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NOTES OF MUSIC EVENTS.

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NOTES or MUSIC EVENTS.
The Kpeisei Quartet will begin Tie seventecntt
season In this city with q concert at Mendeissohr
Hall on November ~ Tho other dates are De
eember Is. January IL. February 0. March 0. and
March -. The constitution OF the quartet remain
ssit wasiast season One of the novelties wfil be
posthumous quartet OF Greg. The third nf
fourth : movements were finished by Jahu,
Roentgen. Sr. father Of the second viotnls'
Of the quartet Among the soioists engaged are
Katherine Goodson. Ernest Console. 0ssip Ga
brilowitsch Courtlandt Palmer and E~rnestSche'
ling.
The oraforio Society announces the 70 lowins
concerts Wednesday evening. December :
Wolf. Ferrart's ia Vita Nuova" Satu rday after
noon. December %. and Tuesday evening. De
cember 70. The Messiah; Thursday evening
February 4. elijah Saturday evening. March
70. Eigar's Dream Of Geroultus": Thursday oven
ing. April a. Bach's st. Matthew Passion"
Julius Faik. q vioiinist who has been playing
In Europe for eve years. VII make his debut al
Carnegie Hal In November.
sousa and his band vii awake the echoes a,
the hippodronie tonight.
A society for the study and performance Of
Johann Sebastin Bach's choral muse was for1nec
IN the fall Of 1on7, and since then has rehearsef
weekly under the ieadei ship Of Mr.. Sam Frankie
nartIcInatIne In one ~ Mr. Franko,s concert.
nj ala nusc Tn. success Was "a pronouncet
a, a. eocop,ars Inc socIetv IN plnn for permspen,
and er..,.r scuyd,v In Inc ft,ture and an or.
ganization has been effected for that purpose
Appl cants for membership n the chorus viii b
examined daily from 8 10 Q or By appointment a
-
m Schumann -Heink Will open the new
Academy OF Music In Brooklyn on THURSDAY
night with a song recital.
IT.. .,., 49,, w.,.-.,.r Ma. m,.,c ,e.,,v.
win begin on Wednesday evening, September %
With Q concert performance Of Saint. Saens's sam
son et Dshlah.- Nine. Homer. Daniel Beddoc
Emilio de Gogorza and Frederick Martin VII
be the soloists and Arthur Noes the conductor
The other concerts will take place on Thursday
afternoon. October 1, on the evening OF the Same
day and on Friday afternoon and evening Franz
Worcester win hear for the nrt time the Brahms
variations on the 'Chorals st Anthony. Loef1ers
Ia willamette du Diable." Macnowclls second
concerto and the overture TO "Fideiio." The cam
paign OF education continues.
-
Walter Damrosch who recently returned 70
New York from his summer vacation al fofk
New York Symphony Orchestra for she com
ing season. Few changes have been made from
er,s .nd . s.cond ,r,,mnet INC pl,yers viii be
IN. ..m. !. ty the last threc v,,n Including
Georr. Rsrrere solo nutist. Ieon Leroy. solo
ri. ,n, ana Herman Hand. nrst horn. The etrnrs
viii srain he h..ded by the two concert masters,
Dsxtd M,nnr, and AIex shslaysky. There
mi h. tan newcomer IN this departmsnt prin
cinsuv AMONG Inc Ar.t victims ana oelIos, Mr..
DamrOaCh begins felelrEAla on OCtODfr =, ana on
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vmriwtnd Arape,.
William Rock and Maude Fulton are
chief among the headliners announced
at the Colonial for the ensuing week.
They will present their artistic speciality
including their new Sensational Devil
Dance" Carrie De Mar will be heard in
an original singing act, introducing her
amusing song about lonesome Floesie. :
r. G. Herr viii play his farewell week In
bashman, In his clever Manipulation Of ~
bushman's whip, will make his frat Amer
loan appearance, and another act that will
be seen here Cor the first time In a COMEDY
skit entitled aFreokles.- In which Miss
Anne Blanche and company will appear.
This playlet. which has been staged by
Robert billiard, IL a characterization OF a
iSi set has been built Tor the act sho ~
ing Madison Square at might. Still another
brand new act will have Its first perform
amos at the Colonial-sLa Petite Revue
1t II callod, and introduces q number OF
live maniktns In a vocal speciality. The
Ellis Nowlin Troupe will present a novel
feature In "A Small Town Circus" and
Richards and Glover will be seen in a
comedy pianologue.
AT the Country Club" Jesse Lasky's
smart Q musical spectacle. with its
pretty girls and costumes, IL among the
chief headliners at the Alhambra. Leo
Ditriohstein will make his Harlem debut
In his own oomedietta entitled Button,
Button; Who's Got the Buttoni- Mile.
De Do. the newest Partisan dancer. win
be seen for the first time In New
York In her 'Dsnse Electrique.s Villa
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leader. In this play he is taking O long
step backward. At a time when Eugene
Walter 10 getting raw life upon the stage
In the first act of paid In Full and Thomas
10 getting ideas into the native drama In
the Witching Hour and Moody In writ
ing poetry In THE Great Divide' and
Charles Frohman 10 bringing us from Eng
land such an exquisitely finished piece
of comedy as The Molusc.- IL will not do
for Mr.. Belasco 90 completely to ignore
the better things OF the stage ~ he hopes
to hold his commanding position. He
will have TO discover young playwrightu
Of moro intellectual force and finer and
more truthful observation than William
do Mile and William j. Hurlbut to write
his dramas for him.
Once upon q time Miss Blanche Bates
played Ibsen. She made "A Dolls House
popular on the Pacific Coast. In 1900 she
gave a devilish performance OF -Hedda
Gabier' In Washington that made the
spectator sit up hard. 1t In q far CRY
from Moro and Heddd to 4rs. Granger-
from the stinging reality Of those women
to the hollow ~artifciality OF this. 1t Ia
Q far cry too from Rosaiind. which Miss
Bates has also played. IL 1t G sign OF
leadership to make an actress who can
play such parts. and play them we'll.
sink herself for entire seasons In the
crude mysteries Of such 4 play as THE
Fighting Hope'f Such Mysteries we'll
lbe6tted Mrs. Leslie Carter; they were all
she RAJ capable Of. But Miss Bates is
capable OF better things-vastly better
things. She Is capable Of portraying
real emotion, Of searching out the minds
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David Bispham. the popular barytone. will
open the season az Carnegie Hall next Sunday.
October 1. and his programme will be made up
Of compositions by classic and modern com
posers the texts by celebrated English and
American poets. Mr.. B.spham's assisting artists
vii be Edna Duchesne. soprano. and Harold
o. SIN III. pianist.
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The World Beaters Is the promising
title OF the company that will furnish
the songs. dances. vaudeville and bur-
lesque at the Star Theatre this week.
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The Knickerbocker Burlesque Company
comes TO the Olympic this week. :
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Minnie Vctorson in the CLYDE Fitch
play 'The Straight Road will be the
attraction this week at the Bijou The
atre. This is the play Miss Walsh for
merly presented at the Astor Theatre in
Nav York.
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On structure Of lies and deceit. by telling
