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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-10-10
.BLANEY'S BROTHER TELLS us
MELODRA ANA CAN'T COME BACK
Day of Stage Duels and Gun Play and Hero
Stabbing Is Gone-Public Weary Of Blood
and Thunder Productions

",rhe day Of the melodrama is gone
and like some other things ut can
never come back, said Harry Clay
Blaney, the actor. and the brother OF
Charles E. Blaney. yesterday. Mr..
Blaney arrived in town yesterday with
his wife, Miss Kitty Wolfe, and mem
bers of the company which Will present
''rhe Boy from Wall Street at the
Bijou Theatre tonight.
To-day the people who frequent and
support the popular-priced play houses
want good. clean. plausible dramatic
entertainment said Mr.. Blaney
Take such plays as Paid in Full and
School Days that have been playing
the Bijou. Last season and the season
before Paid in Full was the feature
attraction in New York City, having
run for more than year at the Astor
Theatre. BY some 1t is considered to
be Eugene Walters best play. School
Days carries fifty-five people on the
salary list. ] mention these two pro-
auctions to illustrate the fact that to-
day the patrons of popular priced
theatres are getting more for their
money than at any other time In the
history OF theatricals. To-day
popular priced manager viii look for
types as he calls them for his various
roles when organizing accompany. Be-
fore he would ask. What's your
salary2' and If 1t was more than $50
week the actor didn't get the job.
Toe day no salary is too high IL the
player looks the part and has the
ability to play 1t, In other days we
wrote scenario for play. then took
K to the photographers and the more,
blood curdling the paper the more guns
and knives 1t displayed, the better
pleased he was. Later we took tho
Autographs to an author and had the
play written around them. Nowadays
the market is searched for plays. the
best authors are engaged and no
royalty is too high. always providing
that the play contains the proper story
that will interest the working boy and
girl. Such plays as Bernstein, Pinero,
Barrie and Rostand write would
never interest the patron of the popu
lar priced theatre. These people want
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-10-10
MUST ATTEND OR
STANDF0R ROAST
Members of Council Determined
to Expose Colleagues Who
Stay Away.

After week of joy-riding. mem.
hers of Council will get down tc
work tonight and take up many big
problems which are on the calendar
fer consideration by the newly-elected
body The meeting of the Common
Council this evening is virtually the
first of the term, certainly the first at
which important business will be con-
sidered.
Warning was given a week ago that
members who arrive later and members
who do rot arrive at all, will be Sc
verely reprimanded by the presiding
officer. This hardness has gone so far
at times that the entire municipal ma
chinery is forced to nalt, the delay
often proving serious, Just before
election time the attendance is always
UP to the high mark. but 1t quickly
rails and those faithful members who
are always prompt are determined to
let the public know the names of the
men Tho are blocking proceedings.
Once when Judge Turpin was president
of the Board of Aldermen he had to
read the riot act. and when that lee
ture was turned into newspaper scare
heads the attendance thereafter did
not worry Judge Turpin. President
Peters, of the lower branch. and the
faithful ones have about lost patience,
and for that reason constituents here
after will know Just who answers roll
call And nowadays those same con
stituents want action, especially while
that old ward system is not unlike
grabbing system after all.
The serSeant-at-arms may be sent
cut to arrest absent members and bring
them in. When man is sick-really
sick--there is, of course, no complaint,
but the presiding officers contend that
members who work SO hard for re-
election should attend the meetings,
however much they might be tempted
by the blare of brass band and the
call OF the Minstrel men,
Therefore, the lower branch Will get
into the scare heads again tomorrow
II its members are absent tonight, for
Mr., Peters declares that there Is enough
On the docket to put the business it
self in the scare heads, rather than
that big type should be wasted to tell
the pitiful story of absent statesmen.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-10-10
Amiable Coroner Resents Silly
Report That He Wanted to
Go Up With tombstone.

Somebody started the idiotlc report
yesterday that Ior. william n, Taylor,
the amiablc coroner. waa somewhat
rnfaed because M hadn't been
invited to ny at tho fair, and thnt thus
early he had put in an application 70
be picked an the passenger nezt year.
"Of course. It isn't worth o denial
said the coroner. FOR anybody ought
TO know that 1t is the invention or y
-knave. Even In my younger days
never rushed In whore angels feared 70
tread. To be honest didn't DO tln1
In the war, and do you suppose, young
man, that I would attempt anything
like that now? Thank YOU ! believe
my good friend, Davy itichafaHehi
really enjoyed It, Dayy's nefyJ VAS
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-10-10
THE TRAVELLING KID
BOY Leaves Asylum and Broken Tel
phone Keeps Him Away.

