THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: JANUARY 5. 1DO?. Gossip VETt and inon ccmea El the cry become that the theater is merely a matter cf commerce, and that Therris ami T-rpsi-clwire are the handmaidens of Mercury and Mammon. Much .nirg accompanies the statement that Ait la neglected and tl:at the avaricious managers a'l! have none of any effort but ti lt which is sure to crowd their theaters end "turn m away." Reasons are . ascribed for this snd i!mwt unanimously fio various commentators earee that it is I ptiulir taste that is responsible. The people da rot desire. the purely artistic; they want the trass, and they are willing to fay for It, therefore the managers serve It to them. If this view of the case overlooks that function of the theater which is supposed to be educational it Is not to be wondered at. The fact, lamentable though It may I e, nevertheless remains that what the ear public Is willing to aay for it will be fumiilvd, but no manager Is longer willing to assume any very serious risk In trying to determine what Is wanted. It has Wn well established that silly society plays. Inane musical cor.it JSes, and "problem" plays If not toj' Innocuous, will attract multitudes to the theaters of the country, and these are what the men who own and control the theaters of the world are hand ing forth. It la not alone in the lnltcd States that this la true. In England anil Europe the success of a play is quickly determined by the number of paying fcartona It attract to the box office. Meth ods of advertising that would scarcely be tolerated In America are resorted to there that public attention may be attracted to actor or play, and every subterfuge that will bring an additional penny of revenue la employed. Put we are told that In Eu rope the artistic sense Is developed to a point that may never be attained in America. Henrietta Crosman Is the latest to pay the penalty of having faith In the public demand for Art. She had made a success aa a, comedienne, and In lighter roles was admittedly peerless. From fans Gene to Rosalind she had conquered all. and her Sweet Kitty Bellalrs and Nell Gwyn will be enshrined among the classics of the American stage. Hut she was ambitious. She had accumulated a large sum of money ed was thought to be well established In the world. It was her sole desire to be of some distinct service to the stage, to gi.-e to the public some genuine tribute of her trt. She looked upon her achievements in comedy rolea as light and airy things, soon forgotten, no matter how greatly appre jiated during the passing moment while the fpell was cn. .To create a character that would be Inseparably associated with her nstue wis the aim of her endeavor. So she undertook Christian In Hunan,s "Pilgrim's Progress." With the assistance of her hus band. Maurice Campbell, whose literary skill and artistic Judgment may always be relied upon, and one or two others, she prepared an acting version of the famous allegory and gave it sumptuous presenta tion. It was not a hurriedly conceived and hastily executed undertaking, but was In preparation for years before being offered to the public. And now Henrietta Crosman has been adjudged a bankrupt. AH her life's effort la summed up a failure that has swept away her capital at least. If she retains her ambition It Is because ahe has the- fine courage of which hemes are Qualified. Critics- of mature Judgment I praised Mlsaj Crosman I play and her . presentation t; persona. of artistic taste admitted its value and It was In every way 'a success so far as Art goes, but -the dol lars are pouring In at the theater where Hatlie Williams Is disporlln la "The Lit tle Cherub" What more- need be said unless It be that MUs Crosman has the courage to live down her disappointment and again make an endeavor? She Is too fine a woman to be spared from the Amer ican atago and has too many staunch ad mirers to despair of again achieving suc cess. Just at the time when other magnates of the amusement world are curtailing ac tivity In all directions. Cleveland comes to the front with one who would attract at- j tonfion even djrinc the busiest time. Max Faetkenhauer walked Into Cleveland twelve years ago with fringes on his trousers. Other members of the musician's union guyed hvm. and quietly responded. "Laugh If you like, you'll all be working for me In side of a year." He made good on his promise, and now he has Jus; opened a theater which for sis, at least, excels any thing In the I'nlted Slates with the ex ception of the Hippodrome in New York. It has a seating capacity of 4. 560. and dur-Ina- ths first week of lis career Mr. Faet- krnhauer has entertained S.'