THE MORNING OREGONIAN, MONDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1907.
THREE SIOES TO
HEW YORK FIGHT
Taft, Hughes and Cortelyou
, Men Will Contest for
Delegation.
ROOSEVELT TO TAKE HAND
Backs Taft, Although Hughes Is His
Kind of Man and His Second
Choice Cortelyou Fights
Under Disadvantage.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash
ington, Oct. 20. Indications point to a
lively three-cornered fight for control
of the New Tork delegation to the
next Republican National Convention.
Something may happen to ward off
thi contest, but, as the forces are now
lining up, an Interesting contest is con
templated. Governor Hughes, though
not an avowed candidate for the
Presidency, Is generally regarded as
one, and his friends, without his sanc
tion, are vigorously boosting Hughes'
stock. At the same time It is under-
(nnrl that Ka TV.cUnTit nrnnlH lllfA t Ct
deliver the New York delegation to his
favorite candidate, Secretary Taft, who,
for this particular incident, is unfortu
nate enough to hale from some other
state. Then Secretary Cortelyou, of the
Treasury Department, is on the look
out, and his friends declare that
rather than see New York's support
given to Mr. Taft, whom he regards
as a rank outsider, he will come out
and announce himself a candidate and
undertake to have the delegation in-
tructod to support him.
Hughes of Roosevelt Type.
A fight of this character waged by
Air. Kooseveit, Mr. iiugnes ana air.
Cortelyou would be as unique as it
would be Interesting. All three are
acknowledged to be adroit, resourceful
politicians, yet not one is a politician
of the ordinary typo. Mr. Roosevelt
plays the game along distinctly novel
lines; Mr. Hughes operates In much
the same manner, and Mr. Cortelyou Is
equally novel, but even more silent
than Mr. Hughes. Mr. Roosevelt and
Mr. Hughes first gain the confidence
of the people and use that confidence
to thwart political tricks of old-line
politicians. Mr. Cortelyou has not
gone In much for public confidence, for
he has never been In a position where
he needed the support of the people to
promote his personal Interests. He
works entirely In the dark, and no man
knows where he will bob up or under
what circumstances. . ,
CoMelyou Under Handicap.
In a three-cornered fight of this char
acter Mr. Cortelyou would probably be
the weak contestant. While his integrity
Is not questioned, he has not had the
same opportunities of developing in po
litical strength as the President and Mr.
Hughes. Though In public life, his career
has been spent In Washington in a sub
ordinate capacity, whereas Mr. Hughes,
like the President, has been thrown en
tirely upon his own resources and has
made good. True, Mr. Cortelyou during
his Cabinet career has acted -more or
less independently In administering the
affairs of the different departments over
which he has been head, yet to the pub
lic mind he has been merely an adviser
to the president and the work of his de
partment is regarded as the culmination
of policies largely shaped by the Presi
dent. To this extent he la probably not
given as full credit as he. deserves. The
fact that he has 'always acted In a
subordinate capacity is apt to undermine
confidence In him, though he Is fairly
strong among the financial Interests of
New York City.
Why Roosevelt Prefers Taft.
To many men it seems strange that the
President should not advocate the nomi
nation of Mr. Hughes rather than Mr.
Taft. Both are New Yorkers, and under
most circumstances a man pays due re
gard to state pride. Moreover, the pub
lic career of Mr. Hughes much more
closely resembles that of Mr. Roosevelt
than does that of Mr. Taft. Mr. Roose
velt and Mr. Rughes are both reformers
elected to office at a time when reform
was badly needed and both, by inspiring
public confidence, have been able to
carry out the reforms which their 'con
stituents desired. The one has been as
fearless as the other and, considering
their respective fields, one has been as
mircasafiil a. y r .tk.. n.i -
. 0 vc u 1 1 1 ! i , i uey are men or
a common type; they are politicians of
like order, and under most circum
stances the publio would expect to see the
President advancing the interests of the
Governor of his own state rather than
a member of hie cabinet from another
state. If the President had had the same
personal contact with Mr. Hughes that
he has had with Mr. Taft and, if Mr
Hughes had had Mr. Tafts opportunities
of familiarizing himself with the workings
of the Roosevelt policies, gained from
the standpoint of a member of the Roose
velt official family, it is quite probable
that he would be Mr. Roosevelt's first
choice for President.
