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The San Francisco call., 1913-09-23
Les Thes Dansants" Social Hit

Les Thes Dansants formally opened
the gay season this afternoon, when
society of both sexes and every age
from so to is gathered in the colonial
ballroom of the st. Francis to do
honor to the social innovation. There
were parties who came for tea and
to look on at the dances; there were
parties who came TO rag and dance
and to try some of the new steps.
and there were parties-and their
name was legion-who came to dance
with ease and grace all the latest
glides and walks. having practiced
assiduously in classes and in private
until they have attained. perfection in
the new art. Mr.. and Mrs. Douglas
Crane, who are personally superin-
tending les thes dansants. were there
and gave several demonstrations of
how 1t should be DONE
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Mrs. Morton Enjoys Tour

Letters from Europe tell of the
pleasures enjoyed by Mrs. Bowditch
Morton. who has just completed an
automobile tour of Switzerland and
the TyroL Mrs. Morton went abroad
in the early spring and has since
been touring central and southern
Europe. A great part Of her sojourn
has been passed in Germany. but the
last three months she has visited the
countries bodering on the Mediterra-
mean and Switzerland. Definite plans
regarding her return to the United
States are not completed, but she
writes that she viii probably come
home in November. The news entails
a. disappointment to Californians, as
home for Mrs. Morton hereafter will
be New York, where she will be
Joined on her arrival by her son,
=Bowditch Morton. who will enter busi-
Eess ii the eastern metropolis.
The San Francisco call., 1913-09-23
MISS ANGLIN SCORESAS 'SEREW')
|Ralph Herr Triumphs in Musical Show


kin in the Columbia playhouse ring
with laughter and merriment last
night.
Splendid Margaret Anglin opened
the Shakespearean season in San
Francisco with her presentation of
sThe Tanning of the Shrew' In this
brilliant comedy. hoary with age. but
of undimmed popularity, Miss Anglin
achieved another triumph to be added
to her crown of laurels. Her audi
ence waxed enthusiastic as the noted
star transformed her character into
as ornery shrew as ever Shake
speare dreamed.
The stage during the induction and
the four acts presented food OF
warmth and color. The scenery was
just about all it could be as skillful
portrayal of those old days in sunny
Italy The costumes. the lighting
effects and the illusive canvas drops
were appreciated by the appreciative
first nighters. who evinced their pleas
ure in unstinted applause.
Those who know said that Miss
Anglin is as good, IL not better, in a
comedy role as she is in some of the
great tragedies in which she has
starred and in which she has gained
world wide fame. Her conception of q
hers.
Miss Anglin appeared as Katharine,
the shrew. One moment during the
process of her tanning by Petruchio, a
role played by Eric Blind. her fury
would know no bounds, and again,
with uprising genius. she would calm
down and become the demure Katha-
rina, just as nice as you please. There
seemed to be no limit to her genius.
And her audience thought so, and they
were not averse to letting the actress
know their minds.
Miss Anglin has surrounded herself
with a notable company of Shake
spearean actors and actresses. Not a
moment throughout the performance
does any sort of hitch occur The
lines are as clean cut as canoes, and
if there was any prompting done from
behind the scenes IT was not notice
able. But it was noticed that after
three centuries Shakespearean come
dies vemain as popular as they were
in the days of merry old England.
It's easy to tame shrew, If you
nf pnfrFCAin-
That rollicking buck uses the star
walton method with a bit Of brutality
thrown in for good measure. He
cares nothing for ''women's rights,
but he takes his own initiative. based
on what he believes should prevail in
subduing a gingery member of the
fair sex. And the process of tanning
the shrew last night caused shivers
of laughter and "ohs'' of delight.
The induction scene with Fuller
Mellish as Christopher Sly is bit of
delightful comedy. 1t whets the ap-
petite for what is to come. Mellish
makes of himself a fine example OF
an elderly man suffering from the
effects of too many cups.
Eric Blind plays his role with
dash and ginger that almost takes
the spotlight away from Miss Anglin-
In bearing and figure he is well
adapted to the trying role His
gayety is infectious. and he was re-
warded with a big share of the gen
erous applause.
Baptista, the father, by Harry Bar
foot, Max Montesole and Sidney
Greenstreet as servants; Ruth Holt
Boucicault as Blanca, and Hortensio,
played by Harrison Carter, are some
of those whose work is of particular
excellence
Miss Anglin will follow The Tam
ing of the Shrew" with Twelfth
Night, and LAS You Like It"
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to her home in Sacramento. Miss Will
cox is sister of Mrs. Harvey Marvin
of this city.
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lieyes intensel, IA rae power of
women as fighters for better social
conditions. and feels that their duty
as wives and mothers should impel
them to take an interest in these mat
ters
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how it should be done.
The patronesses are:

