Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, April 13, 1907, Page 3

sree are esr The people of the Northwest are Particularly favored this spring by a combination never before equalled. Mr. Heinrich Conried brings to St. Paul his entire company of grand opera singers to sing in the new au- ditorium. It is not necessary to men- tion anything more than the names of some of the singers to demonstrate the quality of the.company, and when we say that Caruso, Burgstaller, Scotti, Van Rooy, Eames, Fremstad, Farrar and Abbott will sing, we have said that the world’s greatest singers will appear in St. Paul. The Auditorium. The Pioneer Press of last Sunday says: “An audience of more than 3,000 peo- ple gathered last night in St. Paul’s new Auditorium to hear the Symphony orchestra and see the vast convention hall transformed into a_ theater as beautiful and as well proportioned as any theater in America. The specta- cle was one long to be remembered. While auditoriums may be built in the future with similar accomplishments, the fact remains that last night’s ex- position of the elasticity of St. Paul’s Auditorium was the very first event of the kind in history. Movable Boxes. “At a signal from A. H. Stem, the architect of the building, the electric motor, concealed from view, was start- ed, and the cables attached to either of the sixty-ton masses of steel which The Greatest Opera Singers and the Greatest Auditorium go to make up the movable boxes tightened. Each side of the house be- gan moving toward the center, slowly, but surely, the ends of the boxes near- er te stage moving in graceful curves, the end further from the stage remaining stationary. Where the proce- nium sides were in place the specta- tors realized that instead of sitting in one end of a big convention hall they were sitting in a theater, with the stage, while looking small, yet having It has been remarked that there is a proscenium opening of sixty feet and a depth in proportion. not a poor seat in the entire building, and this was demonstrated last night, for go where wou would in the house not an echo was discernible; the softest notes of the orchestra reached every ear. - With such singers and such a theater it is no wonder that so many people ; of the Northwest are sending in mail crders for the entire season. Mrs. Nettie Snyder, the local manager, re- ports the largest out-of-town mail orders of any operatic event ever pro- duced in the city. Shesays: “It seems as though the whole country was com- ing in to hear the operas. There will be a special train from Winnipeg and points in the northern part of the state and many people are coming from Winona and Southern Minnesota. Mrs. Snyder’s address is “The Fred- ric,” St. Paul, and mail orders should be addressed there. Mme. rar’s philosophy is, “Have your career, and get it over with, it your voice goes, and have time for something else.” She says she has made her mother promise to poison her if she cannot keep her off the stage by any other means when she grows old. Her Debut in Boston. Geraldine Farrar, when she sang Marguerite in the Metropolitan Opera Company's opening performance of “Faust” at the Boston Theater, drew a greater crowd than even Patti in the zenith of her career was ever able to attract. The éxcitement attending the Melrose soprano’s first appearance here, since she went abroad to study seven years ago, and the royal wel- come she received, are unprecedented in the annals of music and the drama in this city. As early as six o’clock in the morn- ing people began to form in line, to wait a whole day for the sale of ad- mission tickets in the evening. There was no hope of securing seats, but such was the eagerness of the crowds to hear Miss Farrar that they were willing to expose themselves to the utmost degree of exhaustion to attain their desire. The theater has a seat- ing capacity of 3,172, but it was es- timated that there were 4,500 people inside after the curtain rose and that between two and three thousand were turned away. ling less than 200,000. | GERALDINE FARRAR, Who sings Nedda in “Pagliacci.” The audience did not recognize Miss Farrar when she appeared in the vis- ion to Faust, but an overwhelming outburst of applause greeted her when she unostentatiously joined the village people in the Kermess, and after the garden scene she received a still greater ovation and a profusion of floral gifts. “The voice proved to be somewhat light but of excellent carrying qual- ity.” writers Louis C. Elson in the Advertiser. “The ‘Jewel Song’ was not given with Melba’s coloratura, but there was a _ freshness and sympathetic quality to all Miss Far- rar’s work that gave it an indescriba- ble charm,acharm of purity and sim- plicity that one very seldom gets in an eperatic performance. Her acting was wonderfully genuine. Her Boston de- | but was a triumph.” To Be Sung in St. Paul. “Tannhauser,” Tuesday night, April 23; Burgstaller as Tannhauser, Mme, Eames as Elizabeth and Olive Frem- stad as Venus. “Hansel und Gretel” and “Paglacci,” Wednesday (April 24) matinee; Mme. Mattfield and Herr Goritz in the first; Scotti and Geraldine Farrar in the second. “La