But the President does not know Mr
Hughes as Intimately a.s he knows Mr'
Taft: he realizes that Mr. Hughes lacks
Mr. Taf'.'s experience In National affairs,
and he believes that Mr. Taft is the
stronger candidate. That is why he pre
fers the War Secretary to the Governor
of his own state. If anything should hap
ren to take Mr. Taft out of politics, such
as the death of the Chief Justice of the
Supreme Court, then It Is more than like
ly that Mr. Roosevelt would turn to Mr.
Hughes. It ls because of his politicai
Judgment that he now gives his support
to Mr. Taft.
New York's Divided Allegiance.
There can be' little doubt but what
Mr. Roosevelt would have pushad the in
terests of Secretary Root, had it not been
that, after going over the situation, he
concluded that Mr. Root would make a
poor candidate. He himself has said that
Mr. Root would make a splendid Presi
dent, but lacking those qualifications
which are efsentlal to carrying a can
didate to success., his nomination would
be useless. It Is probably fear of Mr.
Hughes as a candidate rather than un
certainty as to Mr. Hughes as President
that largely determined the President to
push the Taft rather than the. Hughes
boom, though there can be no question
that Mr. Hughes would make a much
sfronger candidate than Mr. Root.
Mr. Roosevelt and Mr. Hughes, are both
stror.? before the masses In New York
StatV snd in a contest such as seems
imminent. It would be difficult to fore
cast the result. If Mr. Roosevelt were
asking support for himself, there would
be no contest, for Mr. Hughes would not
enter the Held against him. But when
Mr. Roosevelt asks the Republican voters
of New York to turn down a popular idol
like Mr. Hughes and give their support
to a candidate from another state, quite
a different situation is presented. To the
average New Yorker Mr. Hughes is a big
enough man for President, and the voter
will have to place his own Judgment
against the judgment of the President
and act as he deems wisest. State pride
will be a considerable factor, and as be
tween Mr. Hughes and Mr. Taft it will
be quite difficult to convince the New
York Republicans that he can pick a bet
ter man by going out3tde of his own
state.
Bitter Fight for Delegates.
In no state will the fight for delegates
be so bitter as In New York, and no dele
gation to the convention will have such
power. Indeed, it is quite within the
bounds of possibility that the New York
delegation, if it is united, may sway the
convention. Certainly, If solid . for Mr.
Taft, the Ohioan's chances would be glit
tering, whereas if New York's delegation
Is solid for Mr. Hughes. Mr. Taft will
have to contest with the New Yorkers for
many other delegates who will hold the
balance of power. AH parties to the
three-cornered fight realize the import
ance of the New York delegation, and
with three such adroit and extraordi
nary tacticians in the field, working along
separate and distinct lines, each by a
method peculiar to himself, the problem
presented is beyond the solution of any
man. The gambler has no advantage of
the layman in placing a bet on the result
of the New York fight
T
EASILY WIN'S IX BROADSWORD
BATTLE.
Major McGnlre Proves Poor Knight
and Can Manage Neither
Sword Nor Horse.
Carl Nelson, a member of the Third
Regiment, Oregon National Guard, yes
terday afternoon won In a broadsword
contest wtth Major T. J. McGiMre, who
had styled himself the international
champion. The Major might have been
all that he -called himself, but if he
has any class at all as a broad-swordsman
he failed to' show it in his battle
with Nelson. The contest. If the ex
hibition given at the Vaughn-street ball
grounds, could be designated as such,
was something like the show that the
famous Cherry Sisters once starred in.
It was so rotten that it was a "scream."
Nelson jabbed, poked and slashed the
Major 13 times, while the best the
"champion" could do was to make three
points. Nelson Is a broad-swordsman
and a man who knows how to sit a
horse. McGulre showed that he knows
very little about either.
