The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, April 14, 1905, Page 7

T HE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, RIDAY, APRIL 14, 1905. [RUST SHARES ALL PROFITS Theatrical Syndicate Even Acts as Manager for Stars Who Desire Booking —_— FEE PAID BY HACKETT Large Sum Given for the Privilege of Playing in Houses Owned by “Big Six” NEW YORK, April 18.—In the suit of David Belasco to establish the exist- ence of a comtract with Kiaw & Er- anger, the theatrical mansagers, through the agency of & third party. Abrabam L. Erianger of that firm was chief witness to-lday. Erlanger was asked what chance & manager had to book an attraction in the theaters con- trolled by the theatrical syndicate, to which he replied that the chance was 8004 for a good attraction. For a poor &ttraction he oould not say what the chance would be. Erlanger said that the syndicate controlled between sixty- five £nd a hundred theaters. He sald the syndiocate’s share of the profits from The Auctioneer” amounts to $80,000. “My share was not much,” he added. “¥ou got one-third of that sum, did You not?” asked counsel for Belasco. “Yes,” the witness replied. “Don’t you call $10,600 much?” “No; not much.” Er] then testified thdt he booked three eaters outside the syndicate free of charge. These were the Lyric, New York; the Garrick, Chicago, and the Majestic, Boston He afterward admitted, however, that Nixon & Zim- merman had an interest in a play with E. . & Lee Shubert. who control the Lyric and Garrick theaters mentioned. Brianger was cross-examined at some length and there were a number of lively tilts between opposing counsel. “Did you not get between 36000 and $7000 from James K. Hackett for book- “No, not for the booking; we were practically his managers,” replied Er- really was his manager?” own manager.” “Yet you managed him?" “Yes 4 the syndicate got 25 he profits of “The Chi- but nothing trom at he had ever to Belasco. PROPOSES NEW RAILWAY TO SANTA ORUZ COUNTY an ap- length 80 miles and e directors, ood. P. F. Smith and J. L. Takes Gas. a handsome living Pretty Woman R. Keer street, ng phoned then sat When Central he patient power the brai we. of en the gen- the nerve and lead to melancholy, y, and frequent- When the brain nerves are weakened they are unable to sufficient nerve force to the nerves that control the ngs, heart, stomach and other organs, and these organs are thus robbed of energy, and unable to meet the demands upon them,and they get sick. 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Rosalinde. ——et ' Burgstaller Will Sing Part of Walther as Farewell. e BYBLANCHE PARTINGTON. “Parsifal” In the morning and after- noon, “Die Fledermaus” in the evening! | Yesterday’s bill at the Grand Opera- | bouse suggests a king’s jester behind |it. “Die Fledermaus” was the sensa- tion, in direct succession to “Parsifal” | of the year before, of the Metropolitan | opera season of this year. It was a | poignantly piquant sensation last even- | | { { | | | | | | | | | "Herr Conried has shown himself s variously astute impresario during his short reign. In his first year he cap- tured the roc’s egg Of opera to hang | 2bout the neck of his season, then next took the absurdly delightful step into Strauss comic opera for a piece de re- sistance. The one thing was as suc- | cessful as the other. One understood why last night. Doubtless a pecullar | pungency was lent to the fun by its be- ing Sembrich — Sembrich! — capering | dcross the stage as Rosalinde; the Klingsor of the afternoon, Goritz, as | Frank, as tickiesomely and rapturous- |ly drunk as “Jimmie” Powers’' Chin: man; and Dippel, the erstwhile Bieg- fried, playing the gay deceiver in the morning’s trews. But for all that the fun stands on its own feet. The opera |18 comic opera, genuinely comic, siz- | zlingly comic all fthe way through. It | came with something of the charm of | the discovery of a lost art. They don’t write comic operas like | “Die Fledermaus” these days. For one reason