Boheme,” the gem of the ope ratic season, Wednesday (April 24) night; Caruso as Rudolfo and Mme, Bessie Abbott as Mimi. RRA RRR ee eee errr reer" Coal Dealer’s Chivalry. Senator Tillman was attacking an offender who had pleaded a hypocriti- cal and false excuse, “why,” he cried, “the man is worse than the rich coal dealer who said to his weigh clerk during a blizzard: “Jim, make that ton of coal for Mrs. Smith 250 pounds short. She is @ poor delicate widow and she will have to carry all of it up two steep flights of stairs. I don’t want her to overtax her strength’ "—Washington Star. No Relief for the Actress. London actresses are indignant at a recent judicial decision which means that any photographer can use the head of an actress in juxtaposition wiih any kind of a body and sell the resulting picture to the public. The complainant was a Miss Gertie Miller, who objected to be represented in de- cidedly scanty attire and as creeping out of an eggshell. But the judge held that this is a decollete age and that the lady must put up with the carica ture as best she may. St. Paul, April 5.—The house yes-| quires the candidate to file his state- | terday passed the bill raising the gov-| ernor's salary from $5,000 to $7,000, | with not a vote to spare over the 60 required for passage and with 50 votes against it. But the house re fused to pass the bill increasing the salaries of the judges of the supreme court and the district courts and sent the bill back to’ general orders. The debate on both bills was long and at} times spirited. Bills passed: Providing for distri- bution of funds when school districts | are divided; to pension citizen sol- diers who participated in the Indian massacre of 1862; authorizing probate courts of this state to grant adminis- tration upon the estates of citizens of this state who have been absent and not heard from or known to be living for a period of seven continuous ! years; in relation to fences and other | structures erected for the purpose of annoying the owners or occupants of adjoining property and for the abatement of the same as nulsances. / In the Senate. The Cashman distance tariff bill | was made a special order by the sen- ate for Tuesday at 2:30 p. m. The bill is one of the most important measures pending in the legislature. The house bill permitting registered dentists in other states to practice in this state without examination was passed. The senate passed the bill which provides for examination of town- ships, villages and school districts throughout the state by the public ex-' aminer on the request of the respec- tive county commissioners. A bill was passed authorizing cities i of from 10,000 to 20,000 inhabitants annex adjoining territory in which located a state institution when agreeable to the council and the state board of control. Among the bills advanced in com- mittee of the whole were: To regu- late the practice of veterinary medi- cine, surgery and den ; to au- thorize cities to acquire, construct, own, operate and lease public utilities and to provide the .means therefor; providing for the payment of all road and bridge taxes in money and for | the appointment of county superin-! tendent of highways and a road in- spector in town, and defining their duties in all counties of the state hav- St. Paul, April 6.—The legislative salary bill was passed by the house committe of the whole yester- day without opposition. The bill gives each member of the legislature $500 for each year for which he is elected | out and $5‘a day additional for the speak- er of the house and the president of the senate. gle over the judges’ salary bill yester- terday, and the bill as amended and passed out yesterday stands a good } chance of passing. The salary of th supreme court justices is left at | $7,000, as provided in the senate Dill, | but the district judges are cut to! 200, with $1,500 additional in the} e large counties. This is an in crease of $2,000 for the supreme jus- | tices and $700 for the district judges A bill appropriating $300,000 for summer sessions at the state normal | schools was passed under suspension ; of the rules. The house passed the two drainage | bills prepared by the drainage com-} mittee. The general vil! provides a comprehensive system of state lands and leaves the work in} charge of the present commission, composed of the governor, auditor and secretary of state. A detailed system of procedure for the establishment of ditches is provided. The owners of private lands may start the procee ings by petition or they may be start ed by the commission, but in all cases the private land owners are to be as sessed for benefits the same as under the county or judicial drainage sys- tem. The second bill provides that the cost of drainage of state lands shall be added to the minimum price for which state lands may be sold and also that 3 per cent interest shall be charged upon this amount until it ts paid. There was another strug: | In the Senate. The senate passed the bill propos: | ing an amendment to the constitution | authorizing the state auditor to levy an acreage tax on lands insured ; against loss by hail, at the