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THE WASHINGTON TIMES, TUESDAY, JANTTAHY 25; 1910.
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TUESDAY, JANUARY 25, 191C.
THOSE "FIRE STOPS'
private and whose summer training England? j
course must be spent In learning the Does the British government pun-(
primary operations of a fighting ma- ish and disgrace the expert sea-1
chine? fighters when they say mat u ucr-
By all means have theoretical mil- many is going to have guns of a
itary courses in all colleges and uni- greater range they must have them,
versitics. By all means have sum- too?
mcr camps. But by all means havo Do the party newspapers charge
Btudcnt cadet corps and give the that it's a political conspiracy for
young men a thorough groundwork anybody to intimato that a British
in the business of fighting. With- naval gun isn't the best gun in the
out it thoy cannot be efficient ofii- world?
cers or anything elffo in the whole Not by a long way! The British
Tt,..i, WncWnfTtnn citizens are military rancre of work nnd dutv. .naval officers announce that if the
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most desirous of faster street car)
service they do not desire more
Commissioners should give careful' Tho Hon. George von Lengcrko tho British navy wherever they
A PREPAREDNESS LESSON
Germans bring against them 17-lnch
guns-which can outrango the British
naval guns, thoy will make junk of
..T Z luJ. L ":: u-f- . !, Meyer, erstwhile Secretary of tho catch it and flirht it. The British
abolition of the "fire stops" for , and all-round fighting man, newspapers agree that if the Gcr-
strcct cars ' Provided a fino example of prac- manB aro gojng. to havo such guns,
.u.. ot.cni,nltical preparedness. Being invited then the British navy must have yet
to let the street cars run faster. j! an ld. ad cherished enemy to biggcr guns and bcttcr guns. The
There could be no danger in raising "ic, ut n the street and settle it , ' British ministry doesn't gag any-
tho limit of street car speed to fif
teen miles in some sections and
eighteen in others. Washington's
streets aro wide, and on some thor
oughfares used by street cars, ve
hicles and pedestrians are few.
But tho "fire stop" provision, by
which cars must come to a halt at
streets crossed by fire engines, was
made following an accident which
demonstrated the need of such care.
At many of these stops passengers
Mr. Meyer, fresh from the prepared
ncss propaganda platform, put his
theories to the test and stepped.
Modern diplomatic usage in these
matters, displacing the ancient code,
rather presumes that the challenger
doesn't challenge unless he feels
pretty certain of his superior armor
and armament. The somewhat
meager details that the censor has
passed indicate that in this case the
body for saying that. Undoubtedly
the British ministry gets on the job
by providing tho guns which tho
British naval officers declare are
necessary to do to the new German
guns and ships what was so easily
and perfectly done to the old ones.
BELGIUM'S NOBLE 'RETORT
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(From The Times' Readers)
, Communication to Hie 3tnll line HUt
lio written on ono slrto of the tispr
pnlyi mint not exceed Kw word In
lenuth. ami muit be dinned Willi name
and mMrrss of Render, 'i'lio publlentloii
of letter In Tho Time' Malt It; do
not mean the Indorsement by The Time
of Urn opinion of tho writer. The Mnll
line I an open forum, wherii the tltl
ns of Wellington can nrsue most
question.
Plays and Players at Capital
Theaters This Week
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The German proposal that Bel
gium may be given separate peaco
challenged party demonstrated a
alight or board the cars regularly, fitness which indicated that his op- and restored to national integrity, if
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much reason for such stops as there
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came to her rescue in the hour of
her horror, has been rejected on tho
is for stopping at intersections of himself in a fashion that accorded highest Belgian authority with all
iyiui i,iiu niicsi, nuuiuuna uj. wiu win iiiuigiiukiuii iiiul duv.ii u ".u"u"-
navy. He accepted instantly, put out i ablo suggestion might have been
street car tracks; perhaps more, for
the tracks constitute their own
warning signal.
FREE TEXT BOOKS
from the Metropolitan Club port
under full steam, cleared for ac
tion, and gave, according to all re
ports, an excellent account of him-
Conirrcssman Buchannan of Illi- self. It appears that the wily foo
fy nois in introducing a bill to provide had the advantage of a concrete
jl free high school text books in the emplacement in the form of a side
( District of -Columbia has brought di- walk, which served useful nurnose:
rectly before Congress a need that but despite this the navy gunnery
hag been emphasized time and time was highly creditable and the heavy
again by citizens' associations and guns landed broadside after broad
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by labor unions in the Capital
Pennsylvania, a near neighbor,
and many Western States already
furnish free text books throughout
the school course. There is no rea
son why the National Capital
should lag behind in a matter which
is so important. There is an added
reason her.e why such text books
should be furnished because of the
extra expense in other directions in
the high school course. All boys
aro compelled by law to join the
cadets, unless excused under certain
exceptions, and these boys must
spend money for uniforms, for fees
for the company funds, and for
street car transportation on occa
sions of drill away from the vicin
ity of tho schools.
