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The Washington herald., 1908-03-31
The Gavety-BurIekaue

The Lid Lifters present a good show
is the usual burlesQue. also an excellent
clio. The performance is full OF bright.
catchy songs. while the comedians are
clever. J. ". Jess female representations
in the second burletta were exceptionally
good. Kelly and Bartlett were good
Lillian Nulty was heartily encored for her
singing. CASTOR BOrdeTverry. the worlds 6
champion rife shot. was the feature OF
the performance. doing some almost i'm
possible feats with the rife This Is
probably the best thing seen at this the
ater this season.
The Washington herald., 1908-03-31
LYNCHBURG IS REJOICING.
Town Glad Church Is Not to Change
Status OF College.
lecial 70 The Washington Herald.

Special 70 The Washington Herald
Lynchburg. Va, March 3O.-The victory
won by DIR. ". ". Smith to-day in the
Baltimore conference Of the Methodist
Church, which means that no effort Is
TO be made TO change the present status
Of the Randolph-Macon Woman's College
here. was received joyoUsiy IN the city.
as Lynchburg looks upon this school as
being as much a Lynchburg institution as
a Methodist school
When Or. Smith left home this morn
ing for Roanoke. he was by no means
confident that the resolution endeavoring
TO have the church take direct charge
Of the college would be defeated. and the
unanimous vote against il came rather as
a surprise TO those conversant with con-
ditions.
The Washington herald., 1908-03-31

night at the chamber Of commerce. Of
fcers will be chosen.
Announcement is made that called
meeting OF the woman's Auxiliary of r.
E Lee Camp. Confederate Veterans, will
be held at o'clock tomorrow afternoon,
at Lee Camp Hall All members are re-
quested to be present.
1t was said to-day that Capt r. f.
Knox who is spoken OF In connection
with the mayoralty contest, will to-mor-
row announce whether or not he will
enter the contest.
Twenty-three members We're baptised at
the Del Ray Baptist Church last night.
The Washington herald., 1908-03-31
The Lyceum-BurIe.aue.

The Avenue Girls. in the two-act farce.
Tom, Dick. and Harry" are the attrac-
ton at the New Lyceum this week. and
although the farce has been seen here
before. Il was nevertheless pleasing and
diverting. John c. Hanson, Joseph En-
erson. ind Dave Conroy were cast in the
roles q Tom, Dick. and Harry. respec-
lively. AMI following in the wake Of
Bickel. Wilson. and Wrothe, who origi-
mated the parts. they did well, consider
ing the prominence Of the origlnators
The Washington herald., 1908-03-31
GIRL SHOOTS STEPFATHER.
Eighteen-yenr-oId Daughter ReSents
Mothers Being Slapped.
Special to The washington Herald.

SPECIAL 10 The Washington Herald.
Hagerstown. Md, March 3O.-Because
Harvey Davis. a Cumberland Valley
freight brakeman, slapped his wife's face.
his stepdaughter, Edna Hale. aged eight
cen years. it is said. shot him twice.
Immediately after the shooting the girl
disappeared Davis was taken TO the
Chambersburg hospital, where tonight It
was stated his condition WAS critical.
One bullet entered his lower abdomen and
the other his head
1t is claimed Davis slapped his wife in
a playful mood.
The Washington herald., 1908-03-31
SHOOTS ESCAPED NEGRO.
Virginia Farmer Stays Convict Who
Assaults Him.

