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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-26
SHALL LAUGHTER
SUPERSEDE WEEPING
IN The DRAMA? /?
Few Tragic Plays in Season s
Output Indicate Growing
Popularity of Lighter
AmuSements.

OF ten new plays produced in New York
during the month Of August the majority
were light. some eyanescently light In
their calihre Of entertainments This is
true also of the plays staged during Sep
tember, as wei. as those promised later
in the season. Where farce comedy does
not prevail, the action hinges generally
on sensational situations. the characters
including an array Of politicians, rraftcrs
and policemen, and tile scenes being laid
in Brooklyn flats. whore neglected wives
blcker with tipping stepmothers court
rooms and localities Of such topical ap-
peal
What has become Of the old-Gashioned
serious drama, wherein the stage is shak-
en- by the tuuuItuous soul upheavals Of
the great emotional artistic, and the set
tings tremhed in the gusts Of passion
emanating from the agitated bosom of the
stark-faced tragedian, Who does not
remember the JOY We had in sharing in
Miss Olga Nethersoes eleDhantinc dis
tresses! But alas Camille dies no more.
Sappho weeps no salty tears, nor are We
pleasurably narrowed by the turbllences
OF another Mrs. Tanlgeray,
"A few years ago we heard more or
less of Ibsen. Strirdber-. Hauptmann and
Maeterlinck In our plavhouses. saws the
Dramatic Mirror. commenting on the
lack OF solid drama. Madame Si7lone
came over and produced A plav of Ros-
tand Mr.. Fruhman put on 'rhar.ecler.'
Mr. GLAND tried out Strindba-g'S Father
Forbes Robertson. Mr. Faversnatn and
others We're playing in dramas Of Shake
speare
THE popularity of plavs dealing with
criminals and rrafters. court scenes and
police functionaries. and next to these.
plays with a strong faretca. tendency. Is
not highly promising for the serious
drama
Miss Margaret Arclln may-ard so
may Mr. HaCkett-produco n Shake
spearean play, but with these exceptions
we fail to descry anything Ike solid lit
erary phenomena on the theatrical hort
zon."
1t is true THE Revolt" which will con-
tinue here next week, deals seriously with
the problem OF a husbands neglect Of
his wife. bat 1t is eavened with an adm!x-
ture of laugh-provokir- huuor. OF the
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-26
THEATRICAL BAEDEKER

BROAD-"Lady WinIermerc's Fan" hv oscar
Wilde, starring Margaret Anglin. Monday
night
CHESTNUT STREET OPERA HOUSF,-'Pi-
lnte's Daughter miracle play. by Francis
I-ORREsT-"C Chin-Chin. Montgomery and
stone In new phgvtasy by Anne caldwell
and II. H. Burnside. with music by Ivan
CGryr Wednesday night.
GARRtCK-" Nearly Married. farce comedy.
by Edgar Selwyn. starring Bruce McRac.
wALNT'T- "Bringing Up Father" musical
comedy based on George MaManus' cartoons
by Gus Hill Monday night.
CONTlNt'ING.
ACADEMY OF MrSIC-"Catlria" moving.
picture drama. by Gabrielle ~ Nnnunzio of
the third century 70. e. 4 truly marvellous
feat on the reel with a couvu'i0s ,.l.aH
eruption
ADEiPHi-"Tre Revolt" ry Edward IocKo
starring Helen Ware. Driven desperate,
neglected wife seeks the CAiCty enjoyed as a
rrerogntiye by her husband hIt comes nome
ere IFS ton LATE
KEITH S-Mr and Mrs. Vernon Castle In
original guuyy8.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-26
mRUSTER BROWN

Master Harold West will be seen in the
title role of Buster Brown" a musical
comedy founded upon the famous BUS
ter" caricatures, at the Liberty Theatre
next week. Master West will be sur
rounded with notable cast of comedians
and singers particularly fitted to interpret
their various roles.
Company I, Second Regiment, y. G. p,
will be the guests of Master West Mon
day night. The company will be headed
by the Buster Brown Boy Scouts.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-26
81 ldudev7Mo E

