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Volume XVIII. No. 31. CINCINNATI- NEW YORK" CHIC AGO August 4, 1906.

Ethel Levey, Appearing in the Revival of The Governor's Son at the Aerial Gardens, New York.

AUGUST 4, 1906. Ttie tiillfooarci 15

ELEANOR ROBSON'S REPERTOIRE man of the Menne Candy Works, LouisvilleKy., July 26, In Louisville.

The return last week of George C. Tyler,general manager of the Liebler attractions,was followed by his announcements for thecoming season.

Of most importance, probably, Is the an-nouncement concerning Eleanor Robson, whowill open the Liberty Theatre about Sept. 20with Israel Zangwlll's new play, Nurse Mar*jorie. [Following tihts engagement, the fa-vorite actress will appear in Susan in Search ofa Husband, by Eugene W. Presbrey, from Je-rome K. Jerome's short story, and In connec-tlon a one-act play, Tina, by iMiss ClothildaGraves. In November she will appear in anew play by Mrs. Humphrey Ward and C. Had-don Chambers, called Agatha, and Mrs. Wardwill make her first visit to America to see thepremiere. Mr. Chambers will come over tostage it. Included In her repertoire this com-ing season will also be The Girl Who HasEverything, in which Miss Robson appeared apart of last season. In January she will doThe Lady of Dreams, and there will he a pro*duction of an old classic comedy and a newversion of Judge Robert Grant's play, Un-leaven Bread, Toy Leo Ditrichstein. There willalso be a new one-act play by Alfred Sutro andothers, duemade later.

announcements of which will be

Charles Cartwright, of England, has been en-gaged general stage manager, and it is an-nounced that each play will be presented re-gardless of its success or failure. H. B. War-ner, son of Charles Waraer, has been engaged

BURUEfY-SAWiYBR.— Guy S. Burley, manager of the Mishler Theatre, Altoona, Pa., an<Miss Marian E. Sawyer, of Hollidaysburg, lasweek, fry 'Rev. B. M. Bowman, at the Presbyterian parsonage in Altoona.

BODHODR-JOYN'ES. — Andrew F. Boehler, a:actor of Des Moines, la and Miss FannyJoynes, one of the Kangaroo Girls in Rut!White's musical sketch, in Des Moines, July24, by the Rev. Father Schmidt.

DEATHS.

Philip Charles Hager, who supported FannyDavenport, Margaret Mather, Booth, BarretModjeska and other leading actors a g'eneratioiago, died very suddenly in New York City July15. Mr. Hager was born In Buffalo, N. Y.fifty one years ago and early entered professional life. In the early 70's he became amember of the stock company at the Academy of Music in Buffalo, and was quickly promoted to leading parts. Later he joined Lawrence 'Barrett and for five years, beginning in1®80, he played leads with Thomas W. KeeneMr. Hager was decidedly a product of theold school of acting, but he also generous and delighted in the good things of lifeHis later years were clouded with serious illness. The body was taken to Buffalo for interment on July 19, the funeral 'being heldat the residence of Won. J. Lucas, a brother-inlaw of the deceased,

isGeo. L. Hager, a brother

well known lawyer o:as Miss Robson's leading man, and it will be ! of the deceased,his first engagement in New York. .Reuben : Buffalo.Fax and Ada Day have been engaged for the j Charles F. Bryant, for the last three years

stage manager of the Belasco Theatre, NewYork City, died at Marysville, Cal., July 19,

Mr. Bryant was about thirtyMiss Robson and her mother, iMadge Carr

Cook, now at St. Valerie-sur-Somme,French Coast, sailvence, Aug 24.

thefor New York on La Pro-

While abroad Mr. Tyler engaged Yvette Gull*bert and Albert Chevalier, who will arrive inOctober for a tour of six weeks of one andtwo nights in the principal cities. These ac-tors will then return to England under thebanner of Charles Frohman.

During December or January Mr. Tyler willpresent a new and original play by C. Had-don Chambers, entitled Sir Anthony. He hasalso arranged for a new play toy Louis N.Parker. It is on the spectacular order, and itwill be put on in January in conjunction withKlaw & Erlanger.

Miss iBllis Jeffreys opens the Royal Thea-tre, 'London, in September, after which shecomes to America.

•Mr. Tyler 'has not arranged for a star toplay Charlie Steele in The Right of Way.

Mr. Tyler sums up (his other attractions asthey will open on tour as follows: The Vander-bilt Cup, with Elsie Janis, at the Colonial Thea-tre, Chicago, July 29; Cape Cod Folks, at theBoston Theatre, Aug. 29 in Punxsutawney, Pa.;The Sqiiawman, with William Faversham, atPower's Theatre, Chicago, Sept. 10; a secondcompany In The Vanderbllt Cup, at AsburyPark, Sept. 11, and a second company in TheSquaw-Man, at Asbury Park, Sept. 14.

NEW BIG CITY DAILY

of tuberculosis.

Those identified with the publicity end of

years of age. He began theatrical life at theAlcazar Theatre, San Francisco, under Frederick Belasco, brother of the independent man-ager, and steadily worked his way up. Hewas a very popular fellow and an efficienlstage manager. He assisted in the staging ofAdrea, The Girl of the Golden West and inMrs. Leslie Carter's revivals.

Alman Barrett, a member of the theatricalfirm of Alman Barrett & Co., of Chicago, diedThursday night, July 19, at the Hoted Som-erset, New York City, of acute indigestion.Mr. Barrett was about 37 years of age and wasto manage the forthcoming concert tour ofMme. Nordica. He registered at the Somerseton June 13 and two days later was taken ill.The body was shipped to Chicago for interment.

Louise Marcelli, leading woman of the HerzStock Co., at the Coliseum, Cleveland, Ohio,died July 23, of cancer of the stomach. Inprivate life Miss Marcelli was Mrs. Butter-field and her daughter, Mitties, is about elevenyears of age. Miss iMarcelli was for severalyears in Robert Mantell's company; also withChauncey Olcott and last season she was amemtoer of the Castle Square Stock Co., atBoston.

John Brister, manager of the Real WidowBrown Co., died in Watertown, N. Y., lastweek of heart disease. The remains were takento Canal Dover, Ohio, the home of the de-ceased, for interment.

the amusement business with traveling organ- Charles Bliss, known a generation ago asizations as well as managers and performers the "human fly," died at Madison, Wis., lastwill be interested in the fact that Washing-ton, D. C., is to have a new morning paper.The paper will be controlled by Mr. ScottBone, one time manager of the WashingtonPost, and will be called The Herald. It willbe published from the old home of the Postat Tenth and D streets.

The price of the paper will toe one cent, anew departure in journalism in Washington.

APPLETON LEAVES GOODWIN

George J. Appleton, for twenty-two yearsmanager for Nat C. Goodwin, is to sever hisconnection with the comedian at the end ofthe present tour. 'Mr. Appleton will still re-main in the family, for he is to have entirecharge of Maxine Elliott's tour the comingseason. Mr. Goodwin states that Mr. Apple-ton will rejoin him in 'two years, when theactor begins his long anticipated repertoiretour of the United States.

STILL RETAINS CREATORS

The announcement that Lieut. Amers' Eng-lish 'Red Hussar Band is coming to Americaunder the management of Howard Pew neednot indicate that iMr. Pew has left the man-agement of Creatore's (Ban'd. The English bandcomes to this country for only ten weeks andManager Pew Is simply overseeing the booking,the details of the tour being in the hands ofEd. F. Guzman and George M. Robinson. Crea-tore's bookings are completed to the end ofthe season and he is doing, ias usual, very largebusiness everywhere.

BIRTHS

Born to Mr. and Mrs. 'Ed. DeLong, on July17, an eight pound girl baby. Mr. DeLong1 iswell known as a stilt walker and clown.

A son was born, on July 4, to Mrs. Thos. J.Derham, widow of the late Thos. Derham, ofthe Sells & Downs Show, who died in De-cember at Winnipeg, Can.

(Born to Mr. and Mrs. William Barry, atCraig's Point, Lake Maranocook, Me., last weeka baby girl. Last season Mrs. 'Barry was LindaDueth in the Rogers Brothers company.

MARRIAGES

LalROSE-BiEDL.—W. E. LaRose and JessieBell, of the Minelli Brothers Co., July 26,by the Rev. Frank L. Carson at the BvanstonAvenue Presbyterian Church, Chicago.

DUNBAR-WILSON.—Archie Dun'bar, of theFlying Dunbars, and Lulu May Wilson, daugh-ter of the late J. Wilson, of the Wilson Broth-ers, acrobats, July 21. in Chicago.

