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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-02-28
BURGLAR \
B|J0.UI BOX !: OFFICE D. 6 I.
Finding No Money, He Pied E'ieed
Eleven Thousand Tickets
as Menlento.3

The wealth q the Count e; !, 4 Of Ga Mo nns
''BlJoll" Saturday night proved too nluch
for5 the morals of some one UNKNOWN.
who knows the bywnys and customs o. q
that coy play house, jisl5 e ,g,, I,
A member Of the light I'm gered tribe
determined that he would share IN the
spells OF "fnt" week of box office re-
iceipts and secretedt himself In the theatre
after the play. A 8 soon as the lights were
turned off this Richmond Rattles I, mace y ~,
his way to the upper gallery and Gil bed
out on top of the box office IN the ion'oS:
He tore the top from the sanctum OF
Mr.. Blair Meanly, the treasurer, and
dropped into the office. W |, al
Alas for his dreams Of casily acHuirte 60
wealth. There was not az penny ~ y f III .
It'll. al IL q Z, 3s59} ~; . !
For revenge the marauder tore up and
3defaccd about eleven thousand tickets
that had been arranged for this week. 8
sale, and made his poverty stricken es-
4 MI. Mcanly and his assistants were
busy all day yesterday getting Things
3: In 's Speaking Of tho attempted robbery
Mr.. Meanly said ::
LIT must have been someone who Knew ,aN
thes6 treatre and our habit Of Keeping
money In the drawer. We generally Keep
$25 change on hand, but on. Saturday
night we had removed every cent, and
the thiefsdid not get anything.
F. The detectives are working on the case.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-02-28
H.0A ] ! denies [ I. \.
RiUM0RS OF. HITCH j. '|'.F|..
Negotiations at Present Said iaarltis5 TO
h Be With Republic Steel Al; and A.
Iron Company.
tspeclal 4 Is The Times Dispatch.)

NEW YORK, Feb. ~ 21. Loser h an =;
hitch ii the denl &of the transfe o q,
CONTROL Interest the sloss j; ,s sh 81,
n The more active nego atoms I, at me
in tho Republic Iron and steel Company Y:
It is understood the men e,l rWno are ~
pprenasp etrFhi Wou1d
not Involve a price basis for the Repup-
lie stock is understoS cd tn ead o tn 6o
which would be sufficient to pay OF Gtne
company 5 outstanding preferred stoc *
lie Company mana cement will rs sell 10 al
its properties at o. big price ICE o ons 1ha.
onof the eompanes haya nG
tho Republic Company and that they are
negotiatIng thtne United states s @sse ~
over the latter property. In the event:
+ OF success on this tpoint 1t Is understood
that they will buy the soEhern proper
ties outright. L, S
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-02-28
MR. BURTON PROMOTED.
Mr.. j. G. Corley, Manager 9
Cable Co., Rewards Merit. u


