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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-03-25
CRAMER SHOWS p. MS
GAINS IN TWELVE YEARS
,Continued from page one,.

maintenance OF way and equipment.
while the additional expense was put
into improvements and betterments.
Some question arose over the dis
crepancy between the mileage used by
Mr. Stevens in making his calcula-
tons and the mileage used by Mr..
Cramer The latter explained that
maintenance charges We're assessed
against all lines of road operated.
while for figuring the bond issues
only the lines owned or controlled
could be considered.
Mr.. Cramer presented table or
! freight and passenger earnings cover
! ing the history OF the road, showing
an increase in freight earnings from
| $3.50. 900 in 1900 10 Sll.255.000 in
1912. and an increase in passenger
earnings from $2.4li.000 In 1909 TO
81 ,045,000 in 1912. The earnings for
the eight months ended Feb. 2S. 1918,
were SS.0Sl 900 from freight. and 81.
| $4,000 from passenger traffic. The
gross earnings per mile increased
| from s3.475 in 1900 TO 1892 In 1872.
At the close OF the morning session
Mr.. Cramer was asked for the tables
from which Mr.. Stevens got his fijlres
on passenger earnings on certain OF
the branch lines. and tine committee
attempted To get him 10 show what
portion OF the expense OF operation
was chargeable to passenger traffic
and what portion TO freight trafrc,
with the evident intention of refuting
Mr.. Stevens statements concerning
the losses incurred as a result OF the
two-cent fare law
1T is impossible to separate the
| passenger expenses from the freight
expenses" said Mr. Cramer. In the
! course OF the questioning. but when
we show a passenger income or 10
cents a mile aud know that the train
mems wages are % cents a mile. we
| begin 10 suspect that we are losing
money
Mr.. Cramer continued on the stand
! TUESDAY Afternoon
Mr.. Cramer testified Monday as &c
the roads methods OF handling &C
counts. The most important point
brought out was I'm connection with
the dividends paid in 1904 ano
1905. The annual report for the
year ended June 30, 1908. showed
deficit of s22,430. but in spite
OF the deficit dividends amount
ing TO $500 900. covering both
common and preferred stock. anC
there was a loss OF s504.4 carried
over 10 the general balance sheet. Mr.
Cramer stated that the dividend was
paid before his new system. which mac
been started six months before. hae
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BOARD OF EDUCATION
BIDs-ERECTION PROPOSED NEW
SCHOOL BUILDINGS.
Secretary. Ofacc. 80 broadway.

Detroit, Michigan, March IL, 1919.
Sealed proposals VIII bc received a.
THIS office until IL o'clock noon. Mon
day, March 31st, 1913, for furnlsh'n a
all classes Of labor and material undo
the Blanket Bid" form. also for fun
nishlng the separate classes OF labu
and material, necessary for the erec
tion of the following school buildinc.
24-room school building on the Fern
site In the vicinity OF the Northwester-
High school building.
30 room school building on the scout
east corner OF Russell and Eliot stree
(present Russell site).
90 room school building on IT,
Stephens sito, south side OF Lambert
avenue. between Newland and Seneca
streets
plans and specifications may be seen
In the Office OF the Supervisor OF school
buildings Room one. this building.
Proposals must be submitted on
forms furnished by the supervisor and
must be accompanied by a certified
check or cash equal To q ~ thc I'D
\ surety COMPANY bond VIII not bc
accepted ia connection with the sub
hitting OF proposal
The Board OF Education reserves the
right 10 reject any or all bids.
CHAS. A. GADD. secretary.
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MnnCte Situation
Considered Dangerous

MUNCIE, Ind, March 25.-With
White river exceeding all previous
food stages and still rising four inches
an hour. conditions here are rapidly
growing desperate. Hundreds are
homeless, all trains into the city have
been annulled, water supply is cut on
on account of water putting out fires
in pumping stations. Railroad bridges
In imminent danger and electric light
supply will be cut OF in three hours
IL present rate OF rise is continued.
One man was drowned this after
noon while attempting to clear float
ing logs from the High-st. bridge.
Both the c. & o. and Pennsylvania
bridges were swept away this after
noon. At o'clock, the river was still
rising.
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Conditions C,1t1ca/
In Fl. Wayne Suburbs