So popular did Mr.. and Mrs. verno,
Manager Jordan, of Keith's, has engaged
them for second week. That dancing
is still a popular pastime was evident by
the furore the appearance of the orlgina.
tors of the box-trot created. Thousands
thronged the popular amusement house,
indeed. hundreds were turned away.
Back to Where They Started" a skt
with Sam and Kitty Morton will head
bill that looks alluring. Among the
features will be Raul Periera, the Portu.
guese court violinist, supported by his
own original string quartet of selected
musicians; Edwin George. comedian
and near" juggler; a comedy of mod
ern life, "A Strong Cup of Tea" by Con-
nelly & Co.; putting on Aairs"; new
skit, with Mae Melville and Robert Hg-
gins. Mary Dorr, a comedienne, in
series of new song selections and charac.
performing a routine of picturesque and
hazardous feats on bicycle.
Little 1nez McCauley will appear in a
playlet of real life, "The Girl From
Childs'," at Loew's Knickerbocker next
week. Miss McCauley as an ex-waitress,
, unfortunately married and divorced finds
herself engaged as a servant in the home
of her ex-husband, who has married
again. The action hinges upon her effort
to make the husband appreciate his wife.
The rest of the bill will include the
character comedian, Murray Bennet;
Scott and Wilson, acrobats; Lon Smith
and Constance Farmer, in comedy and
songs; David Kaleokoa, an Hawaiian mu-
sician, and Frevoli a shadowgraphist,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-26
oRPHEUM THEATRE

William a. Bradys original New York
production Of Bought and Paid For"
drama of american LIE, will open at the
pryhrIm Theatre Germantown next
MDEdav. The play is based upon tn
marital experiences Of New York mil
l.Oraire and a little tl0-a-week telephone
operator
Makeup In the actors vocabulary is
by no means confined 20 the use Of paint
and powder" says Mr. stone 1T has
to do also with costuminG, personality,
and often with physical appearance.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-26
Why Miss Anglin
Left MIR. Mansfield
CONSTANCE FARMER,
Knickerbocker.

Miss Margaret Anglin, who will appear
in oscar W!lde's satiric drama, Lady
Windemere's Fan" at the Broad Street
Theatre Monday night, made her debut
under Richard Mansfield in Edmond Ros-
tands "Cyrano de Bergerac." Miss Ans-
lin was a distinguished success in the
part of RoXane-a success all the more
marked by her abrupt and unexplained
disappearance from the cast Miss Ang-
Inns success was indeed almost as great
as that of Mr.. Mansfield himself When,
therefore, after the company had started
on tour and Miss Anglin vanished, many
and various were the suppositions as to
why the charming original RoXane had
gone.
only short time ago was the mys-
terry solved in the discovery of letter
written by Mansfield to Chicago news
Paper. 1t is characteristic of the great
actor, and reads thus:
Virginia Hotel, Chicago Oct. .. 1902.
"NIy attention has been called to the
continual reference to Miss Angln and
the usual innuendoes as TO why she sew
cred her connection with my company.
Miss Angl!n played RoNane in 'Cyrano
de BergeraC' very charmingly, and inn
mediately after her marked success in
the role received an offer of twice the
sum l had contracted to pay for her SER
vices Miss Anglin accepted the offer.
Il am sorry that the facts are so SIM
pie and unintereStlnE-really almost SoF-
did. nut 'tis true 1t would have been
more exciting, and no doubt more agree
able TO have been able to relate how
the poor creature was taken by the hair
and dra gged about the stage, or how
she was, after a stormy rehearsal. kid
mapped and confined in dark ROOM
where the monster squirted ink at her
through the keyholc punctually every 10
minutes or how she was sandwiched be-
tween two boards-like the lady in Toll
st0i's rustic tragedy-while the beast sat
upon her and read his prayer book, and
then how she escaped, but ever after
refused TO reveal the mystery of her suf
fcr!ngs for fear of the vengeance OF the
blood-th.rsty tyrant!
Miss Anglin will be supported by
Florence Carpenter, Carolyn Darling,
Catherine Airsley, Louise Gilmore, Helen
Josrffy. Sidney Greenstreet. Leonard
Wiley, Wallace W!ddecombe, Donald
Cameron and Harry Barfoot
HAMBRA Patssyqnk, Morris I'm i,si St'
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THREE SHOWS DAIIYHs;l5-7-
Al.lts All Seats luc- EvEl I'D, 20. jpc.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-26
David Montgomery and Fred Stone.
70 appear in "Chin- Chin" Forrest,
next Wednesday.
BROADWAY

Mae West, known as the Original
Brinkley Girl" will head the bill at the
Broadway Theatre, in South Philadelphia.
Among the other attractions will be the
Cabaret Review" tabloid musical COM
edy, produced by ten people.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1914-09-18
HUNTERS TAKE ADVANTAGE
OF THE OPEN SEASON