In some of the high schools the
laboratory fees, the cost of mate
rials, especially those in mechani
cal drawing and manual training
courses, are high. These combine,
with the cost of text books, to make
the high schools anything but "free"
to many small salaried residents.
The city should keep step with the
times and furnish free text books.
side. Honors seem to have been
well distributed, giving a telling ex
emplification of both the horrors
and the futility of war.
It is good to have these practical
disproofs of the charges that our
navy is unprepared. When a craft
that has been out of commission for
let's see, how many years is it ?
demonstrates such form, strategy,
and sheer fighting ability, it cannot
but be reassuring to folks who sus
pect that we are defenseless.
A STREET TOLL LIKE WAR'S
Now We Need An Eight-Hour Law
For Men of District.
To tho Editor of THE TIMES:
Tho eight-hour law for women In tho
District or Columbia has worked well.
Especially during holiday week wan this
groat boon to tho storeglrla appreciated,
for It did away with tho twolvo to fifteen-hour
work days of paat ncasonB.
Tho merchants aro doing as much busi
ness as they did in tho longer day.
Maybo It fs not yot tlmo for an eight
hour law for men. nut something
must bo done to amcllorato the lot of
market and grocery clerks, who still
havo to toll fiom twelve- to sixteen
hours In each twenty-four.
HOW enn minh mnti irli'n fittnflnn in
tholr families? iVhnt r-lmnco have thev
for development mental, spiritual, or
I'wynicuK
Tho least that should be dono is to
limit mcir labors to ten hours.
... ,, WORKER.
Washington, January 21.
The Teachers' Stand On the Board
of Education Proposition.
To the Editor of TUB TIMES:
I regret that Tho Times, In its Issue
or January 22, represented tho teachers
of Washington as claiming a, "Victory"
on tho school question now before a
aubcommJttco of tho District Commlt
teo In Congress. They make no such
claim, and. Inasmuch, as there Is yet
doubt as to what tho committee will
recommend. It would bo folly for them
to make such a claim.
To say that the teachers of tho High
School Association are alone satisfied
with incorporating In the proposed
school law the provision of tho organic
net safeguarding tho method of their
appointment and retention In service
would represent them falsely. They
favor strongly tho present method of
appointing the members of tho Hoard
of Education. They stand solidly for
tho retention of tho school law of liKW.
If any change Is to bo made, they would
welcome, a moro completo separation of
school and city government.
I hone you will bo good cnouch to
correct tho wrong impression conveyed
by tho article published, nnd give tho
true position of tho High School Asso
ciation on tho questions at issue.
Thanking you for our Interest nnd
courtesy, I am,
. WILLIAM J. WALLI3.
Washington, January 24.
(Tho Times did not represent that tho
teachers of tho High School Associa
tion "arc alono satisfied with Incot
poratlng In tho proposed school law the
provialon or Uio organic act safeguard
"T
HIS Greatest Nation,'
Ham Elliott and
by Wll-1 "It Pays to Advertise," at tho Na
Marlan tlonal Theater last ulght, without tho
expected to arouse. A nation that
has proved its capacity for such
heroism as that of Belgium, is not
going to desert in the midst of the
fighting. The whole nation, from
King to the humblest refugee, has
protested the insult to national
good faith.
This bald suggestion that Belgium
might buy peace at the price of
honor, illustrates the cynical atti
tude of a foreign office which a lit
tlr vhil( ntro denounced its sacred
-j... t.i:n! ., ,.oD i'ntf tne method of their appointment."
treaty obligations as scraps of The artCi0 m question said.
Crlghton, had Its premtcro
performance at the Bolasco
Theater last night.
Few groator subjects than that of
the pathway to peace could, bo chosen
at tho present time. From a dramatic
standpoint this production sorves to
convince through its humanness of
appeal rather than through its pal
pablo possibilities as propaganda,
much of the credit going to William
Elliott In the leading role.
Four sets by Joseph Urban gave a
scenic, background of extreme ap
propriateness. His treatment of the
primary colors as central themes upon
which to develop the minor details of
complimentary color, is remarkably
effective.
A short prologue, which presents Just
enough of the themo of tho piece to set
the audience on tho right scent, opens
tho story at the tlmo of the death of
Elaine, Queen of Thor, and mother of
Alan, Crown Prince of Thor.
With her last breath, she dedicated
her son, not to a Ufo of war, but to
peace, and Intrusts him to tho caro of
two faithful scholars. Somewhere, sho
herself cannot account for It. the price
less gift Of tho hatred for war wan
given her, and sho longs to havo her
ilttlo son becomo a man who loves
peace and prosperity
In order that ho may bo trained in
a practical Ray of living, sho leaves to
mm tho Ilttlo kingdom of Donau, a
mere patch of country lying between
his father's kingdom and that of their
ncignoor King, Jtadow or Adion
acc ono lakes place twenty years ar
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slightest difficulty demonstrated to a
capacity audlcnco why It ran a year in
New York.
From tho oncnlng line of Rodney
Martin, addressed to the stenographer
and his crusty old father, which was,
"Will you mairy mo?" to the capitula
tion of tho parent to tho all-compelling
force of "advertising," the comedy was
ono succession of delights to tho au
ditors.
