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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-05-19

II ET clty go just so long without
the pretty girls, comedians, mu-
4 SIC and fun that 60 to make UP
an entertaining musical c7trava-
ganza organization and success is sure
TO attend the first production that
opens an engagement Offering the mus
zeal hits Of the day, the new dances,
new 1aces, and striking scenes 80 es-
sential to successful musical comedies.
AT the Garrick, the TivoG musical
comedy company, Saturday night. fin
lshed up the first week OF its season at
that house, presenting "In Cav New
York. 1t was week fraught with
Il good deal Of interest to producers and
public alike, for it was the first en-
gagcmcnt Of a stock musical comedy
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-05-19

is claimed by Manager Mccoy TO be
the most expensive ever offered here
at popular prices.
For the coming week. beginning
Wednesday, there is announced as the
headliner George Bouair's troupe Of
athletes. They will DO followed by va
riety's famous musical comedy stars.
Waterbury Brothers and Tenny, late
stars with Cohan ard Harris ninstrels;
a bunch Of real American beauties. the
-Four folderol Girls, members Of the
original Floradora se1tettc, and the
Ilrst American appearance of Anna
BARLEY, Europe's famous lady IugCler:
Louise Garner and Tom Murray, recent
" featured with Lew Fields "Hen
Pecks'' company; Lepeta Lara, trapcze
performer, and Pathe's weekly review
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-05-19

THE following is an interesting arti
Gle printed under the explanatory
title, "Dramatizing I0lectrlcity,'
IL written by Edward Lyen Fox anc
p. published In the June issue of th(
Green Book:
The theater is in darkness Grpped
by the theme OF a big play, the audi
ence Is silently waiting for the curtain
TO rise on the last scene of "The Bird
pefore. they have seen a vague pro-
Gession pass across a dInly-lighted
urop-Princess IIuana has assembled
the slopes OF kilauea. The god Of
the Hawaiian volcano Is angry: she
must hurl herself into Its crater to
appease him. Eerie music rises from
the orchestra, continues a moment
and is hushed. Through the curtain
comes q distant rumblng and hiss
ing: a dot of red light appears.
spreading as the sound gains In vol
ume. The audience wonders, then
worries. What II fire has broken out
iar behind the prosceniuml What
The curtain rises. Little gasps and
cries come from over the house There
behind the footlights boils the red
crater Of Klauea-a SETTLING. Kissing.
tumollnG maelstronl of fiery lava. on
all sides mount shadowy cliffs. and
looking down Into the crater stands
silent hgure-a young Kanaka, Lu-
ana lover. Beyond, the purple
reaches Of a tropical night stretch
away dfmly. Then sonorous. an
angrier rumble rises; long tongues or
fire lear from the Greater. licking the
air; and deeper red that instantly
suggests disaster. plays over the boil
lnS l5Na-the curtain falls. lifts and
falls again. ''Wonderfulw they cry.
Wonderful" They Say
Lights flare Up all over the house
Tho audience pick up their hats and
IWraps and leave, In the lobby you
hear:
Wonderful! That crater was so
realistic l!i I almost felt the heat of it,
Think OF that poor girl I.uana jump
Ing into the red Laval
Then they go to the restaurants
or their homes. having no thought of
What had been hidden from them. or
the hundreds Of electric lights, a mo-
tor, great wheel. they knew moth
ins-only The illusion. Now, It's a.
shame to do anything To dispeI such
illusions. It's like telling a child that
Santa Claus Is only papa in a cos
tune that he has hired for the day.
Moreover. every child regrets the de-
parture Of that illusion. and the only
compensation that later years bring is
me discovery Of larger illusions.
theatcr So 1t is 10 help satisfy tho
mild thrill that comes with satisfied
curiosity that [ shall write of drama
tiIe1 electricity. For electricity Is the
basis of all the stage Illusions that
You and | like so We'll to watch.
Ihe stage manager of today has
taken his first commandment from the
book Of Genesis. 1t is Let therc
be light Perhaps il was the Datu-
ral Instinct of Goethe. turning toward
prophecy, that made him whisper
when dying. More light" Certain Il
is that light has caused most pro-
found modification in the modern
Stage. in the modern playwright, and
In the modern audiences Also very
obviously It's electric Iight. and 81 is
10 show how that system Of illumina-
ton has been dramatized that | shall
write
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-05-19

