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SECOND MESSAGE ON HIGH COST OF LIVING Taft Sends More InfOrma-
 tion to Congress COOPERATION IS KEY Both France and Belgium Have Many Societies and They Tend to
 Keep Prices Down to~a
 Fair Level
COOPERATION IS KEY

Washington. May 6-President Taft to- day sent to Congress the second install. ment of the rsports of consular officers on cooperation and the cost of living, which are the result of the investiga- tion he some time ago directed should be made. The countries included in this installment are France, Belgium, The Netherlands and Denmark. The reports are accompanied by letter from Hunt ington Wilson, acting secretary of state.
 It appears from the information col- lected, the acting secretary says, that the rising cost of living has directed attention to and augmented the membership of the cooperation societies more especially in France and Belgium. The French CO., operative associations are in the main arr ranged upon the same system as those in the United Kingdom. The tendency Is toward small societies and the great ma- jority of the associations represent gro- ceries and bakeries
 Most Successful in City | The most successful distributive socie- ties are in the manufacturing cities of northeastern and central France. Among these societies relief funds are admins tered and insurance against Illness and forced aon-employment is supplied, Ar rangements are made with dentists. doc tors and, artisans for their services by members on a commission basis.
 The operation O the agricultural socie- ties has been especially successful in southern Franae. The French government has giyer encouragement to these so- cieties' 'py furnishing expert advice, grant i~.g subventions and permitting long term
 loans by agricultural credit associations. The general buying is done principally through district unions. High grade farm machinery, such as is beyond the reach o. many individual members, is purchased from the surpluses or is loaned gratui- tously or upon the payment of nominal fees.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-10-06
DRAMATIC NEWS
AND COMMENT

Klaw 6 ErIanger have scored most
effectively IN the production of Franz
Lcbar's musical romance, 1.-The Count
of Luxembourg, at the New Amstcr-
dam theatcr, New York, Glen Mac"
douough S adaptation is commended for
its clean wit and clever dialogue.
Praise has been ]avished on Ann Swim
hurne, George Leon Moore, Frank Mou-
Ian, Fred Walton and Frances Cam
erou, who sing principal roles.
The staircase waltz has made as
great a sensation in New York as in
London. Withal, it is the prettiest
and dalntiest dance that has come to
these shores in many months Nh
l.ehar may feel justly compIimented on
the exquisite manner in which is is
done by Mr.. Moore as the Count OF
Luxembourg and Miss Swinburne as
Angelo.
The dance comes along toward the
end of the second act in the number,
"Arc You Going TO Dapcelp After a
short warming up on the level stage,
the dancers work over toward the stair
case to the left Then follows a .luicIi
reverse and they arc mp on one step.
Every half turn they climb higher. it
is almost an illusion TO watch them,
so gracefully is il accomplished and
seemingly without effort. Around nnd
around they COUP, up, up, AS the
staircase curves slightly the difficult
ties are increased The dancers say
that the matter Of two inches more or
less to stop might throw them off
completely,
At the top they hesitate moment,
and then fairly shoot across the bal.
cony to the stairway on the right. One
would think coming down would be
easier but it ism t. There is a ten.
dency to hurry. and then the good old
law OF gravitation is at work So thev
dance their way down, around and
around
cat the first beat of every meas.
ure, it was asked, ''do YOU ascend a
stcp!'
That's not quite it. replied Miss
Swinburue with a smile ''Evcry third
Continued or Following Pase)
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going into grand opera Ncsi S roper
tore is mostly operatIc. Not only Is
his execution remarkable but his voice,
especially in the upper register, is as
clear as bell
De Witt, Burns and Terrence offer
an amusing bit OF fun and frolic that
is out of the ordinary. They call their
act 1.-The Awakening of the Toys. -
The scene shows a toy shop on Christ
mas eve. The clock strikes - and the
toys come to life to indulge in n frolc
which combines pretty and acrobatic
dancing. Tho animated figures include
French doll, jack-iu-thc- box and a
wooden soldier. The performance is
said to he both unusual and pleasing.
Diabolos, hoops and boomcrangs are
all handled by the four Konerz broth
ers, who make stunning stage appear
ance and indulge in a number Of diff
cult feats. The act takes upon itself
the appearance that this clever quar-
Fred Whitfield and Marie ireland
are billed TO present an offering which
they call 1.-The Belle Of Bingville. -
As the title might suggest. it il an act
devoted solely to the work Of extracting
mirth from any audience. Miss Ireland
IS good looking girl who is not afraid
10 hide her attractions beneath a gro
tesque makeup. They call their offer
ing "a bundle OF gah and song
John Higgins, worlds champion all
round jumper, Is prepared to defend
his title against all corners. even in
Richards's home state He holds the
record OF 4S feet inches for the stand
ing hop two skips and jump, which
was not eaualed at the recent Olympic
games at Stockholm. In vaudeville Mr
Higgins ~ doing novelty act that is
both interesting and in which he shows
the various methods and kinds Of
jumps.
The Animated Weekly promises some
good mouon picture views of current
news events, while the concert orchcs-
ira has some new music fhis wcol,
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'Broadway Jones" Continuous Laugh
JUNE MADNESS" IS WEA]
Henri Bernstein's Drama, "The Attack" Viii
Was Acclaimed in Paris, Is Pre-
sented in New York
By Vanderheyden Fyles