In looking around for an excuse for
McGuire, it can be truthfully said that
his mounts were bad. The four horses
used in the contest were fit candidates
for the glue factory. One had but one
eye, one wanted to lie down Instead of
stand up, another couldn't raise a gal
lop, and the fourth had played a game
with a barb-wire fence and still carried
the scars. Nelson had the best horse,
but just to show McGulre there were
no hard feelings he turned over his
good horse to him; then when they
came together Nelson clouted McGulre
on the head. It was no love tap, for
the blow smashed through the bird
cage that the Major wore on his con
ning tower and laid open the scalp.
This was the third wound the gallant
Major received during the battle.
.A large crowd saw the battle, and
had it not been the screaming farce
that it was, there would have been a
demand for the return of the money
that was paid the gatekeeper. The
feeble attempts the Major made at
broadsword fighting and the way he
handled his mounts, put the crowd In
a good humor. They knew they were
buncoed and stood the gaff.
J. D. Mann was referee. It is not
known whether he wanted his name
connected with the show or not. One
thing Is certain, if McGuire ever won a
broadsword contest in the East, Nelson
Is a world champion.
Tigers Win Prom Hop Golds.
The Hlgland Tigers, a football team
composed of boys and young men resid
ing in the vicinity of Woodlawn, defeated
the Hop Gold eleven yesterday morning
on the Beech Park grounds, by a score
of 15 to 0. Both teams played good ball,
but the Highland boys were too fast, and
swept their opponents off the field. The
Highlanders challenge any team In or
out of the city weighing under 140 pounds,
preferring to play Sunday morning games.
The line-up:
Highlands. Hop Golds.
Dufur C Grantull
Bartel R. O O'Bhea
Gleason I- O Klldof
Baker R. T Miller
Nolan L. T Allen
Ptoses R. E Heltzer
Pomranle L. E DuBois
Howard ........... .Q Sandy
Lillle .- R. H , Dutch
Surges L. H Hahn
Rlnehart F. B Knipple
MELTING GREAT FORTUNES
Many of Them Disappear In the
, Second Generation.
Minneapolis Journal.
It is a law of the social order that
great fortunes, accumulated in . one gen
eration should be dissipated In the next,
or that following. In this way a just
balance is held among members of the
human race and the tools of human
achievement pass continually from en
feebled - and degenerate to fresh and
strong hands. .
One of the purposes of the modern de
vice of incorporation is to prevent this
natural and beneficial dissipation of for
tunes. ' It succeeds only In part. Though
the corporation is immortal, stock In it
passes from hand to hand and the for
tunes of business with almost as liquid
a flow as money itself. Though a cor
poration may remain rich and powerful
from generation to generation, they who
held Its stock originally may be Impov
erished by incompetence or extravagance
and the wealth It represents may pass
Into fresh hands.
Every financial generation is full of
such instances. Sons of men who once
owned American railroads Are compara
tively poor and obscure. Their power
has passed to men who were once brake
men and civil engineers. Control of only
one American railroad has passed by in
heritance to the third generation. .
vWe are getting a new instance in the
reported dissipation of the private for
tune of H. H. Rogers. This interesting
story explains many things that have
happened in the stock market, aa well
as the physical prostration of Mr. Rog
ers. But it is most significant as a
demonstration of the eternal law..
You may read on one page how the
Standard Oil Company hai increased its
wealth by hundreds of millions- and on
another how the second of Its heads has
poured forty million dollars Into a rail
road rathole. There will be more stories
like this before the history of Standard
Oil Is closed. v
Perhaps young Mr. Rockefeller will
contribute a diverting chapter after the
impressive obsequies that cannot! be for
ever postponed. Money has a destiny to
fulfill for the race, regardless of Individuals.
NINE RUNS, SIX
HITS ONE INNING
Hartman Lets Beavers Down
Hard in Morning Game
With Oakland.
REPLACED BY JOHNSON
Shortstop Holds Commuters to
Three Runs Afternoon Game
.Is 0 to 1, VJith Groom In
Box for Portland.