SpeclaI % Inc washington Herald,
Durham. y. c.. March 3o-Efa VIM
bish. wealthy merchant-farmer of Hall
fax County, Va, across the State line
yesterday evening shot and instantly
killed Gregory McGrow. who made a rnur-
derous assault upon him.
McGrow was an escaped convict hav-
ing served three months of an eighteen
year sentence for murder of another
negro. When Wimbish met him. the
convict fired, wounding Wimbish in the
arm At the merchants first shot. the
negro fell dead. Wimbish was taken 20
South Boston and placed in the hos
pital
The Washington herald., 1908-03-31
NEGR0'S SLAYER IS FREED.
Evidence Acquits CoiOred Man on
SeIf-defense Plea.

opeclaI 20 Ihe washington Herald,
Rockville. Nd. March 30. - Edward
Price. a young negro. who shot another
negro. John Taylor. on January 26 last.
near Bethesda. the shot resulting in Tay-
lors death, twelve days later. was ac-
quilted in the Circuit Court here to-day
on the plea Of self-defense.
Taylor. according 10 the evidence. at
tackled Prices mother with a butcher
knife. When Price interfered. Taylor
rushed upon him with the knife. where
upon Price fired upon Taylor and ran.
The bullet entered the left breast near
the shoulder. passed through one lung.
and completely severed the aesophagus.
yet the man lived nearly two weeks.
The Washington herald., 1908-03-31
CoIumbia-,sHiS Honor the Mayor

His Honor. the Mayor" a farcical
musical production entirely, without pre-
tension OF being anything else. offered
entertainment Of the frothy variety AT
the Columbia Theater last night. Il is
Impossible for the most acute observer
TO perceive even the faintest shadow OF
a plot. hence there is 40 mental dispute
tude. but there is plenty Of pleasure for
the eye in the shape Of gorgeous parapher-
MALTA. a great quantity Of comedy. some
commonplace and some acutely funny.
and a leavening quantity OF pleasing
music. IN fact, the production is a typi-
cal musical comedy, with most Of the
virtues and all Of the vices of that pecul-
lar class OF vehicle
In the comedy features the principals are
Mr.. Harry Kelly, Miss Madelyn Marshall,
and Mr Bobby Barry, assisted by some
Of lesser note. Mr.. Kelly appears as
Deacon FLOOD. and Miss Marshall as his
daughter. nth OF an exaggerated rustic
type; and While they are on the stage.
the merrment. FOR perhaps the only
periods Of the play, swells to the
full tide OF unrestrained enjoyment.
and then il subsidies 10 an ordinary level.
occasionally rippled by Mr.. Barry. as the
mayor. The latter by means of humor-
Gus personality and a physique accentu-
ated by grOteSque makeup, sets the pace.
as il We're. and the other two mentioned
furnish the climaxes in the way OF run.
The string Of jokes IS good but better
in the telling than IN the subject matter:
their dancing eccentric. and their closing
effort, I'm Looking for the Man Who
Wrote the Merry Widow Waltz" is a
very clever parody.
The best serious musical feature Of the
piece is the rendition by Mr.. John H
Pratt of Sweet TOkay" q rOusing drink
ing song. and Magyar Maid" sent-
mental composition Both are full Of mel
ody and were splendidly rendered by Mr..
Pratt Besides he has a fine bearing and
physique. and really looked the part OF
the dashing Hungarian hussar. Capt
Zitzly which part he assumed presum-
ably for no other purpose than 10 find op-
pOrtunity 20 sing the two songs. What
ever may be the insignificance of his act
ing part however. ne looms musicauy
above the remainder Of the production
Another pleasing number was A Little
Girl Like Me-" by Miss Mae Botti and
others were The Mayor Of Kankakee,' -
by Mr.. Barry: Mary Ann" by Mr. Ar
thur T. Ernest, and Military Willie"
by Mr.. Hugh Fay.
A pleasurable part Of the performance
is furnished by The English High Step
pers," a sextet Of graceful and highly
trained dancers. appearing in I'll Travel
the Links with YOU skipping-rope dance.
and Fougere dance. The play while not
afording any thinking features, cannot
possibly produce any evil effects. for the
reason that no part OF 1t could possibly
ind more than momentary lodgment in
the mind. II was framed entirely for the
purpose Of transient amusement and as
such is eminently satisfactory.
The Washington herald., 1908-03-31
MAI. THOMPSON BURIED.
Retired Army Officers Body Brought
TO Arlington Cemetery.