the Conrieds of the day are not willing to spill Sembrichs upon them. | And it takes a Sembrich to sing & Rosalinde. It takes, too, a Bella Alten | to sing the Adele. Little Fritzi Scheff, who, who knows but may have put this edventure into Conried’s head, has had to bark back to Von Suppe, to | “Fatinitza” and “Boccacclo.” From all | accounts Schumann-Heink, later re- cruit to the high art of comic opera, needs an older and better medium Herr Conried, with triumphant inspi- ration, puts Sembrich into the riotous gayety of “Die Fledermaus.” Little kinks of laughter oatch ome all over in recalling last night's ‘show.” Franko found himself for one and waltzed in ardent and ke fashion through the opera. as not a girl under seventy would not have taken Mr. hand to the tune of the “Blue Danube.” hades of “Parsifal,” how funny it The orchestra, fresh from & flve-hour Wagnerian seance, played as though it hadn’t seen a desk before that day. But Franko was the r wonder of it all. To Strauss, Franké, who nodded through avalleria” last Saturday afternoon and set the rest of us nodding, tossed his Jong locks in a fervor of enthusi- asm embrich as the coquettish Rosalinde showed a wit and sparkle incompara- ble spoke: Great delight it was to hear the German as the singer speaks {t, pel, Goritz, Alten and the rest k it, lesson to actors in enuncla- But Sembrich might never have heard of a Lucia. She tucked up her sleeves to the fun as if grand opera were mnot. She frolicked with the best of them, win- ning an immortal laugh. The stage has, indeed, lost an admirable come- dienne in Sembrich, with a delicate and deliclous farcical sense, and chic with- out end. Her ar Songs of the home land” brought imperfous recall, an though the singer was not in so good orm as on Monday night. But she the “Voce di Primavera” in re- and was agaln heartily Alten made a fort@hate 1 I the rest Miss gave ression of thoroughly s Very well, indeed s Her voice is clear, bright, flexible, somewhat cold, { but most useful in the saucy music as- to Adele Alten was fre- quently recalled. ) say that she acted the part of the Miss erading lady’s mald as well as it is high praise. Another de- but was that of Miss Marion Weed, £ the part of Prince Orlowsky. has an effective voice and i her role amply—both ways. | The quartet of men again was hilari- ously funny. Dippel as Gabriel von Eisenstein showed himsélf an admira- ble light comedian. flexible, witty and spirited in high degree. He sang. too. most usefully. One wonders, too, how Mr. Goritz can ever again face Kling- sor, with that guite shamelessly comi- cal Frank in between. And what a voice! To-morrow 1t will be heard in the part of Reckmesser In “Die Meister- : r,” and one can safely prophesy a stunning performance. Mr. Goritz Mr. kiss upon wal z with the lady’s maid, Goritz planting a Kundry her cheek. Mr. Goritz “morning after” arrival home, Goritz sobering performances comedy that n een to ved ed. reder as the Bat fell just as happily into the pitch of things. Mr. Reiss was an admirable imitation of ldy Webb as Alfred, and as laugh- able. Frosch, the jailer—the part that Mr. Conried himself takes when he hasn’t anything else to do—was capi- tally enacted by Mr. Bayer, and Mr. Muehimann as Blind must not be for- gotten. The audience laughed unti] it cried and laughed again, and went away warm with gratituce for an immortal memory. To-night 1s the * ‘Cavalleria” and the | Caruso “Pagliaccl.” To-morrow there is “Die Meistersinger,” with Burg- staller, the best Wagnerian tenor lhe' world now affords, as Walther. And to-morrow evening. the farewell night, will be repeated the brilllant performance of “La Gioconda.” ey APPLAUD WITH ENTHUSIASM. Great Andlence of Women Cheer + Principals in “Parsifal” at Matinee, The “Parsifal” matinee yesterday was a tremendous sugcess. The au- dience not only equeied but in 2 finan- cial measure excelled that of last Tuesday. Ninety per cent of the au- dience yesterday was women. Nearly every one of