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The Washington times., 1907-11-05
WEEK TO DELIGHT THEATERGOERS
BY the First-Nighter

Overstayed my allotted time at the
COluT bla last night, but was not
TO blame. for TON Jones" is quito
the most delightful comic opera 1
have seen In months. IL Is Lne quint-
essence of melody and the best fun
imaginable.
4 delightful fantasy at the Bel
ascol Minnie Dupree and a capable
company present TIE Road to Yes
terday" with genuine art. It's one
of the joy~foreyer kind.
The National completes a trinity
of good things with Hattie Williams
N The Little Cherub." The song
hits are numerous If the humOr is d
bit hhy.
A weIl-baIanced bill at Chase's.
with Foster and Foster In a clever
musical sketch as the best number
or the program.
The time-tried Hazel Kirke"
thrilled ne for the several moments
/ stopped at the Majestic.
Gentleman Jim" Corbett is the
show at the Academy this week,
rather than his vehicle"
Rushed IN just in time to catch the
fnales Of two good bills at the
Lyceum and the Gayety.
An exceptional week.
The Washington times., 1907-11-05
HOLD WEBER FUNERAL
At LOUISVILLE HONE

The body OF Frederick Weber. one
Of the most prominent Masons IN the
United States, who died last night, viii
be shipped to HIS former home IN Louis
Vile. KY. tomorrow afternoon. The
internent VIII take place IN that city
Thursday.
Mr.. Weber died az the family resi-
dence. 516 Thir1 street northwest. He
had. been III for only ten days with
pneumonia, and his death was unex-
pected.
Mr. Webber was among the Oldest
thirty-third degree Masons IN the
United States He had been general
secretary OF the supreme council OF
Scottish Rite Masons for tae Southern
Jurisdiction since 1856 He received his
thirty-third degree in 1853, and IN point
Of service was the oldest member OF
the oldest supreme council in the world.
After being elected general secretary he
devoted his time exclusively TO pro-
noting the interests Of the order.
Mr.. Weber was native OF Cork,
Ireland. he was born on June p, 1927.
III ecame TO America and located IN
Louisville in 1S43. He served through
out tn civil war, and Ia 1873 came 70
Wasni'. .gtCu q I'D held position IN the
AuiutaOt CenV rails Office, afterward go
ing 70 the TT asury Department
He Is survived By a widow three
daughters, and a SON
The Washington times., 1907-11-05
THE END.

Beside the road, come upon a skull
knight.
The mere debris Of Time along the way
The remnants Of the man who fought
the fight.
For this he stroye throughout his life to
win.
A slave TO every money scheme or
trend
For this he gave his sturdy Drawn and
And wept and feared-for this, THE
END!
When sunshine shone along the verdant
way,
He felt IT not, but kept his lowered
eyes
Averted from the roses fragrant bloom.
And sought, instead, 10 eight the
worldly prize!
He scourged himself because his weak
ness felt.
He had not strength to win Ger all
who came.
Why should he not b. greatest Of his
race?
Why should his name be not the last
ing name?
And thus. self-hauntec, and Alas alone,
He shut his eyes tUsan the glowing
light.
And struggled like manned and wound
ed thing
BY tackals set upon in darksome night,
The little joys Of earth he never knew.
The grace OF love. the autumn's gold
en- blend
All these he sacrificed to Iead-and now
Beside the dusty rOad-this is THE
Byron williams.
The Washington times., 1907-11-05
LObSterS and A, B, C'S.

What may be termed the boarding
house primer has been invented in
Chicago for the use of adults learn
ing English. The invention is the
product of a young woman named
Barr-Miss Addie V. Barr-who is
related, we should say, rather to Mr..
Dooley or the late Bill Nye than to
Froebel or Horace Mann.
Say there is a pupil of the name
of Prvxyzdcbinsky. Here, in the
effete East, brave but probably fu-
tile attempt would be made to pro-
nounce the name. Miss Barr wastes
no time with such a detail. Her
duty is to teach her pupils the
beauties of English" and this is
how she PCs1orms:
For two weeks she names her pupils
after the produce Of the packers. ~ on
are a sausage. she says TO one To an
other, You are pork chop" and to
the ehird, You are a ham Again,
You are a lobster" The duty Of the
persons so named Is 20 find out all
about his new name, and IN lnyesJlga-
with names which he or she require in
every day conversation. This week the
pupils are fruits. one IS lemon. an
other a lime, orange, banana, plum' and
so on until the list is exhausted
Of course, the prime advantage of
this method over any conventional
method is that it admits of local
development without unduly taxing
the energy or ingenuity of the
teacher. Up in New England one
might say, You are a haddOck'-
''You are baked BEANS" or brown
bread" or fish balls" In these
parts il would be: you are a bag
Of peanuts" "You are a Maryland
biscuit" or "You are a mess of
greens boiled with Virginia ham
such serviceable cognomens come
naturally to the tip of the tongue.
But the system, nevertheless, has
its limitations. With knowledge
comes trouble, sometimes. After
the kindergarten stage it would not
do to say even to a foreigner, you
are a lobster" For those aliens are
mighty quick with our idioms, and
might ruffle the feelings, if not the
Marcel waves, Of the school ma'am.
The Washington times., 1907-11-05
Six Maids
OF OeTndnU
Here to Wed