Special to The Washington Herald.
Annapolis. Nd March S0-The funeral
Of Maj. William A Thompson. [. S A,
retired. took place from ST. Mary's Catho-
lie Church to-day. the rector. Father
Hanly officiating
The body was conveyed TO Washington
and buried in Arlington National Gene
terry. The pallbearers were Rear Ad-
miral Francis Cook, L. S. N. retired;
Commander William S. Benson. COM
mandant of the Naval Academy; Presi-
dent Fell, Of st. Johns College; DR.. w.
Clement Claude. and Messrs. Luther h.
Gadd and c. c. Dugan. of Annapolis.
The body bearers were eight students of
ST. Johns College Maj. Thompson was
commandant of cadets at that institution
for ten years. and the college battalion
formed the military escort from the
church TO the railway station.
The Washington herald., 1908-03-31
Fire Marshal Elected

Special to The Washington Herald
Hagerstown. Nd, March 30.-At the an
nual fremens convention held tonight
John II. Middlekaun was unanimously re-
elected as chief marshal to succeed him.
self. He will be appointed by Mayor
Hammond and confirmed by the city
council
The Washington herald., 1908-03-31

II is so seldom that a theatrical pro
duction plays two engagements in Wash
ington in the same season that the re-
turn Of the Ziegfeld musical revue. THE
Follies of 1907" is an occasion for re-
mark. partly because Of that fact and
principally because II has little 10 recon-
mend Il besides appeal 70 the public thirst
for novelty and frivolity
The Follies OF 1907 made an unex-
pected hit here last September, when the
summer was on the wane and the people
were all agog for the new season TO un-
fold its treasures, so that the Ziegfeld
show skinned the cream-sO to speak
from the public enthusiasm. Last night.
at the National Theater. viewed in the
afterglOw OF the seasons brilliancy. al
though it is all there and with a little
more added for good measure. "The Fol
lies" does not seem quite such a cause
for excitement.
Yet the large audience-there is never a
small audience at these things-applauded
and laughed 10 its hearts content at ali
the fun and folly which was stirred up.
The Follies" is an excellent remedy for
seriousness and the blues. and Is packed
songs. and bOisterOus comedy. There is
something doing every second a bewi-
dering number OF scene shifts costume
changes. burlesques. dances, and sur
prises. Not only the stage but all parts
Of the auditorium are used in the prog
ress Of the show, chorus girls invade the
aisleS quartet sings from the foyer. "A
pseudo SOusa and a Victor Herbert con
duct from the boxes. mock policemen
rush upon the stage al the finale and
pinch" the show. which throughout has
exhibited many symptoms Of deserving
that contretemps. a dizzy whiri Is The
Follies OF 1867"
The cast is an unusually long one. head
I'd by Mile. Dazie. Grace Leigh. and An
mabel Whitford. Dazie does al least four
dances. including the famous Doll
dance, the most unique OF its kind; the
"Jiu-jitsu' dance. and a ~Sal0me' dance.
Miss WhitfoTd still statuesqueiy MARBLES
The Gibson Bathing Girl and wins
many encores. Miss Leigh does a little Of
everything, including Won't You Come
and Float Me. Freddie Dear 10 the en-
barrassment OF Eentlemanly boxholders.
and is excellent ia 20, Marie" hit of
the most pronounced character WAS made
last night by Lucy Weston. IN a trio Of
songs: Way Down on the Strand. BE
Good and That's All. songs which
reach the limit and cause one 10 sit up
and take notice. Grace Ia Rue. as Miss
Ginger. Of Jamaica. and in Dixie Oar"
gave great pleasure Other songs are
"Bye-bye. Dear Old Broadway" ''BudWei-
ser, Handle Nc With Care" - Think
i Oughtn't Auto Any More" and All
Look Alike 20 Mary, which all wear well
and set the gallery 10 whistling and feet
20 keeping time in all parts Of the house.
The best comedy is furnished by George
Bickel, in the screamingly comic band
rehearsal, in which Harry Watson. jr.
gives him excellent support. Watson has
a variety of stunts all through the show.
including a bad burlesGue on the Presi-
dent, and an extremely funny one on Dis
trict Attorney Jerome. OF New York.
William Powers and Frank Mayne all de-
serve especial mention for cleverness.
The Washington herald., 1908-03-31
GuiIdford, II, Lafayette. s.

