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Gayety.

The Gayety Theater was reopened yes
terday for the season with Rose Sydell
and her London Bellies company. Crowd
ed and appreciative audiences attended
the matinee and evening performances.
The play was q musical extravaganza
entitled The Girl from Sherry's." Full
Of fun and frolic. with catchy music and
witty dialogue. IT kept the audiences in
continued good humor. With elaborate
and striking costumes. the youthful
chorus made a good impression.
New and effective scenery was fea-
ture of the performance. Campbell and
Weber provoked most OF the fun. and
Virgie Royden was q striking picture in
her SaIome act. The Willard Brothers
and their trick dog did several good aero
batic acts on bicycles. Bennett and Ross
pleased the crowd with their turn OF the
"organ grinder and the tout"
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Zepp Brothers,
1925 F st. NV.
phones Main GAIT and GALS. jyl7-oot.6O
Phones Main GAIT and Gals.

rifle team to Idaho.
passed Asst Surgeon I. +. Cohn has
been commissioned.
Asst Paymasters A. G. Hearne and
n. c. Shaw. to bureau of supplies and
accounts, Navy Department. for instruc-
ton.
placed upon the retired list Of the navy
from September l. 1910.
f.. A. Abbott has been appointed q pay
masters clerk in the navy. duty navel
station, Tutuila. Samoa.
Naval Movements.
The Wheeling and Petrol have arrived
ut Colombo: the Des Moines at Mon
rovia: the Dubuque at Bluefelds: the
vestai at New York yard; the Dolphin
at Gloucester; the Caesar at Hampton
roads: the Tennessee. Montana and
North Carolina at Rockland and the
Traffic at New York yard.
The Dixie from New London for New
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bill replete with first-class vaude-
vile acts is presented at the Casino
Theater this week. and. incidentally. 10
one OF the best that has been presented
at that playhouse this season. The De
Young Trio. Characteristic change art
lists. dancers and singers. were wen
received.
Dan Mason. billed as The Man Who
makes Caruso Jealous, presents An
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italian character singing sketch. Nella
and wills present an eccentric comedy
acrobatic sketch. The Varsity Four,
Quartet. appear in a repertoire OF popu-
lar songs and comedy incidents. Harry
sullivan and company, in the racing
applause. The scenery effects OF this
sketch are Of the highest order. The
Roma Duo rendered several grand
opera duets.
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virginia Nesbitt. nve-year-old daughter
Of sam Nesbitt, jr.. a prominent real
estate dealer of wheeling. w. Va. was
run .down by q street car and so badly
injured that she died ut . hospital two
hours afterWard.
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land. partly cloudy. probably showers to-
Temperatures; moderate southerly winds.
There are some indications Of a tropical
storm some distance east-southeast of
the Island of Poto Rico, apparently
moving in a west-northwesterly direction.
Warm weather prevailed during the last
twenty-four hours in the Ohio and middle
Mississippi valleys and the southwestern
states, and during Monday maximum tenn
peratures were above 100 degrees in
southern Kansas. Oklahoma, and the m
terror Of Texas. Considerably cooler
weather prevails in the upper lake region,
extreme upper Mississippi valley, the
northern plains states, and the northern
Rocky mountain region, and light frost
Is reported from Wyoming. and tempera-
lures near the freezing point prevail In
Alberta, Canada.
Showers occurred during the last twen-
ty-four hours on the south Atlantic and
east gulf coasts, and in the lake region.
and upper Mississippi valley, and at scat
tered points in the southern plateau
region.
Heavy rains are reported from the up
per lake region. Wisconsin. Illinois and
The indications are that the disturb
ance central over the lower Missouri
valley will move eastward and cause
showers tonight or Wednesday In the
lake region. the Ohio valley. Tennessee.
the middle Atlantic states. except on the
immediate coast, and in northern New
England: elsewhere east Of the Missis-
sippi river the weather will be generally
fair tonight and Wednesday, except that
showers are probable in Florida.
hn ha "a ma nm
tonight and Wednesday In the Atlantic
and east gulf states, and II will be some
what cooler In the Ohio valley and the
lake region.
coast will be moderate south and south
west: on the middle Atlantic coast mod
crate southerly: on the south Atlantic
and east gulf coasts light to moderate
variable.
Steamers departing today for European
ports will have moderate south and
southwest winds and partly cloudy
weather to the Grand Banks.
The following heavy precipitation Tin
inches) has been reported during the past
Escanaba, 1.9s: Chicago. $50: Grand
Rapids. 2.s4: Cairo. Ito; Madison. 3.14;
Green Bay, 2.2S.
Condition Of the Water.
Temperature and condition of water at
am: Great Falls-Temperature, 70;
condition, g. Dalecarlia reservoir-Tem-
perature, q: condition at north connec-
ton, IL; condition at south connection, Q.
Georgetown distributing reservoir-Tem-
perature, a: condition at influent gate
house, g.; condition at effluent gatehouse.
q
Tide Tables.
Today-Low tide, 1857 am. and 42O
pm: high tide, 9:53 am. and 1918 pm.
Tomorrow-Low tide, 4:43 am. and SOP
pm; high tide, 1898 am. and IL pm.
The Sun and Moon.
Today-Sun rose. $40 am: sun sets.
6:46 pm.
Tomorrow-Sun rises. 5:21 am.
Moon rises S:43 pm. today.
The City Lights.
The city lights and naphtha lamps all
lighted by thirty minutes after sunset;
extinguishing begun one hour before SUM-
rise. All arc and incandescent lamps
lighted fifteen minutes after sunset and
extinguished forty-five minutes before
sunrise.
Up-River Waters.
Special Dispatch to The Star.
HARPERS FERRY, w. Va. August
9.-Both rivers clear this morning
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New Lyceum.
large gatherings filled X

