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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-11-19
Another Sea Filler.

The Cunard liner Mauretania,
which left Queenstown for New
York Sunday morning, may soon be
expected to lower the record of four
days eighteen hours and fifty-three
minutes made early this month by
the Lusitania. The Lusitania on
that trip averaged 244O knots an
hour. On her trial voyage the Maui
retania proved herself nearly knot
faster than her sister ship, and if
she maintains this superiority she
win soon be crossing the Atlantic in
four days and a half. In other
words, leaving Queenstown Sunday
morning she viii land her passen-
gers in New York the following
Thursday evening.
When the Lusitania smashed rec
ords fore and aft on her maiden
voyage there was some talk about
the Germans planning to recover
the fame they achieved with the
Deutschland Now it appears that
they have no such intention. The
big boats they have ordered viii
have the comparatively moderate
speed of twenty knots. This viii
make them fully a day slower than
the Lusitania, not to mention the
prospective record-brealzer now on
her way across the ocean. The Ger
mans say they intend to wait until
some new form Of propulsion is in
vented before they try for the rec
ord again. Mr.. Ballen, the we'll
known German steamship magnate,
believes that by-and-by we shall
smile at the excitement caused by
the performances that have made
this year memorable.
It seems safe enough to make
such a prediction. No doubt some
better form Of driving the liners
ahead viii be devised. Experts are
engaged on work of this nature in
cessantly. 1t will mean fame and
fortune for them to succeed. Yet
what next year or the next decade
may bring forth cannot lessen the
deeisiveness of the victory the Brit
ish shipbuilders have won this year
with an English product through
and through.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-11-19
On the Conduit Road.

BY Judgment Of the circuit court
having jurisdiction in the counties
of Montgomery and Frederick, the
Commonwealth of Maryland is with
out authority to bait automobiles
on the Conduit road Judge Hem
derson holds that the powers Of
police supervision and regulation re-
tanned by the State do not reach to
the regulation of traffic ION a road
made especially for the use of Fed
eraI authorities" q large part Of
which lis built over and immediate
Iy on the arch of the aqueduct."
The fines levied by the youthful
mayor Of Glen Echo on the testi-
mony of the active Collins and de-
pending on regulations far more
strict than other towns in Mary
land have found it necessary to i'm
pose. are, by this decision, made
illegal.
In all probability District automo-
biIists who have suffered through
this misconstruction of law viii be
content with having the roadway
cleared of instructions. But the
possibility of numerous and costly
suits against the town ought 10
serve as warning to any other rural
communities with a tendency to
provide a special law for owners of
horseless vehicles.
No such discrimination in the
courts is needed. Chevy Chase, Glen
Echo's neighbor in the same county,
safeguards its people from the occa-
sional reckless chauffeur by the
simple expedient of a Thank you
ma'am." Once the driver of an auto
car has struck it at full tilt, he has
had all the warning he could posi-
blv use. This has the advantage
also, of keeping drivers of fast
horses within bounds.
Up in Connecticut, where on field
DAYS $50 automobiles round a given
curve in ten or twelve hours, they
have been able to work wonders
with a simple drawbridge. Whiz!
goes the car through Fairfield
Ring! goes the telephone TO STAN.
ford. And when the thoughtless
driver reaches the bridge across the
i2Ie- at the latter city, he finds the
draw up and the constable waiting
/ to talk the matter over. Even there
they sometimes follow the nightly
questionable practice of condemning
men on one-side testimony-but
! that does not lessen the security ol
the people Of Stamford because they
have that drawbridge. 1t, like the
Thank you, ma'am," at Chevy
Chase, is the ounce of prevention
which is worth a ton of Marsha
/ Collins cure
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-11-19
Less immigration Likely.

Undoubtedly this homeward rush
Of natives of the south of Europe,
Italians particularly, win have an
effect on next years immigration.
This year there is some reason for
the homing other than the desire
TO hibernate under balmy skies. In
dustrial depression has set in to
some extent. and the unslilled la
borers employed on general i'm
provements and extensions are
first 20 feel the pinch of hard
times. Very likely there win be
a let-up in the migration toward
the United States until after the
Presidential election, and the coun-
try knows where it is at
Some of our steamship men be-
ieve that the home-goers viii
spread abroad the news that there
is a downward movement on this
side of the water, and that, as a
consequence of the reports, those
who have never been in America
viii hesitate to pull up stakes until
the furry is over. There is I'M
questionable ground for such a be
lief. When in Boston the other day,
the Commissioner General of Immi-
grafton made a note Of the circum-
stance that the immigrant Of today
is pretty well posted regarding New
World conditions. He has met and
talked with friends and aequaint-
ances who have tried their luck
across the seas, and he can tell
whether they have prospered and
whether he is likely to prosper.
In a way, it is fortunate that this
distribution of first-hand knowl-
edge of American conditions among
the would-be immigrants in Europe
has come to pass, for if this curtail-
ment already begun in our indus
trial world is to continue for any
length of time, heavy immigration
next spring would aggravate the
embarrassments likely to exist.
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us REVENGE.