.C'.i people as j his guests at the new house. Its stage Is-j enormous, being ISO feet wide and let feed deep. From the bottom of the tank to the j gridlron" or fly gallery, is 11a feet. The tank holds nearly half a million gallons of water and will be used fr evjuatic exhibi tions. The stae Is In s-ctlons and can be easily handled by means of electrically con trolled hydraulic lifts. Forty-four private dressing rooms are provided, beside the usual big rooms for the chorus and minor ALDERMEll OflY WINDOWS- Corporations and Other I'nslRtitly Fktli IVM.it Standi ns in Their Owb Way, ltlurl to le rcnt and Comfortable Projiositlon. Sensible people don't carry a large sur plus of fat If they know of any way to lose It I it appeals to them. The ' sun- t pie life" for fat folks doesn't Include the j unrb.nll, nor ttirvftllrtn n.il l.1n r Rlrnu. I K.r.h. an vet nru,-M marvelous results In taking away fat deposits from where they ought not to be. without lead ing a trace of wrinkle, furrow, or fold. If It's fully to be fat. It's wisdom to be comfortable. H w would you like to draw In your waist-line about S. 10 or even IS tnehea. and accomplish It w ithout taking any vio lent exercise, going hungry or doing any stunt that imposes hardship? You can have plenty to eat, plenty to drink, plen-.y to work ard plenty to think, yet the fat melts away. It becomes, not only In name, but actually superfluous, superabundant; It Is rendered, so to say, melts swjiy, or .. changed Into useful muscle, fler and fi.isue This makes fat peopls not only exceedingly comfortable, but more highly attractive. All this Is done gwntly and natuxhliy y taking after meals and bef-Jre bodiiaie one teaspoonful of the following prescription which can bs had at any good drug store and coats but a trifle: S ounce M i.-ruoia, H ounce Fluid Extract Cu art Aromatic and It oubcm by nip fclmplex. la theso day w hen there is so much substitution going on. It is well to sos that yoj oet Marmola In the original pack-?,-, and then you Lave ample guarantee l.'at for sheer merit of goodness there Is hotllinx to esjcal It. Don't confound the Marmola Preaciiplloo with anflhlus for which slailULT claims are put forth. It ts In mo sense a patent oudUiue. It is a doctor's prescription, About Pl.ys, Players and Playhouses character. It has a steel drop curtain thjt ) weighs thirteen tons and con be lowerfl in twelve seconds The theatrr has I s .mn hotel- and stables, lta own power plant for ail purposes and Its own water supply. Girls In uniform seat the patrons. Two rx-rformanct s daily ir given, the first pro duction costing t;''(j before the curtain went up. One hundred and fifty perfurru ers are enraged in the spen;ng production. "Coaching I'ays," a spectacular perform ance Uiat show a fox hunt and coaching party. Vaudeville acts are Interspersed. and a second spec tat le. "The Cloudburst." closes the show. Admission is f.xed at 3. V and 75 cents. The theater cost t2..-.-&' and Mr. Faetkenhauer Is certain It will pay. Such faith deserves Its reward. It is easy to understand after seeing the perf omancc, that Mr. Brcnnan is sincere In saying this is the farewell uwtr of the Lixon play, "The Clansman." Mr. BrennaJi assures us we wUl not likely have a chance to see it again until 1511. Probe oly he thinks by that time we will have forgotten and be ready to take another chance on the piece. Those whose- memories still recall the performance given by the company tht was at ti.e Boyd on Wednesday and Thuisday evenings will not be caught again, even as iate aa three years from now. Mrs. Fifcke and Madame Nanmova are both In Nei Turk, winning sent prais? from the critics and even scanler support fruui the public Ly presenting one losen play and one play said to be a modern Imilathm of lostu. Mrs. Fisae offered "Rosmcrsholm" on Monday n.gut for thu first lime in New York and failed to s-ore. The weakness of the drama iLseif and tier failure to bring out the character of Re becca in its fulness are said to be the main faults of the performance. Mme. Naaimova appeared on the same evening in "The Comet," by Owen Johnson, said to be on Ibsenesviue lines. A synopsis of the play suggests that Mr. Jo.mson was at least familiar with "The Strength of the Weak," for the central thought of that play dominates his, and although it is han dled somewhat differently, it produces the aame effect. In Mr. Johnson's play le Is the unhappy son who commits suicide. Mme. Naaimova Is given creilit for a fin ished performance. In the meantime the Belasco melodrama, "The Rose of the Ranch," is merrily Jogging along to Its four hundredth consecutive performance, and the good old musical comed'es are still drawing large crowds. Why will the writers whose brows bulge from the weight of brain behind them insist that Ihe dear public Is pining for the purely intellectual at the theater? It is a sad confession, and a sorry condition that compels It, but the intellectual is at a discount Just now, at least the deeply intellectual. The play that succeeds is the one that doesn't go very far beneath the surface. Word from Marie Pavey Is to the effect that she and the other members of