[DEWNLBHM'ARTIN-'MOSS.—-E. Jack Devine,agent and manager, and 'Miss Annie May Mar-tin-Moss, of Darleston, Eng., June 27, In On-

SIiESTAND-WILFO'RD.— Chas. F. Hlestand,the illusionist and hypnotist, and Mae G. Wil-ford, his assistant, July 3, In Chicago.

KlNGSUEY-SHRADEiR. — Miss FlorenceKingsley, a chorus girl, and Bert S'hrader, fore-

week at the age of ninety. The deceased wasborn in Bavaria, Germany, and traveled foryears with the 'Dan Rice Show. At one time,Mr. iBliss, his five sons and three daughterswere all performers with the same circus. Mr.Bliss is said to have originated the trick of"walking on the ceiling.'1

Harry M. CDoc) Smith, formerly stage man-ager of the Colonial Theatre, Akron, Ohio, diedJuly 21 of a complication of diseases.

Al. Christal, siager, talker and paper tear-ist, was found dead in his hotel at Omaha,Neb., July 22, where he was .playing an en-gagement at the Crystal Theatre. Mr. Christalwas about fifty-six years of age and had beenon the stage for thirty years. Anyone pos-sessing information concerning the relatives ofthe deceased, will confer a favor by corre-sponding with Harry Noyes, care the CrystalTheatre, Omaha.

Born to Mr. and Mrs. James Morris, of theGreat Wallace Show, a girl baby.

Minor Swan, the old-time privilege man andtreasurer of the Clinton County Fair, Blanches-ter, Ohio, was struck and instantly killed byligb tning, Monday, July 23. Mr. Swan waswell known throughout the fair circuits ofsouthern Ohio.

NEW INCORPORATIONS

The Majestic Amusement Co., Cleveland,Ohio; capital, $60,000. Will build theatre.I ncorpor a tors—Christian Schuele, I. C. Cohen,Mayor Tom L. Johnson, E. Wlebenson, C. W.Davis, Henry Fisher, J. 'E. Sykes, Jos. V. Mc-Corray, J. M. Blatt, Louis Perezel and E. E.Admire.

The American Amusement Co., Boston, Mass.;capital, $100,000. Amusements. J. E. Comer-ford, of Brighton, president and treasurer.

E. J. Austin Co., New York City; capital,$25,000. Amusements. In corpora tors—Edw. J.Austin, Newark, N. J.; Beverley R. Sweet,Coney Island, and Franklin Snyder, 93 Amitystreet, (Flushing, N. Y.

Penobscot 'Park Co., Bangor, Me.; capital,$10,000. Amusements. Directors—C. J. Gll-'flllan, St. J0hnsbury, Vt., president, and B. C.Yerxa, Searsport, iMe., treasurer.

L. C. ZELLEIMO,PROMOTER OF PUBLIClTlf

GREAT MUNDY SHOWS.Care « - f the Billboard, C-nci"nati, O.

NOTICE—Dates of the Wiltshire Street Carnival havebeen changed from Aug. 16-18 to Aug. 14-15-16-17. Wanted,Two Good Shows on percentage. 12 to 14 Free Actsdally. Lartfe crowds. Also two more Free Attractions.Address WJLLSH1RE BTREET CARNIVAL ASSOCIA-TION, Wiltshire, Ohio.

LUDLOW OPERA HOUSE. On direct route fromBostonto Montreal. First-class attractions wanted. Address

D. E. ROCK, Mgr., Ludlow, Vermont.

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Big Sells-Flolo Circus.Long season South, continuing until Christmas. Double Somersault Leap-ers; good Clowns and Feature Clown Acts; Male and Female Bareback Bi-ders and Comedy Mule Hurdle Eiders, with or without stock. Also wantsensational acts that can be- featured in circus. Desire for Concert, nice-appearing Male and Female Ballad Singers, Sister Acts, Sketch Team, Ger-man Comedians, Musical Act, good Monologue Artist, Clog Dancers, BlackFace Knock-About Song and Dance Team capable of playing ends in min-strel first part.

Wanted for Sideshow.First-class Announcer capable of making openings, and Concert Announcer.Will pay good salaries to hustling, able men. Also want Feature SideshowAttractions; ten young, good looking Female Cochee Dancers with finewardrobes. Especially want Giants and Midgets; Male and Female Freaksof all kinds.

Bear in mind, we place all performers, musicians, concert and sideshowpeople at best hotels, and have the finest circus trains in the world; all Pull-man Sleepers, two berths high, and Pullman accommodations, Pullman din-ing and cafe car connected. Address all communications

WILLIAM SELLS, General Offices Sells-Floto Circus.Permanent Address, DENVER, COLO.

WANTEDFor the K. G. Barkoot Carnival Co.Two Good Shows and Concessions, Black Art Show, Animal

Show, Good Platform Snow, Big Snake.Nothing but first class, as we are going to play the BIG ONES this fall andwant the BEST. Season closes Christmas. Warren, Pa., July 30 to Aug. 4,Titusville, Pa , Aug. 6 11.

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WANTTwo platform and two tentshows, for the Hamilton CountyFair, Carthage, O., Aug. 14-17,inclusive. Write or wire. It'sthe big one. Address

GEO, M, MAUEREDER, 407 E. Fifth Street, Cincinnati, 0,

WANTED. ....WANTEDFor CARNIVAL AT VAIL, IOWA, September 18, 19 and 20,

Good, strong Carnival Company, or three or four good attractions and somegood, clean percentage shows. Town has reputation of doing it right when wecelebrate, so if you can't furnish the goods don't answer. Correspondencesolicited. Address J. P. DUFFY.

WANTEDFreak or Good Snake Show for Happyland Park, SouthBeach.

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Address. JONES & ADAMS SHOWS, Blnefielct, U . Va.

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MAKING GOOD EVERYWHEREYAII realize the success of the LAEJGHIN9 QALLERY at the Summer Parks.• VU Maybe yon have thought of Its possibilities as a traveling attraction

but have given up the id«a on account of the enormous cost of the glass mir-rors, as well as the great weight and risk of breakage

OUR METAL MIRRORS HAVE SOLVED the PROBLEMInexpensive, light in weight, easily handled. Made of a highly polished compo-sition metal that cannot rust and is wonderfully durable. Have same appear-ance, produce same effects, and will answer the purpose as well as the mostcostly glass. Increase of teales has enabled us to sell better mlrrora for lessmoney than ever before. Write now. Don't delay.

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24 The Billboard AUGUST 4, 1906.

Tent ShowsCircusMuseumMenagerie.Wild West

movementsouthwest.

TRANSPORTATION SOUTHWEST

MR. W. A. EI'LER, proprietor ofKing of the Cattle Ring and twoRip Van Winkle companies, seemsto have adopted a very prudentmethod of combatting the proposedof the passenger agents of theWe print below a letter received

by Mr. Eiler in answer to one he had writtento Senator Blkins, appealing for interferenceby the Interstate Commerce Commission.

The Billboard reiterates the counsel of Sec-retary Moseley of the Commission, that allmanagers interested address the traffic mana-gers voicing their protests and soliciting a com-munication of the details of the transaction.

It will be observed that Secretary Moselevhas written several railroads inquiring aftertheir regulations with regard to the handlingof private show cars. His further letters toMr. Eiler will be reproduced in these columns.

Washington, D. C., July 18, 190G.Mr. W. A. Eiler,

Whlttemore, la.Dear Sir:—Your letter of July 15, 1906, ad-

dressed to Hon S. B. Elkins, U. S. Senator, inwhich you refer to "a proposition now beforethe Board of Southwestern Passenger Agentsto increase the transportation rates on one andtwo car shows, to charge $25 for one car and$40 for two cars, an advance of 66 2-3 percent, in the former instance and 60 per cent,in the latter."

The Commission has no knowledge of sucha body as the Board of Southwestern PassengerAgents. No such organization reports to theCommission, nor is its name found in the listpublished by the Official Railway Guide. Pos-sibly you should refer to the Western Passen-ger Association or some other like associationgiven in the list referred to.

Notice of proposed advance in rates for thetransportation of car shows has not been filedin this office..

It would not seem practicable for the Com-mission to take any step in regard to the matterabout which you write until the rate has beenincreased, if it is increased. After the increaseyou could make informal complaint to the Com-mission, whereupon we would take up the mat-ter with the railways through informal corre-spondence. Should it be found impossible to se-cure a satisfactory adjustment in that way,you could, if you desired to do so, make for-mal complaint, upon the filing of which theCommission would set a time and place for aformal hearing, at which all parties interestedwould have the opportunity to be heard, andthrough whlch^ an authoritative determinationcould be reached as to whether the rates com-plained of are excessive, unjust or unreasonable,and also as to whether the regulations forthe handling of cars under such rates are rea-sonable and proper under the act to regulatecommerce.

