibilities for the future
Of Brazil. and told Of the steps which
had been taken in Rio de Janiero to
stamp out the many cases Of bubonic
plague which has broken out there.
The fight against the plague was en-
ttrely successful. he said.
German immigrants are very Dor.
ular in Brazil. and all through Latin
America" DR.. Couto asserted. The
Germans make excellent settlers and
upbuilders. but / think that a good
elias of immigrants from any country
would do practically the same thing.
and i thtnk more encouragement for
immigration from the United states
and from the other European coun-
tries hould be. given.
Brazil has made wonderful strides
forward In the last decade. and I look
for even greater development in the
next ten years. You shall see Tho
cities are among the most beautiful
and best laid out of any in the world,
and: besides. they are remarkably
The bubonic plague did break out
in Rio de Janeiro. but that was due
to rats coming into the country from
other ports. The systematic slaughter
Of rats and their parasites. the true
spreaders Of the disease by land and
sea, has greatly contributed to the
determination Of the plague in Rio
de Janeiro. Up to December. 1911,
when the complete tables were last
published. a. total of 3.1S2.463 rats
had been tncinerated in the city of
Rio de Janeiro alone. This shows the
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-10-09
STAR ACTS IN RETROSPECT.

In vaudeville it Is customary to pre-.
sent the star acts somewhere near
the middle Of the program. with I'LL
ers such as acrobats. jugglers. and
moving pictures winding up the ev-
ening's entertainment. With the ap-
pearance Of ]. Pierpont Morgan and
Theodore Roosevelt. the clapp COM
mittee rang down the curtain on its
star acts. and the performances from
now on are apt to be marred by the
noise Of shuffling feet, as the public
turns from the ~politico-comic enter
tainment to the real issues Of the
campaign.
Nevertheless, the hearings have not
been altogether without value. They
have shown that the agitation against
campaign contributions has had the
effect of making Wall street tighten
It's purse strings against the approach
Of the ubiquitous solicitors Of the va
rious parties. Even in 1908 Mr.. Taft's
managers must have realized the drop
in the financial temperature Of Wall
street. And in 1912. with the excep-
ton Of a few good souls like George
Perkins and William Finn, the gen.
tlemen of wealth have been positive
~ frigid.
Behind their frowning masks. the
men Of Wall street must indulge
themselves a smile occasionally when
they realize the benefits of the "up-
lift" No need they say they
are not in the mood for contributions
and then sit expectantly, waiting for
the wrath Of the mighty It fall upon
them. In the days Of progress, all
they need do is reach for the we'll
.thumbed book of the federal statutes.
and point to the page wherein is
porations no longer may contribute
20 campaign funds.
What II the railroads do have to
pay a corporation tax? What IL the
interstate commerce commission does
refuse to let them raise their freight
and passenger rates to keep pace with
the rise in wages? At least they don't
nave to contribute to campaign funds
or pay secret rebates to shippers. and
for such small favors from the uplift
they should thank the pagan gods Of
politics.
The contributions Of Mr.. Morgan.
Mr.. Prick. and others have been gen.
erous in the pait. as shown by recent
testimony before the Clapp commit
tee. but what happened in 1904 has
nothing to do with the issues Of the
present campaign. Now that the star
acts before the Clapp committee have
been ended. the voters will have an
opportunity to reflect on the tariff
and the control of trusts. and decide
uDOn the candidate whoRA election
will be the best thing for the coun.
try for the four years beginning
March 4, 1919.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-10-09

Russia's proposition that since the
six powers cannot force China to ac-
cept the philanthropic loan Of $780,
00o.0 600 with the surrender Of it, au-
|tonomy. it shall be dunned for $780,
100000 Of Boxer indemnity. will
hardly appeal to the United States.
Our government has already gained
credit for handing back part OF the
Indemnity as in excess Of the actual
damages. 1t would be lamentably
inconsistent to damage that record
by demanding more indemnity.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-10-09

After some years Of p%ondering the
unable to decide what is beer" and
concludes to refer the question to
congress. Perhaps congressman will
resent the imputation that they are
familiar with so common a potable:
but we believe hat many Of them
are ready to act as experts. But will
they decide the much-vexed ques-
ton?
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-10-09
County Candidates.