New Lyceum yesterday when 1t opened
its doors for the season. The house has
been entirely renovated from top to bot
tom.
1.-The Girls From Dixie" present q two
act musical comedy. under the personal
direction Of Adams and Guhl, entitled
"Schultx's Hotel George Guhl as Philip
are the headliners.
The biggest hit of the show proved to
be the singing Of lot of new parodies
by Adams and Guhl. The performance
closes with a farce entitled ''Oh, What Q
Night In this number Frank Thorn
dyke. Jacques Ford and Grace Golden
made a hit. singing IT Won't Be Back
Till August and Silver Bell" Marion
and Thompson proved themselves good In
a musical specially.
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Academy.


''wildfre." the racing play written for
Lillian Russell by George Broadhurst and
George ". Hobart. opened last evening at
the New Academy.
The plot rests upon the hidden owner
ship Of a racing stable by Mrs. Hen
rietta Darlington. played most creditably
by Luella Morey. The real reason for
keeping the fact Of her association with
the race track q secret Is the engage
ment Of q younger sister to q clergyman's
son. who is conducting q campaign to
close up the race tracks.
the stable as soon a. her three-year-old
filly, Wildfire. wins big race. The race
Is run and Wildfre wins. but not before
there Is enough crooked work by
touts, stable boys, jockeys and book
makers to thrill the most ardent lover OF
tiers Is to throw down Wildhre In q heav-
lily staked race. which. Of course. falls,
and under the expert riding Of Raster, q
colored jockey, the mare comes under the
wire safely in the lead
There is plenty Of comedy In the play
person Of John Duffy. a bookmaker.
played by Robert Clugston. The imper-
sonation Of Bud" the stable boy. by
Gus Alexander was an excellent piece OF
comedy acting. Other honors of the
evening went to John De Weese, as
cite Wolf, as Hortense Green. q colored
maid; Elaine Trap, as Myrtle Went
worth, sister Of Mrs. Darlington. and
Lance Burrftt as Berthe Almsworth.
The scenic climax of the play comes at
the end Of the second act during the
running Of the race In which the crooks
signals get mixed and Raster's masterful
riding OF Wildfire brings down the house.
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FRIDAY. AUGUST %,
Boat Excursion
to Washington Park

Boat leaves It'll st. wharf 10 a.m and o .. m
Hamiltou's Orchestra boat and grounds.
Tickets. SOC. Children, 25c.
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WEATHER FORECAST.
Partly Cloudy, Probably With
Showers Toniphf 0r Wednesdav