NEW YORK. Nov. 5.-When the
steamship Bluecher. OF the Hamburg
American line arrived in this port to-
day L brought six women from Ger
manF, who are on their way to Mon
tana with the avowed intention OF cor
railing cowboys or stalking out miners
for husbands.
Angela NJ. Telling was riding herd.
on the other five. who are MarEa Helm
rich, Toni Neivandt, Ethel Taub. Isabel
Mahrer, and Clara Weltke. All are
young and pretty, and Miss feeling,
who already has her brand on Henry
Hoist, of the State that surrounds Butte,
is confident that her charges will have
no difficulty in rounding up desirable
husbands.
Miss feeling was in this country about
a year ago visiting relatives in Mon
tana- There she met 1Ollst. and the two
soon became engaged. Miss feeling re-
turned to Germany, but Hoist became
impatient, and a few weeks ago went
to Germany to hurry the return OF his
bride-to-be- He returned on the
BIuecher with the bunch" and left at
once for Montana 20 prepare a home,
and. incidentally. to tip of his intt-
mates, regarding alluring matrimonial
possibilities
The young women will spend a few
days in New York before leaving for the
West.
Captain Riessing. of the Bluecher, sai&
that IN the second cabin alone there
were more than thirty young women
ing TO this country was to get American
husbands.
The Washington times., 1907-11-05
YOSEMITE PICTURES
PLACED ON VIEW
Paintings Done on Grand
Canyon Also Shown at
Cosmos Club.

An exhibition Of more than usual in
terest. that of sixteen pictures OF the
Yosemite valley and Of the Grand Can
yon or AFiZOna, was opened today at
the Cosmos Club, and viii be continued
until November 9. The pictures are oil
paintings by II. c Best and his brother,
a. W. Best. California artists. who have
passed many years amid the grand seen
cry OF California, Arizona, and Mexico.
The large number OF pictures on ex-
hibidon are the work Of II. c. Best who
for many years has occupied a studio IN
the Yosemite valley.
While the work possesses a necessary
regard for the accuracies Of this pic
turesque section, il also contains a tenn
permental quality which raises the pic
lures far above the sphere Of faithful
records of Well-knoWn spots The pic
lures vii be Of interest TO those who
have a desire for truth in painting and
20 those whose love Of pictorial quail
ties is greater than for Well-presented
statistical facts.
The exhibition viii be open daily from
10 g. m. 10 p. m. Admission IS by
card.
The Washington times., 1907-11-05
RESTFUL YOSEMITE PICTURES
SHOWN BY ELMENDORF

The elementary colors and their softer
combinations which Dwight EImendorf
reproduced SO beautifully from the
Grand Canyon OF Colorado were shown
upon his screen yesterday afternoon at
the National Theater blended into far
more restfUl pictures Of the Yosemite
Valley. No views this lecturer has dis
played here have surpassed these in
the effects Of vast silence, Of natures
immensity, OF volcanic force subdued
and haTmOrIzed BY carpets of grass and
groves or great trees.
Several lessons slipped out OF the lee
ture unsupported. The drst-as revealed
by the life Of Coronado Beach. the old
Spanish Missions, and the several cities
of southern California-is that there is
much to see at home which Is nightly
interesting even If not sensational The
secUnd-as illustrated by the great
SequOias, the Yosemite. and San Fran
cisco before and after the 'fre," as Mr..
EliuendOrf euphemistiC8lly termed the
disasters that America has amazing
wonders which bear comparison with
anything IN the Alps or the desert Of
ing pictures Of the lumber industry OF
OregOu-is that the nation mas been
CTtminaliy Wasteful Of its trees and that
even the valiant labors of the Forest
Service have barely come in time
Laughter played almost as large a
part in the hearing of this lecture as
IN that OF the Grand Canyon. OstTiches
eating oranges; an aneCdOte OF Stand
ford University; stories of San Fran
fiscO. and c imbing Mt. Shasta, to-
gether with this travellers sunny view
of life wherever he finds il, kept his
fellOw-travelers OF yesterday in a steady
murmur broken only by hearty laughs.
The tour Of next Monday is to the Yel-
1owstone Park II its pictures rival
those of the Colorado and Yosemite they
will be marvellous indeed.
The Washington times., 1907-11-05
A Case in Point.