option of the land owners, for the purpose of creating an insurance fund against | damages to crops from hail storms. | The bill providing for a registry tax on mortgages was made a special j order in the senate for Tuesday at 11 o'clock. The bills proposing changes in the primary laws will come up as a spe- cial order for Monday at 3 o'clock. The bill amending the corrupt prac- ' tices act by removing the limitation on the amount to be expended by can- didates:\ was passed. The law stii] re- ! on the calendar Work Accomplished by the State Legislators. ment and the amount disbursed. The bill restoring the double liabili- ty clause to the banking law was pass- ed. The clause inadvertently had been left out of the code. The senate passed the bill providing for the payment to the members of the state board of health $10 a day for the days spent in attendance at the meetings of the board, not to exceed $100 in any one year. A bill raising the rate of interest on local improvement certificates to 12 per cent was passed under suspension of the rules. In committee of the whole the sen- ate recommended passage. None of them were of more than passing interest. St. Paul, April 8—The house Sat- urday passed the bill raising the sala- ry of members of the legislature. The bill passed by a vote of 68 to 29. The bill gives each member $500 for each year of the term and $5 a day addi- tional for the speaker of the house and the president of the senate. The bill authorizing counties to ap- ; propriate money for making exhibi showing the resources of the counties at the state fair in 1908 was passed. Representatives Jefferson and Bjorge offered another resolution rela- tive to the iron mining industry. This time they want the legislature to in- struct the railroad and warehouse comm ion to cut the freight rates on the two ore roads, the Duluth, Mis- sabe & Northern and the Duluth & Iron Range. A cut of 40 per cent is ested. Among the bills passed were: Pro- g an amendment to Article . of the constitution of the state ative to taxation; relating to the re- moval of all logs, posts, poles, timbers and lumber abandoned, submerged and sunken in the beds of and ob- structing the waters, lakes and water- courses of Minnesota, and to define and determine the ownership and pro- vide for the disposition thereof. In the Senate. Liberal provision for the state uni versity in the way of additional grounds for the campus and new buildings is made in a bill reported for passage by the senate finance commit- tee. The bill provides for the levying of a tax sufficient to raise $300,000 for 1907 and for each of the next three years, making a total for the fou years of $1,200,000. * The senate passed under suspen- | sion of the rules the bill which allows the county surveyor to carry on road repair work for seven months in the year instead of four, as the present law allows. : The senate passed the bill which is designed to make the Pullman compa ny pay a considerably higher tax th it is now paying. ‘The bill provides ‘or a.tax of 4 per cent on gr earn ngs of sleeping car companies. Three hours’ work was put mittee of the whole. in in | bills were advanced to the calendar The primary election bills were made a special order for Wednesday morning at 11 o’clock instead of Mon- day, as was decided upon Friday St. Paul, April 9. —The house had t attendance yesterday morn nd spent the time passing bills In the afternoon the committee of the A ing, house went into “whole, and a number of bills were rec- ommended for passage. The bil! proposing the constitutional amendment relating to the adoption or amendment of home-rule charters {xvorably reported. The bill pro- that charters may be adopted by a four-sevenths vote of those vot- ing on the proposition and may be amended by a vote of three-fifths of those voting on the amendment, in- stead of those voting at the election, iS al present. The committee of the whole passed favorably on the bill placing the regu- lation of street railways in the hands ofthe railroad and warehouse com- mission. The bill requiring the licensing of peddlers was also recommended for passage. A The bill authorizing cities or vil- lages to prohibit bucket shops or their agencies within their corporate limits was passed. ‘The house passed the bill providing for a state board of nurses’ examiners and requiring the examination of pro- fessional nurses. The bill authorizing the annexation of territory adjacent to cities of 10, 000 to 20,000 was passed. The house in committee of the whole last night killed the bill to abol- ish capital punishment in Minnesota. In the Senate. The senate passed the bill carrying an annual appropriation for road and bridge work, the money to be expend- ed under the supervision of the coun- ty commissioners. The senate passed twelve bills in Oe rr ree Stick Stops Bull. North Branch, Minn., April 7. Christian Billette, a well known farm- er, had a narrow escape from being gored to death by an angry bull. Bil: j Jette was in the barn yard feeding the animal, when it suddenly charged at him. Billette succeeded in picking up a sharp stick with which he put out} both of the bull’s