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The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-10-06
4 Stage Drink.

When the first performance of The
Ranger" was given at Wallack's Theater.
in New York, the Mexican drink polque
was used in one Of the scenes, but owing
to the objections Of the actors who were
obliged to partake of this fluid" the
stage manager decided to dispense with
the Mexican national drink and substi-
tute something else. The maguey plant.
from which polque is made. is Of the
cactus family, and is to be found only
in Mexico. Il is like thin buttermiIk In
appearance, and the actors of Dustin
Farnum's company declare it tastes like
mucilage. That is the chief reason for its
not being a fovorite beverage with the
members Of the Farnum company.
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Change Theater Plans.

Work has been suspended on the new
theater, the playhouse founded by a CO.
terie Of New York milllonaires, and stu
ated in Central Park, West. New York,
between Sixty-second and S:xty-third
streets. Ground was broken for the new
edifice last December, and the foundations
were well under way when the plans Of
the architects were fled in August with
the building department The tbeater was
to have been finished by October l, 1903.
Otto II, Kahn, one Of the founders of
the theater said that the suspension was
due TO the projectors having found out
that the building could not be finished
year from now and that, therefore, they
have taken the opportunity to have
needed changes made in the plans.
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About Farnum's Dialect.

Dustin Farnum is a native of Maine.
and the Southern accent did not come
easily TO him. He went TO Virginia for
three summers to get the "softness" into
his vowels. and though this story has a
suspiciousIy familiar sound, he tells #
well. He says he found what looked Ike
very promising subject for study in an
Old-time Virginian who kept a cigar store.
He tried in vain to draw the old gen.
tleman into conversation. Finally. In
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despair, Farnum frankly explained the
object Of his mission II tell you" he
said, IT am from the North. / am an
actor. and 1 have a part to play next
season with a Southern dialect, so I came
down here TO meet Southern people and
learn to talk like they do"
The old man looked at him curiOusly,
almost pityingly. and said:
Dialect? You don aixpec' 10 heah any
dialec down heah, do your"
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and If his ambition keeps on growing It
is not at all improbable that we may see
him some day at the head Of a musical
comedy
But speaking about d'Orsay's lack OF
musical knowledge. it IS a strange thing
that neither Miss Lotus, who sings SO
well and who has composed some dainty
songs, nor MIR. Sphinx. who makes his
living writing music and songs, has had
any musical education
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Chase's next week VIII command the
special attention OF polite vaudeville
patrons with q varied bill. comprising
The Lasky spectacular production OF the
comic opera extravaganza. Robinson
Crusoe's Isle" IN which Rogers and
Deely are being starred in vaudeville
~ the head OF an unusually large com
pany Of pretty girls and clever come
dams; Fred Bond. the distinguished
stock star. and his own company. in
the brightest comedy brevity in many
moons. entitled Handkerchief No. IS"
Eddie Leonard. the minstrel confrere OF
Dockstader, Primrose, and the others
Of great burut-cork galaxy Of years
ago. assisted by the Gordon boys in
presenting Southern plantation scenes.
I'm Dixieiand;' Katie Rooney. the mis-
chievOus miss from BlarneyIand; the
Misses Tobin. in their instrumental re-
fnements Peter Donald and Meta Car
son. in the Highland Scotch novelty.
Alex McLean's Dream" lie Clair and
Bowen, the bogus strong men. and the
ludicroUs motion pictures. entitled His
First Ride" The advance buying Of re-
served seats begins tomorrow at the
box Office
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COMING ATTRACTIONS.