For the District of Columbia and Mary
land. partly cloudy. probably showers to-
night or Wednesday; not much change in
temperature; moderate southerly winds.
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Lack Of space prevented us from
Of 1t, for 1t affords a chance to buy
Femme Lace Curtains are 2h and :
We've only one OF q kind In some
that only one Is required for q windo
nette laces. Choice OF white or Arab
morrow.
Youth find many other good values,
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eighty more within the course of the next
few months He affirms that nearly $780,
100000 have been embezZled yearly for
several years past.
This huge sum is fairly we'll distributed
over Russian military districts; but Mos
cow comes first with an annual amount
of 81, G0ocuo, kieF and Odessa are good
seconds. having swallowed S5,ogl,OOo each.
The men under arrest are to be tried by
u special court appointed by the crown,
and il they are found guilty their estates
and mansions, many of which are mag
niicent, will be conhscated.
The question arises, How is il possible
10 embezzle such huge sums upper
ceived"" Senator Garin replies that dis
honesty appears from top to bottom of
the service. Military dignitaries i'll COM
mand of wide districts steal just as the
uon-commissiCned officer does, so that,
since bot. are i'll the same beat. the
watchwortl is silence" Nobody suffers but
The taxpayer. who dolcS out the money
with which dishonest officials build them
selves houses and buy estates. As there
is no auditing department in Russia there
Is little chance cf detection, anu Things
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TO them come without even rudimen-
tary knowledge OF their work. Last A1-
gust fifty huge motor cars We're sup
piled to the regiments in St Peters
burg and district, but though a suf-
nclent sum was set apart for the main
tenance of chauffeurs, not onaa has
been appointed and the cars have beer
standing idle in the garage ever since
because nobody knows how to manage
them.
1t is said that all these new schemes
are started by interruptions officers in
order to get large sums of money into
thei' hands. This done. the scheme falls
to the ground.
Nj Stolypin recently started scheme
for teaching the soldiers farming. The
officers in several districts took it up
eagerly and money was set apart for
experts salaries. But the experts are
conspicuous by. their absence and the
farming is taught by the subalterns,
many of whom do not know the difference
between wheat and barley. 1t is one Of
NJ. CAIRNS tasks to find out why the eX-
perts have not been engaged and who
draws their pay.
ments, who is thoroughly au fait with
sariat department. summed Up the situa-
ton, when questioned by the writer, in
the following words:
know
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Senator Garin appointed by the czar to find
out who stole So. 900 900 from the army funds.
began to inspect the troops drawn up
beside the harbor. An officer who was
on board the yacht at the time described
the cars expression one of horror.
His imperial majesty" he said, saw
that I'm spite of regulations issued three
years ago for new uniforms the troops
We're wearing clothing which. on paper.
had been obsolete for the past twelve
months Men in the same regiments
had no less than three different kinds of
faeing-red. yellow and blue. TUNES
which ought to have had two rows of
buttons only had one. The car looked
and fumed and looked again. only to find
out new faults III the mems uniforms
And yet the accounts showed that near
ly 81 .Goo.e@ lad been spent that year in
supplying these Very men with new uni
forms Had the imperial yacht arrived
at the proper hour, the car would have
had just time to step from it to the train
But q good wind and sudden fair weather
opened his eyes to the disgraceful way
In which the men We're clothed. Gen.
kauihass. who commanded them. was
dismissed from his post. and Senator
Garin was instructed To extend his super
vision OF civil service accounts To the
army.
Odessa is, a fair example of other cen
tiers. If twu-thirdS Of the money set
aside for the army We're honestly spent.
Russian soldiers would be the best
equipped and uniformed in Europe. As
il is. they are about the worst. Those
nearest the ear say that his discovery
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A NEW
SONG OF THE SHIRT
White House Version