Special 10 The Washington Herald.
Greensboro. y. c.. March Sa.-Lafayette
this afternoon LOST the second game 70
Guilford. by II 10 s 1t was ragged ex-
hibition. Lafayette being barely able 10
put men enough together to play. The
team is badly crippled.
The Washington herald., 1908-03-31
How to Get
Rid Of Fat.
A Remarkable Discovery that Can
Reduce Fat Harmlessly at the
Rate of a Pound Day.

Send for Free Trial Box. II May
Save Your Life.
A quick. harmless reducer Of fat, called
RengO. has come into popular use which
Tar eclipses any method of treatment
heretofore used.
The Washington herald., 1908-03-31

The chorus goes through the songs and
ensembles with vim and dash that was
refreshing The oiio contained Efforts by
Rose and Ellis and libby BlondeIi.
The Washington herald., 1908-03-31

Fruit or Candy. the Rengo Co. 3222 Rem
go Bldg, Detroit, Mich
The company will gladly send you a trial
package free by mail. If you will write
them direct TO Detroit: no free packages
At drug stores
For sale and recommended in Washing
ton by II. Evans 924 r street northwest.
Afiieck's Drug Store. 14g9 PENNSYLVANIA
avenue northwest. a d Peoples Drug
Store, S2i Seventh street
The Washington herald., 1908-03-31
Thc Acndemy-"The Cowboy GirI.v

Kilroy & Britton's production of Lem
B. Parkers musical comedy-meIodrama
The Cowboy Girl" made its bow for the
second time TO the patrons of the New
Academy last night, and was given
hearty reception by its old friends and
Enade a host of new ones with its bub-
The Washington herald., 1908-03-31

dllackS dDnOrmal tissue
with unerring accuracy.
and causes q gradual,
harmless. but effective
reduction in weight, and
without leaving wrinkles.
which are nearly always
present a after taking
drugs and other dan
gerous materials COM
monty called "anti-fats. "
There is nothing lust
as good" as Rengo. For
sale by all druggists at
Sl-Oo per full-sized box.
or by mail prepqfd h,.
The Washington herald., 1908-03-31
AT THE LOCAL PLAYHOUSES.

with an accent. It should certainly be a
bit more pronounced than il was last
night.
Mr. Walter Hale played the difficult
part OF Macdonald with that Gureness and
positive touch with which he invests each
character he plays. II is a hard role 20
essay, and yet Mr.. Hale gets away with
u" without making the character abso-
iute,y hateful TO tie audience; II it were
that sort OF a character, il could not. OF
course. have any appeal 70 Hilda.
A most clever comedy part is that OF
George Huntly. played skillfuliy by Mr.
Jack Devereaux, but II must be admitted
that the laughs Mr.. Devereaux got were
rather more for the authors clever lines
than for the way they were delivered.
The Andrew McTavish OF Mr. Thomas
Findlay was most clever Bit of charac-
ter acting. His Scotch dialect was very
good throughout. and his Characterization
had, at least. the strength Of illusion
SO much for the acting: it was. on the
whole, a most adequate Interpretation Of
the authors purpose. For the play: IL
must he counted as another success for
Mr.. Walter. and one which Is probably
destined 10 be as popular and as gener-
ally pleasing as anything he has ever
done HECTOR FULLER.
The Washington herald., 1908-03-31
NEWSOFALEXANDRIA
John F. Tackett, a Well
known Man, Drops Dead.
HEART DISEASE THE CAUSE

Council of New Town of Potomac
Holds Meeting in Del Ray school
house-RegGIar Sessions on second
and Fourth Mondays Each Month.
Three Sentenced 10 Penitentiary.
The Washington herald., 1908-03-31