Last night's production was a bene
fit for the Working Hoys' Home.
The battlo of tho hcnrdlfj-s ooy who
biuaks Into thu soap luslncss to "lniu"
tho tiust In opposition to his lather,
who frowns on .scnsatiotul advertising,
forms the basis of the "fnrclcal fact
In three nets." and o.cert for two
periods when tho pcnaulam or Joy
hwlngs somewhat to eadncsi, rollicking
fun is dispensed.
The eoap king and hla ftlenographcr
crmsDlro to dut tho son to work, tho
Incentive, being a wager of 13(,000
placed by tho rnrcnt with a rivil soap
makor. who also has u shiftless son.
Tho son fulls into tho trap and llkcwiso
In loo with tho tvnlst. Father disin
herits tho boy nnd discharges tho girl.
Then enters the wUiril who appreci
ates tho power of suncstton, the py
cholory of print. Jvamed Ambroso
l'eale, the press agent, collaborating
with tho son. hits upon "13 soap, un
lucky for dlit" as the trailc-inark for
their product. Thclt; nensatlonal adver
tising campuljrn stdith's the. commer
cial world, but whin tho financial ic
pourcos of the son, the press -vgent,
and the coiifpliinR stonogiapher are
about exhausted, oidcrs for soap bcjln
to pour 1.
Tills adds another dlfficnltv. for
father controls- the output of si.ap lie
tcr, at tho tlmo when tho Ufo aod work I re f lines to furnish the product nt 3
of Prlnco Alan havo matured In a cents a cako to be sold at 0 cents
wonderful project, a canal which is to I without getting in op the profits, and
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DRILL BEFORE EVERYTHING
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President Lowell, of Harvard, has
come out with fervor for military
preparedness and the training of col
lege students to be officers in volun
teer forces. He accompanies his
declaration, however, with the opin
ion that drills should be abolished
from colleges and universities.
President Lowell's method of pre
paring college students for calm and
deliberate command under the nerve
racking conditions of shell fire, for
coolness and decision in the face of I
infantry and machine-gun fire, in
cludes theoretical consideration in
the classroom, of military history
and science supplemented by sum
mer camps. His objection to college
drill is a left-handed one. "It would
bo wise," he says, "to confine such
military instruction ascan be given
in term time to those elements of a
college officer's duty which arc ap
propriate to a college curriculum."
The college youths of England,
shoulder to shoulder with the young metj.0(jB
men irom snops, lrum laciuriua, uuu
from slums, are learning that train
ing for war consists mostly of drill
drill drill. The basis of battle
co-ordination which makes an army
a fighting machine, a team both of
blood and of iron, with the human
brain, the nervous system and the
body working in such unison that the
soldier does the proper thing at tho
proper time by very instinct, is con
tinuous drilling.
Habit and obedience those arc
In 22,540 accidents of nineteen dif
ferent kinds in 1915, according to
the first complete twelve-month re
port ever issued by the Police De
partment on the subject, 059 persons
were killed and 23,321 injured in
the streets of New York city. It is
an appalling number, the more so be
cause Commissioner Woods offers no
hope that it will decrease. He goes
so far as to predict the annual ccle
for 1916 there will be fewer acci
dents in February, casualties reach
ing the low point of the year. Each
succeeding month will bring more
until the high point is reached in
July. There will be a drop in Au
gust, when the holiday season takes
thousands out of town. Maimmgs
and killings will jump again in Sep
tember, then fall month by month
until February, 1917, brings a new
low point. Bad weather keeps pco
plo indoors; fine weather brings
them out and increases hazardous
congestion.
The New York police department
has made persistent efforts at bet
tering conditions, aiming not only
at strict supervision of vehicular
traffic, but also at education of
drivers and pedestx-ians, with par
ticular intent to reach children
for children m 1915 paid 44 per
cent of the death toll and 32 per
cent of the injured.
But Mr. Woods remarks, "As the
Red Queen said to Alice, 'Wc have
to run as fast as wc can in order to
slav in the same place.'' The growth
of the city annually complicates tho i
pioblem just about enough to off
set the improvements in trailic
paper." beemmgly tlie ucrnn gov
ernment is incapable of understand
ing that there are some nations that
would not be guilty of such gross
indecency as the German oligarchy
perpetrated at the beginning of the
war. When the allies bound them
selves -not to make peace separately,
Berlin sneered; capable of breaking
faith and violating treaties when
ever it should be advantageous, Ber
lin assumed that any other country
would readily do' the same thing.
The indignation with which Belgium
refuses the bribe would be a real re
buff to any other nation. .
To ask Belgium to make a sepa
rate peace, merely because she was
not a signatory to the agreement
pledging her own autonomy, is like
asking the maker and beneficiary of
a note of hand to refuse its pay
ment and expect the indorsers to
meet the obligation. Belgium didn't
need to protest such an imputation
against her integrity. Only those
who are congcnitally incapable of
understanding what moral obligation
is, could doubt Belgium's loyalty to
her allies.