WinsOme LOttie Williams comes to the
New Academy week of October IA In
her new play. Josie the Little Madcap,"
a musical comedy from the pen
OF Charles f. Blaney. Miss Williams has
already endeared herself to The theater-
going public in her role Of Josie. and has
further done so by her clever work as
the Salvation Army lass In this her
latest play. Her company is one Of the
best she has ever had, including chorus
Of pretty girls.
The Two Orphans. the play made
famous by Kate Claxton, will be offered
at the Majestic Theater by w. d. Fitz-
gerald's Kathryn PuTnell company next
week. The original version used by Miss
Claxton has been obtained by Manager
Fitzgerald, and the play viii be pre-
scented in IT'S complete form Miss Pur-
nell appeared in THE Two orphans"
during her spring engagement at the
Majestic. and the attraction played 10
standing room during the week Of its
presentation. The play admits Of many
brilliant effects, one Of which Is a
realistic snowstorm in the third act.
Heralded as one Of the greatest dra-
matte accomplishments Of the age. THE
Lion and the Mouse" returns 10 Wash
ington for a weeks engagement at the
National next week The theme OF the
play is by this time familiar 20 almost
every theater-goer in washington, owing
to the great popularity the piece had last
season, ana it is generally known The
Lion and the Mouse" has been accepted
by the highest dramatic authorities as
the nearest approach to the great Amer
lean pay for which we have all been
waiting. Charles Klein. the author. has
chosen a peculiarly American topic for
his story, dealing as II does with a
phase Of life extremely novel and IN
tensely interesting to all classes OF good
American citlzens-the power Of wealth
in American public affairs Of to-day.
A return engagement OF The vir-
ginian' occurs at the Columbia Theater
next week, with that sterling actor. ".
S. Hart In the title role The role Of
Trampas IS still played by Frank Cam
pau. who originated this striking char
acterizatiOn Of the Western bad man.
Few changes have been made IN the IN
usually excellent company which. from
the fiTst has depicted The Virglnan. %
and an absolutely new equipment OF
scenery has been provided for the four
picturesque acts OF the play. for this
seasons tour. The history OF the Amert-
can drama records few successes that
are In any way comparable with that OF
the owen Wis:er-Kirke la Sheue play,
The Eirginian-" II Is one thing 10 write
play that shall be classed for season
or two as a hit" but quite another in
these days Of tickle public fancy, to turn
out one that vigorously outlasts the
changing fads OF the period as has this
maryelOUsly charming play OF the cattle
country, with It's thrilling adventures.
comedy, pathos. and vividly realistic
characterizations Of fast disappearing
Western types.
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Miss ATLANTA NIcoIaides. the young
Washington girl, who has had a thinking
part in The Rose Of the Rancho" mas
been promoted 70 Jane C0wles' former
role IN the play. which gives her an Op-
portunity TO do some excellent acting as
The sweetheart or Lieut.. Larkins. Miss
CoWles, a noted beauty, has hAen trans
feTred 10 A Grand Army Man. with
WaTneld- FRED r. SCHRADER.
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An interesting incident connected with
the production is the personality Of Flor
ence Roberts as an actress Here. where
the public is supposed to get the best
that the theatrical market affords, peo-
pie still appraise the merit OF an actress
by the standard Of her dynamic power
in an explosive scene. which generally
occurs at the end of the third act Along
comes an actress from the Wild and
woody West and shows blase New
Workers that it is not necessary to rant
and founder all over the stage to get
effects.
Her work is not unlike Mrs. Fiske's,
without the latter's mannerisms. She
is quiet but expressive, and where she
is expected to explode in & volley OF
heroic Pr rotechnics she gObbles up your
sympathy by an appealing method of
repressed intensity. Her stature is slight
ly disappointing, but her command Of the
technical resources of the art Of acting
has again proved a revelation. X is
natural that this Western actress should
excite interest She is a New Yorker
by birth, but she was but two years old
when taken beyond the Mississippi by
her parents. She grew uD on the Coast
and started her stage career as q SOU
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A new play by Madeleine Lucette Ryley
was brought out in London on October
by Ellis Jeffreys. It bears the odd title
Of The Sugar Bowl Miss Jeffreys was
to have produced the play during her
season here, but deferred the matter be-
cause she wanted to give its premiere in
England.
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Ralph DeImore:-For years one Of the
best heavy men on the stage Originated
the Crime king. Moriarity," in "sher-
lock Holmes" with William Gillette. and
has been one Of the foremost actors for
years.
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Arnold Daily has been induced by Percy
G. Williams TO play one week At the
Orpheum, Brooklyn, before he opens his
season at the Berkeley LyceUm. He viii
use Bernard Shaw's How He Lied u
Her Husband.
The morning journal-courier., 1907-12-18
NATIONAL GUARD ORDERS
Announcement of Appointments Un-
 der New Law Awaited.