them was arrayed in white or fabrics of the most delicate hues. ¥ At the close of the great tempta- | tion scene in Klingsor’s gardens the | great audience almost arose to its feet and gave way to the wildest en- | thusiasm. Recall after recall was de- | manded. | The two leading artists, Fremstad Juzd Burgstaller, responded again DERMAUS," WHICH MAKES HIT. — RS MISS OLIVE FREMSTAD, ONE OF THE LBADING LIGHTS OF THE CONRIED AGGRBGATION, WHO AGAIN SANG KUNDRY IN YESTERDAY'S PRODUC- TION OF “PARSIFAL,” REPBATING HER SUCCESS OF TUESDAY NIGHT. = and again to curtain calls, but the audience would not be satisfled until the leader, Alfred Herz, came upon the stage to acknowlgdge the plaudits. It was unquestionably from every standpoint the most magnificent au- dience ever assembled In the Grand Opera-house. il CARUSO TO SING TO-NIGHT. Great Tenor Will Appear as Canio in “Pagliacci.” To-night will be the second per- formance of the double bill, “Caval- leria Rusticana” and ‘“Pagliaccl,” In which Caruso will sing Canio. Fol- lowing is the cast: “‘Cavalleria Rusticana”—Santuzza, Mme. Maria de Macchi; Lola, Mme. Jacoby: Lucia, Miss Bauermeister; Turiddu, Mr. Bars; Alflo, Mr. Begue; conductor, Nahan Franko. “‘Paglinccl”—Nedda, Miss Marguer- ite Lemo: Canlo, Mr. Caruso; Tonlo, Mr. Goritz; Peppe, Mr. Reiss; Silvo, Mr. Parvis; conductor, Arturo Vigna. —————e CHIEF CLERK ALBERGER OF SANTA FE PROMOTED Well Known Railroad Official Is Ele- vated to Positlon of Foreign Freight Agent. Willlam R. Alberger, ‘for many years chief clerk of the local offices of the Santa Fe Company, was yes- terday promoted to the position of foreign freight agent, upon the duties of which he will enter within the next few days. The elevation of Alberger to this responsible position was made possible through the rapidly Increas- ing trans-Paclfic business of the comn- pany and is given to the popular chief clerk in recognition of his valuable services to the railroad corporation. Alberger will be succeeded in his pres- ent position by H. E. Bernard, now chief rate clerk of the company at Los Angeles. It was also announced yesterday by the Santa Fe officials that an indus- trial department has been created here and will be placed In charge of F. W. McDonald, at present traveling freight agent, whose new title will he commissioner. Upon him will devolve the duties of advertising Northern California, a work which the Santa Fe proposes to enter upon on an ex- tensive scale. Assistant Freight Traf- fic Manager Edward Chambers 1s now in this city arranging for the removal of his offices from Los Angeles and he expects to assume charge of tha local freight offices of the company in a few weeks. —_— CHURCHILL HELD ON COUNTERFEITING CHARGE Maritime Libel Filed by Comet and Meteor Against Schooner Uranus for Salvage. Harry Churchlill, allas Harry Alex- ander, was hejd for trial yesterday by United States Court Commissioner Heacock on the charge of counter- feiting 10-cent pieces. His bonds were fixed at $3000. Harry B. Redd, a mulatto, was { convicted by a jury yesterday in the United States District Court of the charge of having stolen am overcoat from the quarters of Surgeon Rey- nolds at the Presidio. He was ordered to appear for senterice next Saturday. Fred H. Finke has filed a libel in the United States District. Court against Edward Pond to recover $1100 for salvage services rendered by the gasoline launches Meteor and Comet in saving the schooner Uranus from being wrecked near Hunters Point on March 27 of this year. —_——— The Socialists and the Maflosi. The San Francisco News Letter presents a | steriling editorial this week, which should cause both soclalists and cftizens to think. Tt claims that the present agitation in socialistic circles s morally responsible for the murder in the Latin quarter. Jack London is grilled to the core because of | s, ieadership of ibat cause. ‘he ing as & Fad, Grand Opera and Artiets, Coliege Dramatic Gossip, Foreign and Domestic Polities, in addition to the well writ- ten departments, aim iasue of the News Letter the best weekly published in San Francisco. % —_—— Laying Down the Law.