wv NS-HIA is a thrifty
w Indian. Although he is a chief
of the Crows and was formerly a
scout for Custer, he does not live on his
warlike reputation: he tolls and makes
that he makes his squaw toll is a good
stcry-a story of anticipated pleasure
and broken-hearted regret
On the Crow reservation, i'll Montana,
things were not as the Indians desired
them. There was some talk of opening
a portion Of the redskins land to white
men. The head men of the tribe called
what would commonly be termed an in
dignation meeting" Medicine men came
in all their finery; elks' teeth glistened
and sparkled on their bare copper-colored
skins, but the od-time war paint was
missing After the chairman called the
meeting to order it was decided that
delegation should come to Washington TO
interview the Great White Father Presi-
dent Taft was to hear their troubles and
apply the soothing balm.
White Man Runs-Iiim was selected as
one of the delegates. 1t was a new
honor for the chief. Never before mad
he taken such an important pilgrimage,
and there must be something that should
make his visit notable. He talked the
matter over with his squaw as they sat
beside the b,azing wood fire in their
tepee apartment. ng-Giri-Afra1d-of-
Her-Face, the youngest daughter of the
household, was told TO close the self
playing attachment of the !nstallment-
plan piano, and the last notes OF "Beautt-
ful Eyes" drifted out upon the still night
air as the discussion between the lord
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tober, 1890 Some few details in the eX-
terror decorations remain to be completed,
but for all practical purposes this state
Iy Valhalla, erected from motives of the
purest patriotism by this organization
of noble and public spirited women,
stands ready for occupancy. This Val
halla is unique. 1t is the costliest and
ever built by women in this country
or any other. Many other halls of fame
have been erected and other grand monu-
ments consecrated to the memory of
some individual heroic figure in the his
tory of the nation but this is the first
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at Odessa made deep and painful i'm
preston upon him.
X X
Il am kept in ignorance of my coun-
try's needs: and none OF my advisers IS
honest enough to tell me how she is
robbed he is said to have exclaimed.
The fact is that even Senator Garin
himself is afraid to put his finger on
the wounds A striking Instance is the
case of the supervision of the kingdom
of Poland. He was sent down there at
the end of 1909 took an army of clerks
with him and rented the first floor of
large hotel for whole year. But at
the end of few weeks he was seen in
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A Church in a Rock.

From the Wide World Magazine.
In the quaint old German town OF
Oberstein an ancient church stands built
in the great rock rising from the river.
The front of the building is Of stone.
but the church itself is followed out OF
the rock and penetrates far into its heart.
Tradition says that in the fourteenth cen
fury the Count of Oberstein. one of the
old robber barons fell deeply in love
with II beautiful young lady, the daugh-
ter of neighboriRg knight.
His brother also sought the fair maid
ems hand and the two suitors had a vio
lent quarrel. The upshot was that the
count flung his hapless brother from tile
top of his castle wall, high UP the pre-
cipitous cliff. Repenting of his awful
deed, the count vowed that he would
build q church where his brothers body
first touched the ground. He did SO. eN-
cavating the church in the rock: and ira
dition gees on to say a miraculous spring
of clear water sprang from the crag as 4
token that heaven was appeased. This
curious church is now the only Prot
estant place of worship in the town.
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Unexpected Visit Russian Military Post Revealed Amazing Theft

