THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: MAKOH 22, 1914.
BENTON ISSUE IS NOT NEW
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British Doctor Shot by Mexicans
Without Trial in 1850. ,
.VMtSEMBNTS.
AMl'tHMESTS,
RRANDEIS THEATER
CRAWFORD, PHILLEY & ZEHRUNG, Mgrs.
ONE SOLID WEEK STARTING
CONSUL MURDERED IN HIS HOME
10-B
Jnnrtsta Aliio Seised Six Hundred
Tlinnnanil Dollnra In Silver De
posited In rirltlli I!inlinr
for Hon d holders.
LONDON, March Jl.-The situation
f ""V T iliMiiff 1m :BWEk m (WED
.SAT. MATINEES) TOKllHT
which Great Britain Is facing as a tee'iU
of the shooting of William 8. Bnton lit
Mexico not only Is not novel, but eifiii
almost unimportant compare 1 to tlo
events of 1W9-51. A list of outrages com '
mltted during those three years befo e I
the British government Joined France nmi j
Sra'n in the Intervention which led to tl
a atlns of Maximilian of Austria upfil
the Mexican throne, has been brought
forward In part as follows:
Dr. Duval, a British subject who wn
nrrestwl in April, IMP. by the clerical
General Marques while nttendlnK tc
wounded Juarlsts after their defeat u
Tacubaya, was shot without trial.
A British subject named J. I.. Innca
was hunted through tlio mountains about
Oaxari wltn a price on his head.
Vice Consnl In .Stint.
British Vice Consul Uodmtir was shot
dea on his own balcony while trying 'o
r.aw a Mexican.
'I Bealn was shot by bandits on His
farm near Mexico City.
Tl.e-o wcro several other murders -f
Br tish subjects of humbler positions.
Mr Burnand's factory was twice plun
dered and he was severely wounded by
the robbers, so that ho lost an arm; hU
wlfo went mad from tho chock.
Financially, too, British subjects suf
frder greatly, through these thiee years,
I'lUms submitted .by British subjects tc
their legation to April 28, 1,81, amounted
to J1S,000,000 for such outrages as "forced
upplles," stoppage of factory," "plun
der death and mutilation ;" "Imprison
ment and sentence of-death," and simple
1'lundr
Money In EmliniM' Seised.
In November. 1SG0. tho c orlcal General
Mlramon selied $W8.000 In silver
which had been deposited at tho British
legation as the property of bondholders,
and a few months later a Juarist genoral
seised a convoy of some hundreds c
thousands of dollars' worth of silver but
Hon, belonging to British subjects and on
its way to tho coast. The Juarist govern
ment also suspended payment of tho In
terest on Its foreign loan, which was then
mainly held In Kngland.
In the face of all theso outrages, Carl
Itussell and Lord Palmerston refrained
from Intervention, desplto the fact that
It would have been a comparatively easy
thing since tho Juarlsts held tho ports
They were, moreover, not faced with the
necessity of policing the country after tho
Intervention, since both France and Spain
wcro ready to take up tho work and
Franco had definitely decided to obtain
u permanent hold on Mexico. When
France determined to move, Orcot Britain
left tho field to Napoleon III.
France Decides to
Increase Taxes on
Gambling Houses
PARIS, March a.-LegsJUed gambling
In Franco has Increased so enormously
that tho government has decided It ought
to get a, greater share of the profits,
t'nder an act passed In WOT the state has
been sotting 15 per cent of tho gross re
ceipts. A parliamentary commission has
brought In a recommendation that from
tho gross Incomes of gambling casinos
the stato should have 3 per cent on In
comes less than $2,000 up to 43 per cent on
incomes exceeding $1,(00,000, according to
a graduated scale.
One hundred and thirty-throe caslnoa
were authorlied by the Ministry ot the
Interior last season to have baccarat, the
mechanical racing horses, whist, bridge,
bexlque, ecarte and piquet. The official
figures beforo the commission show that
the casinos In France at summer resorts
and springs took in ubout $10,000,000 profit
during a single season.
Enghlcn. which is within seven and a
half mjlcs from Parle, had about one
fifth of the whole, or $2,000,000, One hun
dred and fifty trains a day run from
Paris during the short holiday season,
and tho opponents of gambling affirm
that hundreds of young men and women
from Paris becomo hankrunt t Mm tuMna
every season. Tho municipal casino nt
Nice, owned by tho city, took In $1,000,000
and nald nesrly all the expenses ot tho
local administration. A rond rimlnn nt
Nice, under a license of the minister of
the Interior, won for Its proprietors 1417,
000, There were a number ot llttto resorts
which were run at a loss.