In the small compartment for smok-
ers at the rear end Of a train going out
Of Norfolk a few weeks ago sat three
commercial travellers, and an old farm
er whose dilapidated exterior made very
plausible the story he told the conduc-
tor.
I'm only a poor lone man." he said,
with tears in his eyes. II haven't a
cent IN the world. But my daughter IS
dying''-here he almost broke down.
and 1 want to see her. Please don't
put me off. It's only sixty miles"
Nothing doing said the conductor,
though with a touch of pity Orders
arc orders. You'll have to get of at
the first station"
IT'S all right, conductor" said one
Of the drummers. "Tn pay for him.
How much?" And he drew a roll of
mot on your lifer' cried the farmer
thank YOU Just the same, though. .
And, drawing out his own rather sub
stantial roll, he paid his fare. The con-
ductor grinned, and passed on
Gentlemen, 1 owe you an explana-
ton" said the farmer to his astonishe6
companions. Five years ago this darn
railroad ran over one of my coWs-ran
nesses. sued the company for $40, but
their cUs5ed lawyers beat me out of t.
Since then I've Dcen tryin' TO get my
forty every way I could, and, by hook
or crook, rye beat 'em out OF thirty
seven OF it. It was the other three ]
was tryin' for just now."-Harper's
Weekly.
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"THE SIGN OF THE FOUR"
PLEASES MAJESTIC AUDIENCES

The majority OF the members OF the
Kathryn PurneII Stock Company were
happily cast in a dramatizatior OF
Conan Doyle's Sign Of the FeUr.
which opened last night at the sjes-
tic.
Franklyn MIunneu appeared as Sher-
lock Holmes, and played the part with
a commendabIe freedom from the Inelo-
dramatic. None Of the roles made any
great demands on the cast, and, least
of all, that assigned TO Miss Purnell,
who, as Mary Marston, has little Op-
portunity this week to show her ability.
Miss Della DeshOn, as the wife of
Major ShOltO, mad the only feminine
role which presented any opportunities.
and she made the most of them. Helen
Hyle made distinct hit as the yivacious
Bessie, who is wOoed and won, in the
rays Interpretation OF the surgeon was
perhaps the least satisfactory Of the
cast.
Mrs. Smith and Mrs. Hudson. Holmes
landlady, the only other female roles,
were satisfactorily taken BY Jennie
Staley and Jeanette Rahlston. Miss
Madeline Delmar, who seems 20 be a
favorite with the Majestic audiences,
was seen to advantage as Virgins, head
Of the Baker street 'Irregulars."
Helen Kyle also wOu applause by sew
eral topical songs Introduced between
the acts.
The play was well staged and, being
less pretensiOus than some which have
been attempted at the Majestic, was
better adapted to presentation by a
stock company.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-11-19
Better Obey the Law.

Chief counsel for an organization
OF manufacturers of flavoring ex-
tracts has issued an attack upon
DR.. Harvey ". Wiley, and in general
the authorities having to do with
the enforcement of the pure food
act. It is similar TO other assaults
on this legislation, and the men who
have to do with its enforcement.
The charge is made that the new
program has interfered with big
business interests, and that the men
who are so determined tc make the
law effective ought to be called off.
= seems strange that the whisky
people, the benzoate of soda users,
the dyed-food group, the extract
makers. and the rest Of them, can
not understand that this law means
business, and is intended to be en-
forced. What they should do, AID
do at once, is TO adjust themselves
TO this condition, and go to obeying
the statute. 1t viii neither be re-
peaIed nor weakened. 1t is pretty
certain TO be strengthened. DR..
Wiley is not to be ordered not to
enforce it. He is more likely to be
promoted for efficiency in enforcing
it.
In this case Of the extract makers
il is especially charged that DR..
Wiley is establishing food standards,
and his pretension of doing this is
declared preposterous. The least
said about food standards the better
for the makers Of bogus food prod
ucts. The laws failure to provide
for food standards is the preposter-
Gus thing about II. Food standards
are necessary to enforcement of
such a measure; obviously and man
ifestly necessary. DR.. Wiley and
his associates have found means to
sorrect in considerable degree the
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-11-19