If you are reliably informed that there Isunder contemplation a proposition to Increaserates it would not be Improper for you to pro-test against such increase to the passengerassociation which is considering such proposi-tion, or to the passenger traffic managers ofthe railways, stating your reasons for resist-ing such proposed increase and expressing yourdetermination to make formal complaint (if Itis your intention to do so) in case the rates areincreased.

I have written to the passenger traffic mana-gers of the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy, andof the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul, askingthem to furnish the Commission Informationas to their regulations with respect to handlingof private cars, in so far as It relates to thecars of such companies as yours, and will com-municate with you when their statements arereceived.

The newspaper clippings which accompaniedyour letter to Mr. Blkins are herewith enclosed.

Very respectfully,EDW. A. MOSELEY,

Sec'y Interstate Commerce Commission.

Editor The Billboard,Cincinnati, O.

Dear Sir:—As to the transportation rates onone and two car shows, I wish to say I amglad the matter is being taken up with a viewot laying it before the Southwestern PassengerAgents' Association. For several years I havethought something ought to be done, but feelingweak myself to do anything, have gone on suf-fering the high rate. Three years ago lastApril the Southern Railway raised the rate ona private car from $15 to $25 for a distanceof fifty miles or less. If over fifty miles fiftycents per extra mile was charged. This seasonthrough North and South Carolina I have paidthis road for three moves combined, 182 miles,$91, and for twenty-one moves combined, 450miles, $525; or, in other words, $25 per move,averaging twenty-one and a half miles. Theyare refusing to give a freight move at all forcar and contents.

Most of the roads are charging $25 minimumfor a passenger train to handle a private carto points where there are no shifting engines,and they set the car in wherever it is conven-ient for them regardless of how it suits theoccupants. This we do not kick on. If a localfreight comes along they can set their car wherethey want it. Sometimes the ear is left handy,or first out for the passenger train to pick upand as a rule set off, not to take longer thansay five minutes, or time enough to load ten ortwelve trunks into the baggage car. The roadhas no baggage to check or handle on the pri-vate ear.

As to hiding people and throwing litter abontthe depots where the car may be Is wrong onthe showman's part, and should not be done.Then they charge us up for twenty-five personson the car, when we often have lew. I, forinstance, never carry over ten people.

Most of us are liberal with free tickets, espe-cially to railroad people. Unless some stepIs taken It will soon get to where we will have

to get off and we know that even a $15 min-imum charge for pulling a private car fifty alliesor less is good pay and a fair profit to the rail-road company, and I think it right and justthat all roads shound not charge over this.

I hope we can, and will, get together andhave a committee or proper representative atthe meeting of the Passenger Agents' Associ-ation and fight it to a finish. If properly lookedafter, I do not see why the railroads, as com-mon carriers, should be allowed to charge sucha high rate.

I am glad to see the few writing The Bill-board on this subject, and hope to see all comeand join us in our plea for our rights.

Yours very truly,JBTHRO ALMOND,

Mgr. Almond's Moving Pictures.

Editor The Billboard,Cincinnati, O.

Dear Sir:—I would be pleased to hear fromtheatrical and carnival people owning and con-troling their own cars who are affected by thelate ruling of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St.Paul Ry., to the effect that they refuse totransport cars owned by theatrical and carni-val companies. I have taken up the case beforethe Wisconsin State Railways Company andintend to conduct the matter in the interest ofall parties concerned. I wish to impress onthe minds of such owners that this case Is oneof the most important in years and may meanthe wholesale exclusion of all such equipment.Would be glad to receive your protest and anylight you can give me on the subject will bepresented to the company, and I think wecan look for a fair and just decision.

With best wishes, I am,Yours very truly,

DAN C. HALL,Address: Stevens Point, Wls.

Editor The Billboard,Cincinnati, O.

Dear Sir:—I have read with interest thearticles appearing in The Billboard and themany letters from managers, and appreciatevery much your efforts in behalf of the one andtwo car shows. There is not much that I cansay except that it behooves the managers ofthe one and two car shows to do all in theirpower to have the case properly placed beforethe Passenger Agents' Association when themeeting is held. A lawyer of reputation, thatthoroughly understands the railroad business,should put our side of the question in theproper light or we can gain nothing. The rail-roads of America pay out annually Immensesums for the brightest talent. I can not seewhere men in the show business can gain any-thing by exposing many of the faults of themanagers of the shows. There are wrong doingsin every line of business, and I am sure tKereare as many brains in the railroad business asin ours, and if any of us get the best of arailroad it is not for Icng. They find out thingsvery quick, arid then comes the "call." Wemust give the railroad just as fair treatmentas we expect them to give us. Now let usmake every effort to have the case put In theproper light before them and trust that theywill give us proper treatment, as the advancecharges mean so much to us.

I shall hold myself in readiness at any timeto pay my share towards being properly repre-sented. Let us get together.

Thanking you, I remain,Yours truly,

LEON W. WASHBURN,Proprietor Stetson's U. T. C. Co.

Wagoner, I. T., July 24, 1906.Editor The Billboard,

Cincinnati, O.Dear Sir:—I have been watching for the past

few weeks, as no doubt every other managerand agent has who has the interests of theirshow at heart, your comment, as well asothers upon the projected raise in railroad faresfor one and two car shows. In particular, Iread with great interest the letter from Chas.Geyer. He states the case as it is. There Isnot a one car show in ten which reports theexact number of people carried to the railroadcompany, and If the engineer happens to hitthe car a little extra hard and the cook getsa "splatter" of soup on her hand, or It knocksa dish or two out of the waiter's hand, Itmeans a damage suit against the railroad com-pany. While this show makes a six months'tour of the south every season and pays Its$25 minimum on a car, we also make a sixmonths trip In the west. I will head the list ofsubscriptions to employ a person who is entirelyconversant with this question, If such a onecan be found.

Now, Mr. Car Showmen, get together andact quickly, as you haven't much time.

Yours truly,R. L. KERNS,

Bus. mgr. Biler's Bastern Rip Van Winkle Co.

Mlnden, Neb., July 27, 1906.Editor The Billboard,

Cincinnati, O.Dear Sir:—In regard to railroad rates in the

southwest, I agree with Mr. A. G. Allen thatall managers should be In St. Louis for themeeting of the Southwestern Passenger Agents'Association, and should state In The Billboardwhether or not they will be there. I, for one,will be on hand, and would suggest that allmanagers be there at least one day ahead oftime and register their address at the GreatWestern Printing Co.'s office, so we can gettogether and form some plan of action.

Respectfully yours,THOS. F. WIEDBMANN,

Mgr. Wledemann's Kit Carson Co.

Hastings, Neb., July 24, 1906.Editor The Billboard,

Cincinnati, O.Dear "Bill":—It Is laughable to read some

of the observations of the various showmen re-garding the proposed raising of the rates on

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handling theatrical cars by the Southwestern As-sociaitio.nL and th£ reasons for the raisinggiven are in most instances equally ludicrous.The "Belvidere is given as the cause by sev-eral managers, and small claims for damages«gainst the roads as another. Regarding thelatter, I will state, from the standpoint of onewho has had probably as many damage claimsas any one in a similar position, that the rail-roads do not pay one-half the just amount ofinjuries sustained by show people from roughhandling of__their private cars. When they havean accident or a complaint from rough hand-ling, they send a suave and genial graftercalled a claim agent to the scene, generally un-announced. He finds a poor ignorant coloredcook has been thrown on a hot stove and badlyburnt or scalded. He does not give him timeto talk to an intelligent person regarding the'matter. He hands the darky a ten-dollar bill,after getting a receipt in full for all damagessustained, telling him how kind-hearted the rail-road is, and the ignorant sufferer^ having neverhad that amount in his possession at one timebefore, thinks he has done well and goes to thehospital for a few weeks, getting up when theshow is probably a few hundred miles away,and the manager, if he wants him back, wiresa thirty dollar ticket to him, and all is well.The claim agent then is given credit for a goodpiece of work, for had an ordinary intelligentpassenger been injured in a like manner, $500would have been a small amount to repay himfor his injuries.

A claim agent, who is a friend of mine, wentto Texas on his line to settle the claims ofthirty-four people who were injured in a wreckone morning, and on my meeting him thenext day he merrily remarked that he had set-tled the entire bunch of injuries for $78, andone of the injured was a poor old Hungarianimmigrant woman who had her right leg cutoff below the knee.