It is reported that New York
finaneiers have asked the President
if he win give them some assurance
that there viii be no prosecution in
case, for important current finan-
ciaI reasons, the Steel Corporation
absorbs the Tennessee Coal and
Iron Company, one of its biggest
rivals. That such a proceeding
might be attacked under the Sher-
man act is likely The Steel Cor
poration, it is explained, is willing
to take over and pay cash for a
huge block of shares OF the Tennes-
see concern, thereby placing the
cash where it viii help relieve press
ing financial necessities.
This incident illustrates the rela-
ton of the Sherman act to business
conditions. In the case of steel
companies there is good reason for
public concern about a transaction
that would remove one of the great
corporation's rivals. There would
need be no such concern if such i'm
mense corporations were under
proper Government supervision.
Consolidation is the order of the
day. In the case Of railroads il is
manifest that better service and
cheaper can be given by great con
solidations. There is like argument
as to the economy of great indus
trial consultations, provided they
can be so controlled as to assure
that destruction of competition will
not be an evil so great as to offset
the benefits.
What is wanted in the steel busi-
ness, the railroad business, and gen
eral business, is rather to regulate
and supervise than to make futile
attempts at prevention of combina-
tions. The Sherman act has not
prevented combinations. The Presi-
dent wants it modified, and business
wants it modified. But its mOdifica-
ton should be conditioned on the
submission of the big corporations
to rigid Federal regulation, both of
the process of organization or COM
bination, and also of their business
affairs afterward.
There is widespread impression
that the President viii have to con-
front determined opposition in or
der to carry out his regulation pro-
gram this winter. This idea is prob
ably erroneous. Big business in
terests are SO anxious for financial
relief and for modification of the
Sherman law that they win be con-
vinced readily enough of the pro-
priety of withdrawing opposition to
regulation, if as quid pro quo they
can get what they need and what
the country is anxious to give them.
Let the great business and fnan-
cial interests submit to Federal SUI
pervision of capitalization, organi-
zation. accounting, and the like, with
ont contest, and they viii improve
their chances of getting the relief
they need. The present should be
propitious time for an agreement
The Washington times., 1907-11-05
The Cast

Clever Hattie Williams has come back
10 Washington with The Little Cher
ub," a tunefuI musical comedy In three
acts. and she was given an enthusiastic
reception at the National Theater last
evening. Miss Williams is supported
by a capable company. but she 50 far
Outclasses ali others In the cast that
her work stands out and makes that OF
the others seem mediocre.
Just why the musical comedy IS called
The Little Cherub" is not fathomable.
Whatever plot there may be said 20
exist, revolvea around the pursuit Of
an actress by an elderly English noble
man and by his son without the knowl-
edge OF the former. But no one seems
TO make any attempt to adhere closely
10 the plot and the whole thing trips
merrily along through the three acts
to a happy conclusion. OF course, the
son wins out with the histTioRic female,
and the father, who happens to be an
earl, welcomes her as a daughter-in-
law instead Of a wife.
The whole IS 50 arranged that there
are plenty Of songs and specialties The
majority of the songs are catchy and OF
the variety that makes the audience
leave the building Whistllng the air
Miss Williams. Of course, has the bulk
OF tHs songs, and she IS one continuous
hst II isn't so much the song itself, or
even her voice. but more the way shs
sings them that insures her numbers a
hearty reception. She infuses a dash
INTO her work that cannot fail 10 make
each song a separate and distinct hit.
Miss Williams has several stunning
gowns, and knows how 10 wear them.
For that matter, each member OF the
company is elahOrately costumed,
which, with the excellent staging, Is
almost half the production.
One OF the pleasing features introduced
during the action OF THE Little
Cherub" was q solo dance as II was
called, by Miss Trixie Jennery. It was
OF the order. and she proved herself a
mistress of the art. Another interesting
and somewhat surprising feature was
the speciality by Miss WinOna Winter.
but this gives no hint OF what IS offered
to the audience. Il consists OF Lmita-
tons Of theatrical luminaries-it seems
now that no musical comedy Is COM
plete without them. Miss Winter be-
gins with an Eva Tanguay effusion and
concludes with an imitation OF Ven
triloduist Vernon. As a voice gymnas;
she is a complete success, and her hit
was a distinct one.
VIII West as ShingIe. handled the
bulk of what comedy there Is in the
production. and he does Il well Henry
V. Donnelly is also good as the Earl 81
SanctObury, and supplies what comedy
West overlooks. The remainder of the
company is well cast
The chorus Is a sprightiy one as vel
as good looking. which goes a long way
toward making the success OF a pro-
duction. Many Of the ensembles are
pretty stage pictures and not painful to
the ear.
The Washington times., 1907-11-05
LABOR UNIONS PLAN
MEETING AND PARADE