Such a peace suggestion, coming
from Germany at this time, serves
only the purpose of redoubling the
determination of her enemies to win
a decisive victory. It impresses
Aa between
tho Judge of
the commissioners and
the Supreme Court of
brlnjr nrosncrltv to hln neonlp.
Tho day for tho loosing of tho water
in tho locks, and tho men of threo
kingdoms, who have worked side by
biuo ior several years, liavo learned
tho
knnwlrrlirn Unit his ran has 1UJI1C2S
acumen as well ns excellent Judcmcnt
In selecting the stenographer aa his llfo
pmtner ,
.lolin miner, in me ixirerrciy lamauvo
B.V.V1 mi several yearn, Jiavo learncu I .""ii .--- . . ', '
Mm mrnnino- nf ii, ,.,..,i ....i. .! role nf the iiress accnt. proved a come
democracy, as taught them by their be- dlnn of abundant dimensions He was
UUU.II WHV1 Wfiv.t J!nv- rM..i "j
loved friend nnd nrinrn Aim.
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iijo uaugmcr or Kadow, the Princess
Tho eternal triable was the themo of
a thrilling drama, almost melodramatic
In spots, which iipt a capacity auV- ,
enco at tho Poll's gripping its chair
arms through foi.r full acs last nighty
In delineating (Jeorge lirotufhursrw
"Tho Uw of tho Land," Jhft Broadway
cuccess of Julia Dean, the Poll Players
had chills coursing up and down tho
spines of their audlcnco In true melo
dramatic entertainment.
In a ost difficult and trylnr role, tax
ing her emotional ability. Miss nitton
house achieved a now aur.ccss in tho
character or tuo pivot or the triangle
he abused nnd brow-beaten wife of
Lawyer Robert Harding, plnycd by Pen
'Caggart, and tho lover if Geoffrey
Morton, dashing young clvll engineer,
played by A. II. Van Buret!.
In a tragic first act, ilnost a pri
logue, .the plav 'started in thrilling,
heart-gripping fashion. Tho remaining
three acts were devoted to caving Mis
Harding fiom the clutches of the 'fiw
and preventing the self saci'flco of hff
lover, suspected of the murder of tin
"cruel" husband.
In tho suppressed cmottcnal scenes
Miss Rlttenhouso was seen at her best
Replete with broad, lurid tcnes of melo
drama. Miss Rlttcnhouse gavo a moit
nitural Intel prctatlon of tho murdor
etnlnd wife, wilting to pay tho penalty,
but pi i vented by a mesh of circum
stances In which her child, Bennl",
ployed by Piss Helen Huyes Brown,
was th moving nnthcr-sacriflce.
Miss Prown. botii in nciamas and
middy ult, shared with Miss Rltten
houso tho liberal npplause given tho
two chief feminine role.". In the
comedy scenes. Miss Prown was
especially pleasing.
In the minor rart of the faith' il
English butler. J. Hammond Dalley, in
hi canny, but Homotlmes misguided,
efforts to keep police suspicion from
his mistress, scored a new personal
cuccesi.
Ralph Remley. as the lawyer's secre
tary, returned once more to a seml-Juve-rlle
role, and ss the protector of his
employer's wife, gae a satisfying In
terpretation The rtnnl "punch" of both melodrama
nnd comedy was contributed by Howard
Lang ns the brogue-tinged pollen In
spector. It was one of the most de-
the success of his own powcis In the hitfttrul roes In which Mr. Lang has
tlnnl net when orders for tho unmadO I i u f -rim 1rnmnl triln'nr
Adrls. in love with Alan. 'is visiting at i (,"al nct wncn ,r'lcr8 for thc unmade iyot bccn cart
i,.,fhme:nd Planning for the celebra-i wnp began to roll in. called for lilt
nun un mo next uay. wncn tne com-i "l,ll."u """," ,..........,.. . ...-
a iu cuiiirn mi iiir in ht urn nnmn n r , uwu ' .. ..-...,.,..---.-, ..
once
Mystified and worried, Ainn tries to
got In communication with her fathei.
but does not succeed He Is soon in
formed, however, that his own father
has declared war on Radow. and that
his canal cannot bo opened. It seems
that In lrrleatinir thn In ml nf h, 1 1 1 1 1 .
kingdom he would nccesfarily gUc great
the District, ho said he fMr Wallls be- "I'J'0, "'klnf dom .f &,,0tn ,,J,,t, V?"
ileved thc teachers would favor the
latter because of the high records made
b boards so appointed.
Tho article also bears out Mr. Wa'llij'
contention that teachers "favor strong
ly the present method of appointing the
ii'cmbeis of the Uonrd of Education."
It outlined the chatt the association
prepared to prove the present method
of appointment Is that followed by oth
er cities, and to show that previous
methods In Washington schools had not
been satisfactory )
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IN CAPITAL TODAY
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ON PROGRAM
i them more than ever with the feel
ing that a government whose ideals
are so low that it could suspect an
other of such baseness, is not safely
to be left in arms and strength. It
is a menace to the very safety of
civilization.