—Lady (en- tertaining friend's little girl)—Do you take sugar, darling?” The darling—Yes, please. Lady—How many lumps? The darling—Oh, about seven, and when I'm out to tea I start with cake.—Punch. — e various misdemeanors sixty-four sc] boys in Berlin were condemned last year to Imprisonment for from two to ten months, i Bohemian Club Eiection, Chinese Barber- Grand Opera. -+ PERSONAL. Dr. R. F. Rooney of Auburn Is stay- ing at the Palace. DrJ, - W Springs 1s at the Grand. Dr. Ernest Schultze of Hamburg, Germany, is at the Occldental. Robert H. Turner, a well known Nevada City merchant, s at tne Lick. E. B. Edson, former Ralilroad Com- missioner, is down from Gazelle ani staying at the Occidental. Viscount Octave Moullot, an officer of the French navy, s here from Parls and staying at the Palace. Leo Peterson, editor and manager of the Commercial Review of Portland, Or., who Is at the Lick, will leave for the north in a few days. J. 8. Leeds, manager of the refrig- erating car service of the Santa Fe road, arrived here yesterday, from Chicago and Is registered at the Pal- ace. Frank L. Merrick, the manager of the general press bureau of the Lewis and Clark Exposition, is at the Grand Hotel. He is making a tour of Cali- fornia in the interest of the coming exposition /An the north. Congressman William Hughes of Paterson, N. J., is registered at tihe Grand, and Congressman Allen Benny of Bayonne, N. J., Is a guest at the Palace. They, with Congressman Harry Maynard of Norfolk, Va., are zer of Nevada in a new mining enter- prise near Sodaville, which they have come West to inspect. kp b —_—————— WILL BUILD A WOODEN CULVERT ON ARMY STREET Works Board Wants 53 per Cent of Amount for Bond Improvements for Preliminary Work. The Board of Works yesterday or- dered the building of a wooden culvert on Army street, near Kentucky, as a temporary drainage for the swamp, about which residents have frequently complained. The board decided to ask the Super- visors for & per cent of the amount to Le expended under the bond issue for specific improvements for doing the preliminary work in that connection. A. H. Sanborn, a surveyor in the | City Engineer's office, was granted a leave of absence. He will succeed to the business of the late C. S. Tilton. ceed Saturday morning with the work of placing the city’'s wires on Fourth street underground, preparatory to the paving of that thoroughfare. s e— ATTEMPTS SUICIDE WHEN HUSBAND DESERTS HER. Mrs. Edward Baggs Sceks to End Her Troubles by Jumping Overboard From Ferry-Boat. Mrs. Edward Baggs, 6§13 Eddy street, tried to end her life by jump- ing off an Alameda ferry-boat last evening. The woman's act is said to have been caused by her husband’'s desertion of her. Friends of Mrs. Baggs say her spouse sent her to Ala- meda yesterday and then wrote her a note to the effect that he was about to leave her for good. Baggs had de- serted the woman twice before and she is said to be devoted to him. A report to the effect that Mrs. May Allen of the same address was the one who tried to end her life brought forth denials from that lady. She said “she was being done an injustice und denied having been on the Ala- meda boat vesterday. ————— % Wild Flowers Galore. Tt will be & delightful trip to Ukiah next Sunday. The whole country along the road e | one mass of wild flowers. The rains this sea- son have been just right to make the country show up at its preutiest. Round trip, only ™ Tickets now on eale at ticket office, 800 ket at. Made Fortune in Cheap Meals. y The founder of the popular restau- rants, M. Petlau Duval, died this week at his splendid estate, Pontlevy, to which he retired In 1881. He founded the first of his restaurants {n 1853 in the Rue Sainte Anne, where he sup- plied meals at 16 cents, and a flask of superior bordeaux. The cheapness of the meals caused a. sensation even then, and soon fifty such establish- ments were founded, but with time the prices rose and the restaurants as- sumed the select appearance which they retained since the founder made a fortune of several milllon dollars.