FORT WAYNE, Ind, March 20
The most disastrous food in Fort
Wayne's history is nearing its crest
today and il is now believed that BY
midnight the waters viii begin to re-
cede. But at ! o'clock immense dam
age had been done and it was appar-
ent that in the next six or eight hours
the distress would be immense. In
Lakeside, the beautiful residence
suburb. the situation is especially criti-
cal. many homes now being surround
ed by water. In the suburb OF Ne
braska, 800 houses are inundated by
four feet OF water All the water STA
tons are out of commission as a result
OF high water.
The rivers are rising rapidly and the
situation becomes more serious hourly
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Thousands Homeless
Throughput Ohio

CLEVELAND, o., March Is
Meager reports from all points In
Ohio today indicated that as result
Of the almost continuous downpour
or rain for the past 4s hours, fiood
conditions are the worst in years.
Three fatalities has been reported. and
the property damage, especially to
crops. viii run into the hundreds OF
thousands of dollars. Thousands are
homeless. The western and north
ern sections of the state suffered
most.
Interurban and railroad traffic is
practically paralzyed. All railroads
report washouts or bridges torn away
b. swollen streams. The Cuyahoga
river valley Is flooded and hundreds
of families have fed their homes. Not
IN interurban car moved in or out OF
Cleveland this morning. Cities and
towns situated along the banks OF
\ large streams without exception, re-
/. ported the continued rise OF the
wa&efs. Business in some Of the cities
has been paralyzed because Of the
hoods throwing out OF commission the
HGAt and power plants.
II Muskingum county a boy was
ow0pk from q buggy In which he and
hig parents were attempting to ford a
creek and was drowned.
At Tindlay, Captain OF Police A. d.
McGown was drowned in an attempt
\ TO rescue marooned families In the
river bottoms. His boat capsized.
r1udlay II under two feet Of water.
Hundreds Of families have been forced
% abandon their homes.
One death resulted In Cincinnati
from the storm and food. Valentine
Gosh. -. was drowned In the Mama
and Erie canal Railroad and interur-
ban tSamc out of Cincinnati is almost
paya1ysed.
TlAo ecioto river at Columbus is
many feet above flood stage and still
rising. Scores of factories have been
forced to close there. Residents OF
the West Side have been warned to
leave that section Of the city as the
levso = momentarily expected to give
way.
Five hundred people were forced to
lee from their homes In Akron early
today. when part Of the city was mum
S1ated. Scores Of factories have closed
Gown and business Is at a standstill
Seven hundred families were driven
nom their homes in Mount Vernon,
according to reports, when the dixie OF
ne Koskosing river at the west end of
that city broke.
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20 Persons Reported
Droavued BY Ove,5Ioqc

COLUMBUS, O.. March 25.-Re-
ports received at the Pennsylvania
railroad Offices here today said that
wreck train, leaving Bradford, on
the Indianapolis division, this morn
ing, crashed through a bridge near
Urbana. Ohio. The train is said TO
have carried crew OF 20 men. AL
though details were lacking, 1t was
rumored that only six OF the crew
had been accounted for shortly after
the accident happened.
Adjutant.General George n Wood
was asked today to save so people at
Larus, Marion county driven to their
housetops by rising waters. Wood re-
quested state employees at Russels
Point, on Lewiston reservoir, TO rush
boats TO the stricken district.
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Y. Y. COTTON EXCHANGE
NEW YORK PRODUCE.