them their guilty father was innocent,
by ooncealing from them their mothers
" criminal act. And she reached q
solution not by reasoning the tangle out,
not by letting in the light. not by any
real thought for her boys and their vel
fare. their genuine moral happiness.
not by any growth Of her own spiritual
perceptions. but simply by discovering
that her husband had been s~exuaily
unfaithful to her. Further, he became
impossibly o cur and charged her With
inideGty. Then she sprang upon him
and beat him with her fists, this fne,
digniied. strong woman did. which,
exciting a. melodrama, was not quite
the most effective way to convince us
that she was q woman who could be
torn between moral problems.
OF course ~ the play 10 written there IL
no real moral problem, The morality In
al Of the theatre. 1t belongs to that
curious world behind the proscenium
arch. where a pack Of conventions 90 often
do duty for passions and morals and Ideas.
while We on the other side OF tho arch
tarnety submit, sometimes even loudly
applaud. uttering chatter about strong
situations stirring climaxcs' and the
like. There might have been a moral
problem. There might have been a moral
problem before &rs. Grdnger discovered
hsr husbands guilt, II she had been forced
70 hght for him by fighting a rising tide
Cd love for Temple In her own heart.
There might have been q moral problem
after the discovery and her fret hasty
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n. s.. Hamilton, Ont.-Tne. coin OF which you
send . rubbing Ii one OF the series Of Canadian
tokens OF one time circulating ~ money In lieu
OF the regular issues. There are many varieties
the one you describe showing the head OF George
III. within . wreath Of oak leaves and soorns
with the seated female inquire holding q cornu.
copis and scales. and the date "isi2" below. This
variety was struck In both brass and copper.
Very few OF these Canadian tokens are worm
much more than face value.
j. p. A.. san Franoisco. Cai.-The twessy
dollar gold piece bearing the stsmp Of KeliorGS
Co. 10 not worth tTs. This ID one OF the com
monest Issues OF the California private coius.
There arc two varieties, with large and small
letters The nst named. dated 1854. In hne con-
dition, has brought "a, while ono with large
letters Of Same date. has brought eef. The rsrest
Of the KellogE no pieces Is the one struck In 1855
With large letters, q hne specimen of which has
brought over 80. The large piece resembling
. twenty dollar coln. but with the fnscnpuon,
spiel Marks" ID worth only . feu cents.
NJ. @. r.. Springfield. hass-Ths three cent
Washington stamp 10 quoted In The stsida,a
catalogue az three cents. The three cent stamp.
with TIE hGure "a In the upper corners b GAIA
loeued ~ one cent, while the locomotive stamps
are valued at four cents each. You might sub
nit yeur stamps. together with envelopes, 70 .
dealer for more dehnite valuation.
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THE Devil will be at the Yorkviie
Theatre during the coming week. Among
the many players are Edward Emery
who portrays the devil; Walter Green
George Macintyre. Charles I. Eldridse.
Rebecoa Warren. Marie GRADER. Gene
We've Cliff, Agnes Porter. Amy Meers'
Bernadine Rissi and Jack Powers.
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At the Gayety will be the Dainty
Duchess Company. There are two musi-
cal comedies presented and vaudeville.
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dertie MiIlar and the other 'Girls OF
Gottenberg' continue popular at the
Knickerbooker At the Criterion Miss
Hattie Williams 10 attracting her strong
New York following In Fully Ruf1es.
That delicious comedy. THE Moiusc.'
OF the Garriok. should be seen BY every
one Il Is a treat. So 10 the acting Of
Watches at the Lyceum.
Arnold DAILY continues at Wallaok's In
THE REGENERATION.
/ At the Astor william Hodge. in his de-
hghtful i-mpersonaton Of The Man From
Home 10 very well worth seeing.
paid in Full" 10 getting to be as much
OF an old story as THE Music Master
1t goes right on at Weber's.
Ariiss's work in The Devil is drawing
packed houses TO the Belasoo,
But that does not prevent big houses
at the Garden TO see the other Devil
Competition seems to be the life Of art as
well as of trade.
Gus Etwards's new show, School
Days" may now be seen at the Circle
Theatre.
The second season Of italian grand
opera at moderate prices enters upon
it's fourth and last week Monday evening
az the American Theatre. For thefarewell
performances this week M interesting
programme 10 announced. One novelty,
Nv sEt..- lt-<. ill A E.A1.A.I
Monday evening, and for the remainder
of the week works that have proved
most popular during the engagement
will be repeated, the complete repertoire
being: Monday, sL'Elsr d'Amores; Tues
day. .Gioconda'; Wednesday matthias.
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Florence Bindley viii come to the Folly
this week in a play called In the Nick
OF Time She Is popular in the theatres
Of this class and will be welcomed at the
Folly in this new vehicle.
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= -The Mimic World with Gertrude
Hoffman,. fresh from Hammerstein's,
doing her Salome dance therein. Is the
attraction at the Grand this week.
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pany, TO decorate at Harmony Gene
terry.
Assistant Driver GIasscock. No. 7 En-
glne Company. and Private COumbs.
No, 4 Truck Company, to decorate al
Prospect Hin and GleuWOOd Cemeteries.
Private Bernhardt, No. 3 Truck Com
pany. and Private Purcell No Truck
Company, TO decorate at Oak Hill, Rock
Creek, and Holy Rood Cemeteries.
captain kOsslJer, no. Engine COM
pany, 10 decorate at White Marsh, Md
Assistant Driver Mullikin, No. 20 En-
CINE Company, 10 decorate at Andrew
Chapel Va.
Private Wiies. no. Engine Company,
10 decorate at Alexandria, Va.
Captain KreameT, Nd 3 Engine Com
pany, 10 decorate at Arlington. Va
It has been arranged 20 hold memorial
services In the future over the grave OF
every fireman belonging TO the Dis'r ict
Department. who dies. Should flreTIan
ole on the ocean and be buried az sea,
"a wreath viii be carried on the ship
on every 10th OF May and dropped
on the waters that received his BODY at
The spot where the services were held.
This also VIII be done ia the event or
"a fireman being drowned
If fireman should die III anotHer city
E3t farther away than Few YORK, local
fireman viii bee sent TO the city on me
dav of the memorial carrying wreath.
which VIII no placed on the grave and
should the hre-uEuter DE DIS Some LoI-
eiLn country the local department will
see that Nreall. the exact counterpart
OF those used in Washington, VIII be
made and laid on the grave
The EraVe-markrrs are arranged NJ The
top in the form cf "a circle, the outside
Ina representing section Cf hose In
tine center are fire hat. "a trumpet. a
ladder ana "a IRE hook. Tho entire top
The letters ID. C.. f. D." are en-
graycd al the base OF the circle.
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ENGINEERS WIVES
GIVE TESTIMONIAL
Mrs.. A. z. Johnson Given
Locker, While Men Re
member vi. o. Leighton.