General Manager J. g. Corley, ofa.the
Cable Company, announces tho Eappolnt-
ment, effective March LIST, Of Mr., q. Ber-
inard Burton as manager Of the NolfolP
branch of that corporation, vice Mr.. w. Il.
Lyman, transferred.
\ Behind this formal announcement. Us
woven a short story ofSthe efforts OF q
young man and y richly merited reward
Mr.. Burton cast his fortunes with the
Cable Company about ton years ago, en-
tcrlng their service Mt the age OF fifteen.
on Mr. Corley's approval OF the recon-
mendation of the Rev Preston NASH VINO
spoke in complimentary terms OF the
young man. Mr., Burton has proven him
self worthy in every way Of thethigll tes-
timonial furnished by the Rev. Mr., Nash.
Mr. Burton Is young man, popular
alike among his business associates and
personal friends. lie is A. musician OF
ability being organist Of one of Rich
imond's prominent churches, ii
Mr. W. r. Lyman, whom Mr.. Burton
succeeds takes n step higher on the lad
der and after March 1stwlll occupy an
important department position with the
Cable Company In Richmond. sE5
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repotting$ plants for spring blooming and \
take every angleworm they could find
In the earth, = By and BY they grew 80 5
greedy that when i had IA pot that held \
no worms they would reproach me ana Z
call mo hard names. This led TO my {
making an agreement with them to FUR
nlsh them with all the worms they want
ed. g ~ 5ii
s.,For the first year or SO ] did no more
than a fair business. but as It was noised I
abroad that Beers kept nice worms for
sale the orders camc II, fast. l now have
six logshcads filled with rich earth and
every ounce OF the dirt lis isewed through
and through and bolted together with fat
2angloworms. ] do not know how many
there are In all, but think there are
more than million OF them An yhow.
I sell enough to bring n from Wv 20 WV
q year, nearly all OF which Is clear GAIN
as the worms live on leaves and rotten
vegetable matter, which cost me nothing
expect a few minut es every day spent 10
throwing the sweepings OF the rooms
where trim my plants into tho hogs-s
heads and pouring ina pail OF water now
and then az the earth gets dry. is3
"Some OF my worms are perfect giahts.l
.Thcre are more than 800 worms IN my
collection, every one OF which u 10 eisnt
inches or more In length 81 and as biz
around as carpenter's blue pencil. The
parents OF these worms Imported from
Belgium, where they raise the biggest
earth worms in the world. In among the
monsters are other worms SO small thatS
YOU can hardly SEQ them without glasses.
But the little fellows will grow and be
big enough to sell next winter. II takes
about three years for an Z nngleworm to
come to full maturity Most Of them
VIII i've much longer. but after reaching
three years they begin TO break IN two,
each part turning to a perfect worm, SO
1 try5to keep my selling stock under three
years OF age. They are more uniform, ana
the fish seem to like the young worms
better than the ones which q re old ana .rN1
tough. jl5Ss355 y, I
IAN earthwormf has more methods OF
increasing its family than q top onion
They lay eggs by the thousand. and every
egg Is very sure to hatch. Then. after
the laying season is over the females wiz
put outElittle pink spines, and every spine
OF this sort VIII grow into q worm worn ana
drop off and crawl away just as ~ tnat
was the most approved way q making
worms. Finally. when the woNns be-
come old and fat, they seem to break ~
two from their own weight, ana instead
Of going to a worm hospital, or bleeding
to death, as they should do, the wounds
heal up right away, and there are TWO
perfect worms where there had been only
nne ~ ;Ssti sbs, Y IS sSsg
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-02-28
SHAKEsPEARE's ART.
Dr.. Woodward Lectures at Rich
mond College Thursday Night.

The first lecture OF the faculty course
Of lectures at Richmond College will be
given Thursday evening by Frank q;
English. Ills subject will be 1.-THE Ele-
ments Of shakespeure's Art, The speak
or will give nj, estimate of the elements y,
that made Shakespeare the successful POT .l.
trayer OF character. the supreme genius genius.
Tho lecture viii be popular In character:
The name of the speaker IS suiilcient
guarantee Of a treat, for, he IS known. as
ness. The public is cordially invited to
attend without card or further invitation.
The lecture will begin at S:1b p. NJ.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-02-28
INSURED .PAUPER; GOT
MONEY WHEN She DIED I. ]
i(By Associated Press.)

MACON, G a., Feb. q The grand jury
brought in two indictments to-day against
Mrs. Maggie Dung, charging her with
Mrs. Mary Ilinson an In y.
mate OF the Paupers' Home here, for the
purpose Of fraudulently obtaining from
the Penn Mutual and New York Life
Insurance Companies 5000 each. a short
time ago. at is alleged, Mrs. Young had
the life Of Mrs. Mary Gloss, another
inmate of3the PauperI Home, insured with
herself as beneficiary She had Mrs. Gloss
removed to her own home, where she died
the same night The policy has not yet
been paid Mrs. Young also tried to in
sure the lives Of other inmates, but did
not succeed. j t Is believed she is the tool
Of. other people. the identity Of whom Is
not known. She Is the daughter of a well
known man and her husband is q hard
working man. 6a
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-02-28
Farmers Institute.
lspeclal 10 INC Times. pIspatcl,.l

