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Show Madame Bernhardt as "Newsie" Aids Flood Victims urnm m m m m m Salt Lakers Respond to Eastern Appeal for Help Upper photograph is of Madame Sarah Bernhardt as she yesterday sold the first copies of newspapers to Exalted Ruler M. M. Warner of the Elks. Mr. Warner paid for his papers with a now $100 bill. Lower picture is Madame Bernhar.dt's autograph on the front page of one of the souvenir papers. The autographed newspaper and photograph were last night sent to Governor James M. Cox of Ohio. i Commercial 'Club and Ohio Society Collect $6,091.90 for Flood 'Sufferers; THE Commercial club and the Ohio society havo thus far collected $0091.90 for the relief of flood sufferers in Ohio and Indiana. Of this amount $3000 has been' forwarded for-warded $2000 for the relief of Ohio victims and $1000 for aid of Indiana sufferers. There romains available, therefore, .$3091.90. A part of this balance bal-ance will be forwarded today to tho slate indicated by the developments to be most urgently in need of assistance. assist-ance. Thus far there hag been sent from Salt Lake a known total of $-1600, The first shipment of supplies from Salt Lake was consigned to Dayton yesterday bv American express. Ship-ments Ship-ments of supplies will bo mado daily hereafter. The sale of newspapers by Madame Sarah Bernhardt, tho ronownod French actress, was a most conspicuous success. suc-cess. It brought to the fund $835,45. Tho Commorcial club's list recoived additions yestorday of $2096.90, including includ-ing the proceeds of the nowspapor sales by Madamo Bornhardt. Tho Ohio society contribution list grow by $353.25. The big ovent of tho day in connection, connec-tion, with the relief work was the newspaper Bale by Madame Bernhardt. Tho intersection of Main and Second South streets was donscly crowded with men, women and children, eager to catch a glimpse- of the famous actress act-ress and to contributo their dimes and dollars to a worthy cause. Tho crowds extended cast, west, north and south for fully half a block, which, in Salt Lake, happens to bo 300 foot. Actress Central Figure. Madamo Bernhardt was the central figure in tho parado that moved from tho Oregon Short Lino station, whoro her car is parked. In her automobile wore, in addition to horsolf, Governor William Spry, representing the state; Commissioner Henry W. Lawrence, representing, rep-resenting, on behalf of Mayor Park, who is ill, tho City of Salt Lake, George E. Carpenter represented the Orpkoum theater. M- Lou Tollegon, Madamo Bernhardt 'b loading man, and madamo mad-amo 's woman companion wore also in the party. Tho high school cadet baud supplied music during the march. Major W. O Williams, N. CI- was marshal of the dy, and tho high school cadets, in i command of Captain W. C. Wobb, were tho escort of honor. Commanded by Sorgoant Thomas Simpson, a platoon of polico in full uniform, uni-form, headed by four mounted mon, led tho parado from the monument to Second Sec-ond South and Main sareols. Sergeant Ser-geant Simpson had charge of the fol lowing patrolmen: Bcynon, Lesser, F. C. Anderson, Patten, Cobble. Poturson and Armstrong. Tho mounted men were Caltou, Conyers, Crosby andvWilloy. 'At Second South and Main stroets half a dozen policomcu were on duty under (Continued on Page Two.) SALT LAKE RESPONDING TO THE CALL FOR AID (Continued from Page One.) the direction of Inspector C. A. Carlson, Carl-son, while members oC the regular traffic traf-fic aqwad kept order at tbo intersection. intersec-tion. Cheers wcro frequent as tho procession proces-sion moved to the point where the madame was to assumo the rolo of newspaper seller. Madame Bernhardt bowed her head in token of appreciation apprecia-tion and graciously smiled upon tho throngs that lined the sidewalks. At the comer of Main and Socond South