Public, gambling revenues, according to
the official figures, have Increased about
fourfold lnee 1907. These figures do
not Include 4,009 clubs In France where
gambling Is allowed and for which the
state also takes a nercent&sa nf th
Profits, nor the Pari-mutual m&chtnM nt
race courses, which last eeas6n took bets
of about IM, 000,000.
Pome of the newspapers In reproaching
the cabinet for trviuir to take, mors
"tainted" money state that one ot the
wealthiest proprietors ot casinos In
ranee began as a dishwasher In a res
taurant. and thatjila income Is now $400,
000 a year besides that from his accumu
latlons which amount to $6,000,000. An
other proprietor, who was a house
painter. Is reputed to have a fortune o
J4.0OXW0.
Ooly Two Per Cent
of People of Berlin
Attend Churches
BE1UJN, March H.-The pepplo of Ber
lln do not appear to bo good church
goers, according to a census taken of
attendants at the Protestant churches
the last Sunday in February. The count
covered seven'ty-elght parishes, with a
Protestant population of !,000,000, of whom
only X.IW wero counted at church that
day. either morning or evening. Even
according to the estimate of a clergyman,
who critic-lied the figures as too low. the
number was only 7,000 greater. Thus
barely twenty out of every thousand
Protestants Berliners, at the highest esti
mate, attended church on the Sunday In
question. Very few men wero seen in
the churches; In many cases women and
children constituted three-fourths of the
congregation. Less than one-sixth ot the
seating capacity ot tho churches was oc
cupied ai ma morning services.
Stomach Troubles Disappear
by using Electric Bitters. Best remedy
for liver and kidney, indigestion, dyt
pcpsla and all stomach troubles. Wc and
tU All druggists. Advertisement.
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tScene. from "Within 6he
lillli; come tho tailors, the hab
erdashers and the bootmaketa
with a complaint that wo aro
not paying enough attention
to our raiment when we at
tend tho theater. A very few
years ago this department pointed 'n
bucolic prldo to tho fact that at the
theater In Omaha might be seon as many
well and properly clothed people In pro
portion as In any city In tho world. But
a chango has come over the spirit ot that
dream. Woman, bless her, usually adorns
herself In such glad garments as makes
ber a wonder to behold and a dollght to
tho eye, whlto on tho stago the othnr
women disport themselves in costly stuffu
ot shimmering quality and hues ot many
dyes, to tho end that our senses are
ravished In beholding them. But man,
proud man, conscious of his superiority,
has fallen again Into tho ways ot nogloc:,
and appears on most ocastons as did the
careless wedding guest who "was boun2
hand and foot and cast Into outer dark
ness." But hear what tho American On-
tlemun, organ of tho swell merchant
tailoring trado, has to say on the topic;
A dramatic critic at a rotent nremlet
performance characterized the audlonco
in his story as u collection of "lll-brel
peoplo lu well-bred clothes." Which cer
tainly was paying scant compliment to
their Social bearlnc. and uona to their .n-
tellectual attitude. But, after all, perhaps
mo scnoe s exception was traceaoio to
tho fact that the asaemblago wus bp red
und Its bohavlor merely an outward ox-
Presslon of a general dissatisfaction with
and lack ot Interest In the play, and was
not u true reflection ot tho normal de
portment ot theso "first nlghters." The
redeemltig feature, therefore, was tho
fact that they woro "well-bred clothes"
presumably as to out and quality.
Men go to tho theater primarily to be
amused; occasionally they regard thu
playhouse as an educational Institution.
As a mental tonlo the modern theater
presumes to consider und cater to tho
tired business man' for ma oveniucs
entertainment in testimony ot which no
have a Plethora of "typical Uroadwuv
musical shows" of indltfersnt quality con
tinually being served up ior his deleotu
llon. It may rightly hi' assumed fhit
theatcrcoers consllluto uip clement In our
present day Hip which seek the enjoyments
tho mimia stage uiiorus una in ine mtuu
find a pleasureabla relief from builuan
cares in the aesthetic atmosphere ot
these temples ot the drama and music.
And that they may contribute to this
end aesthetic environment Is It not rea
sonable to expect thauthelr garb as well
as their conduct should be in harmouj
with the occasion?