County Candidates.
Treasurer-Holt A. Shaw.
County JUDGE. K. Hassell.
Superintendent Of Schools-M. Be-
atrice tombstone.
Register Of Deeds-A NJ. Lodmell.
Clerk Of Court-M. W. Spaulding.
States Attorney-O. B. Burtness.
Auditor-G. p. Johnson.
Sherih-John D. johnson.
Legislative Candidates.
John Kyllo.
Representative. Sixth District
John T. Freeman.
State Senator. Seventh District-H.
A Bronson.
State Senator. Fifth District-o. o.
Trageton.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-10-09

When the colonel declares that the
tobacco trust should be put into the
hands Of a receiver he creates the
impression that in case of his success
he will reform the business 80 as to
get the bands and tinfoil off the cheap
cigars.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-10-09

Having tolerably voluminous evil
dence Of the amount Of money that
went into campaign funds 1t might be
instructive to get some authentic
knowledge Of who was the ultimate
consumer Of that commodity.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-10-09

Senator Lodge presided over the
Massachusetts convention which in
dorsed President Taft. oh. Cabot!
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-10-09

extent Of the war against them. 1t
has lasted but . few years.
"Americano arO especially vel.
coined In Brasil. a. they generally
bring capital. and their progressive
business spirit is good for the coun.
try. One should watch Brazil and
note its progresA"
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-10-09

We shall expect to hear Bill sulzer
reminding Woody Wilson that the
Baltimore platform expressly stipu-
lates that a president should have
only one term.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-10-09

Theodore Roosevelt may not have
known anything about the corpora
ton contributions in 1904. but he GER
tainly did make Judge Parker think
he did.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-10-09

A Canadian schoolboy in New Jer-
Soy refuses to take the customary
oath to the nag. II the American
nag isn't good enough for him an
American education ought not to be.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-10-09

With Prince d'Araxon e n to Ellis
Island like a common immigrant. It
looks as IL the administration was
deliberately throwing away the New
port vote.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-10-09

J. P. Morsan's $4,000 contribu-
ton may not have meant more to him
than the 81 given by the poor book
keeper. but wen the colonel must
admit that II was more effective.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-10-09

The most striking evidence that
aviation is no longer a novelty is the
fact that when a birdman is killed
the newspapers don't bother about
printing a list of previous casualties.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-10-09

We have a suspicion that nobody
will get the Nobel peace prize for
ending that war between Turkey and
Italy.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-10-09
Bigger Receipts Than Ever.

oIKKer 1tcCelpt6 Iuan yer.
New York, Oct. 9.-All records for
attendance and receipts will probably
be broken in the worlds series be-
tween New York and Boston this
179.851 and the proceeds were $342,.
Se4.50. With good weather 1t is x
pected that this years series will beat
these marks by at least 10 per cent.
For one thing, the Boston grounds
have q larger seating capacity than
Shibe Park In Philadelphia.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-10-09

Certainly It seems that MI. Arch
bold. Mr.. Morgan and others were
entitled to rank in 1904 as contribut-
ing editors.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-10-09

General Grants picture will appear
on the new $4,000 bills; but admir-
ers Of the general can obtain other
portraits at less cost.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-10-09

With the advent Of the stingless
honeybee hopes are aroused OF the
eventual evolution Of the Hairless
compaign.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-10-09

series has been SO ridiculous that the
writer's decided to choose their own
scorers and ignore the representative
of trade papers named by the COM
mission. Herman Nickerson Of Bos-
were named.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-10-09

It's tough on Lieutenant Becker
that he didn't know about Joe Dix
on's system Of spending the money
as fast as he got 1t.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-10-09

Let us cheerfully credit Mr.. Morgan
with the attempt to ''get over" want
ing the things he ought not to have.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-10-09

Lady Duff Gordon's new style OF
frock. split up to show the knees
sounds as II 1t might have been in.
vented by the heroic Sir Cosmc.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-10-09

There's really nothing to do with
Mexico but to abandon It to the
comic opera librettists.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-10-09

The CAROLS Of Carrollton have
come back to the ancestral estates.
Who said that the Declaration Of In
dependence was a back number?
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-10-09

We can aequit the amiable Mr..
Longworth Of any industry in this
campaign as q spotlight chaser.