Now, when a wise showman gets a smash-up,why should the road not pay some of this moneythat they have robbed the ignorant of back tosome one- In fact, the sihow coaches receive ahundred jolts that are not reported to one thatis. Fifty times I have laid in my berth on mycar and heard a conductor of an early trainpicking us up say, "Wake the of sup." And before I could get to the platformthe heavy train would smash into us, sometimeshard enough to knock men out of ttoeir berths.

We have had several claims for damagesagainst railroads, and every time they havepaid me the full amount of damages, becauseI have been damaged, and they are responsi-ble. As to the roads refusing to haul privatecars, I will state that they do not refuse everycar. One road quoted as refusing to haul pri-vate cars has two shows of two cars each ontheir main line within two hundred miles ofOmaha to-day, carrying them on fast trains,and I will gamble that one of the coaches willnot pass M. C. B. inspection anywhere. Thissame road refused a fine Pullman sleeper a fewweeks ago, giving as a reason that they donot carry private oars. They make fish of onean(! flesh of another every day. The Katy

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charged me $20 minimum lasfc winter, and onbuying my transportation one morning I sawthe Itinerary of another show, almost the samesize as mine, with the same rolling stock, andtheir minimum was $15. The Illinois Centralcarried two cars for one company from NewOrleans to Memphis on a $25 minimum for bothcars, and charged the next fellow $25 for hiscoach ami $10 for his baggage -:ar. 1 defythem to deny it. The Southwestern Associa-tion has trimmed the showmen so often thatit is useless to go into details. They havejuadi> Texas almost an unreachable point. Butwhat is the use to "holler"? They will trimyou again.

One gentleman says the roads are doing thisbecause the carrying or' people without trans-portation. He also states that he is the oneto come to the front and tell the bad fellowsthat they are bad. He mentions one car whichhe has and which he always carried twenty-four people on with twenty-live tickets. Howabout the other cars, Charley, and the coonshow, etc. ?, The Belvidere is an acknowledgedfact. Why? Because there is only one wayon God's earth to get back a little of the moneythe railroads have skinned the showmen out offor ve'ars. The minimums were put on beforea Belvidere was thought of. Had it not beenfor the Belvideres .the roads would have lostenormous sums paid out by companies for trans-portation from one coast to another, as theniinimums would have eaten them up had theynot carried enough people to put a big "flash".011 the streets. A Topeka railroad man—awm'te man with a white road, by the way—will ask a manager when he requests a rate tothe coast and return. "How many in theBelvidere?" and he will be told the truth andIlls menials will be instructed to treat thatshow right, and not to be too d d carefulIn counting them. Suppose you buy twenty-.nve tickets to the coast and return. It costs.you about $3,000. Suppose you start withtwenty-live men, and lose six en route, as isoften the case. Do you get back the hundredsof dollars you have paid for the transportationof thase six? Not on your itinerary you don't."Try it, and have A. D. Charlton, the showman's•friend at Portland, tell you that he believesyou still have over twenty-five, and he will•run his detectives through your car twice a•day, and only find sixteen, and because thatis the case, they will find a bell-cord frayedor a signal valve rusty and side track youlong enough to make you miss the Spokane date.and then laugh at you when you squeal.

And again: The passenger agemt does not•realize how the showman's extra equipment Isabused. He travels in his little coaoh occasion-ally, and every hireling of the road wipes hishands before lie touches a rod on that car, andthe division superintendent is on the train, andall hands watch him and handle him and hislike a baby. He thinks the showman's private•car gets the same handling. But, instead,twenty times a day, the car is switched about•by cheap switchmen, put in the middle of along train of freight cars and bumped andsmashed and shaken till the showman loses alltemper, curses the menials, and sometimes callshis men out of the car, cuts it loose from thetrain, and administers a much needed thrash-ing to the switchmen. Mr. Passenger Agent,take a week's trip with a show car, and youwill come back and vote to carry them free of.charge.

Jim Busby is right. What Is the use ofkicking here? But what Is the use of kicking;at all? Showmen will not stick by each other.We have no legislation. We never had any."When the revenue tax was put on shows duringthe late war, we did not kick. We let them

;soak us with the same tax two years after thetelegraph and telephone lines and the banks.and the other institutions had been exempt,simply because we did not have ambition orbrains or something enough to get up and askto have it taken off. The railroads have foundus to be the best kind of suckers, and willcontinue to hand it to us indefinitely. Let'sjshop the cars and go to farming.

Best wishes,HARRY WARD.

•Carthage, Mo., Box 342.

Exeter, Mo., July 27, 1906.•Editor The Billboard,

Cincinnati, Ohio.Dear Sir—In regard to the high tariff placed

on one and two car shows by the Southwest-.ern Passenger Agents' Association, I for onewill be at the meeting, willing to act in anyway the majority sees fit. I have had th«pleasure of meeting Manager Pox, of the Fox& Harkness Minstrels, also Manager J. MBusby, of the Cook Bros.' Ten Nights In aBar-room during the past week, and they saythey will be present.

1 think in laying the matter before the In-ter-state Commerce people somethiig can be-done if there Is any advantage taken to causethe small show to pay an exorbitant price forshort moves with a well-equipped car. If thereis a chance to procure a suitable representativeto take the matter up with the association andact in our behalf, I am very willing to paymy share and will use time and Influence suchas may be desired.

I think it is a good idea to have as manymanagers present as possible during the timeset for the meeting, then we can get togetherand decide on some means of holding up forJustice to the small shows. I have met a num-ber of small shows during the past few yearsand find they are dealing straight with therailroads, many times buying more ticketsthan they have people.

The showman, as a rule, Is looked upon asa sort of a scape-grace or a worthless person,and as long as we stand for abuse and do nottry to show our colors by good behavior andholding up for our rights we will stay in thesame old rut (in the minds of some), thoughIf we raise in a body and demand the atten-tion and respect, witch any legitimate manshould, we will get attention and respect fromthose that come in contact with ns.

Through the kindness of The Billboard, wewill learn the exact date of the meeting andlet all who can meet and we will do the bestpossible. Would like to hear from W. AEiler, C. E. Beyerle, Tom Wledeman, John F.Stowe, Rosco and -Holland, Jack Maharrah,Walter McDonald and others.

Yours for success,J. D. CHUNN,

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CHICAGO CIRCUS ECHOES

Skyler Clark and wife, who are summering intheir cottage at 'Eagle Lake, WIs., made atrip in their touring car to Chicago last weekand visited the Carl Hageubeck Shows.

Khoda Koyal has a number of fine menagehorses with the Carl Hagen'beck Shows, andcreated considerable attention in Chicago,teution in Chicago. The Royal Family, withthe Hagenbeck Shows were the guests at awedding party last week. The groom wasCapt. W. C. Sharp, of the 'Hagenbeck Shows,and the bride a Miss Taylor, non-professional,The ceremony occurred at 1602 Wabash avenueand was followed by a supper.

The tremendous success of the Carl Hagen-beck Shows in Chicago has laid to rest thetradition that a circus can not make moneyin Chicago, under canvas, after the Fourth ofJuly. The writer is willing to wager evenmoney that Chicago will see a circus undercanvas every summer hereafter. It is rumoredeven now that the Barnum & Bailey Show wiiiappear here during the month of September ofthe present year. Certain it is, the Hagen-beck Show has not only "broken in" two greatcircus lots, on Drexel avenue and Sixty-thirdstreet, south side, and Racine and Addisouavenues, north side, but it has awakened a de-sire on the part of Chicago people to see cir-cuses under canvas. At that it will be hardto convince the average Chicagoan hereafterthat any show is the greatest in the worldunless it presents plenty of trained aniuiaiacts. With twelve dens of performing ani-mals the Hagenbeck Shows have created astir in Chicago, the like of which has neverbeen known here. As the Evening Post de-clares: "In point of entertainment the Hagen-beck Shows excel anything ottered in Chicagoin years." Here is a tip for animal dealersand trainers—there will be an extraordinarydemand for trained animal acts next season.Every big circus in the world will be com-pelled to introduce animal acts. The diversityof the (Hageubeck Show has not only made agreat reputation for it in Chicago, but hashelped it to make a lot of money during' itsrecent engagement. The last week on Chi-cago lots was a succession of turnavvays everynight. One evening on the west side therewere as many people turned away as were ableto gain admission. It was a marvelous sighieven for old-time professionals.