THE PACIFISTS' MISTAKE
NAVAL GUN PREPAREDNESS
In the matter of preparedness
against danger, probable or possible,
immediate or remote, think of the
way they do it in Europe and the
way we do it.
Because the British navy has had
faster fighting ships, carrying guns
which could shoot further, the Ger
man fleets, as war factors, haven't
existed. From the great guns and
swift ships of the enemy the Ger
man dreadnaughts havo had to be
sheltered like cockleshells behind
fields of floating mines and massive
coast defenses.
But rumor has it that Germany
has built and is mounting on some of
her battleships 17-inch guns which
will outrange the naval guns of tho
British. If Germany does get dread
naughts - equipped with superior
shooting power, German ships which
heretofore have been helpless can
chase those invincible monsters of
only tho other dav off thc high seas,
than thc student whose mind is i as a year ago the German navy was
crammed with thc theory of bnt- chased off the high scus.
"ifclions and regiments in battle or1 Now, in thc possibility of these
thc two prime qualities of a soldier's I
foundation on which must rest all
else. They arc to be had only by
drilling. Student objection to drill
m those institutions which now have
military training largely is based on
thc obligation of getting into uni
form regularly and reporting for
duty at a set time. Such regularity
makes for habit. It also makes for
obedience. It makes for prompt ac
tion. Who can say that such a cadet is
not far better material for the in
tensive training of a summer camp
Right in thc front lank of pa
cifists in this country is David Starr
Jordan, head of Stanford Univer
sity, California. Dh Jordan thinks
he knows that preparedness breeds
war, rather than staving it off or
insuring that, if it comes, it will
end right.
There are times when the pacif
ists' confidence seems a little too
Btrong. A year before the present
war began, this same excellent Dr.
Jordan published a book, "War and
Waste." What he said about war
and waste was true and impressive
enough. War is undesirable, and
it is wasteful. There was no quar
rel on those points. But in addition
Dr. Jordan committed himself thus:
"What shall we say of the great
war in Europe, ever threatening,
ever impending, and which never
comes? We sha'll say that it will
never come. Humanly speaking, it
is impossible."
That was the positive assurance
of Dr. Jordan a year before this war
began.
If he was so mistaken then, i3 it
not possible that he and his kind
may be equally mistaken now?
They assure us that this country
will never have a great war; will
never need a military establishment.
Suppose the nation takes their
word, and then finds that they have
been as sadly mistaken as Dr. Jor
dan was in 1913!
A lot of hitherto unsuspected boys
will now be found to be friends of
tho people.
Today.
Dcbntp, "Ctiuorahln of Motion I'Murr '
student of Mckinley Manual Tralnl.iC
bchool. In choo1. afternoon
Addrr, "Safety Klrt In Washington." W.
V I'eabody, Homo club, Ip m
Meeilnc. Hebrew Women. ElcUh Street Tern-
pip 3 pm.
lecture, Dr I C Q Anleron, -lort Smn-
lah-Amerlcan Atheuin, Itauaclior , . p. in.
Luncheon, Ladle of St. Andrew' Enl3CopJl
Church, Old Maaonlo Temple. 11 to Z p. in.
Musical, benefit of the blind. Library of Con-
rresj. 8 15 ! m.
Ball, Columbia lxl ce. No. 4S4, llrothcrhood
of Railroad Trainmen, National Ulrica Hall,
s p in
Social. Jewish Hranch, V. P. S. U. Ill E
treet north" cut, 8 15,
llectlnc archaeology section. Twentieth Cen.
tury Club, XiZ Woodley place, I p. in.
Celebration, Mt. Pleasant LiOdRTe, No. 33, F.
A A. M . Arcade ballroom, S p m.
Meeting, North Capitol and Kckln.Uon Citi
zens' Association. Mathew G. Kmory
School, 7 30 p. m
Lecture. "Tho Literary Character of tho
Sermon on tho Mount " Prof ismar J.
1'erltz. aannmbly hall. Colleiie of History.
American UnUerslty. 3"0 p m.
Formal hop, officer of Fort Myer, 9 p. m.
Meeting:, Intercollegiate boclalut Societ), I
P m.
Masonic Federal, No 1, Aracla. No. II; Ta-
koma. No. 19; Mount Pleasant, No. 33:
Mount Horeb. No. 7, Scottish Kite, Itobert
Ue Ilruco Council, Knlsht Kadoah
Eastern Star Elects, No. :; Bethlehem, No.
7. Friendship No 17
Odd Fellow Washington, No. 6. Golden
Rule. No 51. Amltv. No 57.
Knlchts of Plhla Webster. No. 7. Tlxcel
dor No. 14. Capital, No 54, and Myrtle,
Maccabees Theater part of National BeWsw,
Liberty Review, lianq.uet
nd Men-Oscrola Tribe. No IS.
Meeting. Osteopathic Association of the rl-
trlct. offices of Dr. Lulu Wateri, Fontanet
Court, S p. in
Luncheon, ladle of St. Andrew' Episcopal
Chunh. for benefit of church. Old .Masonic
Temple, 11 a. m. to 5 P. m.