schoolboy who has stumbled ON
volume of Max Nordau, seems
have written under the impress;o
that he was daring. Ever
body, sternly led by FTaulcin lie
wig Reicher, acted as though th
most triding incideut-taking Ia
ter in shorthand, ordering breal
fast, touching on the latest thin
in bats-were fraught with tr
mcndous meaning.
Fraulein Reicher seems 10 I
bearing the entire ''lbscn Secret
in her bodice. Miss Helen Trac
vallantly cndeavoring to nal
something out Of nothing, appear
momentarily on the verge Of thu
derlng, . Give me the dagger.
Edward Emery all but co
founded the whole affair by the q
treme naturalness of smoking
cigar throughout tho pia
Hylton Allen and, especially. Mi
Renee Kelly, brought "A breath
youthfulness and huoyancy aI
charm. Charles Waldrom,
the man who forgot about Il
June madness - of his youth. stru
gled with role that was cyt
worse than his wig; but Miss Ad
laIdc Nowak, fortunate in securii
the role most eloquent OF what q
inexperienced author undertook
say, secured the best success of n
evening. Few actors are better
much worse thnn their opportur
ties.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-10-06

TAMES K. HACKETT will como to
the salt Lake thester for an en-.
81 gagcment OF three nights and a
matinee on Wednesday, beginning Q
Monday. October !, in David Ora
ham Phillips 5 dramati2ed version of
the most popular books Of the present
time. The Grain Of Dust, originally
appearing in serial; the demand be
canc 50 great that it was shortly put
'uto book form, of which several edi-
tions have boen sold.
Mr.. Hackett saw the possibilities that
u held for the stage and commissioned
Louis Evan Shpmau TO dramatize it for
his own personal use. II at once created
IN unusual amount Of favorable crit
icism and has served the popular star
with ono OF the best vehicles that he
has had in recent years.
The play deals principally with Fred.
crick Norman. the Junior member of Que
Of the largest law firms in New York,
vet conceded 10 bc its most vital force
he has gruppled with mighty problems
or corporation law and has become &
past master 10 the art Of looking in a
cold -bloodcd way upon the crushing re-
suits Of business. aud he was as chilled
as this in his attitude towards Josephine
Burroughs. daughter Of his firm 3 chief
client. and the girl he was supposed 10
marry. lie realizes suddenly, after
months of fighting, that Dorothy Halo
1fu -, =.
ploy. has woven about him spell that
ne cannot escape In spite of the plead
ings Of his own family. of his business
associates and other friends, he gives
up the woman of hts own social stafus.
sacrifices his legal connection and places
himself on an equal footing with Dor.
othy. Later he breaks with his law
partners that he may win the girl for
ms wife. Burroughs. in the meantime.
threatening him With business ruin for
casting his daughter aside.
True 10 his rcyengeful prophecy. Bur
rouzhs has brought the Young man to
the brink of failure. MI that Norman
has attempted after leaving the firm ha,,
resulted in loss. At the tinal moment,
when things look blacklist. an old friend
brings to him n client. enemy OF Bur.
roughs, who gives Norman carte blanche
In his night against the latter and
snatehcs Norman back from absolute
bankruptcy by means Of large retain.
er Life brightcns for Norman. he looks
ahead for good battle AMI some re.
vcnge only 70 discover at this tragic
point that the s;rl-wife has left him. be-
cause she believed. i'm the odd working
% her own mind, tha; her marriage To
him has been the bottom OF his failure,
and she leaves his home.
Il is the rehabilitation Of Norman and
the return Of HIS wife that makes ono
OF The strongest dramBtizei storic- of
thc present dav. There are MANY bright
comic situations injected into the play.
as even melodrama must have its light.
or vein of comedy. in order 10 make il
worth while.
Mr.. Ilackett is said TO be- admira bic
In the characterization Of the Tar; OF
Noriusu ard has selected a c,si a. cx-
ccptionai excellence and ability 10 as
sist him. they are Frazer Coulter.
Frank Burbeek. Fred 4 Suilivan. Beat.
Ticc Becklpy, olive Oliver. Vaughn Ire.
vor. Charles Laue. Daniel Jarrett. II.
Nahcl irslce. Elizabeth stewart. Vida
Mari Mocre and othcr-.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-10-06