The Hagenbeck Show can come to Chicagoevery year and make plenty of money. laemanagement will probably prefer making thetown under canvas. Chicago's biggest ain-phi-theatre, devoted to circus exhibitions, of-fers excellent facilities for a show opening theseason, early in the spring, or for one clos-ing late in the fall, when the weather is gen-erally inclement, but the maximum capacityof the building, under the most advantageouscircumstances (when the spectacle is presentedthrough the center of the arena, in the ringsand on the stages, instead of at either endof the amphi-theatre) is but 4,500. Fully tenthousand people can gain admission to themain tent of the larger circuses.

Two weeks ago it would have been hard tofind a Chicago man who 'knew much about theHagenbeck Circus. To-day it would be hardto find someone who does not know all aboutthe great exhibition. The fact that the Ha-gen'beck Circus is different from any other onthe road is accountable for much of Its suc-cess.

It is worthy of mention that during its en-tire engagement in Chicago the HageubeckShow did not experience a single "shake-down."It tells an eloquent story of the way in whichthe advance, under the direction of GeneralAgent Fuller, handled affairs here. M. S.Bodkin, who resides in Chicago, and who hashad many years of experience with the largershows, was secured by the Hagenbeck man-agement,'and was busily engaged for six weeksprior to the Chicago engagement in lookingafter many important details. As special ad-juster during- the Chicago engagement, Mr.Bodkin was in instant readiness for any emer-gency call. The Hagenbeck Chicago engage-ment will go down in circus history as themost remarkable, in many respects, ever known.Not an accident happened nor one untoward in-cident occurred to mar the pleasure of the pa-trons or to cause expense to the show.

The decision in the license injunction casewill not be handed down until some time inSeptember. The result of the suit is of vitalinterest to every circus manager who contemplates exhibiting in Chicago.

The Chicago engagement of the Carl Hagenoeck Shows marks an epoch in the history ofmodern amusements. Chicago has long beenconsidered by circus managers to be the sixthbest circus town in America. The Hageubeckengagement would seem to have boosted Chi-cago into a position second only to that ofNew- York.

Figures do not lie—results are results—andthe Chicago engagement of the Carl Hagen-fbecfe Shows was a grand success in every senseof the word. WARREN A. PATRICK.

Nels Lewis, tuba soloist, formerly ofWright's Concert Band, Waterloo, la., joinedHoward Webb's Band with the Yankee Rob-inson Circus at Springville, la., July 23.

CIRCUS GOSSIP

Unquestionably the quickest timeever made in getting a show on the road Isto be credited to John D. Carey, of the Paw-nee Bill Wild West. When Major Lillie de-cided to leave Brighton Beach lie called Mr.Carey and made known his intentions. ThoughMr. Carey had plenty of paper on the ad-vance cars, no route had been decided on andno railroad contracts had been made. However,within six hours Mr. Carey had a !Lehigh Val-ley contract in his pocket, -the advance carswere on their way to Jersey City and thepresses were running off the dates. The carsbilled but a week in advance of the show.Opposition brigades were put out, one to fightthe Barnum & (Bailey Show in Wilkesbarre andthe Robbing Show in Long Branch and AsburyPark, and thus was launched the road tour ofthe Pawnee Bill Wild West.

The Glasscock Show is doing well inTexas. Gushing Is its banner town so far.•Prof. T. S. Moncayo is in his fifth season asband leader with this organization. With himare Elmer Curtis, cornet; Louis Rothbaur, trom-bone; Jessie Walker, tuba; Will Smith, bari-tone; Edmund Williams, clarinet, and Wal-ter Allen, trap drummer. The performers areEly (Lozano, Rosa Lozano, Mrs. Grace Walker,Walter Allen, Will Smith, principal clown;Foster and Ruth Glasscock and Nealy Ogden,principal bars. Those who saw the show two

ears ago wouldn't recognize it now, it hasgrown so.

R. Z. Orton writes that the OrtonBrothers Show has been making the inlandtowns in Iowa that haven't -had a show formany years, and that business has been ca-jacity all along. Mr. Orton says that thislas been the best season he has seen for years.The show has been pretty lucky, too. It hasnever had to pack up wet canvas. A wagonteam ran away with Miss Grace Orton lastveek, but she escaped uninjured. Four Shet-and ponies were recently 'born In the me-nagerie.

The roster of the No. 2 car of theSun Brothers World's Progressive Show is asfollows: R. C. Woods, manager; F. J. Riley,Bert Moore, Fred. Bowers, D. A. Patterson,Tom Carroll, Wm. Laahaim, Ed. Barton, Chas.Withnell, R. C. Benton and J. C. McClure, bill-posters; C. J. Sutphen, lithos; L. Fee, pro-grams; Harry Davis, banners, and SamuelSnipe, who -presides over the destinies of theiitchen. Six men left this car suddenly atPontiac, Minn.

O. Robinson and Frank Burger, ofthe Cole Bros.' Circus, No. 2 Excursion Car,lave signed the following people for their Mili-tary Maids Co., which will be on the road afterthe closing of the circus season: Charles Wil-son, who will go in advance; R. R. Jones,Miss W. Burns, Clara ECewett, Dolly Mat-thews, Dora Hart, Beatrice Handle and twen-ty others. They have leased a fine sixty-footcar and will tour through the south.

Circus opposition clouds are gather-ing in bunches in the south. Texas prom-ises to be the scene of a great battle betweenthe circus agents this fall. It will 'be in-teresting to watch future developments. Agentsfor some of the largest shows are now inthe south, and it is fair to -presume that in-teresting announcements will soon be forth-coming from our southern correspondents.

The roster of Pawnee Bill's advancecar No. 4 is as follows: iRobt M. Simons, man-ager; Wilbur Winn, charge of paper; Sam.Moxley and Geo. Cummings, lithos; J. C. Me-Cormick and Jack Taylor, banners; Al. Pow-ell, Geo. Vandersllce, 'E. Hanford, WalterGraab, Kid Mills and R. McNally (all unionmen), billposters; Claude Dallas, chef, and E.Ludwig, pastemaker.

A new order has been organizedmong the members of the Frank A. Robbins

Show. It is called the Benevolent Order ofSmelts. The officers are Bill Lukens, presi-dent; Jack Whecker, secretary; Arthur Davis,reporter; Frank Murphy, chief roaster; DocEllet, sergeant-at-arms, and Chas. Watson,steward. There are twenty-five members.

The people with the Campbell Bros.'Side Show are as follows: Mr. and Mrs. Sal-vail, IPunch and Judy, the Arnolds, noveltymusicians; Flosssie TJaBlanche, strong woman;Araminta May and Vlda Earle, sister act; Mrs.Hardy, serpentine enchantress; Reginald Poole,female impersonator; Mme. Devere, beardedlady, and Baxter 'Reynold's Minstrels.

It is reported that Mrs. Nellie Jonesformerly a snake charmer with carnival com-panies and circuses, attempted suicide at herhome in Johnstown, Pa., last week by thechloroform route. Mrs. Jones is married andhas settled down to domestic life, but she saidshe wanted to surprise her husband who stayedout late at night.

Vermont was good for the RobbinsShow, notwithstanding the fact that Barnum& Bailey preceded it. The .Five Tasmanlansjoined last week and are making good. TheThree Herbert Brothers have closed to join oneof Chas. E. Blaney's companies. Herr Her-zog's horses are a big feature with the Rob-bins Show.

Burt Silver has purchased some realestate at Crystal Lake, Mich., and he willmake that city his winter quarters in the fu-ture. The Burt Sliver Show has been doinggood business this season and has only lostone performance. That was when Stone wasinjured at Crystal Lake, Mich., Joly 20.

A new club has been formed amongthe male members of the Campbell Brothers'Show. It was organized by Arthur Forbes, andis called tbe F. T. B. A. Olnb, meaning1 theForbes Tobacco Bummers' Association. Oapt.Forbes (Adair) buys all the tobacco and every-body is assessed so much every week.

The roster of advertising car No. 3of the Sells-Floto Show Is as follows: FredMcMann, manager; 'R. B. Springer, boss billposter; C. W. Parker, head lithographer; J.H. Musgat, programmer; Chas. Berg, H. C.McDonald, Otto Essinger, A. M. Poff, Joe Bnrk-bardt and Chas. Carlson, billposters.

President E. H. Macoy, of the Na-tional Printing Co., and W. B. Frankling, gen-eral agent of the Wallace Shows, were in-cluded In a party of professional gentlemen whoparticipated In a dinner on the lot with theCarl Hagenbeck Shows, in Chicago last week,the guests of President Frank R. Tate.

The Circo Anglo Americano madethe trip from Progress to Belize, British Hon-duras, in twenty-nine days by water. Thisshow is owned by the Austra St. Leon Tronpeof acrobats and Alf Honey, bar performer.Mr. Aarons Is in the St. Leon Troupe and isdoing nicely.