streets sho was received with a burst of music by Hold 'a band, playing an appropriate solection, "Tho Marseillaise,' Mar-seillaise,' ' "America," "Tho Star Spangled Banner" and other patriotic airs. Escort of Young Ladies. The cadets formed doublo lines on Main street near tho corner. Tho lines faced each other and between the lines Madnmo Bornhardt's automobilo took its place. Nearby was the automobile containing the escort of young ladies, who wore: The Misses Bonnie Miller, Bosamond Bitehic, Helen Hanchett, Catherine Bichards, Lyndalc Barlet: chaporoncs, Mrs. Margaret Tout Browning. Mrs, Q. F. Stichl, Mrs. Simon Si-mon Bamberger. As soon as tho hollow oblong was formed and Madame Bernhardt signaled sig-naled her readiness to begin business a great cheer wont up. From the 'windows 'win-dows of tho Walker Bank skyscraper, sixteen Btorics of them, a mighty shout went up from a thousand throats. At a signal, the police at the Second South end of the oblong pormittcd tho first buyer to enter, ilo was M. M. Warner, exalted ruler of the local lodge of Elfcs. Ho held in his hand a new $100 bill. ''Which journal does monsieur prefer?" pre-fer?" smiled Madnmo Bernhardt. "Give mo one of each of those you hold in your hands; all tho newspapers newspa-pers arc "frionds of mine," the exalted ruler replied. Thus the exalted ruler "double shot the turn" and got two souvenirs for the price of one. Madame Contributes $100. "Madame says she will also buy a journal," said 'M. Tellcgcn. Thereupon, Madame Bernhardt turned her beautiful purse upside down aud there rolled out a number of gold and silver coins und bills. Madame Bernhardt had paid $100 for her paper. pa-per. A representative of the performers on this week's bill at the Orphcum came next with an envelope. It con tained .4o. Jio got ins paper. Thereafter came a long lino of men aud women and boys and girls. Some had bills in their hands, some had gold pieces, some had dollar coins, some halves, somo quarters, some dimes and omc nickels aud some pennies. In nil it amounted to $S35.-!5. It was estimated es-timated that JoOO papers were exchanged ex-changed for money bv Madame Bernhardt Bern-hardt during the " fifty-seven minutes she was engaged at her task. With 1500 papers disposed of the average : rate was almost oO cents a copy. IMany Kisses Given. One young ladv hopped up on the running board of Madame Bernhardt 's auto ami demanded a kiss.. Madame laughed heartily and bestowed the favor- The net was infectious, and before be-fore the demand for kisses could be stopped tcu or twelve girls had felt the lips of the divine oue. When the sale was over. Secretary .lof-eph Ii. Caine of the Commercial club deposited the contents of the silver sil-ver platter in a strong leather bag and made off with it. Upon counting the recei Is at the Commercial club it was discovered that some one had bought a paper for a two-franc piece The French coin was exchanged for a "two-bit" piece, which the committee deemed more efficacious as a relief measure. The highly Micccs'ful sale conducted bv Madnmc Bernhardt was tho result of efforts put forward jointly by the Olnrt. wjcietv and the ( ornmerciardub. - The Ohio society will probably bo credited with one-half the proceeds of tho sale. Telegrams Are Sent. The Commercial club yesterday sent tho following telegram to Hugh Daughcrty, trustee of the Indiana relief re-lief fund at Indianapolis; You mav draw immediately on Commcrcla'l c?lub. Salt Lake City, througli Dcscrct National bank, for $1000 for relief of flood sufferers In your state. We are trying to koep In touch with your situation and our citizens arc anxious to assist j-ou. COMMERCIAL CLUB. E. D. WOODRUFF, President. More money will be telegraphed to Indiana today and possibly more also to Ohio. Tho first shipment of supplies was made yesterday from tho Commercial