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct 20. (Special.)
The Beavers fell down today after hang
ing it all over the Seals during the week.
In the morning game at Oakland South
paw Hartman was running for Sweeney
on the end book during the first inning.
Nine runs and six hits tell the story of
the southpaw's fall. Johnson was put
Into the box in the fourth inning and did
fairly well. The afternoon game was for
the Seals all the time. Oscar Jones
pitched another grand game and Portland
never had a chance to put one over on
him. Melchoir made the only run of the
game by slapping the ball over the right
field fence In the fourth Inning. Both
teams performed perfectly in the field.
The score:
Morning game.
PORTLAND.
A.B R. B.H. P.O. A. E.
Casey, 2b 3 0 1 l 3 1
Donahue, rf and ss. 4 0 0 1 2 0
Raftery, ef 4 0 0 8 1 0
Johnson, ss and p. ...3 0 0 1 1 0
Kennedy, lb 4 O 1 10 1 1
Bassey. If 4 0 1 8 0 1
Mott. 8b 8 1 1 1 2 1
Byrnes, c 3 1 1 a 3 0
Hartman, p. and rf. 8 0 1 1 o 1
Totals 81 2 1 24 13 1
SAN FRANCISCO,
x A.B R. B.H. P.O. A. E.
Hlldebrand, If 12 13 0 0
Piper, cf 5 2 1 0 0 0
Williams, lb ........ 8 1 1 16 0 0
Melchoir. rf 4... 4 2 1 0.0 0
Zelder. 3b 4 1 2 2 O 0
Strelb. 2b 8 0 O 3 B O
Street, c 4 2 3 8 0 0
Willis, p 4 1 2 0 4 0
Wheeler, ss 4 1 2 0V 0
Spencer. If 8 0 0 2 0 0
Totals 35 12 13 27 17 0
SCORE BY INNINGS.
Portland 0 ( 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2
Hits 0 1000131 0 a
San Francisco SO 1 0 0 2 0 0 12
Hits 1 2 0 1 2 0 1 13
SUMMARY.
Hits Off Hartman, 9; off Johnson. 4;
Home run Street. Two-base hits Hllde
brand. Willis, Hartman, Byrnes, Casey.
Sacrifice hits Strleb, 2. First base on called
balls Off Hart, 2; Johnson, 2; Willis, 2.
Struck out By Johnson, 2: Willis. 2. Hit
by pitched ball Mott. Double plays Raf
tery to Johnson. Zelder to Strelb to Williams.
AT TfHE THEATE-RS
BY ARTHUR
"THE MAYOR OF TOKIO" AT THE
HE11JG.
Kow Tow. Will H. White
General Satake Donlad Mackenls
. Ivan Orfulltch Royal Cutter
Tenake Jessie Cain
Mikko Johnston Flynn
A wakl Susie T Wllkie
Betsey Lincoln Jeannette Mayhew
Oloto Ban .Ethel Tlllson
Ylang Ylang Carrie Leonard
Kimona Urallla Hodges
Tons Rose Marie Fogarty
Yarns Beatrice Deskau
Chub, a cabin boy Alice Sher
The Ostrich....
Julian Lincoln.'.
Rusty
Madam Stitch. .
Birdie Talcum. .
Alice Sher
6usla Wllkie...
Dollle Bunche. .
Clara Atwood...
Jack Conner
...George Boguea
..Peter Gillespie
Jane Griffith
. . .Virginia Ware
Alice Sher
....Susie Wllkie
...Dollle Bunche
....Clara Atwood
Violet Leight Violet Lelght
Bessie Gross "...Bessie Gross
May Daly May Daly
Ethel White Ethel, White
Marcu- Orlando Kidder
John L- Kearney
RICHARD CARLE never failed to
amuse an average audience in his life,
so it was to be expected that the Helltg
audience last night would find In his
"Mayor of Tokio" a pleasant diversion.