Ed Thardo and Helene Tuttle's DogCircus and Impalement Act are with the Geo.W. Loudon-Tuttle's Olympic Shows, and theirwork has been tremendously successful this sea.son. They will take a short rest at theirhome in Llnesville, Pa., during the last ofAugust.

E. C. Monce, the wizard of opposi-tion agents, -has just closed a four months' en-gagement with the Great Cole Show. After atwo weeks' vacation at Mt. Clemens, Mich.,Mr. Monce will take a position with the BryanBillposting Co. of Cleveland, Ohio.

John C. Carlyle informs us that hiswife, Ethel Adams, who was one of the StirkFamily of bicyclists, with the Norris & RoweShows, and who recently left the show to comeeast has retired from the profession, and isat her home in Boston.

Harry Hardy and Dave McKay vis-ited the Carl Hagenbeck Shows in Chicago laslweek.

Manager Harry Shannon of theBanker's Child Co., saw the Great Cole Broth-ers Shows in 'Ludington, Mich., July 17, andcan not say too much in their favor. He saysthey have the 'best concert he ever witnessed.

The Campbell Brothers' Great Con-solidated Shows and Gollmar Brothers' Circusrecently came together In Rhinelander, Wis.,and a hot fight was made for business. It issaid that both did equally well.

At Anaconda, Mont., the judge ofthe Circuit Court called an adjournment towitness the parade on occasion of the visit ofrhe Sells-IFloto Show to that town recently.Hurrah for the Judge!

Mr. and Mrs. James Morris, with theGreat Wallace Shows, are happy over the re-cent advent of a baby girl. The newcomerlas been showered with presents by the mem-bers of the Wallace Show.

Mrs. W. M. Bunt, wife of the lateW. M. Bunt, glass engraver, would be pleasedto bear from her many friends, who can ad-dress her at 57il6 First avenue, Woodlawu, Ala.,care I. 'E. Hood.

Jos. M. Briel has taken charge ofthe Covington, Ky., billposting plant. Mr.Briel is an old-time circus agent and is wellqualified to take care of this work.

Circus managers are placing theirorders for 1907 canvases. The Bnited StatesTent & Awning Co., of Chicago, entered sev-eral nice orders last week.

M. Hwatacz joined the KennedyBrothers Show, July 17, and is making goodwith his chain balancing trapeze and acro-batic work.

Fred A. Morgan, advance man forRingling Brothers Circus, was in Mattoon, 111.,July 16, making preparations for the show'sappearance there.

Jack Pfiffenberger is back in Cin-cinnati. Jack is a first-class boss canvasmanand will accept a job for the balance of theseason.

L. H. Heckman of car No. 1 didsplendid billing in Middleport, Ohio, for theJohn 'Robinson Show.

The LaComa Brothers, acrobats,have joined the Snyder Brothers and Hall Con-solidated Show.

Charlie Parks and Arten Watershave joined the Stumon Family Band with theHageubeck Show.

Mrs. Charles Andress was amongthe visitors to the Carl Hagenbeck Shows inChicago last week.

Sam Watson, the veteran clown, vis-ited the Hagenbeck Circus in Chicago lastweek.

Beatrice L,eslie, the little dancer, hasclosed with the Wallace Show.

ENGAGEMENTS

Darcy & Wolford has made the fol-lowing engagements: For Rosabelle MorrisonCo., Sim Allen; for Baldwin-Melville Stock,New Orleans, Lillian Bayer; for Luna Park,Hartford, James H. Lewis; for Oliver Morosco'sBurbank Theatre Stock, Los Angeles, Cal., MaceGreenleaf; for Forepaugh Theatre Stock, Phil-adelphia, Louis Miller and Sara Summer; forVallamont Park, Williamsport, Pa., Edyth*Rowand and Carol Ardeu; for Spencer & Adorn'sCo., George B. Connors; for Fairyland Park,Memphis, Lucia Moore; for Henry W. Savage,Margaret Gauntier.

For Oscar Dane's new version ofDr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde; Douglas Joss forSwipsey, the newsboy; Cressy Joss, for Donald,the choir boy; Hazel Dickson for Old Meg, andChas. Haynes, for Cliquette, the comedy Frenchdetective.

Charlotte Dean has succeeded CarolArden in the cast of the Vallamont Stock Co..which is playing a summer engagement atWilliamspcrt, Pa. Lillian Rhodes has joinedthe company.

Gertrude Dion Magill and GeorgeArbine have joined Poll's Stock Co. at Bridge-port, Conn., to replace Lawrence McGill andGertrude Shipman, who are taking a well-earnedrest.

Chinese Walton, of The Waltons,has been engaged to play the Chinese partIn Across the 'Pacific this coming season.

Arthur Hoyt will appear during thecoming season in support of Elsie Janls inThe Vanderbilt Cup.

John Findley and Robert Ober havebeen engaged for Arnold Daly's company thiscoming season.

Miss Stella Ramsey recently joined•the Lyceum Comedy Co. as musical directress.

Evelyn Weibling will be in Hack-ett's Walls of Jericho Co. next season.

Beatrice Buckley will be a memberof The Vanderbilt Cup this coming season.

Thos. E. Shea has signed with Mur-ray & Mack for the coming season.

Walter Hitchcock for leading manwith Otis Skinner In The Duel.

MUSICALWhy Don't You Play With Boys

Your Size, a touching sentimental song fromthe pen of (Harry Bonnell, of the New YorkOffice of The Billboard, has just been given alaunching by the Lyric Music Publishing Co.,1440 Broadway. Miss Marie Walton is fea-turing the song' at Koster's Volks Garden, Co-ney Island, and among the other singers thathave added the composition to their repertoireis Harry B. Leroy, who is playing a sea-son's engagement at Old Coney.

The Bowling Green Military Band,under the direction of Benj. Topmiller, jr., wasa feature attraction of the Bowling GreenHorse Show. This organization is one of thebest in the south and its services are in de-mand. A. R. Richardson, baritone; Geo. Still-man, tuba, and Harold Booth, trombone, haveclosed with this band to accept winter en-gagements in the north.

Francis Rogers, trombonist, filled aspecial engagement with the Morris Band atthe Elks' convention In Denver, and Is in Chi-cago rehearsing for the coming season.

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BILL JONES' LETTERTHREE OF THE LADIES PLAY A

NEW GAME.

Artistic and Financial Triumph ofBarnum and Bailey in the

Provinces.

(The Bill Jones letters, pertaining to thetour of the Barnum & Bailey Show, are theAbsolute property of The Billboard PublishingCo., and must not be used in any part or en-tirety by any other publication or person with-out the consent of The Billboard PublishingCompany.—EDITOR.)

Halifax, Can., July 22, 1906.Dear Mike:

They say all good things come to him thatwaits, >and you can just wager that this waspositively demonstrated on Sunday in manyways. .For a long time the bunch had wishedfor a quiet Sunday away from the excitementof street cars, saloons and real granite streets,and they certainly got it good and plenty; thegrea t, grand and glorious day of res t andprayer and incldentedly Windsor Junction,where the show had to spend the Sabbath onaccount of the fact that some wise men of thefar east, who claimed to be ancestors of Christand other incorporators of religion deemed itag'ainst the laws of Christianity for a circusto enter Halifax on the Sabbath. These samegreat imen who, cloak6d in the robes of "loveunto all men,'' and with, the Bible as theirguide forgot to note that people with religiousinclination, men, women and children, can ibeassociated in the amusement business and stillbe good Christians, be they In Halifax or anyother place. And these same wise men for-got that the Lords' first duty and act was tofeed the hungry and quench the thirst, and thishappened so very long ago, that even Pop Mc-Lean and Harry Barnum have forgotten it, andtherefore, my dear Mike, on account of thisburlesque on religion, the animals and stockwere compelled to almost go without water, andthe employes of the show were nearly starvedfor the want of food and drinfe. Laws arelaws and traditions may 'be all 0. K. in someinstances, but nevertheless the fact remainsthat the people who caused the refusal to beIssued against the circus to come into HalifaxSunday and unload, feed and water the stockand menagerie was a mockery on religion,Christianity and humanity and a rank Injusticeand insult to the majority of people of thebeautiful and fair-minded city of Halifax.