club depot, to Dayton by the American Express company, which makes no charge for service. Shipments will be made every day hereafter. It Is rc-auestcd rc-auestcd that packages bo well wrapped. The club will assemble the packages in sacks contributed by Manager Rosenblatt Rosen-blatt of the Utah Junk company, who also furnishes twine nnd needles. The collection of supplies la in charge of a committee, of which tho Rev. P. A. SImpkin is chairman. Mr. Slmpkln yesterday appointed his assistants as follows: fol-lows: Mesdames L. M. Bailey. W. TL Blnlz, .7. F. Cowan, J. T. Boless. J. E. Dooley, R. C. Gemmcll. A. J. Gorhain, F A. TTall, L. E. Ilnll, Lafavette Hnnchctt. George R. Hancock. M. M. Johnson, H. G. McMillan, Mc-Millan, C 7-T McMahon. Edwin Kimball. II. P. Klrtley. F. S. Richards, O. J. Salisbury. Arthur Bird. T. T), Beatty, A. II. Parsons. W. J. Barrettc, F. Tj. Parker. Beatrice Oppenhelmcr. C E. Richards. A. Simon. Sol Slegel, C. W. Watson. T. G. Webber, Joe Bichards. W. W. RItcr, William Spry. H. M. Wells. T). S. Spencer. John Spencer. R. W. Young, Tom Pitts, C M. Whitley. Mont Ferry, nnd Miss Jane Hownt and Miss Kntc Groo. Directions Are Given. The committee and the Commercial club had many calls yesterday from women wom-en who announced that they were sending send-ing packages to the club, and some of them said they were directing tholr grocers to make up packages of food supplies. It Is urged that clothing for women and children be sent the parcels received to this time appear to be of clothing for men. Among the contributions received yesterday yes-terday were three sacks of flour from Mrs. V. S. Scrlbner of Stockton. Tooele county. The flour was sent to this city hy Mrs. Scrlbner and was Immediately forwarded to Dayton. Contributors of clothing were H. L. A. Culmcr. J. J. Broughall. Mrs. Bailey. C. Kooyman, Mrs J. U. Eld red Ke. Jr.. Mrs. Tom D. Pitt, .Mrs. C. A. Walker and Harry S. 'Harper, 'Har-per, The Utah Light & Railway company will transport free of charge packages from any part of tho city to the bimi-iicsb bimi-iicsb district. Packages will be received on any car between 10 a. in. and G p. in. and will bo mot at Main and Second South ami Main and First South by uniformed uni-formed messengers of the Commercial club. These messengers will use tb Schramm-Johnson durg store at First South and Main and the Druohl & Frankcii drug store at Second South and Main as temporary depots. Thereafter the packages will bo taKon to tho Commercial Com-mercial club, where they will be prepared for shipment. In cases .where packages arc loo largo to be handled easily by street car. tho donors arc requested to notify the Commercial Com-mercial club, which will send automobiles automo-biles for them. Ownors of cars nro requested re-quested to notify the club as to tholr willingness to assist In transporting the packages. Grateful to Officials. The Commercial club Is grateful to General Gen-eral Manager J. S. Wells and Superintendent Superin-tendent W. T. Maddux for their readiness readi-ness to comply with tho suggestion regarding re-garding the use of street cars for tho transportation of relief supplies. They Issued the necessary orders nt once. The shipment of goods will bo under the direction di-rection of W.'C Stark of the Commercial club publicity bureau. At a special meeting of the board of governors of the Commercial club at noon vesterdav a special committee was authorized au-thorized "to direct relief work. The following fol-lowing committee was selected- Charles Tyng. chairman: Lafayette Hanchett. H. U. Windsor. John D. Spencer. A. G. Mackenzie. Mac-kenzie. The committee will meet at the club at 11 o'clock this forenoon. Contribution Acknwledged. President Joseph F. Smith of the Mormon Mor-mon church, who, on Thursday sent a check for $1000 to Governor Cox of Ohio, has received the following