NEW YORK, March 25--Flour: Dull
and unsettled. Pork: Firm: mess 1923
sifaoqii.so. sugar Shs Ia Raw. ''' weak:
centrifugal. % tcst s3.5s. muscovado.
50 test. s3.os; refined. quiet: cut loaf,
s5.15: crushed. 1905, powdered. s4.45:
yranulated, ti35 q 40. Coffee; RIO
No. ! on spot. ilhc Tallow; Quiet:
city. 6hc; county. So nslsc. Hay:
steady. prime, 81 a. los; No. 3. 60 q soc;
clover. 900 soc. Dressed poultry:
Firm: turkeys l5T2tiSc. chickens, "a
q Csc; fowls. 12I17isc5 ducks 10 n 30c.
Live poultry: Unsettled. geese. 12itc.
ducks. zoe; fowls. 100: turkeys, &c:
roOsters l3c; chickens. Ice Cheese;
Easy; STATE milk common 60 spccigls.
IL Wl7iac; skims. common to special.
5g13iac. full Skins. 2M &C.. Butter.
Firm; receipts s.f97: creamery extra.
35 "a et3Gc; state dairy tubs. 2Ga 35c.
imitation creamery hrsts, 26lr27C.
Eggs: STEADY receipts, 1880. nearby
white fancy, 22@23c; nearby mixed
fancy. 1sb Q1oc; fresh firsts, $50 zoo,
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-03-25
YSAYE WILL PLAY
KREUTZER SONATA

Eugene Ysaye, the great Belgian
violinist, will probably be heard for
the last time in Detroit. Wednesday
evening, March 90. in the Light Guard
armory, as the famous violin virtuoso
has announced his intention OF aban.
doning concert tours. and will prob.
ably not leave Europe again. Mr..
Ysaye has not been heard in Detroit
In several years. and, az he Is one OF
the great masters of the violin. his
coming should prove strong magnet
to all students and lovers OF violin
music. The sale OF seats for tho con.
cert In open in Grinnells. The artist
has made several changes IN the an
nounced program. adding several
numbers which are sure to please
Beethoven's famous "Kreutzer Son
alta" Will open the program.
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ten into operation, and that his first

gotten into operation. and that his first
knowledge OF the dividend came when
he saw notice In the newspapers.
Mr.. Cramer stated that he came
from the Great Northern railroad In
1905. and had been In railroad work
30 years. lie said he had been or
dered by President Russell Harding to
change the system OF accounting over
20 the Great Northern system. which
showed expenditures for additions and
betterments In more detail.
Concluding with Mr. Stevens. Mon
day afternoon, Chairman Lawton l.,
Hemans. OF the state railroad commits
sion, attempted to show that the laws
did not permit the commission TO make
any inquiry into the affairs OF the road
when the consolidation took place. but
Mr. stevens disagreed with him.
The committee Will finish Its hear
ing In Detroit for this week on Wed
nesday and will continue its sessions
+ I'm Lansing. examining Newman Erb,
who has consented to come before IT,.
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NeeUcastle Business
Streets are Copered

a NEWCASTLE. Pa, March 25.-The
Noohannock river, which is usually
about ave feet deep, has broken loose
md b q raging current. sending a
Dtr&4n Of water three feet deep across
he business streets leading to the
utTUom. On Neshannock-ave., the wa.
4 ~ hes now reached a stage OF al.
most three and q half feet. There is
- sign Of the water receding ana
2Doopae are penned In their homes
G1one the banks of the creek, unable
- onfer or leave. Several persons
4 hovU boats tied up along the bank IL
tnoy ehould be forced to leave their
kcmes.
t7at boats have been sent to Cas-.
6ndo. summer resort near this city
Tor boats to remove the people on
(, oouth-st., this city. who are in great
anger Of the flooded streets. Traffic
s3un The electric road between this city
and Youngstown has been cut of.
n Pennsylvania authorities say tina,
Nh lome places the tracks are under
\ Ak Yeet or water and no traffic Is
Z uhtyt1f north or south Of Newcastle,
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-03-25
Eight Feet Of Water
In Kokomo Streets

koKOMO, Ind, March 25.--EighI
feet Of water is rushing through thu
streets of this city today in the river
district \ thousand homes are sub
merged, and the inhabitants are
crowded In the second stories OF
homes more fortunately situated. All
boats were swept away and the ma
rooned people are without food Mir
aculously no lives were lost. The
property damage is over a million.
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Factories Forced 10
Suspend IN Guelph, Ont.