Ivy leaves asylum ana BrOken Tel-
phone Keeps Him Away.
Robert Coach IS eight years old and
or African descent, but, nevertheless,
ne desires to travel the broad way
OF life alone and untrammeled by the
harness of education He desires TO
learn only the craft of his forefath-
ers, which foi them was sufficient for
bread, wa-er and war when neccs-
sary.
SO Robert put on his hat, all his
passase' saturday morning and, with
OUT so much as a by-your-leave, WALK
ed out of the Friends Orphan Asylum,
Where he had been undergoing the
arduous and highly inconvenient pro-
cess of civilization.
lie liked the streets and the sound
oi moving cars and automobiles, and
ne was perfectly satisfied that the
H world could afford him an easy living.
He Wandered down Broad Street. ana
attracted the attention OF a stranger,
VINO judged from the boys air that
ne was product of some asylum from
which he had taken French leave. The
Stranger tIckled policeman, and Rob
ponce station There he spent two
Police sttion. There he spent two
happy days and nights, because the
telephone of the Orphan Asylum was
out of order. Communication was re-
established yesterday, and Robert will
return 10 custom. law and order to.
day But Robert will leave again.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-10-10
|AVIATOR SIDESTEPS KISSES,
BUT JACKSON TAKES THEM ALL
Girls at Station Try to Hobsonize tombstone
While Mr.. Mutt Ism t Looking-New Style
of Hero Worship Bobs Up Again.

osculatory act One at time now
/ and come slow, come SLOW
Two pairs Of lips smacked together
and Jackson brushed his mouth for
the next He was very busy for a
few minutes. Meanwhile two girls
tried to cuddle and caress the air
man.
Here's two more" he called to jack
son, and the latter came UP like a
man.
The bell changed, and the conductor
yelled, cali aboard for the West
wait a minute; haven't got mine,''
cried young thing in white. She
tickled jackson in the eye with an
ostrich feather, but he got safely under
the hat, and two ruby lips met his
own
Fine" he murmured as he snatched
a second. ooh, fine" He twigged the
phrase from A. Mutt. Mr. Nuts sis
ters were at the train, but the young
things didn't know What of It? Here
was hero, and he ought to be kissed.
and they We're there to do 1t.
as the train moved off, tombstone
sprang to the platform after last
handshake, and Jackson, with a fare
we'll kiss, followed.
Goodbye, girls" they shouted
Send some by post
Those girls are certainly on to the
job" said Jackson. "See any marks?"
Little powder on your left ear"
said tombstone. Better run 1t off be-
fore we get to ST Louis" Jackson
Went into tho car. and the dear girls
shrleked out last farewell
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-10-10

n play that Is at one time human.
humorous, possible, Interesting up to
the point Of melodrama, but never
over 1t. There must be good love
interest. bit of pathos, for the aver
age girl does like to weep just littio
bit. and above all must contain what
Is called heart interest The latter ia
the main feature. While the play that
appeals to the two-dollar audience con-
tains all the problems OF social and
civic conditions, the popular-priced
production must have heart interest
The ffty-cent people want to see their
hero in the defense of right. he must
love sweet, innocent miss who ia
being prosecuted in some manner or
other. and in the end right must con-
quer over wrong. Now take The Boy
from Wall Street for instance. Last
year it was produced by william A.
Brady. with Thomas Wise and pouglas
Fairbanks. end >ae original cast OF
The Gentleman from Mississippi, under
the title of The Lamb The part did
not suit Dir. Fairbanks. and after two
trial performances 1t was set aside
secured the manuscript from Mr. Brady,
who politely informed me that / must
be crazy TO think OF putting such a
show on for fifty cents. He reminded
me that Sewell Ford, who. you perhaps
KNOW aS the autHor OF the Shortly Nc
Cabe stories. was the author and that
he would demand so per cent. OF the
gross receipts as royalty, that II would
take seventy five dollar actors to play
the parts. I told him knew all these
things and that perhaps my Judgment
as to the popular-priced show business
vas Just as good as his of the two
dollar business. and l have proved It
So The Boy from Wall Street. seems
to be Just about what the people want,
for 1t is clean. 1t has heart interest, 1t
has comedy end there is pretty love
story. while in the finish right wins
ever wrong. That's why 1 say that
melodrama Is dead. and starred in
the most successful melodrama ever
produced. Across the Pacific. a play
that made more than $4,000 in threh
years and gave my brother Charles
his start In the Sflow business :,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-10-10
GREAT BABY SHOW PI AIMED
FOR ONE THOUSAND BABIES