Yesterday was the opening day of
the season for killing wild ducks.
Quite a number of local sportsmen
tonk advantage of the splendid day
for ducks and journeyed, to their
~favorite ponds up and down the
river. Those in hearing distance
of the hunters say the lombard
ment vas something fierce, resemb-
ling the German advance guard at
lacking the right flank of the
French army. The duck casualties
are reported to be large-each
hunter bagging the limit. A party
consisting of james Worden, Rup-
ert Bryant, Ed Barber, Claude Wo-
mack and Sam Nully went to the
Ruby lakes to shoot ducks. A
story too good to keep is told on
Bryant. 1t seems Nully, down at
one end Of the lake had set out
decoys in hopes of attracting live
ones, and had hid behind a clump
to await developments. Bryant, at
the other end of the lake, not hav-
ing very good luck thought he
would look Nullv up. He got with
in good shooting distance of where
Nully was and spotted what he
supposed were real live ducks,
which were only Nully's wooden
ones. Just about that time Bryant
had fixed himself for a pot shot,
Nully raised up and said: "For
the love of Mike. Bryant, don't
shoot, you'll kill my BOOSTERS" The
boys in this party enjoyed a pleas,
ant outing and returned with game.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1914-09-18
PRIMARY LAW AS IT
NOW !S...A FARCE

The new primary law has been
tried cat now for four years. At
the last session Of the legislature
the law was amended in some re.
spects, which made it worse. if
anything. than il was two years
ago. The vote was light all over
the state. Republicans registered
as Democrats in large numbers in
Reno for the purpose of nominating
al assemblymsn the Democrats did
not want, says the Yerington Times.
Elsewhere in the state they did the
same thing for other purposes. In
some cases good men have been
selected but in many more cases
the good men have gone down to
defeat by the Vaccinations of the
under element. Especially is this
the case in the southern end of the
state. There is no end to the rot
ten stuff that may be pulled Off
at a primary election as now con-
Quoted. The people of the state
should line up in the different coun-
ties for the assembly ticket or can
didates, who will abolish this law
at the coming session of the legis-
lature. The thing is an abortion.
1t costs the state and candidates a
lot Of money, and there is no
chance for the best man to win
against combinations that can be
put up against him. Let's go back
to the old way Of doing business:
have conventions for the nomina-
tiou of candidates; cut out all this
independent stuff and get some real
good officers at the head of affairs
at once.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1914-09-18
THIEVES ENTER
TOGGERY STORE
Get Two Pairs of Shoes, Suit of Clothes
and Some Change---Suspect
Arrested

Last night at the early hour of
ten o'clock. a thief or thieves made
a hold attempt to burglarize the
Toggery Store on Main Street. The
marauders first went to the back
door and smashed it in, hut on find
ing their way blocked BY a wooden
partition, went around to the front
door and boldly smashed in the
glass door and entered the store.
They yer evidently u band Of
amateurs as only $3.50 from the
till, one suit Of clothes and two
pairs of shoes were taken and the
safe which contained about $500 in
guild and currency was left I'm.
molested. Some passers by heard
the noise at the time Of the robbery
but thought nothing of the matter
and the theft was undiscovered un-
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1914-09-18
HEAD ODD FELLOWS
ON OFFICIAL VISIT

Hon. c. E. Nick. Grand Master
of the Nevada Odd Fellows, paid
Elko Lodge No. Is, an official visit
last night. He was received by
the lodge in the lodge room in
regular form and made II short ed
dress in which he singled out Past
Grand Masters Booher and Rein
hart for special mention.
After the usual business OF the
lodge was transacted, the degree
team went through the rituaIistic
work Of the first degree and re-
ceived much praise from the grand
master.
When the work of the evening
was concluded, the doors of the
lodge-room were opened and the
Rebekahs trooped in with baskets
filed with eatablcs enough to feed
a multitude. These were soon
spread OIL tables and slowed away
by the hungry crowd.
After all had done full Justice to
the refreshments, Past Grand
Master Reinhart introduced the
grand master, who msde an inter
esting address, full of praise to the
Rehekahs for the noble and unset
fish work they had done in raising
funds for an Orphans Home. This
homo was now an accomplished fact
and next Sunday it would be dedi-
Gated.
The grand masters remarks were
listened to attentively end he re-
ceiEso a hearty round of applause
as he took his seat.
The brothers and sisters gather
ed up the fragments on the tables
and departed for their homes at a
late hour, glad that Grand Master
Mack had spoken to them.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1914-09-18
PASS
UNDERWOOD WAR BILL
Tax Falls on Banks, Stockholders, Com
mercial Brokers and Theatres
Also a Stamp Tax