- New York Herald. i . There is no achievement believing. -without % wicu i A a0 o S e S Bl 9 2 Hammond of Byron interested with Congressman Van Du- | Chief Hewitt was instructed to pro- | REDUCTION [N PANANA RAIL RATE Isthmian Railroad, Now in Possession of the Govern- ment, Will Establish a Lower Tariff Schedule DISCRIMINATIONS TO BE ABOLISHED Pacific Mail Threatens to Withdraw Its Ships From Line Between San Fran- cisco and Central America Spectal Dispatoh to The Cull. WASHINGTON, April 13.—The prob- ability that the administration will lower rates on the Panama Railroad and the acsurance that discriminations will be 'abolished have stirred the of- ficers and agents of the transconti- nental raflroads. They will bring | pressure to bear upon both President Roosevelt and Congress wherever they can to prevent material changes either in rates or in traffic arrangements. It is learned that when Bunau-Varil- Ila, the first Minister from Panama, was here two weeks ago, he came chiefly for the purpose of ascertaining what this Government was likely to do in the matter of rates and traffic rela- tions. He represented the foreign hold- ers of bonds of the transcontinental railroads. He learned that it was prac- tically certaln that the Government | would break up the relations now ex-| isting whereby the Southern Pacific and the Pacific Mall prevented compe- tition with transcontinental roads by way of the isthmus. The Pacific Mail, controlled by the Soutkern Pacific; the Pacific Steam- | ship Company and the Chilean Navi- gatlon Company have an agreement making It impossible for shippers on | the west coast of the United States to | | get competitive rates to Panama, and | even if they could get them that far | the contract between the rallroad com- pany and the Pacitic Mail would make it Impossible for a man on the isthmus to whom freight had been-consigned to get it trans-shipped to-New York. The Government wiil terminate the | contract with the Pacific Mail In July | ,and will put tramp steamships from | every point on terms of equality with the Pacific Mall and its alll { The Pacific Mail threatens to with- !draw its ships from the line between | Panama and San Francisco, and thus | deprive California shippers of the fa- | { cilities they now have for sending | | freight via the isthmus. ‘The only ef- | | fect such action would be likely to have | would be to hasten the Government's | ! decision to establish a Federal lne of | | steamshlps on the Pacific Co: | pkiEL s Yt i SAN FRANCISCO MAY LOSE. Possible Effect of “Open Door’ Policy « for Panama Railroad. WASHINGTON, April 13.—The infor. mation conveyed to_representatives of the Central and South American repub- lics by the Secretary of War that there { will be an “open door” policy for the | Panama Railroad has aroused consid- erable discussion as to whether the move will be of benefit to Pacific Coast ports, especially San Francisco. Under previous traffic arrangements | the routing of exports to Atlantic ports | | was never made in the interest of the | | Pacific Coast, and the “open door’” pol- | | fcy will bring into still keener competi- | tion the bidding for imports of the !southem countries. The bulk of the | general supply trade with that section | | has been favorable to New York as’ against San Francisco, but California | has been recelving its share of coffee | | exports and a fair demand for manu- | tactures, principally mining machinery. { Any material reduction In transist | mian rates would have a tendency, it Is | believed. to turn the tide of traffic east- | ward, leaving a small margin for the; | San Francisco market. | The War Department, of course, ex- | | presses no opinion relative to the com- | merclal phases of the situation, but it} | is known that considerable