The man entrusted with the responsibility
of playing Carle's part, the irrepressible
Marcus Orlando Kidder of the stranded
comic opera company, is John L. Kear
neyr Kearney has been here a number
of times, most recently with "A Chinese
Honeymoon." He is an unctuous come
dian whose capacity for fun is quite as
large as the most of them who play lead
ing parts with similar shows.. When he
did a particularly funny thing last night
the audience simply stuck to him until
he was ready to drop from exhaustion.
Since Kearney Is four-fifths of the show
and his humorous stunts follow each
other In rapid succession, it will be read
ily inferred that- the "Mayor of Tokio"
made a hit large and unmistakable.
There is nothing to distinguish the piece
from many musical comedies that have
preceded It. . The atmosphere is as usual
Oriental ana being Oriental Is of course
Japanese. Richard Carle was not parti
cularly flush with ideas when he wrote
the book, so he did Just the same old con
ventional song show In two" acts with
plenty for the comedian and the chorus
to do. The mueic, which is by 'William
Peters, is mostly catchy, well calculated
to catch the popular fancy.
The support which Joseph M, Galtes
.has given Kearney is not sensationally
good. In fact there isn't a voice In it
but that is an 'old story now. Nobody
should expect to hear singing in a musi
cal show. Jeannette Mayhew as Betsey
Lincoln, the American heiress, and Ethel
Tlllson as Oloto Sah, the Japanese May
or's daughter, are attractive young wom
en who know how to wear their clothes
and dance creditably. A good perform
ance Is given by Jane Griffiths as the
ecceratrlo wardrobe mistress, while WlIT
scintillating hits. "The Mayor of Tokio"
funny on occasion. There is a large
chorus of very pretty girls whose cos
tumes are up to the average.
The "Comic Opera Capsule," by Kear
ney and Miss Mayhew, and Kearney's
"Foolishness" number were two bright
scintillating hits. "The Mayor of Hokio"
will please those who go to the theater
purely for relaxation, and Its jingles and
wit will have the desired effect of east
ing out dull care, provided one is not alto
gether too exacting.
There will be a matinee. Wednesday and
the engagement will terminate Wednes
day night
Wheeler to Williams. Tim of Kama 1
hour. 30 minutes. Umpire Perrine. (
Afternoon game.
PORTLAND.
A.B R. B.H. P.O. A. E.
Casey. 2b 4 0 1 3 3 0
Donahue, c .3 0 1 .3 3 0
Haftery. of 4 0 0 2 1 O
McCredle. rf 4 0 0 1 0 0
Johnson, ss 8 0 0 1 8 0
Kennedy, lb 1 0 0 9 0 0
Bassey. If 2 0 1 2 0 0
Mint. 3b 3 0 1 2 2 0
Groom, p 8 0 0 1 4 0
Totals 2T 0 4 24 16 0
SAN FRANCISCO.
A.B R. B.H. P.O. A. E.
Hlldebrand. If 4 0 3 4 0 0
Piper, cf 2 0 1 1 0 0
Williams, lb 4 0 1 8 0 0
Melchoir. rf 3 1.2 8 0 0
-tVhceler. ss ...4 0 0 2 S O
Zelder. 3b 8 0 O 3 1 O
Stratb, 20 2 0 1 1 3 0
Esola. c 8 0 0 8 0 0
Jones, p 3 0 1 0 1 0
Totals
.- ..28 1 8 27
10
! SCORE BY INNINGS.
Portland 0 00O0000 0-0
Hits 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 14
San Francisco 0 0 0 1 0 0 00 1
Hits 2 0 1 2 2 1 1 0 9
SUMMARY.
Home runs Melchoir. Two-base hits
Melchoir, Hlldebrand. Bassey. Sacrifice hits
Piper, - Donahue. First base on called
balls Off Groom, 2; off Jones, 1. Struck
out By Groom, ; by Jones. 5. Hit by
Vitched ball Piper. Double plays Wheeler
to Williams. Time of game, 1 hour. SS min
utes. Umpire Ferrine.
Ix8 Angeles, 6-4; Oakland, 4-3.