GUELPH, Ont, March 25.-Factory
after factory along the banks OF the
River Speed was shut down today o"-
ing to the flood that has been rising
since early yesterday morning I'm
mense damage has been done 10 prop
erty and many persons are homeless
or have been thrown out OF employ
ment Water is pouring in streams
through the Carpet mills and over
flowing into the Canada Textile Co. 5
plant. Incessant rains for a week and
n terrific downpour during the last
two days have brought on the flood.
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Calls TOR Help i'm
Terre Haute Numerous

TERRE HAUTE, Ind, March rs
Floods have been added to the hor-
rors OF Casters tornado mere. The
Wabash river was over three feet
above the danger stage today and was
rising six inches per hour. Two thou
sand people were driven from their
homes at Taylorville, suburb. The
food rescue work. with the problems
for caring for the tornado's homeless
has simply swamped the authorities.
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PRODUCE

Commission men had the same old
story 10 tell this morning. Perhaps
on account OF bad country roads. but
for some reason. there Ia very ntlie
stur Of any kind coming I'm from the
farm IL was thought that after East
or the market FOR poultry and veal
calves would ease off. but receipts are
smaller than ever and the market u
49, Arm in tone. The Elgin butter
market was unchanged. Eggs were of
81 half cent yesterday and are inclined
10 Dc unsettled Potatoes are quiet and
steady. and the market as whole IL
p4 "
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1kYTON. O.. IS COM.
PLETELY INUNDATED !.
BY LEVEE BREAK

ponnding towns Communication with
I, the stricken city Is spasmodic and I'M
reliable.
Railroads have been unable TO move
trains within 10 miles OF Dayton since
o'clock this morning. when the first
break In the levee occurred. This
fyas followed by two other breaks
and shortly after the entire structure
gave way. Those living near the
river were warned of the impending
disaster by these first breaks and IL
IL practically certain that all escaped.
The entire city Is surrounded by
water. Approaching roads are prac-
\ tieslly impossible.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-03-25
BOSTON COPPER SHARE SALES.

Sales Of March "a. furnished by Hay
den. Stone g. Co. March %:
Adventure 23O American Zinc ESQ
Arizona Commercial ST.. Boston & Cor
bin 100. Butte & Balaklava 30, Butte 4
Superior 20s. Calumet e. Arizona %
Calumet IL Hecla I. Copper Range 80
East Butte so Franklin as. Giroux So
Granny 90 Greene Cananea $50. In
diana 1s5. Inspiration 2s2o Island
creek pref 2s. Kerr Lake so, Massa-
chusetts goo. Mohawk 5, Nevada 81.
New Idria 200. Niplssins 251. North
Lake %. old Colony Mining 8. Old Do
minion IS, osceola s5, Pond Creek 25s.
shannon i75. Shattuck e. Arizona go.
superior & Boston ITO, Superior 100.
Trinity 1I5, L. $. Refining 100 DO pref
US Utan Mining SET Utah 80, -Winnna
Is Wolverine 30.
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Flood Threatens Manroe.

MONROE. Mich. March 25.-(Spe-
ciap Heavy rains during the last
two days have raised the river sew
eral feet. The court house and num-
Der of residences are threatened.
Many fires are extinguished. Plum
Creek threatens an overflow and flood
through residence part OF the city.
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MARKET OPENS
FIRM AND ACTIVE
Trading Continues in Strength
as Day Wears
On
\ \ sroCh MARkET-Ciose.

Am T. Sug SIS. Anal COP 70Ss. Am
can SoL Am & n + 50, Am Cot on As
ia. am T. n T 1872, Am lob pr 242l.
Am Wool III 7>ig. anaconda 364 Atch
lol7. h X lOl. Reth Steel $50. b II
T SS2. can Fac 22s. Cent Leath &c "a
G. VI < 81 J. 1929. Chi 81 y l347s., Col
r a 81 Con GHs 1874. Con Pod 10 n
IBIS See ca -1GI4. Eic aS7s. DO LIST pc
f45i.. Gen Lice 1857, Gen Mot pr -
lTi. OPT jSl. Len Val $50 =. l. n y
1891. VI * 4 r 25S NJ, ~ l. X 500
1871 Mo Pac $50. y { 1854. y Y. Q
x W 29ig. Nor X W los, North Pacihc
ZIG Penn r Il lls, Pittsburgh Coal IF
Siiz Ray CONS lsls, Read 1851. Rep
* : .5ls Rock Isl 2li.. do pr 36t,
Sloss- Shelf 3sL., South Pac l0O4 South
Ry 25&4 DO pf siA. Tenn Cop 3i7s
Tex lsia, Union Pac l49a. L 5 Ruh
com SIS. L Steel GIN do pf los. [
Bonds los. Utah Cop 527s
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-03-25
Red Cross Offers Fu,st
ASSISTANCE to Dayton