Although the details have not yet
been arranged by Two patriotic citizens
having the matter In charge, they adj
mitted last night that they are pre-
;paring to offer prizes for the biggest
baby show ever held in the South.
Their idea is to give the exhibition
in the City Auditorium. and they hope
TO have 900 babies sitting for prizes.
That would be some babies. In the
first place. they expect to charge al
mission: charge nothing for moth
ers to enter their offspring, and run
the thing on such tremendous scale
that II would attract Statewide at
tention. Only Richmond youngsters,
however. may compete for the honors,
There will be classes for all ages
and all weights-prizes for the besf
looking and those that are not so
good looking; prizes for the best
dimple, for the most laughter, and one
big prize for the kid that makes the
most noise continuously. although
pinching will not be permitted under
the rules of the contest.
Whether 1000 babies under five
years of age could be brought together
in one building at one time Is prob
lem. Twelve thousand babies are born
In New York City every month. The
number of white children born q
Richmond every month is not much
over 1oo-the Health Department se'-
tistics not being at hand just at the.
moment
The promoters. who are naturally
keeping under cover, declare that 1t is
not a money-making proposition; that
the receipts will just about equal the
prizes provided there are any receipts
at all. A citizen whose name has been
mentioned in connection with the show
declined last night to admit 1t. 70,
the reason. naturally, that he does mel
want to begin answering question:
until he Is certain that the contest can
be pulled Off But don't you think.
he said that 1t would be grand
spectacle to see 1000 beautiful littl3
babies all in a row." Being busy at
the time, tho reporter refused to tes-
lily. for at that moment the horror
OF what would happen II those babies
should get mixed snot through his
brain There Is no danger of that"
said the promoter, who is n single
man, as each child would be tagged,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-10-10

and would carry its tag on Its arm
lust as You would carry the key .
your bathhouse room into the surf :
Ocean View, Besides. do you mean to
tell me that a mother. walking into q
room of 1000 babies. could fail to
pick opt and up her own little dar-
ling2 Forsooth. This is beautiful
world. plenty of blue sky-sxcept on
Saturday of fair week-and believe
our people would rise up and fill thai
auditorium just to show that all man
kind loves those little creatures.
tell you 1t would be unique. and then
think OF the good Advertising
The more the promoter talked the
less enthusiastic the reporter became,
although there was some comfort In
the thought that the promoter hadn't
suggested the man from Oyster Bay as
tho iudDe
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-10-10
OPERATE ON INDIAN
Son of Chicknhominy Chief Victim 90
Aunendicffis.


Appendicitis.
E. P. Pemberton. better known as
Penn" son OF the chief OF the Chicka-
hominy Indians. was operated on at
the Virginia Hospital Saturday for
appendicitis, and was last night re-
ported to be resting quietly.
Penn" as he Is Familiarity known
to hunters who go to the Windsor
Shades for the game season. is one
of the last OF his tribe. and is an In
teresting character. He earns good
living by hunting and fishing and by
the cultivation of small farm. which
brings in enough provender for the
chief and his family. Many Richmond
hunters go to him when on trips down
the Chickahominy River. and 'Pem"
takes them to the best fishing waters
and the best hunting grounds. He
has gained a wide reputation for hos
pitality and is well liked among his
friends Of the white race.
An early recovery from the attack
of appendicitis Is expected, and PEN"
will return to his earthly happy hunt
ing grounds.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-10-10
WILL ACQUIT BOTH
Henrico Officers Claim They Killed In
Discharge of Duty.