correspond- | ence has been carried on with San | Francisco merchants, who are anxious | to know where they will stand. The at- | i titude of the Pacific Mall toward the | Central American coffee planters has ! not always been friendly, and it is ex- | pected that the southern countries will | take any advantage offered to turn | traffic in favor of the south-bound Kos- mos and other lines out of San Fran- clsco for transshipment at Panama. — e T e | COLUMBIAN HALF-DOLLARS NOT ALWAYS OURRENT; Often Taken for Counterfeit by Those | Who Are Not Familiar With Ap- ! pearance and History. | Despite the fact that Columbian half dollars were eagerly collected at the time of the World's Fair at Chicago, | there are those who think they are counterfeit mon-~ as a wayfarer re- | cently ascertained in & manner to say the least uncomfortable. He wanted a | smoke as he was walking in upper | Sixth avenue, and ‘entered the first | store that flaunted a wooden Indian | in his face. It was conducted by one | of the many ‘‘—heimers.” He selected his cigar and lald a Columbian half dollar on the showcase. Mrs. —heime; | who had waited on him, examined th coin closely. She bit it, rang it on the glass and looked at It suspiclously. “If you don’t want that 1 have' the | change,” he said. This seemed to con- | irm her suspicion. “*Abey, Ikey, | Rosey,” she crled, and Abey, ti | tather; Tkey, a husky son, and Rose: an equally husky daughter, came rush- i ing out of a back room. Excited talk !in Yiddish and wild gestures. accom- | panfed by a minute examination of the half dollar by three pairs of hands fol- lowed. Then the family quartet sur- rounded the customer, while “Issey,” summoned from the back room, took the half dollar to the druggist next door to find out if It was good. ~The customer in a towering rage looked at the long dirty fingernails of the cigar store family and decided to wait. “Issey” returned with the drug man's indorsement of the coin. “Never mind you cigar,” =aid the customer. “I don’t want it. Give me that half | ! | | i dollar.” “But you are smoking it chorused the family. —New York Tribune. 5 ————— *“What wuz the sermon about, Sa- mantha?’ asked old man Med on his wife's return from church. “Sumthin’ about a feller by th’ nam of Joseph sellin’ corn down tew Egypt,"” answered the good woman. ~“An’ did the parson say what corn wuz sellin’ fer down thar?” asked the old man, who was interested in the market reports.. News. i ) (Fourth Floor, Colored Alpaca (Matn Floor) 45 Inches wide; blue and white mixed. Sells regularly at $1.00 a yard. Special for Friday Surprise only, 65c a yard. - s Beauntiful Panama Suitings (Main Floor) ‘This season’s most popular ma- terials for summer and outing dresses. Colors—black, navy, red, white, tan, green, pink and light blue. orth 25¢ a yard. Special Friday Sur 1 oc prise only, a yard... Sheets (Main Floor) 84x90 inches 81x90 inches 27c 39¢ These are full bleached, seamed and made of serviceable muslin. On sale to-day only at this price. Nickel-Plated Tea Kettles Heavy 14 oz copper, nickel- plated; No. size. Regular %‘?‘!’i] ach. Special y Sarprise..... 69c Women’s Shirt Waist Suits for Easter (Becond Floor) Wash Shirt Wafst Suits, in the very latest style, in tan only, with red piping on waist and skirt. There is only a limited quantity of these on hand. Good value at $2.00. Ex- $ 1 .45 tra special Friday Surprise price..... Friday Surpriseno..39 _——————— Prices for to-day only. No C. O. D. or telephone orders, Our Choice Creamery Butter, a sq Special for Friday and Saturday Only Grocery Dept.) 29c Women’s Muslin Skirts (Second Floor) Made of heavy material; cut wide through the body and gored over the hips; has a deep cam- bric flounce 24 inches deep; also a double dust ruffle; comes in lengths 40, 42 and 44. Reg- ular 75¢ value. Spe- cial price, Frida; 43‘ Surprise only....... Women’s Muslin Gowns (Second Floor) Made of heavy muslin, with a deep square yoke of allover tucking, the yoke being lined; finished