Mrs. Thomas Eastiand
Mrs. william Della
ware Nelson
Mrs. Eleanor Martin
Mrs. Christien d.
fuigne
Mrs. George Cameron
Mrs. Augustus Taylor
AIRS. William III. Tay
ior Jr.
Mrs. Robin Hayne
Some of those
afternoons affair
AIr. and Mrs. Horace
Hin
Afr. aud Mrs. Roy
Somers
Afr. aud Mrs Harry
Hastings
Mr.. and Mrs. JOSEPH
Donohoe
Mr.. and Mrs. Ton
Drfscoll
Mr. and Mrs. Rober'
Coleman
Mr.. and Mrs Harry S
Bates
Mr.. and Mrs. JOSEPH
Coryeli
Mr. and Mrs. Jacl
Wilson
Mr.. and Mrs. william
ii. Crocker
Mr.. and Mrs. Athol
Mclean
Miss Virginia Joliffe
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4 Mrs. William Tubbs
Mrs. Frederick aIc-
Near
Mrs. Mountford vii
son
Mrs. Walter Martin
Mrs. Henry Clarence
I Breeder
Mrs. Sydney Cloman
Mrs. Arthur Chese-
] brough
who attended this
are:
Miss Henriette Bland
ing
Miss Emily Tnbbs
AIiss Marie Louise
Winslow
Miss Helen Jones
Miss Marian Stone
Miss Harriet Stone
Miss Ethel Croker
Miss Vera de Saba
Miss Sophie Beylard
Miss Helen keeney
Miss Elizabeth Oyster
Miss Jane Hotaling
Miss Louise walIach
Miss Leslie Page
, Ferdinand Theriot
Fd'nunds Lyman
Otis McAllister
lack Neville
Gayle Anderson
Robert Eyre
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Henry Hadley, conductor OF the San
Francisco Symphony Orchestra, has
arrived in San Francisco after q sum-
mer spent in various capitals of Eu-
rope. During his stay abroad Mr..
IIadley gave his attention to notable
composers who arc attracting atten-
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sinuous Salome dancer, with
transparent draperies of silver span
gled black net. from which emerged
one entire shoulder and arm without
SO much as glittering bead to neck
it's snowy nakedness; runway
from the stage down which the entire
company ran, just like Vaieska Sur
ratt or Texas Guinan. actually whoop-
ing through the house; Fred Butler, in
his shirtsleeves doing picturesque
near swearing when he appeared as
stage manager in a glimpse of life be-
hind the scenes; these were some of
the features which gave thrills of de-
lightful astonishment and apprecia-
tion to the Alcazar audience last
night.
Miss Nobody of Starland," a must
cal comedy, with Ralph Herr as lead
ing man, was the cause of this de-
parture from precedent on the part of
the Belasco playhouse people.
There is music, there is comedy. but
of plot there is even less than one is
accustomed to expect in such compo-
sitions. Not that 1t makes any differ
ence.
Ralph Herr has ample opportunity
for his own peculiar form of merry
making, and he. with his topical
songs. his limitations and his manner
isms. would have made the evening a
happy time for the audience quite
alone.
Not that the burden of success lay
entirely with him, though. There was
a chorus with twinkling legs, Hun
garian dancers, songs from Lucille
Palmer in a diaphanous gown, dan
cling and general prettiness from Lois
Meredith, more comedy from Burt
Wesner and Herman Cripps, not for
getting the Salome dance and a song
or two from Mollie Mack, who is as
pretty as a peach ought to be.
The San Francisco call., 1913-09-23

Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick Robson,
formerly Miss Frances Woolsey of
Berkeley. will depart this week for
tour of southern California. They
will be absent from town month
or so.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-09-19
DOUGH SHARES A BURGLAR
Policeman Battles Providing Negro by
Binding Him With the
Weeks Baking