The great prosperity IN the West IS
fully demonstrated by plant received
by the officials Of the POstonice Depart
ment from a citizen Of a Western town,
who declares that the department viii
be compelled 10 revise its salary list If
Il gets sufficient competent help 70 carry
on properly the postal service in that
section. The text OF the Iet,er is as
follows;
There's a limit 10 everything, except
palzer IN even q Western town And
when il comes TO having letters lay
around in the postofice weeks at a
time with your name and street address
plainly inscribed on the envelope. it's
getting pretty nearly time 10 holler
showdown.
To sum the matter up in few words,
the postal service in this town is rot
ten; crazier than a locOed cayuse. with
about as much system TO II as booze
soaked Indian would have running a
bank. don't blame the postmaster
Heavens no. He's more 10 pitIed than
ccnsured- guess he has about as largC
q consignment OF grief as any lone man
can handle, but it's the help Of you
will pardon the term he's got, the bunch
Of rough necks who comprise mis- able
ami efficient stan OF CLERKS; gang OF
outlaw hObOs whose chief ann IN life is
to watch the clock.
"a man gets $3.50 a day out here and
board and room IN the county jail for
working on the chain gang. His chief
duties are to keep his eye on thu cham
gang boss and make q blur at clean
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-11-19
THE WANDERER.

He wandered over land and sea,
That he might make a name,
And little thought a rolling stone
Would never bring him fame.
Through valleys and Ger mountain tops
He travelled on. He heard
Strange tongues in foreign land, and by
Their songs his soul was stirred.
He saw strange cities, and the hum
OF toll IN busy marts
Came TO his ears. He heard the ring
And laugh from happy hearts
He went his way across the world,
An then, when weary, sore,
With sinking heart, he traced the path
That he had walked before.
He came, a pilgrim, bent and old,
Pack to his home again,
Ano fameless, found what he had
craved-
A haven far from meni
From the Milwaukee Sentinel.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-11-19
LIMIT TO EVkRYTHING
EXCEPT A POKkR GAME;
GOVERNMENT ROA STE.D

ing the streets. Easy graft A clerk
in the postOffice gets $40 a year. NUM-
hcent sJ-lni Such extravaganza on the
part of the United States Government
is outraEeous No wOnneT there IS
shortage in the banks and The country
IS threatened with financial panic
These fellows, cunning rOgues, take
month, and. OF course, living being 50
shamefully cheap out here they save
at least S55 out OF IL. Not one OF them
but owns q dress suit, some even have
their own little stink wagons TO 80
10 and from work. AWFUL Atrocious!
I'VE have chaps come out here. green
as grass. who tell Us about drawing
year working for the Government IN
washington They work about two
hours a day, hang around the Office
until about s o'clock and then 90 home,
don their dress suits and hob mob with
the diplomats. The giddy things, May
be the representatives OF this class that
diff out here are not the pick Of tho
shoveling coal They don't krow enough
70 pound sand IN a rat hole. Easy
money
Now, wouldn't it re a good PROPOSE
ton 10 transfer a little OF this filthy
and tainted lucre 10 the west. If you'd
pay a man a decent salary he would
jump in and do the work OF three OF
these rOugh necks. 1t costs you a dollar
10 look around here. Every thing is
lives out here They dol't exist as in
the East This Montana air is conducive
10 healthy appetite and a good bed
Three square meals a day, and a good
room costs more than you are paying
your postCfdce clerks Think II over"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-11-19
Van ORSDEL'S POST
SOUGHT BY SCOTT
Senator ElkinS at White
HouSe-BusineSS Out
look Bright.