I happened to be lucky enough to get thelast train Into Halifax Sunday night and 1asked one of the oldest Inhabitants how longthis peculiar Sunday law had been in vogue,as even a railway train could not move in orout of the city on the Sabbath. He looked atme in sort of a Canadian Scotch, high-ball fash-Ion, lit bis pipe as If he were a "Whitehead"and said: "There hasn't been anything doingin this town on a Sunday since the Dead Seadied.'' My Lord, Mike, that Is certainly along time isn't It? Talk about & closed townon Sunday, I had to get two newspaper menand a railroad representative to say I was allO. K., before I could get a glass of water inthe hotel. That gives you an idea how strongthe Sunday code is against the drink questionthere.

Halifax, nevertheless, is a beautiful city, andalthough you have traveled a great deal Idon't think you have ever seen its equal. Themagnificent water front with its incomparableharbor and great view of the Atlantic Ocean,the old Historical Fortifications, the picturesqueand quaint streets and buildings and the gen-eral good fellowship which prevails after youget within the city, the beauty of scenery, andthe excellence of climate easily wins for Hall-fax the title, the Queen of the 'Provinces.While I was enjoying myself in Halifax view-ing the beautiful scenery tke show was inWindsor Junction waiting for one minute aftertwelve, and even If they didn't eat and drinkthey certainly did make merry and then some.Johnny the barber, the dark-skinned son ofItaly, who has done much to fame the Landof King (Emmanuel, found a broken dowa wood-shed and Immediately started to do a land-office business, and the lady who sold gingercakes and had twenty-six In stock quit mightyquick. 'Several" of the boys went over on thechurch steps, remaining there from "seven" un-til "eleven" as It was a good place to rest,and ' 'lose" or ' 'win'' recreation, without theaid of the Bible, And then the ladles had adandy time, so they tell me, for they played'^London bridge Is falling down," "Ring-a-ringa rosa," "Post Office," "Heavy, heavy whathangs over your head," and other games, andthree of the bunch selected a new way of en-joyment and called it "Just a little talk thentwenty-five each." This last game was thehit of the day and If the stage had beenplaced where an admission was necessary tosee the game played there Is no doubt that theTigers would have derived a large revenue fortheir fund. Of course, the game was all rightand it was strictly up to date and creative ofmuch, vocalizing and other conversation whichI find Impossible to spell, as I went to a nightschool and can't write very well during theday time. When the game was over everyonelaughed, some cried, then others laughed againand others cried more. It certainly must h«vebeen very laughable and also very cryable, butin the morning General Manager George D.Starr smiled, laughed, and said somethingabout twenty-five each; then someone smiledagain, but It was Charlie Hutchison this time,because he took the seventy-five for the FeedFund, and then the horses laughed and thegame was over. All is well that ends well,but honest, Mike, it was a lucky finish. I un-derstand that this game has also been thecause of the residents of Windsor Junctionadopting a new manner of hair dress, as Iunderstand during the course of the gamethere was a general disarrangement of femi-nine curls which appealed so strong to theladies of the Junction that they are going towear their hair In the new fashion. So muchfor Windsor Junction and Halifax and nowto the show dope.

In Lewiston, Me., the Sunday was put In byseveral of the staff who went fishing and asusual they caught cold and several minnows.Mrs. Charlie Hutchison was In, the party andcaught the first and last fish, and the othersthat were caught were too numerous to men-tion.. That is why I won't say a word. Wehad a great day in Lewiston, the afternoon be-ing tremendous and the night house surpris-ing the wise ones, for it was away above ex-pectations and the grand stand was sold outearly in the evening. Waterville was the nextstand and we had the usual great matinee ibutabout fifteen minutes before the show was overa tremendously large black cloud was seen inthe southwest and just as the "Dip of Death"was over it began to rain and five minutes latera cloudburst struck the tented city, and if youever saw twelve thousand people scramJCle forshelter it was in this burg. We were In a sortof hollow and the torrents of rain formed aminiature lake around the front door and thecrowd had the time of their life wading outInto the deep yellow clay which stuck Usemucilage to everything it came iu contact with,and the front door bunch had a picnic collect-ing slippers wMch fell from the dainty feet ofthe wearers, but as it was we came awaywith about forty-one souvenirs. On accountof the awful condition of the grounds and theabsolute impossibility of any one reaching thefront door, we had to abandon the night per-formance, and immediately packed up ,andhiked for Bangor, the town of temperance andjags. Our business there was immense andthe excursions were the greatest I've ever seen,the road bringing in over six thousand people,some of them coming two hundred and seven-teen miles to see the show. Edward Arling-ton, our traffic manager, did himself proudhere and deserved great credit, but I never sawso 'many "stills" and BO many people "souced"in a place that is so very temperanced; theyought to give them a license there; they cer-tainly need it.

From Bangor we moved on to St. Stephen,our first Canadian stand, and it was certainlya winner. We were only booked for one showthere and this matinee was simply immenseand the little town was crowded as never be-fore. This also reminds me that as usualthis show has again taken the first step intoan unknown land for 'big circuses. Up Inthese Provinces a twenty car show has beenthe limit and the coming of the Barnum & Bai-ley aggregation has excited the populace to adegree of enthusiasm seldom seen. This doesnot apply solely to the towns and cities play-ed but to the entire Provinces, and the excur-sions are plain, undeniable proof of the Inter-est taken in our coming by every man, wo-man and child. As an instance, I'll cite NewGlascow; excursions were run from Prince Ed-ward 'Island by boat and from Sydney, byrail, these distances being almost unknown foramusement seekers to come and under railwayconditions and river traffic, which are not asfavorable as is in the States, and which mustsurely bear test to the wonderful drawing pow-ers of our aggregation. I was speaking to oneof the old inhabitants In New Glasgow andthese are his very words: "They said the kingwas coming to visit the Provinces, but tiewouldn't draw the people the show brings," andso It is everywhere for miles around and allplaces. All you can hear is Barnum & Bai-ley's Show, and I don't ask you to take mywork for it, just ask anyone up in this coun-try, and you will find that I am telling youthe truth. I suppose now we have opened upthis new territory others will follow, and thatwill cause me to quote the old adage: "Welead, let those who can follow."

In St. John the business was immense bothafternoon and night, and this under a severehandicap caused by inadequate service to thegrounds, we being located about three milesfrom the city. Even at that the C. P. R-,did the best they could with, the suburban serv-ice, and as I said we had two corking goodhouses. From St. John we went to Moncton,and our Saturday was In keeping with theusual great business, the 'matinee being Im-mense but the night rather light. We made agood run as far as they would leave us comeon Sunday, which as I told you im the begin-ning of the letter was Windsor Junction. Thingsare about the same all around and I mustsay that I enjoyed your letter immensely andyou may rest assured I will stop off in Chi-cago on my way west and take a meal withyou and also Warren Patrick. Just write when-ever you can, but I do wish you were up hereto see the triumph'ful entry and victory of ap-plause and endorsement the big show is receiv-ing in the Provinces. The newspapers have cer-tainly given us great notices, devoting columnafter column to the size, excellence and systemof the organization, and the Canadian Govern-ment are at present thinking of detailing twoarmy officers with us the same as other coun-tries have, to study our wonderful commissaryand transportation methods.

Charlie Hutchison and John Stevens have beenseen in the quiet of the afternoon hiding inseclusion, trying to study the different colorsof the coins and bills of this part of the coun-try. Everyone around the show Is In goodhealth and enjoying themselves Immensely, andwe can report no personal mishap up to date,although, two of our most charming youngladles, while In St. Stephen, went into a res-taurant and after partaking of a delicious tuttifrutt i dinner left the restaurant forgetting topay for the dainty morsels they had eaten.[When they realized what they had done theywere so nervous that they couldn't find theplace again, but as they were both subjectsof the king it Is supposed that they wouldmall the required amount with a smile to theRoyal Treasury In London. Even at that itwas a sickening sensation. I also understandthat Charlie Andress was captured by some ofthe girls the other day and when they fin-ished painting his face he looked like an In-dian from Indiana. While Charlie tells us ofhis greatness around the show be has failed tosay anything In reference to the fact that hewas a sight never to be forgotten when thegirl* finished with him that day and 'that hehad enough grease paint on his face to starta "gift show." You can bet that Is one pic-ture he won't take.

Next week we expect Isidore- Schmaltz tocome on and spend a few days, this visit hav-ing been suggested by Harvey Watklns, Les-ter (Murray and Bill Coxey. From what Ican understand Schmaltz Is the fellow fromwhom Simp Jabers borrowed a dime and Ifyou remember Hickery Eye Mose and Bull DogMulligan were members ot the W. C. T. U.