"HERE is promise of another enter
| tanning bill at the Orphenm
when the curtain goes up tins
afternoon on the week s run'
Heading the aggregation Of laugh pro-
moiers at the State street house of
mirth, comes the original "wise guy,
Edmond Hayes, who seems to spend the
most OF his time on the stage alter
mating between appearing at TIE mead
Of his own company and topping yaude-
willie bills. This comedian of original
ideas and peculiar methods has selected
for his vehicle OH his present tonr OF
tho Orphcum circuit 1.-THE Piano Nov
ers. - II is story of man with a
piano on his hands, and with Mr. HAYES
as the central figure of a clever little
company. the fun is fast and furious,
Cesa-e Ncsi. the young Italian who
Was discovered on the East Side and
sprang into fame IN single night.
comes second on the new bill. Pos
sessed of remarkable tenor voice, he
was acclaimed as ''the Young Caruso y
following his capture by Martin Beck,
After filling his engagement Nesi is
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-10-06

r fore than usual interest is cen,
NH tered on the big bill that Is
lV1 running at the Empress the.
ater this week. The star at
traction is "a Boat House Party
with bcyy Of pretty girls, elegant
costumes apd gorgeous stage settings.
ga Boat House Party is only one Of
the MANY similar acts which will serve
as entertainment during the season,
and il those to follow prove as interest
ing as the first one. treat is in store
for theater9oers. Among the most popu-
lar musical numbers rendered by the
company composing GA Boat House
Party are II DON Know Much
About That, "DeaN Old College
DAYS, "Not Bit '.Tbe search
light Man ~ Fall for Every GIRL !
Meet Miss Alice and Ethel Shaw,
two of the girls IN the company, con
| tribute whistling duo
! Miss Hazel Josselyu. who j. a Salt
Lake girl. and Checkers Won Hampton
arc 2 team who present bits OF musical
comedy. Their rcnditions Of 81 hat
Mysterious Rag - original and never
i
from the audience. Miss .iussclyD is Il
granddaughter OF tl' early pioneers.
and this week her n Utah friends
are greeting her at the Empress.
Joe Cook, who is ''w8ster of all
trades, ia an entertainer NJ the first
water. He does most nf his stunts in
blackface. and produces no end of fun
before a drop representing various at
fractions II county fair.
.irCl iI,frau l,fl,I f, ~, !,
tenor. sings scrcra! selections Of the
could sod. and his rcnditions of some
popular songs are very pleasing.
The Leap y C3r Girls is a COMEDY
satire. Imaginable from start 10 finish.
II u prcS5 utrd hy thrse Noang women
and mere man. The women are Ado
line q 'founoT. EUzIbeth Damn and
Edi:h Wall. The mere man. Who "a
also the victim. Is Frrdcric5 Wallace,
the noted Eugli-h comedian. ) love
! sick girl desires 20 mee, man whom
she believes 10 u" = physician. \ tall
down stairs and spraired ankle, bring
z oou, the meeting. but the man turns
out 90 30 o1lt q piano tuner. The stu
ations and Dialogue arc vc-v f1nuy and
\ the offering j. compelled 20 respond To
numerous curtain eall. nightly
/ Next or the bill We have tho musical
team Of Love ard Edwards N m Of
fering rendered on the xvlopbonc
/ These two gentlemen aTc artists. and
their programme of selections. ranging
from the classic 20 rrC-t'me find, 4
warm welcome with the audience
! The current news events presented IN
ianimated picture form il proving poru-
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-10-06

z IrE j. life. on cr Off the stage
aud when the playwright, Of 20.
! DAY = stage seeks 70 portray in
the world - mimi,rs the loves
anil ha,cs. 'hc sorrows and JOYS and
succcsscs aud failures of ro1I .men anl
WOMEN there musi, iu the vsry nature
Of things, come scenes and incident
aud situations that the average plav-
gocr very seldom encounters in ihis
ycrk.s-day world uf ours.
tall these productions what yOu
hkc-prohlem plays. or anything cls,
they all tend toward common cud
and that IS the portrayal cf thee un
usual things In life 20 yiv'dlv that tho
very stories arc q sermon anil e lesson
ia themselves.
'Thc strength cf thc Woub - rs :
problem piay. In -. Girl j. wrcr g.d
hv the father of tdc msn shc j. atcr
engaged 20. The father find- hi- 30,
happy in tho love Of the girl and then
10 his horror. discovers that the girl +.
one who for short period in other
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-10-06
Y the caso Of "June Madness, -
Winthrop Ames came in