Senators EIkins and Scott OF West
Virginia called at the White House this
morning to recommend ". W. Scott, OF
Fairmont, for promotion in the Depart
ment Of Justice.
Mr.. Scott. who is no relation Of the
Senator, is in the office which Josiah
Van Orsdal. the new Justice OF tho
Court OF Appeals, recently left, and the
West Virginia statesmen hope he viii
step into Mr.. Van OrsdeTs official
shoes.
But the President didn't give any
sign" sadly remarked Senator EIkins.
though we told him what q me young
man Scott is, and what a splendid rec
ord he has"
I'm feeling pretty good over the
financial outlook said Senator Eikins
before he left Business ought TO pick
up now"
what viii Congress do with cur
Tency?" Senator Elkins was asked.
WHO on earth cen ten what Con-
gross win do?' be retOrted- The future
Tuoves of Congress are in the great un-
known-the vast deep. No one on earth
can tell what 500 minds viii DO up there
on the Hill
Delegate Gale of Alaska is taking
luncheon with the President this after
noon, End IS telling him of the glories
and needs Of our Arctic province. Mr.,
Gale mad a conference with the Prssi-
dent this morning.
Il am urging the building Of more
Toa1s, local government, better
mining laws, and more lighthouses and
live-savipg stations" said Mr.. Gale.
the President Will be very liberal With
Alaska in his message, and 1 hope to
SEQ all the needful things recon-
NJ ended.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-11-19
COMING THRO' THE RYE"
TUNEFUL AND AMUSING


a tuneful musical comedy with clever
lines from the pen Of George V. Hobart
entitled Coming Thro' the Rye" is
the Offering at the Columbia this week
aud It compares favorably w.th those
that have been seen IN Washington so
far this season. The songs are catchy
and well sung. and the humor IS scin-
tIIIatiug such as anyone might expect
from the author OF '2Ir. DinkelspisI."
The alleged plot-Cr rather. one should
say the visible excuse-for the con
glomeraton Of nonsense is the effort OF
a social climber, a woman OF much
means but small culture and education.
20 vault into the front ranks of the
smart set az Newport. After divers
attempts 70 break IL, during which
time a varied assortment of American
characters. ranging from an efete artist
20 cowboy and Indian, are introduced
The would-5e elite abandols her schemes
and accepts a tailor. About the only
characters missing from the cast are
a colored man and a Chinamau.
To the majority Of tie audience, how
ever, which saw the opening perform
ance at the Columbia last evening. the
~~Af"-- - Na-@-+tN aE--4-E4 10 De the LE4ale
and tribulauons of one Mott, the tailor
which was eIeverly done by Frank La
Tor. the originator OF the role his
every appearance under the spotlight Is
the signal for a laugh and the reason
therefor is hts makeup, which can bs
best described as similar 70 that O,
Frank Daniels.
MI LaloT gives his audience plenty OF
time 10 recover from each couaical out
! burst before perpetrating the next
Miss Sallie Stembler. as Mrs Kobb
the social climber, dts the role. She is
buEom, and looks the widow. She sings
fairly well and works hard all the time
Miss Isabelle Lowe. as Bessie Claude
a Western cowgirl. has one clever turn
that makes a strong hit This is her
song, My Broncho Boy" She enters
on a white horse that Is admirably
trained. and cavorts about the stage
during the finale OF the chorus The
song itself Is tuneful, ana the whole
called for many enCOTeS.
- Practically all Of the principals are
well fitted 70 the roles they enacted
The chorus wears handsome costumes
but IS somewhat short on looks.
Among the song hits OF the prOduc-
ton are 1t Must Be Love- BY Mr.
Lalor; Anytime, Anypiace, Anyway, .
/ BY Miss Stembler: My Broncho Boy
and Honey Boy" by Miss Duumore
and Master Whitaker The audience
was liberal with its applause last even
| ing.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-11-19
WalSh's Realism
In Noxious Fitch Play
Bores National Audience
BY THE FIRST NIGHTER.

nerved myself
owing
yards Richmond
the
and anprnabe profanity Turned to leave thinking
1 glazing
deal a
city would have passed
n
plenty
Thro the Rye wouldn't
relief from
he sordid
At Chas likewise
the Joplin
hung the Ma
Sherlock Holmes unraVehng mystery
signso on the
surprised with
shot
sai for Burlesauers the
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-11-19
CLEVER BILL AT CHASE'S;
HOBART SKETCH HEADLINER