Especial 10 The Tlmes- Dlspatch.) w
WINCHESTER, VA, Feb. 27,-The ans
nual meeting of the Farmers Institute.
the Virginia Department OF, Agriculture
and Immigration, was attended by about
five hundred prominent farmers and their
ties. Charles w Heater. member OF the
board from the Seventh Congressional
District, presided and practical addresses
We're made by Professor Andrew M.
ssoule, dean, of the College OF Agriculture
and director OF the State Experimental
Hedges, Of the State Test Farm. at SAKE.
Charlotte coanty. and Professor g. j.
Davidson. dean Of tho College Of Science
and Chemistry Of the State Experiments
al Station, BlacksburG, $1,000
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-02-28
Dinners Are Heavy.

fs II has been seriously asserted by many
people that we are naturally lighter after
a meal, and they have even gone the
length OF explaining this by the amount
sof3gas TINT is developed from the food,
Average IobseryationsI however, show that
We lose three pounds six ounces between
night and .mornlng; tllat we Eatn . one
Wa again lose about fourteen ounces be-
fore lunch; that lunch puts on an average
of one pound; that we again lose during
the ternOOn an average of ten OUNCES,
but that an ordinary dinner to healthy
persons adds two pounds two ounces TO
their weight,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-02-28
DEATH FOLLOWS DEATH.
Mrs. Bennett Lives But Short
Time After Her Sister. 5

II Mrs. M. e. p. Bennett of No. 1oik west
Grace Street widow Of John G. +, Ben
nett, of Charleston 8. g, and eldest
daughter of the late DR.. James and Mary
Phillips Gardiner, Of Lynn, Mass. died
at 80 this morning at her residence,
Notable about this sad death Is the
quick succession with which It followed
that Of Ms. Benefits sister, Miss julia
Gertrude Gardiner, youngest daughter OF
DR.. and Mrs. Gardiner, who died satur-
day evening. 1
Tho arrangements for Mrs. Bennett's
funeral will be announced later.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-02-28
PICKETT CAMP.
The Underwood Case Is Dis
missed by the Veterans,

Pickett Camp, Confederate Veterans,
held it's usual weekly meeting last night
with fair attendance. Comrade z. ~
IIoehr, presiding, N
Comrale j. r. Stansbury was reported
Very III. but was somewhat improved
yesterday, Comraie ]. Il. Hay, who has
Major William Kean. Of Louisa Camp,
was a visitor at the session and was ac-
corded cordial welcome, He made an
address to the veterans,
camp was that which informally came up
the question of Mr.. ]. G. underwood's
claim TO a commission on all the moneys
paid In for the Confederate Battle Abbey
fund,
Comrades H. Henng Smith and " II,
Courtney apneared as, a committee from
the Sons of Confederate, Veterans and adj
dressed the camp In behalf of the monu-
ment to the Confederate women
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-02-28

Fifteen MINERS were
KILLED I'm EXPLOSION u !! u \
Were at Work In West Virginia.
Mine Laying Rails On On,
Track Extension.

4 BtUEF1DLD, WI. VA, Feb. u The u
search OF mine No. J Mt Wilcoo, where where.
IA explosion occurred yesterday, was Y,
completed to-day and no other bodies @
tim tho fifteen previously taken y t out
nav rossibiy be found In heaps OF coal
Md slate that remain to ID examined
;ltis supposed. that men In the mine have,
nov boon accounted for. The larger por-l
ton Of the men killed were engage!d. n
laying rails In extending tracks orBminte
cars Only hulf q dozen Of the miners s
wore digging. superintendent Q TO- o says
Iho thinks gus was responsible for The cx X
tplosion @ q q sf5 5 b s siS & IN Y 9'5 81
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-02-28
STATUE TOO
B|GiT HANDLE EASILY |!

8(By.A ssoclated Press. ,

y SAVANNAH. GA, \ Feb. 1.-THE eques
3trian statue9of General Nathan Bedford
Forrest the great Confederate cavalry
leader, has not arrived at Memphis, as
stated, but is irrsthe railroad yards hero
having arrived last Tuesday by steamer
from New York whence It was rece we'd
from Paris, where 1t was cast. The
statue was not sent by rail- from New
York because OF Its great height It -
more than thirteen feet high Its crate,
and the railroads would not receive u
being unable to transport 1t through tun-!
nels. 1t Is said that the road that re-
tceived 1t here may find It Impossible to
get 1t under bridges. Al # (.S ri,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-02-28
CATTLE -sLAuGH|.T1ER|NG
COUNTESS Wins ] | SUIT ] D. |
fpy Associated PROSE-. )