Address, "Missions In Action " Mrs. D E
Wlber Y W. C. A 4 3 p. m
Reception. Alpha clnfs, at Logan. Iona
Ircle. S to 10 p m ,
Address "What the Social!! Want 'and
Why They Wapt It " Mr noo I'aator
Stokes, under auspice of the Wiahlngton
Alumni Chapter. Public Library, S p. m.
Amusements.
New National "It Pa to Advcrtla,' .15
p. m.
Relaco "Tho Greatest Nation." 3 50 p. m.
Poll" "Tho Law of the Land," ?:15 and k:15
p m.
Kelth-Vaudelllc. 5 13 and t 13 p. m
Casino "East Lnnc." 5 15 and S:15 p. in.
Uajetj llurlesque, 5 10 and 8.10 p. m.
Loew'a coinmuia I'noiopiays, jv . n. in. 10
11 p. m.
Tomorrow.
Concert, ballroom Raleigh Hotel, ltublnit.Mn
Club. 8 p in. , . ,
Meeting, Commlttco on Prevention of i uber
culoMs and Medical Association of District,
tleorgo Washington I nlcrlt, S p. m
Patrnnal Feast, school of fcatrcl hcloiiceM,
Catholic FnUersliy.
Lecture, Prof Perlu, 'The Essential reach
ing of the Sermon on the Mount, ' Hall of
the Collego of Hlstor, American UnUer-
Mecll'ng. Italian llranch Socialist Party, 811
13 stiect northwest. S 15
Meeting. executle committee. Socialist party,
8 13 p in.
Meeting. Hoard of Education, FranUIa
School. 3.30.
Motion Picture, Y. M. C. A . 8:1j p in.
"Tho New Minister," plajlet. nrothrhood
ilaK Grace Reformed Church, S p m
I;i lure, German Drama, Emma Goldman,
Arcade Hall, 8 p. m ..,...
Mn.rmir-iinrmnnv. No. 17. school of Instruc
tion. Columbia, No. 1, Roal Arch Mason.
Eastern Star Naomi, No, 3, Brookland, No.
Odd' Fellow-Eastern. No 7, nnd Federal
Cltv, No. 50, Harmony, No f.
Knight of Pythla-Mt. Vernon. No 5. Her-
molne J.v 15. Union, No 55. Columbia,
No "8
PMhlan Sisters Friendship Temple. No
knight of Columbus -Dramatic performance,
CaiToll Coum.ll anniversary celebiatlon.
Annual dinner. Dartmouth Association, Unl-
erlt Club S p in.
Luncheon, ladle of St Andrews' Enlzconal
Chunh for benefit of ilie ihurch. Old
Masonic Temple, 11 a m to 2 p. m,
foro he can mnrch at thn limit if hi
people, KIiik Thor Is assanslnatcd
Adion, anxious for an excuse to trv
to obtain a seaport throUKh tho con
trv of his neighbors. Intel picts tho con
struction of the canal w rough, ami
plans to dynamite thc locks hut on
the day thnt Kins; Radow expects de
struction, sreat nrmfuls of red i iset
are borne down the stream, tho mes-sano
of Alan to Adris. The Klnp. houcver.
interprets the roses ns a declaration of
wai. and orders that Jils armlC3 march
acnlnst the armies of former prlnco.
now Klnp, Alan of Thor, whose peoplo
aro wild with the outrage of the assassination
But the flshtlnr; dne not materialize '
The men refuses to march acalnst ono
another. Alan appears sparselv attend
ed In the home of his enemy, and de
mands a settlement, not with millions of
people at war. but bv either discussion I
or personal combat of thc parties most
interested. An old idea, perhaps, but ,
one which seems to huve u new nnd
wonderful significance today A charm
ins love story runs throughout with
OMvo WVndham In tho role of Princess
Adrls. She Is as unaffected ns is Mr.
Elliott. Minor characters arc well por
trayed. T E. VODER.
The stenographic heroine of Miss Kdna
llaker measured up to the high stand
nrd of her clever co-workers, and Will
iam Holden, as the father, was capital
throughout
Incidental part vrere well essajed D.v
Doroth Foster as the excitable Trench
confidence woman, and Hernard Thorn
ton as the caddish son of tne rival soap
manufacturer Edward MiQuade was a
boisterous collector
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KEITH'S.
3
Phe dramatic structure
m to icnore tho guilt oC
Mrs. Harding while overcome with thi
perfidy of her 'huebar.d. and Mr. Lanii
Kave a most convincing interpretation
of an unconvincing police character.
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CASINO.
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r
GARDEN.
If nothing else is gained, the fact
that William S. Hart gets out of the
Inevitable cowboy costume and Into
civilized apparel for at least 4,000
feet of "Between Mn. would prove
welcome to this actor's friends In the
reappearance of the Triangle pro
gram at the Garden thc first part of
this week. Mr. Hart and House Peters
arc the lending characters In the
piece, -with Enlu Markey In trc wom
an's role.
The story deals with the attempt on
the part of a stockbrolccr to win a
bride bj making her father a pauper.
