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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-11-03
Signs of Good Times.

Midst the excitement of election news
it is interesting to record as many dem
onstrations of returning prosperity as
are recorded in yesterdays news. The
Consolidated Cotton Duck Mills, one Of
Maryland's biggest Industries, are run
ming again at almost full capacity.
The Maryland Steel Company has or
ders which justify it in putting 500
hands, at present idle, to work on Mon
day, while the Western Maryland rail
road announces a program of extensive
improvements, involving an expendi-
tG-- of 81 ,250,OOO.
-hAse are indications that the cam
Paign Is not absorbing all the time of
business men, and we take it that thew
also imply belief in many quarters
that the country is not going to make
any experiment in the White House at
this time.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-11-03
Laugh in Almost Every Line
Guaranteed BelaSco'S
Patrons.
"At the Country Club" and
Gilmore Sisters at
Ghase'S.

With CIR &c L.arue, Ada Lewis, NeVa
Aymar an Sam Bernard heading the
cast, Nearly a Hero" opened at the
Belasco Theater last evening, and 1t
proved most pleasing entertainment
from beginning TO end. The comedy is
keen and clean, and the music has a
rhythmic dash 10 it that Is infectious.
The principals are supported by q
chorus Of more than ordinary ability.
Like the majority OF musical produc-
lions extsEt there is little or no plot
to Nearly a Hero" Naturally there is
some sort Of a story running through
the three acts, and as near as the aver
age audience can figure il out. it Is
about certain wealthy man Of family
who tries 10 pose as a hero 20 prove
an alibi for his evenings escapade.
A German tailor happens in 10 col
lect a bill. and in The dilemma oc-
casioned by the sudden intrusion of the
guests. ne is made the rescued one.
Then the son, who wants 20 marry be-
meath his station, arranges with the
tailor TO save him from drowning, so
as 20 cause despair In The bosom of his
u mlly. Thus knOedleT. the tailor,
played BY Mr.. Bernard, also becomes q
hero anu remains 10 participate in the
festivities. He IS given a suit OF clothes
IN which he nnds the card Of a baron.
and he immediately poses as such.
toward the END the real nero dB-
pears IN time 90 save the COuspiratGrs
from being accused of the robbery Of
900 from the real victim OF The acct
Dent. The son marries his snOp-girl.
knoedler Wins the ricn mans daughter.
a matinee girl with a romantic DISPOSE
uOn, and al ends happily.
As hnoedlcF, Mr.. Bernard Is good, but
II does not begin 10 compare with his
HOggenueimeT Of The Girl from
kays, and its continuation, The Rich
Sir. HOggenheimer." Ills songs. 4 Was
Hero and The Song the Singer
Sang, win much merited applause
Miss L.aRue, who succeeded Elizabeth
Brice - Angelina De We're, is an IN
qualified success. and q worthy success
sOT 10 TeT predecessor. Ada Lewis is in
imitable as the matinee girl daughter
with the Ethel Barrymore mannerisms
Neva Aymar Is dashiIg Edith, the
girl who was engaged to the son, but
does not want 70 marry him or the
speciality numbers about the best is
The Drawing Lesson by an octet
Of girls who are real artists, and their
caTiCatures Of people well known IN
public life are really good, considering
that they are drawn In less than two
minutes Nearly all 0g the song mum
bers are good and got the meTited
encOres.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-11-03
NEW ACADEMY.

Ray Raymond was the Candy Kid"
at the New Academy '.st night in every
sense. bat his musiCL comedy efforts
had novel and effective support in Raz
and Jazz. diminUtive Philippians named
Phil White and Shad Plenty. They
danced well and their humorous team
work kept the laughs going.
With catchy airs and thrilling rescues
by the title role hero, The Candy Kid
might have become a One-peTs1n ml-
steal comedy II it had not been for the
general at-ractiVeness of the company
and the piquant beauty Of Louise Willis
as Kitty Hopkins. the girl who finally
gets into the Candy KIDS arms after
many trials that concern the efforts Of
the degenerate ION Of a South Amert-
can revolutiOnis, 10 kidnap Kitty for
himself with the aid Of d melOdramatiC
maiden with a past, who drugs Kitty S
brother. allows his room 10 be set atire
and Kitty herself 10 be captured by
thugs, and other things. before being
finally defeated.
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The ApOtheOSiS Of Strauss.