for pretty rough handling, pre-.
sumabIy because of his previ-
Gus achievements, and, | think,
not entirely without justice, Here
is the situation, as | see it:
As director Of the New Thcatcr
his accomplishments were notable
and numerous. yet throughout he
modestly maintained sort of
anonymity, working solely in the
interests of the "institutlon. But
when that movement was aban-
doned and he branched out as an
independent manager, first with
"Sumurun and presently with
his ipcomparably beautiful Little
thcater, he exploited his name
by every crcditable means. And
that was right,
In older days, when theatrical
management frequently meant
more than monetary gain, such
names as Auglstin DAILY and A. NJ
Palmer were guarantees that some
thing worthy OF the best consid-
GRAFTON was TO be observed. Such
a position of public trust | took 10
be Mr. Ames's goal: In nature
and in material circumstances he
is man to whom the theatcr is
seriously respectable Institution
and one that can be treated non.
commercially. When "Thc Flower
OF the Palace Of Ham bored ME
TO distraction, T still was ready TO
proclaim an Ames failure far more
interesting than an ordinary "suc-
cess But what does he mean by
temporarily leasing 4 theater and
asking lis to take our better intel
ligcnce out Of moth balls for such
a commonplace affair as "June
Madness1l'
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THE play starts with birds

THE play starts with birds
L carly morning twittering oIl
side window of bachelor
room. Presently the voices OF
convivial party, believing Ut
Wedding March, drown out q
chirp of nature S sougstcrs WI
their mocking mcrrimcnt. The cur
roystercr rolls in. in the hllaril
Of the evening. this reckless Broa|
way Jones had received and, VI
tually. accepted n proposal to man
a wealthy, but unsightly, wido'
Therefore "The Wedding March.
With it ringing in his ears he sta
gers into bed. And there the fr'
scene ends. Four acts of play e
sue: aud if ii were not for q
wealth Of funny "lines' that a
tend It's course, the comedy woul
be thin affair, One gets the ide
that Nr. Cohan set out with man
schemes he forgot on the way u
cause diverted from his purpose ?
some irrcsistiblv comic comuent
small.town drug store. hote
barber sbop, anything and ever
thing. Broadway Jones. orlgiuaiI
from .Ioursvillc. Conn. has gaine
his nickname nv the reckless q
panljiurc Of fortune and OF muf
Youthful time and energy IN "
convirial baunts of the Grea
White WAY. When we meet bf'
h, Is about 1000 in debt. Pro-
id~utiallv. ri such time, . mer
old uncle dies, leaving Broaf
way an his money. Jhe po
wHris cash: but Il more sngacic'
friend detcrs hiw from acceptingI
bio offer for his uncle 's bnsineF
until tbcy have examined IT'S p0
sibilities. Indeed. much Of the ~
OF Broadway Jones lies IN II
fsct that the chief Young man
nor more shrcwd or hustling tnv
In his speud,hrift days: but - on.
Inc moutbpiccc for lis friend
schemes aud observations M
ioyrncy together ia tho Now. bnf
land town which was founded. an
hes been kept alive by JoDe.
family. the organizers and proptn
tors of q chewing cum factorv',
there Jones finds himself lifted
the vnve Of American bns|
Continued on Following Page
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-10-06

SALT LAKE TIIEATER-"Th Grain
OF Dust" Three nights and a Wed
nesday matinee. beginning Monday,
October Z.
ORPHEIM THEATER - Advanced
vaudeville. Performances every AZ
ternoon aud evening.
COLO NAL THEATER-Nillarl
Mack, Marjorie Banheau aud asso-
ciate players in THE Strength of
the Weak" Curtain AT S:l5 y. M.
Matinee this afternoon.
EMPRESS TUEArER--Suliiya Con
sidine vaudeville. Matinee daily at
23o. Two evening performances,
80 and 9:I5.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-10-06
A S play. Broadway Jones'

A S a play, ''Broadway Jones'
IN moro to be enjoyed than q
alyzed. In type it resembles Al
suggests "Get- Rich-Quick Wallin,
ford. - That is TO say, it is a pr
postcrous fable Of American hustI
illustrative of astounding sagacii
and resultant in extraordinary pro
it, The playgoiug employee, b
or little, secs multiplication
the prosperity for which he slav'
a lifetime attained within fe
hours by a generous and engagir
youth; he feels "in on it," az
therein lies the secret of the wid
Iv popular type OF the drama
the period. And on this plot M
Cohan has woven thick coverin
of amusing, rapid. uP-to-date ba'
ter that cannot fail TO bring smil
If not outlaws Of laughter-.-fro'
everybody in tho audience. be y
Gyp the Blood or Professor Bra
der Matthews. The wit is frez
in every senso-as unhnckncyed
il is impudent.
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TITO the general public-and ne