Washington, Sept. 17-The
democratic ways and means com.
mittee today approved the Under
wood war tax bill introduced by
the republicans.
This bill will tax banks with
capita! and surplus not exceeding
$25 900 $50 a year and So for each
additional $4,000; Stockholders,
$50; pawnbrokers, $50; commercial
brokers, $50; custom house brokers
SO; proprictors Of theatres, muse.
ums and concert halls, 500; cir.
cuses 500, public exhibition, $40:
bowling alleys and billiard halls, s5
per alley or table; dealers in Leaf
tobacco, So to S24 according TO vol.
ume Of business; dealers in tobae-
co, $12.
The stamp taxes proposed, sub.
ject to probable revision by the
committee arc in detail as follows.
Bank checks, two cents; drafts
or bills Of exchange inland, two
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1914-09-18
P P. c. WHGGDGATE
SERIOUSLY ILL

Percy Woodgate, :he popular
and efficient night clerk at the
Commercial hotel, was taken ser.
iously Ill yesterday and was taken
to the Boiling hospital this morn
ing where an operation will be per-
formed by Doctors Hood and West.
Mr.. Woodgate underwent an opera
ton for appendicitis a few years
ago and it is thought while attend
ing his duties around the hotel, he
strained the wound effected by the
former operation.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1914-09-18

I'll the store was opened up this
morning when an insentory vas
taken and the loss found TO be as
given above. The officers we're
notified at onc and they have been
on a search for the guilty parties
all day and this morning about
nine o'clock Deputy Lamon arrest
ed a mar at the Western Pacific
round house who was trying to sell
a pair of new shoes. The shoes
were taken in hand and the man
locked up and n short while later
the shoes were identified as q pair
Of the shoes missing from the log
gerry. No trace of the other prop
erty or the money could be- found
and it is thought by the officers
that the fclluw has one or more
confedcratcs who are hidden around
town somewhere.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1914-09-18

ing earnestly for distant concerns
neRlects chances that originate
at home.
There are young inen in Elko, as
there arc everywhere, who would
be perfectly competent to manage
a business proposition, il thev had
capital. They would like to start a
new industry here. Meanwhile
money is being sent away, because
u people don't know of hopeful
chances to invest at home.
The concern from a distance
that may be attracted by special
inducements, may or may not stay
when the inducements exl ire. The
concern backed by home enterprise
and capital is rooted to home soil.
To many people, the distant in
vestment looks more attractive.
But it might not seem so, If exam
ined on the spot. Money invested
at home is under close inspection,
which should prevent losses. There
fore when our young men want a
little capital to start a new enter
prise their claim should have the
most careful consideration.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1914-09-18
FORMER ELKO GIRL
MARRIED IN RENO

tombstone Price, a Junior of the
University of Nevada, was married
Monday evening in Reno at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. c. +. Lor-
ing, to Miss Jan t Parsons, of Fall
Ion, a cousin Of DR.. and Mrs. G.
NJ. Gardner, with whose family she
resided. DR.. end Mrs. Gardner
end Miss Carr Gardner came in
from Fallon to attend the wedding
Miss Gardner attending the bride
as bridesmaid, says the Gazette.
There are many in Elko who will
recall to memory Miss Parsons. She
was borE and raised here and srent
the major portion Of her girlhood
days in Elko. Mrs. Gardner her
cousin, Was formerly Miss Louise
Adams, who taught in the Elko
high school 70. a number of years.
Mr.. Loring, at whose home the
wedding took place Was formerly
manager of the Western Union
here and his wife was Miss Katie
Gheen.
Mrs. Price has a host Of friends
in El&o who wish her all the JOY
and happiness possible in her we'd
ded life.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1914-09-18
ELKO PATTY VISITS
SNAKE VALLEY

Guy oaval of Elko, who is nego-
tiating for the purchase of the
Baker ranch in Snake valley left
last Friday morning in Sam Bass
hams car, with C. A. Cantwell and
w. G. Greathouse of Elko to visit
the ranch and inspect the property.
George Baker returned with the
party in his car.
Mr.. Saval is one o: the largest
cattle and sheep owners in Elko
county and it is understood that
he will go into the stock raising
business in this county on an ex-
tensive scale if the purchase at
Rnker is made.--Ely Expositor.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1914-09-18
GERMANY AGAIN
TAKES OFFENSIVE
Allies Checked all Along the Line
And is Now Formulating New
Plans to Attack Paris