Miss Garden, the attractively named
and constructed prima donna. has been
studying "SaIome" with Richard Strauss.
For her the mists have rolled away;
echoes from pandemonium have changed
into mellifuous chorus; what was
once esoterie and fit only for the gifted
highbrows seems destined to be as
popular as I'm Afraid to Go Home in
the Dark" She says;
Everything is simple after Strauss.
] started studying this opera last De-
cember and have seen all the German
performances OF IL. The color Of
Strauss orchestral music is richer
than that OF Wagner "Salome" is a
work Of perfect genius, and that op-
era and "Pelleas and Melisande" ] be-
heve TO be the greatest works Of the
age. / think the new music viii alb
sOrb general attention more and more
as time goes on. It VIII conquer
everything.
Not so many years ago it was fash
ionsble to jeer at Brahms and Wagner.
but by this time much of the ieering
has turned into applause. So may it be
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.CHASE'S.

Two numbers on the bill at Chases
this week are Of exceptional merit and
sufficient to carry an entire evenings
performance One is Jesse Laskv's
production of "At the Country Club"
and the other the Fillmore sisters. The
former is musical connection staged
in excellent style and is presented by a
company o. twelve, includlng four stun
ming show girls. The musical numbers
are, 'At the Waldorf" THE Sympathet-
ic Girl" Hats" "Hark to the Horns
and "In Dreamland." AL are tuneful.
and the costuming is elaborate.
Kate and Nay Gilmore are this sea.
son appearing in mirth-creating skit
entitled 1t was Good Show, But
May Gilmore as GOldie Corker, CHE
per-ride Ct the PeT-rairie." and her sis
ter as Bec ella Stopper. d" the per-ride of
the ke-itchen," are at their best and
the audience was convulsed almost ~
Mysteries by the overwhelmingly comical
makeup and dialogue Of Kate.
A clever playlet by Mrs. Marie B.
Schrader. well known in Washington.
is The BandbOx," in which appear
Nile. Corsalre, Dorothy Turner, and
Sterling Walker.
Alexander brothers and Brady appear
in a musical act by far one Of the best
seen at Chase's. Vocal numbers and
dancing are added to their instrumental
selections.
Tom" the talking pony: sam VII
llams, in songs and stories; Selbini and
GrOVini. Jugglers and cyclists, and the
vitagraph complete the bill
The orchestra numbers include VIC
lin solo. Schuman's ''Traumerei' - pIayed
by Douglass Crawford. He was warm
~ applauded
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WHITE HOUSE CALLER
RECALLS OLD FIGHTS
THAT Young Fellow With Teeth and Eyeglasses" Is
the Way New Yorker Designated President
Discuss Times in Albany.

That young fellow with the teeth
and eyeglasses"
Thus is the President designated by
one of his old-time associates in the
New York assembly. Michael Costello,
erstwhfe politician, newspaper man
and lawyer, arrived at the White House
today to swap stories with the Presi-
dent about the days when they were
lighting political grafters twenty-five
years ago.
yes" said Mr.. Costello. reminiscent
~, I'VE were side partners in the olden
DAYS. I was elected to the assembly,
and one day a young fellow with eye
glasses and teeth arrived in Albany.
He was a high-toned guy from Fifth
avenue, while I was a low-toned guy
from the Tenth district, but We got
along together all right. He looked
at things the way I did. He was against
erafters and so was !, and we fought
side by side there in Albany.
Il was q Tammany Democrat and he
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-11-03
SIGNED FOR LIFE.

J +. Johnston, the new United States
Senator from Alabama, is an ardent
agricUlturist. One day, after retiring
from the governorship and returning TO
his home in Birmingham, he donned his
overalls and went 10 work In the gar
den.
A society lady, a newcomer, entered
the yard 10 call on Mrs Johnston Her
ring at the door not being answered, she
walked into the garden.
How long have you worked for the
JOhnstOus? she inquired Of the man
she found there.
"a good many years, madam"
DO they pay you Well2'
About an / get out of IL is my clothes
and keep
Why, then, come and work for me, %
she said. IN do that and pay you 50
much month besides"
i thank you, madam" he replied,
but 1 signed up with Mrs. Johnston
for life"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-11-03
OPPOSES
FIRE REGULATION
Hotel Mems Counsel SAYS
Fireproof Stairways Can
not Be Required.