TOR an uproariously funny farce
II and = subject handled IN a man
ner that leaves not the slightest
room for objection from any
standpoint, "The Devil and Tom
Empress, is one OF the cleverest and
most laughablc conceits vaudeville has
offered in many seasons
The sketch deals with a subject that
Is so generally tabooed in the sketch
writing line that its cleverness of con-
ception and execution is decided re-
lief. The story is tale of what hap
Pened to Tennessee negro who finds
himself in Abaddon. The negro ar
rived in ITades while his Satanic mai
esty happened to be in facetious
mood, and when the devil announces
that he is going on earth for n day
or two he tells the whitehaired old col
ored man that he shall rule in his place
during his absence.
Old black Tom ascends the throne
as soon as the devil leaves, and when
the announcer informs him that the
next arrival in Hades will be Bill Will
llams, sheriff Of the county in Ten
nesee from which Tom came, tho negro
prepares a somewhat heated reception
Tor his former enemy. The programme
saws OF 1.-The Devil and Tom Walleer:V
1t never happened. it never will, but
1t may amuse you
Taken altogether, the bill is one Of
the best that the Empress has offered
III the twenty-nine weeks that house
has been open There arc two other
headliners besides ''The Devil and
Tom Walker namely, "Black and
white two French girls whose aero
batc novelty is a top liner, and the
dramatic sketch EThe Gard D,r. -
I,1terpeted by Mr.. Slaytor and cana
bic company.
The bill includes the Fonr Musical
Hodges, three woman and man. ali
or whom are exceptionally capable
players; Rice, Elmer and Tom in darine
teats on the horizontal bar; and Jep
nlngs and Renfrew, two black-faee
comedians whose popular and topical
songs have made a great hit. The bill
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-05-19

tins act several members OF the local
union of structural iron workers have
been secured who will riyet steel beams
in view of the audience and generally
disDort among the giTders. SO arts
tically has the bridge set been planned
and built that the effect Of everybody
being IN midair is realistic. @
Willard Mack will enact the role of
John Stoddard, Il Young engineer in
charge of tho construction Of the
bridge. John Sumner, the character
man who made such a hit as Giles in
50 A Colonial Girl' last week. has an
other fat part, that Of Nathaniel
Van Nest. a capitalist. +. Forrest
Taylor has been assigned the role of
henneth Styyesant, young arlstocrat
who fritters his life away, while Wal
ter Seymour, who makes his first ap-
pearance at the Orpheum, plays com-
edv role
The balance of the men play types
encountered on any big engineering
job.
OF the women, Miss Genevieve BliDn
pIsvs Janet Van Nest. daughter Of the
capitalist who has to decide between
the rich young man who wastes his
time in frivolities and the yonng engi-
neer who is accomplishing. something
great and generally doing tbipps Myr-
tie Gayetty, sister Of John Stoddard
in the play. Will be given an agreeable
role. and Miss Elizabeth Ross. as Mrs
Suydam. also has good part. Two
new faces will be seen IN the east
Miss Rosa Roma and Miss Irene Shir-
ley. who will PLAY respectively Alicia
Pond, slangv girl, and Ludmilla Ser
wick an emigTant woman.
Manager Sutton is authority for the
statement that the entire production
will be 3. big surprise. as il has been
staged on scale with regard to de-
tail heretofore not attempted in local
stock, The cast is lengthy one and
the play viii be seen here for the first
time.
1.-The Bridge runs all week with
matinees "Wednesday and Saturday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-09-24
PHONE SERVICE COST
MAY Be IN ESTIMATES
District Commissioners, 1t Is
Said, Are Likely to IN
CIude Provision.

Provision for restoring telephone service
at the expense Of the District in the
homes of number OF officials and en-
ployes Of the local government may be
contained in the next estimates of the
Commissioners, now being prepared
AS a result of a provision carried in the
current legislative, executive and judicial
act to the effect that neither the Dis
trict nor federal governments may pro-
vide telephones In the homes of govern
ment officials, administration OF the Dis
trict's business in many instances. it is
claimed. has been seriously impaired. Fiji
ty-seven telephones have been removed
from the residences of District govern
ment officials and employees.
Intention Of Commissioners.
1t is understood that the Commits
sioners are considering including in
the estimates provision for limited
telephone service. What officials ard
employees Congress will be asked to
provide with telephones without cost
is not known. but it is expected that
the police and fire departments VIII
lie espet ALLY provided for.
The District Commissioners today
began active work on the preparation of
the estimates for the next fiscal year.
The various departments will be taken
up In the order that they are provided
for in the current appropriation act.
Last year. in order to complete the work
by October Is. by which time the est
mates have to be submitted to the Treas
ury. the Commissioners were forced to
work a number Of nights and it is ex-
pected that this year will be no ex-
ception.
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Casino.