COLUMBUS, o., March 25-Mabel
Boardman, chairman of the RELIEF
board OF the National Red Cross So
ciety at Washington, today wired Gov
ernor Cox that she was prepared TO
send trained nurses and financial as
sistance to alleviate conditions at Day
ton IL needed.
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eny Csfses North of
Rnxqh Unaer Water

yTDBURGH. March 2b.--Reports
W The river districts today show
nDc bIocked north Of here and a
ooto towns under water. Youngs-
Iooo1vIlle. Sharon and Newcas.
~ the worst floods In their
keunsylvania trains are held
uUmoTous waahouts. all indus
1865 are shut down and the
~ ~ eth rising. Forecaster
~ peodicted the Allegheny
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-03-25
Peru, Ind, is Reported
EntlreH Under Wate,

PERU, Ind. March 25.-This city
was completely inundated today by
rising local streams. The food is
several feet high at points. The prop
erty damage Is enormous.
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NEW YORK, March 25.-The stock
N rknt nnaned firm and active

NEW YORK, March 25.-The stock
market opened firm and active.
II a. m. The market increased In
breadth toward the end OF the first
hour. This affected some OF the lead
Ing issues. but they retained their
strength Erie WAS a strong feature,
selling up TO 2S IA. a gain OF one
roint. independent Steel stocks fol-
lowed United States steel in an adj
vance Rethlehem Steel preferred
reached 10. within point OF the high
for the year.
At noon the market relapsed into
dullness during the second hour.
D. m.-The market showed
strength during the afternoon.
The stock market closed strong.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-03-25
BUTTER AND EGGS

Buttcr-Boar1 prices are: Creamery
extras, 35c frsts, 3i2c; dairy. 22c;
packing stock. zoe per 10.
Eggs Current receipts. candled
cases Included. 171Hc per doz. Receipts
1887 cases
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Aop,cs Fancy. S:soGs: ordinary,
s1TIso per bbi: box apples, 81 I2.25.
Rnnnua.-Good shippinGa'stock. $50

Bnnnnas-IGooa shlppineHstock. N.bo
d225 bunch. 80
urnos-Dried Lima, 7d7hc 10.
CnwIiacwer-S2.25U per doz
CeIrry Florida. s250g3 per crate,
5oRT5c per do7.
Cnbbage--s1 II ] % Dbl.
Chsssc-Whoiesale prices: Michigan
Mats. new. 15qi5hc: old, l7q l7kc;
New York fats. new llulIhc oid'
1914 qfl9c; limburger. 1914 IL &c: do-
nestle Swiss. 226 2fc; Imported SWISS
asa 2sc.
Chestsuts-Spanish.9 810c Id.
Crrnberrie. - Late Howos, 1916 Dbl;
s. bu
Detcs-persian, new. 50bis per lb..
Dressed calves Fancy, Low 10 &c,
common. l2Wlic per 10.
Figs Imported. new. IL u lbc Id. |;
California. Csc lb.
Finsu Haddies--iOh a. lie per Id.
Fresh Vegetables - Cucumbers, hot
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river will reach an 1s-foot stage to-
morrow. while the Beaver, Shenen-
go and Mahoning are already breaking
all records
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METAL. Market.

NEW YORK. March 25.--The metal
exchange closed duh Spot copper. sl4
N1475. lead. s+.30ui.40.
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LIVESTOCK
EAST BUFFALO.
Cunning 4 stevens Live stock Report.