Rengo is perfectly harmless, pleasant
to take. and il is chewed like candy. It
The Washington herald., 1908-03-31
The RaIston,
THE Lorraine

Quict. restful. and attractive Celebrated for its
comf0rJs Renned patronage. superior c1isirs-
lent service. Close 10 ocean frcnt az Young 5
Write for booklet. CORA BENEDICT IAAL
The Washington herald., 1908-03-31

Funeral services over the remains OF
Mrs. Lucy T. Kelly, who died Saturday
morning. took place at o'clock this aft
ernoon from her home 80 South Patrick
street. Rev. Edgar Carpenter. rector OF
Grace Protestant Episcopal Church. con-
Quoted the services. and the interment
was in the Presbyterian Cemetery.
The Washington herald., 1908-03-31

The annual meeting OF the Old Domin- /
ion Boat Club will be held Wednesday |
The Washington herald., 1908-03-31

81. Charles Place and Beach Sunny rOons o
looking the sea Hot and cold sea water bans
perior table. Booklet CHAS. ( WAGNEl
The Washington herald., 1908-03-31

Rev G. /. Humphries. pastor Of the
Methodist Protestant Church. and J. H.
Trimyer, delegate, and Harry Hammond.
alternate, Will leave tomorrow morning
for Snow Hill. Md. to attend the an
nual conference Of the Methodist Protes-
tant Church.
The Washington herald., 1908-03-31
GALEN HALL
ATLANTIC CITY, n. J.

HUILL And sANAIUHIUM
Baths and massage IN our selI-sQUipped cepart-
rens viii help many suffering from the strain n rs-
cent Eaancal disturbance Trained attendants Only.
Baths open 10 guests Of other hotels.
f. L. YOUNG Manager.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1908-05-15


In the health department reports for
1907 two items stand out with unpIeas.
ant prominence-the 1881 deaths from
organic heart disease and the A,91l vio-
lent deaths. The former reflects the
mad driving Of the human body under
the excitement Of our high speed exist
ence; the latter Is a grewsome remind
er OF the disregard OF Americans for
their own lives. OF the 4,914 deaths by
violence only 2s4 were homlcldes and
III suicides. Nearly 1000 citizens,
then, were slaughtered by street cars,
factory wheels, trucks. tenement house
fires and other sanctioned methods Of
determination. A comparison Of this
record with that OF other large cities
would surely put New York at the very
bottom Of the list Where else Is a
good sized village obliterated by acct
dents every twelvemonth New York
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1908-05-15
PRODUCE QUOTATIONS
The Latest Closing Prices In the
PRINCIPAL Markets.


PRINCIPAL Markets.
PHILADELPHIA - FLOUR quiet
winter extras. new. S3.9OQ4O5; Penn.
sylvania roller, clear. S415Q4.25; city
mills. fancy, $5.7506. RYE FLOUR
quiet; per barrel, S4.500A6O. WHEAT
weak; No. red. western, $1.02 a.
1.921z;, CORN firm; No 2 yellow. 10
cal, 79 q soc. OATS quiet; No. 2
white, clipped, Soc; lower grades, 58c
HAY steady, at s175001S for timothy,
large bales. PORK firm; family. per
barrel. $3.50. BEEF steady; beef
hams, per barrel. S25026. POULTRY:
Live steady; hens. 13@13kc.: old
ROSTERS, SIC. Dressed firm; choice
fowls. 141ac.; old ROSTERS, 101zc. BUT
TER steady; extra creamery, 2Sc
EGGS firm; selected, 19@21c.; nearby,
l71ac.; western. 1Sc POTATOES
dull; per bushel. 83Q85c.
BALTIMORE-WHE steady; No.
2 spot. $1.04% G1.05; steamer No. 2
spot, 9S1z Q98%c.; southern, 99bc. a
S1.O3. CORN steady; mixed spot, Tx
q7l#c.; steamer mixed. 67% 068c.
OATS tirmer; white, No. 2, 591a0
soc; No. 3. 5ShQ59c.; No. 4, $50
SIC; mixed, No. 2, 5615 Oslo; No. 8,
54455c. BUTTER easy; creamery
extras, 2712c.; held, 800
zoe; prints, 29Q30c.; Maryland and
Pennsylvania dairy prints, 16617c.
EGGS steady; fancy Maryland, Penn
sylVania, Virginia and West Virginia.
16c.; southern, 15c.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1908-05-15
coppsr Mirror,.