r. E. Peake and a stage full OF talking
dolls kept large audiences at the Casino
theater yesterday afternoon and evening
in a very merry mood with fifteen min
utes of uproarious fun. 1t seemed espe-
cially to please the children. although
the grownup folks applauded as vigorous.
ly as the youngsters and laughed quito
as heartily. The Bush-De We're Trio Of
fered an enjoyable novelty in the form
of illustrated songs, violin and cornet
solos and military pictures. with bugls
calls, and Mile Clay and her bronze dog
made a decided hit with her dog In hunt
ing poses, which called forth general APP
plause after each picture. Horner Bar
nette. baritone with an exceptionally
good voice. was also a favorits with his
character songs. well sung. His Offering
of The Palms" was especially enjoyable.
". H. Niemeyer and company. with
his sparkling little comedy. "Twenty-Four
Hours of Truth" was suddenly shifted for
a number from the Cosmos Theater. ow.
ing to the sudden illness Of Emily Dodd.
whose company was to have presented
..The Awakening OF Lucille The sub.
stitute made big hit with the audience.
II was announced that Miss Dodd and her
company would certainly appear today
and for the remainder OF the week. The
feature films proved to be new and quite
entertaining.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-09-24
COLUMBUS A SPANIARD.
Cuban Scholar Claims He Has Docu.
ments to Prove Claim.

NEW YORK. September 24.-Dr. Con.
stantino de Horta Pardo Of Havana
q Cuban scholar Of note and a fellow OF
the Royal Spanish Geographical Society,
has undertaken to prove to the satisfac-
ton of the American Geographical So
cety and the Hispanic Society of Amer
lea that Christopher Columbus was a
Spaniard. and not an Italian. He main
tains Columbus was born at Pontevedra.
Galicia. Spain, and not at Genoa. Italy.
Dr. Horta has gathered q mass Of docu-
ments to prove his contention, and these
are now in New York awaiting the con-
sideration of the American Geographical
Society and the Hispanic Society. After
these organizations have completed their
examination DIR. Horta purposes to pub
lish the details of his research in a PAM
phlet. which will be sent to governments,
universities and civic authorities through
out Latin America. that they may rejoice
i'm the knowledge that Columbus was OF
their own blood.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-09-24
PEACEFUL SESSION EXPECTED.
Michigan Republicans Meet to
Nominate State Officers.

DETROIT. Mich. September 4.-Mich-
igan republicans met here in state con-
vention today to nominate state officers
not named in the primaries. The Offices
to be filled were secretary Of state, state
treasurer. auditor general, attorney gen.
eral, state land commissioner and justice
Of the state supreme court. Despite the
forecast that there might be heated con-
tests on the convention floor between the
so-ca1led "old guard" and the progress
sive element over the resolutions and
one or two of the offices. the conservative
leaders unanimously declared that the
meeting would be harmonious and devoid
of all the demonstrative features that &C.
companied the state convention of the
party at Bay City.
Patrick H. Kelley Of Lansing, candi-
date for representative at large, was
named temporary chairman. Warren G..
Harding Of Ohio was scheduled to be
the principal speaker at the afternoon
session. after which the nominations
were in order.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-09-24
PLANS PUBLIC CEMETERY.
Chicago Will Operate Beautiful
Burying Ground at Cost.

CHICAGO, September PA public
cemetery operated at cost. not pot
ter's field" but a beautiful park. at
tractively equipped, is planned by
President Peter Bartzen Of the board
Of Cook county. The plan was preached
yesterday, while the board was con-
sidering the levying of taxes on the
property of number of wealthy
cemetery corporations, hitherto eX-
empt.
''Why should these corporations.
whose property is listed in some in
stances in millions. grow wealthy from
burying the dead?" demanded Presi-
dent Bartzen. The county attorney
suggested that the county had author
ity to operate a cemetery. and it was
ordered that county employees immedi-
ately seek a suitable plot of land.
Cleveland. Ohio, according to Mr.. Bart
zen. is engaged in similar project.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-09-24
CHOICE OF OFFICERS.
Congress of Hygiene and Demog-
raphy Elects Full Board.