George V. Hobart's Peaches" pre-
serted by William COurtleigh. is the top
liner of IN exceptionally pleasing bill
1t Chases this week. OF course the
little comedy is brimful of Hobart slang
and Hobart situations, Mr.. COurtleigh
as John Henry and Richard p. Gro
Inns as ''Biff', Donovan. furnishing the
slang; Frank Jamison as Colonel Bar
ristan" and Miss Gladys Claire give
good support.
Bessie Wynn Is as captivating as ever
IN vocal numbers, and her Not For
Ne" made a decided hit. Salerno is IN
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-11-19
.REJUvENATED BUSTER BROWN
-. CASING ACADEMY ATTRACTION

with an augmented orchestra and a
pretty and tdneful chorus, Buster
Grown" at the New Academy this
week. is rendered in an attractive and
entertaining manner.
Master Jimmie Rosen as Buster
Brown and Al Grady as Tige, Buster 5
dog, hold the center of the stage the
greater part Of the evening and keep
the audience in continual laughter, as
only a boy bent on mischief, ably sec
Onded by q powerful canine with almost
human intelligence. is capable Of
doing.
Mary Jane, Busters sweetheart n
part recently written into the play, i'm
proves the production II affords Miss
Matte Lockett an opportunity to in
trOduce some clever specially work.
The production is distinguished for its
large and pretty chorus and attractive
musical numbers The Bobby Burns
Brigade won rounds Of applause by an
attractive drill.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-11-19
John MASON MAKES HIT
IN "THE WITCHING HOUR"

NEW YORK, Nov. Bone pronounced
success and one partial hit are the
results indicated today by two Broad
way premiers last night The sue
cess was credited to Augustus Thomas,
who wrote The Witehing Hour" a
a daring and novel drama which served
TO introduce John Mason as the. star.
Despite its uncOnventia1 trend the
piece scored a cleancut success.
Marie DorO was also introduced as a
Broadway star last night in The Morals
OF Marcus which scored q big London
success. Dramatically thin at best the
piece after two clever acts deEenerated
and fell a victim to hackneyed stage
business and common place situation.
Mss Doro, wonderfully chic and win
part.
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A Cruel Blow at Art.

Washington does not know Mrs.
Elinor Glyn. But it has glanced
through her novel, Three Weeks, .
and it has read the sparkling inter
views accredited to her by bright
reporters who would have made in
terviews with the dullest woman in
the world sparkle if only their city
editors would have been willing to
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doubtedly one Of the greatest equiibrists
before the public today and was recalled
time and again.
Felix and Caire gave Representations
OF some OF the leading actors CT the day.
and their dancing was a feature Of the
act The Camille Comedy Trio, in a
grctesque acrobaic stunt, add several
difficult feats 70 their number.
The Ferrells are cyclists who stand
foremost in their profession.
The singing and dancing speciality OF
the Sharp brothers completes q, very
strong bill
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-11-19
aThe Sausage Trust" at Gayety.

A pleasing novelty at the Gayety this
week is the tnree-act musical comedy,
The Sausage Trust" presented by Rice
and Barton's Rose Hill English Folly
Company. The principal comedians are
George W. Rice and F. F. Thomas. They
appear in the character Of Mooney and
Sweeney, and are genuine laugh crea-
tors The olio opens with ldylla Vyner
in a farce, 1.-The New Boy" with Johr
E Cain, as the new boy.
There are several interesting features
in the o.lo.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-11-19
watson,a gurlesquers at Lyceum.

Watson'r burlesquers opened the
week at the Lyceum Theater last night
to a packed house. Save for a few
short moments in the olio. the bur
Iesoue show was OF less merit than any
of the productions at this variety house
this year
In the entire performances there were
two really bright moments, when a
quartet came upon the stage and sang
in fairly good harmony and when the
Miilershlp sisters gave a chg dance
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-11-19

weakness of the law; but attacks on
the effort to establish standards IN
der it viii have only one effect.
They viii bring about improvement
of the legislation under which
standards viii be made unquestion-
able. That is what should have
been done in the first place.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-11-19
DOWN SOUTH.

Much as they're taught. in school and
out
BY leading educators,
Some still persist to 'taters" say
When they should say pertaters.
From an Exchange.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-11-19

]. Martin Miller, consul at Rheimn.
has resigned because he had to handle
ali the champagne business between
France and the United States. and re-
ceived only $500 salary. Seems reason
able 10 assume that one couldn't handle
much champagne on that salary.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-11-19

A New York snap-shOtter who caught
a picture Of Count Sze1henyi was fined
s. for being dIsorderly. Thus do real
criminals get Of with a mere nothing Of
punishment, while a great philanthropic
enterprise is soaked for $29,000,000. They
should at least have put the wicked
photographer IN the penitentiary for
ten years.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-11-19

DR.. Wiley continues so unpopular in
certain quarters that he continues to
grow in popularity with folks in gener-
al