eyes, blinding it and j rendering it harmless. Several of Bil-_ lette’s ribs were broken by the at- tack of the animal and he was badly bruised. Harriman Hearing Ends. Washington, April 7. — After tvo days of argument the interstate com- merce commission yesterday conclud- ed its hearing in the investigation of the transactions of E. H. Harriman in Southern. Pacific and Chicago & Alton securities, and took the case under advisement. There were three ad- dresses, one by Attorney John G. Mil- burn in defense-of Mr. Harriman's course and one-each by Special Attor- neys C. A. Severance and Frank C€. Kellogg in criticism of it. thirteen bills for | Thirty-four | all, but except for the foregoing none . were of general interest. . In committee of the whole the fol- lowing bills were recommended: To prevent deception in the sale of paint; to authorize the board of control of state institutions to maintain a plant for the manufacture of barb wire, woven wire and wire nails at the state prison; to establish a state board of visitors for state institutions; to cre- ate a state board of examiners for chiropractic methods and to regulate the practice of the same; to prevent candidates for elective offices pledging themselves, without knowledge of the | electors, to favor or oppose measures and bills and to prevent the solicita- | tion of such pledges from candidates; to abolish the board of directors of the Minnesota school for the deaf and blind and to confer upon the state board of control the exclusive man- agement thereof. St. Paul, April 10.—The house yes terday went on record as favoring a third term for President Roosevelt. Representative Swan Nelson of Min- neapolis presented a _ resolution to | that effect, which was adopted by a rising vote and without debate. The Democratic members did not vote. The end of the railroad litigation which, it was expected, would tie up freight and passenger reductions dur- ing the next three to five years is now in sight. The house last night passed a freight rate bill which is a compro- mise between the present commodity rates and the reduced commodity rates ordered by the state railroad commission. The bill provides an av- erage reduction in commodity rates of 10 per cent. : It is believed that the railroads will accept the rates provided in the bill. It is also suggested that the roads will accept the 2-cent passenger fare pill. Should they do so the people of i the state will be the gainers by near- ly $4,000,000, as much as if the rail- road commission’s order went into ef- fect now, as the reduction in freight rates provided in the bill with the reduction in passenger fares from 3 to 2 cents a mile will amount in the aggregate to the same as the reduc- tion of freight rates ordered by the commission without the passengey | fare reduction. judges’ salary bill by a vote of 64 to 31. The bill increases the supreme | court justices from $5,000 to $7,000, and the district judges from $3,500 to $4,200, with the present additional $1,500 in the three large counties. The house killed the bill the pur- pose of which was to enable voters ot cities to legislate for themselves. ‘The bill proposed an amendment to he constitution to make practicable he adoption and amendment of home- rule charters. The bill requiring all corporations in the state to pay a fee when filing their articles of incorporation was passed. | The house passed the bill requiring | an examination of the eyes and ears of all pupils in the public schools. The bill for the creation of a hospi- tal farm for inebriates was passed. Under the bill a tax of 2 per cent of all license money collected in the state is to be levied to provide funds for the site, buildings and mainte- nance. The farm is to care for those habitually addicted to the use of in- toxicants and drugs. The child labor bill was passed yes- terday. The Dill is patterned after the law which Senator Beveridge of Indi- ana is trying to have congress enact. It changes the present law so as to make it more effective and make pos- sible the enforcement of some of the provisions of the present law. The anti-treating bill was killed by the adoption of the report of the house ; committee on temperance. | The two tax commission bills were made a special order for Friday at 2 p. m. in the house. The house concurred in the senate amendments to the bill to prohibit school fraternities and repassed the bill. In the Senate. The senate passed the mortgage registry tax bill, with thirty-eight votes in the affirmative and fourteen in the negative. The tax is 50 cents per $100 of the amount of the mort- gage, which is to be paid when the instrument is registered. Mortgages upon which the tax is not paid will not be considered valid. The senate passed the bill providing for a state board of examiners for nurses and for the registration of pro- ‘ fessional nurses. The woman suffrage bill was made a special order for 11 o’clock Friday | morning. : The Iowa distance tariff bill was i killed after long discussion. The bill } came up as a special order for’ the | afternoon session, and failed of pas- . sage by a vote of thirty-three in the negative and