EAST BUFFALO. y. y. March %
Cattle: Receipts. five cars; market.
steady: best 1850 to l,500-lb. steers,
$4,000; good TO prime 1900 TO 1900
10. steers $s.5oqs.65; do. LOO TO 1900
ID steers, sSIS.25; coarse, plalnish
100 to I20O-lb. steers, $500 IS me-
dunn, butcher steers 1000 TO l,100-lD'
s72547.75; butcher steers, $50 10 l.OO9-
ID, s74750 light butcher steers, $500
u las best fat cows, 50 30 a 20 :
butcher cows, 35a6 best fat heifers
S7s5dIs25. medium butcher heifers.
$6.75g7.10; light butcher heifers, $50
625: light butcher cows, s4.2545; cut
ters, ,4.25 q as trimmers s$5oq . 20 !.
stock heifcrs. sH6 best feeding steers
dehorned. s7Q7.5O; light common
stockers s.. $50. prime export !d
a.. bologna bulls, 1915 n SO: stock
bulls. s5u55O; best mixers and
sprinzers. Sos q so, common to fair
kind edo. $4,000.
Hogs. Receipts 90 cars; market.
steady. heavy. $3.50 10; jcrkers,
sheep and lambs Receipts. 40 cars:
market, steady. top lambs. ssms:22.
yeariings ssGS.25. wethers. $3.50 I.
ewes. s6llG50
- N
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UNION STOCK YARDS.

UNION STOCK YARDS, CHICAGO.
March 25.-Hogs Receipts, $4,000:
market strong; mixed and butchers,
sss01920; good heavy, IS. so 30;
rough heavy, 1896 n $50; light $500 u
925; pigs s6.90M910 Cattle. Re-
celpts. 5000; market. slow; beeves 81
q $40; COWS and heifers, S3.45 n s.
stockers and feeders, s5.50d 10; Tex
ans. $500 7.60' calves. $3.50 q 1000
sheer: Receipts 10000, market.
steady; native, $500 "a $50: western.
s6l0dssO; lambs. s725ns.75; western.
-25 n s75
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= g YARDS CLEVELAND.

CLEVELAND. March 25.---Hogs. Re-
ceipts, 10 cars; strong; workers. ana
pigs, 1896; heavy. $3.50 lambs, 80,
/ calves s11 80; cattle 5000 40.
The evening world., 1913-02-18
Double Bill
At the Opera
DruWs a CrOlUd
s17aensel und Cretel,"
With Bella Alien, Marie
hatfield and Dinh Gil.
b, and "Caualleria, "
With Cdruso, Cadski
and Cilly, Well Per-
formed.
BIZ SYLVESTER RAWLING.

ar YAENSEL UND GRETEL" and
''Cavallera" In double bill at
= = the Metropolitan Opera House
last alght drew another capacity audi
hoosD. 1t 70 become almost unnecessary
= mention such fact. Night after
|aGAt and at r.atinee after matinee,
~ only differe zoe in tho size Of the
oo1Deocss II tat between q full house
aaA enc from. which people are turned
0Way. what . promise Of popular sup
port Of opera In the language under
Stood by all the people!
Aumperdinok's lovely fairy story was
marked by the return to the cast of
Louise Homer. as the Witch. as she was
- the early performances OF the opera
- the Metropolitan. Her impersonation
held all Its old charm In voice and
action, and something more; for Nine.
Homer never finds the possibilities of
. part exhausted. Besides there were
Bella Alien as Gretel and Marie Matt
field as Haensel. and Otto Goritz as
Peter. inirnitable In characterize ton.
Lila Robson lent distinction to Ger
trude and Stella de Mette and Anna
Case were charming respectively as the
SANDMAN and the Dewman. Mr.. Hertz
conducted a performance OF great merit.
In "Cavalleria" Caruso gave of his
hest az Turddu. singing the farewell TO
his mother with especial tenderness
Johanna Gadski. in fine voice. was a
Santuzza Of such temperament that she
might we'll have been a born Siliclan.
Maria Duchene was a pleasing Lola and
Dinh Oily was an effective ALTO, while
Jeanne Maubourg was Lola. a part ia