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the same time that Schmaltz got Peg LeggedBrannigan and Wuzzy Neck Grey to Join theYoung Men's Hebrew Association In Cleybume,Texas. Kid Lovell, onr trainer of Insects;Con Foster, Big Hat Conklin, Weather ProphetHyatt, Kid McLean, Slim Burke, Dutch Dutch-ings, Lasher, Texas, and the two ninety-fourboys all wish to be remembered, and Eagle'Face Badger wants you to send him a sonve-nir postal the next time you play Percy Ew-ing's town, or wien you see BUI Farley In St.Louis. Your old pal,

BILL JONES.

HIGH WIRE ARTIST INJURED

While Stone and Harnp were doing their Ughwire turn as the big free attraction with theBurt SUrer Show at Crystal Lake, Mich., July20, the wire parted and Mr. Stone was precipi-tated to the ground, a distance of some twentyfeet. His left forearm was broken »nd hewas severely injured about the back. IMr.Stone was left behind under a physician's careand latest reports announce that he is doingas nicely as could be expected.

MIKE TO 'BILLBill Jones,

care The Billboard,Cincinnati, Ohio.

Dear Bill:She got here all O. K. from Lynn, and I

was powerful glad to hear from you again.I almost had a rumpus with the postmasterbecause he did not deliver the goods in theearly delivery, but your letter was so chuckfull of news about the big one, I dropped mydisorderly intentions.

I am surprised to learn that Jabers lastedas long as he did. I think If you had put a'muzzle on him he would have talked entirelydifferent about the bunch around the cook tent,but "Jabe" ain't a bad fellow after all. Hewas always quiet out here when he didn'thave a couple under his belt. But when hegets down along the coast it's a> hard matterto tell whether he has signed up with a Nor-wegian bark or a square-rigger, and he canhandle the mizzen-tops and peak halyard ques-tion to a frazzle when his temperature is right.Besides, he is a ratting good seven-up player.

I notice by the official record that by thetime this letter reaches you the big aggrega-tion will be well across the border, and I knowthe entire outfit will enjoy the trip throughCanada Immensely, and let me tell you, Bill,that country is O. K. Give me Canada orgive me death. I've been there, and knowfrom actual experience that a fellow can taketwo-bits and go so far in fifteen minutes thatit will take him a year and a half to get back.Talk about big ones in St. !x>uis, why there'snothing to it. That's a dandy, good country,Bill, and you can shoot jack snipe without arun over there all right. I can't understand [why Bennett don't like Boston unless the townis too crooked for him. If the bunch go fish-ing again, let me know and I'll send on mybook of rules which used to be the property ofSam. McClure; it's the one he gave me for abirthday present last season.

Myers writes that Charley Andress threw apiece of custard pie at Ivers the other nightand the cop had him arrested and bound overto keep the "peace." Then Charley got madand threw the whole pie. Back up, back up";but on the square, Bill, I don't believe It.I have known Charley for at least fifty-fouryears and never knew of him throwing any-thing except money.

I was awful sorry everybody signed up againfor next season, because I was going to writeMr. Starr for a job In case a vacancy turnedup. I want to get mixed up with a big onefor once in my natural life, just for a change.Ton know, Bill, I used to live In Philadel-phia, consequently am perfectly at home wherethere Is excitement going on. When you getconfidential with "Hutch" just whisper in hisear that I may offer myself as an applicantfor a job of some kind for 1909. Make Itgood and strong. Tell him that I have beenconnected with the United States Embassy atMadagascar and I feel confident he will giveme a trial, If 1 can prove my worth; also tellhim that I am not only an expert bookkeeper,proficient stenographer and type-writer, but anexcellent snow shoreler and have been throughcollege several times. But there are other ac-complishments which may make me desire-able: Have u little knowledge of handling asafety razor with my left hand, can cook,take care of horses, crease trousers, and repairumbrellas. When It comes to roasting pea-nuts, that's where I shine. I have a medalfor reciting "Curfew Shall Not Ring To-night,"and am also the champion plug tobacco chewerof Connecticut, my spitting record being Wood-ward avenue in. Detroit without being caught.My ability for playing a clarinet in nine dif-ferent positions has never been equalled, andwhen it comes to playing the 60-foot flats Inposition to load up, why I can just take thebig switch list and eat it up. I tell you, Bill,I don't have to add up car numbers to tellwhere they belong in the train, and I canfurnish some bang-up recommendations fromChauncey Depew, Tom Lawson, the Governor ofNorth Carolina, and the Mayor of Cincinnati.Now, Bill, yon jnst sound the main squeezeand put me next to the result. For gad'ssake don't tip off my politics, for that wouldkill everything.

Hurry up and get out this way, the wholeworks want to see how the business is doneIn first-class shape. And when you come, ar-range to stay awhile. They are "going bug"up In Wisconsin because you disappointed themthis season, but I hear they are all going t»wait, so they can get a run ifor their money.Give my best regards to everybody listed onthe expense account and pay roll, and whenyon have nothing better to do, write me, asI am always glad to hear from yea and getall the news from the Greatest Show on Earth.

Your old pal,MICHAEL.

COVINGTON STRIKE SETTLED

The Cincinnati Billposters Union has settledits differences with the Covingtoa BlllpostlngCo., of Covington, Ky. Howard Brown, the for-mer manager of the Covington plant, has beentransferred to Jamaica, L. I., and Joe. Briel,of Local No. 8, iPittsburg, has been installedas manager in Covington. The agreement wassigned with the Cincinnati Union on July 28.

CIRCUS EXPERIENCE VALUABLE

That circus experience is a valuable assetto the possessor of It who Interests himselfIn other fields of enterprise has .frequently 'beendemonstrated, but never more strikingly, per-haps, than in the Instance of the Miller Broth-ers of the famous 101 Ranch near Bliss, Okla-homa. The knowledge they gained in theirconnection with the management and directiomof the wild west which took the road recentlyafter having been equipped from the ranch,has led them, now that they are no longerIdentified directly with the show business, toengage a press agent for the exploitation ofthe products of their ranch.

There appeared, the other day, In manyand divers newspapers, the first fruits of theMiller Brothers' wisdom and their press man'stoil In the form of a profusely illustratedarticle describing the harvest at 101. Nobodybut a circus man would have conceived theplan, and It Is bound to be a success.

OLD CIRCUS MAN ILL

Thomas Day, for many years boss canvas-man with the large shows and who was thisseason employed in the same capacity withthe Campbell Brothers side-show, is suffer-ing with asthma to such an extent that heIs Incapacitated for work. He kept growingworse until the members of the show madeup a purse of $55.50 and sent him to his homein St. Charles, Minn. It is necessary that Mr.Day g'o to San Antonio as soon as possible andhe will gladly receive assistance from anyof his friends.

NATIONAL ALLIANCE NOTESNotes from Local No. 33, Brooklyn:

This local was never as prosperous as it is atthis time. Everybody is working. J. J. Wil-liams, business manager of Blaney's new thea-tre, the Burghas, has eight men working steady.Pete Bahr, who has been in the west for sometime, Is in town. We are grieved to announcethe death of one »f our oldest members, Thos.Murray. Brothers Turner, Cochrane and Sim-mons are forming what they will call theClique Club. At our last meeting James F.McCormick resigned as business .manager, andL. Strobel was elected to succeed him. H.Van Horn has resigned as vice-president andBros. Van Slyfce will succeed him. Mike Joyceis in Willow Grove, Philadelphia, managing ascenic railroad for fc. A. Thompson. Duringthe winter this local will hold meetings on thefirst and third Sunday of each month. The nextregular meeting will be held Aug. 5. All cor-respondence concerning this local should beaddressed to Bert D. Simmons, 485 Hudson ave-nue, Brooklyn.

Walter Gilmore has again takencharge of the advertising department of theStar Theatre, New York, and has commencedbilling. He employs a number of the membersof Local No. 2.

P. Burton, of Local No. 2, NewYork, has been re-engaged as advertising agentfor the Third Avenue Theatre in that city.He Is employing a number of Alliance men.

President Hynie, of Paterson, N. J.,Local No. 20, paid a business visit to NewYork last week and was in conference withNational Secretary William J. Murray.

The Alliance members on car No. 2of the Barnum & Bailey Show have electedWalter Bay Steward and E. Armstrong, cor-responding secretary.

W. J. Murray, national secretary.—•C. A, Morrow is with Happy SI Sawyer. Ad-dress him In care of The Billboard or as perroute.

H. Larrentree is corresponding sec-retary of Local No. 28, Memphis, Tenn. Hisaddress Is In care of the Bijou Theatre.

It is reported that a drastic billpost-Ing ordinance Is 'being considered by the Boardof Aldermen of Paterson, N. J.

James C. Henry has been electedbusiness agent of the Philadelphia Local No. 4.