LOS ANGELES, Cal., Oct. 20. Los An
geles took two games frqwn Oakland to
day. Superior batting accounts for both
victories. Score: '
First game H.RB.
Los Angeles 0 0000510 14 0
Oakland 0 2002000 04 9 0
Batteries Burns and Eager; Hopkins
and Bliss.
Second game R.H.B.
Los Angeles 0 0 013 0 4 9 1
Oakland 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 S 8 1
Batteries Nagle and H. Hogan; Carnes
and Dashwood.
Umpire Toman.
FIELD DAY FOR BALL TEAM
Portland and San Francisco Divide
Honors in the Contest.
SAN FRANCISCO. Oct 20. (Special.)
In the first Baseball Field Day over
held on the Pacific Coast, members of
the Portland and San Francisco teams
divided honbrs in the four events that
were contested. Larry piper, the Seal
center field, much to the surprise of the
crowd, won the speea numbers, the
50-yard dash and In running the bases.
Pat Donahue proved most accurate at
throwing at a target and Mott was
the best at long-range throwing. Ken
nedy, the Beaver first baseman, of
whom much was expected, refused to
enter the 50-yard dash. Piper beat
the bunch from the start and won in
5 seconds with Raferty (Portland)
second and Spencer third. Piper led
In running the bases, his tune being
14 seconds. Raferty and Kennedy tied
for second, with 14 seconds.
Hlldebrand gave Donahue a good
tussle in throwing at the mark, which
was at second base, but the catcher
finally beat Hllde out. In the long
distance contest, Mott threw the ball
330 feet, 10 Inches, and Johnson, the
Porcland short stop, was second, with
322 feet. 6 Inches.
EI ma, 23; Aberdeen, 0.
ABERDEEN, Wash., Oct 20. (Special.)
The .Elma football team defeated the
Aberdeen city team today. 23 to 0.
A. QRBENE.
"IN THE PALACE OF THE KING."
AT THE BAKER. .
Philip II.......; Robert Homans
Don John of Austria. .. .Austin Webb
Cardinal Louis De Torres
Earl D. Dwlre
Antonio Perez James Gleason
Miguel de Antonio. .Donald Bowles
Captain de Mendora William DUla
Don Lope Zapata William Gleason
Ann ....Leila Horn
Anna De la Cerda Louise Kent
The Duchess of Alva.. Roy Bernard
The Dowager Duchess of Medina. .
Mlna Croilua Gleason
Mme. La Comtease de Baume .
Lucile Webster
Don Manuel Howard Russell
Don Jamie pay Balnter
Don Roderige c. H. Lewis
Master of Ceremonies. R. E. Bradbury
Pedro Stafford Warren
W'BO . Samuel James
Alexo W. E. Houser
Eudaldo L. h. Housman
Dona Maria Dolores de Mendosa..
Marlon Barney
Dona Ines De Mendoza
; . . Marlbel Seymour
Dona Mencla Dorothy Bernard
WICKED old Spain, In the days when
a human life was no more than a
white chip, when ' the court of Philip IL
the cruel and the crafty, was honey
combed with Intrique, when .fair women
and brave men were alike objects of the
crafty and cunning of adegenerate mon
arch and his equally degenerate favor
ites and courtiers, is the scene and the
period to which the Baker players invite
the attention of theater-goers this week
in the dramatized version of Marlon
Crawford's novel, "In the Palace of the
King."
The play is tense with dramatic action,
there is a brooding terror over it all, re
lieved at Intervals with flashes of humor,
but in the main its fearsome play, which
only becomes hopeful of the better things
of life In the last few moments of Its
action. Yesterday was not the first time
the piece has been seen here, but it was
probably never so well played on a local
stage before.
Several distinct hits were scored, by
members of the company and the work of
the cast from top to bottom was credit
able. Miss Barney and Mr. Webb, after two
weeks' rest, returned to their own in
the dominating characters of Dona
Dolores and Don John, about whom a
beautiful love story is woven. Marlon
Barney has seldom given us such a splen
did exemplification of her ability to por
tray an emotional role. Her fascinating
personality, deftness of touch and her
power to handle a great scene, are all
brought into requisition, and to her credit
be it said that she fulfills every require
ment. Austin Webb as Don John, of
Austria, popular and single-minded, half
brother to the unspeakable Philip, is
given a chance to play up to the best
of his capabilities. His dignity, reserve
and sincerity in Interpreting the char
acter made a very favorable impression
upon his audience.