dispatch of acknowledgment and thanks: President Joseph F. Smith. Salt Lake City. Utah: , , Your welcome wire Just received. For the quarter of a million destitute and homeless people in our state today. to-day. I send you heartfelt thanks. JAMES M. COX. The Ohio society held a meeting at the Commercial club last night. About sixty wore present. Harry S. Joseph was chairman chair-man and Mrs. Eugene Barlet was secretary. secre-tary. Mr. Joseph gave a brief review or the work the self-appointed committee pf the society had already done. Ho said the contributions thus far received by the soclctv amounted to $13S1, aside from one-half one-half the proceeds of the sale of newspapers news-papers by Madamo Bernhardt, which he smilingly claimed as a right for tho so-c'5t'- Mrs. W. S. Tavlor announced that tho ladles auxiliary of the Machinists union will give a. card parly at Eagles hall this afternoon and evening for the benefit or the Ohio society fund. There will be no charge for admission, those attending being be-ing expected to make donations of such amounts as they feel they can afford. The committee In charge consists of Mrs. Taylor Tay-lor andMrs. J. W. Elwards. MaxTF. Schick, manager of the Aloha orchestra, offered the proceeds of a. spo-clal spo-clal dance to be given Wednesday evening. even-ing. Tho proffer was thankfully accepted. The hall will be announced as soon as Mr. Schick Is able to find a suitable one. F. C. Wclsgcrbcr is tho loader of the orchestra. or-chestra. Funds Are Transferred. The society by voto authorised the transfer of its funds to the Commercial club, to be transmitted by itho latter organization. Resolutions of appreciation apprecia-tion were adopted addressed to Madamo Bcrnhnrdt and to Charles Tyng and A. G. Mackenzie of tho Commercial club, who have aided the society in Its efforts. A number of ladles volunteered thejr n .niuii .wa fm- fiimlc nrA nim- pllcs. The society will meet again Monday Mon-day night. . , . , At a meeting 'r Uio Salt Lake aerie of the Fraternal Order of Eaglns las: night tho action of tho exec itlvc committee and President J. E. Scnlotterbeck in sending $100 to Davlon was ratified. The lodge also adopted a redo'utl in declaring itself ready to respond to a call up to S1000. U. G. 7-ire, '.lisrriot superintendent or the Western Unio.i Tjlegraph company, yesterday received the following from New York: At tho offices of the American Telephone Tele-phone & Telegraph company and the Western Union Telegraph company, a joint announcement was made, as follows: "In the use of the necessarily limited lim-ited wire facilities reaching tho flooded district of Ohio and neighboring neigh-boring states, duo importance Is being be-ing given to messages from and to public officials, relief associations, the press, and to such urgent messages mes-sages of relief, believing thait thua the public will be best served until full scrvlco can be restored. Thero has been no time during tho 'past week when tho combined facilities of tho two companies havo not afforded communication with tho larger cities and towns, but local conditions render It impossible, in many cases, to deliver de-liver telegrams or to make local connections con-nections by telephone." No Charge for Messages. Superintendent 7lfe also received a message from headquarters Instructing him to open the lines of the company to all messages from mayors of cities and authorized relief committees to mayors (Continued on Pago Eight.) SALT LAKERS ANSWER ICALLS FOR ASSISTAi.CE ( (Continued From Pago Two.) and relief committees In tho flooded districts. dis-tricts. Xo charge will bo mad for this service, but all messages must be submitted sub-mitted to Mr. Life for his approval. The following telegram was received last evening by Oscar Groshcll, Salt Lake representative of the National Cash Register Reg-ister