Mr. Arthur T. Johnson was presented
with a gold locket this morning by the
women of the American Water Works
Association at the meeting Of the assoc
citation ia the assembly han of the Ar
linEton. Mrs. Johnson SIS chairman of
the Washington womeu's committee
which has been directing the entertain
ment of wtves and daughters OF dele
gates 10 the convention. The locket is
appropriately inscribed. testifyiug TO
the high esteem in which Mrs. Johnson
is held and the appreciation which has
been felt in her efforts 10 make the visit
To Washington pleasant Airs. Johnson
made a brief speech of acceptance.
NJ o. Leighton. chairman of the local
committee. was the proudest man in the
convention hall this morning. 1Ir. Leigh
ton has been in entire charge of the de-
tails Of the local program, and 1t met
with such success that the association
determined 20 show its appreciation fin
material way. This took the form OF a
handsome silver water pitcher and a
pair OF gold cuff buttons Mr. Leighton
was manifestly surprised at the EifJ,
but made a very happy speech and was
greeted with rounds OF applause.
The morning session OF the associa-
ton, following the presentations OF the
gifts 10 Mrs, Johnson and Mr.. Leigh
ton, was given over 10 the reading OF a
series OF papers. THESE We're Action OF
Water on Galvanized IRON wilson j..
AIOnfort- The Selling OF Surplus Wa
ter by Municipslities 90 Private Water
Companies or 10 Individual Consumers
Outside of City Limits George H.
Felix, Ownership of Public Utilities, Do
c. W, Wiles; THE Troubles of the FFi-
vate Water Company" j. T. Sawyer
and Competitive Water Works, '
Charles Il. Henderson
Delegates and visitors to the CouECu-
ton attended the artillery drill at Fort
Niyer this afternoon at I o'clock and
later visited Arlington National Gem
eJery.
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WHAT CONGRESS DID
N THE SENATE.