Whllo tho dictum that clothes make
the gentleman has, in our day, been de
clared untenable, there Is nevertheless a
satisfaction in believing that good clothes
und good manners and a good time go,
or ought to go, together. The play-goer
by his attendance endeavors to get out
side ot himself, so to say; to forget his
workaday worries; to enter Into tho spirit
of tho diverting action upon the boards;
to bo in happy accord with his surround
ings. All ot which being taken for
grunted, la theso anything more con
ducive to this than the contentment one
Itols In knowing that he too is properly
paying his part on the other side of the
footlights?
Notwithstanding what toino comment
ators may say to the contrary, the theater
does rail for appropriate upparellng on
the Irt of Its habitues. Just tho same
at, any otliar social function demands a
pi-notlllous regard for clothes ethics.
There Is something in personal appear
ances. The sack suit Is not the garment
to don for tho play or opera, however
much it may be seen there, or "com
fortable" It may seemx Shakespeare
struck a prophetic note when ho said
"motley's the only wear." appllcabto
at now it Is to Uio habit of the theater
oiri In auDiosedto-be cultured com-
iuir.ltles filling auditoriums In tll-us-
uirtfxi carb. runelnK from ovenlnit full
drtss to Norfolk Jackets! As attending
tho theater sannot bo classed as a bust,
ness occupiVlon. a sport, or a lounging
imiulcunce . tho sack certainly Is a sar
torial solecism. The theater calls for
fcitnal attire. At least among those who
nMiDVihit part ot the seating arrange-
njicts la a place of any Importance where
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With -he Montgomery Dlco
exacting dress may reasonably be ex
pected. A duty reita upon merchant tailors aa
arbltorir ot dress to educate the public
as to its uaago no less than as to Its
fashion, and tholr good Influences In re
lation to the former obligation would go
a leng way towards correcting trans
gressions that are so apparent on every
hund, not ho least of which Is observed
In the theater at the present time. Tho
millennium Is a long way pff, but that is
no reason why It might not now be said
of any audience! It appeared In well-bred
clothes.
As tho attraction at the Brandels today
and continuing all of this week with mat
inees Wednesday and Saturday, the
American Play company will present
Bayard Velllcr's thrilling now American
drama, "Within the Law" Its local en
casement will bring hero an acting organ
ization ot real strongth, while the elab
orate sccnlo adornment of "Within the
I,aw" amply maintains the high stand
ard of artistic excellence of the American
Play company, the producers. "Within
the Law,r is described as a drama ot
daring In which the heroine Is forced to
begin warfare upon the law to protect
herself from Its machinations. Mary
Turner, the central character, la falsely
accused ot theft of gooda from the es
tablishment In which she Is employed and
sentenced to three years' Imprisonment.
No amount ot protest, no amount of log
ical, obviously truthful defense saves her.
She serves her time. She tries to support
herself honestly afterward, but the police
harass and "hound" her. When, they have
forced her out ot several places by recall
ing her Imprisonment, the girl, In despe
atlon, defies them and proclaims that as
thsyhave compelled her to a career of
crime she will beat them and stay
"within the law," too. Then retribution
begins to shape Itself. She becomes thu
leader of a band of, crooks. Any schemo
that can be profitably handled without
overstepping the legal boundaries she
takes up beats a sharp, unscrupulous
swindler at his own game, steers skill
fully between blackmail and perfectly
proper compromises, explaining hat If
all a matter ot having a lawyer to snake
anything safe through the queer ethics
of his profession. Meanwhile she avenges
herself on the canting hypocrite who sent
her unjustly to prison by marrying his
son. Then one of her associates, an ex
burglar, Is tempted, against her com
mand Into robbing the 'residence of the
father of the man she has wedded. A
"stool pigeon" meaning a police spy in
the vernacular has arranged It The girl
tries to save them even after they have
entered the house, but It la too late. In
the rush the Informer le killed. And when
tho police break in, husband and wlfo
are chatting nervously to stave oft dis
aster. Then comes the big thrill the
"third degree' examination ot all parties
by a police Inspector mad to get the
murderer. In an Interne scene the guilty
man finally confesses, partly because ot
nervous strain and Vartly because ot bis
Jjjp
Ser 1 evy - M the Orphe. tun
love for the girl. From this point the
play Is a series of artful and sinewy
scones, reaches a climax that Is falily
ncrve-grlpptng In Its dramatic Intensity.
Jane Gordon, a beautiful young actress of
genuine power, will portray the role of
tho harassed heroine, while tho remain
der ot the excellent cast Includes Ellco
Wilson, Marcla Malncll, Robert Tabor,
William Lambert, Daniel Sullivan, Wilson
Hcynolde, William Powell and others.