the Music and Musical Notes ERE ts a toast to the Absent (Hi Ones sf the Omaha musical days- sons by. Let (t be drunk in the wine of Memory, out of the Cup of Good Fellowship, and let s song ring forth. B83 Here's to Butler! Do you remember dear old quiet faithful Butler, whose nearest and dearest friend never got any closer In familiar converse than to call him "J. E." Now he ts married and living In Seattle as J. Edmonds Butler. And a friend tells me that he has token up singing and is encouraged by his progress. May his shadow never grow less. Here's to Jules Lumbard' TTie grand old man whose mighty voice and majestic pres ence contributed so much to the musical services at Trinity. May he live for ever. Her's to Homer Moore! The last I heard ef mm he was in Norfolk. W. Vs., where he was farming (the most of the tltne) and teaching. He was enthusiastic about na- ,ure and exuDerantly healthy. I should im- i agine. That was last June. May he always ' have the Money, for ho will never kep It out of circulation. Here's to Martin Cahn; and to his most delightful wife. Many a musical event was enriched by the presence of the Cahns when they were here. Mrs. Cahn and her fine voice, and Martin's teaching and play ing have not been forgotten. May their children be great. Here's to TorrensI The fine old head of silver hair and the kind, twinkling, mis chievous eyes, they look at me from the fjr(lt rafte of the Musical Leader this week, Mr T lf(g wp affectionately called nim) (l Chicago and married. His wife WAJt jiiss Liddell. who was his secretsry when he out well. was here. May his voices turn Here's to Tabor' Saeet William, whose organ music has made us have inspirations and Impulses upwards, and , has made us gentle and lovers of besuty. I hear he Is back in Atlanta, where he was before foi some time. The change this time is to be permanent. May he always have a good organ to play and a good price for doing It. Here's to Gareisuen: He is now in Wash ington, D. C. and I am told that he is meeting with success. 1 s-e his advertise ment in the Musical Courier. May l.is voice never so back on him. Hires to Lillian Terry! No. w? have not forgotten her. She is now Mrs. Starr, and I heard cf a pupil of her s last summer May she always shine. Here's to Pennell! You all remember the popular pi-gidenl of the late lamented Apollo club. I saw 3e-rge Hollroc-k (its former secretary) on the street the other day. Last news of Pennell came from Walla Walla. i'aih. May he never lack an engagement. Here's to Adelir.ann! The little wlxard ! wl' ,uI ' '' ' P1" nd filing from him. his Molin. We have not forgotten May he never be poor. litre's to Al!-rt! Little Hans with the gifts and the griefs, the talent and the temptations. May his soul win out! Here's to Steckelberg! Down in Lincoln they call hliu CmjI and Mr. Steckelbeig and professor, but here we all know 'Ste-ck'" and sucn he will always be. May his Joys Increase! Here a to Joseph Gahrsi! Over In Berlin you may be sure that the Gahms are thinking of the Omaha musical colony ard their tieaxts are with us at this opening of the year. Joseph will leave his piano and Mlna her harp and will write a postal or two telling us that they will WTlte a long letter later. And they won't. May they always prosper! Hire's to Herbert Butler! How many times he has delighted the audiences st the Royd theter now one of the first violinists of Chicago. I saw him at lun cheon one day last summer, snd he was ths same old quiet, serious, studious fellow. May he be happy! Here's to Mrs. Ford! Who does rot re member that wonderful human engine of ability, energy, untiring enthusiasm. Can not you see her now with her famous bon net developing something' shout "Women Composers,1" or "Why Srould NM Wimen I Play 11. 0raj?' Ws vflea 'A-i-k of tier company were the r-sts of Manager Rich at a banquet on Christmas eve at Nashville, where the company was playing. Hatti; Carmontelle had the seat of honor at the right hand of the host, and the affair was made very pleasant by the spirit of the cciaslon. After the feast a Christmas tree was lighted In Miss Paver's room, where all members of the company were handed out their presents. After this the company stter.ded S o'clock mass at one of the local churches and then got ready for the Christmas matinee. Miss Parey says the day reminded her of Fourth of July rather than Christmas, because of the attendant fireworks and the condition of the weather. SEW STORY OF J. B tRRIF. Hew He Gate ft2.no to Hels Seedy Victims of Railroad Aecldeat. LONDON. rvc. 3R -(Special Corre spondence "If It Is true that the Scotch are closefisted as a ration, then J. M Barrie is no true Scotchman." Thus spoke a close personal friend of the dramatist's In discussing Btrrle with the writer fhe other day, apropos of the recent revival In I London (for the fourth ttmsy of the ever 1 delightful "Peter Pan." i "Rarrle'a pwiprrnitv Is