Henrico Officers Claim They Killed In
Discharge of Duty.
Unless some new evidence develops
10 the contrary. two Henrico county
omcers Will this week be formally ac-
quilted on the charge of murder In
the magistrates courts of the county
Special Officer B. f. Puryear shot JEFF
ne Williams, white man, near tho
Fair Grounds Wednesday, morning, and
Policeman D. L. Temple killed Charles
johnson, colored. the Monday pre-
ceding The defense OF each officer
VIII be that the deed was committed
while in the discharge of his duty.
4 1t is understood that both men have a
number of witnesses to corroborate
their statements.
Officer Temple will appear before the
magistrate Wednesday morning. The
date for Puryear's trial has not Yet
been set, Both men are out on BAH,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-10-10
MsM0RIAL SERVICES

sen"o' oh''dren ana Teachers to Honor
memory of Meyer II. Oppenhclmer.
memorial services will be held to-day
Ior meyer H. oppenheimer. formerly
pupll oil Central School. who died
one year ago to-day, The boy was
snu@.'E peieved by teachers and fellow
papals ailNe and there was general
The SEW ces will begin at s.45
O'clock in Central school on Twelfth
street and pdpils and teachers OF other
SCHOOLS have been Invited to attend,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-10-10
Mr.. Hutzlcr Improving.

Charles Hutzler was reported to be
dong we'll at the Memorial Hospital
last night. No serious injury resulted
from the accident, in which he was
struck by an automobile on Friday
morning, and the physicians in at
tendance expect his complete recov
cry in the. shortest possible time Mr..
Hutzler is resting comfortably, and
has not suffered to any great extent
since the day of the accident.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-10-10
yIrrinian, MT the Hotels.

LeXington-W. r. Falconer. Phil
mont; Wister Anderson. Columbia. w.
T. Tucker. Virginia: Alfred Logan and
Henry Logan. Lynchburg.
Murphy's-A Rothschild, Emporin;
John w. Hannigan, Grundy; A. p.
Johnson. Christianshurg: B. B. Wood
son. Cumberland; j. w. Downing, Ian
caster: D. Margolius. Norfolk; ]. n.
West, Waverley; s. E. Sparlding, Chase
City.
Rlchmond-w. Fl. Gooch. j. p. Tay-
lor and r. X Gagby. Clarsvllle.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-10-10
nourh House on Chr,

Elijah Blaclkell, colored, was arr
rested yesterday on charge of having
created disturbance on a Richmond
Petersburg electric car Thursday night.
when there is said to have occurred
a fight between white and colored pas
sengers. Blackwell, after he had got
off the car, is alleged to have bonn
barded 1t with sticks and stones.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-10-10
Cmlpeper sheriff Here.

Sheriff Yowel of Culpeper county
came TO Richmond last night to take
back Richard Lee, colored, wanted 70,
felony, for trial Lee is charged with
having assaulted servant girl en-
ployed by Greanor Neal
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-10-10
Cut Over Crap Gn,nc.

cut OVcr CrHU Ghmc'
Grant Harris, colored. was arrested
yes.>fday afternoon on a charge of
cutting Samuel Lewis. The quarrel
Is said to have been the outcome of
a game OF Gran. Lewis was attended
by an ambulance surgeon. Ills wound
Is seYcre, but not seriouH
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-10-30

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The Detroit times., 1910-12-14
HEIRESS USES AUTO AS
CHILDREN'S SCHOOL BUS
Miss Marjorie Bourne Transports
Little Hollanders az
Rapid Clip.

SAYVILLE. L. l.. Dec. li.-Mlss
Marjorie Bourne, youngest daughter
OF Commodore f, q. Bourne, VIII se
palatial Indian Neck home Is In the
centre OF the millionaire colony AT
Oakdale, L. l., delights In making
happy the school children OF the his
toric West Sayville Holland settle
ment who journey daily n mile each
way 10 the public school at Sayville'
Miss Bourne makes frequent trips
10 take into her automobile these
children OF the sturdy and homespun
Holianders, and carries them to and
from school.
Though Miss Bourne has record
for beating the fastest Long Island
railroad express train 10 the city. she
always slows down TO q 45-mile clip
whenever she has her car packed
with the children.
Miss Bourne has so far won the
affection and admiration OF the youth
full Hollanders that they say she is
as good as though she had Dutch
blood coursing through her veins at
60-mile clip
The Detroit times., 1910-12-14