Preliminary arrangements to hold in
Washington = monster labor mass meet
ing and parade are being made By the
Central LabYu Union II is proposed TO
have the Gel ebraIion Immediately after
the convcnuBn OF the American Fedora
ti0n Of Labor, in Norfolk, beginning
November IL and continuing indefinitely
lin bringing the project 10 the attention
Of the union, J. J. MCCraclSen, chair
man Of the grievance committee Of Tie
Building Trades Council, said last night
that II the labor unions would combine,
mere than $1,000 men would be In line.
The following committee was appointed
10 join the committee representing the
building trades in arranging plans, Sam
DeNedTy. William SChaeffeT, T. J.
Ryan, Jere Mccarthy, J. D. SchamCl,
Fred Fox, J. l. ROdIeT, Charles WardelI.
and Otto ThielC.
The holders Of the following tickets
were announced as the winners Of the
prizes given at the Labor Day celebTa-
tion in Luna Park in September: First
prize, trip to jamestown. No. 3259; sec
ond prize, trip TO New York. No. 2516;
third prize. season ticket TO Chase
Theater, No. 100. The committee re-
ported that the receipts OF the celebTa-
tion were 81, 800.
The Washington times., 1907-11-05
TRENTON HAS PAPER
TO BOOST BUSINESS

The Trenton Tradesman and Manu-
facturer is the title OF a new monthly
publication issued by the Chamber Of
Commerce and Merchants Association
of Trenton, n. J. woodwork Clum.
until recently assistant secretary OF
the Jobbers and Shippers Association
Of Washington, but now secretary of the
Trenton organization, is the editor and
publisher OF the paper.
1t contains news of interest both to
the members Of the organization and TO
manufacturers considering Trenton as
a place to locate. Trenton is set forth
as a city OF 93. 600 inhabitants and one
pawn shop, indicating its prosperity. 1t
is also shown on a specially designed
map to be the true hub OF the uni
verse
The Washington times., 1907-11-05
FOSTER AND FOSTER PLEASING:
CHASE'S HAS GOOD BILL

Chase's presents a welI-balanced bill
this week, several of the acts being Of
headline caliber. The hit Of the even
ing, however, was a clever musical
sketch by Foster and Foster. called
The Volunteer Pianist" which served
to demonstrate both the singing and
playing abilities OF the Fosters. The
two responded to encores until tired
out.
The FUturity Winner" a one-act
racing drama introducing three horses
and realistic race, Is the headline Of
fering and It met with the same hearty
reception it received here a year ago
The several parts are all in capabis
hands, and It Is appropriately staged.
Hal Stevens and company scored q
aia in their transformation pIaylet OF
rip Van Winkle," called "Silas Law
sons Dream" The parts usually played
by Rip and his wife are acceptably
handled by Hal Stevens and Isabel
Allen.
Max Duffex opens the bin with a
number of difficult musical contortion-
lists feats, playing different Instruments
while upon his back. on his head, and
in other extraordinary positions. He is
followed by Mason and shannon in a
sketch called tAstrOlogy," which con-
tains 8 number of clever Jokes, al
though the act is marred by a few real
0lu ones
Louise Henry, character comedienne.
was favOTite with the audience in
her Indiana dialect Characterization
Her imitation of Miss Edna May was
very clever.
The tennis trio, composed OF VIII
Campbell and the Stock Sisters, per-
formed several unique and rema rkabIe
juggling feats, their entire act being of
an artistic order
The vitagraph. presenting a number
Of scenes in ireland. completes the
bill.
The Washington times., 1907-11-05
High links at Lyceum.