slmolv bound less." the speaker continued. "He helps lots of people, and contributes to no end of charities, but he believes firmly In not letting his right hand know what" his left hand does. The latest Instance of open handedness on his part to come to my ears was In connection with a railway ac cident In the north of England a couple of months ago. Onel-'f Frohman's road com panies started on tour with "The Admir able Crichton." and Barrie went along to ovrisee the opening performance. N"t far from Newcastle the train carrying the company was wrecked and several third class passengers severely injured, though not. luckily, any of the performers. "No sooner did Barrie hear that the folk Injured were poor than he went to one of the railway officials and said: "See here. I am Mr. Barrie. and I want 0 (HOT" spent on the sufferers by this accident The money will be sent you st once, but the people must not know who it comes from, and under ' no circumstances must anything regarding my having given this assistance get Into the papers.' That," added my acquaintance, "la only one of a long list of similar actions on Barrle's part." At the Puke, of York's this yesr Pauline Chase again plays the part of "The Boy Who Wouldn't Grow Up." but there Is a new Captain James Hook In the person of Robb Harwood, Gerald du Maurier being unavailable on account of the continued popularity of "Brewster's Milllona." in which l.e plays the name part. This Amer ican farce passed its three hundredth night a month or so ago and looks like reaching Its five hundredth. It has been played at three different theaters and has lasted out half a doien or so of "curtain raisers." . I am told, by the Vay, that the chief with tenderness: Just last year I received an anthem from her which she considered very rare, and which she wanted to paas on to some one elese. May her personality always be prevalent! Here's to Ezra David! Now, I know you don't know who I am talking about. You always were accustomed to see E. D. Keck, and so you did not connect the two. I wonder where he Is; seems to me some one told me that he was raising chickens and composing music. Anyhow. I understand he is now practically in the attitude of layman, and while the hen doth lay. he pens his lay. May his hens never stop laying! Here's to Higginsf Where Is Charlie? I Just called his sister. Daisy, to find out his whereabouts, but could get no re sponse. May his wtrk always be harmo nious! And so. In the smoke from the blaalng log which Is in front of me (as I imagine) these faces come to me. and there are others who have been here who are not forgotten, but whose tenure of residence was not very long.- And If I have for gotten someone It will In alt probability be someone whom I cherish. It Is al ways so. The name you forget to ut on the list of those whom you want to in vite to your party Is always the name of someone whom you especially detslred to hsve. Isn't It so? 4 Goethe gives us this good thought. It is appropriate at the New Year: "A man should hear a little music, read a little poetry and see a fine picture every day of his life, in order that worldly cares may not obliterate the sense of the beautiful which God has Implanted in the human soul" I am Indebted to Mrs. Bush of Wahoo for information in regard to the verses on "Opportunity" in last Sunday's music col umn. I am also indebted to Mrs. H. T. Coe for a complete copy of the verses. To both of these kind women I sent my sincere thanks. I regret to note that Mrs. Coe suffere-d bereavement during the week, her ht:s band. who was an invalid, having passed away. Mrs. Rene Hamilton Coe has been identified with the best musical things In Omaha for many years, and her charming personality aad high Intellectual attain ments make her a great acquisition to any musical organization. If is with great pleasure that I record a very finished presentation of a Christmas eantsta: It took place last Sunday at All Saints' church in the afternoon. Mr. Simms and his faithful choir did beautiful work and some of the younger singers (who are to be the leaders of U. next generation . sang solos snd duets and gave good ac count of themselves. There were other good musical programs given In connection with the Christmas season, but the only one which It was possible for The Bee scribe of music to attend was the one which was given In the afternoon. ' The ne-t of the Mra Turner concert series will be the song recital on February JO by Corinne Rlder-Kelsey. soprano. This will be February S TfvWt Bispham, Ger ardy and MacMillen. with his company, and possibly Herbert Wltherspoon snd the great organist, I-raare, will follow. a To return to Butler. Some months ago when they were launching the battleship Nebraska, you remember, out there, Butler sent me naner called the fte.tti- Church- man. whic h contained a program of his ! aa a "Koraedy Kackle in t a o Ua s." E D. thirty-eighth