The father's frlenJ, a Western mlnei,
comes to his rescue in rather spec
tacular style The piece is well pro
duced, giving Tom Ince a chance to
Indulge his liking for directing se
cral sorts of crowds.
Weber and Fields ana a. natatorium
full of most graceful and comely
swimmers and dlveis furnish tho Kc -stone
feature of thc fore-week pio
gram under the title of "The Worst
of Friends." Despite tho fact that
tho Kej stone police force figures In
the action In part, it appears to be
a ery much subdued crowd and only
falls Into the swimming pool once. The
nim Is full of Weber and Fields and
Mack Sonnet comedy, Sennet bcInK
the director.
Beginning Thursday Helpn "Ware
will be seen In "Cross Currents" as
the leading feature.
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STRAND.
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The drawing power of "Tho Battlo
Cry of Peaco" appears to lncreaso from
tho character of the crowds that at
tended thc exhibitions of tho film es
terday, beginning tho second week of
the production at the Strand Theater
Among the people InHho audience wero
many film experts who enmo hero to
witness tho production of tho drama
In tho manner It has been changed by
Manager Tom Moore, of thc Strund.
Tho rearrangement oi me nim uy air.
Moore from tho original to tho conclso
story that Is being shown hcio h.ia
caused much faoiahlo comment
among the experts anu tuey iiao asked
that the film bo sent out In its present
A arled bill furnished continuous
amusemento the audiences at the open
ing performances at Keith's yesterday,
and there were so many encores that
the show waa perceptibly lengthened.
The drama of the tlmberland. "The
Forest Fire." with Its wonderful scenic
effects, caps thc climax, and the finale
of the raging flames sweeping throush
the woods, as thc locomotive dashes
down the mountnln side, with trees fall
ing, is a triumphant leallsm of stage
craft. A largo and capable company
adds to tho effect.
Frederick V. Bowers and a company
of Hincei'3 and dancers appear In n. de
lightful scenic song icview, which of
fers on opportunity for ocal oriqlnal
lt. Changes of scenery and costumes
are pleasing features
Jnmrs and Bonnie Thornton, tho
youngest of the old-timers, nppear
ugaln in their offering of the days of
long njo. with "Annie Roonej" and a
monologue by Mr Thornton that re
called old times to many of the audi
ence Hazel Hiislam and Joseph Bernard
have a delightful comedv plajlet. "Who
Is She'" by Willard Mack, with the
usual happy denouement
Ruth Rove's offering of sonc.s and
Bert Saoy and Jay Brennan m "On
the Riulto" won rounds of applause, as
did Wnllace Bradlcv nnd Xccna Norrls
In a ulnglng and dancing number In
"Lovclnnd,"' nnd the Caltes brothers In
a dancing act.
( LOEWS COLUMBIA. )
One of the three real photopkijs that
hae been produced Is what a careful
critic has called "The Ragamuffin," by
William C. DeMllle. In which the Lasky
Company presents Blanche Sweet at the
Columbia thc fiist part of this week J
Mr. DeMllle both wrote and directed
the pioductlon of this play, and that I
he has gamed mucn Knowledge or. pic
ture possibilities Is shown In tho con
struction of this play. While it is a
crook plaj, and contains a lot of crook
episodes, and while somo of Its scenes
aio rather Ion: drawn out for no ap
parent dramatic purpose, "Tho Raga
muffin migni scre as n mouci ior
construction for the betterment of the
motion plcturo Industry In general.
It relates the hlstor of a young girl
born In the slums and a young mm
who is heir to a fortune. Thev nro
hi ought together In a natural manner.
The story Is sound dramatic construc
tion, and gives to the photoplay an ex
ample of what can be done by pains
taking work on thc part of thu author
and nioducer
Miss Sweet glcs elilonco of possess
ing ical acting ability of a high quality
Tom Forman, ns the young man, In
tho case, is a fitting leading man for
tho piece. The piogram also includes
a Lubin comedy, introducing Billlo
Reeves, a BiograPh drama, and tho
Paramount travel picture with Australia
as the theme.
In line with the recently adopted pol
icy of the management of the Caslnu
to revive a number of the famous emo
tional plays, "East Lynne" vas pre
sented last night, and. Judging from th
expressions of appreciation of the au
dience, the pla which made their
grandparents laugh and weep In turn
has lost none of Its charm for the pres
ent genciatlon. The play as it Is be
ing presented at the Casino Is allshtlv
changed In some parts from the original,
and Is staged in five acts with eight
scenes, by Elmer H. Brown.
Miss Jane Ware Is cast as Barbara,
while- the leading man's role of Archi
bald is allotted to Louis Ancker. Es
pecially effective was the performance
of Iviiil.se Kent as Lady Isabel Cariyle.
Iwho handled effectively a difficult role.
The part of the country maid was taken
by Jane Ware, while Maude Eburne.
Nona Kelly. Eddie Davis, Gale Batter
lee. Charles Pevton. Paul Brew, and
Kathcrlne Luce were all effective In
their respective parts.
c
BIJOU.