The District Committee held it's last
meeting for the session and disposed
of number of bills. Among other
things it reported the bill relating
TO organization of banks i'm the Dis
triet and deferred action on the mod
fncation of the excise laws.
The Senate Finance Committee decided
TO adhere TO the Aldrich bin with
certain amendments.
A bill was passed appropriating $4,000
for a memorial to Abraham Lincoln TO
be built on the farm in Kentucky
where he was born.
Following the morning business the
Senate took mp bills on the calendar
TO which there was no objection,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-05-15
DROP TO PAVEMENT
ONLY WAKES HIM
Virginia Somnambulist Walks
From Third Story Window of
of Ell Reno Hoiel.

+. ]. Mitchell, recently arrived in this
city from HuSJbuTg Va. walked cut
of a third-st0ry window of the FL
Reno Hotel wiile asleep early this
morning, and fell on an iron grating.
The fan did little more than awaken
the somnambulist. The hotel clerk said
that he heard the body drop, and sew
eral seconds later heard some one COM
planning about being awak ened so early.
Gong outside De saw Mitchell rubbing
his eyes and several bruised spots on
his body.
Mitchell was taken 10 the Casualty
Hospital DR.. Conkiin examined him,
and pronounced him bat slightly
bruised.
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i'm which reposed floral wreaths They
were the men selected from the local
Fire Department % decorate the graves
or siNJy-sgVCu OF their dead comrades.
Arriving az the headquarters of the
Fire Department at 9 O'Clock the men
selected dro,c to the north, south, east
and west 20 TIE graves OF men who had
dSed either In the line of action or
through illness. The Wreaths they car
red were made of leaves, with wax
flower blossoms and roses. The mark
ers first We're placed iu the center OF
the graves the Wreaths were placed
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-05-15
IN THE HOUSE.