recital. Amongst other ttams j Stair, who manages the organization, prc.m ther appeared. "Duet The ljori Is a Man ises an excellent production from the cf War.' Handel." to which Butler had ! scenic standpoint and an invesiture of rich penciled the annotation. "Apropos of i ardrobe. The musical program is said to launching ths battleship Nebraska." (be full of rood numbers that are new This snecdote was also told. Presbyter- and not to be heard In sr.y oll.ar offering. Ian minister talking on "Missions" to a i Borne of the song hits are: "Dolly From Tacoma Sunday school. He holds up a I IuMin Town." "I Got Next." "innocent Bible and says: Children, whst book Is thisT (With energy Ths Bible! Wist do we call people who hsve no B.b!s? (With vehemencei Heathen' Now. where do heathen he? With increased Vehemence i In Seattle" A happy New Year to you! TiiUMAS J. KELLY. novelty of the present revival of "Peter I Pan" in London was planned by the author for London only, and does not f gure In j Maude Adams' revival of the piece st home. It takes the form of a drop cur tain, especially designed by Barrie. and representing what In England Is known as a "sampler," worked by "Wendy Molra Angela Darling, aged ." On it are em broidered various figures and scenes from the play, with this legend In the center: "When the first baby laughed for the first time, the laugh broke Into a thousand pieces and they all went skipping about, and that was the beginning of Fairies." At the top of the sampler, moreover. Wendy pays tribute to four poets of the nursery: Dear Hans Anderson. Dear Charles Lamb. Tear Lewis CtToll. Dear Robert Louis Stevenson. This decidedly Barrie-ish effect has been ! received with delight by audiences here. 1 presume the reason the dramatist didn t send a duplicate of It over to Maude Adams lies In the fact that at home Peter Is the star part, while over here Wendy, the "little mother." is perhaps first favorite in the affections of Batrie lovers. The "reception" of the fairy pliey at the Duke of Tork's this week wss rapturous, the principals being called over thirty times In the course of the evening. Mesnwhlle there sre no signs of a new piece by the author of "Peter Pan" being forthcoming. True, It recently was an nounced that Mr. Barrie was engaged on a play, but then Mr. Barrie has been "en gaged on a new play" for two years or more, and the "new play" never comes to light. This is extremely significant when you consider the rapidity with which Iar rie's string of stage successes followed one another. Three of them, one remembers, actually were running in London at the same time "Quality Street." "The Ad mirable Crichton" and "Little Mary." after which, with the shortest of Intervals, came "Alice-6lt-by-the-Fire." And ' then the dramatist's friend and representative, Ad dison Bright, died, since when we have had no new success from Mr. Barrle's pen. Nothing but "Josephine." that hopeless attempt at political satire which struggled on for two weary weeks at the Comedy theater and then expired. The story goes, of course, that Barrie supplied the raw material of his stage successes and that Bright whipped it Into shape, and the fate of "Josephine." which was quite without dramatic form or void, gave considerable color to the assertion. Mr. Frohman's London representative de nied its truth In the most vigorous manner when I questioned him on the subject re cently, but the fact remains that Barrie is silent. His friends say that he took the fiasco of "Josephine" gTeatly to heart, bu: disappointment does net last forever, and It Is unthinkable, likewise, that Barrie's ideas have given out. Nor is the fact tha: he is rich and doesn't need to wr.te new plays an acceptable explanation. Barrie was wealthy before he wrote "Quality Street." It appears to be up to him to prove that he can win a new stage suc cess all by himself. Just as there is no end to the making of books, so there Is none to the making of stage adaptations of them. London Is to have a half dozen or more of the latter during the next few weeks, mosfimpcir tant cf these, perhaps, being the version of "The Mystery of Edwin Drood" made by Comyns Carr for Beerbohm Tree. It already has been produced with success in the provinces and If London endorses the out-of-town verdict you are pretty sure to have the piece In America ere long. After "Drood" has finished lis career at His Majesty's Tree will present another adaptation namely, that which W. J. Locke has made of hhi "Beloved Vaga bond." Like the Carr piece, the new one by the author of "The Morals of Marcus" has proved a big hit on tour, and London ers are looking forward to It with Interest. Later on Oscar Asche Is to produce a stage version of Stanley Weyman's novel. "Count Hannibal." while the other adapta tions that are coming Include ones of "Princess Prlsdilla's Fortnight" (by the author of "Eliabeth and Her German Gar den"). "The