TITO the general public--and pc
u haps, to George NJ. q
han himself-thc main thing TO y
said about Broadway .Ionesr
that 1T kept its first New York al
dienco in unhrokcp roars Of laug|
ter, but to the critic, the interes
ing fact Of the occasion was il
establishment of Mr.. Cohan az a
actor. For many years, and grea'
ly to his financial profit, the &C YaI
kee Doodle Boy has been as poi
ular an entertainer ss any on th
stage; but not until last spring,
a revival Of "Forty. Minute
From Broadway, had he mad
any effort at sincere impersonatioI
ut emotional balance, at sustaine
control. His performance then w
promising, but with Broadwa
Jones he has fulfilled that indicI
tion far beyond the rosiest expo
tation. The burlesque stage h<
supplied the drama with Richsz
Man nsfeld, David Warfold, w. I
Crane and n. G, Goodwin, and thel
is always room for more.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-10-06

~ OMTNG to the Salt Lake theater
next Friday and Saturday Joseph
4. Howard, the well known com.
poser, actor and singer. in the
big musical comedy, "'The Goddess of
Liberty with a company of forty
people. The play has been here before
and is highly recommended by the man
agement. Mr.. Howard has added all
new music to the show and is support
ed by Miss Mabel McCane. BY the way,
Miss McCane is the little lady who sue
ceeded Abarbanell in "Madame Sher~
ry,' and is given the credit of playing
the part in MADAME Sherry" in her
style and manner to a much better nd
vantage than Miss Abarbanell, IN all
the Boston papers last season. She has
been playing with Mr.. Howard in van.
dcvjllc since last October and the crit.
icisms have been more than great for
her. She is pretty. bias q beautiful
voice. aud has Il wonderful amount Of
magnetism. and with these three things
in her favor she would alone be able
to carry any musical play TO success.
Miss McCane will play the opposite
role TO Mr.. Howard, "Phylis. - The
cast is much better than that seen here
last year, the chorus is prctticr and the
music is catcher.
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Tn, following ;hsarer notices are married.
advertisement IN order 20 comply vith
strict Interpretation OF the nov federal u-G6-
pzpcr Is~. They are not paid for.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-10-06

TAKING "June Madness
IL simply rs "a play pro
duccd by anyone, it is boresome,
pretentious and almost wholly in
coherent. On the other hand, | re-
fuse 10 indorse the violent yer
diets of those reviewers who pro.
fess TO believe Henry kltchcli
Webster started out 10 write II
without definite idea. He simply
wrote q "first play without the
technical dertcrity to tell an au-
dicncc all he fancied he was tell
ing or TO keep 70 thai singicncss
OF motive which, however unlike
life, is essential in the thentcr.
The play begins twenty vears after
the birth Of daughter to an un-
married woman, who Is now the
highly-paid and valued secretary
to railway magnate. The latter =
son PROPOSES marriage to the Tor
mcr daughter. But greater
complication has deyolTcd from the
suit of June 5 unknown father
(tbe man Of the secretary 5 mad
ness , for the hand Of the iinan-
cier's daughter. The upshot of the
matter (happily reached 1T the
carly hour Of 1890 y. M is that
June mother and father pretend
they were married ali the time, in
order that she and her engaging
admirer may he honorBbly united.
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lar with Empress patrons this week.
They show a number of political occur.
rences of interest
According to advance notices the bill
opening on Wednesday for another
week Will surely prove hit. First on
the bill is promised the greatest mys,i-
fier in vaudeville. S'Onaip.' 1t is said
that the things which he accomplishes
is unbelievable to those who have not
seen his wonderful performance. "A
piano revolving in mid air and dancing
around as though 1t were n soap bau-
bic is one of the many stunts which he
performs. Then to relieve the severe
tension, dainty and pretty Helen Prim-
rose. the comedienne, will offer some
new and entertaining features. She is
said 10 be pretty and wearing gorgeous
gowns. Following Miss Primrose, the
management has provided another of
Europe's s distinguished wire artists, this
time Grant and Maude. Manley and
Walsh are singing and dancing coined"
ians. A breezy little sketch on the COM
edy order will he presented by Robert
Mckin and a company, called 'h Per
sistent Wooer.n The new bill opens
Wednesday.