The proposed regulation to compel
the installation OF fireprOof stairways
in hotels was the subject Of a hearing
given by the Commissioners today 10
the Washington Hotel Mems AssociR-
ton and others interested
As attorney for the association, A
). Worthington opposed the prOmulga-
ton Of the regulation. declaring that
d survey OF legal decisions in similar
cases has failed TO disclose a single in
stance in which such regulation was
upheld by the courts
Mr. Worthington argued that the
Commissioners are not only without
power 10 draft such a regulation, but
that Congress is without authority 10
enact legislation TO that emil, upon the
ground that it would be unconstitutional
Referring to the practical side OF the
question: Mt WorthingtOn said that
inquiry among hotel proprieJOrs has
SHOWN that the cost of installing fire
PROOF SalrWayS in hotels would be
from $500 To SIS, coo. in addition 10 the
loss incurred in the suspension Of bust
ness, while the improvements were be
ing made
Hotel men," he said, have recently
been required TO undergo great expense
in remodcling their buildings in con-
toTnIty with the ire regulations, and
nave experienced considerable difficulty
in complying with the orders and sug-
Sesuons Of inspectors Of the electrical
building, and nTC departments, which
are at times conflicting. To impose an
additional expense would be unreason-
able"
AT the conclusion of Mr. WoTthfDp-
tons remarks Commissioner West said
Jnat the Commissioners felt 10 ipc1rn-
bent upon 10 provide every possible
safeguard against flrc not only in hotels
but ia theaters and other places of pub
lie assembly. and Il was with this end
IN view that they are now considering
the proposed regulation.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-11-03

was a swell Republican. He had bar
rels of courage and he'd tackle any
thing. 7 began 10 tackle things my
self and when Roosevelt began 10 show
his mettle I made up my mind that he
was good man 10 tie up with. l did
tie up with him, and / smashed things
right and left. Democrats and RepuD-
lice rs alike. OF course Tammany
wouldn't stand for anything ike that.
so they side-traCked ne, and I have
been fighting on both sides Of the fence
ever since.
The President never forgets old
friends, and he likes to recall old times.
So when / get near Washington I 20
down 10 the White House; the Presi-
dent says Make yourself at home o
and I sit around and between calls
from outsiders We talk ABOUT how We
trimmed the gang at Albany.
Hes a fine fellow, thas man Roose-
Welt. I'm for him, and I'm for Taft
The President introduced me TO Taft
some time ago. No, boys, OF course 1
haven't anything TO make d s,ory our
of. My visit isn't worth recording.
Sorry can't give you some news.
GOOd-by."
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-11-03
FRUIT IN OCTOBER.

How would you like to go out into
your garden and pick a mess Of freshly
Tipened red raspbeTTies at this season
of the year? wouldn't II surprise you?
And yet that is just what J. '. Zweck,
Beaver Dam, has beer doing for weeks.
On Saturday he sent a bunch of freshly
clipped branches, just cut, to the man
ager OF the Globe Tailoring Company,
36g East Water street, VINO Immediately
put them on exhibition in his window.
Mir. Zweck attributes the peculiar phe-
nomenon of late ripening to the un-
usual weather conditions this summer.
The sight OF freshly ripeRed raspberries
at the close Of October is declared a
curiosity Milwaukee Sentinel.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-11-03
GAYETY THEATER.

In ZuluIand" provided music and fun
TOT large audience at the Gayety
last evening. The piece was presented
by the Morning Glories Company, with
clever principals and a we'll trained
choTus. The performance Is divided
INTO three acts, and is somewhat more
pTetenJious in the way OF musical num-
oers than the sual run OF burIesques.
4 feature was a scene Ia the second
act showing the characters on an air
ship in an electrical storm Babette
scored a hit In a novel dance called
The Devil, and also in her part OF
Miss Jennie O'Brien. Glare Evans as
Dennis o BTien, funny Irish character.
created most Of the laughs Of the pro-
duction. Miner and Miner were enter
tanning in q comedy sketch
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-11-03
CUBAN MINISTER IS DUE
IN THE CAPITAL TONIGHT
Fine. de Quesada's Return Means Resumption of Her
Delightful Partes-Dr. and Mrs Newell Go to
Evansville, Ind.-Maor Livonius Leaves.