Donald Bowles, whose versalllt- is sur
prising to his best friends and warmest
admirers, adds another to the long list
of excellent character performances as
the hunchback Jester. It is, perhaps,
the most difficult assignment In the piece,
and Mr. Bowles plays it superbly. Wil
liam Dills, In the comparatively smalt
part of the captain of the King's guard
and father of the heorine, does himself
ful credit Earl D. -wlre makes an ex
cellent cardinal and James Gleason was
effective as the King's secretary.
The very best performance of the play
is given by Robert Homans, in the' role
of King Philip. It Is in every respect
an uncongenla. part and has few of the
Qualifications for what is vulgarly known
kind. Colors: lavender, purple, leather, tobacco, rus
set, golden, black, greens, pinks of every shade made
of the best guaranteed taffetas very heavy rustle
silk. The best values ever shown in the
city. Worth $10.00 to $12.00, Special'
GEVURTZ & WORRELL
Mathew Gevurtz
as "fat." Mr. Homan, however, builds
upon the possibilities of the monstrous
character until he presents an unusually
fine portrait of the hateful monarch.
Marlbel Seymour, as the blind sister. Is
very effective and moves the sympathies
of the audience to no inconsiderable de
gree. Louise Kent, as ftie heartless fav
orite of the King, gave a splendid in
terpretation of the consummate adven
turess. The other parts are purely Inci
dental. The scenery is handsome ana quite cor
rect historically, but the costumes are,
and must continue to be responsible for
much grief. They are entirely unworthy
such a pretentious undertaking. "In the
Palace of the King" will be repeated all
week with a Saturday matinee.
M
The Cowpuncher" at
the Empire
COMING down Morrison street last
night after the Empire audience had
swarmed out after witnessing the per
formance of "The Cowpuncher," a man
and woman exchanged views. "How d'you
like it Tom?" asked the woman. "Aw,
it was all right, except it took too blame
long to get the greaser," answered her
companion.
That, In a way, describes the effect the
Puncher, has on onlookers. There is ten
sion unrelieved from the opening ranch
scene, with settings and characters which
remind one of a Vfolfville story, to the
final act when everything possible is
straightened out, including the bad man.
It is said Hal Reid's "Human Hearts"
is the best thing he has written, but it
must be admitted that his "Cowpuncher"
in Its dramatized form fulfills the promise
of the novel, for it is doubtful if many
readers of the latter were not Impressed
with Its possibilities as a play. It Is
only a little while past that the Bhort
story appeared In one of the big maga
zines, and It was read and reread by
lovers of wild Western life.
About all the familiar characters appear
that are part and, parcel of an Ariaona
cattle ranch, with additions of the young
doctor from tho East who arrives on the
scene to take possession of the property
at the death of her uncle, the former
owner. "Her" uncle. Is not a misprint,
for the doctor is a young woman who,
upon appearing at the ranch, not only
takes possession of the property but of
the hearts of the cowboys as well. There
is abundant opportunity for clever love
making along the lines of established
usage on the plains, and Mr. Mann has
brought a company together well qualified
to portray that usage.
Miss Ritchie assumes the doctor's role,
and when metamorphosed from a rather
prim Boston girl into a plainswoman. Is
exceeding good to look upon and her
whistling number brings' recollections of
Mrs. Shaw and chic little Caro. Bessie
Lyle as a "cowgirl" is very busy popping
into evidence at critical times and does a
song and dance In the ranchhouse Jam
boree. She Is programmed as a Bowery
girl and her- song must be styled more
typical than topical. She pleased her
audience, and an actress can't hope to
do more than that. Etha Rossland made
much of the Mexican girl and was an
excellent foil for the "greaser," W. F.
Pfarr.