Explorer." Somerset Mau ghan's novel; "Stlngaree." by E. W. Hornung, author of "Raffles." snd last, but by no means least, the version of "The Marriage of William Ashe." which its au thoress herself Is making for Arthur Bour chler. HATDEN CHURCH. Con las; Errata. On Sunday eTening at the Boyd theater Mabel MrCane and her company of forty five artists will be seen In Harry Sheldon White's latest offering. "The Girl Over There," a three-set rlay depicting life on the frontier. There Is something going on and a delightful western breeze blowing all the time, with catchy music, new songs end all that is good. One of the features Is the diamond chorus. It will appear for five performances, with a matinee on Wednesday. Scientists say there are but two passions, love and hate. Ibson. the great Norwegian dramatist, recognized this doctrine when he wrote "A Doll's House," In which Miss Jane Ccrcersn will appear at the Boyd theater on Friday and Saturday evenings "A Doll's House" taxes all the ).owers of the player. In that it reqjlres the portrayal of the character of a wvried. heart torn girl, a girl frightened di wn with liie ele mental pastions. love and l ate. Miss Cor coran is support -d by Mr. Ja".:es M. Brophy. a csjarle actor. Trc other pjrts i ore In capable hanJs also, wnich Insures j a Wf.n balanced production. j . Joseph SanlKy. at the head of His own company, to present r's new play, "B lly the K1J." at the Krv.g for tv.o days. sterling with a matinee today. "Hillv the Kid' Is stated to be logi.al in us story, a well as extremely tnitrtMing. arid there are moments when there is strength enough In the situations sufficient to phase tne most captious lover of nielodraii'.a. Mi-Cabe and Ma. k. .n a new f un Ir.cj- I bator, "The Irish Senator." will l-e the at traction at the Krug theater for two days. I starting Tuesday. January 7, ' It ts not necessary to dw.il on the merits of this ; clever team of cvtmdians. ss they sre too I well known to the ih.au-r going public of j this city. Their vehicle this s-a"n Is up ' to high water mark and is premised a lively, jelly i ntertalr.meni. Hap Ward, will be seen at the Krug for three days starting Thursjay, January . 'Not Yet But Soi.n." Is stiil the ti'.u'.ar i hsndle of the offering, and it Is descrtoc-d Amelia." "Mr Oal. Texas." 'Think of the Girl iKiwn Home." "As Long as the World lioes 'Round," "I Could take a Chance With You." "Hello. Mahnda." "A Trip to Opera Land." and oirtera. The ent:.- program contains taenty musical numbers Master Gabriel and cair.pany will revive memories ot the popular idol, the fun creating "Buster." at the Orpheum for the week Iwrinnlng today. Gabriel, the diminutive comedian ptays the mischievous prank creating "Tommy" and "Spike" the Hg bull dog Is played by George All In the one-act farce "Auntie's Visit" by Al Lamar. Another important headline offering will be the distinguishes! actress Hope Booth and Co., in George M. Co han's musical comedy In one act. "The Utile Blonde Lady." Violet Dale will be there with Impersonations of stage cele brities and several sones. The list of new comers Includes the three Ernesto Sisters described as shapely sprites of fhe bounding wire' with some original stunts. Sydner Grant, a roonologlst will offer his best funny stories snd mimicry. Fun making is the objective goal of "When Caesar Seea Her." a hysterical Roman t travesty that will be presented by James and Sadie leonard and Richard Anderson. Bimm. Bomm and Brer promise a musical novelty, and the kinodrome will show new motion pictures. " i HOW RUM IS HIDDEN IN MAINE Iaaewwlty I srd in Cooreallna 'applies of Llaoor im a Prokibl tloa State. Odd devices that have been adopted to foil the officers of the law by liquor dealers in prohibition Maine were told of tile other day by a man who had recently spent some time in the dry state. "I have often wondered what they were j most afraid of: letting the officers or the customers see It before It's sold," he said, i 'There's an especial brand of cops up there . to enforce the lieiuor law The ladies of . the Woman's Chr'st;an Temperance I'nlon i thought the di puty sheriffs were larP'n' : up booze too hard to attend to business, i and they had ti e legislature surply the ' state with special booze p-jlii-e; they call them Sturgls deputies. "From the start the Sturgls deputies have had a hard time. Bad as Maine liquor Is. the folks like lt They've been brought up on It and the children cry for it. When they found the officers of the law taking it away and locking up the tonic pedlers they started inventing hiding places for liquor. "In a restaurant I patronised in Port landI went there for food and not to drink the officers came nosing around quite often, but did not find anything until one day one of them spied a wire hanging from the refrigerator door. He opened the door and pulled the wire. "The door jarled. and there inside, where