NEW Y DIRK, Feb. 81 II n q recent suit
brought by Maria Francisca Reilly.
Countess OF Buena Vista, Cuba, against
Major-G General John z. 3 Brooke, United
states army, for $3.50, 900 DANA ges for:
having while ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF Cuba
deprived her OF the hereditary right to
slaughter all cattle for the city Of Hav-l
ana, Judge Holt, in the United States
District Court to-day, overruled g demur-
8rer filed by General 3 ooke, claiming h, an
that the facts alleged In the complaint
did not constitute cause for action
Judge Holt In overruling the demurrer.
said that the act OF General Brooke
twas connscatlon OF the plaintiffs
property, and was wholly unlawful, tor
,tious and unauthorized upon the y part
of the defendant y a$5t5 81
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-02-28
KILLED BY GAS.
Coroner Taylor Ascertained the
Cause of Miss Tohnson's Death.

The city coroner. DR.. Taylor In the
investigation OF the cause or Miss Kittie
Johnson's death at the Home for Needy
Confederate Women, on last Thursday,
found that 1t was due to asphyxlation
from the fumes arising from tho anthra-
cite furnace In the basement.
The basement room was like q great
tank filled with the poisonous gas which
arose to Miss Johnson's room by means
Of Il disused flue.
+ The window Of the room WAS down,
and so 1t proved death trap. DR., ray
lor states that the odor OF anthracite
coal gus cannot be detected, and that
many illnesses arise fro mite presence Of
this fearful gas In the homes Of Rich.
mond. 4.
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NAN PATTERSON IN
COURT AGAIN 4! \ TO-DAY | !: D
ySAssociated Press $

4 NEW Y DIRK, Feb 81 a writ Of fab-
cas- corpus calling for the tappenra nce OF
Nan Patterson the show girl accused n OF
tha murder q Ca esar Young, before j u.s..
tice Gaynor lin the Supreme Court IN
Brooklyn Tomorrow. was issued to coui,- y
sel representing Miss Patterson to- day on.
application to Justice Gaynor. AZ the
same time the justice granted an appli-
cation by Miss Patterson's counsel Tor. I!
a writ OF cortiornri to bring her case g, DO 4
fore9l1is court on the ground that she has
boon deprived Of her constitutional right
to "a speedy trial Miss Patterson IS now
in the Tombs prison awaiting another
trial. s 9Es F!. s. 1st 81 3 "a ]is}s isS5S (;
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-02-28
Barnard--.-Smith,
~, ,,,n,n s, :, . n, |,

(special to The Times lspatch.) =,
I, sI.YNcHBURG.' VA Feb. s7.-Mr FL
NOR d, Barnard and Miss Belle g. Smith
loft here this morning and we're mgr ar
ried in washington at noon at Saint. Pa
ford, \ Mr.. Barnard is a we'll known civil
engineer, who is employed on the gravity
water system. and his bride is Of Knox
vile Tenn, but was formerly resident
guest of the Misses Morrison. on Fifth
Street. Mi. and Mrs, Barnard will visit
New York and Niagara and return to
Washington to witness the ,inauglsatlon
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-02-28
FORK UNION AFFAIRS.
Three Recalcitrant Cadets Re
turn, But Are Denied Admission