company, from John IT. Patterson, president of the company, at Dayton; Conditions very bad In Dayton, but our factory Is safe and we are doing what we can to relieve the suffering. S V. Dorrah. assistant ncncral frelcrht agent of the Western Pacific, yesterday received the following telegram from A. Gray, seneral freight agent of the company com-pany at San Francisco: Western Pacific and eastern connections con-nections will handle free supplies for afflicted flood districts In Ohio and Indiana, If consigned to relief committees, com-mittees, mayors of cities, or properly organized public authorities to receive re-ceive such donations. This means that the Denver &. Rio Grande and Its eastern connections arc now available for the transportation, without cost, of relief supplied. The Mountain States Telephone t Telegraph company yesterday pave, for the company. ?500 to tho American Rl Cross at Dcnvor. This was a system contribution. The company also crave to the Salt Lako Commercial club 350. and the employees of the local telephone office of-fice have thus far turned In J52.75. Two of thn local officers have pledged 510. which make a total of 5H'.75 for the local office of the telephone company. Bingham ResponcU. Word was received in Salt Lake last night that the pcopln of Bingham had raised a fund of $750, which they had forwarded to Governor Cox. It was announced an-nounced at the meeting of tho Ohio society last nlsht that ton olIcUors net at -work In Mldvale and that the Mur-mv Mur-mv Commercial club has taken up tho relief work. It Is expected that both places will be heard from today. At today's meeting of the Utah Association Asso-ciation of Life Underwriters a subscription subscrip-tion Met will be opened and the Insurance Insur-ance men will be given an opportunity to help swell the fund X. B., Parks, 754 T..rd aenue, fears for the tafety of -Is aged father and mother at Peru. Ind. Mr. Parka, the elder. Is a veteran of tho war between, tho states. Dr. W- L. Withers returned yesterday from Omaha, where ho was a witness of Sunday's tornado. Dr. Withers and his wife were staying with relatives. Tho house In which they lived waa on the edge of the 3torm's path. Dr. Withers describes the scenes as being appalling. The Salt Lako City Transportation club, not to bo outdone by other organizations organ-izations in the matter of lending a helping help-ing hand, when a helping hand Is much needed, last night voted an appropriation of J100 for tho benefit of railroad men at Omaha, who wero Injured in the tornado tor-nado that swept the town on ISaster Sunday. Following ar tha eubstrlptlom recelyed t tho Commorclal club yesterday: Anonymous. tCS; Emll Selbach, IS: Jiniea War-don, War-don, t-5; Herbert VanDam, J2.C0: Georco T. Smith, J5; Charles A Walker (for Indiana). tlO; employees em-ployees ot Studebaker Brothoni, $23: Fowers. Marloneaui. Stolt t MoKJnney. $10; Well Jcwolry company. $10: W. H. Hutchinson. $15 (also contributed con-tributed to Ohio society fund) : W. II. Esworthy, $10 (also contributed $10 for Omaha). Harold It. Smool. $5; A. H. DeNlke. $5: W. H. Child Co.. $10; Story & StelKnieyer. $10; Mlfses Kr nnd Rosa Korous, $5; Badger Brothers. $3: Booth. I.eo Is. Badger, $15; George M. Cannon. $5; Wac-encr Wac-encr Brewing company. $23: Gtistln. Gllletto fc Brajton, $10: Salt Lako Livery & Transfer company, com-pany, $10: Bertram Motor Supply company, $10; Wlndfor & Co.. $10. Hugh W. Smith, $3; Will G. Tarrell. $5. K. D. Smith & Sons, $3; Utah Ice &. Storage company, $23; American Linen Supply. Sup-ply. $15; S. D. rana. $10. Portland Cement company com-pany of Utah, $23; Pctonon Real Estate Investment Invest-ment company. $5, Carpenter Paper company. $10: Jcnnlncs Insurance nsency. $30: W. B. Hammond. $2: anonymous, $1.30; Columbian Optical company. com-pany. $3, II. A. Smith. $5: anonymous. $2. Master Painters association, $10, S. V. Derrah. $G: Mme. Sarah Bernhardt, through salo of newspapers. $533.43. Anderson-Taylor company. $10: Tembroko Stationery company, $10; Pembroke Stationery employees. $10.1.0, Wealoy Austin. $10; J. D. Ifal-llday. Ifal-llday. $10: A. C. Wherry, $5: E. J. Koreren. Logan. $1.50- William B. Hushes. $S- J. C. Blackburn, $3: Independent Coal & Coko company, $50: Strevell-Patcrson Hardware company, $23: C. N. Strove!! and J. H. Paterson. $23; P. L. Williams, Wil-liams, $10: subscriptions received by The Tribune. $370; employees of Ncwhouso and Boston buildings. build-ings. $15; employees of Mountain States Telephone k Telegraph company. $32.73: J A. Kearni. $2.50; Utah Lumber company. $25: additional subscriptions subscrip-tions secured through Herald-Kepubllcan, $132.20; J. D. Crossman. $10. Total, S2O0G.3O. Followlnc are the contributions received by tho Ohio society yesterday: I Ohloan. $3; Mr. Moffat. $; Mm. J. S. Cowan, 3, J. S. Hurlburt. $5; anonymous. $1: W. A. Kidney, $10: P. K. McKlnncy. $5; anonymou, I SI; W. C. TwIsb. $2.C0: V. J. Folland and J. M. Tomllnron. $10: Albert 17. names. IS: Utah Llnuor company, $10; David A. Blown. $5: J. ST. Flom-ney. Flom-ney. $3; J. B. Thompson. $25: Dr. W. Brown Ewlng. $5. Marsh Coal company employees, $10; Mrs, R. P. Morris, $5; W. S. Henderson, $10;' Mrs. William Patterson, $2, W C Bocue. $2: T. IT. Smith, $3; J. K. OTarrell. $2; K. H. Sid-doray, Sid-doray, S2.&0; Mrs. Theodore Baer. $3; Modern Furniture company. $25; Ohloan, $1; Harold Slesel, $1. K. D. Cllft. $20 O. H. Carr. $2: W. A. Du-vall Du-vall (additional), 75 cents: J. A. and Francis Frltsch, $100; J. S. Sterling. $1.50. Kdward Bo-lander. Bo-lander. $3; Howard C. Cinder. $2; K. P. Jcnnlncs. $5. Mm. Petllt. $10: Jay Rogers, $30. Total, SUM. 25. Following I a list of employees of tho Pembroke Pem-broke Stationery company, making up aubscrip-Hon aubscrip-Hon of $10.60: K. C. Bonsall, Majc Lolbscher. E. A. Glbbz, Carl Evans, Arthur Gudraunson. Itoss Bradford, Leonard Amodt. Wyno Dyor, Stnnton Peck. Bertha Llttlcforth. Liizlo TtlchardH. L. H. Clayton, Naomi Pendleton, T. E. Taylor, Mrs. riyer. C. H. Goodscll. Ilex Spencer. Following la tho list of those making up a fund of StS.50 from employees of thn Utah Power & Light company: L. Brandenbureer. George B. Thomas. E. T. Sllllham. W. S, Hodgson. Charles C. Frlel. F, Bickman. Mr Brough, P.. H. Jones, L. T FIdler. W. H. Moulon. Fred L. Goddard. Jesslo C. Tyler. L. N Crlchtoa. E. M. VanOrden, E. H. Moe, L. J. Walters. E. Gllsren. W. M. Schcnkolberg. A. L. Kahl. B. H. Buck. O. S. Callahan. Joseph E. Richards. Thomas C. Lenox, W. C. Hebard. George B. Thomson. Harold 8. Barnes, C. Walter Jones, S. A. Bailey. B. A. dimming. S. R. Inch. J. E. Caalro. C. L. Hob-son, Hob-son, R. George- Darke. A. D. Smith. Ira. R. Morrl-on. Morrl-on. E. J. Rowley, J. G. Johnson. R. E. Dresser, I R. C. FTee, V. T. Davond, D. D. Shapard, A. G. Leyor, Jr., Walter Dansle, R. H. Ashworth. George IO. Waugh. W. S. Pnrtrldge, Edward Prime. A. XI. Cudebec. MarVham Cheever. R. R. Pcttlt, Joseph O. Evans, E. T. Smith. W. J. McMlnn. List of contributors making up fund of $19. rald by employee of Nuthouse and Boston buildings: Fred Fcisch. 8am Gill. Fred Kramer. Grover Kopp. Stanley Allen, C Benton. G. P. VleV, Frank Gee. Lyon Patterson, Frank Baxter. Bax-ter. Frank Felsch, J. H. Dcakln, George Clark, Wllllo Simmons. A. Craig. W. Stahl. M. 3. Stevecion, George Enger. Ed Holmes. List of contributions turned in yesterday by Thn Salt Lake Tribune: E. L. Sheets. $200: Tho Sail Lako Tribune. $100; American Winn I- Liquor company. $25; D. H. Elder. $10: J. L. Hitchcock. $7; C. B. Murdoek. St: J E. CrltM. $3: Oeore-Capel. Oeore-Capel. S2.C0: C W, Parker. $1: W. R Duval!. $1: Joseph Lyon. $1: Car! C Morlir. $1; anonymous. anony-mous. Ill .to. Total. $-170. |