Hartford. Dec. 17.-oficers in the National Guard of Connecticut are still reading the orders issued from the adjutant-generars office by which the commands are brought under the new militia laws, and are awaiting with in- terest announcements of appointments of the chief officers of the departments in which there is vacancy by reason of the abolition of the brigade staff. In Order AS the statement that the maximum enlisted strength of a com pany may be sixty-three is incorrect
 as the figures should be sixty-five, at which figure many of the companies are now recruited, It is understood that, while provision is made for a brigadier-g general, who may be ap- pointed by the eommander-in-chief no such officer need be appointed un- less occasion demands, and in this case no appointment will be made, When the new guard IS fully organ- ized the salary of the adjutant- general will be increased by $1,50O, to $4,000.
The morning journal-courier., 1907-12-18
Important Change Made by the Police Board Transferring the Two Truant
 Officers.
MEANS INCREASE IN PAY
Patroinan Doollttle Retired on Pen, sion and William J. Trainer Appointed in His
 Plnee.

An important change was made in the arrangements of the police de- partnent last nigEt when the board of police commissioners transferred Truant Officers Ledwith and Healy, who have hitherto been plain clothes officers in the regular police depart ment to the detective department This adds two men to the detective force although they will still be de- tailed for truant duty right along, and takes them away Nom the station to which they have been assigned before. It also means an addition of twenty five cents a day to the pay of each of these officers and gives them the rank of regular detectives, In times when they are not engaged in their work as truant officers these men may be call ed upon to do regular detective work. The primary cause announced for the change was that the men were always plain clothes workers and 1t is deemed best to have all of these workers un- der the same direction. They will hencefovth report to the head of the detective bureau.
 Officer James E. Doolittle wi1o. after twenty-five years of service, has asked to be retired was placed on the retired list last night on pension. William J. Trainor of West Chapel street was appointed to take his place at station 4 Trainor has remarkably high stand on his civil service examination making s4 on mental and se on phy~ sical with an average of s5, He was made a supeTnumerary on Juns 1ss 1907.
 Three new special constables were also appointed. These are John Bas- simire, sexton of the Misnkan Israel temple: Giuseppe Devalle, sexton of St Anthonv's R, c church, and Pat rick !. Riley, sexton Of St Lawrence cemetery,
The morning journal-courier., 1907-12-18
NOT GLAD WE HAD PANIC.
President Really Said That the Sooner
 1t Was Over the Better.

Omaha Nen. Dec, I7,--Mayor James c, Dahiman tonight gave to the Associated Press statement re- garding his interview with President Roosevelt. while the mayor was at tending the meeting in Washington last week of the National Democratic committee, Mayor Dahlman says the president gave him message for the people of the west and that he felt at full liberty to repeat 1t to the press, He says there is no misunderstanding in mind between the president and himself. and adds;
 He (tha president) knew what he meant, and knew what he meant There is nothing ambiguous about it.. There were several other witnesses there, and they heard what was said, There was no secret about it. l
 T have given it out only as it oc- cured. I am fully in accord with the presidents position, as he indicat- ed 1t to me, He did not say that he was glad we had the panic. regardless of anything else. What he did say was that if it had to come, he believed that the sooner it was over the bet ter.s V
The morning journal-courier., 1907-12-18
CORTELYOU ENDS ASPIRATION TALK Declares if He Decides to be a Candidate for Anything He Will Frankly State His
 Position.
ISSUES SIGNED STATEMENT
Neither He Nor His Friends Have Made Any Effort to Secure sup- port for or Against Any 
 Candidate.