81 lS5 ESPECIAL TO The Times. Dispatch.)
Fork UNION. VAo Fen; sl:Tp r. a.
sumo sun I'l pastoral duties, the Baptist pulpit
here Vas f1aled yesterday by Professor
Il. II. Walton, OF the Academy.
The annna pan9 M
nieht and despite the incle1nency OF the
weather, was we'll attended and greatly
enjoyed. Tho young ladies VINO pinl :
and ltp whose PROFESS pro- reflected great credit
on their teacher, Miss Edith Hatcher
were as folows: Misses Juls and Mar re
4 Rosalie Snead, Louln F aulconer. Gay
Z vaughan, Margaret snead, Annie tn orn-
hill katherine Lynch, Bessie! Faulco ne f'
A IN Mrs r. 3. Hughes Is very. sick from
and attack. first s OF the grip, and now
with threatened pneum onia /. Z !. e, I
weeks ago for reasons not yet tully
known, left for their homes, came back
last week on finding that TEX he 90
under the rules OF the ~
appeared towards the depot. This exc.
aus from tho enlistment OF 2 g.. does not
make an appreclable break In the ranks y !,
"a action is One in which the young men
themselves will assuredly share. " 85a.
q Tho condition Of the roads In Fluvanna
enfS es EaqeEs sussess
Harrisburg itself, by boy W no Y wentra
few days ago to enter Nv! liam and Mary
College, He said the train seemed to be
that tke illusion was s not dspeled by his
arrival In the ancient capital 81.
Miss Bessie Holland, of Boscobel,
Goochland county, Is visiting friends ~
this section. jsS B a 5ii9 Z. n S
Mr.. : Edwin McGarvey and wife. OF
Brooklyn, N. VI who for SO me days have
been visiting at The RectorY the home
of DR.. N, 3. Gay. left to-day on their
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-02-28
woman Faith CURER
Will GET new TRIAL
u 7ITI -17--1 7 .T.II Z -, l7ITV
(By Associated Press,)

NEW ORLEANS, La, Feb. 27.--Helen
Nv. Post will have q new trial. She Is the
defendant Ing criminal case brought re-
district Of FLORIDA, on four indictments
G for Using the mall for. fraudulent purr-
poses She was found guilty and a E,ppo,,lt
cd the case to the United states Circuit
reversed ltuu the Judgment and remanded the
case for a new trial. The defendant
operates a mental science 81, or faith eyre y, g
institution at Sea Breezel Fla, ana she
,vns orminally charged before the Federal
courts. Tho decision covers twenty
typewritten pages and Is sald to be
precedent. s3t8 ~
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-02-28
.EX-MAYOR is CHARGED
With EMBEzzlEMEMT.
nv Associated Press.l

BIRArING HAM, sg ALA Feb 27.---Iox-
Mayor James L, Cole, OF North Blrming-
ham, was arrested to-day on an indct-
ment charging embarrassment Of funds
amounting to over So, 900, It - alleged IN
tie Bill TINT he m!sappropriated these
funds, which belonged to- the lllunicipallty
.of North birmingham, He gaye3b bond I'M
imediately. & "A, 3 q. * (.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-02-28
Japanese Domestic Loan.
INV Associated Press

~ Il5y- NssUcEHtcU fErsSI q ~, -
NEW YORK, Feb, 27,--Mr, uchlda, the
Japanese consul general, received notice
to-day that a domestic loan Of 1OO,O00,O00
yen. about $4,000 900. was announced in
Toxic to-day. The bonds will be at q
per cent interest, will be payable In
seven years and the issue price VIII be
ninety, .H
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-02-28
DEATHS.

BENNETT, LIED, h al E7l,sO O'clock this
morrill, morning. At her residence. AZ; 1914 w.
GRACE, Mrs. NJ g; e, R1N Y ~, !. W Y 10Y
S, O., eldest daughter Of the late DE-
\ James and Mary Pht lips Gardner, Or
B Lynn, Mass, and sister of MISS Julia
and Of OFT the late James ii, Gardiner,
Funeral notice later
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-02-28
STATE SENATORS OF
CALIFORNIA EXPELLED D ]. | / J
(By Associated Press, J

y SACRAMENTO $CAL.% Fob. 27,-state
senators e. j. Emmons, Harry Bunkers'
Ell Wright and Frank French were c%-
PEELED from the Senate to-day for me a.
ierod receiving of brides to aid build
ing and loan associations. There were no
negative votes, 5G Z
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-02-28
WATCTIMEN DIE.
Successor to Dead Mans Job
Dead in TWenty-four Hours.

jackson Ward population Is much stir
red ,lp over the deaths in rapid succession
Of two watch,ncn at st, Luke's Penny
Bank. Colored people can't understand
1t, and the bank may have difficulty N
getting another Waterman.
On Saturday G, w Early Waterman
OF the bank. died1 and .Alalacnl Grltl y
was appointed to reigli In his stead. on
4 Sunday Malachi was found dead in
his bed.
Two deaths in two days of men who
held the same position In the same bank,
is, to say the least, unusual
The funeral of both men VIII be held
to-day at o'clock from the First Afrl-
can Baptist Church
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-02-28
Personals and Briefs.