"Tho Warning," soon to be presented
at tho Brandels, Is by Mabel S. Kctght
ley and William Anthony McGulre and
produced by Messrs. Rowland & CI1L
ford. They have selected Rodney Ranous
and Marie Nelson to head tho com
pany which is to offer this play of
modern life. The scenes are laid In tho
Texas plains and In New York City.
Contrasting types are bound and two
big vital characters In the play are
typical ot the pharacters of the cast and
the west. The piece has a sub-title
of "Love, Honor and Obey," Indicating
Its close relation to the marital state.
With forty people In his company and
a acenlo production ot oriental opu
lence, comes Horace Goldln this week to
offer as the headline feature of the Or
pheum an exposition ot magic, said to
b the most magnificent and mystifying
ever attempted by any Illusionist. The
equipment for the act Is ot unusual pro
portions. An ordinary baggage car would
not have sufficient capacity to bring
the act to Omaha. Hence, a cap seventy
feet In length, or twenty fft longer
than the average, was used In trans
porting the production to this city. The
tricks of Qoldln come so fast that It Is
hard to see them all. One part ot the
big act follows another with lightning
rapidity. It Is a whole evening's en
tertainment ot the days ot Keller and
Hermann boiled down for the benefit of
modern days ot speed. Kntlrely unique
Is the performance ot Bert Levy, billed
as "tho famous artist entertainer-" He
Is a cartoonist and Illustrator exception
all) gifted, whose exhibition for vaude
ville purposes Is made possible by a
mechanical invention devised by him
self. By an arrangement ot lights and
lenses every line ot the drawings he
makes on a small disk are enormously
enlarged and then thrown on a wlut
screen, as In the projection ot a stere
optlcon view. In a skit called "The
Scarecrow" Is combined an original as
sortment ot songs, dances and diverting
nonsense to be offered by McMahon, Dia
mond and Clemence. The monologlst.
James II. Cullen. Is making this his
fifteenth annual tour of the Orpheum
circuit. Appearing In what Is called the
variety farce, 'The Information Bu
reau,1' the five Sullys have an act com
prising comeViy, singing, dancing and
Igymnastlo work. Dancing and songs
are to be contributed by the modern
tnlnstrcls. Sharp and Turek. It la said
LILLA
BRENNAN
that when the accordeon Is played by
two such skillful musicians na tho ICclll
duo, It becomes a superior Instrument.
,Tho bill will bo completed by the Hearst-
Sell E pictorial news review, illustrating
world events by means of the new serv
ice ot motion pictures.
"Tho Beauty Parade," a brand now
show, comes to the popular Oayety this
afternoon. "Local Color," the two-act
musical burletta presented by "The
Beauty Parade" company, may not be
qulto as uproarious In Its humor as some
of tho other pieces to be seen at the
Oayety during the season, but it Is so
well cast and tho action Is so certain
and rapid that no fault can consistently
bo found. Fourteen charming musical
numbers effectually drawn and inconse
quential bits that cannot fall to please
I In a flood ot golden melodies. As is
fitting, a number ot the best of these
fall to tho Countess Rossi, the prima
donna, whose, voice and attractiveness
contribute largely to the excellence of
the production. The chorus, too, Is a Joy
to behold. They are all young, revv
sprites, who have not yet fallen victims
to that feeling ot inertia that seems tc
grasp the average chorus girl after a few
seasons "In the business." Matinee daily
all week.
The eight Berlin Madcaps will top a
feature program at the Empress, begin
ning today. These aro eight young
women from GermaAy, wio do an aero
batlo dancing novelty. Joo Carroll will
offer a number of new parody songs that
are all his own. The Montgomery duo
present a comedy musical act that hon
built an enviable reputation for this pair.
O'Rourke and Atkinson will complete tho
bill with a comedy dialogue act, Inter
spersed with music and song. Some espe
cially fine comedy photo plays are of
fered in connection with every perform
ance. An advance sale of reserved seats
has been arranged, and It Is becoming
popular to use tho Empress garden as a
place to wait for the beginning ot the
show. A bell rings five mlnutes'before
the beginning of each show,
No Dope is Found
in the County Jail(
A search of the Douglas county Jail '
for "dope" prosecuted by sheriffs depu- I
ties resulted In the find of a broken
hypodermic needle In the pocket of one
of the Inmates, but no cocaine or other
drug was discovered. Inspection of the
Jail for this purposo which occurs regu
larly at Intervals was hastened by the fact
that the actions of a prisoner caused a
suspicion flmat he had a supply of cocalneM
LYNCH WILL BE ABLE TO
BE OUT IN A FEW DAYS
A quantity of flowers purchased by em
ployes of the court house for County
Commissioner John C. Lynch, who has
been seriously ill, wus sent to his home
and brought hearty thanks from htm. Mr.