superintendent OF the playground as
ISOLATION, talked 10 them. An oner
had been made, said Peulicher. to
open dances in other parts OF the
city TO relieve the crowd at this hall.
A meeting would be held TO consider
this
Any of YOU who are interested
will please come TO the meeting, he
concluded.
had wondered when the talks be
gan. II the dancers would resent the
interruption, IL they would look on
these talks as something smacking OF
patronage. but the last sentence ex-
planned why they didn't. II all be-
longed TO them, and they were ac'
cordingly being notified OF a meet
ing at which their representation was
requested.
That explained IL all. There Is no
patronage In the movement. no artlh-
c!al attempt 10 "uplift," which Is an
tagonizlng. nothing which could De
resented II is "A truly Municipal
AFFAIR.
The Detroit times., 1910-12-14

American city. Because this is so /
came 10 Milwaukee 10 see her plan
and TO learn for myself just how II Is
working out.
Many Girls Uneseorted.
IL is working out just as do the
dancing parties given by your own
club. The same spirit dominates; the
same kind of enjoyments are there
for those who attend.
II was s o'clock when | reached tho
big auditorium, and there were nj
ready about 1000 young men and
women there. Many of the girls had
come unescorted as | had. Admission
is Is cents and that covers the cost
for the evening. Those OF us who
were going TO dance checked our hats
and coats at the wardrobe.
No girls wear their hats on the
floor. That doesn't sound important.
perhaps. but il is quite a factor to-
ward keeping the club or party" at
mosphere.
Tiers OF opera chairs surround the
dancing floor seating about 2.000.
These were practically filed with
spectators. The class that works with
its hands, the club men and women
who do not labor with their hands,
and the well-to-do class of the city
were represented among those specta.
tors, and they seemed 10 enjoy the
dancing hugely
The floor, which seats 5000 when
concerts are given there, was crowded
with dancers of almost every age. The
most of them were between 16 and
20, but many were well into middle
age.
Many of the girls wore light muslin
/ frocks, others wore white shirtwaists
The Detroit times., 1910-12-14
BY LUCY PRICE.

MILWAUKEE, Wis. Dec Al
came 400 miles To Milwaukee TO go
10 public dance.
| went TO the dance without any
escort. | went plainly dressed. in
girl might wear.
went TO see what a public dance,
run by the people for the people,
might be like. | wanted to see it
this dance given every Saturday night
by the city government of Milwaukee
from the standpoint of the girl from
the factory; OF the girl from behind
the counter.
Ii was well worth the 400-mile trav-
ell, and the Is cents Ii cost to get into
the dance hall. For / not only saw
what dance ''of the people. by the
people, for the people" was like. but
had a splendid time as well. And
came away convinced that If had a
younger sister | would take her with
me next time | went 10 a municipal
dance.
Milwaukee seems to have solved the
dance problem. The Saturday night
municipal dance seems TO be the solu-
ton. In establishing this municipal
dance, Milwaukee has taken from her
young people nothing uplifting that
they sought at other public dances;
she has taken away Objectionable fea
lures that they found at other public
dances.
The thousands of dancers on the
floor at these municipal dances are
proof that the element the city has
removed was not the attractive eie
ment of the public dance.
The dance hall problem has grown
to grave proportions. II has become
. matter Of serious significance to tn,
The Detroit times., 1910-12-14
JILTS LOVER WHO PAYS
HER FARE FROM AUSTRALIA
On Arriving at New York Marries
Another Man--Has Her Angry
Sweetheart Arrested.

PlTTSDURG, Dec. l4.-ln addition
to being Tilted By the girl he had
brought from Australia TO marry
Augustine Bogden. aged q, Is In jail
on her complaint tina: no threatened
10 shoot her because she married an
other man.
Bogden Is a machinist. When he
left Australia for America, the girl,
Maria Story, now Is. promised 10 foi
low him and become his bride. Bog
den worked hard and saved every
penny he could. When his hoaid
amounted TO $50 he sent a money
order 20 Australia TO pay for Maria
passage.
Six weeks ago she landed In New
York. but spent a week In the mertop
oils, while Bogden was watching IN
coming trains. AT last she came, and
Bogden wished 20 be married immedi
ately But she demurred
Then through friends he learned
that the girl had been married to
man in New York who was supposed
10 be Bogdens friend. He accused heI
OF deception and when she told him
her husband would repay him the
money he had advanced he became
! furious and the girl alleges he threat
ened TO shoot her.