Representative Sherwood of Ohio made
a sensational attack on Representative
Kelfer of Ohio in speech on the floor
OF the House
The House considered the military acad-
envy appropriations bill
The Committee on Interstate and For
eign Commerce voted unanimously 20
try TO pass by twO-thiTds vote a bridge
bin that tas been vetoed by the Presl-
dent.
The Select Committee OF Wood Pulp
continued It's investigation.
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over them and the American flag was
fastened 10 the socket In the top Of the
uaI hcTs.
Long after the Wreaths have been re-
moved the markers and flags viii dec
crate ana keep beautiful the resting
places o. this citys dead hremcn. The
following men were selected 20 dee
crate the graves:
Assistant Driver Bentley. OF no. IS
Engine Company, ana Private Lock
wood. of SO. S Engine Company 20
decorate at Mt OUvet and Congress
sioual Cemeteries
Private II. Hail. No. s TIIck Com
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-05-15
PICNICKERS EAT
POISONED BEANS

Los ANGELES. Cal. May 15.-Miss
Rappilla BurEroR a Sunday school
teacher. of this city, is dead today, and
thirty children are dangerously III as
a result of eating the fruit of the castor
bean shrub. Several Of the children are
expected to die. Miss Burgr0ff took her
class for picnic yesterday afternoon
and they ate the castor bean shrub by
mistake.
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GEORGETOWN PREPS ~.

Georgetown Props beat Episcopal High
Simpson let down the EpiscUpalians
with three hits. and famed fourteen
men. he was caught by SitterdinE. The
Props got eight hits off Hunter. who
was caught by Grant The Props made
three errors and their opponents two
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TRIBUTE TO DEAD FIREMEN
PAID BY FORMER COMRADES
Floral Wreaths Are Placed
Today on SiXty-seven
Graves.

at al of tho cemeteries throughout
the city were seen this morning men in
hremens sarb, driving small wagons
The Washington herald., 1908-03-29
BRAIN

attracting attention at present by using
pistol; with noiseless life-takng by
cOWardy criminals viii undoubtedly become frequent
speaking of his device dire possibilities FOR Congress
to amend the laws that patents could be granted Tor
inventions against which mankind has no protection.
freely admit that there is protection against this gun
Of mine.
If such laws considered advisable, some pro-
vision might be made that when thing Ike this IS in
vented would become the exclusive property or the
government
However. with snch laws in force. the guns might
st be made and used secretly am afraid that even
mechanical genises among the criminal classes
are at work it.
IF there were only some way to control its
facture prevent use. except by the military and
police whom intended, my conscience would be
easier.
When the idea came it was perfectly natural for
10 work il Some persons may that should
have kept the thing 70 myself
Yes might have done might never breath
ed word OF it, might have taken the with me 10
the grave.
But what inventor would have done so? Man not
yet developed the point where thing possible
Besides, I else would have
made the invention. It bound come. just Ike
sulokeess powder came"
Mr. Maxim said he intended orer the device 10 the
American monopoly. is possible for any 70
the Patent Office al Washington and take copies Of any
plans on file there which patents have been granted
This can be done by the agent Of foreign govern
ment well by any else In few months Mr.
Maxim thinks. Japan viii be manufacturing these
and in time may them agans; the nation son Of
which brought them into being.
The Washington herald., 1908-03-29

1t isn't often inventor stands appalled, pres
ence Of the child Of his brain this is the state Of
affairs with Hiram Percy Maxim, whose hoseIess gun
not only threatens revolutonize perhaps 10 banish
warfare. but presents terrifying possibilities in crime
son Of Sir Hiram Maxim. who invented terrible
machine that bears his name the young
what he calls his unfortunate inventive streak" And
strange say, he wasn't aiming after noiseess gun
all when he stumbled it. were
Now. with the Of his invention awakening the
keenest interest around the world young
that his mind is all easy of what he has
done.
When" said Mr. Maxim. in discussing his device the
other day. you discharge a bullet from gun with
practically the velocity and accuracy with
weapon and do it silently evident you have
dangerous possibility"
1t would so. indeed
idea came TO while engaged in a peaceful
pursuit did not begin work with the
ing a gun at all.
"A long time 1 left firearms behind and en-
gagged in the automobile business In with many
Others, seeking OF muiing the reports
gas engines automobiles
I located the Of trouble in piston of the
engine and when arrived the solution problem
The idea flashed my mind that if do that
with engine I could also with gun"
Similar to that made of in the automobile mufer
Is the principle of the new gun device
muzzle of prevented through the action