Washington, Dec. 17.-Seeretary Cor SelStou in a signed statement given out Tonight, pronounces unquaTifedly false the current rumors Of undue political activity of 'hts friends in forwarding a movement in his interest. The secre- tary declares that neither he nor his friends have used their influence in behalf of any candidate for the presi- dency, and that he has not been a candidate for anything but the conff- dence Of the people. He adds that if hereafter he should decide to be a can diaata for any office he will say so frankly The statenrent follows:
 ''I tdo not know that I am called upon to make "a statement at this time, but in view of the various runors in cir- clllation sas to the aIleged political ac- tivity of friends of mine in my Inter- est will say that have not been a candidate for anything but the conft- sdenoa of the people in the d'sybarge of the duties as secratary of tho treasury. q have not in person sought, nor have the friends whose names have been
 mentioned in this connsctidn sought, to Influence polttical .rngwernents in my irt- terast hase not nor have they used any inlnenca directly ca tnadrectly, to secttrs political support for or against any ccandtdats fr1. tho ,prsStaaucy ana accusations that such has been done are 1inQualfflsdly false. In no office, in no orfe of thu three departments with which have been aonnscted have ] .author:tzsd or permitted officials or iena- plnyeS to attsrnpt to influence any such movements. nor shall I do so. In com mon with many other citizens I have dacided Nisws as to policies and :as to candidates, but I shall refrain rom ex- pressing them until I believe it Is nrnper for ma to do so. Upon thts Etatsrrrant I am entirely content to 1eawH the peupln to draw fheir Uwn IscouclHainns regarding such rnmnrs ar fhBsa tn which ] have refBrred. IT in stlla fIftIue l shall decide to be "a nHn- ttiifHtR tnr .Rnv office I shall be prepareo ito say 70 franlt tv and statn. ths srnptnds upon Mlhinh ask for supDnrt. In the aneanfinaa l shall try, as I have tried l1n tfre past, to conduct the treasury department for the benefit of Hhe peo- pls of ths whole country, and ahsp- htefy without regard to whether any actton T may 1a.ke in the iltnn of ruy Ifduty may affwersely atfHnt my pRnsnnal 9r political wAlfar4.
 | fSignadD ''GEQ. B. OORTELYDH.."
The morning journal-courier., 1907-12-18
ERRORS ARE FOUND
Judges of Supreme Court of Errors Consider Local
 Docket,
TWO NEW TRIALS ORDERED
One of These is Greist vs. Ararl,yu-- In Nine Cases No Error
 is Found

The supreme court of errors of the state met yesterday in the county court house to consider the docket of New Haven cases. There were four teen judges present five members of the bench of the supreme court of the state and nine members of the bench of the superior court
 Three errors were found by inc court. la two ct these new trials were ordered These were the case of John N, Graist ys. aye x. .alnrnyn let als a de1sndants' appeal from the superior court in which Ely. 2acher 4 Ely and Alcorn and Smith appeared for the plaintiff and l. NJ. Daegett and ]. K Blake for the defendants, and in the case of Ida Udkin vs, the City cf New Haven. a defendants ap- peal from the court of common pleas. in which George E. Beers and Charles l. Brooks appeared as counsel for the plaintiff and L. M. Daggett and J. K. Blake for the defendant The other case in which an error was found was in that of the state of Connecticut vs. Max Rosenbanm, & defendants appeal from the decision of the district court of Waterbury, in which U. G. Church appeared for tne plaintiff and James M Lynch and D. J Slavin for the de- fendant. In the first case the deci- sion of the conrt of errors was hand ed down by Judge Thayer. in the sec ond by Judge Prentice. and in the third by Judge Thayer.
 There were nine cases in which a de- cision of mo error" was handed down. These were in the following cases with the judge handing down the de- cision: Wallace H. Camps appeal from the county commissioners, later made an appellants appeal from the superior court at Waterbury. Judge Hall; Hiram Jacobs. treasurer, vs. John c. Reilly ct al, plaintiffs ap- peal from the court of common pleas, Judge Hall; Michael E. Cosgrove 7s. the Consolidated Railway company, plaintiffs appeal from the superior court Judge Prentice; Luigi D'Ama- to's appeal from the county comn1is- sIoners, later made an appellants ap- peal from the superior court, Judge Hamersley; Nathan P. Merwin vs. Charles F. Backer, defendants ap- peal from the superior court, Judge Hall; Edward A. Spencer vs. Nathan P. Merwin, defendants appeal from the superior court Judge Hall; Charles F. Roberts ps. Nathan F. 1fer- win, plaintiffs appeal from the su- perior court. Judge Hall; state of Con- necticut Vs. Joseph Wareholik, defend ants appeal from the court of com mon pleas, Judge Hamers1ey, and Frank N. Palmer ys. Alfred Mayo, ct al. defendant, Frank D. Cooks ap- peal and motion for new trial Judge Hall.
The morning journal-courier., 1907-12-18
ADELPHl LODGE ELECTS
Henry Bradley Chosen Master Last
 Evening.