war. Germany says her position is
ideal.
P%etrogard, Sept. 16-An official
statement given out at tie Russian
capital is TO the effect that q per.
ton of the Russian army has been
cut off from the main army and is
being badly beaten by the Germans.
1t was also stated that the Russian
forces had completely infested the
town of Dankl in northern Ger
many.
Berlin, via. Hague, Sept. l6 II
Was announced at the war office
here today that the Germans have
checked the Allies all along the
line and have again taken up the
offensive in France. News from tine
front indicate that the French
troops have everywhere been re-
pulsed. The war staff here reports
that they have new plans for at
lacking Paris. 1t was also annouc
cd that the Russian forces in notrh.
ern Germany are being continually
repulsed.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1914-09-18

centb for each $100; certificates of
deposit, two cents; p~romissory
notes, two cents for each 500;
money orders, two cents per $40;
express receipts on per cent freight
receipts "r domestic bills Of lading,
n cent, telephone messages cost
ing ID cents Dr. more, one cent
bonds. so cents; certificates of de-
post, two cents per 800; ccrtif-
Gates Of damage, 25 cents; certih-
Gates, not otherwise specified, 10
cents; charters, SO to $40; brokers'
contract, 10 cents; conveyance, so
cents for each $500; telegraph
messages, each one cent; life i'm
surance policies, eight cents on each
500; leases, 20 cents to 81; mort.
gage or conveyance in trusts, 25
cents for each $1,000; power Of at
torncy to votel 10 cent?; power Of
attorney to sell, 25 cents; protests
10 cents; warehouse receipts, 26
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1914-09-18

London, Sept. 16-Information
received here from private sources
states that the plague has broken
out in Catania. Sicily.
Antwerp, Sept. l6-Sixty thous-
and fresh troops from Germany are
being rushed to Belgium and AK
la Chappelle. 1t is not known at
this time whether these fresh
troops r to fill the gaps made by
the recent fighting or are reinforce
ments for another army.
London. Sept. l6-lt was an
nounced here today that Italy is
secretly aiding the allies. 1t is also
announced that the Austrians are
being badly beaten by the Russians.
Russia is pushing her troops farther
and farther into Germany.
Paris, Sept. l6-It is reported
here that the Kaiser has decided to
inspect the situation in Prussia.
Military experts admit today that
the Germans position now is the
strongest since the beginning of the
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1914-09-18
STATE DEMOCRATS
MEET NEXT TUESDAY

The Democratic State convention
will be held at Carson City on Tues
day, September 22nd, for the pur
pose nf formulating y state plat
form and tho election Of a new
State Central committee.
The convention will be composed
Of all state candidates, together
with the candidates for members
of the legislature. Proxies may
ne given, 5nt only to regular mem.
bers Of the convention.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1914-09-18

An outfit known ps the Nevada
State Society Of California is food
ing the mails with copies Of resolu-
tions urging Nevada to go the limit
in the matter Of squsndering funds
Of this state for the benefit of the
California 1912 shows. 1t would
seem to a Nevsdan that the least
these people who have left Nevada
and taken up their abode In an
other state might do is to mind
their own business.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1914-09-18

When you get a good man under
a two-year contract, one who does
more and better work than any enc
else cser did for you before, what
do you do at the end Of the two
years? Do you discharge that mar
or do you offer him another con-
tract? Use your noodle when you
think lolitics just as you use it
when you think business. There's
a little bit Of something in the
eood.and-faithful servant argument,
and It applies to the county treas
ure's Office of Elko county.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1914-09-18
KILLED At PUEBLO

Pueblo, Colorado, Sept. 16--
Aviator Weldon Cooke was killed
this morning at the State Fair
grounds while flying before a large
crowd. He was flying at a great
height and while still many feeI
aloft his machine collapsed and he
was hurled swiftly to the ground.
His death was instantaneous.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1914-09-18

STATE OF NEVADA, l.,
County of Elko. g"
], Hayden Henderson, Cashier OF the
above-named Bank, do solemnly swear
that the above statement is true to the
best OF my knowledge and belief.
HAYDEN HENDERSON
Cashier.
Correct-Attest:
John HENDERSON
L. o. HENDERSON
Directors.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this
18th day Of September, 1914.
lSEALl j.. L. DART,
Notary Public
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1914-09-18
INVESTING MONEY At HOME

1t is interesting to the news
paper man, as he reads his ex-
changes to e how sharp the CON-
petition is for new manufacturing
industries. Cities from far and
near tumble over each other with
special inducements, the moment
they hear that any concern con-
templates a move.
Elko should be alive In this
same,s difficult as 1t Is. Mean
while the fact is worth attention
that many q town while campaign.