st. Petersburg. \ lady friend asked
him X his task We're done SO quickly.
at will never be done" he answered.
When ! went down there / thought
that l should discover a few small
frauds among the petty officers and
lower officials. But to my horror I sa "
that nearly everybody was mixed up
in fraud. And since General Skalon, the
viceroy who is responsible, is "a great
favorfte at court, where he has almost
unbounded influence. l prefer to let
sleeping dogs lie My clerks will pre-
pare my report there; but L shall keep
away
1t will be seen, therefore, that there
are wheels within wheels. So, uniforms
are in rags. horses sold out of the resi-
mentS, forage bills tempered with ami
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1T Wasn't on the Program
THAT He Should See in
Rags Troops for Whom New
Uniforms Had Been Paid for
Long Before = His Majesty
Made Such Row That SEN
ator Garin Was Appointed to
Audit the Russian Army, and
That Led to the Discovery of
Thefts Amounting to $751;
600, 900 a Year-The Senator
Frankly Admits Some of the
Grafters Are So High Up
That He Dare Not Expose
Them = Soldiers Who Have
Gone Short of Food That
Officials May Build Palaces
and Buy Estates.
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TT Is the Most Impressive
! Monument Ever Erected
by Women in Any Time or
Country, and Is Consecrated
to the Memory of All Those
Who Helped to Achieve
the independence. Men and
Women Alike-The Hall Is
of Corinthian Style, Adapted
to Modern Usages, and Is
Built of White Marble From
Vermont-The Colonnade of
Thirteen Pillars on the South
Front, Given by Thirteen
Original States, Is a Note
worthy Feature.
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Fairbanks had the honor OF presiding
over the laying OF the corner stone when
the scene was of unsurpassed brilliancv
and in the annals OF the society must
stand epoch. 1t was Mrs. Fair
banks privilege TO pc the first president
general 10 preside over the sessions OF
the congress in this great patheon erected
by the organization.
Mrs. Donald Mclean. who was the
sixth president general may be said t.
have crystallzed and centralized the plans
which nayemade the memorial hall possible
of erection IN so snort Il time. Mrs. Nc
Lean took control of the organization
when a slight deficit existed and active
work had been suspended. Instead of
waiting weary and discoUraging years 10
collect the funds, according TO the ord-
nary methods prevailing, She borrowed it
by issuing bonds. With ready cash she
set to work energetically, with the result
that the hall now stands in almost per
feet completeness. and the society must
always remain the debtor of her clear
minded policy.
Mrs. Matthew T. Scott. who succeeded
Mrs. Mclean last April. and vino Will
nave the honor OF taking formal posses
sion Of the hall. has marked her admins
tration by many measures of keen bust
ness acumen. Mrs. Scott has entirely re
organized the methods employed by the
society In its routine labors and has in
troduced the newest and most approved
ways of handling its complex affairs most
Speaking of the great joy which she
as head Of this great organizati ton OF
nearly 1no.ee representative women o.
the country must feel in taking possession
of the hall. Mrs. Scctt said: One sows
and another reaps. / have the great
privilege of gathering up in one glorious
hta no ct,Ia
tinguished predecessors have won
through the patient, self-sacrificing toll oc
16,Coo patriotic women during two decades.
Memorial Continental Hall, the superb
'mausoleum of memory stands the Ger
trail monument of as beautiful a group OF
buildings adorn any city of the
world
"A marble palace symbolic Of art and lis
gentle refining influence stands on one
side. ON the other the bureau of the
American republics. typical of peace and
brotnegiy love. makes plain before the
world what this nation and all other
nations of the western hemisphere reaped
from the harvest sowed by the patriots in
whose memory we have raised an i'm
perishable monument OF bronze and
marble. Not alone every member of the
Daughters of the American Revolution.
but every member OF every patriotic
society. indeed, every patriotic American
citizen, will see in this Nalhalla spien-
did and unique expression of the devo-
ton which unites men and women alike to
the ideals and faith of the fathers Of tie
republic. 1t is consecrated to the mem
DRY of those who won for Us all the price
less gift Of political and religious freedom
1t stands the pledge Of this great boon
to the succeeding generations and in its
erection the mission OF the Daughters OF
the American Revolution to themselves
and to the nation stands justified and
glorified.'
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Andrew Carnegie gave the nation for
the use of the bureau of American re-
publics. The hall of heroes will be a
61eficiary in the far-reaching plans
which proposes to make Washington one
of the show cities of the world. Its site
fronting on the executive park will al
ways be assured of having no, objection
able environment, but rather that it will
be included in the general survey of the
magnificent sweep Of buildings and land
scape which the enlargement of the park
system will accentuate.
From the inception OF the idea the in
terror arrangement OF the continental Me
mortal Hall has been the subject of low
ing solicitude and unremitting thought on
the part of those charged with this ar
duous duty. Viewed in it's completeness it
must be regarded as a model OF graceful
colonial elegance united with symmetry
and practical use. Entering from 18th
street the visitor will find a spacious cor
ridor In marble and Stucco % by "a feet.
This corridor leads into the various apart
ments given over to the national officers
and to theauditerium by a series of hand
Somely carved doors.
~
Over each door and ornamental niche
which rounds the entrance hall is placed
the bust of some hero Of the revolution
presented by states or chapters or indi-
vidual at the cost of $500 each. These
busts have been selected as follows: The
state of Washington. the bust of Gen.
Washington: the John Hancock Chapter
of Massachusetts,, Hancock; Mrs. j. E.
A1cWfliiams, OF Nathan Hale; John
Adams Chapter of Massachusetts,, John
Adams: state of Georgia, George Ogle-
thorpe; Kentucky. Isaac Shelby: New
Hampshire. John Stark; New York City
Chapter. Gen Clinton, and Vermont.
Ethap Allen. Kansas has secured a site
for a bust, but has not yet announced its
hero The state of Pennsylvania paid
$3.50 for this handsome corridor. On the
right of the main door into the auditor
ium is handsome fountain presented by
the Army and Navy Chapter Of the Dis
trict Of Columbia at the cost OF $500.
Opposite on the left wall is the fine
bronze bas relief by David dangers pre-
senting the heroes OF the revolution. II
is the gift of Nine. lie Ferme, daughter
of the sculptor. and is one OF the most
interesting objects in the hail. 1t is mar
red, however, like so many other gifts
from France. by having misspelt words
on the inscription tablet.
The auditorium is one Of tie largest
and most conveniently arranged public
halls in Washington. 1t has seating ca