The Minister of Cuba and Mime. de
QUesada and their family will arrive
in Washington this evening fro:a New
York. where they arrived this morning,
after an absence Of three months in
Europe Nine dc Quesada is one OF
the most gracious hOstesses OF the DiplO-
matte Corps. and her Inequalities are a
feature Of the season.
DR.. and Mrs. William NJ. Newell have
gone 70 their home In Evansville, Ind,
for stay Of several weeks. arriving
there In time for DR.. Newell to vote.
Mrs. Frederick Fenning went to Phil
adelphla today, where she viii meet her
sister, Mrs. J. Milton Boone, Of St.
Clair Pa, and Mrs. Boone's two little
girls. and accompany them here. Mrs.
Boone, who was formerly Miss Bessie
Hine, will spend the coming month in
Washington visiting relatives.
Miss Irene Bailey, who has been spend
ing several days in Washington with
Mr.. and Mrs. Bum in their home on
Clifton street, has gone to New York
TO remain for a week or ten days. She
Will spend a week or two IN Washing
ton upon the conclusion OF her visit
there before returning TO her home in
Chicago.
Major Won LiyOnius, military attache
Of the German einuass1. - euJ 10 New
d ok this morning, whence ne viii sail
tomorrow for an absence OF several
weeks in Mexico City, where he is at
taCued IN the same capacity as ia wash
ington.
Ex-senator Cockreu and Miss Anna
COCkreu will arrive at their home on h
street tomorrow from New l. udCnS
Conn, where they spent the SUMMER.
Mrs. EIihu Root. wife Of the secre-
tary Of State, who returned 70 her
Washington home Sunday evening, has
been recalled 10 New York on account
Of the death of her mother, Mrs. Salem
il. Wales. Mrs. " ales had been a fire.
queHt visitor to her sOn-in-IaW and
daughter in Washington and her death
has been the cause Of much sympathetic
viii throw the hospital home OF the
Roots into mourning this winter.
The Secretary Of the Navy. who has
been I'D Tor some time, was able 10
accompany Mrs. Metcalf tor a short
drive through the city and suburbs yes
terday afternoon II j. doubtful how
ever, If his physici0n viii permit him
20 JON the PRESIDENT s parry al the
White House this evening.
Mrs. Meyer. wife Of the Postmaster
General. and the Misses Meyer viii
leave for New York tomorrow, where
Miss Alice Meyer will be one Of the
bridesmaids at the wedding on Satur-
day Of Miss Sylvia Parsons to W.
Rudolph Weld at Trinity Church.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Lee BOst. who
have resided in Richmond, Va, since
tie first OF the year, have returned tc
make Washington their permanent
home Mir. BOst has been the general
age. - the Home Life Insurance Com
PAM, OF New York, Tor the State OF Viz
Einia. and has been promoted 10 the
District of Columbia In the same ca
paclty. They viii reside for the winter
at Aimasruh, the country home of DR..
Alma c. Arnold. Mrs. BOsts mother
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-11-03
Seeing Washington With The Times Guide
No. CXLV-"POE HOUSE,"

"a T Number 1903 New York avenue,
a ladies and gentlemen between
Thirteenth and Fourteenth
streets. you see an old brick house. on
of repair, of a dingy color. and with n
tablet or inscription that would indl-
cate that Edgar Allan Poe, the poet
once lived there.
over nifty years have passed since
Poe sat in the front of this house, his
WJrl shop, where some OF his Des
poemss classics in form and IN expires
sion. were born. Here Poe, the dream
er, built many of his castle Of dreams
and here were conceived some OF MS
most weird masterpieces.
Edgar Allan Poe was genius, anC
While he had some Of the faults Of
genius, his greatest faults grew cut OF
his poverty Roth Of Poe's parents wert
actors, end they both died in ISL. three
years after his birth; he was adopted
by John Allan, merchant OF Richmond,
Va. His first book OF poems mad scarce
ly been published in Boston, when he
sRlisIed from that City as 8 private
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-11-03
What the Day Will Bring.

If the issues which are the football
Of tOday's election are not now clearly
understood it is because all the candi-
dates, stump speakers, and newspapers
of the country could not make them
plain. As a matter of fact, they are
plain and are understood, and before
we gather tonight in front of the
canvas screens which this office has
erected it will be well for us to re-
view them calmly.
At bottom the contest depends mainly
on this question:
Which party and which candidates
can better be entrusted with the fur
Their execution of the Roosevelt policy
of controlling the corporations?
All other issues are secondary to this.
As the people decide on this question
so will the election be.
But there are several incidentals
They include these questions:
Shall the choice be of a candidate
who has never filled an executive office
or of a candidate who has been better
prepared for the Presidency than any
other candidate in our history?
Shall the courts be hampered in their
authority for the benefit of a particular
class Of citizens?
Shall the National Governemnt guar
antee the deposits in the national bar ks
and undertake an impossible guaranty
of the deposits in the State banks?
Shall the National Government un-
dertake an impossible determining of
what percentage a given commercial
house absorbs of the trade in its par
ticular commodity?
Shall there be a change in parties?
The undercurrent Of serious thought
in this nation will settle these ques-
tions. All over the country are thou
sands of men whose votes are nailed
down. Whatever the party platform,
whoever the candidates, their discretion
Is nil In the end these men about
balance each other. The determining
factor everywhere is the independent
voter. Now, it is noteworthy that the
independent Is everywhere a man of
abundant intelligence to see the real
issues and vote his own will upon them
What viii he do here? Surely, he
cannot fail to see that a candidate sus-
tanned by a majority in both houses
of Congress will be better equipped TO
fulfill his chosen policies than one with
a Congress divided or antagonistic.
Surely, he cannot fail 70 see that the
President is himself entitled to a hear
ing as TO the man best fitted to con
tinue his work. Surely, he cannot fail
70 see that the courts, the disaster of
Furnishing careful bankers, the danger
of leadership committed to utterly
fanciful legislation, must be specially
considered by him.
The Independent will not fail to see
all this. He will see it and vote it.
Inc country has not gone crazy. The
sober undercurrent of sense in America
may be trusted. There is every reason,
today, while the voting is in progress,
to believe that these are the safe
guards which will elect William H. Taft
to the office of President of the United
States.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-11-03
LYCEUM.