Miss Mabel luke, who has been quite
Ill. Is now able to be out. i,
Mr., j. N, Brenaman. who has been ~
at Niurphy's Hotel for q week, threatened
With pneumonia, has sutll clertly recover,
'rhe Committee on Printing failed Of q
q quorum last night. ~ "a ~
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-02-28
RAISES WORMS
ON HIS FARM
Maine Man Getting Rich Grow
ing Fat Ones for Bait.

Carl Beers, a greenhouse owner IN ban
gor, Me-, says he Is the only worm farm-
,er IN the country, and that Is true, Asked
to tell about his success IN The pu ls'l
ness. he said
1.-THE way I came to AXE It was natur !
enough, Every winter the fishermen
used to come to the house where ! was
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-02-28
Judges Are Coming In.

,I,dees John A. Buchanan. Of Emory
ya''and Stafford G. yyhittle of Maft m /
vile are the eIsx g eoura das
Of Virginia, which will bean a o,,asHG
JUDI Whtttle has Sufficiently FeG,HsSsStSSa ~
EoIA rs illness TO be able 70 ~ W'sa -
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-02-28
court. and II As expected that Judge
a I'd we'll !. who has been III. will q lso oe

s he opening OF the term Will be signal
nr ~ ne late clerk. George Keith Taylor
Judge l.. Z. Lewis will make the. pre-.
Judge Keith. president OF & the
court. cccpting the gilt. III SE
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-02-28
Morton McMichael.
(By{AssociatedP PIT

=, t7a4t by ASSOC|dlcu ~ See'iy .ss taie.
PARIS, Feb 27,-Morton A1cMichael, o.
Philadelphia. died suddenly to-day q I, 7
Nice He had been foreign corresponds
ent fora number Of American papers
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-02-28

NSuA1 STATEMENT FOR !! !. !.
1yIlgaiN sset !!llsa 1six SStt
~, r,titi ItjfJfTOit or PUBLIC
4 SNtne 81 tho Company In full.
tSs siS, q Z, at ts i, tran
W. f'fesideiit-tJ Q. Walls y, I, ~ Ell \. \, |,
NJ ScGrttarg,4-W. u. y NOuEKSSss
Grgnnlsed and fhcorpcfa !. ta =; 5 n! n
Commenced f,naiiiPes--APHlih..
M mo Of the General Agent y
4 ltesidet,cc-. RICHMOND, VA. III
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-12-13

lem play which Miss Nethersole fails
10 illuminate. The work of her lead
ing man, Hamilton Revelle. on the con-
trary, Is brilliant.
The play turns upon the painful com
plications which follow divorce where
the divorced people have a child. Pain
and completely are magnihed to the
torture point by the fact that both par
ties. though REMARKED. remain in love
with each other. They are brought to-
gether at the bedside OF their i'll son,
who is rescued from death by their
combined efforts at a period when he is
living by arrangement under his IA
TIERS roof
The father intrudes himself at night
into the chamber in which the mother
is sleeping. which happens to be the
bridal chamber of twelve years pre-
vious and the birthplace OF the son.
Here, with the fresh memory of the
agonies through which both have just
passed and under the influence OF old
scenes and associations, the old love
carries both or their feet
1t Is a problem play. OF course. but
the problem Is presented seriously and
honestly. Its crucial point is presented
at the very beginning. I'm the fact that
the father of the heroine is "a Protes-
tant. who accepts the state law as the
sole arbiter OF marriage. The mother,
on the other hand. Is a Catholic. who
believes solely In the authority OF the
church.
Legally Marianne Miss Nethersole)
is the wife OF her second husband. Ec-
Realistically she belongs TO the first.
In the opinion OF the author 1t would
seem that the law OF nature. which de-
cides for the supremacy OF parentage
over all other relations. declares that
she il the wife of her childs father.
Willie Collier has revived at the Cri-
terion theater his well known success
full play by Augustus Thomas. ''On the