twenty-two in the affirm- ative. Prisoner Grabs Knife. Chicago, April 6—Howard Nicholas, one of the defendants in the trial for the murder of the actress Margaret Leslie, caused intense excitement in the court room yesterday when he seized a largé knife from a_ valise which had been brought into the court room and tried to conceal it, Women leaped to their feet and started for the door. Deputy Sheriff Bagley seized Nicholas and after a slight struggle wrested the knite from him. The house last night passed the Dill; NMNEEERTIVE DARE SARSAPARILLA TIME. Make Your Own Sarsaparilla or Spring Blood Medicine. Mix one-half ounce Fluid Extract Dandelion, one ounce Compound Kar- gon, three ounces Compound Syrup Sarsaparilla. Shake well in a bottle and take one teaspoonful after meals and again at bedtime. Any good drug- gist can supply these ingredients. This is said to be a splendid Spring Blood Tonic and system renovator be- cause of its gentle action in restoring the Kidneys to normal activity, forcing them to filter from the blood all im- pure matter and acids, destroying micro-organisms which produce ill health and sour blood. Everyone should take something to cleanse the blood at this time of year, and the above simple prescription is the most highly indorsed of the hun- dreds of home remedies generally used. Mix this yourself, then you will know what you are taking. An Explanation. Cholly—Er—really, I cawn’t under- stand why some fellows get rich and I always stay so poor.” Miss Slick—Perhaps it’s because so many people amuse themselves at your expense. SLEEP BROKEN BY ITCHING. Eczema Covered Whole Body for a Year—No Relief Until Cuticura Remedies Prove a Success. “For a year I have had what they call eczema. I had an itching all oveg my body, and when I would retire for the night it would keep me awake half the night, and the more I would scratch, the more it would itch. [I tried all kinds of remedies, but could get no relief. “IT used one cake of Cuticura Soap, one box of Cuticura, and two vials of Cuticura Resolvent Pills, which cost me a dollar and twenty-five cents in all, and am very glad I tried them, for I was completely cured. Walter W. Paglusch, 207 N. Robey St., Chicago, IL, Oct. 8 and 16, 1906.” Study in Philology. “Charley, dear,” said young Mrs. Torkins, “why do thy call racing cal- culations ‘dope?’ I thought that was a slang name for a drug.” “You're quite right,” was the an- swer. “They call it that because all it generally gets you is a pleasant dream and a rude awakening.’—Washington Star. H et i In a Pinch, Use ALLEN’S FOOT-EASE, A powder. It cures painful, smart- ing, nervous feet and ingrowing nails. It’s the greatest comfort discovery of the age. Makes new shoes easy. A certain cure for sweating feet. Sold by all Druggists, 25c. Accept no sub- stitute. Trial package, FREE. Ad- dress A. S. Olmsted, Le Roy, N. Y. Illustration, Tommy—Pa, what is a come-down? Pa—Hanging on a strap riding home from the auto show.—Broadway Maga- zine. BRAVE DEED OF VOLUNTEER. Civilian Does a Great Service in Bat- tle to the Iron Duke.“ It is not always that the informa- tion carried by the recognized aid-de- camp to and from the commanding of- ficer in battle which is of highest val- ue. There was a supreme moment dur- ing the battle of Waterloo when the Duke of Well'ngton was left absolute- ly alone—and that not when he was running the risk of capture by sailing through the enemy’s lines. It simply meant that every galloper had gone his way, each with his message. At this moment a stranger rode up to the duke and quietly said, “Can I be of any use, sir?” The duke took one glance at him and unhesitatingly an- swered: “Yes; take this pencil note to the commanding officer,” pointing to a regiment in the heat of battle. The stranger took the note and gallop- ed away with it through the thick of the fight. He delivered it, but what happened to him no man knows. The duke always declared that to be one of the most gallant deeds that had ever come under his notice. It was done without prospect of acknowledg- ment or reward and neither attended its successful accomplishment.—Lon- don Standard. FIND OUT The Kind of Food That Will Keep You Weill. The true way is to find out what fs best to eat and drink, and then culti- vate a taste for those things instead of poisoning ourselves with improper, indigestible food, etc. Aconservative Mass. woman writes: “I have used Grape-Nuts 5 years for the young and for the aged; in sick- ness and in health; at first following directions carefully, later in a variety of ways as my taste and judgment sug- gested. “But its most special, personal bene- fit has been a substitute for meat, and served dry with cream when rheu- matic troubles made it important for me to give up the ‘coffee habit.’ ’ “Served in this way with the addi- tion of a cup of hot water and a little fruit it has been used at my morning meal for six months, during which time my health has much improved, nerves have grown steadier, and a gradual decrease in my comfort.” Name given by Postum Cereal Co., Ltd., Battle Creek, Mich. Read the little book, “The Road to Wellville,” in pkgs. “There’s a Reason.”