The Burlesquers," at the Lyceum
this week. present a performance that
is excellent in every detail Anna Arm
strong and May Ashton received great
applause In their sketch, entitled The
College Boy and the Dainty Miss" and
the bicycle aCrObatIc comedy by the
Three Armstrong; was we'll received
The Three Stewards, IN a musical
sketch. and Lawrence and Harvey in
His Fathers Son" completed the clio.
The opening and closing farce come
dies ab0unded with wit. humor and
pretty girls.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-11-03
ONLY BERGER GIVES.

MILWAUKEE. Wis, Nov. 3.-When
State Democratic Chairman H H Man
son made his final announcement of the
money expended in the Wisconsin cam
paigu, showing a total of S Ell q he
named only one individual contribiltor
That one was Alexander Berger. tie
board OF trade man, whose daughter is
said 70 be the fiancee Of w. J. Bryan.
Jr. Mr. Berger gave the $500 to ths
cause, and the Democratic national
committes furnished 5000
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-11-03
Mss RusseA Delights Audience in "The Stronger Sex;
Sam Bernard Proves Easy Winner in Nearly Hero
ATTRACTIONS At
THE THEATRES

NATIoNAI-aThe Lion and the
Mousse
BELASCO-sam Bernard in ''NearIy
Hero"
CoLUMHIA-Annte Russell in 'oThe
Stronger Sex
CHASE'S - Gilmore Sisters and
Vaudeville.
ACADEM Raymond in ''The
Candy KIDD
L1CEUM-Shm Jacks BuFIesgue
Company.
GAhETY-MOrnInE GIOries BUR-
lesgue Company.
tNOte-AlI theaters will pest cleo
don returns between the aets.l
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-11-03
TRAIN KILLS SWEETHEARTs

WATERFOWL, N Y, Nov. 3.-AIiss
Alma Miles. eighteen years old, and her
sweetheart, Earl Randall, two years
older, were struck by a passenger train
on a grade crossing near Tacoma last
night and killed. The pair were driving
and did not notice the approaching
train.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-11-03
QUITE CONTENT.

81 am we'll aware" cried Baron Mich
Olas edewalzaski that
you married me for my name, but YOU
shall never get my estates!'
"Weu, MCKEE, never mind If I did o"
sOOthed the baroness. Il can subSist on
the name alone for the rest of my nat
ural life II l take it a mOUthful at a
time. Bohemian.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-11-03
GOVERNOR GRANTS RESPITE.

HARRISBURG. Pa. Nov 3.-Governor
Stuart today granted a respite 10 Ra-
phaele PeTTie. Of Philadelphia. sentenced
70 be hanged on November 5. The new
date being December 10 The case will
be taken Lefore the board of pardons.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-11-03
GET RAISE IN WAGES

SEDA' IA. No, Nov. 3-AH section
men employed on the Missouri Pacfe-
Iron Mountain railroad system win re-
S1.25 to S1.35 day.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-11-03

If Mr.. Sherman is elected 10 preside
over the Senate he will ind that trav-
cling 5000 miles in a campaign Is notu-
ing compared TO travelling through the
rules OF the esteemed and august upper
house every time he wants to put
through a motion to take a recess.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-11-03

'Of course S1199 $ not ali I have spent
for groceries says Mrs Early. hut
the balance came from outside sources
The bill for clothing includes between
so and so, which 1 spent on clothing for
Mr.. Early"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-11-03

man who makes a speciality OF posing
before his wife as a knCw-it-all in poll
ties will have 10 buy her a beautiful
new set OF furs because the result was
just exactly what he told her IT would
be.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-11-03

And don't forget that today one Sam
uel W. Smith is testing the Illuminating
powers Of gas