The annual conversation, election and installation of officers of Adsiph lodge, No. 6S, A. H. and A. M, of Fair Haven was held in the lodge rooms last evening. The following officers were inducted into office, the instalI- ing officer being John 0. Rowland. head of the Masonic home in wallink. ford.
 Master, Henry Bradley; senior war; den, A. L. Chamberlain; junior war den, Charles Parcells; treasurer, Adam sattig; secretary, William s. Rowe: senior deacon, Charles Parmelee: 1un. for deacon, Leroy Kirkhan; stenop steward, Walter R. Downes; junior steward, julius McCullom; tyler. A. a. Chalmers; marshal, W. T. Thompson: chaplain, B. H. Strickland; trustees. Seth w. Langley. Dr. E. c. M. Hali and William Newton.
 During the course of the evening q handsome past masters jewel was nre- sented to the retiring master, E. H. Strickland, by the class of 1907. tha presentation being made by Walter RI Downes. A delightful collation. was served,
The morning journal-courier., 1907-12-18
LORD KELVIN DEAD
Mathematician and Physicist, and the Foremost Scien~
 tis& of the Age.
PROMINENT IN INVENTION
Saw Commercial Talne in Wireless Telegraph, But Not in Dir4-
 gible Balloon.

Glasgow, Dec. T.--Lord Kelvin, the noted scientist died to-day.
 William Thomson, first Lord Kelvin was born at Belfast Ireland, June 2S 1S& He was a celebrated naafhe9na- rinian and physicist, and ocrnpisd the chair Of natural ph.losopny ina e7sss. .gosH xfhiyersifv from 1S46 fo 1s9s Ne was knighted in 1Ssb and was cteat d Rarnn Kelvin in 1892.
 In the domains of heAt elee1rfcaty and magnetism, he was one of the great investigators Of the century. He inventad A number of instruments used in navigation and deep sea explara ton and took a prominent part in the lay ing of the first submarine cables in the Atlantic.
 For his efforts in behalf of science Lord Kelvin has been decorated many times, having been q grand officer of the Legion of Honor of Franco, a member of fhe Prussian order, Pour le Marftes and commander of the order of King Leopold of Belgium He re- caivad honurs, also, from fhe JapanesB and other governmertx
 In 1902 Lord Kelvin, accompanied by Lady Kelvin. made a visit to the Unfit ed States. At that time he was deep 1y interested ia wireless te1egraphy and aerunautics. Of the former he said: II believe most sincerely that the day will come when it will prove of great commercial value "
 Regarding the future of afrshfpa. he was roS so sanguins, saying: We ,never will be able to use di1igible bal looms as 9 means of conveying passen- .gers from place to place, There never was and never can be any commercial value to such things"
 Lord Kelvin, whose Wife only racent- ly recovered from a dangerous illness, suffered from chin fortnight ago. On Wednesday, last serious conplica- tiorls developed with but an occasional rally. Hope of his recovery was then abandoned He lost consciousness this afternoon and passed away peacefully.
 Until the time of his fatal seizure Lord Kelvin preserved remarkable v AetN cl ppuy 2tuu ,ltllnu ne leaves fl~ heir and his title becomes extinct His first wife married in 1852 was Mar garety dzeughter of Walter Crurns of Thornliebank. Shs disd iii 1870. In 1874 he married Frances. daughter of Charles R. Blandy. of Madeira.
 The newspapers pay him tha high est tribute as the foremost scientist or
 
 the age comparable with Newton and Faraday.
The morning journal-courier., 1907-12-18
To BUILD NEW SCHOOL
House Recently Burned at North
 Haven VIII be Replaced.

Plans are being made for the build Ing of a new school at North Haven. Clintonville district, to take the place of the one recently burned. To look into the matter of the cost and the architectural plans the school district has appointed committee consisting of E w Patten, ". D. Clinton and Walter Bishop
 It Is probable that the cost of the new school building will be in the nelghborheod of $l,O0e or s1,5e9. It will be built on the site Of the old build lhg.
 The children are attending tenn porary school in the Union chapel, but after the Christmas recess some of tfem may go to North Haven center. If Is believed now that the school house was not set afre, but that the blaze was started from the old fash- lened stove which heated the room.