Highland Park, Ill.-Chief Of Police
Genest the other day introduced a
new method into the art of capturing
a thief, when he arrested a negro
burglar by means of a pan Of bread
dough accurately thrown.
Chief Genest and Policeman Reip-
enwald, in response to a telephone
call, hurried to the residence of
James Prindeville. The burglar had
fed, but a commotion in the home of
Mrs. A. P. Smith next door attracted
their attention.
AS the policemen entered the kitch-
en- a negro ran past them and dove
through a window. AS he leaped
Chief Genest seized a pan of dough
which was raising" on a table near
by and hurled 1t at the thief His aim
was accurate. The pan struck the
negro's head and the dough. falling
into his eyes. so blinded him that his
capture was easy. The negro pleaded
with his captors to help him clear
away the debris.
The man gave the name of Oliver
Green. $40 Sedgwick street. He
had $14 and four rings, taken from
the Smith home.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-09-19
Goat Butts Up Broadway; Puts "Cops" to Flight

NEW YORK.-Broadway's peace in
~ the Wholesale dry goods district
was shattered the other day by a
large William goat which routed
twelve subway laborers, sartorially
disabled two policemen and caused
many girl workers to elevate their
hobbies and sprint before II was las
seed and dragged back to its home.
Prince street was lined with push
carts when the goat walked from the
stable and strolled toward Broadway
II spied a pushcart laden with cab
bage, spinach and lettuce. His goat.
ship bucked the center and touched
down most OF the greens in his inte-
rior
Greatly enfivened, the goat butted
twelve workers into the subway exca.
walton on Broadway. Other laborers
sought refuge on a sand pile. They
and the goat played tag up and down
the pile until Policemen Brown and
Huck appeared.
Seeing new playmates, the goat
gave each officer a little rearW ard
love tap which laid them low. The Do
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-09-19

n LEVELAND, O.-Mr. and Mrs. C..
" w Smith, 772 East One Hundred
and Fifty-second street, Collinwood,
have a small gasoline runabout, and
on pleasant nights, after Mr.. Smith
closes his drug store, they invariably
60 for a spin over East End boule-
wards. Like all owners of small auto
mobiles. they occasionally have trou-
BILE.
The other night the drug store was
closed a little earlier than usual and
the Smith family, including Scotch,
the small fox terrier, hustled into the
car and went speeding over the new
extension OF Lake Shore boulevard to
the little village of Noble, five miles
away.
Life was sweet indeed for the Smith
family. The moon shone brilliantly,
and the occupants Of the car sighed
with contentment Mr.. Smith care
fully turned the car around and
started back toward Collinwood about
1920 o'clock The little motor. which
had been whirring steadily. began to
sputter ftfully and Mr.. Smith pricked
up his ears.
The car carried the family about a
quarter of a mile homeward. sighed
gently, and stopped.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-09-19
GIVES THEM THE WILD FLAVOR
Housekeeper Has Thought Out Par
tleuIarly Clever Way Of Cooking
the Domestic Duck.

Il can cook the domestic duck so
that you would think it was mallardl'
declared a clever little housekeeper
the other day.
AT any rate, you would think II
was mallard II you knew the delicious
and peculiar flavor of that particular
bird well enough to recognize It.
People say that this characteristic
flavor is due to the fact that mallard
feeds on wild celery. Well. naturally,
when / buy ducks in the market 1t Is
too late to put them on a diet in the
ordinary sense.
But II | can't feed them celery
while they're alive, ] can do it after
they're dead. oh, yes, | can! And
this is the way l manage it. Instead
of stufing them in the ordinary way.
take stalks of celery which | cut the
length of the birl's inside measure
ment.
81 put these stalks in where the
dressing ought to grow and / then
place the duck in the roasting pan. In
stead of putting water in the pan,
pour in a pint bottle Of moderate
priced Sauterne. Maybe put little
water in the Sauterne, but not much.
Then haste the duck with this while
1t is roasting. And If can't deceive
you with the result-well, your palate
must have a pretty intimate acquaint-
ance with the flavor Of mallard"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-09-19

audible sigh of relief. I'm glad you
got II"
The relic was taken charge Of by
the police and Nemphos was locked up
on the charge of receiving stolen
goods. According to Nemphos. he
came into possession of the figure ten
years ago. He obtained it, he said.
from a fellow countryman as security
for a loan. This man said it came
from Athens and was worth much
money" Nemphos said he buried the
figure because he was afraid II would
be stolen.
DR.. Vouros was notified in Wash
ington OF the find by telephone. He
expressed citation over the news and
said he would come to Baltimore at
once.
The figure, which is OF marble, is
said to be one of the finest examples
extant of the sculpture of the Archaic
period. Its age is placed at at least
1000 years. While it has a money
value of a quarter of million dollars,
because of it's sentimental and histor-
ical associations, 1t is regarded by the
Greek authorities as almost priceless.
The quest which ended here COW
cred a period of fifteen years, carried
on all over the globe.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-09-19
Chicago Woman Arraigned for SIayinq Parrot