The High Jinlxs Burlesquers is the at
traction at the Lyceum this week, with
John Price and Harry Hooper as the
principal comedians. Beatrice Harlow
leading the twenty or more High JInks
Girls and the vaudeville list, including
John y. Williams. Beatrice HarloWe,
and Charles Barrett, Della Ross, and
Tom Quinn, the Comedy Acrobats, Abb
ner All, and Harry Piesera.
A bright musical burlesqu6 in two
acts, called 'Roseland," keeps up the
flow of laughter. A special feature for
the week Is the wrestling king, Emanuel
Brigglio, who made a clever showing
last evening.
The Washington times., 1907-11-05
Corbett at the Academy.

That James J. Corbett is an actor as
well as a pugilist was demonstrated to
the Washington public last night when
THE Burglar and the Lady" opened at
the Academy for a weeks engagement
Gentleman jim is clever. and those
who attended the performance enjoyed
seeing him. He received numerous en-
cores and made a curtain talk, telling
of experiences in the ring"
Rose King, as the Lady, was liked.
and Jessta Clement, as Annie Warguski,
was apDlauded.
Corbett is the attraction, and those
who attend the performance viii enjoy
him more than his company.
The Washington times., 1907-11-05

on such program. We believe 1t
viii be made, and that the coming
session viii be the most fruitful of
great, effective, progressive achieve
ments in many decades.
The Washington times., 1907-11-05

mond; but perhaps the man who
once pushed the buttons had heard
that the ancients used it as a charm
trouble.
The Washington times., 1907-11-05

Cunning, Miss Quinlan and Van Rem
saeller Wheeler and Albert .PeIlaton.
The finale to the second act is especially
noteworthy. but was marred last night
to some degree by the manifest uucer-
tainty OF the chorus regarding that par
ticular part Of the score Altogether.
however, TON Jones' Is quite the most
fascinating musical production Wash
ingtOn has seen in many a day.
The Washington times., 1907-11-05
SUES FOR s1o.ooo.

Clyde X. Bodlne this morning insti-
tuted suit for $4,000 in the District
courts against the Adams Express Com
pany for injuries alleged to have been
received through the neglect of an
employe in charge of one Of the COM
pany's electric vehicles.
The Washington times., 1907-11-05
Student Is Ill;
His Teeth Pulled
By the HazerS

HANCOCK. Mich. Nov. 5.-A seri-
Gus case of hazlng in the public
schools at Rockland was reported
yesterday. Boys are accused OF pull
ing the teeth of others. and then
threatening them with the loss of
their tongues. One of the victims is
said to be IN q serious condition,
having caught cold in his laceratcd
jaws.
The Washington times., 1907-11-05

this week. The audience last night
was well pleased.
The music throughout the burlesdues
is above the ordinary. The olio was
good.
The Washington times., 1907-11-05

However, the arguments may measure
up, there seems no doubt that the weight
is on the side Of Mayor Tom.
The Washington times., 1907-11-05

DiOgenes would have great success
pottering around with his lantern among
the Pennsylvania capitol builders,
The Washington times., 1907-11-05
FANTASY AT BELASco;
PRESENTED BY ABLE CAST
The cast.

Acts / and " Acts II and III
Period 1903. Period 16o1.
Eenelm Paulton. --.-....-. Kenelm PaWlst
White Whittlesey
Jack Greatorex rex-...............R .RefornadO Jack
Robert Dempster
VIII LevesOn. VIII WI the Feather
Charles Clary
Adrian Tompkyus ........- -Tonlkin. the tapster
+. owen Baxter
Eispeth Iyrell. ....-.... Lady Elizabeth Tyreb
Minnie Dupree
Eleanor Moretti
Eleanor Lsveson. on.-..-.-........ Eleanor Tylney
Esther Lyon
Harriet Phelps .--.-. -.-.-..... .GOody Phelps
Josephine Florence Sheppard
NOrRh GillaW. Mother GillaW
Julia Blanc
Dolly Dolly
Agnes Everett
Hubert
Willis s. Martin
Charles W. West
Sir John, a vicar
Semar Romains
William Beery
The Washington times., 1907-11-05

In a short time the skyscrapers will
have to hang out red lights TO protect
the aeronauts.
The Washington times., 1907-11-05

1t will be some time before we can
personally meet one OF Prof. David
Todd's Martians
The Washington times., 1907-11-05

Bright and catchy music Is the at
traction OF the Greater New York Stars
Derfarnaanae at the Gayety Theater
The Washington times., 1907-11-05

That man who wanted a jug OF
whisky buried with him would doubt
less need water more.
The Washington times., 1907-11-05

The portrait OF the Sultan OF Zanzibar
looks suspiciously like the tintype of an
Alexandria county farm hand.
The Washington times., 1907-11-05

A few bad Navajos have become good
Indians.