Lynch Is chairman of the court house
committee of the county board. Reports
from his room are to the effect that his
condition Is Improving, and that he may
be seen again at the court house within
a few days.
FORT QMAHA IS TO
HAVE IMPROVEMENTS
From the fact that contracts for the
Improvement of the grounds at Fort
Omaha were let, persons close to army
affairs here believe that the fort will be
occupied by government troops Instead of
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tThheeimWGuh York ily For Two Years.
SEATS SELLING FAST
NIGHTS, 25c to $1.50 MATS., 25c to $1.00
ADVANCED VAUDEVILLE
Week Starting Sun. Mat., March 22.
ACE
The ROYALILLUIONIST
Presenting In Three Series
"THE OLD AND THE NEW, AND A TIGER GOD TOO"
The Host Stupendous
EXPOSITION OF IV2AGIC
Ever Produced
BERT LEVY McMAHON, DIAMOND
The Famous Artist Entertainer. gn(j CLEMENCE
16th Orpheum Circuit Tour of in
JAMES H. CULLEN tubiSi ve
"The Man from the West." 1 fit flUt dULLlO f
n . lr tho Variety Farce,
SHARP & TUREK "The information Bureau."
The Chocolate Dandles KELLI DUO
In Accordlan Artists.
Their Southern Specialty.
Prices:. Matinee, gallery, loot best
UBADCT CCI IG seats, (except Saturday and Bun-nEHKai-dl.ft.lH
day), 35c. xrights, loo, sBo, Eoo
Pictorial News Review. and 75c.
ORPHEUM
Opens Sunday Matinee MARCH 29
Seil Ssble Begins March 23
AMERICAN
THEATRE
ALL THIS AVEEK
Matinee Every Day 2:30 r. M.
Every Night 8:15.
Col. AV. F. (Huffnlo Bill) Cody's
INDIAN
WAR
PICTURES
Reproductions of Actual Scenes
Bat- ) SUMMIT SPRINQS
ties WAR BONNET CREEK
of I WOUNDED KNEE
Pictures Endorsed by the United
States Government.
Owing to tho many re
quests received for reserva
tions of seats; arrangements
have been made whereby
these wonderful films will
be exhibited all this week.
A record for Omaha.
RESERVED
Matinee Dally 2:30 P. M. 25c
Night 10c, 25c'and 50c.
being turned over to tho state militia, as
had been suggested several weeks ago.
The contracts for macadam paving, side
walks and gutters In the grounds at the
fort were awarded to Sam Friedman.
MAN INJURED BY FALL
FROM A STREET CAR
A. J. Carey, living at the Crowley an
nex, Sixteenth and Chicago streets, fell
from a street car at Twenty-fourth and
Emmet streets, sustaining a fractured
right ankle and badly lacerated scalp.
He was removed to St. Joseph's hosplta',
where it is reported that his condition is
not serious.
JUDGE MUNGER HOME
FR0ML0NG VACATION
Judge William II. Munger of the United
States district court returned Friday
night from Los Angeles, where he has
been since January 1.
lit fl f WjU
iff I bil!lsS
f siH asi sasBHi immi n ri ki mm a mmm
This Smashing Ptleiodrama of
Everyday Conditions Has Been
Thrilling Thousands in New
ROWLAND and CLIFFORD'S
Masterploco of Stago Roallsm
THE WARNS
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TELEPHONE
DOUGLAS
404.
GOLDIN
on Any Stage.
ROAD SH
WEEK Of SUNuAY, MARCH 22,1914
(Eight Berlin Madcaps
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THE CI.ASST
MOnOOOLIBT.
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Present
'A Presh Air PUrtaUon."
M0NT60MERY DUO
In A Novelty Musical Aot.
EXCELLENT PHOTO PEATS
Always Plrst Hun
Pour Shows Dally, at
a, 3:30, 7:43 and 9 p. it.
lOo ADMISSION 100
Bsssrved Seats, loo Extra
OMAHA'S Ptm'CENTEB."
Cg2(44 Dally Mat., 15-25-800
4sTrfcs'S ST Evngs, 15-35-50-750
That Merry-Go-Hound of Sons
THE BEAUTY PARADE
Musical Burlesque.
Tho Two-act Travesty "Local Color."
It's Just the Show for Merchants'
Market Weak.
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