Show I t 1 Known People J Star stat Cast for Actors' Actors Fund Iund CHICAGO Oct IB A A benefit performance per per- at the Auditorium theater last night yielded 1700 to the actors' actors fund One thousand persons were compelled compelled compelled com com- to stand stan Among those who vho appeared appeared appeared ap ap- ap- ap were Joseph Jefferson De Dc Wolf Hopper flopper James J. J Corbett Miss Gertrude Gertrude Gertrude Ger Ger- trude McKenzIe l 11 Miss s Viola a Gillette lUette Harry Marry Bul Bulger er Joseph Cawthorne Will m McCart Miss Helen Bertram Arthur Donaldson Miss Lottie Gladstone and Miss 1 Carroll McComas The stage was under the direction o of H. H C. C Cripps Crocker Improving NEW V YORK Oct 15 George Georgc George Crocker Crock Crock- er or cr the California millionaire who ho has been operated upon In this city for Cor the removal remo of an abscess caused b by blood poisoning Is reported to be considerably considerably considerably consider consider- ably better and it Is believed he will resume active c business within a few tew days B. B Crown i at Mt Vernon WASHINGTON Oct 15 The The Crown Prince of ot Slam Siam took a drive in the mornIng mornIng morn morn- Ing to Fort Myer Ier where the troops gave him an exhibition of or their skill In cavalry In the day accompanied by Assistant nt S Secretary of or State l and his entire suite he ho boarded tho the Sylph an and visited Mount Last night he was given a dinner b by Prof Prot lore Gore of ot Columbia university The Tho Cro Crown n Prince and his brother 1 placed laced two handsome wreaths on the tomb of or Washington ton during their visit 1 lt to Mount lount 1 V Vernon One of ot these was of oC orchids or- or and violets and the other of ot oak leaves and white chrysanthemums Better Detter CLEVELAND D Oct D Rockefeller has haR Issued the following statement I 1 have learned that John D D. Rockefeller Jr Is recovering reCo rapidly from the effect of oC a severe se cold and wd that there Is IK no occasion for alarm over his condition He lie and Mrs Rockefeller are arc at al th Tarrytown yn re residence of oC the family Mr and Mrs John D D. Rockefeller arc are arc at Forest Hill lilli there thre home In Cleveland eland where here they have havo been spending the sum sum- mer |