sawdust or charcoal is packed to keep the cold air in the ice box, was a neat row- of shelves filled with bottles of whiskey. The i shelves had been covered with soft cloth to keep the bottles from rattling. "They took the Ice box door off its hinges and carted it away for evidence. The evidence cost the boss of the ptace tl-Xi and costs. "The temperance folk have organized a civic league up there to see that the cops attend to business. They have their own force of detectives, and every little while i the amateur cops land on one of these hid ing places. j "They barked up the wrong tree a little I wnue ago. incugn, in SI act) las. There s a great big husky ex-wood chopper there who sells liquor and isn't the least bit afhamed of it. But when the cops began to make things unpleasant for him he rigged up a hiding place In his cellar. "He had a false partition built, standing about twelve inches away from the founda tion walls. By stepping on a loose plank under one of the tables In the middle of the room he would release the lock that held a panel. After the panel was un locked, though, he had to pry It open with a knife. "Between the partition and the wall h had a lot of liquor of all kinds and he didn't want to lose it. One day while one of these amateur cops was around he saw the proprietor Jimmy open the panel and haul out some of the goods. He didn't ob serve the fact that the proprietor had pressed his foot on the loose plar.k first, and, full of his discovery', he scooted off to the sheriffs office to tell about It. "The sheriff came back with the sleuth and together they tried to pry open the panel Just as the proprietor had done. Falling this, the sheriff sent fur sn axe and the proprietor sent for nis lawyer. Both got in the collar together. The lawyer, putting on a stern look, said to the Civic league man: " 'Tou know, don't you. that if you can not find liquor there you'll be responsible for the damage? The moment you break the first board there I'm going to ask the sheriff to arrest you." "The fellow wavered and the lawyer came at him with another suggestion " Go pet a carpenter who can take down the partition properly and put It In place again.' "The sheriff and the Civic learue cop started, and as they did so the rrcpri.-tor opened the panel and transferred the liquor to another place. He never uaed the hide, as they called It In Maine, again. "While a deputy sheriff was searching- a house for liquor one day he folt the threshold of a door connecting two rooms give under the pressure of his foot. Ha found that by Inserting a nal or piece of I w.r a spring holding the threshold in I flace would be moved. In the recess thus I d'sclosed there re several bottles of whisky. " T.e time In making a raid the officers i smashed a heavy, door between rooms. r e door was replaced and the carp nter Y.i n ru'tir.g it in extended the Jim This xter.tion was left hollow and by means -f a panel held In place by a spring it cojld be opened. Forty quart Lotties of whisky were kej.t tht-re. " "One time a deputy sheriff 1n Portland was st arching a kitchen bar. While doins so 1 !: head struck against a cloihesp'.n bag. The ?.s rattied In a funny s.rt of way and the deputy searched . He found ten lsiks. teside a ljt of clothesp ns. "".',. yru can't tat then They're baund t have tlo r booze, law or no law." JAP COOLIES FLOCKING IN Method of the Goirrnmrat fa ("week the laraah Pratt IneSJrr- ttT . A Washington rrresi nd.-nt of the New York Trih.ne quote frnm a gvfrnment official the statement that Japanese la borers are pouring into the 1'nitd States from Mexico by thousands, n spite f the vigilance of immiFrawm cfT''.Vs With n the lart three or four mnnthi If irate.1 that nearly twentv thr.uaon J '... ee laborers have 1 ppr 1 into Texas. New Mexico and Arinra. ard althous'i the n-ot strenuous effort are betrg mad- to stop the steady inflow, they continue to ccm A. r-cre:ary Straus, the Japanese laborers According to tre advices received by now pouring into the 1'nitetd States from M.xico sre. for the most part, men who have been Imported ostensibly to wn-k on the Meiicon railways. The Japanese government Is scrupulous')- adheriig to the agreement made with the I'nlttel States, end It is not granting passports to any of Its subjects of the laboring class that will sllow them to go to the main- 1 land of ths T'nited Statea. but apparently j passuorU are Issued freely to Mexico. The AHCDEVE5TI. 2 DAYS Startlna MATINEE TODAY Towag America's Farorlte Actor JOSEPH SANTLEY la tks Big Mslo-B-rainstie TrlsunpB I 66' SILLY A TIUI ITOBT Or WtlTEBI LITI Presented la aa Aatqnato Muir. Accurate aad X-lfe X.lke Boenle Effects Tks Aczas of Stags Realism. Freeested by a Cast of Sotabl Flayers 2 DAYS Starting Tuesday, Jan. 7 MATIIXE WEDHE8DAT JOE W. SPEARS Frestcts tks Famsas Comsdlaas McCABE and MACK IK A IXW COMEDY THE SEISM SEIMTOR MIBTH A1TP MBtODT 3 DAYS Thursday, Jan. O OET IM X.I1TE. CASEY," THS BAFIB FXBE COMED1AW MIP WARD And His Sif Company of Kosical Comedy Experts Flaying NOT YET. BUT SOON T . n. nllx I'D THE ClIlirtT STWQTWQ a-iUty -- YOU WIX.I. HE AH THIS YEAH The Entire Weak. Starting Next Sunday Matinee HANLON'S NEW 0 1 HJIPEIRIB A. I J3 A BEWIXDEHIHO F AHTO MIMIC SPECTACLE Jj fROYP"5 THEATRE! Tonight Monday Tuesday and Wed.