swearing and that she could produce
witnesses to testify to the murder"
u want warrant charging Mrs. So
linski with the murder of my Polly"
demanded Mrs. Nogi tearfully as she
laid the green corpse" before the
court
Judge Sullivan rubbed his puzzled
brow and consulted the city ord.
finances. Then he delved into the
state statutes from bigamy to arson.
No law could be found to apply to the
case. Several attorneys in the court.
room were consulted. They were puz-
zled over the case. Il was finally de-
cided that the case was clearly one of
plain murder of parrot, and the war
rant was issued to that effect
Yes. killed it," said Mrs. Solinski,
when ayraigned. Il wrung its neck
because II swore too much. Besides,
| sold it to Mrs. Mary Nogi, a neigh
Dor. year ago for $40. and she never
paid me. We quarreled many times
because of the transaction, and an
thought It was still as much my bird
as hers killed II, so there wouldn't
be any further trouble Oyer IT,"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-09-19
TRY HARD TO SAVE PRISON
convicts at Sing Sing Threw Them
selves With AVidity Into Work
Of Subduing Flames.

During the course of the serious fire
at Sing Sing prison 200 Of the con-
victs, who make up the fire brigade of
that institution, performed deeds Of
daring that would have reflected cred
ii on the regular trained flame fight
ers of any of the large cities. The fire
occurred in several of the outbuildings,
and while 1t was in progress 1900 of
the inmates were locked in their cells,
which were out of the danger zone.
In the meantime the other convicts
we're fighting the fire with intelligence
and apparently without any thought
Of their personal danger The warden
reports that two prisoners took their
lives in their hands by rushing into
one of the burning buildings and car
rying out a tank Of gasoline and two
cans of benzine. One of the most sig
nificant features o. the affair was the
enthusiasm with which these outcasts
of society went about their work.
They did not wait for orders. but
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-09-19

period Id about ended: but no,h,.
mementous has happened YETI
Prof. Alessandra Malladra. n ~.
his illustrious master introduces -
was far more explicit. He ia
younger man, full of zest- and es,s~s'
asm in his work. Before No.
brought him here as vice-director -,
ladra had acquired fame at tha i.
physical observatory OF Demodc.s.,
as the greatest living authority 4. 4.
geology and seismology OF the 80
plon. In his present position Ia /,
become famous for his daring Do.
last May deep down, nearly one tho-
sand feet, into the crater Of vesnvl..
What risky time you musl A..
had" remarked, encouraging the -.
fessor to talk on his experiences
We'll, it was nerve trying vo,,
was his modest reply, "for cous,.,.
landslips are occurring on the Inn.
walls and slopes of the crater ~
there are steep precipces 10 seal
Then l had good deal to carry ~.
with my mensuration and temperslu,.
taking instruments, and nv pho,.
graphic apparatus. Once on the IN.
ter floor ! found myself in spots when
could with comfort have pitched
tent and remained indefinitely Vii.
there we're other tracts, even eloss 4
hand across which had to haste /,
imminent danger of asphyxiation.
Il proved the highest point Of a.
crater to be 1851 feet above sea lev.
Before the 1906 eruption 1t stood 4,,s
feet. found the center Of the czls
floor SCI feet deep. The lowest par.,
reach down to 9S7 feet. In cihsr
words, found that on the crater Zoo,
which to the casual gazer from abo,.
appears almost perfectly level. lax
to negotiate hillocks 126 feet high. B,
sides, what seem from the verge Of Il,
crater to be scattered Jumps Of stone
/ found To be monoliths ueasurInt
from Is to 10 cubic meters As r.
CARDS temperature. a notable discover
| made was that since Doctor Chan
pello descended by 1877 degrees cent
grade. The most intense heat Is COZ.
centrated at the great yellow sulphn
assure"
do you think. professor, that "
suvius has entered upon her de,.k
agony?" / queried.
oh, far from it, True. there an
visible symptoms Of creeping pardly
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-09-19
QUEER DEATH FOR BUNNY
An Unlucky Kansas Rabbit Under
meath When Boy Fell From
His Pony.