at the neck and hand with a narrow ruffle; deep hem uare... at bottom of gown; sizes 14, 15, 16 and 17. Regular 75¢ value. Friday #3‘ Surprise price Fancy Taffeta Ribbon (Main Floor) In a large assortment of the new Easter patterns. Regularly worth 25¢c a yard. Special Friday Sar- 15‘ prise Fancy Mesh Veiling With large chenille dots; very best quality veiling. Worth 25c a yard. Special Friday Surprise, a yard Boys’” Spring Suits (Secona Floor) Washable Sailor Suits—Reduced from their regular price to one-half. Price for Friday Surprise only 35c Hear [ B Italian Caruso Castile g Machine t 2 bars 25¢ 5th floor, cl (Main Floor) ALWAYS RELIABLE We have JONES CHICAGO'S CURIOUS UNDERGROUND CITY Tunnels for Freight Trafic Run to Basement of Every Downtown Business House. ‘While the New York subway takes passengers and pedestrians from con- gested streets, the Chicago tunnel sys- tem purposes to do away with the teaming and heavy haullng on the thcroughfares, making it possible for a million people to use with comfort the downiown streets, in pleasure ve- hicles or street cars, unimpeded by the delivery carts, drays and coal wagons that have rendered the highways al- most impassable at times. The street situation in Chicago may be better understood when it is re- called that the early builders of the city, for financial and physical reasons, centered the rallway terminals. freight depts, wholesale establishments, retail stores and more than 70 per cent of the manufacturing plants within or on the edge «f an area one and one-half miles square. The teaming necessary to the transfer of goods in this dis- trict has grown to such proportions as to be unequaled In any city of the world for a similar space. On thirty- two miles of streets the dally move- ment of merchandise has averaged 112,000 tons. During the busy hours as many as 1000 teams have been counted passing a street corner In an hour. Within a section one and one-half miles square 70,000 vehicles have been employed at a yearly cost of $50,000,- 000, while 750,000 clerks, laboring peo- ple and business men have been con- fined to the same territory, together with thousands of shoppers visiting the retail stores. In view of these conditions It Is sasy to see what the subterranean freight- Ing system means to Chicago. The basement of every business house In the congested area now has direct ac- cess to the subway tracks leading to the terminal rallway freight yards and to the depots of the twenty-five rall- way trunk lines and the thirteen branches entering the city.—Harper's Weekly. ——————— “See here, John, this automobile of mine looks as if it had had some pretty lively usage. You didn’t bave it out while I was away, did you?" “Why, yes, sor, I did. I was afrald It would git shtiff shtanding In the shta- ble so long. an’ so I gave it a lively lit- tle exercise, d'ye molnd, every piisint day.”—Autorcobile Magazine. —_————— Pineappies are now sent successfully from South Africa to Europe packed in a special kind of peat. which pre- vents rot or mold. for the money. these excellent instruments, tainly a piano snap. $700. now . HARVARD KINGSBUR KIMBALL Now Big Inducements on PIANOS 17 Friday a7 Saturday \offer you some piano values in slightly used instruments forvc’h:u two’days that you cannot find the equal of anywhere clse We ought to get much more momey for each of R e Teater et lear our floor e a little g 3 ememl t mmdmc we terms ‘dgac_ that will suit YOU. This is cer- KNABE price $650. Saturday at............ STEC Friday or Saturday at.... Large size, massive golden oak case, without a blemish. Was Pancy light mahogany case, but little used- Was $350. Now special at........... In fair condition and tone. Spe- cial price torday or to-morrow Tfie WikeyyD3. Qlten 6. * THE PIANO HOUSE - 931~933 %fim Street_, Excellent condition, fan- cy case. Regular value when new 3425 Qur special price A Dbeautiful walnut case; almost new. Original Friday or Pancy walnut, used but $275 $225 $100 spacial..