Following are the newly elected officers
Of the congress. chosen at yesterday aft
ernoon's session:
President-Dr. Henry P. Walcott. Bos-
ton, Mass.
Secretary general-Dr. John S. Fulton,
Maryland.
Honorary presidents-For United States,
President William H. Taft: for France,
DR.. L. Chantemasse. Paris: DR.. George
Evert. Berlin. Germany: for Germany,
DR.. August Gartner; Col. William Cor
gas, United States: for Norway, Prof.
Alex Hoist. Christiania, Norway: for
Japan, Prof. s. Kitsato; for Mexico. DIR.
Eduardo Licaega. Mexico City: for
Spain. DR.. Vincente. Madrid. personal rep
resentative Of King Alfonso; Prof. F.
Loeffler. Germany: for Denmark. Prof.
T. Madsen, Copenhagen: Director Lucien
March. general statistician of France: for
England, Sir Thomas Oliver. Newcastle,
and DR.. Arthur Newsholme, London,
England.
Honorary vice presidents-Surgeon Gen.
Rupert Blue, United States public health
service. and DR.. Herman s. Biggs, New
York city.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-09-24
JOVE'S SONS WILL MARCH.
Novel Effects Expected When Ex'
perts in Electricity Parade.

PITTSBURGH. Pa. September "a
Preparations are being made for the en-
tertainment of 800 members Of the Re-
juvenated Order, Of the Sons Of Jove. who
will assemble here in annual convention
during the week of October IA. The or
ganization is a secret society of electrical
men. and numbers among its members
some of the leading electrical engineers
and manufacturers Of electrical appliances
in this country and Canada. A feature
Of the meeting will he the initiation Of
800 candidates selected from a long list
Of applications. the ceremonies to be pre-
coded by a night parade, in which the
members of the organization, costumed as
imps, will play an important part. while
the entire route will be Illuminated by
red fire and the last word in street cleo
trical decoration. Among the most inn
portant business before the convention
will be the election of officers and the
selection of the place for the next meet
ing. Boston, New York and Science
tady. n. Y, all electrical centers con-
tanning large membership of the order,
are prominently mentioned.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-09-24
CHESTER JORDAN EXECUTED.
Wife Slayer Dies in the Electric
Chair.

BOSTON. Mass. September 24.-Chester
S. Jordan. sentenced to death Cor the
murder four years ago at Somerville OF
his wife. Honorah, whose body he cut up
aud packed in a trunk, was executed I'm
he electric chair at the Charlestown
state prison this morning at l2:14:3O
o'clock.
Jordan went 10 his death calmly and
without making any statement. He was
seated in the electric chair and had re-
ceived the first contact of the fatal cur
rent within minute and eight seconds OF
the time he entered the death chamber.
The current was turned on at 12O9:t}.
Jordan was officially pronounced dead at
12:14:30. Nineteen hundred volts were
used. and the amperage was from on
to 1Ok.
The body will be given over tomorrow to
the family of the dead man, and will be
buried at Crown Hill cemetery, Indian
apQlis, Ind, his old home.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-09-24
ACCUSES SELF FOR $4,000.
Man Declares He Was Paid to Say
He Committed Murder.

DENVER, Col. September o4.-Jacob s.
Krasno. a Russian. living In Jasper
county, Iowa. was arrested here last night
and confessed that on promise OF a re-
ward Of $4,000 he had falsely accused
himself of numbering Mrs. Matilda
Hermsmeier. a wealthy recluse of New
ton, Iowa. The reward, he told the police.
was promised him by Simon Krampe,
father Of Leo Krampe, in the hope Of OBJ
tanning a pardon for his son, who had
been convicted of the crime and SEN
fenced to life imprisonment.
Several months after Leo Krampe was
convicted the Governor of Iowa received
A letter from hrasno saying that he was
leaving New York FOR Russia and that he
and not krampe had murdered Mrs.
Hermsmeier.
The Iowa authorities doubted the gen.
uineness of the confession and traced
kraSno from New York to Colorado
Springs and from there to Denver.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-09-24
MARTIAL LAW COSTLY
Gov. GIasscock to Take Steps
Today to Reduce Military
Guarding Mines.