Osborne, Kan.-The ancient theory
that there is nothing new under the
sun has received severe jolt.
Norman Klein, student of Central
High school, Kansas City, who is
spending the summer on the farm Of
Elmer Bliss near here, was riding
the pony after the mail He was rid
ing at top speed when a rabbit hoped
into the road and stopped ahead Of
the horse. The pony plunged violent
ly to the side.
Young Klein shot like a skyrocket
off the horse at the bewildered rab-
bit, and fell on 1t. The rabbit was
killed. but Norman was uninjured.
Out here in Kansas rabbits have
been killed with everything from fly
swatters to moving machines, and a
giant grasshopper has been known
to bolt a young bunny, but this is the
first time on record a person has fall
en- from a horse on a rabbit and kill
ed it,
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-09-19

tory on the volcano. AS director of
the Royal Vesuvian observatory he
has succeeded to the late Professor
Matteucci, whose heroic devotion to
duty throughout the last fearful out
break sent his name ringing through
every civilized land.
well, the fact is" began Professor
Mercalli. as he showed me well filed
scrapbook of recent foreign press cut
tings about Vesuvius, most of these
reports are inventive or exaggerated.
The tourist season here has for one
reason or another considerably slack
ened off in late years; but since these
rumors have gone abroad the noun.
tain has become unusually alive with
visitors. The smoke tunnels in the
main crater have been active all along.
Still, their activity is evidently in
creasing, and there are not wanting
signs that Veouvius is stirring from
her long slumber. Yes, her repose
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-09-19
BELGIAN FARMS ARE SMALL
National Law There That Results In
Holdings less Than an
Acre In Size.

An outstanding feature of the Bel
gian farming is the small size of the
farms. More than half of the Belgian
farms are less than an acre in size.
One cause Of small farms in Bel
GUM is a law prohibiting the leaving
by any man Of all his property to one
child, declares Wallaces' Farmer. 1t
is required that the property be divid-
ed among his children. OF course the
children can agree to hold the land
intact, but In practice the result has
been a great subdivision of the land.
The average acre of Belgian land
rents for a cash rent of about $40, but
there is some share renting. the agree
ment being half and half, and the
landlord to furnish half of the fer
tiliZer.
The average value Of the Belgian
land is now about $500 an acre, pas
ture land averaging little more than
this and cultivated land little less.
Eighty years ago Belgian land was
worth just half this much.
Why is Belgian land so high? 1t is
not so fertile as much of the land OF
England or Germany, yet is more val
liable because there are some half mil
lion Belgians who have the ability
to make $500 land bear interest on
the investment They are able to do
this because they work hard and are
satisfied with little. Another reason
for the high price of land is the keen
competition for it. Because of the
small pieces into which 1t is divided
land is constantly on the market and
there are always farm hands and rent
ers who are eager to own a piece of
land for themselves, and so the price
is bid up to the limit
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-09-19
Our Fairy eodmothers.

The world, out of fairy books. is
chary in furnishing its fairy godmoth-
ers, yet most of US have friends at
whose touch we become more truly
and happily ourselves than at other
times. They seem able to endow US.
through some magic of their own.
with the beauteous vestments and the
glass slippers that free the spirit.
These are our fairy godmothers. We
do well to love them and pay them
good heed. for through them We may
enter into such possession OF the pre-
cious gifts that we need have no dread
of the striking hour. This, we must
suppose. is what Cophetua did for his
beggar-maid. At his glance the queen
in her blossomed. which later all the
world could see.-From the Atlantic.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-09-19
CALIFORNIA BAD MAN
DIES IN LAST DITCH
Shoots Himself Through Head
When Pursuing Posse Sur
rounds Him in Ravine.

Los Angeles, Cal.-"Buck" Van
Vrend, the bad man of a hay-baling
outfit near Owensmouth, ended his
final day as camp tyrant the other day
by shooting at whomsoever he fancied.
stealing a horse, and, after his horse
tumbled into ditch, holding back the
posse following until he shot himself.
Deputy Sheriffs Moody and Anderson.
who we're called to stop the blood
shed, arrived just before Van Vrend
died.
With the given name of Elliott,
Buck" Van Vrend came to the bal
ing camp of Frank Barrett several
weeks ago and Immediately installed
himself as camp bully. Mixed with
men not too strict in observing the