Sycamore Tree on Hoof.
London Tit-Bits.
In the village of Clynnog, Wales,
there la an old cottage, formerly a
country tavern, upon the roof of which
there is a full grown sycamore tree.
About fifty years ago a seedling from a
neighboring churchyard, where other
sycamores are growing, found a resting
place in the corner of the wall, above a
slab of stone over the entrance to the
building. The young tree thrived for a
time on the small quantity of soil col
lected In the corner of the walls, and
finally forced its roots downward
through the walls into the earth below.
From the outside no trace of the roots
can be seen.
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"The Shadow o! the Gal
lows" at The Star.
LILLIAN Mortimer, author of "The
Shadow of the Gallows," which is the
bill this week at the Star Theater, wrote
in this play a melodrama with plenty of
action and capable stage settings, calling
for a manager with thorough knowledge
of his business. The R. E. French Com
pany possessses the ability to bring out
the strong points In the drama and what
Manager French doesn't know about put
ting on a play Effectively is not much.
Another Mortimer play, "Bunko in Ari
zona," Is having a big run In New York,
and the author's works are in demand all
over the country. "
The situations in the Star production
are of the sort that "gets a rise" out of
the audience, and any theater-goer who
Is not satisfied with a double love story
and double tragedy, all in one piece must
be hard to please. Comments heard In
the lobby as the crowd found Its way out
yesterday clearly - Indicated that thej
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cess. The. story of the play opens with a
party of happy lovers in a country man
sion, marred by the villainies of the rob
ber and his female accomplice, involving
Innocent people In a murder, and through
the same machinations separating a bride
and groom; then moves to London and
back again, ending In a realistic railroad
scener and reuniting the estranged ones
at least all those who have escaped the
assassin's knife.
One thing as much as any other com
mendable In the casting of plays pre
sented by Mr. French is that he uses all
bis company, even to filling minor parts,
with the result that the plays are evenly
done. It happens too often In houses
presenting melodrama that small parts
are filled by anybody handy, but it Is to
the credit of. the Star, under present
management, to find all the company
called upon with each performance.
Concerning the work of the principals
in this week's show, the parts taken by
Elizabeth Hale, Kathleen Taylor, Doro
thy Davis and Leah LaForce are all ad
mirably done, and the single appearance
of Bva Earle-French was but a sample
of what she might do with more oppor
tunity, for her work is always artistlo
and painstaking. Miss Taylor, as the
sprightly Sallle Dean, was at her best.
Miss Hale does a difficult role, that of
the unjustly accused bride, wtth intelli
gence and convincing reading. Miss La
Force, as the husband-hunting Arabella
Gushly, made people laugh, and Miss
Davis,, in the character of the hateful
Gypsy, does by all odds the hardest part
in the play, but does it most excellently.
The men filled all the requirements of
the book, but the work of Frank DeCamp
and Charles Conners deserves special
mention.
For next week the announced pro
gramme has been changed from "Dora
Thome" to "A Struggle for Gold," the
management believing the substituted
play will be more acceptable to the Star's
patrons.
Missionaries In Beloochlstan.
Minneapolis Trubune."
Until recently Beloochlstan. outside
of Quetta, was practically closed to
missionaries, but the British Govern
ment has now permitted the Medical
Mission to enter Kelat State, a country
nearly as large as England, Inhabited
by several hundred thousand Beloochas,
Brahuls, Kurds and Path an s.
Electricity for Plant L.lfe.
Indianapolis News.
At the Royal Botanical Gardens, Lon
don, experiments are now in progress
in the use of electricity as a substitute
for the sun as an agency in the growth
of certain plants. These experiments
will continue for a year. and a half or
longer. Among the plants which are
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ment are tomatoes and fuchlas. The
house which contains this Interesting
plant .is fitted with a travelling arc
lamp, violet rays being used. The electrical-apparatus
installed can be made
to do the same as sunlight such, at
least. Is the result anticipated from the
experiments. At night the leaves of
the sensitive "mimosa rudica" drop
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the plant is the same as if it were In
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