- WALTER O. LINDSAY Presents .MABEL McCANE IN THX WESTEXH MUSICAL BBEESH The Girl Over There DIAMOND BEAUTY CHORUS FRIDAY. SATURDAY and SUNDAY-THy Jan. 10-11-12 Arthur C. A late a Frsssats THAT TiXEHTED ACTHESS JANE CORCORAN Supports by JAMES M. BBOFHY and Spsclal Cast, la Ktr Orsatest Saccsss A DOLL'S HOUSE By HEHHIX ZBSEH SEATS OH SAXZ WXDHEBDAY. Sunday Night By Special Request MISS JANE CORCORAN in "HEDDA GABLER" Jaa. 13. 14, IS ISA-BEL IHVIHQ. SECOND GREAT WRESTLING MATCH BETWEEN FARMER BURNS AJTD Prof. H. DVVYER AUDITORIUM THURSDAY NIGHT, JAN. 9TH. 1808 ASMX8SIOK SSe, SOe AID T5o. AUDITORIUM ROLLER SKATING EYXBY AFTEHHOOH AHD EYEHTHO ALX THIS WEEK SHCEFTZHO TinruDiT BZO HACE TUESDAY HIOHT laborers shipped to Mexico no mow thsn j take up thWr shovels and picks on the railroad Jobs before they drop them, when the contractor's back Is turned, and i make for the Rio Grande. The I'nlted States bureau of immigration has as many Inspectors along the border line as the appropriation given by congress will allow, but it Is, of course. Impossible to guard hundreds of miles of river bank anj desert. The Japanese seem to be gener ally provided with accurate road mar of Texss. and are so Intelligently coached as to their movements that when they reach i the United States they proceed directly to ' Ttointa where lhev are f ared f.,r hv their i i countrymen. Once Inside the boundary ' they ar- safe to all intents and purposes. I fr there Is r.o way of identifying them. I " there U the Chinese, and they can I snap their fingers In the faces of the Im- ' miration Insrx-ctors. From fea:t!e comes the story other kind of trick by which r'.m-f.am I'ncle le Sam. The Immigration I that any Japanese caught I , law . provides trying to enter the Vnlted Slates unlaw fully shall be tieported on the first boat. The Japanese of both the I'nlted States I ' and British Columbia are taking advan- : tage of this to "work" this governm.-n for a free passage home When the subiet of the mikaio ha , mavif aim mur yiiv jir Kt-)ia fiiuuKU Iir j ... v.. li, , i n. i. . . m immediate expenses, sends the rest to i japan vy a ran. ana men allows ninueir , to tx caught In the act of crossing the , line. He has no passoorts. ctnnot give a ' satisfactory explanation of his presence in ! I this country, so the immigration official j ; ord. r him de:orted. j It Is dmlared by those familiar with the! ' situation that at hast one-half of the i ! Japanese caught In the last year had : adopted this ilan. As from fight to ten ' week sre captured arid the cost of pas sage to Japan Is about ti. the mulcting t ol I'ncle Sam Is 1 corning exi-ensivr. i How it llappeaes. certain men. her of the f ashionoh'e i Metropolitan and Chevy Chase ciu's at the national capital has all h'.s life borne many culpa by reas. n of his exceedingly diminu r"e stature Las: sprirg the diminutive clubman took . ur.to himself s wife. tV- slaughter of s well known federal 'filial, who ls ssld to be as m":y as her father i "Mrs Blank.' sail a friend one day re ! cently. ' I have Jji seen your lushsnd for the first time since his msrriage. ik you know, he nemi shorter than ever." I "Why not?'' asked the w fe, with I sm le; "he's marrk-d and sett j Harp, r s Weekly. d dn - By using ths various departments of The Bea Wsnt'Ad Pages you get quick returns at a small cipenss. .ttinKMrm Millarp Today IO.2S.50 me KID" CHORUS 8FECTACX.E Matinee Wsdnssdsy 18. 17 MBS. LESLIE CAHTEH. TV ensioMTON 'Fhons Dong-las 4M. ADVANCED VAUDEVILLE Mit.Eierj 01)2:15. Ever) Night 8:15 Week Starting Mat. Today MASTER GABRIEL & CO. Presenting "AuntU-'s Vicit" HOPE BOOTH & GO. In "The Little Blonde Ludy" VIOLET DALE Americas Most Versatile Artists ERNESTO SISTERS Europt-an Novelty ArtUts Sydney Grant. Comedian James and Sadia LEONARD RICHARD ANDERSON ssa- Playing when Cue, r S es Her" BIMM, B3MM oma THE HEW WAXTS TXOt ::: "The Merry VVidov'i i I li w , MUSIC, I LOVC I0U S3, Df FraflZ LhSI ; will be introduced and taught at Morand's Assembly Wed. Jan. 8 fur let daniem earn this rhtrn:in will be present t waltz so will you, rorsii. red up-(..-dai- It you desire to I The alts a t,i h ra pturel .,1 Kurops ai.ci .-sew rK. Ii nl dam ers In Omaha also CIlgi;t ou The Boyd Theater School o! Acting (A practical training school for dramat'C aad peratio fctage) ,Focrlh Season Now Open Students' Matinea Ecgageaisn'.a & 6RRR 1 H Novelty Mukl.al Act H H tfiMnnDnur h ' a iiisJuiiuiIit a g ' ifre n. v est In motion pictures B of an- . the Japs i LLU - IB La u LILLIAN FITCH. Director W. J. BURGESS. Managar t