J
Princess Texlco heads tho bill at tha
Bijou this week with a brand new danca
fealuie, in a costume that is said to
be one of tho most expensive In the.
burlesque field. The bill presents a
number of special costumes and special
ties in the comedy skit. "The Mashers.
Hap Jones has a sketch based on av
Mexican arena, and Charlie Egan, bill
ed as Uic actor-pugilist, sings a num
ber of songs and elves a monologue
with mucrr ring dialogue. Phil Collins,
the Hebrew comedian, and Lew Klkle,
the Irish comedian, with Edith Astor.
lmo the principal parts in the oomeay.
presenting many original song and
dnncc numbers through the action or
tho piece.
BRITAIN TO PASS DYE
C
GAYETY.
3
FOR TIP
1
Bureau of Engraving and Print
ing Will Soon Have New
Shipment From Germany.
O ill-
say
rlshj
in off
Tuneful music and comedv predomi
nated at tho Gajctv -vesterday when
Hd Lee Wrotho and "Sliding" Billy
Watson appeared In a big burlesque
ca i nival.
.Too Hui tic has provided for these two
popular comedians n Hliow of amnio
Mii.-mlltv and excellent quality. Wrotho
form rather than In thn form 'in which : opens tlie show with a fnrto entitled
it ; nrlrlnnllv nut tocether. Tlier ".Irnltor Higglns at the Races. it is in
v . .-c.- v - - wl.. . .. ... nt 41.n.n linliii. in
wero many scenes In tho original pro
duction which diu not anu to tne ef
fectiveness pf tho preachment In the
least. These have all been eliminated
and the 111m as now shown Is a very
carefully worked out sermon on pre
paredness, vlvldlly shown, but without
thoso features which previously bvvo
offense.
Tho story deals with tho family of a
millionaire peaco advocate and what
happened to it when a foreign foo at
tacked New York. The pictures show
in Just what a defenseless condition
tlie United States is at the present time
and how easy It would bo for a well
trained army and navy of n foreign
power to captuio New York city and
destroy most of the Uastem section of
the countrv
Capt Jack Crawford, tho 'poet 'scout"
and lectuirr, delivers u shoit address
at each production of thn film. Captain
Crawford is a civil war .cteian and
an advocate of preparedness.
three hecnes. two nt tnem noing laid at
thf Belmont racetrack Blllv Watson
and his Inimitable slldo hold tho stago
during the closing part of the cntcitnln
mont. Watson appears ns Otto in "Tho
FIvlnr Dutchman." the sceno being lo
cated in the Patent Office here. Tho
supporting companv la good, Max
Fehrrr.an. ir , Al Dupont, Owen Martin,
and Jack Howard addlnc much to tho
mircoss of the two shows. Katelle Col
bert has tho soubretto role, and sang
nnd danced herself Into favor with yes-
terdav s largo audiences.
Kthel Marmount. stateiv in appenr
nnce and a dellehtful singer, won manv
reculls vvitn "uid rnsnioned aieiortj."
in which fcho was .assisted bv the chorus
llj.'rl Wootlburv nlso sautr a number
nf eui cs In pleasing fashion Thc chorus
is t llvelv imKici'atlon of irood looking
gills who HPPin to take much Interest
In thcii work Tho show Is handsomely
mounted nnd thc costumes aro now and
uttracUvc.
Someone who Is a c!ose observer the)
sort of fellow who knows when the tiost
ofrico clock hnndfl need washing or Ins
neighbor has a new necktie says the
i cd 2-ccnt postage stamps aren't ns red
as they used to be. The 8-cent slamr.
which once wero of an olive green, 'i
says, aro now of a yellowish green tlnre
Director Joseph 13. Ralph, of tho Bu
reau of Engraving and Printing.
tho closo observer Is absolutely
about It. Our stamps have been
color and slcklv looking for some eight
months, and thc shortage of Qermna
djes is rosponslblo for their faded appearance.
substitute American or foreign des
havo not conveyed the bright colors of
tho German product. However, the di
rector imparts a rather Important bit of
news when he says that arrangements
have been made with England and tier
many for thc receipt by this Govern
ment of a shipment of the needed Gei
man dves. Tho understanding is, thnt
tho dyes are strictly for tlie us of
Undo Sam. nnd It is on this condition
that they are allowed to come throush
in these war times.
Mr. Ralph expects to get the oys
within tho next two weeks, and UKn
tho stamps will reflect their old-time
brightness. . , ,,., . ..
"It is true." said Mr Ralph, "that the
lack of German djes has resulted in it
slight change In color of our stamps.
This Is especially noticeable In the red
stamps, and the 2-centers will bo found
of lighter color than heretofore There
aio also other stamps presenting a
faded appearance The 8-cent sticker Is
probably the best example. It used to be
an olive green, and Is now of a more
jellowlsh tlnce.
"We have been without German dyes
for seven or eight months, and have
been forced to use what may be called
adulterated colors. Imported or do
mestic. These colors cost more, but
hnvo less luster I teccntlv paid Jl pr
pound for reds ' whereas I used to
puichnse the Oernipn color at 24 cents,
and the latter pioduct seomed to be
about four times tho coloilng strength
of the dye we aro now using."
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