Notwithstanding many efforts. in
Guiding those Of Faraday City years
ago to obtain mirrors coated with COP
per Instead Of the materials commonly
used for the nlms. no great success has
Deen attained until recently. Now it is
claimed that process invented by
f. d. Chattaway successfully solves
the problem Of producing mirrors with
nlm Of metallic copper which gives
as brilliant reflection as that from a
silver mirror. The use OF this process
Tor coating glass with thin layers Of
copper to be used for other purposes
than those Of mirrors is anticipated
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1908-05-15
Taft to Go to Panama.

AS the result Of DELIBERATIONS at The
cabinet session it was determined that
Secretary Taft should go to Panama
He will sail April 80 on the
cruiser Prairie. A number Of questions
between the United States and Pan
anna, and between Panama and Colon
bia, will be negotiated during the sec
retary's stay on the isthmus. It is SAID
to be necessary that the concessions
the United States obtained from Pan
anna provided for in a protocol should
be embodied in a permanent treaty
The secretary expects to return to the
United States May 20.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1908-05-15

EAv@ 60 Philadelphia III 90
Refund Trip .............................. Il 90
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1908-05-15
Live Stock Markets.

PITTSBURG (Union Stock Yards)--
CATTLE strong; choice. $7Q7,25;
common, S2.50@3.5O; lambs. S467:
veal calves, $53675. HOGS active:
prime heaYies, mediums and heavy
Workers., $500; light Workers., IS. so:
pigs. $5.5OQ5.55; rOughs. s4.s005.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1908-11-20
COUNCIL MEETING.

The City Council held a special
meeting Tuesday afternoon to
consider the question of liquor
licenses. City Attorney Ken
nedy was present and advised
that under the Shattuck bill
those desiring to open saloons
must file written applications as
specified in the law and adver-
tise for three weeks their inten-
tion to apply for a license. Ac-
cordingly the Council decided to
meet on Dec. q to consider and
pass on applications for licenses
to open saloons.
Mr.. Max Immergluck of I'm
mergluck and Schiffta9 appeared
before the Council and requested
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1908-11-20

would doze a while from sheer
exhaustion. Higher danced the
bark, and deeper came back the
roar, when she pitched into the
hollows. The waves dashed
furiously. the long rope frightened
with each attack. DO you real.
ize," said one friend in the stern
that there is only one little rope
between you and eternity?"
YES, came the reply, "and one
hard board ] am lying on. So
they laughed some of the time
away, but at half past one, when
Father Drossaerts mustered
courage to look at his watch,
hoping it was four O'Clock, he
thought he had a corpse in his
arms, so deadly was the pallor
ard so drawn the face of his
friend. Twice he called, before
the answer came: mo. I'm not
dead. Daylight came at last,
and the sun rose in glory. Cap
tain, don't you think the storm is
over? Look at the Sum-" No"
said the skipper" it's getting
worse; the sun is obscuredy al.
ready and the sky overcast.
Sure enough, it began to drizzle.
Let US go back, if we cannot 90
ahead" mo, wait" the captain
said: there is danger in staying
here, so down the Bay they
went again, driven by wind and
waves and current, and within
two hours arrived off the Chen
iere. New trials! The waters
had been driven back so far by
the north wind that they could
not land closer than a quarter OI
q mile from shore. Down went
the demoralized, woe begone
wilted. helpless figures, one after
another and slowly waded tt
shore.