CHARLESTON, W. Va, September "a
Orders were issued from the Office OF
Adjt. Gen. Elliott this morning summon
ing all commissioned officers commanding
military companies in the martial law
zone to Charleston for a conference to-
day with the adjutant general and Gov
Glasscock with a view to devfsing some
plan by which the number of soldiers In
the field may be reduced. 1t is stated
that the daily cost 03.50O OF maintain
ing the troops on duty IS meeting with
serious objection from some interests,
and the governor Is anxious to reduce the
number II it can be done without i'm
padrfng the efficiency Of the martial law
government It 1s stated there Is no in
tention Of reducing the boundaries Of the
martial law zone.
The refusal of the federal court yes
terday to entertain proceedings looking
to the release of the mine guards impris-
oned by order Of the military commits
sion, 1t was predicted today. would re-
suit in the attorneys for the guards ap-
plying to the supreme court Of appeals
Of West Virginia for a writ of mandamus
releasing the men until such time as the
case, to be flied in that court. can be
tried on its merits.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-09-24
LEAVES PRISON; IS ARRESTED
Former School Superintendent Faces
New Charges.

CHICAGO. September 24-Newton c.
Dougherty, former superintendent Of the
Peoria, Ill. schools, who recently was
paroled from the Joliet penitentiary. after
serving six years for embezzlement Of
school funds. was taken into custody here
today on fifteen new indictments re-
turned yesterday at Peoria
deputy sheriff served Dougherty with
a capias. AS soon as this had been read
an attorney went before Judge Foell and
applied for a writ of habeas corpus. The
writ was made returnable forthwith and
Dougherty was arraigned.
Judge Foell continued the hearing until
October Z and released Dougherty on
bond Of 5000.
In his petition for the habeas corpus
writ Dougherty asserted that already he
had served a sentence on conviction OF
embezzlement charges and therefore the
new indictments against him are VseeA.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-09-24
MAY MAKE EGGS FROM AIR.
Prominent Russian Scientist Gives
Views on Subject.

CHICAGO, September 24-Dr Paul
Walden of Riga, Russia. predicted here
last night that the next great feat Of
chemistry will be the making OF eggs
from air. DR.. Walden. who is president
elect Of the ninth International Congress
of Applied Chemistry to be held in St.
Petersburg In 1915. further predicted that
a variety of heterogeneous foods. will be
made from the air some day
81 consider it practically certain that
at no distant day we will be drawing food
supplies from the air." he said. Prof
Bernthsen of Germany has already sue
ceeded in making the simple compound
nitrogen and hydrogen. This shows that
he will be able to make moro complex
compounds.
IAN egg is a complex compound of nj
trogen oxygen, sulphur and hydrogen
The chemical process Of the hen will be
initiated in the laboratory in the under
taking Formerly We were able to do
very little with the uncombined nitrogen
in the atmosphere. Now that We are able
to harness it the possibilities are wonder
full
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-09-24
NEITHER SIDE FORCES ISSUE
No Definite Move to Settle Copper
Strike in Utah.

BINGHAM, Utah, September o4.-At
the beginning OF the second week Of the
Bingham copper strike today no definite
move had been made by either opera
tors or strikers to force the issue. Re
newed efforts are being made to obtain
through Gov. Spry q conference with
d. c. lacking. general manager of the
Utah Copper Company.
Secretary e. G. Locke of the local min
ers' union announced today that appli-
cants tor memberships to the union re-
ceived since the strike was declared num-
Der nearly a thousand. The applicants
include. say Locke. practically all the
non-union miners in Bingham.
Many laborers with their families are
leaving Bingham. Trains leaving here
last night and this morning were crowd
ed with those departing for other camps
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-09-24
FATAL IN EVERY CASE.
Strange Malady Among Horses in
State of New Jersey.

WILDWOOD. n. j., September 24.-The
malady which has recently brought death
to SO many farm animals in the central
west has reached this state. The disease
made its first appearance fortnight ago
in Dias creek, about twenty-five miles
from here, and was diagnosed as spinal
meningitis. It spread rapidly and it is
estimated that more than 100 horses have
died in the neighborhood since.
Not single horse which has been at
tackled has been saved.